Starting with Panlong, the Swallowed Star Universe

Chapter 91 A Thousand Years

"Boss Wenzhong, do you know how many spirit stones a low-grade celestial artifact is worth?" Jage asked.

"A low-grade divine artifact?" Wen Zhong smiled. "A low-grade divine artifact is a weapon of the gods, far superior to a high-grade divine artifact. A single low-grade divine artifact is worth one million low-grade divine stones."

"One million low-grade divine stones! If the main divine artifact is really equivalent to a low-grade heavenly divine artifact, then I'll have tens of millions of low-grade divine stones in my hands." Jugg was both surprised and delighted.

"Boss Wenzhong, do you have any low-grade Heavenly Artifacts here? I'd like to take a look," Jeger said hurriedly.

If one can see a low-grade divine artifact, one can naturally know whether it is different from a main divine artifact.

Wen Zhong was stunned, then shook his head helplessly and said, "Haha, brother, you think too highly of me. How could I possibly have the ability to forge a low-grade divine artifact?"

Jag also realized what was happening.

Wen Zhong said, "Brother Qiao Jie, if you want to see low-grade Heavenly Artifacts, you can go to Gongyang City. There are many Heavenly God level experts there, and the weapon-refining shops are naturally much larger than mine. They have not only low-grade Heavenly Artifacts, but also high-grade Heavenly Artifacts."

Jag nodded.

Gongyang City, a city guarded by the God King, was naturally incredibly prosperous.

However, he is not in a hurry now. His time in the God Realm is limited, so it is more important to comprehend the laws of space as soon as possible.

"Thank you, Boss Wenzhong. Well, I don't need to buy the artifact for now," Jage said apologetically.

Wen Zhong accompanied and introduced them, which took up a lot of time, and Jiege felt a little embarrassed.

Wen Zhong didn't think it was a big deal and laughed heartily, "It's alright, you can come and visit more often when you have time. It doesn't matter if you buy anything or not, let's just chat."

"must."

The three brothers, Jiege and Peng Chi, bid farewell to Wen Zhong and left the weapon-refining shop.

"Brother Peng Chi, I've decided to stay in Xishan Village. Is there anything I need to do?" Jiege asked Peng Chi.

Peng Chi was delighted to hear this: "Haha, Brother Qiao Jie, it's great that you're staying here. We can visit each other more often in the future. There's nothing you need to do to stay in Xishan Village. Just register with the village chief. Come on, I'll take you there."

Peng Chi led Jiege into a courtyard deep in the village.

The courtyard gate was open, and three middle-aged men were chatting and laughing inside.

The three Peng brothers led Jiege inside and said to the tallest middle-aged man among them, "Village Chief Guo Shou, I've brought a brother with me. He wants to stay in our Xishan Village."

Guo Shou was over two meters tall, with a slender build, wearing a feather fan and a silk turban, and had a somewhat refined appearance.

Guo Shou's eyes lit up when he heard Peng Chi's words: "A newcomer? Welcome, welcome!"

Guo Shou greeted him: "Our Xishan Village doesn't have many rules. You can become a formal villager after a simple registration. However, you have to pay 1,000 low-grade spirit stones every thousand years."

"I know, Brother Peng Chi told me," Jagger said.

"That's good." Guo Shou flipped his hand and took out a jade slip. "What's your name?"

"George".

Guo Shou nodded, recorded Qiao Jie's name on the jade slip, and then took out another jade slip and handed it to Jie Ge.

"Here are some points to note, you can take a look yourself. It also marks which empty houses are in the village, you can choose one to live in. If you want to rebuild, you can do that too, but it can't be too far from other houses. Tell me where it is after you finish building."

"I understand, thank you, Village Chief Guo." Jiege accepted the jade slip.

Peng Chi said, "Village chief, we'll be going now. I'll take him to choose a house."

The Peng brothers left with Jiege. Guo Shou watched them leave, then walked towards his two friends, a smirk on his face: "Not bad, another newcomer. Hopefully, we can catch up with the other villages, otherwise my performance won't improve."

There are some empty houses in Xishan Village. Some of the original owners of these houses died while they were out mining, while others successfully entered Gongyang City and left the village.

Jag chose a house that was close to the three Peng brothers to stay in.

The house was a detached house with only the most basic furnishings, and it was very simple.

