Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 683 The Developing Divine Body, Farewell to the Cloud Demon (Part 2)

Inside the bamboo building, Li Yuan sat cross-legged, with three high-quality divine power seeds floating in front of him, and two broken spiritual treasures on the ground.

But instead of checking his harvest, he closed his eyes and focused his mind, sorting through what he had seen and heard over the past ten days before opening them.

"What a great find!"

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and inspected the harvest.

Because they are influenced by the aura of the secluded realm, it is impossible to discern what spells or supernatural powers are contained within the seed of supernatural power from its appearance alone. However, the better the quality, the more likely it is to contain complete spells or supernatural powers.

"The spells practiced by cultivators of the Fifth Realm, even if they are not fully restricted, are still of a high level. My senior brothers are truly generous..."

Silently thanking his senior brothers, Li Yuan's gaze fell on the two damaged treasures, a glint of light appearing in his eyes.

The fact that three cultivators at the fifth realm could attack together, yet Qi Yun still broke through the boundary to slay them, shows that the Fifth Realm Ghost Land was no ordinary ghost land, and it contained many exquisite spiritual objects.

Although he avoided the best pieces, the two damaged treasures he chose were carefully selected and were the most suitable for him.

【Fiery Heart Monkey Sword (Tier 10)】

[...The Heavenly Craftsmanship of Extinction Mountain, 'Shen Si,' was a spiritual treasure forged from the 'Burning Heart Ape Spirit Image,' formed from the essence, energy, and spirit of a cultivator, and infused with a thousand kinds of fiery essences. However, the cultivator's will was too violent and did not reach the highest level, so he broke it in anger...]

[...It broke as soon as it was forged, and was further eroded by the aura of the Netherworld, losing all its spirituality and almost all of its divine runes...]

[Requirement for mastering: One wisp of mid-grade mana]

【Control Effect:】
Eleventh Tier: Crimson Emperor's Burning Heart Ape True Form

[Tenth Tier: Mind Monkey Form, Fire Form]

This is a broken sword, gray and devoid of any divine power, not even qualifying as a spiritual treasure, because there isn't even a divine restriction on it.

"The Crimson Emperor's Heart-Burning Ape, one of the nine true forms within the Antarctic Crimson Emperor's Fire Phoenix Scripture..."

Li Yuan picked up the broken sword. Even with just this broken sword, his gains from this trip were already enormous. The information contained within the broken sword also caught his attention.

"Forging treasures using the spiritual forms of cultivators... Miefa Mountain seems to be one of the Three Mountains and Four Seas of the Weitian Dao Sect and the Xuan Tai Tian..."

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Cultivators absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and refine various divine patterns to break through restrictions, naturally producing top-grade spiritual materials. However, this is not an orthodox method of refining treasures, as it is too violent and is prohibited by many sects and regions.

As for Mount Miefa, he had some impression of it. He had seen it in a travelogue left by his predecessors. It was one of the three mountains and four seas of Xuan Tai Tian and was famous for 'refining'.

"Tiangong Shensi... This is a title reserved for masters of treasure refining, and moreover, a master of treasure refining within the Weitian Dao Sect."

Li Yuan memorized the name, read through the information about the broken sword in detail, and then put it away.

"Speaking of which, is the True Form Diagram in the Five Extremes Classic really that widely circulated?"

With this thought flashing through his mind, Li Yuan looked at another fragment of a spiritual treasure, or more precisely, another fragment of a treasure from another dimension.

【The Dragon Submerged in the Yellow Springs (Eleventh Stage)】

[...Originating from another dimension, this extraordinary treasure of the Xuanhuang Great Realm is a dragon image drawn on a damaged leaf of the Xuanhuang World using a drop of 'Yellow Spring Water' and the blood of a 'Nether Dragon'...]

[…Due to some unforeseen event, it was completely destroyed, losing all its spiritual essence, leaving only a faint trace of its divine power…]

[Requirement for mastering: One elemental power of wood]

[Control Effect: Tier 11: Bathing in the Yellow Springs Water]

[Tenth Tier: Form of the Nether Dragon]

It is a rare treasure from the Xuanhuang Great Realm, and it is a rare treasure made from Xuanhuang tree leaves.

When Li Yuan first glimpsed this treasure, his heart skipped a beat. After a closer look, he found that the Xuanhuang leaves no longer possessed any magical properties, but he was not too disappointed.

Because even the water from the Yellow Springs is a good thing.

[The Yellow Springs Water Cleanses the Body: The murderous and gloomy energy of the Xuanhuang Realm since ancient times has transformed into the Yellow Springs River, whose water can dissolve all things created later in life...]

