Chapter 696: Refining Demon Five Swords, Great Luo Twelve Banners (Combined Chapter)

"Hoo~"

Even knowing his Master was still at his side, unable to sense him, Huang Yuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief; and thinking of Li Yuan's composure earlier, a touch of admiration rose unbidden in his heart.

Facing his Master directly, every word he spoke made his spirit tremble—this was an essential gap so vast it surpassed the reach of his own will and shock.

"One great scripture, one cup of Enlightenment Tea!"

Gazing at the desk before him, Huang Yuan could hardly conceal his joy.

A cup of Enlightenment Tea was a customary gift bestowed upon an inner disciple paying audience to his Master, but a great scripture was not.

That was a treatment reserved for disciples with hopes of receiving the true transmission!

"I wonder how Li Yuan…"

The thought had barely risen when Huang Yuan already snuffed it out; Yu Yu Xuanji then steadied his mind, walked to the desk, and sat cross-legged.

Drink tea, peruse the scripture!

……

Chaos Body!

Behind the bamboo tower, Li Yuan's eyes lowered slightly, letting the joy in his heart flow freely as he sensed the changes within his Shen Jing.

Viewed from the outside, the mud pellet was shrouded in chaotic qi, like an egg still being incubated—trembling faintly at times, then falling still at others.

Hum~

Li Yuan's spirit returned to the mud pellet.

Wisps and strands of chaotic qi permeated the entire Zheng Zuo Shen Jing, propelling the already vast Shen Jing to expand Xu Xu; though the rate of expansion couldn't compare to when the nine palaces of the mud pellet merged as one, it was no less than when he had previously forged his Divine Palace!

A metamorphosis akin to Po Jing!

Li Yuan looked down upon his Fu Kan Shen Jing, and saw undercurrents surging within the Wang Yang; as wisps and strands of chaotic qi seeped into it, the very weight of the entire Wang Yang was rising.

The changes on Xuanteng Island were even greater—its area had expanded by nearly a quarter, and the Xuanteng tree, which had grown over seven hundred zhang in a year, was now pressing close to nine hundred zhang!

The trunk had grown thick, the branches and leaves ever more luxuriant; nourished by surging vitality, every corner of the island had turned lush and green, sprouting myriad plants and trees.

"Whoosh~"

Li Yuan reached out and snapped off a branch; it felt faintly heavy in his hand, its fibers now far tougher. With a light flick, it produced 'crack crack' sounds of tearing air.

Beneath the chaotic qi, the five-colored radiance still flowed, yet far richer than before; the Five Extremes Ancient Temple trembled faintly, growing by a small measure.

"Whine~"

Li Yuan landed on Xuanteng Island, and Burning-Heart Ape happened to leap into his arms. This crimson little monkey had clearly gained considerable benefit—though its size hadn't changed much, it felt more solid and substantial.

The same changes were occurring upon the other six true forms.

"The Chaos Body can bear ten thousand dharmas, and can also nourish the true forms of ten thousand dharmas…"

As intelligence regarding the Chaos Body flashed through his mind, Li Yuan looked toward the small Qing Di temple beneath the tree; within the temple, five azure lights revolved around the divine statue.

Those were the five Mu Xing Fa techniques he cultivated: Qing Di Yan, Mu Xing Dun Fa, Mu Xing Fixing-Body Art, Qing Mu Lei Fa, and Qing Mu Bewitching Spirit.

These five techniques revolved Xu Xu around the divine statue, growing a fraction stronger with each rotation—slow, yet ceaseless and unbroken.

This was the Qing Di Temple's nourishment of Mu Xing Fa techniques; the other four temples would likewise nourish their corresponding techniques.

"The Chaos Body possesses the ability to command ten thousand dharmas, and the effect of nourishing ten thousand dharmas!"

As master of his Shen Jing, Li Yuan could Gan Shou Dao Fa every thread of progress in his techniques; after the Chaos Body was conceived, the techniques' advancement had grown even faster.

