Chapter 185: Refusal, Heavenly Dao Avatar

Thump, thump, thump!

Dugu Baitian had disappeared for a while, but there was no response for a moment; only the sound of heavy footsteps came from afar.

Zhang Xuan felt curious.

But he had to maintain the prestige of a Chat Group Owner, so he did not take the initiative to explore; in reality, with his current strength, he had no way to explore, as he was merely a projection.

Therefore, he could only wait quietly, waiting for that figure to reveal the secret.

Fortunately, Dugu Baitian was not the type to keep people in suspense, and soon he walked out carrying two enormous Red Wood Coffins.

Coffins?

Zhang Xuan was stunned at first glance, thinking that Dugu Baitian had become angry from embarrassment and wanted to bury him directly in a coffin.

But he steadied himself, showing no trace of it on his face, nor did he have any intention of fleeing; in any case, he was only a projection, and at worst, the other party could touch him, causing him to dissipate into smoke, which would not harm his true self.

At most, it would just be a little bit embarrassing.

And a moment later, Zhang Xuan felt fortunate for his actions.

Dugu Baitian placed the two wide coffins in front of Zhang Xuan, and the coffin lids were still jumping, as if the things inside were about to leap out at any moment.

Dugu Baitian's expression remained unchanged as he slapped his hand down on top, suppressing all the sounds and disturbances.

Then, he introduced to Zhang Xuan with an air of indifference: "The cultivation methods of heaven and earth practiced today did not appear out of thin air; in more ancient eras, it was not these methods that were practiced, but another kind."

Zhang Xuan nodded, his expression unchanged, though in reality, he was slightly puzzled; he had only thought about it casually, as there was not much introduction regarding cultivation methods and Inner Heaven and Earth between the Shenmu World.

However, during this time, Zhang Xuan had become more curious about the Divine Tomb and had conducted more detailed research.

He learned that before the Divine Tomb, there was a biography belonging solely to Dugu Baitian—Undying and Indestructible.

In it, the methods Dugu Baitian practiced were indeed vastly different from the methods currently circulating throughout the entire world.

"But what does this represent? The cultivation methods of the ancient era might be equally strong, but they have no meaning to me, and that existence is also not very interested in your methods."

"No method is born out of thin air; that existence is very interested in the Inner Heaven and Earth, so I will give that existence the detailed process of how that heaven and earth was born... Quiet down!"

While they were chatting, the coffins vibrated slightly again, and sounds of curses seemed to emerge from within, then Dugu Baitian kicked the Red Wood Coffin, causing the sounds inside the Red Wood Coffin to vanish simultaneously.

This scene appeared somewhat eerie.

But neither Dugu Baitian's nor Zhang Xuan's expressions changed much.

It was just that Zhang Xuan felt it was a bit strange.

And Dugu Baitian continued: "The true change began in the ancient era, and these two are the original sources of inspiration for the creation of the Inner Heaven and Earth method."

"The two creators of the Inner Heaven and Earth method, the ancestors of this technique?"

Zhang Xuan's expression was somewhat strange; Dugu Baitian nodded, then shook his head.

"They are only the inspiration, not the founders!"

Seeing the confusion on Zhang Xuan's face, Dugu Baitian displayed the unique expression of those elderly men and women selling vegetables at the market, as if he were selling a very rare and precious item, and he even specifically patted the two Red Wood Coffins.

"They are both avatars of the Heavenly Dao, Huang Tian and Cang Tian; the initial method was learned precisely from the Heavenly Dao."

"If the other party is very interested in the Inner Heaven and Earth method, then the undying remnant thoughts of these two Heavenly Dao avatars will be very useful to them."

Ah, this!

Zhang Xuan looked at Dugu Baitian, who seemed to be peddling Chinese cabbage, and his face twitched.

His whole person suddenly straightened up.

Heavenly Dao avatars, and they contained undying remnant thoughts, which meant that in a certain sense, they could be seen as the corpses of Heavenly Dao avatars, and could also be equated to the Heavenly Dao; they could be counted as the corpses of the Heavenly Dao.

Such a corpse, if its Origin were swallowed and refined into the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art...

Zhang Xuan inevitably began to fantasize, staring at the two Red Wood Coffins, his eyes changing, almost drooling.

Dugu Baitian did not notice much, as he was busy selling and introducing them.

"The Inner Heaven and Earth was learned from them; if one wants to truly develop an Inner Heaven and Earth from within one's own body, and nurture a perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, then the reference value of these Heavenly Dao avatars is very important."

