Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 773 - 428: Invincible Beneath the Vientiane Realm! Layers of Mystery in the Balance of War! (Part 2)

He never expected that Jiang Shu would clear the Fifth Floor.

This kind of achievement, not to mention within the Ninth Universe Merchants' Alliance, even among the geniuses of the various outer forces, there are probably very few who can reach it.

"The news of clearing the Fifth Floor is too conspicuous; it's best to conceal it. Before leaving, based on your situation, reveal it slightly, so you can have higher authority in the Trading Building."

With his intervention, Jiang Shu's injuries naturally healed at a visible speed.

When his physical body and spiritual power almost fully recovered, Luo Venerable spoke up.

Geniuses clearing the Fourth Floor are common in the Inner Circle, and the Trading Building certainly places bold bets on such talents.

But the Fifth Floor is different.

Jiang Shu's origin, after all, is just the Ninth Universe Merchants' Alliance and not a stronger force in the Inner Circle.

Clearing the Fifth Floor would only make him stand out, drawing unnecessary attention.

"Hmm, I'll listen to Luo Venerable."

No matter how many benefits the Trading Building provides, they're all superficial. Entering and exiting secret realms is to make these geniuses work for the forces behind the Trading Building.

If one cannot shuttle between the Two Realms, the higher authority in the Trading Building is naturally preferred, as entering and exiting various good secret realms greatly benefits one's cultivation.

But now, the Ancient Demon Sect Relics in the Cang Mang Domain have not been fully developed yet.

Just this one relic is worth the various secret realms in the Trading Building.

Delaying a bit is not a big problem; gaining Luo Venerable's favor is more important.

The previous notes on Space Laws alone benefited him endlessly, saving him an unimaginable amount of time in comprehension.

If he could gain some more benefits this time...

Jiang Shu said nothing, but how could these small thoughts escape the notice of the Eleventh Rank Luo Venerable.

Luo Venerable chuckled, as several light clusters floated out:

"These are my notes on other laws. However, you just need to look at these notes; a genius like you, with higher talent than mine, shouldn't be limited by my notes. I'm giving them to you just to have a reference when you encounter a bottleneck in comprehending the laws."

"In the Eternal Tower, if you attempt to clear the Sixth Floor, I will only heal you once. If you get injured a second time, I won't care for you."

After some brief advice, Luo Venerable did not continue speaking.

Jiang Shu accepted the light clusters, choosing not to comprehend them. He respectfully bowed to Luo Venerable, then turned away and headed to the Eternal Tower.

This time, his speed was extremely fast coming and going. The geniuses in the Inner Circle only thought Jiang Shu might have gotten injured while attempting the Fifth Floor; no one imagined Jiang Shu succeeded in clearing it.

As for the Eleventh Rank venerables, they, unlike Luo Venerable, were not so familiar with Jiang Shu, unaware of his changes before and after, and naturally didn't suspect him of clearing the Fifth Floor.

After all, from their perspective, it's already remarkable for a few geniuses outside the Inner Circle to clear the Fourth Floor.

Even within the Inner Circle, those who can clear the Fifth Floor are few and far between.

...

On the Fifth Floor of the Eternal Tower.

Jiang Shu sat cross-legged, reviewing the notes left by Luo Venerable. Some of the laws within had similarities to the Great Dao Embryo he comprehended, so he would glance at them.

Another part he left aside, intending to use them for reference after he advanced to the Vientiane Realm or the Forget Form Realm.

Clearing the Fifth Floor, he had done just about everything he could achieve at the base.

It was time to return to the Cang Mang Domain and take a look.

So much time had passed, maybe the Great Array outside the Ancient Demon Sect Relics had been breached.

He needed to take advantage of the remaining time to scavenge some treasures and inheritances from the Ancient Demon Sect Relics and sweep back to his sect.

With a turn of thought, Jiang Shu's figure once again appeared, already in Soul-shaking Mountain.

The Soul-shaking Demon Sound rose and fell, layer upon layer, each sound eventually converging in the deepest part.

