Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 1422: Chapter 683: Wind Association (Part 2)

As long as within the Source Realm, one can comprehend the fusion of the Five Mystical and penetrate the profoundness of the complete Void Dao, then there is no need to spend time on the other two Daos and can directly seize the Void, reaching the endpoint!

“Our Wind Association will soon be going out of the city for a hunting expedition, and Brother Chen coincidentally arrived just in time.”

After chatting casually with Chen Mu for a few more words, the Wind Divine Monarch then simply said.

Soon,

Chen Mu accompanied the Wind Divine Monarch, leaving Ji Chang’an’s shop, heading towards the gathering place of the Wind Association.

The gathering place of the Wind Association was a rather simple courtyard, a three-entry house, seemingly spacious, yet overall possessing a somewhat old and worn ambiance, with cracks from years of neglect on the stone wall.

“In this Wuxiang City, finding a place to stay is not easy and requires Source Stones to purchase. Although this residence is a bit old, it’s affordable, so anyone joining the Wind Association can choose a room to live in.”

The Wind Divine Monarch smiled at Chen Mu.

As a Divine Monarch of the Nine Layer Heavens, standing at the pinnacle of the Universe, wherever he went, he was a master of the Space Seat, to whom all races had to submit. Yet, in the Source Realm, it seemed as if he returned to the mundane.

Chen Mu, having risen from the lowest level, did not care for old residences, or even a leaky old temple. Moreover, this was the Source Realm, filled with peculiarity and mystery. At his current Realm, mountains and waters were illusions, and he sought the essence of the Great Dao, having long ceased to indulge in material appearances.

Soon,

Following the Wind Divine Monarch into the courtyard, Chen Mu saw a group of about a dozen people already gathered inside.

“Brother Wind has returned.”

“Hmm, this must be Brother Chen, I am Huang Yue.”

As the two entered the courtyard, the more than ten people inside turned their attention to them immediately, some greeting cheerfully, while others directly greeted Chen Mu.

Everyone had heard some details about Chen Mu from the Wind Divine Monarch’s messages before. They were naturally delighted to see someone of the Void Lineage Perfection joining them.

On the one hand,

The overall strength of the Wind Association was not considered strong, with merely twenty-two Divine Monarchs. Although fewer people meant larger shares of hunting gains, their ability to hunt powerful exotic beasts was significantly limited.

When encountering some strong exotic beasts, they could only flee quickly, and sometimes, despite considerable effort, they ended up letting tricky exotic beasts escape, wasting their efforts.

Among the Wind Association, only the Wind Divine Monarch practiced both the Creation and Void Lineage to Perfection. With Chen Mu, a master of the Void Lineage, simultaneously blocking the path, the situation was now vastly different.

Many exotic beasts that previously escaped encirclement might not have been able to escape with Chen Mu present.

“Nice to meet everyone,”

Chen Mu responded courteously to the many Divine Monarchs present. These beings of the Nine Layer Heavens Perfection, although slightly less powerful than him, were just a small step behind in strength.

If two or three joined forces, he could handle them easily, but if ten or more joined forces, he would indeed feel pressured.

Soon,

Chen Mu got acquainted with the many Divine Monarchs present.

Then, without wasting time, after the initial greetings, the Wind Divine Monarch scanned the people in the courtyard and solemnly said, “For this hunting expedition, there will be only fifteen of us. Hmm, now with Brother Chen joining, the distribution of gains needs to slightly change. I will take 30% of the gains, Brother Chen takes 10%, and you will share the remaining 60%. How does everyone feel about this?”

Although the Wind Association had twenty-two Divine Monarchs, not all could gather every time for a hunting expedition. Often, some would choose to remain in the city, relying on Source Stones for seclusion and cultivation, comprehending the Origin Dao.

This was the second use of Source Stones.

Besides extracting Origin Power from them, Source Stones can also be consumed directly, allowing one to experience the complete Origin Dao up close, although the duration is often very short.

The quantity of Source Stones staying in the Source Realm for about one epoch, when used as consumables for devouring and understanding the Origin Dao, would typically be exhausted in a thousandth of an epoch, equivalent to just over a hundred Boundary Years.

Hence, long-term seclusion using Source Stones is not possible.

The members of the Wind Association usually preserved a small portion of Source Stones as a foundation for staying in the Source Realm. Then, with gains from hunting, they concentrated some gains to experience and consume the mystique of the Origin Dao.

After the previous two hunting trips, the members of the Wind Association gained considerably, so this hunting trip saw eight members give up joining, choosing to stay at the residence for seclusion and cultivation, comprehending the Dao.

In reality,

Top-notch forces like the Time Temple, with hundreds or thousands of members in their hunting teams, often split into different teams, going on expeditions batch by batch, but mid-sized loose organizations like the Wind Association could only form one team.

The total gain is calculated as ten portions, with the Wind Divine Monarch taking three, Chen Mu one, and the remaining 13 sharing six, meaning each received about half a portion, compared to Chen Mu, the new member, who received half as much. However, most had little objection, seeing that the Void Lineage can play a significant role in hunting, with means of blockade and suppression being much stronger than those of the Creation Lineage.