Chapter 41

"Martial way."

Although the grade of the Qingyun Golden Lamp has now recovered considerably, it still falls short of reaching the level of a supreme treasure.

Therefore, Zhu Qingyun does not plan to now open up the Martial Way Great World.

He worries that because the grade of the Qingyun Golden Lamp is insufficient, it will cause the three paths of heaven, earth, and man in the myriad worlds to fall out of balance.

"Big brother, can I go to the Literary Dao Great World to have a look?"

Hong Yun is somewhat curious about the Literary Dao World, and if he wants to follow the Literary Dao laws, it's easier to comprehend the Dao in the Literary Dao Great World! Zhu Qingyun nodded, and then placed Hong Yun inside his body's Literary Dao Great World.

"Master, I feel a sudden urge pulling me over there."

Nüwa pointed with her small hand, and looking in the direction she indicated…… it was Bei Ming! Bei Ming, situated north of the North Sea, is the extreme northern region of the Primordial Continent.

Here, the vitality is so faint it's almost inaudible; it's ice and snow all day, and calling it a bitterly cold place is not an exaggeration.

Below Bei Ming lies an endless dead sea that one cannot see the edge of! Zhu Qingyun and the others, under Nüwa's guidance, arrived at the place where Bei Ming's vitality is weakest.

Gazing at the deep, dark dead sea before him, Zhu Qingyun faintly sensed a devouring power emanating from the deepest part of the dead sea!

"This is the place!"

Nüwa gave a soft shout, clenched her tender fist, and fiercely punched toward the dead sea.

"Behold my super invincible cute Creation Martial Way Female War God's fist!"

The words shouted from his mouth made Zhu Qingyun break out in a black line.

This Nüwa, her style is really off! Although the name is weird, the power of this punch is not low.

This punch combines Nüwa's understanding of the Creation Great Dao and Martial Way laws; it is her ultimate punch at present! Only see the sea surface blasted open by this punch, the mighty qi and blood force like a blade, slicing the water to both sides.

The qi of Creation circulated, and a hint of life appeared in the dead sea water, but then that mysterious thing from the depths devoured that hint of life.

The impact force was unstoppable, reaching straight to the seabed!

When the seabed was revealed, two hidden interconnected innate secret realms buried deep in the dead sea were exposed before everyone! One secret realm was suffused with Creation power, and an innate supreme treasure divine tower floated within the Creation qi! The other secret realm was a mass of primordial water-source qi, in which the Devouring Dao churned.

Above the primordial qi was the innate wind spirit among the Four Spirits of the Opening of Heaven!

"Innate supreme treasure… the Creation Linglong Tower!"

Nüwa inwardly realized, this is the inheritance ground of the Creation Demon God! The Creation Demon God fell completely in the War of the Opening of Heaven; its companion chaos spirit treasure shattered, and its main body transformed into the innate supreme treasure Creation Linglong Tower! 'Kunpeng!'

Gazing at the water primordial source and innate wind spirit entangled with the Devouring Dao in another secret realm, Zhu Qingyun also recognized them.

Kunpeng, the extreme speed of the Primordial era, one of the three thousand guests of the Zixiao Palace, originally occupied a seat among the Heavenly Mandated Six Sages, but was later bullied by Yuanshi and then jointly squeezed out of his seat by the two Western Sages.

Afterwards, he was forcibly compelled by Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi to join the Demon Race, becoming a demon master of the Demon Race, and later created the demon script, enabling the Demon Race to pass down through bloodlines.

During the later Witch-Demon war, he fled the battlefield, taking Di Jun's Hetu Luotu, and when Fuxi attained the Dao as the Heavenly Emperor, he again handed the Hetu Luotu over to Fuxi.

After that, he remained in seclusion, and there was little news of him thereafter.

"No way, I remember that in my previous life Kunpeng didn't even have a single spirit treasure; the only spirit treasure was the Demon Master's Palace he crafted himself using the merit from creating the demon script."

