Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 442 - 438: Shaping the Great Xia Empire into the Great Xia Divine Domain
Xia Naiwen didn’t know the preciousness of the Divine Marrow, but compared to the Spirit Veins currently owned by Great Xia, he could also guess that this thing was probably extremely precious in the Divine Realm.
At the very least, it’s not something you could casually pick up in heaps from the ground.
How Xia Feng managed to get hold of these is still a mystery.
Thinking about the pursuit of Xia Feng by the Infinite Divine Domain, and Xia Feng staying in the Divine Maiden Hall in the Celestial Sword Divine Domain recently.
Xia Naiwen looked thoughtful, but before he could ponder further, Xia Feng spoke with a helpless expression.
"Father, it’s not what you think. It’s just the benefits I gained from the Infinite Secret Realm."
Xia Naiwen was taken aback. He also had the token Xia Feng gave him and stayed in the Holy Sword Divine Domain for two days, but he hadn’t found any Divine Marrow there.
Xia Feng helplessly continued to explain: "I acquired the legacy of the Infinite Secret Realm. I took away the most precious items inside, and even caused the Secret Realm to collapse because of it."
"It’s just a few Divine Marrows. Father, please take them back without worry; there won’t be any problems."
"Compared to these external items, I hope Great Xia can produce some high-level combat power of our own."
Due to the spatial barriers, the Lower Realm can ascend to the Upper Realm, but for the Divine Realm to send people down requires much consideration.
After all, the spatial tunnel cannot bear too strong combat power. Sending Celestial God level beings to the Lower Realm could easily cause a space collapse.
However, once the concentration of Divine Power in the Celestial Essence Continent increases, this situation will improve a bit.
Xia Feng didn’t explain these matters much to Xia Naiwen, only briefly talked about how he hoped Great Xia would develop in the future.
Xia Naiwen listened in a daze and left with a slightly bewildered expression.
Fortunately, he remembered to complete Xia Feng’s arrangement. A group of ten thousand elites, along with Niu Zhan himself, entered the Dream Realm Pearl promptly at the hour of Hai.
They weren’t kept there too long. Once they reached the Peak of Martial Saint, Xia Feng directly let them out.
For the occasional one or two with exceptional talent, Xia Feng would allow them to stay a bit longer, only sending them out once they reached the Martial Sovereign level.
As for Niu Zhan, Xia Feng was even more lenient, allowing him to break through to the Yellow Tier First Layer Martial God before sending him out.
When Niu Zhan awoke from the dream, he was still in a slight daze, feeling as if he was holding a small snake and a hard stone in his hand.
It took him quite a while to recover from the dream-like state.
"Did I... did I just meet the Emperor Xia Feng?"
Xia Naiwen didn’t expect him to retain some consciousness, but upon seeing the Upper Grade Divine Marrow and Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python in his hands, he understood.
Niu Zhan staggered to his feet, and upon sensing his own cultivation, he was completely stunned.
"I... am I already at the Martial God? Is this the Martial God Realm?"
He was in a daze, looking at the palm of his hand, seemingly unable to believe that he had reached the Martial God Realm just like that.
However, this cultivation was real, and since it was cultivated in the Dream Realm Pearl, though he lost the memory of that realm, he still retained control over his cultivation.
He felt as if he had cultivated for ten thousand years, accumulating a pile of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to finally reach the Martial God Realm.
The control over his cultivation was genuine as well.
Xia Naiwen walked over and explained to him: "Just keep it in your heart. All the times you helped Xia Feng in the past, he remembers very well."
"Now with such a great opportunity, aside from our family ancestor, the first person he thought of was you."
"That Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python you’re holding is called Nine Evils, and this... great being here, you’ll have to hand over to me."
Before Niu Zhan could react, Nine Evils had already climbed onto Xia Naiwen’s shoulder, slightly raised its body, and flicked its tongue.
"You are the master’s father; you don’t need to call me ’great being.’ Just call me Nine Evils."
Even though Xia Naiwen’s cultivation had already improved to the Celestial Tier First Layer Martial God, which was not much different from Nine Evils’, he still maintained basic respect towards Nine Evils.
"Feng’er said to take good care of you; in the future, you are the National Guardian Divine Beast of our Great Xia."
After chatting a bit more with Nine Evils, the serpent loosened its form and slithered out of the palace to find a suitable place to live.
Then Xia Naiwen turned to smile and continued explaining to Niu Zhan: "The Divine Realm is too chaotic, and they’ve always looked down on people from the Lower Realm."
"Feng’er has decided to establish the Celestial Essence Continent as our own Great Xia Divine Domain."
His gaze fell on the Upper Grade Divine Marrow in Niu Zhan’s hand: "That is Upper Grade Divine Marrow. Once buried in a mountain, it will gradually produce Upper Grade Divine Crystals."
"Divine Crystals can be used for cultivation and will continuously generate Divine Power. Once the Divine Power concentration on the Celestial Essence Continent is sufficiently thick, it would essentially be no different from the Divine Realm."
This was not only for Niu Zhan to hear, but also the several past Emperors of Xia, who were consolidating their cultivation nearby, listened intently.
Niu Zhan didn’t understand all the intricacies but nodded earnestly: "You are right, those from the Divine Realm are definitely hard to deal with."
"Back then, for the sake of a Void Cauldron, they didn’t even regard us from the Lower Realm as humans, even directly abducting the first Grandfather Xia Tianming who broke through in front of us."
"Going to the Divine Realm is unpredictable; it’s better, as the Emperor’s son said, to establish the Great Xia Divine Domain where we make the rules ourselves."
Xia Naiwen glanced at Niu Zhan, realizing this was genuinely what he thought, and couldn’t help but laugh heartily.
"Feng’er always felt he might not receive support for his actions; if he heard what you just said, he would definitely be very happy."
Niu Zhan’s face flushed, and he voiced his loyalty in a loud voice.
"I didn’t really think that much before. I just followed my heart and helped the Emperor’s son during those times."
"Now, the Emperor’s son has repaid me a thousand times over. Not to mention the priceless Upper Grade Divine Marrow I hold, but also my current cultivation level."
He paused, a bit embarrassed, and said, "If it were up to my own cultivation, I’m afraid I wouldn’t ever break through to the Martial Sovereign Realm in this lifetime."
"Now, to even have the chance to become a Martial God, that was something I never dared to dream of before."
While laughing foolishly, he boisterously promised Xia Naiwen: "Rest assured, Your Majesty, with these opportunities given to me by the Emperor’s son, I swear that the Bull Subduing Sect... no, I decided from today to rename it to the Divine Bull Sect."
"Our Divine Bull Sect will be the most faithful ally of the Great Xia Dynasty, the kind that will never betray."
"If I or my descendants break this vow, may heart demons emerge endlessly, forever cutting off the path of cultivation."
