Chapter 1 Challenging Yuan Yang?

Qu Yun revealed his ambitions.

The battle of the prodigies in Central Province had ended thirty years ago with the departure of many young Central Province experts.

But Eastern Province skipped that step entirely!

The sudden appearance of Daoist Yuan Yang reached the pinnacle of Eastern Province in just three years, seamlessly succeeding Emperor Tianding, who had dominated Eastern Province for thousands of years.

This directly stifled the opportunity for the younger generation of experts in Eastern Province to compete for the top spot!

Beneath the thirty years of peace in Eastern Province, the fighting spirit of the prodigies from various sects and holy lands was almost at its limit.

The heroes of Central Province could retreat to other great provinces.

But Eastern Province had nowhere to retreat!

If they could not surpass that Daoist, even if the world changed drastically, it would ultimately be meaningless.

"Preposterous!"

Chu Yunyang reprimanded lightly, taking a step and throwing a horizontal punch. His boundless blood energy was like the sun shining down, illuminating the world.

The killing power was astonishing, shaking the sky.

Without another word, they began to fight.

Amidst the rumbling thunder, the two had already ascended into the high sky, engaging in a fierce battle.

Both of their cultivation techniques and divine powers were extremely yang and firm, expansive and unrestrained. Their moves were majestic and domineering, without any probing.

With a single exchange, the flames of war ignited the boiling iron and blood aura inside and outside the demon gate.

"Is the fortune of Eastern Province truly beginning to flourish?"

Zhao Zhen gazed into the sky at the two clashing figures, his eyes gradually brightening.

Although Chu Yunyang had some injuries, the Empress obviously hadn't inflicted severe damage. The injuries were minor and didn't affect his combat power, but he didn't gain the upper hand in the fight against the Marquis of Champions.

This might be due to Qu Yun's exceptional talent and aptitude, but it was also possible that the fortune of Eastern Province was beginning to flourish.

Heaven and earth would not change overnight.

It would only happen gradually, until one day, when one realizes that the world has been transformed.

Otherwise, how could someone comprehend the true meaning of the 'Overlord Emperor Fist' at this time, after so many years of no one understanding it?

Thoughts raced through his mind as the two figures in the sky moved further and further away, accompanied by rumbling thunder.

Patches of fire clouds spanning thousands of miles streaked southward.

Whoosh~

With a thought, Zhao Zhen stepped into the sky and disappeared in an instant, chasing after them.

Boom!

Boom!

The fire clouds streaked across the sky, the aftershocks rumbling. Any stray wisp of boundless blood energy would inevitably scatter into a meteor shower beneath the sky.

The commotion was so great that even ordinary people could see and hear it, not to mention cultivators.

The area around the demon gate was uninhabited for tens of thousands of miles, because it had been a battlefield in ancient times. Even after endless years, this land was still filled with countless dangers.

The traces left behind by cultivators and powerful figures of the past had faded over time, but mortals still occasionally perished here.

Over time, it became uninhabited.

But beyond this tens of thousands of miles of sky lay the human dynasties. The battle between the two in the sky was incredibly terrifying, and the ripples stirred up violent winds on the ground.

Naturally, it attracted a lot of attention.

Even though they didn't use any spiritual treasures at all, it was still extremely dangerous and terrifying for most cultivators and mortals.

Many cities had already activated their formations to protect themselves, fearing that they might accidentally suffer a 'skyfall.' The cultivators and mortals outside the cities turned pale.

Bang!

Another collision sent both of them dragging hundreds of miles across the sky.

"Very good, very good."

Chu Yunyang rubbed his fists, his blood energy surging, extremely yang and firm. His expression was very unpleasant.

He was certainly not considered top-tier in Central Province, but apart from a few individuals, he considered himself to have few rivals among his generation.

But he never expected to encounter such a formidable enemy as soon as he arrived in this 'backwater.'

He couldn't even win.

"You're not bad either."

Qu Yun's expression wasn't much better.

He had obtained a great opportunity, comprehended the true meaning of the 'Overlord Emperor Fist,' and understood the domineering will of his ancestors. He believed that no one in Eastern Province, except for the hidden old antiques of the holy lands, was his opponent.

He even had the ambition to challenge Daoist Yuan Yang.

But he never expected to encounter two 'prodigies' from Central Province whom he looked down upon as soon as he came out of seclusion, and he couldn't even achieve a quick victory.

Both of them had fighting spirit in their eyes, but they didn't attack again.

Because a wisp of aura that made them both feel alarmed rose from a distant, majestic mountain range. It wasn't the aura of a cultivator, but the aura of an Supreme Spiritual Treasure.

No one dared to be presumptuous in front of a Supreme Spiritual Treasure, at least not the two of them at this moment.

"That is..."

Zhao Zhen stopped unhurriedly, gazing into the distance. He saw a 'giant pagoda' that stood between heaven and earth like a pillar, in a mountain range spanning countless miles.

The giant pagoda was extremely tall and majestic, and an incomparably noble, majestic, and ancient divine dragon was wrapped around it, its head raised, as if staring at them.

