Above the Great Dao
Chapter 387 - 191: Eight Extremes Golden Palace, The End of Longevity_2

Chapter 387: Chapter 191: Eight Extremes Golden Palace, The End of Longevity_2

Stone Rock Lady said, "When I first landed on West Bull New Continent, I discovered that this land was incomplete, devoid of real sun and moon, using only the eyes of the cosmic beings as substitutes, containing strange powers. Without a proper sun and moon, there were no seasons; without seasons, there were no twenty-four solar terms. The daily necessities of farming, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing for the common people all relied on the cosmic beings and differed from those in China, depending entirely on these entities."

She saw far into the issues and said, "At this time, human efforts were useless. The daily lives of the people, agricultural and fishing activities, and even their properties and lives were tied to these cosmic beings. In Huaxia Divine Continent, cultivators could contend with natural disasters, hurriedly harvest crops, and deploy troops to protect the locals and the lands. But in West Bull New Continent, all these were in vain. Faced with the cosmic beings, the idea of ’man conquering nature’ was out of the question. Thus, I said that the land here was collapsing."

Chen Shi pondered this.

"Now, the cosmic beings have undergone changes."

Stone Rock Lady seemed to sense something and said, "It has intensified the collapse, and the power of the evil spirits has grown stronger."

He looked up at the sky and muttered softly, "Has the collapse intensified? Western Capital must have also noticed this. I wonder what measures they have?"

Upon his return from Gongzhou, his cultivation had broken through from the Golden Core Third Transformation to the Golden Core Fifth Transition, and he had mastered the Flying Sword Technique of Han Qian the elder, greatly enhancing his strength.

Moreover, the enshrinement of gods in Gongzhou had illuminated the entire province on the map, allowing him to mobilize the divine forces of Gongzhou Province, adding a layer of protection.

He thought he had grown significantly, but as night fell earlier and coupled with the intensified land collapse mentioned by Stone Rock Lady, he felt an urgent need to enhance his cultivation strength!

Chen Shi inquired, "Lady, do you know what happened at the end of the True King Era that led to its end?"

Stone Rock Lady replied, "I do not know. When I landed on West Bull New Continent, I found the land in collapse and was inexplicably happy, becoming an evil spirit. I thought I could quickly return to my prime and even surpass it, and then return to Huaxia Divine Continent to take revenge on that master and disciple. Yet, just as I became an evil spirit, I was captured by the cultivators under the True King and suppressed."

She wept and said, "Later, I was taken out and placed on a ship, saying that it was to return to Huaxia Divine Continent. I had just started being an evil spirit and hadn’t even had the chance to fully exploit my powers when I was to return..."

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Chen Shi comforted Stone Rock Lady, finally making her stop crying; he joked, "Lady, your approach was wrong from the start. How could a divine being from the Huaxia Divine Continent become an evil spirit in West Bull New Continent? You should have joined forces with the cultivators of West Bull New Continent to help them eliminate evil spirits, and calm demons and disasters. Wouldn’t it be easy to restore your true body by absorbing the power of the evil spirits? You could even earn a good reputation."

Stone Rock Lady fell silent for a moment before murmuring, "I actually considered it, but my reputation isn’t great. Becoming an evil spirit was a last resort..."

Chen Shi was silent.

How infamous must this "Divine Embryo" be to have turned into an evil spirit in West Bull New Continent?

Seeing how she was captured shortly after becoming an evil spirit, her reputation must indeed be terrible.

By using her as the Divine Embryo, would he be labeled a little demon?

Yet, using Stone Rock Lady as the Divine Embryo for cultivation surprisingly provided swift progress, refining his Golden Core better, making it hard for him to give up.

And he had no choice but to continue.

After all, Stone Rock Lady was still a demon god, albeit a fragmented one. If she became displeased, she could probably turn Chen Shi into stone and eat him like sugarcane.

"Lady, do you have a complete cultivation technique?" Chen Shi asked.

"Yes."

Stone Rock Lady understood his meaning and said, "However, I cultivate as a demon, and my methods don’t align with humans. My technique requires refining humans for bones, using white bones as nourishment for stone properties. Thus, the Ling Mountain I reside on is called Skull Mountain, and the cave dwelling and the place of my practice are called White Bone Cave."

Chen Shi felt that her being suppressed as soon as she landed might not have been so unjust after all.

"Later, after I was slain by that master and disciple duo, I walked the divine path and was crowned as Yue You Star Lord."

Stone Rock Lady sighed, seemingly reflecting on her fate, before regaining her composure and saying, "Neither my immortal cultivation technique nor my god cultivation technique is suitable for upper use."

