"According to the original course of events, the Crimson Gourd would become the Nine-Nine Soul Dispersion and end up with Hong Yun; the Golden Gourd would become Summoning Demon and belong to Nuwa; the Yellow Gourd would become Slaying Immortal and go to Taiyi, later passing into the hands of Ninth Golden Crow Lu Ya; the Green, Cyan, and Blue Gourds would go to Yuqing, Shangqing, and the Witch Clan, while the Purple Gourd would become the Purple Gold Gourd and belong to Taiqing. But now, they're all Mine!"
As countless thoughts flashed through his mind, a faint curve appeared at the corner of Di Jun's mouth, and his face seemed to glow with a brilliant smile.
Changing the course of the Primordial Wilderness?
This was only the beginning!
"No, if it were a Chaos Spiritual Root, then even if it were shattered, how could it have given birth to only seven Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures? The Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus and the Pangu Axe were both shattered and damaged in the past, yet the treasures they gave rise to were extraordinary."
"But if it isn't a Chaos Spiritual Root, it would be even less likely to give birth to seven Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. It seems something is missing."
At that moment, Nuwa, who had been observing the vine all along, furrowed her delicate brows and spoke.
"Indeed, something is missing. Or rather, you've forgotten something."
Di Jun smiled and nodded slightly, then raised a hand and pointed at the Innate Gourd Vine.
His finger, imbued with mythic resonance, the might of an imperial dynasty, and the Emperor's Great Dao, seemed to move lightly, yet contained an immeasurable force. It encompassed all phenomena and held countless transformations.
With that single point, it was as if some taboo had been broken. Ripples spread through the void, and an invisible force seemed to disperse. In an instant, the Black Gourd—previously hidden beneath the seven gourds and appearing utterly ordinary and unremarkable—came into view of everyone present.
"A treasure has emerged, and the Heavenly Secrets have been obscured!"
"So that's it! This is the true medium, the thing Your Majesty needs. It distorted our perceptions. This is a Chaos Spiritual Treasure that has yet to finish gestating and emerge!"
"I understand now. The seven gourds were only there to nurture the Black Gourd. The Black Gourd is at the heart of it all!"
Nuwa's beautiful eyes lit up. She understood at a glance and spoke in sudden realization.
"Exactly. And the thing I need is this Black Gourd!"
Di Jun said slowly.
A Chaos Spiritual Treasure!
Just as he had expected, it was indeed a Chaos Spiritual Treasure!
Once it emerged, he would be able to officially refine the supreme treasure of the Mythological Imperial Dynasty. This would lay the foundation of the Mythological Imperial Dynasty and establish the Mythological Heavenly Court!
"Strange. The Black Gourd should need at least a million years to emerge. Why has the Innate Grand Formation dispersed already? I understand now—it's the Heavenly Dao!"
"The Chaos Spiritual Treasure's rank is too high, so the Heavenly Dao grew wary. It caused the Innate Gourd Vine to emerge ahead of time. If the seven gourds are picked, the Black Gourd will vanish completely and lose its status as a Chaos Spiritual Treasure."
Fuxi furrowed his brows slightly. After making a quick calculation with his fingers, he understood.
"Your Majesty, I command Creation and cultivate the Creation Great Dao. I can accelerate the Black Gourd's emergence to a certain extent, and I estimate I can make it happen at least ten times faster."
Nuwa spoke in a cool voice.
"Oh?"
Di Jun raised an eyebrow.
That was an unexpected boon.
"Excellent!"
"Accelerate the Black Gourd's emergence as much as you can. The sooner, the better. I also have preparations to make. Once everything is ready, I'll immediately take the Chaos Spiritual Treasure back to the Heavenly Court. That will be the day our Heavenly Court formally enters the Mythological Domain."
Before he had even finished speaking, Di Jun had vanished. Only his deep, majestic voice echoed across the land.
"The Mythological Domain?"
"The Heavenly Court can enter the Mythological Domain too?"
When they heard Di Jun's words, Taiyi and the other high-ranking members of the Heavenly Court froze. Once they grasped what he meant, their eyes lit up, and excitement surged through them.
They all cultivated mythological arts and understood better than anyone what myth meant. If the Heavenly Court entered the Mythological Domain too, what then? It would be incredible!
Who could possibly not be impatient to try?
