Chapter 354: Summoning the Ancestors of the Two Ancient Kingdoms

“Divine Emperor Ji Ke.” The red-robed youth Chizheng could not help but ask, “We also plan to switch to the Bloodline Path. What is the difference between refining a ‘World-level Primordial Bloodline’ and a ‘High-Rank Primordial Bloodline’ into the body?”

Within the Dark Sacred Realm, there were many who refined High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines, and their experience was abundant.

But those who had refined a ‘World-level Primordial Bloodline’—at present, only Divine Emperor Ji Ke existed in the entire Dark Sacred Realm.

“You should all know this.” Divine Emperor Ji Ke usually could not be bothered to respond, but this time he did not conceal anything and said, “The Bloodline Path is widely acknowledged to have two major hidden dangers. First, the influence of the Bloodline Will. Second, the insights from the bloodline can distort one’s own cognition—this is also a form of memory contamination.”

Everyone present listened carefully.

Luo Feng was also quite interested; he knew very little about the Bloodline Path.

“Most cultivators in the Dark Sacred Realm exchange for High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines,” Divine Emperor Ji Ke said. “Some even fuse multiple bloodlines into their bodies. But in reality, every additional bloodline brings an additional Bloodline Will!”

“On the Bloodline Path, it is best to specialize in a single one,” Divine Emperor Ji Ke said. “That is why I chose to exchange for a ‘World-level Primordial Bloodline.’ Even if I become a High-Rank Primordial Lifeform in the future, I can still specialize in this single bloodline to attempt a breakthrough to the World-level. However, the Bloodline Will of a ‘World-level Primordial Bloodline’ is far stronger, the memory contamination is more severe, and the difficulty of tapping into its potential is also much higher.”

“Perhaps I chose wrongly.” Divine Emperor Ji Ke laughed at himself. “Perhaps a High-Rank Primordial Bloodline would have suited me better. I overestimated myself.”

“Is fusing multiple bloodlines necessarily bad?” Luo Feng asked.

“There are those who fuse multiple bloodlines.”

Dao Lord Long Jiu also said, “Those who research the mysteries of bloodlines and comprehend them deeply can even fuse multiple bloodlines into one, forming an even stronger bloodline. Through that, they achieve World-level Primordial.”

“That is extremely rare. One must thoroughly understand bloodlines to fuse multiple kinds.” Divine Emperor Ji Ke looked toward Boshu, Divine Emperor Baiyin, and Chizheng. “If you switch to the Bloodline Path, it is still best to focus on ‘specialization.’”

Boshu and the other two nodded.

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng.” Ji Ke looked at Luo Feng. “While excavating the potential of my bloodline, I have encountered too many obstacles. Could you offer some guidance?”

“As for bloodlines, I understand even less than the two of you.” Luo Feng smiled.

When Dao Lord Long Jiu and Ji Ke heard this, they formed a guess.

This Divine Emperor Luo Feng should be walking the third path among the Invincible Tier—the ‘Fusion Path.’ Because those on the first two paths would be extremely concerned with bloodline cultivation and would have gathered extensive information.

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng, I believe you must have studied Primordial Bloodlines and examined many materials,” Divine Emperor Ji Ke said. “If it were you, how would you excavate the potential of a Primordial Bloodline?”

Dao Lord Long Jiu, Boshu, Divine Emperor Baiyin, and Chizheng all listened closely.

The cultivation thinking of an Invincible Existence could inspire them.

“If it were me—first, I would find a compatible Primordial Bloodline and observe its detailed secret pattern diagram, studying it carefully for a very long time. Second, I would then fuse it into the body. After integrating it, I would observe how the bloodline’s mysteries affect the body. Based on the changes in the body… I would reverse-deduce the functions of those bloodline secret patterns. By combining both approaches, I would improve my understanding of the bloodline.”

“Finally, I would follow the most common approach in the cultivation world—obeying the bloodline’s instincts to excavate its potential,” Luo Feng said.

“I have tried to comprehend it, but I cannot understand it,” Divine Emperor Ji Ke shook his head.

Luo Feng understood as well.

If Divine Emperor Ji Ke could not comprehend even a High-Rank Primordial Bloodline, then a World-level Primordial Bloodline was likely completely beyond him.

