Literary Dao Sage, Martial Dao Apotheosis

In the blink of an eye, several thousand more years passed.

Suiren Clan seemed to think of something as well. "The treasure of our Human Clan's Fortune will be born today."

"Nine is the ultimate number. From the time we conceived this spirit treasure until now, exactly nine epochs and nine cycles have passed... Nine-Nine Unification, becoming a treasure of Fortune. It seems everything was destined." Youchao Clan sighed as well.

As they spoke, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged like a vast tide, rushing toward this place.

The Five Elements of heaven and earth intertwined, transforming into five Heavenly Emperors. The Four Spirits of heaven and earth interwove, transforming into the four quarters of the cosmos. Yin and Yang evolved, forming the heavens above and earth below. The stars evolved, forming boundless wisdom.

Vast Dao resonance intertwined, dragons soared and tigers leaped, its aura spreading until this place became a land of immortal spirits.

Outside the cave, endless spiritual energy was drawn over, flowing in as though liquefied. Amid the surging torrent, the mountains, rocks, grass, and trees were tempered, turning this place into a special blessed land.

Within the Yellow River, dragon qi rose as well, golden scales leaping through the air.

Such a scene spread far and wide. In particular, the intertwined heavenly phenomena felt familiar to many.

Yet as the myriad phenomena unfolded, the sages protecting the sacred mountain exchanged glances. "The treasure of our Human Clan's Fortune has been born!"

"So quickly?" someone exclaimed in surprise.

"Quick, activate the formation and cover up the spreading phenomena, lest they draw prying eyes..." someone said.

"Right. That is our task," another person said.

Many members of the Human Clan had remained here precisely to intercept the phenomena. Although many of them knew that the Human Clan's Fortune treasure was bound to contain the Human Clan's mark, and that even if outsiders seized it, they would find it difficult to refine, they still did not wish for the Human Clan's Fortune treasure to fall into another's hands.

However, the Human Clan's foundation was still too shallow. They could only rely on such methods to protect the spirit treasure.

The formation concealed the changing phenomena of heaven and earth. Thus, before the phenomena accompanying this spirit treasure's birth could erupt, they were intercepted. Very few noticed them.

Only the Sages who shared in the Human Clan's Fortune sensed the fluctuations in its Fortune.

Shouyang Mountain, Laozi's Daoist ground.

Sensing the fluctuation in Fortune, Laozi flicked his whisk. "The Human Clan's Fortune treasure was refined so quickly? Eh... Chen Yang again, that child? So that's how it is... Not bad, not bad..."

Laozi nodded in praise, clearly believing Chen Yang was truly impressive.

Exclamations similarly rang out from Yuxu Palace and Golden Ao Island.

But Chen Yang knew nothing of this.

Drawing upon the scriptures of the Three Teachings, as well as scattered fragments from later generations' Daoist texts, Chen Yang rewrote many Daoist scriptures.

He then integrated them all into the Fortune treasure, accelerating its evolution.

At this moment, the Human Clan's Fortune treasure took shape, condensing into a great seal inscribed with two words: Kongtong.

As the great seal formed, Dao resonance evolved, and a resonant hum emerged from within it.

Suiren Clan and the others stood up, their faces filled with excitement. "It's done! At last, it has been refined! Our Human Clan's Fortune treasure has finally been refined, and the Human Clan's Fortune now has something to suppress it!"

Chen Yang nodded as well, looking at the Kongtong Seal before him. "Yes, it finally succeeded."

As he spoke, the Kongtong Seal buzzed and suddenly shot toward Chen Yang.

Chen Yang's expression shifted slightly. "What is this doing...?"

The Kongtong Seal flew toward Chen Yang, radiating an intimate aura.

As it drew near him, it seemed to cheer with joy.

In the end, the Kongtong Seal fell into Chen Yang's hand. Their auras intertwined, and it actually acknowledged him as its master on its own.

Chen Yang wore a strange expression as he looked toward Suiren Clan and the others.

