Zhang Yu's avatar urged the Opening Seal within the Grand Chaos, seeking to stir the autonomous consciousness within that wisp of innate spiritual essence. Yet the chaos qi that pervaded this place constantly came to interfere.
All that chaos qi was blocked outside by the Supreme Aura attached to the Opening Seal, allowing him to proceed smoothly.
Even without using the Supreme Aura, he could have used the Power of Controlling the Center to part the Grand Chaos and accomplish what he was doing now. But the Grand Chaos was ever-changing and unpredictable, and might have caused his efforts to proceed in fits and starts. In order to avoid creating too many variables and settle this matter as swiftly as possible, it was necessary to rely on the Supreme Aura.
Under the illumination of the Opening Seal, there was no movement for a long while, enough to make one doubt whether it had any effect. But at last, a faint yet feeble consciousness emerged.
This consciousness was exceedingly shallow. It could not even recognize itself, much less undergo a further transformation. Yet once this intent formed, the formerly seamless state was immediately broken. Most importantly, it separated from the Supreme Aura.
Even if this consciousness suddenly attained clarity and understanding at this moment, it still could not wield the Supreme Aura. To move this qi, one first had to possess a certain understanding of it and be able to stir it with one's own qi and intent.
If one neither understood what it was nor possessed sufficient cultivation, one could not even sense the existence of this qi, much less accomplish such things. Still, because the two had previously fused together, this wisp of innate spiritual essence had gained some benefit from it.
After this consciousness awakened, although it still