readytorunbook Chapter 274 Dongfang Zhihan: Junior Brother Is Back?
Chapter 274 Dongfang Zhihan: Junior Brother Is Back?
Chapter 274: Dongfang Zhihan: Junior Martial Brother is back?
The lotus seeds contain a majestic Good Fortune vitality, possessing incredible powers such as remolding the Dao Foundation, resurrecting the dead, and reuniting the soul and spirit.
Qin Muling silently observed for a moment, seeing signs of the lotus seed dissipating. A circle of green ice crystals immediately formed, sealing the lotus seed inside.
Then, following the same method, he condensed two more lotus seeds and sealed them with ice crystals.
After completing all this, Qin Muling's aura noticeably weakened, indicating that this thing consumed quite a bit of his energy.
"I really can't do this too often..." Qin Muling muttered to himself. With his cultivation at the Origin Immortal level, he could only divide and condense three lotus seeds at most, and then he would have to rest for a while. If he forcefully overdrew his energy, there would inevitably be a risk of falling in cultivation.
And he couldn't let his senior martial sisters know, otherwise one or two of them would start having ideas and find ways to ask him for it, and he would truly be drained.
He took out a jade box and carefully placed the three ice crystals containing the lotus seeds inside, storing them safely.
Then he took off his clothes and climbed onto the bed, falling into a deep sleep. Ever since he had a Dao companion, it was rare for him to sleep alone.
Distant memories gradually resurfaced in the depths of his soul:
In a magnificent hall.
The Thousand Leaves Merit Azure Lotus Pond was filled with chaotic-colored spiritual liquid, with a pervasive clear aura and radiant divine light. Beautiful rays of light fell like rain, carrying a profound and mysterious Dao rhyme, as if the faint sound of the great Dao echoed in the ears.
By the pond, dozens of female cultivators gathered together, chatting leisurely with relaxed expressions. They were dressed in various styles, ranging from young girls to mature women, all of them stunningly beautiful and extraordinary.
What was even more rare was that they were all renowned and named celestial beauties in the Extreme Void Starry Sky. As the direct disciples of the first immortal Sacred Land and the masters of the Star Palace, their status was so high that other Dao forces could only look up to them.
The Innate Primordial Spirit Seed was sleeping peacefully at the bottom of the pond.
Because of its existence, this place could be said to be the only Sacred Land for enlightenment in the Extreme Void Starry Sky. Even the Quasi-Saint Emperors couldn't help but compete for this coveted place.
They would spend years here, practicing and comprehending the profound mysteries. One day here was equivalent to ten years of arduous cultivation outside.
Of course, except for the master of the Star Palace and her direct disciples, others had no chance to enter here, let alone approach it.
"...Junior Martial Brother has grown again. The Dao insights inside have obviously increased!" A beautiful girl in a purple dress stretched out her fair little hand and gently moved her thoughts. The surrounding Dao insights gathered lightly and condensed into a delicate lotus seed in her palm, shimmering with a clear light, and then merged into her body like ripples in water.
"We've said so many times that I'm your junior martial sister, but you insist on calling me junior martial brother. Really..." A woman with a cold and noble temperament complained discontentedly. "Our master is also a woman. Would she raise a male disciple to inherit her mantle? After the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed takes shape, it will definitely be a female. If it wants to inherit the position of the master of the Star Palace in the future, there's no room for negotiation on this matter."
"Besides, regardless of whether He is male or female, can't He be our companion? Do you only think of men like that?"
"Alright, you two are arguing again!"
A stunningly beautiful woman, both enchanting and dignified, glanced at them with a coquettish look, gently caressing the Dragon Tiger Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in her hand, and smiled leisurely.
"This Innate Primordial Divine Object originally belonged to chaos and does not have a distinction between male and female. We have been arguing about it for ages, but it doesn't really matter, does it?"
The female immortals around them laughed. The issue of whether the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed would become male or female after taking form had caused countless disputes between the senior and second senior sisters. They had secretly discussed and debated it many times, but naturally, no one could convince anyone.
A pair of bright eyes and white teeth, the youthful and beautiful twin sisters spoke, "Senior sister, it is reasonable for the second senior sister to hope that He becomes a man. You must understand that there are not only us female disciples under the master's seat, but also some male disciples. If He becomes a woman, won't those disgusting men outside start to covet Him? They will hope to marry Him!"
"Do they dare?!"
Emperor Bing Chan became furious, and her imposing aura suddenly soared, "Dare to compete with us for the opportunity to prove the Dao? I will kill them one by one!"
