Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 272 King-level Emperor-level Si Xuan Clan

This solar ship is very powerful; it is a treasure even more outstanding than Shen Mu's own Ten Absolute Chaos Origin Exquisite Pagoda.

Therefore, each training room on the ship is a universe in itself, which can be modified at will.

"Brothers, Shen Mu is an ascended being and knows nothing about the Great Thousand World. Could you please explain a little about it?"

Within the universe of the cultivation room, after gaining control, Shen Mu created a bedroom in an Earth-like style according to his own wishes.

This futuristic decor was something these two black-armored guards had never seen before, and it was quite novel.

The lead black-armored guard quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother Shen, you're too kind. Just call me Big Black."

"To be honest, Brother Shen, a King-level figure might be considered a saint or ancestor in the lower realms, but in the Great Thousand World, they are just barely above the level of ordinary people and can barely be considered experts. Even we guards have never left the territory of Zhiyang City in our lives, so we really don't know much about the Great Thousand World."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu inquired, "How large is the territory to which Zhiyang City belongs?"

The guard Erzhuang replied, "Brother Shen, the solar ship we're on is tens of thousands of times faster than a typical peak King-level expert, but it will take more than forty days to fly from here to Zhiyang City."

The guard, Dahei, nodded in agreement: "That's right. We two brothers don't know the distance measurement in the lower plane where you, Brother Shen, reside. However, in our realm, the distance that an ordinary peak-level King-level expert can travel in a day is considered one li!"

The two guards chuckled and said, "Brother Shen, could you tell us about the lower planes? We've heard of ascendants, but we haven't seen many of them."

"Are Ascended beings rare?" Shen Mu asked in return.

Dahei shook his head: "If we consider the scale of the entire Great Thousand World, there might be tens of thousands of ascendants every day. But the Great Thousand World is too vast, and there aren't many ascendants in any particular region."

Just then, there was a knock on Shen Mu's guest room door.

"Brother Qiyuan, I am Si Xuankong. May I come in and see you?"

After entering the solar ship, Si Xuankong and the other experts of the Si Xuan clan were no longer worried that Shen Mu would suddenly attack and hurt people.

Inside the Sunship, even a peak-level King would be powerless to resist; a single thought could mobilize the Sunship's power to suppress them.

"It's the second young master!"

"Brother Shen, the Second Young Master is very curious about Ascended Ones. After all, the Eldest Young Master has an Ascended One as a retainer, but the Second Young Master doesn't. If you can get in touch with the Second Young Master, your future will be much easier than ours."

The two guards sent a message to Shen Mu, and then resumed their serious and unsmiling demeanor.

These two people had a strong liking for Shen Mu, and neither of them realized why they had such a liking for him.

This is a simple way of applying the will of the God Emperor at the Great Perfection (Semi-Hun Yuan) level.

Shen Mu gently raised his hand, and the door opened, connecting the two timelines, and then he saw Si Xuankong's figure.

"Young Master Kong." Shen Mu bowed slightly as a greeting.

Si Xuankong quickly said, "I heard from Elder Lei that Brother Origin was seriously injured. He was originally at the peak of the King level, but now he has fallen to the middle of the King level, so I prepared some holy medicine for healing."

As he spoke, the ring on Si Xuankong's right hand flashed, and thousands of pills flowing with special bloodline fluctuations appeared, each radiating extremely powerful rule power.

The guard, Dahei, with a serious expression, coughed lightly and said, "Second Young Master, those who ascend to immortality do not have the Hunyuan bloodline, so these pills are ineffective."

Si Xuankong's expression froze, and he stood there awkwardly.

Shen Mu laughed heartily: "Second Young Master is too kind. I appreciate your kind intentions. Please feel free to ask if you have any requests."

If you want to take it, you must first give it.

Si Xuankong wouldn't be so eager to please without a reason.

"Hehe, Brother Origin, then I'll just say it directly."

"Brother Qiyuan, would you be willing to become my retainer? Although I am not yet an adult and have not yet established my own residence, it is still possible to recruit one or two retainers."

"Rest assured, Brother Qiyuan, I will treat you with the respect due to an elder brother. After you establish your own residence, Brother Qiyuan will undoubtedly be the head of my retainers!"

For those of noble bloodlines in this realm, achieving the King level is considered adulthood.

Even without cultivation, one can become a king-level being simply by growing older.

During his conversation with the two guards, Shen Mu also obtained some information about the Si Xuan clan.

