Chapter 1520 Visiting Old Friends
Chapter 1520 Visiting Old Friends
"While you're retreating, don't forget to think about the wedding. This is as much your celebration as mine," Wu Hong reminded.
"Of course. You know how flamboyant I can be when I need to," Wang Wei replied. Since they've decided on a grand and lavish wedding, he will go all out for the event. He already had a few ideas, especially for his entrance as the groom.
"Good."
"Do you think —"
Wang Wei's direct communication talisman trembled, forcing him to stop and check it. "The people from the Skill Path Association came to see me again."
"Are they there for their artifact?"
"Yes," Wang Wei nodded.
"What's the situation?"
"Miscellaneous said he was almost done copying it," Wang Wei said. He once saw the latter's message on the Elder Council Communication Hall about that situation.
"Then, you need to buy more time by pretending you're in retreat."
"They probably came because their spies noticed my appearance. It would be too suspicious if I entered seclusion just after leaving," Wang Wei shook his head.
"Then reveal that you're here."
"Are you sure? That might reveal our relationship."
"People are already suspicious," Wu Hong shrugged. She never underestimated the Overlords or top lineages. The existence of her clone in the lower dimension was plenty enough for people to raise eyebrows.
"Then, I'll be bothering you," Wang Wei nodded before answering. He told Yu Cai not to hide the fact that he had left for the Origin Seal Continent. The association might ask to deal with someone of higher authority, but the excuse that the ancestors were recuperating is still valid.
Wang Wei kissed Wu Hong before teleporting to his cultivation room in the continent. The setting was no different from the ones in his Transcending Fate Mountain, and it was even better in some areas. However, Wang Wei insisted on using his own third-rank Dao Sources for the array.
After sitting down on the purple cushion, he looked at the white walls that calmed him down before deeply exhaling. Wang Wei closed his eyes before summoning a projection to the lower dimension. The first thing he felt as soon as he arrived was how stifling it was.
Wang Wei felt like he was an enormous shark forced to shrink himself so he could fit into a small fish tank. 'No wonder no one wants to visit this place,' he thought. He felt that he might destroy the entire lower dimension if he snoozed wrongly. It also did not help that Heavenly Dao was staring at him ever since his arrival.
'Let's check the current situation of the Myriad Emperor World,' he thought before scanning everything with his divine sense. He had arrived during the 27th generation of the Heavenly Emperor Era, and after more than 20 generations, the Dao Opening Sect had finally chosen to partake in the Heaven Will Battle.
'So, this is the time that Cai Song ascends? Great timing,' Wang Wei thought. Her talent for puppetry will be greatly appreciated for the upcoming catastrophe. 'Hmm? Why can't I find Li Jun? And Dong Lifen should have already ascended, but there was no news of her.' Wang Wei checked this world's past and future, but he could not see why the latter disappeared. He shook his head, blaming the Six Paths of Samsara for hiding all his information. Wang Wei took a step to teleport to the Guardian World.
Yan Liling, dressed in a white robe, sat before a cauldron with purple flame coming out of her hands. She was deeply concentrated on the pill she was refining, not even noticing someone else was here. Of course, Wang Wei did not want to be found so as not to disturb her. Luckily for him, the pill was on the verge of completion, so he only had to wait a few days.
"Impressive skills as always."
"Who's there?" Yan Liling roared as she summoned a defense and attack cauldron to surround her. "Big Brother Wang?" She rushed to hug him, and Wang Wei made his projection corporeal so she could succeed.
"I didn't expect to see you until I ascended," she said with a gentle smile. Then, she frowned as she remembered something. "Is everything alright? The sect said your soul lamp went out for a few minutes."
"I'm fine. I was facing a tricky enemy and had to fake my death."
"Someone forced you to fake your death? How powerful was such an enemy?"
"I can tell you in detail in a little while. Before that, I need to know what happened with Li Jun and Dong Lifen."
