Chapter 733: Origin History, Ape Yuan Changsheng (Combined)

On the gray stone platform, Li Yuan examined the massive bronze coffin.

This bronze coffin was as heavy as the stars, the only weapon he could not budge an inch within the Soldier-Ruling space; he had once thought it very dangerous and wanted to kick it out.

But now…

"Chaos Sacred Body, Origin Divine Fetus, Sacred Extreme Dharma Form — the three great conditions of Soldier-Ruling One; I've already met two, only lacking that Origin Divine Fetus…"

"This is the second life!"

"But how does one obtain this Origin Divine Fetus? We don't even know how many of the Origin Divine Race are still alive — am I supposed to ask Five Dragon Immortal to give birth to one?"

Li Yuan's thoughts churned; he felt the weight of this divine coffin in his heart suddenly rise by several tiers.

Although the pot for the fall of the Origin Divine Dynasty was huge, this Divine Burial Coffin was just a coffin; the impact shouldn't be too great, right?

"This is only Soldier-Ruling Effect One; what about Effect Two? Could it even allow a third life?"

Li Yuan even suspected there was a 'Heavenly Heart' within this Divine Burial Coffin, or perhaps, a great medicine?

In legend, the most top-grade great medicines could also help cultivators live a second life…

"Buzz~"

After pondering for a long time, Li Yuan stepped into the Zang Guan Mi Jing; before his eyes, light and shadow intertwined, and within the gloom, six light gates appeared one by one.

Two of them were open, four tightly shut.

"Senior?"

Li Yuan cupped his fists in salute.

The darkness was utterly silent, no response at all.

"Senior?"

Li Yuan tried several times, found no response, unsure whether that one was in closed-door cultivation or had blocked visitors.

"Probably the latter…"

The shadow of that annoying black cat flashing through his mind, Li Yuan tried no more; he thought for a moment, then walked into the first light gate, wanting to see how Five Dragon Immortal at the peak of the Fourth Realm differed from the Third Realm.

"Boom!"

A moment later, Li Yuan tumbled out of the light gate.

"…The gap is this huge?"

Li Yuan's mind-sea buzzed chaotically; only after quite a while did the turmoil in his heart settle.

Five Dragon Immortal at the peak of the Fourth Realm had undergone a tremendous transformation compared to the Third Realm; the might unleashed by her various divine abilities made him shudder, and he had no chance to close in at all.

Before he was cut down, his divine soul severed by a single 'God King Execution Blade'.

"At the peak of the Fourth Realm, the Dharma Realm already has its embryonic form; even without concurrently cultivating body-tempering divine abilities, it's very hard to close in for close-quarters killing, unless one can blast open her Origin Divine Castle in a single strike…"

One attempt, and Li Yuan gained quite a lot.

He gained a deeper understanding of how Fourth Realm cultivators fought; moreover, he confirmed that this one was still his 'guiding beacon'.

"Even if I gestate a Natal Divine Ability, it's not enough to fight again; at the very least, I need Fourth Realm Perfection, cultivate the Origin Divine Fist, and imprison the Second Fierce — only then will I have a chance of victory."

Li Yuan calmed the discomfort of being beheaded, then couldn't help glancing at the first gate again.

After four battles in total, he believed the gap between himself and Five Dragon Immortal in the Dao Body could be smoothed over by the Soldier Register, but the gap in the number of divine abilities was simply too vast.

To overturn this white-clad Five Dragon Immortal head-on, he felt he needed to concurrently cultivate multiple great divine abilities — offense, body-protection, Dun Fa, and unorthodox arts — none could be lacking.

"A guiding beacon indeed."

Li Yuan was not annoyed by defeat, even considering it a good thing; using her as a mirror, he could forge a more solid foundation.

Yu Yu Xuanji, he walked into the second light gate.

……

Mount Mount Dongxuan City.

"A supreme hegemon!"

By the window of a tavern, Li Yuan flipped through the intelligence he had gathered; although he had found no information related to the Heavenly Heart, his understanding of the Origin Divine Dynasty had climbed by a great margin.

The Sixth Era of Origin, the Divine Dynasty was in its prime.

In this era, the Divine Dynasty had twelve God Kings seated in command, pressing down across the heavens, all realms in submission.

Naturally it could not compare to the absolute prime of the First Divine Emperor pressing down the present world of the Returning Ruins, yet it had also reached a balance with the Weave Heaven Dao Sect.

"Origin in the present world, Weave Heaven in the Returning Ruins."

Flipping through the ancient scrolls, Li Yuan felt his horizons had broadened considerably.

