Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent-Chapter 311 : Mid-Stage God Emperor, the Path of Life and Death

Chapter 311: Mid-Stage God Emperor, the Path of Life and Death

Inside one of the small buildings within the Yun Dan Tower complex.

Emperor Ming and two assistants were inspecting pills.

“Hu.”

Densely packed pills floated in the air.

“Qingxin Pills, 935 high-grade pills, 72 supreme-grade pills.” One of the assistants observed the pills and stated his judgment.

For the Pill Alchemists of the Yun Dan Tower, producing middle-grade pills during pill refining was already considered a major failure, let alone producing useless pills.

“No mistake.” The other assistant also verified the result.

Emperor Ming glanced at them, nodded with satisfaction, and stored the pills separately in two places.

He was now the Deputy Hall Master of the “Qingxin Hall” of the Yun Dan Tower, specifically responsible for the easiest task: “inspection and pill collection,” and he only handled a single type of pill—Qingxin Pills. Qingxin Pills were also the Yun Dan Tower’s most widely sold basic pill, accounting for roughly thirty percent of the tower’s total sales.

As for gathering materials and refining pills, those matters were handled by specialists.

“These pills have already been verified once by the Pill Alchemists themselves, then inspected and stored by my side, and before selling them they’ll be checked again. How could anything go wrong?” Emperor Ming felt the work was extremely easy.

Within the Yun Dan Tower, the most complex and core aspect was pill refining. Unfortunately, his abilities were not suited to participate in that.

“Following Brother Luo Feng, I can serve as the Deputy Hall Master of Qingxin Hall in the Yun Dan Tower. Every era I receive two hundred Primordial Crystals. If I leisurely do this for ten thousand eras, that would be two million Primordial Crystals.” Emperor Ming was very satisfied with such a job.

With this work, along with the fact that he could live for free in Luo Feng’s Cave Dwelling, he could still accumulate quite a fortune.

“Deputy Hall Master, the production of our Qingxin Pills has been increasing continuously this past era,” one assistant said. “I heard the Insect Nest is very unhappy about it.”

“Will the Insect Nest take action?” the other assistant asked with some concern.

Although they were ordinary members, they were still well informed. They knew that the Insect Nest and the Yun Dan Tower had long been in conflict.

In the past, the Yun Dan Tower had endured quietly. But now it had begun massively expanding production. With the domineering nature of the Insect Nest, how could they tolerate this? Naturally, ordinary members like them felt uneasy.

“What are you panicking about? The Yun Dan Tower Master and God Emperor Luo Feng are both stationed here. What are you afraid of?” Emperor Ming scolded them.

“Deputy Hall Master, you came from a Source World, so you’re not afraid. But we are! Recently we’ve been living inside the Yun Dan Tower. We’ve even temporarily canceled the places we rented,” the two assistants said anxiously.

Within the Yun Dan Tower complex, individuals like Luo Feng and some important Pill Alchemists were provided with dedicated small Cave Dwellings where they could cultivate in seclusion.

But the lowest-level workers like them had no such secluded cultivation spaces. If they stayed in the Yun Dan Tower for long periods, they couldn’t cultivate peacefully.

“You’ve even canceled your rented places?” Emperor Ming asked in surprise.

“We don’t dare leave the Yun Dan Tower now. The Insect Nest can’t do anything to the Yun Dan Tower Master or the others, but they might take their anger out on us.” The two assistants didn’t dare relax at all. They didn’t have clones.

Emperor Ming nodded.

From Luo Feng, he already knew that the Master of the Insect Nest’s Mental Clone had fought once with Luo Feng! It was expected that the Master of the Insect Nest would seek revenge again.

“You should indeed be careful,” Emperor Ming said.

A clash between the Master of the Insect Nest and Luo Feng was far beyond anything he could help with.

…

The members of the Yun Dan Tower felt somewhat uneasy, but they were reluctant to give up such a good job. They could only remain cautious.

Both Luo Feng and Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing had also made preparations.

Since they had begun “normal competition,” they were prepared for a confrontation with the Master of the Insect Nest.

