Demonic God's Mark and the Qi of the Great Dao

The Jade Plate of Creation offered two benefits: the Chaos Demon God Mark and the Qi of the Great Dao.

The Chaos Demon God Mark, as the name suggests, is the primordial mark of a Chaos Demon God. It contains the supreme inheritance they received from the Great Dao, with each mark representing a path that transcends the Zenith Heaven.

If a creature of the Primordial World could obtain a complete Chaos Demon God Mark, they would not even need to fully comprehend the mysteries within. Simply refining it would be enough to attain the realm of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin, an existence that remains indestructible through ten thousand tribulations.

Yes, to the creatures of the Primordial World, every complete Chaos Demon God Mark is equivalent to a strand of Grandmist Purple Qi.

The difference is that Grandmist Purple Qi allows one to become a Saint, while the Chaos Demon God Mark allows one to attain the realm of the Origin. Both have their own merits and drawbacks; it is impossible to say which is stronger or weaker.

Previously, after the Jade Plate of Creation devoured the Demon God power contained within the Savage Dragon's lingering thoughts, a mark resembling both a dragon and a snake manifested on its surface.

This was a Demon God Mark, originating from the Dragon-form Demon God, one of the three thousand Demon Gods.

Regrettably, the Demon God power contained in the Savage Dragon's lingering thoughts was too meager. After the Jade Plate of Creation absorbed it, the mark that appeared was merely a faint shadow, not even one-billionth of a complete mark.

Therefore, the assistance it provided to Jiang Yuan was very limited. Relying on it to cultivate into a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin was simply impossible.

The Qi of the Great Dao, as the name implies, is the supreme power originating from the Great Dao, possessing the characteristic of eternal indestructibility. Once it appears, it exists forever; no force can erase it.

For any living being, including the Chaos Demon Gods themselves, this is the ultimate life-saving power.

As long as one entrusts their true spirit within it, no matter how terrifying the tribulation encountered—even if the physical body and Primordial Spirit are completely shattered—one will not truly die. At most, one would merely be sealed away.

This is only when one does not possess enough Qi of the Great Dao. If one possesses a sufficient amount, one could even forge an Eternal Body.

Only then would one be truly immortal and indestructible; even if the Great God Pangu were to reappear, he would struggle to harm such a body in the slightest.

It sounds exaggerated, but it is the truth. Of course, facts are facts, but achieving this is extremely difficult.

The meager amount of Demon God power that the Jade Plate of Creation absorbed just now was not enough to derive the Qi of the Great Dao.

According to Jiang Yuan's calculations, only when a complete Chaos Demon God Mark manifests can the Jade Plate of Creation derive a wisp of the Qi of the Great Dao.

Yet, making the Jade Plate of Creation manifest a complete Demon God Mark is a daunting task.

One must either find flesh and blood containing the Demon God's origin for it to devour, or refine a Primordial Fierce Beast at the level of a Great Supernatural Being.

Even then, success is not guaranteed; it only ensures that at least seventy or eighty percent of the mark manifests. With good luck, once might suffice. With bad luck, one would have to try many more times.

This sounds difficult, but put another way: one only needs to slay one or two Primordial Fierce Beasts at the level of a Great Supernatural Being to obtain a complete Chaos Demon God Mark and thereby pluck the Fruit of the Origin Dao.

Can this still be called difficult? No, it should be considered quite simple. One must know that the difficulty of plucking the Fruit of the Origin Dao is far higher than slaying a Primordial Fierce Beast at the level of a Great Supernatural Being—at least a hundred times harder.

If the Great Supernatural Beings of the Primordial World knew there was such a shortcut to reaching the Origin, wouldn't they go mad with joy?

These two benefits are each greater than the last. Faced with such temptation, how could Jiang Yuan resist?

Furthermore, these are only the benefits fed back while repairing the Jade Plate of Creation. This does not even account for the benefits the plate itself would bring to Jiang Yuan once it is fully restored.

