Chapter 682

Xuan Kong and Xuan Ling also closely followed behind.

Now, on Golden Ao Island, the artistic conception of the external Sword Dao Guarding Grand Formation has vanished, and the sky is clear and bright.

The entire Golden Ao Island has become one piece; on the former Three Immortals Island, the Dragon Court's forces have been uprooted completely, all annihilated by the East Sea Dragon Palace Army led by Gui Tianji.

"Niu Niu, come down first! Be good, I'll introduce a friend to you later!" Ye Qin said.

He had once sucked the origin of Niu Niu's Heaven-Earth Treasure Mirror into the Illusion-Breaking Divine Eye, cultivating it into the heaven-defying Law-Breaking Divine Eye, and had promised Niu Niu that he would surely find a suitable Grand Dao for her cultivation.

At this moment, he thought of Ya Ya.

Ya Ya's true form is a stone, but after countless ages of cultivation, absorbing various vital energies, she cultivated into the unique Chaotic Jade Qi, which is a Grand Dao and also an Artifact Dao.

And Ya Ya's true form is born of the Honghuang heavens and earth; she is innately of the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure grade, her form already fixed, making further evolution difficult. If a suitable Artifact Dao for her cultivation could be created, perhaps her potential would be boundless.

"Ling'er, find me a secluded cultivation spot; I want to go into closed-door cultivation for a while!" Ye Qin said. Because the Sword of Destruction in the Carefree Wanderer Realm had become restless, piercing the realm with countless holes, he needed to suppress it.

"Okay, go to the Dragon God Palace!"

The Dragon God Palace is a palace-type spiritual treasure refined by Ao Ling after wandering the East Sea for a million years, collecting ancient sea-bottom pearls, undersea spirit stones, and countless innate spiritual materials; it is the cluster of pearl‑shining palaces on Golden Ao Island.

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Within the Carefree Wanderer Realm, a scene of utter upheaval had appeared. A ten‑thousand‑zhang golden sword madly pierced space, stirring waves of mysterious qi, reaching heaven and earth, leaving nothing untouched. Mountains were shattered, the Heavenly River flowed backward, forests were destroyed, the dragon‑shaped mountain range was severed, the qilin cliffs were overturned, and the wutong trees on the fire‑filled land were suffused with departing fire...

This golden sword further pierced the spaces of the Soul Realm and Spirit Realm, reaching up to the Pure Yang Immortal Realm and down to the Nine Netherworld Realm, acting wantonly.

Ye Qin's Carefree Wanderer Realm was as fragile as tofu before this golden sword.

"Heavenly Dao Prison! Bind!"

The Heavenly Net Earthly Net descended from the heavens, with strands of Heavenly Dao Law turning into ropes, like myriad giant dragons roaring as they tore through the clouds, directly pursuing the Sword of Destruction.

"Entangle! Bind!"

The ten‑thousand‑zhang giant sword shot up into the sky, emitting waves of destructive aura.

Myriad strands of Heavenly Dao Threads extended from the sky, entwining the giant sword and binding it within the sky of the Carefree Wanderer Realm.

The giant sword struggled desperately, each Heavenly Dao Thread snapping one after another, yet the threads seemed endless.

Hiss—

The Sword of Destruction blazed with golden light, killing intent surging, its body filled with destructive sword qi, actually causing the Carefree Wanderer Realm's Heavenly Dao Net to rupture repeatedly, unable to approach.

"The time has come, Three Xiao, are you ready?" Ye Qin appeared in the Pure Yang Immortal Realm, speaking to the three clusters of golden light emitting bright qi. Those were exactly the true spirits of the Three Xiao.

"Yes, our true spirits are born of the Metal Origin Grand Dao, making it easy to merge with Metal Qi Runes. They have now fully fused." Yunxiao said. They had already fused with the Pure Rune Metal Sword formed after Ye Qin absorbed the Metal Qi Runes.

