Da Xuan Martial Saint - Chapter 1509: 724: Spirit of the Fallen Venerable (2)

Capítulo 1509: Chapter 724: Spirit of the Fallen Venerable (2)

After all, even if it is a complete mystical artifact, capable of assisting in refining supreme treasures to enhance one’s strength or helping in the comprehension of various Great Daos to survive more cosmic cycles… it ultimately remains an external object. Paying the price of possibly enduring one less cosmic cycle to exchange for several mystical artifacts is basically not worthwhile, as possessing such artifacts doesn’t guarantee comprehension.

Moreover,

there is no one in the team who has yet experienced the three cosmic End of Tribulation, whose ego is nearly completely eroded by the Origin Dao, facing near despair. All are experiencing the cosmic End of Tribulation for the first time, with many opportunities still ahead, and are not on the brink of madness.

After agreeing, everyone immediately took Wutian Venerable as the leader and swore to the Origin Dao.

As Dao Venerables, all belonging to the Creation Lineage, they themselves are part of the Creation Dao, and their will naturally and subtly influences the Creation Dao, forming an invisible rule.

After thinking briefly, Chen Mu also swore a simple oath to the Origin Dao, but because he had already mastered the Void and Creation Daos, the rules formed by his oath to the Origin Dao imposed much less restriction on him. Even if he violated it, the consequences would be far less than others.

However,

Chen Mu had not considered breaking the rules; he wasn’t particularly greedy for these so-called mystical artifacts. After all, he had already, through the system panel, delved into the essence of the Time Dao and was in a state of constant enlightenment.

It’s safe to say that it won’t be long before he fully grasps the Time Dao. Having mastered three Daos, the effect of mystical artifacts on him would be negligible—mostly for refining a supreme treasure to slightly enhance his strength, but such an enhancement is not significant for him.

Unless it is a higher-tier Primordial Marvel!

Such supreme artifacts, which could assist in comprehending and fusing Daos to experience the path of transcendence, were something Chen Mu had a touch of interest in, especially since the system panel had not outlined a complete path to transcendence for him yet.

The system panel, though a Supreme Treasure, is capable of guiding living beings to attain Venerable status but may not be able to guide one across the other shore of transcendence. Perhaps the final path to transcendence is one he must walk himself.

Of course,

these thoughts remained buried deep in Chen Mu’s heart.

The ultimate agreement among everyone was to jointly reap mystical artifact resources and distribute them fairly according to contribution.

Should they be fortunate enough to encounter a Primordial Marvel and seize it, it should rightly be Chen Mu who claims it, given his dual Dao mastery makes him stronger than anyone present!

“Let’s go.”

“Move swiftly.”

After the agreement, everyone exchanged a glance; someone spoke deeply, and then they surged toward the Source Sea.

Though it appeared as if making the agreement took some time, for everyone, it was merely a fleeting moment. The Source Sea had yet to fully form by that point.

It was right as everyone reached the edge of the Source Sea and began diving in successively that the surging light of the Source Sea finally stopped spreading outward, forming a dynamic ocean composed of lights of the Dao, lying across the void.

Looking toward the center of this Source Sea, one could see a long river descending from the Nine Layer Heavens, connecting with the Source Sea.

That was the Origin River!

The Source Sea’s existence won’t last long. After assimilating all the universe’s powers, it will gradually be absorbed and sorted by the Origin River, eventually transforming into smooth, orderly power to be expelled from the Origin River, opening the universe anew.

…

Within the Source Sea,

As soon as Chen Mu entered, he immediately noticed a difference.

Since becoming a Dao Venerable, he had never faced suppression; not even in the Source Realm. The special environment of the Source Realm prevented him from instantly perceiving it wholly from the outside, and after entering, due to the internal regional division of the Source Realm, he could only comprehend one area at a time.

But now, after entering the Source Sea, his perceptual range was even smaller than when exploring the Source Realm, only about one-tenth of a complete realm’s area.

The vastness of this Source Sea’s territory exceeded the entire Source Realm by a hundredfold!

“Even the Void Dao Power is interfered with; one can’t see through the entire Source Sea… well, that’s normal. This Source Sea is almost entirely filled with primordial power, mixed with various Daos and their mystical essences. Although not overpoweringly suppressive to Dao Venerables, it does certainly cause some obstruction.”

Chen Mu felt the conditions of the Source Sea attentively, his mind clear as a mirror.

The so-called Source Sea is better termed as a ‘Primordial Sea,’ where nearly all that flows is primordial power. Only Dao Venerables can enter and explore this area.

For Divine Monarchs from the Nine Layer Heavens, even those at Three Veins Perfection, they likely couldn’t withstand even a moment, being crushed by the surging primordial power and obliterated into nothing.

At this moment,

The group maintained a certain distance from each other without speaking, jointly advancing towards the depths of the Source Sea.

But after traversing a short distance, a sudden change occurred.

Swish!

From within the Source Sea, a beam of crimson light suddenly emerged. In the turbulent waters, a faint crimson shadow swiftly approached.

This crimson shadow resembled a nimble monkey, lunging towards Chen Mu and striking out fiercely. The erupting primordial power reached the level of a Dao Venerable.

“A Venerable-level Exotic Beast… no, it’s not an exotic beast…”

Chen Mu stared at the approaching crimson shadow, a flicker of dark light in his eyes, but he remained fearless, shaping his fingers like a blade and slashing forward. In an instant, the universe shattered, primordial torn asunder, and Daos destroyed!

With a casual slash, it collided with the crimson shadow’s attack within the Source Sea, causing a thousand miles of seawater to explode and the surrounding light of the Dao to dissolve, while primordial power crashed and dissipated.

In one stroke, Chen Mu stood his ground, not stepping back, and the peculiar crimson shadow remained unchanged as well, the clash seemingly ending in a draw.

“Heh heh.”

The crimson shadow faced Chen Mu, emitting an eerie sound.

Chen Mu merely stared at it indifferently, not attacking again, and neither Wutian Venerable nor others stepped forward to assist.

It could be seen that the crimson shadow’s figure was dimming rapidly, eventually vanishing completely.

“Spirit of the Fallen Venerable.”

Wutian Venerable approached Chen Mu, speaking in a low tone.

In the Source Sea, there are two types of threats: a few rare Exotic Beasts with strength comparable to Dao Venerables, and those crimson, eerie shadows like the one just now.

The essence of these shadows is not primal power-birthed Exotic Beasts but temporal echoes of countless past Dao Venerables, completely assimilated and eroded by the Great Dao!

Within the Source Sea, everything is chaos, time is disordered, thus ancient Dao Venerables, dissolved into the Origin Dao, can emerge due to the chaotic time and Daos. Since they no longer have self-identity, even if they manifest as past echoes, they lack wisdom.

Besides,

being past echoes, they cannot exist long, typically possessing only one or two strikes’ power.

The threat of these Spirits of the Fallen Venerable lies in their strength being indistinguishable from real Dao Venerables, some being exceptionally powerful ancient remainders whose power surpasses the Three Dao Venerable, reaching the level of the Primordial Palace Master!

Compared to those exotic beasts, these shadows are far more menacing!

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