Even a nirvana realm with a strong soul power would have their soul tremble under such demon sounds and could only hold Soul Crystals, absorbing the crystal power while safeguarding their soul to leave Soul-shaking Mountain.

But Jiang Shu easily stood up; the Soul Crystals in Soul-shaking Mountain had long been scoured by him. He simply walked step by step out of the mountain's inner circle, turning into a stream of light, flying into the distance.

"So much time has passed; great places like Blood Mist Deserted Mountain and Soul-shaking Mountain have surely been thoroughly explored and scavenged. The only chance for leftovers would be in the Inner Circle."

"Before heading to the Inner Circle, I'll take a sweep around; see if there are any surviving disciples of the Eight Great Sects."

In the sky, Jiang Shu's figure moved swiftly, like a stream of light, seemingly unconcerned about being detected.

Entering the Ancient Demon Sect Relics, everything went extremely smoothly for Jiang Shu.

The fundamental reason is that no genius of the Demon Sect, nor even the reincarnated old monsters, were his match.

But just because he was, doesn't mean the disciples of the Eight Great Sects were as well.

The five-hundred-year limitation meant that the disciples of the Eight Great Sects entering the Ancient Demon Sect Relics lacked strength.

These disciples, some of whom had no chance to compete for the true inheritance, advanced to the Nirvana Realm through chance in battle, hoping to obtain great opportunities in these Ancient Demon Sect Relics.

Making their future not lose to that of various True Disciples.

Although not many such individuals, adding them up from all of the Eight Great Sects made more than a dozen.

"As expected, the Illusion Sea here has also been scoured clean."

The Illusion Sea, vast and boundless, was rich in Illusion Crystals.

Entering it would trap one in an illusion, especially suitable for some old monsters of the Demon Sect specialized in illusion techniques.

For Jiang Shu's current soul power, venturing the Illusion Sea wouldn't provide much improvement; rather, it would be a waste of time, and besides, only a few Illusion Crystals remained, making exploration unnecessary.

"Based on the memories of those old monsters, this place should be the Ten Thousand Gu Ridge. Seems some Gu Worms here have also been subdued by some old monsters. What's left could only deal with entry-level Primordial Pill Realm."

Extending a finger, the Five Elements Power operated within, and beams of light shot from the fingertip.

Precisely hitting Gu Worms one after another.

Jiang Shu circled from the far southeast direction, first around the outer periphery. Each memory-location of treasures, he would explore, and he wouldn't miss those not in the memory either.

"These Ancient Demon Sect Relics truly live up to being relics, it's just that in all calculations, they didn't account for the advent of a war right now. If not for my entry, the geniuses of the Demon Sect alone, even without gaining Inner Circle inheritance opportunities, would still see the Demon Sect's strength leap a large step forward."

"At that time, joining hands with the Demon Race, such a war would make blocking by the Eight Great Sects several times harder without a doubt."

"Moreover, the Eight Great Sects are not an iron block; there are definitely cultivators starting to cooperate with the Demon Sect and Demon Race. There might even be an entire sect's senior management!"

Through the memories of some geniuses from the Demon Sect, Jiang Shu also sensed some clues. But these geniuses aimed to enter the Ancient Demon Sect Relics, seldom involving sect affairs.

Moreover, collusion by a sect's leadership with the Demon Sect and Demon Race is a real secret only known to the top of the Demon Sect and Demon Race.

"Presumably, such things can't be hid from the Supreme Sect Leader; in the current war, whether it's the Eight Great Sects or the Demon Sect and Demon Race, both are maintaining a balance."

"It's just unclear when this balance will be broken."

While in the relics, Jiang Shu was like a fish in water, sweeping up resource pockets from treasure sites along the way. Occasionally encountering some Demon Sect geniuses and old monsters, he would instantly take action to eliminate them.

However, as his thoughts grew more, the more he noticed the fog shrouding this war in layers.

A Nirvana Realm is still too weak in such a war.

Fortunately, his foundation and accumulation were sufficient, after exploring the Ancient Demon Sect Relics.

He would officially enter seclusion, fully comprehending the Power Dao, entry-level "Panwu Great Strength Dao Book," and ascend to the Vientiane Realm!