This door is the life-saving method of the Primordial Spirit, possessing various miraculous functions.
The stone Buddha shattered the Rashomon gate with a single blow, but instead of pursuing it, he grinned and stared into the void.
The instant he received the message from the Stone Buddha, Jiang Liu didn't hesitate and sent the "Death Star" into the void turbulence. Without the seal of the three divine artifacts of the Primordial Spirit God, the "Death Star" trembled and broke through space, entering the void turbulence and flying towards the depths of the universe.
Although he didn't know why he had to flee, Jiang Liu did it anyway.
After disappearing into the void, the stone Buddha was not at ease. Instead, he walked towards the river with a heavy heart.
Jiang Liu's expression darkened slightly as he pulled the stone Buddha and the Green Emperor into the central palace.
The Azure Emperor stared at the monkey in shock and blurted out, "The Buddha's cassock has been destroyed!"
"It's ruined! I've caused a huge disaster... Abbot, you should leave!" The monkey was full of apologies. Although he was Jiang Liu's clone, he was still another life. Like most monkeys, he was irritable, impulsive, and hot-blooded. All of these traits combined could be summed up in just two words—"troublemaker"!
Jiang Liu said helplessly, "Who is the enemy? The three of us can't even hold them off?"
“The entire Central World!” the Stone Buddha said in a deep voice.
Jiang Liu and Qing Di both looked at him. Finally, Jiang Liu spoke up: "What did you do?"
The stone Buddha remained silent, stretching out its hairy hand and pulling out a seed. This seed resembled a heart, yet was not a heart; it resembled a water droplet, yet was not a water droplet; it displayed a chaotic color that was neither black nor white, constantly swirling within it.
This seed is clearly extraordinary.
“This is the Seed of Origin!” the Stone Buddha said, solemnly holding it up in front of Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu frowned and said, "With your strength, you can't even go to the Origin Land of the Yang God World. That's the final battlefield of this world. You need to become a Yang God or shatter the vacuum to enter. So, this Origin Seed is the treasure of Shennong, one of the eight ministers of the Central World!"
According to Jiang Liu's memories, in the central world of the Outer Heavens, besides the leader Xu Yi, there were eight ministers, all extremely powerful. Among them, Minister Shennong's seed magic weapon was called "Origin," or "Origin Seed." Recorded in ancient myths and legends, hundreds of billions of years ago, before the formation of the Great Thousand Worlds, the stars of the Outer Heavens, or the chaotic void, there was no time or space. Floating throughout the primordial chaos were countless seeds. Some of these seeds, after billions of years, absorbed power and evolved into worlds, while others remained dormant.
These dormant seeds are the origin of the universe. After being obtained by the ancient Yang God, they were refined into magical treasures with immense divine power.
The Supreme Dao, the Dream God's most treasured artifact, the "Eternal Kingdom," is an unparalleled divine artifact crafted by "Tai" using eighty-one Origin Seeds collected from ninety-nine. It transcends eternity and reaches the other shore.
These seeds were the supreme magical artifacts. At the same time, "Tai" also used these seeds to cultivate his own Yang spirit.
In general, as long as this seed is refined, one can establish a foundation for the Dao and have the hope of achieving the Yang God status.
The stone Buddha handed the seed to Jiang Liu and said, "This seed is what I told you when I killed Minister Shennong. If you refine it, Abbot, your innate Dao body will be fully perfected, and entering the realm of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness is only a matter of time!"
“If it is the Eight Ministers of the Central World who come to hunt us down, we are not without the power to fight back!” the Azure Emperor said.
The stone Buddha shook his head. Although he was fearless, he was now somewhat timid: "What if Xu Yi, the leader of the Central World, comes to hunt us down? Even if it's just a divine soul thought, it still has the strength of a ninth-level lightning tribulation. Moreover, he has obtained Pan Huang's Yang God thought, and his divine soul has a trace of Yang God aura. What's more, there are also many peak Human Immortal experts!"
Jiang Liu toyed with the "Seed of Origin" in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Killing a minister of Shennong, Xu Yi would not abandon the Immortal God King to specifically hunt us down!"
