Chapter 2122 - 704: Creation Key

Chapter 2122: Chapter 704: Creation Key

Chu Xisheng had also instructed Shen Puzhao to pay attention to the whereabouts of the two Pangu Essence Souls.

However, Shen Puzhao’s Universal Heaven Technique yielded nothing; it could not observe any trace of the two Pangu Essence Souls.

In truth, this was within Chu Xisheng’s expectations.

If the traces of the Pangu Essence Souls were so easy to seek out, so easy to capture, then the Pangu Gods would long ago have emptied them out completely.

Back then, Emperor Xuanhuang, the Primordial Emperor, would absolutely never have been able to obtain the Pangu Essence Souls.

The one wielded by Ice God Xuan Emperor was even less likely to end up in the hands of the Three Generation of Saint Emperor.

But Shen Puzhao also said that before Emperor Xuanhuang "underwent soldier dissolution," he should have made some arrangements specifically concerning the Essence Souls.

As the master of the two great Pangu Essence Souls, Emperor Xuanhuang should have been able, before Death, to put certain plans in place and exert influence upon the two Essence Souls he held.

Yet the Three Generation of Saint Emperor had only limited trust in Shen Puzhao; at that time he covered Ji Yang’s Tomb with Divine Power, so Shen Puzhao could not see what Emperor Xuanhuang did.

Jian Cangfeng was still troubled by the complex state affairs to come in the near future; he constantly wore a worried expression: "Before undergoing soldier dissolution, the Primordial Emperor did indeed make arrangements. He has already thrown the two great Pangu Essence Souls into the Heaven and Earth Root, and had the Three Generation of Saint Emperor act to conceal them. It is estimated that within one year, these two great Pangu Essence Souls will find it difficult to return to the material world and will temporarily not choose a master.

The Primordial Emperor said that these two Essence Souls actually both originate from East Emperor. Back then, after East Emperor was plotted against by Shen Bore and fell, he somehow found a way so that these two Essence Souls could never choose a master. Therefore, after his Death, Your Majesty was actually the one with the greatest hope of obtaining them—"

When Jian Cangfeng spoke to this point, Chu Xisheng’s mind stirred, and he looked toward the character panel before his eyes.

His gaze fell upon the four characters "Supreme Divine Communication."

A note entry surfaced within Chu Xisheng’s mind.

"Pangu Chosen One"—your Innate Bloodline and Primordial Spirit Power have received the favor of all corresponding "Pangu Essence" and "Pangu Essence Soul," greatly raising your candidate ranking; your current ranking is 18.

Note: at present two great Pangu Essence Souls, due to some unknown cause, have chosen you as their third candidate.

Chu Xisheng’s brows lifted slightly; this was yet another matter outside his expectations.

He had thought that these two great Essence Souls were very likely to fall into the hands of Si Chen Star Lord or Earth Deity Star Lord.

—these are, among the Emperors, the two most powerful apart from Emperor Bai.

At least, outwardly it appears so.

"However, he advised Your Majesty to act with caution. Unless driven to absolute necessity, it is best not to lightly fuse with a Pangu Essence Soul. Essence Souls are the keys that open Creation, yet if you use another’s key to open the door, you will be shaped to another’s form. Later, if you wish to configure it according to your own design, it will become exceedingly difficult.

He regretted this in his later years, saying that his life’s achievements were both forged and ruined by the Essence Soul; once his Divine Power stepped into the Emperor realm, his progress became extremely arduous, thus giving All Gods a chance to exploit. Having heard of Your Majesty’s deeds, he believes that you and Her Empress both hold hope of attaining Creation, and therefore the matter of fusing with Pangu Essence Souls absolutely must not be treated lightly. He says that within Chaos, an immense catastrophe is now brewing, and that Pangu Dominator alone cannot help the Human Clan withstand the great calamity."

Jian Cangfeng’s voice halted for a moment, then grew heavy: "In fact, it is not only him. Those Ancestor Gods are likewise constrained by Essence Souls and Source Quality. Over these twenty million years, they have tried countless methods to resolve it. Among them, two are relatively feasible: one is to sever the Lifebound Three Corpses and fuse them into the Pangu Essence Souls and Source Quality; the other is to forge a mighty Divine Artifact to serve as their vessel.

Yet in the end it was proven that neither is suitable for those who have already fused with Pangu Essence Souls. His Majesty the Primordial Emperor’s Chanzhen Second Ancestor were precisely his experiment. At that time His Majesty had swept all lands south of the Red Gobi, believing that with the Gobi’s natural barrier as a rampart, the Divine Continent Clan and the soldiers under his command could recuperate for a time. Thus he went into seclusion to sever the Corpses, intending to shake off the influence of the Pangu Essence Souls and take one more step forward in his Cultivation.

But just as he had newly severed the Three Corpses Incarnation, All Gods released Heavenly Gaze, and the Northern Giant Spirit also marched south with his army. At that time his power had sharply declined, and in the end he fell to the hands of All Gods."

Chu Xisheng pondered. He knew that the so-called Three Corpses referred to the nine kinds of "Evil Desire" within the human body, also called "Three Corpses and Nine Worms."

Corpse denotes the meaning of Divine Lord.

Among them the Upper Corpse God is named Peng Hou, residing within the human head, causing people to be stupid and dull, devoid of wisdom.

The Middle Corpse God is named Peng Zhi, residing within the human chest, causing vexation and deluded thoughts, unable to attain stillness.

The Lower Corpse God is named Peng Jiao, residing within the human abdomen, causing greed for the desires of sex and food.

This is akin to the teachings of Buddhism in another world; both are arts of severing attachment, known in Buddhism as "Breaking Obsession."

One must see through the seven emotions and six desires, break away from attachment, raise one’s own consciousness above the seven emotions and six desires, bring them under Control, only then can one behold the true suchness and attain the Great Dao.

The Nine Wheel Divine Chart cultivated by Chu Xisheng takes the nine kinds of emotion—Evil, heresy, Chen, Miasma, greed, hatred, Mei, lust, doubt—and the nine kinds of Evil Desire as the main Divided Soul Avatars.

Thus, in a certain sense, he had already separated his own Three Corpses.

Although it is only separation, far from Breaking Obsession and Control, he nonetheless already possesses a very strong foundation.

It is worth noting that the Nine Wheel Divine Chart is also the unique creation of Blood Vengeance Blade Lord, which makes it hard not to admire this predecessor’s heaven-defying talent.

This man, who failed to attain Promotion to Demigod, fell to the hands of All Gods; it is truly a tremendous regret for the Human Clan.

"—His Majesty the Primordial Emperor said that only by making thorough preparations in advance before accepting the Pangu Essence Souls can one ensure complete safety. And a single method is not secure; it is best that the two methods be combined and practiced together."

Hearing this, Chu Xisheng could only give a bitter smile.