Da Xuan Martial Saint - Chapter 1424 - Capítulo 1424: 684: Wuxiang River
Capítulo 1424: Chapter 684: Wuxiang River
After a brief conversation.
The members of the Wind Association did not delay much and quickly followed the lead of the Wind Divine Monarch heading outside Wuxiang City.
Although everyone in Wuxiang City was shaped into flesh due to its unique environment, they were essentially still Supreme Divine Monarchs of the Nine Layer Heavens, naturally lacking any concept of fatigue; essentially, they were not ordinary mortals.
The only difference is that outside, even a Divine Monarch from the Creation Lineage could traverse millions of miles in a single thought, but within Wuxiang City, the Void is highly suppressed, and the whole world seems to be intensely condensed from the three Origin Dao types, causing even those from the Nine Layer Heavens to travel slowly, taking almost half a day to reach the city gate.
“This time, the region we are hunting in is still the Wuxiang River to the west.”
As the Wind Divine Monarch led everyone on the journey, he briefly described to Chen Mu.
The hunting regions of the Wind Association are primarily either the Wuxiang River in the west or the Wuxiang River in the east; they are quite familiar with these two regions but rather unfamiliar with the Wuxiang River in the south and Wuxiang Mountain in the north.
As for why the hunting regions are set as the opposing directions of east and west, naturally, it’s a cautious move. After all, although private fights are prohibited within Wuxiang City, outside the city, anything is permissible, and dangers often involve not only various Exotic Beasts but also other hunting teams, and even hunting teams formed by the city’s natives.
Therefore, the Wind Association always chooses either east or west to avoid being secretly targeted.
“This is the city wall of Wuxiang City…”
What appeared in Chen Mu’s sight was a city wall not considered too grand, approximately several dozen feet high, even inferior to some remote cities within the Da Xuan World. However, gazing at this city wall, Chen Mu’s expression was very solemn.
From this wall, he perceived the same power and structure as that of the Abyss of Eternity’s rock layer!
It contains different Mystical fusions of various Great Daos within, a domain impossible for the Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs to access. In other words, this seemingly insignificant wall of several dozen feet is absolutely impossible for the Divine Monarchs of the Ninth Layer Heaven to traverse!
“The city wall of Wuxiang City possesses Primordial Power, and aside from the city gate, there is no other way to cross it.”
Noticing Chen Mu’s expression, the Wind Divine Monarch explained in a serious voice.
Primordial Power.
It’s a term Chen Mu learned after entering the Nine Layer Heavens. It’s not a unique designation for a particular type of power but a general term; anything that crosses different Great Daos, different mystical fusions into substance and power is labeled as Primordial Power, a domain difficult for the Nine Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs to decipher and break through.
Primordial Power has varying levels within itself; the lower-level Primordial Power might involve the fusion of only two mystical forces, such as the Life Profound Mystery of the Creation Lineage or the Aggregation Mystery of the Void Lineage, forming lower-level Primordial Power.
This lower-level Primordial Power can be forcibly destroyed with absolute strength by the Divine Monarchs of the Ninth Layer Heaven. Actually, many Exotic Beasts outside Wuxiang City possess low-level Primordial Power.
However, the destruction itself doesn’t translate to being able to decipher this power.
The fusion of different Mystical Powers from various Great Daos is a realm only accessible to Dao Venerables, just like humans can mine veins, mine Mystic Iron but cannot decipher its fundamental structure or create Mystic Iron with their bare hands.
And precisely due to the special nature of Primordial Power, Divine Monarchs face significant limitations when confronting this force, like this city wall in front of Chen Mu, forged entirely from complex Primordial Power, making it impossible to forcibly cross.
Generally speaking,
Primordial Power containing two or three different Mystical Powers from different Great Daos is labeled as lower-level Primordial Power, and the Ninth Layer Divine Monarchs can break it by force since their fundamental power is a fusion of Four Profound Mysteries.
Yet when there are four or more Mystical fusions forming Primordial Power, it becomes quite troublesome for the Ninth Layer Divine Monarchs, often incredibly difficult to handle, known as high-level Primordial Power.
Typically, encountering Exotic Beasts embedded with high-level Primordial Power prompts hunting teams like the Wind Association to merely attempt briefly; upon realizing it’s hard to tackle, they immediately retreat and abandon the hunt.
Further up,
There exists Primordial Power at a Venerable Level, containing five or even six different Mystical Powers.
Normally, if one comprehends and fully integrates five Mystical Powers from one lineage, they directly transform into a Dao Venerable. But because Primordial Power is inherently dispersed across different Great Daos and Mystical, its force is not as potent as that of a true Dao Venerable. Nonetheless, it’s mostly resistible only by Dao Venerables, and even a Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarch with Three Veins Perfection would have to flee upon encounter.
