After getting the permission of the higher ups, Shang Xia quickly went to the location Huang Yu left behind and brought the pregnant Wei Qiongyi back to the Tongyou Stronghold. He also assisted her by finding her a temporary place to rest.

During the entire process, Yun Jing had to show her face to settle some matters as she was the person in charge of the Tongyou Stronghold.

Liu Qinglan also helped out a lot and brought Wei Qiongyi around the stronghold. After getting used to the environment, she also helped Wei Qiongyi familiarize herself with the Martial Extermination Realm experts present. Her actions could express the Tongyou Institution’s acceptance and how much they valued her.

From the start to the end, Shang Bo didn’t show his face. Wei Qiongyi didn’t even know that there was another deputy patriarch of the institution in the stronghold. As for Shang Xia, he learned that his grandfather had entered seclusion and would emerge a little later.

After dealing with all the matters at hand, Shang Xia decided to also enter seclusion for some time. He could take the chance to digest all his gains so far and prepare for his return to the Azure Origin World.

Returning to his original cultivation cave he established on the small mountain, he calmed himself down and started to cultivate. His initial plan was to make the most of his time in the Manyu Continent and look for another super peak that contained signs of all four seasons to continue refining his extermination origins. However, he noticed the changes to the Manyu Continent when bringing Wei Qiongyi back and the multiple natural disasters that destroyed the lands. It seemed as though apocalypse had come early and there were no traces of the four seasons anywhere. Naturally, there was nowhere suitable for him to cultivate.

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That was the reason he headed back to the Tongyou Stronghold. At the very least, there was a grand formation to protect the region from the changes to the Manyu Continent.

Because of his presence and cultivation, the small mountain he was on started to show signs of the four seasons once again. From a certain perspective, the small mountain had been transformed into half a spiritual land of cultivation. If low-leveled cultivators were to cultivate there in the future, they would be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort.

Shang Xia’s extermination origins easily fused with the mountain he had cultivated on before and it was once again shrouded in his extermination lights. Different locations experienced different seasons and each region was separated clearly.

Due to his recent experiences, Shang Xia’s degree of refinement of his extermination origins took a huge leap forward. The phenomenon of the four seasons didn’t just cover the mountain he was on. It showed signs of extending outwards.

The phenomenon of the four seasons cycle extending past the mountains continued for a month before it finally started to recede. It returned to the mountain Shang Xia was on, and it didn’t show any signs of extending past the foot of the mountain.

With that, it wasn’t difficult to determine that Shang Xia’s control of his extermination origins had strengthened once more.

Currently, Shang Xia had already surpassed the 70 percent mark of refinement. When he was out in the Manyu Continent, he wasn’t able to fully concentrate on cultivation as danger might arrive at any second. He always maintained 30 percent of his consciousness in case trouble came knocking. 

Now that he was back in the Tongyou Stronghold, there were many seniors to protect him and there was even a grand formation to provide additional defenses. Many other Martial Extermination Realm experts of the institution were also patrolling the area to keep things safe and Shang Xia could finally place down all his worries and immerse himself in cultivation.

In less than one month, Shang Xia managed to consolidate his foundations and strengthen his control over his extermination origins. Even though he didn’t increase his refinement of his extermination origins by much, his stronger control over them allowed his combat prowess to rise by 30 percent!

…

After some time, Ren Bainian brought back a piece of news to Yun Jing. in his report, he mentioned everything they learned about the Manyu Continent recently. After he was done, he quickly returned to a small village his clan had built. 

“Do you see that small mountain over there?” Ren Bainian spoke to several disciples the clan had high hopes for. He pointed at the mountain that was experiencing all four seasons simultaneously and he continued, “Remember this well. If our clan manages to integrate ourselves smoothly on the Azure Origin World after this, that will be where we establish ourselves!” 

The disciples of the clan didn’t understand why their ancestor would choose such a strange place and one of the disciples, Ren Lianheng, was the first to ask, “Lord Ancestor, that’s just a tiny mountain. It couldn’t be more ordinary. No matter what, our clan is a massive existence with hundreds of years of history. With an expert like Lord Ancestor at the helm, no one will take us lightly. Even those experts from the Tongyou Faction show you a lot of respect. Even if we’re not from the Azure Origin World, we won’t have to suffer such grievances, right?” 

Ren Lianheng was a disciple at the Martial Intent Realm and he was one of the seeds of the family looked highly upon by Ren Bainian. As such, he had the guts to speak up.

Staring at the grandson he had the highest hopes for, Ren Bainian sneered, “What the hell do you know?! This tiny mountain has already become a spiritual land!” 

Ren Lianheng felt that his grandfather was lowering his head to the Tongyou Institution by choosing such a random plot of land and he couldn’t help but try to give his advice. “Lord Ancestor, you don’t have to do that, right? It’s a mere spiritual land. Moreover, it’s a plot of land that just formed. There shouldn’t be a need for us to look so highly on a mere piece of spiritual land, right? Also…”

Before the kid could finish speaking, Ren Bainian smacked the back of his head. Ignoring his cries of pain, Ren Bainian knocked on his head a few more times before finally letting him off amidst roaring laughter from those around. “All of you foolish kids… Today, your ancestor will show you the true path!”

