Chapter 303: Chapter 169: From 1 Lamp, 10,000 Are Lit

Cultivation Immortality Realm.

Eastern Divine Land.

Yongchang Kingdom.

Celestial Water State, Yong’an County.

On the banks of a great river.

This river was named the Heavenly Peace River. It spanned a total of 1.3 million li, its torrential waters thundering ever onward.

It passed through three states and fifteen counties, irrigating the farmland along its banks and sustaining tens of millions of people before finally flowing into the North Sea Islands.

The Heavenly Peace River once burst its banks with alarming frequency. It wasn’t until the Celestial Destiny Emperor employed his tremendous power, reshaping the very land and constructing massive dams, that its flow was finally brought under control.

Legend had it that the Celestial Destiny Emperor had first imparted the ways of Martial Arts in the three states through which the Heavenly Peace River flowed.

As a result, the martial culture in these three states was the most fervent of all.

It was late autumn, with the deep of winter fast approaching. A biting chill had already swept across the lands, blanketing the entire Celestial Water State.

However, the cold did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the common folk.

A crowd of people had gathered on the banks of the Heavenly Peace River, their heads turning this way and that as if they were waiting for something.

"They’re here! Mu Changfeng and Jiang Beiyi are here!"

Just then, someone in the crowd cried out.

All eyes snapped in unison toward the distant riverbank.

There, amidst the dense river fog,

two figures could be seen treading upon the waves as they approached.

One was a burly man, his upper body bare, revealing a chest the color of bronze.

The other held a long, slender sword, his entire aura incredibly focused.

"Mu Changfeng, you claim to be the heir to the Celestial Destiny Emperor’s Martial Arts. How laughable! Today, I shall be the one to defeat you!"

"Heh. You’ve learned a few Buddhist Sect Body Refining Techniques and you dare to bark like a mad dog before me?!"

BOOM!

In an instant, the two figures clashed. Surging True Qi rolled out like a tidal wave, tearing through the sky!

The river’s torrential waters erupted with a thunderous roar, surging dozens of feet into the air like a tsunami.

The spectators on both banks watched the fierce battle, clapping and cheering with excitement.

"I wonder who will win, Mu Changfeng or Jiang Beiyi."

"They’re both Martial Arts prodigies. They’ve cultivated the Martial Arts passed down by the Celestial Destiny Emperor all the way to the Celestial Human Realm. That’s a whole level higher than the old Peak of Body Refining, and it’s already comparable to a Cultivator’s Spirit Embryo Realm."

"These days, besides Her Majesty the Empress of our Yongchang Kingdom, are there even any active Cultivators left?"

"That’s right. Ever since the Celestial Destiny Emperor shattered the Invincible Road, it seems no one with a Spirit Root has been born."

In the crowd.

Wang Xiao watched the battle on the river’s surface, his lips tightening slightly.

’Two years!’

He had already found out the current date: the 226th year of the Celestial Destiny Era.

In other words, for every day he spent in the Real World, two years passed here.

The flow of time was twice as fast as in the Incense Realm!

Moreover, the concentration of Spiritual Qi here was far richer than in the Incense Realm.

Although, after the Heart of the Starry Sky had been refined,

the Spiritual Qi of this world was diminishing daily.

Still, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

Cultivating here was naturally a better option than in the Incense Realm.

The only thing he had to consider was that he was here in his true body, and he wasn’t completely invincible.

An Immortal Emperor like Mu Tiange could still defeat him with ease.

Furthermore, he couldn’t pursue his Enlightenment in this particular world.

After all, since he planned to refine Earth itself, it was better to comprehend Earth’s Origin Great Dao.

While the two were largely similar, there were bound to be subtle differences.

It was like comparing two cars: Earth was a top-of-the-line luxury model,

while this Cultivation Immortality Realm was merely a standard one.

’As time goes on, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in this world will likely continue to dwindle, making it increasingly unsuitable for Cultivation Immortality. My Martial Arts, however, have left a spark behind for this world. In the future, some peerless talent may yet forge a new path forward on the road of Martial Arts.’

’But that has nothing to do with me anymore.’

Wang Xiao spared the battle on the river one last glance before slowly walking away.

He didn’t linger, instead returning to the Real World.

’First, I’ll call Chief Ye and have him send over all the Supreme Treasure Materials I need for Gold Melting Body Refining. I should also ask for some materials to refine my Spirit for cultivating the Nirvana Ninth Transformation. In the meantime, I can work on my Enlightenment of the Origin Great Dao.’

Wang Xiao carefully laid out his plans.

Without another thought, he dialed Ye Tianying’s number.

The call connected quickly.

Ye Tianying’s voice came through from the other end.

"Wang Xiao, I heard you went into seclusion for Cultivation. Do you need anything?"

Wang Xiao didn’t stand on ceremony and nodded.

"Chief, I need some Supreme Treasure Materials..."

Previously, Ye Tianying had given him the password to a database.

This database contained all the resources currently held by the authorities.

He just had to tell the Celestial Dao his requirements, and it would list all matching resources for him to browse.

Wang Xiao had already entered the properties of the various materials needed to forge the Celestial Destiny Sword into the database and had found similar resources.

Now that he wanted to use them, he naturally needed to submit a request to Ye Tianying.

Even though he had been chosen as the final candidate for the God Creation Plan, the use of resources still required approval.

He couldn’t just take whatever he wanted.

Of course, as long as his requests weren’t too outrageous, the authorities would almost certainly grant them.

"Alright. The resources will be delivered to your Martial Arts Hall within a day."

Ye Tianying agreed without a moment’s hesitation.

He had already received a directive from the Chaos Nether King that anything Wang Xiao required, with the exception of a few top-tier Supreme Treasures and Curiosities, could be sent to him directly.

"Thank you, Chief Ye."

Wang Xiao offered his thanks, made a little more small talk with Ye Tianying, and then ended the call.

’He didn’t ask about my Cultivation progress. Does he think the time has been too short for me to make any significant improvement, or does he just not want to put pressure on me?’