Chapter 538: Source Seed! The Dao Ancestor Returns (6k)

That palace, suspended above the endless gloom, seemed eternal. Time, space, laws... every power between heaven and earth seemed to converge at this moment, gathering at this palace.

As his gaze fell upon the palace, Li Yuan still had many chaotic thoughts in his mind.

But the moment he saw it.

"Hum—"

A ripple seemed to emanate from the depths of the palace, and then it completely engulfed Li Yuan's consciousness.

Countless scenes instantly flooded Li Yuan's consciousness. At this moment, he forgot himself, completely immersed in those images.

In the endless chaos, a point of light suddenly exploded, countless substances were born, and then they gathered to form star domains... This was the birth of the universe.

The universe was vast, with countless star domains. Under the operation of rules, countless lives were born...

Large numbers of star domains gathered, and life evolved into brilliant civilizations. Different civilizations emerged, and this was the birth of a "God Domain"...

Numerous brilliant civilizations were merely the tip of the iceberg in the dark regions of the universe. Countless special areas, which could be called forbidden zones of life, were extremely dangerous, yet they nurtured a large number of peculiar life forms...

Life was born and multiplied. This boundless starry universe then ushered in a great destruction, with scenes of world-ending devastation everywhere...

At this moment.

Li Yuan's consciousness followed these images, as if experiencing endless long years, impacting his mind and silently changing his cognition.

There was an infinite amount of information; he couldn't remember it at all, only able to record a little, forming a vague concept.

Perhaps it was billions of years, or perhaps it was just an instant.

"Hum~" Li Yuan's consciousness had already left this mysterious and vast place, returning to his own body.

This magical experience of Li Yuan's.

Neither the Inheritance Envoy nor the "Tree Spirit," whose origin power rivaled that of a God King, noticed anything at all.

This was mysterious power from a higher level.

Although they had been observing Li Yuan, from their perspective, Li Yuan had only been dazed for an instant before returning to normal.

The Inheritance Envoy and the Tree Spirit were still preparing for their mission.

Inside the Inheritance Hall.

"Hoo!"

Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes. A trace of bewilderment first flashed in his pupils, followed immediately by endless horror.

"Just now, I..."

"The place where my consciousness descended, the supreme palace I saw, was that the 'Eternal God Palace'?" Li Yuan was somewhat stunned.

The Eternal God Palace was something Senior Meng had specifically mentioned while he was at the Eternal Hall.

According to Senior Meng, the Heart God Palace originated from the Eternal God Palace and was a projection of it.

"Could this fifth spiritual guidance be leading my consciousness to the Eternal God Palace?" Li Yuan guessed in his heart.

For now, this could only be his speculation.

"This spiritual guidance is completely different from the previous four..." Li Yuan gently closed his eyes, and those countless vague images surged into his mind again.

Very vague!

And yet very real!

"Was that the universe? The birth, development, and eventual destruction of a vast universe?" Li Yuan muttered to himself.

It was too shocking.

If the experience of his consciousness was true, then Li Yuan faintly understood... this vast, endless void contained more than one God Domain... only when numerous God Domains intertwined was it a complete universe.

"This spiritual guidance, to be precise, should be guiding my consciousness to become the universe itself?" Li Yuan calmed his heart, recalling carefully, while comparing it with the "Life Star Domain" in his own Life Star space.

"Too crude."

"The ultimate philosophy of the Star God cultivation system is 'the body is the universe,' but compared to the real universe, the gap is truly too large." Li Yuan perceived the complete scene of the universe's birth and destruction once.

Even though Li Yuan could only record a little with his current ability, it was still an incredible experience.

It also fundamentally changed his cognition and vision.

The "Life Star Domain" that Li Yuan previously felt was incomparably perfect now felt like it had too many shortcomings.

"Even the most perfect life form at the Demigod realm is far from enough," Li Yuan thought to himself.

A Demigod awakening star pulses and a life star is the foundation.

And the subsequent Void God, True God, Heavenly God... all evolve continuously on this basis, with the divine body evolving step by step toward a higher level.

This is also the supreme pursuit of the Life God King in creating the "Universe God Body" — the Universe God Body.

However!

What exactly is the universe? No one knows!

Even a "Life Star Domain" with perfect ten star pulses only forms a rudimentary framework similar to the star domains between heaven and earth within the life space.

