Chapter 503: 371
"Falling Phoenix Mountain was originally a crown, no wonder!"
Li Cheng clicked his tongue in amazement. Back when he was at the Falling Phoenix Mountain, from the outside, the entire ring-shaped mountain indeed resembled a crown, and its inner world was filled with the power of ice and fire. At that time, Li Cheng knew it was the phoenix's inheritance.
Since it was Kong Lianqing who had obtained the inheritance, Li Cheng did not interfere. Now, she had finally completed the inheritance and even obtained the Ice and Fire Holy Crown.
"The Ice and Fire Phoenix inheritance was received by a princess of a divine dynasty beneath the Land Puppet Mansion, someone I know. She's not bad, but what's the story behind the Ice and Fire Holy Crown?" Li Cheng said.
Hua Tianji had apparently been to the Kongqian Heaven Dynasty and knew about Kong Lianqing's matter, laughing he said, "Speaking of the Ice and Fire Holy Crown, we have to go back eons ago. There are very few records left about that era."
"From the few words and phrases available, it's not hard to infer that during that era, the phoenix clan was extremely powerful, overshadowing the Dragon Clan, Chaotic Yuan Gate, and so on. Or perhaps the Chaotic Yuan Gate didn't exist at that time. In any case, the phoenix clan was the most formidable."
"And within the phoenix clan, there was a figure who stretched between heaven and earth, the Ice and Fire Phoenix!"
"According to the records, the Ice and Fire Phoenix was even more powerful than the Sect Leader of the Chaotic Yuan Gate, very likely had also refined the Spirit of the World or some other powerful entities, but time is merciless, even the powerful must face death one day."
"After the Ice and Fire Phoenix died, it's said she left behind an inheritance, but for eons, it hadn't appeared and people considered it a legend."
Listening to his fifth senior brother's words, Li Cheng nodded silently. The inheritance was the Falling Phoenix Mountain, it's just that for eons, no one had been recognized by it.
Kong Lianqing was quite unique to have received its recognition.
"Fifth Senior Brother, you've mentioned all this but haven't explained the origin of the Ice and Fire Holy Crown!" Li Cheng said with a smile.
Hua Tianji nodded, "I and the Sovereign of Origin have checked. The Ice and Fire Holy Crown is a Supreme Artifact that carries the inheritance of the Ice and Fire Phoenix. However, you know, a Supreme Artifact can't be crafted in the Divine Realm at any era!"
Li Cheng understood, "Meaning, the Ice and Fire Holy Crown, like the Netherworld Ancestor, comes from a higher-level world?" Enjoy stories on m_v lem|p-yr
"This is the most likely guess, and Kong Lianqing's journey to the outer domains further confirms this speculation," Hua Tianji said.
Li Cheng frowned. Kong Lianqing had also gone to the outer domains?
It seemed that she had uncovered some secret unknown to others in the inheritance, and in such a rush that she didn't even say goodbye before leaving.
After a few seconds of thought, Li Cheng asked, "Is there any news from the Netherworld Ancestor?"
At the mention of the Netherworld Ancestor, Hua Tianji let out a sigh, "The Netherworld Ancestor has extraordinary methods. In these two thousand years, the Dead Spirit and the Demon Race have gained over a hundred Divine Emperors, while our Human Tribe has had less than twenty new Divine Emperors."
Li Cheng raised an eyebrow. This wasn't good news; the Human Tribe, along with the Wan Race of the Divine Realm, was barely on par with the Evil Demon before. Now that the Evil Demon's ranks had swelled with so many Divine Emperors...
Fortunately, the Netherworld Ancestor was holding the Evil Demons in check. Otherwise, this balance would have already been broken, with unimaginable consequences.
"The Netherworld Ancestor has left the Essence of the Styx River everywhere. Nowadays, the Dead Spirits that have formed are surely numerous, many of them once at the Divine Emperor's Realm. It shouldn't be long before a large number of Divine Emperor Dead Spirits appear," Li Cheng said.
Hua Tianji nodded, "It's inevitable. Without seeing the Netherworld Ancestor, we can't know her motives, let alone stop this."
Li Cheng finely sensed for a while and then let out a breath of relief, "In these two thousand years, the Supreme Laws of the Divine Realm have already surpassed ten billion paths. It should be complete at thirteen billion nine hundred sixty-eight million paths, it's close!"
As long as the Supreme Laws of the Divine Realm are completed, the Sovereign of Origin surely won't take long to step into the Supreme Realm. With the might of the Chaos Yuan Heavenly Scripture, he should be able to confront the Netherworld Ancestor.
Then, even if the Netherworld Ancestor poses a threat to the Wan Race of the Divine Realm, there will be the Sovereign of Origin to withstand her.
Regaining his focus, Hua Tianji solemnly took out a piece of beastskin paper, "Take a look at this!"
Li Cheng was puzzled. The record was not on a Jade Slip but on old Beastskin paper. What could it be?
Unfolding the Beastskin paper, he saw it marked with one hundred and eight positions. Upon closer inspection, these positions were the locations of the Mansion Venerable Cities in the one hundred and eight mansions of the Divine Realm of the Human Tribe!
"Before our Master left, he entrusted us with a very important task, now that it's been completed, it's time to tell you!" Hua Tianji looked at Li Cheng and said solemnly.
Li Cheng looked up at Hua Tianji and nodded, "Please, Fifth Senior Brother, speak."
Hua Tianji pointed to the beastskin paper, "Master instructed us to forge Taoist God Platforms in the one hundred and eight Mansion Venerable Cities. With the support of the Sovereign of Origin, it took over two thousand years to complete. You should be able to guess what Master intends to do."
Li Cheng looked back at the Beastskin paper, and after a moment, his eyes gradually showed an astonished expression, looking at Hua Tianji in disbelief.
Hua Tianji nodded gravely, "Yes! This Beastskin paper is from the hands of a Supreme Realm powerhouse, detailing the Guarding Realm Array!"
"How did my father come by it?" Li Cheng asked eagerly.
Hua Tianji shook his head, "Master didn't mention, so we all don't know. You don't need to ask about it. The Taoist God Platforms have been forged, and now it's your task to set up the Array!"
Li Cheng's face was filled with shock. To set up the Array that envelops the entire domain of the Human Tribe with a hundred and eight Taoist God Platforms in the one hundred and eight mansions?
His father had quite the high hopes for him, didn't he?
The Beastskin paper was clearly an Array Diagram, but he had not been able to decipher it, which was enough to indicate the profound complexity of the array, beyond what he could set up at the moment!