Chapter 1636: Spring Autumn Law Master's Request!

Chapter 1636: The Requirements of the Spring-Autumn Lawmaster!

"That is to say, as long as you are sincere in your fishing and patient enough to wait for the catch to bite, you will eventually reel in something of high quality."

"But if you lack patience, and after fishing for some time see no results, then you abandon your line and dive straight into the sea to haul fish—your chances of catching a high-grade, advanced species are extremely slim. Moreover, this ill-fated fortune will follow you for a long time to come."

"This pattern I've tested through countless years of experience—now it's firmly confirmed."

"Thus, I'd rather endure long stretches of empty lines than risk a few meager gains by diving straight into the sea to fish."

"You're different, brother."

"You already have a designated target in mind—there's no question of probability or chance involved."

"Simply go down and search for what you know will inevitably be there. That's far more reliable than my own method of passive waiting."

"Still, if you ever wish to catch high-quality fish, it's best to follow my example—fish patiently and diligently."

"Only then can you secure true quality, rather than wasting effort on mere trinkets of little value."

Spring and Autumn Law Master smiled broadly.

Ah, so it is.

Zhou Zhan understood.

It seemed that using the Universal Chaos Pool carried some hidden rules.

That's why Spring and Autumn Law Master refused to go down to the sea—he was after finer catches.

He said nothing further, vanishing from the spot in an instant.

Spring and Autumn Law Master watched where the figure had disappeared, a smile spreading across his face.

When Zhou Zhan returned, he would surely stay on this eternal continent for a long time, training his troops.

During that time, he would have just the right opportunity to spend more time with his third brother, siphoning off some of the great fortune radiating from him.

Perhaps, while spending time with his third brother, he could reel in a few more precious catches.

If he could reel in a transmission of will beyond transcendence, then he would have truly succeeded.

At his level, even the most exalted transmissions of will offered him no benefit—only the transmission of will beyond transcendence could bring him genuine growth.

"I hope Brother Three can stay with me for a bit longer."

"Later, when I have time, I'll send him a rod of transcendental rank."

"I'll strive to help Brother Three develop a love for fishing."

"Then he'll surely come to fish with me more often, allowing me to borrow more of his great cosmic fortune."

Chunqiu, the Master of the Seasons, was resolute.

For the great cosmic fortune carried by Zhou Zhan, for the chance to catch some rare treasures—what was a single transcendental-grade fishing rod?

As long as he could ascend to a higher level, everything was worth it.

After a moment had passed.

A silhouette of a figure holding a miniature cosmic warship materialized before the Spring-Autumn Lawmaster.

It was Zhou Zhan.

With a mere thought, he saw the tiny warship expand at blinding speed, swelling in an instant to fill the entire sky, casting the Spring-Autumn Lawmaster and Zhou Zhan themselves into the shadowed realm.

The Spring-Autumn Lawmaster twitched at the corner of his mouth twice, but said nothing.

He had just landed a new catch—his next successful harvest was still at least twenty thousand years away. A minor disturbance in the environment should not have disturbed his intended target.

At that very moment,

a vast number of celestial beings radiating divine aura emerged from the warship, appearing in the skies above the Eternity Continent within moments. The heavens were now filled with countless figures exuding terrifying power.

They were a contingent of the Prajapati God Kingdom's forces, drawn from Zhou Zhan's invasion army on the Supreme Continent.

Among them: 100 million deities, 3 billion true gods, 100,000 chief gods, 200 Supreme Gods, and 2 beings of the Supreme Will Realm!

Together, their overwhelming presence pressed down upon the heavens as if they might collapse, even stirring colossal waves in the Universal Chaos Pool where the Spring-Autumn Lawmaster was casting his line.

Spring and Autumn Law Master: ...

He could contain it no longer.

"Third brother, you—"

He pointed at Zhou Zhan, about to unleash a scathing reprimand.

Just then,

The fishing rod beside him suddenly twitched slightly.

As an old fisherman, He instantly sensed what had happened. After a moment of disbelief, he sprang into action, swiftly moving to the rod and began pulling.

After a long while,

Only after expending every ounce of his own will did he finally reel in a fish of black and golden hue.

He stared, dumbfounded, at the black and golden fish before him.

Subordinate transcendental fish species – the Dark Void Holy Fish!

Simply consuming the entire fish grants the potential of subordinate transcendental rank.

And accompanying this fish is a harvest of one hundred willful holy artifacts.

Chunqiu Fa-Zhu stared blankly at the bounty in his hands, utterly unable to speak.

He had waited for twenty thousand years—only to find, in a single turn of direction, such a magnificent catch?

