Chapter 121: with translation of chapter title

At the edge of the Immortal Pool, Feng Yi watched as the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before him underwent a tremendous change, and a hint of strange color appeared in his eyes.

Translation: "By the Immortal Pond, watching the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before him undergo a huge change, a hint of strange color appeared in Feng Yi's eyes."

But we need to be concise, not add extra. Let's try: "At the edge of the Immortal Pond, as he watched the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before him undergo a huge change, a hint of strange color appeared in Feng Yi's eyes."

As he watched the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before him undergo a huge change, a hint of strange color appeared in Feng Yi's eyes.

We must keep it one line.

Originally, the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone's surface was crystal clear and sparkling, like the world's most perfect crystal, appearing very beautiful; at first glance it was obviously a precious divine stone.

Translation: "Originally, the surface of the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone was crystal clear and sparkling, as if it were the most perfect crystal in the world, looking very beautiful; at a glance it was clearly a precious divine stone."

We need to keep meaning. Let's try: "Originally, the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone's surface was crystal clear and sparkling, as if it were the world's most perfect crystal, looking very beautiful; at a glance it was clearly a precious divine stone."

Originally, the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone's surface was crystal clear and sparkling.

It was as if it were the world's most perfect crystal.

It looks very beautiful.

At a glance, it was clearly a precious divine stone.

But now, coarse patterns emerged on the stone's surface, its crystal-clear sparkle fading, leaving it with an ordinary feel, like a common rock.

Translation: "But now, the surface of this divine stone showed coarse patterns; the crystal-clear sparkling state disappeared, instead giving a somewhat ordinary feel, like an ordinary stone."

coarse patterns

Yet within this ordinariness lay a vast, ancient creative intent, as if the whole Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone had been restructured, its power drawing inward to form a complete inner world.

Translation: "However, within this ordinariness lay a vast and ancient creative intention, as if the whole Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone had undergone reorganization and construction, with all its power gathering inward, forming a complete world inside."

However, within this ordinariness lay a vast and ancient creative intention.

It was as if the entire Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone had undergone reorganization and construction.

All its power gathered inward, forming a complete world inside.

"This feeling."

"This feeling."

A pale gold color shimmered in his eyes as the Easy Dao Heavenly Pupil opened, displaying all internal changes of the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before Feng Yi.

Translation: "A pale gold color flowed in his eyes, the Easy Dao Heavenly Pupil opened, and all internal changes of the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone appeared before Feng Yi's eyes."

A pale gold color flowed in his eyes.

The Easy Dao Heavenly Pupil opened.

All internal changes of the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone appeared before Feng Yi's eyes.

Inside the divine stone, endless chaotic qi surged, as if it had formed a complete chaotic world of its own.

Translation: "Inside the divine stone, endless chaotic qi surged, as if it had formed a complete chaotic world of its own."

Endless chaotic qi surged.

It was as if it had formed a complete chaotic world of its own.

A green lotus took root in the chaos, enveloping a blurry figure wielding a giant axe—the Holy Spirit nurtured within the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone.

Translation: "A green lotus took root in the chaos, wrapping a blurry figure holding a giant axe; this was the Holy Spirit nurtured inside the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone."

A green lotus took root in the chaos.

It wrapped a blurry figure holding a giant axe.

This was the Holy Spirit nurtured inside the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone.

"It's a bit like the unique ancient-city world built by a powerhouse who walked the Stone Person Road, though not as perfect or strong as a true ancient city."

Translation: '"It's a bit like the unique ancient-city world built by a powerhouse who walked the Stone Person Road, though not as perfect or strong as a true ancient city."'

It is somewhat like the unique ancient-city world built by a powerhouse who walked the Stone Person Road.

But it is not as perfect or strong as a true ancient city.

This thought arose in his mind; Feng Yi's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately grasped the insights about the Chaos Green Lotus and Pangu's Way he had bestowed upon himself, along with the Stone Person Road information. Consequently, the Holy Spirit within the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone instinctively adjusted based on this information.

Translation: "This thought arose in his mind; then Feng Yi's heart stirred slightly, and he instantly understood the insights about the Chaos Green Lotus and Pangu's Way that he had bestowed upon himself, as well as the information on the Stone Person Road. After that, the Holy Spirit inside the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone instinctively adjusted according to this information."

We need to keep meaning. Let's try: "This thought surfaced in his mind; then Feng Yi's heart stirred slightly, and he instantly understood the insights about the Chaos Green Lotus and Pangu's Way that he had given himself, as well as the information on the Stone Person Road. Afterward, the Holy Spirit within the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone instinctively adjusted based on this information."

