Chapter 38: The Nine-Aperture Sacred Stone and the Azure Lotus in the Primordial Chaos

Chapter 38: The Nine-Aperture Sacred Stone and the Azure Lotus in the Primordial Chaos

Shaohua spent considerable effort constructing the tower and forging armor. Her gaze then shifted to the Primordial Chaos that had been cleaved by the Mundane Sword.

Within the Primordial Chaos, rare and wondrous objects occasionally appeared. Some were extremely precious materials, nearly impossible to find in the world.

However, only those of the Emperor level could achieve this. This was not the creation of a small world, but the very act of opening the heavens and the earth.

"Clang!" A faint sound echoed, and a divine thought from the Mundane Sword reached its master, urging her to investigate.

"Ha, did you find a treasure in the Primordial Chaos?"

Shaohua chuckled, stood up gracefully, and stretched out her hand to stabilize the unstable realm. As she focused, she indeed saw something extraordinary.

It was a luminous stone, shimmering with light, with nine apertures and eight holes, breathing in and out the Primordial Chaos gas like it was breathing, looking incredibly mystical.

"A piece of sacred stone, containing a Holy Embryo, almost ready to transform into a Holy Spirit. Hmm, and it’s a female infant?"

Shaohua let out a light exclamation. With her keen eyesight, she could see through everything; nothing in the world could hide from her.

Inside the Nine-Aperture Sacred Stone, a female infant was curled up, as if being nurtured in a womb, her body crystalline and translucent, radiating a precious light. She was indeed quite adorable.

A Holy Spirit Stone Embryo is nurtured by heaven and earth, requiring nine apertures to be fully connected and millions of years to fully form.

This Nine-Aperture Sacred Stone was still far from complete. The female infant was just a faint image, a projection of some divine consciousness, not a physical being. It was still a stone embryo, not a true Holy Spirit.

This lineage is greatly favored by heaven and earth. Once fully formed, they can immediately reach the pinnacle and attain the Dao with ease.

However, despite their natural advantages, Holy Spirits often struggle to reach full maturity. Many perish prematurely, incomplete and flawed, making it difficult for them to continue their development.

Shaohua’s thoughts wandered. She remembered that in the original timeline, the later Yaochi Holy Land also had a Nine-Aperture Sacred Stone containing a female Holy Spirit, but it never fully emerged.

Now, she had discovered this Nine-Aperture Stone Embryo in the Primordial Chaos. Whether it was the same one or not, it seemed they had some karmic connection.

The Mundane Sword circled around Shaohua, having detected a clue and continuously digging to uncover this stone.

Praise me!

"Um, well done", Shaohua stroked it, praising it.

They say that tools reflect their masters, but why is her Dao Weapon so clingy, like a child always wanting to be close to her?

Was it a mistake in nurturing its spirit, or was it damaged by the Heavenly Tribulation later on?

It was hard to say.

The stone embryo was sentient and faintly sensed the overwhelming aura emanating from Shaohua. It felt like the pressure of all the heavens and earth, terrifying to the extreme, where even the slightest thread could annihilate everything.

The Nine-Aperture Stone Embryo couldn’t help but tremble, its surface flickering with a faint light, as if frightened. It then released a stream of Primordial Essence.

"Still knows how to please, not bad, quite sentient and well-mannered", Shaohua returned the Primordial Essence swirling around her to the Nine-Aperture Sacred Stone, gently patting the stone to strengthen its foundation.

Historically, ancient emperors seemed to enjoy slaying a few Holy Spirits to add to their achievements, partly due to the innate arrogance and disregard for all life among the Holy Spirits.

Of course, she wouldn’t bully an unformed stone embryo; it would be embarrassing to say the least.

"I see you are a benevolent spirit. Since we’ve met, it’s a karmic connection. Come with me", Shaohua said without hesitation, directly taking the Nine-Aperture Holy Spirit Stone Embryo.

The karmic connection was real, whether it was a benevolent spirit or not was yet to be determined. Anyway, a good education and cultivation would do no harm. If it couldn’t be reformed, she wouldn’t be blamed for being merciless.

As an emperor, sometimes dealing with matters was this simple.

