Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

Flame Wind Ancient Country, Yan Capital.

Yan Capital is the city of the first emperor of the Flame Wind Ancient Country, ’Emperor Yan’. Here, there is also another palace called ’Yan Qiong Palace’, where Emperor Yan and Yan Qiong are both ancient Godly Kings of the entire Imperial Clan. Both followed similar paths, but Yan Qiong has always been stuck in the Second Realm of Godly King, unable to advance further.

In the depths of the ancient Yan Qiong Palace, a vast world had been created.

Within this vast world.

This world had numerous volcanoes and even more raging black winds! The black winds swept countless magma up into the sky, scattering it recklessly.

"This Luo He…"

The entire main land of this world suddenly sat upright, taking on a humanoid form of an Exotic Beast. His back had numerous volcanoes, his nostrils naturally breathed out fierce black winds, and his golden eyes displayed even more terrifying might.

On the world’s membrane, countless Secret Patterns circulated, and formless energy descended time after time, cleansing this massive Exotic Beast’s body.

"A Guest Official of the Primal Chaos Realm, also worthy to enter the Infinite Space?" the massive Exotic Beast’s golden eye blazed with anger.

"Emperor!"

"Emperor!"

The massive Exotic Beast spoke directly.

Upon the world’s membrane, countless Secret Patterns circulated, naturally condensing into a figure, who was the contemporary Emperor of the Flame Wind Ancient Country—Emperor!

Emperor looked at this massive Exotic Beast and sighed inwardly, then spoke, "Brother Yan Qiong, what brings you to me?"

"I encountered Luo He in the Infinite Space," the voice of the massive Exotic Beast thundered, its might far greater than in the Infinite Space. "He, a non-Imperial Clan member of the Primal Chaos Realm, how did he enter the Infinite Space? I suspect Emperor Chu has violated the rules set down by the Ancestor…"

"You have misunderstood Luo He."

Emperor said, "He earned this opportunity by his own strength."

"He, having transcended the Primal Chaos Realm, how could he possibly earn such an opportunity on his own?" the massive Exotic Beast said.

"Your True Body has been imprisoned here, solely focusing on refining the Primordial Bloodline, and you understand too little of the outside world," Emperor said.

"I have always kept up with information about powerful beings from the outside world; what could I possibly not know?" the massive Exotic Beast retorted.

Emperor gently shook his head: "A century ago, Luo He had continuously contested for some natural treasures at the border. It forced the Thunder Ancient Country to allocate him a spot to enter the Infinite Space in exchange for Luo He not participating in the border conflicts."

"With his absolute top strength in transcending the Primal Chaos Realm, continuously participating in those conflicts would have been too much for the Thunder Ancient Country to bear," Emperor said. "So, he indeed seized this opportunity by his own merits."

The massive Exotic Beast fell silent.

So that was it?

The negotiations between the Thunder Ancient Country and Luo Feng were very secretive and were never made public.

"By his own merits?" The massive Exotic Beast sneered, "He was only able to participate in the border conflicts by using his status as a Guest Elder of our Flame Wind Ancient Country! That’s the only reason he could make the Thunder Ancient Country suffer such a great loss."

"If he were a stray Guest Official of the Primal Chaos Realm from outside our Flame Wind Ancient Country, he wouldn’t even have the qualifications to participate in those conflicts."

"Using the identity of our Flame Wind Ancient Country’s Guest Elder to gain such benefits! Shouldn’t he have handed over his spot to the Imperial Clan? At most, give him some rewards!" the massive Exotic Beast said.

Emperor fell silent, looking at this formerly wise and influential former elder of their clan.

"Brother Yan Qiong, haven’t you noticed how deeply the Primordial Bloodline has influenced you?" Emperor said. "I use a Formation to suppress the contamination for you, yet you are still so volatile? Without the Formation’s aid, you might have lost control entirely."

In the Flame Wind Ancient Country, those who cultivated the Primordial Bloodline were said to have never lost control outwardly.

In reality...

Those who weren’t sufficiently lucid were never released.

"I am very lucid," the massive Exotic Beast looked at Emperor. "We are the Imperial Clan, our Imperial Clan should dominate the best resources of the Land of Origin! We allow Guest Officials opportunities to exchange for heritage and resources, which is already quite generous! Giving them such freedom?

In my view, Guest Officials who enter the treasure lands should follow the commands of our Imperial Clan."

"Ordinary Guest Officials all have sufficient freedom," Emperor said. "You should know, the Guest Official system was established by the Ancestor."

"Just because the Ancestor established it, does it mean it cannot be changed? Rules set by the Ancestor eons ago are always right?" the massive Exotic Beast raged.

Emperor’s expression grew colder.

The massive Exotic Beast was alarmed, realizing his recklessness.

"Emperor, I once helped you," the massive Exotic Beast looked at Emperor.

"Brother Yan Qiong, I have always remembered your kindness, hence I have always been helping you," Emperor said. "I helped you build this world, I have given you many treasure resources, always hoping you could really remain lucid."

"I still need…" the massive Exotic Beast began to speak.

"You already owe a lot to our clan," Emperor declined. "Originally, you borrowed a tremendous amount of resources, aiming for the Emperor level. But you failed, and you couldn’t repay the vast resource debt. Still, you keep demanding more. Brother Yan Qiong, you should understand… The Imperial Clan isn’t just you; resources can’t be given to you alone."

"Willing to give to Luo He and these Guest Officials? Unwilling to give me more?" the massive Exotic Beast was resentful and furious.

Being perpetually imprisoned, naturally, was a bitter experience.

"You owe a lot to our clan," Emperor said. "Whereas Luo He and these Guest Officials, they all exchanged based on their merit points, and they don’t owe our clan anything."

