On the huge black Myriad Laws Convergence Wheel, the tiny Dijiang Guyu sat there, its one large and one small eye now equally sized—

From crying.

The small mouth that Jian Chou had originally drawn for it had now grown very large, as if it wanted to swallow itself whole.

“Waaaaahhhhh…”

Earth-shaking cries continuously struck the surrounding stone walls, echoing again and again.

However…

At this moment, whether it was Fudao Shanren or Jian Chou, neither cared about how heartbroken their crying was.

Because at the corner of Dijiang Guyu’s left eye hung a crystal clear drop of liquid!

The liquid displayed a lustrous jade color, surrounded by faint white radiance. The moment it appeared, it emanated a warm yet vast aura that irresistibly drew one’s gaze to it.

Jian Chou couldn’t help but widen her eyes: “M-Master…”

But Fudao Shanren seemed completely unable to hear Jian Chou’s words. The moment he saw that drop of the Dijiang Guyu’s “tear,” he felt an unacceptable sensation and murmured: “It actually… cried… What happened to the promised saliva?!”

“Waaaahhhhh…”

The Dijiang Guyu was still crying loudly.

That drop of tear hanging at the corner of its eye was about to slide down. Jian Chou knew this drop of “bone marrow” was crucial and became anxious: “Master!”

“Whoosh!”

The instant her words fell, Fudao Shanren had already shot out at extreme speed.

Ridiculous – how could such a matter wait for this foolish disciple’s reminder!

At this moment, Fudao Shanren’s figure transformed into lightning, directly rushing to Dijiang Guyu’s side, reaching out to catch the bone marrow just as it was about to fall to the ground!

Drip.

The moment the liquid dropped into Fudao Shanren’s palm, Jian Chou seemed to hear such a subtle sound.

She didn’t know if it was an illusion, only knowing that the instant this liquid fell, her heart also settled.

Hurrying to Fudao Shanren’s side, Jian Chou asked: “Master, how is it?”

“When I make a move, how could it not be perfectly captured? Not a single drop spilled.”

Fudao Shanren restrained his inner excitement, also gazing intensely at this drop of tear. Even though the annoying Dijiang Guyu was still wailing at the top of its lungs, falling on his ears, it strangely sounded pleasant.

The white jade-like Dijiang Guyu bone marrow hadn’t fallen into his palm.

Looking carefully, one could see Fudao Shanren’s palm emanating a layer of faint blue-green radiance, like a light membrane separating his palm from the bone marrow. At the same time, spiritual power covered an inch above his palm, preventing even a fraction of the bone marrow from being lost.

“Jian Chou, throw this little bone out. We need to begin.”

During the process of tempting the Dijiang Guyu to spit, too much time had been wasted. Now that the bone marrow was obtained, Fudao Shanren dared not waste a moment. Bone marrow, especially for researching Innate Dao Seals, couldn’t be delayed even slightly. It was said that if too much time passed and the bone marrow wasn’t preserved well enough, it would affect the derivation of Innate Dao Seals.

It wouldn’t matter if he used this Dao Seal himself, but if Jian Chou were to use it, Fudao Shanren was afraid of the slightest error.

He directly reached out and swept the Dijiang Guyu still clinging to the Myriad Laws Convergence Wheel away, cradling that drop of bone marrow in his palm as he stood solemnly before the wheel.

Poor Dijiang Guyu was crying enthusiastically when it was suddenly swept away, shrieking in mid-air and tumbling several times. Seeing it was about to crash to the ground, it was so frightened it forgot to cry.

“Smack!”

Jian Chou was quick-eyed and fast-handed, catching the bone jade just before it hit the ground.

Blink, blink, blink again.

The Dijiang Guyu seemed somewhat confused about what was happening. After a long moment, it finally reacted, its small mouth drooping as it was about to cry loudly again.

Jian Chou looked up and saw Fudao Shanren’s palm already pressed against the stone disc. On the entire black stone disc, those golden rays of light began to writhe like living things, and the originally weak radiance gradually became dazzling.

Before the Dijiang Guyu could start crying, Jian Chou cleanly covered the bone jade’s mouth with one hand, preventing it from making any sound.

Then, without hesitation, she turned and passed through the stone door, bringing the Dijiang Guyu into the corridor.

She held the Dijiang Guyu in front of herself, looking at it with a serious expression: “I can put you down, but you mustn’t make a sound or cry anymore. Otherwise, that strange old man inside will capture you again. Do you understand?”

Extremely aggrieved, the Dijiang Guyu still didn’t understand what was happening.

Originally, its expression was on the verge of tears, but after hearing Jian Chou’s earnest request, its painted large and small eyes showed some fear, as if harboring lingering dread toward the “strange old man” Jian Chou mentioned.

Its body was directly above its two legs, and since Jian Chou had drawn facial features on its body, it could barely be considered to have a head.

So the Dijiang Guyu quickly nodded, indeed making no sound.

An inexplicable guilt about deceiving a child arose in her heart. Jian Chou cursed herself for becoming increasingly shameless, actually deceiving the Dijiang Guyu, who understood nothing. Sigh…

Forcibly suppressing this strange feeling of raising a child, Jian Chou slowly bent down, cradling the Dijiang Guyu as she set it down.

“Remember, no shouting or crying.”

As she spoke, she removed her hand covering the Dijiang Guyu’s mouth.

The Dijiang Guyu made unclear “wu wu” sounds, but much quieter, somewhat like forcibly suppressed sobbing.

It stared at Jian Chou with its round black eyes.

The eyes originally drawn with the Eye-Dotting Brush lacked such luster, but after being able to move, they seemed to automatically gain vitality.

Facing such eyes, Jian Chou couldn’t harden her heart at all.

Unable to suppress a smile, Jian Chou reached out to tap the Dijiang Guyu’s head: “Little bone is the most obedient. Now I need to do something inside with the strange old man. Just wait outside for a while and don’t run around, okay?”

The Dijiang Guyu looked at Jian Chou for a long time, then looked at the door behind her.

“Old man, bad.”

“…”

At this moment, Jian Chou was stunned, simultaneously feeling an urge to laugh out loud.

The Dijiang Guyu was at most like an ordinary newborn child just learning to speak, yet it could so precisely express its complete impression of Fudao Shanren in three words. It was…

Quite adorable.

Jian Chou forcibly suppressed her laughter, thinking that Fudao Shanren probably had no image left with the Dijiang Guyu.

She coughed and said seriously, “Little bone, don’t worry. He… can’t beat me, so I’ll be fine going in. You just need to stand here and wait for me, don’t run around, okay?”

“…Okay, okay.”

A somewhat hesitant voice.

The Dijiang Guyu looked at Jian Chou with both eyes, nodded, then stood in place with its legs together, indeed not moving again.

Finally managing to settle this little one.

Jian Chou smiled and was about to turn back to see Fudao Shanren’s progress, but at the moment of passing through the stone door, she couldn’t help but look back.

The tiny Dijiang Guyu, with one large and one small eye, stood obediently in the dark corridor, watching her like a well-behaved child.

On the stone door, illusory ripples suddenly arose, gradually submerging the scene before her.

But images were just beginning to surface in Jian Chou’s mind.

Little clothes made for children, small rattles bought, and that silver lock engraved with characters…

The ripples dispersed.

Jian Chou was already standing inside the stone door. Fudao Shanren’s figure was in the center of the stone cave, and the stone disc surrounded by sixteen spikes had begun rotating faster and faster.

Even the ring upon ring of patterns on the stone disc was like thorns covered in golden spikes, carrying sharp golden light as they moved and spread through the void.

Had the derivation of the Innate Dao Seal already begun?

Jian Chou blinked and didn’t approach closely, only watching.

Usually, when looking at Fudao Shanren, he always appeared slovenly, always had chicken legs at hand, laughing and joking without proper form, always giving the impression of a roadside old beggar.

But looking at him from behind, one would discover that these tattered clothes were actually a dark green Daoist robe, probably appearing oil-stained black because he’d been too lazy to wash it for so long.

His back was hidden beneath such dirty robes.

Yet it appeared somewhat tall.

His messy hair, under the golden light’s illumination, had a wild, clawing feeling.

His open palm slowly moved away.

That drop of bone marrow emanating warm white light actually floated directly up in this sky full of golden light. The thorn-like golden rays, in their circulation, gradually guided this drop of bone marrow toward the stone disc’s center.

Fudao Shanren’s eyes were illuminated by this golden light, carrying an intense divine radiance.

His other hand pressed on the stone disc, and surging, turbulent spiritual power flowed soundlessly into the Myriad Laws Convergence Wheel like a tide.

Hum!

Even the air began to tremble.

Intense golden light erupted from the stone disc!

