King of Ten Thousand Years

Inside the Profound Spirit Mountain.

In front of a massive, several-hundred-meter-tall cliff face.

A man and a woman sat cross-legged, their eyes fixed on the contents of the cliff, completely engrossed and oblivious to their surroundings.

The first was a handsome youth with shoulder-length hair.

The other was an unparalleled beauty. Her simple white robes were like snow, her skin was like ice and her bones like jade, and her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall. She looked like a celestial being who had descended to the mortal realm.

These two were none other than Nangong Yu and Xia Bingyue.

When the Profound Spirit Mountain first appeared, they were among the first to enter it.

BOOM! BUZZ!

Suddenly, the entire Profound Spirit Mountain trembled. The Five-Colored Radiance Array flickered and its brilliance interwove.

”That is...”

The two of them couldn’t help but look toward the entrance of the Profound Spirit Mountain.

There, they saw it.

Five colossal Ancient Steles hummed in unison, erupting with a flowing, five-colored radiance that enveloped the surrounding ten miles.

The vast and immense pressure caused the many living beings within the Profound Spirit Mountain to tremble in terror.

”Leaving an imprint on five steles!”

Nangong Yu’s face was filled with shock, his mind and body reeling.

In fact, a sage from the Nangong Family had predicted the appearance of the Profound Spirit Mountain.

Nangong Yu had been fully prepared for it and had earned the recognition of three steles: Talent, Comprehension, and Opportunity.

Such an achievement hadn’t been seen in several hundred years, and it had filled Nangong Yu’s heart with pride.

However, compared to leaving an imprint on five steles, his accomplishment was like the difference between mud and the clouds—a chasm apart.

”Who in the world is it?! Who possesses such heaven-defying luck?”

Nangong Yu’s expression was grim.

’If it’s a genius from the Qiu Yue Kingdom, then this is terrible!’

Because leaving an imprint on all five steles meant receiving the complete recognition of the Profound Spirit Mountain, along with extraordinary rewards and privileges.

”Could it be someone from the Qiu Yue Kingdom?”

Xia Bingyue’s fine brows furrowed slightly, a ripple of emotion disturbing the tranquility of her clear eyes.

Even with her strength as the number one talent on the Azure Cloud Kingdom’s Human List, she hadn’t been able to gain the recognition of all five steles.

Such a stunning genius stirred a sense of curiosity and a fighting spirit within Xia Bingyue’s heart.

At the entrance of the Profound Spirit Mountain.

Under the watchful gazes of everyone present.

The vortex of flowing, five-colored light transformed into a crystalline Five-Colored Jade Pendant and landed in Luo Tian’s palm.

”That Jade Pendant!”

The geniuses present all stared intently at the Jade Pendant in Luo Tian’s hand.

Some of their gazes were filled with greed and jealousy.

It was easy to guess that this Five-Colored Jade Pendant was the opportunity, the benefit, granted by the Profound Spirit Mountain for Luo Tian passing the five-stele recognition.

”That brat actually got recognized by five steles and obtained a great opportunity from the Profound Spirit Mountain!”

Wang Tian’s face was practically contorted, his killing intent overflowing.

In his dark pupils, bloodshot veins of greed appeared as he stared at the Jade Pendant in Luo Tian’s hand.

’Kill Luo Tian!’

’Seize that Five-Colored Jade Pendant!’

A crazed thought sprouted in Wang Tian’s mind.

He wasn’t the only one; many others wanted to take Luo Tian’s opportunity for themselves.

As Luo Tian held the Five-Colored Jade Pendant, a stream of information suddenly surged into his mind.

”So that’s how it is.”

Luo Tian’s face filled with pleasant surprise as he understood the benefits and uses of this Jade Pendant.

WHOOSH!

The Five-Colored Jade Pendant abruptly turned into a liquid-like state, submerged into Luo Tian’s body, and vanished.

”This...”

Wang Tian and the others with ulterior motives were stunned.

It seemed that snatching the Jade Pendant from Luo Tian’s hand would not be as simple as they had imagined.

”Brother Luo, let’s hurry into the mountain.”

The greedy and malevolent gazes made Li Yunxiu feel uneasy, and she worried for Luo Tian.

”Brother Luo obtaining such a great opportunity is truly a blessing for our Azure Cloud Kingdom.”

The Third Prince, Li Yi, said with a smile, offering his congratulations.

He forcefully suppressed the greed in his heart. After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, he temporarily gave up the idea of killing Luo Tian for his treasure.

The most important reason for this was...