The absolute prime of the Weave Heaven Dao Sect was naturally when the First Divine Emperor was alive; at that time, even the true inheritors of the Weave Heaven Dao Sect had to enter the court to receive decrees and draw stipends.

In fact, they had to fight for the chance!

For no other reason than that the Origin Divine Dynasty, which governed all realms, controlled the incense offerings!

"After the Sixth Era, the Weave Heaven Dao Sect was finally able to interfere in the present world and shake off the influence of the Origin Divine Dynasty; in between, it experienced an invasion by the various realms of the Returning Ruins…"

Observing the ancient and recalling the present, Li Yuan gained a deeper understanding of the current world's landscape.

He felt that the later Weave Heaven Dao Sect's creation of 'Shan Gong' was probably greatly related to those years of taking orders in the Divine Dynasty.

"The Dao Sect has capable people; once Shan Gong appeared, it not only shook off the present world's stranglehold, but even turned around to stranglehold the present world."

Li Yuan felt somewhat emotional in his heart.

The struggle over incense offerings ran through the Tai Gu and even the Seventy-Two Eras of Origin.

Before the Tai Gu, myriad races stood like a forest, each race having its own Supreme veneration; the human race was weak yet extremely numerous, greatly favored by the various races — large and small exotic races all kept vast numbers of humans in captivity.

Until the 'Divine Pattern Great Dao' descended upon the world.

Without a spiritual root, as long as one had Divine Patterns, one could inhale and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, even nourish oneself, alter one's innate endowment, and possess all manner of divine abilities and Dao Bodies.

The offense and defense reversed, the human race flourished, but the struggle over incense offerings never ceased.

The Origin Divine Dynasty was born amidst the bloody battles of all races; with the Weave Heaven Dao Sect adding fuel to the fire, and more importantly, the myriad races had fought for far too long.

But after the Origin Divine Dynasty was established, the struggle for incense offerings never ceased, until the Weeping Heaven Dao Sect created the 'Cai Xiang Huo Fa,' allowing everyone to gather incense offerings on their own.

Yuan coins were thus born, and afterward, the fighting gradually eased.

Yet in fact, even by the Seventy-Third Epoch of Origin, the struggle for incense offerings still existed.

"Origin, Dao Sect, Opening Gui Xu Otherworld."

Li Yuan sorted through the intelligence: the Seventy-Second Epoch of Origin could be divided into three great powers.

Among the three great powers, Opening Gui Xu Otherworld was the strongest, so the Weeping Heaven Dao Sect and the Origin Divine Dynasty allied often, and on nine occasions opened up Opening Gui Xu, destroying who knows how many alien dimensions.

And Opening Gui Xu Otherworld's counterattacks were also fierce—even in the Sixth Epoch of Origin, one could occasionally see news of that star domain's destruction.

"In the end, the Origin Divine Dynasty was destroyed…"

Li Yuan closed the ancient scroll and walked out of the tavern.

Mount Mount Dongxuan City was very lively; along both sides of the broad streets stood buildings with exotic styles, all manner of shops were plentiful, and various peddlers were hawking their wares.

The crowds bustled, very much alive.

Unlike the first Mi Jing of the Zang Guan Mi Jing, this Di Er Mi Jing was more real—real enough that he even had the illusion he had traveled through time.

"The God King's methods are truly inconceivable."

Sighing inwardly, Li Yuan slowly walked out of the city, and before long had already arrived beneath White Bone Mountain.

White Bone Mountain, legend has it, was transformed from the skeleton of a great demon, hence the name White Bone Mountain, but in fact, looking at it now, it was no different from ordinary mountains and rivers.

"Time to meet the Grandmaster."

Li Yuan was even a little nervous.

He did not know whether the old Grandmaster could detect his Dao shadow within the Zang Guan, but he felt that, whether he could or not, it was best to act as if he could!

"Let's see if I can communicate…"

Thoughts turned in Li Yuan's mind.

Within White Bone Mountain there were rugged mountain paths; Li Yuan measured the distance on foot to avoid being Tang Tu toward the Grandmaster, but he walked quickly, and before long had already reached the belly of the mountain.

In the distance, he saw three thatched cottages.

Between the mountains, a clear spring flowed past the door, lending quite a few measures of seclusion.

"Is that the Grandmaster?"

By the creek, on a reclining-ox rock, a Daoist sat cross-legged, seemingly breathing in and out; behind him, a water buffalo was contentedly grazing.

That Daoist wore a gray Daoist robe, unremarkable in appearance, and apart from the robe, possessed nothing of note.

