Chapter 928 — The Creator's True Form

Those who cultivate divine powers rely on runes and primordial qi. When cultivators of divine powers learn various techniques, they first open the Primordial Fetus Divine Treasury, which takes ancient gods as its model, thereby obtaining different primordial qi natures—this is the origin of Jing Ping's Four Great Spirit Bodies.

To master a divine power, one must cultivate different techniques and learn the divine power runes derived from the structure of ancient gods, using primordial qi to construct these runes so the divine power can exert its might. Of course, there are exceptions—such as the school of combat techniques and sword-path divine powers, which are not structured according to ancient god runes but were created by people after birth.

But the creators of the Hongmeng Era completely departed from this.

They did not use runes or primordial qi, nor did they study the structure of ancient gods to devise Dao runes. They used consciousness.

Their consciousness was innately incomparably powerful, and strengthened by the Primordial Godstone or the Primordial Stone, it possessed inconceivable might.

This was an entirely different cultivation system. His mind stirred again, and the wheel of the Heavenly River behind his head transformed into a wheel of the Azure Dragon, like an azure dragon with head and tail joined.

As it revolved, dragon cries and thunder roars erupted, even producing strange sounds like the Eight Sounds of the Ancestral Dragon, shaking his very flesh.

The Azure Dragon Wheel's enhancement of his physical primordial qi was immense, not at all inferior to his own activation of the Eight Sounds of the Ancestral Dragon—even stronger. His thoughts kept changing, and the Azure Dragon Wheel transformed into a wheel of golden light, ten thousand rays of golden light like a wheel formed of countless golden swords.

The golden light then transformed into the Xuandu Starlight Wheel, like a river of stars coiled behind his head, and then into the Youdu Mara Wheel, a single strand of black qi forming a wheel, as if it were a gateway straight to the Netherworld. Not long after the Youdu Mara Wheel formed, a light was seen shining from the darkness behind the wheel.

The old underworld courier, carrying a lantern and riding a paper boat, hurried over to see who had dared open the barrier between the real world and the Netherworld. But before the old courier could arrive, the Youdu Mara Wheel behind Shen Mu's head had already transformed into the Yuandu Yuan Magnetic Wheel. "What manner of demon is stirring up trouble?

" The old courier, having come up empty, was furious.

But when he crossed the Netherworld's barrier into the real world, the Phoenix Ship had long since departed.

Shen Mu switched freely among wheels of various natures, greatly satisfied—except that each time he activated the Primordial Stone, Shu Jun would steal some of his blood, qi, and consciousness.

"Senior Shu Jun, does the Primordial Stone have other wondrous uses? The consciousness of you creators is incomparably powerful—this kind of stone must be able to strengthen consciousness, yes?

" he probed. Shu Jun did not answer, saying, "You have now witnessed the power of the Primordial Stone.

Will you cooperate with me? If you are willing to lend me enough blood, qi, and consciousness to aid my resurrection, I can transmit to you all the methods of using and cultivating Primordial Consciousness. " Shen Mu pondered.

"This kind of divine wheel is equivalent to an ancient god's blessing—equivalent to having a powerful divine power guarding one at every moment, an extra layer of protection!

But this Shu Jun clearly means no good. The Primordial Stone is so precious that if he revives, he will certainly kill me and seize the godstone. " He narrowed his eyes.

After resurrection, Shu Jun would after all be a primordial creator—his physical body alone would be enough to crush Shen Mu.

"But if I do not help him, I fear I will find it hard to fathom the mysteries of the Primordial Stone. It can not only enhance the power of my divine powers, but also strengthen my consciousness and my physical body. If it could be combined with today's techniques and divine powers, that would be truly terrifying.

" Thinking this, Shen Mu smiled and said, "Senior, I do not have such vast blood and qi as to revive you all at once, but I can share some blood, qi, and consciousness with you during my cultivation, helping you recover gradually. " Shu Jun chuckled.

"That is not unacceptable.

I can also teach you one or two methods of use each time.

" "Old fox! " Shen Mu and Shu Jun cursed inwardly at the same time. The Phoenix Ship flew swiftly, soaring through the starry sky, passing one resplendent heavenly palace after another—the Thirty-Six Heavenly Palaces that made up the Heavenly Court, enthroned at the center of galaxy after galaxy, exceedingly grand and bright, surpassing the countless other stars.

Dragon Qilin and Yan'er came to the bow of the ship, admiring the magnificent scenery of these heavenly palaces and praising it endlessly.

Suddenly, a great light blazed ahead. A vast Heavenly River came rushing from the depths of the starry sky, countless stars revolving around that broad river—a spectacle truly magnificent beyond compare!

The Phoenix Ship sailed onto the Heavenly River, going upstream along it. Scattered boats could be seen on the river's surface, coming from the planets that revolved around the Heavenly River, most of them carrying deities and their descendants. The Phoenix Ship was the mount of the Red Emperor, Qi Xiayu, far more splendid and vast than the other tower ships, and those ships all yielded way when it approached.

Dragon Qilin and Yan'er looked this way and that, taking in the sacred sights along both banks of the Heavenly River and clicking their tongues in wonder.

Besides planets, both banks of the Heavenly River held lands great and small.

Seen from the river's surface, those lands seemed small, but in truth they were vast continents spanning ten thousand li or even hundreds of thousands of li. These continents floated above, below, and around the Heavenly River, and some drifted overhead—mountains clear and waters lovely, lush with green, inhabited by races unknown.

"Second Brother, where does the Heavenly River come from, and where does it flow? " Dragon Qilin asked.

Qi Jiuyi said, "I do not know.

But the Heavenly River once flowed to the Yuan World, emptying into Guixu.

" Yan'er asked curiously, "Since the Heavenly River flows to the Yuan World, why do we not go upstream from the Yuan World instead of taking a detour through the starry sky? " "Going upstream along the Heavenly River would only circle once around the Four Extremes Great Worlds, making it farther, and we would also have to break through one world barrier after another.

" Qi Jiuyi explained, "The Four Extremes Worlds are also called the Four Extremes Heavens. They lie at the four poles of the universe and are the dwelling places of the Four Ancient God Emperors.

Each world is somewhat smaller than the Yuan Capital, but the four together are larger than the Yuan Capital. Taking a detour through there, even the Phoenix Ship would need more than ten years to reach the Heavenly Court. " Just as he spoke, golden light blazed ahead, and a vast Southern Heavenly Gate appeared before them, towering high in the heavens. The Heavenly Court—they had finally arrived!

Qi Jiuyi said, "Someone go invite Sect Master Shen to disembark!

" "No need.

" Shen Mu's voice came from behind him.

Qi Jiuyi was startled, and saw that Shen Mu had at some point emerged from the cabin and was walking toward them, a wheel of light and flame behind his head like a dragon sparrow holding up the sky, formed into a round wheel.

Yan'er was startled. "The young master has actually used my divine power!