After the appearance of the Forbidden Barren Wasteland and the Opportunities of Fortune within, Emperor Road fell into a brief period of calmness with nothing interesting happening.
Taking the opportunity during this time, Chu Kuangren found a place to settle down temporarily and go through his newly looted stash. He was quite comfortable doing that.
The item most worth mentioning among them was the Transcendent Grade Tome of Physiques that Chu Kuangren had received. It was also the item that he spent the most time researching.
The subject of his research was none other than… Lan Yu.
As Lan Yu possessed the Holy Radiant Physique, which was a Supreme Daoist Physique, Chu Kuangren had been studying and inferring upon her physique using the Tome of Physique, gradually making that power his own.
“Are you done, Master?”
Lan Yu looked at Chu Kuangren, who was grabbing her own hand and asked with a blink.
These days, Chu Kuangren has been acting intimately with her, for example touching her hand, patting her head, and more.
He said he was doing it to learn about her Holy Radiant Physique.
Although she did not mind, she was a little curious about his actions. Could touching her hand and patting her head teach him about a person’s Supreme Daoist Physique?
“Yeah, I’m done.”
Chu Kuangren retracted his spiritual power that was channeled into Lan Yu’s body.
He then lifted his hand, where a white bundle of light suddenly swirled in his palm.
That was… the Power of Light!
Lan Yu’s eyes widened. “J-just like that?”
She was in utter disbelief.
He had managed to learn about her Supreme Daoist Physique just by touching her hand and patting her head??
How was it even possible? Was this magic?!
She had heard that Heavenly Golden Palace had spent several thousands of years to recreate the Heavenly Golden Imperial Physique. Although the result was successful, they could only create an incomplete version at best.
Yet, Chu Kuangren only took a few days to succeed at what they could not.
“Master, you’re simply amazing.” Lan Yu looked at Chu Kuangren with immense admiration.
The more she was by Chu Kuangren’s side, the more she learned about how remarkable he was. As such, her admiration for him grew day by day.
“Well, of course I am.”
Chu Kuangren touched his nose, slightly enjoying her praise and admiration.
However, he was actually quite shocked at himself too. The Tome of Physiques was just too powerful. No wonder it was a Transcendental-grade item. Within just a few days, he had already completed his research on the Holy Radiant Physique.
Besides that, the process was not that tough either. All he needed was Lan Yu to stand before him. Once she had done that, he could start to gain insights into the mysteries contained within the Daoist Physique. He could even speed up the process by making intimate contact with her as well.
As of now, he has gained the power of yet another Supreme Daoist Physique.
“Incorporating the power of thousands of physiques… It seems like there’s still a long way to go before I can completely refine this Tome of Physiques.”
Chu Kuangren was not complacent. On the contrary, he had set himself a goal.
One day in the future, he would obtain the power of every physique there was in the vast universe and turn their strength into his own. Thus, creating a completely new power that only he could use. It would be the most powerful and terrifying physique there was!!
Another two days passed.
It was on this day that an incomparably horrifying aura erupted from the Cultivation Pagoda in the city, and a gigantic avatar figure suddenly appeared from out of nowhere.
Bursts of magnificent light were swirling around that avatar. Its immensely powerful aura contained a variety of different energies that were merged perfectly with each other.
As it stood in the air, the avatar figure’s face was unclear. However, the aura it emanated was enough to make every single cultivator in that city shudder with fear.
Fortunately, that avatar figure only appeared for an instant before it disappeared.
Although it only appeared for a brief instant, it caused a massive commotion. Every cultivator in that city had been talking about it ever since it happened.
On the top floor of Cultivation Pagoda.
Chu Kuangren retracted his avatar and revealed a satisfied smile. “An avatar that is formed from merging four Daoist Physiques is truly impressive.”
“This avatar may have been created with the Divine Ferocious Avatar as a foundation, but with the energy of other Daoist Physiques merged within it, it should no longer be the Divine Ferocious Avatar. Let’s call this the Almighty Avatar!”
The Almighty Avatar would be an avatar that contained the power of every physique that existed in the universe within it. This showed clearly how ambitious Chu Kuangren was.
