After Ye Xuan entered secluded cultivation, another half-Yuanhui passed. High above the Nine Heavens, the Demon Emperor comprehended the Way of Stars and, in one fell swoop, severed his Evil Corpse and entered the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage. After establishing the Demon Race all those years ago, he had relied on the power of supreme merit to become the first among the Innate God-Demons to enter the Realm of Quasi-Saint.
His strength had also surged all at once to the peak of the Quasi-Saint Initial Stage. He only needed to seize a flash of inspiration to sever his Evil Corpse!
And it was not only his strength that had entered the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage.
He had also worked out the rudiments of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation.
Within the Boundless Starry Sky, the Demon Emperor sat cross-legged atop a Barren Star. Boundless Innate Divine Light shone from the One Diagram and One Book beside him. They were none other than the Innate Spiritual Treasures, the River Diagram and Luo Book.
These two Innate Spiritual Treasures were both supreme treasures capable of revealing the laws of Heaven and Earth. It was thanks to the River Diagram and Luo Book that he had perfected the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation.
The Demon Emperor's eyes seemed to hold an entire starry sky. Countless strands of Star Power shimmered within them in a mysterious pattern.
Who knew how many years passed before the Star Power finally faded from the Demon Emperor's eyes.
"Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Stars still aren't enough!"
Within the Boundless Starry Sky were three hundred and sixty-five Primordial Stars, supreme stars that had existed since the world was created. Born alongside the Sun and Moon Stars, they could, according to the Demon Emperor's calculations, allow him to harness the power of the endless stars.
Every Primordial Star was an ancient celestial body that had existed since the world was created.
Just how powerful was the Star Power within them?
Moreover, the starry sky held countless other stars.
But after working out the formation, the Demon Emperor discovered a problem: once deployed, the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation could indeed harness the power of the stars, but the amount was far too small. It didn't match what he had imagined.
If the formation was to grant him the power of a Sage, then every star needed to have at least one Quasi-Saint stationed upon it!
In the Demon Emperor's view, that was why this supreme formation was only a rudiment. As he calculated further, a glimmer of understanding appeared in his eyes. Relying on only Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Primordial Stars was still too difficult. There were very few Quasi-Saint experts in the Primordial World.
But what if the Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Primordial Stars served as the main stars, while fourteen thousand eight hundred Archaic Stars served as auxiliary stars? Could that make the formation even more powerful?
Once the Demon Emperor had thought it through, his face lit up with delight, and he entered secluded cultivation once more.
Only after another thousand years did he finally finish working it out.
Looking at the supreme formation in his hands, the Demon Emperor was thoroughly satisfied.
"An array formed using the power of the stars shall be called the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation!"
"This supreme formation shall use three hundred and sixty-five Primordial Stars as its main stars, and fourteen thousand eight hundred Archaic Stars as its auxiliary stars, drawing upon the power of the billions of stars in the sky."
With this, the supreme formation was truly complete. But harnessing the power of the endless stars was more than the Demon Emperor could accomplish alone.
After pondering for a moment, the Demon Emperor's feet flashed with light, and he returned to the Heavenly Court.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten thousand years passed. Inside the Dao Seeking Palace, a mass of Innate Turbid Qi Origin within Ye Xuan's Primordial Spirit radiated boundless, eerie light and carried endless resentment. Like a thorn embedded in bone, it eroded his Primordial Spirit's power. Even a Quasi-Saint would be completely corrupted if tainted by such filthy qi.
But just as Ye Xuan's Primordial Spirit could no longer endure it and was about to be destroyed, a stream of Three Light Divine Water entered his Primordial Spirit.
Within the Three-Colored Divine Light, boundless Qi of Creation poured down like a waterfall of light. It not only restored his Primordial Spirit's power but also made it stronger than before.
With the help of the endless Three Light Divine Water and Innate Filthy Qi Origin, his Primordial Spirit's power underwent a subtle transformation. Within Ye Xuan's Primordial Spirit, the Qi of Creation and the Power of Destruction clashed. From the last trace of True Spirit within his Primordial Spirit, a glimmer of dark light emerged.
Though it was only a faint gleam, it seemed incomparably noble and carried an ancient air, as if it were the beginning of the Great Dao and the power of primordial chaos. No matter how fiercely the Innate Filthy Qi surged, it remained as immovable as a mountain.
Moreover, the endless Innate Filthy Qi made it grow stronger by the day.
When this Mysterious Dark Color filled his Primordial Spirit, an aura of supreme majesty burst forth. His entire being was unified as one, surrounded by an everlasting Meaning of Immortality.
Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes. Countless visions seemed to fill them, and a supreme aura spread from him into Heaven and Earth. He had reached the Mid-Stage Golden Immortal of the Origin!
Feeling this power within his Primordial Spirit, Ye Xuan looked quite satisfied.
"Excellent!"
Just as he was rejoicing, another electronic sound rang in his ears.
[Ding-dong!] [Detected that the Twelve Ancestral Witches and others at Mount Buzhou are comprehending the Twelve Heavenly Gods Great Formation. Host, please choose one of the options below.] [Option One: Go to Mount Buzhou and hinder the Twelve Ancestral Witches from comprehending the Twelve Heavenly Gods Great Formation. Complete the task to obtain one drop of Pangu's Essence Blood!] [Option Two: Let someone else do the dirty work. Inform the people of the Heavenly Court and have them hinder the Twelve Ancestral Witches from comprehending the Twelve Heavenly Gods Great Formation. Complete the task to obtain one Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sun Moon Essence Wheel.] [Option Three: Do nothing and let events unfold. Complete the task to obtain the Innate Ren Water Peach, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots!]
Ye Xuan was in the middle of secluded cultivation when another electronic sound rang in his ears.
After giving it some thought, a peculiar look appeared in Ye Xuan's eyes.
"Pangu's Essence Blood?"
When Pangu created the world, he had been able to fight the Three Thousand Demon Gods all by himself.
The power of a single drop of his Essence Blood was a supreme treasure even to those in the Realm of Quasi-Saint. But unfortunately, Ye Xuan would have to hinder the Twelve Ancestral Witches to obtain it.
As for letting the Heavenly Court do the dirty work?
In Ye Xuan's view, it made no difference whether he intervened himself or simply informed the Heavenly Court and let them act.
If he intervened, a thread of Karma would form between him and the Twelve Ancestral Witches. The Primordial World contained Three Thousand Great Daos, each with its own mysteries. The Way of Karma was especially profound and unfathomable. Once a deep karmic connection formed, even if no one else knew about it, the two sides would still become entangled. That was the Power of Karma.
"I choose the last option. Do nothing and let events unfold!"
After Ye Xuan made his choice, another electronic sound rang in his ears.
[Ding-dong!] [The host has chosen to do nothing and let events unfold. The Ren Water Flat Peach, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, is being delivered. Please check it yourself.]
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