Chapter 170 - Getting Anxious
Chapter 170: Getting Anxious
It was clear that the strength of a celestial clan was prominent when they had a cultivator in the Nascent Plane. That was a person that even four Golden Core Sages couldn’t defeat together. And Chen Jingzhai could tell from their story that that person was a good schemer.
The young man looked at them and asked, “How did you guys survive in the Tempest Corridor?”
Wang Ju took out a compass and introduced, “This is one of our treasures. It’s known as the Star Setting Compass. It allows us to locate the most suitable exit in the corridor. The only downside is that it requires start power to use.
The Supreme Sky Master grabbed the compass and took a closer look at it before making it disappear.
Unlike the Profound Finger Compass that Chen Jingzhai had obtained before, the Sky Setting Compass was an Advanced Grade 3 magic treasure that had yet to lose its sentience. He would have a lot of use for it after processing it.
There was no way Chen Jingzhai would not take the item from Wang Ju and his brothers. As they now belonged to him, their items would also belong to him.
The magic treasure was an ownerless item as its owner, Wang Ju, had died. The mark on it had completely disappeared, which was why all the items that the brothers had processed with their Golden Cores in the past had to be reprocessed again.
“We had to use the Star Setting Compass and four other travel magic treasures and a bunch of elixirs to barely ensure our safety. Who would’ve expected that we would run into space disruption?” Wang Ju said. “Thankfully, it was a small disruption, and we were able to get out of it because of our sturdy bodies and the magic treasures to protect us. When we got to the Tempest Ocean, we finally spotted the cultivator who was chasing the Blue Glass Sky Whale.”
“What happened to that cultivator?” Chen Jingzhai quickly asked.
“We injured him and managed to lure his guardian out, and he was absorbed by his guardian. Then, we chased after that guardian. We never thought of killing him. We just wanted to ask about the situation around there.”
“It’s fine.” Chen Jingzhai waved his arm. “You guys have paid for what you did with your lives. There won’t be a problem. Anything else you would like to tell me?”
“Yes. We also have the Heaven Essence Realm Summary and the Secrets of the Nine Territories!” Wang Ju quickly took out two other jade slips. As these weren’t methods, he was afraid that the Supreme Sky Master might not like it.
“Good!” Chen Jingzhai nodded. “All four of you can train in the marketplace.”
He then waved his arm, and the four Golden Core Sages disappeared.
Only spirit servants resided in the marketplace at the moment. The four Golden Core Sages were technically Grade 3 spirit deities.
They were pretty much tools for Chen Jingzhai, and he could summon them with the puppets in the future.
Chen Jingzhai had gained a lot, and all of them were extremely beneficial to him.
Among them were also spells like sound spells and poison spells.
These were all new and unique spells that were very valuable.
Other than those, the core of the methods he had gained was different from his clan’s as well.
It wasn’t the norm for the cultivators of the Luo Sheng Sword School to gather their cores with evil energy.
The core of the Luo Sheng Sword School was the Luotian Celestial Scripture, which was considered an orthodox method.
On the other hand, evil power was something similar to what the Mystic Evil Clan would use.
One would have to use evil energy as a reference to gather their core that way.
Since Chen Jingzhai had reached the Complete Foundation Plane, it was time for him to compile his Golden Core passage.
The methods he had gained should be enough resources for him.
The two most important things he had gained were actually the Heaven Essence Realm Summary and the Secrets of the Nine Territories.
He was curious as to why the clans would stop their cultivators from getting information about other territories and which realm the Pulao Kingdom belonged to.
The young man also wondered where all the Golden Core disciples had gone to.
With those questions in his head, he first read the Heaven Essence Realm Summary before proceeding to the Secrets of the Nine Territories.
The summary contained information about the origin and history of the Heaven Essence Realm.
It had mentioned that the realm was developed by a celestial known as Qian Yuan a long time ago.
Chen Jingzhai was fairly speechless after reading that. He felt as if he had read a story.
He then proceeded to the Secrets of the Nine Territories and found a few important details there.
First was that the Multitudinous Mountains Territory was made out of a lot of mountain ranges and was known for its Multitudinous Mountain Jade.
The Dwelling Twilight Territory was known for its twilight spirit woods, and most people there were peaceful cultivators who strived toward good ethics.
