Chapter 404 - 395: Guard Against Arrogance and Impatience

Chapter 404: Chapter 395: Guard Against Arrogance and Impatience

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The real world.

Half a month had passed since Fang Yang fell into a slumber and entered the Star Dream Realm.

Night.

The moon was bright and the stars were few, their faint light sprinkling down upon the mortal world.

Within the cluster of Dream Worlds at Burying Moon Mountain, it was still pitch-dark, with no light to be seen.

The monarch’s tent was also shrouded in darkness.

Suddenly, a brilliant crimson-gold light flared, and then the entire tent was filled with a glorious radiance, as bright as day.

It was Fang Yang, who had just opened his eyes.

When he closed his eyes, the world grew dim.

When he opened them, it was as bright as day.

’It’s been half a month...’ Fang Yang lifted his head slightly, his gaze drifting toward the distance.

A closer look would reveal that his pupils were slightly dilated.

He was, in fact, looking inward at his first aperture.

Inside his first aperture, the Kunpeng Dharma Aspect and the Golden Crow Dharma Aspect shifted at his will.

The former was vast and boundless, as if shouldering the heavens while adrift in the infinite cosmos.

The latter was scorching like fire, the very incarnation of the great sun, blazing fiercely.

Besides them, five "Pill Cauldrons" bobbed within the True Essence Sea of his first aperture.

These five Pill Cauldrons were manifestations of his Lifebound Skills, such as the Fire Domain Skill, the Thunder Sea Skill, and the Martial Celestial Eye.

’Connect,’ Fang Yang thought.

Instantly, a mysterious and profound Golden Tai Chi Diagram slowly materialized.

This Golden Tai Chi Diagram was the manifestation of the Yin Yang Tai Chi Diagram phenomenon, the foundation of the Kunpeng Dharma Aspect, and could also be presented by the Golden Crow Dharma Aspect.

Compared to its initial simplicity, it was now engraved with daoist patterns and Divine Talismans depicting "mountains and rivers, sun and moon, flowers and birds, fish and insects," as well as "Wind and Fire Together."

At Fang Yang’s command, the Golden Tai Chi Diagram extended and stretched out, linking the Dharma Aspects and then connecting to his Lifebound Skills.

The single Golden Tai Chi Diagram encompassed all his skills, linking them all together into a single, cohesive whole where each part had its place.

Only after doing all this did he turn his attention to his Dharma Aspects.

100%!

Refinement level: 100%!

"This..." His pupils contracted slightly.

’This progress is honestly a bit too fast.’

It had taken him less than two years to go from Tier Five Advanced to Tier Five Peak.

And now, he was fully prepared in every aspect. He could trigger the tribulation to become a saint and ascend to immortality at any moment, thereby becoming a Saint.

A Tier Six Saint gains over a thousand years of life!

’A childhood dream is about to come true...’ Fang Yang mused.

However, given his aptitude and talent, it would be best for him to use the tribulation on his path to sainthood to forge his own Lifebound Sacred Artifact.

Just as Sen Yue had forged the Purple Gold Thunderfire Hall, killing two birds with one stone.

Thus, various Sacred Artifacts quickly flashed through Fang Yang’s mind:

The Flame Robe? The Yimu Saint Spear? The Golden Crow Saint Fan?

BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ...

Just as he was pondering this, another change occurred within the True Essence Sea of his first aperture.

Where the Fusang Branches had previously dissipated, a cluster of dreamlike white light suddenly appeared.

[Remnant Resonance of the Donghuang Chaos Bell]

The Donghuang Chaos Bell, the unique Lifebound Sacred Artifact of the Great Sun Golden Crow lineage.

Only by possessing it could the current master of the Great Sun Golden Crow inherit the Dao and skills from the many generations of Great Sun Golden Crows past.

This was one of the main reasons the Great Sun Golden Crow lineage had been so supremely prosperous in the past.

In other words, only a Great Sun Golden Crow who possessed the Donghuang Chaos Bell could be considered a complete Great Sun Golden Crow.

And the Remnant Resonance of the Donghuang Chaos Bell, as its name implied, possessed a portion of the Donghuang Chaos Bell’s power.

It was not a physical entity, but an intangible channel of inheritance.

