I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives

The majestic palace of the Demon Venerable stood tall.

At this moment, dozens of strong demonic energies converged here, with demon emperors from various tribes arranged on both sides according to their clan’s power. Each one had a solemn expression, but none could hide the restlessness in their eyes.

Chen Sheng, dressed in a black and gold brocade robe, sat atop the Yin-Yang jade throne, surrounded by a faint Yin Yang Qi that caused the demonic energy circulating in the hall to automatically settle.

Having just returned from the Ten Directions Illusion Sea, a layer of frost condensed between his brows. As his gaze swept over the demon emperors below, it was as if cold stars fell to earth, quietly bringing the discussions in the hall to a halt.

Chen Sheng’s voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached the ears of each demon emperor:

"A phenomenon of realm descent has appeared in the Ten Directions Illusion Sea. The passage has already formed in three days, and they have expedited the overlap process with secret techniques. Within three years, high-tier cultivators will be able to pass through."

As soon as the words fell, the hall erupted into a low uproar.

The discussions grew increasingly noisy, the worry on the faces of the demon emperors more pronounced.

"Just not the right timing!"

The news of Golden Feather Demon Venerable and others’ ascension, though always kept under wraps, inevitably spread over three hundred years.

Especially, after Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao and Celestial Venerable Zuo Xuan ascended three hundred years ago, the simultaneous shattering of the soul beads caused considerable ripples.

This also led to the fact that the news of several divinity transformations three hundred years ago had long quietly spread among the upper echelons of various tribes.

These demon emperors knew well the situation of this realm. Although the Demon Court could manage, having new Celestial Venerables to take up positions, the human race, on the other hand, had not yet produced any Celestial Venerables of divinity transformation, greatly weakening the forces of this realm.

The human and demon races were originally the two major pillars of this realm. Now with the human pillar faltering, relying solely on the Demon Court to resist the unknown-intentioned foreign cultivators would indeed be an uncertain endeavor.

Facing the menacing foreign cultivators, how could they not be worried?

"Enough!"

With a soft hum from Chen Sheng, Yin Yang Dao Principles suddenly flowed around him, and the hall was instantly shrouded in a majestic pressure.

All the demon emperors felt as if a thousand-pound boulder was pressing on their chests, making breathing difficult, and looked up hoping to catch a glimpse.

Only to see the Yin Yang Qi around Chen Sheng transforming into a celestial phantom, with the sun rising and moon setting, seasons rotating, and faintly visible traces of the Five Elements’ mutual generation—this was the manifestation of the Dao Principles’ world power!

"With my presence, fear not the foreign cultivators!"

Upon hearing this, the turmoil in the hearts of the demon emperors slightly subsided, replaced by immense reverence.

The recent celestial phantom had allowed them to genuinely sense the terrifying strength of this new Demon Venerable, surpassing even the previous Golden Feather Demon Venerable!

Most of the worries dissipated, with many demon emperors rekindling the spirit to fight, and Bear Slaughter Emperor even patted his chest and declared:

"What the Demon Venerable says is indeed true! I, Bear Slaughter, vow to be the vanguard, ensuring those foreign cultivators can come but not return!"

Chen Sheng raised his hand to suppress, and the pressure in the hall gradually dissipated. He said in a deep voice:

"This battle is not a matter for one person or tribe, it requires meticulous planning."

His gaze swept across the demon emperors, his tone firm and resolute:

"First, return to your clan territories immediately and thoroughly investigate the spatial fluctuations within your territories."

"The realm descent nodes will not appear at a single point. You must thoroughly identify all the phenomenon sites within ten days without mistake!"

All the demon emperors bowed in unison: "Following the Demon Venerable Order!"

Chen Sheng’s gaze fell on a few demon emperors with the strongest aura:

"Second, White Tiger Emperor, Green Luan Emperor, Primeval Lion Emperor, and Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor, you four will act as envoys to the eastern, southern, western, and northern domains, to meet the top human factions. Inform them of the realm descent and urge them to prepare for war."

He paused, adding:

"Those human factions have protective measures left by Celestial Venerables of divinity transformation from their ancestors, each claiming to resist divinity transformation."

"Usually hidden away, but now that external threats are imminent, it’s time for them to show their true capabilities."

"No need to discuss alliances with them, just inform them that realm descent nodes will gradually emerge in various places, they’ll naturally exhaust efforts to guard their territories."

The four demon emperors exchanged glances, fully understanding, bowed and accepted the command: "We understand!"

Chen Sheng looked at the leaders of several strong tribes:

"Third, upon returning, immediately organize military readiness, strengthen defense formations, and select elite warriors from your clan to form a coalition force, assembling at the Demon Court in ten days."

"Since they can expedite the realm descent, they must be fearlessly prepared. This battle is unavoidable, only by being prepared can we stand undefeated."

The demon emperors of several strong tribes loudly responded: "We obey!"

Lastly, Chen Sheng’s gaze fell on the demon emperors of the small and medium tribes at the end of the hall. These tribes were relatively weak, so he softened his tone and said solemnly:

"For those under one hundred years old in your clan with decent qualifications, you may send them to the core area of the Demon Court, where I will personally arrange cultivation and protection. This battle is perilous, and the preservation of bloodline and heritage for the Demon Court is paramount."

Upon hearing this, the demon emperors of the small and medium tribes were initially stunned, then filled with gratitude, all prostrate on the ground, voices trembling with excitement:

"Thank you Demon Venerable for your compassion! We will surely serve the Demon Court with our lives!"

They were already prepared to be cannon fodder, but they didn’t expect the Demon Venerable to consider their heritage, which made them feel an even stronger sense of belonging to the Demon Court.

