Poverty

Chapter 1825 Cosmic Spiritual Root Cultivation Method

The Great Celestial Venerable, with his formidable cultivation, seized the opportunity and activated the Heavy Light Sword. Its sharp light forced Chen Daozhu, Shi Daozhu, and Li Yanchu to stay away.

Master Chen's spiritual path, Master Shi's pure yang path, and Li Yanchu's killing path—each of these three paths unleashed its divine power.

The Great Celestial Venerable exerted all his strength to boost his cultivation, but although he had the upper hand in terms of momentum, he still could not leave this place, which made him secretly alarmed.

The cultivation levels of Master Shi and Master Chen seemed to be limitless.

Even now, he still hasn't figured out just how high their cultivation levels really are.

The most obvious thing is that even though the Stone Dao Master's cultivation level had been weakened, he was still able to unleash such power, which was truly astonishing.

What moved him most was Li Yanchu, who was clearly the weakest of the four Dao Lords.

However, Li Yanchu's combat experience was far too rich, and his awareness was sharp. Every time he used the Dao-Slaying Divine Power, he struck the place where the Great Celestial Venerable was bound to make his move, or at the critical moment when he was fighting someone, which prevented the Great Celestial Venerable from exerting his full cultivation and greatly weakened his combat power.

With a thought, the Great Celestial Venerable realized that he still had one last unused bead in his hand.

He couldn't predict the effects of the bead either; sometimes it would teleport people away, and sometimes it would alter a person's path.

When the Great Celestial Venerable looked at Li Yanchu, Li Yanchu felt a chill and realized the Great Celestial Venerable's intention.

However, he had protected over two hundred innate spiritual treasures in front of him in an airtight manner, so even if the Great Celestial Venerable had some means, he probably wouldn't be able to get close.

Upon seeing this, the Great Celestial Venerable immediately made up his mind.

Although this bead is extremely precious, it is ultimately an uncontrollable force. It's better to take a gamble and create a bright and clear world.

He immediately blasted apart the two hundred-plus magical treasures with all his might and charged towards Li Yanchu.

At the same time, he sacrificed the last unused bead in his hand.

The bead shattered suddenly when it approached Li Yanchu. However, Li Yanchu remained completely still after encountering the bead, and not only that, the Great Dao within his body did not change at all.

The Great Celestial Venerable exclaimed in surprise, "Impossible!"

Even someone of the Dao Master's level of cultivation would be instantly teleported away upon encountering this bead, unable to control it.

The same goes for Daoist Shi, so why didn't Li Yanchu react at all?!
The Great Celestial Venerable revealed a scrutinizing expression, wanting to see clearly what kind of change had occurred in Li Yanchu at this moment.
"Could it be that the Great Dao within his body has been transformed?" the Great Celestial Venerable wondered to himself.

Li Yanchu was also somewhat taken aback.

To be honest, he didn't know why he wasn't affected by the bead; he had already prepared himself to face anything.

At this moment, the chaotic energy within Li Yanchu's body was emanating an aura of an unusual path.

After Li Yanchu noticed this, he immediately realized that it was probably due to the Chaos Cave.

However, Li Yanchu had no idea what the specific reason was.

When Li Yan first saw the Great Celestial Venerable attacking him, he deliberately lowered his aura, turning it from strong to weak, and quickly retreated.

Upon seeing this, the Great Celestial Venerable's eyes lit up. He activated the Nine Paths of Primordial Chaos, which were endlessly regenerating, and thrust them towards Li Yanchu.

This sword strike was extremely fierce, its energy tearing through layers of void before reaching Li Yanchu.

Li Yanchu was pressed down by this sword light and kept retreating backward. He crashed through the layers of the Great Luo Heaven and fell from the highest point to the lowest point, where he was pinned to the ground by this sword.

This scene was completely unexpected; the entire Great Luo Heaven was pierced through!
More importantly, the Great Celestial Venerable's sword actually pinned Master Li to the ground!

Just when everyone thought that the Great Celestial Venerable had successfully suppressed Li Yanchu, a beam of light burst forth, shooting straight from the ground into the sky.

In an instant, it pierced through the alien sky, cleaved through the thick clouds, shattered countless stars, and severed the Milky Way.

The Great Celestial Venerable activated the Nine Paths of Primordial Innate Power, but still could not block this strike.

Half of his body was cut off, his left hand and left leg were completely severed, and he was covered in blood.

The fact that the Great Celestial Venerable was so badly injured greatly surprised both Daoist Master Shi and Daoist Master Chen.

They really thought Li Yanchu was nailed to the ground.

Although they hoped Li Yanchu would perish, after witnessing the Great Celestial Venerable's combat power, they found that having a fellow Daoist like Li Yanchu was still very reliable.

Now that Li Yanchu has injured the Great Celestial Venerable with a single strike, the two of them, taking advantage of this momentum, immediately pounced on him, attacking the Great Celestial Venerable from the left and right.

The Great Celestial Venerable's defeat was already evident, and he thought to himself, "Unfortunately, I was a bit careless after all."

Seeing that Li Yanchu showed no visible injuries from the bead attack, he knew that something serious might have happened.

