Using a magic treasure when he had one, yet choosing to fight to the death against the Primordial Savage Dragon, who was trading his life for a chance to be reborn? Wasn't that just plain crazy?
So as soon as the battle began, Jiang Yuan brought out the Myriad Star Pot, intending to end the fight outright.
And don't say that was unfair. Was it fair for a mighty Quasi-Saint like the Primordial Savage Dragon to bully a Heavenly Immortal like Jiang Yuan? A Heavenly Immortal using a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure to fight a Quasi-Saint was perfectly reasonable.
The Myriad Star Pot swept across the sky, crashing toward him with the might of the sun, moon, and stars. It was about to collide with the Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will.
At the critical moment, the Primordial Savage Dragon abruptly turned and fled, intending to leave Jiang Yuan's sea of consciousness and escape to some far-off place.
He wasn't a fool. How could he not know that Jiang Yuan, with his extraordinary background, wasn't someone a mere remnant of his could possess? He had never planned to fight to the death.
His earlier desperate attack had only been meant to mislead Jiang Yuan and create a chance to escape.
"Do you think you can get away?"
Jiang Yuan wasn't surprised by this outcome. He had released his two Dharma Images earlier precisely to guard against this moment.
The Emperor Xi Dharma Image wielded the Writing Brush of Creation. Its brush tip was like a blade, seemingly capable of cutting through time, and it slashed toward the Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will.
The Ancestral Dragon Dharma Image held the Book of Creation above its head. The phantom image of the River of Time and Space flickered across its pages, slowing the time belonging to the Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will and suddenly reducing his speed.
"You're asking for death!"
Caught by surprise, the Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will didn't panic. A cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he glared at the Ancestral Dragon Dharma Image, his gaze full of hatred.
The Ancestral Dragon had killed him, and their enmity ran as deep as the sea. Though what appeared before him now wasn't the real Ancestral Dragon, he still couldn't suppress the hatred in his heart.
"To cultivate this Dharma Image, you must be connected to the Ancestral Dragon. In that case, before I leave, I'll give you a grand parting gift."
The Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will opened his mouth and spat out a stream of baleful energy. His figure visibly grew three parts more insubstantial.
This was Chaos Sha Qi. It could not only extinguish the spiritual nature of all things but was also indestructible. Once it struck, it would take root inside its target, impossible to eradicate by any means.
The baleful energy could also corrode the mind and drive its victim into depravity, slowly turning them into a Fierce Beast.
This was the grand gift the Primordial Savage Dragon had left for Jiang Yuan: he would not only destroy his Ancestral Dragon Dharma Image but also transform him into a mindless Fierce Beast.
But before the Chaos Sha Qi could take effect, a tremendous suction force swept in, drawing in both the Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will and the baleful energy.
The Myriad Star Pot had the power to capture all things!
Did the Primordial Savage Dragon really think he was still alive? He was nothing more than a remnant will.
Even if he burned himself up, at most he could unleash the strength of a sixth- or seventh-tier Heavenly Immortal. That was nothing before a top-tier magic treasure like the Myriad Star Pot. He had no way to resist at all.
With a boom, the stars inside the Myriad Star Pot swirled, grinding the Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will to pieces. Yet he had been a Quasi-Saint. Even after his remnant will was shattered, he still wasn't dead, and he continued trying to reassemble his body.
The next moment, the stars swirled again and shattered him once more. But he had only grown weaker; he still wasn't dead.
"So this is a Quasi-Saint? Even with nothing but a remnant will left, he's still this hard to kill."
Jiang Yuan couldn't help exclaiming in admiration.
What terrifying vitality. Luckily, he had the Myriad Star Pot to protect him. Otherwise, he might not have been a match for the Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will, and he would have had no choice but to be possessed.
Sure enough, there was a reason the Chaos Demon God's cultivation method had been classified as forbidden. It was too dangerous; the slightest slip could leave one vulnerable to possession.
"Even the strongest vitality has its limits. Let's see how many more times you can endure this."
With the Primordial Savage Dragon's remnant will refusing to die, Jiang Yuan felt reassured. He continued to activate the Myriad Star Pot, shattering the remnant will again and again in hopes of refining him completely.
This was the remnant will of a Quasi-Saint. If Jiang Yuan could wipe out its will, the power left behind would be the purest essence of all. Even a Daluo Golden Immortal would benefit greatly from refining it, let alone a Heavenly Immortal.
Jiang Yuan's Creation Scripture was special. With a lesser scripture, refining this wisp of the Savage Dragon's remnant will alone would have been enough to help him reach the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Realm.
Rumble!
The stars swirled again and again, and the Savage Dragon's remnant will grew weaker and weaker until it finally faded into nothingness. But Jiang Yuan didn't let his guard down. He continued refining it.
After who knew how many more cycles, wisps of an exceptionally mysterious power suddenly emerged from within the Savage Dragon's remnant will.
Before Jiang Yuan could make out what the power was, the Creation Jade Disk—which had been quietly resting deep in his sea of consciousness—suddenly stirred on its own and instantly absorbed it all.
"Uh..."
Jiang Yuan was stunned. Since obtaining the Creation Jade Disk, he had never seen it react so strongly. That alone showed how badly it craved this power.
So what exactly was this power?
Jiang Yuan glanced at the Savage Dragon's remnant will, and a vague guess took shape in his mind. Then he looked at the Creation Jade Disk, ready to test his theory.
After absorbing the power, the Creation Jade Disk changed. A blurry figure appeared on its surface, resembling both a dragon and a snake, radiating supreme majesty.
At the same time, though he wasn't sure whether it was his imagination, Jiang Yuan felt that the Creation Jade Disk seemed to have grown a little stronger.
"It's not my imagination. It really has grown stronger. If my guess is right, this power must be the Power of the Chaos Demon God carried by the Savage Dragon's remnant will."
Jiang Yuan's guess had been confirmed. That power was the Power of the Chaos Demon God, and absorbing it had strengthened the Creation Jade Disk.
No, it was more accurate to say it had recovered a little. The Creation Jade Disk he had obtained was incomplete—only one forty-ninth of the whole.
Why could devouring the power of a Chaos Demon God restore the Creation Jade Disk?
The answer lay in the disk's origins. It wasn't a natural treasure. Great God Pangu had crafted it from the Great Dao laws of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods he had slain.
Thus, the Creation Jade Disk and the Chaos Demon Gods shared the same origin. By devouring their power, it could slowly restore itself.
"This is an unexpected delight. I've actually found a way to restore the Creation Jade Disk."
Jiang Yuan was overjoyed. The Creation Jade Disk was too important to him; it was the cheat he relied on to survive. If he could restore it completely, he would be more than happy to do so.
"Since the Savage Dragon's remnant will contained the Power of the Chaos Demon God, then the remnant wills of the other Ancestors of Fierce Beasts must contain it too."
"In that case, I can't just stop trying to condense the Dharma Images of the Ancestors of Fierce Beasts. I have to redouble my efforts."
Jiang Yuan had been planning to put the cultivation of the Fierce Beast Dharma Images on hold. After all, it was far too dangerous, and given his current status, there was no need for him to take such a risk.
But to repair the Creation Jade Disk, the risk was absolutely worth it. The Creation Jade Disk would also reward him with some benefits as it recovered, so his efforts wouldn't be in vain.