Chapter 37: Seizing the Treasure

The Great Dao of the Golden Elixir of this Innate Dao Lord overhead seemed to have reached an extremely advanced and complete stage.

It started from condensing the Primordial Spirit, transitioning from refining the spirit to returning to emptiness, and from refining emptiness to merging with the Dao, which then directly led to becoming an Innate Dao Lord.

Many Divine Demons on the steps listened thoughtfully.

The three Dao Lords, however, sensed a different meaning!

After the Dao lecture came the discussion of the Dao.

The four Innate Dao Lords acted like players holding chess pieces, each using their own Dao to compete. Lin Yuan immersed himself in this, and within him, his Primordial Origin Embryo and Postnatal Primordial Embryo began to merge like the innate Taiji amidst the various transformations.

All the mysteries were imprinted by the Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams, which were already nearing great completion.

Lin Yuan did not know when the four Innate Dao Lords left. He only realized it upon waking, feeling that his spiritual awareness had become extremely sharp.

In his sea of consciousness, the two embryos—innate and postnatal—blended together, evolving into a strange primordial embryo. It contained all kinds of wondrous scenes within, and Lin Yuan felt he had never been so close to the Great Dao before.

What pleased Lin Yuan the most was that within this strange primordial embryo, the Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi circulated, constantly tempering it.

If he could refine this Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi, he would undoubtedly cultivate a great supernatural power.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, and his expression immediately changed.

On Jiugong Mountain, many Innate Divine Demons had already left one after another, but quite a few Postnatal Beings remained. Among them were powerful figures, and many beings had their gazes faintly resting on him, carrying a hint of strangeness.

Several others showed undisguised greed, with a strand of their aura locking onto Lin Yuan!

The Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi was a supreme treasure. If they could seize this strand of Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi, it would be a tremendous opportunity. They could hope to become Celestial Divine Demons and even aspire to the position of the Twelve-Layered Doushen Divine Demon.

“Want to take my treasure? Let’s see if you have what it takes!” Lin Yuan snorted coldly in his heart. His figure flashed and transformed into a streak of light, flying out of Jiugong Mountain.

Seeing this, many Postnatal Beings and Divine Demons brightened their eyes. Leaving Jiugong Mountain was even better; they couldn’t easily make a move here out of respect for the Jiugong Divine Demon’s face. They immediately activated their techniques and hurriedly followed.

“Brother, please stop!”

“Chase him, don’t let him escape!”

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Ignoring them, Lin Yuan’s escape light left the range of Jiugong Mountain and headed straight for a nearby small hill. Landing on the ground, he slightly sensed the dozens of auras approaching from all directions behind him and sneered coldly in his eyes.

After a moment of thought, Lin Yuan’s eyes moved. A surge of magic power gathered in his hand, transforming into countless transparent dewdrops.

Deep within the dewdrops, tiny flashes of lightning were extremely restrained. They instantly scattered and vanished into the sea of clouds.

These lightning flashes contained the mysteries of the Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams—formless and traceless. Unless one was a Celestial Divine Demon, they would be hard to detect without careful observation.

After setting up the lightning, Lin Yuan’s figure turned into a streak of light and instantly activated an earth escape technique, disappearing from the spot.

Just as Lin Yuan vanished, three auras close to that of Celestial Divine Demons arrived first. These three figures were clearly skilled in escape techniques and were extremely fast.

“Watch out!” Suddenly, one figure shouted angrily, erupting with a brilliant crimson Innate Spiritual Light. The crimson Innate Spiritual Light formed a protective shield around his entire body.

Boom!!!

A deafening rumble of thunder echoed. Over a dozen creatures who had been chasing closely changed their expressions drastically, and various-colored magic lights surged around their bodies to protect themselves.

Terrible pale golden lightning flashes suddenly appeared in the sea of clouds, forming a massive pale golden lightning net. Instantly, the entire sea of clouds turned into a sea of lightning.

“Ah!”

Amidst the explosive lightning, only two roars of rage and fear were heard. After the sea of lightning dissipated, two cultivators covered in blood and wounds appeared on the spot. Two Wu Sect cultivators, nearly at the level of Celestial Divine Demons, were barely alive and descending.

Several other cultivators who had chased too closely also lost all signs of life and fell toward the base of the mountain like meteors!

“Innate Thunder Method?”

The cultivators who arrived were horrified.

Thunder methods were among the most formidable killing techniques of all methods. The Innate Thunder Method was especially extraordinary, making even ordinary Celestial Divine Demons who achieved it through postnatal means wary.

Some cultivators immediately thought of retreating. While the Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi was good, their own lives were more important.

