A Wisp of Memory from the Chaos Era

A fragmentary image drifted through his mind, and Lu Yuan could not help sighing with emotion.

The Treasure Beyond Fate, the "White Jade Plate," had brought him to the Primordial World, where he had taken over the nest, occupying the half-ruined God-Demon Dao Embryo left behind by the "Pure Turgid God-Demon," who had failed to withstand the backlash.

Shielded by the "White Jade Plate," the power of his fate had been muddled. Under the markings of Heavenly Dao's Net, he was the "Pure Turgid God-Demon."

Because Lu Yuan had usurped the fate of the "Pure Turgid God-Demon," under the workings of Heavenly Dao Order, the "Pure Turgid God-Demon" had passed through the backlash of providence.

Thus, when Lu Yuan took form, not only did no backlash descend upon him, but even his own providence increased by a measure.

Having vaguely guessed the chain of cause and effect, Lu Yuan could not help clapping his hands and sighing. "This previous body, the 'Pure Turgid God-Demon,' was truly such a good person..."

Having handed his "previous body" a good guy card, Lu Yuan sighed endlessly. He bore the backlash and tribulations, while leaving the providence and spiritual treasures for Lu Yuan to enjoy—what a truly great spirit that was!

Muttering sarcastically to himself, Lu Yuan looked toward the ancient spiritual-root tree before him, rooted in the remnants of Chaos qi and performing Breathing Exercises on Innate Spiritual Qi.

This Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root was not one of the ten great spiritual roots of the Primordial World. From the powerful Dao rhythm of the Great Dao of Life it emitted, one could guess that it was an Innate Spiritual Root born in response to the Great Dao of Life.

"The Great Dao of Life?"

"This ancient spiritual-root tree may be connected to the Life God-Demon..."

Lu Yuan fell into thought. When Pangu had Created Heaven and Earth, he had slain Three Thousand Chaos God-Demons. Naturally, the Life God-Demon had not escaped that fate.

If the Life God-Demon's Worn-out body, or his accompanying spiritual root, had fallen into the Primordial World and evolved into a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root born in response to the Great Dao of Life, there was nothing strange about it.

As thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Yuan severed the Distracting Thoughts in his heart. Whether it was related to the Life God-Demon or not, he should first get this Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root in hand. Why think so much?

Rising into the air and arriving before the ancient spiritual-root tree, Lu Yuan sent a wisp of his Primordial Spirit into its trunk. Then, seated cross-legged beside the immortal pool, he began refining this Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root.

Unlike Innate Spiritual Treasures, Innate Spiritual Roots were suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. They possessed not a shred of intelligence and had not evolved Innate Divine Prohibitions. One merely needed to imprint oneself upon the spiritual root, making the refinement process much simpler.

In merely thirty to fifty years, Lu Yuan had successfully refined the ancient spiritual-root tree.

With its successful refinement, a scene of spiritual light flashed within the spiritual root, and information from the Chaos Era emerged in Lu Yuan's mind.

Within Chaos, Pangu stood with the Jade Disk of Creation above his head and the Chaos Green Lotus beneath his feet, wielding the Pangu Axe as he battled the Three Thousand Chaos God-Demons besieging him.

A streak of axe light cleaved forth, splitting Chaos apart. Wherever It Passed, the void was torn asunder; Earth, Water, Wind, Fire surged, and within the vast rift, black and yellow were opened.

This axe strike was the first strike to Create Heaven and Earth. It contained the Dao mysteries of opening black and yellow, as well as the profundity of dividing the Two Forms.

In the blink of an eye, over a thousand Chaos God-Demons whose cultivation soared to the heavens fell beneath the axe light. Their God-Demon bodies were torn apart, their true spirits completely scattered, and they fell into the fissures of the newly opened black and yellow.

Faced with the savage Pangu, the fewer than half remaining Chaos God-Demons grew even more enraged. Each of them risked his life to besiege Pangu, yet all were blocked by the dazzling azure radiance rising from the Chaos Green Lotus beneath Pangu's feet.

The second streak of axe light descended, its radiance sweeping in all directions. Amid the thunderous roar, that rift widened further. As the outline of a great world's embryonic form appeared, several hundred more Chaos God-Demons died with resentment in their hearts, becoming raw material to nourish the world.