"That's right! Whoever wants to have ideas about our junior brother, ask if my sword agrees first!"
A cold and rigid voice sounded. It was a woman dressed in pure white Daoist robes, with even her long hair as white as snow. She held a long sword and sat by the pool, her exquisite beauty unchanged for thousands of years. Within a three-foot radius of her, there was a chilling Sword Intent that could easily annihilate Great Principle experts. Faintly, there were countless sword shadows behind her, emitting a terrifying pressure capable of easily obliterating powerful beings.
Although Genesis Star Palace was a female-dominated sect, it was not exclusively for female cultivators. There were also some male disciples under the master's seat, although most of them had lower cultivation and status than the female disciples.
Emperor Bing Chan let out a sigh and said helplessly, "Let's just call him junior brother! But I don't know how much longer it will take for him to take form. The master used her own holy blood as a guide, and after killing many fierce creatures in the depths of the chaotic void, she took their souls and essence blood, and combined them with various Innate treasures, all of which were thrown into this pool to help him mature as soon as possible. But now it seems that we still have to wait!"
Dongfang Zhihan said, "Let's just wait! This can only mean that our efforts are not enough, and the resources we provided have limited help for him. Another reason is that his status is too high. Otherwise, when the master found him in the depths of the chaotic void, why would so many chaotic demons go crazy and attack her? She almost couldn't come back!"
When mentioning this, all the women felt a sense of sorrow. In that fierce battle in the chaotic void, the price paid by the master of Genesis Star Palace was not small. Not only did dozens of her direct disciples and many close friends perish, she herself was also seriously injured, and several of her Innate Spiritual Treasures were destroyed.
How could the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed, which was guarded by those fierce creatures as their lifeblood, be compared to ordinary Innate Spiritual Treasures?
After returning to the palace, the master of Genesis Star Palace had originally planned to heal her injuries through long periods of sleep. However, she spent some time comprehending the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed and not only completely healed her injuries, but also improved her cultivation. Among the Quasi-Saint Emperors, she was already at the top.
Having initially understood the benefits of this Innate divine object, the master of Genesis Star Palace made up her mind to open the treasury and exhaust all the resources of Genesis Star Palace to build this Thousand Leaves Merit Azure Lotus Pond, nurturing the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed within it. She was waiting for the day it would take form, so that she could rely on its divine power to break through to the highest Supreme Primordial Saint realm...
The fragments of memory faded away like a dream.
Qin Muling didn't know when, but she opened her eyes again and stared blankly at the magnificent patterns on the ceiling of the sleeping chamber.
...
Palace of Calamitous Fate, the main hall.
In the dim and profound bronze secret chamber, the palace master, Yun Miaozhi, sat high on the bronze lotus throne. More than twenty core elders sat around, including the Holy Maiden Mei Qingfeng, who had just come out of the Illusory Mist Secret Realm.
After a period of time, this Cloud Mist Child's direct disciple has already reached the Profound Immortal realm in his cultivation. It is obvious that he has gained many benefits in the secret realm.
In the past, this achievement would have been enough to surpass all others and make others envious. Among the outstanding young talents of the new generation, there are hardly any who can match him.
However, now that there are several disciples of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace who have already reached the Golden Immortal realm, all the outstanding talents in the Extreme Void Starry Sky seem pale in comparison.
Currently, the Illusory Mist Secret Realm is still open. Although the disciples of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and Divine Maiden Sect have already withdrawn, there are still many people from other sects and forces who are seeking opportunities inside, including some Independent Cultivators who have been deceived. The total number of people is quite considerable.
If we calculate based on three years, we are only halfway through. As long as the Palace of Calamitous Fate actively promotes and deceives, we should be able to attract more cultivators to enter.
"... In this battle, we have indeed suffered losses, but we have ultimately shattered the myth of the invincibility of Genesis Star Palace. Emperor Bing Chan has already been seriously injured and has no hope of recovery. It is impossible for him to continue to threaten the forces of the Extreme Void Starry Sky!" said Yuan Xuan Kong, the core elder in charge of external affairs.
The elders also had joyful expressions. The terrifying reputation of Genesis Star Palace had long been established. Now that they were able to force them back with the help of the Quasi-Saint Emperors, it would be much easier for the Palace of Calamitous Fate to unite and recruit enough forces for their own use.
As for the losses, most of them were borne by the other sects and forces, and the Palace of Calamitous Fate did not pay a great price.
Afterwards, although the high-level members of those sects and forces who realized what had happened cursed the Palace of Calamitous Fate for their cunning and treachery, they were helpless. After all, the Palace of Calamitous Fate's strength was there, and they needed the capital to turn against them.
