Chapter 7

"Host has received Dao-rhyme feedback from the Chaos Spirit Root. Additional reward: Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, 'Xuan Yuan Water Control Banner.'"

Lin Fan was slightly surprised. He had not expected there to be a magic treasure reward too.

The Xuan Yuan Water Control Banner was one of the Five Directions Innate Banners. Its defensive power was extremely strong; when deployed, it could withstand all arts, and no wicked evil could draw near.

This item counted as an unexpected gain.

When he looked up, he noticed that five more fruits had appeared among the Star Fruit Tree's glittering leaves.

These were all High-grade Chaos Spirit Fruits. Dao patterns flowed over their surfaces, and Primordial Spiritual Energy curled around them.

Just smelling their fragrance alone made Lin Fan's mouth water.

The ** potency of Chaos Spirit Fruits far surpassed that of Innate Spirit Fruits.

At that moment, the Star Fruit Tree swayed gracefully, scattering starlight as if expressing a desire to be close.

A clear voice transmission rang beside Lin Fan's ear:

"Little Master."

Lin Fan froze when he heard it. "You've given birth to spiritual intelligence?"

The Star Fruit Tree replied softly, "Yes. It is all thanks to Little Master's grace in enlightening me."

Her voice was warm and gentle, like moonlight.

Lin Fan waved a hand casually. "No need for courtesy. From now on, we can address each other as brother and sister."

"But... I'm female," the Star Fruit Tree said hesitantly.

"Then call me big brother and let me hear it?" Lin Fan teased with a smile.

The Star Fruit Tree fell silent, quietly using her divine sense to size up Lin Fan's physique. No matter how she looked at him, he was just a tiny little thing, truly difficult to connect with that form of address.

This little fellow actually started blushing.

Lin Fan grinned, then climbed up the Star Fruit Tree with nimble hands and feet and plucked the five Star Fruits.

Sensing the Creation Spirit Qi emanating from Lin Fan, the Star Fruit Tree immediately felt closeness arise in her heart and said warmly:

Master, if you need anything, please command me.

You just focus on growing in peace for now.

Lin Fan said with a smile, his gaze falling on the Chaos Star Fruits in his hands.

Ordinary Star Fruits already had endless wondrous uses, and now that they had been enlightened by the system into High-grade Chaos Spirit Fruits, there was no telling what mysteries they contained.

Ever since taking form, he had focused on breaking through in cultivation, yet had neglected tempering his physical body.

Now was the perfect time to improve his physique.

With that thought, Lin Fan immediately sat cross-legged and swallowed two Chaos Star Fruits into his belly.

In an instant, vast energy surged through his entire body, and brilliant starlight flowed over his skin.

The profound meanings of the Great Dao of Strength from the Primordial Great Dao True Explanation surfaced in his sea of consciousness—

This Dao contained both the true meaning of laws and the mighty power of the flesh, cultivating both within and without; both could prove the Dao.

Lin Fan immediately circulated the Body Tempering Technique, and boundless Immortal Light rose around him.

Strange phenomena appeared one after another in the heavens, as majestic qi and blood shook the void.

The power of his flesh transformed at an astonishing speed, as if a universe were being opened up.

When the energy of the Chaos Star Fruits had been fully refined, Lin Fan opened his eyes and threw a punch.

The void for hundreds of millions of li trembled, stirring up endless storms.

As expected of High-grade Chaos Spirit Fruits.

In such a short time, they had tempered his physical body to the perfected Golden Immortal realm.

Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction.

He had already glimpsed the threshold of the Great Dao of Strength, and now both the Law of Strength and the Power of Stars flowed within his body at the same time.

With his heaven-defying comprehension and the support of the Void-Piercing Divine Eyes, he could see through the Origin of All Things in the world.

He looked inward at the Chaos Star Mysteries Contained within his body.

As spiritual light surged in his purple mansion, Lin Fan suddenly felt all phenomena become clear, and in an instant, he understood the true essence of the stars. The incomplete laws of starlight gradually moved toward perfection through deduction, finally becoming an unblemished supreme principle.

Ding! The host has thoroughly comprehended the origin of the Chaos Stars and mastered the Hunyuan-level [Great Star Arts].

Obtained superior-grade Acquired Spiritual Root—Starlight Grass.

This art could command the Myriad Stars and turn the mighty power of the Primordial Stars to one's own use. It could array a killing formation across the starry dome, or pour power into oneself to temporarily raise one's cultivation. Its mysteries were endless.

Lin Fan brought two fingers together and traced them through the air. In an instant, the radiance of countless Chaos Stars interwove, evolving into a grand killing formation of the heavens. The entire chaotic space trembled with it.

The ancient Chaos Stars tree gazed up at the starry dome, its branches and leaves trembling lightly. The young master can actually command so many Primordial Stars...

Lin Fan chuckled. "It's all thanks to the Star Dao Fruit you bore."

