A person in the heavens, starting with a Chaos Emperor Dao Fruit

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Chapter 986 The Defeat of the Snow Goddess

Soon, led by the yellow-haired bear, Yunhua walked along the corridor to a simple and quiet room. As soon as she entered, she couldn't help but calm down.

"This is the meditation room. The master himself set up the Buddhist 'Bodhi Tranquility Formation' here. This formation ranks among the top in the Three Realms among all the tranquility formations."

As the yellow-haired bear spoke, it casually slapped the wall with its paw, and countless complex array patterns immediately appeared.

"A Pure Yang True Immortal level formation... it's truly incomparable to the formations I've studied before!" Yun Hua carefully examined the formation on the wall, gaining a great deal of insight after only a few glances.

The blond bear standing to the side was also somewhat surprised: "How amazing! Even with his cultivation as a rogue immortal, Ju Hua didn't dare to look at this formation like this back then. What level has he reached in the past two years? Moreover, it seems that he has made further progress in his research on the Dao of Formations?"

The yellow-haired bear then made the complex golden array on the wall disappear again.

It pointed to the center of the quiet room, where there were layers of steps, and on the steps was a black jade bed that was radiating a cold aura.

The yellow-haired bear said, "This jade bed is made from 'Netherworld Water Jade' from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds. It is extremely cold. When you sit on it for the first time, you will feel very cold, but you will soon feel comfortable. It also has a strong calming effect. This jade bed alone is comparable to a pure yang magic treasure."

As he spoke, the yellow-haired bear became somewhat smug and continued, "This meditation chamber is the central hub of the cave dwelling. Once you refine this meditation chamber, you will be able to basically control the cave dwelling."

Yunhua nodded, walked directly to the Netherworld Jade Bed, sat down cross-legged, and then his divine power permeated every corner of the quiet room, beginning to refine it.

He spent a whole day refining it.

A day later, Yunhua opened her eyes again: "This feeling of being in control of everything is somewhat strange, but the Divine Power Hall is completely out of my control..."

"Next, it's time to visit the Temple of War!" With a thought, Yun Hua appeared on the outskirts of the Temple of War as if by teleportation.

The moment Yunhua moved, the yellow-haired bear sensed it and immediately appeared in front of him, asking, "Are you going to challenge the Temple of the God of War now? Which level are you planning to challenge?"

"I'm going to try the ninth floor!" Yunhua said leisurely.

"The ninth level? That's a level that only the most outstanding Celestial Immortals can possibly pass. Are you really confident?" The yellow-haired bear was extremely shocked.

"I've killed celestial beings before. My progress over the past few years is beyond your imagination!" As Yun Hua spoke, he instantly entered the ninth level of the War God Temple.

In the void of the ninth level.

"Splash!" A drop of golden blood instantly appeared before Yun Hua. Soon, the blood transformed into a god-demon clad in golden armor.

The man was tall and imposing, with long, blood-red hair that danced in the wind. He held a jet-black spear in his hand. He turned his head, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Yun Hua.

"You think you can intimidate me with such killing intent? You're overthinking it. Although the gods are strong, when it comes to understanding the Dao, you are no stronger than me." A flame appeared in Yun Hua's eyes. No matter how strong the opponent's killing intent was, it was all burned into nothingness in Yun Hua's fiery gaze.

The god-demon with the long, blood-red hair suddenly laughed, all traces of killing intent vanishing from his eyes. He praised, "You are Yunhua? Your insight, courage, and comprehension are truly remarkable!"

"As for your understanding of the Dao... indeed, I, Hongxue, admit that I am no better than you. If I am not mistaken, you have already comprehended a complete Dao of Fire, which is already the standard of a true god or a true immortal."

"With your current level of cultivation, if you don't perish, as long as you can cultivate a perfect divine body, becoming a true god in the future won't be too difficult... No wonder you are the chosen successor of the God King!" Red Snow God Demon exclaimed.

“It seems there is still a possibility that I will lose to you in today’s battle!” the Crimson Snow God continued. “As you can see, the one before me is just a weaker avatar of mine, formed from a drop of my blood.”

Once gods and demons reach the Nascent Soul Realm, they can create clones. The more flesh and blood are separated from the body, the stronger the clone becomes.

An avatar formed from the blood of a celestial being is at least at the level of a Celestial Immortal. As for its upper limit, it depends on the strength of the celestial being itself.

