Chapter 610

Chapter 610: Evil Sea (Third Update)

"Please come in, Daoist friend."

Ye Xu held an ancient scroll without lifting his head.

Bei Di Xuanwu entered the pavilion with the simple-minded youth. The boy glanced left and right, his large eyes brimming with curiosity before settling on Ye Xu.

"Young master is incomparably handsome!"

The honest youth spoke as if beholding Heaven and Man, bowing deeply as he said, "This junior Gui Buzhou pays respects to his elder."

Ye Xu was overjoyed.

This lad truly knows how to speak.

"Master, this child is my bloodline. Though he lacks much learning, his heart is pure," Bei Di began apologetically. "Should he offend you in any way, I beg your forgiveness."

"You worry too much, fellow Daoist."

Ye Xu set down the ancient scroll, smiling. "This young friend possesses a kind nature—truly promising material."

"My deepest gratitude for your praise, elder."

Gui Buzhou replied cheerfully.

"Take your seats first," said Ye Xu.

Both settled themselves.

"I have long heard of your fame, Master, yet never had the chance to meet," Bei Di began pleasantly. "My visit today concerns a certain matter."

Ye Xu’s lips curved slightly. He already knew Bei Di’s purpose.

Now, he was a Dao Ancestor.

His invincible domain spanned the seventy-two immortal domains. Even an ordinary Dao Ancestor’s thoughts were transparent to him. Few in all existence could conceal their intentions before him now.

Hope shone in Bei Di’s eyes.

The ancestral dragon’s words had ignited ambition within him, while the deaths of the Azure Dragon and Crimson Sparrow filled him with dread.

Though he was a Great Celestial Lord, born in the first cosmic era, he had never reached the peak. To ascend higher, Bei Di would pay almost any price.

"I wish to advance as a Dao Ancestor."

Bei Di declared solemnly, bowing deeply. "I implore the Master to grant this!"

"That shouldn’t prove difficult."

Ye Xu spoke unhurriedly. "Not long ago, Qin Huangluo attained Dao Ancestorship under my guidance. Your strength equals his—success lies within your grasp."

Bei Di’s heart raced as he pressed urgently, "How many divine stones will it cost?"

He knew Heaven’s Secret Pavilion’s rules well: here, only wealth held sway.

System, inquire about Bei Di Xuanwu’s ascension to Dao Ancestor: what methods exist? How many Hongmeng points are required? Ye Xu added after a pause, Preferably, the most economical method.

Ding!

[For Bei Di Xuanwu to advance, three hundred trillion Hongmeng points are needed.]

"Three hundred trillion?"

Ye Xu mused silently. Bei Di’s advancement points were over a hundred trillion fewer than Qin Huangluo’s—seemingly, his strength was slightly inferior to Qin Huangluo’s.

"Daoist friend, I do have a method to help you advance to Dao Ancestor," Ye Xu said with a smile. "However, you’ll need to pay five hundred trillion divine stones in return."

"Five hundred trillion?!" Gui Buzhou’s jaw dropped wide enough to swallow an egg. "Ancestor, do your inherited assets… phew! Do your assets even amount to five hundred trillion?"

Bei Di ignored him, instead looking at Ye Xu gravely. "Master, if this old man pays five hundred trillion divine stones, what are the chances of success?"

"System, check for me."

[Fifty percent.]

"Only fifty percent?" Ye Xu’s expression flickered slightly. A fifty-fifty gamble involved immense risk.

He extended all five fingers.

"Fifty percent?"

Bei Di immediately grasped his meaning.

Ye Xu nodded.

"You might take some time to consider thoroughly," suggested Ye Xu.

Bei Di’s expression shifted unpredictably.

Even halfway odds were remarkably high.

For cultivators undergo heavenly tribulations with each breakthrough. Each tribulation weeds out the majority. Among countless beings, barely a handful attain Great Celestial Lordship.

"Ancestor, fifty percent is far too low," Gui Buzhou whispered. "I feel… it’s safer to simply turtle in the Palace of Eternal Life."

"Nonsense!"

Bei Di delivered a sharp thump to Gui Buzhou’s head.

"What do you know?"

Rubbing his head sulkily, Gui Buzhou grumbled, "Actually, I always suspected this thick-headedness of mine… mostly came from you."