...in the battle at the high tower, Luo Tian’s tyrannical strength had, almost single-handedly, repelled the pursuit of the Qiu Yue Kingdom.

The Third Prince’s words broke the oppressive atmosphere of the scene.

The ill-intentioned gazes retracted somewhat.

After all, the Third Prince’s group of six or seven was the strongest force present, yet they had chosen to coexist peacefully with Luo Tian.

”Let’s enter the mountain.”

Luo Tian looked indifferent, paying no mind to the greedy and murderous stares from Wang Tian and the others.

Unhurried, he led Senior Jin and Li Yunxiu across the Five-Colored Radiance Array of the Profound Spirit Mountain.

Wang Tian and the others’ expressions shifted. After a brief struggle, they decided to bide their time.

The three of them—Luo Tian, Senior Jin, and Li Yunxiu—all possessed combat strength at or above the Spirit Sea Realm. Luo Tian himself had the power of someone in the top five of the Human List. They were by no means easy targets.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The geniuses who had the Five-Colored Streaming Light on their bodies entered the Profound Spirit Mountain one after another.

Among them, the Five-Colored Streaming Light on Luo Tian was the thickest and most dazzling.

Following him were Li Yunxiu and Wang Tian.

SIGH!

The geniuses who failed to gain recognition could only sigh in dismay, unable to cross the Five-Colored Radiance Array.

Inside the Profound Spirit Mountain.

Dense Ancient Spiritual Qi diffused like a mist, far surpassing that of the ordinary areas of the Royal Secret Garden.

Luo Tian noticed something.

The material of the dark green mountain beneath his feet was almost identical to the fragmented small mountain that had opened the Secret Garden at Celestial Cloud Mountain.

”So many heavenly and earthly treasures!”

Several geniuses from the Azure Cloud Kingdom exclaimed in shock.

On the great mountain where Spiritual Qi was like mist, ancient treasures could be seen everywhere. Many of them were priceless gems that were now extinct in the present day.

There were many treasures comparable to Dragon Scale Grass and Blood Pear Fruit, and even more precious ones were not unheard of.

However, those higher-level heavenly and earthly treasures were all enveloped in a layer of Five-Colored Streaming Light.

In the sky, some Ancient Rare Birds hovered, curiously staring at the people below.

Among the hills and woods, various Exotic Beasts could be seen.

These rare birds and Exotic Beasts had powerful auras. Most were at the Spirit Level or above, with many at the Spirit Level High Tier.

Luo Tian even sensed a few auras that were stronger than the Master of the Holy Mansion, on par with the Sleeping Beast Kun Ga.

Fortunately, these rare birds and Exotic Beasts were all surrounded by the Five-Colored Streaming Light, which acted as some kind of restraint, preventing them from attacking the crowd.

Otherwise, a tyrannical Exotic Beast on the level of the ”Sleeping Beast” would have been enough to crush the geniuses present with ease.

”A thousand-year Vermilion Fruit!”

A genius from a Noble Family stared at several purplish-red Spirit Fruits, his face full of excitement.

The Vermilion Fruit, on par with the Dragon Scale Grass, was a legendary precious fruit.

If consumed, this fruit could significantly increase one’s Cultivation Power.

This genius from the Noble Family couldn’t hold back and reached out to pick one of the Vermilion Fruits.

BUZZ!

The Five-Colored Streaming Light flowing around the Vermilion Fruit immediately pushed him away.

”I can’t pick it?”

Unwilling to give up, the genius from the Noble Family tried to pick the other fruits.

POP!

Suddenly, he plucked a 300-year-old Vermilion Fruit.

”Haha! Even a 300-year-old Vermilion Fruit can boost my power by a large margin.”

The genius from the Noble Family was overjoyed.

BUZZ!

The moment he picked the Vermilion Fruit, the Five-Colored Streaming Light on his body suddenly dimmed to its absolute limit, nearly extinguishing.

The Third Prince and the others couldn’t help but shake their heads.

Ten breaths later, the Five-Colored Streaming Light on the genius’s body disappeared.

”Oh no! Ah—”

After a cry of alarm, the genius from the Noble Family was thrown out of the Profound Spirit Mountain by an invisible force.

Seeing this, some of the geniuses who didn’t understand the situation broke out in a cold sweat.

It turned out that taking any of the various heavenly and earthly treasures on Profound Spirit Mountain required consuming the Five-Colored Streaming Light on one’s body.

Once it was completely consumed, one would be expelled from the Profound Spirit Mountain.

And this Five-Colored Streaming Light was a blessing bestowed during the five-stele recognition.

Its strength varied from person to person.

