This is a more ancient, even savage, form of divinity. Lu Xuan had never experienced this concept of divinity before. However, he had a guess: perhaps only those innate beings from the primordial era, at the very beginning of creation, could possess this most primitive form of divinity.
Lu Xuan felt as if some kind of force scanned his back, and then he received a message.
The life on the other side allowed him to accept this divine inheritance.
Lu Xuan was completely dumbfounded. He wanted the innate divinity from ancient times? Of course he did. But clearly, such things weren't so easy to obtain.
Because he quickly perceived all the information. If he accepted this innate divinity, he would become the god of this world. A god who controls all concepts related to water.
In reality, Lu Xuan felt that while this divinity was powerful, it wasn't sufficient to achieve this level. However, given time, it might truly become what was described in the information—a god in the conceptual sense, essentially immortal and indestructible.
However, this benefit also comes with a huge constraint: if you accept this inheritance, you will be bound to this world.
Although Lu Xuan sensed that his transmigration power should be able to forcibly break free from this constraint, the price he would have to pay was still unknown. Even if he left with the world's primordial divinity without paying a price, it would still cause permanent damage to the world. As someone who had left his legacy in this world, he was unwilling to see such an outcome.
After much deliberation, Lu Xuan reluctantly declined the proposal.
After being refused, the other party did not persist. Instead, it returned to its original, dormant state. However, this time Lu Xuan discovered that the divinity of this peculiar being was actually constantly fading away.
Perhaps it did have a complete heritage at the beginning, but as time went by, it gradually weakened.
Perhaps one day, it will completely disappear. And those primordial divinities will dissipate into the world. Only then will it be the golden age for human cultivation of immortality.
Lu Xuan left this place with great reluctance. Without the cultivation of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, it was impossible to enter. Therefore, in a sense, the inheritance of the water element's essence in this world was bound to dissipate.
However, this is actually a good thing for most people. Because with the inheritance, it's just one person attaining enlightenment. It's impossible for even the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven. Divinity dissipates into the world, just like sugar dissolving in water. It's invisible, but it's still there, because the water becomes sweet. Lu Xuan even believes that the cultivation ceiling in the immortal cultivation world is not high because these primordial divinities have not completely dissipated.
Lu Xuan himself wasn't entirely without gain. That was the primordial divinity of an entire world. Lu Xuan even had a brief encounter with it. This allowed him to glimpse information that even true immortals might not be able to access.
These things have no effect on him for the time being. But one day in the future, when Lu Xuan reaches a higher level, they will become the key to taking that step.
Back on the surface of the Heartless Sea, Lu Xuan gazed deeply at the fountain below. Then, without looking back, he left.
His exploration of the Heartless Sea left him with profound insights. For a short time, he didn't even continue his travels, but instead entered into seclusion.
He solidified his previous insights and sealed them deep within his memory. These seemingly useless insights would appreciate in value. As his cultivation level increased, the value of those things also increased, until they became priceless treasures.
Three years later, Lu Xuan emerged from seclusion once more. He toured the sect and then attended a celebratory banquet. It was for the birth of Zhang Xiaofan and Biyao's child.
It was a boy, clever and mischievous, brimming with intelligence. While not quite a born Daoist, he was extremely close. His talent surpassed that of his father and Lin Jingyu combined.
Lu Xuan personally named the little one Zhang Lingyun.
In recent years, many disciples of the Hidden Immortal Sect have gotten married, and some babies have started to appear within the sect.
This greatly pleased Lu Xuan. Only with such grandeur could it truly resemble a legacy that would last for millennia.
Hongyu walked to his side and stood beside him.
"Is time running out?"
"How did you know?" Lu Xuan was somewhat surprised; he had never mentioned such a thing before.
"I don't know you well enough. You wouldn't be so sentimental if time weren't running out."
"Haha, you know me best. I estimate that I only have one last trip left."
"I'll go with you."
“Okay!” Lu Xuan agreed without hesitation.
I thought you would refuse.
"I don't know you well enough. Now that you've spoken, what's the point of refusing? I'm afraid that the moment I open my mouth, you'll come at me with your sword."
"Shut up!!!"
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Chapter 472 Departure (End of this volume)
Lu Xuan and Hongyu's final stop was the East Sea. Aside from the Kui Niu's habitat, the East Sea encompassed an endless expanse of water. Countless rare treasures lay hidden within these waters. These were Lu Xuan's targets.
He's decided to complete the game. In that case, he needs to collect all the items he can to prepare for the final victory.
The biggest difference between the sea and the land is the size of the various creatures. Especially those powerful demonic beasts, each one is enormous. Many of them are even larger than the Blackwater Serpent or the Yellow Bird.
However, most of them were not highly skilled and had weak minds.
These sea monsters thrive and reproduce to varying degrees simply because of their uniquely favorable conditions. It's just that human cultivators haven't yet developed the ability to utilize this place. Once the cultivation world of immortality develops, these behemoths will essentially be transformed into various materials.
After wandering for several months, the two encountered many powerful demonic beasts. He even hunted down a few, obtaining a considerable amount of materials. However, he quickly lost interest. These materials were largely similar and not particularly valuable. What he needed now were top-grade materials. But demonic beasts of that level mostly hid in the deep sea and possessed extremely keen senses. They would generally avoid Lu Xuan.
Pursuing such a top-tier sea monster in the deep sea is clearly an extremely naive move. Hongyu is particularly inept at this, so she simply chose to give up.
After abandoning the hunt for these monsters, Lu Xuan traveled around the entire East China Sea, attempting to find some primordial treasures like the Water Spirit.
However, such things are clearly rare and hard to come by. Especially after Lu Xuan rejected the Water Spirit, he seemed to have lost his luck in this area. In the end, he was unable to find any other primordial divinity. However, he did eventually find some things that finally moved him.
On a deserted island in the sea, Lu Xuan encountered a volcano. Inside the volcano, he found some top-grade fire spirit stones and a ball of subterranean fire.
Earth fire is naturally incomparable to a being of the level of a fire spirit. However, it can be seen as a weakened version of the flames at the beginning of the world's creation. It also possesses a certain degree of divinity. It has little effect on Lu Xuan, but it is a great tonic for Lu Xuan's Solar True Fire.
After the True Fire of the Sun gained spiritual power, its tastes became even more discerning. It wouldn't even glance at ordinary flames. Only innate-level flames could pique its interest.