Elder Dan's Resurrection

Li Qingxu descended from the sky on a white cloud, landing beside a Spiritual Spring in the valley.

The spring was several yards across. Its water was crystal clear, and a layer of immortal mist curled over its surface.

He crouched down and cupped two handfuls of water to drink. It tasted sweet, and as soon as it went down his throat, a cool sensation spread through his whole body. His expression brightened, and he felt utterly refreshed.

He pointed a finger, and three crystal-clear drops of spring water rose from the surface. Like jewels, they refracted seven-colored light in the sunlight.

[System notification: The Group Leader sent a red envelope.]

[Ye Hei claimed the red envelope and received Spring Water*1.]

[Xiao Yan claimed the red envelope and received Spring Water*1.]

[Emperor Yongle claimed the red envelope and received Spring Water*1.]

Ye Hei's speed was still unrivaled.

Although the items they claimed still had ordinary-sounding names, after their previous experience, nobody dared look down on them.

Shading the Heavens World.

Ye Hei sat cross-legged in the Cave Mansion assigned to him by Qishi Mansion, while his consciousness was in the Myriad Worlds Chat Group.

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared before him.

The space wavered slightly, and a crystal-clear drop of spring water appeared, shimmering with light like a seven-colored divine stone.

As soon as the drop appeared, the spiritual energy inside the cave surged hundreds of times over, growing so dense that it turned into swirling mist.

"The treasures bestowed by Senior are truly extraordinary."

Ye Hei gazed at the spring water before him and sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Just being near it made him feel the cultivation method inside his body circulating at great speed, as if he could break through at any moment.

Suddenly, a dark shadow shot out from behind him.

Without hesitation, Ye Hei reached out with lightning speed and clamped a hand over the Black Emperor's mouth.

"Dead dog!"

"I knew you were up to no good!"

After receiving an invitation from Qishi Mansion, he had brought the Black Emperor along with him.

The dead dog was good in every way, except that he was far too greedy. He wanted to claim every treasure for himself, and he never learned to stop stabbing people he knew in the back.

So whenever Ye Hei came across something valuable, his first instinct was to watch out for the Big Black Dog.

"Woof!"

"Little Ye, tell me honestly—where did this spring water come from?"

The Black Emperor twisted and struggled violently, his claws scraping lines into the ground.

"What's it to you?"

Ye Hei shot him an annoyed glance.

He had learned firsthand from the Myriad Mother Qi Cauldron that an innocent man could get into trouble for possessing a treasure.

The Myriad Worlds Chat Group was his biggest secret. He wouldn't tell anyone, not even his own father.

"Little Ye, I knew you were hiding some huge secret. Otherwise, how could you have gotten your hands on that Immortal Leaf, something beyond even an Immortal Medicine?"

"Come clean already. Where did all these treasures come from? Did you sell your soul and body to some dark taboo being?"

The Black Emperor kept struggling, trying to uncover Ye Hei's secret at the same time.

"Bullshit! You're the one who sold your body!"

Ye Hei smacked him without mercy. The blow landed with a clang like metal striking stone.

"Little Ye, we don't know where this water came from. You can't handle it."

"Listen to me. Let me test it for poison."

"Get lost."

To put an end to the Black Emperor's hopes, Ye Hei took a breath and directly swallowed the spring water suspended in front of him.

As soon as it entered his throat, it turned into a surging, endless torrent of energy that flooded his limbs and organs.

Even Ye Hei, who possessed the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo, felt his whole body ache as the energy coursed through him. His meridians nearly burst apart.

"Dead dog... You're really going to get me killed..."

Ye Hei spoke with difficulty, vital essence gushing from every pore in his body.

The energy contained in the drop of Spiritual Spring far exceeded his expectations. If he couldn't refine it in time, he might be so full of energy that his body exploded.

"Little Ye, you can't let anything happen to you!"

The Black Emperor was badly startled by Ye Hei's bulging veins. He quickly rose onto his hind legs and rapidly traced out a formation with his paws, helping Ye Hei refine the energy inside his body.

Ye Hei closed his eyes as well and focused his mind. The Dao Sutra, Western Empress Scripture, and Constant Universe Scripture all circulated at full force, while the Five Viscera Secret Realm rumbled as he did everything he could to digest the enormous energy...

Elsewhere.

Inside the Earth Core Magma Cave in the Tagor Desert.

With Qing Lin's help and her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, Xiao Yan had finally found the legendary location of the Green Lotus Core Flame. But all he had found was the Green Lotus Seat where the Heavenly Flame had once grown. Medusa had already taken the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Medusa was a powerful expert in the Dou Emperor Realm. Even Ice Emperor Hai Bodong was no match for her and had been badly injured by her.

So even though Xiao Yan had reached the Nine-Star Dou Wang level, he didn't dare act rashly.

