Chapter 70

Peng——

Yan Su fell to the ground, and Xun Yi calmly approached, picking up the golden rainbow sword tube that Yan Su had dropped.

Yan Su's face was full of disbelief, with fresh blood continuously gushing from his chest. He opened his mouth, staring at Xun Yi, unable to speak. What happened? How did the sword actually hit him?

"Since you know about this kind of magical artifact, didn't you know that these artifacts have special safety spells?" Xun Yi looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Of course, Xun Yi was also shocked just now. But then Qinglong explained that magical artifacts like the golden rainbow sword tube, which are inscribed with divine techniques, are sealed by generals due to their destructive power.

Otherwise, these artifacts could also harm the gods if they were not careful. To ensure their own safety, the Heavenly Court left special spells on these artifacts when making them to target foreign gods. Attempting to activate the artifact during the sealing phase would only cause the artifact to retaliate and kill the user.

Duan Xiaotian was stunned, then stepped forward and picked up another cylinder to examine it.

"Don't bother, we can't control these artifacts," Xun Yi put the cylinder back. After Yan Su's life force gradually drained away, he completely ignored the body beside him.

He stepped over it and went to Duan Xiaotian's side.

"Do you know the significance of the tiger talisman?"

"Tiger talisman?" Duan Xiaotian's heart stirred, suddenly understanding: the tiger talisman is a symbol of military authority. To mobilize the army, the emperor and the general must fit the two halves of the tiger talisman together. "So, to unseal these weapons, we need the tiger talisman?"

"Exactly. In this era of flourishing divine ways, the tiger talisman is the key to controlling all magical artifacts. Without the tiger talisman to unseal them, the military's magical artifacts are just a pile of scrap iron." Xun Yi looked around and finally found a beast head pattern on the front wall. The beast's mouth held half of a tiger talisman.

He reached out to take it, and the tiger talisman felt heavy and solid.

"Unfortunately, it's only half, so we can't control these artifacts." Xun Yi weighed it in his hand and threw it to Duan Xiaotian.

Duan Xiaotian inspected it and then threw it back to Xun Yi: "The ancient Zhao state was prosperous. If not for the sudden attack by foreign gods, it would not have been destroyed. Afterward, the ancient Zhao secret treasury was left to carry on the state's legacy, hoping for a resurgence one day. It must be passed down to a descendant of the ancient Zhao royal family. We outsiders can only look."

The other half of the tiger talisman should be stored with the jade seal and other heirlooms. Without royal blood, how could it be opened?

The two were quite helpless. Xun Yi thought to himself: "If we can't choose suitable weapons in the armory, we can only hope for the Heavenly Dao sword spirit."

With a thought, a branch fell from the merit tree.

Boom——

Heavenly Dao power infused, and a red glow appeared around the merit tree.

"Heavenly Dao authority, level nine." Xun Yi's vision blurred, and the grand Heavenly Dao world came into view.

Countless gears of various colors meshed and turned, and delicate threads danced through the world. Each thread symbolized a being's fate, and the gears represented laws and deities. The gears varied in size, and tens of thousands of rainbow lights formed the fundamental laws of the world. These rainbow lights represented the laws controlled by primordial deities, while the gears were the powers of the deities of the later era.

"This is the Heavenly Dao." This concept naturally arose in his mind.

The Heavenly Dao world was refined by the Flame Emperor, condensing the world's laws into a magical artifact. The Heavenly Dao wheel encompasses all things and coordinates all beings. It is a magical artifact that every subsequent Heavenly Emperor must control, symbolizing the supreme authority of the Heavenly Emperor, one of the three divine artifacts of the Heavenly Emperor.

However, besides the Heavenly Emperor, there are others who can control and maintain this divine artifact. These are the direct descendants of the Flame Emperor—the Fortune Deities.

Fortune Deities have the ability to manage fate, responsible for overseeing the part of the Heavenly Dao wheel that deals with the fates of all beings. The Fortune Deity, due to its immense good fortune, is the deity most favored by the Flame Emperor. Not to mention the Heavenly Dao seeds, each person who condenses a Heavenly Dao seed will gain basic authority over the Heavenly Dao wheel after completing the first level of merit cultivation.

Starting from the lowest level nine, each advancement in the merit realm increases the authority by one level. The ninth level of merit realm signifies the perfection of the merit path, granting first-level authority over the Heavenly Dao, second only to the Heavenly Emperor.

"Level nine authority, Heavenly Dao power, and the condensation of merit powers." The Heavenly Dao wheel sensed this, and a fingernail-sized red gear appeared before Xun Yi. This gear symbolized his authority within the entire Heavenly Dao artifact.

"Every person is a part of the world. Only by working together can the world be complete." A loud voice echoed in Xun Yi's ears.

Is this the voice of the Flame Emperor?

What was the highest ideal of the Flame Emperor's era? Universal harmony, where gods, humans, and the world are completely unified.

The threads represent life, the gears symbolize the deities of the later era, and the rainbow lights are the world itself, or the primordial deities.

All of these combined form a complete world.

"Deities are like wheels, moving in harmony with the will of heaven and the needs of people." The voice of the Flame Emperor accompanied the Heavenly Dao power, flowing into Xun Yi's body. The red gear kept flashing: "Heaven does not create useless people. Even a small gear has its specific purpose. Successor, what is your path?"

The Heavenly Dao's question resonated, and the branch in Xun Yi's spiritual platform was refined by the Heavenly Dao power into an intangible sword spirit, which then transformed into a sword-shaped flower hanging on the tree.

"I..." Before Xun Yi could respond, his vision blurred again, and he saw the dark underground world. Realizing that the Flame Emperor had only left a message in the Heavenly Dao artifact for each merit deity, Xun Yi temporarily set aside this question.

"The fifth power, the Heavenly Dao sword spirit." Xun Yi silently recited, and divine power surged from the wooden sword in his hand, as if he held the power of heaven and earth, able to judge all things.

Duan Xiaotian involuntarily looked at Xun Yi, and in the blink of an eye, Xun Yi's aura had changed dramatically.

The gear granted by the Heavenly Dao artifact symbolized Xun Yi's future path and laws. This was the first step in obtaining his own power and responsibilities from the divine nature.

The grand aura of the Heavenly Dao flashed and disappeared, and Duan Xiaotian's heart raced. He managed to say, "Sir, only the two of us are left. Should we continue searching?"

"No, no need. They have already found us." Xun Yi looked at the entrance of the underground chamber, where a fat man was slowly approaching.

"Young Master Xun is quite agile, but with the lady's help, we finally found you." The fat man activated the soul jade in his hand, and a graceful figure slowly floated beside him.

Xun Yi's lips curled, and his heart burned with anger. How could he forget the graceful figure and smile? It was his mother's soul!

The fat man chuckled, "Six years ago, I learned about your mother and son's fates. I originally wanted to capture both of you, but unfortunately, the Xun family's defenses were too strong. It took great effort to capture Lady Xun."

"Gui Xiang's soul separation." Without waiting for the fat man to finish, Xun Yi struck with his sword, and the image of a cassia tree appeared behind him, enhanced by the Heavenly Dao sword.

The fragrance was intoxicating, and the golden cassia flowers concealed deadly intent.

Duan Xiaotian, seeing this, gritted his teeth and joined Xun Yi in the attack.

"Is the young master so impatient? No rush, no rush. I will definitely reunite you with your mother." The fat man patted his belly and laughed, "My Hundred Yin Demon Banner needs a person with a pure yang fate to serve as the main soul." With a whoosh, a black banner emerged from behind his head. The banner opened, and countless female spirits emerged, each with sharp claws, lunging at the two of them...

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