Chapter 191: The Founding of the Blade River Sect

“Master of the Mother River... he’s different from what Master told me,” Luo Feng thought.

According to the intelligence given by his master, Master Emperor Chu, the Master of the Mother River was brutal and defiant, ruthless in his methods. He cultivated both the Origin Path of Life and the Origin Path of Causality, and possessed a terrifying secret treasure, a spike-like weapon known to the outside world as the Causal Wind. He had killed so many Divine Kings of the Ancient Flame Kingdom royal family that the count had reached double digits—he was regarded as the greatest enemy of the Ancient Flame Kingdom.

First, due to the Supreme Laws of the Origin Continent, the power that foreign lifeforms could exert was limited to the upper limit of the Chaos Realm, while native lifeforms were capped at the Ultimate Divine King level. Even if the ancestors of both nations returned, the damage they could inflict on the Origin Continent remained limited.

Second, the Master of the Mother River specialized in both the Life and Causality paths, which offered enormous advantages in terms of survival.

There was once a time when the Flame Wind Ancestor personally made a move. Although his power was restricted to the Ultimate Divine King level, his incredibly high realm and terrifying treasures allowed him to instantly annihilate all avatars and resurrection vessels of the Master of the Mother River across the Origin Continent.

Yet, after the Flame Wind Ancestor left, the Master of the Mother River reappeared—clearly, he had some way to prevent complete erasure.

“The Ancient Flame Kingdom hates the Master of the Mother River to the core, yet still can’t kill him.”

“Many Divine Kings who bear grudges against the Ancient Flame Kingdom have joined the Life Mother River, and there are seven or eight at the Second Stage Divine King level alone, which makes the Life Mother River even more domineering and aggressive,” Luo Feng had felt this before.

They recruited subordinates brazenly in his territory without even bothering to inform him.

Even a Divine King Beifeng dared to provoke him.

“Moreover, my master also has a grudge with him.” Luo Feng knew this well.

The Master of the Mother River harbored hatred for the entire royal family of the Ancient Flame Kingdom! One of Master Emperor Chu’s close elders had been killed by him, naturally invoking deep hatred from his master, who had pursued him many times.

Faced with Master Emperor Chu, an “Ultimate Lifeform of the Origin Path of Destruction,” even the Master of the Mother River, armed with his Causal Wind and in his main avatar, was unable to win. Hence, he had always chosen to retreat.

“One of his subordinates, just Divine King Beifeng, is so arrogant. Yet the Master of the Mother River himself acts friendly, as if convinced I’ll ally with him?”

“In any case, I owe too much to my master, to Emperor Ming, and to Di Chu Yu, Di Chu Ying... they’ve helped me enough,” Luo Feng decided to put the matter aside for now and looked toward Yuanzu, who stood beside him.

“Yuanzu, let’s go,” Luo Feng said.

Yuanzu nodded. The smooth resolution of the issue had exceeded even his expectations.

Whoosh.

Luo Feng took Yuanzu and instantly departed.

On the plaza, Eternal True Gods began gathering—there were hundreds of them, and they all looked bewildered.

“My Blazing Fire Sect will henceforth completely withdraw from the territory under City Lord Luo’s command, which covers the Twenty Chaos States. There will be no more recruitment or selection. All of you, go back!” A powerful voice echoed across the square.

“We’ve already come all this way, please show us some mercy!”

“We want to join the Blazing Fire Sect!”

The Eternal True Gods grew desperate.

But this decision had been made by the highest leader of the Life Mother River, the major power behind the Blazing Fire Sect! Complete withdrawal from the Twenty Chaos States, with no room for argument.

“We received invitations and made the exhausting journey here. Even though selection was strict, at least one in ten could make it. And now we’ve lost our chance entirely!”

“The Blazing Fire Sect may be mysterious and powerful, but clearly, they can’t stand against City Lord Luo.”

“City Lord Luo is indeed formidable—his battle with the Ruler of Shiguo shook the heavens—but he doesn’t care about us Eternal True Gods.”

