The Desolate Era - Volume 35 - Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Book 35, The Aeonian Race, Chapter 14 – Secluded Cultivation

Emperor Anchen, Emperor Duug, and Emperor Islehide were all stunned . They had just issued a dire threat to pursue Darknorth and Ninedust until they were dead… but they had left without even saying a word in response? This attitude indicated that they truly felt no fear towards the Aeonians at all .

“Estate-spirit, how could they have just left like that? Did you let them out?” Emperor Anchen turned to glare furiously at the distant white-haired woman . When Aeonians wished to leave this estate-world, the estate-spirit had to teleport them through spacetime out of it .

The white-haired woman said calmly, “I already stated that they came in via the Autarch’s medallion . They left using the same method! It had nothing to do with me at all . Besides, even if I did send them away I would at most be able to send them to another world within the domain of the Aeonian Kingdom! However, they used the Autarch’s medallion to flee far, far away . ”

“The Autarch’s medallion?” Emperor Anchen and the others felt both enraged and helpless . They had never heard of this medallion before, but the estate-spirit’s words were beyond question . They couldn’t help but sigh to themselves .  Oh, Autarch… since you made this world, you should’ve just left it to us, your children . Why did you have to leave behind a medallion for outsiders to use?

In truth, however… Autarch Bolin had first created the medallions, and only then had created the Aeonian race!

“Please send us out,” Emperor Anchen said .

“Very well . ” The white-haired woman nodded . “You still have over one million chaos cycles left . Your branch still has a chance at absorbing the Autarch’s blood . When this realmverse is destroyed, it’ll be time for me to leave . ”

“We understand,” Emperor Anchen said, although in his heart he was unwilling to accept this . Whoosh . The white-haired woman waved her arm, causing a dimensional ripple to spread out and cover all three Emperors . They were teleported through spacetime to the planet outside of this estate-world .

……

The three Emperors reappeared within the ancient temple .

“Eh?” Emperor Anchen closed his eyes, sending out an invisible ripple of power which completely merged into every part of the Aeonian Kingdom .

“The Aeonian Kingdom just informed me,” Emperor Anchen said as he opened his eyes, “That no living beings have entered it via the first ancestral ground . It seems as though the estate-spirit was right; Darknorth and Ninedust have already teleported away to an extremely distant place thanks to their Autarch’s medallion . ”

“Damn . ”

“I’ve never heard of this medallion . They’re able to enter and exit our first ancestral ground by using it?” The other two Emperors didn’t want to accept this either .

“The Yin-Yang Samsara Wheels are going to destroy the Flamedragon Realmverse soon . To successfully absorb the Autarch’s blood in the next million or so chaos cycles… our chances are quite low,” Emperor Anchen said . “We’ve harvested many fruits over the years, but we’ve used up many of them to help rear all of those Daolords . We absolutely have to acquire the large amount of Autarch’s blood essence which was distilled into the omnigeddon bloodfruit tree . ”

“Agreed . ” The other two Emperors nodded as well . The Autarch’s blood was the wellspring for the Aeonian bloodline, and the omnigeddon bloodfruit tree had drawn upon the essence of that blood for over thirty million chaos cycles . This had caused the tree to undergo a fundamental transformation . When they fully absorbed all of the essence within it, it would be of tremendous benefit to them . This mattered to the Aeonians more than anything else .

“Duug,” Emperor Anchen commanded, “Immediately mobilize all the forces we have available to find as much information as we can regarding Daolord Darknorth and the Ninedust Sectlord . Once we find any trace of them, move to kill them and take that tree back . ”

“Agreed . ” Emperor Duug said seriously, “I’ll oversee this matter personally!”

“Islehide,” Emperor Anchen instructed, “You’ve made quite a few friends amongst the Emperors of the various races . Come up with a way to convince them to help us track down Darknorth . ”

“Very well . ” Emperor Islehide nodded . Although the Aeonians and the Dao Alliance were mortal enemies, the Aeonians were still the weakest of the six powers . The Brightshore Kingdom, the Aberrants, and the Ancient cultivators each had a Hegemon, while the Dark Kingdom consisted of many cultivators from another realmverse who had all gathered together, allowing them to survive despite being ostracized by all five of the other organizations . This was a testament to how deep the Dark Kingdom’s foundation was .

Winesage, Daolord Skyshatter, Daolord Owlblack… they all belonged to the Dark Kingdom . The number of elite Daolords they had was another testament to their power .

As for the Dao Alliance? That went without saying . 99% of the Endless Territories was under their control, and they had countless Daolords and many publicly acknowledged Emperors, with even more being in seclusion . The Dao Alliance didn’t care about the other powers at all .

The Aeonians were different . At the top end, they had no Hegemonic cultivators . In terms of raw numbers, they had very few people! It was all thanks to the Aeonian Kingdom that they hadn’t been wiped out . But of course, if a particularly incredible figure arose within their ranks who succeeded in the Daomerge and became a Hegemon, that person could absorb the Autarch’s blood and vault the entire Aeonian race to become the pre-eminent power in the Flamedragon Realmverse . Alas, the Aeonians had never been able to produce a Hegemon .

