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

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"Having just joined the Yinglong Inner Guard, you didn't choose a Celestial-level Qi Refining method, but instead opted for this divine ability. It seems you intend to focus on the path of Divine Demon Body Refinement." The short, stout old man waved his hand, unleashing a beam of light—

"Boom!!"

The main gate to the rear hall suddenly opened.

The short, stout old man led Yunhua into the main hall, where they saw rolled-up jade slips floating around. These jade slips emitted a hazy glow, and it was clear that they were all covered with restrictions.

"This is the jade slip containing the 'Chaos Arrow' that you need." The short, stout old man pointed to a jade slip in the corner. "The restrictions on this jade slip have been lifted, but the other jade slips still have restrictions. If you touch them, you will bear the consequences."

"You only need to touch the jade slip with your palm, and the information of this divine power will be directly transmitted into your soul. This 'Chaos Divine Arrow' is not a very complicated divine power, and it will only take half an hour at most to teach it completely," the short, stout old man concluded.

Yunhua nodded slightly.

As mentioned in the previous introduction, this supernatural power is a very simple one, but the conditions for learning it are extremely demanding. In particular, this supernatural power is not the kind that can be used anytime and anywhere, but rather a kind of supernatural power similar to manufacturing.

Such supernatural powers are not complicated in content, but they are very difficult and troublesome to cultivate.

“Go!” said the short, stout old man.

Yun Hua nodded, then immediately reached out and placed his hand on the floating jade slip. The moment he touched it, a deafening boom erupted!

A massive amount of content surged from the jade slip into his soul. This method of imparting supernatural powers was far less efficient than the method of passing on the "Star-Picking Hand" at the Star-Picking Mansion, and it also exerted greater pressure on his soul.

However, Yunhua's own strength was undeniable. His current divine soul was so powerful that it was almost comparable to that of a celestial being. Naturally, he was able to process this information extremely quickly. In just a short while, the entire contents of the "Chaos Divine Arrow" were transmitted into his divine soul.

"Huh! So fast?" The short, stout old man was also somewhat surprised to see that Yunhua had completed the inheritance so quickly; the speed was much, much faster than he had imagined.

"The Yinglong Guard has really recruited a genius this time!" The old man nodded to himself. With his knowledge, how could he not see that Yunhua's soul was too strong, which was why he was able to accept all the supernatural powers so quickly.

With a wave of his hand, he re-established the previously vanished restriction.

At this moment, Yunhua was secretly delighted: "So that's how it is. My previous guess was indeed correct. This divine ability is one of the reasons why the divine archer has a special status in the Three Realms."

The originator of the Chaos Divine Arrow is unknown, and it's not widely known or used. However, for someone like Yunhua, who knows many "insider secrets" of the Three Realms, the synopsis alone is enough to understand the special nature of this divine power.

The archer's greatest strength lies in large-scale warfare.

Once a "Chaotic Dao Fruit" formed from the insights of a True God or Dao Ancestor into the Chaotic Heavenly Dao is consumed, a divine archer at the Heavenly God realm can possess the attack power of a Dao Ancestor, killing anyone who strikes him, making him virtually invincible on large battlefields.

This "Chaos Divine Arrow" can be described as a simplified version of the "Chaos Dao Fruit".

"Reverse Yin and Yang, causing them to collide and return to chaos, then gather that wisp of chaotic energy; when enough chaotic energy is gathered, one can cultivate a 'Chaotic Divine Arrow' using it," Yunhua thought to himself.

The true power of the "Chaos Divine Arrow" is indeed powerful, because once a divine archer shoots that "Chaos Divine Arrow," they are virtually invincible among those of the same level.

However, this supernatural power is also very weak, because each Chaos Divine Arrow requires a lot of time and effort to forge. Each arrow is hard-won, and once it is shot and misses the target, the supernatural power is rendered useless.