In an instant, Jian Chou’s vision was filled with golden light.

She heard the sound of a great river flowing in her ears, as if a river had spontaneously appeared beneath her feet. In the blink of an eye, such a sound appeared above her head.

Jian Chou looked down – the patterns carved on the ground all began flowing. Jian Chou looked up – the totems carved on the dome also seemed to boil.

Above and below, all the patterns carried scalding golden light, converging toward the center!

“Clang—”

Like a sharp sword being unsheathed!

Fudao Shanren’s tattered robes were instantly lifted by the exploding golden light before him, his disheveled hair blown backward!

At this moment, his figure had already blurred in this golden radiance.

Golden light flowed on the black stone disc, and the spike piercing through the disc finally emitted a dazzling beam.

The patterns above and below gathered all their power, creating a golden whirlpool at the center.

An ancient and mysterious aura immediately appeared.

A thin golden thread extended from the whirlpool.

One descended from the dome, piercing through that drop of bone marrow floating on the Myriad Laws Convergence Wheel, then connecting with the black spike protruding above.

The patterns below similarly grew a golden ray upward, climbing up to connect with the spike-like protrusion beneath the Myriad Laws Convergence Wheel.

Boom!

At that instant, Jian Chou felt an explosion in her ears!

Before her eyes was only brilliant golden light like a galaxy!

She couldn’t see Fudao Shanren, nor herself!

Above and below, the Myriad Laws Convergence had all been connected by these piercing golden threads into a perfect whole!

The entire stone cave was filled with countless patterns, and at this moment, all the golden light gathered special power, transmitted through those two golden threads to the black disc. Then the entire stone disc suddenly stopped rotating!

Hum.

A soft sound.

Like a human heartbeat.

Thump.

A powerful beat.

The golden patterns on the black stone disc trembled once, then again!

Thus, the entire stone disc instantly projected a huge phantom, spreading outward more than five zhang.

Both the main body and phantom had golden patterns flickering, perfectly connected, appearing like the inner and outer layers of a disc that had always been so.

Flickering.

Extinguishing.

Flickering again.

Extinguishing again.

The huge disc continuously absorbed energy accumulated from the cave’s upper and lower patterns.

The flickering golden patterns seemed alive, breathing, trembling.

Each time it trembled, the bone marrow pierced by golden light also expanded once, then contracted once.

A remnant soul suddenly struggled out from this drop of bone marrow—

“Roaaaar—”

It was Dijiang’s phantom, four-legged and six-winged, shaped like a yellow sack, without eyes, ears, mouth, or nose.

It roared ferociously, the phantom immediately expanding – one zhang, two zhang, three zhang!

One of its wings immediately swept toward Fudao Shanren standing before the stone disc, seemingly an angry strike!

Under such an enormous phantom, even the spacious stone cave seemed cramped.

Magnificent golden feathers, one after another, covered the entire wing of Dijiang’s remnant soul. When raised high, though a phantom, the feathers seemed to absorb sufficient power, becoming real and dazzling.

Faintly, there were even tiny electrical lights constantly gathering between the feathers.

Throughout the stone cave, besides the golden light’s trembling and Dijiang’s roaring, the wind from the giant wing’s movement, there was actually the crackling sound of thunder and lightning!

The golden Dijiang wing was even larger than Dijiang’s remnant soul’s entire body. The moment it was raised, it had already filled the entire stone cave!

Wildly swinging forward, leaving only an afterimage!

Jian Chou couldn’t help but cry out because Fudao Shanren stood right before that enormous wing!

“Master!”

However, Fudao Shanren remained motionless.

Before this tremendous force, he suddenly raised his head, looking at this magnificent yet imposing Dijiang wing with near amazement!

“Whoosh!”

The Dijiang wing was instantly before him!

“Crack!”

The golden patterns on the stone disc suddenly all detached from the disc, like a giant net covering the Dijiang wing. The moment it swung out, they completely locked it.

It could no longer move even slightly!

The roaring Dijiang remnant soul suddenly let out a miserable cry.

This golden electrical light, like an electric net, trapped its enormous wing. The golden wing immediately showed scorched black patches, and Dijiang’s remnant soul, bound by this golden light as if encountering a natural enemy, struggled frantically.

However…

It was useless.

Dijiang’s remnant soul screamed miserably, shrinking bit by bit in its frantic struggle.

Jian Chou seemed to hear the sound of water droplets splashing into hot oil.