[...If one emerges from the waters of the Yellow Springs, one's inherent qualities may be transformed...]

This fragment of the map possesses the power to superimpose innate abilities, and within the message of the Yellow Springs water, he saw the words 'the day after tomorrow'.

"The message is somewhat fragmented, but I guess it's related to defying one's innate nature? A person who can emerge from the Nether Water that can merge all acquired creations must have an innate Dao body."

"Unfortunately, initially there was only a single drop of Yellow Spring Water, but now it seems even a single drop has no effect..."

"The Xuanhuang World Tree, the Yellow Springs River of the Underworld... No wonder Senior Brother Yuan and Senior Brother Gu are so fond of the Xuanhuang Great World, there are so many good things there!"

Li Yuan picked up the tattered map and examined it closely.

It can no longer be described as crippled; to anyone who looks at it, it looks like a tattered rag, utterly devoid of any wonder.

"If it has the function of combining endowments, then it is a good thing."

With a thought, Li Yuan stored the incomplete map into his weapon-controlling space and directly took control of it.

"Wow~"

In a daze, Li Yuan seemed to hear the sound of water, but it vanished in an instant.

Immediately, he felt a sharp pain from the outside in, as if a raging flame was burning him, trying to melt him.

"Is this what it means to cleanse oneself in the Yellow Springs?"

Li Yuan didn't even flinch. For him, it was only a slight pain. He was even a little disappointed because the more pain he felt, the better the effect.

"Could it be because my natural talent is already exceptional?"

With this in mind, Li Yuan replaced the Sky-Piercing Boat, the Mystic Sensing Gourd, the Azure Thunder Dragon, and several other mystic weapons with them as well.

hum~
With all these powers empowering him, Li Yuan immediately sensed the transformation in his own talents, but after a detailed examination, he still shook his head.

"There has been some improvement, but I'm still far from reaching the level of an innate Dao body... Perhaps it's because I haven't yet developed a divine body?"

Letting his thoughts wander, and with the blessing of various spiritual treasures, Li Yuan focused his mind and looked inward, sensing his body inch by inch from the outside in.

Li Daoye was actually quite concerned about the divine body that could be conceived by those with divine and demonic talents, but which he himself did not possess. He had tried to introspect on himself many times before, but to no avail.

But this time, as he focused his attention and sensed something different.

"This is……"

Li Yuan focused intently, delving into his limbs and bones. In the depths of his body, he faintly saw faint points of light.

At first there were only one or two, but as he delved deeper into his perception, they lit up like stars. Before long, he even thought he was seeing a sea of ​​stars.

"Two colors..."

Li Yuan gazed at this 'sea of ​​stars,' in which the points of light appeared to him as black and white, sometimes colliding and sometimes intersecting.

He vaguely saw an embryo, surrounded by two colors, seemingly there yet not there.

"It was still in the gestation stage..."

The moment Li Yuan glimpsed the embryo, a sudden realization dawned on him.

Compared to other god-level talents, he is not special. The biggest difference is that his talent has only evolved to the god-level in just three or four years, and his physique has not yet been developed.

"What kind of physique would it be? A sacred body? A divine body? Or a magical body?"

With anticipation, Li Yuan withdrew from his inner vision. Although he had not yet reached the threshold of the innate Dao body, he knew that his physique was still developing, which naturally put him in a good mood.

"According to the records in the Scripture Pavilion, there are many types of physiques that can be nurtured by divine and demonic talents. Among them, the most outstanding are naturally the 'Enlightenment Sacred Body,' 'Myriad Laws Sacred Body,' and 'Yin-Yang Sacred Body'..."

"It's a pity that the development of one's physique seems to be unaffected, otherwise I would definitely have created an Enlightenment Saint Body... Two colors, could it be the Yin-Yang Saint Body?"

"The Yin-Yang Sacred Body possesses both Yin and Yang energies, equivalent to the 'Sun' and 'Moon' divine bodies, and is also a top-tier physique..."

Li Yuan cleared his mind and waited until his emotions calmed down before picking up the three seeds of supernatural power and inserting them one by one into his forehead.

A complete seed of divine power cannot be crushed and used; it must be nurtured in a divine realm.

"Boom!"

It looked as if three large stones had fallen into the water at the same time.

Li Yuan landed on the vast ocean, looking down at the surging currents of the seabed. The divine seed given to him by the Floating Dharma Master was still being digested, and a corner of it had already begun to emerge.

Compared to this divine rune seed, his three divine power seeds dissolved much faster, and in just a moment, a corner of them had already been revealed.

"It will take at most three or four days to dissolve one."

