Conversation by Dragon God Lake
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The morning mist at Jialing Pass had not yet dissipated when Gu Yuena arrived.
She didn't enter the city through the main gate; the silver light landed directly on the window of the side hall of the city tower where Nan Feng was. Nan Feng was meditating cross-legged. The eighth-floor tower gate had been pushed open a little more during the confrontation with Bibi Dong last night. The silvery-white Purification Power flowed slowly through his meridians, intertwining with the Primordial World Power to form a warm, golden-silver halo. Gu Yuena landed on the window without making a sound, but the Primordial World Imprint in Nan Feng's soul suddenly trembled, waking him from his meditation.
"Come with me." Gu Yuena stood outside the window, her silver hair gleaming coldly in the morning mist.
Nan Feng opened his eyes, and the tower material appeared in his palm. He didn't ask where they were going, but simply stood up and silently activated the Nether Step: Shrinking the Earth technique beneath his feet. Gu Yuena turned and transformed into a streak of silver light, rushing towards the Star Dou Great Forest, with Nan Feng following closely behind using Shrinking the Ground to an Inch. The two moved extremely fast; the city walls of Jialing Pass rapidly shrank behind them, and the withered grass of the plains outside the pass turned into afterimages beneath their feet.
Half an hour later, the outline of the Star Dou Great Forest unfolded in view. Gu Yuena's silver light did not linger at the forest's perimeter, but directly cut into the depths of the Core Circle. Nan Feng sensed that the surrounding Soul Beast auras retreated under the pressure of the silver light, and even the aura of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast kept its distance. Gu Yuena's silver dragon Soul Power was like an invisible blade, cutting through the Soul Power channels of the entire forest, opening a direct passage to the core for the two of them.
Dragon God Lake.
Nan Feng detected the Spiritual Power fluctuations of this lake for the first time within the three thousand steps of his Treasure-Appraising Spirit Light. The entire lake was an irregular oval shape, covering an area of dozens of miles in circumference. The lake water was an extremely deep silver-blue, with not a single ripple on its surface, like a huge silver mirror embedded in the heart of the forest. Deep at the bottom of the lake, an extremely dense dragon Soul Power was slowly pulsating. That pulsation was completely of the same origin as Gu Yuena's silver dragon Soul Power, but it was much older and much larger.
"The place where the Dragon God fell." Gu Yuena landed on the lakeshore, her silver hair almost blending into the silver light reflected on the lake's surface. "The Dragon God fell here long ago, and its Soul Power transformed into this lake. I have guarded this place for hundreds of thousands of years."
Nan Feng stood three steps to her side, the tower hovering in front of him. He sensed that the Spiritual Power fluctuations of Dragon God Lake resonated faintly with the tower, and the silver-white Purification light of the eighth floor of the tower shone slightly in the resonance. Gu Yuena's silver eyes swept over the tower, but she said nothing.
"The Abyssal Outer Domain are stirring." Gu Yuena's voice was calm, her silver eyes gazing into the depths of the lake. "Your ancestor died guarding this pass back then."
Nan Feng looked at her.
Gu Yuena raised her right hand. Silvery-white dragon scale patterns spread from her fingertips to her wrist, and a silver dragon claw condensed in her palm. She pressed the dragon claw three inches above the lake's surface, and the lake surface churned violently the moment the dragon claw approached. The silvery-blue lake water parted from the center to both sides, revealing a silver passage leading to the bottom of the lake. The lake walls on both sides of the passage were engraved with silver Dragon God runes, each rune containing extremely ancient dragon power.
"Come with me."
Gu Yuena walked along the silver passage towards the bottom of the lake. Nan Feng followed behind, with the Tower Realm Light Membrane forming three layers of protection around him. The passage grew deeper and deeper, and the pressure of the lake water could not penetrate it due to the isolation provided by the silver dragon runes. Nan Feng sensed that the Spiritual Power fluctuations at the bottom of the lake were becoming stronger and stronger, and the residual Soul Power of the Dragon God was pulsating a hundred feet above his head, like a giant heart beating slowly.
At the end of the passage was a massive silver gate of light. The gate was about ten zhang tall, its frame engraved with Dragon God god runes, and a silver-blue light membrane slowly swirled in the center. Gu Yuena stood before the gate, her silver eyes churning with extremely ancient emotions.
"Behind this door lies the entrance to the Abyssal Outer Domain," Gu Yuena's voice echoed from the bottom of the lake. "Your ancestor used his tower to suppress this door, but his divine power came from the Divine Realm, and the Divine Realm's power came from the Abyss. Therefore, he could only suppress it, not eradicate it. His tower cracked here five times, each time forcibly repaired by the power of the Divine Realm. The last time, he couldn't hold on."
Nan Feng enlarged the tower to three feet tall, and the silvery-white Purification light of the eighth floor formed a thick film on the surface of the tower. He sensed that the Abyssal Aura behind the light gate recoiled very slightly when it came into contact with the Purification light, as the silvery-white Purification Power had a natural restraint on the Abyssal Aura.
"Your tower is the key to sealing the Abyss," Gu Yuena turned to face him, "But your Primordial World Power is the root of the seal."
Nan Feng looked at her.