The Dragon Gate Territory had a lot of dragon-typed demonic beasts and essence monsters.
The Heaven Star Territory was filled with cultivators who devoured the star power.
The Inked Sun Territory was known for producing spirit fire, and legend foretold that it was where the sun had fallen to.
The Wolf Brilliance Territory was filled with ascetic cultivators and had produced a lot of refined steel and magic treasures.
The Cloud Depth Territory had the longest coastline and was situated across the Multitudinous Mountains Territory.
The Columbidae Divine Realm was filled with spirit birds and sword cultivators.
The Pulao Territory was the most mediocre compared to the other nine territories. However, it boasted a lot of resources and vast land.
Inside the Secrets of the Nine Territories was also a map of the Heaven Essence Realm. The Multitudinous Mountain Territory was in the west, the Cloud Depth Territory in the East, the Pulao Territory in the South, and the Wolf Brilliance Territory in the North.
The nine territories were either separated by mountain ranges or oceans.
Natural formations caused by the Heaven and Earth Auras were also placed at the borders.
The jade slip also contained the items produced by each territory.
There were a lot of things that Chen Jingzhai had yet to see or hear and it had opened his eyes.
“So, the place I’m at is the Pulao Territory. It’s a great name. According to Wang Ju, the Heaven and Earth Aura here is thinner than in the Multitudinous Mountains Territory. Even he doesn’t know what the cause of that is,” Chen Jingzhai said to himself. “The most important thing is why is the clan hiding these from us? Is it because we have an enemy out there? Or is it because they are plotting something?”
The young man had a lot to digest after reading the two jade slips.
It was only after that he got to see how big the realm actually was.
The world was much bigger than he thought and much more interesting than he had expected.
He also found a measurement of cultivation on the back of the slip. To be more precise, it was how the geniuses were categorized.
Only those who managed to gather their cores in under 100 years after they started cultivation would get the chance to witness the uniqueness of being a true celestial.
These geniuses were categorized as direct disciples by the celestial clans.
However, these direct disciples were commonly found in other territories, and even Wang Ju had already killed three of them.
These geniuses were also known as celestial appearances.
Above that were those who had managed to gather high-grade cores under 81 years and under 72 years.
These were all true geniuses with different titles.
Some called them Live True Celestials or Supreme True Celestial Appearances in different territories.
The new information made Chen Jingzhai a little anxious. Although he had managed to completely establish his foundation before reaching the age of 20, he had yet to compile his Golden Core passage because he had chosen to walk down the Path of Technique Creation.
According to what he had experienced with the Foundation Establishment passage, he had guessed that he would need a lot of methods as resources for compiling the Golden Core passage.
“Maybe the Primordial Essence Grotto-heavens is my real cheat. If I can combine it with my divine mind and enter a state of sudden realization, it won’t be hard to compile the next passage.”
Chen Jingzhai let out a sigh as it was a hard state to achieve.
He had only managed to do it once, not counting the time in the deep ocean.
He then let the Supreme Sky Master continue to comprehend the methods while he returned to the real world.
Su Qinghuang was still deeply asleep. Perhaps because she knew that Chen Jingzhai was next to her, she felt safe.
It was the first time she had slept so soundly after leaving Hongluan Peak.
Afraid that he would not be able to hold himself back, Chen Jingzhai activated a restriction formation before leaving the room.
“Master Uncle, is there any news as to where Junior Brother Chu is?” Jiang Lin asked the moment he saw Chen Jingzhai. “The one next to Master Uncle Meng is Master Uncle Zhang from the Sky Whale lineage. I believe he’s the guardian.”
“You don’t have to worry about Jingsong.” Chen Jingzhai gently smiled. “I believe he’s in the space inside Sage Zhang’s magic treasure. There’s no way that three Golden Core Sages could not save Jingsong.”
“That’s a relief.” Jiang Lin let out a long sigh.
Because the Golden Core Sages were injured, the tower ship remained parked at the edge of the Tempest Ocean.
The essence power there was relatively thicker.
The Essence-Gathering Formation made by Chen Jingzhai with spirit pearls on the ship had also been activated.
The dense essence power was all directed into the room.
After a whole day and night, Su Qinghuang was the first to wake up. Sage Meng came out with Chu Jingsong not long after that.