Jag wasn't picky about his accommodations and settled in contentedly.

Life in Xishan Village was peaceful. The three Peng brothers would often go out to earn spirit stones. At first, they would ask Jiege to come along, but Jiege was too busy comprehending the laws of space and never agreed.

As time passed, Jeger went into seclusion to comprehend the laws of space. Before going into seclusion, he specifically sought out Peng Chi for a sparring session. Peng Chi was a superior god-level being, whose understanding of the laws of space was far deeper than Jeger's.

After the exchange, Jeger successfully replicated Peng Chi's understanding of the laws of space.

Although it was much easier for Jag to comprehend the laws of space after the successful replication, he still chose to use his epiphany attempts because the time he could spend in the main universe was limited.

In a state of sudden enlightenment, cultivation is undoubtedly faster than usual.

More than three hundred years later, after his first state of enlightenment ended, Jeger's soul realm rose from a lower-level god to a mid-level god.

More than 500 years later, the second state of enlightenment ended, and Jeger's soul realm was raised from intermediate god to advanced god.

"call"

Jage opened his eyes, waking up from his meditation.

"Luckily, I used the enlightenment opportunity; otherwise, I probably would have only been able to cultivate to the intermediate level of a god in a thousand years," Jage sighed.

As cultivation progresses, the time required also increases.

"My soul realm has reached the upper level of a god. The next breakthrough is the 'soul infancy,' which is the soul realm of a lower-level god. Unfortunately, there isn't enough time."

With only a few decades left before returning to the Panlong Universe, even if Jeg uses his Enlightenment attempts, his soul realm will not reach the level of a lower-level Celestial God.

With a thought, Jugger released his divine sense.

When one's soul reaches the intermediate level of a god, their divine sense can leave the body by ten meters; when one reaches the advanced level of a god, it can leave the body by a hundred meters.

Feeling the long-lost sensation of his consciousness leaving his body, Jugg was very satisfied.

At the same time, he also sensed the improvement in the strength of the main god's avatar in the Panlong Universe.

With his soul realm advancing from a lower-level god to a higher-level god, the power of the spatial laws that the main god's avatar could use also increased significantly, equivalent to having two more units of willpower.

When his soul realm reached the lower-level godhood, his strength was equivalent to having an extra bit of willpower. Going from a lower-level godhood to an intermediate-level godhood was also equivalent to having an extra bit of willpower. Breaking through from an intermediate-level godhood to an upper-level godhood was also equivalent to having an extra bit of willpower.

One unit of willpower amplifies power tenfold; Juggernaut's divine avatar is already a thousand times stronger than an ordinary overlord.

"The Law Ruler is no longer my match, but the Ruler of Rules is still above me."

Ouf and Utrecht are at least ten thousand times stronger than ordinary law masters, and their strength is still above that of Juggernaut.

As for the Life Ruler and the Death Ruler, they didn't truly show their full strength in the original work, but they probably wouldn't be any weaker than Jaeger now. After all, a single supreme artifact with matching attributes can increase attack power by a hundredfold. Add to that their innate divine abilities and other ultimate moves, and Jaeger wouldn't be confident he could defeat these two female rulers.

Although he failed to surpass the rule of the rules, Jag was quite satisfied with the progress made over the past millennium.

According to the information on the roulette wheel, a main god avatar can stay in the god realm for a thousand years. If he has the opportunity to refine more main god sparks in the future, he can come to the god realm again.

"If my soul realm breaks through to the lower level of a celestial being, and I combine it with the power of the will of the main god Gri, I wonder how much the strength of the main god's avatar will increase." Jugg was very excited.

His only regret was that he still couldn't use the number of times he could increase his physical blessings.

"Well, the gains over the past thousand years have been considerable. Before returning to the Panlong Universe, let's go into the city and take a look."

Gongyang City, a city guarded by a god-king level powerhouse, is incredibly prosperous.

For nearly a thousand years, Jeger has never left Xishan Village, so his knowledge is very limited. If he wants to have a better understanding of the divine realm, he must go to Gongyang City.

As Jag left the house, he saw the Peng brothers approaching.

"Brother George!"

Peng Chi strode over, carrying a jar of wine in his hand.

The divine beings no longer need to rely on food to survive; they eat mainly to enjoy delicious food.

