From Su Yu's perspective, her essence was the most abundant he had ever seen, stirring his Chaotic Blood.
The attraction was far stronger than desire between a man and a woman. Both his body and his soul craved her essence.
Compared with the Divine Silkworm Princess, God King Taixu, whose essence had nearly run dry, was like the decaying glow of a firefly beside the moon over the vast sea. They were not on the same level at all.
"Whew!"
Su Yu took a deep breath and suppressed his craving.
He took out a Sacred Fruit and sealed it in a jade box, hoping to use it to forge a good connection with the Divine Silkworm Clan.
Su Yu had not taken another Sacred Fruit since his last heavenly tribulation. Sooner or later, he would have to abandon the body he had seized, so there was no need to waste divine medicine on it.
The best time to cultivate anew, however, was at the Immortal Platform Realm. By then, his primordial spirit would have transformed, and his cultivation would not be worn away too much. Cultivating again would come more easily.
Su Yu waved his sleeve, and the goddess seated within the Source came to lie in midair. In an instant, moonlight gathered around her, and the ancient woman's body hung across the sky. Her tall, graceful figure looked all the more fair and translucent in the silver glow; her slender, toned legs captivated the soul, and her lotus-root arms were like frost and snow, whiter than the silver moon.
She truly was a beauty.
Su Yu gathered his thoughts and closed his eyes. He took out another flask of Desolate Ancient Divine Spring. He still had plenty of this Divine Spring and had hardly used any himself.
He formed a finger seal to part the Divine Silkworm Princess's tightly closed lips, then drew out the life essence liquid with divine power.
In an instant, essence Qi swirled through the ancient cavern, making it even hazier. A clear, sparkling stream flew from the jade flask and fell between the woman's cherry lips.
The cycle repeated again and again. After several hundred cycles, the spring water in the flask was exhausted. The sleeping goddess's body began to warm, her still heart began to beat again, and a hint of color returned to her beautiful face, though the change was slight.
Su Yu fixed his gaze on the woman's head, then flicked a finger. The jade box opened, and a bright red light flew out.
It was a fruit shaped like a red plum blossom, brilliant crimson like rosy clouds and as dreamlike as a crystal pendant. It gave off a strange medicinal fragrance, and the instant its seal was broken, essence Qi filled the cavern.
It was difficult to send the fruit in with divine power. The Divine Silkworm Princess's mouth was too small, and it had not opened wide enough.
Su Yu had no choice but to use his hand. He hooked a finger between her delicate pink lips and pried them open, then personally pushed the Sacred Fruit inside.
Watching the Sacred Fruit go down her throat, he nodded slightly and took out another flask of Desolate Ancient Divine Spring, sending it into her body drop by drop...
By the time the spring water was exhausted, the Primordial goddess had not changed much.
Su Yu waited patiently, guarding her body.
An unknown amount of time passed before a series of thumping sounds arose in the cavern. It was the heartbeat of a Saint. The sound was not loud, but it pulled at Su Yu's body.
Their heartbeats began to synchronize. More precisely, Su Yu's heart was being pulled along by hers, falling into a special rhythm.
Su Yu's expression shifted slightly. His heart's Dao Palace felt as though it had fallen into a gravity field, under crushing pressure.
This also showed how terrifying a Primordial Ancestral King was.
The sound of her heartbeat alone, while she was still reviving, was difficult for him to bear.
A wisp of black light descended and broke the terrifying fluctuations from the Saint's heart. Su Yu silently closed his eyes, took out some Source, drank two mouthfuls of Divine Spring, and began tempering his primordial spirit.
The wait lasted forty days.
Over the course of those weeks, he cultivated the Indestructible Heavenly Art without pause. Dense Source Qi and immortal radiance spilled through the cavern, making his presence increasingly sacred, with a hint of the "immortal" about it.
His Bitter Sea surged, and he threw open one Gate of Potential after another, beginning to explore the limits of this body.
Countless strands of chaotic Qi streamed across the sky, taking in and expelling the essence of Source Qi. Faint scriptures descended from his sea of soul and imprinted themselves upon the void, beginning to refine his primordial spirit.
"Clouds in the blue sky, water in the bottle" activated on its own. The chaotic cloud dragon grew ever more fearsome, flying among the clouds and mist. Its scales bore intricate, profound patterns: the several hundred immortal characters Su Yu had obtained from the Three Lifetimes Bronze Coffin. With each immortal character inscribed, the cloud dragon's ethereal, boundless presence grew stronger.
