Chapter 3134: I Am Your Great Opportunity
"Xia Yu!"
Zhang Ruochen, at the Holy Spring Lake beside a purple mist-veiled shore within the Hanhai Estate, spotted Xia Yu wearing a suit of Azure Feather Heavenly Garment and walked over.
The night was dim, the sky filled with hazy yellow stars.
Xia Yu had the Soul-Enticing Flute at her waist, a Purple Gold Phoenix Hairpin in her hair, her gaze cold and clear, her features transcendent—worthy of the title of the number one beauty of the Undying Blood Clan in this era.
Of course, the most important thing was that she was now the foremost figure in the mortal world of the Undying Blood Clan.
As long as one's cultivation was strong enough and talent high enough, even if beauty wasn't number one, one could still become number one. These things themselves were enhancements to a woman's charm!
Behind her, rows of Great Saint soldiers clad in blood armor stood in solemn respect, bowing to Zhang Ruochen one after another. Some of the soldiers had rather peculiar expressions in their eyes.
Clearly, they knew about the relationship between Yu Huang and Ruochen Daren.
"You may withdraw first. Be extra careful these two days, patrol diligently, and don't let any mistakes happen."
Xia Yu waved her hand, then raised her fragrant sleeve and bowed to Zhang Ruochen, saying, "Greetings, Young Venerable."
"You also think I've become the Young Venerable of the True Realm Divine Palace?" Zhang Ruochen clasped his hands behind his back, gazing at the stars in the sky, his thoughts swirling.
Xia Yu said, "This matter has already spread throughout the world! However, since you say that, it's clear those are all rumors."
"So, you were testing me just now? Not bad—your thinking has become meticulous, and you no longer act so straightforwardly. It seems the Starry Sky Battlefield is indeed a good place for training. You are Mother's disciple; from now on, just call me Senior Brother, like Xue Tu." Zhang Ruochen said.
"Swoosh!"
The surrounding space trembled, and dense Rule Divine Marks spread out, evolving into a vast and boundless world.
This world was filled with birdsong and floral fragrance, green mountains and clear waters, a distant sea and a high sky.
Xia Yu was not shocked, saying, "Is this Senior Brother's Divine Realm World?"
"Something like that! I once said I would help you become an Eon-level representative. Today, I am fulfilling that promise." Zhang Ruochen said.
Xia Yu's eyes showed a strange expression. She hadn't expected Zhang Ruochen to choose this time, saying, "Finding that earth-shattering great opportunity is no easy task. And your wedding with Hall Master Wu Yue is approaching... How about after the wedding ceremony?"
"It won't take much time, because I am your earth-shattering great opportunity."
Zhang Ruochen walked toward her step by step, and beneath his feet appeared a black-and-white Yin-Yang Taiji Seal. Divine light spread like ripples from the edge of the Yin-Yang Taiji Seal.
In Xia Yu's eyes, with each step Zhang Ruochen took, his figure grew more majestic and towering.
By the time he reached her, he had become a towering divine mountain, leaving a strong shock in her heart.
Zhang Ruochen's right hand pointed two fingers and pressed them against her brow. Instantly, the entire Divine Realm World, centered on Zhang Ruochen's fingertip, transformed into a massive black-and-white Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram.
Within the Divine Realm World, divine energy flowed like a stream, converging toward Xia Yu's brow.
Zhang Ruochen's warm voice sounded in Xia Yu's ears: "Now, I will use the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram as a medium to strike the Rule Divine Marks I have comprehended, along with a vast amount of Heavenly and Earthly Rules, into your body, infusing them into your divine soul and spirit. How much you can comprehend depends on your own ability!"
Xia Yu couldn't imagine that such a mysterious method existed in the world. The gap between herself and Zhang Ruochen was already like that of a summer insect to a divine dragon.
Yet she didn't know that when Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power became divine, he had used this very technique on the old yellow ox.
However, back then, Zhang Ruochen had only used the Wuji Divine Dao to draw upon the divine energy and saintly energy between heaven and earth, striking them into the old yellow ox's body to forcibly refine its flesh and elevate its cultivation.
Now, Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power and Wuji Divine Dao were far superior to that time.
What he could do was naturally much more.
This was not simply about striking Rule Divine Marks and Heavenly and Earthly Rules into Xia Yu's body; it was about entering her divine soul and spirit without affecting her own spiritual consciousness.
Only the Wuji Divine Dao could achieve this.
This was borrowing the power of heaven and earth to create talents of heaven and earth.
To put it bluntly, as long as Zhang Ruochen was willing, he could continuously borrow the power of heaven and earth to mass-produce geniuses. He was heaven itself.
Of course, there were still differences between individuals, and there would be limits to talent. Additionally, borrowing the power of heaven and earth had to be done in moderation. If overdone, like when the Kunlun Realm once activated the Sundial, it would inevitably invite the backlash of heaven and earth.
For anything, borrowing too much is as bad as not enough.
The Clan Leader of the Undying Blood Clan stared at the Sundial before him, his eyes gleaming. Then, he showed a cautious expression, saying, "Although the entire Hell Realm knows that you, Xue Jue, borrowing the Sundial is just a matter of a word, actually using the Sundial requires extreme caution. It's best to find a place that can conceal the Heavenly Secrets."
"Moreover, the cultivators who enter the Sundial for training must be carefully selected. Every single one must be part of your future foundation as Clan Leader, absolutely trustworthy."
The Undying Blood Clan had not produced a titan with ninety-level spiritual power for millions of years, so finding a place that could isolate Heavenly Secrets was no easy task.
Xue Jue War God nodded, saying, "I am doing this entirely to strengthen the Undying Blood Clan's power. As for Zhang Ruochen, the clan cannot treat him poorly!"
