Yuan’s Ascension

Wu Yuan was taken aback. This question from Star Moon was a little too direct.

"Continue," Wu Yuan evaded the question, unwilling to give a direct answer even though he knew she represented the will of the Spacetime Island.

"Haha, Master, you need not worry. While the Black Devil Blood Hollow lineage is taboo for many factions in the Dao Realm, this doesn't include the Spacetime Island," Star Moon laughed. "Even if you obtained treasures left by Sovereign Black Devil, or even became his successor, the Spacetime Island wouldn’t do anything to you."

"Oh?" Wu Yuan was surprised.

Wasn't it the Spacetime Dao Master who slew Sovereign Black Devil back then?

"Master, the Dao Master slew Sovereign Black Devil only because he endangered the stability of the Dao Realm, not because of any atrocities he committed," Star Moon shook his head. "In fact, the core region of the Black Devil Blood Hollow is said to exist even till today. The Dao Master never destroyed it. Historically, some imprint bearers are said to have entered the Black Devil Blood Hollow."

Wu Yuan listened intently. This was all confidential information, never mentioned in any public records.

"The Dao Master is absolutely impartial, no different from heaven and earth itself. As long as you don't violate the operational laws of the Spacetime Dao Realm, obtaining treasures left by Sovereign Black Devil makes no difference to him. Besides, you'll be leaving in 100,000 years at most anyway," Star Moon smiled. "As for the many factions in the Dao Realm? They can't interfere with our Spacetime Island."

"I see," Wu Yuan revealed a faint smile.

He then fell into deep thought. If the Dao Master and the Spacetime Island truly cared nothing for Sovereign Black Devil's legacy, why was Earth Immortal Yin Yan chosen as the mission target? He couldn't make sense of it!

…

After conversing with Star Moon and thoroughly reviewing all the intelligence on Sovereign Black Devil and Black Devil Blood Hollow in the Spacetime Island's database, Wu Yuan activated an array and began cultivating in seclusion.

First, I can basically confirm that the Black Devil Blood Hollow does exist. The Spacetime Dao Master didn't destroy it back then for unknown reasons. The various pieces of intelligence provided by the Black Devil Divine Pillar are essentially true. Wu Yuan mused.

However, the inherent dangers within the Black Devil Blood Hollow remained a mystery.

Sovereign Black Devil seemed to have fallen into some unusual state back then. Could it be related to the ‘Black Devil Blood Sacrifice’ teaching? Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

This teaching was very powerful, yet also very bizarre. Excessive killing could cause one to be overly influenced by Black Devil Power, making it difficult to break free. Sovereign Black Devil's own immense power was perhaps inextricably linked to this teaching.

Let's try it! Under the cover of the array barrier, even Star Moon couldn't detect anything. As for whether the power behind the Spacetime Island could peer in, Wu Yuan didn't mind.

Whoosh! With a mental command, the Black Devil Divine Pillar, three zhangs tall, appeared before him, emanating an evil and bloody aura.

At that instant, the dormant black pagoda in Wu Yuan's upper dantian lobe suddenly began to tremble violently. The disturbance was greater and more intense than ever before, as if it had sensed something of utmost importance.

At the same time, a mysterious force of attraction spontaneously emerged from the Black Devil Divine Pillar, and the Black Devil Divine Pillar itself began to quiver slightly as well.

This? Wu Yuan's pupils constricted.

Perhaps guided by some intuition, Wu Yuan absorbed the Black Devil Divine Pillar into his amethyst cradle. As soon as it was placed in the vast amethyst cradle lake, it caused subtle ripples, involuntarily drawing the lake towards it. Yet a mysterious pressure emanating from the pillar prevented the mana in the amethyst cradle lake from truly merging with it.

Whoosh! Whoosh! In the upper dantian lobe, countless wisps of blood mist suspended around the black pagoda seemed to receive some sort of directive, growing turbulent all at once.

Blood mist? Wu Yuan was slightly startled.

Over the past few centuries, his qi refiner self cultivated in the Immortal Belvedere without experiencing many battles or killing opponents, though the blood mist accumulated from the entry-level Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield previously was sufficient for refining Faith. However, after centuries, this process had consumed most of the blood mist.

