Chapter 739 - 735: Mother Qi of All Things

Chapter 739: Chapter 735: Mother Qi of All Things

The Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm was vast. They had been walking for over ten days, yet the distance they’d covered was but a drop in the ocean.

Moreover, because Lin Hao couldn’t use his True Essence, they traveled on foot. By the standards of the Nine Yang Continent, they had merely walked from a small town to the nearest city.

Yet a top-tier sect from a continent could only put down roots in such an area, not daring to venture deeper. How could Xu Zihao not be shocked?

Lin Hao and Bai Yu clearly understood what Xu Zihao was thinking. The former’s expression remained unchanged, while the latter’s grew solemn.

"When the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm opened, entrances appeared on every continent. Our Sword Control Sect was very close to the Huang Yang Continent, and our teleportation was skewed. This allowed us to get in deeper. Otherwise..."

Bai Yu shook his head, the implication clear.

"So that’s how it is. Are you saying that if we pass through the Ten Thousand Poison Sect’s territory, we’ll encounter the other major sects of the Huang Yang Continent, maybe even a Holy Land or a secret school?" Xu Zihao asked.

"Exactly!" Bai Yu said gravely.

At this moment, however, Lin Hao shook his head.

"If I’m not mistaken, the other three major sects of the Huang Yang Continent no longer exist."

Bai Yu’s expression changed, and Xu Zihao was rather confused.

"The Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm has been sealed for over ten thousand years. The miasma here is thick, and it’s swarming with poisonous creatures. A sect like the Ten Thousand Poison Sect would be like a tiger with wings in this place. In contrast, the strength of other sects would be severely hampered. A great war once happened here. Beneath this rubble, the bones are piled high."

"Doesn’t that mean we can’t get through? Do we have to go around?" Xu Zihao asked.

If the Ten Thousand Poison Sect had truly dealt with the other three major sects, it was definitely not something they could fight against.

"It’s no use. The layout here is somewhat similar to the Nine Yang Continent. Although the Huang Yang Continent and the Profound Yang Continent are close, a natural barrier separates them. It’s the same here, only even more terrifying. It’s impossible to cross," Bai Yu replied.

Lin Hao frowned slightly.

Xu Zihao and Bai Yu stared at Lin Hao, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Our cultivation levels aren’t high enough. Let’s retreat for now." In the end, Lin Hao spoke, choosing a temporary withdrawal.

Not long ago, he had found a glimmer of a way to restore his meridians. Since they couldn’t pass through, he might as well try to see if he could recover them.

Xu Zihao and Bai Yu nodded.

Ultimately, the three of them retreated several dozen li and then began to cultivate on their own.

The power of creation he had just felt was still incredibly clear in his mind. He closed his eyes and, not long after, entered a state of deep meditation.

The Creation Jade Butterfly was a Harmony Treasure. Although Lin Hao had forged it, he was too weak to earn its acknowledgment.

The Creation Jade Butterfly no longer used its power of creation to reconnect Lin Hao’s seven meridians. In Lin Hao’s eyes, this was a test.

However, during this time, Lin Hao had become exceedingly familiar with the layout of his own meridians.

Those seven severed meridians had been forged by the Creation Jade Butterfly’s power of creation; they were the main channels among all his meridians. Lin Hao had originally been helpless, but now, a nascent form of that power of creation appeared clearly in his mind.

Silently, within his consciousness, Lin Hao circulated that power of creation, over and over again.

Although it was just a nascent form, it was profoundly esoteric. As Lin Hao circulated it within his sea of consciousness, he could not grasp its mysteries.

Before he tried to circulate it, Lin Hao had thought he’d mastered it and that it wouldn’t be difficult. But the moment he did, he realized he was wrong.

Terribly wrong.

The nascent form of the power of creation seemed simple, but it contained endless variations. A single wrong step and the entire process would fail.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Hao had already circulated the power of creation hundreds, even thousands of times in his sea of consciousness, but he still couldn’t affect the Creation Jade Butterfly.