The ancient tree swayed its branches. To control the Chaos Stars, one had to thoroughly comprehend the origin of the laws, and the peril within was as difficult as climbing to the heavens. That Lin Fan could accomplish this depended entirely on his peerless comprehension.

"Nonsense!"

The ancient tree suddenly reacted to that form of address and angrily shook down a few starlight leaves.

After the playful commotion, Lin Fan calmed his mind and comprehended the restrictions of the Primordial Supreme Treasure. His heaven-defying comprehension swiftly brought him into a mysterious state, and his speed of analysis abruptly increased.

Ding! Successfully refined the first restriction of the Primordial Pearl. Obtained [Law of Causality].

This restriction contained the Great Dao of karma. From now on, he could borrow the power of the pearl to sever, reverse, and graft karma. The scale of its power depended entirely on the depth of his cultivation.

After swallowing several Innate Spirit Fruits and circulating two Great Daos **, Lin Fan advanced to the mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm as naturally as water flowing into a channel.

At this moment, the system notification sounded again:

Ding! Exclusive mission triggered: Seize the Kongtong Divine Seal.

For a moment, Lin Fan did not react. Was the Kongtong Seal about to Appears?

This Kongtong Seal was a supreme treasure of the Human Race. It could establish the position of Human Emperor and held extraordinary significance for the Human Race. He had to get his hands on it.

He could take this opportunity to see the current state of the Human Race as well.

Sister Nuwa should still be in seclusion now. To avoid disturbing her, Lin Fan directly used the Primordial Pearl to conceal the heavenly secrets.

The Primordial Pearl transformed into a Time Boat, carrying Lin Fan through the Chaos Gale, and soon descended into the Primordial World.

After tens of thousands of years of propagation and growth, the Human Race population had reached ten billion, forming one tribe after another.

Looking out, every tribe was thriving and flourishing.

Lin Fan was secretly satisfied.

Having Sister teach them cultivation methods ahead of time had indeed been the right choice.

Although the Human Race did not have many top-tier experts, at the very least, they now possessed the strength to protect themselves. Any random person could use a few Immortal Arts.

As he pondered, Lin Fan activated the Primordial Pearl and carefully deduced.

Before long, he sensed the place where the Human Race Destiny gathered.

He tore open space and, in the blink of an eye, arrived at a majestic divine mountain—the ancestral land of the Human Race, Shouyang Mountain.

The Human Race Destiny condensed here.

However, the time for the Kongtong Seal to emerge had not yet arrived.

Lin Fan was not impatient. He simply sat cross-legged there.

He took out three crimson fruits and swallowed them in one bite.

The flesh was sweet and clear, melting as soon as it entered his mouth into surging energy that fused into every limb and bone.

Lin Fan's eyes closed slightly, profound Dao rhythms flowing around him.

Suddenly, moved by a feeling in his heart, he raised his hand and tapped lightly, evolving a realm of flames.

Golden flames burned fiercely, as if they meant to incinerate all the heavens!

System notification: The host has comprehended the origin of the Fusang Fruit Fire, mastered True Sun Fire, and obtained superior-grade Acquired Spiritual Root—Skyfire Divine Tree.

"So this is one of the ten great Innate Divine Fires?" Lin Fan exclaimed in admiration. "It truly is extraordinary."

This was the origin flame of the Solar Star, and it was also the signature divine ability of Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi. It could burn all things to ash and contained the might of utmost yang.

Just then, the entire Shouyang Mountain suddenly shook violently!

The mountain ** split open with a huge crack, and dazzling golden light shot into the sky, illuminating the universe!

Lin Fan gazed toward the canyon, joy appearing between his brows.

The Kongtong Seal had Appeared!

Before his words had even fallen, his figure had already appeared at the summit of the divine mountain.

There, a simple and ancient great seal hung in midair. On its surface appeared the sun, moon, stars, and vast mountains and rivers, with countless humans dwelling within, while boundless Golden Light of Merit coiled around it.

This phenomenon immediately drew the divine senses of powerful beings from all over the Primordial World to investigate.

Lin Fan decisively waved his hand, and the Kongtong Seal turned into a streak of light that fell into his palm. Under the concealment of a special secret art, all the supreme treasure's radiance instantly drew inward.

After many divine senses searched to no avail, they finally withdrew one after another.

Lin Fan carefully studied the supreme treasure in his hand. As an Acquired Merit Saint Artifact formed from Human Race Destiny, the Kongtong Seal carried the lifeline of humanity's first rise, and its might changed with the Human Race's prosperity and decline. At present, the Human Race of the Primordial World was still weak, and the saint seal's power was like a guttering candle in the wind.

But as he held this saint seal, the resonance deep within his blood made him firmly believe: the Human Race would surely rise because of this seal.

Just as joy welled up in him, wind and thunder suddenly arose Above the Nine Heavens, and a world-destroying divine thunderbolt split the sky and came crashing down.

Lin Fan met it with a swing of his fist. The force of his punch shattered the void, and the divine thunder was instantly annihilated.

