Chapter 690 - 8: The Eight Trigrams Furnace Opens, Supreme True Form

Chapter 690: Chapter 8: The Eight Trigrams Furnace Opens, Supreme True Form

"So this is what Fellow Daoist Taiyi was hiding? I see, I see... Fellow Daoist Taiyi, we’re here to help you!"

Whatever Ancient Bodhi Buddha had imagined, he attacked with great vigor. The Demon Ancestor followed close behind, and even Fu Xi, after a moment’s hesitation, joined in.

The pressure on the Goddess and Lu Xuan intensified dramatically. The former was entangled by the Demon Ancestor and covered in wounds, while the latter was hunted by Taiyi, Bodhi, and Fu Xi, his body shattered!

Lu Xuan coughed up mouthfuls of blood. He had never been in such a wretched state. Aside from the Realm of Transformation and the Path of Great Balance, Taiyi knew every skill he did, and he was being completely suppressed!

"Today... is the perfect opportunity!"

Ancient Bodhi Buddha’s eyes blazed as he laughed heartily.

"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, what you said was true! You can completely suppress Lu Xuan on your own... Then let us slay Lu Xuan today and eliminate this great threat. The Journey to the West will be secure!"

As his words fell, two more figures emerged from the depths of Chaos. Each wielded Supreme Power, and their steps made the Chaos RUMBLE!

"Insolence!" the Shangqing Spirit Treasure Great Heavenly Venerate boomed.

The final calamity was approaching, and this was neither Hongmeng nor The Beginning of Ancient Times. The Lame Daoist unleashed the full might of his near-Perfect Dao Fruit, brandishing the Qing Ping Sword!

"How dare you!"

Supreme also arrived. Anticipating that this day would not end peacefully, he summoned his various forms. The Old Master, Supreme Laojun, and his other incarnations all came forth and merged into one with him!

"Hunting Xiaoxuan? Are you all seeking death?"

He scoffed, and with a wave of his sleeve, a burst of Infinite Light erupted, engulfing Fu Xi!

The Lame Daoist also stepped forward, raising the Qing Ping Sword high.

"And me!"

With that, he unleashed a tyrannical slash. The moment the sword light appeared, it had already pierced through all of Ancient History, splitting the entire Great Chaos in two!

With just a single strike, Ancient Bodhi Buddha was severely wounded. His body was pierced through, and his Physique began to crack!

The Demon Ancestor, locked in a bloody battle with the Goddess, glanced over and shouted:

"No more holding back! No more hiding anything! Let’s settle this once and for all, right now!"

As he spoke, the Transcendence Origin within the Demon Ancestor’s body erupted completely. His Infinite Magical Power nearly burst the Great Chaos apart.

Fu Xi hesitated for only an instant before unleashing all of his power, even going so far as to secretly borrow strength from his countless incarnations!

In the Celestial Realm, ’Haotian’ suddenly closed his eyes. Far away, ’Houtu’ did the same.

Although the Dao Fruits on their bodies had lost their masters and could only be crudely utilized by Fu Xi, the immense power of a Half-Path Fruit was added to his own.

Combined with his Infinite True Spirit, Fu Xi actually managed to briefly suppress even Supreme!

"Supreme... so this is all you amount to!" he chuckled softly.

At this moment, with the exception of Ancient Bodhi Buddha who was completely suppressed, the Demon Ancestor, Fu Xi, and Taiyi all briefly gained the upper hand.

Supreme was retreating, the Goddess was coughing up blood, and Lu Xuan was even more shattered!

"Lu Xuan!"

Taiyi’s voice boomed as he asked coldly:

"I can spare you this time, but tell me the answer!"

As he spoke, he struck down with his palm. One of Lu Xuan’s arms was broken, and half of his body collapsed into nothingness!

"Don’t!" The Goddess glanced over, enduring the Demon Ancestor’s assault to cry out, "Xiaoxuan, you can’t tell him!"

Lu Xuan nodded firmly. Amidst the fierce battle, he had been pondering and seemed to be on the verge of an epiphany.

’Why does Taiyi know everything I know?’

’Why is he also proficient in unique abilities like the Cause of All Fruits, the Heaven-Opening Transformation, and the Source of All Things?’

’Why is it that every time I drew a sliver of the True Form of Transcendence from the Lady, Taiyi’s Transcendent Dao Body also grew stronger?’

’And why does Taiyi call me his child?’

Vaguely, Lu Xuan grasped something, understood something. Connecting this to the Innate Uncertain Number that had vanished from within Taiyi, he seemed to have a revelation.

