People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Chapter 329 Refining Gods and Demons into the Banner, Borrowing Yin Souls to Comprehend the Great Dao! (22)

"Boy, I'll remember you. When I'm resurrected, I'll make you regret what you've done today!"

As the words fell, the Absolute Yin Dragon Pearl between the black dragon's brows cracked with a 'crack', and the black dragon's eyes quickly dimmed.

After a brief period of contemplation, the black dragon ultimately decided to end its own life, severing all ties between this wisp of its soul and its original body.

Given his current condition, dealing with some Grand Luo Golden Immortals would not be a problem. Given enough time, he is confident that he can defeat Yang Xuan and escape from this place.

The problem is, where does this enough time come from?
Although he had previously hidden himself within the supreme innate spiritual treasure, the Absolute Yin Dragon Pearl, to avoid exposure, carefully nibbling away at the fortune of the River of Oblivion, gradually usurping its place, he remained in a state of slumber.

But after he woke up, he looked around and guessed that this was Yang Xuan's territory, and Yang Xuan clearly had considerable power here.

If a fight really breaks out, unless he can defeat Yang Xuan in an instant, reinforcements will definitely arrive.

If a few more Great Luo Golden Immortals were to appear, and Yang Xuan were to be able to mobilize the power of heaven and earth to freeze the surrounding space, then it would be hard to say whether he could even completely sever his connection with his original body, let alone escape.

Once his identity as a chaotic god and demon is exposed, the opponent he will face will not be a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, but a sage from the primordial world!
There might even be divine punishment. At that point, even if he has enough trump cards to avoid dying, his hope of being resurrected will become even more remote, and the time required will be much longer.

The current situation is clearly unfavorable to him. Although sacrificing this wisp of his soul is a pity, he has no choice. How could he dare to gamble? If he fails, he will truly be doomed.

Relatively speaking, his sacrifice of this wisp of his soul will at least help his main body recover. Overall, he has still benefited quite a bit from this, so there is no need for him to continue gambling.

But at that moment, Yang Xuan smiled and shook his head.

"I never said you could die!"

If he were to allow this wisp of divine soul to transform into pure Yin Death Qi and dissipate into the world, how would he conduct his experiments?

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, rounding it up, it's equivalent to losing a Yin Soul at the Great Luo Realm.

Moreover, if this black dragon were to die just like that, it would be equivalent to leaving behind a huge hidden danger, and we would have to be constantly on guard against this chaotic god-demon continuing to scheme against Youlian.

For someone from the same era as the Great God Pangu, even if they don't know the experiences of this wisp of divine soul for the time being, they will eventually be able to sense it as time goes by.

For both public and private reasons, Yang Xuan could not let him die like this; he had to leave something behind.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Xuan waved the rule ruler in his hand again and softly recited:
"The spirits of this place shall live on forever!"

As Yang Xuan finished speaking, no new cracks appeared on the Absolute Yin Dragon Pearl, and the black dragon's eyes stopped fading.

The power of heaven and earth within the Ghost Palace of Fengdu, along with the surrounding deathly aura and the soul emanating from the black dragon, surged into his body.

In the blink of an eye, the black dragon's damaged soul was completely repaired.

Upon seeing this, the black dragon was immediately stunned.

"What's wrong with this person? Why are they trying to stop my soul from dissipating? Do you really intend to use this wisp of my soul to extort some benefit? How ridiculous!"

"It seems there are very few sages in the primordial world now, so you, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, may not be able to meet one."

"Besides, if you can prevent this wisp of my soul from dissipating, you can also prevent me from severing my connection with my original body!"

Black Dragon felt disdain, but he only thought it to himself and didn't dare to say it out loud.

After witnessing Yang Xuan's two moves, he was certain that the Great Luo Golden Immortal before him was completely different from the one he remembered.

This kind of supernatural power, which can mobilize the power of heaven and earth, freeze the void, and stabilize the soul, is something that ordinary Great Luo Immortals cannot do.

This kind of supernatural power is too strange. It completely affects the Great Dao. Even a Quasi-Saint might not be able to do this.

If Yang Xuan hadn't had limited access to the power of heaven and earth, he might have even suspected that the person before him was a saint in disguise.

Although he died before the primordial world was formed, his understanding of it was more comprehensive than that of some saints, and he naturally understood what this ability meant.

Anyone who has cultivated to his level would never be associated with the word 'stupid'.

Knowing full well that Yang Xuan, this Great Luo Golden Immortal, is problematic, and given that the situation is unfavorable to him, how could he possibly create trouble for himself and himself just to satisfy a momentary urge to speak?