Is this even logical?

His gaze fixed on Zhou Zhan, suddenly blazing with fire capable of melting the Supreme Celestial Star, the Sun Star itself.

Zhou Zhan was at that moment issuing orders to his army, instructing them to prepare for submersion into the Universal Chaos Pool.

After completing all preparations, he turned to Chunqiu Fa-Zhu, ready to inform him of his intention to descend into the depths.

But as he turned—there it was, the fierce, burning gaze of the other.

Even with Zhou Zhan's strong mental resolve and unshakable will, the blazing intensity in the other's eyes sent a shiver down his scalp.

How did it feel, in that gaze, as if he had been reduced to something akin to sacrificial meat for the monk?

At that very moment,

the words spoken by Chaochun Fa-Zhu made Zhou Zhan's eyes widen in astonishment.

"Third brother, would you like to be my second brother?"

Chaochun Fa-Zhu said.

Zhou Zhan: "...?"

The brother he had just recently recognized—wasn't he out of his mind?

Was this some kind of joke?

Of course, he understood the implication clearly: this was a proposal to make him the second reserve of the Supreme Lord.

"I of course thought about it."

Zhou Zhan spoke without any hesitation.

"Then I'll give it to you."

Chunqiu Fa Zhu never wavered in his words.

"Give it to me?!"

Zhou Zhan had anticipated something astonishing from the other, yet still felt a shock upon hearing it.

"Brother, what's going on? Why have you suddenly gone foolish?"

He couldn't help asking.

"My brother hasn't gone foolish at all."

"I truly wanted you to be the second reserve of the Supreme Lord."

Spring-Autumn Law Master said, "But I have one small condition."

"What condition?"

Zhou Zhan asked curiously.

What could possibly make someone offer their position as Second Reserve of the Supreme Lord in exchange?

"Companionship for a hundred years," said the Spring-Autumn Law Master.

Zhou Zhan: !!!

"Brother!"

Zhou Zhan looked utterly dismayed. "Even if you've fallen deeply in love with me, I mean, I'm just a normal man!"

"It's impossible! This absolutely can't happen!"

Spring and Autumn Law Master stiffened for a moment, then erupted in rage, "What are you talking about? My orientation is just as normal!"

He took a deep breath and spoke calmly, "What I mean is, you accompany me fishing for one hundred years."

"Once that century is complete, I will automatically relinquish my position as second reserve Supreme Lord, and you shall become my younger brother."

"You needn't worry about the Supreme Will."

"The Supreme Will permits our heirs to willingly yield the path for those who come after."

"This is precisely the route designed for those Supreme Lord reserves who possess self-awareness."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhan was first stunned, then plunged into deep contemplation.

Ah, that's what he meant.

Zhou Zhan instantly grasped the other's intention.

It was a desire to seize upon the great destiny within himself, to leverage that destiny to gain a hundred years of benefit for himself.

If, in truth, one had actually agreed to accompany the other in fishing for a full hundred years, perhaps after a century had passed, the other might gain enough opportunities through fishing to ascend to the rank of a will-transcendent master—no small feat.

After all, one had only just arrived, yet the other had already obtained two fish hauls of will-transcendent caliber.

It was clear how overwhelmingly powerful the great fortune upon one’s own body truly was.

Faced with such immense benefits, relinquishing the privilege of being a second-tier reserve lord of the Supreme Sovereign might not seem entirely unreasonable…

At the same time,

Chunqiu, the Master of Law, was gazing intently at Zhou Zhan’s face, recalling the two astonishing fish hauls of today, and could not help but silently marvel.

The great fortune upon his younger brother’s body was not merely of will-transcendent rank—it might even be one step beyond that.

Should it truly be of such a lofty tier, then even claiming further advancement—rising to become a superior Supreme Will Master, or even breaking through the will-transcendent threshold—might not be impossible.

Even reaching the realm of eternal immortality, though slim, might still hold a whisper of possibility.

A sliver of a chance.

This was already the highest appraisal the Spring and Autumn Dharma Lord placed upon the providence Zhou Zhan possessed.

Any higher, and the Dharma Lord deemed it utterly impossible.

Holders of such profound providence did not even number a handful across the entirety of the ultimate void mega-universe, and the likelihood of one descending into their own supreme mega-universe was abysmally, incomparably low.

Yet, even for the mere ghost of a chance, the Spring and Autumn Dharma Lord was willing to contend.

After all, that was the realm of the Eternal and Immortal, the absolute terminus of the cultivation path; once attained, one would stand at the true zenith of existence, entirely free from the dread of being oppressed or undermined by those above.

