Chapter 1710: 780: Falling Into the Trap
“If the Immortal Emperor indeed found the Primordial Worm here, then what exactly is the Primordial Worm? Is it really a worm-like Spirit Root?”
Chen Shi soared into the air, carefully observing the Spirit Root’s branches and leaves.
Earth Treasure Spirit Roots are mostly plant-like, but there are anomalies in animal-like forms, just with roots. But for a Spirit Root to grow in the shape of a worm, that’s extremely bizarre.
Therefore, Chen Shi suspected that the Primordial Worm might not be a Spirit Root!
He recalled the appearance of Ning Zhenzi, which was exactly like the Heavenly Dao Divine People revered in the Underground Green Palace, causing him to have an unsettling association.
Qing Yang and Huan Shu immediately followed him, asking, “Chen Zhenwang, what are you searching for?”
“When you collected the Spirit Roots, did you notice any signs of worm bites on some of the Spirit Roots?” Chen Shi asked.
The two were taken aback, worm bite marks?
Earth Treasure Spirit Roots contain profound Great Dao mysteries and are extremely rich in Spiritual Power; what kind of worm can gnaw Spirit Roots.
The two immediately soared into the air to examine the branches and leaves of each Spirit Root.
“Perhaps the Primordial Worm is not an Earth Treasure Spirit Root.”
Chen Shi pondered as he searched, “It’s evident that a terrifying battle took place here, which shattered the stars, creating the Starlight Dao Sea, leading to the Great Wilderness’s destruction. Perhaps the Primordial Worm is a life form transformed from the flesh and blood of a prehistoric formidable being…”
“There really are worms in the Great Wilderness! I found some worm bite marks!” Huan Shu’s voice came.
Chen Shi hurried to her side, seeing that the Spirit Root found by Huan Shu was a tree resembling a lotus flower, with green petals and heart-shaped leaves in light pink.
Chen Shi examined it closely, noticing worm bite marks on the petals and leaves at the base of the Spirit Root, with dried mucus traces left by the climbing worm.
The top petals and leaves of the Spirit Root had no bite marks, indicating new growth.
Judging by the bite marks, the worm is only finger-sized, whereas the Primordial Worm covers countless worlds, extending across unknown billions of miles like a colossal being.
This finger-sized worm is hard to associate with the Primordial Worm.
“Are these bite marks left by the Primordial Worm? Is the Primordial Worm really a worm?”
Chen Shi couldn’t be certain, when Daoist Qing Yang also found a Spirit Root with worm bites, he rushed over, seeing small bite marks on the branch and leaves of the base, but none above.
After a while, they discovered over ten Spirit Roots with worm bites, all concentrated at the base branches and leaves.
Earlier, Chen Shi observed the higher branches and leaves and didn’t notice the bites at the base, thus failed to detect them.
Chen Shi carefully examined the bite marks on these leaves, finding that the worm gradually grew larger as it gnawed, but even at its largest was only fist-sized, still unable to relate it to the Primordial Worm.
“From the traces, this worm is about as old as the Spirit Roots here, born when the Spirit Roots were first created. That’s when it started gnawing on these tender leaves for sustenance. Later, this worm disappeared, leaving the newly grown branches of the Great Wilderness’s Spirit Roots without bite marks.”
He murmured, “Did the worm disappear because the Immortal Emperor came here and took it away?”
Daoist Qing Yang and Huan Shu were somewhat puzzled, not understanding why he suddenly mentioned the Immortal Emperor.
Chen Shi once again looked up at the Heavenly Dome, where the star formations outside the sky were mysterious and unpredictable, branded ancient formidable beings’ Divine Skills disturbing the stars with an immensely macro posture on the heavenly screen.
The Great Wilderness, Dao Sea and this star formation were thus concealed within the extremely chaotic Star Sea, with no one perceiving their secrets.
Until one day, a formidable being from the Earth Immortal Realm inadvertently traversed the magnificent Star Sea and found an empty cavity devoid of stars, hence entered it.
He crossed the Dao Sea and found the Great Wilderness.
He discovered the Spirit Root Forest, reflecting on heaven and earth, feeling the Outer Dao from the Dark Sea, experiencing great enlightenment, and created the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection, using the Star Sea as a source of power, advancing on the Immortal Dao to a level others couldn’t reach.
Similarly, the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection also included the Outer Dao because of his enlightenment here.
He found a peculiar worm here, gnawing on Spirit Roots, having survived for countless years.
He found, in this worm, attributes similar to Earth Treasure Spirit Roots, with immense growth potential, thus subdued the worm and took it away from the Dark Sea.
𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
“The Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection seems to be an Immortal Dao Technique, but in essence, it is Immortal Demon Dual Cultivation. Demon Path is merely a form of Outer Dao, and the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection can be Immortal Demon Dual Cultivation, and equally Immortal and External Cultivation.”
Chen Shi’s eyes glimmered, he comprehended the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection from the Heavenly Venerate and realized during his confrontation with Xi Muran, the Divine Skills not taught by the Immortal Emperor to his disciples within the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection.
Back then, he thought it was the entirety of the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection, but later, after witnessing Mr. Huaiyi’s Sutra of Eternal Freedom, he speculated the Immortal Emperor might have concealed even more.
Until now, he suddenly realized, that indeed the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection and the Sutra of Eternal Freedom both contain two sets of Cultivation Techniques.
“The set of techniques taught by the Immortal Emperor to his disciples uses the Circulation Stars of the Earth Immortal Realm as the Ancient Star Realm, only transmitting the Small Circulation Tribulation Array, not transmitting the subsequent Divine Skills.
“Whereas the true Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection uses the Desolate Star Sea as the Ancient Star Realm, its Divine Skills, even if identical, the Daoist Skills constituting the Divine Skills may transform greatly, the power too may have heaven and earth contrast!
“Moreover, his Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection also contains Outer Dao. The strength of this technique possibly surpasses even the Sutra of Eternal Freedom!