163: Myriad Divine Embryos

"Commander Song, those words are not correct!"

"The laws of the Song Kingdom state clearly that the people have the right to choose whether to join a Sect or a chamber of commerce."

"If you interfere by force, I will surely report this to the Sect!" Huo Chen's tone was firm.

"Huo Chen, look closely, this is not your Eight Gods Sect territory!" Song Hao sneered.

"Since you know the choice belongs to them, and this is also a decision from the higher-ups, then—" Song Hao changed the subject, turning his gaze toward Zhang Sheng,

"Zhang Sheng, my Azure Mist Prefecture has its own official place for cultivating talent—Azure Mist Academy! As long as you pass the assessment, you can enter the academy to Cultivate!"

"In the future, you might even be like me and strive for a commander position. How about it?" Song Hao extended an olive branch.

Zhang Sheng hurriedly bowed. "Thank you for the guidance, Commander Song! If I have the chance, I will definitely try for the Azure Mist Academy."

"Hmph!" Huo Chen let out a cold snort and flicked a jade plaque toward Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng caught it and saw that the jade plaque was warm and smooth, with two powerful characters engraved on the front—"Eight Gods."

"Prefect Zhang, this is the 'Eight Gods Command'! With this token, you can directly enter the inner Sect of my Eight Gods Sect without an assessment!" Huo Chen said.

"Senior Brother! Master only gave you three Eight Gods Commands in total before we left! Why waste one on this kid!" Lian Qiu complained dissatisfiedly, then transformed into a streak of light and sped away through the air without looking back.

Huo Chen gave Zhang Sheng a deep look and also turned into an escape light, chasing after his Junior Sister.

Holding the warm jade plaque in his hand, Zhang Sheng's heart sank.

A hot potato!

Without hesitation, he controlled the token to fly in front of Song Hao and said respectfully, "Commander Song, I absolutely dare not accept this item. Please dispose of it."

Song Hao took the token and toyed with it, a scrutinizing smile in his eyes. "Prefect Zhang, this is an Eight Gods Command, a rare item worth ten million spirit crystals. Are you really willing to give it up?"

"Lord Song is joking," Zhang Sheng said with a humble attitude. "As a citizen under the jurisdiction of Azure Mist Prefecture, I still have this much sense of propriety."

"Good!" Song Hao exerted force with his fingers. With a crisp "crack," the jade plaque turned into powder in his palm.

A sharp light flashed in his eyes. "Prefect Zhang, I will remember you!"

"In one year, the Azure Mist Academy will open this session's selection. I'll be waiting for you!" Before his voice had even faded, Song Hao had already soared into the sky with a group of Azure Mist Guards, disappearing into the horizon.

Song Xian and Zhao Xue flew down to Zhang Sheng's side.

"Prefect, we owe it to you this time!" Song Xian had a look of lingering fear. "If it weren't for you, even with my Clone, we probably wouldn't have been able to stop that guy..."

"Who told me to be the Prefect?" Zhang Sheng patted his shoulder. "Song Xian, hurry up and break through to the True Fetus Realm so you can share some of my burden. Next, I'm going into seclusion for a while."

"Rest assured, Prefect! I guarantee the mission will be completed!" Song Xian replied loudly... Inside the quiet room.

Zhang Sheng reviewed the thrilling events of the past two days.

The conflict between imperial power and the Sects had actually become so sharp.

If he truly had to choose between the two, he would definitely choose imperial power.

Not only because imperial power was the strongest force in this world, but also because he stood behind all the people who had ascended from Earth.

Once he joined a Sect, dealing with official institutions like the Spirit Tax Division, Azure Mist Guards, and Azure Mist Chamber of Commerce in the future would surely be fraught with resistance!

Of course,

Strength is the foundation!

Huo Chen's terrifying pressure and unpredictable methods—at that moment, the aura of death was so real.

The last time he had felt this way was when he faced that stone snake in the White-Grade Secret Realm.

Casting aside distracting thoughts, Zhang Sheng focused his mind on cultivating.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness, the mist of Mental Energy surged endlessly, condensing into thousands of threads that intertwined, tempered, and fused, constantly refining the quality of his Mental Energy.

