A person in the heavens, starting with a Chaos Emperor Dao Fruit

Following the emperor's decision, a middle-aged prince soon emerged from the main hall.

"Where are Yunhua of Anchan County, Dongyun of Yuming County, and Qingyang of Cangling County?" the prince shouted to the thousands of Yinglong Guards in the square outside.

Everyone was in an uproar. They had already discussed this during the various teleportations and when they came down from Yinglong Divine Mountain. They all knew that the three people the prince was talking about were the three strongest Void Returning Realm gods and demons among their group.

Everyone made way, and Yunhua, Dongyun, and Qingyang stood at the very front.

"I am King Qi of the Great Xia Dynasty. By order of His Majesty, I will take the three of you to the Royal Treasury. Choose one of my supernatural powers. Follow me!" King Qi said.

These words caused some of the Void Returning Immortals present to feel even more regret. If they had known earlier that they could obtain such a treasure after breaking through, they would not have suppressed their cultivation and would have directly triggered the Heavenly Tribulation to become Heavenly Immortals.

"Yes!" The three nodded, a hint of surprise in their eyes.

As members of the Yinglong Guard, how could they not know what supreme divine abilities were hidden in the royal treasury? Given such an opportunity, they would naturally choose the strongest divine ability—the Eye of the Candle Dragon.

"The emperor is so generous... It seems that the great calamity of the Three Realms has frightened him to the point that he urgently needs to accumulate strength to protect himself; opening the treasury this time is mostly to win people's hearts and get me to serve him!" Yun Hua had already guessed most of the Great Xia emperor's thoughts.

Soon, Prince Qi led the three to the treasury. The Great Xia royal family's treasury was located on the sixth floor of the Heavenly Mang Palace.

"Here are simplified versions of all the Daoist scriptures of my Great Xia royal family. You can choose any supernatural power or secret technique. As long as it is here, it can be given to you directly. Of course, you can only choose one!" Prince Qi pointed to the endless bookshelves in front of him and laughed.

Yunhua, Dongyun, and Qingyang all nodded.

Although they had already decided what supernatural power they wanted to exchange for, they had finally managed to enter the Great Xia royal family's treasury, so they naturally wanted to take a good look around. What if the Great Xia emperor hadn't entrusted all their collections to the Yinglong Guard? What if there was a supernatural power here that was even stronger than the Eye of the Candle Dragon?

The three of them soon arrived at the most conspicuous long table made of black jade.

On this table were simplified versions of the most advanced supernatural powers and secret techniques, and the group immediately began to browse through them.

"The Arrow of Heaven and Earth", "The Phantom of the Formless", "The Fire Rainbow Escape Technique"...

One after another, supernatural abilities and secret techniques were displayed before the three of them. The simplified version did not contain specific cultivation methods, but only descriptions of the cultivation conditions and the general effects after cultivation.

Of course, there are also conditions for obtaining these supernatural powers, but these conditions are basically only for the members of the Great Xia royal family to see, while Yun Hua and the others can choose freely.

After looking for a long time, they still couldn't find a technique that could surpass the "Eye of the Candle Dragon" supernatural power. In the end, the three of them decided to choose the "Eye of the Candle Dragon" supernatural power.

"The foundation of the Great Xia royal family is still lacking, far inferior to that of Bodhi in the original work." Yun Hua was also somewhat speechless. The quantity and quality of the supernatural powers in Bodhi's work were truly terrifying. Any supernatural power or secret technique he casually brought out was on par with "The Eye of the Candle Dragon".

On the other hand, the Great Xia royal family only has the "Eye of the Candle Dragon," and this "Eye of the Candle Dragon" is only the first half, which can only be cultivated to the Void Returning Realm; as for the cultivation methods for the Heavenly God and True God stages, there are none at all.

"So, the Bodhi Society teaches disciples because its foundation is the deepest! It only needs to guide its own disciples, and it can satisfy them in any way, but the other Dao Ancestors don't have such a foundation," Yunhua thought to himself.

After choosing their divine abilities, Prince Qi led Yunhua and the others into a stone chamber filled with floating jade slips. Prince Qi pointed to a jade slip not far away, which contained the divine ability "Eye of the Candle Dragon".

"Yunhua, you go first!" Prince Qi looked at Yunhua first.

Dongyun and Qingyang, who were standing to the side, did not object, because Yunhua was the strongest, having broken through using the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram," the number one divine and demonic body-refining method, while the other two were a little weaker.

Soon, Yunhua grabbed the jade slip, and a vast amount of information instantly flooded his mind, allowing him to understand the true cultivation method of the Candle Dragon Eye supernatural power and its terrifying nature.

Legend has it that when Zhulong opens its eyes, it creates daytime, and when it closes them, it creates nighttime. This supernatural power has a similar aspect. However, this ability to open and close its eyes doesn't affect the physical world, but rather people!

If an ordinary cultivator were to make eye contact with someone who has mastered the "Eye of the Candle Dragon" supernatural ability, even a slight release of the other's power would immediately cause the cultivator to feel a pale light before their eyes, followed by complete darkness, rendering them unable to see anything.

This is a pupil technique capable of causing blindness; some weaker individuals may even become blind instantly.

Of course, the attack power of the Candle Dragon's Eye is very weak, because once one's cultivation reaches a certain level, the eye can basically regenerate at will, and in battle, everyone relies on divine sense rather than actual vision.

What's truly terrifying about this supernatural power is its auxiliary effect: illuminating heaven and earth. Once this supernatural power is mastered, one can observe the nine heavens above and investigate the nine netherworlds below, with every blade of grass and every tree in the world within one's sight.

Of course, this supernatural ability had the greatest impact on Yunhua's improvement, because among the people present, he was the only one who could be considered a master archer.

Moments later, everyone received the inheritance of the "Eye of the Candle Dragon" supernatural power.

"Follow me!" After leading the group out of the treasure vault, King Qi immediately left the Heavenly Mang Palace and headed for Yinglong Divine Mountain.

After ascending Mount Yinglong, Prince Qi led his entourage upwards, quickly reaching a point nine thousand li above Mount Yinglong. He then spoke:

"As you all know, this opportunity is reserved for gods and demons below the Void Returning Realm and cultivators below the Celestial Immortal Realm. Now that you have broken through, you naturally cannot be like the other Yinglong Guards."

"Now, you are directly under His Majesty's command, the Yinglong Guard. From now on, you only need to follow His Majesty's orders."

"This is your residence." With that, Prince Qi pointed to three cave dwellings on a distant mountain peak. "You will live and cultivate here on your daily lives!"

The three of them naturally had no complaints.

Having just acquired the supernatural power of the "Eye of the Candle Dragon," he naturally did not want to be with the other Yinglong Guards.

Chapter 994 Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor

Moreover, this place is so high up that it's an ideal location for cultivating the "Eye of the Candle Dragon".

The Eye of the Candle Dragon requires collecting the aurora borealis from the Nine Heavens to refine into one's natal candlelight. The higher the place, the easier it is to collect the aurora borealis from the Nine Heavens, and the faster one can cultivate this supernatural power.

The Great Xia Dynasty, atop Yinglong Divine Mountain.

Yunhua sat quietly on a large blue stone outside the entrance of her cave, her eyes gazing at the sky.

Just then, his eyes widened suddenly, and a brilliant stream of light appeared in the sky. If one did not have amazing eyesight or profound cultivation, it would be almost impossible to notice that brilliant stream of light.

The appearance of this streak of light immediately drew Yunhua's attention. His eyes seemed to contain a vortex, swallowing the streak of light from the horizon into his pupils.

That streak of light was fleeting, and after absorbing it, Yunhua quietly closed his eyes, activated the divine power of the "Eye of the Candle Dragon," and his eyelids were tinged with a dazzling brilliance.

After sitting quietly for a while, Yunhua opened his eyes again. At this moment, a faint light appeared in his eyes. This faint light gradually condensed, as if it had turned into a weak candle flame, but the candle flame quickly dissipated.

"Although the 'Eye of the Candle Dragon' is a powerful technique, it is also too troublesome to cultivate."

Yunhua was somewhat speechless. He had been at Yinglong Divine Mountain for a month, and in such a long time, he had only barely grasped the basics of the "Eye of the Candle Dragon." His cultivation speed was far too slow.

This supernatural power is different from the Star-Picking Hand. The Star-Picking Hand can be mastered quickly as long as the conditions are met and enough of the five elements' essence is possessed.

However, the Candle Dragon's Eye is a divine ability that requires time to cultivate. One must collect a little bit of the Nine Heavens Aurora every day and practice it little by little. If one persists every day, it will take at least ten years to master the upper part of this divine ability.

"Ten years is about right. Judging from the time it took me to advance to the Heavenly God realm, it's been about ten years!" Yun Hua thought to himself.