The tower's reflection shone in Gu Yuena's silver eyes. "Your ancestor cultivated a divine position; his power came from the Divine Realm, and the Divine Realm's power came from the Abyss. Therefore, he sealed the Abyss using the Abyss's own power, like trying to hold down your left hand with your right—it can never be completely effective. But you cultivate the immortal Immortal Dao; the Primordial World Power is the oldest origin of all realms, even older than the Divine Realm. It's not part of the Abyss; it can completely seal the Abyss from its very source."
Nan Feng levitated the tower in front of his chest. The nine-story bronze tower slowly rotated in the silvery-blue lake light, and the silvery-white Purification light of the eighth floor and the silvery-blue Samsara light of the seventh floor intertwined to form a stable halo. He sensed that the Abyssal Aura behind the light gate retreated extremely violently when it came into contact with the Primordial World Power, which was more than ten times stronger than the restraining effect of the Purification light.
"Your ancestor chose the wrong path back then," Gu Yuena said calmly. "He cultivated to godhood, but was stuck at the Peak God Level for thousands of years, unable to break through. He guarded the entrance to the Abyss, using his tower to suppress the entrance to the Abyssal Outer Domain, but the power of godhood itself comes from the Divine Realm, and the power of the Divine Realm comes from the Abyss. Therefore, he could only suppress, not eradicate."
She took a step forward. Silvery-white dragon scale patterns spread from the hem of her skirt to her entire right arm, and ancient emotions surged in her silver eyes. "You chose the Immortal Dao of cultivation. Primordial World Power is the oldest origin of all realms, even God King must bow. You are walking a path higher than that of gods. Your ancestor cultivated for eight thousand years to become a god, but you reached level Level 97 in Soul Power in less than a hundred years, completely opening the eighth level of the tower, perfectly fusing Primordial World Power with the tower's soul. Your path is faster and higher than his."
Nan Feng remained silent.
Gu Yuena took out a silver-white dragon scale from her bosom. The dragon scale was twice the size of an ordinary Silver Dragon Scale, and its surface was covered with extremely complex Dragon God runes that were slowly rotating. Each rune contained extremely ancient dragon power. Nan Feng sensed with his Treasure-Appraising Spirit Light that the Soul Power fluctuation contained in the dragon scale was comparable to the total Soul Power of Demigod Level Soul Beast, but it was more condensed and purer.
"These are dragon scales formed from the essence of a silver dragon." Gu Yuena handed him the scales. "The crack on the eighth floor of your tower hasn't fully healed yet. Use these to speed up the repair."
Nan Feng received the dragon scale. The moment the dragon scale touched his hand, the silvery-white Purification light on the eighth floor of the tower surged dramatically under its stimulation. He pressed the dragon scale onto the crack on the eighth floor of the tower. The instant the Silver Dragon Scale merged into the crack, a silver undertone appeared in the silvery-white Purification light on the tower's surface. The crack on the eighth floor healed rapidly under the silver light, and the silvery-white light spread from the tower's surface to the entire bottom of the lake.
Nan Feng sensed that the Purification Power of the eighth level of the tower had become more solid after the Silver Dragon Scale were integrated, and the silvery-white Purification light had gained a silvery undertone. The nine-story bronze pagoda slowly rotated in the silver light, and the Purification white light of the eighth level and the Samsara silver-blue of the seventh level intertwined to form a stable halo.
"Focus on cultivating your Immortal Dao." Gu Yuena looked at the tower in his palm. "Once you've mastered all 108 divine abilities, even the God King won't be able to stop you."
Nan Feng retracted the tower into his palm. He sensed the Silver Dragon Scale on the eighth level of the tower slowly merging into its structure, adding a touch of silver to the silvery-white Purification light. The red ribbon on his left wrist fluttered gently in the still lake. In the Tower Spirit Space, Zi JI's dragon scale orb and Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon Scale floated quietly, one purple and one silver, reflecting each other in the cyan-gold immortal light.
"The Abyssal Outer Domain are stirring." Gu Yuena turned and walked towards the lake, her silver hair fluttering in the water. "Your ancestor died guarding the pass. Your tower is the key to sealing the Abyss, but your Primordial World Power is the root of that sealing. The God King of the Divine Realm cannot suppress the Abyss because their divine positions are themselves part of the Abyss. Only Primordial World Power can completely seal the Abyss."
She stopped after taking three steps, without turning back. "When you have mastered all 108 divine abilities, come find me at Dragon God Lake. I will tell you the truth about the Abyssal Outer Domain."
After taking her fifth step, her figure transformed into a streak of silver light and swept towards the lake. The silver light left a silver archway spanning hundreds of feet across the lake, illuminating the entire lakebed. After the archway dissipated, the lakebed was once again enveloped in a silvery-blue glow.
Nan Feng stood before the silver light gate, the tower suspended in front of his chest. He sensed the Abyssal Aura behind the gate recede violently upon contact with the Primordial World Power, the silvery-white Purification light and the golden Primordial World Power intertwining to form a stable halo. The red ribbon on his left wrist fluttered gently in the still lake. In the Tower Spirit Space, Zi JI's dragon scale orb and Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon Scale floated quietly, one purple and one silver.