Episode 9: Dragon Nine Daoist
Another cave abode within the Large Primal Chaos Hall.
Here, amidst the birdsong and fragrant flowers, on the endless grassland, a middle-aged Azure-Clothed Man a blue robe is meticulously painting. His brush is creating art in the void, and the scenes he paints will naturally alter this world.
"Sigh, the fifth Great Dao, even comprehending a Great Dao Branch is so difficult." The Azure-Clothed Man put down his paintbrush.
"All that's missing is this main road."
The Azure-Clothed Man gently shook his head.
He was none other than Dragon Nine Daoist, a being who possessed three and Half Primal Chaos level Daos, without having refined any Primal Chaos Bloodline. Before Luo Feng, he was the strongest Xing Zhe in the Dark Holy World.
"The lord favors me and has done so much for me, yet I have disappointed him," Dragon Nine Daoist thought to himself.
"As long as all five paths reach the God King Second Realm, one can control more than half of the Great Dao of the 'Source World's Origin,' and thus completely control the Source World become its master." Dragon Nine Daoist's eyes were filled with anticipation.
He has walked this road for far too long.
It's been more than thirty cycles of the Source World! That's far too long!
He has reached the Half Primal Chaos level in the three paths of wind, fire, and thunder! However, there is no Great Path of Thunder in his home Source World. He only cultivated the Thunder Path after encountering other fortuitous opportunity after leaving his home.
"The lord valued me and helped me explore countless Source World. Among them, he chose the one most suitable for me and let me reincarnate into a new Source World, the 'Dragon Blood Source World'. The nine Great Daos contained in the Dragon Blood Source World include the Daos of Wind, Fire, and Thunder."
"I cultivated the fourth path, the 'Water' path, to the God King Second Realm within one cycle of reincarnation."
"But the fifth path is one that even the Great Dao Branch cannot comprehend."
Dragon Nine Daoist was in great pain.
Each Xing Zhe has their own area of expertise.
It's not easy to grasp the 'Great Dao Branch' in a field you're not good at.
Luo Feng is solely focused on birth and death!
"The path to heaven is right before our eyes, just a little bit short." Dragon Nine Daoist tried every possible method, and even the lord who favored him thought of many ways to help him.
But we're just one road short!
"The lord said that refining the Primal Chaos Bloodline is a last resort! It will have endless consequences."
"Controlling the origin of the Source World and thereby becoming World-Level Primal Chaos Lifeform is the only way to reach the heavens and the only path without future troubles." Dragon Nine Daoist has other ways to break free from the Cage.
But he was determined to take this path! He persevered despite all obstacles!
"The lord is right, cultivation requires great perseverance. I have only experienced more than thirty cycles of the Source World, what is this?" Dragon Nine Daoist had also faced the temptation of other paths, but he remained steadfast.
Suddenly--
"My junior brother has arrived?" Dragon Nine Daoist received the message.
A moment later, with the help of Dragon Nine Daoist, the gate to the cave abode was opened, allowing Fengqiao City Lord to enter.
"Senior brother." Fengqiao City Lord was quite excited.
"What's got you so agitated? This isn't like you, Feng Qiao," Dragon Nine Daoist said with a smile.
"We have an invincible being in our Dark Holy World, named Luo Feng!" Fengqiao City Lord said excitedly.
"Oh?"
Dragon Nine Daoist was slightly surprised and laughed, "There have been some invincible beings in the history of the Dark Holy World, so there's nothing surprising about it. Once an invincible being is born, they will be guided to a higher realm."
"He hasn't been received yet and is currently living in the Large Primal Chaos Hall. He has also purchased a cultivation cave abode," said Fengqiao City Lord.
"Not received guidance?" Dragon Nine Daoist asked in confusion. "And they even purchased a cultivation cave abode in the Large Primal Chaos Hall?"
As far as he knows.
The two High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform responsible for guarding the Dark Holy World, 'Qiuguo' and 'Yifeiya', should guide the invincible being to provide some basic information once they discover it, even if the lord has not yet descended.
"Unless the lord gave the order, the two guards wouldn't have allowed Luo Feng to come to his aid." Dragon Nine Daoist was well aware of these rules.
Because he was already an invincible being before he was reincarnated into the 'Dragon Blood Source World'!
He was originally under the jurisdiction of the Starlight Lord and was favored by the Starlight Lord.
After reincarnation, he came under the jurisdiction of Lord 'Yuan'. Even so, Yuan still did not interfere with his growth; 'Xingmang' remained in charge.
