Chapter 2119: Luoyun Valley

A Sovereign is the supreme existence between heaven and earth, a life form standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid across the nine heavens and myriad realms.

Each one wields the power of a realm, and even the divine realm operates according to their will, with none able to contend.

That fellow just now—how could he have the bloodline of such a powerhouse within him? What exactly is going on?

“Could it be a mistake? In the Nether Spirit Heaven, Lord Qiankun Demon Sovereign has no offspring, not even a successor…” The old woman’s lips trembled.

Possessing a Sovereign’s bloodline means being a descendant of some Sovereign powerhouse. But the Sovereign of the Nether Spirit Heaven, Qiankun Demon Sovereign, has lived for who knows how many millennia without taking a wife or having children, and has no successor… How could someone with his bloodline suddenly appear?

“There are ten Great Sovereigns across the nine heavens… Appearing in the Nether Spirit Heaven doesn’t necessarily mean he is a descendant of Qiankun Demon Sovereign!” Qi Ling’er’s voice carried a tremor: “According to the information I received, when he killed One Inch of Ash, he used an extremely formidable sword technique. Its profundity surpassed countless sword formulas…”

“You mean, miss… that this person is likely from the Sword God Heaven? A junior of that reclusive Sword God from the Sword Hut?”

The old woman’s eyes widened.

“I wouldn’t know. Matters involving Sovereigns—no one dares speak recklessly…” Shaking her head, Qi Ling’er took a deep breath to suppress her inner panic and said, “Don’t tell anyone this news!”

“Yes!” The old woman quickly nodded.

In truth, even without being told, matters involving Sovereigns—even if she had ten times the courage, she wouldn’t dare utter a single superfluous word.

“Pass down the order: change the profit share for him to ninety percent! From now on, whatever he requests, fulfill it as much as possible. Also… send the Mayang beast blood over as quickly as possible!”

Qi Ling’er issued a series of commands.

If she had had other thoughts before, now, seeing the purity of his blood, even a fool would know how to choose.

Possessing a Sovereign’s bloodline, even if not direct, his future achievements would be boundless. Moreover, how could someone like him lack powerful guardians by his side?

To go looking for trouble would be to fear living too long and dying too slowly!

“Understood!” The old woman hurriedly left.

Following behind, Qi Ling’er withdrew.

…

“Still left a soul imprint…” Sitting in the small boat, returning to the previous building, Zhang Xuan stepped out of the room, took out the card, and swept his Eye of Insight over it, smiling slightly.

The other party had left a soul imprint on it, which could fool others but not him.

With a thought, a surge of Heavenly Dao true energy flowed over, and in the next moment, the imprint was engulfed and vanished without a trace.

Stretching lazily, Zhang Xuan’s previously pale complexion immediately flushed with health as he pondered: “Mayang beast blood can enhance soul cultivation. It seems I need to find a way to train the physical body!”

With enough Divine Origin Pills, his cultivation could advance rapidly, but before improving his true energy cultivation, he needed to first progress in both body and soul.

“The best way to advance the physical body is by using… divine beast blood!”

The physical body is hard to train; relying solely on absorbing spiritual energy to temper it would take countless years. As far as he knew, the best method in the divine realm was… tempering the body with divine beast blood!

This tempering harnesses the bloodline power of divine beasts—the purer the bloodline, the stronger the effect.

In the present world, the most powerful divine beast is undoubtedly the true dragon!

But even Mayang beast blood, from an ordinary Heavenly God realm divine beast, was so hard to find, let alone dragon blood.

“Let’s go check out the divine beast trading grounds first!”

In the divine realm, there are places where divine beasts are traded, but they are usually low in cultivation and not yet transformed.

For example… the rabbit that had never been successfully hunted on Spirit Mechanism Mountain.

As for powerful divine beasts that can transform, they are identical to deities. Not to mention trading—if you dare touch one, a swarm will definitely come after you, and you might even have your lair destroyed.

The divine beast trading grounds were not far from his current location. Riding a horse, he arrived in half an hour.

The trading grounds were on the edge of the city, very spacious, filled with countless divine beasts, densely packed.

Some of these divine beasts had been captured, while others came willingly, offering themselves for sale.

The spiritual energy outside the city had dissipated. To survive better and grow stronger, the only way was to enter the city… and becoming a human’s beast pet was the most direct method.

In the divine realm, beast tamers were not considered a profession and held no high status, because… as long as spiritual energy and cultivation opportunities were provided, many divine beasts would follow voluntarily, making it no longer difficult.

“Excuse me, do you have any divine beasts with dragon bloodline here?” Zhang Xuan asked a person in charge.

“Dragon bloodline? Sir… are you joking?” The person in charge was startled.

Zhang Xuan shook his head. "Of course not!"

"Anyone in the divine beast trade knows that the dragon clan is the royal family of Eastern Cloud Dragon Heaven. If any divine beast is found to contain this bloodline, it must be sent back. Anyone who dares to sell it privately, once discovered, will be executed on the spot, and no one can save them..."

