King of Creation
Chapter 612 - 605: The Secret of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar?

Chapter 612: Chapter 605: The Secret of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar?

"The Spirit Returning Assembly of Qinglan Martial City, which occurs once every five years, is going to be held in half a month. According to the rules of the Spirit Returning Assembly, each force can send up to five martial artists to participate.

Including you, there currently are eight candidate martial artists within the Divine Sect. According to the arrangements of the Sect, a competition will be held tomorrow to determine the final candidates!"

At this point, Vice Sect Master Tian’s expression turned somewhat bitter, "But at this crucial time, you’ve been injured, and it will take half a month to recover. This is...."

Hearing this, Ye Zhen simply laughed.

"I thought it was something serious! It’s just the internal selection of the Divine Sect. Vice Sect Master Tian, you don’t think I can’t even pass the Divine Sect’s selection competition, do you?"

"If you hadn’t been injured, I would naturally be confident, but now that you have been injured and your right arm is completely disabled...." Vice Sect Master Tian looked intensely worried. This Spirit Returning Assembly was of great importance; it was not only linked to the fate of the Divine Sect but also closely connected to Vice Sect Master Tian’s personal career prospects.

If the Sun and Moon Divine Sect can secure victory at the Spirit Returning Assembly this time and successfully gain the five-year usage rights to that one Supreme Spirit Vein, the Sect Hierarch will enter seclusion within the Supreme Spirit Vein, hoping to break through the current peak of the Establishment Realm.

Once the Sect Hierarch is in seclusion, many sect duties will fall to others and he will appoint a high-ranking official to oversee sect affairs. Vice Sect Master Tian is currently striving towards this.

If he can oversee sect affairs, not only will he gain more power, but he might also be able to break through to the Establishment Realm with the help of one of the Divine Sect’s treasures.

If he can use overseeing sect affairs as a base and break through to the Establishment Realm, then perhaps he could even secure the position of the next leader of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

Thus, Vice Sect Master Tian places great importance on this Spirit Returning Assembly, and essentially, Ye Zhen is representing him in this competition. Ye Zhen’s success could even determine his future."

Therefore, he had been cooperating with Ye Zhen on many matters, making concessions, even turning a blind eye to Ye Zhen compromising the interests of the Divine Sect.

With his insight, it was clear to him that the incident last night where Zhu Jiutian and Zhu Mingxu were killed by Jiao Xi was most likely orchestrated by Ye Zhen.

Everything was because he believed in Ye Zhen’s performance at the Spirit Returning Assembly. But at this crucial moment, Ye Zhen had been injured!

"Vice Sect Master Tian, don’t worry! If it had been before today, being injured might have been troublesome, but now, being injured doesn’t affect me at all!" Ye Zhen confidently said.

"Why?"

"Because I’ve made a breakthrough!"

"Made a breakthrough?" Vice Sect Master Tian looked astounded, scrutinizing Ye Zhen from head to toe, sweeping his Divine Sense over him repeatedly, yet finding nothing.

"No change in cultivation, could it be a Cultivation Technique?"

"Vice Sect Master Tian, just rest easy. When the time comes, you’ll see!" Ye Zhen said with a laugh, and left along with Feng Qingyue.

"Ye Zhen, you must not be so arrogant. I am aware of the other candidates from the Divine Sect participating in the Spirit Returning Assembly. No need to mention the rest, but among the younger generation’s elite of the Divine Sect, there are three people you must be very careful about!"

Seeing Ye Zhen still looking unconcerned, Feng Qingyue spoke again, "The foremost among the young elites is Nian Xinghe, whom you have met! This person is a prodigy of the Eight Vein Heavenly Vessel, and also has a deep family heritage. At just twenty-eight, his cultivation has already reached the Third Stage of the Vein Forging Realm!

I won’t hide this from you; before I obtained the Purple and Blue Double Rings, Nian Xinghe could compete with me for twenty moves without being defeated!"

"Twenty moves?" Ye Zhen’s eyebrows raised.

