NOVPUBAs the ruler of one of the Upper Three Kingdoms, the Heavenly God undoubtedly possessed immeasurable strength, ranking among the most powerful in all nine human nations within the rank of Martial Saints. Gu Lie was a Divine General personally bestowed with his title by him.
The golden armored man said with interest, "I wonder how far Dao Wufeng can go. They have already entered Mirror Heaven and Earth, Han Yuan and the others. I hope they can bring back some gains."
Su Changkong had killed Gu Lie, but the Heavenly God had no intention of seeking revenge on Su Changkong. With his status, it would be beneath him to act against a junior. Gu Lie’s death in battle was due to his own lack of strength, and since he was killed by Su Changkong in a contest for treasure, he had no right to complain.
Of course, the main reason was that this was the territory of the Great Flame Empire. With the Flame Emperor personally coming forward, there was no need to provoke a conflict at this time.
The Divine Emperor Dynasty had also already dispatched their top-tier Innate Powerhouses into Mirror Heaven and Earth, among them some of his most outstanding progenies. Now all they needed to do was to wait quietly.
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"The kid has the aura of the Blood Divine Seed on him? He has killed disciples of our sect!"
Meanwhile, in another part of the clouds, a red-haired woman was lying lazily on a soft white cloud.
The red-haired woman also noticed someone approaching the entrance to Mirror Heaven and Earth. Her eyes locked onto Su Changkong as her red hair slightly writhed, a faint murderous light flashing through her eyes.
With the red-haired woman’s perception, she could sense the aura of the Blood Divine Seed on Su Changkong. Several of her disciples had lost contact and been killed, and the red-haired woman understood it was the work of the man in black!
However, the red-haired woman made no other moves. For her, the death of a few disciples was insignificant. What she longed for most was the ’Great Divine Seed.’ Before that, there was no need for unnecessary complications.
"Over the past twenty years, I have put in much effort to cultivate the ’Blood Divine Child’ just for this moment. I hope he won’t disappoint me!" she thought to herself. To procure the ’Great Divine Seed,’ she had paid a tremendous price to specially cultivate a top-notch Innate Powerhouse to enter Mirror Heaven and Earth on her behalf, who would undoubtedly have huge advantages over the other natives!
"As long as… as long as I have the chance to obtain a Great Divine Seed and offer it to the Sect Master, he will surely help me recreate a Transcendent Body! Reaching the level of inscribing Divine Patterns and casting a Divine Body will not be difficult!"
In the eyes of the red-haired woman laid her desire.
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"You all must be careful… Mirror Heaven and Earth is very dangerous. When I previously entered, I had to choose to retreat. The danger inside corresponds to one’s Cultivation Realm. The higher the realm, the more difficult the trials reflected. Each of you is among the most outstanding existences within the Innate Realm, so you might have the chance to go even farther," Xia Yanlong advised Su Changkong and the other two through a transmitted message.
"Understood." Su Changkong, Hong Zhenxiang, and Xia Yanyi all nodded gravely. Mirror Heaven and Earth, where even Martial Saints had perished, was not a place to be taken lightly.
"Additionally, your cousin, Xia Yanxiu, and others entered Mirror Heaven and Earth half a month ago. Once you are inside, you can try to contact him to obtain information," Xia Yanlong told Xia Yanyi, who nodded in acknowledgment.
"Let’s go."
Finally, Su Changkong, Hong Zhenxiang, and Xia Yanyi took a deep breath and stepped toward the twisted portal.
The moment Su Changkong stepped through the twisted portal, he experienced a whirlwind sensation of time passing, as if thousands of years had gone by in what also seemed like an instant.
When his surroundings cleared, Su Changkong saw the scenery had undergone a drastic change.
The sky was dotted with stars, gigantic and seemingly within arm’s reach yet also distant beyond the heavens. A wide and massive stone bridge snaked and coiled like a dragon, with no end in sight.
"Is this Mirror Heaven and Earth? The secret realm created by the great divine power of Martial Saints?" Su Changkong marveled at the wondrous sight before him.
Below that stone bridge, Su Changkong saw numerous people gathered. Each had a powerful aura; almost all were Innate Martial Artists, numbering in the hundreds.
"Are these other Martial Artists who have entered Mirror Heaven and Earth?"
Su Changkong thought to himself.
"This Mirror Heaven and Earth... it really attracted quite a lot of people. Among them, many are not even close to reaching the Perfection of Innateness," Hong Zhenxiang said.
"For ordinary Martial Artists, this is an opportunity that comes once in a lifetime," Xia Yanyi commented with a sigh.
Indeed, many Innate Martial Artists could only dream of reaching Three Flowers Gathering at the Top. Even those born into prominence with enough resources to open all twelve Heavenly Pulses, if unable to grasp the Martial Arts Intent Realm and bring Five Qi to the Sea of Consciousness, would fail to achieve even that.
Even for those with outstanding talent entering the Five-Qi Grandmaster realm, that was often the very limit of their potential. As for achieving the status of Martial Saint? That was something one could only dream of!
And Mirror Heaven and Earth, left behind by the ’Great Divine Power Martial Saint,’ most people didn’t even aspire to obtain the Great Divine Seed. If they could gain even just a small benefit to advance slightly further, that was enough to satisfy them. Of course, they were gambling with their lives, and a single misstep could mean death without a place of burial!
"Brother Blade!"
Just then, a voice reached Su Changkong’s ears. Looking up, he saw a man waving at him in surprise from the stone bridge’s entrance.
"Cangwen Yu?"
Recognizing the man, Su Changkong was also somewhat surprised. This man was Cangwen Yu, the Sect Master of the Cangyun Sect, a first-tier Warrior Sect. Su Changkong had come to know him previously when purchasing various Spiritual Medicines; the two had cooperated quite pleasantly.
Seeing Su Changkong, Cangwen Yu was astonished. Having personally witnessed Su Changkong defeating Qi Gang, Cangwen Yu had felt that Su Changkong was not ordinary. Indeed, in a short span of time, Su Changkong had risen rapidly, garnering an illustrious military record and being hailed as the number one person below a Martial Saint within the Great Flame Empire.