As a result, the Aeonians were the weakest of the six major powers… and the enmity between them and the Dao Alliance was deep and unabiding . As a result, the high-level Aeonians did their best to try and befriend high-level members of the Dao Alliance, trading them treasures and so forth . This was one of the reasons why the Dao Alliance hadn’t declared an all-out war against the Aeonian race .

In fact, the high-level members of the Dao Alliance held a certain belief; they viewed the existence of the Aeonians as a good way to help temper the countless Daolords under their rule .

Emperor Islehide was the primary point of contact for making friends with the Emperors of the other races and organizations .

“Legacies from over three hundred Hegemons, and the essence of the omnigeddon bloodfruit tree! Both things are supremely important to our Aeonian race . ” Emperor Anchen’s eyes flashed with sharp light . “From this day forth, Darknorth and Ninedust shall be the greatest enemies of the Aeonian race . We have to find them . ”

“We won’t let them escape,” Emperor Duug said .

“Sooner or later, they’ll fall into our hands . ” Emperor Islehide narrowed his eyes as well .

……

Whoosh . Ninedust appeared out of nowhere within an empty patch of space which was incredibly far away from the Aeonian Kingdom . He then waved his hand, allowing Ning to appear next to him .

Crack . The medallion in Ninedust’s hand began to break apart . “The power’s been used up . ” Ninedust shook his head helplessly . “A pity . Even if we weren’t able to use it to re-enter the Aeonian Kingdom, it still would’ve been an excellent escape mechanism . It’s gone now though . ”

“Yes, it is indeed an incredible treasure for escape . Not even a host of Hegemons would be able to stop it,” Ning said . “And it really does allow one to teleport quite a long distance through spacetime . ” If Ning had to rely on his own powers to traverse spacetime, it would probably take him half a year to travel such a great distance .

“Darknorth, what are you planning to do next?” Ninedust asked .

“We’ve really won quite a few things for ourselves,” Ning said with a laugh . “Those three hundred-plus Hegemonic legacies are particularly important! The Aeonians are going to go all-out in searching for us, be it for the sake of those legacies or for the sake of that omnigeddon bloodfruit tree . In the end, they are still one of the six top organizations in the Endless Territories, and they’ve been around for a very long time . They’ll probably have quite a few methods they can use to search for us . ”

“Agreed . ” Ninedust nodded solemnly as well . “Right . We have to be careful . We shouldn’t tell anyone at all where we are . ”

Ning agreed: “Only the two of us can know where we are . We can’t tell anyone at all . As for those legacies… we didn’t have enough time in the estate-world to really meditate on them properly . We should find a suitable place to go into seclusion and train . ”

“Very well . ” Ninedust laughed . “I also feel that we need more time to train . ”

The two quickly departed . After traveling for another ten-plus years they were deep within the Dao Alliance’s territory, at which point they chose a planet to go into .

“Let’s pick that planet . ” Swoosh . Swoosh . Ning and Ninedust descended upon the surface of that planet .

“Clouds, come!” Ninedust stood at the top of that planet, letting out a loud shout . Instantly, a thick layer of clouds began to manifest over the planet, with a series of runic seals beginning to appear within the clouds . This separated them from the outside world, creating an independent local realm . Ning and Ninedust wanted to avoid their auras from leaking outsides . Powerful World-level cultivators and Daolords would often do something similar when they established an estate within a particular planet .

Fogstone, one of the planets Ning had visited when he had first entered the Badlands Territory, was a good example .

“Rain, descend!” Ninedust let out another loud shout . Instantly, a large amount of rain began to cascade downwards . Soon, lakes and even oceans began to form atop the formerly parched planet .

Given Ning and Ninedust’s abilities, it took them just three days to completely transform this planet . It now had an atmosphere, clouds, lakes, oceans, countless types of vegetation, and even some simple insects and bugs were beginning to take form .

“Go . ” Ninedust waved his hand, instantly causing some of the living beings he carried within his estate-realm to emerge into this new world . This included tens of thousands of ordinary humans, as well as many types of animals, fish, and birds .

Now, this planet truly was suitable for them to reside within .

“We didn’t spend enough time within the Autarch’s estate-world; we didn’t really analyze many of those Hegemonic techniques in detail . ” Ninedust said eagerly, “After we do so, we might make great gains . Perhaps my chances at the Daomerge can be improve even further . ”

“I might be able to make some breakthroughs as well once I meditate on these Hegemonic legacies . ” Ning was stuck at the final step and had been unable to break through to the last stage . Once he did, he would become a Daolord of the Fourth Step, at which point he truly would be able to roam the Endless Territories with impunity . Most likely, only the three mighty Hegemons would be stronger than him… but that final step was incredibly hard to take .

They were now being pursued by the Aeonians . As a result, they decided to thoroughly study all of the three hundred-plus Hegemonic legacies and entered secluded meditation .