A true villain wouldn't die from talking too much, and someone who dies from talking too much isn't a villain; they're just a stepping stone on someone's path to growth.

While the black dragon was still in a daze, the spiritual light in this wisp of remnant soul quickly dimmed.

In the blink of an eye, the black dragon's consciousness completely dissipated, leaving only a complete soul.

Even though Yang Xuan never let his guard down, by the time he discovered it, the spiritual light in this wisp of remnant soul had already been extinguished, and there was no consciousness left.

Even the cause and effect within this remnant soul was rapidly disappearing, eventually vanishing along with the spiritual light within it, leaving only an empty shell.

"Indeed, no one should be underestimated."

Yang Xuan sighed inwardly, not expecting that the other party had still managed to escape, but he was not too disappointed, at least this wisp of divine soul was preserved.

As the saying goes, everything that exists will leave a trace.

Even if the Black Dragon erases the cause and effect within this wisp of remnant soul, as long as this wisp of remnant soul remains, with the divine power of a saint, wouldn't it be possible to follow the clues and find some traces?
Moreover, the fact that this chaotic god-demon erased all the cause and effect within the remnant soul of the black dragon was actually a good thing for Yang Xuan.

Since there is no cause and effect, once it is refined into the Human Emperor Banner and becomes a Yin Soul of the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm, there is no need to worry about it going out of control.

Of course, this is on the premise that it can be refined into the Emperor's Banner.

Then, Yang Xuan turned his right hand over, and the Emperor's Banner behind him flew into his hand automatically.

With a gentle wave of his hand, a large amount of black mist, amidst painful howls, surged out from the golden Emperor's Banner, enveloping the black dragon's soul in the air.

If you open your third eye and observe carefully, you will see countless evil spirits in this black mist, some with bare bones, some covered in blood, and some without any physical form.

These evil spirits, though of different appearances and varying levels of cultivation, did remarkably similar things. They either opened their gaping maws or used both hands and feet to forcefully grab the black dragon's soul and drag it little by little into the Emperor's Banner.

And during this process, the surrounding black mist, the golden light of merit outside the Emperor's Banner, and the fortune of the underworld are gradually seeping into the soul.

Even some traces of the power of the earth manifested at this moment, joining in the refining of the black dragon's remnant soul. In just an instant, the black dragon's remnant soul, equivalent to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, was completely refined and pulled into the Human Emperor Banner.

Yang Xuan merely waved the Emperor's Banner once, providing only a negligible amount of magical power.

"Can it still be like this?"

Yang Xuan stared in astonishment at the Emperor's Banner in his hand.

He was originally thinking that the remnant soul of the black dragon, which was equivalent to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, could be refined by the Human Emperor Banner and become the first Great Luo realm Yin Soul among them.

Unexpectedly, Yang Xuan only waved the Emperor's Banner once, consuming a little magic power, and the Emperor's Banner itself refined the remnant soul of the black dragon!

Yang Xuan never expected that simply placing the Human Emperor Banner in the underworld for tens of thousands of years would cause such an absurd change.

Yang Xuan was not surprised that the Emperor's Banner contained hundreds of millions of Yin spirits, including many Golden Immortals and Taiyi Realm experts.

After all, this is the underworld, and it's in the primordial era, where evil spirits are plentiful. Hundreds of millions of vengeful souls are just the beginning.

Yang Xuan was not surprised by the dazzling golden light on the surface of the Emperor's Banner.

Although the Emperor's Banner looks sinister, it is, after all, a top-grade acquired merit treasure, so it's not a problem that it has some merit and golden light.

It's somewhat understandable that the Emperor's Banner can influence the fortune of the underworld, since it's now considered a genuine treasure.

But what's with this "power of the underground passage"?!
Even now, if Yang Xuan wants to activate the power of the earth, he would have to go through some trouble, either by using spiritual treasures like the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, or by mobilizing the power of heaven and earth, or by using the Divine Art of Treasure Exchange.

The fact that the Emperor's Banner can now operate almost autonomously and draw upon the power of the earth is simply too exaggerated.

If Yang Xuan hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there could be a spiritual treasure that could autonomously draw upon the power of the earth to bless him.

Clearly, this was not the result of the Human Emperor Banner's autonomous transformation. Only one person could have caused such a change in the Human Emperor Banner, and that person was the Goddess Houtu!

Without this representative of the underground world granting the Human Emperor Banner the corresponding authority, even if the Human Emperor Banner is a top-grade acquired merit treasure and a precious treasure of the underground world, and it shows signs of becoming the nineteenth level of hell, it would not be able to automatically activate the power of the underground world.

