Chapter 173: Securing Into the Pouch

The demon master Quasi Saint's body contains millennial Dao resonance; its bones can forge weapons, its blood can temper the body and soul.

When the night bonfire reddened the sky, the scene of Human Race youths sharing revenge became the most shocking totem of Honghuang.

As for the demon master Great Peng Bird and the Ming He Patriarch, Zhou Yi had already made calculations in his mind.

He knows that these two calamities must be completely settled, but at present another urgent matter demands attention.

Just as the Human Race was tidying post‑war affairs, Yu Qiang, the ancestral shaman, stormed into Zhou Yi's view in a blaze of wind and fire.

"Finally found you; we must hurry with a hundred‑thousand‑fold urgency—come with me to the Netherworld." Yu Qiang seized Zhou Yi's sleeve, about to cast a cloud‑rising spell, while the icy bracelet on her wrist clanged loudly.

Zhou Yi gently brushed aside her hand, looking at the ancestral shaman often teased as "Yongdong Shaonu": "Hold on, I must first arrange the Human Race's defenses. That Ming He scoundrel is accustomed to using the returning‑horse spear; if we strike now while the ground is weak, we can enter."

"It's the Western Sect!" Yu Qiang stamped her foot in agitation, frost flowers blooming several zhang beneath her feet, "Those bald monks are even building huts and chanting scriptures beside the Reincarnation Platform; Hou Tujie's Netherworld authority is in danger of being eroded!" She spoke at a rapid pace, ice crystals at her temples fluttering down with each emotional surge.

Hearing the words "the Western Sect," Zhou Yi's pupils narrowed slightly.

Since Hou Tu's incarnation into the Six Realms of Reincarnation, the various factions' coveting of reincarnation merit has long ceased to be a secret.

He only hadn't expected Jieyin Zhunti to act so swiftly, which reminded him of a certain Buddha disciple, Dizang, who once swore a great oath deep within the Reincarnation realm.

"They do know how to pick the right moment," Zhou Yi sneered, tapping his fingertip against the mysterious yellow ruler at his waist.

The Wu Clan is not adept at scheming, no wonder Yu Qiang fell ill and scrambled for help. Thinking of this, she summoned Sui Huang and instructed, "Activate the Bagua Yantian Formation; if danger arises, immediately burn incense to sound the alarm."

Seeing this, Yu Qiang tried to press further, but Zhou Yi raised his hand to halt her: "The Six Realms of Reincarnation are the blood and sweat of Hou Tu's fellow cultivators; they must never become a stepping stone for the Western Sect's grand expansion. Moreover, this matter requires long‑term deliberation; those Saints' pieces will not obediently stay on the board."

He gazed toward the western horizon, vaguely seeing a phantom of a Golden Lotus suspended above the Netherworld. Dizang's destined trajectory into the Six Realms may be quietly shifting.

Cold light flickered in Zhou Yi's eyes; the Western Sect's hand dared to reach the forbidden Reincarnation grounds, undeniably striking his sore spot.

Yu Qiang looked at the suddenly fierce aura of the Human Race's Holy Emperor beside her, and heard him say in a deep voice, "The foundations of the Underworld have just been laid; the Wu Clan has already erected the Nine Nether Barrier; Jieyin Zhunti's attempt to pry the Reincarnation authority is nothing short of a pipe dream."

Yu Qiang stared at the churning waters of the River of Forgetfulness in the distance, ice crystals flickering in her azure hair, and said, "If that's the case, why not set out at once?" Zhou Yi, however, turned his gaze eastward, where faint smoke could be seen rising from the Human Race's ancestral lands a million li away, and replied, "Give me three days to settle the tribe's affairs, then you and I will both head to the Netherworld."

At this moment, Honghuang's undercurrents roiled; although the demon master Ming He returned feather‑shorn, the chaos of the age had already been set in motion.

Zhou Yi fully understood that he stood like a cliff's edge; Nüwa remained in seclusion, and although the Human Race had the three founding ancestors of Sui Ren stationed, they lacked the power to counter a Quasi Saint.

If the Demon Race were to raise an army, his lone effort would be insufficient to hold the line.

The system's light curtain unfolded within the Sea of Knowledge, two hundred thousand destiny points circulating like a glittering galaxy.

Zhou Yi's gaze swept over fragments of Chaos and copies of the River Diagram and Luo Book, finally settling on the Nine‑Palace Bagua Formation diagram.

If this formation aligns with the ley lines of Shouyang Mountain, even a Quasi Saint's presence would find the defense hard to breach.

"Holy Emperor, scouts of the Demon Race have appeared on the eastern sea coast." You Chao stepped on clouds, a bronze war halberd in hand still stained with blood.