"However, I also want to see your true abilities. Your understanding of the Dao has indeed surprised me, but you are only at the Nascent Soul Realm. The gap between your divine power and mine is too great. How can you fight me with such a gap? And what level can your combat talent reach?"

"Come on, Yunhua! Let me see your fighting prowess!" The Red Snow Demon God shook his spear and charged directly at Yunhua.

"war!!"

Without further ado, Yunhua charged forward as well. He did not use any weapons; to be precise, he had few melee weapons that matched his level. He relied solely on the power of the Third-Rank Star-Picking Hand, using sword fingers, palm strikes, and fist imprints to demonstrate his understanding of the Great Dao in combat.

"Boom!", "Clang!", "Sound!!"...

In an instant, various sword and blade shadows appeared in the void, and a series of sharp sonic booms erupted from the collision between the two.

The Crimson Snow Celestial Spear moves like a dragon, containing endless mysteries. The Crimson Snow Celestial had long mastered several Great Daos and honed his skills for countless years to achieve such combat prowess.

Yunhua, on the other hand, employed a wide variety of fighting techniques, utilizing swords, sabers, fists, palms, and claws—everything imaginable. No matter how the Red Snow God changed his tactics, all his attacks were blocked. In particular, the power of arrows, sabers, swords, and mental energy that he occasionally unleashed posed a serious threat to the Red Snow God.

"boom!!"

Finally, Yunhua, at the cost of being pierced through the abdomen by Hongxue's spear, gained an extremely rare opportunity. He directly pierced through Hongxue's chest with a claw and crushed his heart.

The Red Snow God pierced Yun Hua's abdomen with a single spear thrust, while Yun Hua crushed his heart.

After a devastating blow that left both sides severely injured, the two separated. Flames engulfed Yunhua, and all his injuries healed instantly. Hongxue's injuries also recovered quickly, though his body was much weaker.

When it comes to regenerative abilities, no creature can compare to the phoenix.

This is also the Phoenix lineage's greatest strength, and its most shameless aspect. In battle, they can recklessly use all sorts of mutually destructive moves, since their opponent's recovery ability is definitely inferior to their own.

"I lost!" Goddess Red Snow shook her head and sighed, "The Phoenix's regenerative ability is truly enviable."

"Just envious of my recovery ability? In terms of injuries, yours are more severe than mine. Even if you were just an ordinary creature, you would undoubtedly lose if this continued," Yunhua laughed.

“That’s right, if you keep going, I’ll lose!” Hongxue nodded.

He looked at Yunhua and said, "Your divine body is cultivated to perfection, coupled with the phoenix's regenerative ability and the Star-Picking Hand divine power inherited from the God King. I admit that even if I were to fight you at my peak before becoming a Heavenly God, I might not be able to win."

"However, a loss is a loss!" The Crimson Snow God appeared very magnanimous as he looked at Yun Hua: "I heard that you have been cultivating for less than ten years?"

Chapter 987 Returning to the Void God and Demon

Yunhua nodded slightly.

The Crimson Snow God exclaimed in amazement, "To reach such a level in such a short time, you are truly the greatest genius I have ever seen. Cultivate diligently and become a god as soon as possible, otherwise, you will have no way to make those guys submit."

Having said that, the Red Snow Goddess vanished into nothingness before Yunhua's eyes.

After leaving the Temple of War, Yunhua returned to the main hall of the Star-Picking Mansion.

"Congratulations on passing the ninth level of the Temple of War!" the blond bear laughed.

"Let me see the treasures inside the Treasure Hall!" Yunhua said.

The yellow-haired bear's eyes widened: "You want to go see the treasures in the Treasure Hall now? Don't you know who the Red Snow God is? Don't you want to know who those 'guys' he's talking about are?"

"If I ask, will you answer?" Yunhua countered.

The yellow-haired bear paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Of course I won't tell you. I will only tell you these things after you become a true god. You should also know that the Three Realms are not as simple as you imagine. Knowing too much can lead to death."

"Knowing a lot won't kill you; what really kills you is knowing a lot but not being able to control your own heart. What truly determines fate, besides talent, is the heart," Yunhua said leisurely.

"However, I will find out about the mysteries of this cave, the Crimson Snow God, and the 'those guys' he mentioned sooner or later. There's no need to waste my energy on information that I'll have to find out sooner or later."

"Haha, you have a good attitude. You don't seem like a god or demon who mainly cultivates the body refining path. You're more like a true immortal who lives a carefree life in the world!" the yellow-haired bear exclaimed. "Keep this Dao heart, and your future achievements will be limitless."

