13: Jiang Cong's thoughts! A serendipitous encounter at the Ancient Temple.

Heaven Swallowing.

It was discovered by the man inside a jade stone within a water cave in a small stream when he lived in a small mountain village on the edge of the Qilin Seeking Domain as a child.

The Heaven Swallower devours all things to supplement itself.

The man's path of cultivation relied almost entirely on Heaven Swallowing to reach the Heavenly God Realm.

"Heaven Swallowing? I happen to know of a similar Cultivation Technique."

Mu Zun thought of the Ruthless Empress's Heaven Swallowing Demonic Technique.

Gathering thousands of Origins to achieve a flawless Chaos Body.

Could there be a connection between the two?

The remnant soul dissipated.

Mu Zun picked up the stone talisman.

Instantly, a massive amount of information flooded in.

Mu Zun began to digest and comprehend it.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Mu Zun slowly opened his eyes.

"An incomplete Cultivation Technique, and by more than just a little bit."

This Heaven Swallowing was only a fragment; even though Mu Zun used his Double Pupils to repair parts of it, it was still incomplete.

"Putting this Cultivation Technique in the Heavenly Spirit Continent is simply unimaginable."

Once this Cultivation Technique is leaked, the four domains of the Heavenly Spirit Continent would likely be plunged into misery, with blood flowing like a sea.

The resulting war would likely cause the entire Heavenly Spirit Continent to be pierced through and collapse.

How exactly did this Cultivation Technique appear on the Heavenly Spirit Continent?

And how was it obtained by a wild boy from a village?

Many questions surfaced in Mu Zun's mind.

"It's such a pity that this Heavenly God Realm expert died."

Because it was only a remnant soul of memories left before the man's death, Mu Zun did not know the cause of his death.

But Mu Zun still felt regret for the owner of this corrosion secret treasury.

Having obtained this Cultivation Technique, his luck could be said to be comparable to a Child of Destiny.

He was fully capable of reaching levels above the Heavenly God Realm, surpassing a Saint, and going to the Upper Realm.

To a larger stage.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the fate of a protagonist.

In the end, he died halfway, perishing on the Heavenly Spirit Continent.

Thinking of this.

Mu Zun began to Cultivate Heaven Swallowing.

Devouring all things to feed back into himself.

At this moment, it was as if a small black hole had condensed within Mu Zun's body, greedily absorbing the Spiritual Qi and Divine Power in this space.

The Divine Power in this space, which ordinary Cultivators could not absorb, entered Mu Zun's body like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to cause even the slightest ripple.

Like a bottomless pit.

Mu Zun's aura began to grow at this moment.

The ten-thousand-foot Grotto-Heaven within his body became increasingly magnificent, and the magic power gushing out was sublimated once again!

"Late Stage Grotto-Heaven Realm."

Mu Zun slowly let out a breath and stopped operating the Cultivation Technique.

Previously, Mu Zun had cultivated the Mu Family's Family Cultivation Technique.

Although its rank was too low, it didn't affect his cultivation.

Cultivating Heaven Swallowing like this, with the enhancement of the Double Pupils, the cultivation speed was undoubtedly further accelerated.

After being viewed by Mu Zun, the stone talisman turned to dust.

Mu Zun left the cave, and with a shift of his form, he returned to the top of the cliff.

Zhenwu Empire, Wujun City.

Space distorted.

A figure with a deep aura appeared before the city gate.

"The source of the phenomenon is right here."

Second Elder of the Boundless Holy Land, Second Elder, stroked his beard as he looked at the city that seemed very barren to him, sighing in his heart.

"Wujun City... wasn't that Little girl the Supreme Elder took in also discovered here?"

"Could it be that this city is some kind of place where talented people and spiritual land gather?"

Second Elder felt a bit worried again.

The phenomenon has ended; I wonder if that Prodigy is still in Wujun City?

Second Elder stepped into Wujun City.

The guards at the city gate seemed not to see him at all, allowing him to walk into the city boldly.

