Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 459: Divine Light (Extra 2600 words, asking for monthly votes)

Chapter 459: Chapter 459: Divine Light (Extra 2600 words, asking for monthly votes)

Heavenly Ding Sect.

Xu Xin’er looked anxious as she held a flying sword message and arrived outside a certain cave dwelling.

"Xin’er, what has happened?"

Xu Guo opened the cave’s protective barrier and let his daughter in, asking with a face as still as an ancient well.

At this moment, he appeared twenty years younger, exhibiting a peculiar rejuvenation, but the key was the ring of Immortal Qi Divine Light surrounding his body, which made it apparent to anyone that he was no ordinary mortal.

This was a spell recorded in the Heavenly Ding Sect’s "Jade Liquid Returning Elixir Scripture", only cultivable by Primordial Spirits, named—Taiyin Yuan Magnetic Separation Divine Light!

Ancient Primordial Spirit Practitioners, unlike their subordinate cultivators, could refine Divine Skills into various Divine Light Dao Techniques.

This Divine Light was unparalleled in its condensed form, each beam as powerful as the most formidable flying sword, capable of capturing many spiritual treasures. A thought was all that was needed for defense, its marvelous utility boundless.

Alas... only Primordial Spirit Practitioners could truly refine it.

For tens of thousands of years, no cultivator in this realm had achieved it.

In nature, it was somewhat similar to the Nine Pure Immortal Light Protection Divine Power.

However, Zhong Shenxiu knew that his Nine Pure Immortal Light Protection Divine Power was actually just an imitation and precursor of the Primordial Spirit Divine Light, its power no more than a tenth or a twentieth of the original.

Only when he too ascended to the Primordial Spirit Realm, could he completely refine the Nine Pure Immortal Light, and even among the Ancient Primordial Spirits, he could travel unhindered, free and untouchable, immune to the myriad laws.

Although Xu Guo was somewhat of a counterfeit Yin God, after all, he differed from Golden Core Practitioners, having truly taken that step... or half a step.

Even though weak as they come, the step of transforming his Divine Skill into Divine Light was easily achieved.

This was the advantage of higher Dao cultivation realms!

Xu Xin’er had some inkling of this and, seeing this, her eyes brightened as she said, "Father, have you finally refined the Divine Light?"

"It’s a pity... my external pill is only third grade, and my Divine Skills are lacking... If it was a real First-grade Golden Core, refining Great Divine Power into various Divine Lights, that would truly be formidable..."

Xu Guo, however, sighed, "For example, with a First Grade Ice Soul Primordial Pill, one could refine the Ice Soul Divine Light... And with the Five Elements Golden Core, one could forge the Great Five Elements Annihilation Light... With that power, even an ancestor at the Ninth Revolution Rejuvenation Pill stage, if touched by just a wisp, would likely have to yield their head..."

He truly understood how weak his own Dao and mana were.

Originally, in a bid to slightly increase the odds of a safe breakthrough, his master had given up too much, resulting in the Yin God he refined being fraught with great hidden dangers, with no way forward, and his own cultivation and mana weak to the extreme.

After Xu Guo became a Yin God, he returned to the Heavenly Ding Sect to take revenge on the Xu Family.

That step went particularly smooth.

After all, once the Xu Family lost Xu Yuan, the Top-Grade Golden Core ancestor, they only had one Lower Grade Golden Core ancestor left.

And Xu Guo, however dubious, was comparable to a practitioner going through the third or fourth revolution of rejuvenation!

But after savoring the joy of revenge, he alarmed an old Rejuvenation Monster from the Heavenly Ding Sect, who came knocking.

Facing that ancestor of Heavenly Ding Sect, merely at the level of a Third-stage Rejuvenation Pill, Xu Guo... unexpectedly couldn’t handle him...

The situation became extremely awkward, and it was fortunate that Xu Guo had not claimed to have broken through to Primordial Spirit or anything of the sort, or else he would have had to find a hole in the ground to burrow into.

The esteemed elder of the Heavenly Ding Sect had recently become accustomed to setbacks. Upon seeing that an outer disciple had chanced upon an opportunity and made swift and outstanding progress in cultivation, he invited Xu Guo to take up the position of the ’Second Ancestor’ in the Heavenly Ding Sect, first to facilitate future scheming for that share of fortune, and secondly because he truly wished to bolster the sect’s strength.