Zhou Yi closed his eyes to sense the cosmic energy, a cold smile curling his lips: "Your timing is perfect; order each division to activate the Xuanhuang Altar. Tonight I will temper the Human Race's battle bodies with the celestial stars of the Zhou heavens."

Yu Qiang watched the Starlight Grand Formation briefly envelop the heavens, her cold‑jade visage rippling for the first time. She finally understood Hou Tujie's words: this Human Race Holy Emperor intended to use the tribe's qi‑fortune as a conduit, harnessing the Heavenly Dao's momentum to remold the universe.

Spirit Item File: Great Dao Immortal Embryo Fruit

Grade Assessment: Supreme Treasure Level

Exchange Requirement: 80,000 qi‑fortune units

Origin Analysis: Derived from the law crystal nurtured by the Celestial Tree in Perfect World; the original version can help cultivators ascend to the true Immortal Sovereign rank.

Refined through Heavenly Dao extrapolation, it now allows a safe breakthrough to the Quasi Saint realm.

Special Note: The original version, though capable of instant Buddhahood, permanently locks the Dao path's ceiling. The revised edition reduces breakthrough efficacy by twenty percent but completely eliminates side effects.

The value of this celestial treasure is especially pronounced in the Vast Wilderness World.

When Zhou Yi discovered this item in the Spirit Treasure Compendium, he instantly recognized its pivotal significance for human civilization; should Sui Huang obtain the fruit, the Human Race will give birth to a second guardian of the Quasi Saint realm.

Confronted with threats from Ming He Ancestor‑type Primordial Chaos Realm strongmen, the Human Race currently has only Zhou Yi who can barely contend.

If this strategic upgrade is completed, even if the King of the Sea of Blood attacks again, Fire Cloud Cave will possess a dual defensive barrier. After careful deliberation, Zhou Yi decisively spent his qi‑fortune reserves to finalize the exchange.

Secondary Divine Artifact: Chaos Peach Fruit.

Exchange Cost: Equivalent to 80,000 qi‑fortune units.

Origin Trace: A top‑grade spirit‑root product within the Perfect World system, same lineage as the Immortal Embryo Fruit.

Its primordial form contains fragments of the Three Thousand Great Daos; in otherworldly legend, a certain Celestial King Supreme was formed from the spirit‑root of a Peach.

After adapting the original law for compatibility, the success rate of breaking through to the Quasi Saint realm has increased by forty percent.

Worth noting is that this item is fundamentally different from the Peach Immortal Elixir Zhou Yi previously obtained.

Under the Zhetian world's constraints, the spirit root is downgraded to a longevity holy elixir, whereas the current version fully retains its realm‑breaking property.

System verification showed that the two spirit fruits can produce a stacking effect, so Zhou Yi placed the second strategic resource into his pouch.

Tactical Value Assessment:

The formation of a dual Quasi Saint configuration grants the Human Race its first strategic depth defense capability. When Zhou Yi placed the two Dao fruits on the altar, Sui Huang's body began to manifest Yin‑Yang Dao patterns, heralding a major upgrade of the civilization's guardian system.

The Human Race's Dual Saint Project officially launches. Zhou Yi retrieved two spirit roots that wrest heaven and earth's creation, sufficient to cultivate two Quasi Saint‑level warriors in the short term.

Even if the Ming He Patriarch returns, as long as the ingesting parties achieve breakthrough, the Human Race will retain enough self‑preservation capability even if Zhou Yi temporarily leaves the territory.

Yet Zhou Yi did not stop there. He opened the system interface and, amid a dazzling array of goods, selected two special hereditary magical artifacts:

【Eternal Universe Holy Furnace】

Grade: Superior Spirit Treasure

Qi‑fortune Cost: points

Special Note: Originating from the otherworldly Great Emperor Eternal Universe, this proof‑of‑Dao artifact was tempered in the primordial forbidden zone's Fallen Sun Ridge ley lines, its power comparable to the pre‑heaven spirit treasures of Honghuang.

【Void Holy Mirror】

Grade: Superior Spirit Treasure

Qi‑fortune Cost: points

Special Note: Forged by the otherworldly Void Great Emperor from Void Divine Gold, it possesses the ability to traverse planes and seal time‑space, its might not inferior to pre‑heaven supreme treasures.

The selection of these two hereditary sacred artifacts was made after careful deliberation. The Human Race's pioneer Sui Huang and You Chao, as the first leaders to break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal, after revising the Great Emperor True Explanation, were the first to step into the Quasi Emperor realm. The Heavenly Immortal Fruit and the Peach Fruit are precisely the keys prepared for their ascension to sainthood.