In the end, the dragon almost became an immortal spirit. It lost a measure of majesty but gained a layer of Xian Dao might. Like a true dragon fallen from the Immortal Domain, it flew through the phenomenon wreathed in immortal Qi.
Su Yu himself also finished tempering his left leg, truly reaching the realm where the Four Extremes reached the heavens. His reserves were immensely deep, thanks to his earlier devouring of two Primordial creatures at the Immortal Platform Realm. As long as he passed the heavenly tribulation, he could break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm in one stroke.
By his reckoning, he might even break through several levels in one stroke. His spine had been nourished by chaotic dragon Qi for a long time, and the three vertebrae at its base had already been tempered.
The Dragon Transformation Realm placed importance on Dragon Marrow. As long as he had sufficient resources, he could advance rapidly. Su Yu was confident he could reach the Dragon Transformation Nine Changes in a short time.
On the fiftieth day of seclusion, Su Yu abruptly raised his eyes, an unusual expression on his face.
The female Ancestor King lying before him began to release a powerful saintly might. She was truly starting to revive, and the force she gave off was enough to make Immortal Platform beings tremble and nearly prostrate themselves.
Su Yu calmed his mind and sat upright to one side. The Devouring Heaven Demon Lid above his head took in and released immortal light, keeping all arts at bay. The vast, majestic saintly might could not affect this dark domain in the slightest.
At last, with a soft murmur, the sleeper returned from the Primordial Era. Her beautiful eyes opened, bewilderment in their pale purple depths...
This world had changed too much. Spiritual Qi was thin, and the laws were hidden, leaving the one who had awakened unable to adjust. Was this the legendary age of Dharma Ending?
The Divine Silkworm Princess's body trembled slightly as she recalled everything. A battle spear that pierced the heavens had been hurled from millions of miles away, tearing through the wilderness and pinning her to a divine peak, killing her. The agony had pierced her bones, and even now she could not remain calm at the memory.
"A Great Saint... Kun Zhou..."
The purple-haired woman's eyes shone as she regained full control of her body. A fierce malice stirred between her brows, and a wave of killing intent spread, sending the temperature in the cavern plummeting.
Soon, she noticed Su Yu-or, more precisely, the Devouring Heaven Demon Lid above his head. The Ancient Emperor Weapon showed no divine radiance and almost entirely concealed its wielder, so she had not noticed him at first.
"An Extreme Dao Ancient Emperor Weapon. A pity it's incomplete... You are..."
The Divine Silkworm Princess descended to the ground and stared blankly at the pottery shard wreathed in black light, then looked at Su Yu. Feeling the vast medicinal power within her that had yet to be refined, she guessed at a few things, and so her manner was not particularly cold.
"Your Highness of the Divine Silkworm Clan, this poor Daoist pays his respects." Dragon Qi flowed across Su Yu's brow as he joined his sleeves and bowed to the purple-haired woman.
He spoke in the Primordial Divine Language, which he had obtained in an exchange with the Ji Family of Desolate Antiquity, specifically in preparation for this moment.
"What time is it now? And how are the Fighting Saint Ape Clan and the Divine Silkworm Clan?" The Divine Silkworm Princess's gaze was cool. The first things she asked about were the time and her kin.
Su Yu looked at the beautiful Divine Silkworm Princess and nodded inwardly. Her manner was friendly; he had succeeded halfway.
If she saw half an Emperor Weapon and grew greedy, he would immediately activate Sakyamuni's forbidden weapon. Even if it could not kill her, it could protect him as he withdrew unharmed. That was, of course, his plan for the worst.
"Your Highness, this is now the age of Desolate Antiquity. Millions of years have passed since the Fighting Saint Emperor's time. The Fighting Saint Ape Clan and the Divine Silkworm Clan should both be in self-seclusion, and Your Highness was also within Source before this," Su Yu said softly. He swept out his sleeve, displaying the shattered Star-Moon Source.
He then told her about the present age, including some of the major powers of the Big Dipper and the strength of their Holy Lords.
"Are there no Saints in this lifetime?"
"Dharma Ending weighs heavily upon us. On the Big Dipper today, Your Highness can stand among those at the very peak," Su Yu replied respectfully.
Having glimpsed the world millions of years later, the Divine Silkworm Princess fell into thought. She even showed a trace of sorrow, as though longing for the Primordial Era of the past...
After pondering for a while, she raised her fine brows and looked at the Human Clan before her. Thoughts flashed through her mind, bringing many things to it.
He was no ordinary person. He possessed half an Ancient Emperor Weapon and knew the history of millions of years ago like the treasures in his own home. Clearly, he too carried a great secret. But she did not care.
