Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

197: Chapter 197 Asking the ’Celestial Immortal’”The greatest reliance of a Golden Core True Monarch is the Golden Nature. It is the existence of the Golden Nature that makes a Golden Core True Monarch so powerful. Both Golden Core Dao Power and Golden Core Dao Principles are derived based on the Golden Nature.”

Gui Li revealed her figure, crossed her arms, and watched the Azure Profound Great Banner, which had unfurled its banner face and fully awakened, shaking her head. She was not optimistic about the Black Ape transformed from the Myriad Transformations Fine Hair.

At the Golden Core Realm, things like Clones can only suppress existences below the Golden Core Realm. If they face opponents of the same level, they are completely useless.

Unless one is willing to stuff a few strands of Golden Nature into it, only then can it unleash the power that a Golden Core Realm existence should have.

But Golden Nature is not a cabbage by the roadside. For a Golden Core True Monarch, it is an extremely precious item that one can never have enough of. No Golden Core True Monarch would take out their own Golden Nature to construct things like Clones; it would be a pure waste.

”Wait a minute, you didn’t stuff a few strands of Blood Fiend Golden Nature in there, did you?”

Gui Li looked at Yuan Feng with a suspicious gaze.

That Blood Fiend Golden Core guarding the Azure Blue Star was a Middle Stage True Monarch possessing a dozen or so strands of Golden Nature. After Yuan Feng shattered several strands of his Golden Nature, he still had eleven or twelve left, which were fully capable of forging several Low Grade Blood Fiend Magic Treasures or creating a dozen or so Blood Fiend False Cores.

Of course, this is the most ideal situation.

Cultivators below the Golden Core Realm face risks when refining Golden Nature. Even with a Golden Core True Monarch assisting from the side, a moment of carelessness could lead to being crushed to death by the Golden Nature.

The same applies to refining Magic Treasures.

Furthermore, Blood Fiend Golden Nature is condensed by sensing the locations contaminated by Ancient Ancestor Xue Zhou. It is extremely evil and strange; the difficulty of refining it is far greater than that of Golden Nature from other paths. It is very easy to be contaminated in return by the Blood Fiend Golden Nature and degenerate into a Puppet of the Golden Nature.

Yuan Feng’s expression was calm. When he cast Myriad Transformations Fine Hair, he had indeed put a few strands of Golden Nature into it.

Since he wanted to test what kind of experts were in this world, he naturally had to display considerable strength.

”How many strands of Blood Fiend did you put in? You didn’t put them all in, did you?”

Gui Li asked.

”I only put in nine strands, which can barely maintain Middle Stage Golden Core combat power for a period of time. Once the power of the Golden Nature is exhausted, it will be unable to continue.”

Yuan Feng said nonchalantly.

Normally speaking, Golden Nature will not be depleted, but that is only when the Golden Core True Monarch is still alive.

Ownerless Golden Nature is like duckweed without roots; it cannot be replenished and will gradually deplete over time.

However, this process is extremely long. The time it takes for a strand of Golden Nature to go from a pristine state until it is worn away by the power of time must be measured in at least ten thousand years.

This is just for the Golden Nature of a Golden Core True Monarch. Once one reaches the Nascent Soul Realm, the connection with the location is further enhanced, and the essence of the Golden Nature undergoes a fundamental change. For time to grind it away, it would be impossible without hundreds of thousands or even a million years.

If the Golden Nature is preserved properly, this time can be extended indefinitely.

The ’immortality’ of Golden Nature often spoken of among Cultivators is only relative.

If one were to do as Yuan Feng did—taking out the Golden Nature of a fallen Golden Core to use in battle—it would be exhausted very quickly.

The prerequisite for the immortality of Golden Nature is that the Cultivator who condensed that strand of Golden Nature is still alive and is constantly interacting with the location.

The essence of Golden Nature is actually the ’Dao Essence’ formed by the fusion of a Cultivator’s insights into their own Dao, along with their essence, energy, and spirit. After being refined by the location, it eventually gives birth to all kinds of incredible mysteries.