"Alright, now it's time to choose a treasure. What treasure do you want next?" the blond bear asked.

"It is naturally something containing the essence of the five elements, a treasure sufficient for me to cultivate the fourth stage of the Star-Picking Hand!" Yunhua said.

The yellow-haired bear looked at Yunhua with a deep gaze and sighed, "The successors of the cave dwellings throughout the ages have all been eyeing those immortal-grade magic treasures and pure yang magic treasures, but you alone have completely discarded those magic treasures that are enough to amaze the world, and instead have taken a liking to those auxiliary treasures that enhance your own strength."

"When the master placed all sorts of treasures into the Treasure Hall back then, I thought those treasures might never be used. I never expected that such a freak like you would emerge." The yellow-haired bear waved his hand, and several treasures appeared in front of Yunhua.

Among the treasures of the Pure Yang level, there are those that contain the essence of the five elements, but those treasures usually only contain one or two of the five elements, and there are none that contain all five elements.

Therefore, this time, the quota for exchanging pure Yang treasures was replaced by Yellow-haired Big Bear with equivalent Immortal-grade treasures. The essence of the five elements contained in these treasures is more than enough for Yunhua to cultivate the fourth stage of the Star-Picking Hand.

Seeing Yunhua accept the treasure, the yellow-haired bear said, "Your Star-Picking Hand has already reached the third level, but you are still only at the Nascent Soul Realm. There is still some distance to go before you can cultivate the fourth level of the Star-Picking Hand, right?"

"Soon it won't be a distance anymore." Yunhua didn't say much, but sat cross-legged in the main hall and immersed himself in the cultivation of the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram".

He was sensing the Taiyin Star and the Taiyang Star, absorbing the Taiyin Qi and Taiyang Qi from these two supreme stars to temper his divine body, which then transformed into the Crimson Bright Divine Power.

In an instant, Yunhua's body was illuminated by a golden and silver halo, every inch of his flesh and blood was glowing, and surging divine power washed over every corner of his divine body.

"I've never seen anything like it before. This is the first time I've witnessed such an earth-shattering phenomenon from cultivating the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram," the black ox exclaimed as it slowly emerged.

"His talent in the 'Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram' is astonishing. He is completely immersed in cultivation, absorbing an enormous amount of Yin and Yang energy. One day of his cultivation is equivalent to half a year of hard work for others. No wonder he is cultivating so quickly," the blond bear exclaimed.

As Yunhua devoted himself to cultivation, the progress of his Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram cultivation began to increase gradually, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. He could see himself getting stronger every day.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Yunhua's divine power reached its peak, and then she took a small step forward.

"Boom!!"

In the endless void, the Moon and the Sun immediately sensed each other and descended their power, which flowed into Yunhua's body.

Water and fire intertwine, and in a mysterious way, they are transmitting some kind of profound operation of the Yin and Yang into Yunhua's body, further improving his divine body.

At this moment, the Taiyin and Taiyang divine patterns on his body had become even more mysterious. A golden crow surrounded by the true fire of the sun appeared around him, along with a moon rabbit exuding an astonishing chill.

"The Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram, sixteen levels!!" The eyes of the yellow-haired bear and the black ox beside them shone brightly.

The Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram is a very powerful cultivation technique. The sixteenth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram is comparable to the peak of the Void Returning stage of other divine and demonic body-refining techniques. The next seventeenth level is an ultimate transformation, almost approaching the level of the Heavenly Gods in other divine and demonic body-refining techniques.

This technique has three levels in each realm, but only two levels in the Returning to Emptiness realm. Reaching the seventeenth level is the pinnacle of the Returning to Emptiness realm; once you break through to the eighteenth level, you must begin to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation.

“The cultivation speed of the sixteenth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram has indeed dropped significantly…” Yun Hua sensed the Taiyin Star and the Taiyang Star briefly, then secretly shook his head.

At this rate of cultivation, it would take at least three years to reach the threshold of a Celestial God, and during these three years, one would have to devote all one's energy to cultivation.

If one were to cultivate other secret techniques while simultaneously comprehending the Great Dao, it would likely take five or ten years.

"But it doesn't matter, next is the fourth stage of the Star-Picking Hand." Yunhua immediately took out all the treasures he had obtained that contained the essence of the five elements.

Yunhua absorbed all the essence of the five elements with his hands, and for a moment his hands shone brightly; after a long time, the light dissipated again, and finally his hands returned to their original state.

