Chapter 186

Chapter 186: Creation Spiritual Embryo

"Is this what injury feels like?"

Ye Xu murmured. The pain was excruciating, yet his vitality remained undimmed. Even stripped of flesh until he resembled bare bones, no essential harm had been done.

He activated the Great Dao of Creation. Shrouded in the power of creation, white bones sprouted flesh anew.

Within moments, flesh and blood had regenerated.

He felt the Chaos Divine Vine resonate, turbulent chaos divine power surging within.

Divine Sense flowed in, seeking insight into the mysteries of the Great Dao of Chaos.

Though not equal to the Great Dao of Creation, the Great Dao of Chaos remained immensely powerful.

As Ye Xu mastered the Great Dao of Creation, he knew mastering this new Great Dao was merely a matter of time.

"Brother, what mysteries lie within this Chaos Divine Vine?" Great Emperor Ziwei rubbed his hands, his gaze burning as it fixed upon the vine.

"See for yourself."

With a casual wave, Ye Xu sent the Chaos Divine Vine flying towards Great Emperor Ziwei.

Boom!

Just as Great Emperor Ziwei reached out to grasp it, the vine exploded with terrifying power. His hand disintegrated instantly into fine dust.

"Hell!" Great Emperor Ziwei’s eyes widened in disbelief. "Is this thing truly so fierce?"

Unwilling to yield, he summoned his magic power anew, attempting to subdue the Chaos Divine Vine.

But Great Emperor Ziwei was too weak. He failed to tame the vine, emerging battered and bruised.

"Grandma’s! I’ve cultivated over ten thousand years, yet I can’t conquer a vine?" Great Emperor Ziwei slumped, utterly dejected.

"Trash skill, yet such high addiction."

Ye Xu scoffed with disdain.

He recalled the Chaos Divine Vine, returning it to his Purple Palace for nurturing. He then stepped onto Tai Sui and left the region enveloped by the Great Dao of Chaos.

"Daoist friend, truly a prodigy among the youth!" Emperor Venerable Mi Luo clasped his hands and smiled. "Might you grace us with your name?"

Only now did Mi Luo and the others genuinely regard Ye Xu with seriousness.

"Ye Qing Xuan."

Ye Xu stated lightly.

They repeated the name silently, minds racing to recall any legend or detail about Ye Qing Xuan. But each drew a blank.

"Young as you are, such formidable strength! Your master must surely be a remarkable figure," the Palace Master of the Holy Mother Palace remarked courteously.

"I emerged from the cosmos itself. No father, no mother, no master," Ye Xu replied.

Seeing his response, they pressed him no further.

Ye Xu swept his gaze across the gathered Great Emperors, a knowing smile playing on his lips. "Dear friends, just moments ago, as I seemed imperiled, your dancing eyes revealed a certain… delight?"

"Daoist brother, absolutely not!"

The Great Emperors’ hairs stood on end as they hastily denied, one after another.

"I won’t trouble you."

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions eased slightly.

After all, Ye Xu had subdued Eleven Emperor Venerables single-handedly. Though there might have been an element of opportunism in his feat, none could deny his formidable strength.

Such personage was far beyond their capacity to challenge.

"However, while capital punishment may be pardoned, living penalties are inevitable." Ye Xu’s voice turned icy as the Chaos Divine Vine materialized out of thin air, traversing the sky like orderly divine chains.

Instantly, the magical power and cultivation paths of dozens of Great Emperors were entirely suppressed by the Great Dao of Chaos.

Crack!

As the Chaos Divine Vine swept past, each Great Emperor found themselves covered in wounds. Festering injuries spread across their bodies, agonizing beyond measure.

"Consider this but a minor lesson." Ye Xu spoke dispassionately. "Should there be a next time, your heads won’t remain attached."

"We thank Daoist brother for sparing our lives."

Trembling, the dozens of Great Emperors bowed in gratitude.

Ye Xu nodded in satisfaction.

He wasn’t one who killed countless, but nor was he magnanimous. Without this lesson, another challenge would surely follow.

Dao King’s gaze deepened.

In such a brief span, Ye Xu’s magical power had fully restored and his injuries nearly healed—this ability felt unnerving, almost terrifying.

"This man shall become my formidable adversary in the days ahead." Dao King thought inwardly.

"Honored ones," the Grand Emperor of the Holy Ancestor Dynasty solemnly reminded, "followers of the Mystic Law Sect and Little West Heaven Temple have already ventured deeper. If we linger further, the treasures may slip beyond our grasp."

"Well spoken."

The Palace Master of the Holy Mother Palace agreed. "Time is against delay. Let us depart without pause."

The procession pressed onward.

Lin Qianmo and Nangong Zhandao trailed at the rear, nearly invisible like two unnoticed shadows.

Deliberately—or perhaps inadvertently—Ye Xu slowed his pace until he walked beside them both.

"Though your cultivation appears humble, that you both entered the Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest betrays extraordinary nature."

Before Ye Xu could speak further, the naturally gregarious Great Emperor Ziwei addressed them first.

"This sovereign is Great Emperor Ziwei. Might I inquire your distinguished names?"

"Lin Qianmo!"