"Jun'er was rewarded for his good services, and he's participating in some kind of program. I don't know much since he had to keep it a secret, but he did tell me the next time we met that his strength should enter the Battle Taboo Realm.
"As for Dong Lifen? She ascended a while ago. Did something happen to her?"
"It appeared so," Wang Wei nodded. He was glad that Li Jun was doing all right. He plans to meet his grandmother afterward and ask about Li Jun's situation. Dong Lifen's situation will be handed to the sect; if they don't solve the problem, he'll deal with it after leaving seclusion.
"Don't worry about Dong Lifen. Tell me what you've experienced while I was gone," Wang Wei said. They sat together, and Yan Liling offered her invented pill tea, which was quite delicious. Then, she told him everything she had experienced.
His reign drastically influenced the Heavenly Emperor Era. The cultivators have evolved to divide a Heavenly Emperor into two categories: Primary Heavenly Emperors and Secondary Heavenly Emperors. The title of Primary Heavenly Emperor means a person is the strongest Heavenly Emperor and reigns above everyone else—just like Wang Wei did.
After someone becomes a Primary Heavenly Emperor, they will try to leave a lasting impact on the world by inventing things like the Dream World, the Sword Dao River, the Darkness World, etc. Then, after reaping all the benefits of the lower dimension, they will have a Dao Banquet before ascending.
Yan Liling's position as the Guardian was relatively free. Her greatest threat was the rebellions from the Hell Court, and a few Heavenly Emperors who allowed fame and power to get to their heads and attacked the Myriad Emperor World. But for the most part, she focused on cultivating and refining pills.
"I can see how much effort you've put into your craft," Wang Wei praised. He could tell Yan Liling's cultivation was the peak of the Great Emperor Realm, and she was preparing for the Taboo Battle Realm. Furthermore, it appeared she could refine Empyrean Pills, but she hasn't done so because she lacked the materials, and these pills took too long to concoct.
"The peace and quiet have done wonders for my skill and state of mind," Yan Liling nodded. "What about you? What have you experienced after your ascension?" She was dying to know what he experienced or how strong he had become. Based on her current strength, all Yan Liling saw when glancing at him was an infinite emptiness.
"Well, that's a long story," Wang Wei said before telling her everything that happened to him, leaving out only a few secrets that were too important or something that her low-cultivation cannot yet access.
"I knew you would flourish, but I didn't expect you to grow so quickly," Yan Liling sighed, her voice laced with a hint of sadness and a sense of inferiority.
"Do you want to end your duty early and ascend with me?" Wang Wei asked. "I've already prepared a clear and rapid path to the Paragon Realm for you and Li Jun."
According to Wang Wei's prediction, the 27th, 28th, and 29th generation Heaven Wills will belong to the Dao Opening Sect as Cai Song, Jin Mengyao, and Li Wenling. Yan Liling and Li Jun's reign will be in the 33rd generation, which is a short few hundred million years from now. With a bit of merit and Wang Wei's bargaining, he should be able to release her from her duty.
"How fast are we talking about?"
"The greatest obstacle to cultivators is the Paragon Realm. Even the most talented individuals will spend hundreds of thousands of Yuan Epochs in preparation before attempting a breakthrough. I have a method that will reduce the time to a few thousand years as long as you become a peak Empyrean."
"How long will it take to reach the Empyrean Peak?"
"You're quite talented, but you also need to achieve the Empyrean Taboo Battle Realm. So, I'd say over 100,000 Yuan Epoch, but that's only 10,000 Yuan Epoch with Time Formations."
"Can I reduce that time if I receive merit and benefits from being a Heavenly Emperor?" she asked.
"It would," Wang Wei nodded. "Right now, merit is more extremely valuable in the upper dimension, so the more the better."
"In that case, I want to wait," Yan Liling said after mulling it over.
"That's fine by me," Wang Wei nodded. Her choice was the most optimal in this situation.