Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

"Brother Luo He, I have also arranged a residence for you early in this military camp," Commander Moli Xiao led the way, leaving the building and going to a nearby elegant cave mansion.

After all, a Huyang Legion contained more than twenty million True Gods, so the military camp was naturally vast.

The ordinary soldiers only knew this place as a military camp and were unaware of its true significance.

"Not bad," Luo Feng admired the cave mansion before him. To arrange such a mansion within a camp spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers was quite rare; the living conditions for the soldiers were much poorer, as they stayed inside the Legion Mechanical Secret Treasure when on duty.

"If there's anything you need, just command, Brother Luo He," Moli Xiao said. "But you must not leave the camp, as Shi Kingdom's forces could attack at any time."

"Rest assured, I will keep my promise," Luo Feng nodded.

"Then we will take our leave now."

Moli Xiao said with a smile, then left with Moli Meng.

Luo Feng looked at the cave mansion, only ten thousand kilometers in length and width. Though not large, it was quite exquisite, "From today, we three will live here."

"Yes, Master," Morosa and Moyu Qingyan responded.

...

Five days later, Moli Meng brought the Black Marsh Poison.

"Lord Luo He, this Black Marsh Poison is a deadly poison produced by a Primal Chaos Level Exotic Beast. If you intend to consume it yourself, you must be careful, start with no more than one drop at a time," Moli Meng handed a flask of Black Marsh Poison to Luo Feng, solemnly saying, "Consuming too much could very likely be fatal."

Now that the city owner's mansion was employing Lord Luo He, it would be a joke if he poisoned himself to death using the Black Marsh Poison.

"Rest assured." Luo Feng, having inherited two lineages, was very clear on the usage of the Black Marsh Poison. According to his estimation, his Perfect Divine Body's soul was already strong, and his Spiritual Will was far superior to that of a normal eternal true god. He feared that taking too little of the Black Marsh Poison would barely affect him.

******

From then on, Luo Feng secluded himself within the Jin Xiao Legion's camp.

The Jin Xiao Legion and the two Huyang Guard troops continued their normal rotations; the ordinary members were entirely unaware of the site's significance. Only the army's general and deputy general, and the leaders and deputy leaders of the Huyang Guard knew the secrets.

"Sigh."

Gaowu Shui drove the Flying Boat back to his family's cave mansion and rested there, naturally with a deputy leader on guard duty.

"Clan Leader."

"Clan Leader."

Inside the Gaowu Family mansion, numerous family members saw Gaowu Shui and were extremely respectful.

Gaowu Shui, being the only eternal true god in the family currently and ruthless and brutal, had almost completely wiped out the previous senior members of the family; his deterrence within the family was evidently formidable.

In the entire family, who wasn't afraid of him?

Gaowu Shui with a stern face went to a prison deep underground in the family domain, where the guards were extremely respectful.

"Leave," Gaowu Shui instructed.

The guards withdrew.

"Commander Gaowu, you actually deign to visit me?" the man chained in the prison laughed loudly, "You killed the clan leader and many elders, so why not kill me too? Do you still have any regard for the so-called father-son relationship?"

"Imprisoning you till now, and you still haven't figured it out, truly disappointing," Gaowu Shui said coldly.

"What are you disappointed about? You want me, your father, to kneel and beg you?" the man's expression was fierce, "Without the family, there is no you, you traitor to the family!"

"You had one hundred and nine children," Gaowu Shui said calmly, "And I, merely a descendant left behind after a passionate encounter between you and a maid. I never saw you once after I was born, and later I left the family alone to venture out, then joined the Huyang Legion; it was my master who took notice and took me as his disciple!

After my master accepted me as a disciple, you, my so-called father, saw me for the first time."

"That was our first meeting," Gaowu Shui scoffed, "Only then did you know about the suffering I had undergone in the family, only then did you know about my mother, who had died silently within the family as a maid. Where were you when I was young? Where were you when my mother died? You dare talk about a father-son relationship?"

"I am still your father!" the man's expression was fierce, "Without me, there would be no you!"

"All my growth has been fostered painstakingly by my master. And what you contributed... was merely a moment of passion," Gaowu Shui said. "When I became an eternal true god, the family indeed knew to please me."

"You became an eternal true god. The family treated you well, did they not?" the man angrily said, "The clan leader was quite respectful when meeting you, right? But what did you do?"

"Respect me?" Gaowu Shui shook his head, "At first, they put on an act, but at that banquet, he actually wanted me to be an inside man for Shi Kingdom! I never expected the clan leader, a mere eternal true god... to have colluded with Shi Kingdom."

"You are slandering!" the man retorted.

"At this moment, I am not interested in slandering," Gaowu Shui said, "By wanting me to be an inside man, they didn't care whether I lived or died. Moreover, I would rather die than betray my master."

"Since they wanted me to be an inside man and didn't care about my life, all those in the family who colluded with Shi Kingdom must die!" Gaowu Shui said. "And you, Gaowu Quyi, you survive because you were oblivious, and because you are my father, you have the privilege to cling to life."

"If you don't confess your errors willingly, then you can stay in this prison forever," Gaowu Shui sneered.

