Perfect World - Chapter 765

Chapter 765: Chapter 765 Sacred Artifact
 

On the grassland, the True Gods of the Celestials Clan went mad, searching the earth far and wide, only to return empty-handed.

“Why hasn’t the Celestial God from our clan arrived yet?” Their eyes were bloodshot from panic, having lost such a significant Sacred Entity.

If they had been more careful, if the Celestial God had arrived just a step earlier, this outcome would never have happened. Regret and self-reproach gnawed at their hearts like wild beasts.

“Who is this person?” A group of masters’ faces turned ashen, wishing they could find him immediately and flay him alive, inflicting the most terrible torments upon him.

“The Voidbreaker Talisman alone won’t allow him to escape. His coordinates are completely traceable, and he can be chased. It’s just that his movement technique is too peculiar, insanely fast,” one True God said, his face ashen.

The rest looked similarly ugly. After all, they were True Gods, while the other party was merely a Venerable One and yet managed to be a step ahead and slip away.

“His movement technique includes the Ground Shrinking Technique, a Great Divine Power of the human race, and the other belongs to the Divine Birds,” an older True God with immense experience spoke.

“I think it’s the Golden Peng Technique.” Another person suggested, because in a blur, they had seen a pair of golden wings emerge behind Shi Hao.

“Wrong, it’s even faster than the Golden Peng Technique!” The elderly True God stated.

“Faster than the Golden Peng, could it be…” Someone’s eyes widened.

“That’s right, it must be that kid, seeking revenge!” An older deity’s face was as somber as water, with a cold light flickering in his eyes.

“The one that our clan captured and then let slip away?” Another powerful being had a sinister look in their eyes, their fists clenched tight, filled with disbelief that a former captive had stolen their great fortune?!

“Apart from him, who else knows the Kun Peng’s technique?” The old True God’s complexion was grim, surmising that it was Desolate, and also the Shi Hao of the Lower Realm!

“Is he tired of living?!” One person stood up, revealing snow-white teeth, utterly chilling as they declared, “This Puppy, we’re still searching for him, and yet he exposed himself. We can’t let him slip away this time!”

The other True Gods were also enraged, all exuding murderous intent, causing the temperature near the Divine Mine to plummet suddenly.

“I think, he’s deliberately showing himself, intentionally making us suspect it’s him, this is blatant retaliation, to tell us he’s come and to make our Celestials Clan suffer,” someone said.

“A mere Venerable One has stolen the Sacred Entity of our clan, this is intolerable, my heart… feels as though it’s being burned by the flames of hell!” A True God murmured, infuriated at the thought that it might be Shi Hao taking revenge, nearly going mad with fury.

“He succeeded, filling our hearts with regret and torment. Hey, he better not fall into my hands!” Someone’s hair danced wildly, their gaze sharp as knives.

They believed that the strange rock they lost most likely enveloped an evolving “Immortal Seed”—a loss too enormous to bear, one that would drive any great school mad.

This… could transform someone into a supreme expert!

Because, they had heard that in the ancient battle of the Three Thousand States, the being who came first had used an “Immortal Seed” to reach the Divine Fire Realm, standing proudly among their peers, unrivaled in all the world.

In the vast grassland, Shi Hao had no idea how many tens of thousands of miles he had escaped. After using the Voidbreaker Talisman, he kept changing directions and sped through non-stop.

Finally, as the sun was about to set, he halted, feeling he had thoroughly shaken off the pursuers from the Celestials Clan.

“What exactly is this thing?” He looked at the object in his hand.

It was enshrouded in a dense mist that alternately expanded and contracted, unstable; at times as large as a millstone, at other times small as a dragon’s eye.

Additionally, its weight varied, now heavier than mountains, now as light as chaff, completely unpredictable.

Shi Hao’s body glowed with Bone Texts as he ran his Divine Power to support the object, because sometimes it became so heavy that if not for his efforts, it might have sunk directly into the ground.

Eventually, it finally stabilized, becoming quiet along with the outside world, light enough to sit on the grassland without sinking.

Shi Hao sat cross-legged, extending his Divine Sense to inspect carefully.

The mist was thick, shrouding the wondrous item within.

“Is this the Mother Qi of Heaven and Earth?” He was dubious because it was a substance of legend, but the True Gods of the Celestials Clan had exclaimed in shock that it very well might be.

