SWDnovel Chapter 51 The Holy Lord of the Primordial Chaos
Chapter 51 The Holy Lord of the Primordial Chaos
The Demon Realm, the Holy Symbol Palace.
A Nascent Soul stage ancient demon, clad in a dark purple demonic robe, his body shrouded in flowing runes, and exuding an unfathomable aura, sat cross-legged on a massive demonic jade altar, deducing some profound demonic runes. Suddenly, the void before him rippled, and a blood-red jade slip radiating pure demonic energy appeared out of thin air.
Fu Zun raised an eyebrow, reached out and took the jade slip, immersing his divine sense into it. After a moment, an undisguised look of astonishment appeared on his usually calm face.
"The Heavenly Void Jade Book? Appeared in the lower realm (the human realm)?" he muttered to himself, his tone filled with disbelief. "How could such a divine object end up in the spiritually barren lower realm? And even fall into the hands of a mere Nascent Soul cultivator?"
He immediately used the special mark left on the jade slip to conduct a brief cross-dimensional communication with the demon dove in the human realm, further confirming the authenticity and details of the message.
"It's really true..." Fu Zun put down the jade slip, a glint of extreme greed flashing in his eyes. The Heavenly Void Jade Scripture! Even for a Nascent Soul stage expert like him, it was an opportunity that was hard to come by! If he could obtain it, he might be able to glimpse the threshold of the Mahayana stage!
An idea rose uncontrollably in his mind: block the news and keep this treasure for himself!
"The Demon Dove is a disciple of my Holy Talisman Palace, but it seems that he is not the only one who knows about this matter... If I secretly send my trusted confidant to the mortal realm to retrieve the Heavenly Void Jade Book..." The Talisman Venerable's mind raced as he quickly calculated the possibility and risks of taking it all for himself.
However, he quickly calmed down, and his expression became uncertain.
"No... The affairs of the lower realm are not something I can handle alone. Several other elders at the Integration stage also have people under their command who have been arranged to go down to the lower realm." Fu Zun frowned deeply. "Although Mo Jiu is my man, there's no guarantee that other ancient demons won't find out something from other channels (such as Hei Ming's companions, or other lurkers). If the information leaks and they don't report it, attempting to keep it all to themselves, and if the Yuan Sha Saint Lord finds out, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
He was well aware of the ruthlessness of the Demon Realm's higher-ups. A treasure as precious as the Heavenly Void Jade Scripture was enough to make even a Saint Ancestor-level being personally vie for it. For a Nascent Soul cultivator like himself to dare to scheme against it would be tantamount to playing with fire and getting burned.
"Besides, that human cultivator is elusive. Although the lower realm is small, finding even one person is no easy task. With my strength alone, I may not be able to succeed quickly. If it drags on, the variables will be even greater." The Talisman Master weighed the pros and cons and finally sighed helplessly, suppressing the greed in his heart.
"So be it... This treasure is indeed wonderful, but it is not something I can possess alone. Rather than risk keeping it for myself, I should report the news and gain a great merit in return. Perhaps I can even gain favor with the Holy Ancestor and receive other rewards." He made his decision.
His gaze fell into the depths of the palace, where a female statue with a blurred face but exuding overwhelming demonic power was enshrined—it was the holy image of the Yuan Sha Holy Lord.
"The Holy Lord Yuan Sha... she is incredibly powerful. It's safest to inform her of this. If she manages to obtain the Heavenly Void Jade Book, I, as the first person to report it, will have made a significant contribution. Even if she sends someone else to take action, I will still get a share of the spoils."
With this in mind, the Talisman Master no longer hesitated. He organized his thoughts and, with the utmost respect, inscribed the information transmitted by the Demon Dove and the information he had verified into a specially made black magic talisman. Then, he respectfully bowed three times before the statue of the Primordial Saint Lord and activated the magic talisman.
"call out!"
The demonic rune transformed into a dark stream of light, disappearing into the holy statue. This was a top-level message directly transmitted to the Holy Lord of the Primordial Chaos.
