Luo Feng had already been in the treasure land Infinite Space for over two hundred eras. His accumulation in the Life-and-Death Path was incomparably deep. He had created as many as nineteen First Stage Divine King-level secret techniques solely in this path. However, Luo Feng never concerned himself with the number of secret techniques—each one was something he had naturally comprehended from within himself.
This time, when he elevated the Eternal Light of the Mixed Cave to the Second Stage Divine King level, Luo Feng’s accumulation finally reached a point of qualitative transformation.
One after another, branches of the Life-and-Death Path emerged in his mind, and Luo Feng carefully contemplated and integrated them.
Three more days passed before Luo Feng finally stopped.
“I’ve comprehended six branches of the Life-and-Death Path... but it’s clearly still not complete.” Luo Feng frowned slightly. “It seems that my accumulation is still insufficient to comprehend all the branches.”
How many branches could a single Origin Path have? That was uncertain.
For example, the Origin Path of Space had nine branches. Entry into it was relatively easier, but it became increasingly difficult the further one went, and ultimately one would have to merge all nine branches into one to reach the Ultimate Divine King level.
The Origin Path of Time, on the other hand, had only three branches, and was extremely difficult even to enter. But once one became a Divine King on this path, the power was tremendously formidable.
Luo Feng had once seen the perfect inheritance 《Walker of Time and Space》 in the Infinite Space treasure vault. It was a terrifying path that fused both time and space into a more dreadful Time-Space Path... Of course, the cultivation threshold was unimaginably high.
“I used both as the foundation to forge my Life-and-Death Path. This path... should have nine branches!”
At this moment, Luo Feng had comprehended six branches. The remaining three were vaguely taking shape, but fully comprehending them would still require further accumulation.
“The six branches I’ve comprehended are…”
“The Blood Droplet Lineage, the Crimson Sun Lineage, the Extinction Lineage, the Eternal Lineage, the Black Smoke Lineage, and the Wanderer Lineage.”
Although Luo Feng had come to understand these six branches, he couldn’t help but feel some regret.
“In the end, my abilities are limited. In merging life and destruction, I had to abandon far too many paths.” Luo Feng understood this clearly. With six branches from both Life and Destruction, simply drawing from a few during fusion could produce countless possibilities.
Hence, the branches of the Life-and-Death Path... could have many forms. Possibly thirty, fifty, or even more than a hundred. Perhaps thirty-six branches? One hundred and eight branches to fully explain all the intricacies of life and death fusion? But attempting to exhaust all possibilities—this was not something a single Divine King like Luo Feng could achieve.
At this point, he had to make choices.
Seeking perfection? Luo Feng had never even seen the end.
Abandonment was necessary!
Abandon what held no interest, and choose what he desired.
Follow the direction he set for himself, and later define the branches one by one!
“I abandoned much and chose the core parts I wanted,” Luo Feng thought. “Even so, I still need nine full branches.”
Each branch was stronger than any of the six Life Branches or six Destruction Branches.
The foundation was incomparably solid.
“Phew.”
Luo Feng sat cross-legged on an island in the middle of a lake, then stood up and looked around.
“I’ve comprehended branches of the Origin Path, but Infinite Space hasn’t given me any reward points?” Luo Feng speculated. “Could it be that I need to demonstrate them?”
The treasure land Infinite Space couldn’t probe every cultivator’s thoughts in real time.
“The Wanderer Lineage.”
Luo Feng casually pointed.
Buzz!
Countless secret patterns emerged, naturally forming a shadowy humanoid form.
This dark figure seemed to contain boundless might, yet all of it was condensed into this tiny figure. Every movement radiated world-destroying power! With just this single branch, Luo Feng’s strength at the First Stage Divine King was already extremely formidable.
This shadowy figure was composed of countless secret patterns. As the patterns flowed, they unveiled the mysteries of the Origin Path.
Infinite Space sensed all of this, and immediately, Luo Feng’s palm imprint transmitted a message—
“Trial-taker: Luo Feng from the Origin Continent.”
“Using the Origin Path of Life and Origin Path of Destruction as foundation, you’ve developed a New Origin Path. Evaluation of this new path: High-Grade. Reward points: 10,000. You have taken your first step on a new path—keep striving forward.”
“With a Chaos Realm body, you possess the will of an Ultimate Divine King. Evaluation of Mental Will: High-Grade. Reward points: 10,000. Your mental will is quite outstanding. Please maintain this even after becoming a Divine King.”
“Total Reward Points: 20,182.01.”
Luo Feng sensed the information. Everything was within expectations. The reward points for developing a new Origin Path branch—his master Emperor Chu had already informed him about it.
“Let’s try again.”
Luo Feng extended his hand once again. Countless Origin Path secret patterns condensed and finally formed into a droplet of blood.
This droplet, formed by secret patterns of the Origin Path, faintly radiated infinite life aura, yet it also appeared incomparably heavy, nearly impossible to shake.
This was the Blood Droplet Lineage.
“Only the first branch of a new Origin Path grants reward points. There are no reward points for subsequent branches… These reward points are just too hard to obtain,” Luo Feng sighed internally.
Just fighting Mental Creatures of Infinite Space alone took too long. Moreover, the core regions were all occupied by the Major Powers, so acting alone, he could only hunt for Mental Creatures in remote areas.
How many points could those unclaimed Mental Creatures offer?
Thus, to obtain large amounts of Reward Points, the only dependable methods were through Developing Origin Paths and Mental Will.
