Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

"Lord Luo He has come."

"It's Lord Luo He."

The entire Dream Flower Tower was abuzz; whether it was other patrons of the tower or the internal members, all attention was on Lord Luo He. After all, the battle five eras prior had proven his terrifying strength—invincible below the Primal Chaos Realm—with the lives of "Divine Monarch Xue Yun, Yutian Xu, Yutian Yi".

"Dream Flower has seen the Divine Monarch," Dream Flower Tower Master approached with the young Musician, 'Araya,' and greeted Luo Feng with a radiant smile, "Divine Monarch, the usual place?"

"The usual place," Luo Feng smiled in reply.

"Please," Dream Flower Tower Master led the way.

Soon, they arrived at the Orchid Star Hall.

Nowadays, the Orchid Star Hall was exclusively for Lord Luo He's use, and any other distinguished guests could only visit other halls.

Ever since Black Butcher took his apprentices and followed Her Royal Highness Princess 'Yushui Tianyu' to the Royal Capital, Luo Feng, even when enjoying fine food, generally came to the Dream Flower Tower. He seldom went anywhere else.

"Divine Monarch, please," the Dream Flower Tower Master personally poured him wine and accompanied him at his side.

"You flatter me, Tower Master. Have you composed any new pieces lately?" Luo Feng asked with a smile.

"Knowing that the Divine Monarch enjoys listening to music, I have indeed composed more than a dozen new pieces," the Dream Flower Tower Master replied.

"Then I must have a good listen later," Luo Feng was quite polite towards Dream Flower Tower Master.

On one hand, because of his good friend Shang Tianyan's relationship with the Tower Master, he felt he should show some consideration.

On the other hand, ever since his Spiritual Will had broken through to the Godly King Level, within Huyang City, even when using the "Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique," only the Tower Master's music could immerse him fully.

"Araya, begin your performance," the Tower Master nodded towards her.

Luo Feng watched with appreciation.

The young Musician 'Araya' concentrated on playing the music. Her Illusion Technique had become much stronger over the past thirty some eras, but since Luo Feng's will had reached the Godly King Level, Araya's Illusion Technique had a much weaker effect on him, serving merely as a simple entertainment while he ate and drank.

"Araya's Illusion Technique has become even more impressive," Luo Feng complimented after Araya had finished playing.

"Thank you, Divine Monarch," Araya respectfully bowed, though she felt a bit dejected inside. She could see that once, Lord Luo He would immerse himself completely in her Illusion Technique, even to the point of being moved to tears.

But now? He only listened with a smile.

"My skills are still too weak; it has become very difficult to please the Divine Monarch." Araya too had worked hard, but her Illusion Technique had already peaked at the pinnacle of the true god of void space, and she saw no hope of reaching the eternal true god realm.

Araya stepped aside to retreat.

The Dream Flower Tower Master sat there, surrounded by floating petals, with snowflakes naturally forming around her. Music spontaneously arose—with the natural world as her instrument, her Illusion Technique carried a magical enchantment.

The power of an Illusion Technique from an eternal true god was immense. Luo Feng willingly applied the "Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique" to enhance the magic of the music immeasurably so that he could be absorbed into it.

As the most important guest of the Dream Flower Tower, the Tower Master knew well Luo Feng's preferences. The pieces she composed were all capable of evoking deep emotional responses within Luo Feng.

"Just a few pieces of music and the master enjoys them that much?" Morosa, not far away, ate and drank heartily, mumbling to himself.

After more than a dozen pieces had concluded.

Luo Feng's emotions slowly calmed down.

"Good, Tower Master, these new pieces are very nice," complimented Luo Feng.

"Thank you for your compliment, Divine Monarch." The Dream Flower Tower Master had been quite nervous after the deaths of Shang Tianyan and Xue Yun, but then she discovered that Lord Luo He started to enjoy her Illusion Technique.

This thrilled her.

She even began to speculate, "In the past, Lord Luo He enjoyed Araya's Illusion Technique, and he ignored me for over twenty eras. Shortly after the death of Shang Tianyan and Xue Yun, however, he began to like my music. Could he be pretending, just like Shang Tianyan and Xue Yun were?"

The pretense of Shang Tianyan and Xue Yun shattered all confidence of the Dream Flower Tower Master.

What power does Lord Luo He have? Invincible below the Primal Chaos Realm, would he really be captivated by her illusion? She lacked confidence.

"Lord Luo He is compassionate and loyal; perhaps, it's because of his brotherly bond with Shang Tianyan that he keeps coming to the Dream Flower Tower," the Dream Flower Tower Master theorized, "No matter, as long as the outside world believes... that Lord Luo He really enjoys my Illusion Technique, that's enough."

The Dream Flower Tower Master was also very grateful to Lord Luo He.

For this reason, she used every means possible to regularly compose new pieces for Lord Luo He.

"The contemplation of the Three Thousand Void Calamity Beast Diagram exhausts the spiritual will. Listening to the Illusion Technique with the 'Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique' allows me to completely relax and cleanses my spirit, washing away all exhaustion," Luo Feng still highly valued the Dream Flower Tower Master.

Long periods of cultivation can lead to weariness and numbness.

Seven Emotions of Heart Refining bring back the touch of one's own heart.

"I have completely mastered the full Catastrophe Beast Diagram," Luo Feng thought silently, "Yet every contemplation still brings me new insights."

These five eras were a period of rapid progress for Luo Feng.

