Chapter 686

The breath of life flowed out from the spirit realm, nourishing the branches of the fusang tree, restoring its vitality and forming a sapling.

The sapling absorbed nutrients from the fire pool and grew robustly. Although the water in the pool was true solar water, it had been infinitely diluted, so the flames flowing through the sapling could no longer rival true solar fire.

"This sapling is far too weak, vastly different from what I imagined. Only high-quality fire power can make it grow quickly and evolve into an excellent spiritual root. And high-quality fire power can only be provided by the sun star, the southern fire region, and the fire god Zhurong. But this island is the heavenly position for setting up the Three Talents Array to come, and the fusang sapling is the island's stabilizing treasure..."

As Ye Qin pondered how to make the fusang sapling grow, suddenly, a breath of civilization entered his soul.

A tiny flame drifted out from the void of the Carefree Wanderer Realm, like a fire sprite, as if it had gained sentience, searching for what attracted it.

This was precisely the fire of civilization hidden within the Carefree Wanderer Realm. Ye Qin's thought stirred, and he placed it in his hand.

Hu!

Upon seeing the fusang branches, the fire of civilization instantly emitted a joyful thought, swiftly flew up, and entered the fusang sapling, gradually merging with it.

Boom!

As if a thunderclap exploded, a flood of civilization surged from the fusang tree on the island. Streams of Qin-colored flames rose upward, and the fusang tree grew at a visible speed. Not long after, it had become a giant tree a hundred zhang tall with a canopy a thousand zhang wide.

This giant tree grew rather miraculously, its twisted and curved branches extending outward, like streams of civilization.

On this giant tree, several thick branches emitted the aura of the southern wilderness, representing the Dao of civilization; a crimson branch represented the civilization of the southern fire region; and a dragon-shaped branch represented the civilization of the East Sea Dragon Palace...

"Wow, this is possible? The fire of civilization has completely merged into this sapling, actually forming such a unique tree. It can absorb civilization's power to grow, as well as fire's power to grow. Moreover, this tree, like a starfruit tree, has become my avatar—how amazing! Perhaps one day, when this tree grows, it will surely open up a realm in the Carefree Wanderer Realm! From now on, let's call it the Divine Tree of Civilization, bearing the power of civilization!" Ye Qin muttered to himself.

Ye Qin felt quite satisfied. Although he did not obtain Yingzhou Island, he had formed a good affinity with that powerful being and obtained such a miraculous divine tree. To him, this was even better than the true fusang divine tree.

After all dust settled, the island firmly took its place in the heavenly position, continuously transforming the surrounding environment, forming a fairyland.

Ye Qin's form flickered, and he escaped along the direction of Carefree Wanderer Island.

Gold Turtle Island is now empty and deserted. Although it is a fairyland, no aquatic beings of the East Sea dare to come and occupy it. They all detour far around this place, for they know it is both a fairyland and a place of right and wrong, a venue where mighty beings contend.

After all, two tragedies have occurred here, with rivers of blood. One was hundreds of thousands of years ago when the Dragon Court occupied the Three Immortal Islands, and the Dragon Court generals slaughtered countless East Sea beings; the other was a great battle that took place here one hundred and fifty years ago, which also caused many beings to shy away.

Suddenly, three figures appeared in the void. They manifested from space, like demonic shadows. Upon descent, their demonic might surged heavenward.

"Huh? No aura of beings? Could it be that the true dragon bloodline knew we were coming and fled in advance?"

"Certainly. Back in the chaos, when that true dragon cultivated its bloodline, it was also quite miraculous. Many innate divine abilities awakened in its body. Perhaps those beings who inherited the true dragon's legacy also possess prophetic divine abilities, able to see future events through the chaotic heavenly Dao."

"Hmm, possible. That true dragon is indeed formidable. Cultivating the bloodline with great perseverance instead of the primordial spirit shows real resolve. As the three heart demons of the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Dragon, its bloodline power inflicts great harm on us. Back then, the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Dragon wanted to devour the true dragon's blood to transcend—it was also our doing!"

"Alright, no more of that. Let's go fulfill the master's task. When the master attains the supreme sovereignty of heaven and earth, we shall become the supreme celestial demons. Even Rahu amounts to nothing!"

Three profound threads intertwined in the sky, pouring down endless light. This is the light of the Three Talents, containing the three paths of heaven, earth, and man.

Rumble rumble rumble!

Between the three islands, a heaven and earth was formed. Although this heaven and earth still lies within Honghuang, it has completely broken free from the constraints of Honghuang heaven and earth, becoming a realm within a realm.

"No wonder it is the second of the Primordial Three Islands formed from chaos fragments—its connection to Honghuang is faint, almost nonexistent. While the other island is formed from star-substance and entirely belongs to the Carefree Wanderer Realm. Now that a heaven and earth has been established, it has already completely severed ties with Honghuang, unlike the divine kingdoms of faith, which have not yet fully broken free from Honghuang's constraints." Ye Qin thought to himself.

"Carefree Wanderer is truly amazing! This place is simply a true utopia beyond the world!" Nüwa exclaimed sincerely.

After Ye Qin completed the setup of the Heaven-Earth-Man Three Talents Array, he began to work on opening the Origin Water Realm.

Regarding the great Dao of water's origin, Ye Qin, after being sucked into the East Sea's sea eye by the Chaos Ice Dragon, had once formed an incomplete heavenly river in the Carefree Wanderer Realm using true creative water. That heavenly river, though having form, lacked a true source.

Where exactly is this source? Only the Origin Water Realm can provide it.

As the saying goes, metal generates water; now that the Origin Metal Realm is complete, we need only absorb the three-light divine water from the myriad waters' source, and we can open the Origin Water Realm.

"The Five Elements Wheel turns, mutual generation and mutual restriction—begin absorption!"

Strand after strand of three-light divine water flowed upstream, surging from the Lotus Lake into the Five Elements Wheel of the Carefree Wanderer Realm, as the wheel continued to turn.

In the water-origin petals of the Five Elements Wheel, a miniature version of the heavenly river gradually extended and gradually expanded.

Rumble rumble rumble! Between heaven and earth, all great rivers and lakes actually rose into the air, then shrank and merged into that heavenly river.

The heavenly river continuously extended until it pierced through heaven and earth, merging with the original heavenly river.

The water of the heavenly river flowed backward, transforming into a roaring origin water dragon, which, with the force of thunder, struck the space of the Carefree Wanderer Realm.

Space shattered, the water dragon roared as it exhaled and inhaled water vapor, absorbing spatial power, forming a small world. At the center of the small world, there is a spring eye, gurgling forth origin water.

With the continuous consumption of three-light divine water, the spring eye in the small world gradually expanded, actually gushing forth true creative water, like the sea eye of the East Sea.

Ye Qin gazed at this spring eye, feeling something in his heart.

The sound of the great Dao rang out, and the Origin Water Realm was completely stabilized within the Carefree Wanderer Realm.

The heavenly river flowed out from the Origin Water Realm, penetrating heaven and earth, becoming the source of all rivers in the Carefree Wanderer Realm.

Although the Origin Water Realm is not yet fully accomplished, Ye Qin no longer absorbs three-light divine water. Because the three-light divine water in the Lotus Lake has been largely consumed, nearly exhausted, fortunately there still exists a spring eye of three-light divine water.

However, with the Five Elements Wheel, the perfection of the Origin Water Realm is merely a matter of time.

After the Origin Water Realm was formed, it became connected to the Lotus Lake on Carefree Wanderer Island. Ye Qin built a spatial passage here, allowing direct access to the Carefree Wanderer Realm.

"The Origin Water Realm is complete, but still lacks a realm lord; later we will seek a suitable candidate!" Ye Qin said.

Suddenly, the black lotus in the Lotus Lake swayed gently, and a woman of exquisite beauty and full of charm appeared upon the black lotus pedestal.

"Ah! Carefree Wanderer brother, when did you return? You didn't even tell me; if I hadn't sensed the abnormality of the three-light divine water, I wouldn't have awakened!" the woman said.

"Hehe, Mo Lian, this time I returned without finding a spiritual root that could awaken Qingyi, so I didn't wake you."

"Carefree Wanderer brother is leaving again?" Mo Lian asked reluctantly.

"I have to go; this time I am heading to the center of the Honghuang Dadi, perhaps there is an opportunity there as well!" Ye Qin said.

However, Ye Qin did not notice that within his Carefree Wanderer Realm, there is a mysterious space, a nest that appears and disappears.

Within the nest, there is a phantom of the thirty-six-petaled lotus, and a thought emanates from the nest.

"Huh? So my opportunity actually lies on this ant. I never expected that by casually hiding in his small world, I would soon find my two fragments! Hehehe, Pangu, perhaps the day we meet is not far off!"

Honghuang Dadi, vast and boundless, everywhere is perilous evil domain and fairyland spirit mountain.

The closer to the center of Honghuang, the denser the Dao aura, and the more powerful beings there are. Perhaps in an ordinary cave dwelling, a hidden great ability lies concealed.

Buzhou Mountain, since ancient times, has been shrouded in Pangu's will, divine grace extending over millions of miles. Within this millions of miles, beings rarely fight, only occasionally sparring, and never has there been a battle to the death.

Within a billion li of Mount Buzhou, this is where the most renowned sacred mountains and blessed lands are concentrated, with powerful beings as numerous as clouds.

Just like Patriarch Chimi of Mount Buzhou's peak, and his two disciples—the famed Sun Golden Crow Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi—they are among the most powerful beings on this land.

Of course, Patriarch Chimi rarely appears in the world, and Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi only cultivate in that mysterious heavenly realm beyond heaven atop Mount Buzhou's summit. The true rulers of this land are the mighty Wu tribe.

