Chapter 47

Chen Zizai sat down and began to explain in detail. Heng Yi quickly understood, feeling both surprised and amazed, realizing that such things actually existed.

In the universe, many planets were depleted of resources during the technological era's wars long ago, leading to the deterioration of their ecosystems to the point where they could no longer support life, becoming dead planets.

It wasn't until the new cosmic era, which followed the technological era's wars, that methods to revive dead planets were discovered.

Major star systems have been continuously working on the ecological restoration of dead planets within their range and surroundings, leaving behind 'seeds of life' that can accelerate the origin and evolution of life. When the planet's ecosystem improves, these seeds of life will give birth to many organisms, with humans being the fastest and most numerous to emerge.

This evolutionary process would normally take a very long time under natural conditions, but the seeds of life allow humans to evolve rapidly after their birth. Typically, it only takes five generations of reproduction for humans to evolve to the point where they can learn some divine spells, forming a basic divine system, thus escaping the primitive and low-level intelligence stage and entering the intermediate intelligence stage.

This is also the reason why the divine system has spread widely within a relatively short cosmic period.

One of the strongest races in the universe, the Shadow Race, has a very powerful reproductive ability. They lack the magical power of the Xind and human civilizations and mainly rely on invasion for development. They continuously transmit large numbers of their race through space-time portals, and once they find a planet suitable for their survival and reproduction, they invade, exterminate the original intelligent life on the planet, and take over to begin rapid reproduction. When their offspring's abilities evolve to the point where they can use space-time portal spells, they continue to invade and expand through random space-time transmission.

There are many other races in the universe that do similar things, characterized by their very powerful reproductive abilities and a high degree of direct inheritance of the previous generation's abilities.

Races like the Shadow Race frequently appear within the territories of other cosmic races. At such times, the main planet's divine sect will arrange for divine disciples to go and eliminate them.

These battles are recorded as combat achievements for the participating divine disciples, and they receive corresponding ranks based on their performance. These ranks, different from cultivation abilities, come with special powers and are rewarded by the main divine sect of the star system. After reaching a certain level, the Five Leadership Stars will be responsible for distributing rewards.

This kind of training is the most effective way to hone practical combat skills. Beyond that, what divine disciples yearn for most is the opportunity to break through their cultivation levels during these battles. In the past, many disciples have achieved breakthroughs, even after surpassing the thirtieth level, due to the mysterious enhancement of their innate qualities during fierce battles, leading to special changes in their qi. The exact reasons for this are still unknown, with some believing it is due to absorbing the power of the enemies they kill, and others attributing it to the enhancement of mental strength.

Regardless of the reason, this kind of training is highly sought after by those in the divine system, despite the high risk of death!

These battles are called practical training in the divine system and are major events that many people long to participate in. However, there are many divine sects in the star system, and while they occur frequently, the number of simultaneous battlefields is limited. Therefore, it is often the elders and other prominent figures of the main sects on the planets who participate, with the peak sects having the most participants. The peak sects have many outstanding talents who can participate before the age of thirty, while many smaller sects never get the chance. Only the peak star's major divine sects have the same opportunities as the main sects on other planets.

In most cases, lower-level practitioners cannot participate in these training battles. Among the various levels of practitioners in the divine system—Respect of Humans, Respect of Laws, Respect of Seas, Respect of Mountains, Respect of Earth, and Respect of Heaven—only young practitioners at the Mountain Respect level have the opportunity to participate. Those over thirty, like the Lake Sea Sect's Hu San, have never had the chance, even as the sect leader. Even larger sects at the ten-thousand-mile level are rarely called upon unless there is a lack of combat power.

However, this situation has not occurred on the peak star for four hundred years.

This time, the minimum requirement for participation is the Earth Respect level.

Given Heng Yi's talent and cultivation level, he had a chance to participate this time, but the elders of the Two Extremes Hall did not originally consider him because they could not gather five Earth Respect level disciples, and five is the standard team size. If Chen Zizai had not spoken up, Heng Yi would have missed this opportunity and would have to wait at least three months to participate, as he would no longer be a new disciple. The same was true for Hu Baijie.

"Heng Yi! This time we must achieve a brilliant victory! You may not know, but I am Xu Tianfeng's illegitimate son, taking my mother's surname. I've only been back for a short time. As an illegitimate son, I have no status in the Xu family, facing disdain and neglect. But if we achieve a brilliant victory, the Xu family will not dare to look down on me and will have to recognize my existence! This is my chance to turn things around, and it's also your and Hu Baijie's chance to establish your status in the peak sect!" Chen Zizai stood up excitedly, pacing back and forth in the tree house, then stopped and looked at Heng Yi with shining eyes. "Of course, this will also let you understand what it means to be a strong race's responsibility and mission!"

Heng Yi was full of anticipation, knowing that this was a life-and-death battle, unlike the sparring he had experienced in the past. However, he was not afraid; instead, he felt a sense of urgency to protect his fellow race members who had not yet reached the advanced intelligence stage. "When are we leaving?"

