Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence - Chapter 485

Chapter 485: Chapter 215 Set Up City God_2
 

For a long time, Shen Yuan did not consider using Heaven’s Decree Secret Order again, because he was well aware that it was an opportunity, yet also hid great risks.

In today’s Primal Chaos Realm, aside from those old monsters in the grotto heavens sacred grounds, very few could threaten Shen Yuan, and he could almost do as he pleased without restraint.

However, if he were to return to the cultivation golden age of ten thousand years ago, with the Immortal Path of the Primal Chaos Realm flourishing and powerful experts emerging in large numbers from every great grotto heavens blessed land—even the Tao Harmony Taoist Doyens and long-lived immortal beings could walk the world freely.

In such a golden age, should an accident occur, Shen Yuan might not even have the strength to ensure his own safety.

Even the connection between the Heavenly Court, Netherworld, and Primal Chaos Realm had not yet been severed; Major Heavenly Immortals, Hunyuan Golden Immortals, and even Highest Heaven Emperors could intervene in the affairs of the Primal Chaos Realm.

Shen Yuan possessed a multitude of Earthly Destroyer and Heavenly General Divine Powers. If he carelessly returned to ten thousand years ago, his unique feature of being the only one in this world and all worlds would be enough to cause a great impact on the past.

The Gods Purging Divine Power of Donghua Emperor behind him, the Unimpeded Netherworld Divine Power of Lord of Mount Tai, and a certain Exalted One of Taoism who once controlled the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Great Divine Power, almost included the three most influential and strongest forces of the Heavenly Court, Netherworld, and Taoism’s domains.

That Exalted One of Taoism lost the relevant information because of the unique feature of the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Great Divine Power when Shen Yuan regained control of the Great Divine Power, which led to a lesser impact.

However, Donghua Emperor and Lord of Mount Tai were indeed true Highest Heaven Emperors.

“Last time, I had the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda and the Ingenious Tiny World for cover, and the fact that it was my first arrival caught Donghua Emperor off guard, allowing me to bluff my way through.

If I descend again, without the effects of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda and Ingenious Tiny World, it’s hard to say what kind of changes it would bring.”

With this thought, Shen Yuan stroked the Heaven’s Decree Secret Order in his hand, pondering the potential dangers and opportunities he might encounter.

As Shen Yuan was deep in thought, a Flight of Light quietly landed at the entrance gate of the courtyard. When the light dispersed, it revealed the figure of Xue Mingzhi.

Three months had passed, and now Xue Mingzhi had successfully entered the Qi Training Middle Stage, his entire bearing markedly different from before.

Standing at the courtyard’s gate, Xue Mingzhi’s eyes showed a hint of apprehension.

Three months earlier, he was instructed by Shen Yuan to seek help from the great grotto heavens sacred lands, but was delayed for several days because Ancestor Gong was in seclusion. By the time Ancestor Gong awoke, the turmoil in the Netherworld had already been quelled.

Such an outcome made Xue Mingzhi feel very guilty. He was prepared to return to North Mang Mountain to confess his faults to Shen Yuan, but Ancestor Gong proactively stopped him.

Ancestor Gong believed that since the matter of the Netherworld was settled, though there was a mistake, the responsibility did not lie with Xue Mingzhi but with Ancestor Gong himself, and therefore imparted several Divine Skills and a spirit treasure as compensation.

In the process, this oldest ancestor of Rongcheng’s Fine Jade Grotto Heavens asked Xue Mingzhi for quite a few details about Gong Buyu and Shen Yuan.

Unable to resist the lure of the spirit treasures and Divine Skills, Xue Mingzhi revealed some unimportant parts to Ancestor Gong.

But even so, that was quite enough to satisfy Ancestor Gong.

After staying in Rongcheng’s Fine Jade Grotto Heavens for half a month, Xue Mingzhi hurried back to the Courtyard Secret Realm, where he learned from Bai Xue that Shen Yuan and Gong Buyu were in seclusion.

For the following two months, Xue Mingzhi would visit from the Imperial Capital weekly but was unable to enter the Courtyard Secret Realm.

Today’s visit, apart from his own will, also carried an edict from Emperor Xia.

Standing before the simple wooden door, Xue Mingzhi composed himself and respectfully called out:

“Disciple Xue Mingzhi requests an audience with Teacher Shen!”

Inside the Courtyard Secret Realm, Shen Yuan, who was stroking the Heaven’s Decree Secret Order, gave a start at the sound outside the door and a smile appeared on his face.

Putting away the Secret Order casually, Shen Yuan decided to set aside his thoughts for the time being, planning to find a way to reduce risks before venturing to ten thousand years before.

The gate of the Courtyard Secret Realm slowly opened, and its space also opened up to Xue Mingzhi at that moment.

“Come in,” Shen Yuan said indifferently.

Xue Mingzhi, upon hearing this, stepped briskly into the Courtyard Secret Realm smiling with joy.