"You used a divine object from a Life Forbidden Zone to awaken me. I owe you a favor."
The Divine Silkworm Princess spoke in a pleasing voice that sounded to Su Yu like music from heaven.
What had all his efforts been for?
This very favor!
At that moment, the descendant of the fallen and rightful Devouring Heaven line straightened his cap and said solemnly, "Your Highness, I too am no ordinary person. One who attained the Dao emerged among my ancestors..."
"You... You shouldn't have imperial blood in you..."
The Divine Silkworm Princess's purple hair hung loose, and her long, narrow eyes narrowed slightly. She interrupted him without sparing his feelings, her opinion of this Human Clan falling a little. She did not like deceivers.
"My ancestor followed the dragon; he was a follower of the Heavenly Emperor!" Su Yu added. After a pause, he said calmly, "That Great Emperor left no descendants and left the Emperor Weapon to my ancestor. As for today..."
This time, the Divine Silkworm Princess was genuinely a little surprised and began to take him seriously.
She was a Saint King and had observed him closely. She more or less believed what Su Yu had said.
If he was the inheritor of an Extreme Dao lineage, then she naturally could not treat him discourteously. The weight of the debt she owed him rose accordingly.
Sensing the change in the Divine Silkworm Princess's attitude, Su Yu nodded inwardly, feeling that his preparations this time had not been mistaken.
Pride and prejudice!
In his previous life, he had been a county committee cadre and had received officials from the prefecture. Naturally, he knew that someone lower down had to put something forward to catch the eye of those above.
In most cases, the arrogance of those above was hard to avoid.
Here, his background in the Ruthless One Lineage was the best signboard he could have. In the Primordial Era, he alone would have constituted an Ancient Emperor Clan.
Otherwise, even if Su Yu had saved the Divine Silkworm Princess's life, she would not have regarded him with much importance.
What he wanted was not merely a favor, but a connection with this female Heavenly King.
"I see. You've had a difficult path too..."
After listening to Su Yu's account, the Divine Silkworm Princess sighed softly. She felt that this Human Clan was unusual, and that the power behind him was extraordinarily strong.
Though they were not blood descendants of one who had attained the Dao, they had possessed two Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons. In the end, as the years passed, the two branches had parted ways, and this one had fallen into decline.
But it was precisely because of that.
Otherwise, he would not have gone to such painstaking lengths to bring her back to life...
The Divine Silkworm Princess saw everything as clearly as fire. She could even deduce what Su Yu was thinking, but she did not dislike it.
"What do you want? An ancient scripture? Or a Saint Weapon, spiritual medicine, Immortal Gold? Or protection..."
"As you said, in this age of Dharma Ending, kings are rarely seen and Saints do not appear. If you're willing to stay by my side, no one will dare touch you lightly—not even the lineage that holds the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron." The Divine Silkworm Princess held her head high, her long neck clear and lustrous, elegant and captivating. Her tone carried the nobility of an Ancient Emperor Clan; she disdained speaking in veiled terms.
"Ahem..."
Though he was reluctant to contradict her, Su Yu felt he had to remind her of something. Sleeping for millions of years had left her rather out of touch. If this had been another ancient star, everything she said would have been correct; the Divine Silkworm Clan could have reigned supreme.
But the Burial Emperor Star was different. It had more Emperor Weapons than anywhere else in the universe... What he had said about Dharma Ending had given her too much confidence.
Moreover, she seemed not to know what the seven great forbidden zones truly meant.
"Your Highness, there's one thing I need to add. Although there are no Saints in the present age, nearly all those Extreme Dao powers have Great Saints sealed away in Divine Source. We should still act cautiously," Su Yu said softly.
"Does the other branch of your ancestral lineage have one too?" The Divine Silkworm Princess's expression changed slightly.
"Probably not..."
Su Yu spoke uncertainly.
The Yaoguang Holy Land certainly had Saints as part of its foundation. The original story had not explicitly said whether it had a Great Saint, so it probably did not.
The Divine Silkworm Princess lowered her eyes and said in a somewhat uncertain tone, "Are you thinking of returning to that branch? That would be very difficult... An intact Ancient Emperor Weapon is much more powerful than half of one."
"Thirty years the river flows east, thirty years it flows west. I will restore the glory of my lineage myself."
Su Yu shook his head, then spoke frankly. "Your Highness, what I seek is nothing else. I hope you will act once!"
"Which power do you want to deal with? Or which enemy?"
Chapter 35: A Dragon Roams the Sea of Lightning; Success Will Reunite the Emperor Weapon