"Haha, I brought a jar of wine, shall we have some?"

"Okay, have some."

After finishing his training, Jugg was very happy and could finally relax.

The four of them sat down in Jag's house.

Peng Chi opened the wine jar and poured a large bowl for each person.

"Come on, have a bowl first!"

The four of them tilted their heads back and drank it down.

The fiery liquor flowed down my throat and into my stomach.

"What strong liquor!" Jag put down his bowl and wiped the liquor from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.

"Haha, that's great!"

Peng Chi put down his wine bowl, looked at Jiege, and said worriedly, "Brother Qiao Jie, you've been cultivating for nearly a thousand years. The tax payment day is coming soon. Do you have enough spirit stones? If not, I have some here that I can give you in time."

Jeger felt a warmth in his heart. Over the years, he had been focused on cultivation, while the three Peng brothers had been busy earning divine stones. They hadn't seen each other much, but Peng Chi had never distanced himself from him and still remembered the time when they joined forces to kill the underground dragon.

"Brother Peng, thank you. Don't worry about paying the taxes, I have a way," said Jeger.

It wasn't easy for the Peng brothers to earn the divine stones, and Jeger didn't want them to spend money. As for taxes, he could manage by returning to the Panlong Universe or selling some high-level artifacts.

"By the way, Brother Peng, I'd like to go to Gongyang City. Would you be interested in coming along?"

"Go to Gongyang City? Haha, what a coincidence, I'm going there too, let's go together tomorrow!" Peng Chi's eyes lit up.

"Okay," Jag replied.

"Brother Qiao Jie, you've been in Xishan Village for almost a thousand years. This must be the first time you've left the village, right?" Peng Chi said as he poured wine into his bowl.

"Yes, I've been here for so long, but I haven't been to Gongyang City yet. I want to broaden my horizons."

"Haha, then we should definitely go. Gongyang City is much bigger than our Xishan Village. There are many powerful people in the city, including many Heavenly Gods. There are also many places to have fun, but unfortunately, they are all very expensive." Speaking of Gongyang City, Peng Chi became excited. He had obviously been there more than once.

Jag took a sip of his drink: "Brother Peng, what are you planning to do in Gongyang City this time?"

"Me?" Peng Chi smiled. "I want to try joining the army."

"The army!" Jag's eyes lit up.

The army that Peng Chi mentioned was the city guard of Gongyang City.

Gongyang City is guarded by a God-King, but God-King powerhouses rarely take action. Most of the time, it is the city guards who maintain the security of Gongyang City and the surrounding villages.

The city guards of Gongyang City are well-paid. After joining, they are exempt from taxes and receive a salary every thousand years. The army also provides accommodation within the city, allowing soldiers to live and cultivate for free. If they achieve military merit, they will also receive many rewards such as divine stones and divine artifacts.

Many of the divine beings from the villages surrounding Gongyang City wanted to join the city's guards.

However, the requirements for the city guards are extremely strict. The basic requirement is to reach the level of a superior god, and one must also pass a competition. Not just any superior god can qualify.

"I have been preparing for many years. My strength is considered quite good among the superior gods. In recent years, I saved up enough money to buy a superior artifact, which made me even stronger. If I participate in the competition, I have a chance to pass," Peng Chi said.

"Big brother, you can definitely do it!" Lai Congwu, who had an honest and simple appearance, looked at Peng Chi with a serious expression.

Bi Ting patted Lai Congwu hard on the back and laughed, "Third brother, of course the eldest can do it! Back in the lower realm, the eldest brother went all the way to the peak, and he can do it again in the God Realm."

Peng Chi laughed loudly: "Haha, let's hope so."

He looked at Juggernaut and said earnestly, "Brother Juggernaut, you're even stronger than me. Why don't you enlist in the army with me?"

"Me?" Jag smiled and shook his head. "I won't."

He has decades left before returning to the Panlong Universe, so there's no need for him to join any city guard.

Peng Chi glared: "Why not? For ordinary gods like us without any background, joining a major power like Gongyang City is the best way to improve our strength."

"Brother Peng, I really didn't have that idea," Jag said.

Seeing this, Peng Chi stopped trying to persuade him, took a sip of wine, and said, "Alright then, Brother Qiao Jie, once I join the city guard, you can come to Gongyang City to find me if you need anything."

