Chapter 391: My Dao Companions Golden Core Will Be Placed in Your Underworld!

Chapter 391: My Dao Companion's Golden Core Will Be Placed in Your Underworld!

The ten suns wandered through the Star World. They swept past Jin Li’s star, paused before that bright moon, and ultimately did not linger. The suns made a circuit, as though telling the one in the Taihuang Palace, "See that? I have formed an alliance with the Divine Moon Palace."

The Heavenly Venerables of the Divine Moon Palace were also rather surprised. They had not known about this matter. Now that Lord Moon God was in seclusion, they had no way of learning the truth. Still, no matter what, this was ultimately a good thing for Lord Moon God.

***

Qi Yuan remained laidback. "Reflect across the heavens and search for the Flowing Wind World."

He had to find it as soon as possible. What if a thief broke into his doorless house?

Canary nodded excitedly. "Alright."

***

Within the star projection, Ning Tao's beautiful eyes also carried a trace of anticipation. Although the saying was, "Home is where the heart finds peace," the Flowing Wind World held memories shared only by her and Qi Yuan. Only in the Flowing Wind World did he belong entirely to her.

***

A streak of light flashed past a sacred land in Second Heaven, and a somewhat absent-minded woman stopped before a cave dwelling. "Junior Sister, it's my turn to stand watch..."

"Huh?" Her junior sister’s hurried voice came from within the cave. "What? So soon? My plan hasn't been fully implemented yet. How is it already time to switch?"

A woman dressed in emerald-green robes emerged, anxiety evident in her eyes.

The absent-minded woman appeared surprised. "Junior Sister, weren't you uninterested in these matters? You kept urging me to come relieve you from watch duty."

The overbearing Taihuang Palace had countless enemies. When Taihuang Palace Master broke through to the Major Principle Realm, he had been exceedingly tyrannical. With a single command, he had caused three thousand worlds to fall into the lower world, reducing them into his personal farms.

Said three thousand worlds naturally were not part of the Taihuang Palace's territory. Instead, they belonged to the Lower Three Heavens. In spite of not being governed by sacred lands, they were more or less connected to various powerful individuals.

It went without saying that the Taihuang Palace's actions had offended quite a number of Yang Spirits. However, these Yang Spirits lacked the courage to ascend to the Sixth Heaven and confront them directly. Instead, they secretly sabotaged the Taihuang Palace's farming grounds.

Jade Maiden was one of those tasked with such sabotage. For many years, she had been responsible for sabotaging Canglan. Perhaps because Canglan had originally fallen from the upper world, completing the Qi Yuan Scripture could only rely on cultivation techniques native to Canglan, as well as those brought down from the upper world.

Jade Maiden raised her head and blinked. "Senior Sister, how about I continue standing watch?"

Confusion appeared in the absent-minded woman's eyes. She could not understand Jade Maiden's sudden change in attitude. "If you wish. Haa... But you must be careful. Now that the Ten Suns Heavenly Sovereign has appeared out of nowhere, the Taihuang Palace has become tense. They're like mad dogs biting indiscriminately. If they discover our little schemes, then..."

Worry filled the absent-minded woman's eyes. "I wonder who this Ten Suns Heavenly Sovereign is, and in which heaven he resides...?"

This was likely also the question occupying countless cultivators in the upper world. The Sixth Heaven was vast beyond measure, and Yang Spirit experts were numerous. For the Great Sun of Taihuang Palace, finding the Ten Suns Heavenly Sovereign would not be easy. Many Yang Spirit Heavenly Venerables and Mythic experts were curious about the Ten Suns Heavenly Sovereign's origins.

Jade Maiden quickly shook her head, though excitement flashed deep within her eyes. "I don't know either."

"Haa... These are troubled times."

Jade Maiden asked curiously, "Oh? Did something major happen recently?"