Suiren Clan stroked his beard and laughed. "Haha... just as expected. Sixty percent of the Kongtong Seal's birth was made up of the Human Clan's thoughts Chen Yang instilled into it. Now that the Kongtong Seal has acknowledged you as its master, it is only natural."

Chen Yang's expression changed slightly as he looked at the Kongtong Seal. "So I've gained a treasure out of thin air."

To be honest, Chen Yang had assumed that once the Kongtong Seal was successfully refined, Laozi might take it away.

Yet he had not expected it to end up in his own hands, acknowledging him as its master.

Youchao Clan said, "Chen Yang... do not refuse. Letting you govern the Kongtong Seal is the best choice as well."

"That's right. Our Human Clan is weak. If we possess such a treasure, it will surely draw covetous eyes!" Suiren Clan said worriedly.

Chen Yang understood Suiren Clan's meaning, and his expression relaxed somewhat. "I understand. From now on, the Kongtong Seal will remain with me. There absolutely will not be the slightest problem."

Chen Yang spoke earnestly, while his divine sense probed the Kongtong Seal before him.

The Kongtong Seal was undoubtedly of the finest grade. Refined through the Human Clan's Fortune, it was truly a treasure of the Human Clan's Fortune, capable of suppressing that Fortune. Perhaps because it had been refined from Fortune itself, its ability to suppress Fortune was extraordinarily powerful.

Furthermore, the Kongtong Seal had undergone a special refinement using a fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly.

Thus, it contained the Grand Dao within it.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yang sensed the Grand Dao within. "Ancestor Suiren Clan... I need to enter seclusion for a time and comprehend the Grand Dao within the Kongtong Seal."

"Right, right... The Kongtong Seal contains the Grand Dao. Study it well. Perhaps it can even help you improve," Suiren Clan said.

Chen Yang nodded and headed into a place of seclusion.

As Chen Yang comprehended the Kongtong Seal and sensed the Grand Dao contained within, his expression gradually changed, and shock flickered in his eyes.

[You comprehended the Kongtong Seal. You analyzed the laws of the Literary Dao from within it, gained insight, and comprehended the divine ability Literary Dao Sage.]

[You comprehended the Kongtong Seal. You analyzed the laws of the Martial Dao from within it, gained insight, and comprehended the divine ability Martial Dao Apotheosis.]

Literary Dao Sage: When activated, literary qi blesses you; your words become law, and a single character can cleave the heavens!

Martial Dao Apotheosis: When activated, the Martial Dao blesses you; a single fist can shatter the heavens!

The next moment, rolling spiritual energy rushed toward the place where the Kongtong Seal was located.

But this time, it did not surge toward the Kongtong Seal. Instead, it poured into Chen Yang.

As time passed, Chen Yang carried rolling spiritual energy and stepped into the Great Luo True Immortal Realm.

Among the six realms of Great Luo, Chen Yang entered the fourth realm.

After entering this realm, he felt the vastness of spiritual energy more deeply than ever. Vital essence spread through his body, and within his Middle Dantian, the Earth Tripod—one of the Three Cauldrons of Heaven, Earth, and Man—merged into him.

Now, the Earth Tripod absorbed Chen Yang's vital essence and transformed it into a seed of vital essence, which then rushed out from Chen Yang's body.

At this moment, Chen Yang's eyes gleamed as he looked at the Kongtong Seal. "Interesting. Not only do you contain the legendary paths of literature and martial arts, you can also help me temper my vital essence, allowing my Flower of Essence to bloom in twelve grades. Not bad, not bad..."

Upon hearing this, the Kongtong Seal hummed, as though conveying some information.

Who would have thought that after digesting so many systems, the Kongtong Seal would combine them with its own Martial Grand Dao and Literary Grand Dao to derive the Martial Dao System and the Literary Dao System?

Among them, the Martial Dao System absorbed many concepts and differed from the many cultivation systems of the Primordial World.