“Developing a new Origin Path branch is even harder than breaking through to the Second Stage Divine King,” Luo Feng thought to himself. His accumulation along the paths of Life and Destruction was so rich that with slight effort he could reach the Second Stage Divine King within a short time.
The Life-and-Death Path had been Luo Feng’s chosen path since the Primal Universe era—a path he had chosen from his innermost self. Yet even opening one branch was this difficult.
It clearly showed how hard it was to earn reward points!
Many ancient Divine Kings on the Origin Continent regarded Infinite Space as the least valuable among the treasure lands. That now seemed understandable.
Even with Luo Feng’s outstanding talent, he had barely just surpassed twenty thousand reward points! Converted into Merits for Guest Officials in the Two Ancient Kingdoms, that would be just several hundred million Merits. Those ancient Divine Kings had earned even less than Luo Feng.
Of course, the true value of Infinite Space lay in the inheritances and treasures unobtainable in the outside world. That’s why a single entry quota still cost fifty million Merits.
“Let’s see what treasures are available,” Luo Feng immediately began reviewing the Infinite Space Treasure Vault.
The vault’s resources were divided into two categories: Inheritances and Treasures.
Most ancient Divine Kings spared no cost in entering the Treasure Land of Infinite Space purely for its inheritances. Here, one could find Top-Tier Inheritances or even Perfect Inheritances that were unavailable in the outside world.
On the path of cultivation, inheritances clearly outweighed treasures!
With few reward points, one naturally had to prioritize. Luo Feng had never purchased treasures before.
“The Second Stage Divine King volumes of World Life Form and Beast Body of the Mixed Cave both require 3,000 reward points. I’ll need to reserve 6,000 points first.”
His reward points were too few. For both Life and Destruction, he had only temporarily designated one Top-Tier Inheritance each.
The Ultimate Divine King volumes of Top-Tier Inheritances were far too expensive and currently inaccessible.
“Once a treasure is exchanged, it can be directly transported to the true body on the Origin Continent.”
“Mind-Will Flying Boat?”
Luo Feng read through the treasure information.
Ranked first was the Mind-Will Flying Boat, costing 20,000 reward points. It surpassed Divine King-level flying boats, was incredibly stable and indestructible within the Source World, and could instantly teleport to any location within it.
“Indestructible within the Source World!” Luo Feng was deeply tempted. Infinite Space’s reward points were extremely practical—even treasures beyond the Divine King level could be exchanged. These kinds of treasures would make even Emperors and Monarchs from the Two Ancient Kingdoms envious.
“Even if I bought it, I wouldn’t dare to use it,” Luo Feng shook his head lightly.
Ranked second was the treasure Path Diagram, also requiring 20,000 reward points. The Path Diagram could deduce secret techniques suited to oneself, and also analyze Origin Paths to assist cultivation—greatly improving comprehension efficiency. The weaker one was, the stronger the effect! It could directly help guide one toward the Peak of the Second Stage Divine King.
Danger Warning: To master a complete Origin Path still requires self-comprehension. The Path Diagram cannot help with that at all. Furthermore, because of relying on it in early stages, the difficulty of fully comprehending a complete Origin Path will be significantly higher. Choose carefully. If used only to deduce personal secret techniques, there are no consequences.
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Ranked ninth was a treasure called Lotus Heart Seed, costing 18,000 reward points. Once planted, it would grow a Lotus of Life inside one’s Internal Universe, greatly stabilizing it. The physical body would contain boundless vitality, with its strength vastly increased. The body would become incomparably attuned to the Origin Path of Life, improving cultivation efficiency enormously—like becoming a Favored Child of the Origin Path of Life.
“This Lotus Heart Seed is excellent.” Luo Feng was very tempted. As someone cultivating the World Life Form, this Lotus of Life would greatly enhance his body.
Even more importantly, it would make him the Favored Child of the Origin Path of Life!
The only issue was—it was too expensive. Luo Feng couldn’t bring himself to spend all 18,000 reward points on it.
…
The treasure Scale of Destruction, costing 12,000 reward points, could be fused into the body to transform it into a Destruction Demon Clan Body. This body would be perfectly attuned to the Origin Path of Destruction, drastically improving cultivation efficiency—making one a Favored Child of the Origin Path of Destruction.
Danger Warnings:
Fusing the Scale of Destruction will cause a surge of Will of Slaughter. One’s Mental Will must reach the Ultimate Divine King level to succeed.
It is advised only for those with a Clone. If one has only a True Body, transforming into a Destruction Demon Clan body will hinder progress in other Origin Paths.
“Transforming into a Destruction Demon Clan Body?” Luo Feng was moved. He had a clone, and his Mental Will met the requirement.
Among all the treasures, the ones Luo Feng found most tempting were the Lotus Heart Seed and the Scale of Destruction, since both could enhance cultivation of the Origin Path of Life and the Origin Path of Destruction. The Lotus Heart Seed offered more benefit and no risk.
However, the Scale of Destruction was much cheaper.
“To become the Favored Child of the Origin Path of Destruction? I want to try what that feels like too!” Luo Feng carefully reviewed all the treasure information. Without further hesitation, he selected the Scale of Destruction.
“Exchange!”
Luo Feng gritted his teeth.
The reward points he had painstakingly accumulated—12,000 points—were instantly spent.
Soon, an invisible fluctuation descended. A Scale of Destruction had already arrived in the quiet chamber of the Guardian Residence in Huyang City, landing directly into Luo Feng’s hand.
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