Seeing that he understood nothing, the person in charge lowered his voice and explained.

"The royal family of Eastern Cloud Dragon Heaven?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

This was indeed the first time he had heard of it. His previous understanding of the divine realm came from what Teacher Mo Yun had described. Eastern Cloud Dragon Heaven was one of the Nine Heavens. With such an order issued, probably no one would dare to act recklessly.

"Could it be... that the emperor of Eastern Cloud Dragon Heaven is a true dragon?" Zhang Xuan's heart stirred.

He had heard of the dragon clan's power back in the Master Teacher Continent, but he had never seen a real one, so he couldn't gauge how strong they were.

Since dragons were the royal family of Cloud Dragon Heaven, could it be that this emperor was a true dragon in human form?

Knowing that involving such a powerful figure meant the other party wouldn't discuss it in detail, Zhang Xuan looked over. "I need some divine beast blood for body tempering. Do you have any here?"

Since there was no dragon blood, he had to settle for the next best thing and see if there was any divine beast essence blood that could improve his physical body. As long as his body reached the mid-grade deity realm and his soul improved further, his cultivation could easily break through.

His previous training had made him realize that the 'brotherly affection and servant's strength' he had comprehended earlier could fully support his cultivation up to high-grade deity.

Therefore, below the Heavenly God realm, he didn't need to worry too much for now. As long as his body and soul were sufficient, with the help of so many Divine Origin Pills, he could directly reach the peak of high-grade deity in one go.

"Body tempering?" The person in charge shook his head. "We don't have any... However, in the Falling Cloud Canyon, there is a high-grade deity level Phosphorus Armor Beast with extremely strong defenses and a powerful body. Even a Heavenly God realm expert like the city lord would find it difficult to break through its defenses! Its blood should be very helpful for body tempering... But we can't catch it or tame it! We can only watch with envy. If you really want this kind of blood, you can go and try your luck!"

"Phosphorus Armor Beast?"

"Yes, but this creature is hard to find and ferocious. Over the years, most people who tried to tame it have been eaten!" the person in charge said.

"Which direction is Falling Cloud Canyon? How far is it from here?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"It's due north. If you ride a flying divine beast, you can get there in about three hours!" The person in charge smiled. "I see you don't have a flying divine beast yet. Would you like to buy one? I have quite a few..."

"Yes! I need one that's fast."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

The divine realm was even vaster than the Upper Realm and the Master Teacher Continent, so he indeed needed a flying divine beast to make traveling anywhere much easier.

Soon, the transaction was completed. Zhang Xuan spent twenty divine coins to purchase a low-grade deity level flying divine beast.

Seeing him leave, the person in charge sneered. "Another fool shows up! If the Phosphorus Armor Beast were that easy to catch, the city lord would have done it already. How could it have waited until now..."

After saying this, he looked at the apprentice beside him. "See? This is how you sell things: satisfy his request, then take the opportunity to promote your own goods... Learn from this!"

Scolding as he went, he walked back happily.

...

Sitting on the back of the flying divine beast, Zhang Xuan closed his eyes and cultivated.

After taking a few Divine Origin Pills and attempting to break through several times, he realized that without improving his physical body, rashly冲击 mid-grade deity would put too much strain on his body, so he shook his head and stopped.

This divine realm was completely different from what he had imagined.

Deities... weren't as happy as he had imagined; instead, it was worse than the Upper Realm or the Master Teacher Continent.

After leaving the city, the spiritual energy became thin again, and the air was somewhat chaotic. The flying divine beast was flying at a considerable height, and with Zhang Xuan's current strength, which was already not weak, the impact was minimal.

Two hours later, he indeed saw a huge canyon appear before him. The setting sun hung in the middle of the canyon, and the bright red evening glow reflected on both sides, as if the canyon were holding up the colorful clouds, dazzling and brilliant.

He had the flying divine beast find a place to rest, and Zhang Xuan walked into the canyon.

According to the other party's words, the Phosphorus Armor Beast should be inside. If he could find it and get some blood, his cultivation could break through its current bottleneck and reach a higher realm.

The canyon was long, and Zhang Xuan was not in a hurry. After walking for nearly an hour, the sky had completely darkened, and he still hadn't found anything. Just as he was wondering, he suddenly saw a flicker of firelight ahead, as if someone was burning a campfire.

"Could there be someone else looking for the Phosphorus Armor Beast like me?"

He frowned.

In such a remote place, with no spiritual energy or treasures, the sudden appearance of someone burning a campfire likely meant they had the same purpose.

After all, any random person in charge of selling divine beasts knew about the Phosphorus Armor Beast. Throughout Nightmare City, there should be quite a few people who knew about this beast.

Just like in the Master Teacher Continent, when a powerful divine beast appeared, there should be many who came to try their luck at taming it.

Although beast tamers were not valuable, powerful divine beasts were certainly not easy to tame.

"Let's go take a look!"

With a thought, Zhang Xuan flew swiftly toward the direction of the firelight.