The Martial Dao System tempered the physical body, condensed acupoints, comprehended will, and formed Martial Dao divine abilities, ultimately stepping into Primordial Unity. It relied neither on heaven and earth nor on the outside world, relying only on oneself.

The Martial Dao had four realms: Post-Heaven, Pre-Heaven, Will, and Divine Ability!

Beyond the four realms came the Martial Dao Primordial Unity Realm, a realm comparable to the Sages of the Immortal Dao.

After Chen Yang emerged from seclusion, he immediately gave the Three Ancestors of the Human Clan a brief explanation of the Martial Dao System.

Suiren Clan pondered for a moment. "The most urgent task is to spread the Martial Dao System among the Human Clan, so that every person can cultivate the Martial Dao and strengthen our Human Clan."

"Ancestor Suiren Clan... leave this matter to me. I will spread the Martial Dao System as swiftly as possible. Also, you Human Clan sages can try cultivating it as well. After all, this is the cultivation system that belongs exclusively to our Human Clan," Chen Yang said solemnly.

Suiren Clan considered it briefly. "The Golden Core system we cultivate does not conflict much with the Martial Dao System. We merely need to slowly transform the Golden Core within our bodies. But that process will take a long time."

"No matter how long it takes, it must be transformed. After all, this is the cultivation system of our Human Clan," Youchao Clan said earnestly.

"Correct. With this system, our Human Clan will rise as well." Ziyi Clan was exhilarated.

In the blink of an eye, several thousand years passed in the Human Realm.

Over those thousands of years, the Martial Dao System spread through the Human Clan.

After Chen Yang returned to the Human Clan, he passed the Martial Dao methods derived within the Kongtong Seal to Sui Qing. He then had Sui Qing pass them down to the Human Clan's armies.

Through the army's spread, the Human Clan soon began cultivating the Martial Dao System. Those in the Post-Heaven Realm advanced extremely quickly in its cultivation. After all, the Martial Dao System's

first realm came down to one word: eat.

They ate all manner of food and used special fist techniques to digest it. During the process of digestion, they tempered their bones, tempered their flesh, tempered their marrow...

Step by step, they tempered themselves until their physical bodies reached perfection and achieved blood replacement. They purged all the wasted blood from their bodies and replaced it with pure blood, thereby attaining Post-Heaven Great Perfection. At that point, the power of the human body could contend with a Little Shaman.

After attaining Post-Heaven perfection, they required even more energy. They plundered the energy of flesh and blood, plundered the energy of heaven and earth, combined it with the vital essence within their bodies, and condensed qi and blood. They cultivated their own acupoints, forming a great human elixir.

At present, within the Human Clan, there were likely very few who had cultivated every acupoint.

Even so, it was enough to make the Human Clan's strength surge dramatically. Human Clan members of the Post-Heaven Realm possessed powerful physical bodies; equipped with armor and weapons and combined with Battlefield Killing Formations, they were absolutely berserk.

Within a Human Clan tribe, Chen Yang comprehended the Kongtong Seal and immersed himself in cultivation.

Sui Qing came to find Chen Yang and paid his respects. "Uncle... our Human Clan army has nearly slaughtered every Demon Race member around the outskirts of the Eastern Sea Coast. Yet even so, we still have not obtained enough blood food."

"Then kill farther afield. In the Primordial World, everything may be scarce, but wild beasts and the Demon Race are not. Slaughter them, eat their flesh and blood, and cultivate the Martial Dao System," Chen Yang said casually.

"Uncle... if we do this, will it draw...?" Sui Qing hesitated somewhat.

"What are you hesitating over? The Demon Race can eat humans, so humans can eat demons. Do not fear trouble. Slaughter to your heart's content, slaughter the Demon Race, and eat their flesh and blood. Use the Demon Race's flesh and blood to sustain what our Human Clan army needs for cultivation," Chen Yang said seriously.

"Yes, Uncle." Sui Qing withdrew after speaking.