Nevertheless, even as Wu Yuan's cultivation advanced over the years, the blood mist hadn't displayed any new functions or abilities. So Wu Yuan hadn't paid much attention to it.

Upon arriving in the Spacetime Dao Realm, his mana body had slain several Earth Immortal mana bodies and even High Immortal Zhuo Hao's mana body during his first Sovereign-level mission, prompting the black pagoda to generate a large quantity of new, and even more concentrated, blood mist.

This confirmed one thing for Wu Yuan - slaying powerful mana bodies could also lead to the production of blood mist!

Now, an anomaly was occurring. Wu Yuan dared not act rashly, especially since he had a vague suspicion in mind.

Whoosh! As he expected, the surging, turbulent blood mist flowed through the mysterious connection between the upper dantian lobe and the amethyst cradle, appearing above the amethyst cradle lake in nearly an instant. Then, it poured into the Black Devil Divine Pillar, merging with it.

Hiss hiss hiss! Like the collision of two powerful forces, the Black Devil Divine Pillar instantly radiated bursts of intertwined black and blood-red light.

This pressure caused even Wu Yuan's heart to tremble slightly, and he felt his amethyst cradle lake quake.

But soon, the vast blood mist from the upper dantian lobe transformed into a hazy, magnificent blood light, enveloping the entire Black Devil Divine Pillar and swiftly weakening its pressure.

The entire amethyst cradle lake regained its calm.

This? Wu Yuan's pupils constricted. Such a phenomenon was completely unexpected. He had thought the Black Devil Divine Pillar was connected to the black pagoda's main structure. He never imagined the blood mist would surge out first.

Is the blood mist... refining the Black Devil Divine Pillar? Wu Yuan calmly observed the developments, noticing the rapid consumption of blood mist.

Meanwhile, the aura of the Black Devil Divine Pillar was changing dramatically. Its originally violent, bloody, and evil qualities were steadily fading away, seemingly dissolved in the blood mist.

I see. I had guessed that the blood mist seemed to share some similarities with Black Devil Power within the Devil Divine Pill. Wu Yuan's thoughts raced. But now it appears that the blood mist is far more powerful than Black Devil Power.

Blood mist originated from killing, but it was always from battles that were fair and square. Wu Yuan’s enemies had to be on the same level as him at least. Slaughtering the weak? That never produced blood mist.

Moreover, the blood mist had always been a magnificent force, never affecting Wu Yuan with negative thoughts or influences.

Could it be that the blood mist is helping me erase the negative aspects of the Black Devil Divine Pillar? A glimmer of anticipation flashed in Wu Yuan's eyes.

The reason he dared not attempt to cultivate ‘Black Devil Blood Sacrifice’ was the frighteningly strong negative influence of Black Devil Power. The gains and losses were hard to discern.

A full quarter hour passed.

I only have 70% of my blood mist left. Will it be enough? A trace of worry flashed through Wu Yuan's mind.

The aura of the Black Devil Divine Pillar was still powerful, that violent energy still present.

60% blood mist remaining… 50% blood mist remaining… 40% blood mist remaining.

When only about 20% of the blood mist remained in the upper dantian lobe, the blood light that had been enveloping the Black Devil Divine Pillar completely dissipated, and the black pagoda finally ceased trembling.

This? A hint of shock and joy shone in Wu Yuan's eyes.

The Black Devil Divine Pillar before him was still entirely black, its surface still inscribed with countless mysterious Dao patterns, its aura vast and incomparably powerful.

But the mottled bloodstains that had originally stained the divine pillar had vanished, along with all traces of that violent, evil negative energy.

It was as if, under the baptism of the blood mist, the negative emotions and willpower impurities had been shed from the Black Devil Divine Pillar, truly revealing its original form!

Is this the true appearance of the Black Devil Divine Pillar? Wu Yuan had a vague understanding.

Hum! His Soul Will merged into the divine pillar. Instantly, a surge of information flooded into Wu Yuan's soul consciousness.