On top of the Qing Di Temple's nourishment, nearly twice as fast!

"Unlike the Five Extremes Temple, whose speed of advancement plummets without a root dharma to nourish it, the Chaos Body places no hindrance whatsoever upon the advancement of myriad dharmas!"

Li Yuan's heart trembled.

A god-demon grade innate talent already cultivates techniques far faster than an ordinary cultivator; the Five Extremes Great Scripture can double the speed of Five Element techniques, and the Chaos Body, atop that foundation, doubles it once more!

What a terrifying speed was this?

Taking only Mu Xing Fa techniques as an example—for a cultivator below the fourth tier to push one technique to Bai Ling Ba Zhong, while concurrently cultivating multiple techniques, would take at minimum several hundred years.

Hence, an ordinary Chang Wu Jing cultivator could only fully refine the Fa Taboos of a few main techniques; other techniques might have eighty or ninety layers, or as few as seventy.

"Forty years!"

The thought arose in Li Yuan's heart, and Yu Yu Xuanji he already had his answer.

In only forty years, he could push all his Mu Xing Fa techniques—including Qing Di Yan—to full Fa Taboos!

Not one technique, but all of them!

One must remember, he had yet to gather the complete Five Extremes Great Scripture, nor had he refined the Wu Di magic power, and the Chaos Body was presently only barely at the Dharma Body tier.

"If this were a complete Chaos Holy Body, combined with Wu Di magic power…"

In that instant, Li Yuan finally understood the Divine Palace Nine Heavens' concurrent cultivation of eighty-one upper-grade techniques.

A goal that seemed like a fairy tale to ordinary cultivators might, for certain cultivators who had conceived a Holy Body, be effortless.

"This is still only the Chaos Body—what of the Dao-Comprehension Body?"

Li Yuan couldn't help but think of Long Mo Dao Ren.

The Dao-Comprehension Body was the universally acknowledged Holy Body for the fastest refinement of dharmas!

"Now that I think on it, that old scholar's Dao-Comprehension Body back then must have been extremely incomplete…"

Recalling Long Mo Dao Ren's deeds, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

Had he not been born on the Great Fortune Star, cut off from the outside by the Eight Directions Temple, that old scholar would likely have shaken the myriad heavens and domains a full thousand years earlier; and even if Dong Dong Ershisan had not fallen asleep back then…

"The Eight Directions Temple drifted for who knows how many myriad years, yet just happened to miss a Dao-Comprehension Body…"

"There is no stranger encounter in this world than this."

Sensing the changes within his Shen Jing, Li Yuan's emotions surged.

Suddenly, his heart stirred; he opened his eyes and saw the bamboo tower's door swing open. Huang Yuan bowed and stepped out, and compared to when he had entered, his eyes now shone dazzlingly bright.

'His harvest must be considerable!'

The thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind, and Fayin Fayin Tongzi gave him a push: "You're up!"

"Hoo!"

Li Yuan drew a deep breath, walked slowly into the room, and without a word bowed deeply:

"Master."

"Hoo~"

The bamboo door closed.

"No need to pour tea."

Lord Lord Tianyu called out to Li Yuan:

"Regarding the Chaotic Body, what you know is far too shallow…"

You haven't even asked and you already know…

Li Yuan awkwardly stopped the motion of pouring tea.

"Mm?"

Lord Lord Tianyu glanced at him, frightening the latter into utter silence, then said:

"The Chaotic Body can bear all laws, can break all laws, and also possesses the ability to be inviolable by all laws — but to be inviolable by all laws, one must first bear all laws!"

"Hum~"

As he spoke, Li Yuan saw wisps of chaotic mist seep out from the void; then he felt the surrounding space extend boundlessly, and in the blink of an eye, it swelled to a size of who-knows-how-many tens of thousands of miles.

A figure formed of mist walked out slowly; with each step, its features grew clearer, and after a few breaths, it had remarkably taken on Li Yuan's appearance.

