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**Chapter 169: Attention**

The Ancient Yanfeng Kingdom, Yandu City.

Yandu was the city founded by the first Emperor of the Yanfeng Kingdom, “Emperor Yan.” Here stood another palace, the “Yanqiong Palace.” Both Emperor Yan and Yanqiong were among the earliest Divine Kings to be born into the Imperial Clan. Their paths of cultivation were similar, but Yanqiong had always been trapped at the Second Realm of the Divine King, unable to advance further.

Deep within the ancient Yanqiong Palace, a vast world had been carved out.

Within this vast world…

This world was filled with volcanoes and the howling of black winds! The black winds swept countless waves of lava into the high sky, scattering them wildly.

“That Luo He…”

Suddenly, the entire continental landmass of the world sat upright. It was a humanoid beast of unusual appearance. Numerous volcanoes covered its back. Its nostrils breathed naturally, forming violent black winds. Its golden eyes possessed an even more terrifying power.

Upon the world’s membrane, countless secret runes flowed, as invisible energy descended, cleansing the immense beast’s body again and again.

“A Chaos Realm Guest Elder is worthy to enter the Infinite Space?” Rage blazed within the immense beast’s single golden eye.

“Emperor Consort!”

“Emperor Consort!”

The immense beast spoke directly.

The countless secret runes on the world membrane swirled, naturally coalescing into a figure: the current Emperor of the Yanfeng Kingdom, Emperor Consort!

Emperor Consort looked at the immense beast, inwardly sighing, and then spoke, “Brother Yanqiong, why do you seek me out?”

“In the Infinite Space, I encountered Luo He.” The immense beast’s voice boomed, its power far greater than it had been in the Infinite Space. “How did a Chaos Realm individual, one who is not of the Imperial Clan, gain access to the Infinite Space? I suspect that Emperor Chu has violated the rules laid down by the Ancestral Founders…”

“You misunderstand Luo He,” Emperor Consort said. “He obtained this opportunity through his own strength.”

“He’s just a Chaos Realm Transcendence. How could he obtain such an opportunity on his own?” The immense beast retorted.

“Your true body is imprisoned here, focused solely on refining the Hongyuan Bloodline. You know too little of the outside world,” Emperor Consort stated.

“I have been keeping abreast of information regarding external experts. What is it that I do not know?” The immense beast countered.

Emperor Consort gently shook his head. “Over a hundred epochs ago, Luo He repeatedly competed for rare treasures at the border, using this to force the Ancient Thunder Kingdom to offer up a spot in the Infinite Space, exchanging it for Luo He’s withdrawal from the border conflicts.”

“With his absolute first-class strength amongst Chaos Realm Transcenders, his long-term participation in these competitions was too much for the Ancient Thunder Kingdom to bear,” Emperor Consort explained. “Therefore, he truly did obtain the opportunity through his own efforts.”

The immense beast fell silent for a moment.

So that was it?

The negotiations and trade between the Ancient Thunder Kingdom and Luo He had been very secret, and the matter had not been publicized.

“By his own efforts?” The immense beast scoffed. “He was only able to participate in the border conflicts because of his status as a Guest Elder of my Yanfeng Kingdom! This is how he was able to make the Ancient Thunder Kingdom swallow such a great loss!”

“If he were an unaffiliated Chaos Realm cultivator outside of the Yanfeng Kingdom, he wouldn’t even have the qualifications to participate in the competitions,” the immense beast said. “He has benefited so greatly from leveraging our Yanfeng Kingdom’s Guest Elder status! Shouldn’t that spot have been given to a member of the Imperial Clan instead? At most, he could have simply been given some rewards!”

Emperor Consort was silent for a moment, looking at this former senior within the clan who had once possessed great wisdom and prestige.

“Brother Yanqiong, haven’t you noticed that you are becoming more and more deeply influenced by the Hongyuan Bloodline?” Emperor Consort asked. “Even with me using formations to help you suppress the corruption, you are still so volatile? Without the assistance of these formations, you would likely lose control completely.”

