Mad God Evolution
Chapter 1564: 1454: Gathering of the Venerable Sages!

Chapter 1564: Chapter 1454: Gathering of the Venerable Sages!

“Greetings, Master. Greetings to all my senior brothers and sisters!” Lv Zhong respectfully bowed to everyone in turn.

Nuwa Holy Mother smiled gracefully, looking at Lv Zhong. “Junior Brother, you’re incredible. You know the Ascension Platform is about to open soon, yet you still vanished without a word. Aren’t you taking the only Divine Person in the past thirty billion years a bit too lightly?”

Lv Zhong chuckled. “I’ve only just reached the Second-Order Sage Realm. Even if I were to gain a share of the Divine Person’s opportunities, it might take a very long time before I can make use of them! This is called knowing one’s limits!”

In truth, not only had Lv Zhong seen a Divine Person, but he’d also encountered Divine Persons of the Second and even Third Order.

Last time, when Master Hongjun kicked him afar, Lv Zhong forcibly broke into an Exile Space left behind in the Chaos by an ancient Divine Person—Punishment Divine Emperor.

Furthermore, it was within this Exile Space that Lv Zhong obtained the corpse of a Divine Dragon and fought fiercely against the most powerful Path of Punishment Tao Artifact in this space—the Gu Long Knife. He even managed to tame the Gu Long Knife.

More importantly, Lv Zhong had also gained complete control of Punishment Divine Emperor’s Exile Space and the Great Annihilation Pearl.

In other words, Lv Zhong could directly encounter the true form of a Divine Person!

Naturally, Lv Zhong didn’t hold much expectation for the opportunities left behind by the last Divine Person in the Kōngmíng Universe on Mystery Star.

This was something Nuwa Holy Mother and the others were entirely unaware of.

Even Master Hongjun, with all his powerful strength, could not deduce it.

It could be said that the current Lv Zhong was no longer someone anyone could see through.

“Junior Brother is truly carefree! In this regard, we fall far short.” Tongtian Jiaotian shot Lv Zhong a look of admiration.

Knowing one’s limits?

This is something very difficult for anyone with powerful strength.

Especially for a young, supremely talented genius like Lv Zhong, who often exhibits extreme confidence.

Yet few realize that while confidence is good, overconfidence can turn into arrogance or conceit.

Sage Zhunti smiled warmly, clasping his hands together, “Infinite Life Buddha. Junior Brother has great wisdom and great insight. However, obtaining even a small opportunity is beneficial; at the very least, you can perceive the essence or enlightenment of a Divine Person and further elevate your state of mind.”

Lv Zhong thought over this and quickly expressed his gratitude to Sage Zhunti, “Thank you, Sixth Senior Brother, for your advice. I’ll follow my senior brothers to the Ascension Platform.”

The saints didn’t inquire about Lv Zhong’s whereabouts over the past few days. Seeing him return safely at the last moment was enough to bring them relief.

Afterward, each returned to their rooms for quiet cultivation.

Two days quickly passed!

On the third day, Lv Zhong had fully elevated his essence, energy, and spirit to their peak state. After gathering with his senior brothers and sisters at the tavern, they followed Master Hongjun in heading deep into Mystery Star.

This Mystery Star is the only place in thirty billion years where a Venerable Sage ascended to the Sacred God Realm.

As such, it has become a revered cultivation Holy Land for countless sages and Venerable Sages!

The new-generation Space Venerable Sage used great power and supernatural means to completely restructure the entire Mystery Star.

The entire planet is divided by five major arrays, forming five independent worlds!

The outermost layer can accommodate Immortal Emperor-level experts.

The Second Layer allows entry to Immortal Emperors.

The Third Layer is accessible to sages.

The Fourth Layer is for Venerable Sages.

The Fifth Layer, where the true Ascension Platform resides, is guarded by the most advanced arrays and protected by as many as nine Seventh-Order Peak sages. Without the permission of the Void Clear Venerable Sage and other Venerable Sages, no one is allowed into the Fifth Layer. Under normal circumstances, it isn’t even open to Venerable Sages!

This time marks the anniversary of the Void Clear God’s near-ascension. Every million years, Mystery Star hosts a sage-level Tao Discussion Conference.

It’s during this rare occasion that the Fifth Layer’s [Ascension Platform] is open to all experts at Sage Realm level or above.

As for those below Sage Realm level? Apologies—they aren’t qualified to enter the Fifth Layer Space. They can only remain outside. However, the outside offers the opportunity to engage in Emperor-level and below Tao Discussion Conferences with the disciples and families brought by various sages. Such conferences often allow participants to discuss Tao and cultivate, leading to significant progress in their understanding of the Great Path and improvement in their strength.

Thus, those who haven’t reached Sage Realm still yearn for these Tao Discussion Conferences. While they may not enter the Fifth Layer Space, they remain satisfied nonetheless.

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Within the Fifth Layer Space, a significant crowd had already gathered. Most consisted of Venerable Sages leading groups of sages.

Lv Zhong didn’t recognize most of these Venerable Sages and sages.

However, to his bemusement, these Venerable Sages and sages all carried solemn expressions, silently walking along, adding an intense sense of pressure to the Fifth Layer Space’s atmosphere.

Lv Zhong, on the other hand, felt no such constraint and walked at the back of his senior brothers and sisters with an air of curiosity. He showed no signs of seriousness, frequently glancing around, using the Eye of Great Tao to scan everything in sight. Everything appeared novel to him.

His rustic demeanor earned him a displeased glance from Nuwa Holy Mother, who flicked his forehead with her finger.

Feeling the sudden pain on his forehead, Lv Zhong sheepishly snapped back to attention, grinning ingratiatingly at Nuwa Holy Mother. “Senior Sister, my apologies. This is my first time encountering so many sages and Venerable Sages—it’s truly eye-opening and quite shocking. Please forgive me!”

Lv Zhong’s words were sincere—he truly was shocked!

Using the Eye of Great Tao, Lv Zhong sensed that the number of Venerable Sages and sages entering the Fifth Layer Space on Mystery Star exceeded ten thousand.

Moreover, Lv Zhong could keenly discern that among these tens of thousands of individuals, no more than fifteen shared the same aura. This indicated that most of them hailed from entirely different universes.

In a brief span of time, sages and Venerable Sages from thousands of universes had converged.

The All Heavens and Myriad Realms contain innumerable universes, each with countless Venerable Sages.

Yet, it’s a mere Ascension Platform belonging to a lone Divine Person that has drawn sages and Venerable Sages from across creation. This demonstrates just how coveted the final Divine Person’s opportunities are.

In thirty billion years, only one individual has ascended to the Sacred God Realm. And sages from all corners of existence flock here, desperately seeking their own chance to ascend.

This represents the sorrow of the Venerable Sages in the Lower Worlds.

It is worth noting that many Venerable Sages possess seniority far beyond that of the first person to ascend to the Sacred God Realm in thirty billion years.

So many seniors, as well as contemporary Venerable Sages, all gathered here with their disciples under the guise of Tao Discussion. In reality, they’re competing for a share of the Divine Person’s enlightenment and opportunities. This amounts to a massive irony.

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