📖 Chapter 1043 - Mt Heaven's Mandate!

06 Aug, 2023

‘Once I obtain enlightenment of my past lives, I’ll be able to flip through the Book of Heaven’s Mandate and see images of the future… I wonder if I’ll be able to see what happens in sixty-eight years?!’ A strange light flashed through Wang Baole’s eyes. At the same time, he became more and more interested in the opportunity that his master had spoken of.

‘But… who was I in my past life? How many past lives do I even have?’ Wang Baole was honestly quite curious. Before the Underworld Dream, he hadn’t believed in past lives, but his experiences in the Underworld Sect made him very clear that past lives did indeed exist in this world.

After all, in the Underworld Dream, he had personally sent countless souls away for rebirth, even painting the faces of their next lives. Unfortunately, even in the Underworld Dream, he hadn’t come into contact with any divine abilities or other opportunities that would let him investigate his past lives.

As Wang Baole fell into deep thought, Brother Expert seemed extremely satisfied about the gift he’d given. But soon, he seemed to remember something and quickly spoke in a low voice.

“Brother Dalu, there are some people you need to be careful of in this time’s trial…”

“Oh?” Wang Baole looked at Brother Expert.

“The giant snake Calamity Scale that we’re on is only one of the thirty-nine great desolate beasts of Planet Heaven’s Mandate. In other words, there are still thirty-eight other beasts carrying attendees and heading to the location of the reverend’s birthday celebration.

“You know, there are a lot of people attending Reverend Heaven-Learned’s birthday celebration, and… among them, there are some incredibly famous people who have terrifying strength!

“Brother Dalu, you merged with a Dao Planet and showed impressive battle prowess in the battle with Xu Yinling earlier, but… there are still four people you need to be careful of!

“One of them is the ninth disciple of the Never-Ending Clan’s Divine Emperor Kiga. This person is only in the great circle of the Planet Realm, and he’s not Dao-grade, but Ancient-grade. However… just like you, he has nine Ancient Planets. Nine is the limit. It’s said that he wanted to fuse his Ancient Planets into a Dao Planet, just like Brother Dalu, but unfortunately… he has never succeeded!

“Thus, whether to use your experience to help himself or to directly plunder your Dao Planet, he will definitely come find you for a fight!” Brother Expert couldn’t hide the solemnity in his eyes when he talked about this person. Obviously, even the Gao Family feared the ninth disciple of Divine Emperor Kiga.

“The Never-Ending Clan…” Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. “What about the other three?”

“Xu Yinling’s Nine Phoenix Sect ranks third in the Unorthodox Holy Region. The second-ranking sect is called the Seven Spirits Dao. They’re different from other sects, and they only have a total of seventy-seven people. In that Dao Gate, a person’s status fluctuates along with their cultivation base, and every single one of them… is an old monster who has been reborn and recultivated again and again. The person who came to attend this time is the one ranked seventeenth in the Seven Spirits Dao Gate!!

“Before his rebirth, this person was an Almighty at the absolute pinnacle of the Star Domain Realm. Although his cultivation base has only recovered to the Planet Realm, he has countless techniques and amazing battle prowess. It’s said that no one in the Planet Realm is a match for him!”

“Being reborn and recultivating again and again? The sect only has seventy-seven people? Then, what’s the top-ranked sect in the Unorthodox Holy Region?” Wang Baole asked curiously.

“There is no top-ranked sect. The Unorthodox Holy Region is a little strange. The Seven Spirits Dao is obviously the strongest sect, but it claims to be ranked second. And the Nine Phoenix Sect just below it is also willing to be called third.

“Thus, if the so-called top-ranked sect really exists, it’s extremely well-hidden. Maybe my Gao Family’s old ancestor might know about it, but he’s never mentioned it to me.” Brother Expert waved his hand. Actually, he, too, was extremely curious about this matter.

“Have you ever heard of the Moon Star Sect?” Wang Baole suddenly asked.

“Moon Star Sect? Yeah, doesn’t Li Wan’er come from there? But that sect’s position in the Unorthodox Holy Region is too low to be included in the top hundred, so it isn’t ranked at all.” Brother Expert quickly explained everything he knew. The new information made Wang Baole narrow his eyes; Brother Expert’s words didn’t seem to be false, but they were also somewhat different from what Wang Baole himself knew of the sect.

As he pondered, Brother Expert continued telling him about the last two people he needed to be careful of.

