Chapter 33: The Transmission

Inside the cocoon radiating deep cyan light, Ji Ning lay with his eyes closed as if in deep slumber, while a powerful might seeped into his soul.

“I, by my life, swear that after I become a Patriarch, I must leave the Three Realms within a thousand years and reach ‘Heavenly Cang Palace’ within one chaos cycle, telling the ‘Receptionist’ of Heavenly Cang Palace that the Northrest World God was killed by the ‘Three Flood Dragon Divine Beasts’.” Ji Ning’s soul involuntarily swore another lifeblood oath.

This made Ji Ning quite frustrated; the feeling of being forced to swear a lifeblood oath was truly unpleasant.

But Ji Ning instantly understood… the true purpose of the creator of the Moon Under the Pool in creating the Moon Under the Pool.

“A World God?” Ji Ning mused. “The creator of the Moon Under the Pool was actually a World God, but it seems he has already died.”

“This lifeblood oath is still acceptable; it requires me to set out within a thousand years after becoming a Patriarch… I am still far from becoming a Patriarch, and it gives me a full chaos cycle to reach Heavenly Cang Palace. Only… where exactly is Heavenly Cang Palace? What kind of place is it?” Ji Ning was also puzzled.

Although he had searched the memories of some prisoners in the World Prison, he had never heard of a place called ‘Heavenly Cang Palace’.

But from the forced lifeblood oath, this Northrest World God should be a member of Heavenly Cang Palace! He was killed and sent someone to report; Heavenly Cang Palace should have enough strength to avenge him! Of course, this was just Ji Ning’s inference… perhaps this simple report hid some other story.

“Boom!”

Just as Ji Ning was lost in thought.

Suddenly, a vast amount of information rushed into Ji Ning’s soul, and he instantly fell into a near-stupor; the massive information made it almost impossible for him to think.

After a full three hours.

He finally regained clarity.

“Whoosh.”

In the dilapidated temple, Ji Ning, who had been wrapped in a deep cyan light cocoon, was now free; the cocoon had completely dissipated, and Ji Ning stood there motionless, stunned.

“Hit me with a stick, then give me candy?” Ji Ning murmured to himself.

First forced to swear a lifeblood oath, but then finally gained true rewards. Now, two techniques had been added to Ji Ning’s memory.

They were the divine body cultivation technique “The Desolate World God” and the divine ability “Nine Yuan Annihilation”.

Both were for the divine body cultivation path…

In fact, the creator of the Moon Under the Pool, the existence ‘Northrest World God’, himself walked the divine body path, so he was naturally more adept in this area. That was why the Moon Under the Pool required Celestial Immortals to enter, because Celestial Immortals were more malleable; if one relied on other divine body cultivation techniques to become a True God, their malleability would greatly decrease.

“The Desolate World God” was a technique far superior to “The Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens” by an unknown degree.

It was an extremely detailed technique, directly pointing to the ‘World God’ level.

Of course, having the technique was one thing; the important thing was to cultivate it oneself. Just as Ji Ning had long possessed “The Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens”, yet he had never become a True God. But regardless… this supremely profound divine body technique gave Ji Ning an extremely clear path. The difference between a profound technique and a simple one was enormous.

With the same talent, if the chance of becoming a True God by cultivating “The Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens” was only one percent, then cultivating “The Desolate World God” might be ten percent.

“Celestial Immortal, True God, Patriarch, World God.” Ji Ning was full of anticipation.

The other was a divine ability.

“Nine Yuan Annihilation”.

This was a very ancient divine ability that circulated in the endless chaos, meant for divine beings to use. The power of “Nine Yuan Annihilation” could be said to be very ordinary, or it could be said… to be almost limitless!

The reason for this was that “Nine Yuan Annihilation” consisted of nine basic ‘Yuan Symbols’.

These nine Yuan Symbols… were like the dot, left-falling stroke, horizontal stroke, and vertical stroke in Chinese characters. But those simple horizontal, vertical, left-falling, and right-falling strokes could form individual characters, and individual characters could form words, and even idioms with profound meanings, and some could become poetry, lyrics, or even prose and novels.

This divine art, the Nine-Yuan Annihilation, was just like that.

These nine yuan symbols could be endlessly combined to form increasingly complex and perfect divine patterns! For instance, the foundation of the Divine Art of Star-Picking Hand was the Star-Picking Divine Pattern.