“I have heard that if one’s Mental Will can escape the Cage, one can suppress the ‘Bloodline Will’ to a certain extent and excavate the bloodline’s potential at a deeper level,” Luo Feng said.

“But my Mental Will cannot escape the Cage.” Divine Emperor Ji Ke was helpless. “Is there any good method to escape the Cage?”

“At our level of cultivation, the mind has already undergone countless trials,” Dao Lord Long Jiu said. “If one wants to improve Mental Will, there is only one way left—the improvement of the Dao itself will lead to the enhancement of Mental Will.”

“But my Dao cannot improve any further.” Divine Emperor Ji Ke looked at Luo Feng.

“Do you know that even among High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms, there are differences in body size?” Luo Feng said directly. “Those with enormous bodies—why are they able to maintain such massive forms? Do you know the root cause?”

Dao Lord Long Jiu, Ji Ke, Boshu, Divine Emperor Baiyin, and Chizheng all felt a stir in their hearts.

They all knew the information about High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines within the Large Hunyuan Hall and were aware of size differences.

“Some with extremely massive bodies can control such enormous physical forms because they possess a special ‘Mental Consciousness System,’” Luo Feng said. “It is far more profound and efficient than the consciousness network we normally form.”

“You can study High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines, strip away the interference of other mysteries, and specifically study the Mental Consciousness System,” Luo Feng explained. “Study several types and accumulate experience.”

“When the Mental Consciousness becomes vast, the Mental Will will naturally become easier to break through.”

Luo Feng could feel that the refinement of his own Mental Consciousness System had rapidly strengthened his consciousness, and the intensity of his will was faintly on the verge of transformation. This ‘final step’ feeling of imminent breakthrough was becoming stronger and stronger.

That was why Luo Feng had left seclusion—to seek stimulation for his mind.

“Mental Consciousness System?” 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

“Study High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines? And even strip away the interference of other mysteries?”

The five present were all somewhat bewildered.

Divine Emperor Ji Ke could not help but say, “I cannot distinguish which parts belong to the Mental Consciousness System and which are other mysteries. All I see is a chaotic mass of secret patterns. I cannot even fully distinguish the Dao I specialize in.”

“High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines are too difficult,” Dao Lord Long Jiu also said. “With Low-Rank Primordial Bloodlines, we can still categorize the mysteries and study them carefully.”

Luo Feng gently shook his head. “Low-Rank Primordial Bloodlines do not possess a powerful Mental Consciousness System.”

This sentence left Divine Emperor Ji Ke, Boshu, and the others deeply disappointed.

There were no shortcuts on the path of cultivation.

The so-called ‘Mental Consciousness System’ alone required completely dissecting a High-Rank Primordial Bloodline.

To dismantle a High-Rank Primordial Bloodline and study it in categorized detail? If they could achieve that, then given enough time, they would already be able to fully understand a suitable High-Rank Primordial Bloodline and become a High-Rank Primordial Lifeform!

“Our Mental Will is insufficient, our comprehension is insufficient, and even our ability to excavate bloodline potential is insufficient. On what basis can we escape the Cage?” Divine Emperor Ji Ke shook his head.

Boshu, Divine Emperor Baiyin, and Chizheng all understood as well.

To escape the Cage through bloodlines, at least one of three conditions had to be met!

Will, comprehension, or the ability to excavate bloodline potential! Among these, the last—‘ability to excavate bloodline potential’—was perhaps the most elusive.

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng,” Dao Lord Long Jiu asked, “is there any method to comprehend a Dao one is not proficient in?”

“To comprehend a Dao one is not proficient in?”

Luo Feng was surprised and asked in return, “If you are not proficient in it, why spend so much effort on it?”

He himself focused only on what he excelled at.

For example, in the Origin Path of Matter, Luo Feng felt he had some talent—otherwise, he would not have been able to deduce the Perfect Divine Body on his own. But clearly, the Origin Path of Life and the Origin Path of Destruction were what he excelled at most, with the highest efficiency.

“Is there a way?” Dao Lord Long Jiu pressed.

