After dealing with the blood Liu Zheng left behind, Mingshi Yin and Qiong Qi checked the surrounding terrain and environment. When he was finally certain there were no major problems, he finally flew toward Fragrant Valley on Qiong Qi’s back.

The entrance of the valley was not big. The sides were densely lined with ancient trees.

The formation at the entrance was strange as well. One could clearly feel the wave-like power from the ancient formation.

When Mingshi Yin flew over, he saw Little Yuan’er standing at the entrance of Fragrant Valley. He smiled and flew up to her before he said, “Ninth Junior Sister is still the most considerate. You still know how to wait for me, unlike the others who are heartless!”

Little Yuan’er rolled her eyes at Mingshi Yin before she pointed at a tree.

Mingshi Yin looked up and saw his Second Senior Brother, Yu Shangrong, sitting on a tree branch. “Uh…”

Yu Shangrong said lightly, “Everyone is waiting for you.”

“Okay.” Mingshi Yin nodded.

…

Everyone stood in Fragrant Valley.

Just as Chen Fu had said, there were the sounds of chirping birds and the fragrance of flowers. It was as green as spring.

At this time, Chen Fu, Lu Zhou, and their people had already arrived at the depths of Fragrant Valley.

Chen Fu pointed at the area surrounded by the mountains and said, “All of this is Fragrant Valley.”

“It’s a good place.”

“Not many people know about this place. There are a few ancient buildings over there. After cleaning them up, you can live there. There’s a round platform on the mountain that’s suitable for sparring and cultivation. Further in is the most dangerous place in Fragrant Valley. You can use that place to pass the Birth Trial and become a Saint. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, don’t go there,” Chen Fu continued to say.

Following that, everyone flew toward one of the mountains and landed on a circular platform.

The surface of the circular platform was carved with various mysterious symbols. They were like the growth rings of huge ancient trees, marking the passage of time.

Zhao Hongfu exclaimed in surprise, “What a magical formation! I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

“Since Miss Zhao says so, it must be very powerful.”

Everyone looked around the circular platform for a while before they left to unpack their things.

The people of the Evil Sky Pavilion and Autumn Dew Mountain arranged their places of cultivation before they rested.

…

At night.

Silence permeated Fragrance Valley.

In the eastern mountain of Fragrance Valley, Lu Zhou sat cross-legged in an ancient building. He looked around and said praisingly, “It’s worthy of being a building from ancient times…”

Chen Fu said, “Many formations, relics, and places were left behind from ancient times. When the land split, many of them disappeared. Fragrant Valley is one of the rare ones that survived the land splitting.”

Lu Zhou was reminded of the Star Gathering Formation where the four elders cultivated in, in the past. It was an ancient formation as well.

“Were ancient humans all very powerful?” Lu Zhou asked.

“Like I said before, in ancient times, there was no distinction between humans and fierce beasts. At that time, their cultivation method was barbaric, and they had no restraint. As long as they could become stronger, the method did not matter to them. Hence, the ancient humans and ancient fierce beasts grew stronger and stronger. When I said they’re strong, I mean that their destructive power was shocking,” Chen Fu said. Then, he sighed with admiration before he said, “Over time, intelligent humans and fierce beasts created rules and restraints. Laws, ethics, and morality followed. In fact, ancient times were the most glorious time for both humans and fierce beasts.”

“Since it was glorious, why change?” Lu Zhou asked.

“Glorious doesn’t mean it’s right. At that time, the situation was terrible. The death count was high, and the number of injured people was high as well. Compared to that time, I prefer life as it is now,” Chen Fu said.

Lu Zhou nodded. In a way, the comparison was similar to the Stone Age and the modern times.

“No wonder you don’t want the world to change,” Lu Zhou remarked.

Chen Fu coughed twice before he looked at the sky outside. He changed the topic and said, “You helped me this time so I’ll naturally help you. Before my time comes, I hope to see more Saints in the world.”

Lu Zhou’s eyes burned as he said confidently, “Believe me. They won’t let you down. Saints are just a starting point.”