Within the Yanfeng Kingdom, the official line was that those who cultivated the Hongyuan Bloodline never lost control.

But in reality…

Anyone who didn’t reach a sufficient level of lucidity would never be released.

“I am very lucid,” the immense beast looked at Emperor Consort. “We are the Imperial Clan. Our Imperial Clan has an abundance of experts, and we should occupy the best resources in the Origin Continent! We already show kindness to our Guest Elders by allowing them to exchange for inheritances and resources! Why grant them such freedom? In my view, Guest Elders who enter treasure lands should be under our Imperial Clan’s orders.”

“The ordinary Guest Elders do have sufficient freedom,” Emperor Consort said. “You must understand that the Guest Elder system was established by the Ancestral Founders.”

“Just because the Ancestral Founders established it, does that mean it can’t be changed? Are the rules they made countless ages ago eternally correct?” The immense beast exploded in anger.

Emperor Consort’s eyes turned cold.

The immense beast’s heart jolted in alarm, realizing it had been reckless.

“Emperor Consort, I helped you in the past,” the immense beast looked at Emperor Consort.

“Brother Yanqiong, I have always remembered your kindness, which is why I have always helped you,” Emperor Consort said. “I helped you build this world, I gifted you many treasures and resources, and I have always hoped that you could truly remain lucid.”

“I still need…” The immense beast was about to speak.

“You already owe the clan too much,” Emperor Consort cut him off. “You borrowed vast amounts of resources to try and reach the Emperor Lord level. But you failed, and you cannot repay that enormous debt. Yet you continue to demand more. Brother Yanqiong, you should understand that the Imperial Clan has more than just you. The resources cannot all be given to you.”

“You are willing to give them to Luo He and the other Guest Elders, but not willing to give them to me?” The immense beast was filled with resentment and anger.

Being imprisoned forever was naturally an unbearable experience.

“You owe the clan a great deal,” Emperor Consort said. “While Luo He and the other Guest Elders earn everything based on merit. They owe the clan nothing.”

“I will remind you once more, the Guest Elder system was jointly established by the two Ancestral Founders! It is absolutely not to be questioned!” Emperor Consort looked at the immense beast. “You should also understand that, in the eyes of the Ancestral Founders, your life… likely has no more value than that of a Guest Elder.”

The immense beast grew even more enraged.

Of course he knew that.

Imperial Clan members fought amongst themselves within the Origin Continent, and some Divine Kings had even fallen. The Ancestral Founders never intervened. “Calm your mind. You can learn from Emperor Ming. If your mind is even 20% or 30% of what Emperor Mings mind is, you would be able to suppress your corruption.” Emperor Consort said. “Across the land, Emperor Ming has the strongest mind. Bowing to him is not something to be ashamed of.”

“I have already humbled myself to ask him for guidance,” the immense beast grew even more crazed. “But he has repeatedly humiliated me, making me serve him, making me be his attendant, making me be a gate-keeping servant… How could I endure it?”

“You also humiliated him in the past,” Emperor Consort said.

“He was weak back then,” the immense beast said.

“In his eyes, you are weak now,” Emperor Consort said. “Reflect on this. In my view, your only chance to become an Emperor Lord… is to seek guidance from Emperor Ming!”

Having said this, Emperor Consort’s figure dissipated.

“Ha, seek guidance from him? I would rather be imprisoned forever, even return to oblivion in the future, than suffer his humiliation again,” the immense beast grew even more insane.

…

Emperor Consort was within the world he had created.

“The Imperial Clan, receiving so much favoritism from the Ancestral Founders, still complains that they don’t receive enough. Even the pitiful amounts given to the Guest Elders, they still want to take away,” Emperor Consort gently shook his head. “These foolish ones… Do they really think the Ancestral Founders care about them?”

“The Ancestral Founders are beings who were born several reincarnation epochs ago.”

“How much affection could they possibly have for descendants separated by multiple reincarnation epochs?” Emperor Consort lightly shook his head.

