Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 423 - 408: Long Conversation

Jax said, "Thanks to you. When we first met, I was only the seventeenth in line and not valued by my family. Since I met you, I’ve been on the rise. If nothing unusual happens, once I get out, I’ll become the fifth in line of our generation."

"So, there are three others above you besides Aiden?"

"Yes, their bloodline is closer to the Patriarch’s than mine, so it’s nearly impossible for me to surpass them, unless I ascend to Grandmaster. But even if I reach Grandmaster, there’s still Aiden. I’m content to have reached this level," Jax said.

"Contentment brings happiness," Zhou Leng said.

Jax looked around and whispered, "If you have connections, try to get the ’War Shield Order’ from the Great Battlefield."

"I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know much about it," Zhou Leng pretended to understand.

Jax said, "That is the true battlefield of the starry sky. The Giants and Giant Dragons say it belongs to their two races, but it’s not."

"It should be a corner of an especially large battlefield, just that there may be more Giant Dragons and Giants."

"Moreover, the parties fighting there are not from Elementary Civilizations, they are likely from High-Level Civilizations."

"Because you can always encounter many things that surpass Elementary Civilizations."

"With good luck, even picking up a fragment of a weapon is equivalent to a half-divine artifact."

"Many of the divine artifacts of the Giant Dragon and Giant races are crafted from fragments of the Great Battlefield."

"The most common inside are the remains of Demigods or even Void Gods, which are the components suitable for our Martial Artists’ Headless God."

"Nearly half of the Martial Artists’ Headless God components are traded from Giants or Giant Dragons, mainly sourced from the Great Battlefield."

"It’s very mysterious inside, occasionally birthing life. Like the first Spine-headed Demon Dragon from the Demon Purgatory, it came from there. And there’s a Green Dragon called Jade Wings that hatched inside, later discovered by the Queen of Red Eyes and brought back to the Dragon World."

At this, Zhou Leng remembered that obviously powerful yet extremely cowardly Green Dragon.

Thinking this way, he realized that growing up in a battlefield, being cautious was the only way, forming such a character.

No wonder he had the complete Star Sky Technique like the ’Mountain Slaying Battle Body.’

"Our humans joined the Ten Realms War late, and not many went in. Only a few like Zhao Dongjun benefited from it. Some Martial Arts Traces have to come from there. I recently went to Xiongjing to comprehend traces left by the East Monarch."

"The Giants and Giant Dragons have participated many times, which is also why their two races are powerful."

"I heard there are many treasures of Alien Races accumulated in their warehouses, including martial arts treasures, but to prevent humans from growing too powerful, they have always refused to trade."

Zhou Leng said, "I’ve heard about this. They have participated in the Ten Realms War multiple times, amassing far more than humans."

Jax said, "Moreover, every time the Great Battlefield is opened, the massive energy generated often triggers a Celestial Ladder. The last five Great Battlefields triggered the Celestial Ladder three times. The last one didn’t trigger, theoretically this time it has a high chance to do so."

"I heard you once gained great benefit from the Celestial Ladder, so you shouldn’t miss it this time either."

Zhou Leng recalled the Celestial Ladder experience from last time, his eyes shining.

That experience laid the foundation of his current status, second only to Elder Tree.

Without the three trials of the Celestial Ladder, his martial arts foundation would not be so solid.

Jax said, "However, the location of the Great Battlefield is special, the Celestial Ladder is too strong, and there are very few who can seize the Celestial Ladder there."

"Even if you fail to seize the Celestial Ladder, there are various benefits."

"For example, the Queen of Red Eyes, her talent is top-notch in the Ten Realms, yet she still didn’t seize the Celestial Ladder during the Great Battlefield of that year."

"But she did gain powerful strength, laying the foundation for Ascension to Divinity."

"Such high-level information, I can’t transmit to you, only look at it myself and then tell you."

Jax shared more information, which Zhou Leng noted down.

After parting ways, Zhou Leng checked again the contents of Aiden’s Magic Spirit Bag.

This solved his big problem.

There were the high-grade Spirit Land Jade, which he originally planned to buy, but now he had them, four pieces in total.

Zhou Leng thought for a while and found Cyan Flame.

He took out four pieces of Spirit Land Jade and said, "I remember you said you could use Ancient Tree Fossils and Spirit Land Jade to make ’Wood Jade Amulets,’ right?"

"Right."

"I’ll provide the materials, and you help me find a skilled master to craft them, and we’ll settle the expenses together. How much Ancient Tree Fossil do we need in total?"

"About half a fist-sized piece, enough to make four."

"Is that really enough?"

"Yes. What kind do you want to make? Usually, there are blessing, protective, and cultivation types."

"The blessing type makes one’s luck better."

"The protective type shields against sudden harm."

"The cultivation type enhances the cultivation effect of the Spirit Land Jade. Multiple effects can be added, but the effect will weaken."

Zhou Leng said, "I want one purely for cultivation, and the other three for blessing plus protection."

Saying this, he handed the materials to Cyan Flame.

"All right. Such high-quality items take a long time to make, the fastest would be two to three months, and the slowest may take more than half a year."

"Fine work takes time, I understand."

Cyan Flame said, "I’m about to leave soon, my family is urging me anxiously, fearing I’ll die here."

Zhou Leng said, "I still want to use the Tree of Life to consolidate my Realm."

"Still consolidating? You martial artists are really precise."

"By the way, I also need to buy some special demonized crafts, like Magical Beast meat, Dragon meat, or related culinary or pharmaceutical crafts. Can you get them? If not, I’ll buy from the Ice Snow Divine Sect."

