Chapter 130

Jiang Yun led Jiang Xuan and Ye Fan to a Di Palace, heading deep into the earth; the Hualong Pool lay deep underground.

Deep within the Di Palace, essence qi permeated the air, a terrifying aura emanated, and an Extreme Dao Emperor Soldier was stationed here.

The Sun God Furnace—even without anyone activating it, merely standing here exuded a power that made souls tremble.

God King Jiang Taixu sat cross-legged in the Hualong Pool; at this moment his face was withered, his qi and blood declined, lacking any luster, his form like a skeleton without any flesh, while a beautiful woman leaned against Jiang Taixu's side, her eyes filled with worry that could not be dispelled.

Why had God King Jiang Taixu changed so? Jiang Xuan felt some doubt; the God King's current state was far worse than when he had just left Zi Shan, like an old man on his deathbed, as if he would breathe his last at any moment.

In the past, God King Jiang Taixu's appearance and bearing were like jade; wherever he went, he was the focus of countless people; his combat power was shocking to the heavens, unrivaled under Tianxia; no matter what perilous situation he faced, no matter how many blows he endured, he was like strong grass in the wind, unyielding despite a hundred setbacks.

Recalling more than four years ago, how heroic and spirited Jiang Taixu had been, with no one in the contemporary era able to compare with him; looking at today, he was old and decrepit, dead qi permeating, a hero in his twilight years—what sorrow, what loneliness!

Heavenly Pride talent, defying heaven to sever the Dao in an impossible era, originally a peerless Heaven's Pride, yet he wasted four thousand years; upon reentering the world, he met such an end, making one unable to help but shed tears.

"Rouge bids farewell to mirror flowers, trees bid farewell; most of all, the Mortal World cannot keep them! Tianxia has endless great sorrow."

"Hmm?"

A flicker of strange color passed through Jiang Xuan's eyes; God King Jiang Taixu's state was not right, absolutely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

It gave him a contradictory feeling of being weak yet powerful, permeated with dead qi yet full of vitality.

"God King, how did you end up like this?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"I used the God King's Primordial Qi to let Caiyun recover her youth, add to her lifespan, and return her to the state of her youth, making up for the regrets of those years."

Jiang Taixu laughed, not regretting it at all.

Originally thinking he would grow old with endless regrets in this life, turning into a withered bone in Zi Shan, he never expected heaven to treat him well, meeting a noble person in the era when his Primordial Qi was about to be exhausted, escaping and ascending.

Being able to see the person he loved most again, even if it cost him his life and required giving everything, he was willing; besides, he had originally intended to defy heaven and break the old to establish the new.

Jiang Xuan understood; it was all for Fairy Caiyun.

Only Fairy Caiyun could make a God King who had been lonely all his life without changing his original heart do such a thing.

"Taixu Brother, I am unwilling for you to be like this; if you told me, I would absolutely not agree."

"If you die, how could I alone survive in this world?"

At this moment, Fairy Caiyun, who leaned against Jiang Taixu's side, had tearful eyes and sobbed uncontrollably; her gaze toward Jiang Taixu was full of love.

She had recovered from an old man in his final years to a peerless appearance, but if she had known beforehand that this was exchanged by Jiang Taixu at the cost of his life, she would rather die than agree to Jiang Taixu doing this.

"Caiyun, do not worry; I am about to take a crucial step and will become even stronger."

Jiang Taixu did not conceal anything and spoke the truth.

Only when facing Fairy Caiyun and facing Jiang Xuan could he let down all his guard and show his truest side.

The two young men by Jiang Xuan's side; he observed their appearances, and they did not seem like treacherous people.

Most importantly, the two were brought by Jiang Xuan; he trusted Jiang Xuan, so these two must also be trustworthy people.

"Then that's good."

Only then did Fairy Caiyun suddenly understand; her gaze toward Jiang Xuan became increasingly kind, full of gratitude; Jiang Xuan's kindness to them was too great—to them, this was not just the grace of survival.

"You are my and Taixu's great benefactor; indeed, heroes come from the young."