These Eternal True Gods were all considered elite—only those invited had come here! And they would have to undergo further selection. Out of several hundred, a few dozen might have made it into the Blazing Fire Sect.

The Blazing Fire Sect was one of the many forces subordinate to the Life Mother River.

These Eternal True Gods would be distributed among many forces and would even face internal competition!

“Let’s go, let’s go.”

“Sigh, as Eternal True Gods, all we seek is a heritage, an opportunity. Why is it so difficult?”

“There was finally a sect like the Blazing Fire Sect, and even that got driven away by City Lord Luo.”

Hundreds of Eternal True Gods could only leave helplessly.

…

Yuanzu and Luo Feng returned together to the City Lord’s Residence of Huyang City.

“Luo He,” Yuanzu spoke, “In the course of investigating the Life Mother River’s infiltration into our Twenty Chaos States, I’ve come to understand the plight of ordinary Eternal True Gods quite deeply. Seeking a single opportunity or a suitable heritage is extremely difficult! That’s why they care so much about recruitment from the Life Mother River.”

Luo Feng nodded.

On the Origin Continent, those in the Chaos Realm, and various sects, relied on heritage and resources to make their Eternal True God subordinates fight desperately.

Back then, Luo Feng had also spent considerable effort just to earn some resources.

“We’ve driven away the Life Mother River, but the Eternal True Gods within the twenty Chaos States under our territory have thus lost a great opportunity,” said Yuanzu.

“What do you mean?” Luo Feng looked at him.

“With your growth speed, Luo He, the territory you will command in the future may be far greater than it is now,” Yuanzu said. “I think we can start cultivating suitable cultivators ahead of time.”

Luo Feng smiled and said, “I don’t really care about the size of the territory.”

“If you become powerful enough—powerful enough to rival Emperors—then even Divine Kings may bring their entire nations to submit to you,” said Yuanzu. “The Ruler of Shiguo, the Heavenly Kun Ruler, would likely feel so threatened that he’d willingly offer you the entire territory of Shiguo.”

Luo Feng’s eyes narrowed.

Offer?

The Heavenly Kun Ruler wouldn’t even get the chance!

But if the Heavenly Kun Ruler were dealt with, the territory of Shiguo would naturally fall under Luo Feng’s control.

“You may not care about the size of your territory, but those ordinary cultivators do,” said Yuanzu. “If a ruler is too cruel and ruthless, the ordinary cultivators will inevitably suffer—just like that Snow Realm Ancestor… The entire territory of the Snow Realm is full of unspeakable misery.”

“But under your governance, things would be completely different for ordinary cultivators,” Yuanzu said.

Luo Feng felt a jolt in his heart.

It might be a trivial matter to him, but it would have a far-reaching impact on countless cultivators.

“You’re right,” Luo Feng looked at Yuanzu. Compared to himself, Yuanzu saw things with greater clarity.

“My many illusory incarnations are integrated into every aspect of life on the Origin Continent, and some have even ventured into other nations,” Yuanzu said with emotion. “I know very well what kind of lives ordinary cultivators lead.”

Luo Feng nodded. “Then let’s establish a sect. We’ll recruit disciples under the name of the sect.”

“What will the sect be called?” asked Yuanzu.

“Blade River Sect,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

Yuanzu immediately understood.

Of course he knew that back in the Primal Universe, Luo Feng had once been known as the ‘Blade River King.’

“All the sect regulations, the disciple recruitment—everything—I’ll leave to you, Yuanzu,” Luo Feng said. Yuanzu had created the secret technique ‘Virtual Universe’ long ago and had deeply pursued that path. He understood the operation of the world and the desires and emotions of all living beings better than anyone.

With Yuanzu handling the matter, Luo Feng felt completely assured.

“Alright,” Yuanzu gladly accepted. After all, it had been his proposal in the first place, and he also cared deeply about those ordinary cultivators.

“Our Blade River Sect has territory and resources. The only thing we lack is truly powerful inheritances,” Yuanzu said. “Although it’s easy to gather many inheritances that lead to the Chaos Realm, the effectiveness of such inheritances varies greatly depending on the level of the being who created them.”

