Chapter 500 - 475 Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map

"Lu Ming?"

Lu Yan felt the name seemed familiar and suddenly remembered. When his son Lu Ping’an was just born, he had thought about choosing this name, but Zhao Sirong had dismissed it as too common and plain.

Unexpectedly, there existed a peak powerhouse in the world who bore that very name.

If that powerful individual knew they had scorned the name for being too plain...

Cold sweat began to ooze from Lu Yan’s forehead involuntarily.

"Right, the people from the Immortal Clan said you’re the Immortal Clan’s treasured possession, apparently even a Supreme Treasure. Is that true?"

Lu Yan pushed aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and continued his questioning.

"Correct, I am indeed the Immortal Clan’s treasured possession, and I certainly am a Supreme Treasure. On the Supreme True Treasure List, my ranking is number twelve, making me one of the strongest Supreme Treasures in the world."

"You might not yet understand what a Supreme Treasure is. A Supreme Treasure is the highest grade treasure in the world, extremely rare in number, and even in the vast infinite world, their quantity is sparse."

The Dao Book replied.

Lu Yan silently nodded, absorbing the information he heard, and after a while, asked again, "Then why does devouring and refining the Immortal Corpse elevate your Martial Arts level, causing you to transform and repair? Why doesn’t absorbing other types of energy work?"

This question had also been pressing on Lu Yan’s heart.

"To answer that, we would have to discuss my origins."

The Little Phoenix paused here, seemingly reluctant to speak, but after thinking for a moment, it continued, "Do you know about the Immortal Ancestor?"

"I’m not sure."

Lu Yan shook his head.

"The Immortal Ancestor is the progenitor of the Immortal Clan, as well as the oldest and most powerful entity within it. But in the earliest times, there were actually two Immortal Ancestors, a husband and wife."

"Later on, the current Immortal Ancestor, in his quest to enhance his own strength and create the most powerful treasures, actually killed his wife. He flayed her skin and refined it into a treasure, which is the Dao Book."

"Therefore, my essence is also that of the Immortal Ancestor. I share the same origin with the Immortal Clan, which naturally allows me to devour immortal power and refine the Immortal Corpse to repair myself."

"Of course, it’s not that I can’t absorb other types of energy, but the effect would be extremely poor. Like in the beginning, I could only absorb energy from food to enhance your Martial Arts, but that was a last resort. Not to mention the poor effect, it did little to repair my own body,"

explained the Little Phoenix.

Lu Yan drew in a sharp breath.

The Immortal Ancestor, what ruthless methods.

To create a Supreme Treasure, he even killed his own wife and refined her body into a treasure, which is horrifying to hear.

Seemingly sensing Lu Yan’s thoughts, the Little Phoenix chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Cruel, right? The Immortal Ancestor is a heartless and faithless beast. When he was defeated, he even attempted to burn me for self-preservation. Had Lu Ming not intervened, I would have been reduced to ashes. In the eyes of the Immortal Ancestor, everything can be sacrificed for his own sake, for his path to ultimate power."

"The Immortal Ancestor is like this, and so are his descendants. They’re no good either. So, if you ever meet someone from the Immortal Clan, just kill them ruthlessly. I want to devour them fiercely; this will be their retribution."

As the Little Phoenix spoke, a look of bitter hatred flashed through its eyes.

Lu Yan wondered to himself if the Little Phoenix retained some of the Immortal Ancestor’s wife’s memories.

"The Immortal Ancestor was defeated? Who defeated him?"

Lu Yan couldn’t help asking again.

He knew that the Immortal Clan represented the pinnacle of the Origin Continent, so the Immortal Ancestor’s Cultivation Level must be incredibly high. And with the Dao Book ranked number twelve on the Supreme True Treasure List, who could have defeated the Immortal Ancestor?

"Naturally, it was Lu Ming,"

said the Little Phoenix, blinking its eyes and adding, "To be honest, though you both share the surname Lu, you fall far short of him."

Lu Yan: "...."

Can’t you speak nicely? If you can’t, then speak less.

"What realm was the Immortal Ancestor, and how many experts are there in the Immortal Clan?"

Lu Yan continued to inquire.

Along his journey, he had always been in opposition to the Immortal Clan, hunting them in countless numbers.

He had a feeling that there would never be a truce with the Immortal Clan, and a great battle would inevitably erupt. It was crucial to understand the strength of the Immortal Clan thoroughly.

Know thyself, know thy enemy, a hundred battles, a hundred wins.

"Our world is extremely vast and boundless, covering the Origin World, the Infinite Starry Sky, due to which it has various names. Some call it the Real World, some call it the Origin Great World, and others refer to it as the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Great World."

"The creatures of the Origin Continent are accustomed to calling this world the Origin Great World, because the Origin World is the core of everything, while the creatures from the Infinite Starry Sky prefer to call it the Real World."

"Regarding the Immortal Ancestor, he is the pinnacle powerhouse of the entire Origin Great World. Long ago, he had already stepped into the True One State. As for the other members of the Immortal Clan, below the third step in creation, they pose no real threat, so let’s not talk about them. Speaking of those at the third step in creation, the Immortal Clan has as many as nine,"

explained the Little Phoenix.

"The True One State, the ultimate realm."

Lu Yan’s pupils constricted.

Moreover, what does it mean, ’There is no threat under the third step of creation’?

Just any Immortal Fifth Layer could pose a huge threat to him, okay?