"No matter which side the family allies with, you should not have betrayed the family," Gaowu Quyi said.

"Betray the family?"

Gaowu Shui sneered, "Now, I am the Clan Leader, the sole eternal true god of our family! As long as I live, our family will continue to exist. If I die, the family will immediately crumble and be ravaged by various forces. You claim loyalty to the family, then you should be loyal to me."

"I am your father!" Gaowu Quyi couldn't bear his son's attitude.

"In this world, my mother gave birth to me, my master devoted his energy to raising me. And you, what are you worth?" Gaowu Shui turned and walked away.

…

Within Huyang City, a hidden underground hall in an ordinary cave mansion.

Xue Yun, Yutian Xu, and Yutian Yi gathered here.

"We have tried every means to gather information on the three forbidden areas," Xue Yun said, "but the city owner's mansion has tightened information. Those guarding the forbidden areas are their core members and are very hard to buy."

"It's easy to buy over 'Gaowu Wei' from the Gaowu Family, but he did such a poor job that not only did he fail to persuade Gaowu Shui, but he also lost his own life," Yutian Xu shook his head.

"A waste dying is just that, he died," Yutian Yi said. "Divine Monarch Xue Yun, we've also collected information for so long, when do we act?"

"We've prepared for so long, it's time to make a move," said Xue Yun.

Yutian Xu and Yutian Yi's eyes lit up.

"How do we act?" Yutian Xu pressed.

"Our target is the three restricted areas," Xue Yun said. "The city owner's mansion evidently has only one Moli Xiao, they may have hidden forces. But the three of us together are not afraid of the city owner's mansion at all. If we can infiltrate and destroy one forbidden area, the overall power of the Huyang City array will drastically decrease."

There are many critical nodes in the Huyang City array; damage to ordinary nodes has little impact on the array.

But the three forbidden areas are the core.

"I will tell you the detailed plan of action on the day we move," Xue Yun said.

"Good, we will follow Brother Xue Yun," both Yutian Xu and Yutian Yi were confident.

Yutian Xu, because of awakening a special bloodline, his godly body was considered the pinnacle of eternal true god within the bloodline cultivation pathway. Xue Yun, who had seen much and was knowledgeable, thought that Yutian Xu's godly body was possibly comparable to unlimited godly bodies.

Of course, unlimited godly bodies had great potential both in the Primal Chaos Realm and at the Godly King Level, playing a significant role. But the 'bloodline cultivation pathway,' once breaking through to Primal Chaos Overlord, reached its limit, and had much less potential.

However, this did not hinder Yutian Xu's extraordinary current strength.

And Yutian Yi, as one of the Five Gods of Yutian, was also on the same level as Commander Moli Xiao.

Three strong allies together naturally had great confidence.

******

Within a refined cave mansion inside the vast camp of the Jin Xiao Legion,

Luo Feng held a flask of wine.

"Gulping." He drank a couple of sips and immediately felt the poison permeating his soul, making his spiritual will waver. Luo Feng was also practicing the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique, repeatedly trying to erode his own will.

"Duan Dong River lineage has a tradition of tailoring 'Black Marsh Poison,' making the effects of the Black Marsh Poison even stronger," thought Luo Feng. Using Black Marsh Poison as the base, adding some ingredients and blending it into fruit wine, he could concoct a uniquely flavored wine. It was even more effective for cultivating spiritual will.

"My soul is too strong, and my spiritual will even stronger. Relying purely on poison is too consuming," Luo Feng thought, "Black Marsh Fruit Wine combined with the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique gives the best results, and also saves on Black Marsh Poison."

Such cultivation, for normal cultivators, would be unbearably painful. But Luo Feng's will had been honed by numerous trials, especially the excruciating pain of accepting the Star Tower as his master, which was far beyond his current pain.

After all, no normal refining method could reach the level of pain experienced during the Star Tower acceptance.

Thus, to Luo Feng, this bit of pain was rather enjoyable, even a fun part of his cultivation.

"Master, are we going to stay here for an Era?" Moli Meng came over, somewhat reluctantly, "As your servant, it doesn't matter much to me; can I perhaps go out for a while?"

Previously often indulging in pleasures in the city, now staying long-term in the military camp, Moli Meng was getting a bit restless.

"Look at you," Luo Feng shook his head, "You can't even muster this bit of patience; your spiritual will is really quite average."

"I am just enjoying life timely; what does that have to do with spiritual will?" Moli Meng retorted.

"I, the master, am staying here guarding, and you, the servant, want to go out and enjoy?" Luo Feng looked at him, "Don't you think you're being a bit unreasonable?"

Moli Meng looked down.

"Just wait, until Shi Kingdom's Forces attack, or until a full Era passes," Luo Feng said.

Suddenly—

Without warning, a dreadfully cold chill descended, in an instant covering the entire area of the Jin Xiao Legion's camp. During this night, the vast camp, spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers, was completely covered in frost.

"Has it come so soon?" Luo Feng looked up, surprised.

"Finally, it's here!" Moli Meng exclaimed with joy.

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Thanks to the new Alliance Hierarch for the reward: Shangshan Ruoshui zk