Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 634 Eight Heavens Abyss Dragon

One day, two days, three days —

As time passed, Chen Beiwu remained meditating with his eyes closed, unmoved, as if he were not currently undergoing the Heavenly Abyss Trial, but rather in seclusion for cultivation.

Tie Dan, Xue Le, Zhi Ling, and A Ji stayed by Chen Bei Wu's side to cultivate and study how Pu Sheng would condense his bloodline true form after becoming a Demon Lord.

Only the golden egg revealed three dragon heads, gazing thoughtfully at the Tianyuan River not far away.

"Eek?"

Zhiling opened her eyes and reached out to poke the golden egg.

During this time, she noticed that the golden egg was acting strangely, its mind not on cultivation.

"roar."

Golden Egg shook its head, indicating that it was a little strange.

For some reason, despite the fact that the waters of the Mingyuan River are highly poisonous, it feels strangely close to it.

If it hadn't stretched out its dragon claw to test it and discovered that some of its scales were instantly eroded and obliterated by the waters of the Tianyuan River, it would have almost thought it could cross the Tianyuan River using this special affinity.

"You're quite composed."

Suddenly, a calm voice rang out, and a figure slowly appeared—it was Yuan, whom they hadn't seen for half a year.

Chen Beiwu opened his eyes, looked up at Yuan, and bowed slightly: "Greetings, Senior."

"Tell me, what do you want in order for me to be willing to take the Heavenly Abyss Trial?" Yuan asked bluntly.

He didn't care whether the Tianyuan Dao Sect's lineage could be passed down.

He had completed his task and owed the Tianyuan Dao Sect no debt of cause or effect. He only cared about whether he could escape the Tianxing Land and regain his freedom.

"This junior would like to know, why does the senior insist that this junior must go through the Heavenly Abyss Trial?" Chen Beiwu asked, bowing respectfully.

"You've got guts."

Yuan glanced at Chen Beiwu.

For a mere Nascent Soul cultivator to dare to negotiate with Him, it's hard to say whether to call him ignorant or simply courageous.

But one thing is undeniable: Chen Beiwu's judgment was correct. After his mind was restored, he did indeed need an unparalleled genius to pass the Heavenly Abyss Trial.

Chen Beiwu remained silent, pretending to listen.

He knew that saying too much would only lead to more mistakes, and he was unwilling to rashly offend Yuan, who had a mysterious origin and unfathomable cultivation.

Yuan stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "Do you know what the benefits are of completing the Heavenly Abyss Trial?"

"This junior does not know," Chen Beiwu said.

"Those who pass both trials of the Heavenly Abyss Trial will receive the inheritance of the Heavenly Abyss Daoist and wield the Heavenly Abyss Daoist Sect's most treasured artifact, the Heavenly Abyss Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron."

At this point, Yuan looked up at Chen Beiwu, his mind racing with thoughts.

Over the long years, the Heavenly Abyss Trials have been distorted by the Daoist Land. Those who can pass two trials successfully are expected to reach the level of a Refining Void Daoist and become the next Heavenly Abyss Daoist.

But having been dormant for a full 100,000 years, even if Chen Beiwu were to become a Refining Void Dao Venerable in the future, it would not be able to help Him go any further and transcend the Primordial Chaos.

"Me? Wielding a Primordial Dao Artifact?"

Chen Beiwu pointed to himself, his eyes filled with absurdity and his tone of surprise.

Jin Dan, Tie Dan, Xue Le, Zhi Ling, and A Ji also changed their expressions slightly, realizing the true power contained within the Primordial Dao Artifact. They knew that it was a power that even a Nascent Soul True Monarch or a Divine Transformation True Venerable could wield.

"That's right, but I want you to relinquish control of the [Heavenly Abyss Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron] after you pass the trial." Yuan said succinctly, "As a reward, I can grant you three conditions."

"However, those three conditions cannot be too outrageous; they must be within my capabilities."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu's heart stirred.

Abyss? Heavenly Abyss Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron?

"Could it be that you are—, senior?"

Before Chen Beiwu could finish speaking, Yuan nodded slightly and smiled faintly: "You guessed right, I am the spirit of the Heavenly Abyss Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron, and my Daoist name is Eight Heavens Abyss Dragon."

"hiss!"