Other supernatural abilities, such as Yunhua's own Star-Picking Hand, allow for a second or third strike if the first one misses. However, with the Chaos Divine Arrow, if the first strike misses, the ability to land a second or third strike depends on one's usual level of cultivation with the ability.

The more you practice, the more arrows you accumulate, and the more you can fire in rapid succession; the less you practice, the fewer arrows you accumulate, and you might be out of arrows after just one shot.

"Moreover, the quality of the Chaos Arrow is also related to the cultivator's own strength." Yun Hua carefully studied this divine ability, and he increasingly understood the difficulty of this divine ability.

Chaos is an extremely unstable thing. Only by reversing Yin and Yang can one draw out even a trace of chaotic energy. At least hundreds of strands of chaos need to be collected to condense an arrow. Moreover, this arrow needs to be "sealed" using the special method of this supernatural power to be preserved. Otherwise, it will immediately dissipate as soon as it is condensed.

The quality of the "seal" depends on the cultivator's own divine power.

The stronger the divine power, the stronger the "seal," and the stronger the "seal," the more chaotic energy the arrow contains, and the greater its power.

The strength of this supernatural power lies in the fact that its power depends on the cultivator's own level of mastery in the Divine Demon Body Refinement, as well as their daily accumulation of knowledge and experience.

“Reversing Yin and Yang to create chaos, and using the chaotic energy to refine arrows, is difficult for others, but it’s very simple for me!” Yunhua smiled.

He finally understood why the old man said this supernatural power was suitable for the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram," because cultivating the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram" itself involves drawing upon the Yin and Yang energies and tempering the body with the power of water and fire. This technique itself has a deep control over the Yin and Yang energies.

Therefore, cultivators who practice the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram" will find that once they cultivate the Chaos Divine Arrow, the difficulty and speed of collecting chaotic energy far surpasses that of other body-refining techniques.

"The Chaos Divine Arrow is a very powerful divine ability. If used well, it can give you the strongest attack power, the fastest attack speed, and the longest attack range among those of the same level," the short, stout old man advised Yun Hua.

Chapter 975 The Chaotic Heavenly Dao

"Since you've just joined our Yinglong Inner Guard, you should be able to receive a Rank 1 Earth magic weapon. If you don't have a suitable bow, I suggest you choose a treasure bow that's suitable for this divine ability."

Yunhua nodded and said, "Thank you for your guidance, senior. That's exactly what I was thinking."

Although he possesses the top-tier Earth-rank Calamity Fire Divine Bow, this bow has attributes; once drawn, it immediately condenses the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into fire elemental power.

This Calamity Fire Divine Bow is a perfect match for Yunhua's own attributes, but it conflicts with the Chaos Divine Arrow technique. Chaos is very unstable, and if fire attribute is added to it, it is very likely that the bow will explode before the arrow is even fired.

The short, stout old man nodded, said nothing more, pointed out the way to the Wanbao Hall to Yunhua, and then continued to quietly meditate with his eyes closed at the entrance of the back hall of the Daozang Palace.

Choosing a magic weapon in the Wanbao Hall was straightforward. The quality of the magic weapons there was quite uniform; they were basically mass-produced by the weapon refiners within the Yinglong Guard. There were no exceptional pieces or defective items, so there was no chance of finding a bargain.

Yunhua simply picked a non-attribute treasure bow called "Universe" at random and came out directly.

After receiving the magical treasures and supernatural powers, Yunhua casually arrived at a mountain peak designated by Yinglong Guard.

There were already many scattered small buildings among the mountain peaks, which were the residences of Yinglong's inner guards. Yunhua casually found a relatively quiet place, threw out the token in his hand, and immediately a bright light shone, and a crimson building slowly emerged from inside the token and landed on the mountainside.

"Om!"

As soon as the small building appeared, the primordial energy of heaven and earth began to surge towards it, and the great formation on the nearby mountain peaks also showed a slight fluctuation, allowing the small building to perfectly integrate into the great formation.

"So that's how it is. This formation in the Crimson Dragon Mountains is quite impressive!" Yun Hua thought to himself, secretly praising the formation after carefully sensing the fluctuations with his divine sense.

