Promise!

Chapter 311, Foundation

With Xuanyuan Nihuang's knowledge, she naturally understood that the first level of the Yang God realm, characterized by spiritual illumination, and the 'seed of Yang God power' was a point of reference, or rather, a location.

The same applies to the three-part naming convention here. It can be silently recited to perceive the connection, which means that the direction is clear. Furthermore, the essence described in it is true.

This is simply unbelievable!
A traveler from beyond the heavens?
He came from beyond the heavens and does not belong to this world. In other words, the person in front of us is a powerful being who can transcend worlds!

A person destined for a limitless life?
There are no limits, and this is even more shocking than we can imagine!
As the saying goes, "human strength has its limits." Humans must have limits; how could they not have limits?
Unless... he's not human!

A thought arose in Xuanyuan Nihuang's mind: 'Is this Spirit Lord an existence equal to that immortal from eight hundred years ago? A powerful being above the Yang God realm?'

Upon realizing this, I suddenly felt enlightened.

She thought of this ability to 'pull people' again, which was similar to the spiritual illumination characteristic of the first level of the Yang God realm, but also different. It was more like a sublimation, something that was impossible for him to achieve.

Not only the first level of Yang Shen, but also the second level of Yang Shen (Heart Furnace) and the third level (Pure Yang) are not acceptable, as the characteristics of the latter two levels of Yang Shen are completely unrelated to this.

Connecting this to the concept of a 'destined person with no limits,' this 'limitless' quality made Xuan Yuan Ni Huang wonder if these were characteristics that transcended the realm above the Yang God.
Finally, the controller of the Spirit Realm.

The Spirit Realm Space is probably the name of this space. The ruler of a space is relatively easier to accept than the previous two points.

The three-part prayer alone prompted Xuan Yuan Nihuang to think of so many things in an instant, and even made further deductions based on these.

'This spirit lord, a mysterious, unknown, and unimaginable being, had left no trace for the previous eight hundred years, yet suddenly appeared today. Why now of all times? Is it related to the earthquake at the end of last year?'

Xuanyuan Nihuang boldly speculated: 'Could this Spirit Lord be someone sealed away by that immortal eight hundred years ago? Did the earthquake at the end of last year cause a problem with the seal, thus leaking its effects and gradually causing its resurgence? If so, everything makes sense.'

Her imagination ran wild, and her preconceived notions led her further and further away from the truth.

……

Not only Xuanyuan Nihuang, but also Meng Duangui and Shi Yaotang, who came from aristocratic families and knew a lot, were equally shocked and awe-inspiring when they saw that the Yang God who had stepped forward was suppressed with a single glance, followed by the creation of something from the void and the three-part name.

The latter, in particular, is a mysterious and powerful being, the Spirit Lord, who gave him a glimmer of hope to change his own destiny and defy fate.

Shangguan Yunchang was filled with more doubts. The information transmitted from her previous connection with Zhuang Jin's soul, as well as the vague sense of familiarity, made her guess. However, she suppressed it and glanced at the Yang God after passing over the 'Spirit Lord'.

……

‘It’s done! ’

Zhuang Jin sensed the emotions of these people and muttered to himself.

The previous suppression of the Yang God, the creation of the void, and the three-stage naming system were all intentional on his part.

First, suppress the Yang spirit.

As mentioned before, a Grandmaster of Yang God can indeed pull, but the burden is enormous. The 'Spiritual Illumination' characteristic can transmit power remotely, and one might be covered in dust in the power of their self-destruction. It is also temporarily impossible to forcibly retain the other party's consciousness.

Therefore, this Grandmaster of Yang Shen is not Yuwen Shentong, or any of the three patriarchs of the Shi, Mu, and Gongshu clans, but himself.

Yes, this is entirely Zhuang Jin putting on a double act, playing two roles by herself!
The Creator Mode is the union of mind and spirit with the origin of space; this Grandmaster of Yang Spirit is the manifestation of himself.