Golden Egg gasped three times, drawing surprised glances from Iron Egg and the others.

Even Chen Beiwu, who was deeply shaken, couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

The Primordial Dao Artifact possesses boundless power, carrying a Great Dao. Therefore, the spirit of the Dao Artifact is also known as the Spirit of the Great Dao in the ancient books of the Immortal Alliance.

It is no exaggeration to say that even a cultivation giant like Zhen Yuanzi could be easily destroyed in front of the Great Dao Spirit at its peak, and is not worth mentioning.

"I know you have doubts in your heart about why I chose you."

Yuan looked up at the sky and sighed, "The trials left by our sect's Dao Venerable are simply too difficult; only the most outstanding talents of all ages can pass through them."

"Of course, I must also admit that the difficulty of the Heavenly Abyss Trial is far beyond your imagination. Even with my help, your chances of successfully passing it are less than 30%, and you may even face the danger of death."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu's eyelids twitched.

Even he only had a 30% chance of passing the Heavenly Abyss Trial, which was fraught with danger.

"However, with me protecting you, you don't need to worry too much."

Seeing Yuan's boastful words, Chen Beiwu decided to first inquire about the whereabouts of the Fighting Demon Ape.

"That restless monkey is unharmed. I will respect its wishes and send it to the core of the Heavenly Star Path to undergo tempering."

As he spoke, Yuan pointed his finger, displaying a scene of the Battle Demon Ape's battle: "If you are unwilling, I can only place my hopes for passing the level on the Heart Ape."

"What if I refuse?" Chen Beiwu asked cautiously.

"Nothing will happen. I will simply send you away from the Path of Heavenly Stars and continue to wait for the destined one to arrive."

Yuan Ping glanced at Chen Beiwu and said, "But if you are willing, I can lend you a hand and agree to some conditions."

At this point, Yuan looked at the golden egg: "For example, let the bloodline of this three-headed dragon further transform into a dragon."

"Could you explain in more detail, senior?" Chen Beiwu suppressed his excitement and asked with focused attention.

"The Heavenly Abyss Trial is both a calamity and an opportunity, especially for this three-headed dragon."

Yuan bluntly stated, "If I were to use the waters of the Tianyuan River to cleanse and refine the body, it would help the three-headed dragon undergo a complete transformation, shedding its acquired form and establishing the foundation for its innate bloodline, thus becoming a true dragon species."

"If this little fellow has enough luck in the future and can obtain the True Dragon Pearl, he may very well soar to the sky, carry the Great Dao with the bloodline of the True Dragon, and transform into a Primordial True Dragon."

Hearing Yuan's grand promise, Jin Dan swallowed hard and subconsciously looked at Chen Beiwu.

Chen Beiwu pondered for a moment, then bowed slightly to Chao Yuan: "This junior is willing to lend a helping hand to senior, but what are the three conditions you mentioned earlier?"

"Helping the three-headed dragon's bloodline transform is one condition. As for the other two conditions, you can propose them now or consider them slowly." Yuan's heart eased.

Given the choice, He was unwilling to place his hopes on the Fighting Demon Ape, whose chances of success were slim.

"Senior, it is said that the Heavenly Star Road can lead to the Eastern Region?" Chen Beiwu asked.

"It's not just the Eastern Region; the Heavenly Star Road connects to the Ten Thousand Realms and can also lead to the Western Heaven and Northern Xuan Regions."

Yuan revealed, "That Heart Ape is simple-minded. He is willing to risk going to the Heavenly Abyss Trial as long as I open the inter-domain passage to the Northern Profound Domain."

Chen Beiwu was not surprised at all, having understood Yuan's implied meaning.

The Northern Xuan Domain is vast and sparsely populated, ruled by the demon race and guarded by the Ten Great Demon Saints, with countless powerful individuals, fully capable of satisfying the fighting desires of the Battle Demon Ape.

No wonder the Fighting Demon Ape readily agreed!

"I have shown you enough sincerity; now it's your turn."

Yuan cut to the chase, saying, "There are only six months left in the trial. If you can comprehend the Daoist teachings on the stone tablet and successfully cross the Tianyuan River within those six months, all my previous promises will be valid."

"Conversely, everything comes to an end."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan's figure slowly disappeared.

"roar?"