This thought surfaced in his mind.

Then Feng Yi's heart stirred slightly.

And he instantly understood the insights about the Chaos Green Lotus and Pangu's Way that he had given himself, as well as the information on the Stone Person Road.

Afterward, the Holy Spirit within the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone instinctively adjusted based on this information.

As a heaven-earth nurtured Holy Spirit, it inherently lacks a fixed form and will instinctively, according to the condensation of heavenly and earthly laws, develop into the shape most suited to itself.

Translation: "As a heaven-earth nurtured Holy Spirit, it inherently has no fixed form, and will instinctively, according to the condensation of heavenly and earthly laws, nurture into the shape most suited to itself."

As a heaven-earth nurtured Holy Spirit.

It inherently has no fixed form.

It will instinctively, according to the condensation of heavenly and earthly laws, nurture into the shape most suited to itself.

The Stone Person Road and Pangu's Way clearly surpass the original Holy Spirit path; they will cause the Holy Spirit nurtured in the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone to adjust according to this information, making itself more perfect—this is quite normal.

Translation: "The Stone Person Road and Pangu's Way clearly surpass the original Holy Spirit path; they will cause the Holy Spirit nurtured in the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone to adjust according to this information, making itself more perfect—this is quite normal."

The Stone Person Road and Pangu's Way clearly surpass the original Holy Spirit path.

They will cause the Holy Spirit nurtured in the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone to adjust according to this information, making itself more perfect.

This is quite normal.

"Then can the living spirit nurtured in this Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone still be called a Holy Spirit? A Stone Person? A Holy Spirit Stone Person?"

Translation: '"Then can the living spirit nurtured in this Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone still be called a Holy Spirit? A Stone Person? A Holy Spirit Stone Person?"'

"Then can the living spirit nurtured in this Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone still be called a Holy Spirit? A Stone Person? A Holy Spirit Stone Person?"

Thinking of this, Feng Yi's heart stirred slightly, as if sensing something, and his internal cultivation method began to circulate automatically.

Translation: "Thinking of this, Feng Yi's heart stirred slightly, as if sensing something, and his internal cultivation method automatically circulated."

Thinking of this.

Feng Yi's heart stirred slightly.

As if sensing something.

And his internal cultivation method automatically circulated.

The next moment, within his Sea of Wheels World, the Chaos Green Lotus swayed, a beam of Chaos Divine Light appeared, merging directly into the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before him and fusing with the living spirit being nurtured inside.

Translation: "The next moment, within his Sea of Wheels World, the Chaos Green Lotus swayed, a beam of Chaos Divine Light appeared, directly merging into the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before him and fusing with the living spirit being nurtured inside."

The next moment, within his Sea of Wheels World, the Chaos Green Lotus swayed.

A beam of Chaos Divine Light appeared.

It directly merged into the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before him.

And it fused with the living spirit being nurtured inside.

The two shared a sense of common origin, felt no rejection, and directly became one.

Translation: "The two shared a sense of common origin, felt no rejection, and directly became one."

The two shared a sense of common origin.

It felt no rejection.

And it directly became one.

Hum

Translation: "Hum"

Hum

In an instant, the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone trembled slightly; the living spirit within it seemed to form a connection with Feng Yi, giving him a strong sense of closeness, even a hint of filial affection, as if regarding him as an elder.

Translation: "In an instant, the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone trembled slightly; the living spirit within it seemed to form some connection with Feng Yi, giving him a strong sense of closeness, even a hint of filial affection, as if regarding him as an elder."

In an instant.

The Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone trembled slightly.

The living spirit within it seemed to form some connection with Feng Yi.

It gave him a strong sense of closeness.

It even carried a hint of filial affection.

It seemed to regard him as an elder.

Feeling this, a hint of strange color appeared in Feng Yi's eyes.

Translation: "Feeling this, a hint of strange color appeared in Feng Yi's eyes."

Feeling this.

A hint of strange color appeared in Feng Yi's eyes.

He now increasingly anticipated the birth of the living spirit nurtured in the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone, curious about what state this living spirit would ultimately achieve after receiving the information on the Stone Person Road.

Translation: "He now increasingly anticipated the birth of the living spirit nurtured in the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone, curious about what state this living spirit would ultimately achieve after receiving the information on the Stone Person Road."