"Mm?"

Li Yuan's heart gave a start.

His perception was extremely keen, and at a glance he discerned that the person before him was not merely similar in form — their aura was also nearly identical.

"Green Emperor Longevity Scripture, Seven Great True Form Diagrams, Shan Xuan Teng She, Five Extremes Temple…"

Li Yuan's eyelids twitched wildly.

"The Chaotic Body can transform all things and all laws; no need for surprise."

Lord Lord Tianyu still sat in his original spot, the distance between the two seeming to be only a few zhang, yet also as if separated by thousands of miles:

"You may go all out and try."

"This disciple obeys!"

Li Yuan knew in his heart that this was not a test but instruction, so he immediately bowed deeply; then behind him light and shadow interwove, conjuring Wang Yang stretching for ten thousand miles and Shan Xuan Teng islands.

Upon them, great trees reached to the heavens, and the Seven Great True Forms raised their heads in unison.

"Boom!"

The next instant, the Shan Xuan Teng tree suddenly burst with radiance; amid the interweaving of five-colored aura, ten thousands of vines shot forth into the void, and all manner of spells were activated at once.

Vine after vine pierced the void, simultaneously possessing the speed of the Sky Roc, the weight of Shan Xuan Gang Zhong Water, the body-protection of Shan Xuan You, as well as the Wood-Element Xing Lei Fa and the ability to immobilize.

Apart from the Soldier-Summoning Register, Li Yuan held nothing back.

"The Chaotic Body likewise greatly enhances the might of spells!"

The instant he struck, Li Yuan felt all his techniques wielded at will with greatly increased power; in a flash, they had already covered tens of thousands of miles of void, sealing off every space for dodging and evading.

Yet facing Li Yuan's all-out strike, the Daoist formed of chaotic aura merely raised one hand; five-colored radiance interwove like a wheel, and with a gentle tremor, the ten thousands of snake-vines all drooped down one after another.

"What?!"

Even knowing this strike was bound to be futile, seeing this scene, Li Yuan still could not help the jolt of shock in his heart.

"Bang!"

Li Yuan reacted swiftly — at the thought, he teleported — yet he only felt a flash of chaotic aura before his eyes, and tumbled out from the void!

"Screech~"

The instant he sensed something amiss, from the wondrous scene Li Yuan had conjured, the Jin Chi Great Roc had already leapt forth, transforming into Jin Guang that whistled in — only to be shattered by that five-colored wheel of light into scattered streams of radiance.

And the Taiyin Sword Qi that should have shot forth actually just dissipated like that.

"This is what it means to be inviolable by all laws…"

Despite the near-total defeat, Li Yuan's eyes blazed brightly.

"Let's say, for now, that you are inviolable by laws."

Lord Lord Tianyu corrected his phrasing: "This wisp of aura is equal to yours, so it can fully break your techniques."

Li Yuan sighed in admiration within his heart, bowed deeply, his long sleeves sweeping the ground:

"Master, teach me!"

The void quietly vanished, as if it had never appeared.

"You are fairly quick-witted."

Lord Lord Tianyu smiled and said:

"The Chaotic Body can bear all laws, so the Five Extremes revolve, harmonizing yin and yang, commanding the void, and destroying the ten directions almost without bottleneck — of the twelve Great Dao Scriptures of Mount Mount Dongxuan, you are compatible with all of them."

Seeing Li Yuan's eyes blaze brightly, Lord Lord Tianyu paused slightly:

"However, the patriarch left a saying: the Great Dao may not be transmitted to those who are not true disciples, and your cultivation is still shallow — you cannot yet bear the Great Dao Scriptures…"

Li Yuan's heart clenched in frustration, yet he still bowed.

"Therefore, your master bestows upon you one copy of the 'North Pole Black Emperor Dark Abyss Scripture' and one copy of the 'South Pole Red Emperor Fire Phoenix Scripture,' to strengthen your foundation!"