The mere thought of it offered an exquisite sense of security.

Having ascended to the Eternal and Immortal realm, would he not be free to fish whenever he pleased, for precisely as long as his heart desired?

Just pondering the notion, the Spring and Autumn Dharma Lord could not help but feel a flutter of quiet exhilaration.

Compared to the eternal, undisturbed freedom of angling, what did the mere status of a Supreme Lord candidate even matter?

And beneath His expectant gaze, Zhou Zhan, after long and deep contemplation, finally shook his head reluctantly, refusing.

"Why?"

The Spring-Autumn Law Master asked, incredulous.

Had He too sensed the extraordinary destiny flowing through His own being, and thus refused?

Should He raise the price a little more?

All the treasures and wealth he had amassed over the years—shouldn't those be enough to sway him?

Yet, upon reflecting on the years of toil and sacrifice it had taken to gather those riches, the thought of parting them so suddenly—despite the magnanimity of the Spring-Autumn Law Master—left him hesitating, uncertain.

At that moment, Zhou Zhan spoke his reason.

"I have only been on the Supreme Continent for less than a year."

"For now, I do not wish to dedicate the next hundred years to a single endeavor."

Zhou Zhan said so.

Then, quietly, a thought added to his heart: "And it's something like working for others."

Upon hearing this, Chaochun Fa-Zhu was momentarily stunned, then suddenly burst into laughter.

Ah, now I understand.

Chaochun Fa-Zhu grasped it.

His own third brother is simply too young.

Indeed.

If it were me, I wouldn't have agreed either.

After all, at that age, one doesn't comprehend the weight of a hundred years for a immortal.

Only when they have lived through ten thousand years—perhaps even a hundred thousand—would they begin to see a hundred years as nothing.

He smiled and said, "If the third brother is unwilling, then let it be as though I never spoke."

"Should the third brother one day wish to agree with me, he may come to me then—no hurry."

"My conditions will never change."

"As long as you agree to spend a hundred years fishing with me, my position shall be yours."

The Spring-Autumn Master showed no urgency.

He had already endured endless ages—what more could there be, after all, in a few more decades?

When Zhou Zhan finally considers a hundred years nothing short of trivial, when he believes he can trade such a span for the second reserve position of Supreme Lord, then he may come to me.

In less than a single day, he had already reaped two transcendent-level catches.

If he could have this third brother by his side for a hundred years, he could scarcely imagine the magnitude of his gains.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhan nodded.

He naturally understood the thoughts of the Spring-Autumn Law Master.

This second brother seemed to have concluded that he would not be able to transcend the realm of willful liberation within a short time, nor could he seize the position of Second Reserve Supreme Lord from the other, thus proposing such conditions.

But...

Zhou Zhan did not share that belief.

Within less than a year, he had ascended from a commoner to the position of Third Reserve Supreme Lord.

To surpass the Second Reserve and even the First Reserve Supreme Lords—though seemingly arduous to outsiders—was merely a challenging journey for Zhou Zhan, one that required only a bit more effort.

With the incomplete, eternal and unshakable lineage of the Supreme Holy Body in his possession, he was confident that once his Supreme Holy Body reached the level of Supreme Will, and his own power ascended to that same realm, he would dare to challenge the Spring-Autumn Law Master, who held such immense self-assurance.

Under such circumstances, he would absolutely never sell his hundred years of life to work for the other.

Then, without further words, he led all the deities directly into the Universal Chaos Pool, diving downward into the ocean’s depths.

The Spring-Autumn Law Master watched the figures of Zhou Zhan and his companions vanish into the Universal Chaos Pool, a faint smile playing on his lips. He spoke softly:

"Third brother, third brother."

"I know your thoughts."

"But to gain the Second Reserve of Supreme Lord from me through sheer strength? That's not a simple matter."

"You're still too young. Your accumulation is insufficient."

"My foundation surpasses your imagination."

"I've personally slain one who transcends the realm of will."

...

Below the Universal Chaos Pool.

Zhou Zhan and his subordinates—100 million deities, 3 billion true gods, 100,000 chief gods, 200 Supreme Gods, and 2 beings of the Supreme Will Realm—had fully submerged into the ocean.

Under Zhou Zhan's command, they flew directly toward their target.

Along the way, though they encountered massive swarms of fish attacking them, under the combined resistance of Zhou Zhan and the various divine spirits, these fish schools not only inflicted no casualties upon Zhou Zhan and his companions, but instead yielded vast quantities of precious fish, all of which Zhou Zhan collected entirely into his First Treasury.

Soon thereafter,

they arrived at the previous Sea Palace.