Chapter 1392: Creation Power

The Barren Sea.

The Demon Venerable expressionlessly finished reading the latest intelligence reports from Eastern Continent. The reports contained one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news was that True Monarch Wuchen of the Daoist Sect had passed away, meaning there was one less top-tier God Transformation cultivator in Eastern Continent. The bad news was that the Azure Emperor of Eastern Barrens, who had been in seclusion for decades, had emerged and appeared at the Daoist Sect with his Dao Companion, True Monarch Danxia, to mourn.

"Master, has this Azure Emperor of Eastern Barrens truly reached the Void Refinement stage?" Jade Pearl Demon King asked, frowning. She had personally set up the intelligence network in Eastern Continent, so these two pieces of news had first reached her. After reading them, she deemed them important enough to disturb the Demon Venerable. Among these, the news of Chen Mobai's emergence was undoubtedly what concerned the major powers the most. After all, before his seclusion, he was the undisputed top God Transformation cultivator in the Heavenly River Realm. With him present, no schemes against Eastern Continent dared to surface openly; they could only be carried out furtively. Considering the talent Chen Mobai had displayed, coupled with the Undying Pill and the Ascension Aura that had mysteriously appeared and vanished years ago, everyone speculated that he had long since reached the Void Refinement stage. However, no one or no force dared to verify this.

"It seems everyone is waiting for a variable," the Demon Venerable said. "In that case, I shall lead the charge against those hidden forces." The Demon Venerable did not answer Jade Pearl Demon King's question, but instead uttered this statement.

"Master, are you going to act against the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect?" Jade Pearl Demon King asked, somewhat worried. Although the Demon Venerable's cultivation had greatly advanced since emerging from the prison, to exact revenge alone, she would first have to overcome Chen Mobai, Ye Qing's loyal and righteous friend. Recalling Chen Mobai's undefeated record since his debut, Jade Pearl Demon King shivered, remembering the near-death sensation when she almost perished in Dongwu, turning to ashes under the Primordial Five Elements Annihilation Divine Thunder. Even though she greatly revered the Demon Venerable, deep down she felt that her Master would be no match for the Azure Emperor of Eastern Barrens.

"Heh." The Demon Venerable scoffed in response and vanished from the spot.

Chen Mobai was unaware that his brief appearance after emerging from seclusion had intensified the undercurrents in the already somewhat turbulent Five Continents and Four Seas. However, for him, as long as Eastern Continent was safe, he couldn't be bothered with the rest. He firmly believed that as long as he continued to cultivate diligently and grew stronger, all problems would cease to be problems.

Following the guidance of the Turtle Treasure, his divine sense permeated like a trickling stream into the depths of the Profound Sea's Eye. Previously, due to insufficient cultivation, he had only been able to vaguely perceive this most mysterious place in the Heavenly River Realm, like seeing flowers through a fog. He had merely explored winding paths, resembling an underground cave system, filled with various branches and caverns. Each cavern contained primordial essence; some were nurturing spiritual materials like the Grand Abyss Blue Pearls, but most were shapeless, merely pure masses of Great Dao power. As his divine sense delved deeper, Chen Mobai encountered more and more Great Dao power. He discovered that this place was surprisingly similar to the Purple Heavens Palace, almost possessing the complete Three Thousand Great Daos. Recalling that the Jellyfish had inherited the mantle of Daoist Venerable Zixiao and only achieved ninth-tier Creation by opening the Heavenly River Realm, Chen Mobai implicitly had an answer in his heart.

At this point, his divine sense reached the deepest part of the Sea Eye, unable to proceed further down. However, here there were only colorful Great Dao crystals and masses of pure, cloud-like and mist-like Primordial Qi, as if a colorful galaxy had appeared at the bottom of the sea, shimmering in and out of the mists. Although the scene in his divine sense was beautiful, it left Chen Mobai somewhat disappointed. According to legend, the Jellyfish had created the Heavenly River Realm, and all beings and spirits in the world were nurtured and brought forth by the Sea Eye. Therefore, this place should clearly contain the mysteries of Creation.

Just then, the Turtle Treasure suddenly illuminated with Void Spirit Runes. Consequently, in the deepest part of the Profound Sea's Eye, where his divine sense had found no path, layers of spatial barriers suddenly appeared. Through the barriers, Chen Mobai could vaguely perceive boundless darkness, seemingly an abyss, yet it made him involuntarily wish to immerse himself within it and become one with it.

