Chapter 1 The Gathering

After waiting for a moment, a spirit boat suddenly appeared in the sky above the main hall. From the spirit boat, more than twenty Xiantian (Acquired Realm) experts flew down. Among these twenty-odd people were the Valley Master and Deputy Valley Master of Seven Profound Valley.

The attire of the others was clearly different from that of the Seven Profound Valley. They were the powerhouses from the other nineteen third-grade sects.

After the group of Xiantian experts landed, with only the soft sound of fluttering clothes, a graceful female figure slowly descended from the air. She was dressed in a flowing, fire-red skirt, like a goddess.

Many of the disciples present were momentarily stunned when they saw her. Although these core disciples of the various sects were incredibly talented, their cultivation was not high after all, and they didn't possess Lin Ming's firm martial heart or Jiang Boyun's accomplished sword heart. Seeing such a goddess-like being, it was naturally difficult for them to remain unmoved.

Lin Ming's heart also skipped a beat. The goddess-like person before him was indeed the woman he had been thinking of. However, he had never imagined that this time, she would come to the Seven Profound Valley as a Holy Envoy from Divine Phoenix Island, appearing right before his eyes.

Moreover, even the sect masters of the various sects had to respectfully salute when they saw her appear, so one could imagine her status.

In the high sky, Mu Qianyu also noticed Lin Ming. In fact, Mu Qinghong's visit to Seven Profound Valley this time was mainly at her suggestion, specifically for Lin Ming.

However, now was not the time for catching up. The Valley Master Shi Zongtian, as the ruler of Seven Profound Valley, stepped forward and said to the core disciples of the various sects below the stage, "Gathering all of you nephews here today, there are two matters to announce. The first matter concerns Youmo Di Cheng (Netherworld Devil Emperor City)!"

The disciples below were all stunned. They knew something about the Youmo Di Cheng. It was said to be a fifth-grade sect from three thousand years ago, but later, the powerhouse who founded the Youmo Di Cheng provoked a great enemy and was killed by them. The Youmo Di Cheng had thus declined a thousand years ago.

However, there were still many experts within it. If their forces were gathered, they would be stronger than a fourth-grade sect. Now, Divine Phoenix Island was also making every effort to resist the invasion of the Youmo Di Cheng.

"In order to jointly resist the threat of the Southern Sea Demonic Region, our nineteen third-grade sects and Divine Phoenix Island must work together. Cooperative cultivation of geniuses is an important part of this plan, and this is the second thing I want to announce today," Shi Zongtian continued.

"A total of one hundred and eight core disciples from the nineteen third-grade sects have been selected to enter the cooperative cultivation program. These one hundred and eight people are divided into three tiers according to their talent: Heaven, Earth, and Human. I will first announce the list of Human-tier disciples, a total of fifty people, namely…"

"The list of Earth-tier disciples, a total of twenty-six people, namely…"

In total, there were one hundred and eight people, but those who appeared in Seven Profound Valley now were all those who had been determined to enter the cultivation program. However, the vast majority of them had already been assigned to the Human and Earth tiers.

"The following are those whose talents are between the Human-tier and Earth-tier geniuses. Because of insufficient information, it is difficult to define them, so they need to be assessed separately. There are thirty people in total, namely…"

After Shi Zongtian said these words, some of the geniuses present were stunned. They didn't expect there to be a quasi-Earth tier division.

Many people were unwilling, and they looked at those who were ranked higher than them with unkind expressions.

"Now I announce the final list of Heaven-tier geniuses. There are only two people, namely Jiang Boyun and Lin Ming from Seven Profound Valley!"

When he said these words, Shi Zongtian felt a sense of relief. Two Heaven-tier disciples came from Seven Profound Valley. This was a great honor. More importantly, although they would be cultivating on Divine Phoenix Island in the future, they were still considered Seven Profound Valley disciples in general, and he naturally felt happy about it.