After careful analysis and deliberation, she concluded that her power could solve any problem.

With the Holy Spirit Stone Embryo in hand, Shaohua felt a surge of excitement and decided not to rush back to the mortal world. She wielded the Imperial Sword and began practicing her Dao and techniques in the Primordial Chaos.

Although the secret arts she had developed were not as universal as the Nine Secrets and might not be fully perfected, in her hands, they could transform the mundane into the miraculous, matching the prowess of others' techniques.

Of course, if her luck held and she stumbled upon some treasure, that would be even better.

But even without any finds, the Primordial Chaos she had opened could evolve into a Divine Pure Land, which would certainly have its uses.

"It seems my luck has run out here. Since this world is now formed, I should refine a tool to anchor it, leaving it to be nurtured by the Primordial Chaos and Primordial Essence. Perhaps it will have significant value in the future."

Shaohua pondered for a moment, then took out a piece of Dragonvein Black Gold and a small piece of Luminous White Gold. Using the heavens as her furnace and yin-yang as her charcoal, she employed her creative skills to melt and forge the two pieces of differently colored immortal metals together.

Fifteen years ago, during the shocking great battle, the Dao Weapons of several Overlords were shattered, and she had collected many fragments of broken weapons.

However, most of them were completely ruined, even the divine metals and immortal materials were reduced to scrap, losing their original divine properties.

During the battle, the Overlords, driven to madness, merged with their weapons, exhausting all their power in a single Dao Manifestation strike, erasing their divine nature. Only a few materials remained usable, and they were very limited.

The fragments of the Immortal Cauldron, however, retained their spiritual nature. Immortal artifacts were indeed extraordinary, even in fragments.

Unfortunately, this time, some pieces scattered across the universe, and she managed to recover only half of them from the battlefield, not enough to form a complete base.

The only intact piece was the sword cone left by Overlord Yushen, from which Shaohua had erased the divine spirit and refined a large chunk of Luminous White Gold.

The other materials, including Dragonvein Black Gold, Eternal Blue Gold, and Phoenix Blood Red Gold, had very little left that was usable.

This time, she used Dragonvein Black Gold as the main material, with Luminous White Gold as an accent, to refine a bracelet.

The bracelet's black body was dotted with bright, crystalline spots, where black and white intertwined, resembling a corner of the night sky. The whole piece was a condensed representation of the cosmic expanse, exquisitely beautiful and radiating the aura of the Great Dao.

It's worth noting that this was only a rough prototype, not yet imprinted with Shaohua's Great Dao. It would need to be nurtured naturally in this world.

Its function was similar to the God-Sealing Tablet refined by Wushi in the future, capable of recording all the ripples and traces of the mortal world, serving as a precaution against any hidden Imperial Overlords.

Shaohua felt that she now had the power to change the future.

After all, she couldn't rely on future generations for everything. It was better to be prepared, as they say, "Better safe than sorry."

Just as she finished her spontaneous work and was about to return to the mortal world, she suddenly noticed some unusual activity along the way.

In the midst of the Primordial Chaos, a universe was faintly visible, with a lotus seed floating within, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Shaohua couldn't help but be startled, as the seed was enveloped in Primordial Chaos.

"Primordial Chaos and Azure Lotus, is this my lucky day? How can I find everything so easily?" she wondered, a mix of amusement and disbelief.

Encountering a Nine-Aperture Sacred Stone was one thing, but to also come across a Primordial Azure Lotus Seed was beyond her wildest dreams.

There was no doubt that this was the seed of the Immortal Azure Lotus, which had been reborn from the Immortal Azure Lotus Elixir. If planted in suitable divine soil and nurtured carefully, it could grow into a Primordial Azure Lotus.

Shaohua examined the lotus seed in her hand, a hint of an enigmatic expression on her face.

A single lotus in the eternal sky—this must be the true form of the Azure Deity. She had to be careful not to inadvertently destroy it.

She was currently discussing with the editor about reverting to the original title of the book. She hoped it wouldn't get worse, and was feeling a bit anxious about it.

May the book sell well, and may everyone stay healthy and happy. I love you all!

(End of Chapter)

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