Seeing him composed, Lord Lord Tianyu nodded slightly and spoke.

"Hum~"

Words spoken, and law followed.

Li Yuan only felt the surrounding space expand and spread in all directions — clearly a small tower of merely a few zhang, yet it seemed able to contain the breadth of a sea of stars.

A wooden desk lay before him, and streams of flowing light seeped out from the void, weaving together upon it to form two great scriptures imbued with all manner of wondrous profundities.

They were none other than the Scarlet Emperor Fire Phoenix Scripture and the Black Emperor Dark Abyss Scripture!

Li Yuan's heart brimmed with joy. Counting the benefits for inner disciples he had not yet used, four of the Five Extremities Great Scriptures were now about to be gathered!

He had only just bent his waist to give thanks when he saw Lord Lord Tianyu raise a hand and seize; the void split open, and wisps of terrifying aura seeped forth, making his heart tremble.

'This is the Tian Mo Fa Jie…'

Having cultivated demon-refining arts for so long, Li Yuan keenly perceived where that aura originated.

And it was not the myriad minor worlds surrounding the Tian Mo Fa Jie, but the Tian Mo Da Fa Jie in the truest sense!

"I bestow upon you one Refine-Demon Absolute-Immortal Sword, to augment your means!"

A crisp crack rang out. Lord Lord Tianyu withdrew his palm, and a dark, heavy ancient sword embryo, utterly devoid of any light, had already fallen upon the desk.

The Refine-Demon Absolute-Immortal Sword!

Li Yuan's eyes blazed bright — this was precisely the demon-refining sword embryo he had long been yearning for.

But Lord Lord Tianyu's hand had not yet descended; instead, he had torn down even the void itself.

One saw the principles of law converge, transforming into a banner of profound black, as thick as an arm and roughly a zhang tall, standing before the desk:

"I bestow upon you one Great Luo Banner, to protect your niwan!"

"Many thanks, Master!"

Li Yuan was not one to show his emotions on his face, but as he bowed, a smile could not help but rise upon his countenance.

What he had obtained already far surpassed that of the other inner disciples!

"The Refine-Demon Sword is fierce, the Great Luo Banner is malevolent. By rights, only after refining a first-grade Longhu Longhu Dadan can one forge an embryo into a natal spirit treasure, but considering your diligent cultivation, this master shall lend you a hand!"

Lord Lord Tianyu raised a finger and tapped it upon Li Yuan's brow. The latter felt his sea of heart quake violently, and his five senses vanished in an instant.

When he came back to himself, he felt that within his dantian there now existed one sword and one banner, trembling gently amid the circulation of magic power. "Thank you, Master!"

Li Yuan hurriedly bowed once more.

"Before the Longhu Longhu Dadan is refined, do not rashly wield these two treasures."

Lord Lord Tianyu gave his instruction. Li Yuan naturally engraved it upon his heart, yet did not forget to inquire about the details of these two treasures.

"The Five Refine-Demon Swords are killing spirit treasures this master obtained from the Ancestral Master — exceedingly fierce and malevolent, untamable without a world-shaking foundation. Cultivate diligently, nurture them daily, and once the Longhu Longhu Dadan is refined, you may perhaps be able to wield them."

Lord Lord Tianyu reached out to take the tea Li Yuan offered, yet set it straight back down:

"Your tea is truly too poor!"

"Ah?"

Li Yuan was dumbfounded.

Heaven bear witness — what he had brewed was the Wu Fa tea Yu Yu Xuanji had gifted him earlier. Bound by the restriction that he could not drink much, he had not yet taken a single sip since obtaining it.

And this was still poor…

"Enough, enough, enough!"

Seeing him in a panic, Lord Lord Tianyu shook his head, reluctantly took a sip and set it down, then reached out and seized, drawing from the void a white jade teapot, which he placed upon the table:

"This tea is called Enlightenment — it is the tea this master drinks daily. It is taken from the 'Ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree,' obtained in years past from the 'Immortal Yang Great World' when the Opening Gui Xu was opened…"

【Qianyang Jade Pot (Fifteenth Grade)】

Li Yuan felt divine light weave before his eyes; he nearly was blinded by the glare of that teapot.

