Chapter 3

Just as he opened the door, a tall figure happened to step into Fengyi's small courtyard.

He was a handsome youth with a chiseled face, his eyes holding a hint of resolve—the protagonist of this world, teasingly called a 'war correspondent,' Xiao Chen.

As someone born in Ancestral Dragon Village, Xiao Chen inherently possessed the blood of the primordial dragon.

And at the age of seven, he happened to see the heavenly stele in the Yellow River, unconsciously obtaining the heavenly stele's profound law recorded upon it.

You should know, the Dao inscriptions recorded on the nine steles of the Nine Provinces world are the condensed cultivation insights of the ten ancient sovereigns of the Nine Provinces; even among all worlds in these heavens, they are considered the pinnacle of inheritance, even said to be the foremost inheritance in the heavens.

It can be said that Xiao Chen's birth in Ancestral Dragon Village and his inheritance destined his future to be extraordinary; becoming the later 'war correspondent' might also be a kind of inevitable fate.

Fengyi's current cultivation method comes from him.

However, although Xiao Chen recorded the profound law on the heavenly stele in the Yellow River and can cultivate himself, he cannot truly derive it nor teach it to Fengyi.

Thus, Fengyi's current cultivation method can only be considered an incomplete heavenly stele law, assisted by the Primordial Eight Sounds, deduced and summarized from Xiao Chen as a 'youth' beggar's version.

Of course, Xiao Chen also did not suffer a loss.

Constantly bathed in the Primordial Eight Sounds echoing from the Yellow Mud Altar, Fengyi is as if continuously comprehending the Dao; his insight is extraordinarily strong, his grasp of the method's true meaning far surpassing ordinary people.

After deducing and summarizing the method from Xiao Chen, Fengyi also repaid the favor by explaining its essential true meaning to him; the two benefited each other.

Since Xiao Chen's heavenly stele law was obtained unintentionally from the Yellow River stele, he has been cultivating behind closed doors, never truly understanding the method's true meaning.

With Fengyi's explanation, Xiao Chen's comprehension of the heavenly stele law progressed by leaps and bounds; he has now truly passed the gate of cultivation and become a practitioner of the Mortal Shedding realm.

Compared to him, although Fengyi's understanding of the method's essence is deeper, for some unknown reason he has never been able to truly enter the Mortal Shedding realm.

And Fengyi knows his physique is stronger than that of an ordinary Mortal Shedding practitioner precisely because he uses the current Xiao Chen as a reference.

"Big Brother Feng!"

As thoughts turned in Fengyi's mind, Xiao Chen saw him looking at himself with a smile, his eyes showing a sign of 'as expected,' and he quickly stepped forward, saying: "Indeed, I can't hide it from Big Brother Feng; your divination arts are becoming ever more mysterious."

"Hehe, Xiao Brother, you flatter me."

Fengyi gave a light chuckle, waved his hand, and said: "It's just a coincidence."

Speaking, Fengyi glanced at Xiao Chen, a hint of smile in his eyes, and softly said: "It seems Brother Xiao has found the heavenly stele in the Yellow River."

"Mm."

Nodding, Xiao Chen extended his palm, upon which lay an ancient copper coin, faintly showing a phantom of the Eight Trigrams, carrying a certain illusory sense of unfixed fate.

Looking at the coin in his hand, Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with admiration as he said: "Big Brother Feng, this coin of yours is truly a divine object; I activated it with my heavenly stele law and indeed found traces of the heavenly stele in the Yellow River."

"Then that's good."

Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Fengyi's heart also involuntarily relaxed.

Although Fengyi had gleaned part of the heavenly stele law from Xiao Chen, it was incomplete, and he still greatly desired the complete inscription on the stele.

The copper coin in Xiao Chen's hand is the same as the one Fengyi previously used for divination; both had long been placed alongside the Yellow Mud Altar, absorbing its Daoic resonance, making them marvelous objects.

The Nine Provinces' nine steles have always been closely linked to the Nine Provinces sovereigns, and the Yellow Mud Altar originates from one of those sovereigns, Fuxi; together with Xiao Chen, a fated person who cultivated the complete law on that stele in the Yellow River, Fengyi thus conducted a test, using this fated person to seek the stele's traces.

As things stand now, Fengyi's plan has not gone awry.