"Good, wait a moment—I will use all the power of the Carefree Wanderer Realm to crush the Sword of Destruction. At the same time, I will use the Soul Realm to absorb the soul power of the Chaotic Sword Devil, then employ destructive power to open up the Origin Metal Realm. When the destructive power is exhausted and the Origin Metal Qi has completely merged into the Origin Metal Realm, your true spirits will immediately enter, absorbing the metal creation born at the inception of the Origin Metal Realm. Thereafter, you will be the lords of the Origin Metal Realm!" Ye Qin said.

"Ah!" the Three Xiao exclaimed in unison. They had previously been unable to guess Ye Qin's plan, even thinking he let them enter the Pure Yang Immortal Realm out of worry for their true spirits' demise. Only now did they realize everything Ye Qin did was for them. A feeling of moved emotion welled up, and they said in unison: "Thank you, Brother Carefree Wanderer!"

Ye Qin shouted loudly: "Gather mind and spirit, set forth! Magnificent Heavenly Dao, release the Light of Destruction!"

In an instant, the winds and clouds of the Carefree Wanderer Realm shifted, all power gathering at the Heavenly Dao Eye on the horizon.

Beneath the earth, light shone forth, countless runes converging into a dragon shape, containing the rhythm of the Grand Dao, rising up and merging into the Heavenly Dao Eye.

At the center of the Carefree Wanderer Realm, the Star Fruit Tree swayed gently; Chaotic Qi welled up from its core, the canopy dotted with stars, among which three thousand dim stars condensed into Devouring Runes, and furthermore three hundred sixty‑five giant stars shot forth brilliant starlight, piercing the Pure Yang Immortal Realm.

A faint flame quietly appeared in the void; though it seemed weak, it exuded a vast, boundless aura, like a rolling torrent of civilization.

In the Pure Yang Immortal Realm and the Nine Netherworld Realm, pure yang and pure yin runes intertwined, transforming into countless Yin‑Yang Grindstones, Yin‑Yang Giant Swords, and Yin‑Yang Flood Dragon Shears, all rushing to attack the Sword of Destruction.

Hiss! A beam containing the power to destroy heaven and earth shot down from the Heavenly Dao Eye, striking the Sword of Destruction—Boom! —the Sword of Destruction exploded violently.

Endless destructive power tore space, the Origin Metal Qi gathering into a ten‑thousand‑li golden nebula, slowly rotating, nurturing boundless creation.

Streams of soul fragments drifted from the blast center, seemingly trying to escape the binding of destructive power, fleeing in panic like startled birds.

However, before they could gather, a spatial black hole suddenly appeared, devouring all soul fragments completely, and from the void came faint wails.

Ye Qin gazed at the scene in the void, his heart filled with great joy.

"Good! The first Origin Realm is actually so strong and complete, and has no causal link with the Honghuang world at all. Yunxiao, you may now fuse! Chaotic Metal Qi nurtures creation; the Origin Metal Realm is born!"

Boom!

As if the stars collapsed, the golden nebula finally merged into space, becoming a brilliant golden world.

This world was initially insignificant, but the Metal Qi continually evolved, and the space kept expanding.

The Three Xiao's soul phantoms appeared in the golden space, each holding a golden giant sword, each sword possessing its own unique trait.

Yunxiao's golden sword had a small golden funnel hanging from its hilt; Qiongxiao's golden sword bore a golden flood dragon coiled on each side of its blade; Bixiao's golden sword had a green pearl inlaid at its hilt.

Countless creation-infused golden qi surged from the void, merging into the golden swords in their hands; the swords gradually expanded, becoming three sword mountains standing between heaven and earth like heavenly pillars, respectively engraved with the Cloud‑Pillar Sword, the Jade‑Pillar Sword, and the Azure‑Pillar Sword.

I am the Lord of Metal; the Three‑Pillars' primal metal realm is now complete!