All three of them felt a jolt in their hearts.

"The Myriad Laws Dragon Tower! The treasure left behind by the Myriad Laws Heavenly Lord who pioneered the 'Myriad Laws' realm!"

"So, this is the Myriad Laws Tower?"

"Myriad Laws Dragon Tower... Supreme Treasure!"

The eyes of the three of them narrowed, their thoughts different, but all of them looked at the old man who was approaching from afar, unhurriedly, as if without any hostility.

"This humble Daoist is Zhu Gong, the Supreme Elder of the Myriad Laws Tower..."

The old man wore a Daoist robe, held a horsetail whisk, and had the air of an immortal. His aura was ethereal, and his gaze swept over the three of them, with a hint of surprise:

"May I ask where you Daoist friends are from?"

These were actually three experts who had shattered the vacuum!

"So it's Elder Zhu Gong."

The three of them greeted each other and introduced themselves.

"Chu Yunyang from Dingyuan City in Northern Desert, Central Province; the Holy Land Overlord Emperor Court; and... the current Marquis of Champions of the Zhen Dong Army?"

Zhu Gong was even more shocked, but his expression became even more polite:

"Since you Daoist friends have come from afar, please come in and rest. In a few days, it will be the inauguration ceremony of the new headmaster of my Myriad Laws Tower. Why don't you three Daoist friends stay and watch the ceremony?"

"The new headmaster of the Myriad Laws Tower?"

The eyes of Chu Yunyang and the other two flickered. Only then did they realize why the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower seemed to be showing signs of revival.

Although the Myriad Laws Tower couldn't control the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower, it could communicate with it to protect the mountain gate. With the slight revival of the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower, unless a true King-Sealing expert came, no one below could withstand even a wisp of its aura.

"The new headmaster of the Myriad Laws Tower..."

Zhao Zhen's heart stirred.

A thousand years ago, Qian Shisi, the headmaster of the Myriad Laws Tower, went to Central Province to hunt the heroes of the world and made a name for himself.

He had even fought with the predecessors of his Dingyuan City and was considered one of the top prodigies of Eastern Province a thousand years ago.

Such a figure was suppressed by Daoist Yuan Yang...

Was Daoist Yuan Yang really only around a hundred years old, as the intelligence reports said?

"That's right."

Zhu Gong's expression didn't change, but he naturally knew what they were thinking.

The fact that the previous headmaster was suppressed for more than thirty years had long been spread throughout Eastern Province and even other great provinces. He had been ridiculed by countless people, and he was used to it.

"In that case, we'll accept your kind invitation."

Chu Yunyang was about to refuse, but Zhao Zhen responded with a smile, "We can take advantage of this grand event to meet the heroes and prodigies of Eastern Province!"

As soon as he said this, Chu Yunyang didn't say anything, but Qu Yun's eyes flashed, and he nodded in agreement, "I hope the host doesn't mind my uninvited visit."

"Marquis, you're too kind! The Zhen Dong Army has a resounding reputation. If you hadn't long since ceased to walk the world, invitations would have been sent long ago."

Zhu Gong smiled politely.

The Zhen Dong Army never left the demon gate and never interacted with other sects and holy lands, standing apart from all sects. The previous Marquis of Champions had not left the demon gate for thousands of years, and he was suspected of being in secluded cultivation for death.

This time, the position of Marquis was passed down, but he didn't know if it was a success or...

Thoughts raced through his mind, but his face didn't show a trace. He smiled and led the three of them to the Myriad Laws Tower.

Chu Yunyang wasn't interested at first, but after hearing something, his eyebrows suddenly raised, and a strange color flashed in his eyes:

"May I ask Elder Zhu, is the new headmaster of your sect a female cultivator?"

Zhu Gong paused and nodded:

"That's right."

"Remarkable."

Chu Yunyang didn't know what he was thinking and sighed.

The number of female cultivators in the human race and even other races wasn't small, but compared to male cultivators, female cultivators preferred self-cultivation and rarely controlled large forces.

He originally thought that there was only one woman like his little sister, who looked like a man, but he didn't expect that the new headmaster of this Myriad Laws Tower was also a woman.

This made him somewhat interested.

Whoosh whoosh~

The wind in the mountains never stopped, blowing from west to east.

The Myriad Laws Dragon Tower, as towering as a pillar of heaven, was extremely eye-catching. Even though most of its tower body was shrouded in clouds, anyone who stepped into the mountains could feel the desolate and ancient aura.

"Supreme Treasure..."

Feeling the increasingly strong aura of the treasure, Chu Yunyang took a deep breath, his heart filled with longing.

Supreme Treasures were even rarer than Ancient Emperors and Venerables. As time passed and holy lands and sects were destroyed, the number of Supreme Treasures in the world became even fewer.

And Guanglong Supreme didn't forge a Supreme Treasure, but only had a prototype of an Supreme Spiritual Treasure, the 'Vajra Bracelet.'

