Chapter 033 - Primordial Birth of Heaven and Earth, Divine Sea Steadies the Vast Lands! (1)
Chapter 033 - Primordial Birth of Heaven and Earth, Divine Sea Steadies the Vast Lands! (1)
Upon an ancient sea, waves surged, layered upon each other like the lines on an elder's face, witnessed by none but the beings inhabiting its depths. Above the tumultuous sea fluttered a bird, created entirely out of sword rays. Its wings beat with a resonant force that made the sea roll and countless sword shadows to whiz by, orchestrating a symphony of the wild and the untamed.
Amidst the roaring storm stood a figure, a beacon of stoicism and resolve. Dressed in a black and white robe, Ye Guying stood with his hands behind his back. His eyes bore the resolve of steel, unflinching in the face of the bird conjured from sword rays.
Behind this ethereal bird, amidst the surging clouds and mist, stood an enigmatic sword-shaped tower, shrouded in a mystifying fog. Resounding from the tower was an imposing voice that shook the lands for thousands of miles.
"Ye Guying, just one step left!" the voice rang, echoing through the sky like a thunderclap, shaking Ye Guying from his trance.
He turned his head, and his eyes met the burning gazes of tens of thousands of individuals standing behind him. This wasn't a gathering of ordinary folk. They were Sword Cultivators, standing with their Sovereign Swords, ready to follow wherever Ye Guying led.
"Yes!" A deep conviction surged within Ye Guying, brimming in his eyes, illuminating his very being. Taking a deep breath that seemed to draw in the collective anticipation of the masses, he propelled himself towards the bird amidst uproarious cheers, unyielding and undeterred.
"Ye Guying!" someone called out, halting him mid-flight.
"What is it?" Ye Guying asked, turning to face the older man who had spoken.
With a respectful countenance, the elderly figure approached, whispering, "There's a message from the Azure Spirit Sword Sect. It's regarding yesterday's Sword Debate."
"Go on," Ye Guying said, a calm sea amidst the swirling tempest of events.
The older figure leaned in, whispering a few words into Ye Guying's ear.
"What's his name?" Ye Guying asked, a flicker of urgency breaking through his calm demeanor. Emerging from n0v@lbin☆, this material harbors clandestine details.
In hushed tones, the older man uttered two words.
Ye Guying's eyes narrowed, a hint of surprise flickering in the depths of his icy gaze. "Yun Xiao?"
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At the Sword Pavilion, within an ancient bronze coffin. Yun Xiao was seated amidst nine Primordial Coffins, a meditative figure bathed in an otherworldly light.
"These golden lion flavored Heavenly Dao Sariras are quite tough, aren't they?" Yun Xiao muttered, his voice tinged with a playful note of frustration. He had been refining them with the Primordial Void Technique for a long time before finally being able to tap into their medicinal effects.
His haul of Heavenly Dao Sariras this time around was quite good.
"I'd have even more Spirit Stones if those two didn't need so much to recover," Yun Xiao mused, reflecting on the treasures he had looted from Wu Wu, which was close to 50,000 Spirit Stones.
That assassin had been stronger than Yao Qingqian, forcing Blue Star and Red Moon to push themselves past their limits again, causing them to need even more Spirit Stones to recover this time around.
However, the leftovers after being transformed into Heavenly Dao Sariras were still enough to grant Yun Xiao a decent power boost, allowing his Dragon Spring to sprout a new claw, finally possessing five in total.
Within his Dantian, the Primordial Void Dragon Spring roiled, its power more majestic and vast. He had finally broken through to the Establishment Dragon Spring Realm.
"I must say, this ancient bronze coffin and the coffin soul beasts, along with their Heavenly Dao Sarira, seem custom-made for the revival of the Creator Immortal!" Yun Xiao remarked.
With a resolute stance, Yun Xiao rose to his feet, summoning a tide of magic power that swelled with fervent vitality around him. “I've recovered another cultivation stage!” To others, this process was known as a breakthrough, but he referred to it as a recovery. A genuine rebirth, so to speak!
With a powerful exertion of will, Yun Xiao guided the pulsating symbols of the Primordial Void Technique, attempting to reign in the near uncontrollable force that the dragon had become, as if seeking to anchor it between heaven and earth.
"Dragon Spring transforming into the Divine Sea!"
A thunderous roar echoed as the transition reached its climax, and Yun Xiao's abdomen quickly deflated, returning to its original state. But within him, a qualitative change occurred, as the Primordial Void Dragon transformed into a torrential river, establishing a profound Divine Sea!
