Another two months had passed. The turmoil surrounding the demonic forces in the Southern Region had completely subsided, and even the White Lotus Sacred Sect had stopped showing up.
After all, though it was a new force and had grown quite strong, it was still no match for the many top-tier sects.
At the same time, talk about the Wild Sea began to increase.
The Marquis Divine Treasures.
These were the treasures countless Life and Death Realm martial artists dreamed of!
Many had been trapped at the Life and Death Realm due to the lack of divine treasures, unable to break through, and eventually died of old age.
But, divine treasures were exceedingly rare.
Even a world-shaking genius might not get one.
Take the Wild Sea, for example.
It only opens once every hundred years, and each time, there were only ten treasures.
But the number of contenders was more than tenfold!
Furthermore, even if one gets a divine treasure, there's no guarantee they'll successfully break through.
And failure came with serious consequences.
At least a hundred years of recovery, maybe even several centuries, and such a long time was something even Life and Death Realm experts cannot afford.
Because of this, the struggle for high-level divine treasures would be incredibly fierce!
People would give up everything, using every means at their disposal.
Everyone could sense that the Wild Sea would soon become a place of bloodshed and death!
And not just a few. Many!
"Did you hear? A top-tier power has gone to the Tianling Prefecture to try and purchase the Wild Token from the Tai Xuan Sect."
"How could they sell something like that? With ten Wild Tokens, ten people can enter, band together, and greatly increase their chances of getting a divine treasure."
"You don't understand. Although Tai Xuan Sect is strong, it's only strong because of Meng Changqing. It's just a first-class sect, and it doesn't have that many Life and Death Realm experts!"
"And even if they gather enough people, would they just send them to die? Ordinary Life and Death Realm experts can't compete with those monstrous geniuses!"
Everywhere, people were discussing the latest developments.
"I heard that only Yu Hongxue of the Nine-Colored Glazed Pavilion will go, and the other two monstrous geniuses don't even qualify."
"Monstrous geniuses don't qualify?"
"Of course! Marquis divine treasures are incredibly rare, and many have been waiting for them for a long time. Especially a top-tier sect like the Nine-Colored Glazed Pavilion.
The world's resources, especially the top-tier ones, are all controlled by the holy lands, managed with great care.
"But in recent centuries, the ancient lands have been opening less and less frequently. Some don't even open anymore, which is why divine treasures have become rarer and rarer, and many monstrous geniuses haven't had access to them.
"And even when ancient lands do open, the geniuses of the Southern Region are weaker than those from the other three regions, and very few manage to acquire anything."
Everyone was enlightened.
"According to the holy lands, changes in the rules of the ancient lands have slowed the production of resources."
Someone added, "But who really knows if that's the truth?"
Clearly, there was more to the story.
Compared to the chaos outside, Tai Xuan Sect was much quieter.
The disciples selected to enter the Wild Sea were training with everything they had, not daring to waste a single moment.
And naturally, the results were satisfying.
Thanks to the massive infusion of high-level resources from the Genius Battle, Mo Xiaoyu and the Shi brothers successfully broke through to the Life and Death Realm.
Only Han Luoyu lagged behind.
Though he wasn't lacking in hard qualifications, he just wasn't progressing as quickly as the others.
He was still stuck at the seventh level of the Divine Attainment Realm.
It seemed unlikely that he would make it into the Wild Sea.
According to the higher-ups, it might just be that his "luck" wasn't strong enough.
Luck was intangible and elusive, but it's extremely important.
With great luck, even an ordinary person can progress rapidly.
Inside the training hall.
Meng Changqing sat cross-legged.
His long black hair fell down to his waist, cascading over his shoulders.
He was in an indescribable state — although he appeared calm, a terrifying sense of pressure emanated from him!
Just one look was enough to make one's mind tremble!
All around him, threads filled the air, stretching through the void, as if they were part of the fabric of the world itself.
They exuded a mysterious aura.
At that moment, a crack suddenly appeared between Meng Changqing's brows.
Then the crack opened wide!
The eye radiated divine light, landing on the nearest thread.
A surge of indescribable, mysterious power surged forth!
It forcibly severed the thread!
The thread quickly flew into his golden eye.
The moment the thread appeared in his mental sea, it caused a tremendous stir.
Meng Changqing's entire body trembled, and even blood trickled from his seven orifices!
Even with the Eye of Truth, he still felt immense pressure!
This was a power that did not belong to the Life and Death Realm!
At least a Marquis-level power!
There was no time to hesitate. Meng Changqing immediately began to control the thread of rule!
After two months of meditation, he had gained a deep understanding of the rules, so controlling this thread wasn't too difficult.
About an hour later, thanks to the Eye of Truth, Meng Changqing finally controlled the thread of rule.
"It's done!" Meng Changqing breathed a sigh of relief.
The rules truly were challenging.
It had taken him a full two months to comprehend it.
The next step was to fuse the rule power with his True Intent and form the Sword Dao Domain!
In his mental sea, a towering sword appeared, standing tall and proud.
The thread of rule flew towards the sword and quickly merged with it.
In an instant, the sword trembled violently, as if it was transforming from a lifeless object into a living one!
It was undergoing a fundamental transformation!
The sword radiated a dazzling light, and wherever the light touched, a vast land appeared!
On this land, swords of all kinds were scattered — some broken, some whole, each unique in form, but all exuding a sharp, deadly aura!
It seemed that any of these swords, if drawn, could cleave the heavens and split the earth!
This was the Sword Dao Domain!
With a thought, Meng Changqing's consciousness arrived at the center of the domain.
He raised his right hand, and a sword fell into it.
Now, any sword technique he performed would be far more powerful than before!
It could be said that with the domain present, any True Intent would shatter in its presence!
It would shatter forever!
It could never be reformed!
Because it now contained the power of the rules.
"However, with my current cultivation, I can only use it once."
Meng Changqing glanced at his right hand, which was beginning to crack, and his eyes flickered.
The power of the domain was far beyond his current level.
But he hadn't planned to use it as a regular combat tool anyway.
It was meant to counter the suppression of the Wild Sea's heavenly laws.
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't need to use the Sword Dao Domain; just his fully realized Sword Intent would likely be enough to handle most situations.
With that thought, Meng Changqing withdrew from his mental sea and slowly opened his eyes.
He let out a long breath and let himself fall backward, lying down on the cold ground.