“Her Mental Clone suffered a loss. With her temperament, she will definitely seek revenge,” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing said firmly.

“If her true body makes a move, I’ll have to rely on formations to hold my ground,” Luo Feng said with clear self-awareness. “But if I focus purely on defense, I’m confident.”

“Defending is enough.” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing smiled. “After all, this is Rainlan City. The city has rules—mutual killing within the city is forbidden. So even she can’t act recklessly inside the city.”

Outside the city, one could fight freely.

But inside the city, there were many restrictions.

“With her vindictive personality, she will definitely come for revenge. I estimate she will act within a few eras,” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing said.

“This clone of mine will remain stationed here long-term. I’ll simply wait for her to come,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

Time flowed on.

Era after era passed. In the blink of an eye, ten eras had gone by, yet the Master of the Insect Nest still hadn’t appeared.

“Hm?”

Luo Feng and Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing, who had been on high alert, were both puzzled.

“The Master of the Insect Nest suffered a loss and just endured it like that?” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing couldn’t believe it. “That’s not her personality!”

Throughout Rainlan City, everyone knew how domineering the Master of the Insect Nest was! Among the three leaders of the Theft and Raiding Faction—Master of the Insect Nest, Master of the Trick Workshop, and the owner of the Ten Thousand Shadows Loft—each was a fierce and terrifying figure.

However, the Master of the Trick Workshop and the owner of the Ten Thousand Shadows Loft were both the type who planned before acting.

The Master of the Insect Nest, however, believed in absolute domination—those who obey prosper, those who oppose perish.

“Could it be that after her Mental Clone fought with you once, she realized she had no confidence?” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing looked at Luo Feng.

“I injured her with my secret technique, but it was probably only a minor injury,” Luo Feng said doubtfully. “Such a small injury shouldn’t matter.”

The Illusory Insect Nest had indeed been pierced by Luo Feng’s Lieu Yuan Technique, but compared to the entire Illusory Insect Nest, that wound definitely couldn’t be considered a heavy injury.

“It might be that something in the Dark Holy Realm delayed her revenge,” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing speculated.

“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded.

…

Years flowed quietly.

Luo Feng and the Yun Dan Tower Master patiently waited, always ready for the Master of the Insect Nest to attack.

Before they realized it, more than two hundred eras had passed.

Inside the enormous Insect Nest.

“I’ve finally stabilized the contamination.” The Master of the Insect Nest’s face showed exhaustion.

Suddenly losing hundreds of millions of souls had caused her tremendous losses.

These imprisoned souls had endured endless torment over countless years yet still had not dissipated. They were part of her power. Losing so many made her heart ache.

“Back in my homeland, I devoured another batch of cultivators and re-stabilized my Mental Power. I’ve finally completely suppressed the contamination,” the Master of the Insect Nest thought.

With her strength, her home Source World was nothing more than nourishment.

The lives of countless cultivators were resources she could consume at any time.

However, the number of souls her mind could contain was limited.

“Although the contamination has stabilized, if my true body fights Luo Feng and suffers his will-based secret technique again… I’ll probably be severely injured once more.” The Master of the Insect Nest had spent a long time stabilizing herself and did not wish to take another strike from the Lieu Yuan Technique.

“I need a sufficiently powerful secret treasure capable of resisting will attacks.” The Master of the Insect Nest felt troubled.

She did indeed possess a very powerful secret treasure, but it was in the Dark Holy Realm! After all, her clone in the Dark Holy Realm encountered far more dangers. There, Half-Primordial Level existences were common, and there were even those whose will-based secret techniques were stronger than Luo Feng’s.

“The Dark Holy Realm takes priority.”

“As for Rainlan City, I’ll find a way to buy a suitable secret treasure myself. Without sufficient protection against mental attacks, I cannot fight Luo Feng again,” the Master of the Insect Nest thought. “Unfortunately, my losses were too great. Right now I can only gather three billion Primordial Crystals.”

Secret treasures similar to the Heart of Immortality—capable of providing strong protection for the mind and consciousness while also being compatible with one’s body—were extremely difficult to find. Spending three billion Primordial Crystals on such a treasure would only be considered a normal price.