"But now, I have a concept. I will walk the path ahead more clearly." Li Yuan already somewhat understood the significance of the fifth spiritual guidance.

It was a high-level perspective.

It was like lighting a bright lamp for Li Yuan in the endless darkness, illuminating the path ahead.

"The first four spiritual guidances helped me achieve the 'perfect ten star pulses' all the way."

"The fifth spiritual guidance is guiding me to truly move toward 'the body is the universe'." Li Yuan understood how great this opportunity was.

It might not seem to help directly, but it laid the most solid foundation for the future.

Li Yuan also once again felt the terror of the Heart Dream God Emperor.

How heaven-defying was this method of guiding juniors? No wonder he was the most ancient God Emperor of his hometown God Domain.

"However."

"Leading me to sense the evolution of the universe, is this really a God Emperor's method?" Li Yuan had an epiphany: "Or is it that the Heart God Palace is just a medium, and it was actually the palace where my consciousness descended that provided the guidance?"

These were all mysteries.

He could only wait until the future, if he had the chance to see the Heart Dream God Emperor, to ask again.

"However."

"I have already cultivated the introductory chapter of the 'Universe Divine Body'." Li Yuan scanned his surroundings, feeling slightly puzzled: "Logically, they should let me out now."

Li Yuan was just about to open his mouth to call out.

Suddenly.

"Hum~" Silently, a seed-like object emitting a green light appeared in front of Li Yuan.

Its surface was engraved with countless complex secret patterns, emitting a vast ripple of the Dao.

This ripple transcended the seven great laws and seemed to transcend space... This was the Dao that stood above the rules of heaven and earth.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Wisps of aura were born from all directions, forming streams of air that connected with the green seed-like object, seemingly nourishing it and making the aura it emitted even more vigorous.

"This?" Li Yuan stared at this scene, stunned.

His gaze fell on the green seed-like object... An endless craving suddenly surged in his heart.

Devour it!

Devour it!

Devour it!

... A craving surged from the depths of Li Yuan's soul, just as if a starving person had suddenly smelled the aroma of meat, almost losing all reason and only thinking of eating.

And this craving of Li Yuan's was a thousand or ten thousand times stronger than appetite, almost making him unable to control himself.

"Something's wrong!"

"No!" How powerful was Li Yuan's soul will? It was infinitely close to that of a Heavenly God, and how high was his vision now?

A supreme treasure!

In an instant, Li Yuan judged that this object, which looked like a "seed" on the outside, was definitely an incredible supreme treasure, and it should involve the "Life Dao."

"The Dao patterns on the surface of the object are probably the Dao patterns of the 'Life Dao' opened up by the Life God King. Was this left behind by the Life God King?" Li Yuan was not stupid.

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and he had already thought of a possibility — he had been deceived!

Deceived by Hall Master Si Wu.

"The Life God King inheritance I came to accept is definitely not a normal inheritance. The 'Universe Divine Body' is absolutely the most core supreme art of the Ten Thousand Gods Hall. How could it be easily passed to me?"

"This treasure is probably the supreme treasure left by the Life God King that Hall Master Si Wu spoke of, which has the hope of changing the fate of the Ten Thousand Gods Hall... Did Hall Master Si Wu still choose to give it to me?"

"Only after cultivating the 'Universe Divine Body' to the introductory level can it be obtained?" Li Yuan's speculation in an instant was already close to the truth.

He instinctively wanted to refuse!

Because Li Yuan knew very well that this was the only hope for the revival of the Ten Thousand Gods Hall. Once given to him, it would be of great use to him, but it would destroy the hope of the Ten Thousand Gods Hall... This was something Li Yuan did not want to see.

"General Hall Master Si Wu!"

"Tree Spirit!" Li Yuan stared fixedly at the seed, but there was a faint look of distortion on his face, and he let out bursts of low roars.

Li Yuan was unwilling in his heart, resisting with all his might.

If his will had been slightly weaker, he probably would have been unable to help but open his Origin Power space and devour and refine this life supreme treasure.

When the green seed appeared in the inheritance space.

Life God World, outside the World Tree.

Inside a palace.

"General Hall Master Si Wu." An old voice sounded, revealing a trace of fatigue.

"Tree Spirit?" General Hall Master Si Wu, who had been waiting here quietly, opened his eyes.

