Chapter 214 The Way of the Sword, the Way of the Sword!
In His perception, the divine essence of the Great Dao on the corpse of the Chaos Demon God had been completely obliterated, leaving not a trace.
He couldn't even comprehend the Great Dao, let alone achieve enlightenment through it. It was utterly delusional.
"I knew it! There's no such thing as a free lunch!"
Although he had already suspected it, Feng Zichen was still somewhat disappointed after confirming it.
Thinking about it, what kind of heaven-defying fortune could allow someone to directly achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm?
How could the Heavenly Dao allow such a treasure to exist? It would probably have destroyed it long ago.
However, the Chaos Demon God was a treasure from head to toe. Even without the divine essence of the Great Dao, its physical body was still incredibly precious.
The Chaos Demon God's body was formed from primordial chaos energy, naturally powerful and incomparably strong, no weaker than a primordial spiritual treasure.
Afterwards, it underwent countless years of refinement. Its strength was absolutely no weaker than a primordial supreme treasure.
It should be known that many primordial spiritual treasures in the prehistoric world were transformed from the remains of the Chaos Demon God.
Now, a complete body of the Chaos Demon God lay before Feng Zichen. If used for treasure refining, it could easily be used to create a supreme innate treasure.
"Hiss!"
"Pangu is ruthless!"
"Destroying the origin and the Great Dao wasn't enough; he even destroyed the physical body!"
An unparalleled power surged from the Chaos Demon God's brow, relentlessly destroying its body. Now, it had completely obliterated its bones, meridians, and internal organs.
This power's target was now the Chaos Demon God's flesh and blood. At this rate, in a few million years, the Chaos Demon God's body would be nothing but skin.
As for the origin of this power, it was naturally left behind by Pangu. The remaining Daoist aura on the Chaos Demon God's brow clearly indicated this.
Feng Zichen's arrival at Guixu was a result of Hongjun Daoren's calculations.
Clearly, he understood Guixu very well!
If the Chaos Demon God's physical body were still in perfect condition, it would have been taken by Hongjun Daoist long ago; why would it remain until today?
Because of the Floating Pagoda, Hongjun Daoist wanted to reward Feng Zichen. However, he unexpectedly discovered that Feng Zichen bore the mandate of Pangu, the heavy responsibility of cultivating the World Tree to support the heavens and earth!
As the true ruler of the primordial world, Hongjun Daoist cared deeply for it and naturally understood the World Tree's importance.
Therefore, he personally intervened, sending Feng Zichen into the Ruins of Return, allowing him to obtain the Chaos Demon God's physical body to cultivate the World Tree.
The so-called Heavenly Dao revelation was Hongjun Daoist's doing, precisely to prevent Feng Zichen from discovering the Chaos Demon God's location.
Unfortunately, although Feng Zichen sensed something amiss, he couldn't pinpoint who was behind it.
He could only comfort himself that it was all due to his extraordinary fortune.
Meanwhile, Hongjun Daoist was also unaware of everything Feng Zichen experienced in the chaos.
His original intention was simply to allow Feng Zichen to obtain the physical body of the Chaos Demon God to nurture the World Tree; he had no other ulterior motives. After Feng Zichen entered the Ruins of Return, he ceased paying attention.
Little did he know that Feng Zichen's opportunities would be truly heaven-defying, receiving assistance from Pangu's aura and directly ascending to the Chaos to attain enlightenment. All of this was beyond Hongjun Daoren's foresight.
It can only be said that everything was a matter of chance.
It was precisely Hongjun Daoren's casual action that created a series of unexpected events, enabling Feng Zichen to obtain unparalleled opportunities.
"Sigh!"
"A perfectly good Primordial Dao Fruit, an embryonic innate treasure, has now become a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. It's truly disappointing!"
Perhaps his expectations were too high; now, with a top-grade innate spiritual treasure before him, Feng Zichen felt no interest whatsoever, his heart filled with disappointment.
The Chaos Demon God's body, constantly damaged by the power left behind by Pangu, was already seven or eight-tenths destroyed, its value drastically reduced. At most, it could only be refined into a magic weapon like the Four Lotus Platforms, unable to advance further.
"Right now, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure is of little help to me; keeping it is useless."
"I should hand over this Chaos Demon God's body to the World Tree to devour!"
"After all, the World Tree is of great importance; it not only supports the primordial world but is also the lifeblood of humanity."
Feng Zichen wasn't lacking innate spiritual treasures. He currently had several innate spiritual treasures gathering dust.
At present, handing over the Demon God's body to the World Tree to devour was the best choice, maximizing its benefits.
With a thought, Feng Zichen summoned the Chaos Pearl, releasing the World Tree, allowing it to take root in the body of the Chaos Demon God and absorb its power.
Under normal circumstances, given Feng Zichen and the World Tree's current strength, even if the Chaos Demon God had perished, they wouldn't be able to approach it.
Otherwise, the remaining aura of the Chaos Demon God's Dao would have instantly annihilated them.
Unfortunately, this Chaos Demon God was killed by Pangu, and the remnants of Pangu's power within it caused all its power to be obliterated.
This allowed the World Tree to safely devour its body.
"Innate Dao Aura?"
As it continuously devoured the demon god's body, astonishing changes occurred within the World Tree. The aura of the Innate Dao emanated, and endless runes danced.
The Innate Dao emerged, creating something from nothing, born from the void, constantly evolving… demonstrating to Feng Zichen the process of the birth of an Innate Dao.
This spectacle contained the deepest secrets of the Innate Dao, only visible in the era of the beginning of heaven and earth, when all Daos were first born.
Now, this scene reappeared on the World Tree. Witnessing this unprecedented sight, Feng Zichen gradually entered a state of enlightenment.
…
"Haha! I understand! So this is the essence of the Innate Dao!"
"The Innate Sword Dao is complete!"
After a period of enlightenment, Feng Zichen thoroughly understood the essence of the Innate Dao and comprehended the path of the Innate Sword Dao.
He took out the Zichen Sword and continuously swung it at the void, carving countless Innate Runes, which shone brightly, illuminating the surrounding void.
Three thousand years later, Feng Zichen finally stopped. At this moment, the void was filled with countless Innate Runes, densely packed.
Moreover, these Innate Runes possessed different attributes; some belonged to the Dao of Fire, some to the Dao of Space, some to the Dao of Stars… all kinds of Daos were present, radiating extraordinary light.
"Innate Sword Dao, Condensate!"
Raising the Zichen Sword, Feng Zichen slashed fiercely at the innate runes before him.
This sword strike contained all his insights into the sword dao; it was the sword of proof, the sword of establishing the dao, the sword of defying the innate.
Instantly, countless brilliant sword lights erupted, each carrying his sword dao insights, intertwining with the innate runes, constantly colliding and sparking flashes of wisdom.
(End of Chapter)