As if sensing Li Yuan's gaze, that Daoist raised his eyes to look, and asked calmly:

"Who comes?"

"Disci—"

Li Yuan nearly blurted out "pay respects to Grandmaster," swallowed the words back hard, but knowing this one truly could communicate, he hurriedly bowed and said:

"This junior is Li Yuan, passing through this city, and having heard that a True Person is in seclusion outside the city, I have come to pay my respects."

"Li Yuan."

That Daoist smiled: "This poor Daoist is Qingxuan, originally a cultivator of this star, having heard that evil demons were causing trouble in my homeland, I returned home; I cannot be called any True Person."

"Truly a True Person!"

Hearing the two characters 'Qingxuan,' Li Yuan felt his scalp prickle, though on his face he naturally bowed with delight.

His thoughts turned very quickly.

The Zang Guan Mi Jing naturally lacked no creation, but a Grandmaster one could communicate with—was that not a heaven-sent creation?

Even if this Grandmaster before him had yet to cultivate the Dharma Heaven…

Daoist Qingxuan did not correct him either, and spoke:

"What business have you?"

"This disciple has admired the Shan Xuan Fa since childhood…"

Li Yuan very carefully weighed his words, but before he could finish speaking, Daoist Qingxuan raised a hand and cut him off.

He saw this Daoist point into the distance:

"In that horse ranch, a violent ape lies in ambush; if you can subdue it, this poor Daoist might well pass on to you a great dharma."

"Huh?"

So straightforward?

Li Yuan was startled—this Daoist was easier to coax than the old man, agreeing to pass on a dharma after half a sentence?

He promptly bowed and accepted:

"This disciple will keep it in mind."

"Go."

Daoist Qingxuan said no more, closed his eyes, and entered samadhi.

"Yes."

Li Yuan bowed and took his leave, his manners exceedingly respectful.

……

"A great dharma!"

Beneath White Bone Mountain, Li Yuan's heart rejoiced.

He only felt the Grandmaster was quite generous—subdue a single Fifth-Realm ape demon, and he would pass on a great dharma.

That was too good a bargain!

"Although I am of the Fourth Realm, I have after all cultivated the great Gu Gu Shentong technique; with the augmentation of the Prison-Suppressing Divine Ability and the Soldier-Controlling Register, a mere Fifth-Realm ape demon may not be beyond my grasp!"

Li Yuan thought to himself.

He had a very clear understanding of himself.

Although he had just broken through to the Fourth Realm, his foundation was so deep that calling him half a peak Fourth Realm cultivator was no exaggeration; if one counted the magic power provided by the Demon Shadow, he was a peak Fourth Realm cultivator!

With the blessing of the Commanding Talisman, if he couldn't defeat the Five Dragon Immortal or his Grandmaster, could he not defeat a single Ape Demon?

"Let's try."

Having just formed the Fourth Realm, Li Yuan had been eager to find someone to test his techniques on; moreover, with ten thousand lives to squander in the Divine Burial Coffin Mi Jing, the moment the thought arose, he was already outside that horse ranch.

"Squeak~"

Within the horse ranch, Ape Demons leaped into the air one after another, among which were more than a dozen Ape Demons at the peak of the Third Realm.

But Li Yuan merely flicked a finger; a drop of Di Shan Xuan Gang Zhong water broke through the air, and in an instant, it annihilated over a hundred Ape Demons!

As one of the earliest techniques he cultivated, the grade of Di Shan Xuan Gang Zhong water had clearly reached the eighty-sixth level of Law Seals; though it appeared as a single drop, it was actually vast as the sea.

Once the Longhu Longhu Dadan was formed, all techniques received the blessing of the Divine Realm; for techniques with the same Law Seals, the power was a great deal stronger than when cast by a Third Realm cultivator.

Not to mention the double blessing of the Wu Di Fa and the Chaos Body; a single drop was enough to annihilate a Fourth Realm demon.

"Eh?"

Li Yuan suddenly reached out and grabbed; streams of blood qi gathered, carrying a faint Longhu Longhu Dandan fragrance, yet they did not dissipate?

"This Di Er Mi Jing..."

Li Yuan was surprised in his heart.

In the First Mi Jing, he had slain many strange beasts and demon beasts, but after killing them, only Yuan Coins and the like would drop; yet in this Di Er Mi Jing, the ferocious beasts left behind flesh and blood after being slain.

So real?

Li Yuan focused his spirit to sense carefully, feeling that this blood qi was extremely pure; it did not seem like the convergence of divine patterns, but rather like genuine blood qi...