Two hundred years, even for a True God, was a period of time that could not be ignored.

General Hall Master Si Wu appeared even older.

"The Seven-Star Demigod has succeeded and cultivated the 'Universe Divine Body' to the introductory level," the Tree Spirit transmitted. "Now, the Inheritance Envoy has completely activated the Source Seed and merged into it... The Inheritance Envoy has been annihilated."

General Hall Master Si Wu was stunned for a moment.

Of course he knew the Inheritance Envoy, and he also knew that the Inheritance Envoy was actually transformed from the spirit of the "Source Seed," the supreme treasure left by the Life God King.

He had met the other party several times.

The Inheritance Envoy had always been proud.

But General Hall Master Si Wu did not expect that the other party would annihilate their own consciousness so decisively.

"The spirit of the Source Seed was born for the day when the Source Seed would be completely activated," Hall Master Si Wu said softly. "The Inheritance Envoy probably annihilated their consciousness with joy."

"Indeed so."

"But now we have encountered trouble," the Tree Spirit continued. "The Seven-Star Demigod has actually resisted the temptation of the Source Seed and is unwilling to devour and refine it."

"What? Unwilling?"

A trace of shock flashed in Hall Master Si Wu's pupils: "As a Demigod, he can resist the instinctive temptation brought by the 'Source Seed'? How strong must his will be?"

One must know.

As the contemporary General Hall Master of the Ten Thousand Gods Hall, Hall Master Si Wu had seen the main body of the Source Seed once, and he knew very well what an incredible supreme treasure it was... Even someone as powerful as him had almost lost his reason.

A Demigod could actually hold on?

"Yes!"

"Not only did he hold on, but his consciousness can also remain clear," the Tree Spirit said in a low voice. "His will is so strong that even if it's not as good as a Heavenly God's, it's probably very, very close."

"I cannot force him to refine it."

"I want to ask you to talk to him," the Tree Spirit continued. "We cannot delay. This Source Seed must be refined as soon as possible... Otherwise, I'm afraid we will fail at the last hurdle."

"After all, the Source Seed has been completely activated."

"Good!" Hall Master Si Wu also knew the situation was urgent; this plan was formulated by him in the first place.

Inside the Inheritance Hall.

The green seed-like object was suspended, and the aura it emitted was getting stronger and stronger, but Li Yuan was still struggling hard, trying his best to suppress the desire in the depths of his heart. Suddenly.

Swish~ A large amount of light and shadow gathered, quickly forming the appearance of Hall Master Si Wu. He also saw the "Source Seed" at a glance, but fortunately, it was only a consciousness projection, so the impact was not great.

Li Yuan immediately turned his head to look at Hall Master Si Wu, his expression barely maintaining normalcy.

"General Hall Master, you deceived me," Li Yuan said.

"Seven-Star brother." Hall Master Si Wu had a trace of anxiety and a trace of apology on his face: "I deceived you about this matter, but I had no choice. This object is called the 'Source Seed,' and it is indeed a treasure left by the Life God King."

"I understand your thoughts, Seven-Star brother."

"But!"

"This is not just my decision, but also the Tree Spirit's, and the Source Seed's own will," Hall Master Si Wu said solemnly, looking at Li Yuan. "We all hope you will refine the Source Seed."

"Only in your hands can the Source Seed reveal its true power. It is the best match for the 'Universe Divine Body'."

"The Life God King once said that one must cultivate the 'Universe Divine Body' to refine the Source Seed, but you have just succeeded in cultivation. You should know how low the probability is of such a peerless genius being born in our world in the coming years," Hall Master Si Wu said urgently.

Li Yuan fell into deep thought.

!.

Indeed!

For a Demigod to cultivate the "Universe Divine Body," I'm afraid only ten star pulses would have a hope of introduction.

A nine-star pulse Demigod? At least Li Yuan, when he had nine star pulses, spent two hundred years and still couldn't do it.

"Rather than being destroyed together in the end."

"It's better to give it to you!"

"And in the past, the Source Seed had always been sleeping in the seal of the Life God King. Now that it has completely awakened, with our abilities, we cannot make it sleep again," Hall Master Si Wu said. "If you don't refine it, it will be a complete waste of this supreme treasure... It will be of no use to us anymore."

"But I..." Li Yuan said in a low voice.