The Creation Jade Butterfly was like a lofty Divine King, which a mere child couldn’t even reach by looking up.

But Lin Hao did not lose heart.

Ten thousand times, a hundred thousand times, a million times...

Lin Hao failed again and again, but each time he rallied and continued to circulate the nascent form of the power of creation he had obtained.

He didn’t know how much time had passed, or even how many times he had circulated it.

Perhaps a hundred million times, perhaps a billion times...

Finally, Lin Hao perceived the rules within the nascent form of the power of creation.

Lin Hao began to circulate that rule. In his Dantian, the long-dormant Creation Jade Butterfly began to glow.

First, a wisp of purple light in the very center of the Creation Jade Butterfly began to shine faintly. Then, the Tai Chi Array Map on the outside started to move.

At first, the purple light was dim, and the Tai Chi Array Map moved as slowly as a snail.

But gradually, the purple light grew brighter, and the speed at which the Tai Chi Array Map circulated began to increase.

The Purple Dragons coiled upon the Creation Jade Butterfly began to slowly awaken.

Those Purple Dragons were Hongmeng Purple Qi, manifested on the Creation Jade Butterfly in strange positions. At this moment, some of this Hongmeng Purple Qi was reviving and stirring.

The reviving parts, when observed, combined to form one Purple Dragon after another.

Counting carefully, there were seven Purple Dragons in total, corresponding to the seven meridians.

As long as these seven Purple Dragons could raise their heads, there was hope for Lin Hao’s seven severed meridians to be repaired.

Lin Hao continued to circulate the rule he had comprehended. The seven Purple Dragons twisted, trying to pull themselves free from the crisscrossing Hongmeng Purple Qi on the Creation Jade Butterfly.

This seemed simple, but it was exceptionally difficult.

The seven Purple Dragons writhed, but their speed of extraction was even slower than a snail’s.

But after countless attempts, Lin Hao’s patience was extraordinary. Without a shred of fluctuation in his focus, he continued to circulate the Power of Rules he had comprehended.

In the end, it had almost become instinct.

An unknown amount of time passed before the seven Purple Dragons finally pulled themselves free and slowly began to raise their heads.

If extracting them was so difficult, raising their heads was unimaginably more so.

Their movement was almost imperceptible.

The purple light within the Creation Jade Butterfly grew ever more brilliant, and the Tai Chi Array Map spun faster and faster, but the seven Purple Dragons still raised their heads at a glacial pace.

This was a silent battle. Victory meant rebirth; defeat meant ruin.

Lin Hao’s patience was astonishingly good; he showed not a hint of impatience with this incredibly tedious task.

Moreover, Lin Hao never relaxed his focus. His essence, energy, and spirit were all fused, and he treated the process with utmost caution from beginning to end.

Lin Hao forgot time, even forgot himself. His essence, energy, and spirit merged into one, focused only on the seven Purple Dragons.

Finally, the seven Purple Dragons approached and touched the seven severed meridians.

HUM!

The Creation Jade Butterfly trembled. The seven Purple Dragons blazed with light as an ineffable, divine power surged forth, intending to heal Lin Hao’s seven severed meridians.

That power was like the Chaos Original Force from the beginning of creation—sacred and unparalleled. It seemed to be the source of all mother-qi.

This source of mother-qi was gentle at first, then tyrannical.

Because the moment Lin Hao’s seven severed meridians came into contact with this source of mother-qi, they were instantly turned to dust.

Lin Hao’s meridians had long been strong enough to melt gold and iron, but before the mother-qi of all things, they were far, far too weak.

The severed meridians turned to dust, and immediately, a brand-new power surged from the seven Purple Dragons, intending to forge seven new meridians for Lin Hao.

That power belonged to the source of mother-qi!

BOOM!

Seven streams of mother-qi shot out, heading for the locations of Lin Hao’s severed meridians, intending to reconnect them.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred!