Chapter 174: Four Spirit Divine Abilities
“Before ancient times, if humans had not revered a Great Demon as a god and obtained the Demon Race’s protection, it would have been difficult to survive in the perilous and harsh environment of that era. Therefore, humans who have been able to pass down their lineage to the present day almost all have blood curses placed upon them.”
“Ancient times are very far in the past. Many blood curses in people’s bloodlines have almost completely disappeared. However, with the resurgence of Spiritual Energy and the appearance of some ancestral Spiritual Plants and Spiritual Fruits, many people’s bloodlines have begun to revert to their ancestors.”
“Bloodline Ancestral Return will activate the blood curse. Once too much Demonic Energy is inhaled and the erosion of Demonic Energy cannot be suppressed, one is prone to Demonization.”
“Of course, Bloodline Ancestral Return is not entirely a bad thing. That tail just now should be a fox tail, and it used the Fox Race’s Space Compression Divine Ability for Teleportation. Other ancestral Divine Abilities also have their own strengths, undoubtedly increasing a Cultivator’s Strength.”
Hua Changxi listened intently as Baili Chengfeng explained the origin of Bloodline Ancestral Return. When he finished, she asked the question in her heart: “Bloodline Ancestral Return activates the blood curse, so wouldn’t people who gain ancestral Divine Abilities be easily controlled by the Demon Race?”
Baili Chengfeng nodded: “The Demon Race definitely has ways to control those who have activated blood curses. Those seven people just now were in this situation. As far as this old man knows, the higher the degree of Bloodline Ancestral Return, the easier it is to be controlled by the Demon Race and the stronger the sense of belonging to the Demon Race.”
Hua Changxi’s brows furrowed. The Hua Family members all had activated Lotus Totems. As for herself, besides the Lotus Ancestral Return, she also had Vermilion Bird Ancestral Return. She had previously thought Bloodline Ancestral Return was a good thing, but now she felt it seemed like a huge pitfall.
“Is there no way to break it?”
Baili Chengfeng: “This old man doesn’t know. However, in ancient times, for humans to defeat the Demon Race and become the masters of the Realm, they must have found a way to break the blood curse.”
Hua Changxi agreed with this answer and felt relieved. She did not want to cultivate diligently only to be controlled by the Demon Race and become their subordinate thug.
Xia Yang, Baili Chengfeng’s disciple, spoke up: “Master, are all the Divine Abilities that humans possess from the Demon Race?”
Baili Chengfeng: “Of course not. There are also exceptionally talented humans who create their own Divine Abilities.”
Xia Yang: “Are human Divine Abilities stronger, or are the Demon Race’s stronger?”
Baili Chengfeng shook his head: “These cannot be compared. The power of a Divine Ability is directly related to one’s Strength and Cultivation. Generally speaking, the Demon Race is strong in physical body, while humans are strong in Primordial Spirit. Before the Spiritual Platform Realm, humans are not the opponents of the Demon Race due to the weakness of their physical bodies. However, once the Realm reaches above the Spiritual Platform Realm, humans will gradually surpass the Demon Race.”
“If we are to speak of the strongest Divine Abilities, then naturally it would be the Four Spirit Divine Abilities.”
Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi’s expression shifted: “Four Spirit Divine Abilities?”
Baili Chengfeng: “Our Realm is called the Four Spirit Realm. The Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger are the highest deities. The four continents of East, South, West, and North are manifestations of their will. Whether human or demon, if their bloodline reverts to their ancestors and they comprehend the Four Spirit Divine Abilities, their Strength will absolutely far exceed others.”
Xia Yang asked again: “Master, didn’t you say there are five continents in the Four Spirit Realm? The four continents of East, South, West, and North are manifestations of the Four Spirits’ will. Then what about the Central Continent?”
Baili Chengfeng: “The Central Continent is a place of a hundred schools of thought contending. If one must choose the strongest deity, then the deity that can represent the Central Continent should be the Kirin.”
“Neither the Four Spirit Divine Abilities nor the Kirin Divine Abilities are easy to comprehend.”
“Among the Demon Race, demons with pure Four Spirit bloodlines are almost extinct. However, there are certainly still many humans in the Four Continents who were once protected by the Four Spirits. If these humans can improve the degree of their Bloodline Ancestral Return, their chances of comprehending the Four Spirit Divine Abilities are even greater than those of the Demon Race.”
Xia Xue, who was beside Xia Yang, spoke up: “Master, Lingguang Hall is the dojo opened by the Vermilion Bird deity in the Central Continent. Now that Lingguang Hall is open and is recruiting Fire Spiritual Root Cultivators in large numbers, it is said that anyone who can pass the test will receive the Vermilion Bird Divine Art, and by cultivating this Cultivation Method, can they obtain the Vermilion Bird Divine Ability?”
Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi’s ears perked up.
Baili Chengfeng shook his head: “This Master doesn’t know, but it should be helpful for comprehending the Vermilion Bird Divine Ability.”
Hua Changxi thought to herself that it must be helpful, otherwise, after soaking in the ancestral return medicinal soup, the Fire Lotus Divine Ability wouldn’t have gained a Vermilion Bird chick capable of burning the Primordial Spirit.
After taking over Lingguang Hall, her understanding of the Vermilion Bird Divine Art deepened. Cultivating the Vermilion Bird Divine Art would generate a Vermilion Bird image within the body, which could not only assist in cultivation but also fly out to save her life in times of crisis.
However, for each Realm, the Vermilion Bird image could only act three times at most. After three times, the image would dim, and unless the Realm was improved, the Vermilion Bird image would not act again.
“Ah—”
Another piercing scream came from behind. Hua Changxi looked back and saw that another Eastern Depot Eunuch had undergone Demonization.
Baili Chengfeng also glanced over but paid no mind: “We need to speed up. Those six people must have entered the center of the Formation Eye by now. We have to go and stop them from destroying the Formation Eye.”
Then, he cupped his fists towards the air: “Fellow Daoist, flying is not allowed above the Military Formation. If we encounter danger while crossing the Military Formation later, I hope you will lend us a hand.”
Even if Baili Chengfeng hadn’t said it, Hua Changxi would have helped them, so she responded with a ‘hmm’.
Receiving her response, Baili Chengfeng felt relieved and quickened their pace again.
The further they went, the more concentrated the Demonic Energy became, and the hotter the air grew.
Fortunately, Hua Changxi and the Baili master and disciples were all Fire Spiritual Root users, so this heat could not harm them.
The Stone Sculpture Soldiers continued all the way to the foot of the Giant Mountain, which was a volcanic mound, guarding the Giant Mountain like a moat. Even by quickening their pace, Hua Changxi and her group took over an hour to completely exit the Military Formation.
After exiting the Military Formation, Hua Changxi looked up at the tall Giant Platform before her. It could be called a mountain. Moreover, standing at the foot of the Giant Platform Mountain, she clearly felt the temperature was dozens of times higher, and her exposed skin felt a burning pain.
The Fire Spiritual Energy here was the most concentrated and powerful place she had encountered since she began cultivating.
“Master, can we really enter the center of the Formation Eye?”
Hua Changxi was a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator and was still Body Refining. Her Nine Revolutions Profound Technique had reached the third chapter, the Bone Refining chapter. Even she felt some burning pain, so it would be even worse for Baili Chengfeng and his disciples.
Baili Chengfeng was a Late Core Formation Cultivator, and he was doing better, only sweating a little. However, Xia Yang and Xia Xue, who were Early Core Formation Cultivators, had flushed red faces, like shrimp about to be steamed. It was evident that they were extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Baili Chengfeng quickly gave them two defensive Spirit Talismans, while he endured it himself.
After applying the Spirit Talismans, Xia Yang and Xia Xue felt much better.
Xia Yang asked: “Master, why is the temperature here so high?”
Baili Chengfeng: “The center of the Formation Eye is where the Fusang Divine Wood grows. The Divine Wood can nurture Exotic Fires, and the power of Exotic Fires is dozens of times that of ordinary flames. When climbing later, be extremely careful and stay far away from the Exotic Fires. With our current Cultivation, we cannot control Exotic Fires. If an Exotic Fire attaches itself to us, we will only become fuel for the Exotic Fire.”
In the center of the Giant Platform, there was a stone staircase leading directly to the top. Baili Chengfeng walked at the forefront, taking the first step onto the stone staircase.
Hua Changxi walked at the very end. When her feet touched the stone staircase, the scene in her vision instantly changed. No, it didn’t change, it magnified. The Giant Platform now appeared dozens of times larger in her eyes, and she herself, in front of the Giant Platform, was like a tiny, tiny ant.
At the same time, she also sensed that the Floating Light Sword in her Sumeru Mustard Seed was vibrating.
