Chapter 1781: Chapter 1781

"Haha, old friend, don’t worry. Although our various universes suffered heavy losses in the last Haoyang Divine Palace, this Haoyang Divine Palace is indeed a place for true tempering. Those who finally came out alive saw their strength increase countless times over. So, in terms of middle and low-end combat power, we may be inferior to them, but when it comes to high-end combat power, we should be way above them. As for their representative, Chen Ru..."

At this point, Master Hongjun paused slightly, then sneered proudly, "They have Chen Ru, but we have Lv Zhong."

"Lv Zhong?" Yang Mei Venerable Sage’s heart stirred, curious as he looked at Master Hongjun and couldn’t help but ask, "Old friend, does... Lv Zhong that boy truly possess... possess strength comparable to the fifth-rank God-Man realm? Then why hasn’t he yet broken through the void and ascended?"

Regarding the secrets within the Haoyang Divine Palace, the 400 people who truly received rewards would not speak. Moreover, these people rapidly increased their strength inside the Haoyang Divine Palace, mostly focusing on stabilizing their cultivation and realm. Therefore, they are rarely seen.

Furthermore, these people’s strength increased significantly, and their realm improved considerably. As a result, there’s some level of disdain for the other Venerable Sages or Sages of the Fairy Realm of All Heavens and Myriad Realms. They would not actively reveal the matters of the Haoyang Divine Palace to those with lower strength than them.

Only those who had earlier been deprived of a part of their talent, strength, realm, or magical treasure by the Haoyang Divine Sovereign, having exited early, may discuss some matters regarding the Haoyang Divine Palace to some extent.

However, they would definitely not talk too much, as it is not honorable not to have burst into the Points Ranking List and received rewards.

Therefore, although the matters of the Haoyang Divine Palace are widely spread in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, no truly important figure has come forward to prove them.

Most are even exaggerated rumors that have grown more and more outrageous with time.

Seeing Yangmei Old Ancestor’s expression, Master Hongjun couldn’t help but laugh, "Heh, you are wrong. Lv Zhong’s own realm is just the third-rank God-Man realm. However, his formidable cards are endless, and he even refined three high-quality Tao artifacts, allowing him to erupt with combat power comparable to a fifth-rank God-Man in a short time. As for why he has not ascended to the God Realm, it should not be time yet."

From Master Hongjun, confirming Lv Zhong’s exact realm cultivation, Yangmei Old Ancestor’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

It’s too against the heavens!

This Lv Zhong, when he entered his World of Ancient Heroes and discussed Tao with him, was still clearly weaker than him, Yangmei Old Ancestor.

Yet, one journey to the Haoyang Divine Palace allowed him to rise rapidly and become a monstrous genius with combat power comparable to a fifth-rank God-Man.

Even in the Haoyang Divine Palace, he managed to suppress top-level veterans like Mixed Silkworm Ancestor and Sword Ancestor.

This... this was simply beyond Yangmei Old Ancestor’s imagination.

Taking a deep breath, Yangmei Old Ancestor inexplicably felt a trace of regret flash through his heart.

If he had known the Haoyang Divine Palace could temper people so well, he would have had the heart to venture in once.

However, Yangmei Old Ancestor was ultimately a super powerhouse with very profound mental cultivation. The moment a trace of regret appeared, he decisively quashed it.

"Since you are not worried about this Battle of Positive and Negative Universes, then I can also be at ease." Yangmei Old Ancestor’s thoughts lightened, starting to savor the divine tea on the table.

Master Hongjun looked sideways at him and said, "Old friend, can you really be at ease? There are also your mortal enemies in that Cosmic Alliance across the way."

"Fear not!" Yangmei Old Ancestor carelessly drank tea and stroked his beautiful beard, "If the sky falls, taller ones will hold it up. With you guys around, why can’t I take it easy? As for my mortal enemy, they may not be able to do much to me."

Master Hongjun was speechless; he was just pretending to be at ease!

"Heh, you’re just being stubborn. If you were truly at peace, you wouldn’t have been so eager to help Bai Qi, Sun Wu, Xiang Yu, and the like enhance their strength. But I don’t get it. If going step by step, Bai Qi and Sun Wu could participate in the battle, but Xiang Yu, Lv Bu, Han Xin, and Yue Fei should not have become peak quasi-sages in a short time. Why did you still go all out to enhance their cultivation, rushing to send them to this Battle of Positive and Negative Universes?" Master Hongjun saw through Yangmei Old Ancestor’s mind, and without hiding it, he decisively teased.

With their friendship, Yangmei Old Ancestor could handle such jokes.

Yangmei Old Ancestor widened his eyes and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, "I accelerated their strength improvement to guard against unforeseen events. When Haoyang Divine Palace opened, you took Taishang, Primordial, Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Lv Zhong’s top combat powers and left. Suddenly, the Pangu Universe’s high-end combat power dropped drastically. By enhancing their strength, I was preventing other universe’s invasions. Damn, had I known you all would safely return, would it have been necessary to fully improve their and the Earth Immortal World’s potential geniuses’ strength? Do I have nothing better to do than feeding them? And now, after enhancing their strength, I have to send them into an extremely dangerous Battle of Positive and Negative Universes sooner than expected, damn..."

In the end, Yangmei Old Ancestor was full of grievances.

Master Hongjun laughed, both happy and grateful.

He understood the worries and tensions his old friend faced during his absence.

Taking Taishang, Primordial, Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Lv Zhong six disciples to Haoyang Divine Palace in search of the opportunity for Breaking the Void, he had entrusted all the pressures of the Pangu Universe to Yangmei Old Ancestor.

In such a situation, Yangmei Old Ancestor had no choice but to fully aid the disciples under his care to enhance their cultivation and realm. He even pulled some extraordinary potential individuals from the Earth Immortal World into his special training world for arduous cultivation.

Thus, under Yangmei Old Ancestor’s meticulous nurturing, countless people grew rapidly, at least reaching the peak quasi-sage realm.

And Bai Qi, Sun Wu, and Guiguzi astoundingly became Sages in the World of Ancient Heroes.

When sensing other universes’ malicious intents towards the Pangu Universe, preparing to seize the opportunity, Yangmei Old Ancestor even offered the last two sage quotas from his World of Ancient Heroes to help Zhenyuan Daxian and Kunpeng Monster Master become Sages of the World of Ancient Heroes.

It must be known that the World of Ancient Heroes is nowhere near the Pangu Universe, being at most a medium-small universe, with only six sages it could accommodate.

Giving two quotas to the Earth Immortal World’s Zhenyuan Daxian and Kunpeng Monster Master directly erased two sage seats originally belonging to Yangmei Old Ancestor’s personal disciples.

This clearly demonstrates the great sacrifice Yangmei Old Ancestor made.

But he still did so, showing his magnanimity.

Master Hongjun truly understood Yangmei Old Ancestor’s heart and aimed to repay him. He feigned ignorance, gently guiding the discontent and worries in Yangmei Old Ancestor’s heart.

"Rest assured, now my strength and realm have greatly advanced. The number of Sages in the Pangu Universe can rise from nine to as many as 36. By then, I may allocate nine sage positions to grace you. This here is a method called [God Seeing in the Void], which I obtained in the Haoyang Divine Palace. Though it is not a top-level divine cultivation method, it can still be cultivated to the God Emperor Realm. It is currently of great use to you. And during this period of the Battle of Positive and Negative Universes, it is merely a battlefield for low-level peak quasi-sages and third order and below Sages. You can focus on cultivation. As for your disciples, try your best. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile Phone Users Please read at m.qidian.com.