Certainly,
Outside Wuxiang City, Venerable Level Exotic Beasts are almost non-existent; at least the Wind Divine Monarch has never heard of any appearing, and according to what he knows, such Venerable Level Exotic Beasts are virtually rare treasures in the eyes of Dao Venerables!
Once a Venerable Level Exotic Beast emerges, factions like the Time Temple would promptly report it upward, soon bringing Dao Venerables to suppress the Venerable Level Exotic Beast, possibly attracting several Dao Venerables to contend fiercely over a single Venerable Level Exotic Beast.
“Everyone, please present the Order Token.”
As the Wind Divine Monarch and his group approached the city gate, two tall guards intercepted them. One of them, with a stern expression, scrutinized them, emitting a faint oppressive aura.
This oppressive force didn’t originate from the guard himself but from his aura, faintly connecting with the towering Primordial City Wall behind, seemingly able to manipulate the Primordial Power of Wuxiang City!
However, Wind Divine Monarch’s expression remained unchanged, and he quickly took out a pale golden Order Token, handing it over for inspection.
After checking the Order Token, the city guard’s expression instantly eased, nodding slightly at the crowd before resuming his stance on either side of the city gate as if transformed into stone statues, unmoved by the crowd’s discussions.
Chen Mu looked at the city guards, and his eyes revealed a hint of peculiarity. He didn’t understand why, but he felt a strong sense of discord from these guards. Although they appeared no different from the ordinary people in the city, they gave him a different impression: more like pure rule-based entities without self-awareness.
Strange!
Truly strange!
What is the true nature of the Source Realm?
Even now, Chen Mu couldn’t discern the reality of the Source Realm; it felt surreal and contradictory. At least the current experiences suggested everything to be out of place, as if Wuxiang City was a special game, and these city guards were rule-bound NPCs, created by the Great Dao’s rules.
After observing the guards carefully and still finding nothing, Chen Mu cast a glance at Wind Divine Monarch and the others, also feeling a trace of doubt.
Wind Divine Monarch and the others, though from the outside world, were these truly their true forms? Or were they also illusory manifestations shaped by the Origin Dao?
Everyone was now following Wind Divine Monarch out of the city.
Wind Divine Monarch noticed Chen Mu’s gaze but didn’t show surprise. Instead, he smiled slightly and said, “Brother Chen seems puzzled. In fact, when I first came, I was also confused. Even now, I cannot comprehend the essence of the Source Realm, just like those two guards, who seem like emotionless rule manifestations.”
“But being puzzled here is meaningless.”
“In the Source Realm, dwelling on anything leads to mistakes. We can only follow the rules here, seize the opportunities to comprehend the Origin Dao, and that’s the only right path. If one can understand the Dao, and reach the level of Venerable, then clarity will come.”
After hearing Wind Divine Monarch’s words, Chen Mu appeared thoughtful.
“I’ve learned.”
He gave a slight bow to Wind Divine Monarch.
Wind Divine Monarch smiled, waved his hand, and continued ahead.
Very soon,
Chen Mu’s vision suddenly cleared, and he had already exited Wuxiang City.
Before him was a vast expanse of world. Between the heavens and earth, a long river wound its way to the horizon, seemingly connected to the Heavens Vault, with its waters flowing endlessly, occasionally splashing waves against the banks.
“This is Wuxiang River.”
Chen Mu murmured to himself.
In his vision, no matter how he observed it, it seemed like an ordinary river, no different from a mundane large river. But if he closed his eyes to perceive, all he sensed was void, a non-existent void.
This situation is very mysterious. After all, he is a Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarch of the Void Lineage. Within his perception range, nothing can escape his void sensing, yet Wuxiang River avoids it.
“This Wuxiang River can only be seen with mortal eyes, beyond that, sensing it in any way leads to nihilism, hence it’s called Wuxiang, and thus it’s impossible to sense what’s really in the water.”
Wind Divine Monarch explained briefly to Chen Mu.
The hunting of the Wind Association generally follows the banks of Wuxiang River, seeking Exotic Beasts as prey. During hunting, one must be extremely cautious, never falling into the river. Falling in doesn’t concern life and death, but the unknown.
Yes, the unknown.
Teams like the Wind Association are numerous in Wuxiang City, yet no one knows what happens when one falls into Wuxiang River. The strangest part, according to Wind Divine Monarch, is that no one has ever fallen into the river.
This is evidently very strange, since hunting Exotic Beasts is extremely dangerous, and despite all caution, accidents may occur, leading to falling into the river. Even if the chance is low, with so many hunting teams and Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs in Wuxiang City, is it possible that no one ever accidentally fell in?
Thus,
there is a chilling possibility.
Falling into Wuxiang River doesn’t concern life and death, but one’s very existence might simply vanish!
All traces of existence, including memories and impressions in everyone’s mind, would disappear, reduced to nothingness, turning into the formless Wuxiang. This is undoubtedly a terrifying thought!
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