novelden Chapter 407 The Mysterious Origin
Chapter 407 The Mysterious Origin
Li Lan and the Heavenly Emperor Sword exchanged a bow.
A very, very long time later.
The Heavenly Emperor Sword returned to Sword Mark Peak and disappeared.
The Heavenly Emperor left it here to suppress all demons, so it will not leave for the time being.
Perhaps for the sword spirit, being able to see the successor of the Heavenly Emperor reappear, and inherit the Heavenly Emperor's Dao and aspirations, is already a source of immense joy.
Therefore, at this moment, the sky and earth are clear and the air is fresh, the bottomless abyss is completely silent, and the sunset glow slowly sinks in the west, which is beautiful and magnificent.
Much later, after confirming that the Heavenly Emperor Sword had been hidden, the people kneeling on the ground stood up in a daze.
"That's terrifying. Fortunately, this sword was trapped here. Otherwise, if it appeared in this world, who could defeat it?"
"No wonder this place harbors countless demons, yet for countless years, not a single demon has been able to escape. With the Heavenly Emperor Sword here, even the most powerful demons dare not court death..."
Many people expressed their feelings.
"The virtue of the Heavenly Emperor continues to protect humanity even after countless ages..."
Hua Tiansongming murmured, his old face full of complex emotions.
"Hey, why didn't you kneel down just now?"
Hua Tianqingyi walked over to Li Lan and asked him in a low voice.
Everyone was so tense that they didn't notice who knelt down, but she cared too much about Li Lan, so she noticed.
Li Lan simply smiled and gestured for her to be quiet.
Hua Tianqing blinked her big eyes, nodded, but then whispered a word of advice:
"You can't do that again, okay? The Heavenly Emperor has accumulated a lot of merit; you have to kneel down when you see Him..."
Li Lan was quite surprised to hear this.
In the past, the Heavenly Emperor wanted to destroy all that was eternal and immortal in the world, so he broke with all the royal families and clans. After his failure, all the eternal royal families hated him and slandered him in various ways.
Even today, all the records he left behind have been erased.
It can be said that the two sides are mortal enemies.
The behavior of the Dongya royal family members just now is proof of this. Dongya Changfeng and the others did not kneel down immediately, showed no respect, and even tried to seize the sword left behind by the Heavenly Emperor.
Later, when they bowed, it was only out of fear and intimidation from the Emperor's Sword.
However, the Hua Tian clan seems to be a little different...
The moment Hua Tiansongming saw the Imperial Sword, he knelt down and paid his respects.
Hua Tian Qingyi, as the Heavenly Maiden of the Hua Tian Clan, reminded Li Lan in this way, which clearly shows that this clan seems to have great respect for the Heavenly Emperor.
"The appearance of this sword, I wonder what it signifies..."
"Yes, Your Highness, I'm afraid this place... requires careful consideration."
"Should we inform the family first before making a decision?"
The members of the Dongya royal family were now somewhat unsure of what to do.
It was mainly the oppressive aura emanating from the Emperor's Sword that completely intimidated them.
If we continue, will it provoke the Emperor's wrath, or cause other unforeseen events?
Can they afford it?
"Now that we've come all this way, how can we possibly turn back?"
But Dongya Changfeng spoke in a deep voice, staring at the Sword Mark Peak in the distance, and said, "This sword, following its former master's will, is here to suppress demons and monsters. It will not leave easily, so there is no need to worry!"
Although he was genuinely startled by the sword, he was certain that it was only for suppressing demons and that there would be no danger as long as he didn't provoke it.
Otherwise, he and everyone else would already be dead.
Moreover, he came here with a heavy responsibility; the future of the Dongya royal family depends on this trip. How could he possibly turn back now?
Immediately, he waved his hand and said, "No need to worry about it, prepare to open the Demon Abyss!"
Upon hearing this, everyone had complicated expressions, but they had no choice but to proceed according to the original plan.
Immediately, they all took out various items and placed them one by one in front of the Demon Abyss.
"According to our clan's investigation, the white primordial entity here has already begun to develop sentience and has the habit of preying on other lower-level primordial entities. If we offer it primordial entities as offerings, we will surely be able to lure it out."
"As for how to capture it, that will entirely depend on Wu Keqing's abilities—"
Dongya Changfeng smiled slightly as he looked at Li Lan.
Li Lan was quite surprised; could the primordial beings devour each other?
However, Xingluoyuan immediately confirmed this, speaking in Li Lan's mind:
“The colorless primordial state is like the mist and soil between heaven and earth. Once found, it can be used by anyone. However, a small portion of the white primordial state does indeed condense primordial consciousness.”
“Once a spirit exists, it will continuously grow stronger. Therefore, when it encounters a primordial entity at a lower level than itself, it will indeed devour it.”
"As for the Crimson Primordial Beings, almost all of them possess intelligence. In fact, some of them even formed a separate race within the Primordial World to fight against the Seven Great Races!"
Upon hearing this, Li Lan couldn't help but nod.
It seems that the beginning was indeed mysterious and unpredictable.
"Originally, it was offered!"
At this moment, Dongya Changfeng also stepped forward. He waved his hand and took out a jade box. Inside the jade box were streams of invisible and colorless primordial energy.
The forbidden items on the altar had formed a magic array. The crowd lit incense and candles containing the power of faith, which emitted a powerful golden holy light. Dongya Changfeng then placed the primordial matter into the golden holy light!
