Science Fiction

Within the City Lord’s Mansion in Huyang City, located on the Origin Continent of the Origin World, inside the Star Tower.

Luo Feng had long been studying high-grade Primordial bloodlines here, utilizing the ‘Book of Wisdom’ and the ‘Eye of Samsara’. He had, of course, thoroughly researched low-grade Primordial bloodlines a long time ago. Currently, only three high-grade Primordial bloodlines had been researched beyond seventy percent.

“Huh?” Luo Feng felt an invisible fluctuation descend, and a weapon appeared out of thin air before him. When he had exchanged for treasures using Infinite Space reward points in the past, they had also appeared this way.

The moment Luo Feng saw the saber, he couldn’t help but hold his breath. This saber was pitch black throughout, its power completely contained within its blade. Yet, just seeing it, Luo Feng felt a sensation akin to observing the Star Tower’s Blood Scale—supreme and unmatched! Its level of power even reminded Luo Feng of the Origin World’s very essence.

“Is this a saber I can also use?” Luo Feng cautiously reached out and gripped its hilt.

The saber offered no resistance. Luo Feng grasped the saber!

“What a terrifying saber,” Luo Feng murmured, gripping it. He vaguely understood that even if he was merely a lifeform within a cage, if he were to swing this saber, those high-grade Primordial beings would likely be annihilated instantly.

This saber contained the highest level of destructive power, a weapon greatly coveted even by World-level Primordial powerhouses. It was only because the cultivation alliance had too few World-level Primordial beings, and yet had amassed too much spoils of war during the faction conflicts, that at this critical moment of life and death, Yuan and the others had made these treasures available to cultivators. As long as one’s talent was sufficient, these treasures could be exchanged for. Of course, if a cultivator died, the treasures would still be reclaimed. Unlike the blood scale within the Star Tower, which was ultimately just a scale and couldn’t exert much power, this was a saber naturally nurtured by the Infinite Primordial Space itself, inherently possessing terrifying destructive power. Luo Feng, holding the saber, felt like a small mouse touching the button of a nuclear weapon. A casual swing could destroy heavens and earth; at the very least, the Origin World would likely instantly plunge into cataclysm.

“I am too weak. Before I transcend this cage, it will only serve for my enlightenment.” Luo Feng understood this; naturally, this was also his intention in exchanging for this saber – he meant to use it for cultivation, to verify against the Star Tower’s Blood Scale.

“Let me take a look.” The Eye of Samsara on Luo Feng’s forehead opened. Without rushing to use the Book of Wisdom, he first attempted to observe the internal structure of the Sky-Rending Saber.

Inside the Sky-Rending Saber was an endless network of secret patterns! What was this? Luo Feng stared at the vast and infinite network, and with his knowledge of life and destruction, he instantly determined that the secret patterns he saw belonged to only two categories.

One category was destruction, accounting for approximately 89%. The other category was life, accounting for approximately 11%. “Only two types of secret patterns?” Luo Feng felt a little dazed. He had studied so many Primordial bloodlines, as well as the Eye of Samsara and the Star Tower’s Blood Scale, all of which contained many types of secret patterns.

“This is a weapon; its secret patterns are very pure.” Luo Feng marveled. “It’s precisely what I wanted: destruction as the primary, supplemented by life.”

As Luo Feng meticulously observed, he simultaneously refined the saber with his own power. This saber had already been prepared by Senior Yuan and his peers, making it very easy to refine. In just half a day, Luo Feng successfully completed the refinement.

The moment the refinement was complete—

As Luo Feng held the saber, destructive aura surged from its surface, and simultaneously, destructive aura surged from Luo Feng’s body. Man and saber became one. “Naturally, I feel as if I’ve become a part of the saber?” Luo Feng murmured. “It must be because my realm is too low to perfectly control it. Instead, I’m being influenced by the saber.”

“Hmm?” Holding the saber, Luo Feng’s mind vaguely sensed an incredibly distant existence. That place was extremely far from the Origin World of the Origin Continent. It was even immeasurably farther than the Dark Saint Realm. Through the telepathy of Luo Feng’s multiple clones, there was only one sensation! The mysterious place he sensed at that moment was incredibly, incredibly distant! Indeed, that mysterious place. Luo Feng vaguely sensed endless destructive energy, and amidst the blur, he indistinctly perceived one weapon after another. Each weapon had a different form, yet none felt inferior to the Sky-Rending Saber. Numerous weapons were hidden there! Compared to that mysterious place, the destructive aura contained within the Sky-Rending Saber was not even a fraction as potent.

