SWDnovel Chapter 95 Yin-Yang Divine Egg
Chapter 95 Yin-Yang Divine Egg
Chapter 96 Yin-Yang Divine Egg
Kong Xuan resolved the matter with a few words.
The energy that had been stagnant at the summit of Five-Colored Peak gradually eased up.
Upon seeing this, the Azure Phoenix Ancestor nodded slightly.
Her gaze shifted, passing over Kong Xuan who was sitting cross-legged in the void, and landing on the extraordinary giant egg behind him.
The divine egg was about ten feet tall, and its entire body was surrounded by black and white energies.
The innate Yin and Yang energies flowed slowly along the eggshell, sometimes converging to form the image of Tai Chi, and sometimes resembling two dragons coiling together.
Between the rise and fall of Qi, an ancient and profound innate Daoist charm naturally spreads out.
The Azure Phoenix Ancestor observed for a moment, a complex look flashing in his eyes, before suddenly asking, "Kong Xuan, has this Yin-Yang lineage still not taken human form?"
Upon hearing this, a subtle change finally appeared on Kong Xuan's usually cold and expressionless face.
He remained silent for a long time, and the five-colored divine light flowing around him paused slightly.
After a long while, Kong Xuan sighed softly and revealed the secret of the egg.
In the past, Yuanhuang gave birth to two divine eggs, one containing the innate five elements and the other containing the innate yin and yang.
The five elements interact and counteract each other, forming a harmonious whole. This is why Kong Xuan was able to be conceived and born into the world smoothly.
However, this Yin-Yang divine egg went awry from the very beginning of its development.
The yin and yang energies inherent in the egg do not achieve a harmonious balance during conception; instead, they wax and wane, rising and falling in turn.
Yin alone cannot produce life, and Yang alone cannot grow. The two innate sources collide repeatedly within the egg, making it difficult for the spiritual embryo to stabilize and for it to settle its form and spirit.
Kong Xuan also devoted a great deal of effort to this.
He personally carried the divine egg into the depths of the immortal volcano, crossed layers of fiery earth, and met with the ancestor Yuanhuang to seek a way to resolve the problem.
Although Yuan Huang saw through this matter at a glance, it was difficult to force it from the outside.
How mysterious and powerful is the innate Yin and Yang?
If it is forcibly sorted out by external force, it may at least damage the innate foundation of the spiritual embryo and ruin its future path.
In severe cases, Yin and Yang will be reversed, the divine egg will shatter on the spot, and the true spirit will turn into ashes.
Upon hearing this, the Azure Phoenix Ancestor frowned slightly and remained silent for a long time.
The Five-Colored Peak fell silent for a moment, with only the Yin and Yang energies slowly flowing on the divine egg, emitting a faint sound as delicate as a spider's thread.
After a long while, the Azure Phoenix Ancestor finally raised his head and slowly said, "Kong Xuan, do you know that this egg has been unable to transform for so long not only because of its own imbalance of Yin and Yang, but also because of the advantageous location of the Undying Volcano?"
Upon hearing this, both Kong Xuan and Xuan Yao were slightly shaken.
Ancestor Qingluan looked out of the peak.
Red clouds rolled outside the peak, and the light of the earth's fire illuminated the sky, stretching for thousands of miles.
Her voice deepened, carrying a hint of weariness.
"Since the beginning of the Dragon-Han Calamity, the Phoenix Clan has been burdened with boundless karma."
Although the Undying Volcano has the Wutong Temple to suppress its clan's fate, the ancient calamity fire eye beneath the ground still constantly seeps out primordial calamity energy.
"You were able to successfully transform back then because your innate five elements were perfectly balanced, mutually generating and restraining each other, forming a world of your own, which was enough to keep the calamity outside."
"But this Yin-Yang Divine Egg is different."
Its yin and yang were inherently imbalanced, its foundation unstable, like a city with cracks. External calamities, ever-present, seeped in, gradually infiltrating the egg through the points of yin and yang conflict.
Internally, there is an imbalance of Yin and Yang; externally, there is the erosion caused by the lingering effects of past calamities.
In this way, it becomes even more difficult for the spiritual embryo to stabilize its form and spirit and wait for the day of perfect transformation.
At this point, Ancestor Qingluan paused slightly, looked directly at Kong Xuan, and finally revealed what was on his mind.
"If this egg is left in the Undying Volcano, exposed to the calamity day and night, it may take another ten thousand years before it can take shape and be born."
"Why not send it to Xikunlun?"
"West Kunlun is a first-class pure and blessed land in the primordial wilderness, and it is also protected by the pure and noble blessings of the Queen Mother of the West."
If they could temporarily escape the karmic burdens of the Phoenix Clan by using such a blessed place, and then slowly nurture it with pure spiritual energy, perhaps they could find a glimmer of hope for this Yin-Yang lineage.
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere at the summit of Five-Colored Peak changed abruptly.
Kong Xuan's expression darkened, and the originally peaceful and flowing five-colored divine light instantly transformed into a sharp edge that shot straight into the sky.
He stood up and said coldly, "No."
"How can I, the legitimate son of the Phoenix Clan, of the primordial Phoenix bloodline, be entrusted to the hands of others?"