Endless creation-infused golden qi flowed from these three heavenly‑pillar‑like giant swords, merging into the Three‑Pillars' true spirits and reshaping their souls.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Dao's net reappeared, enveloping the entire world, sucking in countless golden‑qi runes and forming a winding golden chain that extended from the primal metal realm and pierced through heaven and earth.

Golden qi belongs to yang; endless creation‑infused golden qi surged along the golden chain into the Pure Yang Immortal Realm, cloaking its floating lands in golden radiance, causing the earth to continually expand and grow ever stronger.

What the Pure Yang Immortal Realm absorbs is the essence of essences.

Just as the Spirit Realm initially absorbed the essence of life when it was first formed, now it absorbs creation‑infused golden qi, which originates from the Three‑Pillars' golden swords.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!

From all directions—deep within the earth, high mountain cliffs, the heavenly river that pierces heaven and earth, the air, forests, and volcanic vents—endless five‑colored runes surged forth; some solid, some illusory, continually pouring into the Heavenly Dao's net.

"Huh? Why have all the five‑element runes broken free of the Carefree Wanderer's earthly seal?" Ye Qin exclaimed in shock.

In the past, Ye Qin absorbed countless blood, his Divine Ability Eye deciphered innumerable divine‑ability runes. He categorized them, forming various embryonic forms of the Great Dao, and sealed them within the earth of the Carefree Wanderer.

The Five Elements' primal Great Dao—metal, wood, water, fire, earth—among them, the primal wood Great Dao is sealed beneath the forests of the Carefree Wanderer; nourished by the complete Life Great Dao, its gestation speed is faster.

The primal water Great Dao, having absorbed the Primordial Waters' ancestor, the Three‑Light Divine Water, and the creation‑true water of the Donghai sea‑eye, has already formed an embryonic heavenly river that pierces the heaven and earth of the Carefree Wanderer; although still imperfect, it can only be temporarily sealed within that heavenly river.

The primal fire Great Dao, meanwhile, is sealed within the southern volcanic cluster of the Carefree Wanderer.

However, in Ye Qin's view, the fire of civilization is the key to developing his fire Great Dao.

The primal earth Great Dao constitutes the land of the Carefree Wanderer.

Initially, it originated from primordial spiritual earth star dust; as various earth-nature Great Daos were perfected, the land of the Carefree Wanderer Realm became increasingly vast.

Now, the opening of the Primordial Metal Realm directly affected the Five Elements Great Dao Runes, causing them to break free of their seal and surge into the Eye of Heavenly Dao.

Boom—

Five-Colored Auspicious Clouds blossomed profusely, filling the sky of the Carefree Wanderer Realm; they were purely the Five Elements Primordial Source Dao, unmixed with any other Divine Ability.

The Five-Colored Auspicious Clouds swirled and twisted, gradually forming a five-petaled wheel that continually absorbed the Five-Colored Auspicious Clouds.

The wheel turned, following a mysterious trajectory, nurturing the implication of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restriction, forming mysterious dashed lines.

The Five-Colored Auspicious Clouds dissipated, leaving only a wheel tens of thousands of zhang in size.

Upon the wheel, golden petals had solidified, with myriad sword qi wandering between them, pure to the extreme, as if born for destruction.

This golden petal, through intangible dashed lines, connected to the Primordial Metal Realm and linked to the three golden giant swords at its center.

The golden petal emitted metal qi, flowing clockwise along the wheel into the blue petal, where it transformed into water qi; the water qi flowed downward into the green petal, producing wood qi; the wood qi turned into the fiery red petal, giving rise to rich earth qi; the earth qi circulated back to the golden petal.

The Five Elements' mutual generation and restriction elucidated the ultimate principle of the Five Elements' creation; each of the five-colored petals connected to the Five Elements Primordial Source of the Carefree Wanderer Realm.

"I never expected the Five Elements Wheel to form at this moment. The Five Elements Wheel is a heaven-and-earth supreme treasure; every living world possesses a Five Elements Wheel, linking that world's Five Elements Primordial Source. As long as one source is complete, the others can gradually be perfected through the Five Elements Wheel—of course, this is a lengthy process. Henceforth we can only continually seek Five Elements Supreme Treasures, looking forward to the legacy of the Chaos Demon God within the Chaos Sword Demon!" Ye Qin thought to himself.