As the legitimate son of the Si Xuan clan, Si Xuan Kong, though still young, has the right to inherit the throne.

Even if they don't win against their elder brother in the future, as long as they reach a certain level of cultivation, they can still establish their own lineage.

"Second Young Master, I am merely a mid-stage King-level being. Even after recovery, I will only be at the peak of the King-level. To the Si Xuan Clan, that's nothing, is it?"

Seeing that Shen Mu did not agree directly, Si Xuankong was not discouraged at all.

"Brother Origin, you're too kind. You are an Ascended One. The probability of an Ascended One reaching the Emperor level is countless times higher than that of an ordinary peak King level."

"There are countless King-level experts in the vast world, and Ascended Ones make up less than one ten-thousandth of them. However, half of the Emperor-level experts are Ascended Ones."

"I've made a huge profit by recruiting someone who will most likely become an Emperor-level powerhouse in the future."

Although Elder Lei, who was escorting Si Xuankong on his training trip, was also an Emperor-level expert, he was not one of Si Xuankong's men, but rather a retainer of Si Xuankong's father.

The only people truly belonging to Si Xuankong are a very small number of guards.

"Brother Qiyuan, rest assured, even if I cannot open my own manor now, as long as you are willing to join, your treatment will be the same as that of my father's retainers. You can go to my Sixuan clan's library to study and comprehend scriptures."

"Old Lei told me that as long as I can guarantee that you will go to the library to study the scriptures, I will definitely be able to recruit you."

As soon as Si Xuankong finished speaking, the kind old man who had been eavesdropping outside the door turned pale.

This second young master is really...outrageous!

Can you say something like that outright?

Shen Mu laughed heartily, amused, and said, "Since the Second Young Master is so kind, then I, Shen, will not be pretentious."

Since comprehending the ultimate state of mind, Shen Mu's mental state has broken through, and his attitude is no longer so indifferent and aloof.

After all, Shen Mu's current state of mind is "to enjoy life and death, to be carefree amidst joy and sorrow."

Whether it is joy or sorrow, there is no need to suppress it. True freedom in all emotions is the ultimate state of mind that has been enlightened.

"Alright, alright, from now on, Brother Qiyuan, don't call me Second Young Master anymore, just call me A-Kong!"

Si Xuankong suddenly became excited, making no attempt to hide his affection for Shen Mu.

Shen Mu shook his head helplessly. The intensity of his willpower suggestion was very low, after all, Shen Mu was afraid of being noticed.

Although Elder Lei was an ordinary God Emperor, he was still at the God Emperor level. If his mental state was high enough, he might be able to sense Shen Mu's hint.

Such a subtle hint was enough to make Si Xuankong, the direct descendant of the second young master, devote himself entirely to Shen Mu.

However, it's understandable when you think about it. Si Xuankong hasn't reached the God King realm yet, and he's experienced very few hardships. His willpower is probably just average even in the Chaos Realm.

"Hehe, Brother Shen, Brother Shen, please guide me in cultivation from now on. Also, could you tell me about things in your lower plane?"

She was once again pestering Shen Mu to tell him about things in the lower plane.

"In the lower planes, my home world is divided into two worlds. One is the mortal realm, where all living beings are very weak. The other is the divine realm, where there are many peak-level kings..."

……

In the blink of an eye, more than forty days have passed.

The solar ship, which was flying at an extremely high speed, began to slow down because it had reached its destination.

Standing on the deck, Shen Mu gazed into the distance.

At the horizon, there is a colossal city, so enormous that its size alone is comparable to the territory of hundreds of Chiwu Dynasties in the True Spirit Holy Realm.

In the parlance of this realm, it's a vast city spanning thousands of miles. Even a peak-level King would need to fly for ten thousand days to traverse such an immense distance.

In the True Spirit Holy Realm, mid-stage King-level beings (Celestial Venerable and God King) can imprint the supreme rules on their souls, traversing endless time and space with a single thought.

However, in this vast world, there are no such things as supreme rules. To traverse the void, one must have the ability to tear it apart.

However, Shen Mu was still able to tear through the void, and he secretly tested it over the past forty days.

Although the void in this realm is incredibly solid, Shen Mu can indeed tear it apart by interfering with the mortal world with his own will. However, his physical body and soul are not yet able to withstand the pressure of traversing the void.

"arrive."

"I'm home!"

On the deck of the sun ship, many guards and maids were very happy. This time, they accompanied the second young master Si Xuan Kong on his training in the Great Wilderness, and many of their companions died.