When Xiao Yan claimed the red envelope, the Spiritual Spring Water from the Primordial World appeared before him as well.

The water was crystal clear and glimmered with divine light. It radiated an immense Dao resonance and an incomparable aura of life, suppressing even the heat inside the Earth Core Magma Cave.

"What... What is this?"

Elder Dan's shocked voice came from inside the ring.

He had once been a Nine-Turn Dou Zun and a Peak Eighth-Grade Alchemist Grandmaster, the most renowned alchemist on the continent. He had seen countless rare treasures.

But not one of them could compare to the divine liquid before him.

Even the Immortal Leaf Xiao Yan had obtained earlier fell far short.

"Teacher, this is the Divine Spring bestowed by Senior Qingxu. It contains an immense amount of life essence. It might be of great help to you."

Xiao Yan spoke.

Elder Dan had always taught him how to cultivate and passed down the Flame Mantra to him. His kindness was as weighty as a mountain, and this was a perfect opportunity to repay him.

"Absolutely not!" Elder Dan's firm voice came from inside the ring. "This treasure is precious, and you're on the verge of a breakthrough. Hurry and refine it, so you can take the Green Lotus Core Flame from Medusa..."

"Teacher!" Xiao Yan cut him off, speaking with unwavering resolve. "I wouldn't be where I am today without you."

"This is my gift to you. Please accept it."

Not giving Elder Dan a chance to object, Xiao Yan slowly guided the suspended seven-colored Spiritual Spring toward the ancient black ring on his finger.

The instant the spring touched the ring, brilliant seven-colored divine light burst forth. An indescribably immense vitality and Dao resonance erupted inside the cramped cave like the creation of the world!

Elder Dan's soul involuntarily emerged from the ring. The seven-colored radiance formed from the spring then transformed into boundless vitality and poured into him.

His soul expanded and solidified at a visible rate, giving off the warm luster of jade. His Soul Power soared, instantly surpassing its peak from before his death, and continued to break through at a furious pace.

Then an even more inconceivable scene unfolded.

Within the seven-colored light, particles containing the essence of Fortune began to gather and assemble around Elder Dan's soul.

Bones, meridians, blood vessels, internal organs, skin and hair... Everything took shape inside the seven-colored radiance, turning from illusion into reality.

Every inch of his newly formed flesh flowed with faint, seven-colored Rosy Clouds and radiated an immense aura of life.

In just a few breaths, a complete, slender young body with smooth skin and long black hair cascaded down its back had fully taken shape within the seven-colored light.

Its features were unmistakably those of Elder Dan in his youth: handsome and refined, yet carrying the composure of someone who had weathered countless hardships.

"The Divine Spring actually restored Elder Dan's body!"

Xiao Yan gaped, his mind completely blank.

Before this, he had read through many ancient texts in search of a way to revive Elder Dan and knew just how difficult it was.

It required incredibly precious materials for the body, complicated rituals, and involved enormous risks.

Yet a single drop of Divine Spring water bestowed by Senior Qingxu had swept away every complication and directly restored Elder Dan's body to perfection.

Then all the remaining seven-colored light surged into the newly formed body.

"Rumble!!!"

A sound like a mighty river roared within Elder Dan's body, and his aura surged rapidly like an erupting volcano.

Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Emperor... He crossed each realm in the blink of an eye, advancing like a hot knife through butter!

Dou Zong! Dou Zun!

In the blink of an eye, Elder Dan's cultivation reached the peak of Nine-Turn Dou Zun, the strongest state he had attained before his death.

But his transformation still didn't stop there.

The pure energy within the seven-colored Spiritual Spring and its supreme Dao resonance, which transcended the entire Dou Qi Continent, continued to propel his cultivation forward, driving it against the barrier that countless Peak Dou Zun experts dreamed of breaking but could never budge in their lifetimes!

"Boom!"

A terrifying aura, far more immense and ethereal than that of a Dou Zun, seemed to resonate with heaven and earth. Like an ancient dragon rousing from slumber, it slowly awakened and spread from Elder Dan's newly formed body!

Dou Sheng!

Only after Elder Dan broke through to the Dou Sheng Realm in one decisive rush did the seven-colored light finally recede, concealing itself completely inside his body.

He floated in midair, his black hair stirring despite the lack of wind. A faint radiance shone beneath his skin, and the space around him warped slightly, as if it could barely bear the pressure he naturally exuded.

Elder Dan slowly opened his eyes. They were deep as a sea of stars, and a flash of seven-colored Dao light passed through them.

He moved his body a little, feeling the utterly real touch of flesh and blood and the surging Dou Qi within him. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He had thought his resurrection was a distant dream, perhaps even an impossible one. He never imagined that he would not only return to life completely, but also advance even further, reaching the long-dreamed-of Dou Sheng Realm and standing at the very summit of the continent.