Changes to the Totem Pillar

Living beings are born of heaven and earth, and thus, in the mysterious depths of existence, they all maintain a thread of connection to the world, allowing them to communicate with it through specific methods.

This specific method is the sacrificial dance, the Heaven-Sacrificing Dance.

Beyond the sacrificial dance, there is another power capable of communicating with heaven and earth: the power of faith. However, the crux of the matter is that Su Ye is not a Sacrificial Spirit, and his current strength is too weak to offer up vast amounts of faith.

As for whether there are other methods?

He does not know...

Wait.

Heavenly Passage.

Su Ye's eyes brightened. The Heavenly Passage is the bridge for living beings to communicate with heaven and earth; therefore, it should naturally be able to draw upon the power of the world to bolster oneself.

Rumble.

One after another, Heavenly Passages reflected upon the firmament, spewing forth massive amounts of vital essence while a vast, celestial might descended.

Under this immense celestial might, Su Ye felt as if he were the sole true god of this world, the master of this realm, and that everything between heaven and earth would be suppressed by him.

However, this was merely an illusion—a mental hallucination brought about by the infusion of the power of heaven and earth.

Furthermore, although the Heavenly Passage is powerful, he is not the only one who possesses one, and the Heavenly Passage is fragile; it can be pierced with ease.

"Using the Heavenly Passage as a core to communicate with heaven and earth is unfeasible. It is too fragile, especially when dealing with beings stronger than oneself."

"If one Heavenly Passage won't work, then two, three... ten Heavenly Passages?"

"What if ten Heavenly Passages merge into one, transforming into a Unique Heavenly Passage?"

"If I possess a Unique Heavenly Passage, why would I even bother cultivating the Great Dream Lotus Technique? I could just smash them with my Heavenly Passage and suppress them with sheer force."

Su Ye pondered continuously, considering various feasible methods, such as utilizing treasure bones or magical artifacts, but he quickly dismissed them one by one.

If he were to use a treasure bone as a core, wouldn't that just be a treasure tool?

As for using a magical artifact...

A magical artifact.

Su Ye's expression shifted as a thought occurred to him. A flash of light appeared in his hand, and the Adamantine Staff manifested. He gazed at the staff in his grip.

The core of the Adamantine Staff is the Totem Pillar. Although the Totem Pillar is not a magical artifact, it weighs one hundred thousand catties and can grow or shrink at will.

However, that is all it does; it possesses no other profound power.

At this moment, Su Ye recalled the mental world that God Emperor Qimu had constructed using the Totem Pillar, and he wondered if he could draw some inspiration from it.

He could use the Adamantine Staff as the core.

Although the Adamantine Staff cannot communicate with the outside world, it contains an Inner World within itself. This world is not weak. While he cannot draw upon the external world, he can draw upon this Inner World, using it to perfect his technique.

The Totem Pillar is now his possession, so everything within the Totem Pillar is naturally his as well. Using what belongs to him is perfectly fine.

Thinking of this, Su Ye no longer hesitated. He condensed one Primal Source Rune after another and branded them onto the Adamantine Staff.

He was not branding the Totem Pillar itself, but rather the layer of metal surrounding it.

The Totem Pillar is a bronze pillar covered in many profound patterns; it is a great killing weapon in its own right, but with his current strength, it is impossible for him to refine it, let alone brand runes onto it.

Although he could not brand the pillar itself, he could brand the outer metal layer. Moreover, because he had left a mental imprint within the Divine Temple in the Inner World, he could still transform the Adamantine Staff into a powerful magical treasure.

Hum.

As Su Ye continuously branded the Primal Source Runes onto the Adamantine Staff, the staff emitted a brilliant radiance, causing the heavens and earth to resonate in response.

Inner World.

Fairy Menglian, who had been cultivating outside the Divine Temple, suddenly opened her eyes. She sensed the fluctuations from the outside world, her delicate brows furrowed, and she whispered to herself, "This fellow really dares to do anything."

"He intends to use the Totem Pillar as a core to construct a mental field. That is indeed a method; the Totem Pillar contains an Inner World, and this world holds vast amounts of power. But..."

Fairy Menglian looked at the vast, boundless sea of energy before her, her expression solemn. However, she did not go out to stop him this time. After all, that fellow had even dared to pry into the mysterious Divine Temple behind her and leave a mental imprint; what else was there that he wouldn't dare to do?

Beneath the vast sea of energy.

There is a special region here, a small world filled with even denser sacred power. At the center of this small world stands a Little Willow Tree. It is not very tall—more of a small sapling—but its leaves are crystalline, emitting a rosy glow.

At this moment, the Little Willow Tree stirred. Rays of rosy light rose up, and within that glow, profound runes appeared, merging into the void and vanishing.

Outside.

The Totem Pillar grew increasingly brilliant. The patterns that had previously been dormant now seemed to be reviving, as if to manifest a domain of their own.

"Suppress."

Su Ye let out a soft shout. He intended to condense a mental dreamscape, not to trigger the domain inherent to the Totem Pillar itself.

However, the Totem Pillar grew even more radiant, and instead of repelling the Primal Source Runes Su Ye had just branded, it absorbed those runes into itself.

Seeing this, Su Ye's expression flickered.

He had intended to brand the metal on the exterior, not the Totem Pillar itself, yet the runes had now been branded directly onto the Totem Pillar.

Su Ye did not know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

However, he could no longer change it now and had no choice but to see it through to the end.

Soon, all thirty-six Primal Source Runes were branded onto the Totem Pillar.

He had originally intended to condense them into a single unique source rune, but his ability was limited; thirty-six was his limit, and he could not condense them any further.

After the thirty-six Primal Source Runes were successfully branded, Su Ye felt his connection to the Totem Pillar become much clearer, making it easier for him to draw power from within it, but at the same time, the Totem Pillar would also be able to draw power from him.

It was not just a possibility; it had already begun to draw.

Feeling the energy draining from his body, Su Ye's expression immediately turned ugly, though he soon calmed down.

He had not failed to consider the potential consequences before doing this.

Yet he had done it anyway.

Moreover, that strange force only drained a portion of his power, not too much, and he could immediately feel his connection to the Totem Pillar growing even tighter.

"Nurtured by Heaven and Earth."

Su Ye sensed the mental fluctuation transmitted to him by the Totem Pillar.

This Totem Pillar had a long history and was very likely an object from the Ancient Immortal World; the current era was no longer that ancient age, and since the world had changed, it needed to integrate into this new world and comprehend the new laws of heaven and earth to adapt.

Just like the Ancient Immortal World.

The laws of heaven and earth within the Ancient Immortal World were different from those of the outside world, and beings from within that world needed to re-adapt to the outside upon leaving, let alone an object from that era.

"It seems there really is a spirit within this Totem Pillar; I wasn't wrong last time."

Su Ye whispered to himself. He did not attempt to investigate, as his current strength was too weak to do so, and it seemed that the entity had no intention of harming him.