The stone Buddha gazed into the depths of the chaotic void, where a vast aura seemed to be pursuing them: "What if our origins have been discovered?"
"Impossible!" The Azure Emperor's voice seemed to rise three beats.
The stone Buddha, clutching his stone staff, plopped down and grinned, saying, "They haven't given up on hunting me. I originally wanted to hide and wait for an opportunity. But after I killed Minister Shennong, I received some information. The Immortal God-King seems to have sensed something, discerning our origins, and passed this information to Xu Yi. They're preparing to capture the Abbot to obtain information about the Journey to the West world. If I had been a step later, you would have been surrounded and wouldn't have been able to escape!"
Jiang Liu gritted his teeth, his brows furrowed, and his eyes narrowed as a multitude of thoughts raced through his mind. He said, "The Immortal God King, he is the Child of the Dao, the being in this 'Yang God' world, the one closest to the Great Dao. It seems the 'one who escaped' cannot be hidden from him. It's just that he is currently sealed and cannot come out... According to what you've said, we might really become rats in the street..."
The stone Buddha squinted at the depths of the chaotic void, gripping the stone staff tightly in his hand. Suddenly, he said, "I have sensed Xu Yi's unique Yang God thoughts again. Abbot, you cannot stop it. Return!"
Hesitation leads to chaos. Jiang Liu was not one to hesitate, and he immediately communicated with "the one who escaped," but his expression changed drastically.
"The time is not yet ripe to open the portal. Only I can return. Don't even mention this 'Death Star,' I can't take either of you with me! Only I can be allowed to return!"
The Azure Emperor and the Stone Buddha exchanged a glance, seemingly having made up their minds, and said in a deep voice, "Master, please return first. After you leave, the two of us will do our utmost to propel the Death Star into the depths of space. If they really want to catch us, it will be like finding a needle in a haystack. We can't defeat them, but we can at least play hide-and-seek. Master, we'll wait for your return! We'll wait for you to come back and fight your way back!"
"Well, plans can't keep up with changes. It's come to this, so we have no other choice. As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild. This Nine Palaces Formation and the Death Star are yours to handle. I'll go lure away the pursuers..."
As he spoke, he moved and broke away from the "Death Star." From where he had just come, a beam of light was flashing and rapidly approaching with overwhelming force. The asteroids that blocked his path were shattered from afar.
"Such a powerful aura!"
Jiang Liu's eyes flickered for a moment, then he sped off in another direction.
Chapter 246 Return
Jiang Liu fled at full speed through the chaotic void, but the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer.
As they flew at full speed, they passed countless stars, many of which were inhabited by life, while many more were desolate, dead planets. These planets together formed the diverse and bizarre world of the Outer Heavens, a world a hundred or even a thousand times more complex than the Great Thousand Worlds.
They passed by another planet, about the size of the "Ancient Dragon Graveyard," with oceans, forests, abundant resources, and cultivators.
He advanced again, buying the Stone Buddha and the Azure Emperor some time to escape. Once they reached a desolate asteroid belt, Jiang Liu knew he couldn't delay any longer; the aura of the person behind him was drawing ever closer. Not daring to be careless, and with no intention of fighting, Jiang Liu activated the portal, and a massive bronze gate floated in the void.
He stepped halfway into the doorway, then looked back and saw a middle-aged man already standing in the visible void.
This middle-aged man was ordinary, like the uncle next door, utterly unremarkable. But how could someone standing amidst this chaotic void be ordinary!
But Jiang Liu sensed that there was absolutely no aura of a powerful figure among them. The concealment and suppression were so extreme that not a single trace of their presence could be detected.
"Easy!"
Although he had never met the leader of the Central World of the Outer Heavens, Jiang Liu knew from the first glance that this person was Xu Yi, an unparalleled expert who was only one step away from reaching the Yang God realm.
When still, it is plain and unadorned; when it moves, it can cause the world to collapse.
This is a true peerless powerhouse!
The ultimate boss in the world of Yangshen!
Beyond the Heavens, the leader of the Central World!
