The Prodigies War

On Thousand Streams Mountain, a meaty aroma filled the air, and everyone had to keep swallowing the saliva that flooded their mouths.

The flesh of the Golden King Snake was succulent and flavourful; there was no need to add extra seasonings. The meat, once cooked, glistened in the light due to the astonishing amount of aeth power essence contained within it.

After all, it was the flesh of an ancient-era eccentric genius, which could never be eaten normally.

Toady and A’lu ate to their heart’s content. Even their lips began to glow from the aeth power.

Lin Xun also dug in, washing down every mouthful of meat with a sip of wine. Was this not delightful?

At first, the other cultivators were reluctant to try because if word spread that they ate the flesh of Jin Xiaoming, there could be serious consequences.

But they couldn’t bear the temptation and soon joined the eating team. After a sample of the broth, they found that it was indeed too delicious for words and started devouring it without a care about their manners.

Even some graceful and reserved women no longer cared about their image.

If Jin Xiaoming saw this scene, he likely would explode with rage. It was the ultimate humiliation for the descendant of the Golden King Snake Clan to be treated as food.

“Senior Brother, who won in the battle between you and Bai Longting?” Qi Chongdou asked.

The question drew everyone’s attention.

Bai Longting was an ancient-era eccentric genius of the White Flood-Dragon Clan and was famed for his mighty strength and remarkable combat skills. In terms of prestige, he was as great as Jin Xiaoming!

Mi Hengzhen answered after a thought, “The battle was extremely difficult and lasted several hours. I was seriously wounded, but Bai Longting was in just as bad of a condition. The battle ended in a draw.”

He smiled. “Of course, neither I nor Bai Longting brought out our trump cards because many of our peers were watching the battle. Otherwise, the outcome of the battle could have very likely been both of us getting destroyed together.”

He spoke nonchalantly, but everyone knew that the battle had to be extremely intense!

After all, both Mi Hengzhen and Bai Longting were real supreme cultivators. For them, a draw would still taint their respective prestige and name.

No one would accept the result of a draw if they had confidence of winning.

“Brother Mi, in your opinion, how powerful are those ancient-era eccentric geniuses that have been born into the world so far?” asked Lin Xun.

Mi Hengzhen’s expression grew serious as he pondered for a long moment before answering, “Very powerful. The only people in this world who can compete with them are absolute apex giants who have reached the pinnacle of the Supreme Path. Anyone else is slightly inferior to them.”

Everyone suddenly felt heavy.

Given Mi Hengzhen’s identity and status, he absolutely would not say something that would raise their enemies’ confidence and reduce the morale of his people. The fact that he came to that conclusion was enough to show that the ancient-era eccentric geniuses were truly terrifying!

The subsequent conversations almost all revolved around the ancient-era eccentric geniuses and provided Lin Xun with an opportunity to learn more about them.

For example, in the present world, the supreme figures were divided into three categories.

The first was absolute apex giants such as Mi Hengzhen, Wang Xuanyu, Ye Mohe, and Yan Zhanqiu.

The second was the monster-like characters from the Hidden Holy Lands. Among them included born geniuses and aeth embryos that remained to appear in the world.

Only when the Realm of the Supreme emerged would these monster-like characters come into the world.

This reminded Lin Xun of Le Caiwei from the Skyless Sect in the Holy Hidden Lands, and also of Mu Zheng, a successor from the Earth Treasury Temple.

The third were the ancient-era eccentric geniuses that frequently appeared in recent times.

“How does Yun Qingbai compare to those people?” Lin Xun suddenly asked.

Everyone fell quiet as if the name had some sort of magic power.

Even Mi Hengzhen narrowed his eyes and swept a strange glance over Lin Xun. “When I participated in the Four Worlds Star Ranking Competition back then, Yun Qingbai was already the strongest below the king stage. His power is unquestionable.

“After ten years of closed-door cultivation, I can only say that he has grown much stronger and experienced since then!

“The Omega Sword Sect is a tremendous force that has been standing since ancient times. Not long ago, an ancient-era eccentric genius called Duanmu Ziyi from the Omega Sword Sect came into the world, and he completely stole the limelight from Yun Qingbai.”

Mi Hengzhen’s expression changed subtly. A look that resembled a mix of admiration and surprise flashed across his face. “But do you know what happened after that?”

Everyone pricked up their ears.

It was the first time they heard about this matter.

“The day after Duanmu Ziyi appeared, he paid Yun Qingbai a visit, poured three bowls of wine and toasted him!

Everyone fell silent.

It was unbelievable that an ancient-era eccentric genius would take the initiative to visit someone and toast to them.

“If Duanmu Ziyi was confident of defeating Yun Qingbai, he wouldn’t lower himself like that, which means he either thinks he is inferior to Yun Qingbai or that he did not want to make enemies with Yun Qingbai.

“Regardless of the reason, it suggests that the present Yun Qingbai...is strong enough to instill fear in ancient-era eccentric geniuses!”

Mi Hengzhen continued after a sigh, “That’s Yun Qingbai. People will never know how strong he is.”