The Creator state only requires a wisp of consciousness to control, and the character itself is required to be aloof and high-class, so being taciturn is simple; the Yang God himself is the real focus of the drama.

This ability to multitask is what made the previous drama possible!

Zhuang Jin did this for two reasons.

Firstly, the fact that even a Grandmaster of the Yang God realm could suppress someone at a glance was shown to Xuan Yuan Ni Huang and others, establishing their prestige.

—A Grandmaster of Yang Shen can suppress you with a single glance. What will happen to those of you who are inferior to a Grandmaster of Yang Shen? You'll probably be annihilated by a single look!

This creates a contrast in the subconscious, establishing an impression of mystery, power, and invincibility, inspiring awe and obedience in them.

Secondly, the creator's avatar of the origin of space, or the 'spiritual master,' needs to maintain a certain level of prestige, and often it is not a good time to make a move.

For example, the 'Spirit Lord' could not personally ask to trade high-end information or Yang God resources; that would shatter his prestige. Naturally, he would need to use a different alias.

With this Yang God disguise, one can personally initiate transactions, or cooperate with Shangguan Yunchang at crucial moments to provide guidance.

Secondly, the creation of heaven and earth, eternal radiance, palaces above the white mist, creation from nothing, creation of the void.

All of these things can be done by consuming the essence of space. However, even though these are all intangible, they still consume a wisp of the essence of space, which makes Zhuang Jin feel quite distressed. The only consolation is that the essence of space can be replenished by absorbing the ten kinds of spirit pearls.

What stirred Xuanyuan Nihuang's heart, the thing that allowed her to perceive the evolution of the origin of life, was naturally spiritual energy.

Of the five people outside his Yang Shen disguise, Shangguan Yun Chang was an undercover agent, not to mention Meng Duan Gui came from a prestigious family; Shi Yao Tang, although a Xiantian, came from a powerful clan and was quite perceptive; and Xuan Yuan Ni Huang was even more of a royal family member, with extensive knowledge and experience.

The previous performance in suppressing the Yang God was still insufficient. This method of creating things from the void and using spiritual energy, which is difficult to understand and unimaginable in conventional ways, serves as a supplement to further enhance the prestige of the Spirit Lord.

The last three segments of real names.

This is Zhuang Jin's description of his own essence, based on his own unique circumstances, and it is true and accurate.

Reciting its name allows one to perceive the connection, and more importantly, the description itself: a traveler from beyond the heavens; a person of limitless destiny; the controller of the spiritual realm. The more one knows and understands this, the more one can perceive the terror within.

It can be said that because of Zhuang Jin's special nature, the essence of this three-part name description is that the immortal from eight hundred years ago has come. They are from the same lineage and may not lose. Therefore, it is simply like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

Let alone them, even a Grandmaster of Yang Shen would be confused here and would likely be completely fooled!

This connection, established with the person reciting, can serve as an anchor point and is also related to their subsequent arrangements.

At this moment, a wisp of Zhuang Jin's consciousness guided the 'Spirit Lord' and looked down, saying, "You have come here as Spirit Realm Apostles, and you may choose one card."

The moment his words fell, the void creations reappeared, and lifelike cards of the twelve zodiac animals—rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig—condensed in the light and flew out, hovering above the palace.

This was not the first time they had seen such a method of creating things out of thin air, but Xuan Yuan Ni Huang and the others were still shocked when they saw it again. They glanced at each other and looked at each other in bewilderment.

It wasn't that Zhuang Jin was arrogantly declaring them to be 'Spirit Realm Apostles'. Everyone was hesitant about something. When you're under someone else's roof, you naturally have to be pragmatic and follow your heart. Besides, with the power of this 'Spirit Lord,' he wouldn't need to go to such lengths to harm them.

However, among them, there were varying degrees of strength, and they couldn't help but look at Zhuang Jinyang's disguise, waiting for him to make the first move.

"I want a dragon!"

