studiobondurri Chapter 608 - 478: The First Emergence of the Heavenly Heart
Chapter 608 - 478: The First Emergence of the Heavenly Heart
The years drift by, time rushes past like a white steed glimpsed in flight, and in the blink of an eye, eighteen thousand years have flowed away.
Above the azure vault of the True Martial World, auspicious clouds still swirl, yet with the settling of the infinite calamity’s dust, the world holds a somber order.
The Saint Court of Ten Thousand Demons, the core of the Great Sun Holy Realm.
An imposing imperial palace stands amidst the billions of spans of Taiyang Fire, where the light reigns sovereign, compelling all paths to submit, gods and demons to recede.
Within the main hall of the imperial palace, two figures in golden robes stand facing each other, surrounded by a myriad of auspicious light, their divine might unrivaled; they are none other than Lu Jun, supreme among demons, and the demon ancestor Lu Yuan.
At this moment, Lu Jun’s aura is undergoing fierce transformation, sometimes like a great sun across the void, blazing and unparalleled; sometimes like a silent abyss, unfathomable, faintly carrying an air of transcending the mundane.
Evidently, with the conclusion of this infinite calamity, having seized that celestial position, he is at a critical stage of refinement.
Once the preliminary refinement is complete, he must proceed to True Martial World’s Northern Continent to guard it.
This celestial position’s authority originates from the Northern Continent, and his mastery of this authority naturally requires him to forever guard the Northern Continent.
And for the vast majority of the time, he must let his own will fall into slumber, thereby resisting the danger of transformation from the celestial position.
Of course, even if it means years of slumber and loss of freedom, it is vastly better than having lifespan reach its end and completely being absorbed into the earth!
Lu Jun, feeling the constantly strengthening power within him, shows a touch of satisfaction in his eyes.
He withdraws his thoughts and looks at Lu Yuan beside him, speaking in a deep voice:
"Father, after I leave, regarding the Saint Court here, let the sixth brother emerge earlier."
"I hear the humans and Buddhas of the Eastern and Western Continents have already begun nurturing the next generation of successors."
Lu Yuan nods slightly, his gaze turned toward the Great Sun core deep within the imperial palace, where an unborn Little Golden Crow embraces the Demon Ancestor Bell, bathing in the boundless Taiyang Fire.
The aura of the Little Golden Crow constantly evolves, faintly possessing the demeanor of gods and demons, it is precisely his sixth son, Lu Chu.
"Rest assured, your sixth brother’s perception far surpasses normal. Once he emerges, he should directly step into the god and demon realm."
Just as the words fell, hummm—dong!!!
Deep in the imperial palace, the Demon Ancestor Bell suddenly emits a loud bell chime, penetrating the palace, resonating throughout the Great Sun Holy Realm, carrying a newborn calf’s boldness, seemingly responding to Lu Yuan and Lu Jun’s conversation.
The Little Golden Crow, encouraged, sees its Taiyang Fire surge a bit more, aura strengthened considerably.
Lu Jun, hearing this, immediately laughs heartily, his laughter robust and powerful, causing the space within the hall to tremble slightly:
"My brother is so gifted; in the future, he will surely sweep through the boundless, control the Saint Court, and recreate demon race glory!"
He reminisces about the time of his emergence; back then, he merely had the cultivation of a demon immortal, compared to his sixth brother’s talent to reach god and demon realm upon emergence, the difference is quite evident!
Lu Yuan, hearing this, doesn’t respond, merely glancing indifferently toward the direction of the Demon Ancestor Bell.
His expectations for this youngest son far exceed only this, yet the principle "early cleverness doesn’t guarantee greatness" is clear in his heart, and he refrains from voicing these expectations, to avoid placing an invisible constraint on Lu Chu.
Lu Jun finishes laughing, his expression gradually grows solemn, as he continues to speak:
"By the way, father, with the Celestial Vault Saint not returning for so long, at Celestial Vault Palace, how should I handle it? Should I clear this obstacle for my sixth brother before my departure?"
These years, Celestial Vault Palace’s development momentum has become increasingly rapid.
Golden Saint, Yuan Ji, Yuan Ba, have successively cultivated into gods and demons, their strength not weak, gathered at Celestial Vault Palace, the influence is indeed formidable.
They handle affairs fairly, reward and punish clearly, coupled with reliance on the Celestial Vault Saint, great influence surrounding them, numerous gods and demons voluntarily join them, almost forming an independent faction, heed the orders but not the calls.
"That being was always a body of reincarnation, now after long absence, probably doesn’t have deep emotions with Golden Saint, Yuan Ji, and others, most likely will never return to True Martial World."
"External conflicts must first settle internal ones, it is better to smooth the way for my sixth brother Lu Chu before I head to guard Northern Continent, ensuring no obstacles when he controls the Saint Court in the future."
Hearing this, Lu Yuan slowly shakes his head, his tone carrying indisputable authority:
"You are about to master celestial authority; how can your vision be limited to the domain of gods and demons?"
"Even if it is the ultimate realm of gods and demons, it is merely spanning ten thousand years; how could one risk offending a great Saint over such minor matters?"
He pauses, continuing to say:
"The trifling constraints of the Saint Court’s authority, if your sixth brother can’t even suppress three gods and demons, what talk is there of leading the demon race or facing future Great Dao contentions?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Jun immediately bows in gesture of respect: "Your child has been educated."
Lu Yuan lightly shakes his head, many unspoken words within his heart.