"The path of cultivation pits man against man and heaven itself," mocked Bei Di. "Even a sliver of hope demands gambling one’s life. This old man has hidden too long within the Palace of Eternal Life, and has lost all hunger for advancement."

Ye Xu remained silent.

"So this journey to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion… was to shatter my own inner demons, to push beyond my limits. Success might still hold a thread of life."

His voice paused.

"I fail… then my soul shall return to the universe."

"Ancestor—"

Gui Buzhou’s eyes welled with sadness.

"Fifty percent… is plenty," Bei Di chuckled heartily.

"Master, this old one is willing to pay five hundred trillion divine stones. Reveal the Dao Ancestor’s breakthrough secret!"

With a booming roar, his Great Dao World unfolded—magical treasures exploded out, one after another, went flying.

Several days prior, gathering five hundred trillion divine stones would have proven nearly impossible for him.

But now.

With the deaths of Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird, he along with the ancestral dragon, Yuanfeng, and White Tiger had divided the inheritance of the two Great Celestial Lords. He currently possessed over six hundred trillion in wealth.

Spending five hundred trillion divine stones still left him with approximately one hundred trillion.

"Master, please verify the amount," Ye Xu spoke as he flicked his sleeve, producing a soft sound.

【Congratulations, Host. Acquired five hundred trillion Hongmeng points.】

"Search immediately."

Ding!

【Within the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light in the Cold Light Immortal Domain lies the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk—an epochal treasure birthed during the Fourth Epoch.】

【Note: The Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light borders the world of the Pure Land, severing sun and moon, yin and yang. Within it sleeps the Evil Sea. The Great Zhou Tian Star Disk anchors the balance of yin and yang, suppressing the Evil Sea.】

【Should the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk be removed or destroyed, it risks triggering an eruption of the Evil Sea. This eruption could pierce through the world of the Pure Land, initiating the first step toward merging yin and yang.】

A stream of information flooded into Ye Xu’s mind.

"Huh?"

Ye Xu expressed surprise. "This immortal domain lies adjacent to my invincible domain?"

"Damn it!"

He felt stifled; separated by just a single immortal domain, he could have unearthed this treasure himself. A heavy pressure settled in his chest.

He steadied his thoughts, letting out a long sigh.

What was destined to be his would come naturally; what wasn’t, could not be forced.

"When it mentions merging yin and yang, does it refer to the yin realm and yang realm?"

A question arose in Ye Xu’s heart.

He hadn’t anticipated an Evil Sea being concealed within the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light.

"Daoist friend, are you familiar with the Cold Light Immortal Domain?" Ye Xu smiled as he asked.

"The Cold Light Immortal Domain?"

Bei Di’s heart stirred. "I know a little about it."

"Within that domain lies a place named the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light. It nurtures the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk. To advance to Dao Ancestor, you need this treasure."

"However, this treasure suppresses the Evil Sea. Removing it could unleash the Evil Sea, potentially triggering colossal upheavals in both realms."

Ye Xu stated this seriously.

"The Evil Sea?"

Bei Di’s pupils contracted to needle-points. "Could it be the sea formed by the primal condensation of the world’s primordial wickedness at the dawn of the heavens’ creation?"

Ye Xu looked genuinely surprised.

He actually knew about it?

Ye Xu focused his thoughts, probing Bei Di’s heart.

Instantly,

all of Bei Di’s secrets unfolded within his own mind.

"So that’s it."

Regarding the Evil Sea, Bei Di indeed knew only a fragmentary amount.

He’d merely heard rumors; he had never actually witnessed the Evil Sea himself.

Few in existence had ever laid eyes on that place.

"Mu Fanyin might be one of those few,"

Ye Xu quickly pondered. "Next time I see her, I’ll have to discern just how many secrets fill her mind!"

Given his power, seeing through her should pose no difficulty.

A heavy weight descended upon Bei Di’s heart.

The so-called “world’s primordial wickedness” was fundamentally just a form of energy, a dark counterpart sealed away like a shadow, confined to a specific place.

Could such a place truly offer a fifty percent chance?

"Daoist friend, the choice rests with you," Ye Xu stated.

"Hahaha…"

Bei Di laughed, though a distinct note of sorrow and resignation resonated within it. "Once an arrow leaves the bow, it cannot return. At this stage, why would I retreat?"

His gaze gradually solidified with resolve.

"From the moment I stepped inside Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, not even ten thousand deaths could stir regret within me."