Everyone involuntarily looked toward Luo Tian, at the dazzling, almost blinding, Five-Colored Streaming Light on his body.

The Five-Colored Streaming Light on Luo Tian was at least twenty times greater than anyone else’s.

Even Wang Tian, who had received the recognition of two steles, had more than ten times less than Luo Tian.

With such a massive amount of Five-Colored Streaming Light, one could only imagine how immense Luo Tian’s opportunities would be.

Not to mention, he had also received that mysterious Jade Pendant when he gained the recognition of the five steles.

’That kid...’

Wang Tian’s expression was grim, and the jealousy and killing intent in his heart intensified.

Along the way.

The geniuses of the Azure Cloud Kingdom saw all sorts of heavenly and earthly treasures, their eyes red with envy, but they couldn’t easily pick them.

The vast Profound Spirit Mountain held many more opportunities and inheritances.

To spend all of one’s Five-Colored Streaming Light on a single treasure would be to waste the opportunity this trip to the Profound Spirit Mountain provided.

Furthermore, even if they just stayed in the Profound Spirit Mountain and did nothing, the Five-Colored Streaming Light on their bodies would slowly dissipate.

This also made sense.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Profound Spirit Mountain was at least twenty times denser than in the outside world of the Dongchen Continent. Simply sitting and cultivating here could lead to rapid progress in one’s cultivation.

While passing by a giant tree,

Luo Tian’s Creation Technique suddenly had a reaction.

On a leaf the size of a plantain, a cluster of crystal-clear dew had gathered. At a glance, it looked like a transparent and flawless crystal.

”This liquid, could it be the legendary Celestial True Water?”

Senior Jin revealed a look of shock.

Celestial True Water was a priceless treasure formed by absorbing the profound mysteries of heaven and earth.

This liquid could only absorb a trace of the mysterious power from the transition of the sun and moon at dawn and dusk each day.

Accumulating day by day like this, it would take at least several hundred to a thousand years to form, and only under extremely harsh conditions.

”It is said that consuming Celestial True Water can enhance a Martial Artist’s foundation and fortune. It can slightly increase the success rate when breaking through to a realm above the Earth Element Realm.”

The Third Prince said, his eyes flashing.

However, the crowd only looked on with envy, and no one went up to take it.

The Celestial True Water was far more valuable than the previous Vermilion Fruit.

The amount of Five-Colored Streaming Light they had was likely far from enough to take this item.

WHOOSH!

Luo Tian reached out and plucked the ”Celestial True Water,” along with the leaf underneath it.

The reason he took this liquid was that Luo Tian had learned through an Inference from the Celestial Book that the Celestial True Water could aid in the cultivation of the Celestial Destiny Creation Technique.

A heavenly and earthly treasure that could improve the Creation Technique.

This was the first time Luo Tian had ever seen such a thing, so naturally, he couldn’t let it go.

Just the first level of the Creation Technique had brought Luo Tian numerous benefits: enhanced Spiritual Power, Comprehension, and senses, a premonition for fortune and disaster, the Qi Observation Skill, and more.

It was impossible to estimate what other wonders the higher levels would bring.

After taking the Celestial True Water,

BUZZ!

The dazzling Five-Colored Streaming Light on Luo Tian’s body diminished by a little less than one-sixth.

Huh?

The amount consumed was far less than what the Third Prince and the others had estimated.

After all, Celestial True Water was a legendary treasure that was now extinct, and it could even increase the success rate of breaking through to realms above the Earth Element Realm.

”Excellent.”

Luo Tian chuckled lightly and put the Celestial True Water into his Space Ring.

The reason his consumption was less than imagined was due to the effect of the Five-Colored Jade Pendant.

Possessing the Five-Colored Jade Pendant meant that when obtaining any item in the Profound Spirit Mountain, the consumption of the Five-Colored Streaming Light on his body was directly halved.

In other words, Luo Tian had only used half the actual cost to obtain the ”Celestial True Water,” which was a massive bargain.

And this was only one of the privileges of the Five-Colored Jade Pendant.

’I wonder how many opportunities there are to be had in this Profound Spirit Mountain.’

Luo Tian mused to himself.

Even with such a massive amount of Five-Colored Streaming Light, he didn’t dare to consume it recklessly.

Every flower and blade of grass on the Profound Spirit Mountain, including the rare birds and Exotic Beasts—anything surrounded by the Five-Colored Streaming Light—could be obtained through consumption.

And at the peak of the Profound Spirit Mountain, through the hazy mist, the silhouettes of pavilions and halls could be vaguely seen.