Realm-Hopping Martial Master

As vision restored from the piercing light, the solemn and majestic entrance of the great bronze hall of the War Alliance’s Ancestral Land appeared before him.

The hall door slid open silently, and a more vast and steady aura, capable of calming all unrest, greeted him.

Vice Alliance Hierarch Zhan Jiuxiao remained seated on the main seat, his figure akin to a mountain, with an unfathomable aura.

Yet beside him, a vague and ethereal figure silently floated.

This figure, hovering between reality and light, seemed thin as gauze, yet emitted a pure Dao rhyme that brought tranquility and awe to the soul, far beyond what the Realm of Venerable could possess.

Merely its existence made the raging space turbulence within the hall become docile.

This was the will avatar of the Supreme Elder of the War Alliance.

Evidently, the event concerning the Saint Tomb had alarmed the core presence within the Alliance.

"Hmm?"

"What a domineering poison, penetrating the origin of the Law."

The Supreme Elder’s avatar swept its gaze over Jiang Shu on the stretcher, its voice like the clarity of jade chimes, directly resonating in everyone’s consciousness, calm and unwavering, yet keenly detecting everything,

"Jiuxiao, join me in extracting it."

"Yes!"

Zhan Jiuxiao’s expression turned solemn and he immediately rose.

The two did not take any other action, their gazes merely focused on the sinister wound on Jiang Shu’s back.

An indescribable power instantly descended upon Jiang Shu.

This power was so immense it surpassed imagination, yet gentle and precise like spring rain.

Jiang Shu could only feel the cold, bone-gnawing law poison that had troubled him for long, constantly struggling and countering, melt rapidly like thin ice in the blazing sun before this power.

The Supreme Elder’s power carried a purity that saw through the essence of everything, akin to the most precise scalpel, slicing into the finest law structure of the poison and swiftly separating it, purifying even the life tissues that were polluted and damaged.

Zhan Jiuxiao’s power was like the furnace’s intense fire, filled with absolute destruction and rebirth characteristics, completely burning away the separated poison into nothing, while also invoking the vast primordial qi of the world to accelerate the repair of Jiang Shu’s wounds.

The detoxification process seemed lengthy, but actually took only a few breaths.

Jiang Shu only felt the almost unbearable consumption and erosion on his back vanish within an extremely short time, replaced by an indescribable sense of comfort, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted off.

He let out a long breath, his aura visibly stabilizing.

Though still somewhat weak, his foundation remained intact, and his injuries were no problem.

"Thank you, Vice Alliance Hierarch, Supreme Elder!"

Jiang Shu slowly stood up, and respectfully bowed to the two.

He knew that the seemingly simple "poison extraction" just now contained such astonishing means.

"Between you and me, there’s no need for excessive courtesy."

"Tell me in detail what happened inside the Saint Tomb."

Zhan Jiuxiao waved his hand, his tone steady, his gaze sharp as a blade.

The Supreme Elder’s avatar also hovered quietly, like an observer from the heavens.

Jiang Shu steadied himself and clearly recounted his experience inside the Saint Tomb.

He did not hide the fact that he acquired the seedling and the mysterious stone.

When he seized the mysterious stone, the War Alliance’s strong people exerted considerable effort, and Jiang Shu was not one to hold onto something without letting go.

As he spoke, he directly took out the seedling and stone, offering them in the air.

"You boy, truly have extraordinary fortune."

"The world tree seedling, rare to encounter even once in ten thousand years, was obtained by you so easily."

When speaking of that seedling found within the stable space node that triggered the Saint’s teachings, the Supreme Elder’s avatar, which had remained silent, finally emitted faint thought waves, and the vague figure seemed to solidify for a moment.

"Elder, you recognize it?" Zhan Jiuxiao also suddenly turned his head, his eyes flashing brightly.

"Without a doubt."

The Supreme Elder’s thought carried an ancient certainty.

"Though it appears small, its substance is condensed from the origin of creation of heaven and earth, bearing the foundation of creation."

"Its leaves show the profound yellow cyan, perfectly embodying the imagery of yin and yang purity and impurity at the beginning of the Great Dao’s division."