Li Yuan quickly calculated that two of the divine power seeds immediately sank to the bottom of the sea, and he focused all his efforts on refining the last one: "If it's just one, it will take at most one day."

With the meat in the pot, Li Yuan wasn't in a hurry.

He surveyed the divine realm. In the past ten days or so, Xuan Teng Island had expanded by a circle, and the Xuan Teng trees on it had grown to nearly thirty feet, with lush green leaves.

Under the tree, the Nightmare Hydra had shrunk even more, while the little white tiger had gotten even fatter, having completely digested the killing energy it had previously refined.

It is currently walking under the trees, as if it is inspecting its own territory.

"It's time to practice the cultivation techniques."

Having not refined demonic arts for over ten days, Li Yuan suddenly felt itchy to do so. He exited the Divine Realm and, in a flash, arrived at the Qi Gathering Platform.

Two small gourds were picking the Nine-Smoke Divine Pattern, and they jumped and skipped when they saw him.

"Defend me!"

Upon hearing this, the two little gourds immediately ran over joyfully, joining the twelve increasingly burly skeletal demons to protect Li Yuan.

"call!"

"Suck!"

Li Yuan closed his eyes and entered a meditative state. He slowly pushed his magical power, and before long, wisps of spiritual energy from heaven and earth had enveloped the Qi-gathering platform.

Before long, a ferocious ape demon with protruding fangs burst out from the void, but before it could get close, it was cut in two by two gourd-shaped sword energies.

As the number of times the demon-refining process increased, the gourd-shaped Dao soldier not only gained more experience in killing, but its sword energy also developed more ferocious energy, greatly increasing its power.

As for Li Yuan, he was already somewhat unperturbed.

However, he still held the Knowledge Ball in one hand, just in case he needed to summon the Spirit Pivot Child. Of course, he was now very familiar with the methods of demon refining.

While practicing his demonic cultivation, he even had the spare energy to sense his own shadow demon body.

……

woo~~
In the deep darkness, Li Yuan's shadow demon body, which he had entered into, walked slowly, with the incense cauldron he held in his palm being the only light in the room.

Even when walking through the Netherworld in Shadow Demon form, one still needs to consume incense offerings, though the amount is much less compared to one's own power. "We haven't reached the end after more than ten days. Could it be that this corridor connects to the eerie area within the Netherworld shrouded by the Eight Directions Temple?"

Li Yuan guessed in his heart, and he felt it was very likely.

Because he was still on the Great Fortune Star when the Tongyou Corridor opened, and hadn't used it for the next twenty years, this stirred up some emotions in him. He thought that if they weren't too far apart, he might be able to go back to the Great Fortune Star to see his old friends.

"Huh? There's a breeze?"

After walking for about half a day, Li Yuan had a sudden thought and noticed that the incense was swaying, as if the long corridor had come to an end.

He stuffed the Fragrant Incense Cauldron into his body with a backhand. The Shadow Demon Body could switch between reality and illusion, and naturally had the ability to store things. He pondered the means he could use now and slowly walked towards the end.

"Although my Shadow Demon Body has reached the second realm, I only have one strand of magic power and no spells available. I hope to encounter a few not-too-fierce monsters first..."

Before long, Li Yuan felt as if he had passed through an invisible barrier. The surrounding energy changed drastically. It was not the darkness he had imagined. It was extremely bright here!
"This is?"

Li Yuan suddenly looked up and saw the sky was like fire, and under the terrifying blood light, a chaotic and disorderly ruin was reflected.

boom!
boom!
Almost as soon as they stepped out of the corridor, a series of thunderous explosions erupted, sending up plumes of dust and sand.

Li Yuan turned and disappeared into the shadows.

He looked in the direction of the sound and, illuminated by the blood-red light, saw a scene of 'demons dancing wildly,' with thousands upon thousands of bizarre beasts roaring and fighting.

The black mist churned in the strange land where he was, and further away, one could vaguely see more strange beasts, strange soldiers, and even more strange lands!
A single glance reveals at least dozens, if not hundreds, of these strange sites mixed together, thus sparking fierce battles!

"This strange place looks familiar."

Li Yuan squinted slightly and, through the swirling dark mist, saw a ship that looked like a giant sword stuck in the ruins.

The ship, with its nine stories, continuously emitted black mist. One after another, armored warriors clad in black armor and with ashen faces soared into the sky along with the black mist, engaging in fierce combat with the strange beasts surging from not far away.

But he only glanced at it before his gaze fell on the deck of the ship, where an old man with a pale face, silver armor, and silver hair was activating some kind of magic.

"Old Demon Cloud Demon!"