Fairy Caiyun spoke in a gentle tone, her gaze soft, saying: "Taixu said the person who saved him has cultivation talent that crushes his contemporaries; if anyone in this era can prove the Dao, it must be you; seeing you today, it is indeed so."

Under the principle of loving the house and thus the crow, Fairy Caiyun's gaze toward Jiang Xuan was full of kindness.

If speaking of who in the current world has the most hope of proving the Dao, Jiang Xuan himself felt he was second to none, but if speaking of talent, he could only be considered above average.

Without the mysterious Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, he would by no means have been able to cultivate to his current level.

"How much certainty does the God King have?" Compared to his original trajectory, the God King had escaped trouble several years early, but similarly spent Primordial Qi to extend Fairy Caiyun's lifespan; even if his state was better than the original trajectory, it was only slightly better.

"Twenty percent; if he came out two years later, he might not even have ten percent."

Jiang Taixu spoke slowly; twenty percent was already a great possibility, enough for him to go all out.

Jiang Xuan frowned; twenty percent seemed too low to him. In this life, Fairy Caiyun had not fallen; the God King had attachments and bonds—could he still let go of everything and live a second life as in the original trajectory?

Ye Fan looked at Jiang Xuan, opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

"Ye Fan, speak freely; there are no outsiders here." Jiang Xuan said.

"Divine Spring might give the God King a bit more certainty." Ye Fan spoke; a flash of light in his hand, a jade bottle appeared; no one knew better than him how powerful the Divine Fist's miraculous effects were. During this period, he and Pang Bo had trained, then returned to the Huanggu Holy Land and obtained some Divine Spring.

He also obtained some True Dragon Immortal Medicine liquid inside Wan Long Chao, but this was what he needed to break the curse and could not be easily used.

"This kind of spring water..." Jiang Taixu's heart was quite unsettled; a strange look flitted through his eyes.

Within Donghuang there are seven Life Forbidden Zones; only in the deepest places of such locations can this kind of spring water be obtained; besides this, there is no other way to get it.

This young brother Jiang Xuan actually had such boldness; the peerless Divine Spring countless people fought to obtain was just given away like this.

With this spring water, he would add another twenty percent certainty!

"This is a great kindness!" God King Jiang Taixu seriously bowed with clasped hands; this kind of spring water he could not refuse.

How many people in the world could give such a divine object to others without seeking reward? The life-saving divine water countless cultivators dreamed of since ancient times—this young brother did not hesitate at all.

"No need for this; as long as it is useful to the God King!" Ye Fan replied.

The jade bottle floated above the Hualong Pool; the entire bottle of divine water entered Jiang Taixu's mouth; strands of innate divine light enveloped God King Jiang Taixu, and vast Life Essence Qi entered his nearly dried-up body.

After a long while, Jiang Taixu opened his eyes; his body gradually became full.

"The Divine Fist truly lives up to being a peerless rare treasure, more miraculous than expected. Refining this bottle of Divine Spring, my certainty of breaking the old to establish the new goes straight to fifty percent."

Jiang Taixu spoke, his expression joyful; fifty percent certainty was, for him, an extremely high possibility.

Jiang Xuan realized; in this Zhe Tian Jie, it was practically everyone a gambler. Immortal Second Great Power dared to gamble a Lifetime Immortal; Yaohuang Xueyue Qing dared to attack Xianlu; Forbidden Zone Supremes dared to fight to the death.

Fifty percent certainty was basically already extremely steady.

Fairy Caiyun's eye sockets were somewhat moist; she looked at Ye Fan, also full of gratitude. Indeed, only people of noble character appreciate each other; Jiang Xuan's character was precious, and the people he befriended must be of the same kind.

Jiang Xuan, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo left; as they were about to depart, Jiang Xuan left behind Qilin Medicine seeds, hoping they could be useful to the God King.

Jiang Taixu was waiting, waiting for uninvited guests to come and attack people, wanting to use pressure to temper himself and truly take the crucial step. They were not suitable to stay here; instead, they would distract the God King.

This trial had to be taken by the God King himself, just as one desired to break the shackles and weave out the Dao and principle.

Chapter End