Dragon-Marked War God

“Listen carefully. The Central Region Divine Land is so big that it’s not as simple as you think at all. Every power occupies at least the territory of one county. In the Central Region Divine Land there’s an old saying: one Pagoda and one Hall occupy the two sides, the Silver Sea and Eight Extremes Mountain stand before them; Wuyun clouds blot out the sun as Ghost Pills appear, drawn swords and the Galaxy are drunk on beacon smoke. You have to explain it from back to front. ‘Wuyun clouds blot out the sun as Ghost Pills appear’ means the Wuyun Sect and the Ghost Pill Sect. ‘Drawn swords and the Galaxy are drunk on beacon smoke’ means the Drawing Sword Sect, the Galaxy Sect and the Beacon Smoke Sect. These five great sects are like the backbone of the entire Central Region Divine Land. These five great powers are so strong that if any one of them stamps its foot, it’s enough to make the Central Region Divine Land tremble.”

“‘The Silver Sea and Eight Extremes Mountain stand before them’ refers to Yinshan Qiao, the Mountain Sea Sect and the Eight Extremes Gate. These three great powers are even above the five great sects. I don’t need to tell you how terrifying they are. Of course, the most terrifying is the first line, ‘one Pagoda and one Hall occupy the two sides,’ which refers to the Futu Pagoda and the Wudan Hall. These two great powers are beyond anything you can imagine. The Wudan Hall is where alchemy and forging grandmasters gather. Whether they’re alchemy grandmasters or forging grandmasters, they have extremely strong influence. Moreover, countless grandmaster-level figures have gathered in the Wudan Hall, and countless rogue cultivators are willing to serve the Wudan Hall. You can imagine how terrifying the Wudan Hall is in the Central Region Divine Land. As for the Futu Pagoda, in the hearts of the people of the Central Region Divine Land, it’s like a nightmare.”

When the Futu Pagoda was mentioned, even Sun Xiaolong’s face turned grave, and his eyes were full of fear. Compared with his composure just now, he seemed somewhat ill at ease.

“Is this Futu Pagoda really that terrifying?”

Seeing Sun Xiaolong’s face change, Jiang Chen kept asking. He had to find the Futu Pagoda, find the Eight Buddhas and find that Yun Geyao, and only then could he find Yan Qingcheng.

“Don’t talk like that. Do you know how powerful the Futu Pagoda is? All I can tell you is that the Futu Pagoda seems to be even stronger than the Wudan Hall. Although in name it’s one Pagoda and one Hall, the strength of the Futu Pagoda is faintly a head above even the Wudan Hall. The Futu Pagoda is only a symbol. Under the Futu Pagoda there are the Eight Buddhas, and the Eight Buddhas are where the real power lies. Each of the Buddhas occupies a county all by itself. I don’t need to say any more about how terrifying they are. In this lifetime, I never want to run into anyone from the Futu Pagoda.”

Sun Xiaolong said seriously, completely dropping his earlier casual manner. It seemed he was very reluctant to talk about the Futu Pagoda.

“What about your Fossil Sect? Where does it rank?”

Jiang Chen was quite curious and kept asking.

“Our Fossil Sect is one of the seventeen great sects of Kunshan County within the domain of the Drawing Sword Sect. Within Kunshan County, it can rank at least in the top ten. Isn’t that impressive?”

Sun Xiaolong said, looking at Jiang Chen.

“It’s indeed very impressive.”

“You don’t need to think there’s anything shameful about our Fossil Sect being one of the seventeen great sects of Kunshan County under the Drawing Sword Sect. Once you really get into the Divine World, you’ll understand how big Kunshan County is. Within the domain of the Drawing Sword Sect, without using teleportation formations, a Divine Emperor Realm expert needs a hundred years to cross it, a Hierarch Realm expert needs a thousand years, and a Divine King Realm expert needs ten thousand years. As for a Heavenly God Realm expert, without a million years, they can’t cross the domain of the Drawing Sword Sect at all. Ordinary cultivators may never leave the domain of the Drawing Sword Sect in their whole lives. Think about it. Even if you wanted to cross the Drawing Sword Sect without sleeping or resting, it would take you a thousand years, and not everyone can afford to use a teleportation formation.”

Sun Xiaolong said calmly.

“No matter what, my Fossil Sect is a super sect within the domain of the Drawing Sword Sect. Sects of the Divine World that aren’t even worth ranking are countless, tens of millions of them, and you could never cross them all. But with your Hierarch Realm strength, it wouldn’t be hard if you wanted to become the overlord of some area. But joining a great sect like our Fossil Sect isn’t simple. Unless your three friends bring you in, then you might have a chance to get into my Fossil Sect.”

Sun Xiaolong was very proud. But after hearing him say this, Jiang Chen really did suck in a cold breath. The vastness of the Divine World was something he had never expected. Tens of millions of miles, a journey like a roc’s flight. Even for a Hierarch Realm expert, crossing the entire Central Region Divine Land would probably take tens of thousands of years. This was the real Central Region Divine Land, the center of the Divine World. Hundreds of millions of miles across, it was simply impossible to see where it began or ended.

Seeing Jiang Chen’s look of amazement, Sun Xiaolong patted Jiang Chen’s shoulder with a great sense of accomplishment and said with a smile.

“Traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books. You still have a long road ahead of you, little brother. Never slack off, never neglect yourself. One day, I believe your three friends, with their talent, will help you out and let you become a Half-step Divine Emperor expert too. When that time comes, even a great power like our Fossil Sect will look at you in a new light.”

“I understand. Thank you for the advice, big brother. I definitely won’t fail my mission. The revolution hasn’t succeeded yet, comrades must keep working hard.”

Jiang Chen said with a solemn expression. What Sun Xiaolong said was not necessarily insincere. In the Central Region Divine Land, only the strong could become those revered by tens of thousands. Only the strong were the ultimate goal of their struggle, because the strong could fly through the sky and burrow into the earth, capable of anything. Because the strong could make countless people bow, make heaven and earth change color, exist forever, and live up to the beginning and end of time.

“That’s the spirit. Let’s all work hard together. I’m striving to step into the Half-step Divine Emperor Realm within ten thousand years. Then my status in the Fossil Sect will rise with the tide. I’ve cultivated for more than three hundred and seventy thousand years and have reached this level of strength now, which is extremely rare in the Divine World. For ordinary cultivation, it probably takes hundreds of thousands or even millions of years just to step into the Divine King Realm, and going from the Divine King Realm to the Hierarch Realm is not something time can solve. You need an epiphany to have a chance. Since you’ve been able to step into the Hierarch Realm, it shows your aptitude isn’t bad. How long have you been cultivating until now?”

Sun Xiaolong said very seriously. He had cultivated to the peak of the Hierarch Realm in three hundred and seventy thousand years. Such talent could be said to be rare in the Divine World. Although he had not yet entered the ranks of the true elders of the Fossil Sect, he was one of its ten elite disciples. But stepping into the Half-step Divine Emperor Realm was extremely hard, and time did not mean anything. Some people could never break through in all eternity. But according to Sun Xiaolong’s own judgment, he should definitely be able to break through within ten thousand years.

“A hundred-something, I guess.”

Jiang Chen said after doing the math. It had probably not been even two hundred years since he entered the Divine World.

Jiang Chen rubbed his nose, his expression shifting somewhat. It seemed that the so-called geniuses and monsters of the Divine World were nothing more than this.