[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent":3,"chapter-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-199":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Devouring the Starry Sky 2: The Origin Continent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2332827,4561,"Chapter 199: Chapter Five: The Aid of Di Chu","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-199",199,"\u003Cp>Yanfeng Ancient Nation, Capital of Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, I’m not poor anymore.” Luo Feng stood inside his guest master’s cave dwelling, in high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before exploring the Dream Realm, he had indeed been poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guest masters earned minimal merit; as for Cosmic Sand? Its value was too low—three hundred billion Cosmic Sand, paid by the Lord of Huangfeng City to redeem himself from the Thunder Ancient Nation, amounted to only one million merit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tens of thousands of reward points from the treasure land “Infinite Space” were indeed precious, but Luo Feng intended to save them for exchanging the top-tier inheritance’s Nascent Soul Second Stage section. After all, resources mattered, but top-tier inheritance mattered more. Reward points from Infinite Space were exceedingly hard to obtain; every expenditure had to be weighed with utmost caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eighty million merit is more than enough for me to live luxuriously.” Luo Feng immediately left the cave dwelling and headed straight for the Di Chu Palace to pay his respects to his Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Di Chu Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Chu was deeply immersed in cultivation; a vast, shadowy silhouette appeared, radiating boundless destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To fully comprehend the complete Dao of Destruction is truly difficult.” Di Chu opened his eyes; he had endured endless torment, always feeling just a step away—yet that single step forever blocked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike those who cultivated the Hunyuan bloodline, Di Chu had become an Ultimate-Life through artifacts, free from the influence of bloodline will—he remained utterly clear-minded, able to contemplate the Dao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve now comprehended five Ultimate-Life secret arts; my accumulation is deep enough.” Di Chu pondered. “Among Emperor-rank cultivators, I rank among the top five. Yet I still cannot break through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only by mastering a complete Dao… can one remain on the Origin Continent in the next era.” Di Chu understood this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threshold to leave the Origin Continent was the Ultimate-Life state. Even if the Origin Continent suffered total destruction, they could still survive beyond it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But leaving the Origin Continent meant losing the protection of their home world; survival conditions would become a thousand or ten thousand times harsher—the environment outside was already perilous for the Founders of both nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by “remaining on the Origin Continent,” enduring its destruction and rebirth, could one be recognized by the Origin Continent’s supreme laws as a “native life of the new era.” To withstand the entire process of the source world’s destruction and rebirth, one must comprehend a complete Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the last era, only the Founders of Dongji Region and the two nations survived into this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who became Ultimate-Life through external means—though some still lived—had long since left the Origin Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The protection of the home source world is vital—I must comprehend a complete Dao!” Di Chu also had ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imperial clans of both ancient nations all harbored such desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their first goal was to become Emperor-ranks or Sovereigns: gaining the right to leave the Origin Continent and live far longer, while also elevating their power and status to secure more resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second step was mastering a complete Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, only Di Qing had achieved it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Fu had even sacrificed his reincarnation, abandoning his Hunyuan bloodline to re-cultivate, all for this goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?” Di Chu looked outside—his disciple Luo Feng had arrived at the palace gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master.” Luo Feng bowed respectfully outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in.” Di Chu smiled; he was very satisfied with this disciple. At the Nascent Soul First Stage, Luo Feng had already achieved unprecedented feats—he eagerly anticipated his disciple’s future accomplishments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong disciple might even help his own Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng stepped into the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you recently founded a sect—Daohe Sect.” Di Chu chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To give ordinary cultivators more opportunities.” Luo Feng said. He truly didn’t care much—by his level, how much could a sect, even a powerful one, truly help him? Even if it produced three or five Nascent Soul cultivators, what did it matter? Luo Feng could effortlessly split into hundreds of powerful clones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path of cultivation was like this: the stronger one became, the less significance the weak held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, today I’ve come to ask if there’s any way to buy ‘Five-Colored Treasure Herb.’” Luo Feng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five-Colored Treasure Herb?” Di Chu’s eyes lit up. “I used it before—its effect was exceptional. One portion is worth ten million merit. Can you afford it now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His disciple had cultivated for such a short time—had he really amassed such wealth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have much guest master merit.” Luo Feng said. “But I did gain some treasures through opportunity, which I can exchange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem—I can help you buy it.” Di Chu said. “But the imperial clan has rules: imperial members must use exchanged treasures on themselves. If you exchange and trade with outsiders, the exchange rate equals the guest master rate—this prevents imperial Nascent Soul cultivators from draining the treasury.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With any price difference, imperial Nascent Soul cultivators could become merchants and make huge profits. Clearly, both ancient nations had long sealed off this possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five-Colored Treasure Herb is rare—I can get you at most two portions.” Di Chu said. “Each still costs ten million merit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Master!” Luo Feng was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a treasure of this caliber, guest master elders could exchange for it at most once in their lifetime—and only after sufficient contributions. Even Di Chu, as an Emperor, could buy at most two portions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Luo Feng would have paid far more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Five-Colored Treasure Herb is made by combining the heart of a Beast beyond Nascent Soul level with other materials. Once consumed, you become like a part of the Dao of Destruction—its cultivation aid is immense.” Di Chu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Beast beyond Nascent Soul level?” Luo Feng asked curiously. “The Origin Continent only has that one Beast from Tianmu Nation—it’s merely at the Nascent Soul Ultimate Stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beasts beyond Nascent Soul? Of course, they’re not from our source world.” Di Chu didn’t hide anything from Luo Feng. “I once asked the Founder—he told me about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was an extremely powerful Beast from another source world, having shattered the limits of fate and cultivated beyond Nascent Soul level. But after leaving its source world, cultivation became difficult, so it used its own heart with other materials to create ‘Five-Colored Treasure Herb.’ The Founder bought some and kept them in the imperial clan.” Di Chu said. “For that Beast, using its heart for medicine was trivial—it could regrow it with a little time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was stunned: “So the Beast itself made the Five-Colored Treasure Herb?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killing a Beast beyond Nascent Soul level and preserving its corpse intact—how difficult is that? Such a huge cost, even if you made the herb, would it be yours?” Di Chu chuckled. “It was the Beast itself that made it—in bulk—and sold it to the Founders. That’s why the price is low enough for you to afford it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That boundary beast also had it tough! It had shattered the limits of fate and ascended to the rank of Shenwang, yet still had to use its own body to brew elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Beast had it rough too—having shattered fate’s limits and reached beyond Nascent Soul, it still had to use its own body to make medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beasts’ bodies are unique, perfectly aligned with the Dao of Destruction. The stronger the Beast, the greater the value of its body materials.” Di Chu said. “That Beast beyond Nascent Soul—its heart, blood, bones—all could be refined into cultivation aids.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, the Five-Colored Treasure Herb is merely the publicly known best aid for the Dao of Destruction.” Di Chu said. “There are better ones—I’ve used them myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boundary Beast Blood Sigil!” Emperor Chu said. “It was personally forged by that Shenwang-level boundary beast elder, using its own blood to create the sigil… One sigil requires one hundred million merits. Once used, it temporarily allows the user to condense a complete Destruction Primordial Dao within their body. One sigil can sustain this for roughly three aeons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beast Blood Talismans!” Di Chu said. “Also personally crafted by that Beast beyond Nascent Soul—talisman seals made from its own blood… One talisman requires one hundred million merit. Once used, it temporarily condenses a complete Dao of Destruction within your body for a period. One talisman lasts roughly three eons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prepare one hundred million merit’s worth of treasures—I’ll buy you one.” Di Chu smiled. “I cultivate the Dao of Destruction, so I still have eligibility to exchange for one more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Luo Feng nodded eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Beast Blood Talisman is the best Dao of Destruction aid I know of.” Di Chu said. “Want better? You’d have to ask the Founder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s already excellent.” Luo Feng was thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, he hadn’t even known about the Beast Blood Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone says I’m a bad teacher.” Di Chu looked at Luo Feng. “I know my limits—I’m truly not skilled at teaching. Your absolute first place in Hunyuan Transcendence, your absolute first place in Nascent Soul First Stage—I taught you nothing. It’s all your own talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All I, as your Master, can do is help you with resources.” Di Chu said. “Of course, you still need to provide the treasures—I’m not rich either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You need these treasures for the Dao of Destruction. What about the Dao of Life and the Dao of Matter?” Di Chu asked. “What aids do you need? Can I help?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was deeply moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he could directly face the complete Dao of Life, he had progressed far beyond the Dao of Destruction—he had already begun attempting to fuse Dao branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I need material from the ‘Twenty-Four Forms.’” Luo Feng said. “Not much—just a little flesh or scales. Is there any way to get them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twenty-Four Forms?” Di Chu frowned slightly. “The Twenty-Four Forms are one of many manifestations when the Dao of Life reaches Ultimate level. It’s a special form.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Hunyuan bloodline lifeforms cultivated on the Origin Continent have extremely powerful life forms.” Di Chu said. “Though their wisdom is low, even Hunyuan bloodline lifeforms at the Hunyuan stage—the most diluted bloodline—can manifest the ‘Ten Worlds Life Form.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded—he had collected some materials while guarding Xiangjie City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for those with denser bloodlines, I’ve never heard of any Nascent Soul First Stage Hunyuan bloodline beings manifesting the Twenty-Four Forms.” Di Chu said. “Only a very few at Nascent Soul Second Stage manifest it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nascent Soul Ultimate Stage Hunyuan bloodline beings have extraordinarily powerful life forms—many surpass the Twenty-Four Forms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for those beyond Nascent Soul? They are true Hunyuan lifeforms—beings who have escaped the cage.” Di Chu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunyuan bloodline beings generally shared traits: extremely high life essence, low wisdom, low cultivation level—causing them to unlock only a tiny fraction of their physical potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Hunyuan lifeforms beyond Nascent Soul, despite having escaped the cage, didn’t necessarily match the power of the two nations’ Founders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nascent Soul Ultimate Stage Hunyuan bloodline beings are strictly guarded by both ancient nations—never leaked out.” Di Chu looked at Luo Feng. “Because extracting their bloodlines makes becoming an Emperor or Sovereign significantly easier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless you have a treasure so enticing even the Founder would break the rules for you.” Di Chu said. “None of us Emperors or Sovereigns have authority to give you even a drop of blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nascent Soul Second Stage Hunyuan bloodline beings are theoretically the best Hunyuan bloodline material a guest master can obtain.” Di Chu said. “But the threshold is extremely, extremely high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only need a little material.” Luo Feng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll try to find a way—see what cost is needed to get some.” Di Chu said. “But I advise you to approach the Thunder Ancient Nation! In cultivating Hunyuan bloodline beings, they’re better than our Yanfeng Ancient Nation—they have more, and acquiring them is easier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1993,"2026-06-20T20:44:59.403Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","677a8f99530ad819a8346f2cda6ca4d32d381eb3d9f32258de8d2d3226ae119d","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-200","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-198",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]