Often facing the Great Dao of Life Origin, with Morosa having reached the Primal Chaos Realm and often displaying the destruction of the origin, Luo Feng's long-term contemplation and deep accumulation naturally far surpassed that of five eras ago.

He had long ago mastered the Catastrophe Beast Diagram. Now he was revisiting it over and over.

He also occasionally visited the Primal Chaos Layer, capturing more than a dozen creatures imbued with complete Primal Chaos laws, such as the 'Silverlight Creature'. As his strength increased, capturing these creatures became easier.

"Without these opportunities, even five hundred eras of cultivation wouldn't compare to these five," Luo Feng mused. The assistance of several major fortuitous encounters was indeed significant.

Just the Great Dao of Life Origin alone had allowed him to make rapid progress.

"As for realm accumulation, I am still above Xue Yun," he thought.

"Yet, I still have not deciphered the Primal Chaos Laws!" Luo Feng frowned. "The Law Lineage is indeed more difficult than the Bloodline Lineage."

Xue Yun, with his accumulation, transformed to the Primal Chaos Realm in life-and-death struggles.

Whereas to comprehend the Primal Chaos Laws, he indeed required a much deeper accumulation of knowledge.

...

The city of Huyang was at its most bustling and prosperous during the daytime, with dense crowds of cultivators entering the city from various gates.

A Flying Boat was soaring through the skies above Huyang City.

Inside the Flying Boat.

There stood nineteen figures, led by a man with three eyes.

The three-eyed man, donned in a grey robe, looked through the walls of the Flying Boat at the vast Huyang City and smiled, "This is Huyang City, where the foundation of our Heartshadow Sect will be established for many years to come."

"Our Heartshadow Sect will finally have its foundation," said the other eighteen figures with mixed emotions.

Most of them had once left the Heartshadow Sect and taken root elsewhere.

However, this time the Heartshadow Sect was determined to firmly establish its foundation. At the call of the sect, and with the support of two Primal Chaos Overlords in the shadows, these elite members of the sect had come one after another, forming what was now the Eighteen Elders of the Heartshadow Sect.

The Eighteen Elders, each one of them formidable, and some even surpassing the Sect Leader in strength!

The Heartshadow Sect had undergone several declines and was already divided from within. Although the return of some sect elites from the Land of Origin strengthened the overall power, it also intensified the internal fragmentation.

But, when it came to claiming their foundational territory, they were united.

Even the two covert Primal Chaos Overlords demanded they seize the foundational territory. Once the two Primal Chaos Overlords achieved a breakthrough and no longer feared powerful enemies, they too would return to the sect.

"No one in the entire Jiu Jiang Primal Chaos Prefecture can stop us," the three-eyed man declared with confidence. "Even if the Marquis of Jiu Jiang himself appears, Marquis Liu Yin will personally deal with him. All we need to do is sweep away all the eternal true gods."

"Even in its current weakened state, our Heartshadow Sect can easily sweep away the eternal true gods of a Primal Chaos Prefecture," a figure formed of flowing water said leisurely.

"I've heard that the most formidable in Huyang City is Lord Luo He," said a blind figure. "I wish to personally test his strength."

"Elder Hearteye, Lord Luo He is extremely strong, and I'm afraid only you have the power to fight him," another elder replied.

"Without Elder Hearteye, we would likely rely on formations to confront Lord Luo He," the rest of the elders chimed in.

There was a hint of fear towards Elder Hearteye among them.

When the Heartshadow Sect was whole, he was the most powerful. After the sect's decline and split, he left to traverse various parts of the Land of Origin, honing himself. It took extensive efforts by Marquis Liu Yin to personally coax him back this time.

"My friends..." the three-eyed man swept his gaze over the eighteen elders, "Let Huyang City fear the name of our Heartshadow Sect!"

"Yes."

"Haha..."

The Eighteen Elders were all filled with fighting spirit, and under their command were countless eternal true gods, true gods of void space, and true god disciples.

Hum~~~~

The Flying Boat suddenly grew immensely larger, and at the same time, around it materialized numerous other massive Flying Boats. In the blink of an eye, more than a thousand large Flying Boats appeared, suspended high above Huyang City.

This scene caught the attention of many cultivators within Huyang City and also drew the notice of the city's officials.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

One after another, super-large legion treasures appeared out of nowhere.

"Hahaha..."

"We've waited far too long, and finally, today has come."

They took various forms: colossal humanoid creatures, immense exotic beasts, strange lakes, super-large plants, a giant golden eye, and a hunched creature carrying a sword...

139 super-large legion treasures appeared all at once.

Each of these legion treasures of the Heartshadow Sect was operated by at least ten eternal true gods and tens of thousands of true gods of void space. There were no mere true gods.

Unlike the Huyang Legion, which typically had only one eternal true god, tens of thousands of true gods of void space, and millions of true gods in operation, the Heartshadow Sect didn't need any true gods and instead boasted more eternal true gods, making it even more formidable.

Inside the thousands of large Flying Boats, there were also a vast number of disciples.

After all, they were once a large sect that boasted three Primal Chaos Overlords. Having called scattered disciples from all around after five eras, they now possessed nearly forty percent of their former strength.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." The Huyang Guard arriving through the void looked at the 139 large legion treasures with awe and fear, as well as the enormous Flying Boats, each exuding a terrifying aura.

"What is your purpose in coming to Huyang City?" a Leader of Huyang Guard asked nervously.