Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 485 - 458: Trial Divine Hall

"Well, I’ve been in seclusion for too long, obsessed with the path of array formations, so I know too little about the outside world. Can you tell me what exactly is going on with your Frost Domain? Tell me in detail, from the beginning, and expand on it."

Wang Wu felt he needed to understand things better, and this was a perfect opportunity to play dumb under his current identity. I’m a senior, what do I need to fear?

Upon hearing this, Feng Muhai and Baiyu exchanged glances once more. This time they understood, oh, so he’s obsessed with the path of array formations. Truly, as expected of an Array Grandmaster, he’s really oblivious to worldly matters.

"Reporting to the senior, the Frost Domain is actually an independent department under the Hidden Origin Association. It has a high level of autonomy and only needs to report to the Hidden Origin Elder Council. Similarly, there are the Gray Domain, Black Domain, Dark Domain, White Domain, Fire Domain, and Cyan Domain. These are the Seven Domains of the Hidden Origin Association, corresponding to the Seven Great Elders of the Hidden Origin Elder Council."

"Sounds interesting. What exactly do these Seven Domains do?" Seeing that Feng Muhai wasn’t planning to continue, Wang Wu immediately asked.

He was indeed a bit hesitant, "Reporting to the senior, the Seven Domains of the Hidden Origin Association are all confidential, and even an Eighth-Grade Elder cannot know. However, since the senior is inquiring, nothing is forbidden."

"Among these Seven Domains, my Frost Domain is responsible for the allocation of resources, the maintenance and management of the Common Vault and Secret Vault, the coordination and dispatch of the Hidden Origin Bell, and is tasked with some production of resources. There is also a small Frost Domain corps stationed in the Outer Heaven."

"Then, there’s the Black Domain, responsible for internal supervision and inspection of the Hidden Origin Association, case trials, as well as the guarding of the Sin Prison and maintenance of the Hidden Origin Bell, among other tasks. It also has a small corps."

"The Gray Domain handles external trade for the Hidden Origin Association, some resource production tasks, and is also responsible for intelligence gathering."

"The Dark Domain is the operations department, focusing on special tasks, about which I cannot elaborate."

"The White Domain is responsible for the maintenance and management of the Five Qi of the Human World."

"The Fire Domain deals with interactions with other forces, and it’s currently the strongest department of the Hidden Origin Association, as it has a large corps. It is the only force that can formally counter other forces in the Outer Heaven. Of course, they generally don’t interact with us unless a compulsory recruitment order is issued by the Fire Domain."

"As for the Cyan Domain, it’s a self-check department set up since the establishment of the Hidden Origin Association. It’s extremely prestigious, with great power, but rarely gets involved."

"Aside from these Seven Domains, the Hidden Origin Association also established the Three Departments, Nine Helmets, and Twelve Sub-Temples. The Three Departments refer to the Craftsmanship Department, Spirit Tax Bureau, and Auditing Bureau. These are departments split from the Seven Domains and are also directly under the Hidden Origin Elder Council. To a certain extent, they’re the essence taken away, leaving the dirty work behind."

"The Nine Helmets refer to branches set outside the headquarters, within the realms of other forces. They have strong foundations and wield great influence locally, with the Hidden Origin Bell of higher grade, covering a radius of 500,000 miles at a minimum."

"Lastly, the Twelve Sub-Temples are weaker branches, with control limited to a single city and coverage fluctuating around a radius of 100,000 miles."

"That about sums up the structure of our Hidden Origin Association. Is there anything else, senior, that you don’t understand?"

"How are the benefits distributed?"

Wang Wu directly asked, which prompted a noticeable change in the expressions of Feng Muhai and Baiyu, Feng Muhai’s gaze even turned somewhat dangerous.

Wang Wu pretended not to notice. After a silence lasting over ten seconds, he finally forced a smile, "Reporting to the senior, there are many ways to distribute benefits. Currently, there are three common ones."

"The benefits from the Outer Heaven, the benefits from trade, and other benefits."

"Among these three benefits, fifty percent must be handed over to the Hidden Origin Elder Council, twenty percent must be given to the Three Departments for audit and taxation, and, as deemed appropriate, distributed to the Nine Helmets and Twelve Sub-Temples. The remaining thirty percent is for personal use. Forgive me, senior; this is all I can say."

"Haha, that’s fine, that’s fine. I, who haven’t seen much of the world, can’t understand too much anyway."

"As for the construction of the Heaven Needle, no problem. I guarantee it will be completed within two years. The cost can be reduced, but each Heaven Needle must have five thousand Vermilion Bird Array Stones. That’s all; come back for me in eighteen months!"

Wang Wu didn’t push too far, this was enough. He really just wanted to be informed. Could it be that the Frost Monarch’s level in commanding the Frost Domain is lower than his own? Who does he think he is? He’s here to embrace the Frost Monarch’s thigh, not to make the Frost Monarch embrace his.

Actually, if it weren’t for Qingxue insisting on assigning him the senior identity of Master Zhi Shui, he wouldn’t have been so presumptuous. Power left unused becomes invalid over time.

The character is set; what can you do about it ’·.~’!

Upon hearing Wang Wu’s response, Feng Muhai finally managed to squeeze out a smile, casually taking out a plain little box to hand over.

"Senior, this is what my master asked us to pass to you."

"Oh? What else did your master say?" Wang Wu’s interest was piqued instantly.

"Master said that the senior has worked hard, and once all the Heaven Needles are built, a banquet will be held to reward the senior."

"Is that so? Very well! You haven’t opened this box, have you?"