“That Chen Ruixu we met in the Starfall Realm is only the bottom-ranked Dao Child of the Left Dao Holy Region’s top sect, the Nine Provinces Dao. He only got a Special Planet in the Starfall Realm, so although he’s still a Dao Child, his ranking didn’t improve. However, the one coming this time is the Dao Child ranked seventh in the Nine Provinces Dao!

“This seventh-ranked Dao Child has a cultivation base at the great circle of the Planet Realm, and his Planet is only at the Special-grade. However, its natural law is incredibly astonishing. It’s… the law of devouring, a natural law that allows him to devour anything and everything! Thus, this seventh Dao Child of the Nine Provinces Dao is extremely formidable!

“As for the last one, you’ve actually met him before. He was with us in the Starfall Realm, the young man dressed in black who was carrying a big sword on his back!

“He’s called Xing Jingzi^[1]. He’s a rogue cultivator without a sect. After the events of the Starfall Realm, since he fused with a Special Planet and has no background, he was hunted down by many small and mid-sized forces who wanted to snatch his Planet. But over the past few years, he’s killed hundreds of Planet Realm cultivators coming after him and annihilated dozens of small forces. It can be said that he slaughtered his way out of his predicament. Although his cultivation base is only in the middle stage of the Planet Realm, he’s killed people at the great circle!

“Some people noticed that his sword is a devilblade, and that’s what makes everyone so scared. Here in the Never-Ending Dao Domain, every single devilblade comes from only one place… the Extreme Devil Sect!

“The Extreme Devil Sect is a sect that wanders the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain, with no fixed location. However, it’s no weaker than any of the top three sects in either of the holy regions!”

‘Divine Emperor Kiga’s ninth disciple, the seventeenth disciple of the Seven Spirits Dao, the seventh Dao Child of the Nine Provinces Dao, and… Xing Jingzi!’ As he listened to Brother Expert’s words, Wang Baole obtained a deeper understanding of the powerful juniors from various forces who had come to attend Reverend Heaven-Learned’s birthday celebration.

‘Plus, although she concealed herself very well before, Xu Yinling was forced to expose herself during our battle. Thus, she’s also likely to become a target for everyone.

‘And there’s also… Li Wan’er! Although her Planet is nothing special, I have the feeling that she’s the one with the most trump cards!’ Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and continued chatting with Brother Expert. Finally, when the sky turned completely dark and even the bright moon was covered by pitch-black clouds, Brother Expert bid farewell and left.

After seeing him off, Wang Baole sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes, sorting out his churning thoughts and waiting for time to pass. As for Xie Haiyang and the Scorching Spirit Ancestor, they didn’t stand too close to him, but they also weren’t too far away. They solemnly stood guard over Wang Baole as the journey continued.

Just like that, Wang Baole’s place became calm over the next few days. Although some people came to pay respects, Xie Haiyang politely sent them away. As for his acquaintances from the Starfall Realm, although there were indeed a few on the giant snake, most of them had lukewarm relationships with Wang Baole. They didn’t come to visit.

Time passed. The giant snake slithered along, getting closer and closer to the central area of Planet Heaven’s Mandate, and the environment around it changed several times. There were various curious landforms and bizarre organisms, but as Wang Baole saw them again and again, he gradually stopped feeling that they were particularly strange.

Finally, it was almost half a month since Wang Baole’s arrival on Planet Heaven’s Mandate, and the giant snake brought everyone to the central area. In the distance, Wang Baole saw an enormous volcano.

This volcano was so big that its edges couldn’t even be seen. In comparison, even the massive giant snake seemed to become smaller. Half of the volcano’s peak was obscured by black clouds, through which streaked endless bolts of lightning and fire. The muffled sound of thunder reverberated from the mountain, as well as… fluctuations of a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering pressure!

Although those fluctuations were somewhat restrained, Wang Baole’s pupils still contracted slightly when he sensed them. The volcano up ahead… could hardly be considered a volcano at all! It was clearly an Eternal Star mountain composed of countless Eternal Stars bunched together!

As the giant snake slithered closer, the mountain seemed to grow bigger and bigger. Finally, when the snake began slithering up the mountain, the pressure coming from the mountain weighed down even more heavily!

If there was a person standing atop the mountain and looking down at that moment, they would see thirty-nine giant beasts coming from different directions, all carrying a huge number of cultivators as they ascended the mountain. Without exception, their target… was the peak of the mountain!