"If that one wants to go further in this method and achieve higher accomplishments, then the bodies of these two Heavenly Dao avatars have very important significance for them; there is absolutely no need to use someone else's Inner Heaven and Earth Seed."

"Someone else's Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, no matter how perfect, is ultimately lacking in many ways and cannot be perfect in every aspect."

"And here I have the most primitive and original version of the Heavenly Dao avatars for them to study; this gift is extremely precious, as Heavenly Dao avatars are extremely powerful, ranking among the top powerhouses in the world."

"In this world, apart from me, no one else can do anything about Heavenly Dao avatars; these are extremely precious items, rare in the world."

Isn't that because Chen Nan is very likely the reincarnation of your son Dugu Xiaobai, and it has a lot to do with you, so you are therefore not very willing to...

Zhang Xuan calculated these thoughts in his heart, but he did not speak them out loud; the many relationships within the entire Shenmu World were relatively chaotic.

The Divine Sense of the strongest figures in the Shenmu World is eternally undying; even if beaten until their souls are scattered, after billions of years, their souls will condense again and return, simply unable to die.

And in these repeated cycles of reincarnation, someone who was a master of a supreme figure in a past life might end up being someone's son or someone's disciple in the next.

In any case, the whole thing is quite chaotic.

Zhang Xuan could not be bothered to sort out the relationships within it.

However, Dugu Baitian's words did indeed make Zhang Xuan give it serious thought.

Zhang Xuan was not sure if the Heavenly Venerable needed the undying remnant thoughts of the Heavenly Dao avatars, but he knew very clearly that he himself needed them.

Facing the huge temptation, after thinking carefully for a while, Zhang Xuan took a small step back, but did not retreat completely.

"I can try; according to you, the other party should not need Chen Nan's perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, but there are ultimately many differences between worlds, and the differences between them are obvious."

"Relying on the Heavenly Dao avatars might not necessarily allow the other party to study and understand it directly."

"How about this, I still need Chen Nan's Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, but I can ensure that it will not be used by the other party; after the other party sees this perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed and knows how the direction of perfection evolves, I will return this seed to Chen Nan."

"I will try my best to complete this round of trading and have the other party provide the specific cultivation insights of the Eight-Nine Profound Art."

A hint of a smile appeared on Dugu Baitian's face, and he nodded: "No problem."

Then he seemed unable to wait as he placed the two coffins in front of Zhang Xuan, clapped his hands happily, and said: "If the materials of these two Heavenly Dao avatars are not enough, I can get more later; you just need to say the word."

Compared to before, Dugu Baitian was now very relaxed and no longer mentioned how precious the so-called remnant thoughts of the Heavenly Dao avatars were.

His posture and expression once again reminded Zhang Xuan of the old farmers and peddlers selling vegetables at the market.

Before selling their goods, their goods were precious to the whole world.

After the deal was concluded, they appeared very relaxed.

That look and posture were truly very similar.

"Fine!"

Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched, he tried his best to suppress the joy in his heart, and said calmly: "Since this thing isn't very precious, then take another one out for me. I think this thing is also quite interesting."

Dugu Baitian's expression remained unchanged; he reached out and pulled another Red Wood Coffin from the space behind him, placed it directly in front of Zhang Xuan, and even gestured with his hand, signaling Zhang Xuan to take it.

This posture of wholesaling it like Chinese cabbage really made Zhang Xuan's mouth twitch wildly.

However, Zhang Xuan was extremely joyful inside.

As the intermediary for this transaction, he naturally had to collect some commission for the three Heavenly Dao Remnant Thought imprints left behind.

Zhang Xuan felt he was practically doing charity; if he remembered correctly, it was difficult for Dugu Baitian and the others to completely obliterate the Heavenly Dao's avatars, so they would always leave behind a bit of an imprint.

And Zhang Xuan taking them all away was completely just picking up trash and benefiting the masses.

It was a top-tier good deed.

As for the subsequent handling of many matters, Zhang Xuan was not worried at all.

In any case, Dugu Baitian could not contact the Heavenly Venerable, and the Heavenly Venerable had the imprints left by two Heavenly Dao avatars, which was enough to analyze the formation principle of the Inner Heaven and Earth.

The deal was reached, and both Zhang Xuan and Dugu Baitian were satisfied.

