This was the World Subduing Heavenly Dragon Qi he currently cultivated.
The Heavenly Dragon Qi was a grade 8 Genesis Qi. Just one more level and it would become the grade 9 Galaxy Sacred Dragon Qi!
A grade 9 Genesis Qi was extremely rare even in all nine heavens. Only great factions with Saint experts would be able to pass down such powerful Qi cultivation methods.
However, it was exceedingly difficult to raise the grade of one’s Genesis Qi. Zhou Yuan had a feeling that the only way to reach grade 9, was to retrieve the sacred dragon blessing in Wu Yao’s body.
Zhou Yuan slowly closed his eyes, allowing the lava to invade his body. He was like a statue, completely still and unmoving.
The Heavenly Dragon Qi circulated in his body, gradually transforming into a dragon silhouette around him.
Outside the cauldron, the watching Yaoyao suddenly extended a hand as a strand of mysterious matter flowed out.
When it appeared, the entire forest fell deathly silent.
It was as if an indescribable pressure had enveloped the land.
It was divine matter, something that even Saints desired.
In the Tianyuan World, Yaoyao was the only other person who possessed it besides the Sacred Race’s god.
Yaoyao stared at the mysterious divine matter as her eyes flickered faintly. She turned towards the cauldron and softly said, “Zhou Yuan, I know your thoughts. Don’t worry, I won’t easily give up either.
“But before all that, I will do everything possible to make you stronger.
“Whatever the future holds, we will face it together.”
As her voice sounded, the mysterious matter in her hand disappeared into space. It penetrated the cauldron domain and landed in the lava.
The lava sea seemed to gain a life of its own, causing a torrential wave of heavenly fire as it breathed.
Tiny ancient runes swiftly shot through the lava. They arrived at Zhou Yuan’s location and slowly climbed onto his body.
Zhou Yuan’s entire being violently shuddered.
He sensed the world changing around him and found himself in what appeared to be a formless domain.
Deep within the primal chaos, a pair of giant eyes opened, eyes that could encompass the world.
It appeared to be an ancient dragon that was enormous beyond imagination. Next, countless light beams suddenly shot towards Zhou Yuan like a meteor shower.
As the meteor shower approached, Zhou Yuan discovered that each streak of light contained an ancient dragon scale.
The scales glowed with a wondrous light. At closer inspection, one would see numerous characters appear on the scales, along with an indescribable feeling of mystery and profoundness.
His heart shook as his pupils widened.
He had realized that there was a Genesis art record on each scale!
Moreover, all of them were Saint Genesis arts!
Chapter 1226 Two Genesis Arts
Countless streaks of light flew towards Zhou Yuan as his eyes began to burn with desire. There were so many Saint Genesis arts. Even factions with Saint experts would find it near impossible to match such a collection.
It was exactly as Yaoyao had said, the Ancestral Dragon Scripture really was the number one art in the world.
It was like a giant treasure trove that could bring unimaginable surprises at any time.
Phew.
Zhou Yuan did not move immediately and instead began to concentrate on the meteor shower. Although there were many dragon scales, something told him that he only had two attempts.
In other words, he could obtain two Genesis arts at most. Any more would be too much.
Zhou Yuan did not know how the rules worked, but he did not find them hard to accept. Two Saint Genesis arts were enough for him.
“Yaoyao said that these Genesis arts had varying ranks, but as for how to tell them apart, I can only rely on my gut feeling.” Zhou Yuan shut his eyes and began to silently probe each streak that flew past him. Several of the streaks even shot right through his body.
The scales pulsed with unidentifiable undulations. The Genesis arts recorded on them would surely cause a storm of blood if they suddenly appeared in Hunyuan Heaven. No one could know how many Nascent Source experts would be drawn over to fight for them.
However, Zhou Yuan still did not make his move.
He did not choose with his eyes, and instead handed everything over to his instincts.
The silent waiting lasted for a long time.
All of a sudden, Zhou Yuan opened his eyes and locked onto a streak of light that was darting past. He moved without hesitation.