There are also formations inside his own small building, and these formations are completely integrated with the formations that cover the entire Crimson Dragon Mountain Range. As long as the small building is released, the formations inside the small building will perfectly become part of the external formations, strengthening the defense of the Crimson Dragon Mountain Range.

"I'll have a year of free time next year. After that, I'll probably have to start carrying out the Yinglong Inner Guard mission," Yunhua thought to himself. This year will be a very important period.

The reason why the Yinglong Inner Guards have so many benefits is not only because they have sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao to be loyal to the Great Xia, but more importantly, because the pressure of their missions far exceeds that of ordinary Yinglong Guards.

The Yinglong Guards are ranked, from the lowest-ranking One-Claw Yinglong Guard to the highest-ranking Five-Claw Yinglong Guard.

Ordinary One-Claw Yinglong Guards can basically complete a task corresponding to their level once every ten years, Two-Claw Guards need to complete it once every hundred years, Three-Claw Guards need to complete it once every thousand years, and Four-Claw Guards need to complete it once every ten thousand years.

However, the tasks and pressures on the Yinglong Inner Guards are far greater than those of the ordinary Yinglong Guards.

Because the only condition for the Yinglong Inner Guard to carry out missions is to obey orders from superiors. If you are given a mission, you must complete it. If you happen to encounter a period with many missions, you may not be able to rest for more than ten years.

Of course, the Yinglong Inner Guard's mission system isn't entirely inhumane. After completing five missions consecutively, they are eligible to apply for a leave. The length of the leave is related to their rank; the higher the rank, the longer the leave they can apply for.

"A year is enough time for my Divine Demon Body Refinement to advance further!" Yunhua entered his small building and began to slowly comprehend the Chaos Divine Arrow divine power.

Half a day later, he opened his eyes. He reached out with his left hand, and a surge of intense yang energy immediately gathered in his palm. Then, he extended his right hand, and a chilling aura spread out.

"Boom!"

He clapped his hands together, and in an instant, the moon and the sun collided, a terrifying event that seemed to create the world from nothing. A wisp of barely perceptible chaos overflowed from his palms.

"So that's how it is! So this is the chaos of this world! So this is the Chaos Heavenly Dao!" Yun Hua stared at this wisp of chaotic energy, his mind clear. His understanding and knowledge of chaos in other worlds slowly emerged, giving him some understanding of the Chaos Heavenly Dao of this world.

Within these three realms, there are ten Heavenly Paths to comprehend: the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, plus the four paths of yin, yang, birth, and death, and finally the Chaos Heavenly Path.

The Chaos Heavenly Dao is the highest level of Heavenly Dao in this world, and it was with this Dao that the Great God Pangu created the world.

Generally speaking, only cultivators who have mastered a Heavenly Dao, such as True Gods or Dao Ancestors, are qualified to comprehend the Chaotic Heavenly Dao and grasp a trace of Chaotic Power.

However, none of this was difficult for Yunhua.

"The Chaos Heavenly Dao is actually quite simple!" Yunhua laughed.

Then, he reached out and mobilized the Crimson Divine Power within his body, forming a Chaos Divine Rune. He waved the Chaos Divine Rune, causing it to transform into the shape of an arrow, and then infused it with that wisp of chaotic energy, preserving it.

"So that's how it is. This is how the Chaos Divine Arrow was forged. If it weren't me, but some other god or demon, they probably wouldn't have been able to absorb the chaotic energy when the Yin and Yang collided, and they might even have been injured." Yun Hua recalled the previous Yin-Yang collision and thought to himself.

Only someone like him, who handles chaos with such ease, is qualified to absorb the chaotic energy so easily.

“Others might need half a year or even several years to accumulate enough Chaos Divine Arrows, but at my speed, I can forge one arrow in a day.”

