The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 459 Trial Temple
"Well, I've been in seclusion for too long, obsessed with the Dao of Formations, and I know too little about the outside world. Tell me, what exactly is going on with your Frost Domain? Explain it in detail, from the beginning, and expand on it."

Wang Wu felt he needed to learn more about it, and decided to take advantage of his current identity to play dumb. "I'm a senior, what am I afraid of?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Muhan and Bai Yu exchanged another glance. This time they understood. Oh, so obsessed with the Dao of Formations. No wonder he's a Grandmaster of Formations. He's completely oblivious to what's going on around him.

"Reporting to senior, Frost Domain is actually an independent department under the Hidden Origin Society, with a high degree of autonomy. It only needs to report to the Hidden Origin Elder Council. Similarly, there are Gray Domain, Black Domain, Dark Domain, White Domain, Fire Domain, and Azure Domain. These are the seven domains of the Hidden Origin Society, corresponding to the seven elders of the Hidden Origin Elder Council."

"That sounds interesting. What exactly do these seven domains do?" Seeing that Feng Muhan wasn't going to continue explaining, Wang Wu immediately asked.

As expected, he hesitated for a moment. "Reporting to Senior, the seven domains of the Hidden Origin Society are kept secret from the outside world. No one but an eighth-rank elder can know about them. However, since Senior is asking, there are no taboos."

"Among these seven domains, my Frost Domain is responsible for the allocation of resources, the maintenance and management of the General Treasury and the Secret Treasury, the coordination and allocation of the Hidden Origin Bell, and is also responsible for some of the refining and production tasks of resources. In addition, a small Frost Domain Legion is stationed in the Outer Heavens."

"Then there is the Black Domain, which is responsible for internal supervision and inspection of the Hidden Origin Society, the trial of cases, the guarding of the Sin Prison, the maintenance of the Hidden Origin Bell, and so on. It also has a small legion."

"The Gray Domain is responsible for the Hidden Origin Society's foreign trade, some of the refining and production of materials, and also intelligence gathering."

"The Dark Domain is the operations department, focused on doing some special things, but I'm sorry I can't explain the specifics."

"Baiyu is responsible for the maintenance and management of the five elements in the human world."

"The Fire Domain is responsible for dealing with other forces and is currently the most powerful department of the Hidden Origin Society. This is because the Fire Domain has a large legion and is the only force that can form an organized force to fight against other forces in the Outer Heavens. Of course, they generally do not have any dealings with us unless the Fire Domain issues a mandatory recruitment order."

"As for the Azure Domain, it is a self-examination and self-correction department set up by the Hidden Origin Society since its establishment. It is extremely prestigious and has great power, but it does not easily get involved in affairs."

"Outside of these seven domains, the Hidden Origin Society also has three departments, nine branches, and twelve sub-altars. The three departments are the Craftsmanship Department, the Spirit Tax Department, and the Audit Department. These are departments that were separated from the seven domains and are directly under the Hidden Origin Elders Council. To some extent, the best work is taken away, while the dirty and tiring work is left behind."

"As for the Nine Helmets, they refer to branches established outside the headquarters in other spheres of influence. They have a strong foundation and great influence in the local area. The Hidden Origin Bell is of a higher grade, with a radiation range starting from 500,000 li."

"Finally, there are the twelve branch altars, which are weaker branch altars. Their control area is only one city, and their radiation range fluctuates around 100,000 li."

"That's roughly the overall structure of my Hidden Origin Society. Is there anything else you don't understand, senior?"

How should the profits be divided?

Wang Wu asked directly, and immediately, both Feng Muhan and Bai Yu's expressions changed, with Feng Muhan's gaze even becoming somewhat dangerous.

Wang Wu pretended not to see it. After remaining silent for more than ten seconds, he finally forced a smile and said, "Reporting to senior, there are many ways to distribute benefits. Currently, there are three common methods."

"Benefits from the outer heavens, profits from trade, and other benefits."

"Of these three kinds of benefits, 50% must be handed over to the Elder Council of Hidden Origin, 20% must be handed over to the Three Departments for auditing and tax collection, and then distributed to the Nine Steles and Twelve Branch Altars as appropriate. The remaining 30% is for personal use. Please forgive me, senior, that's all I can say."

"Haha, that's enough, that's enough. I'm just an inexperienced person and don't know much."

"As for the construction of the Heaven and Earth Needles, no problem. I guarantee it will be completed within two years. The cost can be reduced, but each Heaven and Earth Needle must have 5,000 Vermilion Bird Array Stones. That's all. Come and call me again in eighteen months!"

Wang Wu didn't go too far; that was enough. He really just wanted to find out if Frost Lord's level of command over Frost Domain was inferior to his. Who did he think he was? He came to hug Frost Lord's thigh, not for Frost Lord to hug his thigh.

In fact, if Qingxue hadn't insisted on giving him the identity of a senior disciple of Master Zhishui, he wouldn't have been so presumptuous. Power unused is power wasted.

That's just how my persona is, what can you do about it?
Upon hearing Wang Wu's reply, Feng Muhan finally managed a smile and casually handed over an ordinary little box.

"Senior, this is what our master asked us to pass on to you."

"Oh? What else did your master say?" Wang Wu immediately became interested.

"Master said, 'Senior has worked hard. We will hold a banquet to thank you when the Heaven and Earth Needles are all repaired.'"

"Is that so? Very good! You haven't opened this box, have you?"

"You flatter me, senior!"