Lin Xun said calmly, “No matter how powerful he is, he is still only at the Cyclic Derivation Stage and is not invincible.”

Everyone was taken aback, smiling wryly. Perhaps only Demon God Lin would say those words in this world. Who else would dare to do the same?

……

Due to Mi Hengzhen’s injury, the Thousand Streams Meeting that was scheduled for seven days had to end early.

That night, Mi Hengzhen went to find Lin Xun and immediately cut to the chase, “Brother Lin, the Supreme Realm will descend soon. There is an incomplete scroll in our Moon Sun Sacred Palace that relates to a heaven-defying opportunity in the Supreme Realm. I wonder if you would be interested in it.”

“Can you tell me more?” asked Lin Xun

Mi Hengzhen explained, “You should know that, in ancient times, the Supreme Realm has appeared many times, but some of its great fortunes and great opportunities were still in a sealed state and could not be obtained by anyone.

“But this great age is different from those in the past. If the Supreme Realm descends then some of its sealed fortunes and opportunities may be obtained this time!”

Lin Xun nodded. He had already heard about those secrets from Toady.

“This incomplete scroll belongs to the Moon Sun Sacred Palace and relates to the True Dragon’s Lair in the Supreme Realm. But because it is incomplete, the power of the Moon Sun Sacred Palace alone is not enough to seize the fortune it contained. So, I wanted to ask you if you want to take part.”

Mi Hengzhen spoke frankly and did not try to hide anything from Lin Xun.

“Of course, there are great risks and dangers involved. From what I know, our Moon Sun Sacred Palace is not the only one who knows about the True Dragon’s Lair. In other words, you will inevitably come into conflict with other supreme figures if you want to seize the fortune.”

Lin Xun exclaimed in surprise, “Does the True Dragon’s Lair really exist?”

“The various clues that we have investigated suggest it does, but it is difficult to say for sure. After all, that place has been sealed since ancient times.”

Lin Xun wavered.

Mi Hengzhen smiled and said, “You don’t need to give me an answer right away. Brother Lin, you can think about it first and then make a decision.”

“The only thing I can tell you is that if you can seize the fortune in the True Dragon’s Lair, you very likely will soar to the supreme king stage in one leap!”

Lin Xun looked tempted.

“Brother Lin, once you have carefully thought about it, crush this talisman and I will be in contact with you right away.” Mi Hengzhen handed him a talisman engraved with the sun and moon symbol.

Lin Xun nodded.

On the same night, Mi Hengzhen and Qi Chongdou left Thousand Streams Mountain. The other cultivators also left one after another.

Lin Xun, Toady and A’lu also left.

They had decided to head to the Ink White Province to see if they could contact Zhao Jingxuan at Spirit Treasure Holy Land. They planned to invite Zhao Jingxuan to join them when the Supreme Realm descended.

Lin Xun had learned that all cultivators below the king stage had the opportunity to enter the Realm of the Supreme, which meant that successors of ancient sects and clans such as Mi Hengzhen would not act alone.

“Toady, have you ever heard about the True Dragon’s Lair?”

That night, on the way to Ink White Province, Lin Xun told Toady and A’lu about Mi Hengzhen inviting him to investigate the True Dragon’s Lair with him.

Toady raised his eyebrows. “They have guts to set their sights on that place. Do they not know that countless supreme figures have lost their lives trying to break into that place in ancient times?”

Then, his tone changed, “However, this great age is different from those in the past. The sealing power of the True Dragon’s Lair is likely to disintegrate on its own then. It is a very rare opportunity to have the chance to explore it.”

Lin Xun frowned. “Is it not dangerous?”

“Yes, extremely dangerous!” Toady stated seriously. “But wealth is obtained from taking risks. How will you find any treasures if you don’t take any chances?”

“So, you suggest that I go?” Lin Xun was a little tempted.

Toady thought hard for a long time before he shook his head and said, “Give the invitation some thought first. Do you know that the True Dragon’s Lair is located in the Upper Ninth Realm of the Supreme Realm? It might contain heaven-defying treasures and fortunes, but it is also accompanied by deadly dangers. There are countless fortunes in the Realm of the Supreme, so you don’t necessarily have to risk your life there.”

Lin Xun cried out in astonishment, “Have you been to the Realm of the Supreme before?”

Toady sighed as he put his hands behind his back and gazed up at the sky, exuding the air of a wise man. “Fine, I won’t hide the truth from you anymore. In ancient times, my footsteps have been printed in the Supreme Realm. My glorious feats…likely not many people remember now…”

Lin Xun and A’lu both rolled their eyes. The toad is exaggerating again.

“What’s with your expressions?”

Toady’s face reddened in anger. “Let me tell you that if you listen to me when we enter the Supreme Realm, I can guarantee that treasures will appear without any effort. Otherwise, given your shallow knowledge, you likely won’t find anything, let alone treasures and fortunes!”

“Stop exaggerating!” A’lu scolded contemptuously.

“Please continue.”

Lin Xun crossed his arms and snickered.

Toady stomped his feet, flushing red. “Do you know about the three thousand realms in the Supreme Realm?”