The primordial matter is formless and intangible, and is quite unique. Ordinary people seem to be unable to control it at all, but the power of faith of all living beings can suppress it.
Otherwise, if we take them out and put them here, these primordial substances will dissipate on their own.
Everyone waited silently, and sure enough, not long after, a surge of demonic energy suddenly appeared in the Demon Abyss.
It was as if some terrifying behemoth was rampaging within the demonic mist, like a whale stirring up layers of waves, surging and incredibly powerful.
"The Primordial One will appear!"
Dongya Changfeng spoke up, saying, "Step back—"
In an instant, he led everyone to retreat, and at the same time looked at Hua Tiansongming, saying, "Fellow Daoist Songming, when the White Primordial Realm appears later, I would like to ask you to control the magic array with me!"
Hua Tiansongming nodded as well.
As soon as the words were spoken, the billowing demonic energy from the abyss rushed directly towards the place of worship, and sure enough, a milky-white light emerged from within it—
Within that milky white light was actually a fair-skinned baby!
Its shape was no different from that of a human baby, but its physical texture was different. It was like a fruit transformed from a peach or plum. The first thing Li Lan thought of when he saw it was: ginseng fruit!
This white primordial substance, although it is the same thing as the ginseng fruit, looks very similar to it.
The white infant entered the magic circle directly, approaching the colorless, odorless, transparent primordial energy, and then reached out its tiny hand, trying to capture it—
But right now!
"Let's do it!"
Dongya Changfeng shouted, "Tired!"
Instantly, countless lights shone all around, and the numerous religious objects that had been placed beforehand emitted a dazzling light, pressing down on the white infant.
"Yeah!"
The white baby sensed something was wrong and vanished instantly, but was forced out of the space the next moment.
"Hehe, this kind of primordial white spirit enters the earth, falls into the metal, dissolves in the water, withers in the wood, and burns in the fire. Looking around the world, only the power of the faith of the common people, which transcends the five elements, can bind it!"
Dongya Changfeng laughed loudly and said, "Guest Wu, hurry up, now it's time to see your skills."
"Even Fellow Daoist Songming and I can only hold it captive for half an hour!"
Seeing this, Li Lan no longer hesitated and stepped forward, entering the magic array.
He stretched out his large hand and grabbed at the white baby. The white baby angrily tried to escape, but it was trapped everywhere by the golden light of faith, and its movements became very slow.
Li Lan's large hand arrived, and the white baby had no way to avoid it, and was directly grabbed by Li Lan.
"Yeah ah!"
The white baby was terrified. The next moment, its pale face suddenly turned bluish-purple, looking very strange.
"Transformation into a demon!"
Hua Tiansongming, standing nearby, exclaimed, "Be careful! To avoid its own destruction, the White Primordial has entered a strange state. It contains many strange substances, and once infected, it can easily fall into an indescribable state and transform into something strange!"
Li Lan immediately understood!
He recalled that during the great war between the two realms, the Eternal King Dongya had revealed another side to the world, transforming into a complete monster.
In order to restore their power, they even had to plunder the incense offerings of the world, and even the bloodlines of their own descendants.
Could it be that this is what plunged even the Eternal King into an indescribable state?
The primordial matter was incredibly powerful, containing the most essential Dao power in this world. It could transform into anything, but it could also become matter that could destroy everything.
At this moment, the strange origin was in his hands, and for a moment, he inexplicably saw many illusions...
He saw a giant bird flying in the sky, its body covered with a holy glow. With each flap of its wings, the heavens trembled. But suddenly, the bird was covered with black substance, its wings were covered with fleshy worms, and it fell from the heavens!
He saw the celestial being seated cross-legged in the temple of the vocational high school, his body radiating golden light, eternally indestructible, with a compassionate expression, like a true Buddha sitting on the other shore. But the next moment, a strange fleshy tumor suddenly grew on the head of that celestial being, the tumor trembling and filling everything...
He also saw the source of the Great Dao, where countless phantoms struggled to cross it, trying to escape, but they all transformed into unimaginable monsters...
At this moment, Li Lan's mind trembled slightly, and his own Dao was subconsciously about to be distorted.
"Watch out, a strange invasion!"
Within his sea of consciousness, Xingluoyuan loudly reminded him, anxiously saying, "The strange primordial chaos can only be controlled and absorbed using the methods of the seven great clans. You can't do it yet—"
The white primordial state is different from the colorless primordial state.
The colorless primordial form had no spiritual consciousness. Although it contained some strange power, it was ultimately scarce and had limited influence on cultivators.
However, the white primordial has undergone a qualitative change, and it can switch between the normal primordial and the bizarre primordial. When it transforms into the bizarre primordial, bizarre substances will erupt, and even the people of the seven major races of the primordial world need to be careful.
But Li Lan pondered for a moment, and then he actually grabbed the strange primordial creature and swallowed it!
"what?!"
"Has he gone mad? He's really gone mad!"
"You're asking for death! You're asking for death!"
Seeing this, everyone from the Dongya royal family outside was shocked.
It should be noted that the nine eternal royal families have been researching primordial matter for quite some time.
However, to this day, they still haven't found a way to absorb the primordial energy. Let alone the white primordial energy, even the ordinary colorless primordial energy is beyond their reach.
To date, within the nine royal families, there are two generally accepted methods for absorbing the primordial essence:
Firstly, it is the bloodline of the Purifying Celestial Master, which has a natural resistance that can resist the erosion of primordial substances.