"I'll cultivate slowly!" Yunhua calmed down and continued to comprehend the great Dao of this world.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Beyond the Three Realms, in the endless void, there floats a mountain peak covering a vast area of ​​a million miles, with palaces layered upon it. This mountain peak is the cave dwelling of the "Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor".

At this moment, a figure in white arrived at the top of the mountain. This person looked exactly like the Emperor of Great Xia and was the Emperor of Great Xia's second primordial spirit.

The white-robed Xia Emperor arrived at the mountain peak and proceeded unimpeded to the top.

At this moment, not far from the mountaintop sat an old man with long blue hair. He was like a reef, and just by sitting there, he made the surrounding void incredibly stable.

"Xia Mang, what brings you here?" the blue-haired old man asked the white-robed Xia Emperor.

This old man with blue hair is none other than the founder of the "Red Bright Nine Heavens Diagram"—the Red Bright Dao Ancestor.

"Master, I have been ordered to promote the 'Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram' in the Great Xia World. A few days ago, I discovered a genius among my Yinglong Guards. He has been cultivating for no more than ten years, yet he has already cultivated the 'Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram' to the sixteenth level. Therefore, I have come to inform you, Master." The white-robed Xia Emperor respectfully presented a scroll to Shan Lai.

The Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor nodded, and with a casual flick of his wrist, the scroll opened, revealing Yun Hua's form, aura, and experiences, even fully displaying his true form as a phoenix.

"Huh? A phoenix born of nature. I never thought that in this era, there would be a god or demon with such an excellent background."

To abandon his divine body and turn to cultivating the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram" truly demonstrates great courage. To cultivate to such a level at such an age is indeed extraordinary for a Son of Heaven. The Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor browsed the information and then nodded.

"Master, shall I bring him to meet you?" asked the white-robed Xia Emperor.

The White-Robed Emperor Xia also understood that his master's purpose in having them spread the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram" so widely was mostly to recruit disciples.

As the founder of the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram," his master naturally wanted to find a successor. He spread the low-level methods of the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram" extensively, hoping to select demon gods suitable for cultivating this method and take them under his wing.

Therefore, Emperor Xia asked this question.

Upon hearing this, Dao Ancestor Chiming pondered for a while. At the same time, he was also secretly calculating Yunhua's origins to see if he was innocent.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation were destroyed more than a decade ago. Emperor Xia and the others may not know why, but Dao Ancestors like Chi Ming Dao Ancestor had already had some ideas in their minds.

It was most likely the work of the Wujian Sect, which was nearly defeated by Nuwa back then but has now risen from the ashes.

Chi Ming Daozu was also calculating whether Yun Hua was a member of the Wujian Sect.

While innate gods and demons may seem rare, they are actually quite common in the three thousand worlds. Among the six realms of reincarnation, there is one called the "Celestial Path," where those who are reborn are innate gods and demons born with heaven and earth as their parents.

The truly rare innate gods and demons are those that are genuinely born and conceived from nothingness in heaven and earth.

Yunhua's terrifying cultivation speed left no room for doubt for Dao Ancestor Chiming.

"Was it truly born from nothingness in the universe? Or was it a product of those people disrupting the cycle of reincarnation?" After calculating for a long time, even the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor was somewhat surprised.

"Ten years of cultivation and such tremendous progress indeed make him a promising talent. But the Void Returning Realm and the next Heavenly God Realm are completely different."

He can hardly maintain this pace of cultivation. "Bring him to see me again in a hundred years!" said Dao Ancestor Chiming.

As the founder of the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram," he was well aware of the difficulty of the body-refining method he created.

Generally speaking, it takes at least a hundred years to cultivate to the limit.

"A hundred years!?" The white-robed Xia Emperor was slightly taken aback; he couldn't quite understand his master's intentions.

“Remember!” Dao Ancestor Chiming said calmly, “Don’t judge a cultivator’s merits or demerits based on a moment’s brilliance or dazzling appearance. The path of cultivation is long and arduous. Even gods and demons in the Void Returning Realm have only taken a few steps on the road. A person’s true potential should be seen in the present and in looking towards the future.”

"To reach such a level in less than ten years of cultivation is too dazzling. But it is precisely this dazzlingness that often makes him underestimate the heroes of the world and makes him arrogant."

"A hundred years from now, when his temperament has been tempered and he can maintain a calm and composed mind, free from impatience and anxiety, only then will he have a chance to reach his peak."

