Chapter 816: Where Life Resides

As the core of the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven took shape, Wei Yuan saw countless scattered wandering souls arriving from all directions, merging into the Yellow Springs. Previously, Wei Yuan could neither see nor perceive these tiny souls, but now, with the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven, they were clearly visible.

A watery hue appeared in Wei Yuan's left eye. Through this eye, the entire world was different; it transformed from solid to void, and simultaneously, countless fine lines crisscrossed it. The whole world was like a cavern covered in giant spiderwebs.

As Wei Yuan's gaze swept past, countless threads snapped, and the ends drifted toward him. Wei Yuan touched one of the spiderweb ends with his spiritual sense and was shocked to discover that this was actually a thread of karma—and a thread of life-and-death karma at that!

Within a radius of ten thousand li, the life-and-death karma of all living beings was actually disconnecting from the original Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, reconnecting instead to Wei Yuan!

Wei Yuan was greatly alarmed!

Such a heavy burden was something even an immortal could not bear. With his meager strength, what virtue or ability did he have to be responsible for so much life-and-death karma?

Naturally, there is gain in loss. If Wei Yuan could bear such karma, even if only within a ten-thousand-li radius, his power would likely immediately surpass Yan Shi and Xu Wangu, trampling the likes of Lu Changhe, the Left Xianwang, and the Little State Preceptor underfoot.

Yet, it was like an ant trying to move a mountain, a mayfly shaking a tree; his heart was willing, but his strength was insufficient.

Wei Yuan suddenly realized this and hurriedly restricted the power and coverage of the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven, limiting it to only a few dozen li, barely enough to cover the medicinal garden, and finally settled it there.

In the medicinal garden, the Little Rooster suddenly woke from its slumber, glanced at the ground, shook its body, and a feather flew from its body, merging into the medicinal garden's defensive array, before it continued to sleep.

After the emergency self-restriction, Wei Yuan remained restless. The more he thought about the whole affair, the more eerie it seemed.

Previously, when Wei Yuan cultivated the Gate of Myriad Realms, he could attract the souls of deceased humans from the surroundings, mainly those who had lived and died in the Azure Void. These people already had deep karma with Wei Yuan, and those he pulled in were souls that could generate spiritual nature after reincarnation. Such souls were quite powerful themselves; otherwise, they would be muddled after reincarnation and unable to generate spiritual nature, and even if they successfully reincarnated, they would soon dissipate.

But the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven was different. Not only was its range extremely vast, but it also accepted all comers, not even sparing the star-point souls of small beasts and insects, pulling them all in, all with clear karma. Combined with the reincarnation of the Gate of Myriad Realms and the Human Renjian Yanhuo, this was simply building a Heavenly Dao of one's own—it was rebellious to the extreme.

In terms of rank and influence on the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven was likely even above the Maiden Yin-Yang. Wei Yuan traced back along the way; the core of the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven came from the Wandering Soul Cauldron. When he obtained this cauldron back then, Wei Yuan hadn't paid much attention to it, thinking it was just an ordinary Imperial View Spirit Treasure, and it had remained dusty until now.

Then came the early participation in the Immortal War, which granted the ability to set up a new Cave Heaven.

And going to the Extreme North to obtain this cauldron was because Wei Yuan had been struck by a Great Karma Curse. The reason for the curse was that he had killed a Shaman girl in the Gloomy Cold Realm and obtained the Maiden Yin-Yang. Pushing back further, how did he enter the Gloomy Cold Realm himself?

If the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven was the core of all the pieces laid out, then this person's layout was truly terrifying. Even the Heavenly Shaman had become a piece within the game, calculating Wei Yuan's development for over a decade to the death.

But I am just afraid that the Huang Quan Cave Heaven is merely a link in the middle.

Wei Yuan subconsciously shuddered. He could not think about it any deeper; the more he thought, the more unreal the whole world felt.

He made a prompt decision. After initially stabilizing the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven, he packed his bags, headed north, and arrived at the Northern Shanmen to pay respects to Tinghai Xianjun Yan Shi. This was the benefit of being a disciple of the Primordial Palace; Wei Yuan still had a powerful backer.

Yan Shi was playing with a small egg with blue-black spots in his hand. Seeing Wei Yuan arrive, he put it away nonchalantly. But Wei Yuan had sharp eyes and still saw the egg. For some reason, Wei Yuan always felt the egg's sensation was familiar, though he didn't know where he had seen it.

As he thought this, tens of thousands of strands of azure Qi suddenly vanished, and then Wei Yuan thought of the Little Rooster, discovering that the egg was somewhat similar to it. A rooster, an egg?

Wei Yuan felt he had discovered something extraordinary, but then he thought, divine objects are omnipotent; let alone laying an egg, such a small matter. Wasn't the Shadow Dragon also forced by him to lay an egg? And then he used that as a culture medium to cultivate a genetic virus, almost wiping out the Mirage Demon clan.

Tinghai Xianjun Yan Shi looked at Wei Yuan and suddenly frowned slightly, saying, "What brings you here? I actually cannot calculate it; it is also strange."

