Chapter 1717: 782: Dao Light
Qing Yang and Huan Shu were still bewildered, staring blankly at the spiritual energy and spiritual power swirling around.
It was the spiritual energy transformed from the Primordial Worm beings after being refined by Chen Shi, supremely pure. They were immersed in the spiritual aura and spiritual power, feeling utterly comfortable, as if they had taken the spiritual elixir of Daoist Taiqing, their cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds!
The two even broke through several Dao Realms consecutively, more astonishing than the effects of consuming Spirit Root Fruit!
Yet, this scene still left the two somewhat puzzled.
Chen Shi scrutinized the Demon-sweeping Duster and the Eight Trigrams Refining Furnace. These two treasures were refined by Daoist Spirit Treasure and Daoist Taiqing among the Three Pure Ones, although not the supreme treasures left by the Three Pure Ones, their power was still remarkably astonishing, far surpassing that of a Daluo Golden Immortal, which greatly delighted him.
However, Chen Shi did not know much about the Daoist skills of Daoist Taiqing, even though he acquired the Eight Trigrams Refining Furnace, the sacrificial refinement was quite challenging, far less handy than the Demon-sweeping Duster.
He learned the Daoist skills on the Green Stele, making the refinement of the Demon-sweeping Duster effortless.
“These two treasures can be regarded as the top-grade magical treasures beneath the supreme treasures of the Saints!” Chen Shi marveled endlessly. Though his Demon Blood Treasure Tree was undeniably powerful, it was somewhat inferior to these two treasures.
Huan Shu saw him stow away the two great treasures and couldn’t help but ask, “Chen Zhenwang, how did you know that Subtle Taoist Monarch and Emperor Wan Shou were Primordial Worm disguises?”
Daoist Qing Yang also nodded repeatedly.
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
The Primordial Worm was extremely adept at disguise, neither of them saw through the fact that Subtle Taoist Monarch and Emperor Wan Shou were not their true selves, especially since these two also summoned the Demon-sweeping Duster and Eight Trigrams Refining Furnace; even if the Primordial Worm could mimic the two, it couldn’t emulate these two great treasures.
Chen Shi walked toward the light in the darkness, saying: “The Primordial Worm devoured Subtle Taoist Monarch and Emperor Wan Shou, and even absorbed their memories, mimicking their Daoist skills so flawlessly that there was no flaw to be seen. The reason I could spot the flaw was that Emperor Wan Shou called me a traitorous minister and rebel.”
Huan Shu and Qing Yang were stunned, quickly catching up to him.
When they heard Emperor Wan Shou call Chen Shi a traitorous minister and rebel, they were somewhat puzzled but didn’t give it much thought.
Chen Shi said, “Emperor Wan Shou wasn’t wrong; I am indeed a minister of Great Ming. As the True King of Great Ming on the West Bull New Continent, not obeying orders from Great Ming, calling me a traitorous minister and rebel is not inaccurate. But Emperor Wan Shou didn’t know my origins from the West Bull New Continent and didn’t know I am the True King there. The Primordial Worm, on the other hand, knew of this.”
The two had a sudden realization.
Daoist Qing Yang laughed, “Emperor Wan Shou saying you are a traitorous minister and rebel exposed that he was not himself, but rather the Primordial Worm.”
Huan Shu said, “He wanted to use your hand to open the stone chamber and then eliminate you. You countered by pretending not to have uncovered them, and actively falling into his scheme.”
Daoist Qing Yang laughed, “This plan was clever because the True King took the opportunity to drive Ning Zhenzi away. After the true body of the Primordial Worm left, only then did the True King open the stone chamber, not giving them the opportunity to join forces. Once inside the stone chamber, you immediately closed the entrance, and took the initiative to eliminate the two bodies of the Primordial Worm!”
Chen Shi shook his head and said, “Ning Zhenzi didn’t leave, its main body is still in the Green Palace.”
The two were confused.
“It’s that Bodhi Dao Tree.”
Chen Shi explained, “That Spirit Root’s branches and leaves don’t have marks from the Primordial Worm’s gnawing, therefore the Bodhi Dao Tree must be transformed by the Primordial Worm.”
Only then did the two comprehend.
The Spirit Roots devoured by Primordial Worm were often of very high grade, not consuming anything less than top grade, and the Bodhi Dao Tree’s grade was even higher. The leaves chewed by the Primordial Worm should certainly be more numerous. But there were no marks of gnawing on the Bodhi Dao Tree, which could only indicate a problem with this Spirit Root!
The two were greatly impressed.
“Now, Ning Zhenzi is most likely waiting for us outside.” Chen Shi said with a smile.
While speaking, the two had already arrived nearby the light, and the green seedlings were becoming more distinct.
Upon closer inspection, it was a green shoot, similar to a rice seedling, taller than a person, about two and three or four meters tall, entirely emerald green, its leaves like Green Jade Swords, very sharp.
And at the top of the Green Rice was a stalk with ten or so rice grains the length of a small arm in sword shapes, half of the rice grains exposed and emitting a faint fragrance.
Beneath the Green Rice sat a person, tall and burly, sitting in a cross-legged position, a human body with three eyes, red hair like fire, floating upwards, with strange natural markings on his face and exposed skin.
Even in sitting posture, he was much taller than Chen Shi and the others.
This was a typical demon clan member, resembling a race found in the earth Immortal realm known as Chantilo Clan, noted for their good looks with Shura and Asura Clan blood relations.
The Chantilo Clan lacked the chaotic nature of other demon clans, being relatively gentle and already integrated into the Earth Immortal Realm, quite common there, with even sightings of Chantilo Immortals.
Some Chantilo Immortals were even appointed as Immortal Monarchs or Immortal Kings, holding significant stature.
This Chantilo Clan member sat there, when Chen Shi and others approached, they even heard his heartbeat, thumping powerfully.
The three were astounded. While this Chantilo Clan member had indeed died, his physical body was still living!
His body was so powerful that despite facing heavy trauma and divine soul annihilation, his physical body remained alive!
What kind of formidable physique was this?
“How precious must the Spirit Root born of such a powerful existence be?”
Daoist Qing Yang murmured, “How many Heavenly Coins could this Spirit Root fetch? Enough to allow me to cultivate into a Golden Immortal, wouldn’t you say?”
Huan Shu glanced at him, initially wanting to ridicule him for his narrow vision, but thinking about the difficulty of cultivating into a Golden Immortal, she dismissed the idea of mocking him, nodding,”Selling it, it’s almost enough for the two of us to become Golden Immortals.”
Chen Shi looked at the two in surprise, saying: “See the rice grains on the Green Rice? Cooking one is enough for you two to become Taiyi Golden Immortals, catching up to my current realm.”