’With Taiyi’s power, that mysterious being probably couldn’t have extracted Transcendent Traits from him.’

’So if Taiyi’s half of the Innate Uncertain Number didn’t actually dissipate...’

’Could it be that the current Taiyi is not the same Taiyi as before?’

’Xiaohuo’Er, Xiaohuo’Er...’

As the thought crossed Lu Xuan’s mind, in the Purple Cloud Palace, the solemn-faced Purple Cloud Palace Master glanced over at Xiaohuo’Er. The latter stood there blankly, trembling as he felt the shattering of Chaos.

The Purple Cloud Palace Master stared at Xiaohuo’Er, activating his eyes which already possessed a trace of Omniscience. He gazed intently, aided by the Cause of All Fruits...

He truly saw it.

Within Xiaohuo’Er’s body was a trace of a Transcendent Trait. Looking closer, he saw that the trace of this Transcendent Trait came from the future Xiaohuo’Er.

And this trace of a Transcendent Trait originated from the other half of the Innate Uncertain Number.

"So that’s how it is."

The Purple Cloud Palace Master was enlightened, but his heart sank!

’What the Lady saw in Taiyi... perhaps it was real.’

’In other words, the Taiyi the Lady once saw was indeed Emperor Jun—the future Xiaohuo’Er. But at this very moment, Taiyi has been replaced by someone else!’

’Then where did Emperor Jun go?’

Lu Xuan’s heart throbbed for no reason, and a sudden sorrow washed over him. ’If my guess is right, Emperor Jun knew about Qing Xuan, but this current Taiyi doesn’t... The future Xiaohuo’Er never said a thing.’

He had a premonition that his speculation was correct, which only fueled his fury. He fought Taiyi with all his might, ignoring his own grievous injuries!

"Useless."

Taiyi was indifferent. With one hand that blotted out the sky, he nearly smashed Lu Xuan’s Transcendent Dao Body to pieces, almost suppressing him completely!

The situation on the battlefield began to turn completely one-sided. The Goddess was weakened, Supreme was at a disadvantage, and the Lame Daoist was desperately tied down by Bodhi!

"Sigh..."

Supreme suddenly sighed, a faint smile gracing his face.

"Come."

He beckoned toward the Great Heaven and Earth.

...

「Celestial Realm」

"BURP~"

Sun Wukong let out a satisfied burp. His entire monkey form was glowing after having swallowed an unknown number of Elixirs.

"Hmm, let Old Sun here study this furnace for a bit..."

He scratched his ears and cheeks, circling the furnace. He reached out with both hands, wanting to lift the lid and see if there was really a living person being refined by fire inside.

"Up!"

The lid didn’t budge an inch.

Sun Wukong frowned. He tried to use the Invitation of Buddhism Skill from his Eighty-one Skills, but it failed. This time, the Divine Summoning Skill didn’t call down any Supreme Power.

"Strange, very strange..."

As he muttered to himself, he suddenly saw the Eight Trigrams Furnace tremble. The lid opened a crack, and the entire furnace began to fly away!

"Where do you think you’re going!"

The monkey tried to pull the Eight Trigrams Furnace down but couldn’t move it at all. He ended up just hanging onto it as the furnace flew toward the heavens.

As it passed through the Boundary of heaven and earth, the Sun Monkey grunted, feeling an immense pulling force trying to drag him back into the Great Heaven and Earth.

In a panic, he leaped and, by a stroke of luck, squeezed right through the crack in the lid and into the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

"There really is a person in here!"

Sun Wukong looked at the figure lying at the bottom of the furnace and spoke with fury:

"That old devil! He really is using living people for Alchemy! That Daoist Lord lied to me, he lied to me..."

As he spoke, Sun Wukong heard a sound from outside the furnace—the cold, stern voice of an old man.

"I value Non-action and am naturally tranquil, however..."

"One who practices Non-action can also do anything."

"It is merely a fall from grace. When have I, this poor Daoist, ever been afraid? I must, however, break the rules of my lineage... Xiaoxuan, I, your master, will protect you this once and help you through this calamity. If Primordial can do it, and Spirit Treasure can do it, why can’t I?"

"Xiaoxuan, remember this: neither Primordial nor Spirit Treasure can compare to your master!"

Along with the old man’s proud voice from outside the furnace, a dazed Sun Wukong suddenly realized something.

He looked down and saw the "dead" man lying at the bottom of the furnace open his eyes and sit up straight.

"The dead man’s alive!"

Sun Wukong jumped in fright.

The Eight Trigrams Furnace suddenly burst wide open.