Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 479 Refining the Origin

Within the chaotic space, Xiao Bai's soul suddenly opened its eyes.

In an instant, countless phantom images of mountains, rivers, deserts, and oceans seemed to flash rapidly in his deep eyes, reflecting a microcosm of the entire Dou Qi Continent.

A fleeting aura of indifference, as if looking down upon the world, vanished before slowly returning to its clear state.

"call--

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He exhaled a long breath of turbid air that seemed to contain chaotic energy, and then felt a series of needle-like stings in his mind. He couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his temples.

Looking at his somewhat ethereal hand, formed from soul power, he paused for a moment, then sighed helplessly: "Holding the reins of heaven and earth is indeed incredibly profound—but the consumption of soul power is far too great!"

He was still shaken.

If his soul hadn't already advanced to the Emperor Realm and undergone a fundamental leap, the massive torrent of information—enough to overwhelm an ordinary Great Perfection Heaven Realm soul—would have been enough to completely shatter his mind and turn him into an idiot the moment his mind and the plane's embryo began to merge.

He let the light fall on the rice-grain-like light cluster that was quietly suspended in front of him, emitting a soft glow.

The opening lines of the "Treatise on the Interaction of Heaven's Will" involuntarily came to mind: "Understand the Way of Heaven through the Way of Humanity, reflect the Heart of Heaven through your own heart—and you will see Heaven and Earth, and you will see all living beings—"

At the time, he felt that this general outline was too profound and difficult to understand its true meaning.

But now, having personally experienced the initial fusion with the embryo of the plane, he had a clear understanding.

The so-called "Heavenly Heart" here probably refers to the original will of this plane, which is the embryo of the plane before us!

"To reflect the will of Heaven with one's own heart—"

Xiao Bai's lips curled up slightly, forming a meaningful arc. Although he had now withdrawn from that magical state of deep fusion with the dimensional embryo and could no longer pinpoint and respond to everyone who called his true name with such clarity as before, he vaguely sensed that a mysterious connection had been established.

From then on, on this Dou Qi Continent, if anyone harbors strong malice towards him, the moment they utter his name, they will be able to trigger the "Heavenly Heart".

His mind will then sense this and give him a warning from the unseen realm!

He had actually had some rudiments of this feeling before.

For example, back on Leishan Mountain, when Feng Qing'er was calling out his name and making threats, he was sitting on the back of the mountain at the time. He didn't use his soul power to investigate, but he was still able to sense it in the darkness.

However, the sensing range was extremely small and very blurry at that time.

Now, this sensing ability, along with the connection he established with the Plane Embryo, has expanded to the entire Dou Qi Continent!

This ability, combined with his lightning, is nothing short of a simplified version of "Heavenly Dao" on the Dou Qi Continent!

After calming down from the excitement of gaining new abilities, Xiao Bai's thoughts turned back to the two "battles" he had just launched remotely through the void using the Plane Embryo.

"In the end—it's still a bit too weak." Xiao Bai shook his head slightly and sighed softly.

Two battles, one won decisively; the other lost decisively.

"Buzz—"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tiny, rice-grain-sized orb of light in front of him began to tremble slightly, emitting a wave of emotion filled with grievance and dissatisfaction, as if protesting Xiao Bai's statement that it was "weak".

Upon seeing this, Xiao Bai was first taken aback, then burst into laughter in surprise.

He now had a certain understanding of this dimensional embryo.

It does not possess complete intelligence; it is more like a blank sheet of paper or a newborn baby, with pure and blank thoughts, only able to instinctively convey some of the most basic emotions and ideas.

"Alright, alright, I didn't say you were weak—"

Xiao Bai conveyed a spiritual message to Xiao Bai as if comforting a child.

Feeling his comfort, the trembling of the dimensional embryo immediately stopped, conveying a sense of dependence and intimacy.

Seeing that it had calmed down, Xiao Bai sat cross-legged, maintaining the operation of the golden-black Taiji diagram beneath his feet, watching the plane embryo continue to devour the chaotic energy transformed from the soul-corroding black mist like a bottomless pit.

He observed for a moment, then couldn't help but mutter to himself, "However, you are indeed—well, still in the early stages of growth. It's said that the Lord of a Plane can receive the energy blessing of the entire continent. But in the two battles just now, the one with Lei Ying is one thing, but when I clashed with that Soul Emperor from a distance, the thunderclouds were dispersed by his palm, but I didn't feel any blessing power from the plane."