"The current situation was forced by us deceiving you, and it has nothing to do with you," Hall Master Si Wu said in a low voice. "So, you can rest assured and refine it. Don't feel pressured. After merging and refining it, you can just go directly back to your hometown God Domain."

Hall Master Si Wu's words were all helping Li Yuan relieve his final psychological burden.

While the two were communicating.

"Hum~ Hum~" The aura emitted by the green seed became even more terrifying, as if it were about to break free from its shackles and soar into the sky.

Clearly, it had reached the most critical moment.

"Seven-Star brother."

"The path of cultivation is to fight with heaven. Why be so hesitant?"

"Don't hesitate, don't waste the Life God King's efforts," Hall Master Si Wu said urgently. "If you really feel burdened in your heart, then wait until you become a God King or even a God Emperor in the future, and then find a way to help us."

"Your hometown God Emperor was able to send you here."

"The Immortal Ancestor was able to come."

"Could it be that you won't be able to come to our world in the future?" Hall Master Si Wu stared at Li Yuan: "Could it be that you really want us to kneel and beg you?"

Li Yuan gritted his teeth, finally thinking it through, and said in a low voice: "Fine, I accept."

Li Yuan understood.

Since it had reached this point, if he were to decline again, he would be a pedantic person.

Any repayment could only wait for the future.

"Refine!"

Li Yuan no longer resisted himself. He took a step forward and had already rushed in front of the green seed. Just as he raised his finger and wanted to touch the green seed... in an instant, it had already flown into Li Yuan's Origin Power space.

"Boom!"

The green seed appeared in the Origin Power space, and in an instant, it seemed to release countless invisible tentacles, penetrating into every part of the Origin Power space, and also directly penetrating into the Life Fire Origin Pill...

Then it began to crazily devour Li Yuan's Origin Power.

"This?" Li Yuan was shocked in his heart, only feeling that the pure Origin Power he had cultivated was like a dam breaking, being crazily devoured and absorbed...

Even!

Li Yuan's body, at this moment, seemed to have formed a huge glutton, beginning to crazily devour the energy wandering in the Inheritance Hall, which was then devoured by the green seed...

"This so-called Source Seed? What exactly is it?"

"So mysterious." Li Yuan was shocked in his heart; he hadn't even had time to ask for details while communicating with Hall Master Si Wu just now.

But Hall Master Si Wu, who was projecting his consciousness on the side, breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally willing to bear and refine it."

"Seven-Star Demigod."

"Don't absorb that Origin Power, don't even absorb the God Crystals," an old voice sounded: "Absorb the 'World Tree Origin Essence' that I am supplying to you."

"The initial growth of the Source Seed! It must devour enough pure power. Only the World Tree Origin Essence can lay the best foundation for it, and it can also become your best help."

It was the Tree Spirit's voice.

Following closely.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~ A stream of incredibly pure power immediately passed through the walls of the hall and was instantly transmitted to Li Yuan's body surface.

"Absorb!" Li Yuan was not a procrastinator either. He operated his ten star pulses and crazily devoured this pure power.

"World Tree essence?" Li Yuan felt the uniqueness of this power.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~"

And the "Source Seed" in the Origin Power space, once it absorbed the World Tree Origin Essence, immediately became even more brilliant...

But it itself seemed like a bottomless pit.

It kept devouring, but the aura emitted by the Source Seed didn't change much... The birth of the Source Seed seemed to require an extremely long time.

"How long will this have to be devoured?" Li Yuan felt puzzled; he could only feel that his connection with this Source Seed seemed to be getting closer and closer.

"Seven-Star Demigod."

"Wait patiently. According to the information left by the Life God King, it will take about nine years for the Source Seed to perfectly merge with your Origin Power space and be cultivated to the extreme for the first time. No need to worry..." The Tree Spirit's voice sounded.

Nine years?

Li Yuan nodded slightly. He had already stayed in this world for over 200 years, so he didn't care about waiting another nine years.

"Space laws."

Li Yuan operated his star pulses while most of his energy was also focused on comprehending space laws.

"Tenth-stage mystery."

"Foundation of the world." Li Yuan pondered silently. After hundreds of years of cultivation, he only felt that he could comprehend the "World Direction" to a higher level at any time, having reached a bottleneck.

And the fifth spiritual guidance, the experience of wandering the universe, also made this bottleneck loosen further.