"I understand now why this divine ability isn't ranked so high. It's because the difficulty of crafting the Chaos Divine Arrow is just too, too great." Yun Hua realized that only someone who had gained some understanding of the Chaos Heavenly Dao could craft the Chaos Divine Arrow with such ease, just like he did.

Inside Yunhua's cave.

At this moment, Yunhua held a semi-transparent arrow between his fingertips. Inside the arrow, there were wisps of gray air flowing, and the shape of the arrow was formed by densely packed chaotic divine patterns. These patterns prevented the chaotic power inside the arrow from leaking out.

"This is the Chaos Divine Arrow... So this kind of arrow actually existed for a time." Yun Hua carefully sensed the chaotic energy inside the arrow and was somewhat speechless.

The Chaos Divine Arrow that has been forged cannot last long. The chaotic energy inside the arrow will continue to erode it. Even with the seal set up by Yunhua using Chaos Divine Runes, it can probably only last for about ten thousand years.

Ten thousand years from now, this arrow will vanish completely.

"In terms of power, the Chaos Divine Arrow is only slightly weaker than my Star-Picking Hand; but in terms of usage conditions and duration, the difference is far too great." Yun Hua stared at the Chaos Divine Runes on it, and a thought suddenly struck him. He vaguely sensed that these runes could actually be altered.

As long as one comprehends the Chaos Heavenly Dao and combines it with one's own understanding of the Chaos Heavenly Dao, one can definitely optimize this divine power.

"There's no need to optimize this divine ability. Given the path I've chosen, I should at least create a new divine ability based on the fire element." Yun Hua put away the Chaos Divine Arrow he had just successfully crafted, then sat down quietly, still trying to comprehend the chaotic energy flow he had encountered earlier.

At Yunhua's speed, he could forge a Chaos Divine Arrow in a day, and the process of forging the Chaos Divine Arrow was also a process of comprehending the Chaos Heavenly Dao.

As my understanding of the Chaos Heavenly Dao deepens, the speed at which I forge the Chaos Divine Arrow must also increase.

Chapter 976 System Foundation

Therefore, the root of everything is the Chaotic Heavenly Dao.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and Yunhua had accumulated thirty-six Chaos Divine Arrows. At the same time, he had gained insights into chaos from other worlds, and he continued to advance in his understanding of the Chaos Heavenly Dao. Even many True Gods and Dao Ancestors in the Three Realms could not match his comprehension in these half a month.

Two weeks later, Yunhua once again emerged from her small building.

This time, he went directly to the Daozang Palace, copied all the free cultivation techniques available to the Yinglong Inner Guard, and then left happily, returning to his small building to cultivate in seclusion.

"He actually exchanged for so many things in one go?" The short, stout old man who had taken Yunhua to get the Chaos Arrow Divine Power before frowned when he saw Yunhua like this.

During their previous meeting, the old man had a very good impression of Yunhua, because Yunhua was not only exceptionally talented, born as a god or demon; but also a rare genius who had cultivated to the Myriad Manifestations Realm using the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram; and possibly a divine archer.

With such talent and potential, as long as he focuses on becoming an archer, his future achievements will not be too bad.

But now, the pile of things he exchanged includes everything from Qi refining techniques, divine and demonic body refining techniques, fist techniques, movement techniques, archery techniques, knife techniques, sword techniques, weapon refining, pill refining... it's all-encompassing and has everything, with a total of tens of thousands of different items.

Moreover, none of them are anything too advanced; they're all the most basic things. This is simply nonsense.

"Very well, this is the path you chose. Legend has it that none of the most renowned archers in the three realms achieved their status through smooth cultivation. Only by experiencing a complex and unpredictable mental journey can one become a top-tier archer. Perhaps this is your tribulation..." The short, stout old man shook his head inwardly.

Having taken so many cultivation techniques with her, Yunhua happily returned to her small building and placed them together with the books she had obtained in the Heavenly Immortal Cave, beginning her study from the beginning.

This was the first time Yunhua had formally and carefully studied the path of this world.