Moved by this, Chen Shi knew that although the True King had left on a ship, the True King’s Tomb remained, surrounded by countless steles inscribed with various techniques.

He wasn’t sure which techniques were formidable, but Stone Rock Lady surely would! frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Upon returning to Huangpo Village, Chen Shi immediately headed straight for the True King’s Tomb.

As he stepped into the territory of the True King’s Tomb, the Divine Beast Stone Statues outside exploded with terrifying force, distorting the space and time of the surroundings.

Stone Rock Lady, seeing this, felt a chill in her heart, "Worthy of the envoy, even those powerful beings outside the True King’s Tomb paid him utmost respect. As soon as the envoy arrived, these creatures appeared to greet him. If it were me, I wouldn’t have such an entourage."

The Sheep-Horned Man, originally planning to lead the tomb guardians in welcoming Chen Shi, hesitated upon seeing a giant woman’s head peeking out from Chen Shi’s small temple.

"Isn’t that Stone Rock Lady? How has this evil spirit come out?"

It wondered but since Stone JI’s Head was currently in Chen Shi’s temple, it wasn’t convenient to ask.

"The envoy has brought Stone Rock Lady here, what for?" it thought to itself.

Chen Shi sped along and finally arrived at the stele forest, where stele after stele met his eyes.

Chen Shi spoke quickly, "Lady, help me see which cultivation technique is the best! Let’s hurry!"

Stone Rock Lady was puzzled, not understanding why he wanted to move quickly. In her view, since the tomb guardians showed utmost respect for Chen Shi, there was no need to rush.

"The envoy must be eager to find a suitable cultivation technique."

As Stone Rock Lady examined each one, she found that the various cultivation techniques on the steles, although ingenious, were not much better than the Three Light Righteous Qi Technique, and most of them were incomplete—some with incomplete techniques without spells, some with spells but no techniques, some with Transformation God Skills, and some only with methods for constructing ceremonies.

"This stele’s Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter, which records alchemy pill and Nascent Soul techniques, suits you now!"

Stone Rock Lady said, "Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter, ten months to refine Golden Core Ninth Transition, transforming the core into an embryo, cultivating the baby. You are already at Golden Core Fifth Transition; in four more months, you will surely cultivate the Nascent Soul!"

Chen Shi looked and saw on the stele: "...Righteous Qi prospers and the spirit naturally connects, being manifests the spirit through ten months’ effort. Ten months complete, the Holy Embryo forms, moving without hindrance, capable of wandering." (Excerpt from Taiqing Golden Jade Immortal Book’s Eight Extremes Divine Chapter, Three Emperors’ Secret Scripture, from the Holy Embryo Chapter, section six)

And it said: "When the Yang number is sufficient, nurture the Holy Embryo, the essence wraps the initial spirit, limbs unfold. From nine to nine refine till nine, from one body, numerous bodies emerge."

This Righteous Qi, can precisely connect with the Three Light Righteous Qi Technique’s Golden Core essential Chapters!

The Holy Embryo, the outer body, is the Nascent Soul!

After cultivating to the Golden Core Realm with the Three Light Righteous Qi Technique, the subsequent methods become somewhat incomplete, just perfect to continue with the Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter.

He quickly noted down the Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter, turned around, and blazed out of the True King’s Tomb, roaring away.

One after another, the tomb guardians bowed to send him off.

Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief, returned home, and immediately transcribed the Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter, studying it repeatedly.

"The Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter is among the Taiqing Righteous Qi Technique for alchemy pill and Nascent Soul cultivation techniques."

Stone Rock Lady said, "Once this technique is perfected, you can live for a thousand years."

While Chen Shi was studying the technique, he paused and hastily asked, "Live for how long?"

"A thousand years," said Stone Rock Lady.

"Impossible!"

Chen Shi decisively said, "That’s absolutely impossible! It’s already remarkable for cultivators to live a hundred years, merely cultivating the Nascent Soul, how could one live a thousand years?"

Stone Rock Lady smiled, "If you don’t believe, why not try cultivating the Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter yourself? With just a little achievement in this technique, you will know your lifespan."

Chen Shi was skeptical, but after studying the Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter thoroughly, he began his cultivation.

With Stone Rock Lady as the Divine Embryo, after a few days, the Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter had minor achievements, and one day, Chen Shi suddenly sensed his lifespan limit.

Four hundred eighty-seven years later, his Golden Core would disperse, and he would die a natural death.

Chen Shi was stunned.

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