Section 50: A Great Harvest, Supreme Grade Dao Method, and Demonic Beast Eggs!
In the midst of a raging sea of fire stood the God-Searching Palace.
The palace walls were mottled, covered in broken bricks and shattered tiles, appearing extremely dilapidated and on the verge of annihilation.
Chu Yun searched in vain for the Treasure-Seeking Mouse. Apart from himself, there were no signs of any other demonic creatures.
Chu Yun suddenly understood: the moment the Earth God-Search died, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse had become a wild demonic beast. It had likely escaped long ago.
He discovered that the Jade Slip in his hand was actually a Great Demon Soldier! Only by sincerely accepting the conditions of the Earth God-Search could one receive the recognition of the spiritual light within the Jade Slip and obtain the subsequent inheritance.
Chu Yun pondered for a moment, accepted the Earth God-Search’s conditions, and performed the ritual of becoming a disciple before his remains.
Only then did the Jade Slip display its subsequent contents.
To Chu Yun’s surprise, these contents were merely the Earth God-Search’s diaries, chronicling his various explorations and insights.
“This is a treasure!” Chu Yun rejoiced. To others, these diary entries might only be seen as a story. But for an explorer like Chu Yun, the Earth God-Search’s experiences contained within these diaries were the most precious wealth.
“With this diary, it will pave the road to success for me to become a Grandmaster-level explorer in the future,” Chu Yun sighed inwardly and immersed himself in it. Through the diary, he discovered a different, more genuine Earth God-Search.
In his later years, the Earth God-Search did not fare well. His beloved wife had died young, and his love for her was so profound that his grief was equally intense. Thus, he tirelessly searched for treasures across the land, delving deep, all in an effort to revive his beloved wife to the best of his ability.
“To resurrect someone? This is something even a King cannot do?!” Chu Yun exclaimed in shock, astonished by the Earth God-Search’s fantastic ideas and madness.
The Earth God-Search, however, did not believe so. He felt that after everything died, most of their souls would remain. As long as he could find his beloved wife’s soul from the underworld and prepare a suitable body for her, he could bring her back to life.
To this end, he conducted numerous experiments. Even in the final moments of his life, he continued to strive, concocting secret formulas. What followed was a string of experimental data that made Chu Yun’s heart race and his jaw drop in astonishment.
These experiments had consumed a vast amount of rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, as well as various demonic creatures.
He had even used Supreme Grade demonic creatures and Spirit Monsters for his experiments.
“Truly madness…” Chu Yun gained a new layer of understanding for the Earth God-Search.
“Alas, the treasures obtained from the Fire Virtue Palace have been almost entirely consumed. In my final moments, I still could not find a way to locate my beloved wife’s soul… Ten years of life and death, a vast expanse. No thought, yet unforgettable. A thousand miles of lonely graves, nowhere to speak of sorrow. Even if we met, you would not recognize me, your face covered in dust, your hair like frost. In a dream last night, I suddenly returned home. A small window, you were grooming yourself. We looked at each other in silence, only tears flowed down. I guess every year I break my heart where the bright moon shines, by the lonely tomb… My wife, I’m coming for you…”
The ten years of life and death, the vast expanse, were filled with such profound sorrow and desolation. The Earth God-Search had labored for ten years for his beloved wife, and in the end, he had failed. A peerless Hegemon died here, his fate unknown to anyone.
“Perhaps death, for him, was a release, and even more so, a new hope,” Chu Yun sighed, his image of the Earth God-Search suddenly becoming vivid. Behind every powerful individual lay a story filled with love, hate, and emotion.
At the end of the contents, it was mentioned that the Earth God-Search had left behind a few items here, for those who were fated. A mechanism needed to be opened with the Jade Slip in hand.
Chu Yun inserted the Jade Slip into a groove beneath the throne, and a hidden compartment immediately appeared.
Within the hidden compartment were three items: a Jade Slip, a Minor Demon Soldier, and a Demonic Beast Egg.
“Could this demonic beast egg be the Treasure-Seeking Mouse’s egg?” Chu Yun’s gaze was drawn to the egg, and his heart pounded as he picked it up but could not discern its nature.
He put down the demonic beast egg and picked up the Minor Demon Soldier, feeling puzzled. This Demon Soldier scroll, with Lower Grade aptitude, was only a Minor Demon. It was preserved by a Dao Method sealing. To think that something like this was valued by the Earth God-Search and treasured, left for the Inheritor.
The Earth God-Search was indeed a powerful figure from ten thousand years ago; the inheritance items he left behind were beyond Chu Yun’s comprehension.
He finally picked up the Jade Slip, and his divine sense permeated into it. To his great surprise, besides explanations about the first two items, the Jade Slip also contained Supreme Grade Dao Methods!
“World Annihilating Red Lotus, a Supreme Grade fire-attribute Dao Method! Fire Virtue True Body, a Supreme Grade fire-attribute Dao Method!” Chu Yun was overcome with excitement. For a long time, due to the lack of powerful Dao Methods, the Sky Fox’s offensive power had been insufficient. Now, obtaining two Dao Methods at once would make the Sky Fox’s attack power the strongest among Chu Yun’s demonic creatures.
The only thing that could compare was the Sky-Flying Heavenly Riding Dao Method of the Drunken Snow Saber.
Among these, the Fire Virtue True Body Dao Method was an ancient Dao Method that was both offensive and defensive, a technique now lost to time.
Both Supreme Grade Dao Methods were secret treasures the Earth God-Search had obtained from the Fire Virtue Palace. The Earth God-Search’s own inheritance was not recorded within.
“Only by returning the Sect Leader Ring to the Divine Thief Gate will I be qualified to truly receive the inheritance of the Earth God-Search himself. So that’s how it is…” Chu Yun understood.