Chen Sheng nodded, got up and said, "There is no time to lose, you all act immediately! Ten days later, the Demon Court will hold a meeting to discuss strategies for resisting the enemy!"

"Following the Demon Venerable Order!"

All the Demon Emperors responded in unison, and each figure turned into a stream of light and flew out of the Demon Venerable Palace. The originally restless Great Wilderness Demon Court quickly entered into tense preparations for war due to this order to resist the enemy.

...

At the same time, in the Eastern Domain of the Celestial Abyss Realm, within the frontier mountains of Yue Country, a seemingly inconspicuous ochre hill lay quietly amidst the clouds and mist.

The hill was entirely made up of ordinary rocks, with the surface covered in dry yellow weeds. Occasionally, a few mountain sparrows would descend on the slope to peck at the seeds, highlighting its desolation.

But if a cultivator skilled in arrays approached, they would discover that the air around the hill was subtly distorted.

It’s clearly the guarding spirit light of the high-tier Concealment Array "Illusionary Trace Array," which can perfectly cloak the movements within, so much so that even the Primordial Spirit of a Divinity Transformation Cultivator scanning past would only take it as an ordinary hill.

However, the interior of the hill presented a different scene. A spacious stone chamber was embedded with dozens of luminous stones, illuminating the space as bright as daylight.

Three cultivators, dressed in uniform black brocade robes, stood surrounding the center of the stone chamber, with an emblem of a swastika embroidered on the left chest of their brocade robes.

All three were at the Nascent Soul early-stage cultivation, their fingertips continuously performing complex spells, silver serpent-like threads of Spiritual Qi darted out precisely connecting to the array hub on the ground.

The stone chamber floor was engraved with a Nine Palaces Array of about a square yard in size, with array patterns drawn with cinnabar mixed with meteorite iron sand, faintly glowing with a metallic cold light.

In the center of the array, a palm-sized brass compass floated quietly, its surface covered with dense and mysterious runes, with the needle lightly trembling, emitting peculiar fluctuations.

This is the specially crafted "Original Compass" of the Saint Sect, capable of detecting the level of the Heaven’s original source, divided sequentially into five grades: A, B, C, D, and E, a requisite magical artifact before the Saint Sect’s external conquest.

"Activate the array!"

The cultivator standing directly in front of the compass cried out in a low voice. His face was gaunt, with a beard of three wisps of short whiskers, precisely the leader of this investigation, True Monarch Li.

Following his command, the three simultaneously performed their spells, causing the Nine Palaces Array to suddenly light up, the cinnabar array patterns began to flow as if coming alive, with lines of red light surging into the compass following the runes.

The runes on the compass lit up, and the bone needle began spinning rapidly, causing the surrounding air to ripple subtly.

The three held their breath, focusing intensely on the compass, even purposefully slowing their breathing.

Half an incense stick later, the spinning speed of the compass gradually slowed down, and the bone needle finally stabilized at an edge scale, beside which was inscribed a tiny "E" character, emitting a faint red glow.

True Monarch Li, with disappointment in his tone, brushed his hand across the compass’s surface, causing the rune’s light to dim:

"The Original Compass indicates that this realm’s original source is extremely weak, barely reaching E grade. It seems this time, our Saint Sect’s harvest will be limited."

True Monarch Wang also showed a dejected expression:

"To think it would be weak to such an extent?"

This time he volunteered to come hoping to earn merit in source exploration, intending to secure more resources within the sect, but now it appears that the harvest will be scarce.

Standing on the outermost side, True Monarch Zhao shook his head, an unconvinced look on his young face, having recently ascended to Nascent Soul, with sharp vigor:

"Why the disappointment, Senior Brother? A weak original source also has its benefits."

"As the saying goes, shallow waters breed not true dragons. In a world of E grade original source, where the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is sparse, the number of high-tier cultivators must be very few, perhaps not even a Celestial Venerable of Divinity Transformation."

"In this way, our subsequent takeover of the realm would be exceptionally smooth, scouring the realm for spirit veins, scriptures, and talents, thus compensating for losses."

True Monarch Wang immediately refuted, his tone becoming grave:

"Junior Brother, don’t underestimate the enemy! Have you forgotten the Blood Moon Realm?"

"That realm’s original source was only C grade, not much stronger than this realm, yet it just happened to give birth to an unparalleled powerhouse like the Blood Moon Celestial Venerable."

"Years ago, our Saint Sect sent three Celestial Venerables, all fell at his hand. If it weren’t for the Saint Master personally eliminating him, this time we would have ended in mere defeat!"

Mentioning the Blood Moon Celestial Venerable, True Monarch Zhao’s sharpness also diminished somewhat, but he still shook his head unconvinced:

"The Blood Moon Realm was an unforeseen anomaly that occurs once every ten thousand years! The Blood Moon Celestial Venerable was a naturally born original source body, rare across realms."

"Most worlds adhere to general rules, where an E grade original source land wouldn’t have such heaven-defying figures?"

"Enough, cease the argument!"

True Monarch Li raised his hand to stop their dispute, his expression darkening:

"The Saint Sect invested heavily to accelerate the nurturing of nodes and sent us here early to investigate the distribution of cultivators, faction division, and peak combat power, not for you to debate the pros and cons of original source grades."

He pointed to a water mirror in the corner of the stone chamber:

"Although the Original Compass can only detect the grade, it can still locate areas where Spiritual Qi converges, those places must be the power centers."

"Later we will use the Water Mirror Technique to investigate Spiritual Qi nodes, then we will split up to gather intelligence. The facts will become clear after a thorough investigation!"

Upon hearing the words, the two individuals became alarmed, promptly restraining their emotions and respectfully responded: "We will follow Senior Brother’s instructions!"