With a wave of his hand, the Yang God himself summoned the Dragon Card of the Twelve Zodiac Animals, which transformed into endless golden light. This allowed him to display the characteristics of ultimate Yang and strength amidst the dragon's roar, like a sun forming its own world.

"I choose the rabbit!" Shangguan Yunchang immediately chose the rabbit from the twelve zodiac animals. The card fell and transformed into a moon rabbit in her arms, with a three-legged toad, laurel, and the Guanghan Palace appearing behind her, bathed in hazy moonlight.

"I want chicken!"

Xuanyuan Nihuang was a step too slow. She glanced at Shangguan Yunchang, who had made the second choice, and then selected the Rooster of the Chinese Zodiac. The card transformed into a phoenix and landed on her shoulder. Behind her, a phantom of a paulownia tree appeared, shrouded in crimson light.

"Malaysia!"

Meng Duangui stroked his beard slightly, and the twelve zodiac horse cards transformed into a winged celestial horse, with the Milky Way shining brightly behind it.

"snake!"

Shi Yaotang raised his hand and touched it, and the snake card of the twelve zodiac animals shattered, and a giant snake appeared coiled around him.

"mouse!"

Ye Fan silently chose the Rat of the Chinese Zodiac, and the card flew down, transforming into a mask.

The activation and manifestation of these cards are related to their own spiritual strength and realm.

For example, Zhuang Jin himself, at the Yang God realm, merged with the zodiac dragon, enhancing his Yang God characteristics, like a sun.

Shangguan Yunchang, Xuanyuan Nihuang, and Meng Duangui, at the Yin God realm, are the evolved forms of the zodiac animals: the rabbit, rooster, and horse transform into the moon rabbit, phoenix, and celestial horse.

Shi Yaotang, at the Innate Realm, only has his original form left on his cards.

When it was Ye Fan's turn to reach the Fetal Breathing Realm, he could only show a mask, which made his old face underneath slightly red.

However, he quickly adjusted his mindset and acted as if nothing had happened, as if 'as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.'

"very good!"

Zhuang Jin, who was in charge of the 'Spirit Lord', nodded slightly, and a message was reflected in everyone's mind.

At midnight on the 15th of each month, a gathering will be held above the white mist in the Spirit Realm. Everyone can choose whether to participate or not. Depending on one's level, one will be rewarded with a different number of spirit points. Similarly, recruiting believers and praying regularly every day can also earn spirit points.

There are three uses for psionic points.

1. Items traded within the Zodiac Guild can be appraised by the 'Spirit Master' using Spirit Points, or transferred via a ritual involving reciting the 'Spirit Master's' name and offering sacrifices.

Second, you can use a certain amount of psionic points to recruit people, but these points belong to you and you can hold your own subordinate gatherings.

Third, by spending a large amount of spiritual energy points and gaining the favor of the 'Spirit Lord', one can receive a certain amount of spiritual energy.

Zhuang Jin was certainly not doing charity. The reward of spiritual energy points for logging into the gathering was a quantified contribution made by each person's own existence influencing the field that accommodates living beings in this space. Similarly, the merit of gathering believers to pray and gaining free spiritual energy was also a quantified contribution to completing and strengthening the field that accommodates living beings.

His expenditures are actually beneficial without being costly. The appraisal function is through the Xuan Tian Bao Jian, and the transmission function is the transfer of items through sacrifice, which is a matter of thought.

The same applies to gatherings of subordinates who recruit others; these gatherings complete and strengthen the field that accommodates living beings, allowing for the capacity to hold more people and creating a positive feedback loop.

The final spiritual energy is priced at an extremely high amount of spiritual energy points, like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey. Moreover, there are supplementary clauses that require the favor of the 'Spirit Lord' and that the right of interpretation belongs to the user.

Xuanyuan Nihuang and the others were excited upon seeing all the information.

First, one can choose whether or not to enter, entirely voluntary, experiencing freedom while also recognizing the opportunities within.