As an Emperor-level expert, Elder Lei was not Si Xuankong's subordinate. He only cared about Si Xuankong's safety and didn't care whether others lived or died.

"Brother Qiyuan, we're home. The entire Zhiyang City is my father's territory."

Si Xuankong proudly moved closer to Shen Mu, tilting his head back and showing off with a smug look.

"Okay, okay, does A-Kong have his own territory?"

Shen Mu's cheerful remark made Si Xuankong's proud expression falter.

"I do have some territory. My manor covers a hundred miles. Brother Origin can choose any manor within my manor."

The size of a retainer's residence is generally one to five li in circumference, and the stronger the retainer, the larger the area they occupy.

People like Elder Lei, who are at the Emperor level, are not ordinary retainers; they are more like elders or honored guests from other clans.

"Brother Origin, my father is in seclusion, and the affairs within the city are being handled by Grandfather Steward. I will take you to pay your respects to Grandfather Steward first."

"The butler is very strong. He was my father's partner when he was young, and he is said to be an ascendant as well, but I don't know the specifics."

"However, Grandpa has a bad temper. If he says anything unpleasant, Brother Origin must be patient."

Si Xuankong gave Shen Mu several instructions, clearly hoping that Shen Mu could successfully join the Si Xuan Clan and become his advisor.

"Don't worry, I've got it."

……

Not long after, in the center of Zhiyang City, in a magnificent hall in the Si Xuan clan's territory, Shen Mu met the steward grandfather that Si Xuan Kong had mentioned.

It wasn't a humanoid creature, but a giant octopus with a distinctly Cthulhu-esque feel.

"Haha, Little Kongzi is back! Come here and let Grandpa see him."

As the giant octopus was born, an extremely strong will spread out. Now it is also an Emperor-level powerhouse, and much stronger than that Elder Lei.

"Greetings, Great-Grandpa."

Si Xuankong bowed and kowtowed respectfully.

The giant octopus nodded, and the eyes on its countless tentacles opened, scrutinizing Si Xuankong.

"Not bad, it seems that the training in the Great Wilderness during this period has been effective. It won't be long before I can reach the King level."

Si Xuankong smiled ingratiatingly: "Grandpa, this is Brother Origin, an ascendant we met on our journey."

"Oh, really? It seems the little one has grown up and knows how to contribute to the family."

The giant octopus praised Shen Mu in a tone that sounded like it was coaxing a child, before finally looking at him.

"The fluctuations of the Enlightened One lineage are indeed those of an Ascended One. Let me see... So it is the Infinite Great Dao. It is rare to comprehend a top-level Great Dao. This is not some scoundrel."

Countless tentacle-like eyes looked Shen Mu up and down, then nodded in satisfaction.

"Ascensionist, I am Si Xuan Zhentian. Would you be willing to join my Si Xuan Clan as a retainer?"

Shen Mu bowed slightly: "Before coming here, I had already spoken with Young Master Si Xuan Kong and expressed my willingness to join the Si Xuan Clan as a guest elder."

"In that case, you'll be the little one's advisor. Just follow the little one's instructions."

"The retainers of the Xuan Clan are not servants, but they cannot come and go as they please. If you wish to obtain the classics of the Enlightened Ones lineage from the Xuan Clan, you will need to make contributions. Do you understand?"

Shen Mu nodded slightly: "I had already spoken with Young Master Si Xuankong before I came."

"Alright, brat, take your staff and go down there. This is his token." The giant octopus's tentacles reached directly into the void and then produced a token.

Si Xuankong said excitedly, "Thank you so much, Grandpa!"

……

Half a day later, Shen Mu followed Si Xuankong to the garden where he lived.

"Brother Qiyuan, this is my residence. Why don't you stay next to me?" Si Xuankong looked up at Shen Mu.

Shen Mu had no objection: "Fine, I don't care where I live."

"Alright, Brother Origin, you can heal your wounds now. Inside the Retainer Token, there are healing pills specifically for you ascendants."

"Origin Brother, once you recover from your injuries, I will take you to our Si Xuan Clan's Scripture Pavilion to exchange for a manual for ascendants."

The relationship between the retainers and the Si Xuan clan was similar to that of employees; the Si Xuan clan would distribute a certain amount of merit to the retainers every year.

These merits can be exchanged for various treasures, secret manuals, and even the "Hun Yuan Bloodline Baptism," which allows the ascendant to obtain the bloodline of the Hun Yuan Ancestral God.

(End of this chapter)