This damned teapot was actually a quasi-Dao treasure?!

"M-many thanks, Master, for bestowing tea!"

How could Li Yuan possibly let his Master pour the tea? He hurried to take it, yet felt the teapot heavy as a star, and simply could not lift it.

"This pot is made entirely of Qianyang jade; its weight should rival that of an ordinary sun-star. You truly cannot lift it."

Lord Lord Tianyu could not help but laugh, and the teapot rose of its own accord, pouring out two cups of tea.

"Hum~"

The moment he caught the fragrance of the tea, Li Yuan felt his niwan throb, and the magic power and spells within him grew restless beyond measure, as if about to burst forth from his body.

"The water of the Ancient Enlightenment Tea is the 'great medicine' condensed from myriad principles of law; it has the power to strengthen one's arts and illuminate the Dao. After you drink it, then observe those two great scriptures!"

Lord Lord Tianyu lifted a cup and lightly sipped.

"Yes!"

Li Yuan suppressed the restlessness of his magic power, took up the teacup with both hands, and upon drinking felt his four limbs and hundred bones, even his soul, tremble and expand for it.

Like a starving old glutton who had hungered for a thousand years suddenly tasting a delicacy, an indescribable joy and satisfaction flooded body and soul, leaving him rooted to the spot in a daze.

Fortunately he reacted swiftly; paying no further heed to savoring how fragrant and sweet the tea was, he bowed to his Master and had already flung himself toward the two great scriptures upon the wooden desk.

"Boom!"

Li Yuan felt two beams of divine light shoot into the depths of his soul, and instantly lost himself.

In a trance, he saw ten thousand wondrous and magnificent sights, saw two incomparably vast seas of divine patterns, within which the principles of law wove and flowed, ineffably profound.

Roaming through the sea of divine patterns, he felt an incomparable warmth and familiarity; wherever he passed, myriad principles of law nearly drowned him like swallows returning to their grove.

He saw the Fire Phoenix soar into the heavens, saw the Black Tortoise spout water, saw all manner of true forms interweave, saw countless wondrous scenes arise and perish.

"Hum~"

It seemed like an instant, or perhaps less than an instant.

The myriad wondrous scenes vanished; in that final instant, he seemed to see two unfathomable colossal deities, majestic and sacred, impossible to gaze upon directly.

One colossal deity stood within boundless black waters, the Black Tortoise, Black Ape, and other true forms revolving about him.

One colossal deity stood within a sea of fire that scorched the heavens, the Fire Phoenix and Mind Ape accompanying him, with the essences of boundless flame dancing in orbit.

"Whoosh!"

When Li Yuan opened his eyes, mist hung hazy within the hall.

Within his sea of mind, boundless scriptural meanings flowed, and inside his dantian, two streams of magic power had abruptly appeared—one black and heavy as water, the other blazing like a fiery phoenix.

A single cup of tea had not only let him master two great scriptures, but had directly refined the corresponding magic power!

"And…"

Li Yuan needed only a brief thought to feel the Ni Wan Shen Jing within him erupting with cries one after another, the seven true forms all cheering and leaping, as though they had gained a heaven-sent fortune.

"Well?"

Lord Lord Tianyu set down his teacup.

Li Yuan tried to recall, but simply could not remember the taste of that cup of tea, yet his face was still full of amazement:

"Fine tea!"

Lord Lord Tianyu smiled faintly. He had been born into a tea-farmer's family, and even now, he still loved tea dearly.

"Why can this Enlightenment Tea help a disciple refine superior-grade magic power?"

Li Yuan could not help glancing at the Qianyang teapot on the table, his heart truly shaken beyond measure.