Although they didn't know the word 'platform' because of the Suspended Heaven Bureau and the underground city space, they had the concept. The Zodiac Society and the Mysterious Space were essentially prototypes of a platform, and they had advantages over the Suspended Heaven Bureau and the underground city space, including low-threshold identification, teleportation, and secrecy.

Ye Fan didn't understand the final spiritual energy; he only knew it was a good thing. However, people like Xuan Yuan Ni Huang knew the significance behind it.

Especially for Xuanyuan Nihuang, the only remaining royal ancestor of her family was in seclusion. Besides his personality, there was also the factor of lifespan, which made her extremely interested.

"You can start."

Zhuang Jin did not take any hard line. Including his previous handling of the provocative Yang God, he gave them an indifferent attitude of 'the master doesn't care'. Now that he finished speaking, the 'Spirit Master' was even shrouded in mist. Although everyone knew that the other party was there, they also felt a strange sense of relief.

……

Zhuang Jin glanced around slightly and spoke first: "A trade? I need Yang Shen resources, or the hidden resources of various clans. In exchange, I can provide various cultivation methods, secret techniques, advanced knowledge, and some secrets, such as the mystery of Emperor Qian Yuan's sudden death."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yunchang glanced at Zhuang Jin, becoming even more certain of her guesses, but remained silent.

People like Meng Duangui and Ye Fan are at a level too high for them to understand, and they certainly wouldn't dare to talk nonsense about such things.

Although Shi Yaotang comes from a powerful clan, he is now under house arrest. Even if he doesn't have the resources for the Yang God, he can't get his hands on the clan's true resources.

"Oh?"

Only Xuanyuan Nihuang's heart stirred, and she secretly wondered again which Yang God Zhuang Jin belonged to: 'Yang Gods all come from powerful clans, how could they lack Yang God resources? Is he pretending to be something he's not? Are they trying to probe the secrets of other clans?'

However, the mystery surrounding Emperor Qianyuan's sudden death truly moved her.

Xuanyuan Nihuang proposed a deal, exchanging the secret resources of the three powerful clans for the mystery of Emperor Qianyuan's sudden death. After some bargaining, she also added some Yang God resources.

Zhuang Jin then agreed. Since the consciousness of this place was manifest and it was impossible to communicate by voice, he requested the 'Spirit Lord' to conduct the transaction alone, and the fog obscured the two of them.

Zhuang Jin recounted the whole story of the "Chun Disaster" in Cangzhou, as well as the various methods used by the immortals, essentially repeating what he had said to Yuwen Shentong before.

Selling this kind of goods to two parties not only brings real profit, but also keeps the royal family on guard and alert, attracting the attention of the immortal who left behind the method, and sharing the risk.

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Nihuang's expression turned solemn, and she felt even more pressured. She hadn't expected that besides the four clans of Yuwen, Shi, Mu, and Gongshu, there were other hidden enemies. After pondering for a moment, she glanced at Zhuang Jin and said, "One of the royal family's treasures is the Xuanyuan Sword. One side of this sword is engraved with mountains, rivers, plants, and trees, while the other side is engraved with the sun, moon, and stars. It is bound to the royal bloodline and is the sword of the emperor. It is unparalleled in killing and can be used to fight beyond one's rank."

The other four factions actually knew this, it was an open secret, and it was fine to say it, but at the same time, it was also a way to hide and obscure their own identities.

"The Shi Clan's foundation lies in the method left behind by that immortal eight hundred years ago, called the Kunlun Mirror. When combined with the Shi Clan's cultivation techniques and the sacrifices made by its members, it has the power to shorten a person's lifespan."

Gongshu Valor, a legacy left by an immortal, is a Qinglong mechanical beast comparable to the third level of Yang God Pure Yang and the Great Vajra Realm of a mythical beast. However, this thing requires the operator to have a strength of at least the second level of Yang God to unleash its peak power, and it also consumes spiritual source red crystals.

As for the backgrounds of the Mu and Yuwen clans, I know nothing about them.

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(End of this chapter)