Do not forget, Jiang Yuan is the master of the Jade Plate of Creation. The more complete it becomes, the more it will empower its master. Does this not count as a benefit?

With so many benefits combined, it is entirely worth it for Jiang Yuan to take the risk and do everything in his power to restore the Jade Plate of Creation.

Admittedly, Jiang Yuan is still very weak right now. Neither the flesh and blood of Chaos Demon Gods nor Primordial Fierce Beasts at the level of a Great Supernatural Being are things he can contend with.

But if he cannot deal with them, can he not deal with their descendants? As descendants of the Chaos Demon Gods, other fierce beasts must also contain Demon God power within their bodies, albeit much weaker.

Weak is weak, but as the saying goes, quantitative change leads to qualitative change; even streams can gather into an ocean. As long as he kills enough fierce beasts, it is not impossible to condense a complete Demon God Mark.

Of course, this alone might not be enough. Therefore, Jiang Yuan has another method: to continue condensing the Ancestor of Fierce Beasts Dharma Form, attracting their lingering thoughts to revive, and then devouring them.

The Demon God power contained within the lingering thoughts of the Ancestor of Fierce Beasts is certainly stronger than that of ordinary fierce beasts.

With these two methods working in tandem, if he still cannot condense a complete Demon God Mark, then it can only be said that he lacks the affinity for it, and he should not force the matter.

With a plan settled in his heart, Jiang Yuan continued his cultivation. Repairing the Jade Plate of Creation is a massive project, one that will likely require him to spend his entire life to complete.

Therefore, this matter cannot be rushed; he must first improve his cultivation. Only when his cultivation becomes stronger can he reduce the risks involved.

After the Savage Dragon Dharma Form came the Innate Azure Emperor Dharma Form, which was a breeze for Jiang Yuan.

Regarding this Dharma Form, he had not even practiced it much; simply by compiling the Primordial Spirit Herb Canon, he naturally possessed the ability to condense It.

This made Jiang Yuan realize that there are many ways to cultivate. It does not have to be through bitter meditation, which is precisely the least efficient method.

Beyond that, writing books, traveling, and discussing the Dao are all forms of cultivation, and they are more efficient than bitter meditation.

"Manifest!"

With a thought from Jiang Yuan, the Creation Primordial Qi flowed around his body, transforming into the myriad herbs of the Primordial World, surrounding him completely.

Although they were formed from Primordial Qi, each of these spirit herbs was lifelike and radiated a rich vitality, no different from the real thing.

"Condense!"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yuan condensed the myriad Primordial herbs manifesting around him into one.

The next moment, rich vitality surged, and brilliant azure light swirled. An imperial phantom wearing azure robes and a crown stepped out, standing tall behind Jiang Yuan.

The Wood Emperor Azure Emperor, Lord of Vegetation—the Innate Azure Emperor Dharma Form was complete!

Silently sensing the power of the Innate Azure Emperor Dharma Form, Jiang Yuan put it away once he had fully adapted to it, and continued to condense a new Dharma Form.

After the Azure Emperor Dharma Form came the Star Lord Dharma Form. This was also not difficult, and like the remaining Creation Dharma Form, it only required him to drink the Three Lights Divine Water vigorously.

As for the final Profound Yellow Dharma Form, that was even simpler. Drink the Profound Yellow Liquid, refine the Profound Yellow Crystal, and absorb some Profound Yellow Merit; it could be condensed in the blink of an eye.

Time flew by, and after spending roughly five thousand years, Jiang Yuan finally condensed all Seven Great Dharma Forms.

Though it was said to be five thousand years, in reality, only fifty years had passed in the outside world. After all, before entering seclusion, Jiang Yuan had used the History Book to slow his own time by a hundredfold.

"Seven Great Sacred Dharma Forms, and the cultivation of the Third Heaven of Heavenly Immortal!"

Waking from his seclusion, Jiang Yuan felt the realm he had attained and could not help but smile.