Zhu Qingyun muttered to himself, doubting his own judgment.

In the original historical timeline, Nüwa and Kunpeng were born around the same time, so the Creation Linglong Tower ought naturally to have been discovered by Kunpeng and become his companion spirit treasure; then Kunpeng's fate would naturally have changed.

The boost from an innate supreme treasure is tremendous! Look at Donghuang Taiyi, who, accompanied by the Chaos Bell, left behind countless legends in the Primordial world. Moreover, this innate wind spirit before us lacks no primordial source, so how could the Kunpeng formed from it be so inferior to the three tribal chiefs who are also incarnations of the innate Four Spirits?

In between…… there must have been some incident! 'Huh?'

Just as Zhu Qingyun was thinking this, he suddenly sensed a surge of sharp qi approaching.

"Hongjun!"

Yin and Yang gave an angry shout, the Taiji diagram unfurled, blocking the chaotic sword qi.

An immortal‑style apparition appeared—it was Hongjun! Compared to the previous great battle, in a short time not only did Zhu Qingyun gain a huge improvement, but Hongjun's aura also grew stronger! At this moment Hongjun has completed the merging of his three corpses, and is only a hair's breadth away from attaining the Dao and becoming a sage!

Even among peak Golden Immortals of the Mixed Yuan level, there are naturally differences! If quantified, mastering a law to 80% would reach the peak of the Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal realm.

Before merging his three corpses, Hongjun could use about 85% of the laws, but after the merger he can reach about 95%!

His purpose in coming here is naturally to seize the Creation Linglong Tower and obtain the inheritance of the Creation Demon God.

And to chop off the source of the innate wind spirit, devour it to strengthen himself!

He never expected to encounter Zhu Qingyun and company; thus Hongjun naturally would try a sneak attack!

After all, he previously could rely on formations and worldly power to gain the upper hand in his battle against Zhu Qingyun and his two brothers.

Now that he is even stronger, he naturally wants to see if he can slay Zhu Qingyun in one fell swoop!

"Hongjun!"

Zhu Qingyun looked at Hongjun, waved his hand, and stored Fuxi, Nüwa, and Ao Tian inside his body's Literary Dao Great World.

His visage solemn, he instantly transformed into his true form, and the grand array unfurled! 'Three Powers Array! Myriad Heavens Opening-Ease Array!'

The Three Powers Array encompasses everything; superimposed upon the Myriad Heavens Opening-Ease Array, it makes the array's defense even stronger!

But understanding Hongjun's past achievements and, through ancient visions, having seen Hongjun at the moment when Pangu transformed his body into myriad things, Zhu Qingyun feels that being extra cautious is not excessive!

"Literary Evolution Myriad Dao! Martial Sovereignty Myriad Dao! Imperial Fusion Myriad Dao!"

"Heaven is literature, earth is martial, man is sovereign!"

"The Three Ways manifest!"

In an instant, Zhu Qingyun fused all his insights from this period into the Three Powers Array.

With the integration of the three great ways—literary, martial, and imperial—the Three Powers Array became even more mixed‑yuan and apt, and a terrifying aura emanated from Zhu Qingyun!

But because the previous gap in cultivation was too great, Zhu Qingyun could only defend naturally; yet the great loss Hongjun had inflicted on him before! Zhu Qingyun's greater desire was to attack! 'Elder brother, second brother!'

Zhu Qingyun's magical power flowed; Yin and Yang and Qian Kun followed his power's guidance, the three took their positions, each occupying one of the Three Powers spots.

Instantly, a supreme sense of threat welled up in Hongjun's heart!

He could sense that Yin and Yang's current mastery of the laws lay between 87% and 89%, while Qian Kun had just broken through the peak of the Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal realm!

However, with the aid of the Three Powers Array, the power of the formations Zhu Qingyun can now control reaches the level of 97% law mastery!

(End of chapter)