He now increasingly anticipated the birth of the living spirit nurtured in the Nine Aperture Holy Spirit Stone.

He was curious about what state this living spirit would ultimately achieve after receiving the information on the Stone Person Road.

At the same time, a strange feeling also arose in his heart: "Do I count as having pried away the Holy Spirit that the Jade Pool painstakingly nurtured for many years through a fortunate coincidence?"

He slightly shook his head, dispelling the thought in his mind.

Anyway, in the original story, the Holy Spirit inside this Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone dared not emerge into the world, and it was of no help to the Jade Pool; now that I have it, it still has a chance to emerge into the world, and in a sense it's actually a good thing.

With his thoughts turning, Feng Yi turned around to look at the people approaching.

"Ancestor, are you alright?"

At the moment he stepped forward, the Feng family Holy Lord couldn't help but speak.

This ancestor before them is the Feng family's forefather; if something were to happen to him right before their eyes, he would be unable to atone for his sin even with ten thousand deaths.

Shaking his head, Feng Yi casually said, "I merely had some insight while contemplating this Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone before me, and my cultivation broke through—it's nothing major, no need to worry."

"Er"

Hearing such casual words, everyone was momentarily choked, at a loss for words.

That earth-shattering heavenly phenomenon just now certainly isn't as simple as merely a breakthrough in cultivation!

Moreover, having merely contemplated the Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone for a moment, his cultivation broke through; such an effortless display also left everyone somewhat speechless.

The Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone is right here; why have their cultivations shown not the slightest change, and they hardly feel anything at all?

Especially the Queen Mother of the West and the Jade Pool Holy Maiden now feel an indescribable discomfort.

This Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone has been nurtured by the Jade Pool for countless years, yet the people of the Jade Pool have also gained no insight from it that would aid their own cultivation.

Meanwhile, this Feng family senior before them merely contemplated it for a moment, causing such a great change in the Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone, and his own cultivation also broke through.

People simply cannot be compared!

This thought arose in her mind, and the Queen Mother of the West silently comforted herself: "This Feng senior is likely communicating with an emperor's corpse; he's merely retrieving the Dao fruit of his past life—it's perfectly normal for an ordinary cultivator like me to not compare."

Thinking of this, her mood improved somewhat.

Afterwards, the Queen Mother of the West glanced at the Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone that had undergone a tremendous change before her, then looked at Feng Yi and asked, "Feng Senior, is there no problem with the living spirit inside this Stone King?"

"Daoist Friend Queen Mother, there's no need to worry."

Feng Yi smiled lightly and said, "The living spirit nurtured inside this Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone has not only encountered no mishap, but has actually gained great benefit; perhaps it will achieve consummation ahead of schedule and truly emerge into the world."

"Really."

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared on the Queen Mother of the West's face.

One must know that once a Holy Spirit successfully gestates and truly emerges into the world in perfection, its existence rivals that of a Great Emperor as a supreme being.

Although after learning that the Wushi Great Emperor's imperial heir still exists in the world, the importance of the Holy Spirit nurtured inside this Stone King to the Jade Pool has been relegated to second place, it remains a very important matter.

After glancing at the Queen Mother of the West, Feng Yi thought for a moment but did not say that the Holy Spirit actually nurtured inside this Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone is in fact closer to him.

Anyway, the Holy Spirit inside won't emerge into the world anytime soon, so for now I won't provoke them.

Thinking this, Feng Yi directed his gaze toward the others.

The next moment, a strange hue suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he instinctively looked toward Ye Fan.

In his perception, Ye Fan's Sea of Wheels secret realm actually showed traces reminiscent of a Sacred Body being reforged.

"Senior, what's wrong?"

Sensing the strange gaze of the Fuxi Human Ancestor before him, Ye Fan glanced at himself and was instantly at a loss.

"Nothing."

Feng Yi shook his head and didn't say anything further.

Afterwards, he turned to the Queen Mother of the West and spoke about that special Stone King.

Having guessed that this Feng senior before them might be the Feng family ancestor communicating with an emperor's corpse, and that he also wields two ultimate Dao imperial weapons, even the information about their own imperial heir, the Wushi Great Emperor, is known only to him, the Queen Mother of the West dared not be the slightest bit negligent in his words, and quickly arranged for people to bring over all those special Stone Kings.

Shortly after, a brilliantly multicolored, dazzling Stone King was placed beside the Immortal Pool, drawing everyone's gaze.

In Feng Yi's eyes, a pale gold hue flowed, his Heavenly Pupil opened, and instantly the entire information of the Stone King was reflected deep within his pupils.