He reached out and grabbed the target. The surrounding shell of light disintegrated as it entered his hand.
The scale disappeared, but in that moment, Zhou Yuan found that an enormous amount of information had appeared in his head.
Saint Genesis art, Heavenly Dragon Golden Bell
Accompanied by a unique feeling, the ancient cry of a dragon echoed in Zhou Yuan’s head.
“An ordinary Saint Genesis art?” Zhou Yuan was somewhat dumbstruck. He had felt nothing from the many scales that passed by until his Genesis Qi had faintly stirred at this particular one. Hence, he had moved to secure it, but the outcome turned out to be far from his expectations.
“Is it because I cultivate the Heavenly Dragon Qi?” Zhou Yuan began to ponder. This Genesis art also had the words Heavenly Dragon. He guessed that there had been a reaction because this Genesis art had high affinity with his Heavenly Dragon Qi.
Although he felt a little regretful that it was only an ordinary Saint Genesis art, Zhou Yuan was not overly disappointed. After all, an ordinary Saint Genesis art was still a Saint Genesis art!
Any other advanced Nascent Source expert would have gone crazy with excitement.
Zhou Yuan put aside his thoughts and closed his eyes again to begin feeling the scales that were flying past.
He still had one last chance.
This time, he was more ambitious. He understood that this opportunity had been created for him by Yaoyao, and although it might not be anything big for her, there should still be a price to pay.
Hence, though an ordinary Saint Genesis art was not overly disappointing, he would of course hope to obtain one that surpassed his expectations. This way, Yaoyao’s efforts would not be wasted.
However, it was difficult to probe the numerous lights that streaked past. The only thing he could rely on was that split second feeling when they flashed past. It was like a lucky draw, impossible to predict the result.
Zhou Yuan sat within the starry space, allowing the glowing scales to streak past him.
In the blink of an eye, half an incense stick of time passed.
The originally gorgeous sight of stars streaking across the sky slowly began to thin out. Evidently, the number of Genesis arts were not infinite.
The end of the meteor shower would also mark the end of this opportunity.
However, Zhou Yuan still did not move. He looked very calm.
Only he knew how awkward he felt. He could not sense anything from the scales within the streaking light, and thus could not take action.
He really did not wish to waste his final chance on an ordinary Saint Genesis art.
Perhaps, instead of wasting, it would be better to call it regret.
Time swiftly flowed.
The streaking lights grew increasingly sparse.
The final few streaks of light approached from afar, no more appearing behind them. Evidently, this opportunity was nearing its end.
Zhou Yuan was disappointed that he still did not sense anything special.
He sighed inwardly. After a brief hesitation, he decided to randomly retrieve one of the last few scales.
A giant hand took shape and grabbed at one of the last few streaks of light.
However, a split second before he could grab it, his heart suddenly jolted. He felt as if something had sparked inside his heart.
His g
aze involuntarily turned towards the middle of the last few scales. This time, near the tail end of the streaking lights, he managed to make out a scale that lacked any radiance.
The scale’s faint glow had been completely eclipsed by the others, making it near impossible to detect at a brief glance. If not for that split-second sensation, Zhou Yuan would have missed it completely.
Although the scale looked dim and ordinary, Zhou Yuan had a feeling that it was not actually ordinary. It had hidden itself because it did not wish for anyone to notice it.
Like how a phoenix would not compete for attention with ordinary birds?
This was the arrogance of a superior existence.
A hundred different feelings flashed in Zhou Yuan’s heart. He did not display even the slightest shred of hesitation as he abandoned the scale he was about to seize and instead grabbed at that final chance, the hidden scale.
As if sensing Zhou Yuan’s actions, a faint glow blossomed from the scale as a low roar rang out.
The roar seemed to possess some kind of special charm. To Zhou Yuan astonishment, he found that his hand was unable to grab it.
Using that momentary pause, the scale zipped away in an attempt to escape.