Jin Dan stared intently at Chen Beiwu, his eyes filled with eagerness.

"Don't be impatient."

Chen Beiwu used his divine sense to reassure the golden egg with a single sentence.

Using the waters of the Tianyuan River to cleanse the bloodline of the Golden Egg and restore it to its innate state is undoubtedly a good thing.

However, he found it difficult to explain the transformation of the golden egg to the Immortal Alliance.

Unless, as in the previous dragon transformation, a talisman is used instead of the golden egg's energy, triggering the Celestial Alliance's celestial phenomena during the bloodline metamorphosis on the Path of Heavenly Stars, only then can this be perfectly explained.

However, this approach also has drawbacks, as it needs to be done under Yuan's watchful eye, which could easily expose one's secrets.

Upon noticing Chen Beiwu's thoughts, Jin Dan's expression froze, and the excitement in his heart dissipated by more than half.

It knew how serious the danger of exposing the Gate of Ten Directions was!

"Huh?" (How about we change the terms?)

Golden Egg closed its dragon eyes, suppressing its greed, and said reluctantly.

Given the profound foundation of the ancient Taoist sect, there must be multiple ways for bloodline transformation to occur.

Chen Beiwu reassured the golden egg with his divine sense, and then, with a thought, he probed into the chaotic world.

Within the chaotic world, ten wisps of purple energy shone brightly, one of which was the purple energy that Chen Beiwu had seized after defeating the Fighting Demon Ape.

Triggering serendipitous encounters based on luck should increase the probability of passing the Heavenly Abyss Trial.

Chen Beiwu hesitated for a moment, then used his divine sense to guide two streams of purple energy into the golden bell of fortune in front of him, which transformed into two lifelike spirit fish.

"bass----!"

As the loud and magnificent bell tolled, the purple spirit fish inside the Golden Bell of Fortune transformed into a wondrous encounter and slowly dissipated.

Chen Beiwu opened his eyes, stepped to the stone tablet in front of the Tianyuan River, and began to comprehend it with his divine sense.

"boom!"

Unlike his previous comprehension attempts, ancient seal script characters appeared on Chen Beiwu's spiritual platform, transforming into countless flowing waters that intersected, separated, and then converged back into one place.

At this moment, although he was comprehending the supreme Daoist techniques of the Tianyuan Dao Sect, Chen Beiwu's Nascent Soul in his sea of ​​consciousness trembled slightly as he recalled the various Daoist principles and supreme immortal techniques he had comprehended in the Tianxu.

The Daoist rhythms flowed in different directions, those that did not interfere with each other and pointed directly to the essence of the Great Dao. However, Chen Beiwu suddenly realized that one of them was the mother of all laws.

These branching paths may never have truly separated; they could very well converge and manifest as a path unlike any other, one that no one has ever ruled before.

But all things return to one, and where does that one return to? The primordial beginning? Or—

Upon realizing this, Chen Beiwu suddenly awoke from his state of sudden enlightenment.

"Roar?" "Woof?" "Hah?" "Eek?"

Seeing the concerned looks on Jin Dan, Tie Dan, Xue Le, Zhi Ling, and A Ji's faces, Chen Beiwu smiled.

Although this sudden enlightenment did not allow him to successfully master the supreme Daoist techniques contained on the stone tablet, it gave him a lot of inspiration.

This even gave Chen Beiwu a hunch: perhaps the greatest opportunity for him to enter the Heavenly Star Path this time was not the three conditions that Yuan should fulfill, but the supreme Daoist method on the Trial Stone Tablet.

"The core lineage of the ancient Daoist sect is indeed extraordinary, and may not be inferior to the supreme immortal techniques of the Immortal Alliance!" Chen Beiwu thought with great emotion.

Although opening a new path was extremely difficult, with the help of the supreme Daoist principles on the stone tablet, he had already seen the hope of opening up a completely new path for himself.

Seeing the smile in Chen Beiwu's eyes, the golden eggs breathed a sigh of relief.

In the path of enlightenment, Chen Beiwu is undoubtedly number one!

"The progress seems a bit too fast!"

On the other side, deep within the Path of Heavenly Stars, the eyes of the ancient true dragon narrowed slightly.

