Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent: Volume 9: Chapter 12 (350): [Long Jiu Daojun]

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Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent
Volume 9: [Advancing Through the Darkness]
Chapter (350): [Long Jiu Daojun]
(12th of Volume 9)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Inside another cave residence within the large Hunyuan Hall.

The air is filled with chirrup of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

On an endless stretch of grass, a middle-aged man in green robes is carefully painting. His brush danced through the void, and the scenes he painted naturally altered the surrounding world.

"Sigh, Comprehending even a single branch of this fifth Great Dao is so difficult." The man in green robes put down his brush.

"Just one more Dao left." He shook his head lightly.

This man was Long Jiu Daojun, a being who had mastered three Semi-Hunyuan-level Daos without refining any Hunyuan bloodlines.

Before Luo Feng, he was the strongest practitioner in the Dark Holy Realm.

"The Lord favoured me and paid so much for me, yet I have disappointed him!" Long Jiu thought to himself.

"If I can raise all five Daos to the second level of God King Realm and control over half of the 'Origin Source' of a Origin World, I could completely master a Origin World and become its true master," a hopeful light flickered in Long Jiu's eyes.

He has walked this path for far too long- more than thirty reincarnation cycles of Origin World! Far too long!

He had achieved the Semi-Hunyuan level in the Daos of Wind, Fire, and Thunder.

However, in his original homeland's Origin World, there was no Thunder Dao. Only after leaving his home and encountering new fortunes did he manage to cultivate the Thunder Dao.

"The Lord valued me, helping me explore countless Origin Worlds to find the most suitable one, and arranged for my reincarnation into the 'Dragon Blood Origin World', which contained nine Great Daos, including Wind, Fire, and Thunder."

"I reached the second level of God King Realm for the fourth Dao, 'Water', within just one reincarnation cycle."

"But for the fifth Dao, I haven't even comprehended a single branch yet." Long Jiu Daojun was in deep pain.

Every practitioners has their own strengths; it is not easy to comprehend even a branch of the Great Dao in the direction they aren't good at!

Luo Feng, for example, focused solely on the Dao of Life and Death!

"The supreme path is right in front of me, just a tiny step away." Long Jiu Daojun had tried everything he could, and even the Lord, who favoured him deeply, had thought of many ways to help him.

But it is just this last Dao left!

"The Lord once said, refining a Hunyuan bloodline is the absolute last resort- but it would bring endless trouble."

"Truly mastering the Origin World's Origin and using that to become a world-level Hunyuan being is the proper supreme path- one without future problems." Long Jiu is fully aware of alternative paths to transcend the cage.

But he has firmly chosen this one, unwavering in his determination.

"The Lord is right- cultivation requires great perseverance. I've only experienced a little over thirty reincarnations. What does that matter?" Long Jiu had faced other temptations before but stayed steadfast.

"My junior brother is here?" Long Jiu received a message.

Moments later, after he personally opened the door of his cave residence, City Lord Fengqiao entered.

"Senior Brother!" City Lord Fengqiao said excitedly.

"What's got you so excited? That's not like you, Fengqiao," Long Jiu Daojun smiled.

"There's an invincible Realm being in our Dark Holy Realm- his name is Luo Feng!" City Lord Fengqiao said excitedly.

"Oh?"

Long Jiu Daojun looked slightly surprised and smiled, "There have been a few invincible Realm beings in the history of the Dark Holy Realm. It's nothing surprising. Once someone becomes invincible, they are usually summoned."

"He hasn't been summoned yet. He's currently residing in the Large Hunyuan Hall and even purchased a cultivation cave residence," Fengqiao said.

"Not summoned?" Long Jiu Daojun was puzzled.

"And he bought a cultivation residence in the Hunyuan Hall?"

From what he knew, the two stationed High-level Hunyuan beings- Qiu Ge and Yi feiya- were supposed to immediately summon any invincible Realm being they discovered, even if the Lord had not yet descended.

"Unless the Lord specifically ordered otherwise, those two wouldn't leave Luo Feng alone." Long Jiu clearly understood the rules.

Because before he reincarnated into the 'Dragon Blood Origin World', he himself was already an invincible Realm being!

At that time, he was under the governance of the Lord Xingmang, who greatly favoured him.

After reincarnation, he came under the jurisdiction of the Lord Yuan, but even then, the Lord Yuan didn't interfere in his growth; the Lord Xingmang remained responsible.

