Chapter 1480: Meditation Retreat in a Cave
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The battle of Tianluo City had finally come to an end, and the outcome had undoubtedly shaken the entire Tianluo Continent. This was because all of the factions now knew that the Mu Estate would rise from this battle to become the strongest faction in the Tianluo Continent.
Moreover, the Mu Estate had demonstrated the strength and qualifications that were necessary to dominate the Tianluo Continent. They also had a tyrannical estate master, the intimidating Mu Chen! Now, no one would be able to look down on the Mu Estate any longer!
For this reason, the leaders of the top factions were rushing to the headquarters of the Mu Estate from all directions. They were undoubtedly coming with the intentions to submit their loyalties in order to maximize their own interests once the Mu Estate was crowned as the top force of the Tianluo Continent.
After all, as the Tianluo Continent was so vast, it was impossible for the current members of the Mu Estate to exert direct governance on these regions. Thus, the local factions were still needed to maintain regional stability.
The headquarters of the Mu Estate, in the Ancient Celestial Palace.
As he was being showered by the whistling rush of waters from the heavenly river, Mu Chen sat cross-legged on a nearby mountain peak. His gaze was set upon a distant mountain. At that moment, a strong spiritual fluctuation was radiating out from the mountain.
That mountain was where Mandela had retreated for meditation. She had decided to do so in order to pursue the level of Heavenly Sovereign that she had longed for ever since she had received the remains of the Ancient Mandala Flower.
Swish!
As an air-piercing sound was heard, the curvaceous body of Nine Nether appeared next to Mu Chen. Her dark scale-like trousers outlined her curvy body.
“How is the Mu Estate these days?” Mu Chen tilted his head and smiled at Nine Nether.
Nine Nether only replied with a troubled stare. The workload of the Mu Estate was extremely heavy, and with Mandela having retreated and Mu Chen hiding in the Celestial Palace, all of the responsibilities had completely fallen on her shoulders.
“Recently, the top-level factions in the Tianluo Continent came to the Mu Estate to show their respect. But, in regards to what exactly we are to do with them, let’s wait for Mandela to make her decision,” reported Nine Nether.
Mu Chen had no comment regarding the issue. After all, the way of adopting these factions could be troublesome, and being over-indulgent may lead to the weakening of the authority of the Mu Estate on the Tianluo Continent. Hence, he had decided to leave those matters in the hands of Mandela and the others.
“In addition, the number of heroes with good qualities who came to join our cause had skyrocketed. We even have six persons under evaluation, who are at the complete Earthly Sovereign level,” Nine Nether added.
Heroes of this level were the spine and pillars of any superforces, and having them greatly improved the faction’s strength if they could somehow breakthrough to the level of Heavenly Sovereign.
“Let’s examine them with caution and make sure to do a thorough investigation of their backgrounds,” Mu Chen said. Heroes at such a level may be important, yet there were people who would risk everything just to get their hands on resources for cultivation. Hence, thorough investigation was a must.
Nine Nether nodded lightly.
“I will also retreat to meditate for the next five months. As such, the Mu Estate will have to rely on you for now,” Mu Chen said.
Nine Nether helplessly curled her warm and tiny lips into a resigned smile. She understood that she was the only one who could maintain control of the Mu Estate besides Mu Chen. She was also aware of the intention behind Mu Chen’s retreat, as he was apparently making preparations for the Maha Ancient Clan’s Aeon Congress, which would take place in five months.
This event was of the utmost importance for Mu Chen. His years of tireless meditation had one ultimate goal, which was to achieve The Primordial Immortal Body one day.
He had already surpassed the power of The Great Solar Undying Body, as well as the Immortal Golden Body. At this point, after one more step forward, Mu Chen could finally fulfill his life goal by successfully acquiring the legendary Primordial Immortal Body.
Therefore, Mu Chen was taking all this time to improve his strength. This is because he knew that the people who were able to acquire the Immortal Golden Body were far superior to everyone else, even in the Great Thousand World, and it was definitely not an easy task to stand out among so many outstanding people and gain the recognition of The Primordial Immortal Body.
“Rest assured as your retreat. I will take good care of the Mu Estate,” Nine Nether said, while she nodded slightly.
Mu Chen was the heart of the Mu Estate, so the Mu Estate would continue to stand strong in the Tianluo Continent as long as he was strong enough himself. Mu Chen nodded, then took out three universal bracelets.
He handed one of the bracelets to Nine Nether and said, “This bracelet contains five billion drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. That should be enough for the adequate development of the Mu Estate during this period of time.”
These drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid had obviously been obtained by deceiving the Ghost Emperor and four others. The rest of the 10 billion drops were needed for Mu Chen’s retreat. This is because he hoped to try to break through the later stage of the Spiritual Grade level, which would require a huge amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
Nine Nether took the bracelet. The Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was one of the vital resources required to support the current rapid development of the Mu Estate.
After they chatted for a while, Nine Nether took her leave. After all, the Mu Estate needed to muster every bit of manpower they could, as they had to handle many things.
Mu Chen retracted his gaze from Nine Nether’s figure as she left, then turned to look towards the spiritual river in the distance. Numerous young figures could be seen practicing on the platforms that were near the bank of the river.
Suddenly, a ray of light descended from the sky and seemed to shine on a young figure. The young figure then disappeared, along with the ray of light, right in front of many surprised and envious gazes.