At this moment, fewer than three hundred Chaos God-Demons remained in Chaos, and every one of them was grievously wounded from resisting the Pangu Axe's attacks.

Among them was a Chaos God-Demon with a Chaos ancient spiritual-root tree above his head. His hair hung loose, blood spilled from his mouth, and despair filled his face.

His Chaos God-Demon body had already cracked apart. Axe-light Dao rhythms coiled around his body, ceaselessly tearing apart his Dao body. No matter what methods or trump cards he used, he could not restrain that streak of axe radiance.

Finally, as Pangu swung his third axe, the God-Demon with the Chaos ancient spiritual-root tree above his head revealed a crazed, despairing smile. His Chaos God-Demon body shattered with a resounding boom.

The Chaos ancient spiritual-root tree above his head was also split apart by the axe light, breaking into several pieces of Worn-out body. The largest fragment, roughly one-third the size of the Chaos ancient spiritual-root tree, fell into the world Pangu had opened.

The scene ended abruptly there!

"Phew..." Lu Yuan let out a long breath. While witnessing the sight of Pangu Creating Heaven and Earth in the Chaos Era, he had not dared make the slightest rash move.

Even if the scene within that spiritual light was merely a trace of an imprint reflected by the ancient spiritual-root tree, it still contained at least the Great Dao of a Great Divine Ability User.

With Lu Yuan's current Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal cultivation and mana, even though his Innate God-Demon foundation made his essence comparable to an Immortal Golden Immortal, if he delved too deeply into comprehending it, his only end would be to merge into the Dao and perish.

"Looks like my guess was indeed correct. This ancient spiritual-root tree was evolved from a fragment of the Life God-Demon's accompanying Chaos spiritual root.

"Moreover, this 'Tree of Life' contains not only the inheritance of the Great Dao of Life from the Primordial World, but also a small portion of the Life God-Demon's own comprehension of the Dao of Life."

Information about the "Tree of Life" from the spiritual-light inheritance flashed through Lu Yuan's mind, and a trace of delight appeared on his face.

The Innate Tree of Life contained the power of the Great Dao of Life. It could draw in Innate Spiritual Qi and condense Liquid of Life.

Moreover, every epoch, the Tree of Life spiritual root could bear forty-eight Fruits of Life.

These Fruits of Life contained pure Great Dao of Life origin. Consuming one could repair injuries to the Great Dao; they were divine medicine for mighty cultivators undergoing reincarnation tribulations and restoring their cultivation.

After refining the "Tree of Life," Lu Yuan shifted his gaze to the immortal pool Beside Him. At this point, how could he not realize that the pool was filled with Liquid of Life?

Though the Liquid of Life in this immortal pool could not compare to the Fruits of Life, it was still a rare kind of Innate Immortal Liquid.

After refinement, it could both increase a cultivator's mana and serve as a rare divine-grade spiritual medicine for healing injuries.

Looking at the pool brimming with Liquid of Life, Lu Yuan felt immense joy and a heartfelt sense of fulfillment.

After examining it for a moment, he gathered the nearby Innate Divine Gold and Innate Divine Jade, then used Heavenly Immortal Dao fire to forge an immortal pool.

This immortal pool was not of a high grade, merely an acquired immortal treasure. Not to mention an acquired spiritual treasure, it had not even crossed the threshold of a Pure Yang immortal treasure.

But that did not matter. After all, Lu Yuan only needed the immortal pool to hold the Liquid of Life.

"Collect!"

Lu Yuan activated the immortal pool in his hand and gave a low shout. A powerful immortal radiance burst forth from the pool, and the Liquid of Life in the immortal pond was drawn by that radiance, automatically pouring into the immortal pool.

Like an old ox drinking water, the Liquid of Life in the immortal pond hung upside down across the heavens, like the waters of the Heavenly River suspended in the sky.

After collecting seventy percent of the Liquid of Life, Lu Yuan stopped. This much Liquid of Life would be enough for him for a very long time.

As for the remaining thirty percent in the immortal pond, there was no harm in leaving it here. This entire Cave Heaven Blessed Land belonged to him; whenever he wished to use it, he could simply return and collect it!

After all, Lu Yuan controlled the entire Cave Heaven Blessed Land. Protected by an Innate Grand Formation, this Cave Heaven Blessed Land was concealed in the void. Without a spatial Dao Beacon, even Great Divine Ability Users would find it difficult to locate.