Shrouding the Sky: The System Arrived Thirty Years Early

Chapter 79 Breakthrough

The news of the change of ownership of the Jiang family's imperial furnace swept across the entire Eastern Wilderness like a hurricane, leaving everyone stunned and speechless.

Can even the supreme imperial weapon change hands?

At first, no one believed the news, thinking it was just nonsense.

But as more and more people came forward, including powerful figures from various holy lands who personally confirmed the news, most people chose to believe it.

Then, the frenzied discussion spread throughout the entire Eastern Wilderness. In every country and city, in every tavern and inn, cultivators could be heard talking about this matter.

As the center of the storm, the Jiang family remained silent, allowing the rumors to spread, exuding an unyielding sense of authority.

There was no reason for the Jiang family's higher-ups not to be calm, because, unbeknownst to outsiders, the Jiang family's Holy Master had already welcomed Luo Qianqiu and Jiang Taixu back to the family.

The higher-ups were all aware of this matter, and their restraint in not being overjoyed was already quite remarkable.

Jiangzhou, an oasis where the ancient Jiang family once lived, spans a radius of millions of miles.

This is the absolute sphere of influence of the Jiang family. Apart from the Jiang family members stationed outside, the rest of the family lives in this oasis.

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The Jiang family's power and status were clearly defined, both inside and out, showcasing their immense size and influence.

There are many people with different surnames living in this oasis, but they all have intricate connections with the Jiang family. Their ancestors were able to live in this oasis because they were fortunate enough to marry women from the Jiang family.

Among their descendants, those with exceptional talent would try every means to marry a woman from the Jiang family in order to ensure the bloodline of their offspring remained connected to their own family.

If someone from another family is exceptionally talented, the Jiang family will bestow upon them the surname Jiang and arrange a marriage with a woman from the Jiang family. This is a glorious event, comparable to a carp leaping over the dragon gate, and the family genealogy will even dedicate a separate page to them.

Of course, this is only if the other party agrees; the Jiang family will not force them.

It is based on this model that the Jiang family has always maintained its vitality, with a constant influx of fresh blood.

The central area of ​​Jiangzhou, where the core figures of the Jiang family reside, is situated on the banks of a mighty, rushing river, with rows of palaces and pavilions either standing on the ground or floating in the sky.

At the very center is a divine city suspended in the air, the most sacred place for the Jiang family.

Here, clouds swirl and array patterns are densely distributed. A suspended white jade staircase extends from bottom to top, with cranes flying around it, creating a beautiful and magnificent scene, reminiscent of a celestial abode.

At the end of the stairs lies an eternally unyielding divine city, its palaces densely packed with structures forged entirely from precious divine metal. Only...

The dome is covered with colorful glazed tiles, which shimmer and radiate light under the refraction of sunlight.

In Jiang Family Divine City, only the most important figures of the Jiang family can have a palace here. They may not necessarily live here, but it is a symbol of their status.

Not far from the divine city, a sacred mountain rises abruptly from the ground. The mountain is beautiful and the scenery is stunning. A thin mist hangs like smoke around the mountaintop, while at the foot of the mountain, streams flow gently, and ancient trees and old vines accompany the scenery, making it very tranquil.

On the mountaintop, where vegetation was lush, some young men and women sat on the ground, each with a wooden table in front of them, laden with fruit and fine wine.

These people are all outstanding young talents of the Jiang family, and they are expected to become powerful figures in the Jiang family in the future.

At this moment, everyone was talking at once, discussing the rumors circulating outside and the changes that had occurred in the Jiang family recently.

"The idea of ​​the Imperial Furnace changing hands is utter nonsense."

"Indeed, the Supreme Emperor Weapon suppresses the world. It is the weapon that the Ancestor used to fight his entire life. It is the continuation of his life. How could it be taken away by outsiders?"

"It's obvious it's fake. Otherwise, the important figures in the family would have been restless long ago, and wouldn't be so calm."

The Jiang family's outstanding members all expressed their opinions, none of them believing the rumors circulating outside.

"Brother Yifei, what do you think?" Suddenly, a pretty young girl in the crowd looked at the man beside her and asked.

The young man, dressed in white with long, flowing black hair, was handsome and exuded confidence, making him the center of attention. However, he had remained silent until now.

The girl who just questioned Jiang Yifei is named Jiang Caixuan, and she enjoys considerable prestige among the younger generation of the Jiang family.

As the saying goes, beauty alone is a dead end, but if you add extraordinary talent, then it's a winning combination.

Jiang Caixuan is undoubtedly the latter. Not only is she exceptionally beautiful, but she is also very talented. Although she cannot compare to Jiang Yifei, she is comparable to some holy maidens in some holy lands.

All the young people who were talking about this stopped and looked at Jiang Yifei with curiosity, wanting to know his opinion.