He had asked this question of too many cultivators. He never missed any opportunity to seek guidance.

Luo Feng thought for a moment before saying, “There are no shortcuts in comprehending the Dao! There is only one path—accumulation! If you cannot comprehend it, it simply means your accumulation is insufficient.”

Dao Lord Long Jiu was startled, then nodded.

“Boshu, go and invite the two friends inside,” Luo Feng said with a smile. “One is called Divine Emperor Yanqu, and the other is called Divine Emperor Lei Sha.”

Boshu immediately understood.

He had long known from Hall Master Yuan Xiang that Luo Feng came from the Origin Continent, and he also knew of several Divine Emperors from that land.

……

At this moment, in the front garden of the cave dwelling, more than one hundred thousand cultivators had already gathered. They bustled with excitement, waiting for the Invincible Existence ‘Divine Emperor Luo Feng’ to expound on the Dao.

Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor stood in a corner. In the Dark Sacred Realm, they were considered among the lowest in strength, and even their standing position was the most remote.

“Divine Emperor Yanqu, Divine Emperor Lei Sha.” Suddenly, a voice rang out.

The gazes of over a hundred thousand cultivators all fell upon Divine Emperor Boshu.

Everyone knew that among the three followers under the Invincible Existence ‘Divine Emperor Luo Feng,’ one of them was Boshu.

“Hmm?”

Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor were somewhat stunned.

Were they being called?

The title ‘Divine Emperor Lei Sha’—there were at least several hundred, if not a thousand, in the Dark Sacred Realm. Perhaps it was just a name coincidence? But to call both ‘Divine Emperor Yanqu’ and ‘Divine Emperor Lei Sha’ together—

“They are calling us.” Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor had already seen Boshu flying toward them.

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng invites the two of you inside,” Divine Emperor Boshu said with a smile. Since they were fellow natives of Luo Feng, he naturally treated them politely.

“Alright.”

“Alright.”

Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor had experienced much, but under the gaze of over a hundred thousand cultivators—each no weaker than themselves—they felt immense pressure.

Under the attention of the masses, they were led into the inner garden.

“Why would Divine Emperor Luo Feng summon those two?”

“I can tell at a glance—one is a Half-Primordial Bloodline Cultivator, the other a Late-Stage God Emperor Seeker. Why them?”

“So many peak existences are here, yet it is their turn?”

“Didn’t you hear? Divine Emperor Luo Feng personally invited them. That means he already knows them.”

The cultivators discussed among themselves.

……

Inside the garden.

Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor walked into the vast garden, which was far larger than the cave dwelling they had purchased. Though they possessed some treasures such as Special Life Remnants and could be considered modestly wealthy, their strength was weak. In the Dark Sacred Realm, every expenditure had to be carefully calculated, so they naturally saved as much as possible on their residence.

“Brother Luo Feng, the two have been brought,” Boshu said.

Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor looked ahead.

A black-robed, black-haired man sat in the central seat!

Dao Lord Long Jiu and Divine Emperor Ji Ke sat below him.

Boshu, Divine Emperor Baiyin, and Chizheng sat further at the edges.

The black-robed, black-haired man looked toward them.

“Flame Wind Ancestor, Thunder Ancestor, long time no see,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor instantly felt immense pressure, their hearts trembling.

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng, just call me Yanqu.”

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng, my original name in the earliest days was ‘Xiuma.’ You may call me Xiuma.”

Both Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor spoke immediately.

“Hahaha…”

Luo Feng laughed and introduced them, “From my home Source World, only a few Divine Emperors have emerged. In the Dark Sacred Realm, there are only the three of us—myself, Yanqu, and Lei Sha! Speaking of which, the two of them are actually my seniors.”

“So they are from the same hometown.” Divine Emperor Ji Ke and Dao Lord Long Jiu both took note of the names Yanqu and Lei Sha.

On this very day, Flame Wind Ancestor and Thunder Ancestor—two previously insignificant cultivators in the Dark Sacred Realm—were swiftly investigated by intelligence organizations across the realm. Their names rapidly became known to many cultivators.

Their strength was ordinary, but they had one extraordinary point:

They were fellow natives of the Invincible Existence ‘Divine Emperor Luo Feng’!

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