However, while he was happy, the disciples of the other sects were not happy. They were all geniuses and considered themselves no weaker than anyone else. But now, without even competing, their talents had been divided. How could they endure it?

Even when facing the Holy Envoy of Divine Phoenix Island, a few of them questioned, wanting to compete with Lin Ming or Jiang Boyun to determine which level they belonged to based on their strength.

On the other side, in Jiang Boyun's courtyard, Jiang Xuan naturally saw all of this, but it was nothing.

"It's about time. It's time to see the mysteries of this magic cube." He had taken a disciple, and his travels were enough. Jiang Xuan was naturally ready to get down to business.

At this thought, his whole body disappeared like a wisp of green smoke, leaving only a tiny bit of spiritual light, cutting through space and time.

Above the main peak of Seven Profound Valley, Lin Ming was dueling with a genius from another sect. Lightning flashed, and no one noticed that a bit of spiritual light silently crossed all obstacles and directly entered the wedge-shaped mark in Lin Ming's palm.

Jiang Xuan knew exactly where the magic cube was, and his purpose was clear: to enter the magic cube's interior.

In fact, he was not short of cultivation techniques for the soul cultivation system. Not to mention what his clone had obtained in the Soul Race universe, but even in the Desolate Era, Jiang Xuan had joined the Great Mo Institute and possessed countless cultivation techniques for the soul cultivation system.

He could freely view Heavenly Venerate-level techniques, and with a little sacrifice, he could obtain many True God-level techniques. Even if he was willing, even cultivation techniques beyond the True God level could be obtained from Jiang Xuan's side in the Desolate Era.

For them, the most important thing was to deduce the cultivation techniques. As for the magic cube, it was one of the three great artifacts of this realm, representing "God", and was transformed from the origin of the rules of the soul cultivation system of this realm.

Jiang Xuan entered the magic cube now to comprehend its mysteries. If he could gain something, he could deduce the cultivation techniques of other worlds more perfectly.

The magic cube had always accepted souls and wills, of course, this was also because the magic cube was now ownerless. Lin Ming was not yet its true owner, but only obtained some opportunities from it.

If the magic cube had an owner, Jiang Xuan's wishful thinking of forcibly breaking in with just a thought would be wishful thinking. His thought would be suppressed in minutes.

But now it was different. He entered the interior of the magic cube very smoothly. It was an endless, vast, dark space, but here, countless points of light were also suspended. The points of light were of different sizes, the large ones the size of a palm, and the small ones the size of rice grains. In the center of these countless points of light, there was a one-foot-sized white light ball, which emitted a hazy halo, soft and holy.

These were all soul fragments. As for the white light ball, it was Mu Qianxue's soul. Her luck was very good. Her soul had not been shattered, and now she was just in a deep sleep.

Jiang Xuan and her clan were quite destined, after all, in order to obtain the second half of the *Cang Qiong Ba Dian* (Azure Sky Tyrant Manual), he also took Mu Qianxue's younger sister, Mu Lingyue, under his wing.

Moreover, Mu Lingyue was also his strongest disciple, and now she had the strength of a World King, but she was temporarily staying with his clone in the Asura Road and would not be able to return in a short time.

After taking a look at these soul fragments, Jiang Xuan ignored them. The dead warriors were very ordinary in their lifetime. Instead of seeing what was in their memories, it was better to comprehend the mysteries of this magic cube.

"This magic cube is one of the three great artifacts, representing 'God'. If I remember correctly, its most basic ability is to absorb souls, preserve and purify soul fragments, and then there are functions such as suppressing souls..." Divine patterns flickered in Jiang Xuan's eyes. Although his foundation was profound, and his full strength was no weaker than a True God, it was still extremely difficult for him to see through the mysteries of the magic cube with his current strength.

"What I need is the law of the soul of the Thirty-Three Heavens. As for the other functions of the magic cube, they are dispensable." Jiang Xuan thought to himself, what he valued in the magic cube was the Thirty-Three Heavens soul rules it contained, as for the others, he didn't care much.