"Perhaps I have never truly entered the Mortal Shedding realm because my cultivated heavenly stele law is incomplete."

Thinking of this, Fengyi's curiosity about that stele in the Yellow River grew ever stronger.

"Big Brother Feng, this is your coin."

A voice sounded, and Xiao Chen handed the coin in his hand to Fengyi, his eyes showing a hint of reluctance.

Only by truly using the power of this coin did Xiao Chen understand its profundity; moreover, he faintly felt that his cultivated heavenly stele law harmonized exceptionally well with this coin, as if the two were somehow connected.

However, toward this Big Brother Feng who often teaches him cultivation, Xiao Chen holds deep respect; even though he is reluctant, he would not covet the other's belongings.

"I give it to you."

A light voice sounded; Fengyi chuckled slightly and said casually: "This coin isn't of much use to me, but it might help your future; just consider it payment for your help in finding the heavenly stele this time."

"This"

After glancing at the figure before him, Xiao Chen was about to speak when Fengyi directly interrupted: "Alright, stop the hemming and hawing; quickly take me to the heavenly stele's location—that's what matters most."

"All right."

Hearing Fengyi say that, Xiao Chen no longer refused and solemnly put away the coin in his hand.

Afterward, the two left the courtyard.

The surging Yellow River, its waters like an angry dragon racing forth, overturning mountains and seas, its roar shaking the heavens; the entire Yellow River resembled a yellow dragon lying prone upon the earth.

Standing by the Yellow River, gazing at the surging myriad waves before him and feeling the vastness they contained, Fengyi's eyes could not help but reveal a hint of astonishment.

Being familiar with the original story, he naturally understood that the Yellow River before him was truly a transformation of the primordial dragon.

Moreover, it had completed its transformation and become a true primordial dragon at the Stone King realm.

Unfortunately, as an opponent of the Nine Provinces, the otherworld's foundations and strong ones are too many, making it exceedingly powerful.

Furthermore, the Nine Provinces sovereigns have turned their gaze to the true heavens, paying no heed to the Nine Provinces world, so even though the primordial dragon achieved the true Stone King realm, it could not escape being besieged by otherworldly powers, ultimately meeting its doom.

"Sovereigns of the Nine Provinces!"

"Unable to protect their own homeland, letting otherworldly forces trample it—is the so-called plan to exterminate the sovereigns really worthwhile?"

As thoughts turned in his mind, Fengyi involuntarily let out a sigh.

The hearts of the Nine Provinces sovereigns hold great love; their gaze extends to the true myriad worlds, and he does not wish to judge the right or wrong of their alleged myriad‑epoch layout.

However, Fengyi has little interest in the so‑called plan to exterminate the sovereigns.

In his mind, rather than waste the heavens' primordial power refining many sovereigns, causing the overall power level of the heavens to decline, he feels it would be better to use the heavenly sovereigns' imperial Dao as nourishment, enabling his own future to ascend to a higher level!

Of course, he is now merely a small karami who hasn't even reached the Mortal Shedding realm; all this is just a thought in his mind.

Hum

As thoughts turned in Fengyi's mind, a humming sound rang out, and Xiao Chen activated the coin's power using the heavenly stele law within his body.

The next moment, the phantom of the Eight Trigrams on the coin brightened, instantly transforming into a stream of light that sank into the surging Yellow River.

Flap!

Seeing this scene, Feng Yi and Xiao Chen hesitated not at all, instantly jumping into the Yellow River and following the copper coin.

Of the two, one was a cultivator of the Transcend Mortal Realm, while the other had not yet entered that realm but was still stronger than an ordinary Transcend Mortal Realm cultivator; even though the Yellow River's current was extremely turbulent, it did not affect either of them.

Following the copper coin's trace, after an unknown amount of time, Feng Yi's heart stirred; he only felt the Yellow Mud Altar in his spiritual world tremble slightly, as if some connection had formed ahead, causing his mind to begin sinking into a special state.

"We're almost there!"

A thought arose in Feng Yi's mind; moments later, his eyes lit up as he saw an ancient simple stone tablet erected at the bottom of the Yellow River.

On the surface of the stone tablet exposed above the riverbed were written two extremely ancient characters.

Even if one did not recognize these two ancient characters, their meaning was clear at first sight:

Eternal Suppress!

(End of Chapter)