NOVPUBXu Guan’s face immediately showed a look of astonishment, greatly shocked by Shen Yuan’s question.
But then he composed himself and respectfully explained,
"Replying to Venerable Falling Clouds Taoist, the All-Worlds Luotian Convention is the way transmitted by the Tao’s Way Great Exalted One from the Upper World 90,000 years ago.
As for the specific details of the convention, they are not for me to know. However, both the multitudes of True Immortals from the grotto heavens and the Great Yin’s Mortal Emperor take the All-Worlds Luotian Convention extremely seriously.
Admission to the All-Worlds Luotian Convention requires a slot. The Great Yin Imperial Dynasty and grotto heavens sacred ground each have limited slots available, and the Third Imperial Prince also spent a great deal of resources to secure a slot for the Taoist."
Shen Yuan’s expression faltered.
What Xu Guan spoke of appeared not just to be confined to the Primal Chaos Realm; just by its name, one could tell it was a grand gathering encompassing all the heavens, involving one of the Three Pure Ones—the Tao’s Way Great Exalted One.
For such a grand convention, any mention of it in the annals and records should have been a grand affair indeed, yet Shen Yuan had not found any account of the All-Worlds Luotian Convention in any records.
His expression gradually becoming solemn, Shen Yuan gave Xu Guan a meaningful look.
"The All-Worlds Luotian Convention has garnered the attention of both the grotto heavens sacred ground and the Great Yin’s Mortal Emperor, but the records are devoid of any information on it. This suggests two possibilities.
The first one is that the various orthodoxies and Human Emperor Dynasties have banded together to lock away all information about the All-Worlds Luotian Convention, making it impossible to record in the annals.
But this possibility is slim; even with the formidable power of the grotto heavens sacred ground and the Human Emperor Dynasties, they would have no way of affecting the long spans of the Spirit Energy Exhaustion eras.
During those periods, countless orthodoxies perished, their core teachings and the Earthly Destroyer Divine Skills were lost, and even the sect’s survival legacies could be leaked without care, much less guarded secrets."
"Instead, I am more inclined to believe in the second possibility—that some unknown force has erased all records about the All-Worlds Luotian Convention from past millennia."
Shen Yuan immediately thought of the Falling Clouds Sect, which had attempted to ascend en masse but met with divine retribution and was obliterated.
"Is the power behind the cataclysm that befell the Falling Clouds Sect the same power that erased the All-Worlds Luotian Convention?"
A contemplative look flashed in Shen Yuan’s eyes.
Meanwhile, having conveyed all the information he knew about the All-Worlds Luotian Convention, Xu Guan looked expectantly at Shen Yuan.
Whether Shen Yuan was aware of the convention’s details was irrelevant; as far as Xu Guan was concerned, bringing Shen Yuan back would mean accomplishing the mission.
After pondering for a moment, Shen Yuan shook his head slightly and said to Xu Guan,
"Please convey my thanks to the Third Imperial Prince, but I have no intention of heading to the Imperial Capital anytime soon. Please give this All-Worlds Luotian Convention slot to someone else!"
The All-Worlds Luotian Convention indeed had a fine reputation, likely filled with precious opportunities, but Shen Yuan had not forgotten that his most pressing task at present was to collect as many Earthly Destroyer Divine Power Cultivation Methods as possible. 𝓷ℴ𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝒸𝓸𝓶
Regardless of the benefits the All-Worlds Luotian Convention might bring, they could not compare to the crucial transformation of Great Tao Manifestation.
Heading to the Capital City would require him to assume a significant risk; a single misstep could jeopardize this once-in-ten-millennia journey.
Without this opportunity, obtaining the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power Cultivation Method in the future would be exceedingly difficult.
The importance of one over the other, Shen Yuan could clearly discern.
Moreover... if the slot for the All-Worlds Luotian Convention was as precious as Xu Guan claimed, would Ji Zhaoyang really part with it so readily over a mere favor?
Shen Yuan did not believe in pies falling from the sky; he preferred to trust in his own strength.
Stepping toward the residence where he lived, Shen Yuan disregarded Xu Guan who remained standing in place.
At this, Xu Guan panicked completely.
Despite his status as a Spirit Refining True Being, which would be sufficient to preside over a region in some remote areas and receive the worship of thousands, in the Nine Phoenix Guard, he was nothing special.
For the position of the Third Imperial Prince’s guard, his Xu family had expended numerous treasures.
If he were to fail his first mission, he might lose his status as the guard to the Third Imperial Prince, rendering all prior investments a total loss.
Hurriedly following Shen Yuan, Xu Guan earnestly said,
"Venerable Taoist, the All-Worlds Luotian Convention is truly a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. The sacred sages from the 10 Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands have already secured their slots, and the leading talents from the Primal Chaos Realm will enter the convention to seek the opportunities left by the Tao’s Way Great Exalted One."