Zhou Yuan refused to give up. The scale definitely had an extraordinary Genesis art. Otherwise, it would not possess such an ego. If he let it escape, he would regret this till the end of his days.
With a roar, Heavenly Dragon Qi swept forth, turning into a dragon claw that ruthlessly grabbed at the fleeing scale.
But before the claw could reach, a terrifying undulation suddenly spread from the scale. In the face of its power, Zhou Yuan’s Heavenly Dragon Qi began to wail as it began to disintegrate.
“How can this be?!” Zhou Yuan was shocked. The Heavenly Dragon Qi could not subdue the scale?
However, just when Zhou Yuan thought he had failed, mysterious runes suddenly appeared on the disintegrating dragon claw.
The mysterious runes stabilized the crumbling claw.
This sudden turn of events naturally did not escape Zhou Yuan’s notice. Although the runes were strange, he could sense a familiar presence from them.
Yaoyao?
This startled him a little, but before he could further his thoughts, the forcibly stabilized dragon claw ruthlessly swooped downwards.
The scale was finally caught.
Before Zhou Yuan could celebrate, the scale shattered, turning into numerous fragments that swiftly escaped. Only a tiny piece was left in Zhou Yuan’s hand.
“Blasted!” Zhou Yuan’s eyes turned red in anger. What kind of blasted thing was this scale? Why was it so difficult!
No matter how angry he was, the scale fragments were already far away, making it difficult to chase them down.
The leftover fragment sank into Zhou Yuan’s hand.
Extremely overwhelming, cryptic and ancient information exploded in Zhou Yuan’s head, stunning him.
It was a Saint Genesis art, but there was no rank indicated. However, Zhou Yuan could still feel an indescribable aura from it that made his entire body shiver.
Because the Genesis art was called...Ancestral Dragon Moves the Heavens!
Chapter 1227 Seven Inches
It was a month later when Zhou Yuan finally walked out of the lava cauldron.
Crack!
When he exited, cracks appeared on the cauldron before it ultimately shattered, leaving behind a roaring heat and molten fragments.
The boundless power within it had completely disappeared.
Zhou Yuan merely cast a glance at its remains before looking towards a tree by the lake. Yaoyao was seated on one of its branches, lazily leaning backwards with a wine gourd in her hand.
“You’re finally out.” She cast her gaze at Zhou Yuan and stretched her back, displaying her alluring curves.
Zhou Yuan took a step forward and his figure appeared beside Yaoyao.
“It seems that you got a pretty good harvest,” remarked Yaoyao. Although Zhou Yuan’s expression was impassive, she could see the joy in his eyes.
“Of course it's pretty good.” Zhou Yuan sighed.
Putting aside the two Saint Genesis arts for the moment, when he stepped out of the cauldron, he had felt his Genesis Qi foundation soar tremendously.
His originally 6.3 inch Nascent Source had grown to 7 inches!
After numerous cultivation sessions, Zhou Yuan of course understood that this was no small jump. An ordinary Nascent Source expert would need many years of cultivating to achieve what he had in a single month.
He also understood that although it had appeared easy for Yaoyao to create the cauldron, she must have paid quite a price to do so.
Yaoyao smiled faintly when she saw the look in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. “Relax, I won’t be doing this often.”
Yaoyao had used divine matter to let Zhou Yuan improve his foundation and open the Ancestral Dragon Scripture Genesis art collection without suffering any repercussions. Divine matter was something even a god like her could not squander frequently. Moreover, if the other Saint experts were to discover she had used such a precious resource on a Nascent Source expert, they would probably faint in disbelief.
Zhou Yuan sat down and gently held Yaoyao’s soft and small hands. He did not say anything else because there was no need for such meaningless words between them.
For her, he could give up everything, including his life.
He knew that Yaoyao likewise knew this.
Otherwise, how could someone as distant and cold as her have given her heart to him?
Yaoyao asked with slight interest, “What Saint Genesis art did you get?”
