Chapter 236 The Emperor.
The Origin of the Purple Star, also known as the Emperor's Origin, is the carrier of the innate Emperor's Way.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With the integration of the Purple Star Origin, the fluctuations emanating from the Qiankun Cauldron grew even stronger, trembling violently. The power of creation surged forth, bursting forth with a shimmering white light, illuminating the entire cauldron.
Through the cauldron's walls, one could clearly see that the Human Emperor's position, previously rendered golden by the Xuanhuang Merit, was now gradually tinged with purple under the influence of the Purple Star Origin, transforming into a purple-gold color.
At the same time, the Emperor's Purple Qi, nurtured by the human race for many years, transformed back into a five-clawed divine dragon, continuously circling the Human Emperor's position.
Influenced by its aura, this divine dragon also changed. Its dragon might have grown stronger, displaying a noble bearing, and it showed a subtle trend of transformation, seemingly about to become a nine-clawed divine dragon.
"Not enough!"
With a whisper, Feng Zichen summoned the Chaos Pearl, invoked the Great Dao Divine Diagram, and unleashed the Chaos Array, drawing in the chaotic energy from all directions and channeling it into his Human Emperor status.
Then, a profound yellow light emanated from his body, surging and flying into the Qiankun Cauldron.
This was the Profound Yellow Mother Qi, also known as the Origin of Heaven and Earth, a treasure Feng Zichen had obtained from the ancient ruins.
Simultaneously, the Floating Pagoda also flew out from Feng Zichen's body, spewing out Profound Yellow Mother Qi, twice as much as Feng Zichen himself.
When the ancient ruins were about to be destroyed, Profound Yellow Mother Qi emerged. Feng Zichen, Xing Tian, the World-Destroying Daoist, and four others each obtained one-tenth of the Profound Yellow Mother Qi. Only the Floating Pagoda, by chance, obtained twenty-tenths.
It was the best among them!
Now, Feng Zichen had taken it all out to strengthen the power of his Human Emperor status.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The immense power of humanity descending from the darkness grew ever stronger, its terrifying force overflowing, even distorting the chaos itself.
Under this power, the might of the Qiankun Cauldron was fully unleashed. It was as if a new universe was being created, attempting to reshape the vast world; earth, fire, water, and wind surged, manifesting the power of the world.
Instantly, the surging chaotic energy was differentiated into the purest innate creation energy, carrying boundless Daoist principles, flowing towards the Human Emperor's position.
It is intended to unleash the Qiankun Cauldron's supreme power... but alas, the Human Emperor's position was too extraordinary; converted into a spiritual treasure, it was no weaker than any top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Although the Qiankun Cauldron was powerful, it could not yet refine a top-grade innate spiritual treasure created by heaven and earth.
Therefore, despite the innate spiritual light emanating from the Human Emperor's position, the condensation of endless Daoist essence, and even the shimmering of innate runes, it was still unable to complete its final transformation and become a Primordial Being.
Primordial and Acquired—a difference of only one word, yet a world of difference.
Primordial Beings are created by the Great Dao, nurtured by heaven and earth, possessing the characteristic of immortality. Even if shattered, they have the potential to self-repair.
Acquired Beings, however, are different.
As treasures crafted by human effort, once an Acquired Being is broken, it is broken. Unless its owner expends a great deal of treasure to reshape it, there is absolutely no possibility of self-repair.
In other words, if the Human Emperor's position, forged by Feng Zichen using countless peerless treasures, were shattered in the great battle, it would be utterly destroyed.
To re-form the Human Emperor's position, the only option would be to forge it anew.
Other treasures are relatively easy to find with some effort. But the Xuanhuang Mother Qi is the only remaining layer in the world, impossible to find again.
Therefore, the Human Emperor's status must be recognized by Heaven and Earth, becoming an innate entity. Otherwise, it holds little significance for the human race. Even the slightest mishap could damage the Human Emperor's status, causing unbearable pain.
"World Tree, refine!"
Summoning the World Tree from the Chaos Pearl, Feng Zichen placed it above the Qiankun Cauldron, using its primordial power to strengthen the cauldron.
The World Tree is a Chaos Spiritual Root.
If refined into a spiritual treasure, it would be a Chaos Supreme Treasure.
If it were to take human form, it would be a figure akin to a Chaos Demon God. Even without reaching its peak, such a supreme spiritual object still possesses incredible power.
The World Tree, in particular, contains the power to create a world. That world isn't the Great Thousand World, but a far more powerful chaotic world, second only to the Primordial World.
It possesses unparalleled fortune and opportunities, far surpassing the Qiankun Cauldron in its ability to reverse one's innate nature. Let alone top-grade innate spiritual treasures, it can even nurture rare innate treasures from the Primordial World.
Moreover, as a chaotic spiritual root, the rules of the Primordial World cannot bind the World Tree. There is no limit to the number of times it can refine innate spiritual treasures; as long as its innate source is sufficient, it can refine as many as it wants.
This is far beyond the Qiankun Cauldron's capabilities.
Unfortunately, the World Tree has not yet reached its perfect state, and its abilities are far less powerful than those in legends.
Even so, at this moment, in its ability to reverse one's innate nature, it may not be much weaker than the Qiankun Cauldron.
The World Tree and the Qiankun Cauldron, individually, might not be enough to forge a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, but when both are combined, along with the power of merit and the Primordial Qi, the birth of a Human Emperor will inevitably result in an innate entity, capable of merging with heaven and earth, becoming a position derived from the myriad paths of heaven and earth, indestructible and possessing incredible power.
With a whoosh, the origin of the world cascaded down from the roots of the World Tree like a waterfall, landing on the Qiankun Cauldron below.
"Buzz..."
At this moment, the Qiankun Cauldron completely changed, bursting forth with brilliant azure light, countless innate runes flying out, densely covering the vast chaos.
Everything around was frozen, rules were distorted, perception was altered, and the vast chaotic void was transformed into a Qiankun World.
Seemingly only ten thousand miles in size, it was boundless and immeasurably vast. This is the so-called "Mount Sumeru contained in a mustard seed, and a mustard seed contained Mount Sumeru!"
That world was vast, with the division of heaven and earth, the emergence of rules, and the ceaseless turmoil of earth, fire, water, and wind. The five elements cycled endlessly, displaying the world's magnificence and giving birth to endless creation.
At the center of that world, the position of the Human Emperor floated quietly, undergoing the tempering of the world's rules and the baptism of endless creation.
Surrounded by Daoist aura, radiating innate spiritual light, and exuding vast divine might, he gradually transformed into a primordial being, with an immortal Daoist light shining forth.
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Huang, meaning great, meaning beginning!
The character "Huang" in the innate divine script resembles a sun, symbolizing brilliance and splendor.
This is why Di Jun Taiyi was born as an emperor.
The character "Huang" in the human race resembles a burning lamp, representing the unbroken flame of humanity and the eternal transmission of humankind.
It also represents Suirenshi drilling wood to make fire, thus igniting the flame of human civilization, making humanity wise, and thus establishing a lineage.
Mastering fire was no less significant to humanity than the creation of the world. Therefore, Feng Zichen created the character "Huang" (皇) based on this.
Suihuang (燧皇) ignited fire for humanity, and his glory will last forever!
(End of Chapter)