The most critical step is to make contact with the location, borrow the great Universe of the outside world to interact with oneself, perceive the true meaning of the Dao in the darkness, and combine one’s own essence, energy, spirit, and insights into the Dao to condense the core object that symbolizes the Purple Mansion Golden Core Dao: the Golden Nature!

Only by condensing Golden Nature, attaining the Golden Core, and being ranked as a True Monarch can one initially possess the qualifications to ascend to the location.

If one cannot even condense Golden Nature, it means that one’s insight into the path one is practicing is insufficient, and one does not even have the qualification to take a glance at the location.

This is a struggle for the Dao. The number of locations in the world is limited; if you want to sit on one, you need to be stronger than others!

Boom!

An earth-shattering roar shook the firmament; the entire Qingling Realm seemed to be trembling.

One could see an Azure Profound Great Banner unfurling downward, its Dao Might monstrous. The banner face was like a curtain covering the sky, obscuring the sun, moon, and firmament. Inside, azure stars turned, as if carrying an ancient Star Domain as it pressed down.

”It is the Qingxuan Heavenly Immortal!”

”That is his life-bound Dao Artifact, the Azure Profound Dao-Refining Banner!”

A Return to Void True Monarch shouted in shock.

Qingxuan Heavenly Immortal, a legend of the Qingling Realm from ten thousand years ago.

He rose from humble beginnings, only coming into contact with the Immortal Dao at age fifteen, becoming a Qi Refining Cultivator at eighteen, attaining the Realm of Spirit Refining Immortal Master at twenty-five, reaching Perfection of the Yang Spirit at forty-seven, stepping into the Return to Void Realm at seventy-five, and Harmonizing with the Dao at three hundred and twenty, ranking as a Heavenly Immortal and suppressing Qingling with his might.

Now, ten thousand years have passed, and the world only holds the Azure Profound Dao Palace he founded. Many Cultivators in the Qingling Realm believe he has already left the Qingling Realm to pursue Realms above Harmonizing with the Dao.

Unexpectedly, this renowned legendary Heavenly Immortal was still in the Qingling Realm, guarding this world.

”Rumble!”

The firmament trembled, the Void Realm cracked, and the Azure Profound Great Banner snapped and fluttered. Wisps of Azure Profound Qi dissipated, heavy as ancient stars, pressing down so hard that the firmament above the Central Province was on the verge of collapse.

”Not bad!”

The Black Ape let out a long howl, his fur flying, and the golden and red luster reflecting across the long sky. A scene like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood appeared behind him, with hundreds of millions of corpses lying prostrate and blood flowing across the vast expanse.

This was the manifestation of the essence of the Blood Fiend Golden Nature. Yuan Feng used this as a foundation, and the Clone pointed into existence through the Spell Myriad Transformations Fine Hair possessed Blood Fiend characteristics. This could not be changed, and it was easy for others to mistake him for a Devil Head who slaughtered stars and destroyed worlds.

Anyway, he was here to invade this Realm, so let them misunderstand if they wanted.

”Take a punch from this Monarch!”

The Black Ape’s eyes bloomed with dazzling light, piercing through the Void Realm for 108,000 li. He formed a fist seal with one arm, and the phantoms of immortal mountains and divine peaks stained with blood continuously crumbled. Peerless Fist Intent pierced through the Nine Heavens, and the supreme fist power pressed down upon the heavens!

The Azure Profound Qi was shaken away, and the banner face that obscured the Central Province’s firmament rolled back. The azure stars within vibrated ceaselessly, cracking one after another.

The Azure Profound Great Banner, which resembled a heavenly pillar, emitted a trembling sound like a mournful cry, held in the hand of a white-haired old man.

”I did not expect that my Qingling Realm would one day encounter such a great disaster, attracting such an otherworldly Devil Immortal who has exterminated hundreds of millions of living beings.”