"Nangong Zhandao."

"Nangong Zhandao?" Great Emperor Ziwei’s focus sharpened. "Now that is a domineering name!"

"Wait—"

Recognition flashed suddenly across his eyes as he stared intently at Nangong Zhandao. Awe colored his tone. "Are you Nangong Zhandao? Ranked first upon the Hidden Dragon List? The one prophesied to hold the constitution of a true immortal?"

"It’s me." Nangong Zhandao nodded.

"Quite the young man." Great Emperor Ziwei looked grave, not daring to underestimate Nangong Zhandao.

"Young Daoist friend, you possess immense luck; clearly no ordinary person." Ye Xu looked at Nangong Zhandao and said lightly, "Purity flows from the east, signifying great fortune approaches."

"The next treasure land might well have an affinity with you."

Ye Xu muttered to himself.

He felt some inner perplexity too.

Nangong Zhandao carried the luck of the Yuan Realm, and the Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest was deeply connected to the Yuan Realm, yet along their entire journey, Nangong Zhandao seemed not to have gained any rewards at all.

It wasn’t entirely reasonable.

"You flatter me, senior." Nangong Zhandao laughed. "I’ve just had a bit more luck than some."

Ye Xu’s mouth twitched.

That was countless times more, not just a little bit more.

Boom!

Some time later, divine light surged skyward in the distance, stretching out endlessly. It seemed someone was wielding great magical powers in combat, with power fluctuations radiating hundreds of thousands of miles away.

Ye Xu saw a supremely tall deity, with three heads and six arms, wielding six powerful treasures, charging towards a continent.

On the continent, divine light shimmered, and chaotic energy roiled.

"Emperor Venerable Miao Fa?" The Palace Master of the Holy Mother Palace frowned slightly. "Who is he fighting?"

Boom!

Before her words faded, monstrous demonic energy blanketed an area of a hundred thousand miles. Emperor Venerable Zi Zai activated his Dharma Image, summoning his primordial spirit—a demon god wreathed in burning crimson lotus karmic fire descended. The karmic fire blazed for thousands of miles, immolating everything.

"Amitabha!"

Then, a dazzling golden buddha manifested, surrounded by swirling Buddha light and enfolded by three thousand worlds, blooming layer upon layer like a sacred lotus.

The White-browed Buddha of the Little West Heaven Temple.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The battle went far beyond this; more Emperor Venerables joined the fray, the commotion colossal.

For a million miles around, space shattered, no dust remained.

Myriad Daos intertwined and resonated, shattering the chaos.

These Emperor Venerable experts were the earliest group to depart, fourteen in number, all incredibly formidable in strength.

"They seem to be fighting over something." The Supreme Ancestor of the Holy Ancestor Dynasty said gravely. "Anything worth so many Emperor Venerables fighting over must be truly precious."

"Well said."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Duobao Daoist is joining the fight too…" Ye Xu sensed a particular aura and his heart lurched.

Duobao Daoist was an Immortal King who descended to the mortal realm. If even he emerged to contend for it, it had to be an ultimate treasure.

Thinking of this, Ye Xu felt intense heat in his heart.

"Utter madness…" Great Emperor Ziwei felt his scalp tingle. The level of this battle was beyond his participation; even observing required staying far away to avoid being swept in.

Huum!

Suddenly, a tangible Creation divine light slashed through countless magical powers and one Emperor Venerable’s magical treasure after another, sending the many Emperor Venerables flying backward.

The heavens and earth abruptly cleared.

Everyone saw a stone.

This stone was most peculiar. Shaped like a human, roughly seven feet tall, it possessed seven orifices that continuously breathed in and out the essence of heaven and earth, pulsating with vibrant vitality.

It resembled a living thing, containing infinite divine patterns within, its spiritual liquid like blood, nurturing all things.

Dao King’s gaze solidified instantly.

His greed was provoked, difficult to control.

This stone embryo was truly conceived by heaven and earth, possessing boundless mysteries. To master it would allow one to uncover the profound secrets of creation. Once successfully gestated and linked to one’s heart and mind, it would be equivalent to possessing an Acquired Divine Being.

Innate Divine Beings existed before Heaven and Earth.

This stone embryo before them, conceived and gestated later, was therefore termed an Acquired Divine Being.

Su Miao Zhen’s breathing also grew hot.

This stone embryo was the true ultimate treasure.

Neither the Chaos Divine Vine nor the Chaos Gourd could even compare to it.

"Creation spiritual embryo!"

Ye Xu’s heart burned with fiery desire.

He finally understood the stone embryo’s origin.

This Creation spiritual embryo, formed by heaven and earth, had absorbed the mysteries of creation within itself and wielded a measure of the power of the Great Dao of creation—exceptionally formidable.

If he could obtain it and study the Great Dao of creation inherent in this spiritual embryo, Ye Xu was certain his own comprehension of the Great Dao of creation would advance to a higher level.

However, even though the Creation spiritual embryo hadn’t yet fully manifested into the world, its power seemed extraordinarily great.

The combined efforts of fourteen Emperor Venerables hadn’t been enough to subdue it.

This sufficiently proved that not a single person alone could successfully ‘devour’ it.