The enormous golden wing finally transformed into drifting golden smoke under the golden electrical light’s Aura of Power, scattering onto the black stone disc.

The remnant soul also disappeared without a trace after a mournful cry.

In the stone cave, all the frantic golden light finally gradually dissipated, and above and below returned to calm. Those lifelike golden patterns also began to dim.

Simultaneously, the golden light formed by Dijiang’s remnant soul and golden wing began to condense again, point by point, like several stars in the starry sky.

Jian Chou widened her eyes.

The bone marrow originally floating in mid-air seemed to finally lose all support and suddenly—

Fell.

Yashan, Lanyue Hall.

Zheng Yao had just finished explaining everything about the Qingfeng Nunnery’s hidden realm to Qu Zhengfeng, and then remembered the message from Elder Xihe at the Administrative Hall not long ago.

“The Jianzhu Sect’s intentions probably aroused Kunwu’s suspicions, too. Just now, word came from Kunwu that Hengxu Zhenren also sent his prized disciple Xie Buchen. On this trip, you might encounter him…”

Before finishing his words, Qu Zhengfeng had already frowned.

Cold intent appeared in his eyes, his lips curved, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly turned around!

An ancient and vast spiritual power fluctuation had already been transmitted from below Lingzhao Summit, shaking the entire Yashan!

Zheng Yao widened his eyes in surprise: “Seal… Seal opening?”

Just as he finished these words, his figure suddenly disappeared from Lanyue Hall, reappearing on the stone pavilion outside, looking down!

On Lingzhao Summit, in Guihe Well, that big white goose had been startled and hurriedly ran out of the water, spreading its webbed feet to walk on Lingzhao Summit’s gray-white ground.

On the usually calm, well water surface, all the wind and thunder tokens emitted light.

Then, a golden beam shot up from underwater, piercing into the high clouds, breaking through the thick cloud layer overhead. Golden sunlight shone down through the cloud break, making the water surface brilliantly bright.

On Sword-Drawing Platform.

Shen Jiu and Kou Qianzhi, standing opposite him, both stopped their swords, watching that golden beam project outward then slowly disappear into the clouds, their eyes showing unstoppable shock and curiosity.

What was this?

In the Administrative Hall.

“Body Refinement, Body Refinement! I think you need to refine your brain!”

Elder Qi Boyuan was furious. Now he believed that Elder Fudao might be bad in every way, but had one thing right: Yashan mass-produced fools!

Others practice Body Refinement, so you practice Body Refinement too – is your brain damaged?

Qi Boyuan’s chest heaved violently.

Qi Shaofeng stood before the two elders, his face already flushed red, his eyes showing unprecedented stubbornness.

“I just want to practice Body Refinement!”

Qi Boyuan was enraged and finally couldn’t stand it anymore. He stood up and was about to slap Qi Shaofeng to make him sober up.

Unexpectedly, just as he raised his hand, a golden light full of ferocity and pressure suddenly came from Lingzhao Summit.

He looked over in shock, immediately seeming to understand something, revealing uncontrollable alarm.

“The Myriad Laws Convergence Wheel… has been activated?”

Beast Trapping Arena, Seal Opening stone cave.

Before Fudao Shanren’s and Jian Chou’s eyes, this drop of white jade-like bone marrow fell extremely slowly, flowing with lustrous light throughout. Just watching it gave one a feeling of a spring breeze.

Drip.

In the extremely quiet space, this falling sound was like striking at one’s heart!

On the black stone disc, the golden light formed by Dijiang’s wing had become golden light points on the disc, exactly like the “dao pieces” on the Wanxiang Battle Disc!

The jade-like bone marrow fell, landing precisely on that spike.

Thus, one drop of bone marrow instantly passed through this spike, through the no-longer-bright patterns on the stone disc, spreading in all directions. When contacting the “dao pieces,” it quickly gathered again!

One drop of bone marrow, all Kunxian lines appeared!

Jade-colored lines were suddenly outlined on the stone disc, each penetrating a golden dao piece!

A Dao Seal finally emerged!

Countless golden electric serpents swam on the Dao Seal, like ancient lightning striking down, leaving golden scars on the earth.

Ancient aura surged out at this moment, like an eternal sigh from the long river of time and space…

Jian Chou stared blankly, and Fudao Shanren was also filled with shock!

Innate Dao Seal—

Dijiang, Wind-Thunder Wing!