Jeremiah laughed and said, "Brother Peng is very confident."

Peng Chi laughed heartily: "It's not confidence, it's determination. Even if I don't succeed this time, I won't give up."

As he spoke, Peng Chi's eyes shone with dazzling light: "I won't remain just a mortal god forever. One day, I will become a celestial god, even a god-king, no matter if it takes billions of years. Back in the lower realms, there were many geniuses more talented than me. They had far superior family backgrounds and sects, and could easily cultivate to very high realms. But in the end, I surpassed them all, survived the divine tribulation, and came to the divine realm. I believe that in the divine realm, I can also surpass those celestial gods and even god-kings!"

"Big Brother!" Bi Ting and Lai Congwu looked at Peng Chi with admiration. Back in the lower realm, they had watched Peng Chi rise step by step. Before he even passed the Divine Tribulation, Peng Chi's soul realm had already reached the level of a mid-level god.

Peng Chi easily overcame the divine tribulation that caused the deaths of many powerful beings in the lower realms, and he even took the two of them with him.

In their hearts, Peng Chi is someone who is always full of confidence, never satisfied, and constantly striving to reach new heights.

Jag raised his wine bowl: "Brother Peng, I wish you success."

"Haha, I wish us all success!" Peng Chi also raised his wine bowl.

The four men clinked their bowls together and drank the wine in one gulp.

The four men drank and chatted, their laughter echoing through the house.

Suddenly, a loud horn blast rang out from outside.

"Enemy attack!" Jag exclaimed in shock.

When he moved into Xishan Village, the village chief, Guo Shou, gave him a jade slip containing an introduction to the sound of horns.

Whenever this bugle call sounded in the village, it meant that the village had been attacked.

This is the first time Jeger has encountered an enemy attack in Xishan Village in nearly a thousand years.

The three Peng brothers' expressions also changed drastically.

"Oh no, it's an enemy attack! Brother Qiao Jie, run!"

The three Peng brothers immediately ran outside.

Jag quickly followed.

The so-called enemy attack refers to the offensive by hostile forces in Gongyang City.

Although there are many bandit groups around Gongyang City, none of them have a God-King level existence, so they dare not provoke Gongyang City.

Every thousand years, the villages surrounding Gongyang City have to pay taxes to Gongyang City. These taxes are actually protection fees. Otherwise, without the deterrent power of Gongyang City, these extraordinary people in Xishan Village would certainly not have escaped the fate of being robbed by bandits.

Knowing that Xishan Village was under the protection of Gongyang City, only other major forces hostile to Gongyang City would dare to attack it.

Peng Chi's expression was grave as he said in a deep voice, "They should be from Skyfire City!"

"Things are getting complicated," Jag thought to himself.

Having been in the realm of gods for nearly a thousand years, he had heard of the great power of the gods.

Skyfire City is a city under the "Ten Thousand Fires Sect" and is also guarded by a God-King level expert.

Tianhuo City and Gongyang City are very close. Over millions of years, they have clashed more than once. Sometimes Tianhuo City attacks villages under Gongyang City's control, and sometimes Gongyang City attacks villages under Tianhuo City's control. The two sides have been fighting back and forth and can almost be considered mortal enemies.

The distribution of power in the Hongmeng Universe God Realm is different from that in the Linmeng Universe God Realm that Jage is familiar with.

In the God Realm of the Linmeng Universe, there are roughly two major forces: the native forces of the God Realm and the forces of the Ascended. The native forces of the God Realm are mainly composed of the eight Holy Emperors, while the forces of the Ascended consist of three. Although each of them is no weaker than the forces of one of the Holy Emperors, one side has eight and the other side only has three. Overall, the native forces of the God Realm are stronger than the forces of the Ascended.

However, in the God Realm of the Primordial Universe, although the native forces of the God Realm are not bad and are also among the major forces of the God Realm, they are completely incomparable to the forces of the Ascended.

After all, the Linmeng Universe has only been in existence for two epochs, while the Hongmeng Universe has been in existence for over a thousand epochs, with countless lives ascending to the God Realm, making the ascended beings far surpass the native life forms of the God Realm.

However, the Ascended Ones are not a monolithic group; they also fight among themselves and are divided into many large factions.