The Qingxuan Heavenly Immortal’s expression was grave. He took a step forward, and the dao marks on his body manifested one by one, verdant like glazed glass, radiating misty Dao light.

”However, this is the Qingling Realm. As a Heavenly Immortal who has Harmonized with the Dao, I possess the home-field advantage. You, an otherworldly Devil Immortal, cannot stir up any great waves!”

As the words fell, boundless Dao light bloomed around the Qingxuan Heavenly Immortal. A half-illusory, half-real Dao Fruit manifested above his head, connecting with the Heavenly Dao of the Qingling Realm and borrowing the assistance of the Heavenly Dao.

In an instant, a pressure as heavy as billions of jun acted upon the Black Ape.

Originally, after he displayed the power of the Golden Core Realm, this Realm already had repulsion and suppression toward him.

After the Qingxuan Heavenly Immortal revealed his Dao Fruit and connected with the Heavenly Dao, the Qingling Realm’s repulsion and suppression toward him reached an unprecedented height, simply like carrying the ten directions of the blue sky on his back.

”Is there only one Heavenly Immortal who has Harmonized with the Dao in this world? That won’t be enough to stop me!”

The Black Ape grinned. Bearing the suppression of this Realm’s Heavenly Dao, he stretched out a large hand. Billions of golden-red rays of light filled the Universe, covering the sky with a single hand!

”Die!”

The Qingxuan Heavenly Immortal manifested his Dao Fruit, and strands of crystalline, dazzling Dao Principles emerged, causing his Aura to rise continuously. It was as if an ancient deity had awakened, and his Divine Might shook the Nine Heavens.

The Azure Profound Dao-Refining Banner unfurled once more. The Azure Profound Qi was as heavy as the vast sea, and azure stars rushed out from the banner face, turning slowly, pressing down upon the entire firmament and striking together toward the large hand the Black Ape had reached out.

Such a terrifying scene left the Cultivators across the four seas and eight wildernesses of the Qingling Realm shocked. The sky-covering hand spanned the air, and stars filled the sky. Even from a distance of millions of li, one could feel that terrifying might, as vast as the heavens.

Crack!

Stars shattered under the large hand, turning into brilliant azure fireworks as they exploded. The Azure Profound Dao-Refining Banner trembled endlessly, its banner face fluttering violently, as if it were about to disintegrate.

Even though he was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of the Qingling Realm, this Clone created by Yuan Feng could still unleash power close to that of an ordinary Middle Stage Golden Core True Monarch.

The Golden Nature was very little affected by the Heavenly Dao of this Realm, almost negligibly so.

It was the Black Ape’s Physical Body that was locked by strands of Heavenly Dao shackles, and the power consumed to launch attacks was much more than under normal circumstances.

”Azure Profound Refines the Dao, Slay the Devil!”

The Qingxuan Heavenly Immortal’s white hair danced wildly as he waved the Azure Profound Dao-Refining Banner. The banner face rolled up, transforming into a large azure spear.

The spear tip upturned the firmament, like a True Dragon soaring through the Universe, piercing through the sun, moon, and stars. A sharp, cold glint exploded, as if it wanted to pierce through eternity and attain longevity!

Clang!

A sharp, ear-piercing metallic trembling sound resounded throughout the eight wildernesses and six directions. The vast firmament cracked with countless fissures, as if the heavens had been rammed by a devil god and were about to collapse.

Clang, clang, clang!

Countless dazzling sparks splashed out. The intense collision shook all directions. The azure large spear, transformed from the Azure Profound Dao-Refining Banner, spewed out star-river-like spear light from its tip, as if making the stars of the entire sky tremble, pressing down upon the long sky for ten thousand times ten thousand li.

The large hand reached out by the Black Ape pressed down like an ancient continent. The Golden Core Dao Power, reflecting a golden-red luster, surged like the sea, rolling up countless giant waves, hard-shaking the azure large spear. The clanging sounds resounded between heaven and earth.

Swish!