Once he broke through, it would be the tenth-stage level! It would rival the Heavenly God realm.

Time passed like water, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

"Swish~ Swish~ Swish~"

The towering million-kilometer-long World Tree suddenly erupted with astonishing ripples, which then impacted in all directions.

Instantly.

A large number of Demigods and Void Gods who had lived on the World Tree for a long time were suppressed, and their minds were faintly shaken.

One must know.

The origin power of the World Tree far exceeded that of a Heavenly God, which was why it could suppress the entire Life God World, but its origin was close to the world itself and could not be mobilized... But once it erupted, the power was incomparably terrifying.

Those Demigods and Void Gods were almost all injured at the same time.

"What's going on?"

"What happened to the Holy Tree?" Not only those Demigods and Void Gods, but even the many True Gods who had been stationed on the World Tree for a long time were shocked.

True Gods were powerful, and their perception ability far exceeded that of Demigods and Void Gods.

"Why do I feel that the aura of the World Tree has changed slightly?"

"You felt it too? Me too!"

"It seems that the Holy Tree has become a bit old." Many True Gods noticed this point.

Consuming a huge amount of origin essence in a short period of time, even something as powerful and majestic as the World Tree was difficult to make up for.

Swish!

Hall Master Si Wu appeared.

"General Hall Master." Many True Gods bowed respectfully.

"The Holy Tree is undergoing a special evolution," Hall Master Si Wu said indifferently. "Pass down the order: except for the Elder Hall Masters, all gods and Demigods are to temporarily withdraw from the area of the Holy Tree."

"Yes." Everyone listened respectfully to the order.

Not long after.

The entire central area of the World Tree had become empty.

"Source Seed!"

"To actually need to devour so much? The devouring speed is too fast," Hall Master Si Wu said with a trace of worry in his eyes. "Even three0 percent of the World Tree's origin essence is not enough to supply it?"

"If it continues to devour, it will cause irreversible damage to the World Tree's origin. The World Tree is already old."

Long years.

It was not just those life trees that were approaching their limits and constantly disintegrating; the World Tree was the same.

Other life trees only affected one Life Spring World.

But what the World Tree affected was the entire Ten Thousand Springs Void... If the World Tree completely collapsed.

Hall Master Si Wu simply dared not think about it.

"I hope everything goes smoothly." Hall Master Si Wu also knew that once the Source Seed was activated, it could never be stopped, as the consequences would be even more serious.

The impact of the World Tree's decline was incomparably profound.

Nine Thousand Worlds, Heavenly Realm.

The Hongguang Palace, composed of countless palaces, suddenly shone with brilliant light today, and the brilliance illuminated the vast world.

Not only the Hongguang Palace, but the other six Dao Ancestor palaces located in the Heavenly Realm were also blooming with brilliant light one after another.

Instantly.

All the Heavenly Monarchs of the Seven Great Dao Courts knew that the Seven Great Dao Ancestors had returned at the same time.

Not long after, inside the Hongguang Palace.

Eighteen Heavenly Monarchs emitting powerful auras, together with the Huodou Heavenly Emperor, arrived here at the same time.

"Pay respects to the Dao Ancestor." Nineteen powerhouses stood in the palace and bowed respectfully.

On the high jade platform, an old man in a green robe was sitting cross-legged. His aura was ethereal and vast, as if he were the embodiment of laws, mysterious and unpredictable.

He was the Hongguang Dao Ancestor.

The supreme ruler of the Hongguang Dao Court.

"Huodou." Hongguang Dao Ancestor's voice was ethereal, without joy or sorrow.

"Dao Ancestor." The Fire Dou Heavenly Emperor felt a tremor in his heart and knelt down respectfully.

"The seven of us Dao Ancestors are already aware of the matters here. That 'Seven-Star Void God' is a great threat, and his origins are special, so I will not blame you for now." Dao Ancestor Hongguang said slowly: "Right now, the Ten Thousand Gods Hall has encountered a major problem."

"The origin of the Ten Thousand Springs Void is weakening rapidly; this is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity."

"Pass down the order."

"Mobilize all Heavenly Immortals and True Immortals of the Dao Court to attack the Ten Thousand Springs Void."

"In this battle, our seven Dao Courts will gather one hundred thousand Heavenly Immortals, and we must destroy the Ten Thousand Springs Void in one fell swoop."

(End of chapter)