Li Yuan recognized the silver-armored old ghost, his heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but look up at the enormous, blood-red sky:
"This is the Blood Phoenix!"

"No wonder so many strange places are gathered here, now I understand..."

With a sudden change of heart, Li Yuan was not surprised but delighted, and his eyes lit up as he looked at the strange places.

If his true form were here, this place would naturally be the worst of the worst, and he would immediately retreat. But since he has come here in his shadow demon form, this place is naturally a treasure land no less than the Heavenly Demon Realm!

"call!"

A fierce gust of wind swept in, and Li Yuan only glanced at it. It was a black-armored soldier with a bluish face, but he neither dodged nor flinched, letting it rush towards him before turning into mist.

With a single swipe and a wrap, the armored warrior vanished, transforming into a wisp of shadow that lingered in his eyes.

"The Black Cloud Dao Soldiers originated from the 'Nine-Story Cloud Pavilion' carefully cultivated by the Cloud Demon Old Ghost. Although they are at the bottom of the first realm, their advantage lies in their ease of production, requiring no resources to feed them..."

"There is only one divine rune, namely 'Black Cloud'."

In the blink of an eye, Li Yuan had already discerned the true nature of the Black Cloud Dao Soldier, and his black Daoist robe naturally transformed into black armor.

Not only are they similar in appearance, but their energy flow and even their uses are also exactly the same!
"The old ghost of the cloud demon? No, a poor ghost. Although he is a demon, he only has this much wealth. If it weren't for the nine-story cloud tower, he would probably have been swallowed up by other demon lands long ago."

Subtly disappearing into a patrol of Black Cloud Dao soldiers, Li Yuan would occasionally raise his hand and swallow a Black Cloud Dao soldier without leaving a trace, while his attention remained focused on the battlefield above.

That evil god, the Blood Phoenix, had devoured countless strange beasts and strange lands. Everywhere one looked, strange beasts were fighting, strange soldiers were clashing, and strange lands were struggling.

It was a complex and chaotic battlefield!
"Boom!"

Just as Li Yuan swallowed seven or eight Black Cloud Dao Soldiers, he heard a muffled thud. Looking in the direction of the sound, he couldn't help but laugh.

It was a blood-horned bull, its body entirely red, its muscles bulging, and it was over ten feet tall. It had been blown here by something.

"Roar!"

The demonic bull roared wildly, even with half its body split open, it still fiercely crushed the Black Cloud Dao soldiers who kept rushing towards it.

These Black Cloud Dao Soldiers were indeed useless; even when dozens or hundreds of them attacked together, they were all slaughtered by the half-crippled Demon Bull. Fortunately, the Black Cloud Dao Soldiers were numerous, and as one wave was driven back, another surged forward.

"Useless trash! Despite having the advantage of terrain, you fought so poorly, not even as good as a single bone of the Bone Demon..."

As Li Yuan commented, he collected the corpses. Shadows rose around him, swallowing the black cloud soldiers and strengthening himself.

The Black Cloud Dao Soldier was extremely weak, but the Shadow Demon Body was not picky about its food, nor was its Shadow Magic Power.

Before long, Li Yuan had refined twelve shadow magic powers, and the 'cloud' character divine pattern had grown dozens of times stronger.

His black armor, adorned with cloud patterns, even featured streaks of blood-red lines, making it far more resilient and stronger than ordinary Black Cloud Dao soldiers.

At the same time, as the number of Black Cloud Dao Soldiers he devoured increased, he vaguely gleaned some information about this strange place, and even about that old ghost, the Cloud Demon.

Yunye Mountain, the pride of the Yunmo clan, failed to transcend the Dao Tribulation in the past. Unwilling to die young, he actually wanted to integrate the Dharma Realm into the Netherworld.

This is obviously a suicidal act.

Because the Dao Tribulation is not just a tribulation, but through its baptism, the golden nature refined by cultivators can be integrated into the Dharma Realm and then transformed into the Dharma Heaven.

Even though Yunye Mountain gathered a massive amount of incense offerings, the death was completely uneventful.

However, because he incorporated too much incense offerings, his Dharma realm remained untainted by the aura of the Netherworld for an extremely long period of time, but this also led to the Dharma realm becoming increasingly weak.

When he emerged from his dazed state and became a demon, all that remained was a desolate and riddled land, worse than any other land in the Three Realms.

"He's a bit stupid, but he's still very bold."

Li Yuan couldn't help but admire those who dared to defy the Dharma Realm even after failing their tribulation; at least he couldn't do it.

"Roar!"

At that moment, a mournful cry rang out, and hundreds of Black Cloud Soldiers ground the Bloodhorn Bull to death.

