Chapter 689 - 8: The Eight Trigrams Furnace Opens, Supreme True Form

Chapter 689: Chapter 8: The Eight Trigrams Furnace Opens, Supreme True Form

"So satisfying..."

「Celestial Realm」

Sun Wukong walked side-by-side with his six sworn siblings down a great road. Their auras were nothing short of menacing, causing the passing Immortal Gods to give them a wide berth, terrified of causing offense.

Who didn’t know of the extraordinary origins of these seven?

They were all beings personally granted the title of "Great Saint" by the Daoist Lord—especially that wild monkey, the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven"!

Such a grand title...

"I was just a Traveling General before. I never thought one trip down to the mortal realm would get me promoted to Great Sage Equal to Heaven when I came back, heh..."

Sun Wukong glanced sideways and said with a grin:

"Brother Ox, I’ll take you all to Douluo Palace right now to properly investigate that old ghost. With all seven of us Saints showing up together, I bet he won’t dare try any funny business!"

The moment he said this, the expressions on the faces of the Ox Demon King and the others changed drastically. Ben Bo’Erba even took a silent step back.

The Ox Demon King gave a strained laugh and tried to reason with him:

"Wukong, we should observe this matter a bit longer. The one in Douluo Palace possesses vast Divine Techniques, far surpassing any of us..."

Kunpeng Zi, the Old Peach Tree, Ao Xianzhi, and the others also chimed in, trying to talk him down. Sun Wukong was clearly indignant, but he wasn’t the type to completely ignore their counsel, and he began to reconsider.

After all, according to the Daoist Lord, if that old ghost in Douluo Palace truly possessed the power to use countless dead universes for his Alchemy, then his might was indeed immeasurably greater than their own...

Just as Sun Wukong sighed, about to relent to the other Saints’ advice, something suddenly happened.

VMMMM!!

A violent hum echoed from the far-off horizon, causing the entire Celestial Realm to tremble and shake!

The seven Saints instinctively turned to look. They saw, far, far away, high above the Thirty-Six Celestial Realms, a single drop of blood falling, piercing through time itself as it descended into the Great Heaven and Earth!

That single drop of blood dyed all Thirty-Six Celestial Realms crimson. A radiant light bloomed from within it, seeming to contain the rise and fall of countless great worlds!

"That is..." Ao Xianzhi’s expression changed abruptly. She stared into the extreme distance, her gaze penetrating the pierced limits of the heavens and the shattered River of Time.

She could clearly see a sliver of a shattered, fractured Great Chaos, and within it, her teacher was standing, locked in battle with someone!

And that drop of blood was the one that had fallen from her teacher.

Ao Xianzhi nearly cried out in alarm, while Sun Wukong’s eyes went wide.

"Did I just see the Lord of the Dao Dynasty? A single drop of his blood possesses such great power? Unbelievable, simply unbelievable..."

As he muttered to himself, the Monkey seemed to sense something and glanced sideways. He saw the great gates of Douluo Palace swing open, and that old ghost stepped out from the Thirty-Six Celestial Realms, actually heading toward the torn Great Chaos!

"Hmm?"

Sun Wukong’s eyes lit up, and he said excitedly:

"A great war has broken out beyond the heavens! The Lord of the Dao Dynasty is bleeding, and that old ghost is going to join the fight. This might... be our chance!"

He was overjoyed:

"The old ghost is gone, so Douluo Palace is unguarded. Isn’t this the perfect time to go investigate?"

The other Saints, still reeling in horror from the battle in Chaos, looked over and cried out in unison to stop him. Sun Wukong grew displeased.

"’Don’t do this, don’t do that.’ How did all of you get so timid all of a sudden? Hmph! If you won’t go, I’ll go myself!"

With that, he stomped his foot hard and shot toward the empty Douluo Palace, barging straight into the Daoist Palace.

Sun Wukong scanned his surroundings. As always, both sides of the Daoist Palace were lined with numerous gourds, most likely filled with elixirs, their immortal aura thick in the air.

And in the very center of the Daoist Palace, the Eight Trigrams Furnace sat peacefully, its lid shut tight.

"Heh, let’s have a good look around!"

The Sun Monkey scratched his ears and cheeks, casually snatched a gourd, uncorked it, and tipped it into his mouth, gulping down the precious elixirs as if they were worthless.

... ... ...

「Beyond Time」

Taiyi, Lu Xuan, and the Goddess had fought their way from the mortal world into the Chaos. The three clashed, and with every punch and kick, they tore the Chaos to shreds.

"It’s useless."

Taiyi was cold and detached as he slightly opened his eyes.

"Everything you know, I know. But everything I know... you do not."

He was glowing, his great Transcendent Traits surging. He casually mobilized fundamental powers like the [Cause of All Fruits] and the [Heaven-Opening Transformation]. He himself was far superior to Lu Xuan—he was an Enlightened One!

While the Goddess could hold her own against Taiyi with her complete True Form of Transcendence, Lu Xuan was suffering. For the first time in many years, he was being utterly suppressed in a fight, and had already begun to bleed!

But he was neither alarmed nor enraged, speaking in a cold voice.

"There really is something deeply wrong with you, Taiyi..."

After a pause, Lu Xuan summoned the Creation Jade Scroll into his hand. Ignoring the immense strain on his body, he once again channeled the [Path of All Living Beings] and clashed head-on with Taiyi.

"You have everything I have? Then how is it you haven’t obtained my Realm of Transformation? I can transform myself into half a Dao Fruit Position—why can’t you? Why are you still treading the old path of simply occupying a Dao Fruit?"

Hearing this, Taiyi’s expression darkened, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Is this what you’re relying on? Come to think of it, I’m also quite curious. This Realm of Transformation... why don’t I have it...?"

He threw a deceptively simple punch. Empowered by his Transcendent Dao Body and Complete Dao Fruit, it tore through the Great Chaos. Lu Xuan was sent flying, his chest caving in as blood rained from his body!

Taiyi raised his head, his eyes seeing through all cause and effect. He transformed into the [Cause of All Fruits], then became the [Source of All Things], and calmly asked:

"Could it be that your Realm of Transformation is related to this so-called Qing Xuan? Now I’m even more curious. Who is Qing Xuan? Where did he come from? And what is he?"

As he spoke, Bodhi, Fu Xi, and the Demon Ancestor arrived. The three supreme beings did not immediately join the battle, instead staring intently at the [Cause of All Fruits], the [Heaven-Opening Transformation], and the [Source of All Things] that swirled around Taiyi.

Fu Xi’s face was grim, and the Ancient Bodhi Buddha was utterly stunned.

"Taiyi is... Purple Cloud?!"

He was baffled, yet it also felt strangely logical. In that instant, he came to a sudden, dawning realization.