It was at this moment that Chen Mobai's mind jolted. He finally understood why he felt a sense of familiarity. Back when his Immortal Water Spirit Root comprehended the Dao, his consciousness transformed into countless forms of water—rain, dew, clouds, mist—eventually flowing through various lands, mountains, and rivers, returning to its source and merging into the boundless ocean. As the seawater circulated, it moved deeper and deeper, sinking into a dark, profound Sea Eye.

So, it was here! Chen Mobai looked at the abyss beyond the spatial barriers, realizing the truth. Clearly, this was the true Sea Eye, containing the genuine profound mysteries of the Jellyfish's creation of heaven and earth and the genesis of all things. Did Senior Sister Tianhai's power of Creation also reside within this? Upon realizing this, Chen Mobai's mind trembled involuntarily. After all, although Daoist Venerable Zixiao had spoken during his lectures about the mysteries of the ninth-tier, which lay in fusing the Three Thousand Great Daos to achieve the mighty power of Creation, according to the Purple Heavens Palace's artifact spirit, only Tianhai had truly succeeded within the Purple Heavens Palace. Even though Chen Mobai was merely at the Void Refinement stage now, facing the supreme ninth-tier legacy of his sect still made his heart pound.

With this thought, he no longer hesitated. He once again activated his divine sense, intending to use the power of the Turtle Treasure to break through the spatial barriers and enter the Abyss of the Sea Eye. However, something unexpected occurred. His divine sense bounced back the way it came after hitting the spatial barriers. The Turtle Treasure couldn't open this barrier? Chen Mobai was astonished. One had to know that the spirit runes on the Turtle Treasure's shell represented the complete Great Dao of Void. Even within a primordial treasure like the Purple Heavens Palace, it could freely teleport to and fro. And now it couldn't?

Then there were only two possibilities. Firstly, the one who sealed this Sea Eye Abyss was True King Taixu. If he personally acted, not to mention the Turtle Treasure, even Chen Mobai holding the Gate of Grand Void would be unable to break it. Alternatively, Senior Sister Tianhai had sealed it herself. As a ninth-tier existence, the Turtle Treasure would certainly be powerless against her strength. A treasure mountain lay before him, yet there was no gate to enter. This made Chen Mobai scratch his head, even considering sending his true body into the deepest part of the Sea Eye to examine this spatial barrier.

However, he soon remembered something. Back when his Immortal Water Spirit Root comprehended the Dao, he immediately used the immortal art 'Mending Heaven' to reallocate his Five Elements Spirit Roots, causing his Water Spirit Root to drop below 100 points. Afterward, he wore a fifth-tier Water Spirit Talisman to round out his Five Elements Immortal Spirit Root. But in reality, the value of his Water Spirit Root had not returned to 100 points again. Because at that time, Chen Mobai had sensed that the fortuitous encounter of his Immortal Water Spirit Root comprehending the Dao might be useful in the future. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be applicable here. Chen Mobai rejoiced at his quick thinking back then. But he also felt a bit worried that this 'bug-exploiting' method of his might not be recognized by this world, as there had certainly never been anyone before him who had comprehended the Dao with the Immortal Water Spirit Root twice. However, for the current Chen Mobai, this was the only method he could try. If this still didn't work, then he would have to wait until he ascended to the Spirit Void Immortal Realm in the future and met True King Taixu to inquire about this matter.

With this thought, Chen Mobai no longer hesitated. His true body, seated at the mouth of the Profound Sea's Eye, casually extracted the primordial water essence from the fifth-tier Water Spirit Talisman, refined it into his body, and activated the immortal sect's spirit root enhancement technique. In an instant, his Water Spirit Root had increased from 99 to 100. And at that very moment, his consciousness once again sublimated, transforming into countless streams of water, infinite forms, converging into rivers, and the vast ocean...

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Chen Mobai felt his consciousness had followed the ocean into the Sea Eye. This time, he clearly perceived himself passing through layers of distorted spatial barriers and entering the dark abyss. But within this abyss, there was an incredibly magnificent sight. Countless pale blue specks of light flickered like breathing, seemingly coalescing into a stellar nebula, or perhaps a vortex. As they glittered, ripple-like patterns spread through the dark space. Chen Mobai didn't know if this was the profound mystery of Creation, but here, he saw all the Great Daos he had comprehended. Each pale blue speck of light here represented a Great Dao. The first to resonate with his consciousness was Saintly Virtue, followed by Yin-Yang, Void, Five Elements, and so on. Here, it was like another Purple Heavens Palace. The Three Thousand Great Daos were right before his eyes.