Xu Guo only claimed publicly that he had received a fortuitous encounter and now possessed mana comparable to that of a ’Returning Elixir’ cultivator. That was all.

Content with his lot, Xu Guo had returned home in glory, his vengeance satisfied. He readily accepted the invitation and took the title of the Second Ancestor in the Heavenly Ding Sect. Normally keeping a low profile, he didn’t hold any celebration and spent his days in seclusion, practicing cultivation. He wanted to adhere to his teacher’s advice and first cultivate a few unique spells of the Primordial Spirit Realm for protection before venturing out.

Now that he had finally perfected the Taiyi Yuan Magnetic Separation Divine Light, Xu Guo was indeed very pleased with himself.

"However, with my current mana, combined with this Divine Light Skill... I should have no problem dealing with old monsters at the sixth or seventh stage of Returning Elixir," he thought.

Xu Guo laughed heartily, "Now I realize how profound our teacher is, a veritable Heavenly Person. Every word and action is laden with endless significance. Right, what matter brings you here, dear daughter?"

He genuinely felt that with his current strength, as long as he didn’t provoke the five unparalleled masters, he could wander freely as he pleased.

Even when Xu Xin’er seemed quite anxious, he didn’t think any significant trouble had arisen.

Even if the sky were to fall, he, as the Yin God Venerable, would hold it up!

Xu Xin’er, troubled by the thought, handed a flying sword to Xu Guo, "I just received a message from the Shushan Sword Sect via flying sword. You should see for yourself."

Xu Guo received it with a smile, but as his divine consciousness swept over it, his expression stiffened.

The message within the flying sword told of a brazen individual who had robbed many disciples of the five unmatched masters, the six Orthodox Sects, the twelve major factions, and the thirty-six noble families, extorting a large number of scriptures. This audacious person was known as—Creation Ancestor Zhong Shenxiu!

He rubbed his eyes and looked again at the portrait on the wanted poster, confirming it was indeed his teacher. He immediately fell into despair, "Teacher, oh... the sky has truly fallen, and I, your disciple, am unable to withstand it!"

A man knows his own business best, and Xu Guo was well aware that his own cultivation had been superficial, and his combat experience woefully inadequate. With the might of his Yin God mana, bullying Golden Core Practitioners was effortless.

But when faced with the elder of the Heavenly Ding Sect, he could barely maintain a draw.

Only now, having perfected the Taiyi Yuan Magnetic Separation Divine Light, did he feel confident of victory. He could contend with practitioners at the sixth or seventh stage of the Returning Elixir process.

If he were to launch a surprise attack or further hone his combat experience, he felt he could even struggle against a Nine Revolutions Returning Elixir Ancestor in a fight to the death.

But at present, he stood against the entire Cultivation World!

That meant facing at least five Nine Revolutions Returning Elixir Ancestors, as well as five Ancient Spiritual Treasures comparable to a Primordial Spirit!

"Our Ancestor is being hunted by the entire world, what should we do?" Xu Xin’er asked.

"Our lives were saved by our teacher. At his command, we would not hesitate to die a thousand deaths. But the problem is... our teacher, being as elusive as a Divine Dragon, has not sent any message for us."

Xu Guo sighed, "And I feel... we may have to leave the Heavenly Ding Sect... If the pursuit of our teacher continues, some trail might lead back to us..."

Bearing the secret of the Primordial Spirit, Xu Guo harbored no expectations for those so-called righteous sects.

Even when the elder of the Heavenly Ding Sect took him in, it was partly with the intention of slowly extracting his fortuitous encounter through various gentle strategies.

"What should we do then?" Xu Xin’er asked.

"Remember this one word... flee!" Xu Guo said, "We’ve had our revenge and enjoyed the good life; it’s time to make our escape. The Heavenly Ding Sect isn’t much to speak of... The teacher once said that battling with mana is inferior to cultivating your path. If I can’t beat him, I’ll just wait for him to die of old age! Now that I have a righteous cause, when Old Monster Jin passes away, I can come back and take over the entire Heavenly Ding Sect. Unfortunately... the teacher did not allow me to pass on his teachings, and that’s held you back..."

Xu Guo stroked his daughter’s head, truly regretting his decisions.

Why didn’t he plead a bit more at that time?