By possessing it, one could follow the steps to forge the Donghuang Chaos Bell.

Of course, to fully awaken the Donghuang Chaos Bell, one would still need the help of the Fusang Divine Tree.

"The Remnant Resonance of the Donghuang Chaos Bell..." Fang Yang’s gaze was profound.

From the outside, it was just a dusty, gray-looking great bell, dull and lusterless.

But Fang Yang had been well-read in ancient scriptures since childhood and was naturally no stranger to the great name of the Donghuang Chaos Bell.

Undeniably, he was faintly tempted.

After all, this was the exclusive Lifebound Sacred Artifact for each generation of the Great Sun Golden Crow.

However...

He then wondered if there was also a Lifebound Sacred Artifact exclusive to each generation of the Kunpeng.

’Of course, I am the Kunpeng Ancestor. The tradition should begin with me.’

...

The moonlight was as cool as water, trickling down and flowing across the mortal world.

A gentle breeze blew, and the flaps of the monarch’s tent gradually opened.

Fang Yang strode out from within.

His expression was peaceful and his temperament placid, yet he possessed a majestic aura powerful enough to swallow the world.

"Monarch."

"Monarch?!"

Seeing him, the expressions of both the Mountain Hermit and Su Xi changed in unison.

The Mountain Hermit, in particular, was greatly shaken.

He was clearly looking at Fang Yang, yet it was as if he were seeing another person through him.

Sen Yue!

Fang Yang now possessed an aura remarkably similar to Sen Yue’s.

Following this realization, a terrifying thought was born in his mind:

—Fang Yang had already reached Tier Five Peak and had even slightly touched upon the realm of a Young Venerable.

It sounded unbelievable.

But who was Fang Yang?

The Kunpeng Ancestor!

If he had truly reached Tier Five Peak, then it was indeed plausible that he had touched upon the realm of a Young Venerable.

"Huuuh..." The Mountain Hermit breathed heavily.

Beside him, Su Xi had also thought of this.

But compared to the Mountain Hermit, Su Xi’s face showed more joy.

She had been under immense pressure these past few days.

With Fang Yang’s strength greatly increased, she, as his subordinate, was naturally overjoyed.

"Monarch," Su Xi began, "the situation has grown more severe recently..."

The moonlight shone down as a gentle breeze drifted by. Su Xi’s black hair danced in the wind, her figure exquisite. Her voice was like ancient jade falling into a clear spring, each sound crisp and pleasant to the ear as she delivered her report to Fang Yang.

Although all sides had paused their activities for a while due to the dissipation of the Great Sage Dream Realm, the battlefield had now entered a phase of mutual probing.

The situation was volatile and could erupt at any moment.

"...Is that so? I understand." Fang Yang nodded lightly.

Now, even if Sen Yue or the Great Sun Dragon Lady suddenly appeared, he had nothing to fear!

Outside the Xuan Realm or the Hong Realm, these two Young Venerables would lose the favor of the world’s will. No matter how powerful they were, it was impossible for them to be a whole level above him.

In fact, if he caught them unprepared, it was still uncertain who would be the king and who the subject.

This was the Dream Battlefield, after all.

And he... possessed the phantom of the Dream Emperor!

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Far away, in the Hong Realm, deep within the forbidden grounds of the Great Xuan Palace.

For some unknown reason, the Great Sun Dragon Lady suddenly felt a sense of unease.

She opened her draconic eyes and formed a hand seal for a technique, inspecting her own fate and fortune. She instantly knew that both her destiny and luck were unharmed.

She pondered for a moment, then turned and asked, "What is the current situation on the Dream Battlefield?"

"Everything is under control," a deep voice replied from the darkness.

"Is that so?" The Great Sun Dragon Lady lightly bit her red lip.

But the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

She was already feeling uneasy.

’No change, in and of itself, is the biggest change of all!’

Faintly, she sensed a storm brewing beyond her control, but she couldn’t discern its nature.

This turn of events instantly humbled her pride.

In the end, her focus landed on Han Wu the Sub-Venerable, Sen Yue, and Fang Yang.

"Huuuh..."

The Great Sun Dragon Lady rose to her full height and looked up at the heavens. "Have I grown too proud? Father, are you the one warning me?"