As soon as he appeared, his gaze fixed on Jiang Liu, and at the same time, Jiang Liu's reflection appeared in his pupils.
That's right, it's a reflection. It's as if everything is a reflection in his pupils.
When that inverted gaze shot over, Jiang Liu felt as if the world had turned upside down and his body was suspended in mid-air, as if the entire universe had suddenly been turned upside down in Xu Yi's gaze.
"Time and space are reversed! I was even affected by the portal. What amazing Taoist techniques! Is this the Yang God Technique? That was close! If I had been careless, I would have really been done for today."
Upon thinking of this, Jiang Liu couldn't help but laugh, revealing two rows of white teeth to the middle-aged man, laughing loudly, sneering, and mocking.
I'm standing right here, what can you do to me!
The power to reverse time and space posed little threat to Jiang Liu, who was already inside the portal.
Xu Yi remained expressionless and silent, with swirling air around his body forming various dazzling vortexes.
The vortex instantly reached the vicinity of the portal, and a tremendous suction force swept in, trying to pull Jiang Liu and the bronze giant gate into it. Even light and time could not escape this vortex.
Compared to the Heaven and Earth Millstone Vortex of the Transformation Technique that Jiang Liu comprehended, it's like comparing a loach to a divine dragon.
This vortex possesses an irresistible attraction.
"There will be plenty of time in the future, see you again!" Jiang Liu's voice carried over.
"Whoosh!"
Under Xu Yi's gaze, Jiang Liu disappeared into the gate, and then the bronze gate itself faded and disappeared as well.
"Even the galactic vortex generated by the thoughts of a Yang God couldn't hold him! The outer world, huh? I really want to go and see it. How does it compare to the Great Thousand Worlds!"
The middle-aged man spoke in an extremely calm voice, which only echoed within a radius of three zhang around him. Then he stared blankly at the area where the river had disappeared.
"Is the outer world the other shore? The Great Thousand Worlds are the Immortal Realm to the Outer Heavens, infinitely vast. If they are infinitely vast, how can the outer worlds exist independently? It can only mean that they are not in the same world as us, not from the same Great Thousand Worlds... This is a secret unknown even to the ancient Holy Emperors, never recorded before. The Immortal God King actually sensed these people from the outer worlds... He's right, they are our common enemy! The Great Thousand Worlds, the Middle Thousand Worlds, our common enemy, our true enemy!"
"That monkey didn't leave. I wonder if we caught it!" As soon as he finished speaking, he faded away, disappearing without a trace along with the swirling starry river, as if it had never been there at all.
...
In the capital of Baoxiang Kingdom, in a luxurious inn, Jiang Liu slowly walked out of the portal, his whole body covered in goosebumps that had not yet subsided.
"This is truly terrifying! The power of a Yang God's thoughts is astounding! Even the Third Holy Mother, who possessed the strength of Refining the Spirit and Reversing the Void, I never saw such an aura emanating from her... Yang God! Could it be the realm of Refining the Void and Merging with the Dao? Then what happened when Hong Yi finally reached the other shore? Did he merge with the Dao and become a saint?"
Before he could finish his thought, the wolf howls outside the window had already ceased, and a full moon hung high in the sky. Jiang Liu frowned slightly, but compared to his state of mind when he left, he was now extremely calm.
"Kui Mulang!" Jiang Liu looked at the night sky and softly uttered three words.
Kui Mulang, now known as the Yellow-Robed Monster, resides in the Wave Moon Cave on Wanzi Mountain in Baoxiang Kingdom. Originally one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations of the Heavenly Realm, and the head of the Seven Constellations of the Western White Tiger Palace. Before the Investiture of the Gods, he was a disciple of the Jie Sect, but died in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and was sealed by the Investiture of the Gods, becoming one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations.
Once listed on the Investiture of the Gods, the path to immortality is lost, and one is bound to the Heavenly Dao for life, becoming a civil servant of the Heavenly Court. After the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, only seven people—Li Jing, Yang Jian, Nezha, Jinzha, Muzha, Wei Tuo, and Lei Zhenzi—achieved physical sainthood. Although they served as officials in the Heavenly Court, they were not bound by the rules of the Heavenly Dao and roamed freely in the Immortal Realm.