With his qi refiner self’s powerful soul, Wu Yuan regained clarity just moments later. This vast influx of information included two new parts in addition to what he had already received.

The first was a set of spacetime coordinates – the coordinates of the Black Devil Blood Hollow.

The second was an additional secret art – ‘Genesis Law Sacrifice’.

The coordinates of the Black Devil Blood Hollow? Wu Yuan was startled.

According to previous intelligence, one had to sacrifice a thousand Devil Divine Pills to obtain the coordinates of the Black Devil Blood Hollow. But now, these spacetime coordinates were suddenly revealed.

The coordinates must have been hidden within the Black Devil Divine Pillar all along, just obscured by Sovereign Black Devil's power, requiring the sacrifice of a thousand Devil Divine Pills to unlock. Wu Yuan roughly deduced. And now, the blood mist completely erased Sovereign Black Devil’s power?

After memorizing the spacetime coordinates, Wu Yuan turned his attention to the teaching, quickly comprehending it. Soon, various profound insights flooded his mind.

He swiftly grasped the profundities of this teaching. Its function was almost identical to the ‘Black Devil Blood Sacrifice’ left behind by Sovereign Black Devil.

It was similarly divided into part one, part two, part three, and a final part... though the inheritance information only included part one and part two.

The requirements for cultivating the ‘Genesis Law Sacrifice’ were mostly similar to the ‘Black Devil Blood Sacrifice’.

There were only two major differences.

The 'Black Devil Blood Sacrifice' consumes Black Devil Power, transforming one's mana into Black Devil Divine Power. Wu Yuan's eyes gleamed. While the 'Genesis Law Sacrifice' consumes Genesis Power, converting one's mana into Genesis Divine Power.

Compared to Black Devil Divine Power, Genesis Divine Power had no negative effects, making it a truly miraculous burst type secret art in the truest sense.

Theoretically, as long as one had enough Genesis Power and sufficient mana, one could keep it activated perpetually.

The essence of this 'Genesis Law Sacrifice' is to compress one's original mana to an unimaginably terrifying degree, reducing the total amount by 90% or even 99%, shortening the duration of sustained combat. Wu Yuan realized this point. But the power is increased a hundred or even a thousandfold.

How utterly terrifying!

Most crucially, compared to the ‘Black Devil Blood Sacrifice’, it had no side effects, naturally making Wu Yuan's heart race with excitement. He instinctively yearned to cultivate it.

This 'Black Devil Blood Sacrifice' must have been recreated by Sovereign Black Devil based on the 'Genesis Law Sacrifice.' This Sovereign Black Devil was truly a genius. Wu Yuan marveled inwardly.

After some brief contemplation, Wu Yuan understood how extraordinary this ‘Genesis Law Sacrifice’ was, with its cultivation approach defying common sense. It was extremely difficult to even attempt cultivating it, let alone modify it.

Sovereign Black Devil must have recreated it as he lacked Genesis Power. Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

The key to performing the ‘Genesis Law Sacrifice’ was Genesis Power, which then allowed one to activate the Black Devil Divine Pillar. No! In fact, the Black Devil Divine Pillar before him should originally have been called the Genesis Divine Pillar.

He didn't have Genesis Power. But I do. A light shone in Wu Yuan's eyes as he focused his mind. In his upper dantian lobe, a vast amount of blood mist still swirled around the black pagoda.

Indeed, after studying the ‘Genesis Law Sacrifice’, Wu Yuan could now confirm that the blood mist he had been using all along was indeed Genesis Power – an incredibly mystical, primordial power.

It would take me another seven hundred years to break through to High Immortal. Wu Yuan pondered silently. But if I successfully cultivate part one of the 'Genesis Law Sacrifice,' I could prematurely unleash the mana of a Third Tribulation High Immortal.

If I successfully cultivate part two, I could even unleash mana rivaling that of a Seventh Tribulation Archimmortal.

How inconceivably terrifying was that?

At that time, combined with Wu Yuan's exceptional Dao comprehension, he would truly be able to unleash power at the Archimmortal level.

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