Outsiders may not know, but everyone in the Jiang family knows that Jiang Yifei is the undisputed leader of this generation of the Jiang family.

He is a low-key person and rarely takes action, which is why his reputation is not so prominent.

Jiang Yifei picked up a glass of fine wine from the wooden table in front of him, took a sip, and looked at the group of Jiang family members, saying, "This matter involves too many secrets, and the rumors circulating outside are not all false."

"How is this possible? The Hengyu Furnace has really been stolen?!" A young man in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

His name is Jiang Yichen. Not long ago, he almost killed Ye Fan in the Southern Region. He is ruthless and arrogant.

Not only when dealing with outsiders, but even within his own family, anyone of lower status than him had been bullied by Jiang Yichen to some extent.

For example, the Taiyin Body that was brought back some time ago, because the other party came from the lineage of the God King and was all alone, he openly and secretly ridiculed and mocked him.

However, Jiang Yichen was not without brains. He was just a sycophant. When facing Jiang Yifei, whose status was far superior to his, he was very respectful.

"Brother Yifei, please tell us what's going on. What's the current situation with Hengyu Furnace?"

The other members of the Jiang family also spoke up, wanting to learn the whole story from Jiang Yifei.

Jiang Yifei did not hide anything from this and said truthfully, "The Hengyu Furnace did indeed experience some unusual activity, but it cannot be said to have changed hands."

"The Hengyu Furnace is held by the Holy Lord, so how could it be acting strangely? Something must have happened." Jiang Caixuan was clever and quick-witted, and she saw the problem at a glance.

The other members of the Jiang family nodded in agreement. The Hengyu Furnace was an ultimate imperial weapon, and it would never make any unusual movements unless there was a major upheaval.

"Brother Yifei, do you know the details? Tell us quickly." Jiang Yichen asked curiously.

"Brother Yifei, tell us the details quickly," the other Jiang family members chimed in.

"Regarding this matter, I don't know the whole story. I only know that the strange behavior of the Hengyu Furnace is related to a member of the Jiang family whose bloodline has reverted to its ancestral form." Jiang Yifei put down his wine cup, paused, and continued, "The reason why the outside world believes that the Emperor Furnace has changed hands is because after the Emperor Furnace saw that person, it blasted away the Holy Lord and flew into that person's hands."

"What?!"

"How is that possible!"

"The Imperial Furnace actually sent the Holy Lord flying in its attempt to reach that person's hands?!"

The Jiang family members gasped in astonishment, feeling as if their understanding had been completely overturned.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. What kind of existence is the Imperial Furnace? How could it do such a thing?" Jiang Yichen's eyes revealed deep jealousy as he denied the truth of the matter.

Jiang Caixuan wasn't as extreme, but she still raised some doubts, "It feels a bit unrealistic. Brother Yifei, your bloodline has also reverted to its ancestral form. Could that cause such an anomaly in the Hengyu Furnace?"

"I can't do it." Jiang Yifei shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "Although I can resonate with the Hengyu Furnace, it's impossible for me to cause such a drastic change in it."

"If even you, Brother Yifei, can't do it, then this matter is definitely fake." Jiang Yichen's tone became even more certain, as if he had found some evidence.

The other members of the Jiang family nodded in agreement, sharing the same thought.

"This is true. I have verified it with several of the elders present, and none of them have denied it," Jiang Yifei said calmly.

At this moment, all the Jiang family members fell silent. Even the Supreme Elder did not deny it, so this matter must be true.

Jiang Yichen's jealousy deepened; such a good thing hadn't happened to him.

Jiang Caixuan's pretty face showed curiosity, and she asked in confusion, "Who is that person? How come I've never heard of him before, since he can make the Hengyu Furnace react like this?"

It should be noted that although the Jiang family is large, the most talented members all know each other, and there is no one who can be matched with this incident.

Jiang Yifei shook his head and said, "That person is not a member of the main family; he is just a descendant of the Jiang family who has been separated from the main family."

"Outsider!!" Jiang Yichen's face looked as if he had swallowed a fly, and he squeezed out the three words through gritted teeth.

"He is indeed someone from outside the family," Jiang Yifei confirmed, then added, "I heard from several elders that he is currently at the Jiang family's residence."

Upon hearing this, the Jiang family members present were all unsettled and immediately asked who the person was and where he was.

"I'd like to know too, and I'd like to pay a visit," Jiang Caixuan said in a clear voice, her pretty face full of curiosity.

Jiang Yifei chuckled and shook his head, saying, "That won't do. Although he is indeed in the Jiang family, he is in the Divine City's Holy Temple."

"Whose decision was it to put people inside the pilgrimage temple?!"

The Jiang family members couldn't help but stand up, their hearts filled with shock and disbelief.