Although she had secretly aided him, he still had to depend on his own abilities and luck to a certain extent. There was after all a limit to her interference.
“A Saint Genesis art called the Heavenly Dragon Golden Bell.” Zhou Yuan looked somewhat helpless. “I don’t know why I reacted to such an ordinary Saint Genesis art. It might be because of my Heavenly Dragon Qi.”
“Your guess is correct. However, you should not underestimate it. Although it is an ordinary rank Saint Genesis art, it has the greatest affinity with the Heavenly Dragon Qi. Using the Heavenly Dragon Qi to activate it will output power comparable to a greater Saint Genesis art.” Yaoyao was not surprised.
“Is that so?” Zhou Yuan relaxed somewhat after hearing her explanation. “Right, the other one is called Ancestral Dragon Moves the Heavens.”
The hand holding the jade gourd trembled faintly as light seemed to swirl in her eyes. Soon after, she softly chuckled and said, “The price I paid this time has not been in vain.”
“The Genesis art did not have any rank.” Zhou Yuan was still perplexed.
Yaoyao, however, appeared to be in a good mood. She smiled and said, “Ordinary rankings are indeed incapable of measuring it. Let alone Nascent Source experts, even Law Domain and Saint experts would desire a Genesis art like it.
“As for why, you’ll naturally find out when you step into the Saint stage.”
Zhou Yuan was taken aback. He had not expected Yaoyao to have such a high opinion of the Genesis art.
Soon after, he regretfully said, “But unfortunately, I only managed to obtain its introductory cultivation method.”
Due to the scale shattering, he had only managed to obtain a fragment of the whole.
“There’s nothing to be regretful about. Given your current cultivation, it’s already an amazing blessing to have an opportunity to study it.
“The beginning is always the hardest. Although this new road before you will be difficult, when your strength is sufficient, you’ll naturally gain the chance to uncover its complete form.”
Zhou Yuan nodded. He was not someone who would tie himself up in a knot over such matters. Since the chance was over, he would not be upset over it. There was nothing he could do anyways. Moreover, the haul this time was already extremely bountiful.
With his current Genesis Qi foundation, Zhou Yuan was conf
ident of winning against Lu Tai at peak condition.
In other words, he had already begun to step into the apex level of Hunyuan Heaven’s Nascent Source stage.
One must know that it had been less than half a year since he reached the Nascent Source stage.
Such progress would turn every veteran Nascent Source expert crazy with envy.
Yaoyao elegantly flipped herself off the tree. She hung the gourd on her waist and smoothed her hair. “Since your training is over, we should get moving.”
Zhou Yuan also descended and expectantly asked, “Are we heading to Wanshou Heaven?”
Although Zhou Yuan always claimed that he had nothing but dislike for Tuntun, he obviously felt a deep kinship with it. In a certain manner of speaking, Tuntun and Yaoyao had accompanied him for many years as he grew step by step.
Yaoyao nodded.
“We’re currently in the Tianji Region. There should be a teleportation array in Tianji City. However, it only opens once every half a year and requires a Law Domain expert to maintain it while it operates,” said Zhou Yuan. After spending so many years in Hunyuan Heaven, he had gained a rough understanding of the various regions.
It was not impossible for Yaoyao to set up her own teleportation array with her current abilities. However, Zhou Yuan did not plan on letting her do so. Cang Yuan had already warned him to stop Yaoyao from using too much power because it would quicken the awakening of her divinity.
“Law Domain expert huh...it should be inconsequential if I use the power of the Law Domain.” Yaoyao had no objections. After all, She had always been following Zhou Yuan.
With the decision made, they immediately moved, disappearing from the spot. All that remained was the rising steam from the giant pit in the lake.
The Genesis Beasts that were avoiding them soon returned, emitting joyful roars when they arrived at the lakeside.
Although most of the power had been scattered, what remained was still a great blessing for them.
……
Three days had passed when Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao arrived at Tianji City.
At the center of the city, they found the majestic teleportation array. However, it was heavily guarded by the Tianji Region.
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