Inside the Stone King is a snow-white and crystal-clear immortal phoenix egg, upon which countless patterns and seals are engraved, containing an extraordinarily profound transmission of the Great Dao.

The Great Dao of the Undying Heavenly Emperor

Countless streams of information flowed within his pupils as he sensed the Great Dao inheritance contained within this immortal phoenix egg, and a hint of contemplation appeared on Feng Yi's face.

Although it was not the principle contained in the Vermilion Bird Undying Elixir, the Dao of the Immortal Phoenix was also extremely profound, preventing him from fully comprehending it for a moment.

Huh?

While everyone curiously examined this strange Stone King, Heihuang's face showed doubt as it kept walking around it, seemingly confirming something.

After a moment, it suddenly reacted and said: "That rotten stone in the remote corner!"

Hmm?

Everyone looked at the big black dog in puzzlement, not understanding what it meant by those words.

The Queen Mother of the West glanced at the big black dog, recalling its identity, and explained: "Long ago, the Origin Heavenly Master gave three Stone Kings to the Jade Pool; this one is precisely the most extraordinary of them."

I ***

Upon hearing the Queen Mother of the West's explanation, Heihuang's already dark face grew even darker, and it muttered in a low voice: "Origin Heavenly Master really isn't anything good."

Ye Fan oddly glanced at Heihuang and curiously asked: "Dead dog, what are you muttering about?"

Heihuang gave him a glance, unusually not retorting his nickname, but instead stared at that Stone King with a black face, constantly cursing something.

Cough cough.

Seeing this, Feng Yi lightly coughed twice to draw everyone's attention, then glanced at Heihuang and said: "This Stone King should have been brought out of Purple Mountain by the Origin Heavenly Master."

Saying this, Feng Yi seemed to think of something and explained: "In ancient times, Purple Mountain was also known as Ancient Emperor Mountain; it was the dojo of the Undying Heavenly Emperor, and within its Divine Source were sealed many of his subordinates."

"Later, Wushi discovered the Undying Heavenly Emperor's plot, forcefully took over Ancient Emperor Mountain, sealed his subordinates, renamed Ancient Emperor Mountain to Purple Mountain, and suppressed the place with the Wushi Bell."

The moment his words fell, a flash of realization appeared in Heihuang's eyes, as if it understood the reason behind the emperor's actions in his later years.

"I see, Purple Mountain, Ancient Emperor Mountain."

A low voice sounded, and Ye Fan and the others suddenly understood, looking at the big black dog and also grasping the meaning of its earlier words.

It is obvious that, as the dog raised by Wushi the Great Emperor, it had originally been sealed within Purple Mountain and had surely seen this Stone King before.

However, after the Origin Heavenly Master entered Purple Mountain, he brought this stone out and presented it to the Jade Pool.

No wonder the big black dog looked so vexed just now.

Perhaps in its view, the Origin Heavenly Master stole this Stone King from its home.

And as Wushi the Great Emperor's dog, it failed to guard its master's home, which explains that behavior.

Thinking of this, the image of the Jade Pool's relationship with Wushi the Great Emperor surfaced in everyone's minds, and a strange feeling arose in their hearts.

After going around, is this Stone King considered to have returned from Wushi the Great Emperor's new home to his old home?

As thoughts turned in everyone's minds, the Holy Crown Prince seemed to think of something, looked at Feng Yi and said: "Senior, you said that Wushi the Great Emperor sealed the Undying Heavenly Emperor's subordinates in Purple Mountain; does that mean there are still such subordinates present in Purple Mountain today?"

Saying this, a glint of cold light appeared in his eyes.

After learning that the Undying Heavenly Emperor had once sneak-attacked his father, possibly causing his father's failure to become a War Immortal, they, the Fighting Holy Ape lineage, have become mortal enemies with the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

Hmm.

Feng Yi nodded slightly and said softly: "Not only his subordinates, but also his offspring."

Saying this, Feng Yi casually pointed at the strange Stone King before him and said in an even tone: "What is sealed within this Divine Source is an Immortal Phoenix Egg, which is one of the Undying Heavenly Emperor's offspring, perhaps to be called the Heavenly Emperor's Son."

What?

As his words fell, the Holy Crown Prince let out a cry of astonishment.

The next moment, a killing intent rose from his body, his golden fiery eyes blazing with unprecedented bright light as he fixed his gaze on the Stone King before him.

(End of chapter)