But the Celestial Divine Demon shimmering with Innate Spiritual Fire did not care. He was determined to obtain the Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi. With a cold glance, he seemed to activate a searching technique like heavenly sight and earthly hearing, then instantly transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the mountain range, giving chase.

Several other figures with auras close to Celestial Divine Demons also pursued relentlessly, but these figures were clearly inferior to the previous Innate Being with the Innate Spiritual Fire. After a hundred miles, they lost track and could only stomp their feet in frustration.

Two figures, one fleeing, one chasing.

Using his escape light, Lin Yuan grew increasingly surprised as he ran. With the spiritual root nature of the Evil-Warding Golden Bamboo, combined with his understanding of the innate and postnatal mutual restraint mysteries, he had brought his spiritual root talent to its peak.

Enduring and carrying all things, escaping into the earth—whether through innate Five Elements restraint or postnatal Five Elements restraint methods, it was difficult to detect the true state of the earth.

Yet, his pursuer could still catch up!

Unbeknownst to him, the Innate Being chasing him was also secretly shocked. He had attained the Dao as a bird, possessing Vermilion Bird bloodline, and was naturally gifted in tracking methods.

Though he might not dare compare with top Demon Gods skilled in tracking, he was still exceptional. Yet, his target had nearly escaped his tracking several times, which shocked this Innate Being and added a hint of killing intent to his heart.

If this Innate Being escaped, he would surely become a great threat in the future!

After fleeing over a dozen mountain peaks, Lin Yuan saw that only the Innate Being with the Innate Spiritual Fire remained behind him. A cold gleam flashed in his eyes, and he transformed into a streak of light, appearing directly on a small hill.

“Not running anymore?”

A red light came from the horizon and instantly appeared in mid-air. This Innate Being looked at Lin Yuan with a mocking gaze.

“Keep running. I can play hide-and-seek with you a little longer!”

Lin Yuan did not reply. Instead, an ancient-looking Golden Lamp appeared in his palm, radiating golden light and red flames. Having cultivated the innate and postnatal mysteries, this Merit Golden Lamp had been cleansed and now emitted an even more calming aura!

Seeing this Golden Lamp appear, the Innate Being felt a chill all over. A terrifying aura of death almost overwhelmed him. “You…”

Before he could speak, Lin Yuan poured surging magic power from within him into the Merit Golden Lamp. Locking onto the Innate Being, he gave a slight brush. The Primordial Origin Embryo within the Innate Being was immobilized, and a beam of pale golden lightning flashed past, instantly piercing through the Innate Being’s formidable Turbid Fiend Demon God body and shattering the Primordial Origin Embryo inside.

A hole appeared between his eyebrows, and his remaining life force rapidly faded. He looked at Lin Yuan in disbelief.

He never expected his opponent to possess such strength.

This wasn’t a newly formed primordial embryo; it was even closer to Celestial Divine Demon than they were.

“Did you really think I was afraid of you? I was just waiting for you to be alone to kill you!”

As his remaining life force vanished, the Innate Being’s form gradually changed, transforming into a huge fire sparrow. Its fiery-red feathers burned with a pale red, terrifying flame.

It was a type of Innate Spiritual Fire.

Lin Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly. This might be used to refine a treasure. With a slight brush of golden light from the Merit Golden Lamp, he stored the entire Innate Spiritual Bird within its treasure light.

Standing in place, Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, looking around.

Jiugong Mountain was no longer suitable to return to now. Many beings there already knew he possessed the supreme treasure of Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi. He needed to find a new place to comprehend the way of the Scattered Immortal and also refine the Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi.

Achieving the Postnatal Primordial Embryo was just the beginning. The Primordial World was vast and boundless. On its expansive lands, Divine Demon Tribes stood in great numbers. Many even imitated the Celestial Emperor of the Heavenly Court, establishing their own imperial dynasties or kingdoms. They only paid tribute to the Heavenly Court, claiming titles like Great Emperor or Imperial Monarch, such as the Dongyin Great Emperor near Jiugong Mountain.

Achieving the Postnatal Primordial Embryo was merely the start of cultivation, insufficient to roam around freely.

Above the Divine Demon realm were the twelve layers of Celestial Divine Demons. Above the twelve layers of Celestial Divine Demons were the twelve layers of Doushen Divine Demons, and even a Postnatal Dao Master!

Even after becoming a Dao Master, the path to becoming an Innate Dao Lord, overlooking all heavens and traveling to the Nine Heavens and Jade Pool, remained distant.

Yet, at this moment, Lin Yuan was ambitious and filled with hope.

In an instant, Lin Yuan looked toward a nearby spiritual mountain and the surrounding Human Race tribes. His expression shifted slightly, and he already had an idea.