Second Elder walked onto the bustling street and reached out his hand to grab.

A passing man was sucked into his palm like a puppet.

Gripping the man's head, Second Elder immediately began soul searching.

After the Soul Search ended, Second Elder put down the unconscious man in his hand.

His brow furrowed slightly.

"There's actually such a thing?"

Second Elder searched the soul to learn about the major events that had recently occurred in Wujun City.

If such a Prodigy appeared, they would surely stand out.

Therefore, Wujun City could not possibly have been peaceful during this time.

As long as he knew which prodigies had risen in Wujun City recently, he could trace them back and naturally find that peerless Prodigy.

With Second Elder's Soul Search...

He realized that a major event had indeed happened in Wujun City recently.

It even involved their Boundless Holy Land.

The Family of the Saintess of their Boundless Holy Land—the Little girl the Second Elder mentioned, You Xianya—the You Family of Wujun City, had been exterminated.

The Zhu Family, also one of the three great families, was destroyed along with them.

The Mu Family was also suspected of being slaughtered, but its direct lineage Elders had already disappeared.

The Mu Family's ancestral grounds vanished overnight.

Most importantly, the culprit behind the extermination of the You and Zhu families was the Mu Family's Mu Zun.

After Mu Zun carried out the extermination, he even declared he would go to the Boundless Holy Land to take the head of Saintess You Xianya.

"Mu Zun, possessing Divine Blood, in seclusion for five years..."

"Could it be that the phenomenon was caused by Mu Zun?"

"The timing of the phenomenon's appearance also matches perfectly."

"But could just the Awakening of Divine Blood really produce such a phenomenon?"

"Even if the Divine Blood awakened, his cultivation shouldn't soar like this..."

Second Elder was deep in thought.

So much so that the matter of his own Saintess's Family being exterminated was put to the back of his mind.

Previously, that kind of phenomenon was far beyond what the Primal Phoenix Body could compare to.

As long as he found the person who caused the phenomenon, what did the Primal Phoenix Body matter?

Moreover, You Xianya was not from his faction, and she hadn't given him any benefits after becoming the Saintess.

So he could wait until he found Mu Zun before dealing with this matter.

If Mu Zun wasn't that Heaven-Defying Prodigy, he would simply capture him and take him to the Holy Land for punishment.

You Xianya would have to thank him then and owe him a favor.

Why not?

In the end, Second Elder decided.

To find Mu Zun quickly!

Second Elder learned what Mu Zun looked like five years ago from the Soul Search.

Time waits for no one; he would just look for someone roughly fitting that appearance.

Second Elder once again escaped into the Void Realm... At the end of the corrosion secret treasury.

A towering Ancient Palace stood there.

A large number of Cultivators had already gathered in front of the Ancient Palace.

And a steady stream of Cultivators was still rushing over.

"I regret it! I'm late! The treasures and Spirit Medicines in the secret treasury have almost all been taken!"

"There must be a massive treasure in this Ancient Palace! I can already feel an aura above that of a Precious Tool inside!"

"The weapon in my hand is trembling!"

The Cultivators licked their dry lips, their eyes burning with greed like wild beasts.

Boom!

A pillar of fire formed from scorching lava flew in from a distance.

Within the pillar of fire, a person was actually merged into it.

Driving the entire lava, he descended here with a loud crash.

Startled, the surrounding Cultivators hurriedly avoided him, fearing they would be touched by the hot flames.

"It's the Chiyan Saint!"

"His aura is even more terrifying than before!? What exactly did he get in the secret treasury?!"

A Cultivator exclaimed in shock.

Among the Cultivators, several in the Divine Fire Realm showed even greater wariness towards him.

"Hehehe... Hahahahaha!"

Chiyan was covered in lava, his white teeth showing on his face.

Feeling the fearful gazes around him.

He started with a low laugh and ended with unbridled, loud laughter.

He had obtained a strand of Profound Fire!

A strand of Profound Fire, far surpassing Spiritual Fire and standing above it!

Earth Flame Profound Fire!