Even though it wasn’t his first time entering this Secret Realm, he was still amazed by the beautiful scenery of the starry sky and the wonder of a tiny world performing its own cycle of creation within the Secret Realm.

Especially after having entered the renowned Rongcheng’s Fine Jade Grotto Heavens, his amazement not only didn’t subside, but grew even more.

Rongcheng’s Fine Jade Grotto Heavens was indeed vast and extraordinary, but in terms of the density of Spirit Energy or the unchanging sky, it couldn’t compare to this Courtyard Secret Realm.

“I heard that Ancestor Gong once said that the Falling Clouds Sect controls the Earth Immortal Path, and Teacher Shen, as the Supreme Taoist of the Falling Clouds Sect, has been deeply studying this path for tens of thousands of years.

It is precisely because of this that this small courtyard has the qualifications to be called a tiny grotto heavens.”

Feeling even greater admiration in his heart, Xue Mingzhi quickly stepped into the courtyard and saw Shen Yuan sitting under the jujube tree.

He hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects, and Xue Mingzhi’s demeanor was so respectfully flawless that not even the slightest flaw could be found:

“Xue Mingzhi pays his respects to Teacher Shen!”

Shen Yuan looked at Xue Mingzhi with a smile on his lips, sizing him up with interest as he spoke:

“It seems my Junior Brother Gong has offered you quite some benefits.”

Xue Mingzhi’s expression changed, and he quickly began to explain, “Teacher, it was my fault for going to Rongcheng’s Fine Jade Grotto Heavens to deliver a message, which delayed your grand plan…”

Shen Yuan rested his right hand on the stone table, and looking a bit irritated, gave him a sidelong glance: “After all, it was just a trivial matter, why be so panicked.

You have already done your part. That you could get some benefits from my Junior Brother Gong is your own fortune. Why would I care about such things?”

Shen Yuan’s words immediately put Xue Mingzhi at ease.

“Tell me, coming to find me this time must be for more than just a simple visit.

From you, I can see some heavy karmic ties.”

Shen Yuan spoke softly, his eyes flashing with an imperceptible strange light.

If one were to recount the recent times, Shen Yuan’s several departures from the Courtyard Secret Realm were all somehow related to Xue Mingzhi.

At first, Shen Yuan thought it was simply because Xue Mingzhi had access to abundant information, bringing him the necessary knowledge each time, which led to such situations.

But now that Shen Yuan had become a Yang God and his Star Astrology Divine Power had entered the Third Realm, when he looked at Xue Mingzhi again, he could faintly sense traces of karmic ties.

These traces were not the result of human interference but rather the influence of the world’s will, prompting Shen Yuan to entertain some speculations.

“Has the world’s will of the Primal Chaos Realm sensed my anomaly and wishes to use the influence of Xue Mingzhi to have me solve some troubles related to the Primal Chaos Realm?

The Yin Division Rebellion caused by the invasion of the 10th Hall Yama, and the strange aura within the 18 Levels of Hell, are all related to the intrinsic safety of the Primal Chaos Realm.”

Shen Yuan had some epiphanies in heart.

The world’s will doesn’t harbor any emotions of living beings; it simply operates on instinct, eliminating any possible threats, and the influence on Xue Mingzhi is one of its instincts.

For such matters, Shen Yuan wasn’t the least displeased, after all, Xue Mingzhi was merely passing on information, and the ultimate choice was still in his hands.

Furthermore, this discovery also allowed Shen Yuan to perceive an opportunity, a chance to establish a connection with the world’s will of the Primal Chaos Realm.

At its peak, the Primal Chaos Realm was a major world, with hundreds of medium and small diverse worlds dependent upon it, and countless tinier worlds, nearly comparable to the Highest Heaven Emperor in terms of status.

If Shen Yuan had thought of connecting with the world’s will of the Primal Chaos Realm tens of thousands of years ago, it would undoubtedly have been a foolish fancy.

But now, with the Primal Chaos Realm having endured the Great Schism for tens of thousands of years, Shen Yuan might have a slight chance.

As long as he could establish a connection with the world’s will of the Primal Chaos Realm, and return to ten thousand years before with the help of the world’s will to conceal his traces, even if the Donghua Emperor noticed, he might not be able to locate Shen Yuan.

Just as Shen Yuan was weighing his options, Xue Mingzhi finally spoke:

“Teacher really has a divine foresight. Besides visiting you, I do have other matters.”

He paused for a moment, and a complex and indistinct emotion appeared on Xue Mingzhi’s face as he said:

“Three days ago, Emperor Xia decreed a command to the Xue Family, ordering me to come and invite Teacher to participate in a grand assembly ten days from now.”

“Great Xia allied with the Netherworld and wishes to broadly invite the 10 Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands, the 36 Little Grotto Heavens, and the 72 Blessed Lands to the Imperial Capital for the ceremony.

Great Xia intends to re-establish all City Gods, with the Incense Offering Divinity Path as the linkage to unite the incense offering magic domains of various states’ territories, thereby regaining control over the worldly trends!”