Chapter 65

Although Nüwa became a sage and had once deduced cultivation methods for the divine race, striving to interpret the Great Dao of the divine path, she ultimately fell short, and to this day, it remains incomplete.

In Nüwa’s deductions, the highest realm is the Imperial Extreme, which, after the Great Luo Venerable Deity, is equivalent to the Quasi-Sage realm. However, this Imperial Extreme is far more difficult to attain than the Quasi-Sage realm; it is the realm of imperial ascension for the divine race. Including the three ancient emperors and the three from the early ancient times, there are at most six, or seven if you count the Ancestor Dragon Emperor.

As for the Quasi-Sages, in the Xuanmen sect, each of the two schools, Chanshan and Jie, has one. In addition, there is one in the Western Kunlun, one on Wanshou Mountain, one in the Blood Sea, one in the Northern Abyss, and one in the Ziyang Cave... in total, there are at least dozens.

Nüwa, seeing this, sighed, “I can only hope that the two of them still remember the incense of friendship and lend a hand to the divine race!” Knowing further words would be futile, Nüwa soon returned.

Feng Ye saw Nüwa off alone and, upon returning, found Fuxi with a stern face. He avoided provoking him. After all, Feng Ye himself had no particular fondness for the divine race, given his identity as a nine-headed avatar was a fraud. But Fuxi was different; the millions of years of affection could not be erased, and his feelings were naturally complex. Helping? Don’t joke, he simply lacked the ability, and the human race alone was enough to keep Fuxi busy.

Shaking his head, Feng Ye instructed Feng Zhong to cultivate in the cave and not to come out, lest he run into Fuxi. He then rode his white deer to the Yellow River Water Palace to seek refuge.

Of course, the reason he gave Fuxi was to obtain the water essence from Yuan Kui to condense the five qi. If he had told Fuxi the truth—that he was avoiding him—Fuxi would have exploded with anger and taken it all out on Feng Ye.

In the Yellow River Water Palace, Yuan Kui, with a human body and a dragon head, sat on a divine throne, a treasure pearl in front of him, the very Sea-Stabilizing Pearl he had obtained from the Water Lord. Yuan Kui absorbed and expelled primordial qi, continuously using his own primordial qi and magical power to cleanse the turbid qi from the pearl.

Ultimately, there was no good way to remove the turbid mud and black sand, so he could only slowly refine it until it was purified. Sensing Feng Ye’s arrival, Yuan Kui instructed his disciples to go to the shore to welcome him.

When Feng Ye arrived at the Yellow River shore, the welcoming party was already there. Leading the way was the Turtle Chancellor, followed by water servants driving Yuan Kui’s water chariot, waiting quietly on the side. Four pairs of maidservants also stood by. Feng Ye handed the white deer to the Turtle Chancellor and boarded the water chariot to enter the Yellow River.

Feng Ye wasn’t particularly impressed by the grandeur, but since Yuan Kui was a river god, he naturally had all the necessary trappings, which he might as well use.

Entering Yuan Kui’s palace, the first thing Feng Ye saw was the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl. “Is this the legendary Sea-Stabilizing Pearl?”

Feng Ye finally felt the benefits of being a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but in this context, it means "a person who has traveled through time or dimensions"). A先天灵宝 (先天灵宝 means "先天灵宝" in Chinese, which can be translated as "先天灵宝" in English, but in this context, it means "a primordial spiritual treasure")—apart from the Taiji Seal, did he have any top-tier spiritual treasures? The only two he had were the mid-grade spiritual treasures, the River Chart and the Luo Book, and they were even imitations.

“Brother Daoist, are you here to obtain the water essence from me?” Yuan Kui asked after Feng Ye sat down.

“Indeed, I have been a Golden Immortal for several decades, and my foundation is quite solid. It’s time to consider the next step. By using the fire, water, and wood elements to refine the five qi, it should take a few hundred years for me to achieve the status of a Great Immortal.” Feng Ye paused. “As for you, the path of the ancient gods, with divine light illuminating the past and future, is no simple matter. Do you have any good ideas?”

