Chapter 663: Enduring Endless Perils, Finally a Golden Core True Monarch

Chapter 663: Chapter 663: Enduring Endless Perils, Finally a Golden Core True Monarch

True Monarch Qing Yuan’s words failed to stir even the slightest ripple in his heart.

Past favors and calculations were meaningless. Here and now, at this critical moment of attaining the Daoist Golden Core and settling karmic ties, they were nothing more than a gentle breeze.

Kill.

Eradicate the threat for good.

This was the only optimal solution derived from the absolute rationality of the Linn Character State.

Xu Yunfan formed a sword with his fingers, drawing upon the infinite Star Power of the All Heaven Star Formation to empower the final, Majestic Heavenly Gang Divine Sky Evil Breaking Righteous Thunder.

The column of purple-gold thunderlight instantly expanded tenfold.

Wherever it passed, heaven and earth lost their color, and all things crumbled inch by inch.

"NO!!!"

True Monarch Qing Yuan let out a roar of despair and defiance, mobilizing his entire life’s Cultivation. He condensed the core of his Immortal Palace Pure Qi, the manifestation of his Dao Fruit, into a simple, ancient Profound Vault Dao Stele to meet the attack.

BOOM!!!!

An indescribably terrifying explosion erupted over the Eastern Wilderness.

The purple-gold thunderlight and the hazy Immortal Qi annihilated each other in a frenzy, like two small worlds colliding.

The shockwave swept in all directions, plowing through the already shattered Eastern Wilderness Land for another ten thousand miles.

The light dissipated.

The figure of the Pure Source, Wondrous Way, and the Mandate of the Mysterious Vault True Monarch had vanished.

In his place, only a tattered wisp of True Spirit Origin on the verge of complete dissipation remained, along with the phantom of the Dao Fruit of the Pure Source, Wondrous Way, and the Mandate of the Mysterious Vault. It was covered in cracks, its light dimmed to the extreme, bobbing slowly in the starlight of the Star Array.

Xu Yunfan’s Divine Thought poured out like a glacial river, instantly locking onto that wisp of True Spirit.

The Star Spirit Banner unfurled with a dark glimmer, about to draw both it and the Dao Fruit’s remnant shadow into the banner to be refined into the fourth Golden Core Banner Spirit.

However, just as the Star Spirit Banner was about to touch the wisp of True Spirit...

A gaze from high above the nine heavens traversed infinite space and projected itself from afar.

This gaze came from True Monarch Pu Du of the Primordial Sect!

A top-tier expert at the Mid-Stage Golden Core.

The gaze held no direct offensive intent, only a warning and a sense of pressure.

He was naturally reminding Xu Yunfan that while conflict within the sect was already crossing a line, completely annihilating a True Monarch’s True Spirit and seizing their Dao Fruit’s foundation would touch the Primordial Sect’s absolute bottom line.

In the Linn Character State, Xu Yunfan’s thoughts moved like light and electricity, instantly completing countless calculations and weighing of options.

’Forcefully taking it would immediately trigger a direct conflict with True Monarch Pu Du.’

’True Monarch Pu Du’s Daoist Cultivation is unfathomably deep, far surpassing Qingyuan’s.’

’The time left in my Fake Gold Position is running out. I have not yet truly attained the Divine Sky Dao Fruit. If I confront him head-on, my chances of victory are slim. It’s highly likely all my efforts will be for naught, and I will die, my Dao dispersing.’

’On the other hand, if I let him go, Qingyuan’s True Spirit is already heavily damaged and his Dao Fruit is on the verge of shattering. Even if he reincarnates, the difficulty of re-gathering his True Spirit, re-condensing his Immortal Golden Nature, and finding a compatible Dao Fruit to reach the Golden Core Realm again would be astronomical.’

’His path of cultivation would be all but severed.’

’In the future, once I have stabilized my Golden Core Realm, I can find an opportunity to settle this karmic score completely. The risk and cost will be much smaller then.’

’Avoiding a conflict with True Monarch Pu Du to ensure my own successful Dao attainment is the optimal choice right now.’

In the Linn Character State, the conclusion was reached in an instant.

Xu Yunfan’s control over the Star Spirit Banner’s dark glimmer faltered for a moment. At the last possible second, he shifted it aside, allowing the tattered True Spirit, carrying the near-shattered phantom of the Dao Fruit, to be drawn by the Reincarnation Law. It transformed into a dim streak of light and shot toward the unknowable depths of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

’Go and reincarnate. Reaching the Golden Core again will be a near-impossible task. When my own Golden Core is stable, I will find you and settle this.’

This scene naturally made True Monarch Pu Du nod to himself. Xu Yunfan knew his place. As expected of someone from the Primordial Sect, he knew how to read the situation.

Sensing True Monarch Pu Du’s gaze dissipating and confirming there were no other threats, Xu Yunfan’s thoughts shifted.

