The Way Is Long and Difficult, Refining a Spiritual Treasure (Seeking Continued Reads)

"Ziwei?"

After some discussion, Xuan Yin learned of the conditions for Golden Spirit Holy Mother to attain the position of second-generation Dou Mu. He could not help but recall the karmic tie between himself and Ziwei Great Emperor. If Golden Spirit Holy Mother could attain the position of Kan Palace Dou Mu before the Investiture of the Gods tribulation, her chances of escaping the tribulation would greatly increase!

From what he knew of the future, although Ziwei Great Emperor had returned from the Calamity of Self-Loss, because he had reincarnated as Ji Bo Yikao, he still failed to escape the fate of having his True Spirit placed upon the Investiture of the Gods list.

The other Archaic Star Gods also seemed to have been swept into the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

For example, Wen Qu Star was Bigan, the Yin Shang high priest born with the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart.

Wu Qu Star had reincarnated as Dou Rong, the commander of Youhun Pass under Yin Shang.

Po Jun Star was Su Quanzhong, Su Daji's elder brother, while Greedy Wolf Star was E Shun, the son of the Southern Marquis.

The Investiture of the Gods was not simply a matter of enfeoffing a few Immortals and Gods. In the Primordial True Realm, beings without sufficient status had no right to be enfeoffed as gods.

According to Sect Master Tongtian, the Investiture of the Gods tribulation was meant to consolidate the authority of the old gods and completely clear away the karma of the Archaic and ancient Divine Paths.

The Investiture of the Gods tribulation had three purposes. First, to perfect the structure of the Heavenly Court. Second, to wear away the Tribulation Qi of Heaven and Earth. Third, to completely integrate the Divine Dao into the Immortal Dao.

The first point was not difficult to understand. It was the enfeoffment of the twelve Immortal leaders, the Four Imperial Great Emperors, the Eight Divisions of Principal Gods, and their many Auxiliary Gods and subordinates.

The second point was due to the severance of Innate Spiritual Qi after Buzhou Mountain collapsed, which had severely affected the cultivation of Beings below Grand Unity.

At least twelve Grand Unity beings had to die to repay their karmic debt to Primordial Heaven and Earth.

The third point was to establish the Acquired Divine Path. In essence, both the Archaic Divine Path and the ancient Divine Path were Innate Divine Paths that wielded authority.

As the innate era came to an end, the acquired era began, and the Immortal Dao rose to prominence, the opening of an era of the Acquired Divine Path became inevitable.

Within the cycle of heaven were five types of immortals: Heaven, Earth, Human, God, and Ghost. Divine Immortals were the product of the convergence of the Divine Dao and the Immortal Dao after the Investiture of the Gods tribulation.

The Primordial True Realm seemed supreme, yet it could not escape the laws of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness. Changes in cultivation systems were likewise an inevitability of history.

This was what was known as the greater trend!

Even Grand Unity beings were so insignificant amid such a current of the times!

"Although several of Doumu's nine children stood with the Jie Sect during the Investiture of the Gods, they may not necessarily support Senior Sister Jin Ling in becoming the second-generation Dou Mu!"

"Not to mention that several of them stand with the Exposition Sect and Xi Qi!"

For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Xuan Yin's mind. The First Generation Dou Mu Yuan Jun was the mother of Ziwei, Gouchen, Wen Qu, and the others. Making them acknowledge a second-generation Dou Mu was equivalent to having them willingly accept a stepmother. Ordinary beings would never agree to that so easily.

Moreover, this stepmother had been born after those Grand Unity Star Gods. It would be difficult for them to acknowledge a Dou Mu Yuan Jun younger than themselves.

Thus, earning the recognition of the Innate Star Gods was no easy task.

Besides earning the recognition of the Innate Star Gods, the second path was to have one's name placed upon the Investiture of the Gods list and use the power of the Heavenly Dao's imperial edict to attain the Dao of Dou Mu Yuan Jun.

That was not a good choice either.

"Sigh!"

Thinking of this, Xuan Yin could not help but sigh inwardly. "Neither path is easy to walk! Senior Sister Jin Ling's path to attaining the Dao is truly fraught with difficulties!"

"But..."

"If attaining the Dao were so easy, why would so many cultivators struggle to cross the river?"

After accepting the Essence of Stars, Xuan Yin bade Golden Spirit Holy Mother farewell and returned to his Cave Abode, where he began earnestly comprehending the divine abilities Sect Master Tongtian had imparted to him.

The Primordial Magnet Great Dao seemed to center only on the Earth Origin Great Dao and the Lightning Great Dao, but it encompassed all things and possessed the ability to manipulate the magnetic fields of all things between heaven and earth.