Unexpectedly, Li Yanchu was completely unharmed and even managed to stab him in the back at the crucial moment.

At this moment, the Great Celestial Venerable took advantage of the fact that the three of them were not working together and smashed through the Great Luo Heaven horizontally.

The Great Luo Heaven was shattered and destroyed.

The Great Luo Heaven was smashed horizontally once again, and the Great Heavenly Venerable broke through the sky and left.

When Shi Daozhu saw Li Yanchu stand up unsteadily, the Heavy Light Sword was still stuck in his chest, and blood was flowing out continuously, staining his clothes red.

Li Yanchu said weakly, "Fellow Daoists, the Great Celestial Venerable is too badly injured. I hope you can catch up with him and not let him escape, otherwise, there will be endless troubles."

Li Yanchu's tone was slightly weak, and Master Shi nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I will do my best in this matter."

He then chased after them.

Master Chen gave Li Yanchu a deep look, his eyes flashing.

In the end, he gave up on kicking someone when they're down, as it wouldn't be worth doing in front of everyone.

Furthermore, although Li Yanchu was seriously injured, he was not confident that he could hurt Li Yanchu. If that happened, the alien realm would probably be in real chaos.

At this moment, the two Dao Lords charged forward, while Li Yanchu focused all his energy on circulating his cultivation, performing the Nine Circulations to break the sword wound left by the Great Heavenly Venerable.

The Heavy Light Sword was gradually forced out of his chest and finally hovered in the void.

The Chongguang Sword emitted a sword cry, turned its blade, and shot into the sky.

Only it knew that it wasn't the one that had pinned Li Yanchu to the ground, but rather that Li Yanchu had used her own body as a cage to imprison it there.

The same applies at this moment. It seems that Li Yanchu is forcing him back little by little, but in reality, Li Yanchu is constantly refining the mark left by the Great Celestial Venerable.

Chongguang Sword intended to turn its blade around to find the Great Celestial Venerable, but Li Yanchu flicked the sword with her finger, causing Chongguang Sword to hum incessantly.

Li Yanchu said calmly, "Brother Sword, there's no need to go. The Great Celestial Venerable can't escape. From now on, he'll stay by my side." At this moment, Chongguang Sword tried to unleash its divine power, but Li Yanchu's divine power was too strong. He erased the Great Celestial Venerable's mark and then added his own mark to it.

Chongguang Sword was somewhat helpless at this moment. He said angrily, "Li Yanchu, you are allying with the three Dao Lords to deal with my master. This is a path to disaster. If they kill my master, won't you become a thorn in their side, something they can do whatever they want with?

Li Yanchu was not surprised that the Heavy Light Sword had such a strong sense of autonomy.

Previously, when he fought against the Great Celestial Venerable, he felt that the Heavy Light Sword would sometimes spontaneously unleash fierce sword moves, which was completely the style of a peerless master, and was not just a magic weapon.

At this moment, Li Yanchu pondered for a moment and said, "You mean I should keep the Great Celestial Venerable around to support myself and his enemies, so that we can work together as a wing to secretly oppose the Great Luo Heaven?"

Chongguang said with a sword: "You're right, this is the method a smart person should use!"

"If my master dies, your destruction will not be far off!"

Li Yanchu laughed loudly, "It's just a sword, what do you know?"

Enraged, Chongguang Sword trembled violently as he angrily declared, "You insolent brat, I, the Sword Master, will kill you!"

Li Yanchu said, "The Great Celestial Venerable is cold-hearted and not a good friend. I advise you to abandon darkness and embrace light as soon as possible, and not to associate with him."

Chongguang Sword said, "You're talking nonsense! The first person I met after leaving the Star Sea was my master. He has the world in his heart and wants to overthrow the rule of the three Dao Lords, avenge the blood feud of the Hong Realm, and avenge the billions of lives in the Hong Realm. I must help him accomplish this great thing."

Upon hearing this, Li Yanchu put away the Chongguang Sword. Since the Great Luo Heaven was shattered and he had neither the Pan Tao Mother Tree nor the Pan Tou Mother Tree to repair it, he simply found a place to settle down.

The two Dao Lords were pursuing the Great Celestial Venerable, but he didn't know how far their pursuit had progressed, and he wasn't in a hurry to observe it.

With that strike, he used his Dao-Slaying Divine Power to injure the Great Celestial Venerable's vitals. The Great Celestial Venerable was severely injured and could not be saved. There was nothing he could do.

Actually, Chongguang Sword is right. Li Yanchu also had the same thought: keeping the Great Celestial Venerable alive is better than killing him.

However, such things can be done but not said, so it's best to maintain a respectable facade.

Li Yanchu brought the Chongguang Sword to their lodgings.

Chongguangjian angrily said, "Do you even understand that if my master dies, it will do you absolutely no good? Go and secretly help him."

Li Yanchu completely ignored it and said in a deep voice, "Your master is true in seeking revenge for the Hong Realm, but he is also true in allowing the Hong Realm to be destroyed."