"Even if the road ahead is difficult, I can use the five-colored divine light to cleanse him of the calamity every day and protect him completely."
If we send them to Xikunlun, to live in an outsider's dojo, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the ancient overlords of my Phoenix Clan?
Kong Xuan was arrogant by nature.
For him, the reputation of the Phoenix Clan and the bloodline of the Primordial Phoenix were more important than his own life.
How could he possibly agree to send his own brother, born of the same mother, to a foreign monastery for nurturing?
Seeing his intense reaction, the Azure Phoenix Ancestor was not angry, but simply sighed deeply.
Just as Kong Xuan's body was surging with five-colored divine light, as if he was about to speak again, a wisp of divine thought suddenly crossed the endless sea of fire from the deepest part of the Undying Volcano.
That divine thought was extremely subtle, yet when it landed on the mountaintop, it was also vast and boundless.
The fiery energy of the earth's veins could not block it, nor could the restrictions of the Five-Colored Peaks.
The divine thought originated from the Phoenix Clan's progenitor, Yuanhuang.
Kong Xuan felt that familiar and supreme divine thought, and his body stiffened instantly.
The five-colored divine light surging around him receded like a tide.
Kong Xuan stood still, his fists clenched, his gaze shifting back and forth between the Yin-Yang Divine Egg and the depths of the Undying Volcano.
For a long time.
Kong Xuan finally closed his eyes.
His tall, straight figure seemed to bend slightly. Then, he nodded with great difficulty.
Once the ancestral decree was issued, he had no choice but to obey, no matter how unwilling he was.
Seeing this, Ancestor Qingluan breathed a sigh of relief.
She turned around and looked at Xuan Yao, who was standing to the side.
"Young friend Xuan Yao, this matter concerns the survival of my Phoenix Clan's direct bloodline, and is of utmost importance."
"I wish to entrust this Yin-Yang Divine Egg to you. Please take it back to your Qinghei Mountain Daoist temple and nurture it with your virtuous and pure energy. Young friend, are you willing to accept this karmic burden?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yao was immediately startled.
He could still maintain a calm expression, but his heart was already in turmoil.
Others may not know the details of this Yin-Yang Divine Egg, but how could he, who is well-versed in the affairs of the primordial world, not know?
This divine egg, shrouded in yin and yang energies, would later become the infamous Golden-Winged Roc, and also the unruly Winged Immortal under the Jie Sect during the Investiture of the Gods.
The cause and effect involved in this egg are truly profound.
It not only concerns the fate of the Phoenix Clan, but will also have intricate connections with the Jie Sect in the future.
If we rashly bring it back to Xikunlun and place it in the Qingheishan Dojo, wouldn't it be possible that Xikunlun would also be drawn into the future Investiture of the Gods?
Xuan Yao instinctively wanted to decline.
He cultivates the path of virtue and protection against evil, and he is most wary of being unnecessarily involved in the fortunes and karmic consequences of great religions.
But when he looked up, he saw that the Azure Phoenix Ancestor looked solemn, and his eyes even carried a hint of entrustment.
Looking at Kong Xuan again, although his face was still as cold as frost, the hidden worry and expectation deep in his eyes could not be hidden.
The words of refusal were on the tip of his tongue, but he simply couldn't bring himself to say them.
Xuan Yao stood still, his mind racing.
The Phoenix Clan had shown him great kindness.
When they first entered the Southern Wilderness, the Azure Phoenix Ancestor personally protected them. Later, the Yuanhuang bestowed upon them the Southern Bright Fire Seal and a branch of the Fire Phoenix Tree.
Not long ago, the Azure Phoenix Ancestor helped him suppress the Great Luo Beast and obtained the Merit Soil.
Each and every one of these events was no ordinary act of kindness.
Now, the Phoenix Clan has set aside its ancient overlord status and entrusted its direct bloodline to him.
If he were to refuse now, he would not only betray this trust, but also damage the hard-won relationship between the two clans.
Cultivating the Tao begins with cultivating the mind.
If even kindness and righteousness can be easily discarded, then the concepts of fortune and virtue are nothing but empty words.
Xuan Yao slowly exhaled, suppressing all the turmoil in his heart.
As for the future karma of the Jie Sect and the Investiture of the Gods, it's still too early for that now.
The future is uncertain, and there are still variables. There will always be ways to turn things around in the future.
Thinking of this, Xuan Yao's expression turned serious. He stepped forward and solemnly bowed to Ancestor Qingluan and Kong Xuan.
"You flatter me, Ancestor."
"The Phoenix Clan has shown me kindness by protecting me and bestowing upon me treasures, which I have always kept in mind. Today, as both the ancestral decree and the entrustment of the Ancestor and Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan are here, I will do my utmost to fulfill this obligation."
His voice was steady, and each word was clear.
"I will definitely bring this egg back to Xikunlun safely, and nurture it day and night with the pure energy of the temple and the spiritual energy of water and fire, so that it will not be disturbed by the calamity again."
Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan's tense expression finally eased slightly.
He gave Xuan Yao a deep look, then unusually bowed and said in a deep voice, "In that case, I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist."
Ancestor Qingluan also showed a look of satisfaction and nodded gently.