Obviously, a man with gifted talent had been chosen by the Tibetan Buddhist Scriptures of the ancient Heavenly Palace. This was a rare opportunity for the disciples of the Mu Estate, who had once cultivated in the ancient Heavenly Palace.
Mu Chen glanced at the lively scene and smiled. The Mu Estate was growing stronger and stronger each day, so perhaps these young disciples would one day become the pillars and cores of the Mu Estate.
What made Mu Chen feel so glad and grateful was the fact that the Mu Estate had grown to such an impressive level. The young man who had come from the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy had now become the overlord of the entire Tianluo Continent!
Mu Chen slightly bowed his head and smiled. His figure then turned into spiritual lights as he relocated himself into the heart of the mountain that he was standing on. The cave had been hollowed out and a huge cultivation room had been built within it.
He sat cross-legged on the celestine stone bed, while he snapped on the two remaining universal bracelets. Followed by a crisp ping, the Bracelet of Qin Kun began to vibrate, while an endless supply of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid began to flush out it, like a strong current, before shrouding the immensely huge cave like a giant dragon.
Numerous spiritual rune symbols began to emerge on the stone walls that were surrounding the cave. It was as if countless layers of spiritual arrays were being formed.
There were even spiritual arrays, such as the Spiritual Convergence Array and the Spiritual Compression Array, which were capable of converging and compressing spiritual energies. Therefore, tints of crystalized dust that were sparkling like stars, could be seen within the current. These liquids were clearly undergoing further refination by those spiritual arrays.
As 10 billion drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was an immense amount, it would take years for a normal Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign to be able to refine and absorb them all. Therefore, several preparations were done so that he could speed up the process. Even so, they were far from enough.
Mu Chen formed a seal with one hand, while a spiritual light emerged and rose from his forehead. At the same time, the crystal-like pagoda slowly emerged, then suspended itself several feet above Mu Chen’s head.
Mu Chen wished to refine and absorb these 10 billion drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in merely five months, while relying on the strengthening effects of his Holy Pagoda to maximize the conversion efficiency. Once the preparations were made, Mu Chen slowly shut his eyes as his life sign slowly converged. He was like an old monk, entering into a state of deep meditation.
Sounds of wind blowing could be vaguely heard, coming from the gigantic cave. The currents that were formed by the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid began to flow and were being fed right into the crystal-like pagoda.
It was at this moment that the pagoda began to radiate a globe of holy light. However, it never overflowed, no matter how much if the vast currents were poured into it.
At the same time, a vague light emitted out from the bottom of the pagoda, which was followed by numerous dust-like crystal particles that fell off from the pagoda. They seemed smaller than a naked eye could see, yet each of these dust particles were the very forms of extremely refined spiritual energy.
As the crystal dust fell directly upon Mu Chen’s naked skin, they instantly melted and absorbed into his skin like water on a sponge. Meanwhile, Mu Chen’s blood flow began to boil, and his flesh and bones were resonating as the crystal dust was quickly dissolved.
While the wind was howling inside the huge cave, Mu Chen’s already pale skin was emitting a faint light. It looked as if his body was made out of dazzling jade.
After this, during the next few months, Mu Chen was immersed in his cultivation retreat. For this reason, he had blocked all information from the outside world.
However, during this time, the Great Thousand World was boiling in excitement, the source of which excitement was none other than the ‘Aeon Congress that was being held by the Maha Ancient Clan.
Unlike the Contest of the Lineages that was held by the Budur Ancient Clan, the Aeon Congress of the Maha Ancient Clan was on the radar of the entire Tianluo Continent. This is because the sole objective of the event was to select the master of the Primordial Immortal Body.
The Primordial Immortal Body was one of five Primitive Immortal Bodies in the Great Thousand World. Though it was ranked fourth place on the list of 99 Sovereign Celestial Bodies, everyone knew that there wasn’t much of a difference between the strengths of the five Primitive Immortal Bodies.
In fact, their differences mainly existed in each of their special abilities. To be precise, the five Primitive Immortal Bodies should all be jointly ranked as first.
Even then, the name of the Primordial Immortal Body was somewhat more famous in comparison to all of the others. This was because the strongest existence in the ancient Great Thousand World, the immortal body that was cultivated by the Immortal Emperor, was none other than the Primordial immortal Body. Therefore, the strength of the Primordial Immortal Body was self-evident.
As such, the Sovereign Celestial Body of such a level was definitely coveted, even by the Divine Heavenly Sovereigns, let alone the ordinary Heavenly Sovereigns. Yet, the rules of the Aeon Congress stated that only those who succeeded in practicing the Golden Immortal Body were qualified to participate, and the opportunity was limited to once in a lifetime.
These conditions may seem harsh, but they didn’t prevent the Aeon Congress from becoming one of the greatest events in the Great Thousand World. This is because everyone wished to know who would finally earn the legendary Primordial Immortal Body.
Hence, when the commencement of the Aeon Congress was right around the corner, the entire Great Thousand World turned their eyes toward the Maha Ancient Clan. At present, there were only 10 days left before the opening of the Aeon Congress.
At this time, the two suspended universal bracelets that were in the huge cave suddenly fell down. As they did so, the holy aura dissipated, indicating that the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid they once contained had been exhausted.
At this moment, Mu Chen, who was sitting on the celestine stone bed, had received the sense of this occurrence, so his closed eyes had slowly opened.