"If we look at it this way, the Human Emperor Banner can no longer be considered a treasure of the underworld; it should be called a treasure of the underground realm."

Yang Xuan stroked his chin, deeply moved.

Since the Emperor's Banner can mobilize the power of the earth, the upper limit of this spiritual treasure will also become higher.

Even an ordinary stone can have its power greatly enhanced if it receives the blessing of the earth's power, let alone a top-grade acquired merit treasure like the Human Emperor Banner.

This discovery undoubtedly adds another layer of possibility to the plan to create innate treasures.

Even if the acquired merit treasure cannot bear the soul of the chaotic gods and demons, it is not necessarily the case after being blessed by the power of the earth!

"Huh? This ghost..."

Just then, Yang Xuan suddenly discovered that the black dragon spirit refined by the Human Emperor Banner was significantly different from the spirits refined by the Human Emperor Banner in the past.

In the past, those wandering spirits, regardless of their realm, only retained some of their cultivation. At least a small portion of the spirits could retain some of their supernatural abilities from their previous lives. As for their understanding of the Great Dao, they had absolutely no insight into it.

However, this black dragon spirit not only retains some of the supernatural powers belonging to the chaotic gods and demons, but also has Daoist rhymes flowing within its body, retaining some of its understanding of the Dao of Soul and the Dao of Death!
Besides the fact that the Great Luo Golden Immortal and the Taiyi Golden Immortal can bloom the Three Flowers on their heads and their true spirit can leap out of the River of Destiny and be freed from the shackles of fate, there is another huge difference between them: their use of the Great Dao.

Generally speaking, even Taiyi Golden Immortals find it difficult to comprehend the Great Dao. Even if they possess extraordinary comprehension and gain some understanding of the Great Dao, they find it difficult to apply it to supernatural powers and spiritual treasures.

Only by breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, opening the Three Flowers on the Top of the Head, and transcending the River of Destiny, can one better comprehend the Great Dao and then integrate one's understanding of the Great Dao into supernatural powers and spiritual treasures.

Comprehending the Great Dao is also the main form of cultivation after becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

The strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal depends on their understanding and application of the Great Dao.

If one has no understanding of the Great Dao and does not know how to use it, then one belongs to the lowest level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Dealing with a Taiyi Golden Immortal is naturally no problem, but compared with a Daluo Golden Immortal of the same realm, the gap is obvious.

Yang Xuan originally thought that as long as he could refine this wisp of the Chaos God and Demon's remnant soul and still retain the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, that would be enough.

Even the weakest of the Great Luo Golden Immortals is still a Great Luo Golden Immortal!
Unexpectedly, this black dragon's spirit still retained its understanding of the Great Dao from its previous life, specifically the two innate Great Daos of death and soul.

After a simple experiment, Yang Xuan discovered that this black dragon spirit not only retained its understanding of the Great Dao, but could also integrate these understandings into its supernatural abilities from its previous life.

It is no exaggeration to say that this single black dragon spirit is enough to defeat most cultivators in the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and even has the power to fight against those in the middle stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

More importantly, as the owner of the Human Emperor Banner, Yang Xuan can also use this black dragon spirit to comprehend the Great Dao of Soul and the Great Dao of Death that the black dragon spirit possesses.

This speed of comprehension is much faster than Yang Xuan's own comprehension of the Great Dao.

In just a short time, Yang Xuan had already made some gains.

Judging from this situation, it would only take a few thousand years for him to acquire all the Soul Dao and Death Dao that the Black Dragon Yin Soul had mastered.

Many years ago, he had thought of refining the Heavenly Evolution Abacus into a natal spiritual treasure that could bear the three thousand Great Daos.

To achieve this, Yang Xuan would need to have a grasp of all three thousand Great Daos. Even if he only needed to enter the basics, it wouldn't necessarily be possible.

The Great Dao is not something you can comprehend at will. Otherwise, why would the Great Luo Golden Immortals and even Quasi-Saints of the Primordial World be troubled by comprehending the Great Dao?

The ghostly spirits within the Emperor's Banner have undoubtedly solved a major problem for Yang Xuan.

"Is this possible for all the souls of Great Luo Golden Immortals, or is it a special characteristic of Chaos Gods and Demons?"

Yang Xuan stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face.

If all Great Luo Golden Immortals could do this, then as long as he finds a way to refine enough Great Luo souls, he will eventually be able to enter the Three Thousand Great Daos, and may even have achieved great attainments in the Three Thousand Great Daos.

If this is due to the special nature of the Chaos Gods and Demons, then this change only occurred after they were refined into Yin Souls.

Are the true forms of these chaotic gods and demons also like this?
(End of this chapter)