The Sky-Rending Saber must have been birthed there. Holding the saber, Luo Feng instinctively knew this; he felt a sense of belonging emanating from the Sky-Rending Saber in his hand towards that place—that was the Sky-Rending Saber’s true home. “In the future, if I manage to transcend this cage, and if my strength is sufficient, I must find an opportunity to visit that place.” Luo Feng was very curious about it.

He then ceased pondering further. He then continued to use the Book of Wisdom to study the Sky-Rending Saber. As the saber’s master, the Sky-Rending Saber offered no resistance, allowing the Book of Wisdom to reveal many of its secrets.

“So, it turned out that focusing on destruction, combined with life and death, could also reach such heights?” Luo Feng watched as countless layers of space contained within the Book of Wisdom’s pages continuously displayed the Sky-Rending Saber’s secret pattern diagrams. The diagrams kept appearing, and even changed over time from their previous forms.

“I’ve seen another path for the fusion of Samsara,” Luo Feng murmured.

The most striking secret pattern diagram he had seen before was that of the Star Tower’s Blood Scale. There, Luo Feng had seen a path centered on life, supplemented by destruction. Once life became sufficiently powerful, every move and gesture would unleash endless might, making it easy to achieve immense power in destruction. His own ‘Path of Samsara’ followed this route.

“In fact, with destruction as the core and life as the supplement, one can similarly reach the highest levels,” Luo Feng realized, seeing the path unveiled by the Sky-Rending Saber. “Using life as a guide instead brings about ultimate destruction.” Every wisp of life force could ignite billions of times the destructive energy. Billions of times the destructive energy could also trigger chain reactions, further unleashing countless times more destructive energy, truly obliterating everything!

It was utterly insane. “Such destruction could eventually even destroy oneself,” Luo Feng murmured. “This is a path that a weapon can bear; Primordial beings themselves would likely find it difficult to bear such a path.” Any Primordial being must first ensure its own survival! Therefore, all Primordial bloodlines would contain life-type secret patterns. Even Primordial beings most adept at destruction would contain secret patterns of other paths. They could not be as extreme as a weapon.

“My original path was indeed correct; the Path of Samsara should prioritize life,” Luo Feng mused. “However, I can still draw some profound destructive insights and integrate them, perfecting my path.”

A new world unfolded before him, and Luo Feng couldn’t help but immerse himself in it.

Inside the large Primordial Hall of the Dark Saint Realm.

“He exchanged his limited opportunity for a secret treasure for the Sky-Rending Saber.” Two high-grade Primordial beings had been continuously observing Luo Feng.

“We high-grade Primordial beings receive significant cultivation support during the cultivator stage. But once we become high-grade Primordial beings, the resources allocated to us rapidly decrease.” The woman in fiery red robes gently shook her head. “For example, I’m not even qualified to exchange for this Sky-Rending Saber.”

“All the opportunities that should have been given to you were provided,” the silver-haired, silver-browed man said. “You ultimately became a high-grade Primordial being through the ultimate awakening of your bloodline. How could the Lords continue to heavily cultivate you?” The woman in fiery red robes nodded.

She understood. High-grade Primordial beings were merely inconspicuous soldiers in the faction war. High-grade Primordial beings were also categorized. Those who directly broke through by comprehending the mysteries of their bloodline would still receive ample cultivation. However, for those like them, the hope of becoming World-level Primordial beings was negligible.

The silver-haired, silver-browed man, Qiu Ge, said, “As a practitioner of the Fusion Path, the strength he has displayed is even greater than some Fusion Path practitioners I know. The Lord said that Luo Feng tends to take extreme approaches.”

“He isn’t pursuing the balance of Samsara. Instead, he aims for the extreme expansion of life, which significantly increases the difficulty of his Samsara fusion,” Yi Feiya said. “But similarly, once successful, his strength will be noticeably greater.”

“He emerged from the Dark Saint Realm,” the silver-haired, silver-browed man said with a slight smile. “We are the guardians of the Dark Saint Realm. If we don’t help him now, once he transcends this cage, we won’t have the qualification to assist him anymore.”