When he exited the Cultivation Pagoda, he noticed that quite a lot of cultivators had gathered outside it.
“Pagoda Master, please tell us who is the user of that avatar earlier and let us pay him a visit.”
“He’s right, Pagoda Master. Such a top-tier cultivator is here in our Flowing River City, so we must make sure that he’s being entertained well. Please tell us who that person is.”
The cultivators continued asking the Cultivation Pagoda’s Master.
However, the Pagoda Master had a hard time answering them.
“Everyone, I believe you know the rules of the Cultivation Pagoda. We’re not allowed to reveal the identity of our customers. So, please leave.”
The Pagoda Master said. The Cultivation Pagoda was similar to an inn or a tavern specially made for cultivators who wanted to conduct closed-door meditations.
In other words, it was a place of business. With honesty and trust being the core in any business transaction, how could the Pagoda Master reveal the identity of his customers?
Chu Kuangren smiled upon hearing what the Pagoda Master said.
However, it was at this moment that one of the cultivators took out his communication compass after receiving a message. All of a sudden, his expression changed drastically.
“What?! The Sovereigns of the Sword Tribe, Demonic Tribe, Holy Light Religion, and other orthodoxies are heading towards the Seven Emotions Sect to force them to hand over Chu Kuangren!”
“D*mn, what is going on? Is a great orthodoxy war going to happen?”
The communication compass of every cultivator then started to vibrate.
It was clear that they had received the news.
Standing nearby the group, Chu Kuangren’s expression sank.
‘Forcing the Seven Emotions Sect to surrender me?’
‘Who are they kidding? I’m not even there, so why are they going there?’
However, he soon figured out their intentions.
Looking for him in a huge crowd would be a monumental task, but the same could not be said for the Seven Emotions Sect. The orthodoxy was fixed in a certain spot and could not be moved easily.
The Sword Tribe and other orthodoxies intended to force him out using the Seven Emotions Sect!
When he thought about it, he reckoned this news was made known by the Sword Tribe.
Why would they target the Seven Emotions Sect, though?
That was a simple question to answer.
Throughout his time here in Emperor Road, Chu Kuangren had been making enemies out of so many orthodoxies except Seven Emotions Sect, who maintained a friendly relationship with him. Someone must have noticed how close Leng Ningyu and Chi Yue were with him in the Forbidden Barren Wasteland.
Besides the Seven Emotions Sect, who else could they go to?!
“Ah, they’ve finally started.”
Instead of feeling angry, Chu Kuangren laughed instead. At the same time, a biting chill emanated from his body, causing the surrounding cultivators to shudder uncontrollably.
Lan Yu, who was not afraid of his frightening aura, walked up to him from behind.
“Master, shall we go?”
She, too, had heard what everyone was talking about.
“Of course, we must go.”
Chu Kuangren said with a sinister smile.
After tidying up their quarters, both he and Lan Yu left the Cultivation Pagoda.
Meanwhile, news of the Sovereigns from several great orthodoxies heading to the Seven Emotions Sect spread throughout the whole Emperor Road in no time.
All of the cultivators were shocked.
Everyone’s attention was now focused on the Seven Emotions Sect.
“Things are going to get interesting this time. The Seven Emotions Sect is an archaic ancient orthodoxy. Yet because of Chu Kuangren, they are now being threatened by so many other archaic ancient orthodoxies. Tsk, this is just terrible.”
“The Sword Tribe, Demonic Tribe, Bai clan, Wang clan, Divine Yinyang Sect, and even the Qin clan… By the heavens, how many of them are there?”
“The Seven Emotions Sect do have their own Sovereigns, but there’s no way they can hold their own against so many opponents.”
“Chu Kuangren has too big of an influence on everyone. Incurring the wrath of so many archaic ancient orthodoxies on his own is already an achievement that is worthy of being in the history books.”
“Say, do you guys think Chu Kuangren will go to the Seven Emotions Sect?”
“It’s hard to say, but if he doesn’t go, things will certainly not end well for the Seven Emotions Sect. They must’ve seen this coming by befriending Chu Kuangren anyway…”