The profound ice that had sealed his eyes for ten thousand years melted in an instant, and the light of humanity was reignited within them.

The heaven-shaking Golden Core pressure that had been forcibly elevated around him receded like a tide. The power of the Fake Gold Position completely dissipated, and the last essence of the Taiyin Profound Mirror Dao Fruit transformed into specks of cold light before vanishing into nothingness.

Within his body, the Grotto Heaven Embryo, long since coiled by ninety-nine purple-gold divine dragons and having accumulated infinite power, along with the solidified Purple Heaven All-Heaven Ten Thousand Transformations Thunder Mansion Dao Foundation, now faced no obstacles and began to tremble violently.

It pulled at the brilliant Dao Fruit suspended above his head, which was composed of endless Thunderbolt Law Runes.

The Divine Sky Yuqing Nine Heavens Profound Vault Ten Thousand Transformations Undying Dao Fruit!

"Profound Vault Undying, Divine Sky commands punishment! Dao Fruit, return to your position!"

Xu Yunfan’s voice echoed through heaven and earth, carrying the grand ambition of shattering the mists of antiquity to ascend the absolute peak, and the invincible aura forged from successive battles and breaking through the Human Tribulation.

BOOM!

The embryonic Thunder World formed from the Purple Heaven All-Heaven Ten Thousand Transformations Thunder Mansion Dao Foundation transformed into a pillar of purple-gold light that pierced the heavens and earth, slamming fiercely into the core of the Divine Sky Dao Fruit.

In that instant, heaven and earth fell silent.

All thunder, all light, and all sound seemed to be devoured by the point of impact.

The next moment, a divine radiance too brilliant for words erupted from that point, instantly engulfing the entire Eastern Wilderness.

A vast and boundless aura—one that could shatter the Ten Thousand Laws, bear the weight of heaven and earth, and was eternal and undying—swept through the entire Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm with a roar, like the first ray of light at the dawn of creation.

At the core of the endless divine light, a brilliant Golden Core, entwined by ninety-nine purple-gold divine dragons and containing an embryonic world of infinite thunder within, slowly condensed, solidified, and finally took its complete form.

It was like a newborn star of thunder, its light and pressure proclaiming the birth of a new, supreme True Monarch!

The Divine Sky Yuqing Nine Heavens Profound Vault Ten Thousand Transformations Undying Dao Fruit had completely fused with him.

The Divine Sky Nine Heavens Profound Vault True Monarch is forged!

Golden Core Realm, achieved!

Above the ruins of the Eastern Wilderness, Xu Yunfan slowly opened his eyes. Within his pupils, purple-gold thunderlight swirled, as if containing countless small worlds of thunder in endless cycles of birth and death.

He gently raised his hand, feeling the unprecedented, vast power within him—a power that seemed capable of commanding all the thunder in the heavens and destroying the Ten Thousand Realms—and the eternal Dao Rhyme, co-existing with the Dao, Profound Vault Undying.

In the Wansheng Sword Sect, Lv Chunyang gazed at the newborn star of thunder, a sincere smile gracing the corner of his lips.

"Excellent! The Divine Sky Dao Fruit has appeared once more. This boy... he truly succeeded!"

In the Primordial Sect, a sharp light glinted in True Monarch Pu Du’s eyes before fading into a low sigh of ambiguous meaning.

"Divine Sky True Monarch Xu Yunfan... The Primordial Sect is about to get more lively. A pity about Qingyuan, though."

True Monarch Pu Du shook his head slightly, and his figure dissipated like a gentle breeze, melting into the world.

In the Puchen Pure Land, the Great Awakening Bodhisattva placed his palms together and softly chanted Buddha’s Name. His Golden Body Treasure Aspect remained as solemn as ever, but a trace of worry flashed deep in his eyes.

’One side wanes as the other waxes. This time, the Puchen Pure Land has truly suffered a great loss.’

「Over the Eastern Wilderness.」

The Star Spirit Banner’s dark glimmer receded as it hovered quietly beside Xu Yunfan. Within it, the three Golden Core Banner Spirits lay dormant, awaiting the will of their new master.

Xu Yunfan stood atop the ruins, sensing the power to command all the thunder between heaven and earth.

With a single thought, billions of thunderbolts could be born.

With a single thought, infinite thunder could fall.

’No wonder this Dao Fruit is ranked in the top ten of the One Hundred and Eight Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends Dao Fruits.’

’Compared to a Sword Cultivator’s path, this isn’t any worse. In fact, it might even be better.’

’In this damn place, I finally have the power to protect myself. I have a seat at the table now.’

He calmly swept his gaze over the devastated battlefield, his eyes finally landing on the direction where the soul had vanished into reincarnation. His gaze was as deep as an abyss.

The tribulation of Qingyuan was over. The path of the Divine Sky True Monarch began here.