Chapter 535 - 49: Primordial Profound Embryo

Spirit Immortal Pavilion, Profound Jade Pavilion.

Inside the magnificent and spacious room, a faint fragrance permeated the air.

A burly man, who was well-built but drained of both qi and blood, was thrown from the luxurious bed, barely breathing.

"Someone."

From the large bed shrouded in gauze curtains, a soft, sweet, and cloying voice spoke.

The door to the room opened, and a handsome youth in green robes walked in softly.

"What are your orders, Master?"

The youth kept his eyes lowered, asking respectfully.

"Drag this man out and feed him to the Blood Spirit," the soft, lazy voice from the bed said indifferently.

The youth bowed and acknowledged the order.

The burly man’s eyes shot open, his face a complex mask of unwillingness, hatred, attachment, and pleading.

But his Magical Power had vanished completely, his vital essence was depleted, and he couldn’t even sense his own Dharma Aspect.

It was as if it had all been forcibly siphoned away.

The youth took a Talisman from his sleeve, and with a flick, he sealed the burly man within it.

A dignified Dharma Cultivator was about to be disposed of as food for a spirit, yet the youth’s heart remained untroubled.

He had clearly done this many times before.

Just as the youth in green was about to leave, he remembered something and said respectfully, "Master, the Pure Yang True Fire you instructed me to look out for appeared in the Stone Garden today."

"Oh? Is it a Tier Five True Fire?"

The person on the bed grew interested and asked curiously.

The youth in green replied, "It is a Tier Five Pure Yang True Fire. Furthermore, a Cultivator cut it from a Taichu Divine Stone. The matter has already caused a huge stir in the Stone Garden."

The gauze curtains of the bed were lifted, and a devastatingly beautiful woman gracefully descended.

She wore a magnificent long dress, and her aura was dignified and noble, giving off a sense of inviolable sanctity.

At this moment, the aura around her body surged, vast and profound. The surrounding void faintly trembled, and the Spiritual Qi boiled like water.

Having just finished plundering a great Dharma Cultivator, she momentarily struggled to control her surging Magical Power.

She looked at the youth in green with a faint smile and asked, "Since a Tier Five Pure Yang True Fire appeared in the market, why didn’t you inform me at once?"

The youth in green lowered his head, not daring to look directly at the beautiful Female Cultivator. He replied in terror, "I only just heard the news myself. Besides, Master was cultivating a short while ago, and this servant did not dare to disturb you..."

The beautiful Female Cultivator snorted coldly and asked again, "Has the Pure Yang True Fire been sold yet?"

The youth in green shook his head. "That stall owner has a strange temperament. He will only trade the treasures cut from the Taichu Divine Stones for a Demon-Suppressing Immortal Cicada or a Tier Five Flying Sword. No transaction has been made yet."

"Demon-Suppressing Immortal Cicada? What is that?" The Female Cultivator’s delicate brows knitted together as she muttered to herself.

The youth in green remained silent, shaking his head to show he didn’t know.

’To be equated with a Tier Five Flying Sword, it must also be some kind of Tier Five Treasure...’

The beautiful Female Cultivator’s mind raced. She glanced at the youth and said coolly, "Come. Accompany me to the Stone Garden."

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Fang Cheng had cut open twenty Taichu Divine Stones in a row. His stall was now dazzlingly brilliant with the light of various treasures, a mesmerizing sight.

Besides the Pure Yang True Fire, he had cut out another Tier Five Treasure.

A Primordial Profound Embryo!

In addition, there were six Tier Four Treasures and more than ten Tier Three treasures.

The Primordial Profound Embryo was a Stone Person with blurred facial features, curled up inside a Taichu Divine Stone about ten feet high.

Strangely, a faint but clearly audible heartbeat emanated from within this Stone Person!

Furthermore, Dharma Cultivators like Fang Cheng, who possessed powerful spiritual souls, could clearly sense the vast and immense Spiritual Power and Dao Charm within the Profound Embryo.

Fang Cheng placed this Taichu Divine Stone on his stall, and everyone who passed by couldn’t help but stare.

Some curious onlookers even lingered nearby, gathering to watch and chat.

Someone commented, "Legend has it that the bloodline of our Human Race can be traced back to the birth of the Hongmeng Void. An Innate Divine Being used their own body and soul as a reference to leave behind the ’Tune of Man’ in the endless void."

"Afterward, this Tune combined with the Celestial Dao Origin of the All Heavens and Myriads of Realms. It then merged with the creative life force and myriad spirit particles between heaven and earth, evolving on its own to give birth to humanity. That is why the Human Race exists in many World Heavens."

Someone next to him chimed in, "Daoist Brother, you are truly knowledgeable. Could it be that this Primordial Profound Embryo is the product of that Tune combining within the Chaos Origin?"

The man nodded. "Correct. It’s said that the ’Tune of Man’ spread far and wide. Since the changes in the myriad voids of the heavens are unpredictable, its distribution became uneven. Consequently, the Human Race is powerful and populous in some World Heavens, while in others, there is no trace of them at all."

"Extreme Jade Heaven clearly belongs to the former category. If the ’Hostage Dao Charm’ had not overflowed, this type of Taichu Divine Stone would certainly not have formed within the Chaos Origin."

"This Primordial Profound Embryo is a top-tier treasure for refining an external avatar. Countless people must be desperate to obtain it."

Fang Cheng was also drawn in by their conversation. He turned his head to look and saw a gaunt elder speaking eloquently to the crowd.

The man was dressed in magnificent, immaculate robes, and his expression was aloof and arrogant. He carried himself with an air of great authority, clearly enjoying the flattery of the surrounding Cultivators.

Fang Cheng saw that his Cultivation was also at the Dharma Realm and guessed he must have an extraordinary background. He smiled and asked, "What you’ve said, Daoist Brother, is something I’m hearing for the first time. It has truly been an eye-opener."

The gaunt elder smiled faintly and pointed to the Taichu Divine Stones on the ground. "Your skills are quite impressive, Sir. To cut open so many Taichu Divine Stones without a single worthless one—I, too, have had my eyes opened."

Fang Cheng cupped his hands. "I wonder if you, Daoist Brother, have ever heard of the Demon-Suppressing Immortal Cicada? If you have any leads, I would be willing to offer a generous gift in return."

The gaunt elder clasped his hands behind his back and said nonchalantly, "This old man has heard rumors, but I do not know if they are true. That is why I did not bring it up myself just now."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "You could try inquiring at the Divine Image Sect. Years ago, in a tome within their Scripture Pavilion, I happened to see a record of the Demon-Suppressing Immortal Cicada. However, it was only a brief mention and not entirely credible."

Fang Cheng’s expression turned serious. "Please, Daoist Brother, do not hold back. You may choose any item below Tier Five from my stall."

As soon as he said this, an uproar went through the crowd.

Among the twenty-plus Taichu Divine Stones on the stall, besides the Tier Five Treasures, there were also many Tier Four and Tier Three Treasures, all of considerable value. To trade one for a mere piece of information of dubious authenticity was truly an act of extraordinary extravagance.

The gaunt elder, however, seemed unimpressed. He gave a faint smile and said, "This old man wouldn’t stoop to trading a record from the Divine Image Sect’s archives for one of your items. If anyone is to make that trade, it should be a Cultivator from the Divine Image Sect themselves."

The crowd of watching Cultivators was stunned into silence.

Fang Cheng was looking at the elder, just about to speak, when he saw a devastatingly beautiful Female Cultivator approaching from a distance.

This woman’s Cultivation had reached the Peak of Dharma Form. Her aura of Magical Power seemed somewhat unrestrained, powerful and vast, causing the other Cultivators to retreat wherever she passed.

In this plaza of the Stone Garden, only a handful of people were unaffected by her presence.

The Female Cultivator saw the gaunt elder from afar and let out a laugh as pleasant as silver bells. "Daoist Brother Qin, it’s been a long time. I thought you would have long since passed away."

The gaunt elder sneered. "Demoness, you practice a heretical art, yet you still haven’t suffered a cultivation deviation. The heavens are truly blind."

The Female Cultivator giggled, a cold killing intent appearing on her beautiful face as she declared, "If you were to engage in Dual Cultivation with me, Daoist Brother, perhaps you could disrupt my Dao Heart and cause my cultivation to deviate. I’m just afraid you wouldn’t dare try."

The gaunt elder’s gaze shifted. He looked at the Pure Yang True Fire on Fang Cheng’s stall, and as if remembering something, he said, "Stall owner, I will take this Pure Yang True Fire. Though I do not have a Tier Five Flying Sword at the moment, give me two days, and I will certainly find one to trade for your True Fire."

The beautiful Female Cultivator’s delicate brows shot up, her face frosting over. "Old Thief Qin, you know I need this Pure Yang True Fire to refine my Lifebound Magical Artifact. How dare you deliberately ruin my plans?"

With that, she took out a Sword Box and looked at Fang Cheng. "Daoist Brother, I have a Tier Five Flying Sword right here. Please, take a look."

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