Ren Bainian pointed to each and every one of them before turning to look at the small mountain in the distance. “Let me ask you guys a question. Was that small mountain a spiritual land before?” 

Watching them shake their heads, Ren Bainian asked again, “Do you think our Manyu Continent possesses the ability to birth another spiritual land?” 

The group of disciples shook their heads in unison. Who were they kidding? The Manyu Continent was on the brink of destruction. Even though they were giving off the last rays of life and experiencing a short burst of heaven and earth qi, everything was scattered into the endless space around the Manyu Continent. It wasn’t possible to gather enough heaven and earth qi in one location to create a new spiritual land.

After Ren Bainian’s repeated questions and after he heard their replies, he finally decided to explain it to them. “Because Young Master Shang cultivated on the small mountain for a few months, it gathered enough heaven and earth qi to transform into a spiritual land!” 

Seeing the tongue-tied expressions on their faces, Ren Bainian continued, “The moment our clan enters the Azure Origin World, we will need to be protected by the Tongyou Institution. No matter what, we’re from an external power and the residents of the Azure Origin World wouldn’t accept up so easily. Also, the Tongyou Institution will probably restrict our movements for some time and if we choose to establish ourselves on the mountain there, we will not only be able to find a good place to start, but we will also be able to rest and recover. It’s a chance that is hard to come by. Moreover…” 

“Moreover?” Ren Lianheng asked.

Now that Ren Bainian was talking to the disciples of his clan about their future, it was a test for them. He also wanted to explain how their clan would survive in the future and seeing all of them deep in thought after everything he mentioned, he couldn’t help but nod inwardly.

Ren Bainian laughed after hearing Ren Lianheng’s question and chided him, “Damn brat, can’t you be patient and let me finish? You’re reckless and you always lose your cool… As I said, Young Master Shang is really exceptional. The age gap between you guys isn't that large either and it’s very possible that he’s younger than any of you! If he’s able to create a spiritual land himself on our decaying Manyu Continent, can you imagine what he can do back in the Azure Origin World? With the dense heaven and earth qi there and the strong vitality of the world, he might even be able to transform the small mountain there into a mysterious world. If that truly happens, our Ren Clan will be able to rise up in the Azure Origin World with that as our foundation!” 

…

Shang Xia who had been cultivating all along, didn’t know that a random location he chose would be eyed by the Ren Clan who was planning to make it their stronghold in the future.

After strengthening his foundations after a month of cultivation, Shang Xia controlled his extermination origins to only influence the area he was in. Before he could continue cultivating, he was interrupted by the appearance of someone.

“I heard that you managed to get your hands on several pieces of treasure that can contain a large amount of world origin?” Chu Jia went straight for Shang Xia’s cultivation chamber in the mountains. The moment they met, she got straight to the point.

“Several pieces?!” Shang Xia stared at her in shock. However, he quickly understood that she was talking about the fate dipper fragment shards and he chuckled, “Instructor Chu, why would you bring this up suddenly?” 

That was how Shang Xia addressed her back in the institution and even though he was also a rank four Talisman Grandmaster with the same status as her, that was how he addressed her. After all, she was once his teacher. Also, Shang Xia knew that he couldn’t afford to offend her because of her nasty temper. That was why he had always lowered himself in front of her. At the very least, that was how it seemed on the surface.

Widening her eyes slightly, Chu Jia muttered, “If it wasn’t because of you… I mean, people like you who fought everywhere in the Manyu Continent, causing widespread loss of world origin, our formation would still be operating properly! Right now, the spirit veins that connect the various formations are turning unstable. It’s especially so for those in the outer regions. We need a huge amount of heaven and earth qi and world origin in order to stabilize the grand formation so as to ensure minimal loss when bringing the landmass back to the Azure Origin World.

Nodding slowly, Shang Xia asked, “How many shards do you need?” 

“Let me take a look at one before I give you an estimate.” Chu Jia reached out one hand and muttered.

Shang Xia didn’t waste time as he handed over 3 different pieces of different sizes.

“Are these shards of a fate dipper fragment?” Chu Jia asked curiously. She examined the pieces carefully and felt the pure world origin contained within before gasping, “This is really amazing!” 

She picked out the middle-sized piece and gave her evaluation. “7 or 8 of these would be more than enough.” 

Without a second word, Shang Xia tossed out 10 shards of that size. One had to know that he only obtained 17 shards in total from the 2 of them. 

Seeing how Shang Xia brought out so many pieces at once, Chu Jia became a little embarrassed. She knew how valuable those shards were after she inspected them earlier and she quickly tried to reject them. “I don’t need so many! In fact, I already accounted for accidents with my previous estimates…” 

Waving his hands, Shang Xia chuckled, “The sea of stars is limitless and anything is possible. No one can be sure they planned for all possibilities. It’s good to be prepared and if there are leftovers, please keep them. Take it as a token of my respect.”

Chu Jia covered her mouth and giggled softly in response. “Alright! I won’t stand on ceremony then! With these fate dipper fragment shards, I am confident I will be able to bring an island measuring 2000 miles in diameter back to the Azure Origin World!”