"I remind you again, the Guest Official system was established by the two Ancestors together! It absolutely does not tolerate your questioning," Emperor looked at the massive Exotic Beast. "You should also understand, in the eyes of the Ancestor… your life and death, and the life and death of a Guest Official, probably make no difference."

The massive Exotic Beast grew even more enraged.

He certainly knew.

The imperial clan members fought within the Land of Origin, and some Godly Kings had fallen. The Ancestor never intervened.

"Hone your heart well, you can consult Emperor Ming more. If your spiritual will could catch up to even two or three percent of Emperor Ming’s, you would have been able to suppress this corruption and maintain absolute clarity, becoming the new Emperor," Emperor Chu said, "In this era of reincarnation throughout the Land of Origin, when it comes to spiritual will, Emperor Ming is ranked first.

Bowing before him is no disgrace."

"I have already bowed and asked him for guidance," the massive exotic beast grew more furious. "But he humiliates me time and again, making me serve him, making me his attendant, making me a gatekeeper’s servant... How can I endure it?"

"You once humiliated him too," Emperor Chu said.

"That was when he was weak," the massive exotic beast said.

"In his view, you are weak now," Emperor Chu said, "Reflect well. In my view, your only chance to become an Emperor... is to consult Emperor Ming!"

Having said that, Emperor Chu vanished.

"Haha, consult him? Even if I am forever imprisoned or even if I end in destruction, I will not suffer his humiliation again," the massive exotic beast became even more frenzied.

...

Emperor Chu was in a world he had created himself.

"The imperial clan, despite receiving excessive favor from the Ancestor, still feels what they have is not enough. Even the little given to guest officials, they still want to take away," Emperor Chu shook his head lightly, "This foolish lot... Do they really think the Ancestor cares for them?"

"The Ancestor, existed several reincarnation eras ago."

"How could one feel much affection for descendants several reincarnation eras apart?" Emperor Chu shook his head lightly.

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The treasure land ’Infinite Space’.

Luo Feng did not care about the overbearing nature of the imperial clan, instead, he kept his distance.

"Thankfully it is in the Infinite Space, where everyone’s ability isn’t much different. Out there... I’m afraid they would have slapped me with a flick of their hand," Luo Feng thought to himself with a smile.

According to his intel, Yan Qiong Godly King is a very ancient Second Realm of Godly King. It is said that he also began cultivating a Primordial Bloodline, coupled with the resources of the imperial clan and weapon secret treasures, his strength is unimaginable.

But the Yan Qiong Godly King is very low-key in the Land of Origin, hardly appearing.

"Many ancient beings are hard to meet outside, but you can encounter quite a few in the Infinite Space," Luo Feng found the Infinite Space very interesting.

In the Infinite Space, everyone is endowed with an ordinary emperor-level physical body! Want a stronger physical body? One needs to pave one’s own path in cultivation, but so far, no one in the Infinite Space has been known to have paved the path to the Second Realm of Godly King.

Therefore, everyone’s physical body is generally at the First Realm of Godly King level.

It’s just the spiritual will, there might be some big differences.

"Emperor Ming’s spiritual will is truly frightening," Luo Feng couldn’t help but think of Emperor Ming. During his long stay in the Infinite Space, Emperor Ming’s spiritual will was the only one he was certain definitely surpassed the Ultimate Realm of Godly King.

Vast and superior, that is a qualitative difference.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng suddenly sensed a spiritual being ahead, "Lucky day, I found one."

Luo Feng had his nine avatars exploring, going wherever it was remote.

He didn’t mind the scarcity, as long as he discovered a spiritual being, he immediately ordered an avatar to occupy the area.

An avatar occupying a single spiritual being wouldn’t attract major forces’ envy! But in reality, the total number of spiritual beings occupied by Luo Feng’s multiple avatars scattered across different locations was quite substantial.

Of course, this kind of thing, could only be done with multiple avatars.

In the Infinite Space, newly paved paths that could also deploy avatars were still very rare.

...

East Extreme Domain, within an ancient grand palace.

A woman in green robes sat there, the palace naturally displaying a vast formation, countless secret patterns flowing within it, constantly changing.

"Emperor Chu is truly remarkable, merely by using formations he has reached the level of Emperor. I pale in comparison," the green-robed woman admired. She suddenly looked at a changing secret pattern within the formation, "Oh? This secret sequence is finally deduced. Wuxiang Godly King had shouted the name Luo He in the palace, and coincidentally disappeared from the Infinite Space...

His disappearance is related to Luo He, the ’Mist Envoy’ in the Shadow Sky Realm died, and the cause was also on Luo He."

"The lord of Shadow Sky Realm actually endured it? No follow-up tremors?"

"This Luo He, is not ordinary."

The green-robed woman observed the formation.

Many traces on the Land of Origin could be reflected through the formation, many mysteries deduced. The more she reflected, the more accurate the deductions became.

"Perhaps I could invite him to join my side?" The thought arose in the green-robed woman, she immediately used the formation for deduction, and saw the formation reflecting the world, as if showing the future evolution of the world.

"Although I can’t see it clearly, it seems to be a wonderful decision? This Luo He, appears to also be favored by the Supreme Rules," the green-robed woman was somewhat surprised, she had long known that the Supreme Rules also had their favorites.

The more dazzling the cultivator, the more they are favored.

Even beings like Sector Beasts, born favored, could smoothly reach the Ultimate Realm of Godly King, and even more so by destroying and devouring, grow faster.

Ordinary cultivators, start very ordinary, but gradually among them, the dazzling ones are sifted out.

"Being favored by the Supreme Rules, even more reason to invite him," the thought arose in the green-robed woman’s mind, while she remained in place, a thought already remotely arriving at Yan Capital of Flame Wind Ancient Country in Xiangjie City.