Chongguang Sword said in disbelief, "What nonsense are you talking about? Hongjie is his hometown, where his friends, relatives, disciples, and heritage are. How could he allow Hongjie to be destroyed?"

Li Yanchu said, "Are you really unaware or pretending not to know? He existed at the very beginning of the Hongjie's revival and never lost his cultivation. If he had been determined to protect the Hongjie, there would have been no way the Hongjie universe would have fallen into annihilation."

Chongguang Sword said, "My master was caught off guard. By the time he realized what was happening and returned, the Hongjie Universe had already begun to perish. He can't be blamed for this."

Li Yanchu said, "This time, the Heavenly Dao of Hongjie has been reviving, and the war with the alien realm has lasted for hundreds of years. He didn't care about such a major event, but instead kept traveling. And his return was so coincidental. Isn't there something fishy going on?"

Chongguang Sword retorted, "The starry sea is vast, and the universe is extremely far apart. Perhaps my master is unaware of this."

Li Yanchu asked, "When did he cultivate the Dao of Nirvana, one of the Nine Paths of the Primordial Chaos?"

Chongguang Sword said, "It's been a matter of the last few hundred years."

Li Yanchu said, "He comprehended the Dao of the Annihilation of the Hongjie Universe after it fell into annihilation, isn't that good?"

Chongguang Sword said, "That's how it is."

Li Yanchu said, "With his cultivation and abilities, he could have saved Hongjie with just a little effort, but he didn't. He wanted Hongjie to truly fall into annihilation and burn it to the ground so that he could comprehend the perfect Dao of Annihilation. That's why Hongjie has been revived this time."

Chongguang Sword was shocked and said, "What do you know? You didn't exist 130 million years ago!"

Li Yanchu said, "Otherwise, how can anything be explained? You should have been by his side at the time, and he watched helplessly as the Hongjie was destroyed..."

Chongguang Sword fell silent. After a long silence, he slowly said, "Why? He often told me about his ambitions, his ideas for the Hong Realm, how to revitalize it, and about interesting things that happened when he was studying and preaching. How could he let the Hong Realm perish?"

Li Yanchu could imagine the scene: the Great Celestial Venerable was too lonely, so he often kept the Chongguang Sword company and would confide his worries to it, which naturally affected the Chongguang Sword.

Li Yanchu said earnestly, "When a person recalls the past, their memory can sometimes deceive them."

Chongguang Sword clearly didn't understand Li Yanchu's words and asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Yanchu said, "His feelings for Hongjie are probably genuine, but compared to his personal cultivation of the Nine Innate Paths and the attainment of the Nine Paths of Proof, it is insignificant."

The Heavy Light Sword trembled violently.

Li Yanchu saw that the sword had remained silent for a long time, and knew that it finally believed his words.

After a long pause, Li Yanchu asked, "Which universe's spiritual root are you from? How did you meet him?"

Chongguang Sword said, "I am not a spiritual root from the Star Sea, but come from the Dao Domain."

Li Yanchu was somewhat surprised; he had thought it was a spiritual object born from the sea of ​​stars.

Li Yanchu slowly said, "No wonder I couldn't deduce your origins using the Great Dao of Cause and Effect."

Chongguangjian said, "You've calculated my fortune?"

Li Yanchu said, "That's right. So you come from outside the Star Sea. That makes sense. I naturally can't deduce the cause and effect outside the Star Sea."

The Heavy Light Sword sighed and said, "I traveled from the Dao Domain to the Star Sea, thinking I had met a new master and could start a new life. But, alas..."

It was rather disheartening to talk about it.

Chongguang Sword still had feelings for the Great Celestial Venerable, but when it suddenly learned that this closest person was so heartless and inhuman, it was hard for it to accept and it was difficult for it to go back to the way things were before.

Li Yanchu asked, "What's the deal with your cultivation level? In my opinion, it's in no way inferior to that of a Dao Lord, and you have such a strong sense of self."

He did not continue to talk about the Great Celestial Venerable. Some things are best left unsaid; saying too much can have the opposite effect.

Chongguang Sword said, "Who says that cosmic spiritual roots cannot be cultivated? I naturally cultivated them myself."

Li Yanchu was somewhat surprised: "Can a cosmic spiritual root also cultivate on its own?"

He met Chongguangjian's gaze, somewhat taken aback.

Chongguang Sword said, "You ignorant country bumpkin, if you ever have the chance to go to the Dao Domain, you will know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is. The Chaotic Star Sea is ultimately just a shallow pool."

Li Yanchu was somewhat taken aback by what he said.

The Chaotic Star Sea is incredibly vast, and its boundaries are now unknown. It even claims that the Chaotic Star Sea is just a shallow beach.

Li Yanchu looked at the Heavy Light Sword suspiciously: "Do you know just how big the Chaotic Star Sea is? I feel like you're just bluffing me."

Upon hearing this, Chongguang Sword was furious and wished he could chop off Li Yanchu's head with one stroke!
However, it bore Li Yanchu's mark, and the sword strike was suppressed before it could even be unleashed.
Enraged, Chongguang Sword shouted, "Ignorant brat! Ignorant brat!"