Practitioners like Long Jiu, who are destined to become Masters of Origin Worlds, received far better nurturing and resources than beings like Qiu Ge or Yi feiya, who relied on refining Hunyuan bloodlines.

In fact, at the world-level Hunyuan stage, non-bloodline practitioners (those who didn't refine Hunyuan bloodlines) were held in higher esteem than those who did.

"Are you certain he possesses invincible Realm strength?" Long Jiu asked.

"Absolutely," City Lord Fengqiao nodded.

"Even when fifteen peak-level God Emperors, like the God Emperor Mixu, teamed up, they couldn't withstand a single move from Luo Feng."

"Then it's certainly invincible Realm strength." Long Jiu Dao Lord's eyes lit up.

"An invincible Realm existence who hasn't been summoned- there must be a special reason." Long Jiu grew more curious.

His own Invincible Realm strength hadn't led to a summons because he was a specially nurtured and taught by the Lord Xingmang and was seed who will become the master of Origin World in the future.

So why had Luo Feng, even with invincible Realm strength, not been summoned?

"I want to visit this Luo Feng," Long Jiu smiled.

"Can you arrange that?"

City Lord Fengqiao said helplessly, "When I left Chengfeng City, I contacted God Emperor Boxiu and others. They said that after Luo Feng bought a cultivation residence cave, he immediately went into seclusion and refused to see anyone. He'll summon people once he finishes."

"Then help me inform Luo Feng's followers. Tell them that Long Jiu wishes to visit him, and when he exits seclusion, please let me know immediately," Long Jiu said with a smile.

"Alright," City Lord Fengqiao nodded.

"I'll send the message now. I'm also waiting for Luo Feng to summon me! Hopefully, he can guide me a little."

Long Jiu Dao Lord nodded.

"His guidance might indeed benefit you."

Long Jiu had pride in himself.

Normally, he wouldn't care about invincible Realm beings being summoned.

But an invincible Realm being who hadn't been summoned?

That he took seriously.

Meanwhile, in the Dark Holy Realm, in a vast barren land:

Above a boundless black sea, a human-shaped figure was fiercely fighting with several Ultra-limit-low-level Hunyuan beings.

"Hahaha!!" A loud, hearty laughter echoed.

The human figure brutally fought at close quarters, killing all twelve Ultra-limit low-level Hunyuan beings. He casually waved his hand to collect the corpses, his face still brimming with a fierce smile.

His body was dirty, his hair dishevelled, and there was a faint blood-red gleam in his eyes. His smile carried a strange, sinister charm.

Occasionally, the aura he exuded made the entire world tremble and warp.

He was none other than the God Emperor Jike!

One of the two strongest practitioner in the Dark Holy Realm!

"The bloodline will of a world-class Hunyuan bloodline is simply too strong. If I can't suppress it, I have to go out and kill."

God Emperor Jike was in great pain as well.

To exchange for a 'world-class Hunyuan bloodline' required not only a massive amount of military merits but also passing a large Hunyuan Hall test to ensure integration with the bloodline wouldn't drive one insane.

He had passed the trial and, indeed, hadn't gone mad- remaining clear-headed all along.
Yet he still suffered from the torment of the bloodline will!

The bloodline will affected his spiritual willpower, making him seem mad and erratic on the surface! After long suppression, he would need to go out and engage in brutal slaughter.

However, he remained rational and never wantonly killed fellow practitioners- he would instead venture into the wilderness and hunt down those Low-level Hunyuan lifeforms.

Currently, no one in the Dark Holy Realm slaughtered more Low-level Hunyuan lifeforms than God Emperor Jike.

"Hm?" God Emperor Jike suddenly received a message.

"A new invincible Realm existence has emerged in the Dark Holy Realm and is currently cultivating in the Large Hunyuan Hall?" God Emperor Jike grew excited.

"Previously, whenever an invincible Realm being emerged, they were immediately guided away. But this God Emperor Luo Feng is unique- he hasn't been taken away and is still cultivating in the Dark Holy Realm?"

"Excellent, excellent! It is Perfect time to challenge him. Since his strength surpasses mine, I can unleash my full power and fight to my heart's content!" God Emperor Jike immediately and excitedly rushed toward Hunyuan City.

The news that a new invincible Realm being, 'God Emperor Luo Feng', had appeared in the Dark Holy Realm began to spread.

Upon learning that Luo Feng had not yet been guided away and is residing within the large Hunyuan Hall, many practitioners hurried toward Hunyuan City, hoping to gain guidance from the invincible one.