The cultivation and resources that Dragon Nine Daoist, a 'seed of the Lord of the Source World,' received far surpassed those of High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform like Qiuguo and Yifeiya, who were formed through Primal Chaos Bloodline.
Even at the level of World-Level Primal Chaos Lifeform, the Lord of the Source World who does not cultivate the Primal Chaos Bloodline has a higher status than World-Level Primal Chaos Lifeform who cultivates the Primal Chaos Bloodline.
"Is he definitely invincible?" Dragon Nine Daoist asked.
"Sure."
Fengqiao City Lord nodded, "Even if the fifteen members of the Mystic Ruins God Emperor joined forces, they couldn't withstand a single move from God Emperor Luo Feng."
"Then it must be invincible strength." Dragon Nine Daoist's eyes lit up.
"Invincible strength, yet not received the guidance! There must be a special reason." Dragon Nine Daoist was curious.
His invincible strength was not guided because he was specially taught by the Starlight Lord and was a seed of the Lord of the Source World!
Why wasn't Luo Feng, with his invincible strength, guided?
"I'd like to pay a visit to this Divine Emperor Luo Feng," Dragon Nine Daoist said with a smile. "Could you help me get in touch with him?"
Fengqiao City Lord said helplessly, "When I left Chengfeng City, I contacted God Emperor Boshiu and the others. God Emperor Boshiu and the other two follow God Emperor Luo Feng. According to them, God Emperor Luo Feng purchased a cultivation cave abode in the Large Primal Chaos Hall and then went into seclusion. He won't see anyone now! He will only be summoned when he comes out of seclusion."
"Then please inform Luo Feng's followers that I, Long Jiu, wish to pay a visit to Luo Feng. Please inform him as soon as he emerges from seclusion," Long Jiu said with a smile.
"Alright." Fengqiao City Lord nodded. "I will send a message to them now. I am also waiting for Emperor Luo Feng to summon me! I hope Emperor Luo Feng can give me some guidance."
Dragon Nine Daoist nodded. "His guidance might be useful to you."
Long Jiu is arrogant.
He wasn't too bothered by the fact that he was being guided by the normal, invincible.
He's practically invincible, yet he hasn't been guided to enlightenment. He already takes it very seriously.
The Dark Holy World, a desolate wasteland.
On a vast expanse of black water, a humanoid figure was fighting against several Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform's Overlimit-Level.
"Hahaha!!!" Accompanied by a loud, booming laugh.
The figures fought hand-to-hand, killing the twelve low -Overlimit-Level Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the Transcendental level.
With a wave of his hand, he collected the corpse, a broad smile on his face.
He was filthy, his hair was disheveled, his eyes were bloodshot, and his smile was somewhat sinister and strange. The aura he occasionally emitted caused the heavens and earth to tremble and distort.
He is none other God Emperor Jike!
One of the two strongest Xing Zhe in the Dark Holy World on the surface!
"The World-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline contains too strong a bloodline will. If it can't be suppressed, it has to come out and fight." God Emperor Jike was also quite distressed. In addition to needing a huge amount of Merit Points, exchanging for the 'World-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline' also requires undergoing Large Primal Chaos Hall test to ensure that it won't go crazy after being integrated into the bloodline.
He passed the test and indeed did not go mad; he remained lucid throughout.
Yet he was still tormented by the will of his bloodline!
His bloodline will influenced his Mind Will, making him usually act erratically! When suppressed for too long, he would unleash a torrent of killing. However, he remained clear-headed and never indiscriminately slaughtered among Xing Zhe; instead, he would venture into the wilderness to hunt and kill these Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform.
In the contemporary Dark Holy World, the one who has slaughtered the most Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform is none other than God Emperor Jike.
"Hmm?" God Emperor Jike suddenly received a call.
"An invincible being has been born in the Dark Holy World, and is now cultivating in cave abode within the Large Primal Chaos Hall?" God Emperor Jike was somewhat excited. "Previously, invincible beings were all guided away. This Emperor Luo Feng is quite peculiar; he wasn't guided, but is instead cultivating in the Dark Holy World?"
"Excellent, excellent! Perfect timing to find him and have a battle. He's stronger than me, so I can unleash my full power and fight to my heart's content." God Emperor Jike immediately rushed to Primal Chaos City.
The news that an invincible being, 'God Emperor Luo Feng,' had been born in the Dark Holy World gradually spread.
Upon learning that God Emperor Luo Feng had not yet been received and was instead residing in the Large Primal Chaos Hall, many Xing Zhe excitedly rushed to Primal Chaos City, eager to receive guidance from this invincible being.