Now that they have lost their own trump card, they have to rely more on the Palace of Calamitous Fate to preserve their inheritance in the future. So they can only grit their teeth and bear it.
The core elder Meng Huo asked, "Palace Master, since the top combat power of Genesis Star Palace has been basically crippled, should we... unite with some forces and take this opportunity to attack Genesis Star Palace again?"
"Yes," said the core elder Luo Yu Jue, expressing his agreement immediately. "As long as we destroy Genesis Star Palace and completely seal off that side of the space with secret techniques, the mysterious owner of that star palace will probably never be able to return smoothly! In the future, we won't have to fear the revival of this once number one immortal sacred land!"
The elders nodded in agreement. After all, the current master of the Extreme Void Starry Sky was no longer Genesis Star Palace. Since they have already ascended, why would they come back to fight for luck? The current master of this starry sky is destined to be the Palace of Calamitous Fate.
Palace Master Yun Miao Zi said, "As for the confirmed Quasi-Saint Emperor Monarch Level combat power of Genesis Star Palace, it seems that there is only Emperor Bing Chan? Although there are many top Great Principal Golden Immortals among their disciples, there is no second Emperor. So as long as we manage to bring in two Quasi-Saints, plus a group of Great Principal Golden Immortals, we should be able to ensure success."
"Then let's settle it like this. Prepare as soon as possible!"
Mei Qingfeng, who had been silent, frowned and whispered, "Master, what about Qin Muling? If he really came from that place, and the people from Genesis Star Palace find out about him..."
"It's impossible!" Yun Miao Zi interrupted, "Whether he came from there or not, he will ultimately belong to our Palace of Calamitous Fate. No one can take him away, not even Genesis Star Palace!"
Regarding Qin Muling's background and origin, the Palace of Calamitous Fate has always had various speculations, but they have been unable to confirm anything.
However, now, judging from the recent changes in luck for Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, the answer seems to be becoming clear.
As for evidence, the Palace of Calamitous Fate currently cannot provide any, but many things do not require evidence.
Regarding the flourishing luck of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, Yun Miao Zi now finds it troublesome. It may not be easy to plot against them for the time being, especially with Divine Maiden Sect and Emperor Qing Huan of Dao Court. They can only see if they can borrow the Heavenly Human Race's knife.
However, borrowing a knife to kill someone is possible, but Qin Muling cannot be let go. Even if it means tearing apart the face of the high-level members of the Heavenly Human Race, the Palace of Calamitous Fate is not prepared to make concessions.
...
Genesis Star Palace.
In the hall, by the Thousand Leaves Merit Azure Lotus Pond, a mysterious figure quietly appeared.
It seemed to be a paper puppet, looking around expressionlessly. At this moment, the place was empty, with no one in sight.
After a moment, the paper puppet silently bowed and paid three bows to the Thousand Leaves Merit Azure Lotus Pond. It sighed softly, and a chaotic light burst out from its body, instantly burning it clean, leaving no ashes behind.
Only a beautiful jade box was left in place, emitting a faint glow.
After some time, Dongfang Zhihan's figure appeared. Seeing the jade box on the ground, her face suddenly changed drastically.
She rushed forward and grabbed the jade box, quietly activating various secret techniques of divination, exerting all her strength to deduce for a moment, but gained nothing.
All the causality and fate related to this jade box were completely severed by an unknown force, making it impossible to trace.
After thinking for a moment, Dongfang Zhihan no longer lingered and hurriedly went to find her senior sister.
At this time, Emperor Bing Chan was sitting quietly in her Cave Mansion. Seeing her junior sister rushing in anxiously, she couldn't help but frown.
"What's the matter? It can't be that those people outside have joined forces and come knocking on our door again, right?"
"Of course not!"
Dongfang Zhihan waved her jade hand and instantly set up more than ten layers of restrictions around herself and her senior sister, then took out the jade box.
"You..."
As soon as she saw the jade box, Emperor Bing Chan widened her eyes and grabbed it, examining it carefully in her hands, and anxiously asked, "Where did this come from? Could it be that Junior Brother has come back? Where is he?"
"Don't ask me, I haven't seen him either!"
Dongfang Zhihan explained the cause and effect, but with the mysteriousness of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed, any divination technique had little effect on him.
"I see, Junior Brother probably doesn't want to come back now, right?"
Emperor Bing Chan fell silent for a moment, sighed helplessly, and then carefully opened the jade box.
(End of this chapter)