"What does he want?" The old clan leader asked.
Xue Jue War God said, "Three Divine King Talismans, three Divine Venerable Talismans, and the 'Mingkong Ancestor Diagram,' Divine Stones..."
"Stop, stop. That kid may be young, but his ambitions are huge."
The old clan leader paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, fuming. Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "That's not right—why does he want Divine Stones? He just got four million Divine Stones. And how does he know there's a 'Mingkong Ancestor Diagram' in the clan treasury? Xue Jue, are you trying to extort me?"
Xue Jue War God sat on a stone chair, his expression unchanged, and continued, "Ten million Divine Stones! The Divine Stones aren't for him; they're for me. After all, this seclusion alone will require a huge expenditure just to activate the Sundial. You, as the esteemed Clan Leader, wouldn't expect a junior like me to provide the Divine Stones, would you? I, as the Grand Steward, have only been in this position for a thousand years; I can't come up with that many Divine Stones."
The old clan leader's expression softened slightly, and he snorted, "Even if the consumption is huge, can it really use up ten million Divine Stones? Forget it—don't worry about the Divine Stones; I have my ways."
"Divine King Talismans and Divine Venerable Talismans are not easy to refine and are of extraordinary value. Those old fellows won't easily hand them over. You'll have to exchange training slots for them. As for the 'Mingkong Ancestor Diagram,' don't even think about it. That diagram will be passed to you once you officially become Clan Leader."
"Eh!"
The old clan leader sensed something, and with a finger, he tore open a corner of the Divine Realm World, peering into the Hanhai Estate.
At the spot where Zhang Ruochen and Xia Yu had just stood, it had turned into a bright vortex of divine energy.
The vortex was continuously absorbing the divine energy and Heavenly and Earthly Rules from the Hanyue City Domain, and this suction force was even sweeping toward other nearby city domains.
Because Zhang Ruochen and Xia Yu were both inside the Divine Realm World, even with the old clan leader's cultivation, without forcibly probing, he couldn't know exactly what was happening.
"How can so many kinds of Heavenly and Earthly Rules be mobilized? How many types of Esoterica does Zhang Ruochen actually control?" The old clan leader looked at Xue Jue War God and asked.
Xue Jue War God looked outward and noticed that one divine thought after another was probing toward the Hanhai Estate.
"Don't ask. Quickly act and block these divine thoughts. The Hanhai Estate is our Undying Blood Clan's territory—is it something anyone can spy on?" Xue Jue War God said.
The old clan leader was stunned for a moment, then his eyes nearly bulged with anger. Was he, a dignified Divine Venerable and Clan Leader of such noble status, being ordered around like this by you, Xue Jue, a junior?
The old clan leader let out a deep snort, and with a single breath of blood energy, he shattered all the divine thoughts surging toward Zhang Ruochen's Divine Realm World.
The blood energy spread out, enveloping the Hanhai Estate.
The gods from all directions within the Fate Divine Domain sensed the old clan leader's aura and immediately stopped, not daring to act rashly.
Xue Jue War God covered for Zhang Ruochen, saying, "You, Elder, don't be suspicious. Zhang Ruochen possesses the God-Defying Stele, which can seize all kinds of Esoterica from the world. That's nothing strange."
There was more than one existence with ninety-level spiritual power covering up the Heavenly Secrets for Zhang Ruochen. That was why, even though Zhang Ruochen had used martial power in the Hell Realm, very few gods could see through his martial secrets.
The vast majority of gods, including the old clan leader, believed that it was the subtlety of the "Thirty-Three Heavens" that allowed Zhang Ruochen to break and rebuild, cultivating a second Divine Source.
Thinking of the origin of the God-Defying Stele, the old clan leader's thoughts became complicated. He nodded lightly and sighed, "An innocent man bears the guilt of possessing a treasure. Carrying a treasure like the God-Defying Stele on his person, no wonder, even as the Divine Envoy of the Heavenly Mother, there are still so many willing to take risks to kill him."
"If I were him, I would definitely offer the God-Defying Stele to Void Heaven."
"If Void Heaven wanted the God-Defying Stele, do you think Zhang Ruochen could keep it?" Xue Jue War God said.
The old clan leader's eyes narrowed, and he fell into deep thought.
Several hours later, the vortex of divine energy and the Heavenly and Earthly Rules dispersed, and Zhang Ruochen and Xia Yu walked out of the Divine Realm World one after another. Under the starry sky, they looked like a perfect pair, handsome and beautiful.
The old clan leader's gaze swept past Zhang Ruochen and landed on Xia Yu. Instantly, his eyes burned with intensity, and he said, "Xue Jue, look at that girl—how could her change be so great?"
Xue Jue War God stared at Xia Yu, seeing through her cultivation, and laughed heartily, "What's wrong with you, Elder? Why are you so startled today? Isn't it just that the Undying Blood Clan has given birth to an Eon-level representative?"
"Nonsense! Don't you know that Xia Yu had the talent to become an Eon-level representative? In just a few hours, her internal Sacred Dao Rules increased by three trillion. Such a method—even I don't have it. Zhang Ruochen's secrets are far more than just the God-Defying Stele."
The old clan leader was full of curiosity, developing a strong interest in Zhang Ruochen, and seemed somewhat eager to act.
Xue Jue War God warned, "Clan Leader, you are highly respected. Don't get any bad ideas! If the Heavenly Mother finds out, she might look down on you for the rest of your life."
The old clan leader, full of pride, snorted, "With the Heavenly Mother Goddess's face, what can I do to him? However, this kid can actually enhance a cultivator's talent and create an Eon-level representative out of thin air. If we can utilize this, combined with the Sundial... Oh my goodness, in a hundred years, how many gods will the Undying Blood Clan produce?"
(Chapter End)