"An outsider, how dare he enter the Pilgrimage Hall!" Jiang Yichen gritted his teeth, his face already showing jealousy.

The Pilgrimage Hall is the absolute holy land of the Jiang family; ordinary elders cannot set foot there even once in their entire lives.

Although all the Jiang family members present were outstanding young talents, only Jiang Yifei was qualified to enter the Pilgrimage Hall, and even then, entry was only permitted during ancestral worship ceremonies; he could not set foot there casually on ordinary days.

The Pilgrimage Hall was originally the place where the ancestor cultivated himself, and it did not have a name at first. It was only named the Pilgrimage Hall by later generations out of their respect for the ancestor.

Such a place is reserved for figures of the Supreme Elder level or above, and each time they enter, they do so with reverence. Now, an outsider has brazenly taken over its place. How can the Jiang family members accept this?

"There may be other secrets involved, but we don't know them. If you want to know more, Yichen, why don't you ask your grandfather?" Jiang Yifei said calmly.

Jiang Yichen remained silent. Although his grandfather doted on him, he would never tell him such a family secret.

The Jiang family members, each with their own thoughts, had lost interest in conversation, and the banquet quickly came to an end.

Meanwhile, Luo Qianqiu, the center of attention among the Jiang family members, was sitting cross-legged in the central temple of the pilgrimage hall, surrounded by mountains of pure sources, alien sources, and even divine sources.

Without a doubt, these resources were prepared by the Jiang family.

Upon learning that Luo Qianqiu was preparing to break through the Four Extremes Secret Realm, Lord Jiang mobilized a batch of resources from his treasure trove, totaling over a million catties of pure source.

In fact, Luo Qianqiu doesn't need that much source to break through. Even if he breaks through to the extreme realm, making his foundation even stronger, at most 300,000 catties of pure source will be enough to meet his needs for breakthrough.

But Lord Jiang waved his hand and said that his family lacked everything except resources.

Seeing this, Luo Qianqiu did not insist. After all, there are ways for the poor to overcome poverty, and there are naturally ways for the rich to overcome wealth.

Massive amounts of source blocks piled up like mountains, their divine light blazing, their essence extremely concentrated.

Luo Qianqiu was dressed in black robes, his black hair cascading down his back like a waterfall. He sat upright in the middle of the source block, his whole body radiating light and color. His terrifying divine power was boiling, and his blood and qi surged to the sky, transforming into a dragon-shaped pillar of qi.

Such a commotion was astonishing; if the temple hadn't been covered in intricate array patterns, the dragon-shaped pillar of energy would surely have soared into the sky.

The rich essence seemed to transform into a vast ocean, engulfing Luo Qianqiu within it. Every inch of his body was crystal clear, with various divine lights flowing within it.

That was the essence of alien and divine sources, containing the laws of the Great Dao, which was cleansing his body and helping him to comprehend the profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

Luo Qianqiu felt as if every pore on his body was opening up, as if he were about to ascend to heaven. His internal organs and bones were glowing, radiant and intense.

He was like a sacred furnace, tempering himself in every way, striving to achieve a perfect breakthrough.

"boom!"

Amidst raging flames, a chaotic god-demon appeared behind Luo Qianqiu, bathed in the flames like an emperor of fire!

At the same time, Luo Qianqiu's Sea of ​​Wheels and Dao Palace began to resonate in unison, with the mysterious and unpredictable sound of the Great Dao resounding from the temple.

This extraordinary phenomenon can only be manifested by those who have cultivated the Supreme Ancient Scripture to an extremely high level.

Luo Qianqiu possesses the bloodline of a Great Emperor, comparable only to the most elite imperial princes. Even though he has only recently obtained the Hengyu Scripture, he has already comprehended its profound meaning, which is one of the key factors that enabled him to break through the extreme realm.

At this moment, Luo Qianqiu was undergoing an extreme transformation. His eyes were closed, and the divine light emanating from his body was becoming increasingly intense.

He was overwhelmed by a massive amount of vital energy, and the essence of the divine source gathered in his body. It was as if he was undergoing a holy baptism!

Every inch of Luo Qianqiu's flesh and blood was cleansed by the essence, and his whole body radiated a precious glow, dazzling and brilliant, like a piece of flawless seven-colored glazed jade.

At the same moment, the Great Dao Heavenly Sound within him became even more magnificent, making him seem like a celestial god.

"Snap!"

Suddenly, a barely perceptible sound rang out from within him; it was the strange sound of his boundary barrier being broken.

The Four Extremes Secret Realm has been broken!

However, Luo Qianqiu did not enter the third secret realm, nor did he imprint the four extremes into the world.

He is still one tribulation away from becoming a true cultivator of the Four Extremes Mystic Realm!

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