After all, even when invincible beings were born in the past, they were immediately taken away, and it was too difficult to even meet them.
"An invincible being, God Emperor Luo Feng?"
In a very ordinary cave abode dwelling in a remote area of Primal Chaos City, the Yan Feng Ancestor and the Thunder Ancestor lived!
"I've found out, it's Luo Feng." Thunder Ancestor was a little excited. "Now the whole of Primal Chaos City is talking about how this God Emperor Luo Feng has only been in the Dark Holy World for a thousand years! And he's already invincible when he makes a move."
"Not long ago, Emperor Qing said that Luo Feng could single-handedly suppress four Overlimit-Level in Rain Ripple City," Yan Feng Ancestor couldn't help but say. "And now, in the blink of an eye, he's invincible?"
This rise is terrifying in speed.
They watched helplessly as Luo Feng emerged from the Origin Continent and soared into the sky!
"I've also inquired about the Origin Continent," said Thunder Ancestor. "Luo Feng has been in seclusion, and without a special reason, no one can see him."
"Whether it's the Origin Continent or the Dark Holy World, he's in seclusion," said Yan Feng Ancestor. "In that case, let's not disturb him. Just ask Moluo Sa to pass on a message that he can summon you and me after he emerges from seclusion."
"Hmm." Thunder Ancestor nodded. "I never expected that our home world, the Origin Continent, would produce such an invincible being."
"Once you become invincible, breaking free from the Cage is not far off," said the Yan Feng Ancestor.
They were both very envious.
One of them is Xing Zhe with half- Primal Chaos Bloodline, for whom the ultimate awakening is as difficult as ascending to heaven. The other is God Emperor Late-Stage Enlightenment Seeker hasn't even reached the level of a 'Half Primal Chaos Enlightenment Seeker'.
"If we had known this would happen, we should have given them more benefits." The Thunder Ancestor was somewhat annoyed at this moment.
"We guessed he would come to the Dark Holy World, but we didn't expect him to be this strong." Yan Feng shook his head. Having seen a wide range of worlds, he only thought that Luo Feng would become one of the many strong people in the Dark Holy World in the future.
In fact, the friendship between Emperor Qing and Luo Feng far surpasses that between the two of them.
Many people want to see Luo Feng now, and some powerful Xing Zhe have even come to Primal Chaos City from other cities, but Luo Feng is in seclusion and refuses to see anyone.
"Within this Large Primal Chaos Hall cave abode, consuming rare treasures is much less of a burden on the soul." Luo Feng noticed that auxiliary rare treasures like the 'Hundred Tribulations Marrow' would normally place a great burden on the soul, but the primordial power of the cave abode's surroundings constantly nourished and restored the soul, making it much easier and more comfortable.
Consuming rare treasures, Luo Feng's avatar on the Origin Continent, with the help of the Life-Death Eye and the Book of Wisdom, studied all the 'Low-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline' he had collected. This research took 1,500 epochs!
Luo Feng always started by studying the corpse's materials, using those materials to deduce the many mysteries contained within this Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform. He would then observe the Primal Chaos Bloodline to verify this.
Over the course of 1,500 epochs, and with Luo Feng's thought process generally maintaining a speed of over 500 times, Luo Feng understanding of birth and death has reached an extremely profound level.
After...
Luo Feng had just begun to study the Mind-Consciousness System within the 'High-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline'!
After studying his newly acquired High-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline of the Life and Destruction categories, he identified fifteen types that possessed Mind-Consciousness System. This greatly enriched Luo Feng's understanding of mental systems! The speed at which his 'Mind-Consciousness System' was perfected increased significantly.
Unbeknownst to many, Luo Feng had been in seclusion in the Large Primal Chaos Hall for 4,300 years!
There were many Xing Zhe waiting for Luo Feng to summon them in Primal Chaos City, but none of them dared to disturb him.
"That's about it."
Inside the cave abode, Luo Feng, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.
The accumulation of the concepts of birth and death, the accumulation of the Mind-Consciousness System, and the profound accumulation in all aspects have finally led the entire 'Life-Death Path' to its final step.
"It's just one step away. Further seclusion won't help at this crucial moment." Luo Feng realized, "What's needed is a spiritual awakening, which will perfect my Mind-Consciousness System! And the Life-Death Path and Death will naturally reach the God Emperor Completion."
The Half Primal Chaos Life-Death Path was already clearly visible in Luo Feng's mind, but it lacked any spiritual resonance.