"Little sister, hurry. We'll do everything we can to help you."
Fuxi said gravely.
"Mm, I understand."
Nuwa's face was solemn as she nodded firmly.
In the Heavenly Realm, within the Heavenly Emperor Palace in Daluo Heaven,
Whoosh!
A flash of golden light appeared, and Di Jun materialized out of thin air, sitting cross-legged.
"The Chaos Gourd will need a little more time to emerge. That works out perfectly. I can prepare everything else first. Once the gourd emerges, I can condense the Mythological Seal in one go and directly establish the Mythological Imperial Dynasty."
Di Jun murmured to himself.
After giving it some thought, Di Jun looked down toward the lower world and waved a hand, bolstering the Heavenly Court's power over the area around the Innate Gourd Vine to strengthen the obscuring of the Heavenly Secrets. This would prevent the Chaos Spiritual Treasure's emergence from causing too great a commotion and inviting complications. Then he withdrew his gaze.
Whoosh!
With a thought, Dao patterns intertwined and Divine Restrictions took shape. Waves of pressure spread out, accompanied by hints of loftiness and profound mystery.
The Twenty-Four Sea Calming Pearls, the Ten Grade Creation Green Lotus, and numerous other heavenly materials and earthly treasures materialized before Di Jun. Countless beams of divine light poured forth, and hazy radiance filled the air. The entire Heavenly Emperor Palace shone brilliantly, as though it had become an ocean of auspicious visions.
"Congeal!"
With a sharp cry, his words carried the force of the Heavenly Constitution, and profound Dao tones rang out. Solar True Fire appeared, turning the vast quantities of treasures into spiritual liquid. As his fingers formed seals, one after another, divine characters fell into the void before him.
The boundless sea contained all phenomena. The Twenty-Four Sea Calming Pearls trembled faintly, as though Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire were being opened up within them. They seemed to evolve into an immeasurable wonder, forming a myriad of heavenly treasure realms. Vast amounts of spiritual liquid and treasures flowed into them, while, under Di Jun's control, restrictions were imprinted and gradually fused into one.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of thousands of years had passed.
As the atmosphere throughout the Primordial Wilderness grew increasingly strange, the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Court gathered in the area around the Innate Gourd Vine on Mount Buzhou. They stared intently, their faces lighting up with delight and excitement.
"The Chaos Gourd... has emerged!"
The Chaos Spiritual Treasure had emerged!
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
A mighty sound erupted from beyond the plane of reality. Had Di Jun not used the Heavenly Court to conceal it, the sound would have swept across the entire Primordial Continent in an instant, and even the boundless Chaos would have been set surging.
The seven gourds radiated seven-colored light that flowed into the Black Gourd. In an instant, a tremendous force of devouring emerged from it. A region of Chaos seemed to appear, as though an immeasurable expanse of Chaos had been opened up.
The Great Dao descended all around, brilliant radiance blossomed, and layer upon layer of the Great Dao unfolded, manifesting its true meaning.
A boundless realm of fire, a vast ocean of water, dense vitality, sharp golden energy, a domain of yin and yang, a world of destruction.
In an instant, it opened up nine hundred and ninety-nine realms of the Great Dao. Then they rapidly contracted and flowed into the gourd itself. The Chaos Gourd, which had been filled with the might to suppress three thousand Chaos realms and countless primordial worlds, returned to simplicity. It seemed to embody the Great Dao in its simplest form, appearing like an ordinary object to any outside observer.
The moment it emerged, it stood at the peak of the lower-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasures!
Hum, hum, hum!
At the very instant the Chaos Gourd emerged, Di Jun, seated high within the Heavenly Emperor Palace, seemed to sense it. He reached into the void, and the next moment, a wondrous hand like white jade emerged from within, seized the Chaos Gourd, and slowly disappeared back into the void with it.
"Taiyi, convey My decree. All members of every department of the Heavenly Court are to return and await Me. We will ascend into the Mythological Imperial Dynasty!"
His lofty, majestic voice resounded between heaven and earth. Ripples spread through the void as the sound pressed and collided against it.
"We obey Your Majesty's decree!"
His excitement growing, Taiyi called out loudly.
The three high-ranking members of the Heavenly Court exchanged glances. They could all see the excitement in one another's eyes. Without hesitation, they vanished from where they stood at the same time.
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