Chapter 442 - 365: Celestial Venerables Emerge in Succession
As time slowly passed, on the Celestial Sacrifice Platform of the Xuanhuang Realm, the Dao Net continued to rotate gently in the void.
Red-gold power of origin flowed into the Heavenly Treasures like a mighty river, transforming into glistening source beads.
Chen Sheng sat quietly on the Dao Platform, with his Dao Domain faintly resonating with the laws of two realms. Despite the suppression of the Xuanhuang Realm’s laws, his actions of harvesting origin remained unhurried, as if picking fresh fruit in a garden.
On this day, his Yang Spirit suddenly quivered slightly, like an invisible stream of light silently crossing the passage between two realms, arriving at the "Phoenix Nest Palace" of the Celestial Abyss Realm’s imperial court.
Inside the Phoenix Nest Palace, the floor was paved with warm jade, sandalwood smoke curled upwards.
The Peng Demon Emperor, dressed in a golden-patterned black robe, was playing with a "Star Stone," the star patterns flowing across its surface filled his eyes with emotion.
The Peacock Emperor sat at a jade desk nearby, carefully wiping a feather fan, and the peacock feather patterns on the fan surface gleamed with a faint spiritual light.
The two sat facing each other, the atmosphere relaxed.
They had achieved the Demon Emperor Realm by leveraging their bloodline advantages, but their comprehension was ordinary, and they had been stuck in the Mid-stage Nascent Soul for many years.
It was only after Chen Sheng became a Demon Venerable and gathered many treasures of the void that he could help them comprehend the Void Domain and break through to the Late-stage Nascent Soul, achieving the Great Demon Emperor.
Later, after conquering the Xuanhuang Realm, many Tier Five Spiritual Objects were bestowed upon them, forcefully helping them to achieve Nascent Soul Great Perfection.
However, regarding the Dao Principles, even with Chen Sheng personally demonstrating them, they could only grasp a few superficial insights into the Dao Rhyme, and it seemed they would stagnate at this realm for life unless something unexpected happened.
They were quite content, as achieving the status of top Great Demon Emperor was considered top-tier combat power in the entire Demon Court.
Moreover, they gave birth to Peng Huan, a peerless Peng Venerable who unified a Small Thousand World, becoming a Refining Void Great Power, which offered them satisfaction in life.
"Father, Mother."
At this moment, a gentle yet supremely authoritative voice resounded throughout the palace, as if descending from the ninth heaven, yet whispering softly by their ears.
The Peng Demon Emperor couple suddenly looked up to see ripples emerging in the void of the hall, and two beams of spirit light slowly descended, landing on the jade desk in front of them.
As the light receded, four fist-sized source beads lay quietly, with red-gold halos swirling around them. The Dao Principle runes visible to the naked eye merely emitted an aura that caused their surrounding spiritual power to stir restlessly.
"Huan’Er?"
The Peng Demon Emperor was overjoyed and about to bow in respect when an invisible force held them back.
Chen Sheng’s voice rose again:
"No need for formalities, these four source beads are condensed from the core origin of the Xuanhuang Realm. Two for Mother and two for Father, refining them will aid you in comprehending the Dao Principles and breaking through to Divinity Transformation."
The Peacock Emperor quickly waved her hand, having heard the famed reputation of source beads.
They knew these treasures could only be formed by harvesting origin from other Small Thousand Worlds and were very rare, valuable even to the Celestial Venerable of Divinity Transformation.
The Peng Demon Emperor also said solemnly:
"Huan’Er, you have not long achieved a breakthrough and need this treasure for cultivation. We still have a long lifespan ahead of us and need time to settle, so there is no need to waste such a precious treasure on us."
Chen Sheng’s voice bore a hint of amusement:
"Father, Mother, you’re joking. The origin of the Xuanhuang Realm is abundant; these four are but a drop in the ocean. Having achieved Refining Void, how could I let my dearest be trapped in the Nascent Soul Realm?"
"Moreover, with the Imperial Court newly established, it requires Celestial Venerables of Divinity Transformation, and after your breakthrough, you could help shoulder some of my pressures."
Upon hearing this, the Peng Demon Emperor couple exchanged a glance, no longer refusing.
The Peacock Emperor picked up two source beads: "Very well, then! Your mother will take your advice!"
Without further hesitation, under Chen Sheng’s Yang Spirit guidance, the couple sat crossed-legged in the center of the Spirit Gathering Array within the palace, placing the source beads on their foreheads.
The source beads transformed into two warm streams flowing into them, instantly clarifying the once-obscure Dao Principles. The Peng Demon Emperor felt the wind’s Dao Principles drawing close like old friends, with the golden wings’ illusion becoming more distinct around him.
The Peacock Emperor was immersed in the mysteries of the gold Dao Principles, and the feather fan involuntarily unfurled, stirring the surrounding void with its movement.
After settling his parents, Chen Sheng’s Yang Spirit turned towards the "Golden Roc Palace" on the court’s west side.
The palace was entirely built from Golden Feather Stone, atop which was sculpted a Golden-Winged Roc in flight.
In the secret chamber of the palace, the former Eldest Princess Peng Yu was sitting cross-legged, surrounded by faint Yin-Yang spiritual light, with fine sweat beading her forehead.
As the erstwhile proud jade of the Demon Court under Chen Sheng, her top-tier Heavenly grade Golden-Winged Roc bloodline allowed her to reach Nascent Soul Perfection early, yet she had been stuck in the Divinity Transformation Realm for nearly a millennium.
"Yin and Yang complement each other, reality and illusion give rise to each other, still not working..."
Peng Yu murmured to herself, despite guidance from the Golden Feather Demon Venerable and Chen Sheng, she could grasp some Yin Yang Dao Rhyme but could not form a Dao Principle prototype.
It was not for lack of effort, rather, such a transcendent talent like the Golden Feather Demon Venerable who shattered the shackles of bloodline was exceedingly rare.
Suddenly, golden light appeared in the void above the chamber, and a source bead with a black and white Yin Yang Rune descended slowly, the aura of origin it emitted causing Peng Yu to instantly freeze.
Chen Sheng’s voice echoed in the chamber: "This bead can aid you in forming Dao Principles and breaking through to Divinity Transformation."
She looked up sharply, feeling the bead’s energy, her eyes ignited with intense fervor, and immediately bowed in ceremony, her voice trembling with suppressed excitement:
"Minister Peng Yu, thanks the Emperor for the grace! I will dedicate myself to the Imperial Court with full effort, willing to die for it!"
After Chen Sheng departed, Peng Yu could not wait to begin the refinement, the power of the source bead quenched her dry Dao Foundation like rain after a long drought.