After all, in the past, any newly emerged invincible Realm existence was instantly taken away- meeting one was nearly impossible.

"An invincible Realm being, God Emperor Luo Feng?"

In a remote area of Hunyuan City, within an ordinary cave residence, lived YanFeng Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor.

"I've confirmed it- it's definitely Luo Feng," said Thunder Ancestor excitedly.

"Now the whole Hunyuan City is buzzing with the news that Luo Feng has only been in the Dark Holy Realm for a thousand epochs, yet already displays invincible Realm strength!"

"Not long ago, Di Qing said that Luo Feng, by himself, could suppress four Ultra-limit-level-level Low-level Hunyuan lifeforms in Yulan City," YanFeng Ancestor said with disbelief. "And now he's invincible Realm existence already?"

The speed of his rise is terrifying.

Both of them had watched Luo Feng emerge from Origin Continent and soar to the heavens!

"I've also made inquiries back on Origin Continent," Thunder Ancestor said."Luo Feng has been in seclusion the whole time- unless for exceptional reasons, no one could meet him."

"Whether on Origin Continent or here in the Dark Holy Realm, he's always cultivating," YanFeng Ancestor sighed.

"Since that's the case, we shouldn't disturb him. Let's just ask Morosa to pass along a message: when he exits seclusion, he may summon us if willing."

"Agreed," Thunder Ancestor nodded.

"I never thought our homeland, the Origin Continent, could produce an invincible Realm existence."

"Becoming invincible Realm existence means breaking free from the cage is not far off," YanFeng Ancestor added.

Both were filled with admiration and envy.

One was a Semi-Hunyuan bloodline practitioner- awakening to the ultimate level was almost impossible.

The other was a late-stage God Emperor Enlightened practitioner, not even reaching the 'Semi-Hunyuan Enlightenment' level.

"If we had known, we should have given him more favors earlier," Thunder Ancestor said regretfully.

"We anticipated he might come to the Dark Holy Realm, but never thought he would become this powerful," YanFeng Ancestor shook his head.

They had seen much of the vast world and had only thought Luo Feng might become one of many powerful figures- not this.

In truth, Di Qing had a far deeper bond with Luo Feng than they did.

Now, many sought to meet Luo Feng- powerful practitioners from other cities rushed to Hunyuan City- but Luo Feng remained in seclusion, meeting no one.

Meanwhile-

"In this large Hunyuan Hall cave residence, consuming rare treasures greatly reduces the soul burden," Luo Feng noticed.

For example, treasures like the Hundred Calamities Heart Essence, which normally inflicted tremendous stress on the soul, felt far lighter because the origin power of the cave's space was constantly nurturing and restoring his soul.

Consuming treasures, Luo Feng's clone on the Origin Continent, through the Eye of Life and Death and the Book of Wisdom, studied every low-level Hunyuan bloodline he had collected- this research alone took 1,500 epochs!

Each time, he first studied the corpse materials, deducing the mysteries hidden within the lifeforms of those low-level Hunyuan beings.

Then, he observed the Hunyuan bloodlines to verify his deductions.

Over 1,500 epochs, with his thought processing speed consistently above 500 times normal, Luo Feng's understanding of life and death deepened immensely.

Only then did he move on to study the "Spiritual will and consciousness systems" found in High-level Hunyuan bloodlines!

From the life and destruction types of high-level Hunyuan bloodlines he had recently purchased, he confirmed 15 kinds that had spiritual will and consciousness systems- greatly enriching his understanding of the spiritual-will consciousness systems!

His development of his own "spiritual will consciousness system" accelerated rapidly.

Without realizing it, Luo Feng had been in seclusion inside the large Hunyuan Hall for 4,300 epochs.

Outside in Hunyuan City, countless practitioners waited eagerly for a chance to be summoned by him- but none dared disturb.

"It's almost time."

Inside the cave residence, sitting cross-legged on the ground, Luo Feng suddenly opened his eyes.

His accumulation in life-death studies and spiritual will consciousness research had reached extreme depth- his comprehension of the Dao of Life and Death was finally approaching completion.

"Only one final step remains. Seclusion alone can't achieve this last step."Luo Feng understood clearly.

"What I need is a spiritual epiphany- only then can my spiritual will consciousness system reach perfection! Then my Dao of Life and Death can naturally reach Perfection God Emperor Realm."

The semi-Hunyuan Dao of Life and Death was already clearly formed in his mind- only missing a final spiritual epiphany.

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