This act seemed to enrage the Heavenly Dao, and countless Law Chains descended from the dome of heaven.

Lin Fan swiftly offered up the Primordial Pearl and severed the lines of karma, his figure vanishing into the pearl. The treasure pearl immediately transformed into the Time Boat, carrying him as it tore through space and fled.

Inside Zixiao Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun suddenly opened his eyes, and after receiving the Heavenly Dao's warning, his expression changed abruptly.

The Kongtong Seal had gone missing?

This seal concerned the rise and fall of Human Race Destiny. If it were lost, the great trend of the Heavenly Dao would change. Recently, strange changes had been happening again and again in the Primordial World, filling his heart with vexation.

After pondering for a moment, he summoned Grand Pure One Laozi.

Laozi entered the hall and bowed respectfully. "Teacher summoned me in haste. May I know what decree you have?"

Hongjun's expression returned to indifference, and he spoke calmly:

"A few days ago, the Kongtong Seal appeared in the world."

"The Kongtong Seal appeared? Why did I sense nothing at all?" Laozi's face showed doubt.

"After this seal appeared, it vanished in a strange manner."

"Vanished?"

Laozi's heart shook.

The Kongtong Seal was the supreme treasure of the Human Race, maintaining the lifeline of their destiny. How could such a weighty artifact disappear without cause?

Laozi pressed, "Even Master cannot deduce its whereabouts?"

Hongjun lightly shook his head, his words hiding depths unfathomable. "The Primordial World is changing. Go to the Primordial World at once and search for the seal. This matter concerns your opportunity to prove the Dao."

Since it concerned becoming a saint, Laozi immediately left Zixiao Palace and hurried to the Primordial World.

Thinking back to the peril just now, Lin Fan was still shaken.

Had he been even half a beat slower, he feared he would have found it hard to escape the Heavenly Dao's endless punishment. It seemed the Kongtong Seal affected the Heavenly Mandate and allowed no alteration. His act of seizing the seal had angered the Heavenly Dao, and so punishment had descended.

Fortunately, before leaving, he had severed karma and had not let Hongjun perceive him.

This seal was in truth the key to Laozi's proving the Dao. Fortunately, it had fallen into his own hands. If Laozi obtained it, the future troubles would be endless. To protect the Human Race, he had to help Sister establish the Human Religion as soon as possible.

He was just about to return to Wa Huang Palace when he suddenly heard blood qi surging into the sky from the direction of the Human Race tribes.

Lin Fan hurriedly deployed his divine ability and arrived in an instant.

The tragic scene before his eyes was suffocating: rivers of blood wound across the land, and corpses were piled like mountains. The cries of women and children rose and fell, and the once-prosperous tribes had become a purgatory.

Tens of thousands of giant demons ravaged the earth like demon gods descending to the world. With each whale-like gulp of their opened mouths, hundreds and thousands of Humans perished. Hundreds of millions of Humans were being slaughtered, and despair and grief enveloped the four fields.

"The taste of humans really is delicious, far better than other living beings. It's like a feast."

"Especially the flesh of children. That's the most tender and tasty."

The demons laughed and chatted without restraint, wildly arrogant.

Rage surged in Lin Fan's chest, and the chill in his eyes was piercing.

These Humans had been molded by his and Sister's own hands at the seaside back then.

Toward them, he held deep feelings.

And now, they were being wantonly slaughtered and devoured by the brutal Demon Race.

An unprecedented fury erupted in his heart.

Monstrous killing intent swept across the heavens, breaking straight through the Nine Heavens.

The demons suddenly felt a chill run down their spines and abruptly turned back.

They saw a tiny figure standing atop the clouds, his gaze ice-cold.

Hope suddenly surfaced on the dull face of an Innate Human. He recognized Lin Fan and cried out excitedly:

"Holy Venerable!"

"Holy Venerable has come!"

"He has come to save us!"

After saying this, he knelt and wept bitterly.

The Acquired Humans cast over blank gazes.

But bloodthirsty light gleamed in the demons' eyes, and they greedily licked their lips.

"This little thing looks even tastier."

"His flavor is probably ten million times stronger than those Humans."

"Don't anyone fight me for him!"

The spiritual charm radiating from Lin Fan's body was itself a supreme delicacy.

The swarm of demons was like sharks that had scented blood, lunging over in a frenzy.

"You're courting death!"

"Great Star Arts!"

Lin Fan was beside himself with rage and shouted sternly.

He raised his hand and evolved the laws of the stars, and the stars of the heavens instantly erupted with vast, mighty power.

Galactic radiance illuminated heaven and earth, and countless strands of the Power of Stars wove together into a terrifying killing formation.

Starlight was like blades, its edge fully bared.

Each fall of starshine shattered the fleshly body of a demon king at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of great demons were reduced to ashes and smoke.

Their Primordial Spirits were utterly destroyed; not a corpse or bone remained.

The swarm of demons charging from behind abruptly stopped, leaving only fear and fury in their eyes.

Battle of Demon Slaying