He recalled the scene in the Soul Realm when he was condensing thunderclouds and was disturbed by the terrifying will deep within the Soul Clan.

"Buzz—!"

"Buzz—Buzz—!"

The Dimensional Embryo trembled once more, and streams of somewhat chaotic and simple information intermittently entered Xiao Bai's mind.

Xiao Bai frowned, concentrating his mind as if deciphering a code, struggling to understand and sort out this original, fundamental information.

After several rounds of information exchange and a bit of guesswork, Xiao Bai finally managed to understand its meaning.

"You mean—you're still in your infancy, your essence is severely depleted, and you need to devour large amounts of this chaotic energy to replenish it? Once you accumulate enough and grow to a certain critical point, you'll be able to transform and absorb the black mist in this space on your own, and only then will your growth rate greatly accelerate?"

"Buzz—!"

Seeing that Xiao Bai finally understood his meaning, the Plane Embryo emanated an extremely joyful and encouraging emotion, and even its light seemed to brighten slightly.

Xiao Bai was speechless.

He finally understood why the Dao Ancestor Hongjun merged with the Heavenly Dao in the myths and legends. The rules and expressions of the Heavenly Dao were too primitive and rigid. Without guessing and patient communication, it was impossible to understand the complex meaning behind its simple ideas.

"Alright, I'll try my best to help you refine more of this chaotic energy."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Bai nodded in agreement.

On the one hand, he did hope that the dimensional embryo could recover quickly.

He already considered the embryo of this Dou Qi Continent as his own; the stronger it became, the greater its help to him.

After all, he also wanted to become the master of a plane and try to control the power of a plane space.

On the other hand, he also discovered another huge benefit of this chaotic space: the flow rate!

He had already guessed this.

In the past, whenever his soul entered this place, no matter how long he stayed, the time that passed in the outside world seemed to be relatively short.

Just now, when his consciousness began to merge with the embryo of the plane, he had already determined that the flow of time here was completely different from that of the outside world!

The flow of time inside the Heavenly Tomb is five times that of the outside world, while the flow of time in this chaotic space located at the core of the plane is even more exaggerated, being a full ten times that of the outside world!

Ten days of cultivation here is equivalent to one day in the outside world!

"A tenfold time difference —"

A glint flashed in Xiao Bai's eyes, and an idea instantly took shape.

Since we have agreed to help the Plane Embryo refine more chaotic energy, this is clearly not something that can be accomplished in a short time.

In that case, he absolutely cannot sit here waiting idly during this time.

"I must also let my physical body enter this space to cultivate!" Xiao Bai made a decision in an instant.

Although he now wields the Life and Death Purple Lightning with his Emperor Realm soul, which is enough to unleash combat power comparable to a nine-star Dou Sheng, this is ultimately an external force.

His true level of battle qi cultivation is still at the early stage of the two-star Dou Sheng.

While external forces may be powerful, one's own strength is the foundation for survival and the cornerstone for climbing to higher levels!

Xiao Bai understood this very well and had always adhered to it as a principle.

Xiao Bai is known for his decisive and swift actions; he acts on his thoughts immediately.

With a thought, a condensed beam of soul light immediately separated from his seated soul body, shooting out as if traversing the boundaries of space, and disappearing into this chaotic space in the blink of an eye.

The Heavenly Tomb is the empty space within a three-tiered structure.

Xiao Xuan, dressed in a green robe, stood quietly guarding Xiao Bai's cross-legged body, his brows slightly furrowed.

Not long ago, the golden-black Taiji diagram beneath Xiao Bai's body, which had been slowly rotating and exuding the Daoist charm of Yin and Yang, disappeared without warning. Even with his cultivation level, he was unable to sense its whereabouts.

Then, not long after.

The purple lightning that had been swirling around Xiao Bai's body, forming a powerful protective barrier, also flashed briefly in the void before disappearing completely, leaving no trace.

Both of these items are closely related to Xiao Bai's original power, and their successive summoning away has left Xiao Xuan worried.

"Could it be that we've encountered some formidable enemy? Otherwise, why would we need to divert even our protective source lightning?"

Xiao Xuan's gaze was solemn, and his soul power spread out like mercury, carefully sensing every spatial fluctuation around him, but he found nothing.

"Um?"

Just then, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and he abruptly looked up!

In the void ahead, a faint ray of light, yet containing pure soul energy, flew towards Xiao Bai's body at a speed beyond perception, like a swallow returning to its nest!

