Chapter 1354 - 1354: Can This Be Refined?

Gong Qing spoke while slowly withdrawing her own mark from the crystal core.

Jiang Cheng naturally understood.

Once her mark was fully withdrawn, the crystal core would be masterless for a while.

Then, he could refine the crystal core and become the new Commander.

"You're really going to give it to me?"

"Yeah."

"No regrets?"

Gong Qing withdrew the last trace of her mark and asked in surprise.

"Why would I regret it?"

This...

Once you give it up, you're not the leader anymore, you lose all status. Isn't that enough to regret later?

Jiang Taishang thought this, but his hands were very honest as he grabbed the small crystal core and quickly started the refinement process.

"Stop!"

Gong Qing hurriedly tried to stop him, but it was already too late.

"This crystal core cannot be refined..."

She had always been talking about communicating with the crystal core.

The process was similar to how a Quasi-Emperor communicated with the Heart of Rule and eventually left their own Rule Brand on it.

This was the correct posture to become a Commander.

All the Commanders of Yunmi Dao used this method without exception.

Refinement simply wouldn't work.

All Immortals cultivate the Power of Three Thousand Rules.

This is true even for the Daoist Saints who created their own power; they still haven't escaped this system.

The power they create ultimately comes from the Three Thousand Rules.

However, the Shengyuan Crystal Core contains Yunmi Dao's special Power of Heaven and Earth Rules.

It's completely different from "many people, big strength," not in the same system as the Three Thousand Rules.

Faced with such a special power, all Immortals simply cannot find a way in.

Let alone refine it.

However, Jiang Cheng didn't ask clearly at the start.

He directly used his corporate-level understanding, naturally assuming it was refined through refinement.

Before Gong Qing finished speaking, the Shengyuan Crystal Core belonging to the Ice Palace vanished from his palm.

The Celestial Desolation Indestructible Body was quite efficient.

The little crystal, the size of a mung bean, was refined in the blink of an eye.

Next, Yunmi Dao's special "many people, big strength" Heaven and Earth Rules appeared inside him.

Almost instantly, the Three Thousand Profound Patterns inside him erupted with strong repulsion against this power.

To put it plainly, it was as if a distinct "Land of Dao Extinction" appeared within his body, originally part of the Three Thousand Rules system.

A battle immediately ensued inside him.

Then, Jiang Cheng spectacularly died.

He simply couldn't withstand the turmoil of this level.

"Ding! Host killed, analyzing enemy's power, arranging resurrection plan."

The system prompt sounded.

"Ding! Host successfully refined Shengyuan Crystal Core."

"Ding! Host resurrected."

The system's solution was very straightforward.

Since you died from refining the crystal core, it simply let you succeed.

Thus, Brother Cheng came back to life, and the internal conflict had completely disappeared, eerily calm.

Gong Qing beside him was already used to such scenes.

It wasn't her first time seeing Jiang Cheng suddenly collapse, then soon after bouncing back on his feet.

Although she didn't understand the situation, Advisor Gong was always in good spirits.

"The Shengyuan Crystal Core cannot be refined, only communicated with..."

Brother Cheng interrupted her.

"I've already refined it successfully."

"What?"

Even with her extraordinary expectations of him, Gong Qing still found it too absurd upon hearing this.

"You, you actually managed to refine the Shengyuan Crystal Core?"

She looked at Lord Jiang with an expression like she had seen a ghost, one she had often worn during their time in the Ice Realm.

"The special Power of Heaven and Earth Rules within the crystal core is completely incompatible with us. Once repelled, the consequences are unimaginable, even the Celestial Emperor can't fuse with it..."

"The consequences of repulsion are indeed very serious."

Brother Cheng nodded in agreement.

Then he sighed, "To fuse with it, I just paid the heavy price of an unexpected fall. It's truly not easy."

Gong Qing suddenly wanted to hit him.

So your severe consequence is just a slight fall?

Is that a price?

I could fall a hundred times if it meant I could succeed once.

"How are you feeling now?"

Looking at Jiang Cheng in front of her, Gong Qing suddenly felt quite honored.

He should be the first ever to do this, and she was the only on-site witness.

"I don't feel anything."

Brother Cheng's power hadn't changed at all from the earlier refinement.

He hadn't acquired any new power either.

He searched inside himself carefully.

Finally, he found a tiny, unremarkable green bean next to the towering tree full of Three Thousand Profound Patterns that had already grown lush with branches and leaves.

"Are you kidding me?"

Back when the Profound Power Seed was busy for who knows how long.

Is it going to happen again now?

He soon realized he was wrong.

This thing was a crystal, not a seed, and wouldn't turn into any sapling.

Moreover, he hadn't gained any special power.

"It seems utterly useless." He shrugged his shoulders.

Gong Qing raised her elegant eyebrows slightly, "It shouldn't be, it's impossible for it to have no effect after being refined."

"It must have caused some sort of change in you."

If it had been anyone else saying this, Brother Cheng wouldn't have bothered thinking about it.

But coming from the brilliant Advisor Gong, he thought it held considerable reference value, so he searched once again, and finally found it in the system.

Eventually, he found a brand-new item on the skills panel — Power of the Celestial Dao.

Pfft!

Brother almost had his jaw drop on the spot.

What's the catch here?

Wasn't he not recognized by the Celestial Dao?

Wasn't there no Celestial Heart at all?

Could it be that just because he refined the Shengyuan Crystal Core, he became part of the Celestial Dao again?

He shook his head.

No, that's not it.

The biggest feature of this Land of Dao Extinction is that the Celestial Dao can't manage it.

The special Power of Heaven and Earth Rules here doesn't align with the Celestial Dao and doesn't belong to the Power of the Celestial Dao.

So what is really going on here?

Moreover, how could the Power of the Celestial Dao possibly be possessed by anyone?

Even Daoist Saints and Celestial Emperors, although they can use some of the Power of the Celestial Dao, they borrow it from the Celestial Dao.

They can't possibly possess Power of the Celestial Dao as their own.

To truly achieve that would be to contest with the Heavens themselves, taking from the Celestial Dao to enhance oneself!

Filled with questions, he opened the 'Celestial Dao' panel, and sure enough, there was a progress bar below.

The skill name displayed in front of the progress bar was simply 'One.'

That is to say, this power hasn't even been named yet, just marked by the system as Number One.

"Could it be that my Celestial Dao Number One skill is just the 'many people, big strength'?"

Brother Cheng felt this was far too ridiculous.

Looking at the progress bar currently at 0.0013, he was overwhelmed with intense curiosity.

How did this 0.0013 come about?

And what would happen if this thing were to be leveled up?

At this moment, Gong Qing's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Right, could you immediately try to leave Yunmi Dao?"