“Everything depends on fate. My origin is the nine-headed clan, and it’s not easy to awaken the past life.” Yuan Kui’s difficulties were common to all great beings who had reincarnated. This is why those primordial spirits who reincarnated often chose to sever their true selves and reassemble their true spirits rather than inherit everything from their past lives. Although they could directly obtain the fruits of their past cultivation, the karmic consequences came with it. More importantly, if they encountered another reincarnation of the same primordial spirit, the situation would be awkward.

Like Yuan Kui and Ziguang Lady, a peaceful resolution was rare. More often, they fought to the death to reunite their primordial spirits. Moreover, reassembling all the past memories was several times more difficult than cultivating a pure true spirit.

A great being reincarnated might have an advantage over an ordinary person in the early stages, but later on, the past life became a burden, and the ordinary person could surpass them through accumulated effort. However, this was also a manifestation of the fairness of the Heavenly Will. Otherwise, these great beings would always stand at the peak of the world.

“However, this Sea-Stabilizing Pearl is quite good. It can serve as a handy spiritual treasure, and the Heavenly Dao principles within can help me comprehend the Heavenly Dao.” Yuan Kui said.

Yuan Kui was quite poor, even poorer than Feng Ye. At least Feng Ye had the Taiji Seal, while Yuan Kui didn’t even have that. His only primordial spiritual treasure was the imitation River Chart.

Feng Ye smiled. “That’s a good method, but there are twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls in total. Although this one is a top-tier spiritual treasure, many of its wonders are incomplete without the full set.” As he spoke, the Luo Book appeared above his head, with primordial light descending and the nine palace Dao rhythms flowing.

Seeing this, Yuan Kui understood Feng Ye’s meaning and pointed to his head, where the River Chart appeared, transforming into a chaotic color, symbolizing the mysteries of the unopened universe. The two of them used the River Chart and Luo Book in conjunction with the River and Luo divine calculations to deduce the locations of the remaining twenty-three Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

After about an hour, the primordial light dissipated, and their work was complete. Yuan Kui opened his eyes. “Indeed, it’s the light under the lamp that is the darkest. I didn’t expect one to be right in front of me.”

“There’s also one in the Yellow River. From this, it seems the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls have a special connection to water, and they should be found in rivers, seas, and near water.” Feng Ye added.

Yuan Kui gathered water essence into a miniature water dragon and gave it to Feng Ye. “Brother Daoist, take this. To avoid delays, I will go and retrieve the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl in the Yellow River.” With that, he transformed into a water light and disappeared.

At this moment, you don’t care about the grandeur. Feng Ye shook his head, secretly criticizing.

Taking the miniature water dragon, Feng Ye then took out the green dragon from Fuxi and compared them.

The favor he owed was not small. Feng Ye thought to himself.

Yuan Kui was one thing; his avatar shared his glory, and a higher Dao level would benefit him. The water dragon contained at least a third of Yuan Kui’s primordial essence, which was not easy to replenish, let alone a third.

However, Fuxi was different. Although Fuxi and Feng Ye were close, Feng Ye didn’t expect him to give up a third of his wood essence. If Feng Ye had ill intentions, he could use this to curse and manipulate Fuxi. This showed a great deal of sincerity. Moreover, due to Fuxi’s much higher cultivation, the amount of wood essence was even greater than Yuan Kui’s water essence.

Regardless of how Feng Ye was secretly moved, Fuxi himself didn’t think much of it. After all, although he was the Heavenly Emperor of the human race, he rarely appeared in the human world and usually stayed in the Fire Cloud Cave without much conflict. The loss of essence wasn’t that important, and he could quickly replenish it through his position as the Heavenly Emperor. As for whether Feng Ye would use this to manipulate him, Fuxi had no concerns.

Not to mention the karma involved in manipulating a Heavenly Emperor, Nüwa would never allow Feng Ye to do such a thing. Moreover, Fuxi and Feng Ye had been close for nearly a century, and Fuxi was confident in his ability to judge people.

