A single green leaf drifted down, and Nie Kong’s figure vanished once more from the colored bridge. This time, the space he entered was even stranger, filled with a roaring wind as sharp as blades...
The mountain lake was already shrouded in a thick, multicolored mist, completely obscuring the colored bridge and the pavilion floating at its center.
“Senior Gu Quan said he would return my brother soon, but it’s been six days, and he still hasn’t come out,” Tai Yan muttered dejectedly by the shore.
Yu Longyue, Lan Ling, Qing You, and Hulu were also present. Days earlier, after exploring the Seven-Colored Divine Realm, they had been brought here by Gu Xian.
“This is the ‘Spirit Leaf Seven Realms Bridge’ that Grandmaster prepared specifically for Martial Uncle. It won’t be crossed quickly,” Gu Xian said, gazing at the mist-covered lake ahead with a trace of envy in her eyes. “When my Master crossed the ‘Spirit Leaf Five Realms Bridge,’ he ascended from a Second Grade Spirit God to a Fifth Grade Spirit God. When Martial Uncle emerges, he will surely gain even greater benefits than my Master did.”
“Gu Xian is right,” Lan Ling said with a smile. “In the past few days, Nie Kong’s power has increased twice already. He must have passed the first two gates of the ‘Spirit Leaf Seven Realms Bridge.’”
Because of the beast token, the thick mist over the lake shielded everyone’s senses, leaving Lan Ling as the only one who could faintly perceive Nie Kong’s condition.
Yu Longyue asked with anticipation, “Nie Kong is already a Sixth Grade Spirit God. After crossing the ‘Spirit Leaf Seven Realms Bridge,’ I wonder how high he will rise? Seventh Grade Spirit God?”
“Definitely more! Maybe even Ninth Grade Spirit God!”
“Not that fast, Eighth Grade is more realistic.”
“…”
Qing You and Hulu, the two youngsters, bickered back and forth. After a moment, Lan Ling’s eyes suddenly lit up: “Nie Kong’s power is beginning to rise again.”
“He passed the third gate already?” Gu Xian’s eyes were filled with surprise and astonishment.
Her Master had spent a full thirty years traversing the ‘Spirit Leaf Five Realms Bridge,’ with the first three gates alone taking ten years. Yet, Nie Kong had managed it in a mere six days.
“At this rate, Nie Kong should be out in a month at the very most.”
“Don’t be too optimistic; the time spent later will definitely increase exponentially.”
“…”
In the illusory mirror surface displayed on the second floor of the pavilion in the center of the lake, Nie Kong sat cross-legged on the colored bridge, the ball of fire in his hand slowly shrinking.
“Junior Martial Brother Nie Kong, such speed,” Gu Quan couldn't help but marvel. “I wonder what kind of fortuitous encounters he has experienced to cultivate such miraculous Chaos Divine Power. With Chaos Divine Power, any power in the world can be refined and absorbed by him.”
The Primal Supreme Seven Colors stroked his beard and smiled. “If this old man is not mistaken, Nie Kong first cultivated Wood Spiritual Power. Then, by absorbing Fire Spiritual Power elements, a mutation occurred. Following that, this mutated Wood Spiritual Power fused with vitality and the energy of death, thus embodying the Dao of Life and Death, evolving into the power of Natural Origin. Only after absorbing the ‘Chaos Heavenly Fire’ from the two volumes of the Chaos Jade Script did it finally form the Chaos Divine Power.”
If Nie Kong were in the pavilion now, he would certainly be stunned speechless. The Primal Supreme Seven Colors had just described his entire cultivation journey since his reincarnation into the Heaven Spirit Continent in a single breath.
Pausing for a moment, the Primal Supreme Seven Colors slightly furrowed his long brows and murmured, “However, there are still two aspects of this process that this old man cannot quite comprehend.”
“Which two aspects?” Gu Quan subconsciously asked.
