1417 Divine Artifact, Star Disk (1/2)
The spacious void teemed with a golden radiance, but it wasn't a blinding one. It was instead very soothing. As he had exceptional control over his body, Tang Xiu could sense that his eyes were getting strengthened at a rapid pace as if they had been cleansed by a miraculous medicinal concoction.
*Screech…*
A mysterious black bird suddenly darted over from a distance and in the snap of a finger, it landed before Tang Xiu and the others. Its two eyes gazed at Tang Xiu fixedly as it asked in the human language, ”I can sense a divine aura inside your body. To think the Immortal World actually still has a divine aura left, this is really too unbelievable. You probably have a divine artifact within your body, right?”
Tang Xiu nodded and said, ”Indeed, I have a divine artifact inside my body. However, who are you? And where is this place?”
The mysterious black bird sneered at him. ”I can sense that your divine artifact has entered a dormant state. Unless some external force influences it, it will be pretty hard to awaken it or bring out all its strength. What a pity this is, indeed. It's such a waste in your hands even though it's a nice thing.”
Tang Xiu said faintly, ”I'm just an Immortal right now, and even though I'm already a Supreme, I'm still an Immortal, not a God. However, I'm certain that I will be able to ascend to the God Realm with ease when my strength surpasses my own from my previous incarnation, and then, I will be able to master it completely and bring out all its strength while battling.”
The mysterious black bird rolled its eyes and revealed a look of contempt as it said the following words, ”Forget it, I won't waste time saying needless words to you. The Star Disk inside is yours now! I have waited in this place for hundreds of thousands of years and have finally seen someone enter inside successfully, so I should have completed my mission now.”
Tang Xiu watched as the mysterious black bird dissipated into thin air and thundered. ”You still haven't answered me. Just what are you and where is this place?”
”Go take the Star Disk.” The mysterious black bird dissipated completely followed by a flash of light, leaving behind such final words.
Tang Xiu took a deep breath and hurried over towards the distance along with the 10 Supremes accompanying him. Their speed was swift and in just half a burning incense stick worth of time, they had already appeared in another region. A cloud of golden light floated within the void here, and a golden Star Disk that emanated a tremendous pressure existed inside it. Even Tang Xiu who had become a Supreme once again felt a bit stifled under its aura.
”Come!”
Tang Xiu pondered for a while and finally decided to take the Star Disk. However, he felt a stinging sensation in his palm when he touched the Star Disk and it disappeared following that.
”Sun and Moon Star Disk?”
Tang Xiu's eyes filled with disbelief. He had learned from an ancient book that the Sun and Moon Star Disk was the most valuable treasure of the God Realm and whoever possessed it would walk the furthest on the path of cultivation. Hence, Tang Xiu revealed an ecstatic expression after storing the Sun and Moon Star Disk inside his body.
The Sun and Moon Star Disk had already split into two divine artifacts after it had appeared in the cosmos inside his Dantian. A golden radiance showered the entire cosmos, and Tang Xiu could clearly see the two divine artifacts transform into two giant planets and then turn dark in the next instant.
”What's going on?”
This sudden occurrence had left Tang Xiu a bit perplexed. However, a short while later, a stream of ancient divine runes flooded his sea of knowledge, and even though he couldn't read them, he could understand their meaning.
”Two treasures are vital for a god to establish a world in their Dantian, namely the Sun Disk and the Moon Disk. If I hadn't come here, I would have simply failed to understand how beneficial the Heavenly Art of Cosmic Genesis has been to me.
”Gods can establish a world in their Dantian, yet I've achieved this long ago.
”If I manage to ascend to the God Realm, the world inside the Dantian would manifest immediately. In other words, it's equivalent to having a world within my body, a world that's under my complete control.”
Tang Xiu suppressed the excitement in his heart a while later and said deeply, ”Collect the divine stones in this world. Since even the Heavens wish for me to become a Deity, I shall cross the divine tribulation on the day I become a late-stage Supreme.”
Seaway Monarch asked hastily, ”Your Majesty, have you seen the hope to attain Godhood?”
Tang Xiu smiled faintly. ”The hope has always been inside my heart.”
There were a total of 108,000 divine stones here with each containing a huge amount of divine force. Tang Xiu speculated inwardly that he would be able to become a late-stage Supreme if he were to absorb all the divine force contained in these 108,000 divine stones, and that would be the moment he would cross the divine tribulation again.
”Let's return!”
Tang Xiu used his divine intent and left this space along with the 10 Supremes immediately. They then departed from the Endless Sea and sped over to the Great Tang Empire with their fastest speeds.
Misty Spring Ocean, Imperial City.
Tang Xiu went into seclusion immediately after his return to cultivate.
3000 years flitted by just like that and the first news Tang Xiu heard after coming out of seclusion was that although Gu Yan'er had helped him manage a few affairs of the Great Tang Empire, she had Prince Tang Song helping her with them all the while.