Feng Ye first absorbed and converted the wood essence. The amount of wood essence was truly substantial, and after conversion, it would increase his magical power by at least three thousand years. Feng Ye was secretly amazed.

After absorbing the wood dragon, Feng Ye formed the Five Elements seals, and a Five Elements light wheel gradually appeared behind him.

In the past, the Heavenly Emperor was in charge of Taiyi, the Earthly Emperor was in charge of Yin and Yang, and the Human Emperor was in charge of the Five Elements. The nine-headed clan was extremely skilled in the Five Elements, which is why there were the Five-Colored Divine Race and the Five Directions Flags.

Naturally, the nine-headed clan’s legacy passed to Yuan Kui, and Feng Ye also learned it. Moreover, Feng Ye was proficient in talisman techniques, so he added five types of Heavenly Dao primordial Five Elements true talismans to the Five Elements cycle, forming a divine technique.

As Feng Ye formed the hand seals, five true talismans gradually appeared in the light wheel, evenly dividing it. The wood element true talisman lit up first.

Among the Five Elements, wood represents the east and is the beginning of the Five Elements. A wood dragon flew out and danced behind Feng Ye. Following the edge of the light wheel, it gradually flew to the fire element true talisman.

Far exceeding Feng Ye’s expectations, the amount of wood essence given by Fuxi was substantial. Just after absorption, it skipped the first stage of accumulating essence and directly transformed into a dragon shape. Moreover, Fuxi had even removed his own mark, providing comprehensive service, like a one-stop shop, with a perfect score.

Wood generates fire. As the wood dragon exhaled essence, the second fire element true talisman lit up, and a fire dragon rose, dancing around like the wood dragon. The fire dragon, being his own magical power, was more powerful than the wood dragon. Unlike the wood dragon, which only had the shape of a dragon, the fire dragon had complete limbs, whiskers, horns, and eyes. The fire dragon then exhaled essence toward the earth element true talisman.

Fire generates earth, which was more difficult. Although there was no earth essence, Feng Ye’s fire essence was strong enough to cycle to this point, and the fire dragon exhaled a stream of essence. The earth element true talisman lit up, and a stream of earth essence appeared. It was vague and barely formed a dragon shape, far inferior to the wood dragon, and could only be called a cloud of mist.

Naturally, when earth generated metal, it was even more difficult. After much effort, the metal element true talisman only exhaled a small golden light point. Metal essence? Using this to generate water was out of the question.

Fortunately, at this point, Yuan Kui’s water essence came into play. Feng Ye refined the water dragon, directly completing the last link in the Five Elements. A water dragon rose from the water element true talisman. Water generates wood, and the water dragon exhaled essence, which was directly absorbed by the wood dragon, completing the Five Elements cycle.

Feng Ye then cycled through the Five Elements for nine times, eighty-one major cycles. The water dragon, wood dragon, and fire dragon had all basically formed dragon shapes, and the earth essence was gradually transforming into a dragon shape. The metal essence, although much larger, was still a small light point, still far from a complete dragon. It would take at least eight hundred years of hard work.

After Feng Ye completed his cultivation, he opened his eyes and saw Yuan Kui quietly guarding him. He casually retracted the talisman array he had set up. “Did you find anything?”

“Yes, I found them.” Yuan Kui took out a palm-sized clam shell. Inside were two Sea-Stabilizing Pearls. “I searched for a long time, and this old clam spirit had them. I initially wanted to resolve it peacefully and exchange with it. But it tried to seduce me and absorb my yang essence. I immediately destroyed it. However, this clam shell is quite good for storing the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, isn’t it?”

“Indeed, it is. Next, help me deduce the locations of the remaining Sea-Stabilizing Pearls?” Feng Ye rolled his eyes. Truly self-absorbed.

“No need. Using these two Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, I have already deduced their locations. I just didn’t go because you were in seclusion. As for you, do you want to stay in my water palace for a while?”

Feng Ye raised an eyebrow and was about to speak when he suddenly had a premonition. “I’m afraid not. I have a feeling that there is something important in the human race that concerns me. I need to go to the human world.”

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