Chen Fu was briefly stunned. When he regained his senses, he smiled and said, “Let’s wait and see.”

Then, Chen Fu brought a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Zhou. “I know you want to form a divine soul pearl. This contains the steps to do it. Don’t be too hasty. It’ll take at least three to five months and three to five years at most to form a divine soul pearl.”

Lu Zhou nodded. He did not stand on ceremony and reached out to take the piece of paper from Chen Fu before putting it away.

Following that, Chen Fu did not say anything else and left with his attendant.

…

Late in the night.

While everyone was resting or cultivating, Lu Zhou brought his lotus out.

“24 Birth Charts. The limit is still 26 Birth Charts…” Lu Zhou murmured.

He studied his Birth Palace. It was too soon to activate his 25th Birth Chart. The speed of improvement in the Unknown Land was naturally much faster compared to the outside world.

“Let’s try forming the divine soul pearl then…”

Lu Zhou looked at the piece of paper and memorized the steps.

After that, he focused on his Dantian’s sea of Qi. The Primal Qi in there began to surge before it shrouded his Birth Palace.

The essence of forming a divine soul pearl was to merge all of one’s Birth Charts. The divine soul pearl would then hold all the abilities of one’s Birth Charts.

Forming his divine soul pearl when he had 24 Birth Charts was the best time. In the future, when he activated more Birth Charts, he could easily merge them with his divine soul pearl.

“I hope the process won’t be too difficult,” Lu Zhou muttered before he began to form his divine soul pearl.

Buzz!

Lu Zhou’s Birth Palace began to ripple and twist. His Birth Charts made sizzling noises as they pushed against each other.

“Hm? Divine power?”

At this time, he discovered his divine power was flowing along his Birth Chart zones. After a moment, he no longer paid attention to it and continued forming his divine soul pearl.

The sizzling sound grew louder and louder as his divine power grew stronger. It was strange since he did not mobilize the divine power.

The divine power shrouded his Birth Charts, dispelling the pain and making the entire process unusually smooth.

After about two hours, the 24 Birth Charts had merged into one.

Buzz!

Lu Zhou felt an unusual surge of Primal Qi in his Dantian’s sea of Qi at this moment. Then, it filled his sea of Qi and coursed through his Eight Extraordinary Meridians. With that, he felt his cultivation soar like a tidal wave. It continued to surge with the help from his Birth Palace.

At this time, Lu Zhou’s body was suffused with light and emitted heat waves.

The entire process was like a purification of his Primal Qi.

“This…” Lu Zhou was astonished.

Chen Fu had said earlier that it would take three to five months at least and three to five years at most to form a divine soul pearl. However, he formed one in two hours?

Lu Zhou sensed the changes of the Primal Qi in his body. When his cultivation finally stabilized, he let out a long breath and sensed his cultivation base.

Although he still had 24 Birth Charts like before, he could clearly sense that his Primal Qi had undergone a huge change.

He looked at his Birth Palace. In the middle of the Birth Palace was a circular area. Inside the circular area were 24 concentric circles that represented his 24 Birth Charts.

“Divine soul pearl…”

With just a thought, his lotus disappeared. Then, a divine soul pearl appeared, floating in the air.

Strangely, when Lu Zhou looked at the divine soul pearl, he had a sense of deja vu. It was as though he had done this before. However, he did not pay much attention to this feeling. When he was on Earth, before he transmigrated, he would often have deja vus. There were also times when he took a nap, and when he woke up, it was as though he had experienced many things from the past again.

The divine soul pearl finally fell into Lu Zhou’s hand. His divine soul pearl was slightly different from those of Tian Wu and Hong Jian. It looked as though there was a faintly discernible blue lightning bolt flashing inside his divine soul pearl. At the same time, spots of light lingered around it.

The divine soul pearl sparkled with a mysterious energy.

When Lu Zhou looked at it, it was as though he saw the starry sky, the universe, and the vast galaxy.