Feng Muhan's face finally darkened.

Haha!

Wang Wu took the box, retracted it into his three-defense armor, and curiously opened it. There was nothing special inside, just an unfamiliar talisman lying there quietly.

It's nothing special, but what Frost Lord sent is definitely not ordinary.

He carefully took out the talisman, held it in his hand, and examined it from left to right, but saw no change.

Next, he tried to input spiritual energy, but there was still no response.

Trying to activate it with Qi and blood again yields the same result. This is something that cannot be unlocked by conventional means.

Is this a riddle game for him?
Wang Wu subconsciously wanted to use his level 19 Spiritual Essence to Subtlety, but then shook his head and put the talisman back into the box.

He has already received too much kindness from the Frost Lord; he cannot push his luck any further.

Let's keep this treasure for when we have the chance to send it back. We'll have to start saving up for the betrothal gifts from now on.

Yes, really. He doesn't have much ambition right now. He just wants to stay in the Frost Domain and live a peaceful life of cultivation. It would be best if the Frost Lord were willing to marry Qingxue to him. If not, he wouldn't force it.

He threw the box into his Qiankun bag.

Wang Wu let out a long, contented sigh. Ah, the quiet, rich, and peaceful time of cultivation.

That's so rare.

Through the gaps in the triple-defense armor, Wang Wu collected fifty million points of ordinary spiritual energy from the outside in one go. That's right, there is no limit to the consumption of spiritual energy inside the triple-defense main fortress.

Such a huge project! And the daily consumption of the three-defense main fortress is 100 million points of spiritual energy. As a grandmaster of formations, what's wrong with him taking some of your spiritual energy?
“I now have three directions for spiritual practice, and three things to do.”

"The first direction of cultivation is to continue to compress and refine qi and blood, and cultivate the Creation Demon Core. However, this requires a spiritual energy of 5 billion points, which is not feasible for the time being. We can only proceed slowly, cultivate diligently every day, and expect to achieve some minor success in 500 years."

"The second cultivation direction is to repair the hidden injuries of the Water Spirit Pill, Wood Spirit Pill, and Metal Spirit Pill within the second Foundation Establishment Formation, and to upgrade them all to the first grade as much as possible. At the same time, temporarily cultivate the natal demon weapon to the third grade of Heaven. This is relatively easy. As long as there is enough spiritual energy and with the help of the level 19 Spiritual Essence Subtlety, it can be completed in a hundred years."

"The third direction of cultivation is to continue strengthening the wind and fire combination within the first foundation-building formation after birth, with the help of the Greatest Common Pill, and then see if we can develop some powerful supernatural abilities."

"As for the matters to be done. The first is to free up the unused portion of the bloodline evolution points to unlock the upper limit of bloodline divine abilities, prioritizing the unlocking of the Invincible Body divine ability."

"Secondly, we need to find a way to upgrade both passive concealment and danger perception to level 26. We don't dare to hope for level 27, but level 26 is at least achievable for now."

"As for the third task, I need to take some time to go out and max out my Yin Fire resistance. As for Yang Lightning and Evil Wind, I'll see how it goes. I can't just throw away my precious lifespan like water, that would be a terrible thing."

"These six things must be resolved or made significant progress before the prison restoration project is completed, otherwise there may be other changes in the future."

After thoroughly assessing his own cultivation progress, Wang Wu finalized his cultivation plan for the next 150 years.

That's right, there are still 75 more Heaven and Earth Needles to be built. If each one takes two years to build, that's exactly 150 years.

"Now, let's unlock the Invincible Body Divine Power!"

Wang Wu's heart stirred slightly, and his Level 19 Spiritual Essence was activated first. Then, a surge of blood and qi silently rushed out. The next second, the heart of the earth beat like thunder. At first, it was a brief beat, but later it was like ten thousand thunderbolts striking at once. In a short moment, his innate bloodline and his five innate demon pills were all mobilized.

And it quickly broke through the limits, raising its state to the extreme with a cycle speed of 12000 times per second.

At that very moment, within the heart of his earth, it seemed as if a drop of heart's blood burst forth, countless invisible shackles were broken, and a new, even more terrifying power was released.

Immediately afterwards, a set of illusions appeared before Wang Wu's eyes.

It was an illusion of the ancient bear immortal. This time, he did not transform into a bear form, nor into a human form. It was more like a blood-red sea of ​​stars, with countless stars rising and changing within it, eventually combining to form a mysterious and vast structure.

Upon seeing this structure, Wang Wu suddenly understood, but not completely. How to put it, this is the secret of bloodline inheritance.

Even if a baby doesn't understand anything, his body is imprinted with the genes of his parents.

However, it seems that Wang Wu has encountered a bottleneck in unlocking his bloodline this time.

Although he still doesn't know much about it.

"Boom!"

At this moment, a tremendous thunderous roar resounded once again within the sea of ​​blood and the Milky Way, and then, a blood-red yet inexplicably majestic and welcoming phantom of a huge palace rose from it.

Faintly, an ancient and desolate voice rang out.

"All my descendants are eligible to enter this Trial Temple. You have met the requirements and may proceed to the Ancient Bear Holy Land of Mangshan to participate in the Trial Temple."

"If you are not my descendant, but you are fortunate enough to see this Trial Temple in the Ancient Blood Galaxy, then you can also enter here to participate in the trial. The Ancient Bear Clan must not make things difficult for you."

“I hereby vouch for this in the name of the Great Luo.”

(End of this chapter)