“First, how did he manage to fuse the mutated Wood Spiritual Power with the energy of life and death?” The Primal Supreme Seven Colors continued. “When Wood Spiritual Power elements evolve to their extreme, they become pure vitality; when Dark Spiritual Power elements evolve to their extreme, they become the energy of death. These two extreme powers, life and death, are completely contradictory. The possibility of reconciling and integrating them into Wood Spiritual Power is almost negligible.”
“Second, how did this mutated Wood Spiritual Power, imbued with the Dao of Life and Death, evolve into the power of Natural Origin? The power of Natural Origin is extraordinary. It is absolutely impossible for a Heaven Spirit Master to reach this level unless they can fuse a wisp of a Primal Supreme’s spiritual thought and absorb the insights regarding heaven, earth, and nature contained within that thought.”
“Master, are you implying that Nie Kong received help from a Primal Supreme?” Gu Quan asked in shock.
“Not exactly.” The Primal Supreme Seven Colors shook his head.
Although he was a Primal Supreme powerhouse, he could not possibly know of the existence of that little creature, Xiangxiang. The reason Nie Kong could fuse life and death energies was due to the little creature’s innate medicinal potency. As for the mutated Wood Spiritual Power evolving into the power of Natural Origin, it was ultimately because of the Great Evolution Spirit Venerable of the Netherworld Earth.
The transformation of Nie Kong’s spiritual power into the power of Natural Origin occurred precisely when it merged with Tai Yan’s Dark Origin Power. Tai Yan’s power originated from the Great Evolution Spirit Venerable, who was the foremost expert in the Netherworld Earth, only half a step away from entering the Primal Supreme realm. Her power already contained a trace of her comprehension regarding the Primal Supreme realm.
As a result of the unforeseen intimacy between Nie Kong and Tai Yan, this trace of insight unknowingly entered Nie Kong’s body along with the Dark Origin Power, where he absorbed it.
Of course, even Nie Kong himself was unaware of this fact.
A moment later, the Primal Supreme Seven Colors smiled faintly. “Regardless, Nie Kong’s Chaos Divine Power has finally been cultivated. If he can enter the ‘Primal Beginning Grotto-Heaven,’ he has a great chance of becoming the sixth Primal Supreme in the current Primal Supreme Spirit Realm. If he possesses enough fortune, he might even contend for the legendary realm of ‘Primal Unity.’”
“Primal Unity?”
Gu Quan’s body trembled, a tidal wave surging in his chest.
Although Nie Kong had not yet become his Master’s true disciple, he knew his Master held very high expectations for him, but he never imagined they reached such heights.
Primal Unity—that was a realm that existed only in legend.
The supreme powerhouses of the Primal Supreme Spirit Realm all believed that the Primal Supreme realm was not the ultimate limit a living being could cultivate to. Above the Primal Supreme, there was a higher realm, which they called Primal Unity. It was said that upon reaching the Primal Unity realm, one could shatter worlds or generate worlds with a mere thought.
However, throughout history, no one had ever reached it.
Neither Pangu Primal Supreme, who took the longest to ascend to the Primal Supreme realm, nor Chongxu Primal Supreme, who possessed the strongest current power, had managed to touch that legendary realm. Nevertheless, regardless of Pangu Primal Supreme, Chongxu Primal Supreme, or the several Primal Supremes who appeared later, none had abandoned their pursuit because of it.
Martial Brother Nie Kong, could he do it?
Gu Quan stared intently at Nie Kong in the illusory mirror, but his consciousness had drifted far away. After a long silence, his awareness was pulled back to reality by the voice of the Primal Supreme Seven Colors. “Indeed, he is now a Seventh Grade Spirit God.”
“What?”
He murmured softly, Gu Quan collected his thoughts and focused his gaze on the colored bridge within the mirror. Sure enough, Nie Kong’s aura had increased significantly, truly reaching the might of a Seventh Grade Spirit God. At this moment, Nie Kong continued to step forward; every movement seemed to contain the power to overturn mountains and rivers.
Perhaps, he truly could!