"Not interested,"
Shen Yuan replied indifferently.
"Besides the 10 Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands, members of the Dragon Tribe from the Four Waterways and Four Seas, as well as godsons from numerous divine systems across the 36 Territories, will be present."
Not only the Primal Chaos Realm, but elite fighters from other grand worlds will also participate in the All-Worlds Luotian Convention. Venerable Taoist, don’t you wish to witness the prodigies of various tribes?
"No desire."
"It is said that among the strong participants of the All-Worlds Luotian Convention, there are many beauties who have already made a name for themselves in the Primal Chaos Realm.
The 7 Dragon Maidens from the West Sea Dragon Palace, the seductress from the Yin Yang Hehuan Dao, and the sacred sages from the various sects will all be in attendance..."
The corner of Shen Yuan’s eye twitched slightly.
If it weren’t for Xu Guan representing Ji Zhaoyang and showing a respect that was somewhat respectable, Shen Yuan would have driven him out long ago.
With a soft sigh and a shake of his head, Shen Yuan was about to give Xu Guan the order to leave when he suddenly heard Xu Guan continue to add:
"The All-Worlds Luotian Convention is a rare grand event; at that time, the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association will hold a grand auction within the Imperial Capital.
The Treasure Drop Mercantile Association is a colossal commerce association that spans the worlds, rumored to be linked with several divine systems of the Warrior God of Wealth from the Upper World, its scale vast and immeasurable.
Within the association, whether it is Divine Skills, secret techniques, Taoist artifacts, spirit treasures, or even occasionally Immortal Artifacts, they have it all."
Shen Yuan’s footsteps halted instantly.
He looked at Xu Guan and asked, "Does the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association have the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power Cultivation Method?"
Xu Guan’s heart leapt with joy. Although he didn’t know why Shen Yuan needed the seemingly useless Earthly Destroyer Divine Power Cultivation Method, he still replied with respect, "The Treasure Drop Mercantile Association is widespread across the worlds. Whether they have the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power or not, there must certainly be records of the cultivation method.
Moreover, the Earthly Destroyer Cultivation Methods within the association would certainly not be limited to the Primal Chaos Realm. The Divine Powers from other worlds would also be included in their collection."
No sooner had Xu Guan finished speaking than he saw Shen Yuan in front of him raise his right hand, drawing a perfect arc in the space before him with his fingertip.
The next moment, layers of space shattered, opening up a spatial passageway.
Xu Guan was left speechless, as Shattering Void was characteristic of a Void Refining True Monarch, but even a true Void Refining True Monarch may not have done it as leisurely as Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan spoke in a calm voice:
"Lead the way!"
...
The idea of persistently opening spatial passages eventually proved unachievable.
In Jiu Province, the Sky Divination Bureau monitors the world, and techniques like Shattering Void that open space passages tend to disturb the spatial order to some extent.
If it happened once or twice it would be fine, but repeatedly doing so would draw the Sky Divination Bureau’s scrutiny and bring about pursuit from powerful experts.
At Xu Guan’s invitation, Shen Yuan had no choice but to give up on the spatial passage and boarded a Wind Qilin-drawn carriage with a Wind Qilin’s bloodline.
The Wind Qilin beast travels one hundred thousand li a day; its flying speed far surpasses that of most cultivators’ fleeing speed.
After a day’s journey, Shen Yuan finally saw the Imperial Capital from a thousand years past.
At first glance toward the Imperial Capital, the endless towering walls stretched into the cloud firmament, looking like a range of mountains lying before one’s eyes.
Looking at the huge contours of the city wall, which were clearly different from those in later eras, there was still an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
The next moment, Shen Yuan’s expression suddenly changed as he realized where that familiar feeling came from.
The scope covered by the endless towering wall coincided exactly with the territory of Jing Province from a thousand years later.
The land of Jing Province was not just a grand state but the Imperial Capital where the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty’s legacy spanned tens of thousands of years!
Just as Shen Yuan was shocked by the grandeur of the Great Yin Capital City, the Wind Qilin-drawn carriage had already crossed hundreds of li, arriving at the massive city gate beneath the towering city walls.
Xu Guan presented the Nine Phoenix Guard authority token, effortlessly passing through the city checkpoint, and what came into view was a sight of a boundless, prosperous city.
"The Imperial Capital, we’ve arrived!"
Xu Guan, standing outside the carriage, spoke to Shen Yuan with respect.
Inside the carriage, Shen Yuan’s expression shifted subtly as a Great Tao Manifestation phantom, scaled down by countless magnitudes, quietly emerged behind him.
This manifestation, clad in white, held an official seal in its right hand as if it were the teacher of the Mortal Emperor, known as the Mortal Path Manifestation created by the tremendous force of the Human Path.
The Mortal Path Manifestation’s ethereal official seal trembled lightly, and the next moment Shen Yuan felt as if he had merged with the majestic city before him.