The Myriad Fire Sect is one of the major forces among the ascendants. Because its territory borders the "Eastern Sacred Golden Mountain," a local force in the God Realm, there are frequent conflicts between them as they vie for territory.

The struggle between Gongyang City and Tianhuo City is a microcosm of the competition between two major forces.

When Jeg and his three companions ran out of the house, they saw that the other deities of Xishan Village were also running out of their own houses, and they had all heard the horn.

"Run! Run towards Gongyang City! As long as we hold out until the strongmen of Gongyang City arrive, we will be saved." Peng Chi was very experienced and led Jiege and the others to run at full speed.

"Haha, kill them all, and take everything you can!"

Before the four of them had run far, they heard a loud laugh coming from the sky.

Following the sound, Jeger saw dozens of figures clad in fiery red armor flying towards Xishan Village in the western sky.

flight!

These dozens of people are at least at the level of lower-level celestial gods!

"Rumble rumble rumble"

The earth trembled as a group of divine soldiers clad in fiery red armor rode demonic beasts into Xishan Village. The beasts resembled raging bulls, their powerful muscles like dark red stones, with faint flames flickering beneath their skin.

This monster is called the "Volcano Beast". It is weaker than the Underground Cave Dragon. It can usually be dealt with by a high-level deity. However, it is a social monster and always appears in groups. If you really encounter it, it will be more troublesome than encountering the Underground Cave Dragon.

This group of divine soldiers numbered in the tens of thousands, riding volcanic beasts, rampaging and cutting down anyone in their path.

"It's the Volcano Army from Skyfire City!" Peng Chi's face turned grim.

Jage also sensed that something was wrong.

The Volcano Army is one of the three major legions of Skyfire City. All the soldiers in the legion are high-level gods. With the help of their mounts, the Volcano Beasts, a single Volcano Army soldier can deal with at least three or four ordinary high-level gods. If they charge as a unit, they are even more difficult to resist.

Although Xishan Village has over 100,000 divine beings, most of them are lower-level or mid-level divine beings, with only a few being upper-level divine beings. Their numbers are even fewer than the volcanic army soldiers who are now rushing in, and their combat strength is far inferior.

After the Volcano Army stormed into Xishan Village, they quickly split into several teams and went in different directions to plunder and kill.

The volcanic beasts were faster than ordinary gods and quickly surrounded the entire Xishan Village before beginning to sweep inwards.

They had clearly planned ahead and their coordination was excellent.

"kill!"

Shouts of battle rose from all sides, and the gods of Xishan Village, seeing that they could not escape, also began to resist.

A lower-level deity, wielding a battle sword, charged toward a volcanic soldier, but as soon as he got close, he was knocked away by a volcanic beast, which then trampled over him, turning him into a bloody pulp.

The difference in strength between them was too great. No matter how hard the lower-level gods tried, they couldn't defeat the volcano army soldiers.

"We can't escape now, let's hide inside the house first." Peng Chi led Jiege and the others into the courtyard next door.

Hiding in the courtyard would at least allow them to avoid the Volcano Army soldiers' charge.

After rushing into the courtyard, the four men did not stop, but went straight into the house and closed the door.

The unease on the faces of the three Peng brothers eased slightly.

The matter in the divine realm is very special. Even divine consciousness can only spread out where there are no obstructions, and cannot penetrate substantial matter such as land, seawater, and trees.

If they stayed in the courtyard, the volcano soldiers' spiritual senses could penetrate through the top of the courtyard wall and detect them, but if they hid inside the house, their spiritual senses could not penetrate the thick walls.

However, this does not mean they are absolutely safe.

Peng Chi said in a deep voice, "Generally speaking, after the Volcano Army charges and clears out the gods outside the houses, they will enter each house to sweep it up. Hopefully, the strongmen of Gongyang City can arrive before then."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that his two brothers were in low spirits, so he forced a smile and comforted them, "Don't be too pessimistic. Have you forgotten billions of years ago? Back then, I was only a mid-level god, and you were only low-level gods. It was the Volcano Army that attacked that time, but the strongmen of Gongyang City arrived in time, and we survived. Now our strength has greatly increased, and we will definitely survive as well."

Bi Ting and Lai Congwu exchanged a glance, nodded, and perked up slightly.

(End of this chapter)