A complicated expression appeared in the absent-minded woman's eyes. Since the passing of the Great Sun Bright Buddha, the Land of Buddhas in the Fifth Heaven had been in constant turmoil. Several sacred lands each claimed to be the orthodox successor—the true Land of Buddha.

She explained, "News has surfaced regarding the relic left behind by Great Sun Bright Buddha after his passing. The entire Buddhist realm has gone into an uproar."

Even Jade Maiden realized how extraordinary this matter was. "The relic left behind by the Great Sun Bright Buddha?"

Whoever obtained that relic would become the orthodox Buddhist kingdom and unify the Land of Buddhas.

Jade Maiden looked toward the clouds high above the sacred land, her eyes filled with mixed emotions. "What a pity..."

She remembered a man of unparalleled brilliance. Back then, he had been the number one prodigy of the Second Heaven. Once, he had traveled through the Buddhist kingdoms of the Fifth Heaven, and even debated Buddhist doctrine with the Great Sun Bright Buddha.

Deeply impressed, the Great Sun Bright Buddha had even wished to take him as a disciple, only to be politely refused. Since the prodigy still had lingering attachments to the mortal world and a dao companion, he was unwilling to enter the Buddhist kingdom.

Hailed as the greatest genius of the Second Heaven, he was certain to raise a divine throne and achieve Yang Spirithood. Even the master of the sacred land, then merely a Mythic cultivator and now the Heavenly Venerable Jade Maiden served, had been captivated by his brilliance and willingly followed him.

However, when the three thousand worlds fell, his dao companion happened to be in the Canglan World and was dragged into the lower world as well. He abandoned everything and descended to the lower world for the sole purpose of finding her amid the mortal world.

Suddenly, a terrifying thought crossed Jade Maiden's mind. Could it be that the Ten Suns Heavenly Sovereign is that very prodigy? If so, then everything would make sense!

"If not him, who else would dare seize the Great Sun Authority?"

***

Great Wisdom licked the bird bone hanging from his neck and repeatedly glanced toward the depths of the palace. After roughly several dozen breaths, Qi Yuan emerged. Canary clung to his arm like a chirping little bird, appearing especially cheerful.

Great Wisdom appeared somewhat embarrassed. "Brother Qi, I may need your help with something."

Qi Yuan replied warmly, "Oh? What is it? We're brothers. There's no need to be so formal."

Great Wisdom was like a lighthouse and had helped him greatly.

Great Wisdom asked hesitantly, "You're building an underworld palace, right? When it is completed, could I let my Golden Core reside there?"

Qi Yuan's expression softened. "Oh, your dao companion..." [1]

Lord Great Wisdom cultivated the dual core method. His dao companion had suffered qi deviation and passed away. Thus, he refined her body into his inner core and her hair into his outer core. Now, the outer core had shattered and formed a Nascent Soul, while the inner core remained inside him. For obvious reasons, he did not wish to shatter his inner core.

Great Wisdom said, "Hehe, I'll use my Golden Core to test whether your underworld palace is real or fake!"

Qi Yuan grew convinced that his friend was a remarkable talent. "I never expected you to trust me this much!"

To construct the underworld palace, he had provided the Strange Painter with the overall command, the Brush of Mountains and Rivers, and even presentation slides. Yet she remained skeptical whether or not it could establish reincarnation and revive the dead. At most, she thought it possessed some illusionary effects.

Only Great Wisdom entrusted Qi Yuan with reviving his wife. What tremendous trust! He was even putting his wife on the line!

Qi Yuan was deeply moved. "Don't worry. Give me your Golden Core. Even if I can't revive your dao companion, I'll definitely keep her safe and sound!"

Great Wisdom said seriously, "You are a good brother! If you can revive my wife, I'll repay you with a dao companion of your own! If I ever have a daughter, I'll definitely have her become your dao companion!"

Qi Yuan immediately refused, "Stop taking advantage of me!"

If that happened, wouldn't Great Wisdom become his father-in-law?