Xiao Xuan's eyes flashed, and he almost reflexively tried to intercept him.

But just as he was about to raise his hand, he sensed that the incredibly familiar soul aura within that ray of light belonged to Xiao Bai!

He forcefully suppressed the urge to attack and focused his attention on guard.

The next moment, that ray of soul light precisely entered the space between Xiao Bai's eyebrows.

A moment later, Xiao Bai slowly opened his eyes, which had been tightly closed.

Although there was a hint of weariness deep in his eyes, his overall demeanor was calm.

He looked at Xiao Xuan, who was standing before him with concern, and smiled, saying, "Senior, don't worry, I'm fine. However, regarding your resurrection, it may take a while longer."

He had no intention of testing people's hearts with things, so he would not mention his cultivation in the Chaos Space or the Plane Embryo to anyone!

"It's good that nothing's wrong."

Seeing that Xiao Bai's soul had only returned in fragments and his main consciousness seemed to be elsewhere, but he appeared to be unharmed, Xiao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said calmly, "There's no rush for resurrection. I've waited a thousand years, so why would I care about a moment?"

Seeing that Xiao Bai did not mention where he was going, Xiao Xuan did not press him. Everyone has secrets, Xiao Bai has them, and so does he.

Xiao Bai stood up, stretched his slightly stiff body, and smiled, "Alright, I need to leave the Heavenly Tomb for a while now. When I return, I will take you to see the Yellow Spring Demon Saint."

"The Demon Saint of the Underworld—"

Xiao Xuan was slightly taken aback, a hint of reminiscence and surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had naturally heard of the name of this equally brilliant and powerful figure from ancient times.

He then remembered that Xiao Bai seemed to have mentioned to him that the Yellow Spring Demon Saint was the first person to try his unique resurrection method.

As a sense of anticipation rose in his heart, a warm current also flowed uncontrollably through him.

He understood that Xiao Bai's actions were intended to allow him to witness the state of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint firsthand, and to further refine the resurrection method based on the experience of predecessors, thereby maximizing the success rate and safety of his resurrection.

This sentiment weighs more than a thousand pounds.

Xiao Xuan didn't say much, but looked at Xiao Bai, nodded solemnly, and uttered a single word: "Okay!"

Seeing this, Xiao Bai didn't delay any longer. He nodded to Xiao Xuan, and with a flicker, he disappeared into the void.

Not long after Xiao Bai left.

The entire Heavenly Tomb space suddenly trembled slightly, and a strange fluctuation of rules spread out.

As if sensing something, Xiao Xuan turned his head to look towards the entrance of the first level of the Heavenly Tomb and whispered, "Is it that time of year again when the Heavenly Tomb opens once every twenty years, and various races send their young disciples in for training?"

As he spoke, his powerful soul perception seemed to have caught something, and a hint of satisfaction and a faint smile appeared in his eyes: "Nine-Star Dou Zun—steady aura, solid foundation, not bad, little guy..."

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Within the chaotic space.

Xiao Bai's soul was still maintaining the operation of the Tai Chi diagram.

Suddenly, the space around him distorted slightly, and his physical body stepped out from it.

The soul and the body exchanged a glance, and without a word, the soul transformed into a stream of light and instantly returned to the sea of ​​consciousness in the body.

Sitting cross-legged, feeling the fulfilling sensation of his soul and body perfectly reunited, Xiao Bai slowly opened his palms.

With a thought, a large seal, entirely purple in color, with an ancient shape and mysterious lightning patterns flowing on its surface, floated above his palm.

Within the great seal, a wisp of deep, dark flame, seemingly capable of devouring all light, flickers quietly, radiating a pure and powerful primordial energy fluctuation.

Xiao Bai stared intently at the Thunder Seal, feeling the immense energy within it that would drive many Dou Sheng experts mad. He murmured to himself with a hint of anticipation, "Void Devouring Flame, I wonder how many stars my two-star Dou Sheng cultivation will rise to after refining your three-tenths of its origin?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he no longer hesitated. His hands quickly formed a cultivation hand seal, and the pores all over his body opened up, as if they had transformed into countless miniature vortexes.

At the same time, he guided a wisp of pure purple lightning power, carefully probing into the Black Flame Lightning Seal, beginning to draw upon and refine the vast, ocean-like dark origin within—

However, just as he refined a wisp of the Void Devouring Flame's essence, a furious roar seemed to echo within the profound connection he had established with the Plane Embryo, "Xiao Bai, you brat, how dare you..."

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