Therefore, after a slight pause, Dugu Baitian grabbed an ancient scroll with his hand, pinched it lightly with his fingers, and an illusory seed immediately flowed out from the ancient scroll.

That seed appeared somewhat illusory, and after it appeared, it seemed as if it wanted to merge into Dugu Baitian's body.

Guided by Dugu Baitian, it flew to the front of Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan nodded slightly, and the next moment, the three Red Wood Coffins and the illusory seed in front of him disappeared from this world along with Zhang Xuan.

There were no traces at all; Dugu Baitian's pupils contracted slightly, and then returned to their original state.

Yet such a grand transaction, with its incredibly intense fluctuations, was not discovered in the slightest by the old man guarding the Shenmo Lingyuan this time.

Compared to before, Dugu Baitian had already improved greatly, and his control over the rules had reached a peak.

He had widened the gap even further with that eternal existence.

He glanced at the vegetable garden above his head, which seemed to be the center of the entire world.

Dugu Baitian shook his head: "Truly unfathomable; there is never a way to reach his bottom."

Even though his strength and realm had improved tremendously compared to before, he still felt the Chat Group Owner was mysterious and unfathomable, with no way to speculate at all.

And in the Zhetian World, the Chat Group Owner, who was considered unimaginably powerful by Dugu Baitian, was currently punching the air with excitement.

Looking at the illusory Inner Heaven and Earth Seed and the three Red Wood Coffins that had already been collected into the Group File, Zhang Xuan's eyes were narrowed with excitement.

"What an unexpectedly huge harvest. Trading with a figure like Dugu Baitian is truly refreshing for both body and mind."

Previously, Zhang Xuan only wanted a perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, but reaching this point now, not only was the illusory Inner Heaven and Earth Seed obtained, but he also received unexpected gains.

"The Heavenly Dao's avatars do not have the unimaginably strong power and realm of the Heavenly Dao, but every Heavenly Dao avatar is basically at the Heavenly Tier. For me right now, they are also unimaginably tyrannical existences."

"Although only a Remnant Thought remains, not returning to the peak period, this wisp of incomplete Origin also has a very special significance for me."

Zhang Xuan's gaze flickered; there was truly an irrepressible excitement.

After all, what he held in his hands was not something else, but the Origin of a world's Heavenly Dao.

In a certain sense, that was the most fundamental existence between heaven and earth.

If it were in the Zhetian Universe, it might be equivalent to the Heavenly Heart Imprint of a land, or perhaps equivalent to the most special treasure that a great Universe could condense.

"If I could refine this wisp of Origin using the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art..."

Zhang Xuan could not help but fantasize, but having had the experience of being suppressed by the Great Accomplishment Saint Body to the point of being almost unable to move, Zhang Xuan did not take out the Heavenly Dao Remnant Thought directly.

After obtaining the items from this round of trading, he quickly flipped through the Divine Tomb; the Heavenly Dao avatars in the Divine Tomb were indeed beaten to death by Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, and others, lacking the strength and realm of their peak years.

But the remaining Remnant Thoughts still possessed very powerful and terrifying strength.

Approaching the Remnant Thought of a Heavenly Dao avatar would cause one's divine abilities and magic power to be suppressed, and one might even be unable to fly. A group of ancient gods who returned from Dugu Baitian's era were not strong enough, and under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao Remnant Thought, they fell directly from high altitude and were killed.

One can imagine how terrifying the Heavenly Dao Remnant Thought is; it involves very complex rule-based power.

Zhang Xuan had no intention of taking it out at all; he was afraid that he would be suppressed himself, or that it would cause huge chaos in this area.

After all, in the Chat Group's standard of measurement, the Heavenly Dao counts as a Ten-Tier existence, and the Heavenly Dao Controller counts as Ten-Tier.

The Heavenly Dao avatar was beaten to death by someone, leaving only a Remnant Thought; perhaps it was weakened again and again, but it would still be unimaginably terrifying.

Zhang Xuan even suspected that Jiang Taixu might not necessarily be able to withstand the Remnant Thought of a Heavenly Dao avatar.

Therefore, while extremely excited, he did not lose his mind and take out the Heavenly Dao Remnant Thought directly.

"If devouring the powerful Origin of other worlds in other worlds before counted as small-scale tinkering, and I still hadn't walked out a path of my own, then this time, if I can swallow and refine the Heavenly Dao Remnant Thought, I might truly be able to walk out a unique path."

Zhang Xuan's eyes were bright and clear, filled with both excitement and anticipation.

(End of this chapter)