"Wonderful."

With a flick of his finger, Li Yuan swallowed the blood-horned bull's corpse, and a blood-red light appeared in his eyes.

The Crimson Blood Demon Bull Technique has been mastered to the basics!

"It's so comfortable."

Feeling the Shadow Demon's body surge with the power of a demonic bull, Li Yuan felt completely refreshed. The Shadow Demon Divine Art combined with the Strange Ground technique had resulted in an astonishing level of progress.

"Roar!"

In the distance, the tiger's roar was like thunder, and the fierce wind it stirred up carried thousands upon thousands of strange beasts and soldiers, which were extremely ferocious.

"It's at least a fourth-level monster!"

Li Yuan glanced at it, his heart unmoved, because there were many strange beasts like this ferocious tiger in the core battlefield in the distance, and he had seen many even stronger fifth-realm strange beasts and strange soldiers.

"This Blood Phoenix swallowed me but didn't digest me. Is it trying to raise a Gu worm, or has it lost the ability to digest food after losing me?"

While inwardly grumbling, Li Yuan mingled with another group of Black Cloud Dao soldiers, occasionally devouring one to strengthen his Shadow Demon body, while also observing this strange battlefield.

Not to mention the far distance, just around the Cloud Demon Realm, there are dozens of other mysterious realms fighting and clashing with each other in a fierce and brutal manner.

The battle against the Cloud Demon's treacherous land was taking place in a cave-like area, where a torrent of strange beasts surged forth, the Bloodhorn Bull being just one of them.

"Yunye Mountain is indeed a demonic place. Although it only has three realms now, it should not be underestimated..."

"A sneak attack is still the safest option."

Li Yuan pondered that the Shadow Demon Body had a huge advantage in the battlefield where light and darkness were intermittent. It would be a waste of his talent not to launch a sneak attack.

But he wasn't in a hurry. He simply mingled among the Black Cloud Dao Soldiers, devouring them one by one, feeling that this wisp of 'Black Cloud' divine pattern had grown to near perfection.

Then, without leaving a trace, they changed their direction and headed towards the nine-story tower.

Master Li wasn't one to hold grudges, but with enemies practically right in front of him, he couldn't just ignore them.

……

"That damned Blood Bird!"

High atop the nine-story Cloud Tower, the face of Yunye Mountain was as still as water, yet it had no choice but to continuously unleash its spells to fight against the raging torrent of strange beasts.

Not only should we be wary of the horde of strange beasts, but also of the elusive soldiers that roam the shadows.

"here we go again!"

As if sensing something, Yun Yeshan raised his hand and pointed. With a clang, a black, hiltless, double-edged flying sword was ejected about a mile away.

But after a brief jolt, it charged again.

"A treacherous weapon approaching the third realm!"

Yunyeshan snorted coldly, took one hand, grabbed it in his palm, and threw it into the violently shaking nine-story Xialou.

After he transformed into a demon, his natal spiritual treasure also underwent a strange change, becoming able to devour everything and transform into black cloud Dao soldiers.

"laugh!"

A moment later, a black-armored soldier wielding a sword emerged from the black mist. Without any visible action, he had already charged into the raging torrent of monsters a thousand miles away. His sword flashed, and monsters rained down upon him.

Upon seeing this, Yunyeshan's expression softened.

"If this place weren't inside the belly of that blood bird, it wouldn't be such a bad place. Those strange places, though powerful, lack intelligence and will eventually be devoured by me one by one as time goes by..."

"By then, we might just be able to devour that damned blood bird!"

Staring at the raging, eerie cave in the distance, Yun Yeshan hardened his heart and slammed his fist on the nine-story Xialou Tower, which resounded with a loud 'boom'.

The black mist it spewed out suddenly increased more than tenfold, and the black Dao soldiers mixed in with it were even more numerous, numbering in the thousands with every breath.

He was prepared to devote all his efforts to conquering this treacherous place.

"boom!"

In the shadows, Li Yuan looked up.

A black mist stretched for thousands of miles like a celestial river, and countless black cloud soldiers followed the mist, fearlessly charging towards the torrent of monstrous beasts.

In that instant of collision, tens of thousands of Black Cloud Soldiers were smashed into dust, which then turned into black mist and flowed back.

"That cave is even more powerful, but as time goes by, it will inevitably be devoured by the Cloud Demon's Ghostly Realm. With this resource, Cloud Wilderness Mountain might set its sights on other Ghostly Realms..."

In the shadows, Li Yuan slowly walked towards the ship:

"Fortunately, I've arrived."

(End of this chapter)