And these nine yuan symbols… their growth potential had almost no limit. As they continued to diverge, forming more and more complex and profound divine patterns, the might of the divine patterns grew greater. The divine power channeled through these patterns to manifest divine arts… would also surge in power! In theory, it could surpass the Star-Picking Hand and countless other divine arts.

But—

It was merely theoretical that it possessed boundless might. Just as from ancient times to the present, countless people knew Chinese characters, yet only a few had written poems that would be passed down through the ages. By the same token, the Nine-Yuan Annihilation was fairly widely circulated among some powerful experts in the endless chaos, but very, very few had comprehended supreme divine patterns from it.

"Although it's difficult, according to what it says, this divine art is known even to some World Gods in the endless chaos," Ji Ning mused. "This is a key—a key for me to comprehend supreme divine arts."

"This Northrest World God really put a lot of thought into this."

"One technique allows me to continuously improve my strength. One divine art allows me to continuously grow my combat power. The higher my talent, the stronger the divine art I comprehend." Ji Ning was deeply moved.

…

The silver-haired man was standing outside the hall. When Ji Ning walked out, the silver-haired man smiled and said, "Having obtained these two techniques, you are now different from the other living beings of the Three Realms."

"You know?" Ji Ning frowned.

"My master is dead. I am in charge of all matters on Moonfall Island, so of course I know," the silver-haired man said with a smile.

"Then let me ask you: where is the Skyless Palace?" Ji Ning inquired.

"I do not know," the silver-haired man shook his head.

"You don't know?" Ji Ning was puzzled. "Your master is the Northrest World God, isn't he? Was this Moon Under the Lake created by the Northrest World God? Did the Northrest World God come from the Skyless Palace?"

The silver-haired man nodded. "My master is indeed the Northrest World God, and he was among the very top of the 'World Gods' in the endless chaos. If it weren't for the three Blackfiend beasts joining forces and using a trap, how could my master have died? Back then, my master, under the trap and under siege, was nearly killed, his soul almost destroyed. Only a remnant of his soul managed to flee, darting into dangerous places all the way until he escaped here. Because he fled all the way, passing through many dangerous and mysterious regions, even my master didn't know the way back. That's why my master made you swear a lifeblood oath and gave you a full chaos cycle to reach the Skyless Palace. That is an immensely long time. If you cannot find the Skyless Palace, the backlash of the lifeblood oath will kill you, and you can't blame anyone else."

Ji Ning, however, was very calm.

A full chaos cycle!

That was the time from the birth to the destruction of a chaos world—countless billions of years. He himself had only lived for a little over three hundred years, so Ji Ning naturally felt no pressure.

"After my master arrived here, he used his remaining power to create Moon Under the Lake," the silver-haired man said with a cold laugh. "From this Moon Under the Lake, you can see how astonishing my master's strength was. Even with only a trace of his power left, he was no weaker than an ordinary World God."

"Mm," Ji Ning nodded.

He understood now.

The Northrest World God came from the Skyless Palace and was extremely powerful, but he suffered a calamity, was severely wounded, and fled here. Unwilling to die, he created Moon Under the Lake to select a Celestial Immortal to deliver a message for him.

"Fortunately, Northrest World God didn't force me to take revenge for him," Ji Ning said with a laugh.

"You?" The silver-haired man shook his head with a cold laugh. "Those three Blackfiend beasts were born from the chaos, with the strength of Ancestral Gods from birth. Later, they had many adventures and roamed the chaos for endless ages, all reaching the World God level. The three Blackfiend beasts working together were no weaker than my master. How could you possibly kill them? You just need to deliver the message. Then my master's many friends will naturally take revenge for him."

Ji Ning nodded.

Alright.

Whether it was Northrest or the three Blackfiend beasts, they were all far, far beyond him.

"Is the Skyless Palace very powerful?" Ji Ning asked curiously.

"It should be quite powerful," the silver-haired man said hesitantly. "I was created by my master and don't know much about the Skyless Palace. After you leave the Three Realms and roam the endless chaos, I believe you should be able to find news of the Skyless Palace."

"The script in Moon Under the Lake seems different from that of the Three Realms?" Ji Ning inquired. He had long noticed that the script and language here were exactly the same as those of the Nine Chaos Nations.

"The script and language here are the common ones used throughout the endless chaos," the silver-haired man said.