Since their emergence, the Wu tribe have considered themselves descendants of Pangu, and they worship Pangu.

After their birth, they were extremely confident in their strength, believing themselves invincible in the Honghuang. Yet when they left Mount Buzhou and felt the turmoil of the Honghuang land, seeing countless powerful beings, they realized beings stronger than them were everywhere.

Thus, they returned once more to Mount Buzhou, established the Wu tribe, and took upon themselves the role of guardians of this land, preventing the chaotic aura of the Honghuang calamity from defiling this pure land. Therefore, whenever a powerful being attempts to establish power and vie for hegemony on this land, they are crushed in the cradle.

Hence, the Wu tribe can be called the hegemon within a billion li radius of Mount Buzhou at the heart of Honghuang, revered by countless beings, yet also earning the resentment of countless beings.

However, beyond the range of Mount Buzhou where Pangu's divine grace extends, many powerful beings have established their forces. For here, being close to Mount Buzhou, not only is the spiritual energy abundant, but more importantly, it is only a step away from the land shrouded in Pangu's divine grace—truly the best place to establish a cave dwelling.

Slaughter God Ridge is merely a minor existence among the countless forces numbering as many as the sands of the Ganges.

Originally, this place was not called Slaughter God Ridge, but Wofo Mountain, named for its resemblance to a reclining Buddha. Let alone, a Buddha from the Western Gulou Mountain once established a Wofo Temple here, subduing many demons and evil spirits.

However, back then a white ape came here, wielding a massive staff, possessing boundless strength and surging killing intent. He made friends through martial arts, forming bonds with countless comrades.

Upon seeing the white ape, the Buddha instantly felt joy, wishing to subdue him as a guardian dharma protector of the Wofo Temple, to convert him to Buddhism.

But just as the Buddha thought victory was within grasp, the white ape bared its teeth and roared loudly: "My master said to beware of you bald donkeys, saying you often deceive monkeys—indeed it's true! The God-Slaying Staff, drink blood! Great Dragon Wasteland Divine Qi, I strike!"

The white ape's body swelled to a hundred zhang, its staff in hand radiating killing intent, and it forcibly suppressed the Buddha. The Buddha was originally a spirit dog before the old ancestor Hun Kun of Gulou Mountain, who attained enlightenment and escaped, entering Honghuang to wander. He was no match for the white ape, struck down by a single blow into two pieces, body and spirit destroyed.

Later, the white ape slaughtered all Buddhist disciples on Wofo Mountain, blood flowing like rivers, thereafter his fame spread far and wide, and he was acclaimed as Slaughter God.

Within Slaughter God Ridge, the white ape is cultivating martial arts. See how his muscles and bones twist strangely, as if a dragon displays its body, or like a wilderness god hammering its form—profoundly mysterious.

"Big brother, what kind of divine being is your master? Actually able to create such a powerful body-refining method? Could you tell us?" asked a Taigu Fire Lion enviously.

"Right, big boss, your God-Slaying Staff weighs a million tons, simply invincible! Your master also refines killing weapons—too impressive!" spoke a Tongbi Yuanhou.

"Heng ha!" After finishing his practice, the white ape's aura surged violently, returning to an eight-zhang stature. He stored the staff in his ear holes, saying: "Brothers, don't ask further—my master forbids me to speak. Moreover, I've left my master for millions of years yet achieved nothing, unworthy to call myself his disciple! Come on, let's go drink!"

"Alas, Big Brother Bai Qi is being modest again! You're so strong, yet claim no achievements? Then we might as well not bother? Better to just crash headfirst into death on Mount Buzhou!"

This is Bai Qi, who in his youth left home to wander, relying on a single God-Slaying Staff to roam the world, gaining some renown along the way, and on the road also befriended three powerful brothers, all primordial beasts of the Taigu era.

Speaking of that Taigu Fire Lion, its heavenly fire is boundless in power; also the Tongbi Yuanhou, likewise cultivating body refinement, with a pair of arms capable of lifting cauldrons; and the Taigu Fengbao, whose speed is unmatched.

"I'm not being modest—I practice only a fraction of my master's myriad techniques. My master's divine abilities are vast and omnipotent. You've all witnessed the power of the Twelve Ancestor Wu, as well as Emperor Jun and Donghuang—how are they?" Bai Qi asked.

"Needless to say—they are simply invincible existences. The bodies of the Twelve Ancestor Wu are like primordial gold-iron cast, a single punch can shatter innate spiritual treasures—who could withstand them? Plus their innate divine abilities, directly connecting to the source, executable at will—in Honghuang, they are virtually invincible. Those two Golden Crow suns are even more extraordinary beasts capable of entering and exiting the sun star, wielding true solar fire in one hand, able to destroy heaven and earth." said the Taigu Fire Lion with deep respect.

Bai Qi curled his lip, said nothing, directly lifted the wine jar and drained it in one gulp. That was indeed top-grade monkey wine, making the other three feel heartbroken. (End of chapter)