Legend had it that the Mother Qi of Heaven and Earth could nourish all beings and also create supreme treasures. It is itself a kind of peculiar substance and, if gathered in sufficient quantities, could be used as Immortal Material.

Of course, the most remarkable aspect was that its presence indicated the imminent birth of an unsurpassed Sacred Entity, as it was absorbing the essence of this world.

It was called Mother Qi because it acted like the placenta and umbilical cord, connected to the treasure being nurtured—serving as a bridge to the primordial essence and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

After close examination, Shi Hao was convinced that this really was the Mother Qi of Heaven and Earth, identical to what was described in the bone texts!

This material was so heavy that a single thread could crush mountains, and when light, it was as if weightless, drifting through the void.

Moreover, it easily coexisted with the Dao, assuming the imprints of Heaven, Earth, and the Great Dao, “transferring” them into the supreme Immortal Material and treasures.

“Nourished by Mother Qi, how precious must the real treasure inside be?” Shi Hao was excited, with a fiery look in his eyes.

In the eyes of the outside world, even the Mother Qi was a rare treasure—if ample enough, it could be refined into Immortal Material. And the object it shrouded—how could it be ordinary?

Mother Qi was special, so much so that even the Dual Pupils had trouble seeing through it. Shi Hao proceeded with caution, reaching into the Mother Qi with his hand, feeling around carefully to sense what it was.

It has to be said that Mother Qi was quite particular, always repelling his hand and isolating the object from the outside.

After several attempts, Shi Hao finally succeeded and immediately revealed a surprised expression.

Because its shape was… an egg!

“Immortal Seed?” He was a bit stunned.

When others spoke of an Immortal Seed, it was a general term for things like a lump of Immortal Blood or a piece of Immortal Bone, any of which could be used to enhance oneself and, in the Divine Fire Realm, plant the seeds for the strongest evolution.

Yet he had obtained an actual “seed”—an egg, which was likely to hatch a creature.

Immortal Egg… Just at the thought, Shi Hao’s eyes sparkled with greed. It might be a True Dragon Egg or perhaps an Immortal Phoenix Egg!

“What kind of fortune would I gain if I ate it?” he mused to himself, feeling his mouth water.

If anyone were here to hear this, they would be dumbfounded and then reprimand him. “You glutton, you wastrel. Such a unique line of thought.”

This egg is slowly changing, fluctuating from a diameter of three feet to an inch and back to three feet. Its size is unstable, shifting back and forth, baffling onlookers.

Shi Hao doesn’t act rashly, exploring this place. He places his hand on the egg, closing his eyes to sense it earnestly.

In the end, he is astounded, his body shaking, finding it unbelievable, and his expression one of shock.

The eggshell contains various imprints, blessed by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, as if it could communicate with the entire world. He feels as if he sees all living beings, every blade of grass, and tree.

“This egg can’t be eaten.” His heart is deeply moved. He has been thinking not to ignite his body with the Red Heaven Fire but to seek other methods to become a deity.

Because he always felt that the fire left by True Immortal is indeed powerful and can help perfect one’s evolution, but in the end, it signifies a framework laid out by the ancients, walking the path they walked.

“Using the whole world as a furnace and the laws of all heavens as fire, tempering one’s own body to achieve a Divine Seat might be even stronger.”

Now he sees a glimmer of hope because this egg seems to be connected to various principles of heaven and earth, allowing him to vaguely comprehend something different.

“That’s it, according to the bone texts, some Sacred Entities take shape through the nurturing of heaven and earth, watered by various principles. It seems to be just so!”

Shi Hao understood, and then his figure trembles slightly with excitement. This is a rare opportunity. If he can hold this egg to comprehend and communicate various great daos, taking it as a source of fire, it would be stronger than anything!

“No, I have to ask the old man. He knows more than I do.” Shi Hao couldn’t stay put any longer because this concerned his future.

However, after calming down a bit, he wavers. Qi Daolin is not a pushover. He is notorious. What if he sees this egg, kills Shi Hao, and claims it as his own?

“I trust him!” After some thought, Shi Hao sets out resolutely.

Although they haven’t been together long, and he has heard various infamous things about Qi Daolin, Shi Hao’s intuition tells him that the old man has a unique set of principles and wouldn’t do such a thing.

After all, the other party knows his identity and has not taken away his Thunder Emperor’s Treasure Art and Kun Peng’s technique.

Shi Hao returns, entering the decrepit mountain gate, starting to seek guidance.

