Chapter 1427: Turtle Treasure Clarifies Doubts

A colossal golden pillar of light rose into the sky from the netherworld, illuminating the eternal darkness of this world and reducing countless specters and yin spirits to ashes.

However, during this process, some yin spirits, bathed in the sacred radiance, shed their murky yellow and gray hues, purified into transparent spiritual entities with expressions of relief.

They bowed to Chen Mobai, who stood beside the pillar of sacred light connecting heaven and earth, before being carried away by an unknown suction force and vanishing into the void.

Is this the cycle of life and death?

Chen Mobai watched this scene, quite surprised himself.

At the same time, Chen Mobai also felt his cultivation of sacred virtue rapidly advancing.

What's going on?

This is clearly in the netherworld.

Just as doubt arose in Chen Mobai's mind, the turtle treasure, which had been refined into his body, suddenly glowed with golden dao patterns, integrating into his primordial spirit.

"So that's it."

A look of realization flashed across Chen Mobai's face; with the turtle treasure's explanation, he finally understood what was happening.

The cultivation of the Great Dao, besides the distinction between innate and acquired, also has a distinction of belonging.

The Three Realms were jointly opened by powerful cultivators from the Purple Cloud Palace, such as the Mother of Waters. The initial innate Great Daos were infused by them, serving as the source from which the Three Thousand Great Daos were derived.

It is precisely for this reason that the Great Dao realms of the Purple Cloud Universe are still universally applicable within the Three Realms.

But the reverse is not true: the Great Daos of the Three Realms cannot directly achieve corresponding realms in the Purple Cloud Universe; they require a period of transformation and would be greatly diminished.

When the Mother of Waters initially refined the Three Thousand Great Daos in the Three Realms and achieved creation, she later discovered a flaw upon her return, preventing her from progressing further or transcending eternity. This was the reason.

To achieve a true Ninth-stage, one must, from nothing, create and evolve a world with a complete and perfect Three Thousand Great Daos within chaos.

Alternatively, like the Demonic Dao Primordial, one could directly refine a great thousand universe using ultimate fate.

Chen Mobai's sacred virtue, originating from the Purple Cloud Universe, is universally applicable throughout the Three Realms.

No wonder there was no hindrance whatsoever when he used sacred virtue in the Three Realms after returning from Void Refinement.

However, the Sacred Virtue Great Dao in the Spirit Sky Immortal Realm has already been assimilated by Saint Qianqiu, and the Sacred Virtue Great Dao in the Heavenly River Realm was refined into the Qianqiu Primordial Yang Ruler. Thus, Chen Mobai can only utilize it.

This is akin to a capital official descending to a local area, where a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake.

But just because it doesn't work in the Spirit Sky Immortal Realm and Heavenly River Realm doesn't mean it won't work in the netherworld.

The sacred virtue here is not occupied by any yin spirits.

After realizing this point from the turtle treasure, Chen Mobai immediately thought of a method to perfectly utilize the incomplete Great Daos of the netherworld.

He certainly wouldn't assimilate it himself, but what if it were a magical artifact?

Saint Qianqiu used the Sacred Virtue Great Dao of the Heavenly River Realm to condense a treasure of enlightenment; could Chen Mobai also use the Sacred Virtue Great Dao of the netherworld to upgrade his Primordial Yang Sword into a Sacred Virtue Sword?

This was also inspired by True Monarch Yiyuan's previous condensation of the Primal Chaos Golden Dipper.

Moreover, it's not just the Sacred Virtue Sword.

Chen Mobai could attempt to condense the six Great Daos on the Pure Yang Scroll by anchoring them to his own magical artifacts, provided no yin spirits occupied them within the netherworld.

For example, the Pure Yang Pearl had not been upgraded previously because Chen Mobai wanted to leave a peak fifth-stage second primordial spirit in the Heavenly River Realm to guard the sect.

But now that the turtle treasure has been verified to control the void of the Three Realms and allow free travel, there is no longer a need to suppress his cultivation realm.

If he refines the Great Dao of Light in the netherworld, does that mean Chen Mobai could possess a seventh-stage avatar?

Even if this seventh-stage pearl avatar only possesses seventh-stage power within the netherworld, it is still at least seventh-stage.

The only pity is that someone in the Spirit Sky Immortal Realm has already assimilated the Great Dao of Light. As the Three Realms converge, the incomplete Three Thousand Great Daos of the Heavenly River and netherworld will gradually merge into the Spirit Sky Immortal Realm. At that time, Chen Mobai's avatar and the Saint of Light from the Spirit Sky Immortal Realm will contend over the Great Dao.

Chen Mobai's chances of success are close to zero.

This is akin to a small company merging into a large one, where the small company is certainly consumed entirely.

But Chen Mobai doesn't care about this; he merely needs to possess seventh-stage power to protect his side before his main body assimilates the Dao.

Moreover, even if the Great Dao of Light is assimilated, many more Great Daos remain unowned in the Spirit Sky Immortal Realm.

For example, the Cutting Great Dao of the Primal Chaos Golden Dipper.

After refining the netherworld this time and combining it with the fundamental Great Dao of the Heavenly River Realm, by the time the Three Realms converge, the Primal Chaos Golden Dipper will be at least a true seventh-stage innate spirit treasure.

Because there will be nothing to contend with it.

Furthermore, the Primal Chaos Great Dao of the Three Realms is currently unowned. The Primal Chaos Golden Dipper has the foundation left by True Monarch Yiyuan; with some good fortune and diligent progress, and with Chen Mobai's assistance, it might even advance further in the future to become an eighth-stage innate supreme treasure wielding the Primal Chaos Great Dao.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai suddenly felt that this abandoned place, the netherworld, seemed poised to help him take off.

Buzz buzz buzz!