"This is precisely the sapling of the World Tree, also known as the ’Seed of the World.’"

He paused slightly, his thought sweeping over Jiang Shu, carrying a penetrating insight into essence.

"This object is the foundation for achieving the Saint’s position; a Venerable wishing to ascend to the Saint Realm must first shape their own seed of the world."

"And the world tree seedling is the most perfect, stable, and infinitely potential world core source among them."

"Heaven and earth nurture one to sprout one tree in ten thousand years, rare to seek."

Silence permeated the hall, even Zhan Jiuxiao’s eyes showed a hint of uncontainable fervor.

Yet Jiang Shu remained calm.

With a thought, the half-foot seedling resting with stardust soil appeared on his palm.

Upon closer inspection, its faint aura was more restrained and vast, with two young leaves gently swaying, seemingly containing a nascent cosmos.

Having stayed with the War Alliance for a long time, Jiang Shu also had a certain trust in the War Alliance.

Had it been within other forces, learning he obtained such an opportunity, he would not hesitate for a moment, immediately crossing back to the Cang Mang Domain.

He would only return after achieving the position of the Saint.

"So this is the World Tree; the War Alliance’s treasury also holds seeds refined from accumulated world tree remnants, evidently far from the pure and mysterious nature of this naturally nurtured seedling."

"This seedling, a chance granted by the vast Great Dao, well nourished, it concerns the ultimate limit of your future Dao path."

Zhan Jiuxiao’s gaze held some expectation; he considered earlier that with the great fortune Jiang Shu carried, he might seize significant opportunity.

Yet never imagined the opportunity would be so immense that even an ordinary Venerable would covet it.

Indeed, it can be said that even for him, it holds substantial benefit.

But for Zhan Jiuxiao, he pursues his own Dao.

Even relying solely on himself, he is confident in achieving the position of the Saint!

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Zhan."

Jiang Shu smiled, directly storing the seedling, then looked at the stone, black as char, with surface pits and bumps, yet exuding a heavy, profound aura, saying: "In the final contention inside the tomb, it was this stone."

"I sense its strong resonance with the space law and power of creation but do not know what it specifically is, I ask the Supreme Elder and Uncle Zhan to examine it."

With the stone’s emergence, the air inside the hall seemed to thicken.

The Supreme Elder’s avatar showed visible fluctuation for the first time, the fuzzy figure drifted closer, an invisible thought like the finest scanner, meticulously investigating this seemingly ordinary stubborn stone.

After a long while, the voice like jade chimes sounded again, carrying rare solemnity and uncertainty.

"This object... is extremely peculiar; even I cannot completely see through its origin with this avatar."

"Judging by its appearance, its ash-like remnant seems akin to a star core ember from cosmic birth but not exactly."

"The space law characteristics it contains are extremely ancient, extremely pure!"

"Its substantial weight far surpasses ordinary space divine objects, and the power it nurtures is akin to a nascent chaotic space-time itself."

"Although its specific origin is unknown, the space origin Dao rhyme it contains is pure and profound, reaching the absolute peak, far exceeding your Space Heart Fragment."

The Supreme Elder’s avatar stared at the black stone, its tone assured.

"Moreover, it can be confirmed that for you, Jiang Shu, this object is nothing short of supreme capital for breaking through to the Venerable Realm."

"Your current Dao Practice has reached the bottleneck of a half-step Venerable, and having been cleansed by the Saint’s Path, your foundation is grand, lacking only the ultimate law melting transformation and accumulation of infinite primordial qi."

"With this stone, it will provide the celestial ladder necessary for your ascension to the Venerable Realm, and further lay an immeasurable supreme Tao foundation for your future Space Dao!"

His ethereal gaze turned to Jiang Shu, bringing a decision that left no room for doubt.

"Jiang Shu, although your cultivation time has not been long, your accumulation has reached its limit."

"No need to continue suppressing cultivation, seize this opportunity, you can completely refine the origin of this stone and break through the Mystic Gate in one fell swoop, achieving the Venerable Realm."