Previously, I only observed the cultivation path of this world through the highest-level techniques, and at that time, I only studied the length of the cultivation path in this world.

But now, with countless low-level techniques available, he suddenly has reference points. Although they are all relatively low-level reference points, they are enough to widen the path to both sides, which is the foundation of this world system.

At this moment, as Yunhua formally studied and comprehended the material, he suddenly gained some different insights.

My previous misunderstandings and insights about the Dao of this world, as well as the things I had incorporated into my understanding of other worlds, are beginning to be corrected little by little under the "big data" of countless cultivation methods.

Soon, Yunhua was completely immersed in these countless cultivation techniques.

"The Body of the Thunder God? Tempering the body with lightning, and cultivating to a high level, one can even draw heavenly lightning to temper the body, and even the future Heavenly Tribulation will be a way to temper the body? This body-refining method is very powerful. Tempering the body with heavenly tribulation is similar to many cultivation methods in the world of Shrouding the Heavens."

"The Crimson Flame Divine Art is a fire-attribute technique. After reaching a certain level, one can absorb fire... I didn't expect this technique to be somewhat suitable for my Phoenix Body. However, it's a pity that the level is too low. But when I create my own unique technique in the future, I can use it as a reference."

"The divine power 'Big Dipper Demon-Slaying Sword' gathers the power of the seven stars of the Big Dipper—Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang—at the fingertips, nurturing a 'Demon-Slaying Sword Pattern,' making the fingers as sharp as swords, indestructible? This divine power is somewhat similar to my Star-Picking Hand..."

"The Cold Moon Blade Technique is a water-attribute blade technique that leans towards the pure Yin path. It's an initial-level blade technique created by Fairy Cold Moon, and its power is unparalleled... This blade technique is quite profound, as it can guide cultivators to the path of the blade. Fairy Cold Moon should be considered a celestial being, right?"

"Nine Revolutions of the Elixir Path, hmm, this is a method of alchemy. It has a fairly comprehensive record of various spiritual herbs, as well as several alchemy techniques and fire control techniques... These techniques are quite refined and can also be used in combat."

"The Seven Chapters of Illusionary Arrays, The Chapter of Eight Desolations and Fire Control, The Arrow of Wind, The Wings of Garuda..."

For the next year, Yunhua devoted most of his energy to these countless cultivation manuals.

He did not practice these cultivation manuals; he merely browsed through them and then pondered them to correct his misunderstandings of the cultivation methods and the Great Dao of this world.

However, as he comprehends the truth, the aura emanating from him will also change to varying degrees.

When he comprehends sword techniques, a dazzling light will erupt from his body, and the power of the sword will continuously grow with his comprehension; when he comprehends saber techniques, the power of the saber within his body will also gradually become stronger.

As he comprehends the various methods of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang principles, different auras appear around him. Sometimes they are like raging flames, burning wildly; sometimes like a gentle breeze, drifting away with the wind; sometimes like the earth, steady and solid…

Time flies, and a year of peace and quiet will soon pass by.

Inside the small building, Yunhua casually took out a knife and a sword, both of which were ordinary iron products.

He held a knife in his left hand and a sword in his right, without using any magic or divine power. He wielded the knife and sword like an ordinary person. The only difference between him and an ordinary person was that he was multitasking, using his left hand to perform knife techniques and his right hand to perform sword techniques.

Sweep, chop, deflect, slice, pluck, parry, slash, strike, thrust...

Point, stab, chop, sweep, carry, pull, cut, wipe...

These are merely basic movements of knife and sword techniques, yet in Yunhua's hands, they possess a fluid and graceful quality. Even the clash between the knife and the sword feels perfectly harmonious in his hands.

In this world, the way of the sword and the way of the blade are actually in conflict. For example, a powerful being who has refined his body into a god-demon body used the way of the sword as the core when he became a god; but after becoming a true god, he reforged his divine body using the way of the sword as the core.

Therefore, it can be concluded that it is virtually impossible for him to break through to the realm of a world god.