That 'Concealment' Word Divine Art was passable, but the half of the 'Borrow' Word Divine Art greatly surprised him.

It wasn't about designing the Grand Dao of the Origin of Heaven and Earth, yet both possessed profound mystery. Especially the latter, borrowing the myriad forces of heaven and earth for one's own use—it was exceptionally tyrannical.

It perfectly complemented the 'Command' Word Divine Art he had already mastered.

“In that case, it shouldn't be the lineage of the Xuan Ye Sovereign—”

If that Lu Wushuang could gain insights from this half Divine Art, his combat strength would certainly increase by nearly double, and he certainly wouldn't let it go.

A clan artifact, borrowing is permissible. Only when the two sides are inherently rivals would borrowing be impossible.

“This weapon is indeed one of the divine artifacts of the Five Great Temples, likely belonging to a Sovereign privately. What a pity, there is only half of the 'Borrow' Word Divine Art in the weapon, perhaps even less than half—”

Zong Shou shook his head. He could glimpse some profound truths of heaven and earth, but he could never attain enlightenment through this artifact alone.

He could only integrate these two Divine Arts into his Ten Absolutes Command Dao Annihilation Sword Formation and the Three Thousand Starfall Great Method.

This should elevate the might of the Sword Formation and the Three Thousand Starfall Divine Ability to a higher level.

This artifact belonged to the Lu family, and he himself was nominally the First Crown Prince of the Lu family of the Burning Sky lineage, so he naturally accepted it without reservation.

The spirit of the divine artifact initially attempted to struggle, but as Zong Shou infused a few drops of his vital blood, it immediately quieted down.

Zong Shou had also carved a path of destruction all the way, breaking through the seals within.

It had been refined and nourished within using a secret method with the blood of the Lu family's Burning Sky lineage; if anyone else obtained this weapon, they would never be able to control it, and it would even fly back to its master's hand on its own. Forcibly refining it would only damage the artifact spirit.

However, using the purest drop of the Lu family's descendant blood to break the restrictions, he faced no pressure whatsoever.

In a short while, this divine artifact had changed ownership. Zong Shou casually tossed the Blood Moon Saber to Chu Xue beside him.

Chu Xue possessed the Martial Battle Body, and he had guided her down the path of proving the Dao through the Five Elements. She was inextricably linked to the headless divine beast guarding her. When fighting others, she often needed to borrow strength. This weapon was quite suitable in her hands.

In truth, Ruoshui was the most suitable, but her cultivation was insufficient; she might instead have her intelligence taken by the divine artifact. That could wait for later.

Chu Xue pouted. She didn't particularly like this curved saber, preferring swords or straight sabers. But she knew that accepting the saber immediately put her strength on par with that of a Saint Realm cultivator. So, she said nothing, hugging the saber to her chest with a smile.

The Martial Battle Body was inherently adept at wielding any weapon, like a grandmaster; she could certainly utilize this curved saber.

“Truly incredible. An object born of nature, imbued with divine restrictions, almost perfectly flawless. Innately formed, even more perfect than the God Refining Sword, possessing almost no flaws. No wonder divine artifacts are so difficult to forge, so rare in the world—”

Even Xi Zi, despite exhausting a thousand years of effort, had only managed to forge seven top-tier Immortal Weapons that had the potential to advance into Divine Artifacts.

Zong Shou then took out several spatial artifacts; these were the spoils of war left behind by the Saint Realm cultivators who had broken into the Dome Realm.

As for the Supreme Realm cultivators, the remains of Dong Zhongshu and Kun Ming were taken by Master Zhu and Qing Xuan.

Only the World-Treading Heavenly Monarch had left some possessions, but the seals on the Supreme Realm items were beyond his ability to break. Zong Shou was wise enough not to contend for them.

Forcibly opening those spatial artifacts one by one, Zong Shou’s expression gradually filled with uncontrollable joy.

Most of these individuals were overly confident, not believing this battle held much danger, and had indeed kept many treasures close at hand.

Among them were more than ten Heaven-rank spiritual materials, enough to forge a peerless Immortal Weapon. There were also a full twelve Saint Realm beast cores, and commendably, their attributes were all different, each containing a unique divine ability.

These were the best materials for fusing into divine artifacts. With this battle, the materials for the Twenty-Eight Mansions stars had been mostly gathered.

Only the materials for the Three Enclosures and Four Symbols—the main stars—remained incomplete.

Just as he was feeling elated and excited, a slight cough came from beside him.

Zong Shou snapped back to attention and saw a dozen people, including Xiu Guan, looking at him with strange expressions.

The main hall of the Academy was ruined, replaced by the Thirty-Three Layered Purple Gold Pagoda. This artifact naturally blocked all divine abilities like scrying and eavesdropping, and it consequently became the meeting place for the Dao of All Beings.

The several Supreme Realm Sages and the several Saint Realm Venerables of the Dao of All Beings were gathered here, primarily to discuss the aftermath.

Zong Shou, however, found it tedious and hid to the side, preoccupied with examining his gains.

When he was noticed, he simply forced a smile and casually put away the few spatial divine artifacts.

Dragon Shadow Ao Kun didn't think much of it, but the people of the Dao of All Beings secretly sighed.

This disciple, the most outstanding in the history of the Dao of All Beings, perhaps even rivaling Xi Zi, clearly had no interest in getting involved in the affairs of the Dao of All Beings. This attitude suggested he intended to exclude himself.

And this battle in the Dome Realm of the Dao of All Beings was likely fought purely for the sake of loyalty, making those present both love and resent him.

“In that case, when Senior Xi Zi entered the Cloud Realm alone back then, it wasn't to borrow that Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact to merge with the Dao? But simply to take it out of the Cloud Realm?”

As Zong Shou regained focus, he heard this question and felt a chill in his heart. He looked up in astonishment at Xiu Guan and Long Ying, who were discussing matters on the upper dais.

The attempt by Xi Zi in those years to retrieve the Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact was not for merging with the Dao using the artifact, but merely to remove it?

“Precisely! According to my senior brother, that Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact suffered a severe injury over one hundred thousand years ago and has not recovered since. Even if taken out, it absolutely could not be used to merge with the Dao. My senior brother was proud and arrogant; reaching the Half-Step True Realm in only five thousand years. Why would he be willing to rely on an external object to achieve true ascension?”

Upon hearing this statement, everyone inside the Golden Pagoda showed looks of shock.

Thinking carefully, there was indeed some logic to it.

At that time, Xi Zi was invincible in the world. He could suppress tens of thousands of worlds in this domain with his own power, possessed immeasurable lifespan, and was immortal.

Indeed, there was no need to rush to take that final step, much less borrow the power of the Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact.

“Then for what reason?”

“This is related to the Covenant of the Sages ten thousand years ago. At that time, the Venerable Sages joined forces to seal the spiritual tide of the Cloud Realm—it was initiated by Senior Brother Xi Zi—”

Zong Shou listened quietly. He hadn't been entirely clear about this case previously, but after joining the Dao of All Beings, as a core disciple, he could access the entire collection of the Dao of All Beings Dome Realm, thus knowing the details.

“But the reason Xi Zi did that back then wasn't merely to expel the foreign races. The greatest reason was that Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact. Don't you all think the surge of the spiritual tide in our Cloud Realm is abnormal?”

Zong Shou shook his head; naturally, it was abnormal.

Even in the Great Thousand World, the Nine Worlds managed by the Lu family over tens of thousands of years could only support one Godly Venerable.

Yet here, in the Cloud Realm—even broken and sealed—seven Supreme Realm Godly Venerables existed simultaneously, with an endless stream of powerful experts emerging.