mesbooks Chapter 465 The Pilgrimage Ceremony Comes to a Close
Chapter 465 The Pilgrimage Ceremony Comes to a Close
"So, in the face of such supreme authority, even a peak Quasi-Emperor is no different from a mortal..."
Jiang Ling sighed silently in her heart.
She knew that at this moment she represented the face of the Emperor of Time.
In order to uphold her master's inviolable supreme authority, she forcefully suppressed the turmoil in her heart.
Faced with the fawning of the patriarch of the Primordial Holy Land, Jiang Ling's exquisite face showed not a trace of emotion.
Her eyes were as calm as a deep pool, and her tone was indifferent yet authoritative.
"Let it go. My master is in seclusion and no one is allowed to disturb him. I will convey your wishes to him."
Upon hearing this, the ancestor at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm was not angry at being humiliated by a Saint. Instead, he seemed relieved and thanked him repeatedly.
"Thank you, fairy! Thank you, fairy! We will take our leave now!"
After saying this, the group of top-tier figures, who were renowned throughout the land, obediently put down the lavish gifts and tiptoed away.
This unprecedented pilgrimage has only just begun.
With the departure of the native forces of the Nine Heavens Continent, the true climax has arrived.
Those top-tier races and immortal lineages from across the endless galaxies and various star regions of the universe surged toward Divine Fire Ridge like a tidal wave.
Seven days and seven nights in a row!
The wind and snow in front of Shenhuo Ridge were completely melted by the blood and qi emanating from the massive army of cultivators.
On the first day, ancient families and immortal dynasties from the various ancient stars of the human race arrived one after another.
The divine dynasty of the Tian Shu Star Region sent Star Essence, and an ancient sect sent what appears to be a fragmented imperial technique from ancient times.
The next day, the myriad ancient races made their appearance.
The Golden Crow clan, whose bodies were engulfed in the true fire of the sun, offered up the divine feathers that had fallen from their ancestor; the Golden Giant Ape clan, whose bodies were as large as mountains, carried a 100,000-jin (50,000 kg) divine iron ore vein and knelt down at the foot of the mountain, step by step.
On the third day, even those strange life forms that lived in seclusion on the edge of the universe and were almost oblivious to worldly affairs came.
The Star Spirits, formed from pure starlight, delivered the core of a complete ancient life-bearing star; the Stone Golems, born in chaos, offered their Stone Golem essence, refined over ten thousand years.
This is the grandeur of an emperor!
When one person attains enlightenment, the entire universe should offer their congratulations!
In this cruel world, there is an unwritten rule, yet it is regarded as an ironclad law by all living beings: the Emperor may not accept your gift, that is the Emperor's magnanimity and grace; however, you absolutely cannot fail to give one!
If you don't give it to the Emperor, it's disrespectful!
As for those who disrespect the Emperor, the Emperor doesn't even need to take action himself. Those other forces eager to show their loyalty to the Emperor and want to curry favor with him will uproot your sect and slaughter your people the very next day as a new gift to please the Emperor!
Therefore, during these seven days and seven nights, even if it meant going bankrupt or emptying ancestral graves, all the prominent forces in the universe gritted their teeth and sent their most precious treasures to the foot of Shenhuo Ridge.
On the seventh day at dusk, as the last group of ascetics from the far west of the universe left their gifts and chanted the Emperor's true name before departing, this unprecedented pilgrimage ceremony finally came to a close.
Jiang Ling stood in front of the mountain gate, staring at the scene before her, completely stunned.
Shocking! Indescribably shocking!
Before her was no longer that familiar wasteland.
Instead, a continuous "treasure mountain range" has been built!
Divine resources, immortal gold, great elixirs, saintly weapons, quasi-emperor artifacts, and even extremely rare ancient array diagrams...
Countless treasures, radiating dazzling light and rich spiritual energy, were piled up haphazardly like mortal trash, almost filling several large canyons in front of Shenhuo Ridge!
The terrifying spiritual energy storm generated by the convergence of countless rare and precious materials even formed a visible nine-colored aurora in the sky above the Northern Region!
"This...this is an enormous fortune..."
Jiang Ling swallowed hard, feeling her mouth dry.
She came from the ancient Jiang family and considered herself to be worldly-wise.
However, even at the height of the Jiang family's power, with all the family's accumulated wealth over thousands of years, it probably couldn't even compare to half of the treasure mountain before them!
It is no exaggeration to say that with these resources, let alone rebuilding an ancient family, it would be more than enough to create an immortal divine dynasty that would rule all the heavens!
Just as Jiang Ling was staring blankly at this treasure mountain, pondering how to classify and store them,
"Buzz—"
A voice, extremely calm yet seemingly resonating deep within her soul, entered her mind.
"Let's move all these things up the mountain."
It's Lin Hanzhou's voice!
Jiang Ling was startled and quickly responded respectfully in her mind.
"Master, these resources are far too vast. This disciple intends to categorize them and store them in your inner treasury..."
"No need for that."
Lin Hanzhou's voice came again, carrying a casual and indifferent attitude that regarded money as dirt.
"If there's anything you like among these, keep it for yourself. Your cultivation is still too weak, merely at the Saint realm. Going out there will only bring shame to the Emperor of Time. In the days to come, use these resources to build up a Quasi-Emperor for me. Use as much as you can, don't try to save it for me."
Hearing the echoing words in her mind, Jiang Ling's eyes instantly reddened.
A layer of mist filled her eyes, and an unprecedented feeling of emotion and warmth welled up in her heart.
This is an endless wealth that gathers the most powerful forces in the entire universe!
No emperor would have so casually bestowed it all upon a single disciple.
But Master didn't even glance at it, and let her use it as she pleased!
"I could never repay my master's kindness, even if I were to be shattered to pieces!"
In the wind and snow, Jiang Ling kowtowed three times heavily in the direction of the purple bamboo forest, secretly vowing that she would follow her master to the death, and would never flinch even if it meant facing mountains of knives and seas of fire.
However, Lin Hanzhou, who was in seclusion deep in the Purple Bamboo Forest, was not as "great" and "selfless" as Jiang Ling had imagined.
Lin Hanzhou, sitting cross-legged on the futon, didn't even lift his eyelids, his mind calmly calculating.
"Just a bunch of mundane things. At the level of a Great Emperor, the only things that can allow me to advance my cultivation further are the ethereal laws of the Immortal Realm and the deeper Dao of Time. These mundane resources in the universe are no different from roadside stones to me now."
"However, it wouldn't be bad to train Jiang Ling."
A barely perceptible smile curved the corners of Lin Hanzhou's lips.
"Although my title of Emperor of Time is prestigious, I can't possibly handle every trivial matter personally. Having a high-level quasi-emperor disciple to do things for me outside can save me a lot of trouble."
"not to mention……"
Lin Hanzhou's eyes were deep, as if they could see through the ages.
"The lifespan of an emperor is ultimately only twenty thousand years. Even if my lifespan is longer than that of an ordinary emperor, I will still die eventually."
"I need to plan ahead and cultivate an absolutely loyal representative, which can also be considered as making early plans for my next life."
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