At this moment, they were at the Northern Shanmen, with the remains of several immortals sitting in town below. Wei Yuan's concerns were much smaller, so he immediately brought out the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven, revealed it, and specifically explained that there was no heavenly tribulation when this Cave Heaven formed.

A trace of solemnity flashed across Yan Shi's expression. He carefully inquired about all of Wei Yuan's actions during the advancement, then pondered for a long time before saying, "At first glance, the formation of the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven was because you cast down the luck of a million people, leading to unexpected changes. Looking at this matter alone, the change is a good thing; clearly, the status of the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven is much higher than the original, and it is quite compatible with your Dharma Form. It can be said to be a match made in heaven.

However..."

Wei Yuan feared these two words, "however." Yan Shi was silent this time, subconsciously picking up his teacup while pondering. When he wanted to take a sip, the teacup suddenly shattered, and tea splashed all over him.

Wei Yuan hurriedly stepped forward and used his sleeve to help the Tinghai Xianjun wipe the tea off his body. Wei Yuan didn't feel the heartache; Yan Shi's tea was famously expensive, and this bit of tea was more expensive than Wei Yuan's current Dharma robe.

Yan Shi suddenly laughed and said, "Liuli has never been as filial as you."

Wei Yuan said, "The Patriarch has been kind to me; it is only right for me to do small things for the Patriarch."

Yan Shi shook his head and said, "You fellow, you seem glib, but you speak the truth, which is truly difficult to handle. Regarding this matter of yours, if one says it wasn't someone laying a piece, it is truly unlikely; the probability is even lower than the Great Tang Ancestor reincarnating into your body. But if it really is someone laying a piece, then this person is absolutely terrifying, with abilities far beyond mine, and I cannot calculate anything either.

However, Heaven leaves a glimmer of life. You are only just starting; this moment is merely the layout stage, not yet having entered the mid-game. Even if you are trapped in a desperate situation, the person behind the scenes will absolutely not let you die at this time; they will definitely preserve a glimmer of life for you. I am just thinking, where should this glimmer of life be?"

Wei Yuan hurriedly asked, "Where is the glimmer of life?"

Yan Shi shook his head: "... I don't know."

While Wei Yuan was stunned, Yan Shi added, "Any desperate situation or death trap actually has one eternal method to break the game: break the game with force. You might as well think about where your strongest point lies, and then break the game with it; you can obtain a glimmer of life."

A moment later, Wei Yuan left the Northern Shanmen and returned to the Azure Void. Watching the rapidly receding earth, Wei Yuan pondered where he was actually strong.

He thought all the way from Human Renjian Yanhuo to the Azure Void, feeling that he could have today largely because he had obtained countless luck. Initially, it was luck from beyond the heavens, and recently it had become the master of human luck azure Qi. And how did the human luck azure Qi come about?

Since the issuance of Azure Origin, massive amounts of human luck azure Qi had rolled in for one reason or another.

Wei Yuan thought of many, many things in an instant, and then reached a somewhat eerie conclusion: his strongest ability was... being rich?

In the distant West, Shengxin and Lady Hui Xin crawled out from the deep mountains and old forests. Looking at a giant Shaman city ahead, Lady Hui Xin almost had hot tears in her eyes.

Shengxin was also invigorated and said, "After being hunted for so long, we can finally live a comfortable life! After entering the city, I will take you to enjoy wealth and glory!"

Lady Hui Xin looked at Shengxin, then at herself. The two Great Shamans now only had tattered Dharma robes left on them, with nothing else. All the valuable artifacts and magic treasures had been used by Shengxin for sacrifices during their escape to cut off the karma lock of the pursuers behind them.

As a result, they successfully escaped the desperate death zone, but they also became penniless.

Hui Xin said with annoyance, "Ever since I've been with you, I haven't encountered a single good thing! There is a Heavenly Shaman sitting in the Saint City ahead, and we are penniless; what's the point of talking about a good life? You still dare to rob money under the nose of a Heavenly Shaman? With our appearances, I'm afraid we'd be rejected even if we went to work as coolies!"

Shengxin smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, money is not a problem, and there is no need to rob money. Look, what is this?"

Shengxin took a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket. No matter how Lady Hui Xin looked at it, it was just a piece of ordinary jade paper, with no words written on it, clearly not an IOU.

Shengxin didn't sell it short either. He placed the jade paper solemnly, chanted a mantra for a moment, then opened his eyes and shouted, "... At the cost of my most trusted brother being trapped by love for ten years, unable to obtain what he loves, turn stone into gold!!"

He pointed with his finger, and the jade paper changed instantly. No gold appeared; instead, it turned into a small stack of neatly arranged cyan paper slips.

Lady Hui Xin hadn't recovered from Shengxin's shocking and terrifying spell, and subconsciously asked, "Where is the gold? What is this?"

Shengxin picked up the small stack of cyan paper slips, smiled brightly, and said, "This is... Azure Origin!"

(End of chapter)