However, the Star-Picking Divine Marks on his hands became more complex and their power even more terrifying.

"As expected of a top ten divine power in the Three Realms, the power of the Fourth Rank Star Picking Technique is so strong that I could probably kill a group of celestial beings with a single slap now."

"Even with my understanding of the Dao and my combat experience, it's not impossible for me to fight a Pure Yang True Immortal!" Yun Hua thought to himself.

"It's time to go out and take a look!" After finishing his cultivation, Yunhua had a thought and immediately left the cave. At the same time, he took the entire cave with him.

As soon as he left the cave, he appeared on the island in the center of Winged Serpent Lake.

His gaze swept across the room and landed on Ji Ning, who was practicing his sword. Then, he took a step and appeared behind Ji Ning.

He didn't conceal his aura; he merely altered his appearance slightly while exuding a hint of killing intent, which is why Ji Ning discovered Yun Hua's presence immediately.

"Who goes there?" Ji Ning roared, his divine power surging, the power of water and fire soaring to the sky. Combined with the divine sword in his palm, a brilliant sword light erupted instantly. The entire training ground was instantly enveloped by the yin and yang energies, covering the sky and the ground.

With a sharp whistle, a chilling sword light slashed out from Ji Ning's hand, flashing like lightning, and rushed straight towards him.

Chapter 988 Guiding Ji Ning

"This sword strike is not bad!" Yun Hua chuckled lightly, without drawing his weapon. He placed his right hand behind his back and lightly touched Ji Ning's sword light with his left sword finger.

"Boom!"

The sword light and the sword finger collided suddenly, and with a deafening roar like a thunderclap, the scattered sword light swept in all directions. Ji Ning's palm trembled violently, and the sword in his hand hummed as he was forced back.

"This!!" Ji Ning's face showed a hint of shock.

Who on earth is this person? Without using a weapon, he shattered my strongest sword beam with just a flick of his sword. And what's most terrifying is that his finger collided with my Northern Darkness Sword without being injured?

He was a god-demon who had cultivated to the innate realm using the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram". With his innate physical body, the power to control water and fire, and the sharp Northern Darkness Sword, he couldn't even harm the opponent's finger.

Ji Ning was about to step back and ask a question when a sharp killing intent suddenly struck him, causing him to tremble violently and rendering him unable to speak. He even felt that he could not retreat and could only draw his sword with all his might to protect himself.

"Zheng!"

With a flash of Beiming sword light, it tore through the sky, carrying with it overwhelming power of water and fire, and continued its attack on Yunhua. He held the sword with both hands, his figure as fluid as water and as aggressive as fire. Each sword light contained the essence of water dripping through stone, as if it could penetrate everything.

On the other side, Yunhua continued to act casually, merely waving his left hand with a sword finger, without any sword energy or sword light, only the most fundamental sword, the most primal sword.

But in Ji Ning's eyes, this was the most terrifying sword. It was as if his every move was anticipated by the other party, and every attack perfectly cut off his sword momentum.

All the iron and wooden figures near the training ground were shattered by Ji Ning's sharp sword light the moment he made his move, turning into a sky full of iron filings that swirled away like a sandstorm.

In mid-air, the sword light flashed wildly with water and fire, bursting out with billions of starlight in an instant, but then shattered, like scattered fireworks, extremely brilliant.

The battle had already attracted the attention of Ji Yichuan and his wife from the very beginning, and they rushed over immediately.

"What terrifying killing intent! Yichuan, hurry and save Ning'er!!" Ji Yichuan's wife, Yuchi Xue, was so worried that she blurted out an alarm.

Meanwhile, Ji Yichuan frowned and said, "Don't worry, that person shouldn't try to kill Ning'er for now. Look, after fighting for so long, he's only used one hand, and hasn't even used his true essence or divine power. If I'm not mistaken, he's probably testing Ning'er's limits!"

Despite saying this, Ji Yichuan gripped his sword hilt tightly, ready to charge at any moment.

At this moment, the competition on the field has become even more intense.

Ji Ning's sword became increasingly swift and continuous. Under Yun Hua's pressure, his swordsmanship underwent a completely new transformation. Each thrust was like flowing water, endless and continuous, and even the sword intent that pierced through everything became increasingly fierce.

But Yunhua remained calmly standing in place, still pointing his sword. However, compared to before, his sword was becoming increasingly slow and long. It seemed simple, but it was full of endless tricks. No matter how much Ji Ning's swordsmanship changed, he still couldn't do anything about it.