The Earth God-Search had long ago set up this place of inheritance. Before his death, he only left behind three items. This was a measure of control, to give a taste of what was to come, and then encourage the Inheritor to complete his request as soon as possible.
The Jade Slip naturally contained a map, marking the true location of the Divine Thief Gate sect.
“Once the situation on Shu Island is stable, I will go to the Divine Thief Gate to fulfill the last wish of Senior Earth God-Search,” Chu Yun secretly decided. Continuing to read, he found explanations for the Minor Demon Soldier and the Demonic Beast Egg.
These two items were indeed extraordinary!
The scroll-like Minor Demon Soldier had a very significant origin. It was called “Fire Square Document,” representing the orthodox lineage of the Fire Virtue King. Besides its extraordinary implications, it also granted control over the five palaces outside. The Demonic Beast Egg, however, was not the Treasure-Seeking Mouse’s egg as Chu Yun had guessed, but a Supreme Grade Moon Rabbit.
“Can such a demonic beast as the Moon Rabbit truly exist?” Knowing the egg’s origin, Chu Yun held it in his hands, feeling a sense of unreality.
Legend had it that the Moon Rabbit was a magical demonic beast capable of manipulating time. Everyone had heard of it, but no one had ever seen one. It was a Supreme Grade demonic beast even rarer than the Treasure-Seeking Mouse.
Chu Yun did not know how the Earth God-Search had obtained this Demonic Beast Egg; the Jade Slip did not provide detailed explanations. However, the possibility was very high. The Earth God-Search had no reason to deceive his successor on this matter.
“Moon Rabbit, a demonic beast with time attributes…” Chu Yun murmured, gazing at the demonic beast egg, unable to put it down.
Nurturing rare and unique demonic beasts was a sentiment every Beast Tamer possessed.
Chu Yun immediately felt an urge to hatch the egg. His Upper Grade Immortal Pouch, the Star Sea Dragon Palace, contained many high-grade materials. They were prepared in advance for hatching eggs or cultivating demonic plants.
The flame ring that had originally sealed the Immortal Pouch had dissipated due to the explosion. However, now that he was in the God-Searching Palace, it was not convenient to open the Star Sea Dragon Palace Immortal Pouch directly.
Space could not be superimposed. As long as the Star Sea Dragon Palace Immortal Pouch remained closed, it was fine. However, once opened, it would cause spatial turbulence and rupture the God-Searching Palace.
The God-Searching Palace was already in a state of semi-destruction, precarious and irreparable. Casually opening the Star Sea Dragon Palace Immortal Pouch would completely destroy this God-Searching Palace.
Chu Yun put all three items in his embrace, then carefully tidied up the Earth God-Search’s remains before walking outside.
To his surprise, as he stepped out the door, he ran headlong into the Yan Family Ancestor. No enemies, no meeting.
Both were greatly surprised upon seeing each other.
“Hmm? Chu Yun, you’re still alive!” The Yan Family Ancestor’s hair was disheveled, his clothes in tatters, his appearance quite wretched.
He looked at Chu Yun in astonishment and then noticed the God-Searching Palace behind him.
His gaze fixed on the plaque for a long while, and then he burst into laughter, “I understand. It seems the Earth God-Search died here! Good, true fortune follows great calamity! The treasures of the Fire Virtue King, the wealth of the Earth God-Search, are all mine!”
“Meteor Arrow!” Chu Yun drew the Hurricane Bow, feigned a shot, and quickly retreated into the hall. The Yan Family Ancestor, holding the Heart Flame Brush, laughed heartily and pursued him closely.
The Yan Family Ancestor was the closest to the explosion, yet he was not dead! Truly, old age brings cunning! Chu Yun gritted his teeth and delved deeper into the palace, relying on his familiarity with the terrain to temporarily shake off the Yan Family Ancestor.
“Hahaha, Chu Yun, you can’t escape. I control the entrance and exit; dealing with you is like catching a turtle in a jar, effortless. You’ve taken all of the Earth God-Search’s treasures. Surrender to me obediently, hand over everything, and I’ll spare your life!” The Yan Family Ancestor laughed heartily, his eyes flashing with sharp light. He did not pursue closely but guarded the palace entrance.
“Hmph!” Chu Yun snorted coldly and resolutely raised the Hurricane Bow, shooting towards the palace.
Although this God-Searching Palace was an Upper Grade Immortal Pouch, it was already irreparable. It now served as an obstacle to Chu Yun’s escape, devoid of any practical value.
*Boom!*
The Meteor Arrow pierced the palace wall, and the space immediately became violently turbulent. The already semi-collapsed God-Searching Palace could not withstand such an impact. Beams collapsed, floor tiles cracked, and it completely disintegrated.
“Hmm? This is an Upper Grade Immortal Pouch; your heart is too cruel!” The Yan Family Ancestor, not fully aware of the God-Searching Palace’s condition, had his expression drastically change as he saw the Immortal Pouch collapse in dismay and fear, shouting loudly. *Boom!*
The Immortal Pouch shattered, and space ripped apart. The enormous explosion sounded like thunder on a dry day. Shockwaves raged, but they did not affect the silent burning of the enraged heart-fire.
After the dust settled, the Yan Family Ancestor appeared on the spot, covered in dust and blood.
“Chu Yun!! ” he roared with extreme fury, “You can’t hide for long. This place is not that big. One day I will find you and skin you alive and remove your bones!” The roar echoed throughout the entire cave and reached Chu Yun’s ears.
His heart sank. “The Yan Family Ancestor’s shouting so loudly, isn’t he afraid of waking that Tribulation Demon? Or has he already subdued that Tribulation Demon?!” (To be continued.)