Time is irrelevant in cultivation; seven days passed quietly.

Fortunately, the outside world was peaceful.

Everyone was busy planting Mist-Gathering Spirit Fir trees.

The Spiritual Qi in this world far surpassed that of Earth, and the growth rate was incredibly fast.

Zhang Sheng's Mental Energy had already completed a qualitative transformation!

Boom!

The Sea of Consciousness shook violently, as if some invisible barrier had been forcefully broken through! His Divine Sense surged and spread like a wild tide.

Three hundred kilometers!

Five hundred kilometers!

...Finally, it stabilized at a staggering range of one thousand kilometers!

"Too strong! This feeling of controlling heaven and earth... is truly mysterious!" Zhang Sheng's heart surged.

What was even better was that with even a slight consumption of Mental Energy, the Perfected State Thousand Silks Soul Forging Art would operate on its own, quickly replenishing it.

However, as the massive amount of insight brought by the Perfection of the technique poured into his Sea of Consciousness, Zhang Sheng realized that the strength of his Divine Sense seemed to have reached the limit of his current Realm.

The Spirit Refining Cultivation Technique he had previously spent a fortune to purchase from the Youyuan Chamber of Commerce now seemed as useless as chicken ribs; it could be considered a waste of spirit crystals.

Just as Zhang Sheng was weighing whether to directly charge for the True Fetus Realm or first Cultivate the Divine Breath Realm of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex to Perfection—

Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, it surged violently without warning!

The core of the surge was actually an imperceptible crystal fragment!

At this moment, the fragment suddenly exploded!

A segment of memory that had been completely sealed away gushed out like a bursting flood!

"Moon Venerable!"

"I remember! I remember everything!" Zhang Sheng's mind shook violently.

The meeting with the Moon Venerable on the Moon—all the details became clear in an instant!

After that meeting, the Moon Venerable had sealed this part of his memory.

Thinking back now, the Moon Venerable's master could actually stand on par with the Lord of the Universe of this side... what kind of unimaginable existence must that be?

The Moon Venerable sealing the memory was very likely to avoid the prying of that terrifying vertical eye in the Black-Grade Secret Realm.

And the Divine Sense breaking through one thousand kilometers was precisely the key to lifting the Seal!

Not only that,

Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, a brand-new Cultivation Technique slowly emerged.

Myriad Transformations Returning to Origin Scripture!

This was precisely the second Legacy mentioned by the Moon Venerable!

Its content was so profound and vast that even with Zhang Sheng's current powerful Mental Energy, he felt waves of dizziness.

However, when he tried to decipher it, his brows knitted tightly.

This was actually... an incomplete Cultivation Technique!

Or rather, it needed future generations to constantly complete and perfect it!

"I am an Innate being born in the land of Chaos, born with knowledge and born powerful. I once witnessed the opening of the Primordial Universe."

"Yao Beasts, Human Race, Demon Race, Yao Race... myriad races stand tall, utilizing spiritual power, magic power, Star Power, yao power, Nether Qi, Power Of Will... various energies differ, yet each has its own shackles."

"Therefore, I often think: The Heavenly Dao of Chaos—the Dao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things."

"Techniques have myriad manifestations; all techniques must have their Origin!"

"I call this most fundamental power of the chaotic heaven and earth 'Origin Power'."

"'Origin' is the beginning of all things and also the end of all things."

"All energy in the Universe is differentiated and derived from 'Origin'."

"However, this is only my conjecture!"

"Trapped by my Innate body, I ultimately failed to touch the location of the true Origin Power."

"I have gathered all the knowledge and learning of my life to write this one incomplete volume of the Myriad Transformations Returning to Origin Scripture."

"Waiting for destined beings of future generations to complete and perfect it."

Looking at this mysterious and unfathomable incomplete scripture, Zhang Sheng fell into deep hesitation.

But he was not without gain.

Within the vast information of this incomplete scripture, he captured a method for condensing a True Embryo created by this chaotic being!

Its name—

Myriad Manifestation Divine Fetus!