"You shouldn’t think that twenty moves is few. In fact, at the realm of Vein Forging, due to Divine Power Martial Skills, victory or defeat is often decided within a few moves. Twenty moves is already very strong!

Even strong Martial Artists at the Fourth or Fifth Stage of Vein Forging Realm could not last more than twenty moves under my hands!" Feng Qingyue said.

"That powerful?"

Ye Zhen started to take it seriously now. According to Feng Qingyue, Nian Xinghe’s combat power seemed to be only slightly weaker than Jiao Xi.

"Of course!"

"Not just Nian Xinghe. The other two, Zuo Xiong and Sang Boquan, are also extremely fierce. Although both only have the Second Stage of Vein Forging Realm cultivation and have mastered only two Divine Power Secret Techniques, these two have faced Martial Artists of the Fourth Stage in direct combat without being at a disadvantage. The Divine Power they possess is very strong, you must be extremely careful!" Feng Qingyue said.

"Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, Sang Boquan, alright, I’ve got it. I’ll be careful!" Ye Zhen calmly responded. If Ye Zhen hadn’t responded, Feng Qingyue probably would have continued to nag for a while.

"By the way, you just mentioned the Three Treasures of the Sect. What exactly are those three treasures?" Ye Zhen asked again.

"Actually, the Three Treasures of the Sect, also known as the Three Treasures of the Church, you have already seen two of them," Feng Qingyue said.

Ye Zhen was surprised, "I have seen two of them, how come I didn’t know?"

"The first treasure of the Sect, is from several hundred years ago, a founding treasure of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect. The Sect Hierarch’s practiced Sun and Moon Qiankun Divine Power comes from this treasure. Do you remember the biannual competition at Moonlight Hall?" Feng Qingyue hinted.

After pondering for a moment, a look of realization dawned on Ye Zhen, "You mean the Sun and Moon Divine Altar?"

"Exactly, the Sun and Moon Divine Altar is the first treasure of the Sect, the very foundation of the Sect’s formation, and the sect’s biggest secret!"

"The biggest secret? What secret?"

Hearing this, Feng Qingyue looked at Ye Zhen with slight irritation, "Do you think I would know? The secret of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar, probably only two or three people in the sect are aware of it. Ah, it’s hard to explain in a few words."

"The Black Iron Token that you saw earlier in the hands of Elder Tus from the Punishment Hall is the third treasure of the Sect, a very powerful High Grade Spirit Artifact named Black Demon Command. It’s said that with the Black Demon Command, Elder Tus could even stand toe-to-toe with a King of the Establishment Realm!" Feng Qingyue explained.

"To clash head-on with a Peak King of Establishment Realm, High Grade Spirit Artifact, indeed formidable!" Ye Zhen truly believed this, as a Supreme Treasure Artifact in his hand could amplify his spiritual power by more than 70%, drastically boosting his combat power, to say nothing of a High Grade Spirit Artifact.

"And the second treasure of the Divine Sect?"

"The second treasure is the Church Treasure of the sect, known as the Sun and Moon Divine Light Pearl."

After saying just these few words, Feng Qingyue finished speaking, while Ye Zhen was still eagerly waiting, "Is that all? What grade is this Sun and Moon Divine Light Pearl, and what power does it possess?"

Feng Qingyue slowly shook her head, "I don’t know! I only know the name, and that the Sun and Moon Divine Light Pearl is controlled by the Sect Hierarch, but beyond that, I know nothing!"

"Has no one ever seen it?"

"Those who have seen it, have all died!"

Ye Zhen suddenly took a sharp intake of breath, even Feng Qingyue was saying this, then the power of the Sun and Moon Divine Light Pearl...

Moreover, considering the Black Demon Token ranks third among the Three Treasures of the Sect, the Sun and Moon Divine Light Pearl, being second, should at the least be a High Grade Spirit Artifact, or possibly even a Supreme Spirit Artifact!

A Supreme Spirit Artifact, indeed.

In the Black Dragon Domain, a Low Grade Spirit Artifact could become a sect’s treasured artifact, while in the True Spirit Realm, it was quite ordinary.