Deep within the Holy Symbol Palace in the Demon Realm, there stands a magnificent palace, towering high and shrouded in demonic energy.
A woman clad in a magnificent black robe, with a graceful figure and a face shrouded in a hazy demonic aura, revealing only a pair of deep, unfathomable eyes that seemed capable of devouring all light, hovered silently in the center of the hall. She did not deliberately exude any pressure, yet the entire space of the hall subtly distorted due to her presence, as if she were the absolute ruler of this world. She was none other than the Yuan Sha Saintess, one of the only two remaining Mahayana cultivators in the Holy Talisman Palace.
At that moment, a demonic rune shimmering with a dark light silently pierced through the void and appeared before her.
The Holy Master of the Primordial Chaos extended her slender hand, her fingertips lightly touching the demonic talisman. The information transmitted by the Talisman Master flooded into her sea of consciousness like a tidal wave.
When the four characters "Heavenly Void Jade Book" entered her mind, a glint of barely suppressed brilliance suddenly flashed in her eternally unchanging, indifferent eyes! The calm demonic energy around her also rippled slightly because of this slight emotional fluctuation, causing the entire hall to tremble slightly.
"The Heavenly Void Jade Book... has actually reappeared, and in the lower realm..." Yuan Sha Saint Master murmured softly, his voice cold yet carrying a hint of reminiscence and complexity.
As one of the most powerful beings in the Holy Symbol Palace, she understood the value of the "Heavenly Void Jade Book" better than anyone else.
The Sacred Talisman Palace was once a top-tier power in the Demon Realm, possessing profound resources and a vast collection of pages from the Heavenly Void Jade Scripture, its prestige resounding throughout the land. However, all of this changed drastically after the mysterious disappearance of the exceptionally talented Profound Talisman Ancestor. The Sacred Talisman Palace crumbled, and several powerful Mahayana cultivators established their own sects. Upon leaving, they practically swept away all the Heavenly Void Jade Scriptures treasured within the palace—scriptures containing supreme cultivation techniques, supernatural abilities, secret arts, and the great principles of alchemy and weapon crafting—that directly aided cultivation!
All that was left for the Holy Lord Yuan Sha and the other Mahayana cultivator were a few pages, mostly containing information about the human geography, sect distribution, anecdotes, and the habits of certain immortal beasts and strange insects. While this content was valuable and could broaden their horizons, it was like a chicken rib—tasteless to eat but a pity to discard—in terms of improving their cultivation and combat power.
When the Holy Talisman Palace underwent a great upheaval, her cultivation had not yet reached the Mahayana stage, and she was powerless to do anything but watch helplessly as those precious treasures related to her path of cultivation were taken away by others. The regret in her heart has not been resolved to this day.
"Now, a new page of the Heavenly Void Jade Book has appeared in the lower realm... I wonder what kind of content that page of the Heavenly Void Jade Book will contain?" A hint of eagerness flashed in the eyes of the Yuan Sha Saint Master. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance that it contained cultivation techniques, secret arts, or insights into the Great Dao, it would be an opportunity that she could not miss! Even if it was still some "useless" information, as long as it was not collected by the Holy Talisman Palace, it would have its value.
"The lower realm... the human realm..." Her gaze pierced through the palace, as if she could see that distant lower realm, which the demon realm regarded as a "pasture".
Her mind raced, and she made a decision in an instant.
Going there in person is imperative. The best way is to send a portion of your soul to the mortal realm!
With her Mahayana stage supernatural powers, she could separate a wisp of her soul and attach it to her clone, allowing her to unleash power far exceeding that of the Nascent Soul stage in the lower realm, and with even greater agility and stealth.
"The Talisman Lord has done a good job in reporting this time, so let him be in charge of the reception." The Holy Lord Yuan Sha muttered to himself, and a divine thought was silently transmitted to the Talisman Lord outside the hall. "As for that human cultivator... I hope you know what's good for you, otherwise, this Holy Lord will not mind letting you taste the flavor of soul searching and refining."