It was not easy to comprehend!

However, before comprehending the divine ability, Xuan Yin first chose to merge the Essence of Stars he had just obtained into the world he had created.

The sky of this Lesser Thousand World had been formed from Primordial Origin, and it already possessed a Bright Moon formed from Taiyin Origin. Now that the Essence of Stars had been incorporated, it immediately became even more complete. The only thing lacking was the Solar Star.

Xuan Yin was not in a hurry.

After all...

The path of cultivation was long and difficult. Even a Sage's disciple could not achieve success in a single step!

Over the next ten thousand years, Xuan Yin continued comprehending the Primordial Magnet Great Dao, while that Divine Ability Seed completely fused into his Dao Fruit.

[Primordial Magnet Divine Light]

After an unknown amount of time, black mystical light suddenly surged from Xuan Yin's body. Lightning arose and vanished within it, and the magnetic fields between heaven and earth began to turn with it.

This black mystical light sometimes transformed into a vast Dao bell that repelled the power of the five elements, and sometimes into swift beams of Primordial Magnet light.

"Scatter!"

With a thought from Xuan Yin, the Primordial Magnet Divine Light around him transformed into a lightning force field, mixed with the gravity generated by the Earth Origin Great Dao.

Within this magnetic field, any being with a lower cultivation than his could not fly through the air and would be bound by the invisible Primordial Magnet Power within the void.

"Tai Xiao Divine Thunder!"

As Xuan Yin activated his lightning arts, vast heavenly might manifested. Bolts of heavenly lightning fell from above, raising the power of the lightning force field to an even greater level.

"What an excellent Primordial Magnet Divine Light!"

Xuan Yin was overjoyed. This divine ability was formless and intangible, combining offense and defense. It could evolve into different forms according to his will.

Its greatest characteristic was its ability to amplify the Lightning Great Dao, restrain the Great Dao of the five elements, and enhance Xuan Yin's spiritual senses through changes in magnetic fields.

"Perhaps I can also use magnetic fields to enhance my escape arts, or even sweep away countless Spiritual Treasures like Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light!"

At this point, Xuan Yin had only initially grasped the profundities of this divine ability. To realize his ideas, he would still need to continue comprehending the Primordial Magnet Great Dao.

Even so, he could already glimpse the potential of this divine ability.

"This divine ability restrains the Great Dao of the five elements. When I have the chance, I must exchange blows with Kong Xuan and let him know that the Five-Colored Divine Light does not lack an equal!"

A trace of smugness flashed through Xuan Yin's heart. With this divine ability combined with the Fighting Character Secret, ordinary cultivators of the same realm truly would not be his match.

"Sword, come!"

Next, Xuan Yin took out the Primordial Magnet Divine Light Sword and carefully refined it. With this Spiritual Treasure, the power of the Primordial Magnet Divine Light could rise to another level.

Although his current strength could not unleash this treasure's full power, at critical moments, he could indeed expend his own fortune to borrow the power of the Earthly Origin Dao Fruit and unleash a strike far beyond his own realm.

The Earthly Origin Dao Fruit contained First Kirin's comprehension of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, while the primary material of the Primordial Magnet Divine Light Sword was the Kirin Horn left behind after First Kirin underwent Dao Integration. The two complemented each other perfectly.

"It can count as another trump card!"

After taking his cultivation of the Primordial Magnet Divine Light past the introductory stage, Xuan Yin did not leave seclusion. Instead, he began comprehending the many techniques Sect Master Tongtian had previously taught him.

[Void Clarity Sword Dao]

Now that he possessed the Primordial Magnet Divine Light Sword, it would be hard to justify not cultivating some sword arts.

After all...

As everyone knew, aside from symbolizing the end of all things as a Heavenly Dao Sage, Sect Master Tongtian was most skilled in sword Dao and formation Dao!

[Artifact Refining Secret Record]

As for artifact refining, although he had comprehended it to some extent and had successfully refined a Low-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure, he was limited by his lack of materials. He had only just entered the field and had not advanced to a higher realm.

Besides that, he also needed to comprehend the True Understanding of Formations and the Jade Empyrean Treasure Scrolls. Formation Dao and Talisman Dao could greatly improve one's margin for error in battle.

Of course, the most important point was that the more techniques he comprehended, the more insights into heaven and earth he would gain when breaking through to the Mystic Immortal realm.

Profound beyond profound, the Gate of Myriad Wonders.

Upon breaking through into the Mystic Immortal realm above the True Immortal realm, one could gain Heavenly Dao insights and borrow Heavenly Dao Power to deduce the path ahead.

This would also lay a solid foundation for breaking through to Golden Immortal and walking one's own Great Dao.