And at this moment, from within the sacred pillar of light that pierced heaven and earth, a bronze circular sundial rotated, carrying the True Water of Time that reversed time, and flew out.

This sundial had a diameter of nine inches and nine fen. Its surface was intricately carved with celestial constellations and the twelve hours, and at its center, a dragon-shaped jade tablet floated. Wherever it passed, time and space solidified, and all things froze.

Chen Mobai frowned, having already guessed that this was the Underworld Dragon's associated spirit treasure.

Although it was an incomplete Great Dao of Time, it still possessed at least seventh-stage power.

Had it survived the sacred virtue miniature sun of the Purple Cloud Palace?

As Chen Mobai thought this, the dragon-shaped jade tablet on the sundial shone brightly, transforming into the completely unharmed Underworld Dragon.

After reviving, the Underworld Dragon gravely looked at Chen Mobai.

Just as Chen Mobai was wondering whether to use the power of the Grand Void Measuring Ruler to buy himself time to return with the turtle treasure, the Underworld Dragon did not act. Instead, it activated its associated spirit treasure, the "Time Sundial."

As the True Water of Time rippled, one strange artifact after another flew out from the sacred pillar of light; these were the associated spirit treasures of the other sons of the Ghost Mother.

These were all Great Daos of the netherworld. Even if Chen Mobai activated the sacred virtue power of the Purple Cloud Palace, he could not, like the Mother of Waters, shatter and annihilate an entire Great Dao.

But the sons of the Ghost Mother had died once under the recent sacred virtue miniature sun.

Only the Underworld Dragon's Great Dao of Time was special, able to trigger a "load save" function after death, resurrecting its past, unharmed self.

After reviving, the Underworld Dragon did not forget its brothers and sisters.

As the Great Dao of Time operated, the waters of the Yellow Springs outside the sacred pillar's evaporation range surged majestically towards the "Time Sundial."

Under Chen Mobai's interested gaze, the White Bone Umbrella and other associated spirit treasures plunged into the Yellow Springs water and reshaped into the sons of the Ghost Mother who had previously been annihilated and vanished under the sacred virtue miniature sun.

After the sons of the Ghost Mother came back to life, they all looked with expressions of terror at Chen Mobai in mid-air.

The sacred virtue miniature sun he had just unleashed from his right hand had, in a direct confrontation, crushed their eight innate Great Daos.

Is this the power of a complete Great Dao from the Spirit Sky Immortal Realm?

Just as the Underworld Dragon and the others had this thought, they immediately realized something was wrong.

Wasn't Sacred Virtue assimilated by Saint Qianqiu?

At this moment, Chen Mobai raised his left hand.

Seeing his action, the Underworld Umbrella and the other sons of the Ghost Mother immediately activated their associated spirit treasures and flew behind the Underworld Dragon.

Seeing this scene, the Underworld Dragon's whiskers bristled with rage. It fiercely lashed its tail, whipping the Underworld Umbrella and the others who were hiding behind it.

"Big brother, stop hitting us! Please think of a solution quickly; if this continues, the netherworld will be completely shattered by him!"

The Underworld Umbrella, who had captured Luo Yixuan, was whipped the hardest. With a bruised and swollen face, he immediately pointed to the silver miniature moon glowing in Chen Mobai's palm in mid-air.

This was clearly also the power of a complete Great Dao.

Although it couldn't compare to the previous sacred virtue miniature sun, if it fell, those present would likely die once more.

Dying or not didn't matter, as the Underworld Dragon could perfectly revive them an infinite number of times. But the pain of their entire bodies melting and gradually turning into ashes was something they certainly didn't want to experience again.

A bunch of good-for-nothings!

The Underworld Dragon cursed inwardly but also knew it couldn't let Chen Mobai act again.

Although they could revive, each time would consume the netherworld's fundamental power. If too much was consumed, after the Three Realms converged, the innate spirits of the netherworld like them would be able to occupy less Great Dao power.

This is akin to small and large companies merging: the fewer assets the small company has, the weaker its voice will be within the merged entity in the future.

The Underworld Dragon originally harbored the thought of seizing this opportunity to become the Emperor of Yin, but under Chen Mobai's recent sacred virtue miniature sun, it had already lost this ambition.

Because in its view, Chen Mobai's power must have been borrowed from Saint Qianqiu of the Immortal Realm.

If borrowed power could already kill all eight sons of the Ghost Mother once, what would happen if he truly acted himself?

It was also at this moment that the Underworld Dragon finally understood why the Ghost Mother, when she rushed out of the netherworld back then, was killed by a mere flick of the Mother of Waters' finger.

It had originally thought it was because the Mother of Waters was a Ninth-stage Creator, with profound cultivation.

Now that it thought about it, it realized there was actually a vast difference in power between an incomplete Great Dao and a complete Great Dao.

"First, I'll endure it for a while. I'll wait until the Three Realms converge, when I assimilate the complete Great Dao of Time, then I'll settle today's score with this kid."

After thinking it through, the Underworld Dragon forced a smile onto its fierce face and repeatedly called out to Chen Mobai, who was about to activate the Grand Void Measuring Ruler's power: "Fellow Daoist, please hold your hand. It was my junior's ignorance before. You've already killed them once; please calm your anger."

Chen Mobai, who had thought this was already a life-or-death feud, heard these words and his eyes widened in surprise.

Based on the Underworld Dragon's previous demeanor, Chen Mobai had never expected that it would actually humble itself to him.

However, upon further thought, seventh-stage practitioners are immortal. Even if killed once, it's mostly just a mutual exchange of blows to vent anger; it isn't truly a great feud, merely a matter of face.

No wonder, then, that in the Purple Cloud Universe, when seventh-stage practitioners fight, the most hated methods are those involving sealing.