These treasures were simply too rare.

If a powerful expert intended to sell one, it would often be bought immediately by their friends at a high price.

“Without the treasure, I can only endure it,” the Master of the Insect Nest thought bitterly.

Ordinary Elders had mental wills already at their peak limits. Even if they suffered a strike from Luo Feng’s Lieu Yuan Technique, it would only cause a minor injury that could quickly recover.

But someone like the Master of the Insect Nest was actually far more afraid of Luo Feng’s Lieu Yuan Technique.

…

In the blink of an eye, more than three hundred eras had passed since Luo Feng’s clash with the Master of the Insect Nest’s Mental Clone. The Master of the Insect Nest never appeared again, and Luo Feng’s life in Rainlan City remained peaceful.

Origin Continent, inside the Star Tower.

Luo Feng sat cross-legged. The Eye of Life and Death on his forehead was observing the 195th Primordial Bloodline of the Early-Stage God Emperor.

Each Primordial Bloodline revealed a trace of the mystery of “escaping the Prison Cage” before Luo Feng. He could feel countless secret patterns merging perfectly into one unified whole, naturally formed. Yet his own path was still far from such perfect unity.

However, Luo Feng could clearly feel his progress.

The more he observed, the more patterns he discovered. His understanding of the life-and-death combination had already become extremely thorough. Compared with the Primordial Bloodlines, his “mental reconstruction” had already reached ninety percent similarity.

“A simple combination is too ordinary.”

“Only when life and death fuse into one does it become a qualitative transformation.”

Natural flashes of insight appeared in Luo Feng’s mind as he attempted to fuse life and death.

Suddenly, a newly fused Path appeared within his heart!

“The Path of Life and Death… has broken through?” Luo Feng was pleasantly surprised. “So quickly?”

Last time, when the Path of Life and Death broke through from the Ultimate Divine King to the Early-Stage God Emperor, Luo Feng had devoted himself entirely to comprehension before achieving the breakthrough.

But this time, Luo Feng hadn’t deliberately attempted to break through. Instead, while researching the mysteries of countless Primordial Bloodlines, his understanding of the life-and-death combination became increasingly profound. Once the accumulation became deep enough, the Path of Life and Death naturally advanced into the Mid-Stage God Emperor.

“I truly must thank Hall Master Yuan Xiang. With the five billion Primordial Crystals he gifted me, I was able to obtain so many resources for comprehension and cultivation.” Luo Feng felt delighted.

Over these three hundred eras, he had also frequently used various auxiliary pills purchased from the Yun Dan Tower.

Because of this, his comprehension of Primordial Bloodlines had progressed so quickly.

“I haven’t even finished studying all the Early-Stage God Emperor Primordial Bloodlines I collected. After that, there are even more profound Mid-Stage, Late-Stage, and even Complete God Emperor Primordial Bloodlines.” Luo Feng was filled with confidence.

Now, the Path of Life and Death had already entered the Mid-Stage God Emperor.

After studying all these Primordial Bloodlines, just how far would his Path of Life and Death reach?

“Boom~~~”

With a single thought from Luo Feng—

An endless Blood Sea appeared around him. The Mid-Stage God Emperor Path of Life and Death had undergone a qualitative transformation compared to the Early-Stage God Emperor Path of Life and Death.

“The Mid-Stage God Emperor Path of Life and Death should already be comparable to an ordinary path at the Half-Primordial Level.” Luo Feng made a brief test and could judge the enormous leap in his realm.

This breakthrough in realm alone surpassed the power he previously obtained from the Heart of Immortality and the World-in-Palm.

“Haha, a day worth celebrating.” Luo Feng felt extremely happy, and after long stillness, he suddenly felt like moving about. “Right, I still haven’t delivered the various gifts I brought for my masters.”

After returning to the Origin Continent earlier, he had become obsessed with studying Primordial Bloodlines. Only now did he finally relax.

“I’ll go visit my masters one by one.”

Luo Feng immediately brought the gifts and first went to Chu Capital to visit his master, Master Emperor Chu.