He is indeed filled with apprehension toward the Celestial Vault Great Saint.
Back then, he secretly spied on the other’s aura, faintly sensing traces of Creation Great Dao (Innate Dharma Seed) within.
It led him to speculate that the other might have already ventured into establishing the third and fourth path of cultivation.
Precisely due to this, he sent his fundamental great teachings to apologize, daring not with any disrespect.
Now, although confirmed as a reincarnation, since the Celestial Vault Great Saint hasn’t established a Small Thousand World in True Martial World, there isn’t direct competition in interests, so naturally, he prefers not to offend such an existence over minor issues.
At the same time, wham—dung! Dung!
The Ancestor Bell once again let out two loud chimes, the sound filled with strong confidence and heroism.
Clearly, Lu Chu inside the bell quite agreed with his father’s words, believing he was capable of facing the challenges of the Celestial Vault Imperial Palace.
Lu Jun, hearing this, immediately chuckled and said:
"Sixth Brother indeed swallows rivers and mountains, with such ambition, I, as your brother, am greatly relieved."
Dung—
The Ancestor Bell responded once again, its chime softening, displaying a scene of brotherly harmony.
Beside them, Lu Yuan watched this scene and once again gently shook his head.
Knowing a child best is the father, he naturally knew the temperament of his fifth son, Lu Jun.
Lu Jun’s talent was not lacking, but he was overly calculative. To put it nicely, he was deep and shrewd, but in the cultivation of the Great Dao, this mindset seemed narrow-minded.
It was precisely for this reason that, in the past competition with Zhang Daoxing and Dizang, he came in last.
Had it not been for exceptionally good fortune, borrowing the influence of the Celestial Vault Saint, his chance to attain the fruit position of heaven and earth would have been exceedingly slim.
Although Lu Yuan did not directly hold the power of the Ten Thousand Demon Sacred Court, how could the large and small matters of the Demon Race be hidden from him, the venerable Demon Ancestor?
Over the years, Lu Jun has been striving to make good relations with the Celestial Vault Imperial Palace, and they have respected him in return, never once having any conflict.
Lu Jun’s current words, where was there any real intent to eliminate obstacles for his unborn sixth brother?
Lu Chu was not yet born; how could there be such deep brotherly affection?
His statement was simply knowing his father would not let him take action, trying to earn favor with his sixth brother Lu Chu, while displaying a gesture of brotherly harmony before his father.
Lu Yuan understood in his heart but did not expose it, merely watched everything silently.
...
Panwu World.
Above the firmament, a figure sat cross-legged, the light of laws flowing around them, perfectly merging with the entire Panwu World.
After an unknown period, Chen Sheng slowly opened his eyes.
Boom!!!
A loud crash, the majesty of the heavens sweeping across the entire Panwu World!
Billions of miles of purple radiance erupted from the depths of the firmament, filling every inch of void, where it passed, primordial qi violently surged, and the Ten Directions Heaven and Earth trembled.
The sun and moon shifted, the star river rolled back, the entire Panwu World seemingly ushered in a cataclysmic change.
After an unknown time, the endless purple radiance gradually receded, finally condensing into an ancient mark, exuding a heavy oppression, drifting slowly toward Chen Sheng, precisely imprinting on his brow.
"The Heavenly Heart Mark initially appears, achieving Heavenly Heart Perfection, it comes naturally, the second step of Integration isn’t far away!"
Feeling the power from the mark on his brow, Chen Sheng murmured in his heart.
To step into the second step of Integration, one must achieve Heavenly Heart Perfection. This step corresponds to the perfection of the Panwu World’s Heavenly Way and signifies that the Panwu World officially enters a stable stage.
Once achieved, an Integration Cultivator need not worry about the collapse of a Small Thousand World, and can greatly mobilize the Small Thousand World’s Power of Origin to enhance themselves, with their strength increasing significantly.
It should be known that for an ordinary Integration Cultivator, reaching this step would take at least hundreds of thousands of years.
Many cultivators, even devoting their entire lives, cannot touch the second step of Integration.
Undeniably, the gains from the previous life’s Middle Thousand Integration were exceedingly enormous.
This opportunity, combined with this life’s insights, allowed Chen Sheng’s condensed Panwu Dharma Seed to have profound depth, far surpassing cultivators of the same level.
Coupled with standing on the shoulders of the previous life, integrating the insights from this life’s True Martial cultivation system, and mastering the Pan Wu Celestial Creation Profound Technique.
He took a unique path, from cultivating the inner sacred scene, developing the Inner World, to embodying all things, establishing the Heavenly Way...
Step by step, it allowed him to nurture the Heavenly Way at far beyond an ordinary pace, directly saving hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation time.
"With the opportunity of the previous life, achieving the second step isn’t difficult. Next, this foundation can be considered consumed!"
Chen Sheng thought to himself, but there was no trace of regret on his face.
The foundation of the previous life was mere aid, now he has walked his own path, and future achievements will surely far surpass the previous life.
He slowly stood up, with a movement of his figure, he appeared at the core of the Panwu World’s heaven and earth.
"First, go to the True Martial World, send the Golden Saint and them to the Taiyi World to develop, then return to the Spirit Realm through the Taiyi World."
With a thought, Chen Sheng’s figure turned into a stream of light, piercing through the barriers of the Panwu World, vanishing into the chaotic void.
Where the stream of light passed, the chaotic void violently stirred, countless chaotic masses collapsed, and the turbulent air currents formed chaotic storms.