"Three hours from now!" Chen Zizai's gaze inadvertently swept over the corner of the tree house, where he saw a few immortal fruits and pills. "What are you keeping them for?"

"For my master and younger disciples; they need them more. I heard that you can pay someone to deliver them, and I wanted to ask you where to find such a person."

"…I, I give up!" Chen Zizai didn't even bother to persuade him, knowing it would be in vain. He had never met anyone like Heng Yi!

Just then, Xiao Ying arrived. "Master!"

"Hmm?" Chen Zizai smiled and turned around, noticing her expression and frowning. "What's wrong?"

"Master, the two Earth Respect level three disciples from the Lake Sea Sect who were supposed to represent the sect have already participated and cannot come…"

Chen Zizai was shocked. "Strange, last month they were complaining about how the sect didn't value them. How did they suddenly get sent?"

"Master, it just so happens that several elders of similar strength have minor cultivation issues that need rest, four have parents who are seriously ill and need personal care, two are in mourning for their parents, and two are on their second honeymoon on other planets…" Xiao Ying's voice grew softer, feeling that such a coincidence was infuriating!

Chen Zizai was troubled. The situation was urgent, and if they couldn't gather enough people, he would have to leave Heng Yi behind and not participate. He paced back and forth in the tree house, anxious.

"Where can we find reliable external disciples under thirty-one years old and at the Earth Respect level in such a short time?"

Heng Yi, hearing this, quickly asked, "Can someone who is thirty go? What about Earth Respect level one?"

Chen Zizai was overjoyed, his eyes shining as he stared at Heng Yi. "Do you have someone in mind?"

"Hai Yuntian and Hai Shan from the Lake Sea Sect. One is just thirty, the other is twenty-three, both at the Earth Respect level one, but they use the Lake Sea Sect's spells."

Chen Zizai thought for a moment and then ordered Xiao Ying, "Immediately send someone with a teleportation talisman to the Lake Sea Sect to bring Hai Yuntian and Hai Shan here as quickly as possible! If they don't arrive within three hours, the messenger and Hu San will be executed!"

Heng Yi frowned, and Chen Zizai, noticing his expression, smiled. "I'm just scaring them to avoid delays. Don't take it seriously."

Heng Yi relaxed and quickly took out the pills and immortal fruits he had received today, as well as the few he had left. "Can Sister Xiao Ying help me send these to my master?"

Chen Zizai smiled bitterly and nodded. Xiao Ying waited for Heng Yi to quickly write a letter, took the items, and flew off.

As soon as she left, Xiao Ying brought Hu Baijie, who had already been told about the training. Hu Baijie was both surprised and excited. She had heard about the divine system's training, but never imagined that Chen Zizai would include her! Such a rare opportunity would make any divine disciple feel honored and proud.

"Xiao Ying, go to the magical artifact hall and borrow four decent sets of magical artifacts—those from the Lake Sea Sect are trash!" Chen Zizai instructed. Xiao Ying nodded and was about to leave, but Heng Yi said, "I have a Lake Sea Sect robe and a sword."

Chen Zizai chuckled. "The one you're wearing? That's not a magical robe. It won't do for training. Is the sword the one from the Ice Valley?"

Heng Yi was confused. "Hu San said it was quite famous…"

"Ha! It's famous in a ten-thousand-mile level divine sect, but in the peak sect, it's trash!" Chen Zizai bluntly criticized, and Heng Yi had to take it off.

Heng Yi's forehead mark glowed, and the sword flew out. Chen Zizai examined it and was surprised. "Not bad, it can be stored in the mark space, so it's at least a super magical artifact. Where did you get it?"

"I bought it for five thousand gold."

"There are still fools in this world who sell magical artifacts…" Chen Zizai shook his head and laughed.

Hu Baijie felt the same way. In front of Chen Zizai, she was cautious, feeling both delighted and restrained, unable to be as natural and relaxed as Heng Yi.

At the Lake Sea Sect.

When the messenger sent by Chen Zizai arrived, Hu San heard the news and led the Lake Sea Sect's elders to kneel in welcome.

The elders were all uneasy upon hearing that someone from the peak sect had come. Even though their small sect had been upgraded to a twenty-thousand-mile level, it was still unimaginable to have a messenger from the peak sect come specifically. Being summoned to the peak sect was an incredible honor!

The purpose of the messenger's visit was completely unpredictable. Even if it were a disaster, the peak sect would not send someone to announce punishment; it would be handled by a ten-thousand-mile level divine sect.

Hu San knelt in fear. "The divine messenger from the peak sect has arrived, and the Lake Sea Sect is deeply honored!"

"Stop the nonsense! Bring Hai Yuntian and Hai Shan from your Lake Sea Sect! Immediately! If you delay the divine system's training, your entire sect will be exterminated!" The messenger, remembering his orders, dared not make any mistakes. He knew that a single mistake could cost him his life, and he would not have taken this mission if he had a choice!