Previously, to refine the Qing Di Fa magic power, he had gone all the way to Tian Shi Yuan to purchase supplies, received a gift from Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen, and finally harvested scenery within Lei Fa Jie before he succeeded.

Yet this single cup of tea had actually let him refine two great superior-grade magic powers—the Red Emperor's and the Black Emperor's!

"Enlightenment Tea has the effect of gathering divine patterns, but it is only useful the first time. That you could directly refine two superior-grade magic powers is half thanks to this tea, and half thanks to the Hun Dun Fa body."

Lord Lord Tianyu knew what was on his mind:

"Your cultivation is shallow; drinking more would do you no good."

"This disciple understands."

After casting one reluctant glance at the Qianyang teapot, Li Yuan gathered his thoughts and did not let slip this once-in-a-lifetime chance for a closed-door disciple to enter his master's presence.

He poured out all the doubts in his heart, along with every guess he had made before, in one great rush.

Lord Lord Tianyu, under his envious gaze, would sip the Enlightenment Tea from time to time, answering his questions unhurriedly and without haste.

……

Woooo~

Within a stretch of dim, dark void, a colossal tower-ship sailed across the sky.

Master Master Fuyuan sat cross-legged at the highest point, gazing down into the depths of Opening Gui Xu, where occasional strands of unknown light could be seen, flickering in and out of existence.

The depths of Opening Gui Xu held boundless fortune, but also boundless peril; even he dared not be the slightest bit careless.

"Buzz~"

In an instant, the Xie Tongzhi Sphere trembled lightly.

Master Master Fuyuan withdrew his gaze. Before he could pick it up, he felt the Xie Tongzhi Sphere quiver—quiver again—then shudder wildly.

"Hm?"

Master Master Fuyuan frowned slightly, opened the Xie Tongzhi Sphere, and discovered that including Yun Yun Heguang, more than ten people had sent over a hundred divine-sense messages.

His heart stirred slightly. He opened them one by one, and before long, his expression changed—shock, disbelief, and also sudden understanding.

"Chaos Sacred Body?!"

"Closed-door disciple Li Yuan has gestated a Chaos Sacred Body…"

"Li Yuan… no wonder Master told the old man to descend the mountain. He was afraid I would scheme against this boy…"

Amid shock and sudden understanding, Master Master Fuyuan could not help but let out a bitter laugh.

'Master, oh Master, you think far too little of your disciple. Not to mention I had only thought of inviting him to seek the Gate of Ten Thousand Wonders and had not yet acted—even if I had invited him, how could I possibly act against a fellow disciple?'

After the above thought flashed through his mind, Master Master Fuyuan did not know whether his master had sensed something. Looking at the divine-sense messages in the Xie Tongzhi Sphere one after another, his emotions could not help but churn.

"A Chaos Sacred Body—no wonder Master would come out of seclusion early…"

Master Master Fuyuan subconsciously probed the Grand Luo Records.

Last time, he had browsed Li Yuan's disciple archive, which clearly recorded that the man was already ranked sixth in the true-inheritance sequence, just below five people including Yu Yu Wangxian.

"A Chaos Sacred Body, by rights, should not compare to Yu Yu Wangxian's Innate Ultimate Yang Dao Body, but…"

"Can't open it?!"

Master Master Fuyuan's eyelid twitched. The Grand Luo Records' reaction was far quicker than his own: "It seems, among my generation of 'Fu,' besides that great-bearded Yu, there will be one more true-inheritance disciple."

That he had no authority to view it was naturally because, in the judgment of the Grand Luo Records, Li Yuan was already a quasi true-inheritance disciple.

As for the judgment of this supreme treasure left behind by the patriarch, radiating across the twelve Grand Luo mountains, he was naturally convinced.

"The Gate of Ten Thousand Wonders."

Master Master Fuyuan casually browsed through the Xie Tongzhi Sphere.

"That place is restricted to cultivators of the Third Realm and below. I don't necessarily have to look for it within Mount Mount Dongxuan…"

"Among the various domains' Combat Rankings, there are also plenty of cultivators like Liu Liu Jingshan who excel in combat…"

"Yellow Ape, you have misled me!"