Yun Xiao had attained the Divine Sea Realm. His life attribute magic power surged like tumultuous waves, seemingly simple yet embracing a complexity that mirrored the nature of the color white—plain at first glance, yet encompassing a spectrum of countless hues.
"One Divine Sea represents the Early Divine Sea Realm!" Yun Xia's newfound power surged mightily, a vast increase that heralded the initial stages of the Divine Sea Realm, a realm divided into five smaller stages—Early, Mid, Late, Perfect, and Establishment.
For reference, Ye Tianyuan was at the Mid Divine Sea Realm, one stage above Yao Qingqian. Meanwhile, Yun Xiao had heard from him today that Zhao Xuanran was in the Establishment Divine Sea Realm.
"In other words, Senior Sister Zhao has five Divine Seas!." Yun Xiao mused. Within the Azure Spirit Sword Sect, possessing the might to slay a Chief Law Enforcement Elder with a single sword stroke already spoke volumes of the stage's immense power.
But how did you go from one Divine Sea to five? It was quite straightforward! You simply created a second Dragon Spring within your Dantian, nurtured it all the way from one claw to five, and performed the Dragon Spring into Divine Sea transformation all over again.
"Basically, reaching the Mid Divine Sea Realm means cultivating through the Dragon Spring Realm twice. And Senior Sister Zhao... she's done this five times!" Yun Xiao said thoughtfully. The path of cultivation started off with the formation of a Dragon Spring. Each successive Dragon Spring was bound to become increasingly arduous..
Looking down, apart from the first Divine Sea, Yun Xiao could see a new one-claw Dragon Spring had begun to form within his Dantian!
"Although I'm only in the Early Divine Sea Realm, the magic power forged through the Primordial Void Technique, coupled with the increased capacity from my Golden Dantian, should make me considerably stronger than others at the same stage, like Yao Qingqian," Yun Xiao muttered. He realized that his magic power in combination with his Sword Soul was the dual foundation for his superiority over his peers.
"You're looking pretty smug, aren't you?" Blue Star remarked, its gaze bearing a mix of incredulity and amusement.
"Why not?" Yun Xiao shot back with a shrug. "I mean, I'm stronger than most at my level, right?"
Blue Star chuckled. "Oh man you crack me up. Sure, Ye Guao's Golden Dantian gives you a bit more juice, but the Primordial Void Technique? That's a whole other level. We're talking a potential power boost of hundreds of thousands times, easily!"
"Hundreds of thousands?" Yun Xiao stuttered.
"Minimum. To be honest, bumping it up a billion times would hardly be a stretch." Blue Star retorted nonchalantly, a smirk dancing on its lips.
"A billion times the normal... at the Early Divine Sea Realm?" Yun Xiao continued, his mind reeling from the staggering figures being thrown at him.
"Exactly."
"And why's the jump so huge?" Yun Xiao prodded, curiosity piqued.
Blue Star rolled its eyes dramatically before explaining, "Simple, this is a technique from your previous life, a method of creation, too grandiose to be utilized for something as simple as foundation building. "
"So, I'm only scratching the surface because I'm basically playing dress-up with the Creator Immortal's leftovers?" Yun Xiao said, a spark of understanding lighting up in his eyes.
"Yup. Your current body is too weak. That's why you're only able to tap into an infinitesimal fraction of the Primordial Void Technique's power. With Ye Guying's Dantian, you might double or triple your power" Blue Star conjectured, an amused glint in his eyes at Yun Xiao's slow realization.
"I see..." Yun Xiao muttered, the gravity of his newfound understanding weighing heavily upon him. The Creator Immortal was truly a terrifying existence. It was beyond Yun Xiao's capacity to even fathom the profound connection between this entity and the Six Ancestral Gods that spanned eons.
All he was—a mere mortal, striving to survive on the treacherous path of immortality, seeking to live passionately and avenge wrongs. "I must reclaim the Seed of Creation!" His goal remained steadfast and unchangeable.
With his purpose renewed, Yun Xiao summoned his power in the Divine Sea Realm, his hands weaving the air as the Heaven Burial Sword Soul materialized. "With fifteen layers of Sword Aura at the Early Divine Sea Realm, my magic breathes life, and my sword takes it away." His eyes blazed with unspoken vows and deep-seated resolve as he peered out of the ancient bronze coffin.
"It's dawn," he said, a cold fire burning in his gaze. "The Grand Conclave starts today. Jiang Yue, your three-day stint as an Immortal prodigy ends now. Rise and shine."