“Hmm, you say you looted a bird’s nest and got an egg?” Qi Daolin opens his Dual Pupils, which then widen in shock.

“Daolord, look at this egg, what is it? If eaten, what effects could it have?” Shi Hao is still somewhat hung up on it. If eating an Immortal Egg could help him understand the dao, he’d rather taste the delicacy.

“You wastrel, still thinking about eating? I’ll beat you to death!” Qi Daolin suddenly stands up, chasing after Shi Hao with slaps flying.

“Ouch!” Shi Hao cries miserably, hastily fleeing. He hadn’t expected such an intense reaction from the old man. Without letting him speak further, a painful beating ensues.

“I’ve been wronged, that’s not the case!” Shi Hao yells. The joke went too far. He gets beaten for no reason and feels so wronged he wants to slap himself.

He never imagined just one sentence would provoke the old man to chase after him, fists ready.

Eventually, Shi Hao explains clearly. Grimacing in pain, he grumbles to himself: “Who did I provoke to deserve this?!”

“You say this is an egg?” Qi Daolin looks at him oddly.

“Is it not?” Shi Hao is puzzled.

“All you know is to eat, just because it’s shaped like an egg, you think it is one?” Qi Daolin corrects, it’s certainly not any Immortal Egg, but simply acquired a shell through the nurturing of heaven and earth.

“What exactly is it?” Shi Hao asks.

“Most likely it’s a type of Immortal Gold, perhaps Seven-Colored Immortal Gold, perhaps Void Immortal Gold… In any case, it’s not an egg!” Qi Daolin sighs, this kid is just too lucky. If that ancient Celestial knew the truth, he’d probably go mad.

“Immortal Gold…” Shi Hao mutters to himself, nodding with satisfaction. Such a thing would drive all the great schools crazy, a rare and sought-after treasure.

“Immortal Gold, as enchanting as it is and something that makes Sect Hierarchs go to war over, is not… the rarest aspect of this thing.” Qi Daolin speaks.

“There’s more to it?” Shi Hao asks.

“You’ve sensed it yourself, the outer shell interweaves with the various principles of heaven and earth. This is the hard-to-come-by opportunity of the ancients!” Qi Daolin says seriously.

According to Qi Daolin, regardless of what has been nurtured inside, the greatest value lies not in Immortal Gold itself but in the current “placenta.”

This so-called placenta refers to substances like Mother Qi and the eggshell, all combined, able to harmonize with the various daos of the great Heaven and Earth while drawing nutrients.

Since ancient times, how many have witnessed the formation of Sacred Entities?

During their nurturing and shaping, the “placenta” born with them has incredible effects, communicating and integrating with the myriad daos of heaven and earth, invaluable in worth.

Both the solitary Mother Qi and the mere “eggshell” lack this effect. Only during nurturing when various substances combine in this way, is it an opportunity granted by fate.

Th𝘪𝓈 ₡h𝙖p†𝖾r 𝙞𝕤 p𝟬𝐬ţ℮𝗱 b𝘺 𝗞ḭţ𝗲ṅ𝑜ⱴ℮𝙡

“Do I no longer need Divine Fire, relying on this way to enter the Divine Fire Realm?” Shi Hao is very unsettled, putting all his previous thoughts into words.

“It can only be said that there is a slight possibility, a glimmer of hope.” Qi Daolin speaks seriously, warning: “Through the ages, there have been many astonishing figures, and you’re not the only one with this idea. Too many, but… most likely all failed, probably nobody has ever succeeded.”

If it were any other Immortal Seed, it would be dismissed, but to borrow the heaven and earth as a furnace and various daos as fire to become a deity is simply too difficult.

“Daolord, what should I do?” Shi Hao asks.

“Make use of this placenta. If handled well, there’s a twenty percent chance of success, but if you fail, not only will the Immortal Gold inside be ruined, but of course, you’ll turn to ash.” Qi Daolin solemnly admonishes.

“Don’t talk so dishearteningly, say something auspicious.” Shi Hao grumbles.

“The best outcome is that you have a forty percent chance of success, and the nurtured Immortal Gold will be undamaged, even more, it could become a weapon in perfect harmony with you, with Heaven and Earth imprinting daos, evolving rules for it.” Qi Daolin speaks.

“The best outcome still only has a forty percent chance of success?” Shi Hao is stunned, a path more deadly than alive, how to proceed?

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