"I thought it was something big. This kind of thing is officially banned from spreading in various realms, but in reality, it’s as well-known as a sieve among the Ten Realms. Give me a few days, I’ll help you collect all the relevant crafts of the Ten Realms... but they all require Magical Power... Oh, elves?"

"Yes."

The Cyan Flame of Envy said, "It’s a pity that my family’s strength is far weaker than the Ice Snow Divine Sect; otherwise, they could consume a portion of the elves. The elves’ spellcasting talent is actually stronger than that of a Demon Spirit Master, but because they’re clever without wisdom, they’ve ended up in such a situation."

"In the short term, these elves primarily help me refine Martial Arts Resources."

"That’s the right choice. I’ll not only find various crafts for you but also some books and educational methods suitable for training elves. By the way, I can also get you some related demon spirit equipment for refining drugs, but the price is very high, so you need to be prepared."

"If it’s too high, I can’t afford it, but if it’s around billions, I can gather some." Zhou Leng thought to himself in pain; the things earned from the Tree-man World, besides his usage, would probably be exchanged for demonization equipment.

But this investment is extremely worthwhile. In the short term, it can continuously produce high-energy food and cultivation resources for himself, and in the long term, it can also pay back.

The exploration of the Fierce Beast World can’t be delayed any longer.

"Come, accompany me to the market to have a look, buy some things to take back to the Demon Spirit World; I don’t know when I’ll come next time."

The two walked towards the market, buying specialties from the Tree-man World while chatting about the Demon Spirit Trials.

Zhou Leng also bought some gifts and products made from the Water of Life, costing less than half of Rucheng’s, preparing to send them to relatives and friends upon returning.

Bring some to Li Linhan to heal his injuries.

Bring some to Xu Qingjin for beauty and skincare.

Bring some to Zhao Nandi to relieve fatigue.

Send some to Hu Yi and Feng Wenhao’s homes...

After buying many things and just about to leave, Zhang Xiaoxiao’s figure appeared at the mouth of a small alley, looking over.

Zhou Leng told the Cyan Flame of Envy to go ahead with buying, and he himself walked towards Zhang Xiaoxiao.

"Are you looking for me?"

"Yes. Uncle Tong is also here; he wants to ask you about intelligence on the Blood of Tyranny; it’s important."

"Okay." Zhou Leng followed without hesitation, entering the dark alley with Zhang Xiaoxiao.

The two twisted and turned, entering an ordinary room.

Inside the room stood a burly man with bright bronze skin, which seemed thicker and more textured than when first seen.

"Xiaoxiao, stand guard outside."

"Yes."

After Zhang Xiaoxiao went outside, the two whispered.

Hearing about the Vigorous Root and Flourishing Staff heading to the tribe, Tong Tianxia sighed, "My family served in the army, so I understand their feelings; sometimes, there is only this one road."

After chatting for a long time, Zhou Leng bid farewell to Tong Tianxia and Zhang Xiaoxiao and left.

Zhang Xiaoxiao asked, "Uncle Tong, did you know each other before?"

"We met when he was young."

"I see. What did you talk about?"

"A lot."

Zhou Leng returned to the Tree Root Cave, chatted briefly with Silver Lake Moon, continuously took the Shock Blood Three Pills, and began a long cultivation and consolidation.

In the Fierce Beast World, on a young giant Eight-toothed Mammoth stood a large yellow dog the size of a calf.

Under the yellow fur appeared a layer of strange black bone armor, layered like scales.

The yellow dog’s teeth were thick and sharp, with two large tusks stretching half a foot long, protruding from the front lip, giving it a fierce appearance.

"Howl..."

A group of Eight-toothed Mammoths led numerous fierce beasts to charge at the enemy fierce beasts ahead.

Huang closely followed Xiaoba, moving like a yellow lightning, ferocious as a tiger.

Underground of Lianxiang Exploration Company.

Mrs. Xiyang sat on a chair, legs wrapped in smooth, slightly shiny black leather pants, legs crossed, playing with a whip handle while looking at Rao Mingxian.

Rao Mingxian slightly lowered his head with a respectful demeanor.

His occasional glances at the whip handle filled him with fear.

What seemed like a piece of ordinary wood could eject a powerful spiked long whip, having claimed an unknown number of lives.

"So, according to you, Gong Futian overestimated himself and was killed by Zhou Leng and his teammates?"

"Yes."

"It wasn’t Zhou Leng alone?"

"Zhou Leng doesn’t have that kind of strength."

Mrs. Xiyang said, "But I heard you intentionally helped Zhou Leng, leading to Gong Futian’s total annihilation."

"Absolutely impossible, they’re just rumors."

"Oh, Qiu Fusheng, come in." Mrs. Xiyang said.

Qiu Fusheng limped in, bent over, smiling, "Greetings, madam."

"Rao Mingxian, confront him." Mrs. Xiyang smiled.

Rao Mingxian glared at Qiu Fusheng with fury, saying slowly, "Limp Qiu, it was Zhang Xinglie who broke your leg back then. Later on, Zhou Leng let you go when he saw you again, didn’t seek revenge, and I didn’t trouble you. Why repay kindness with enmity?"

Qiu Fusheng shrank back half a step, looking towards Mrs. Xiyang, "Madam, I’m not lying. The Demon Worshipers who went this time all say the same; they suspect Rao Mingxian has a shady relationship with Zhou Leng. How could Zhou Leng, who kills mercilessly, let him go? There must be some kind of collusion between them."