Chapter 425: Side Story: A Tale from the Eastern Light n (I)


    The Eastern Sanmu Metropolis returned to normal day-to-day life fairly quickly after the excitement of the Golden Feather Hunt and the chaos caused by the battle between the Virtuous Order of Chunzhen and the Sororal Order of Endless Love. The city had a long history of over a thousand years and these two events were nothing more than an interesting side note. The residents, its various sects and factions, returned to their prior squabbles and age-old grievances without a care for the outside world.


    On this day, an interesting event took ce at the Tower of Light, the sky-scraping pagoda that was the home of the Eastern Light n. Outsiders werepletely unaware but Chen Wentian managed to experience it first hand and then some


    Chen Wentian, as Ming He, emerged from a cultivation room. Profound spiritual energy radiated from his body. He had finally broken through to the Spiritual Ascendance realm after many months of hard work. As a top disciple of the Eastern Light n, this was to be expected. As the young master of one of the Four Kings of the metropolis, anything less than the Spirit Lord Realm was uneptable.


    For the old Mine He, this matter would still have been difficult. For the new Ming He, a soul within Chen Wentians vast soul space and another avatar of the master of the Anatta Soul Nirvana Art, bing a Spirit Lord was guaranteed.


    In fact, Chen Wentian had a vested interest in Ming He bing a Spirit Lord. It would give him a far more reliable spy within the metropolis. It was also the path alreadyid out for Ming He, he just needed to provide an extra push. Ming He, unlike his other reliable spy in He Xingping, had adequate talent. It would be strange for He Xingping to suddenly start progressing towards the immortal realms but it wasnt strange at all for Ming He.


    Thus, using some excess soul energy from the immortal wangliang, the graverobber demon, that he had recently acquired, Chen Wentian gave Ming He some help in the right direction, straight past the bottleneck of the lesser realm of Spiritual Ascendance.


    Well done, son!


    Good job, Xiao He!


    Two people met Chen Wentian outside of the cultivation room. They included Ming Hes father, Immortal Light Warder Ming Hai, as well as the n head, Immortal Light of Daybreak Ming Mu. His father was expected but the n head wasnt.


    He quickly went up to the n head and bowed, Venerable n Head, your presence honors me. I have finally reached the lesser realm of Spiritual Ascendance. In the process, Ive alreadypleted the third stage of the First Light of Zhulong.


    Ming Mu smiled, Xiao Hes dedication to cultivation is impressive. I was worried that you would develop a heart demon with the way Long Yifei was snatched away by those bitches from the Martial Brilliance Continent. But you did well, beyond my expectations. You will be rewarded for this.


    Venerable n Head, thank you. I shall train with all my heart and reach the Spirit Lord Realm soon!


    Mmm. Ming Mu nodded sagely and then began to study him with a keen eye.


    Chen Wentian stood still with a rxed posture. He didnt put any defense as the n heads vast spiritual energy swept over every pore of his body. After some time, the exanimation was over and Ming Mu smiled once more.


    Good, excellent. His potential is great. He can immediately start cultivating the immortal Dao.


    Ming Hai burst out inughter that shook the hallway, Hahaha, thats my son! I knew it! Hahaha!


    Ming Mu let him finish and said, You can leave. I will guide Ming He to the selection room.


    Yes, father! Son, rejoice, I will be waiting for your good news! With that, Ming Hai quickly disappeared.


    Come, Ming Mu beckoned.


    Chen Wentian, as Ming He, followed. He had some idea about what was going on but he held back his curiosity.


    They crossed several floors and arrived at a secret room that was behind several protective arrays. The power of these rune arrays wasparable to that of the Grand Beast God Formation of the Beast God Sanctum which could protect a whole city. Even if three or four Spirit Kings wanted to uncover this room within the Tower of Light, they wouldnt be able to as long as the n head was alive.


    Were here. The n head said as the door closed behind them.


    The room was small and there were no windows. There was nothing inside except for glowing ball of white light that floated in the very middle. It gave off an endlessly powerful and iprehensibly profound spiritual aura. It could only be described as divine.


    Chen Wentian sucked in a breath, unable to believe the object before him.


    Ming Mu spoke, This is our Eastern Light ns greatest secret. It is something taught to only those attempting to reach the immortal realms. Thus, before I say anything else, I need a spiritual oath from you that this room and nothing I say here can be revealed to others except me.


    Chen Wentian gathered his spiritual energy and formed a ball of light, n head, I swear!


    The spiritual oath entered his and bound itself with his soul, Ming Hes soul. But since all of his souls could witness Ming Hes every action in real-time, this spiritual oath had no real effect on him whatsoever.


    Good, let me start at the beginning


    Immortal Light of Daybreak Ming Mu exined the history of the Eastern Light n, which started over a thousand years ago. In those days, the Eastern Sanmu Subcontinent was still a wilderness where human pioneers were struggling day by day with monsters. Among them was the ancestor of the Eastern Light n who came from the Martial Brilliance Continent to make a name for himself.


    He arrived at the area of the Eastern Sanmu Metropolis and discovered a holynd for cultivators, an oasis of spiritual energy of all forms in this subcontinent. And within this region, he found the greatest treasure of them all which was this ball of light. This ball of light was mysterious yet powerful and bestowed the ancestor a supreme Dao utilizing the power of light.


    Ming Mu didnt exin what the ball of light was exactly except for calling it the First Light but Chen Wentian didnt need him to. Chen Wentian already knew what it was. It far surpassed his wildest hopes.


    This ball of light was the source of light of the Shining Dragon, aplete legacy to its divine power that the dragon left behind before dying!


    It was the one that bestowed the First Light of Zhulong to the Eastern Light n!


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