"Senior, you’re joking!"

Feng Muhai’s face finally darkened.

Haha!

Wang Wu took the box, withdrew it into his Three-Defense Treasure Armor, and curiously opened it. Inside was nothing special, just an unfamiliar Spirit Talisman lying quietly.

It seemed ordinary, but since the Frost Monarch sent it, it certainly wasn’t ordinary.

He cautiously took the Spirit Talisman out and held it in his hand, turning it over to examine it, but saw no changes.

He then tried to input Spiritual Qi, but again, nothing happened.

Continue to try activating it with Qi Blood, but it’s the same.

This is not something that can be unlocked with conventional power.

Is this a riddle for him to solve?

Wang Wu instinctively wanted to use Level 19 Spirit Essence Micro, but then shook his head and put the spirit talisman back in the box.

He’s already benefited too much from the Frost Monarch, and shouldn’t push his luck further.

This treasure should be returned if possible; it’s time to start saving for dowries and such.

Yes, really, he doesn’t have grand ambitions right now; he just wants to peacefully cultivate in the Frost Domain. It would be great if the Frost Monarch is willing to betroth Qingxue to him, but even if not, he won’t force it.

He tossed the box into the Qiankun Bag.

Wang Wu let out a pleasant long sigh, ah, the quiet, wealthy, and harmonious cultivation time.

How rare it is.

Through the gaps of the Three-Defense Treasure Armor, Wang Wu absorbed fifty million points of ordinary Spiritual Qi in one breath from outside. That’s right, inside the Three-Defense Main Fortress, there’s no limit to Spiritual Qi consumption.

Such a massive project indeed, and the daily consumption of the Three-Defense Main Fortress is one hundred million points of Spiritual Qi. As an Array Grandmaster, why can’t he use some of their Spiritual Qi?

"I now have three cultivation directions and three matters to handle."

"The first cultivation direction is to continue compressing and refining Qi Blood, cultivating the Creation Demon Pill. However, this requires fifty billion points of Spiritual Qi, so it’s not feasible for now. It can only be achieved gradually, with daily cultivation, diligence without negligence, and a small success is expected in five hundred years."

"The second cultivation direction is to repair the dark wounds of the Water Spirit Pill, Wood Spirit Pill, and Golden Spirit Pill within the Second Foundation Establishment Array, and try to elevate them all to the First Grade. At the same time, temporarily cultivate the Lifebound Demon Soldiers to the Celestial Third Grade. This is relatively easy; with sufficient Spiritual Qi, aided by Level 19 Spirit Essence Micro, it can be achieved in a hundred years."

"The third cultivation direction is within the Acquired First Foundation Establishment Array, using the Maximal Common Denominator Pill to continue strengthening the Wind and Fire Combination, and then see if any powerful Divine Techniques can be developed."

"As for the matters to handle. First, liberate the unused portion of the Bloodline Evolution Level to unlock the maximum of Bloodline Divine Techniques, prioritizing the unlocking of Tyrant Body Divine Techniques."

"Second, find a way to raise Passive Concealment and Danger Perception to Level 26. Level 27 might be too ambitious, but Level 26 is at least currently attainable."

"The third matter to handle is to find time to enhance Yin Fire Resistance. As for Yang Thunder and Evil Wind, it depends on the situation; I can’t waste my lifespan like pouring water down the drain, it’s sinful."

"These six tasks need to be completed or significantly progressed before the Sin Prison restoration project is completed, or there could be other changes in the future."

After comprehensively evaluating his cultivation status, Wang Wu finalized his cultivation plan for the next 150 years.

That’s right, there are still 75 Heaven and Earth Needles to unlock. Assuming each takes two years, that makes it exactly 150 years.

"Now, let’s unlock Tyrant Body Divine Techniques first!"

Wang Wu’s heart moved slighty, activating Level 19 Spirit Essence Micro first. Following that, the Qi Blood Tide surged silently. Next second, the heartbeat of the Heart of the Earth roared like thunder; initially a brief beating, but then it was like ten thousand thunderbolts at once. In mere moments, his innate bloodline Qi Blood and his Innate Five Demon Pills were fully mobilized.

They rapidly exceeded their limits, with a Circulation speed of 12,000 times per second, elevating the state to its peak.

And at this moment, it seemed like a drop of heart blood burst inside his Heart of the Earth, shattering countless invisible shackles and releasing a new, more terrifying power.

Soon after, a series of visions appeared before Wang Wu’s eyes.

It was a vision of the Ancient Bear Immortal. This time, it wasn’t in bear form, nor human form, but more like a Blood Sea Star River, where countless stars surged and transformed, ultimately combining into a grand and mysterious structure.

Seeing this structure, Wang Wu suddenly understood, but also not completely. How to say this, it is the secret of bloodline heritage.

An infant, even if he understands nothing, has the genetic locks of his parents imprinted in his body.

It’s just that this time Wang Wu’s unlocking of the bloodline seemed to hit some kind of bottleneck.

Although he still didn’t quite understand it. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Boom boom boom!"

At this time, the thunderous sound resumed in the Blood Sea Star River, and then a bloody yet oddly majestic and kind enormous palace phantom rose from within.

Vaguely, an ancient and vast voice echoed.

"My descendants, all may enter this Trial Divine Hall. You have met the requirements and may head to the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Sacred Land and to the Trial Divine Hall to participate."

"If you are not my descendent, but have the chance to see this Trial Divine Hall in the Ancient Blood Star River, you can equally enter to participate. The Ancient Bear Race shall not create difficulty."

"I, in the name of Daluo, make this guarantee."