Yi Feiya’s heart stirred.

“A practitioner of the Fusion Path, with extraordinary talent, is highly likely to become a World-level Primordial being,” the silver-haired, silver-browed man said. “When that time comes, he can elevate us, transferring us to his command. Our lives will then become much easier.” “Hmm,” Yi Feiya nodded. “How do we help him?”

“He should be close to a breakthrough, still lacking something. We’ll choose a suitable opponent for him,” the silver-haired, silver-browed man said with a smile. “Among the more than thirty thousand imprisoned high-grade Primordial beings, we’ll select the most appropriate opponent.”

“Helping him break through, that’s enough karma,” the silver-haired, silver-browed man stated. “If he still doesn’t break through, we’ll think of other ways.” “Let’s go,” Yi Feiya nodded.

Both of them clearly understood that while they were high-grade Primordial beings now, in the future, they would be looking up to Luo Feng.

The two of them arrived at the temporal-spatial prison deep within the large Primordial Hall, where the imprisoned high-grade Primordial beings saw them.

“We are preparing to select a Primordial prisoner and send them to the wilderness of the Dark Saint Realm. This Primordial prisoner will, in a sense, gain temporary freedom,” Qiu Ge said, his gaze sweeping over them, his eyes cold. “Who wants such a good opportunity?”

Upon hearing this, the imprisoned high-grade Primordial beings were all somewhat startled.

“To be exiled?” “Once exiled, with their power sealed, they would ultimately be ganged up on and killed by those weaker cultivators.” All these Primordial prisoners understood this. To be released meant imminent death. In the wilderness of the Dark Saint Realm, a Primordial prisoner would only occasionally appear! Given cultivators’ ability to explore the wilderness, why would such a prisoner, with sealed power, occasionally emerge? Without a doubt, they were deliberately released.

“Guardians, I am willing to pledge allegiance to the cultivation alliance and allow my life core to be refined,” a large black mist said. “Pledge allegiance?” Guardians Qiu Ge and Yi Feiya looked at the group of prisoners, both with cold smiles.

“Don’t even think about it! Last time, during the Lords’ large-scale recruitment, tens of millions of captured innate high-grade Primordial beings were willing to surrender, and their life cores were refined, making them permanent members of our cultivation alliance. You didn’t surrender then, and now that you’ve been transported to various Saint Realms, it’s too late to surrender!” Qiu Ge sneered.

“Too late?” Many of these innate Primordial beings had only recently been transported there and were not fully aware of the situation.

“Refining life cores is something only the Lords can do. Therefore, the only opportunity to surrender was during the Lords’ recruitment,” Qiu Ge scoffed.

“Your strength is decent, and your physique is also the largest among the more than thirty thousand prisoners.” Yi Feiya suddenly walked up to a temporal-spatial prison and looked at a towering, colossal fiery-red rock lifeform inside. “This good fortune of exile to the Dark Saint Realm falls to you.”

“I’m being exiled?” The towering, colossal fiery-red rock lifeform was stunned.

“Your strength needs to be sealed further.” Beside them, Qiu Ge immediately used a command token to swiftly intensify the restraints on this Primordial prisoner. This Primordial prisoner’s power was rapidly suppressed and sealed. Even its physical size quickly shrank, and its aura grew weaker and weaker. It fell below the high-grade Primordial level, and its power continued to be suppressed even further. Moments later, the aura it exhibited was only slightly stronger than that of God-Emperor Ji Ke. The other Primordial prisoners watched it with complex emotions. They all clearly understood that being exiled meant death.

“I will die,” the fiery-red rock prisoner stared at the two guardians. “But in this war, your entire cultivation alliance will be utterly annihilated, and all your territories will be flattened by us. In the end, perhaps only a few Lords will remain alive, but all the territories will become our hunting grounds!”

“Just wait and see,” the silver-haired, silver-browed man sneered. With a wave of his hand, the fiery-red rock prisoner, whose power was completely sealed, shrank and landed in his palm. The two guardians immediately departed with the Primordial prisoner. The remaining more than thirty thousand Primordial prisoners watched the scene with complex feelings, but they all understood that being imprisoned meant being at the mercy of others.