However, the Three Thousand Great Daos here were not complete; compared to those in the Purple Heavens Universe, they were both fragmented and few in number. Was this because Senior Sister Tianhai's cultivation was not as profound as Daoist Venerable Zixiao's, leading to the Three Thousand Great Daos she created being inferior? Or perhaps, the Abyss of the Profound Sea Eye was only a part of Creation, and a complete Creation Dao Fruit required the combined Creation from the depths of all Four Sea Eyes? Doubts arose in Chen Mobai's mind as he considered various possibilities.

Just then, Chen Mobai looked at the stellar nebula before him, suddenly realizing something, and his eyes widened. When he had taken the Undying Pill to advance to the sixth-tier Void Dharma Body, he had transformed into void, merged with the Dao, and comprehended his own Void Spirit Body, which was a reflection of the spirit runes on the Turtle Treasure's shell. And now, the patterns of these stellar nebulae, in their constant transformation, vaguely outlined the shape of the Turtle Treasure.

Just as Chen Mobai thought of this, the Turtle Treasure in his true body's hand suddenly turned to sand. After the Turtle Treasure transformed into boundless silver sand, it enveloped Chen Mobai like a stellar nebula, permeating his body and continuously filling and merging with the void spirit runes of his Void Dharma Body as a framework. During this process, the void spirit runes within Chen Mobai's body lit up one after another. The progress of his Void Dharma Body quickly advanced from newly entering the sixth-tier to mid-sixth-tier, then high-sixth-tier, and finally, Great Perfection! But even after reaching Great Perfection, the advancement of the Void Dharma Body did not stop; it continued to sublimate towards some kind of primordial transformation. However, Chen Mobai was completely unaware of this. His consciousness was immersed in the most profound comprehension of the Dao he had ever experienced.

After comprehending that the Creation Dao Fruit left by the Jellyfish in the Abyss of the Sea Eye was indeed the Turtle Treasure, his mind was profoundly shaken. The most ancient scenes of this world began to unfold before his eyes, one by one. In the beginning, there was chaos. Not even the concept of nothingness existed, let alone matter. A blue-haired girl arrived here, accompanied by a turtle. On the turtle's back was a gate. This gate contained the mysteries of all existence and non-existence. The blue-haired girl pointed a finger at the gate, and under the infusion of boundless Dao power, chaos was cleaved open. The primordial void was born upon the turtle's back. This void was like an abyss. The abyss Chen Mobai saw when his Immortal Water Spirit Root comprehended the Dao originated from here. After the void came the Primordial Qi, which was the Primordial Spirit Vein. With spiritual energy, the rudimentary form of the universe began to be shaped, and all forms started to evolve.

However, even with the blue-haired girl's astonishing cultivation, this was already her limit. After trying for countless millennia, she knew that she alone could not create a complete universe from scratch. So, after consulting with the Gate, she left this new universe. After some time, she returned, leading a large group of people. Chen Mobai was very familiar with these individuals; they were precisely the senior brothers and sisters from the Purple Heavens Palace. These disciples of the Purple Heavens Palace each unleashed their Great Dao power, combining it with the void of this new universe. One by one, the Primordial Great Daos intertwined and evolved into numerous Post-Heaven Great Daos. And after completing the forty-nine Primordial Great Daos, the world's most fundamental Three Thousand Great Daos were thus derived.

Seeing this scene, Chen Mobai remembered the last lesson he had heard from the Three Azure Birds of the Cauldron, and his expression suddenly cleared with realization. So, Senior Sister Tianhai had called for help because she was unable to open a new universe by herself. Yet, even so, the combined efforts of the many disciples of Purple Heavens Palace could not create a world as complete and vast as the Purple Heavens Universe. Therefore, in the end, Tianhai and the others settled for the next best option, creating a new world merely using the Purple Heavens Universe as a template.

But even so, this new world was still fraught with various flaws and problems: fragmented Great Daos, created beings unable to survive, inability to cultivate, and so on... Facing this, Chen Mobai saw Tianhai and the others do the simplest thing: they abandoned this newly opened world. However, before abandoning it, they used this new world to conduct numerous experiments. After gaining sufficient experience in this abandoned new world, they then jointly opened another new world in the chaos. This new world was almost perfect by comparison, though it was still very small and couldn't compare to the Purple Heavens Universe. But even so, for Tianhai and the others, it was still a tremendous success, because Tianhai, utilizing the Three Thousand Great Daos of this world, forged the first strand of Creation power.