……

……

Early the next morning, under Li Yuan's bow of farewell, Lord Lord Tianyu—who had left behind two taels of Enlightenment Tea leaves—returned to the quiet bamboo grove to continue his closed-door refinement of arts.

"Two taels of Enlightenment Tea—in theory, can brew thirty cups of tea!"

Carefully putting away the Enlightenment Tea leaves, Li Yuan felt utterly content, thinking his decision to scour for spirit treasures to alter his innate constitution had been absolutely correct.

"The advancement of the Chaos Body requires the joint cultivation of the mysteries of many arts. I wonder if the augmentation of the Weapon Registry is still effective? It should be, I suppose…"

Li Yuan muttered to himself, recalling the darkness he had not yet climbed to the top of.

"Is the end… the Innate Dao Body?"

Speculating in his heart, Li Yuan picked up the little chubby brat still kneeling on the ground: "Quite the nerve on you, little thing—daring to block even Master's path!"

As for the little mouse's behavior of being terrified to the extreme yet still daring to raise the alarm, Daoist Li praised it highly, believing it worthy of cultivation.

"Squeak squeak~"

The little fatty waved his claws about wildly; he hadn't learned Origin God Script, nor any language at all — all he could do was squawk and shriek.

"Well deserved!"

Li Yuan pinched the little braid at the back of his head and handed him a bottle of first-realm Soul-Nourishing Pills:

"You are the spirit beast Lord Lord Tianyu enlightened into the Dao, so you count as half a disciple of Mount Mount Dongxuan. Once your soul grows strong, I'll exchange for a True Form Map for you!"

Mount Mount Dongxuan does not take disciples of foreign races, let alone beasts.

This has nothing to do with Lord Lord Tianyu; it is the rule of the Grand Luo Heaven Grand Master, and none of the twelve Grand Luo Mountains dare defy it.

In the past, he would never have dreamed of exchanging a Gong Fa for the little mouse inside Mount Mount Dongxuan.

But now, naturally, things were different.

A wild demon and a spirit beast enlightened by a Dao Lord are hardly the same thing — their origins differ.

"Squeak squeak~"

The little fatty capered about, beside himself with joy.

"Go play."

The moment Li Yuan let go, the little fatty reverted to his true form and burrowed into a hole in the corner of the wall.

"…"

Li Yuan paid him no mind and glanced instead at the neighboring mountain.

Compared with the little mouse, the little she-dragon was in a sorry state.

This daughter of the Mirage Dragon King had probably played too much with the Universal Comprehension Sphere — she knew a little of every random thing — and upon sensing the Dao Lord's departure, had kicked her legs and fainted, and had not woken since.

"When she wakes, she'll probably be banging her head against the wall in regret."

Li Yuan muttered inwardly.

He was in too good a mood; even the scenery he saw every day felt moving, but he only paused a moment before swallowing a spirit pill and going into his room to enter meditation.

This time, the gestation of his Hun Dun Fa body had brought him far too many benefits.

"Hum~"

Within his dantian, colors interweaved; the magic power of the Three Emperors was clearly distinct yet faintly resonating, while the thickest of all — the Kun Peng magic power — cowered timidly in a corner.

And amid the circling of all those magic powers, one banner and one sword could be seen.

These two spirit treasure embryos were quite wondrous, occupying the very center of the dantian; even the magic power of the Three Emperors had to give way, allowing the Kun Peng magic power to be drained by them.

【Refine-Demon Slay-Immortal Sword Embryo (Ninth Grade)】

【…Grand Luo Heaven, Lord Lord Tianyu, with great divine ability reached into Tian Mo Fa Jie, gathering the baleful aura of myriad demons with the most yang and most rigid magic power to forge this sword embryo…】

【Extremely fierce, extremely baleful — the embryo of a Dao Treasure】

(End of this chapter)