The supreme Daoist method recorded on the Tianyuan River stele is called "Tianyuan Melting Emptiness and Absorbing Reality Returning to the Original Dao Scripture," which is a secret passed down only by the Tianyuan Daoist Sect and can only be practiced by the sect leader's lineage.

This method uses the heavens and the abyss as a river and all things as a cauldron. It can melt the illusory methods and incorporate the real methods, thereby merging the illusory and real methods of the world, no longer reverting to their old forms, leaving only the original source, returning to the true nature.

Those who cultivate this supreme Dao technique to its ultimate level will have a Dao heart as vast as the heavens and a heart as deep as the Dao itself, merging the two into one, and will be able to wield the Heavenly Abyss Dao, one of the three thousand Great Daos.

Therefore, the Tianyuan Dao Sect has a rule: only those who enter the Dao through the "Tianyuan Melting Emptiness and Returning to the Original Dao Scripture" and attain the status of True Venerable can be ranked among the sect leaders and are qualified to touch the sect's treasure, the "Tianyuan Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron".

As a result, Chen Zi'ang only needed seven days to awaken the true meaning of the stone tablet and comprehend its mysteries.

Such comprehension is simply outrageous!

However, this is just right, as Chen Zi'ang can master the basics of the Tianyuan Dao Scripture in less than half a year.

The ancient dragon closed its eyes and fell into a deep slumber.

"Splash!"

The ceaseless waves echoed continuously at Chenbei Wulingtai, eventually forming ancient seal script characters.

These seal characters contain profound meaning, slowly condensing and quietly collapsing under the nourishment of primordial Qi, constantly cycling and repeating itself.

It took two months to barely get the basics down. This "Heavenly Abyss Melting Emptiness and Absorbing Reality Returning to the Original Dao Scripture" is truly domineering. The Heavenly Abyss True Essence that I cultivated actually wanted to melt and refine the Primordial True Essence in return!

Chen Beiwu's mind stirred, and he probed at a drop of Heavenly Abyss True Essence floating above the Nascent Soul.

This drop of Heavenly Abyss True Qi may seem ordinary, but it is actually the fundamental embodiment of the "Heavenly Abyss Melting Emptiness and Absorbing Reality to Return to the Original Dao Scripture," possessing immense power.

Based on this, he could ignore the Tianyuan River and cross it directly, successfully passing the first hurdle.

But more important than these things was the possibility of him mastering the "Heavenly Abyss Melting Emptiness and Absorbing Reality Returning to the Original Dao Scripture".

Upon reaching the minor completion stage of cultivation, the Heavenly Abyss True Qi can be smelted and forged into the Heavenly Abyss True Cauldron, which contains supernatural powers.

If one can further cultivate this supreme Dao technique to its ultimate perfection, the Heavenly Abyss True Cauldron can evolve the Dao technique phenomenon [Heavenly Abyss River].

At that time, with the Heavenly Abyss River as the foundation, the Heavenly Abyss True Cauldron as the auxiliary, and the Primordial Fundamental Immortal Technique at its ultimate perfection, Chen Beiwu is confident that he can refine the many Great Daos and Daoist Rhymes obtained from the Heavenly Ruins, directly enter the realm of the True Venerable of the Divine Transformation, and glimpse that unprecedented Great Dao.

With this thought in mind, Chen Beiwu stood up and began to cross the river under the watchful eyes of Jin Dan, Tie Dan, Xue Le, Zhi Ling, and A Ji.

Rumble!

As Chen Beiwu took a step forward, the calm, mirror-like surface of the Tianyuan River suddenly surged, stirring up a vast wave.

These waves seemed to possess a spirit, actively welcoming him and constantly pressing against Chen Beiwu's feet.

"tread!"

"tread!"

"tread!"

Seeing that Chen Beiwu did not use his profound abilities, but only mobilized the true qi of the Heavenly Abyss to make the waves form a path, the golden egg couldn't help but widen its dragon eyes and subconsciously stretched out its dragon claw to gently touch the water of the Heavenly Abyss River.

"Sizzle!"

The scales corroded, causing a stinging pain, and the golden egg quickly withdrew its dragon claw.

Okay, it's overthinking it.

In the face of Bei Wu, the Tianyuan River was indeed as docile as a dove.

But if it were to cross the Tianyuan River, it would probably corrode into a skeleton in no more than a few dozen breaths.