"The Immortal Ancestor is a strong being in the True One State, and this guy named Lu Ming, he actually defeated the Immortal Ancestor, what is his cultivation level? What is his background?"

Lu Yan asked again.

"I’m not sure, all I know is that tens of thousands of years ago, the powerhouses from the boundless starry sky wanted to invade the Origin Continent. In the end, a heaven-shaking battle erupted in the Wild Ocean, and Lu Ming was one of the powerful beings who killed their way in from the boundless starry sky. After that battle, I fell into a deep sleep; if you have any questions, you’ll need to explore the answers yourself,"

Little Phoenix said.

Lu Yan nodded his head and changed the direction of his questioning, saying, "By the way, previously, lower-level Martial Arts could be integrated into higher-level Martial Arts, so why can’t Divine-level Martial Arts be integrated into Immortality Skills?"

He already had plenty of Divine-level Martial Arts under his control, but there had been no signs of integration.

"Although I am a Supreme Treasure, I have my limits. Divine-level Martial Arts and Immortality Skills are two completely different concepts. Speaking in technical terms from some places, they are of different dimensions,"

"Martial Arts mainly focus on training the body and, at most, involve the soul. However, Immortality Skills are based around rules as their core and evolved from them; they are arts of rules, entirely different in nature with no connection. Thus, Divine-level Martial Arts can naturally not be integrated into Immortality Skills."

Little Phoenix explained.

Lu Yan felt somewhat disappointed.

Seeing the disappointment in Lu Yan, Little Phoenix added, "Usually, Divine-level Martial Arts cannot be integrated, but Body Refining Martial Arts can be because they don’t involve rules. As long as you have enough Body Refining Martial Arts, you can integrate them into Immortality-level Body Refining Martial Arts."

"Additionally, Immortality Skills don’t need to be integrated. Do you see the pattern above? It’s called Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map. The stars on the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map represent Immortality Skills. Each star stands for a different Immortality Skill, covering all areas and various rules; everything that should be there is there."

"That many?"

Lu Yan took a sharp breath of cold air.

The stars in the sky were innumerable at a glance, and these were all Immortality Skills.

Just how many types were there?

"Without something special, how could it be listed within the top twelve of the Supreme True Treasure List? You should know about the special trait of the Immortal Clan; they are best at parasitizing, living within certain worlds, or even within the bodies of certain dead creatures, drawing their sustenance. In this process, they can even obtain the Martial Arts and Immortality Skills practiced by those creatures, including Great Tao Skills and so on,"

"That’s why the Immortal Clan’s presence is widespread in various places of the Origin Great World. In the boundless starry sky, there is even a path of cultivation named after them, which seems to include names like True Immortal, Immortal King, Immortal Emperor, and the like, showing the influence of the Immortal Clan."

"Over countless years, the Immortal Clan has accumulated who knows how many types of Immortality Skills. Along with the Immortal Ancestor, they have integrated those Immortality Skills and Great Tao Skills into the Dao Book, continuously enhancing its level. If they are given more time, it’s possible that the Dao Book could rise to the top ten of the Supreme True Treasure List."

Little Phoenix explained.

"Then how can I obtain those Immortality Skills?"

Lu Yan asked.

"Cultivate the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map."

Little Phoenix said, "The patterns that make up the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map are actually different variations of rules. Why do the same rules evolve different Immortality Skills with myriad forms? It’s because the rules themselves have many variations. "

"For example, the Rule of Fire has three thousand six hundred variations. Some flames are filled with destruction, some bring vitality, some are scorching hot, and yet some flames are extremely cold. Some flames explode violently, while others are gentle and so on..."

"Other rules are generally similar. Immortality Skills are combinations of different rule variations. The more variations combined, the stronger the Immortality Skill becomes."

"The Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map embodies all rules and all their variations. Once you master the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map, you can directly take one of the Immortality Skills above and integrate it into your own Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map. In an instant, you will have fully mastered that particular Immortality Skill."

"How long will it take to cultivate such a complex Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map?"

Lu Yan was amazed.

"You don’t need to master it all. You can start by choosing one corner to begin your cultivation. Suppose you practice the Rule of Thunder and the Rule of Fire, you can choose to cultivate these two rules. Once you have built part of the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map, you can master the corresponding Immortality Skills."

Little Phoenix explained and stretched out a wing to draw a small circle on the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map, saying, "For example, this section belongs to the Rule of Thunder and is also the simplest area of the Rule of Thunder. Once you have constructed this part of the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map, you can directly master the Immortality Skill here. Although it’s the simplest Immortality Skill, it will greatly enhance your strength."

Lu Yan nodded silently and said, "Alright, once my Cultivation Level breaks through to the Immortal Second Layer, I’ll come here to cultivate."

Lu Yan temporarily ended his conversation with Little Phoenix and focused wholly on refining the Magic Elixir.

Three days later.

Boom!

Not far away, a powerful aura spread out.

It was Shen Yinuo.

She had broken through first and reached the Immortal Second Layer Heaven.

Half a day later, Shen Yinuo’s Cultivation Level stabilized.

"Yinuo, congratulations."

Lu Yan walked over and said with a smile.

"The Flaming Nine-Color Lotus is indeed mysterious. I’ve only refined a small part of it, and it has already helped me break through. I feel that if I fully refine it, my Cultivation Level could ascend to the Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven."

Shen Yinuo said with a smile.