Of course, Guanglong Supreme not condensing his own Supreme Treasure didn't mean that the Overlord Emperor Court didn't have one.

But that wasn't something he could come into contact with.

Zhao Zhen and Qu Yun also had changes in their expressions. When they truly felt the aura of the Supreme Treasure, the wildness in their hearts became even more intense.

"The three Daoist friends have come from afar, please rest for a while..."

Before long, Zhu Gong raised his hand and summoned three cranes, flapping their wings and raising their necks to cry.

Taking the three of them away.

Qu Yun rode away on the crane, but in a fleeting glimpse, he seemed to have caught sight of a vague figure.

He felt a surge of extremely yang and firm energy.

That was...

......

Huff~

Sip~

A certain peak northwest of the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower. This peak wasn't high, but it was already the closest peak to the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower that the Myriad Laws Tower could allow.

At the top of the peak, Yuan Duxiu sat cross-legged, and between breaths, his muscles and bones flickered with a faint light.

He concentrated and closed his eyes.

Countless light spots seemed to flicker in the subtle parts of his body. The light spots were bright and dark, and each one was like a dragon, intertwined and interwoven, like a divine dragon lying in his body.

"Teacher, the Myriad Laws Four Tribulations Heart Saint Art has been cultivated to this point, and the 'Suffering Wheel' is progressing very slowly. Can I cultivate the Aggregation, Extinction, and Path?"

Yuan Duxiu whispered in his heart.

Thirty years after returning from the Kings' Stage, he no longer rejected the Myriad Laws Tower, or rather, everything about Miao Meng, like a greedy beast, absorbed nutrients.

From the initial tiny particle to the vast sea of 'particles' around his body today, he didn't know how many natural treasures he had swallowed. Under the guidance of the 'teacher,' he even absorbed the essence of the five metals and the power of magical treasures.

As of today, his physique had become unbelievably strong.

"The Four Laws of Suffering, Aggregation, Extinction, and Path have no distinction between high and low. Slow progress is just what you think. In fact, your progress has already exceeded my expectations..."

Mu Longcheng responded indifferently.

Although Yuan Duxiu's cultivation of the Myriad Laws Four Tribulations Heart Saint Art in this way was likely related to An Qisheng, he had no choice.

More importantly, compared to personal honor and disgrace, he was more concerned about whether his law was feasible.

In the past thirty years, he had almost unreservedly guided Yuan Duxiu and, with the help of Yuan Duxiu, had fully explored the countless years of accumulated cultivation techniques and Daoist collections of the Myriad Laws Tower.

Further improving the Myriad Laws Four Tribulations Heart Saint Art.

And Yuan Duxiu, although his comprehension and talent were ordinary, his luck was extremely strong, and even his progress was getting faster and faster, which surprised him.

It seemed that he could absorb the luck of others.

"Is that so?"

Yuan Duxiu's heart sank, without joy, because compared to his younger brother, his progress was far from enough.

His younger brother had used three and a half years to become the number one person in Eastern Province.

Now, thirty years had passed, what kind of terrifying realm had he cultivated to?

He couldn't predict it.

No one could predict it.

"Now you can cultivate Suffering, Aggregation, Extinction, and Path at the same time, but even so, you will no longer have the same progress as before, unless you borrow external force..."

Mu Longcheng said quietly.

The cultivation of the Myriad Laws Four Tribulations Heart Saint Art lies in controlling many particles. The first step is to absorb the essence of heaven and earth to transform one's own 'particles.'

Completely transform the 'particles' that originally had no divine will, and then boundless power would naturally arise.

The second step is naturally to gather and disperse at will, to change the size of the heart, to use 'particles' to evolve all kinds of changes, to absorb the strengths of the bodies of gods, saints, demons, monsters, and Buddhas, and to forge one's own body.

......

In theory, these four steps can naturally be done in parallel, but how can cultivation be so easy?

Yuan Duxiu relied on the Myriad Laws Tower and had cultivated to this point in thirty years, but it was already the limit. If his physique and temperament were not transformed, it would be impossible to have the previous cultivation progress.

Yuan Duxiu himself was well aware of this.

"What the teacher is talking about is the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower, right?"

Yuan Duxiu's heart was clear.

As early as thirty years ago, he had guessed that this mysterious teacher seemed to have a great interest in the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower, and even choosing Miao Meng as a Daoist companion was probably for this reason.

Because only the headmaster can enter the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower.

Even Miao Meng, who would be able to take over as headmaster in a few days, couldn't enter now, the protector elders of the Myriad Laws Tower wouldn't allow it.

"That's right! If your Daoist companion takes charge of the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower, then you will have the opportunity to approach the Myriad Laws Dragon Tower, use the aura of the Supreme to wash your mind and soul, and comprehend the Supreme battle techniques within..."

Through Yuan Duxiu's palm, Mu Longcheng seemed to be able to feel the towering bell tower that was standing between heaven and earth, majestic and irresistible:

"Until you conquer it and control it!"