An inheritance written by a Chaos Realm being…

An inheritance written by a Divine King…

Or even one written by an Ultimate Divine King—they might all be categorized as paths to the Chaos Realm, but an inheritance created by an Ultimate Divine King would be easier to comprehend, more direct in addressing the essence, and offer a far greater hope of attaining the Chaos Realm.

“I’ll do it myself. I’ll draft a dozen or so Divine King-level inheritances in the near future,” Luo Feng said.

“Good.” Yuanzu’s eyes lit up. “With your accumulation and talent, Luo He, any inheritance you create will far surpass those common inheritances available on the market.”

Creating Divine King-level inheritances was an extremely easy task for Luo Feng.

After all, he had grasped the profundities of the Chaos Realm to the extent that he had forcibly comprehended the ‘Ten Directions World Form’ and the first strike of the Six Strikes of the Mixed Cave. One could imagine his depth of understanding.

Now, he had also comprehended the Six Major Branches of Life, the Six Major Branches of the Origin Path of Destruction, and had even merged parts of both Origin Path of Life and Origin Path of Destruction into techniques from the Life-and-Death Path. Furthermore, he had studied four Top-Tier Inheritances, which had greatly broadened his horizons.

With such a foundation, creating the most basic Divine King-level inheritances himself would likely produce better results than those created by many Second Stage Divine Kings.

Writing inheritances was also a way for him to review and summarize his own cultivation path.

“These fifteen Divine King-level inheritances are all here.” In just over a hundred thousand days, Luo Feng had completed fifteen inheritances and stored them at the newly built Blade River Sect headquarters.

“So fast?” Yuanzu picked up an upper volume of a Divine King-level inheritance and began to read. He was quickly absorbed in it. After finishing, he looked up at Luo Feng and marveled, “This upper volume leads to the Chaos Realm. It’s simpler and easier to understand than any inheritance I’ve seen—and its potential is clearly much higher.”

Luo Feng nodded with a smile. “The upper and lower volumes are a set. The upper volume paves the way to the Chaos Realm, establishing a solid foundation that will better support the cultivation of the lower volume, which offers a greater hope of reaching the Divine King level!”

Luo Feng adhered to his own philosophy of cultivation—he didn’t expect sect disciples to comprehend High-Level Secret Techniques at lower realms, but he did expect them to master many techniques of their own level to ensure their foundations were solid enough.

“These fifteen inheritances include six for the Origin Path of Life, six for the Origin Path of Destruction, and three others… Their reference does not exist within any complete Supreme Laws, so only those with fate may comprehend them,” Luo Feng said.

In Luo Feng’s view, these were all basic inheritances.

The six Life inheritances each focused on just one of the Six Major Branches of Life.

The six Destruction inheritances each focused on one of the Six Major Branches of the Origin Path of Destruction, minimizing the difficulty of becoming a Divine King. Of course, Luo Feng also knew… Even so, producing a single Divine King would still be an extremely difficult task.

“With these fifteen inheritances, our sect’s foundation will be incredibly solid,” Yuanzu praised. “Even I must take a good look and learn from them. Although I’ve long since reached the Chaos Realm… I now realize that my understanding of Chaos Laws is still lacking.”

By reading these inheritances, Yuanzu had come to recognize how solid Luo Feng’s foundation was.

“Shall I begin recruiting disciples now?” Yuanzu asked. “I will also publicly announce that the Sect Master of Blade River Sect is Luo He! Only your fame… can inspire countless Eternal True Gods to yearn to join Blade River Sect. Its appeal will definitely surpass that of all the secretive factions of the Life Mother River.”

The Life Mother River, after all, was an organization fully suppressed by the Ancient Flame Kingdom. Every disciple recruitment was carried out in small batches, and their sect headquarters was never publicly disclosed.

Blade River Sect, established by City Lord Luo, would oversee the surrounding twenty Chaos States, becoming a grand and dignified sect.

“Start the recruitment,” Luo Feng nodded.

Yuanzu was clearly invigorated. In his eyes, future strong members of the human race who came through Reincarnation to the Origin Continent would also become part of Blade River Sect.