Canary also glared fiercely at Great Wisdom. "He doesn't look like a good person!"

Originally, she hadn't wanted to say that, but Ning Tao had told her to.

***

Within a secret realm, experts gathered like clouds.

A burly man grew murderous. "Wine Master is dead. That Blood-Clothed Sword God is such a menace!"

He had entered the Hidden World Organization through Wine Master's recommendation.

"Hmph. How dare he try to challenge the Great Calamity! Who does he think he is? Doesn't he realize that even this world's Heavenly Dao is merely the Great Calamity's plaything? All the Great Calamity has to do is signal the Heavenly Dao, and the Blood-Clothed Sword God won't be able to move an inch! Everyone will turn against him!"

Great Venerable experts no longer revered the Heavenly Dao as much. After all, in some small worlds, a Great Venerable could even capture the Heavenly Dao. Canglan’s Heavenly Dao was different. If it decreed something, all cultivators had to obey. In other words, the Blood-Clothed Sword God wouldn't merely be opposing the Great Calamity, but all of Canglan itself. How could he possibly win?

An elderly man said forlornly, "You have gone too far. No matter what, the Blood-Clothed Sword God is a brave man for daring to oppose the Great Calamity. Knowing it was impossible and acting anyway—that kind of fearlessness should not be slandered!"

Many members of the Hidden World Organization fell silent, clearly agreeing with him. In the past, had they not also been driven and ambitious like the Blood-Clothed Sword God, believing themselves to be destined protagonists capable of turning the tides of fate?

After realizing the Great Calamity’s true power, they became disheartened and joined the Hidden World Organization to avoid it, neither opposing it nor becoming its nourishment.

"Hah. You have a point, but killing Wine Master was still wrong! If we allow him to slaughter vice leaders at will, where will our organization's dignity go?"

"Exactly!"

"We must retaliate!"

Immediately, seven or eight members voiced their agreement. After remaining in the Hidden World Organization for so long, their mentality had long since changed.

"Jade Maiden is about to descend. With her here, no matter how heaven-defying his cultivation may be, he is doomed!"

"That's right. By killing him, we're preventing him from entering the Mythic realm and becoming nourishment for the Great Calamity! Isn't that also a form of resisting the Great Calamity?"

These seven members clearly belonged to the Wine Master's faction and had reached a consensus.

Just then, mysterious ripples rose from the statue enshrined ahead.

Every member became incomparably reverent. "Greetings, Lady Jade Maiden!"

Jade Maiden was the true master of the Hidden World Organization. Without her, they would not have become alternative Mythics. Instead, they would have appeared upon the Mythic Stele, reaped by the Great Calamity.

Jade Maiden gazed in anticipation at the ten suns. "You may rise."

The members rose. When they saw Jade Maiden, their expressions changed slightly. Until now, she had only appeared before them as a projection, but it seemed that she had now appeared in person.

The burly man was overjoyed. "Lady Jade Maiden, have you descended in your true body this time?! That's wonderful! Some time ago, a cultivator called the Blood-Clothed Sword God acted arrogantly and killed Wine Master. He completely disregarded your authority, Lady Jade Maiden! I beg you to take action and execute this villain!"

"We beg you to execute this villain, Lady Jade Maiden!"

The members of Wine Master's faction were excited.

Jade Maiden froze for a moment. "Is the Blood-Clothed Sword God the strongest expert of this age? The one who publicly declared resistance against the Great Calamity?"

The burly man hurriedly answered, "That's right, but his resistance to the Great Calamity is nothing but a farce. Only by joining us can one avoid becoming its nourishment!"

"Please, Lady Jade Maiden, kill him!"

Contempt appeared in Jade Maiden's eyes. "You want me to kill him?"

That was the Ten Suns Heavenly Sovereign. How could she possibly dare?

1. This is from way back in Chapter 153.2: Lord Great Wisdom, A True Prodigy! ☜