"Since you’re participating in the sect’s selection competition tomorrow, you’d better go back and heal early," suggested Feng Qingyue.

"Not drinking anymore?" Ye Zhen blinked teasingly at Feng Qingyue.

Feng Qingyue’s charming face unexpectedly turned red, "No more drinking, your healing is more important."

"Oh!" Ye Zhen’s voice was tinged with disappointment.

"By the way, this is a reward issued by Hall Master Zhu, here, give it back to you!"

Ye Zhen flicked his finger lightly, making a ’ding’ sound, and flicked back the storage ring that Feng Qingyue had thrown to him, "We agreed that this was for the liquor money, so now, you don’t want to drink with me?"

Feng Qingyue’s pretty face suddenly heated up, she glanced at Ye Zhen briefly, unusually silent, and took back the storage ring packed with ten thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals, "Fine, since you don’t want it, I’ll spend it for you!"

"Mmm, goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

"I’m rooting for you tomorrow!" Feng Qingyue’s voice disappeared into the air.

Watching Feng Qingyue’s vanishing figure, Ye Zhen felt somewhat melancholic.

But Feng Qingyue was right, Ye Zhen indeed needed to heal as soon as possible, as if he did not start recasting his meridians immediately, his arm would necrotize!

Furthermore, Ye Zhen not only had to start healing today but there was something even more important he had to do.

Today, during the deadly battle with Jiao Xi, he had an epiphany and successfully advanced the Shattered Jade Scripture to the Shattered Jade Realm. Although it was a breakthrough, Ye Zhen still needed to calm his mind and properly grasp the changes after advancing to the Shattered Jade Realm.

Tomorrow, numerous formidable battles awaited Ye Zhen!

....

During the day and night, aside from necessary rest, Ye Zhen spent half his time healing, beginning to clear the obstructions in his meridians, starting with the removal of stagnant blood in his right arm.

By midnight’s tinkering, his entire right arm had swollen, but at last, he had taken the first step in recasting his meridians. What followed was a task of persistence.

The other half of the time, Ye Zhen spent contemplating the profound nuances of the Shattered Jade Scripture after advancing to the Shattered Jade Realm, even testing out moves personally.

Until daylight broke, he proceeded thus, though the results slightly disappointed him.

The breakthrough of the Shattered Jade Scripture to the Shattered Jade Realm was more akin to mastering a secret technique rather than an ascension of realm.

Ye Zhen discovered that the Broken Jade Power of the Shattered Jade Realm was limited to certain Martial Skills. The Shattered Jade Seal inherent in the Shattered Jade Scripture could perfectly display this power, Floating Cloud Finger could as well, and even some Palms Skills and Fist Skills, but this power enhancement could not manifest through the Sword Gang.

To exhibit Broken Jade Power, it had to be an Offensive Technique with a fixed form like the Shattered Jade Seal; the constantly varying Sword Gang would not do.

Furthermore, the Broken Jade Power was equally unsuitable for defense.

No matter how Ye Zhen tried, the Purple Jade Battle Armor remained the Purple Jade Spirit Armor, unable to transform into the Shattered Jade Spirit Armor. Throughout the night, Ye Zhen attempted many times to upgrade the Purple Jade Spirit Armor to the Shattered Jade Spirit Armor; a few times, he almost injured himself.

Once the Purple Jade Spirit Armor was activated in the Shattered Jade mode, the Spirit Armor would shatter on its own, and the unleashed power would even harm Ye Zhen himself.

This discovery particularly disappointed Ye Zhen; if he could enhance his Purple Jade Spirit Armor to the Shattered Jade Spirit Armor, Ye Zhen had the confidence to fend off attacks from Martial Artists up to Fourth or Fifth Realm of Vein Forging.

Of course, the Broken Jade Power was unable to enhance the defensive capabilities of the Purple Jade Spirit Armor, but that didn’t mean it couldn’t be applied to defense; it depended on how Ye Zhen utilized it.

As the daylight brightened, Tian Guizhang descended from the sky, "The selection battle is about to begin, are you ready?" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to recommend votes and monthly votes at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)