As a minor demon of the Jie Sect, how much strength could Kui Mulang possibly possess?
Moreover, the Twenty-Eight Constellations were not considered top-tier figures in the Heavenly Court, and the power bestowed upon them by the Heavenly Dao was not particularly strong. Previously, when Jiang Liu had just entered the Earth Immortal realm, he might not have been able to defeat them, but now, in the Yang God World, his strength had greatly increased, and he was no longer afraid.
Hearing the wolf's howl, Jiang Liu roughly knew the strength of Kui Mulang, so he was no longer worried and focused on checking his own information and what he had gained.
Chapter 247 The Yellow-Robed Monster (Part 1)
The moonlight tonight is exceptionally beautiful, its clear light casting a layer of snow-white hues. The enormous moon hangs high in the sky, like a round mirror.
The demonic aura that had just enveloped half the capital was shattered by a wolf's howl, and the rolling black clouds retreated instantly, settling in the east and restoring a clear and bright world.
The dark clouds dissipated, and the moonlight once again fell upon this great city, the capital of Baoxiang Kingdom, a vast expanse stretching for hundreds of miles.
The capital of Baoxiang Kingdom appears prosperous, but it was built with the combined resources of the entire nation. One city was built for the whole country to prevent demons from invading and to protect the land.
A majestic city, fortified with strong troops! Only in this land surrounded by demons could such prosperity exist.
The territory of Baoxiang Kingdom stretches three thousand miles from east to west, but it truly controls only the capital city, a mere eight hundred miles in size. The rest is desolate mountains and wilderness, inhabited by powerful and lesser demons, utterly uninhabited.
However, no matter how strong the city was, or how sharp the armor and weapons, they could not stop the great demons above the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stages. These demons could ride the clouds and possess unfathomable supernatural powers, and no matter how many mortal soldiers there were, it would be of no use. Fortunately, the Heavenly Court patrolled the mortal realm, and the great demons who had achieved the status of Earth Immortals did not dare to easily go on a killing spree and invade the city.
Just because someone doesn't dare to do something easily doesn't mean they really don't dare!
If the benefits are enough, what is there to be afraid of?
The Heavenly Court is not a heavenly court for humans. The rules of Heaven are not for protecting humanity, but for maintaining the balance of the Three Realms, where all life has the right to exist.
Humans eat beasts, and demons eat humans; it's only natural.
Heaven and earth, gods, humans, ghosts, creatures with scales, fur, feathers, and insects.
Humans are just one of them!
Look at the high-ranking officials in Heaven: the Three Pure Ones, the Six Emperors, the Five Elders of the Five Directions—which of them is human?
The Three Pure Ones need no further explanation. The Six Emperors are the six Heavenly Emperors who, second only to the Three Pure Ones, govern all things in heaven and earth and control the operation of the Heavenly Dao. Leaving aside the Jade Emperor for now, the Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei, and the Great Emperor of the Upper Palace of Gouchen were both born according to the Heavenly Dao; the Great Emperor of the South Pole, Yuqing Zhenwang, is an incarnation of the primordial spirit of Yuanshi Tianzun; the Great Emperor of the East Pole, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, is transformed from the essence of the Nine Yangs, originating from the primordial Qi, and is a primordial spirit; and the Earthly Sovereign, Houtu Niangniang, who carries on the laws of heaven, is the last ancestral witch of the prehistoric world.
None of them were human!
Looking at the Five Elders of the Heavenly Court, the Eastern Emperor Donghua, the Eastern King Duke, is a manifestation of the Primordial Spirit Root; the Southern Guanyin of the South Pole has an unknown origin, although she is close to the human race, but when she was born, the Goddess Nuwa had not yet created humans; the rest, the Eastern Chongen Holy Emperor, the Northern Beiji Xuanling Doumu Yuanjun, and the Central Huangji Huangjiao Great Immortal, are either innate manifestations or born with the Great Dao.