Chi Ming Daozu knew very well that although the path of cultivation placed great emphasis on aptitude and comprehension, once one reached the later stages of cultivation, "temperament" and "Dao heart" became even more important.

Throughout history, those who have achieved the status of true gods and Dao ancestors have all possessed exceptional "temperament" and "Dao heart." Consider those famous and charismatic gods who have been trapped in the realm of gods for countless years, unable to break through to the level of true gods.

"Disciple understands!" The white-robed Xia Emperor nodded.

Time flies, and five years have passed since Yunhua arrived at Yinglong Sacred Mountain.

Yunhua sat cross-legged on the large blue stone at the entrance of his cave, his eyes glowing with the dim light of candlelight.

After five years of cultivation, his Candle Dragon Eyes have reached an extremely profound level. Now, even without using his divine sense, he can see every detail within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles. Even the finest hairs on ants in the darkness can be clearly reflected in his eyes.

Chapter 995 Crossing the Heavenly Tribulation

Over the past five years, Yunhua has also frequently gone out to carry out missions for the Yinglong Guard. His missions are mostly directly assigned by the Xia Emperor, which involve dealing with very troublesome Celestial Immortals or Demon Gods at the peak of the Returning to Void Realm in various places. There was even one mission that took him away from the Great Xia World to a small world.

However, these missions are mostly ordinary Yinglong Guard missions, missions that match the strength he has shown so far.

Such a task posed no danger to him whatsoever; he could complete it with ease.

On the other hand, following his master's instructions, Emperor Xia planned to spend a hundred years testing Yunhua's patience and Dao heart. Therefore, for the past five years, he had treated Yunhua as an ordinary Yinglong Guard.

Over the past five years, he has accumulated a vast amount of merit, which has been converted into various supernatural powers, secret techniques, and cultivation methods. Among them are even some other divine and demonic body-refining methods, such as the "Thunder God Body," "Wind Demon God Body," and "Azure Wood Demon Body."

All of this is to lay the foundation for creating a unique divine and demonic body-refining technique in the future.

"The sixteenth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram has been completed. Let's break through to the seventeenth level today!" Yunhua looked at the sky. There shouldn't be many more Nine Heavens Aurora Blossoms appearing today. It's the perfect time to cultivate the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram.

He turned around and went straight back to his cave, then sat cross-legged in the quiet room and began to circulate the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram".

"Buzz!" "Buzz!"...

Instantly, the immense power of the Crimson Brightness circulated within his body, while two miniature stars floated quietly above Yunhua's head.

Having cultivated the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram" to Yunhua's current level, he can now freely manifest projections of the two supreme stars, the Sun Star and the Moon Star.

At this moment, the Sun Star and the Moon Star emanated a massive amount of solar and lunar power, which, after merging into Yunhua's body, rapidly transformed into divine power. His divine power continued to grow, becoming increasingly profound and perfect.

"Boom!"

Finally, his divine power broke through a limit, and then he began to transform.

"Wow!"

The purest and most refined Crimson Divine Power transformed into countless streams, flowing through Yunhua's body and making his divine body even stronger.

The Seventeenth Level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram!

"Haha, the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram has seventeen levels, it really has seventeen levels!" In the Star-Picking Mansion, Huang Mao Da Xiong and the others naturally watched Yun Hua's breakthrough the whole time.

This is the maximum that can be achieved through normal cultivation of the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram". If one continues to advance to the eighteenth level, then a celestial tribulation will descend at any time.

It can be said that Yunhua is now almost a god.

"Don't get excited, it's only the seventeenth level. Let me break through to the eighteenth level first!" Yun Hua entered the Star-Picking Palace, gave instructions to Huang Mao Da Xiong and the others, and then went directly into the Star Palace to comprehend the Dao.

Over the past five years, he has frequently sought enlightenment in the Star Palace, where traces of various Great Daos meticulously arranged by the Daoist Sanshou. These traces include the Dao that the Daoist Sanshou himself possessed, as well as the Daos arranged by his friends such as Bodhi and the Three Pure Ones.

The Dao contained within this Star Palace is all-encompassing, conservatively estimated to number in the tens of thousands.

Over the past five years, Yunhua has been able to comprehend one or two Daos on average every day. In these five years, he has comprehended four or five thousand Daos.

If he were to reveal his profound knowledge of the Dao, it would terrify countless gods and immortals.