******

Treasure Land, the “Infinite Space.”

Luo Feng did not care about the Imperial Clan’s overbearing attitude, and would only keep a respectful distance.

“Fortunately, we are in the Infinite Space, where the difference in strength between everyone is not great. If we were outside… they would likely destroy me with a single palm,” Luo Feng thought with a smile.

According to his information, Divine King Yanqiong was a very ancient Second Realm Divine King. It was said that he had also switched to cultivating the Hongyuan Bloodline, and coupled with the Imperial Clan’s resources, weapons, and secret treasures, his strength was unimaginable.

However, Divine King Yanqiong was very low-profile in the Origin Continent, and rarely appeared in public.

“Many ancient beings are difficult to encounter in the outside world, but one can encounter quite a few within the Infinite Space,” Luo Feng also found the Infinite Space to be quite interesting.

In the Infinite Space, everyone was granted an ordinary Divine King level body! If you wanted a stronger body, you needed to cultivate to open up your own path. But so far, no one in the Infinite Space had managed to reach the Second Realm of Divine King.

Therefore, most people’s physical bodies were at the First Realm Divine King level.

Only their mind power may be different.

“Emperor Ming’s mind power is truly terrifying,” Luo Feng could not help but think of Emperor Ming. After being in the Infinite Space for so long, Emperor Ming’s mind power was the only one he was certain had absolutely surpassed the ultimate realm of Divine King.

Vast and boundless, completely transcendent, it was a qualitative difference.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng suddenly sensed a mind creature ahead. “Good luck, I’ve found one.”

Luo Feng used his nine clones to investigate separately, heading to where it was remote.

He didn’t care if it was just a few, as long as he found a mind creature, he would immediately arrange for one of his clones to occupy that area.

One clone only occupying one mind creature wouldn’t attract the jealousy of major powers! But in reality, the total number of mind creatures occupied by Luo Feng’s multiple clones scattered in different locations was quite a lot.

Of course, only those with many clones could do something like this.

In the Infinite Space, the number of people who had managed to open up a new path and could still use clones was still extremely small.

…

In the Eastern Extremity Domain, inside a magnificent and ancient palace…

A woman in blue robes sat there. Within the palace, a vast array naturally manifested, with countless runes flowing and constantly changing.

“Emperor Consort is truly remarkable. He can reach the Emperor Lord level with just formations. Compared to him, I am still lacking quite a bit,” the blue-robed woman praised. She suddenly looked at one of the changing runes within the formation. “Oh? This hidden segment has finally been deduced. Divine King Wuxiang shouted Luo He’s name in the palace, and then disappeared from the Infinite Space… His disappearance is related to Luo He. The ‘Mist Envoy’ of Shadow Heaven Realm died as well. The cause of death also lies with Luo He.”

“The Lord of Shadow Heaven Realm actually endured it? There were no major subsequent actions?”

“This Luo He is not ordinary.”

The blue-robed woman observed the formation.

She could use the formation to reflect and deduce many traces within the Origin Continent, allowing her to know many hidden secrets. The more traces of the world she reflected, the more accurate her deductions became.

“Perhaps I could invite him to join my side?” The blue-robed woman had a thought, and immediately used the formation to deduce. She saw the formation reflecting the world, like the future unfolding.

“Although it’s not very clear, it seems like a very good decision? This Luo He seems to be favored by the Supreme Law.” The blue-robed woman was somewhat surprised. She had long known that the Supreme Law also showed favoritism.

The more dazzling and brilliant a cultivator was, the more favoritism they received.

Even World Beasts were born favored, able to smoothly reach the ultimate realm of Divine King, and even the more they destroyed and devoured, the faster they grew.

Ordinary cultivators were very ordinary at the beginning, but gradually, brilliant ones would be selected from among them.

“Since he can be favored by the Supreme Law, I must invite him even more.” With this thought in mind, the blue-robed woman remained in place, and a single thought descended remotely upon Xiangjie City in the Yanfeng Kingdom.

(End of Chapter)