The azure large spear cracked the Void Realm, and the spear tip spewed endless spear light, like a galaxy from outside the heavens pouring down, submerging the vast sea of clouds, boundless and limitless, shaking the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Dong!

The Black Ape withdrew his large hand, and his other hand formed a fist seal. The black fist, as huge as a star, shattered the sun and moon. With boundless Fist Intent—the intent to pierce through immortal mountains and divine peaks, to ask the Dao of the Nine Heavens’ Immortal Gods, and to attain immortality—it blasted toward the stabbing azure large spear.

Rumble!

The galaxy-like spear light crumbled under the peerless fist seal. The peerless, sharp spear tip shattered the firmament and struck the fist, emitting a trembling sound that cracked the Universe, as if striking against an indestructible devil mountain.

The Black Ape’s towering body swayed violently. A large foot stepped and shattered the vacuum, forcibly stabilizing his figure, and strands of transparent Heavenly Dao shackles rattled.

”There is still a little time.”

Two beams of light like torches shot out from the Black Ape’s eyes. The nine strands of Blood Fiend Golden Nature within his body burned in unison, exchanging for peerless power.

In an instant, the Heavenly Dao shackles locking him clicked and clattered, shattering one after another.

”Just you alone is not enough!”

The Black Ape’s Aura was monstrous. The blazing blood energy pierced through the firmament, rushing straight into the Universe and starry sky, surging and turbulent, like an abyss-sea splitting the sky, shaking the firmament of the ten directions until it collapsed.

The terrifying and boundless might swept across the entire Qingling Realm, as if a Devil God who had exterminated infinite worlds had descended, making hundreds of millions of living beings tremble endlessly.

”Otherworldly Devil, die!”

Just then, an angry shout came from outside the heavens. A large golden bell rang leisurely, its bell waves shattering nearby meteorites as it rushed toward the Black Ape.

”Take my sword!”

Another angry shout rang out. A silver-white long sword, as large as the sun and moon, with Sword Qi vast as a galaxy, and sword light shining directly upon all worlds, slashed across horizontally.

”Well come!”

The Black Ape’s momentum was like a rainbow, his blood energy like a vast ocean. He unfurled the Myriad Transformation Sacred Art, and blood-red stars glowing with golden light appeared one after another, transforming into rivers of stars that hung down, meeting the incoming sword light and the rushing bell waves.

Boom!

The heavens collapsed and the earth split, the firmament was destroyed, as if the world were being created. Chaos-like haze appeared, then dissipated.

Two figures, a man and a woman, came from outside the heavens. One had a golden ancient bell hanging above his head, and the other held a silver-white immortal sword.

The bell waves were deafening, shattering the starry sky; the sword light spanned the firmament, slashing and shattering the worlds.

”Good, good, good!”

The Qingxuan Heavenly Immortal laughed loudly. The large azure spear in his hand shook, its sharpness endless and killing intent infinite, causing the starry sky to fluctuate as he thrust it straight at the Black Ape.

In an instant, the four figures battled outside the heavens of the Qingling Realm.

Three of them were Heavenly Immortals who had Harmonized with the Dao from the Qingling Realm. They had Harmonized their bodies with the Qingling Realm’s Dao and condensed the ’Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit’, allowing them to unleash their strongest strength in their home world.

They could also borrow the power of the Qingling Realm to suppress the intruder in turn.

However, the Black Ape, having burned nine strands of Blood Fiend Golden Nature, possessed combat power that was too formidable. Furthermore, as he was just a Clone, he had no fear of the incoming attacks. With an Aura of risking his life, he suppressed the three Heavenly Immortals who had Harmonized with the Dao for a time.

Rumble!

It was not until the three of them joined forces to unleash a single strike that they finally defeated the Black Ape, causing him to dissipate into blood-red spots of light.

”Harmonizing with the Dao, Harmonizing with the Dao... If they had Harmonized with the Dao of the Luotian Realm, I fear they would be even more powerful than sitting on the throne of an Immortal Lord.”

Yuan Feng withdrew his gaze, lost in thought.