The Five Elements Wheel merged into the Carefree Wanderer Realm, continually shaping it, causing its slow evolution and ongoing change.

Within the Primordial Metal Realm, beneath the heavenly pillar of three giant swords, the Three Skies were in the process of gestation. This time they truly became the realm spirit of the Primordial Metal Realm, that is, the realm lord!

Ye Qin's soul immersed itself in the changes of the Carefree Wanderer Realm, greedily absorbing the Dao comprehension brought by those changes.

Time flowed on; unknown how long had passed, the Carefree Wanderer Realm finally calmed, with only the aura of the Great Dao lingering long and refusing to disperse.

Just then, ripples spread through the space of the Carefree Wanderer Realm, and a lovable little girl stepped out from the ripples. She had a pair of pure white angel's wings on her back and held a jade bow in her hand.

"Is this Cupid's Little Love God? Who dressed her up like this?" Ye Qin felt a bead of cold sweat on his forehead, silently wondering.

The little girl floated unsteadily in the sky, curiously looking around. She shot her jade arrow into the air, and it actually pierced the space of the Primordial Metal Realm. Then she leapt forward and entered the Primordial Metal Realm.

"Yaya, is this the Primordial Metal Realm of Elder Sister Three Skies? Why isn't my world as beautiful? Huh? I sense the aura of Older Brother Carefree Wanderer—could Older Brother Carefree Wanderer be there?" The little girl bit her finger, then picked up her jade bow and shot an arrow toward the Pure Yang Immortal Realm.

"Damn, what Divine Ability is this? When did Yaya learn such a Divine Ability? And why does this form look so familiar?" Ye Qin stood in the Pure Yang Immortal Realm, watching the jade arrow tear through the air, his mind greatly shocked. This jade arrow actually possessed the ability to pierce space.

Before the jade arrow could arrive, Ye Qin waved his hand and transferred Yaya from the Primordial Metal Realm to the Pure Yang Immortal Realm.

"Ah, Older Brother Carefree Wanderer, you're here too! Wow, this place is beautiful! Older Brother Carefree Wanderer, I want to build a palace here, okay?" Yaya said cutely.

"Sure, I'll just move the Earth Emperor Hall up here, so the White Jade Dragon Elephant can come out and move about. But don't overdo it—this world's land has just formed and can't withstand your antics." Ye Qin said, then moved the Earth Emperor Hall from the land of the Carefree Wanderer Mortal Realm into the immortal realm.

The Earth Emperor Hall absorbed the immortal qi of the Pure Yang Immortal Realm, gradually expanding, merging with the Pure Yang Immortal Realm as one, and hiding within the void.

At that moment, the White Jade Dragon Elephant walked out of the void, let out a fierce roar, and vented its inner frustration.

"Wuuu! It's still more comfortable outside! Although the Earth Emperor Hall's jade qi is endless, I can't fully manifest my true form. Hmm? What place is this? Why does this primordial qi contain so much of the Great Dao? It's not a simple mix of multiple Daos, but a combination of the Daos, forming a qualitative transformation! This aura is too noble! Though it seems otherwise, it certainly holds limitless potential! Could this be another thing the master has tinkered with?" The White Jade Dragon Elephant muttered to itself upon emerging, occasionally letting out a few roars that shook the heavens and even made the void tremble.

"What are you howling about?" An angry roar sounded.

Pfft! A big hand descended from the sky and snatched the White Jade Dragon Elephant down from the heavens.

Ye Qin really couldn't hold back his anger; the Pure Yang Immortal Realm was still just an embryonic form, extremely fragile.

Even he didn't dare to be too unrestrained; this white jade dragon elephant was actually so reckless that it shattered a large piece of the newly formed immortal realm's floating land, causing him great heartache. (End of chapter)