The Demon Lord of All Forms

Chapter 112 Formation of the Golden Core

The spirit boat pierced through the sea of ​​clouds, breaking through layer after layer of thick clouds, speeding towards Cangzhou.

A fierce wind howled, and the sea of ​​clouds surged. The mountains and rivers below unfolded and closed before our eyes like a scroll painting.

Yun Weiyang is going to find Gu Changyuan to cultivate the "Great Calamity Scripture." He still needs a Yuan Yang Treasure as his current anchor.

Cangzhou, the sacred mountain of Huangtian.

Gu Changyuan opened his eyes in the darkness. The surroundings were pitch black, without any light. Only four-colored flames spread from the darkness, swaying around Gu Changyuan and conjuring up the phantoms of the four sacred beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

In the depths of Gu Changyuan's eyes, a profound aura flashed and then exploded into countless bolts of lightning. In his arms, a Xuanrui flower was slowly withering.

The Xuanrui Flower, a spiritual root nurtured by the essence of the Great Swamp, is of considerable value. It is especially useful for cultivators who practice water-based techniques. The Xuanrui Flower in Gu Changyuan's arms is the thirty-sixth one he has consumed over the years.

Standing up, Gu Changyuan loosely clenched his fist, and endless moisture condensed in his palm. Clusters of dark lightning crackled and exploded, like thousands of birds flapping their wings at the same time, creating a powerful and overwhelming sound that pierced the surrounding darkness.

Xuanming Tribulation Lightning is a divine ability that Gu Changyuan mastered after advancing to the Refining God realm. It uses Xuanyin water vapor to transform into tribulation lightning, and its killing power is astonishing. A single strike is enough to blast a cultivator of the same level into dust.

In the past, having mastered the most difficult lightning technique for cultivators to master, Gu Changyuan would definitely have practiced it diligently. However, now Gu Changyuan is only concerned with the memories of the Tai Ming Heavenly Demon.

In Tai Ming Tianmo's memories, Gu Changyuan also did not find the complete "Black Emperor Great Ruins Book". Tai Ming Tianmo's understanding of this heavenly skill was limited to the fact that it came from the Northern Zhiming Great God among the five ancient gods, and its origin was extremely ancient, and he did not know its full details.

Zhiming, one of the five ancient gods, is located in the north and governs the dark underworld. His true form is a Xuanwu, the most yin of the north.

Among the four pillars of the celestial sphere, the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar, representing the north, was trembling slightly, indicating that Gu Changyuan was extracting the essence of the Heavenly Pillar.

A wisp of Heavenly Pillar Essence was separated from the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar, transforming into a jet-black thread of light that passed through the void and entered Gu Changyuan's body.

The Four Pillars of Heaven were originally crafted based on the appearance and authority of the four great gods. The Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar is essentially more in line with the Great God Zhiming and also with the foundation of the "Black Emperor Great Ruins Book".

These days, Gu Changyuan has been studying the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar, trying to find a way to complete the "Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book". However, the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar is ultimately just a Yuan Yang treasure, not a true Zhiming Great God. Although the essence contained in the pillar is wonderful, it is fragmented, and Gu Changyuan cannot integrate it into the "Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book".

Progress was slow, but Gu Changyuan wasn't in a hurry; he had plenty of time.

Gu Changyuan stood up, pushed open the door of the side hall, and walked to the stone steps outside the hall.

Halfway up the mountain, the four palace complexes were brightly lit in the twilight, bustling with people. Disciples moved between the palaces, some sparring in the training grounds, some reading scriptures in the scripture library, and some eating in the dining hall. Although they had experienced a calamity, the Yellow Heaven Sect still had many members, and its foundation remained intact.

Over the years, Xuan Mobai and Qin Youwei have restored the inheritance of the four palaces and selected new palace masters for the Azure Dragon Palace and the Vermilion Bird Palace. However, the two newly appointed palace masters are only at the Dharma Aspect Realm, and their cultivation is a whole major realm lower than that of Xuan Mobai and Qin Youwei.

When these two took office, they were filled with trepidation, kneeling and kowtowing three times and kowtowing nine times before Gu Changyuan in the Huangtian Hall, fearing that this young acting sect leader who controlled the four pillars of the celestial realm would be dissatisfied.

Gu Changyuan had no objection to this. As long as it didn't interfere with his cultivation, he wouldn't ask about these sect affairs.

With control of the Four Pillars of Heaven, no matter who comes to power, they must submit to Gu Changyuan's rule.

Half a month later, Qin Youwei's voice came from outside the palace, her footsteps light and hurried.

Upon entering the Yellow Heaven Hall, Qin Youwei saw Gu Changyuan standing inside. She bowed slightly and said, "Sect Leader, after years of recuperation, many disciples have advanced to the Refining Spirit Realm. My senior brother Xuan and I have discussed opening up the sect's Heavenly Techniques and Earthly Scriptures to select a group of outstanding disciples for intensive training. What is your opinion, Sect Leader?"

Gu Changyuan glanced at Qin Youwei, nodded, and said calmly, "Approved. Unless it's a crisis that threatens to wipe out your entire family, you don't need to come looking for me again."

After saying that, Gu Changyuan did not wait for Qin Youwei's response. He turned around and walked out of the Huangtian Palace. His figure rose from the ground, like a shooting star cutting through the twilight, and flew towards the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar in the north of Huangtian Divine Mountain.

Qin Youwei stood at the entrance of the hall, watching the departing figure. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she just sighed and turned to arrange the teaching affairs.

The Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar stood tall, its body as black as ink, its top disappearing into the clouds. Gu Changyuan landed on the top of the pillar, sat cross-legged, and placed his hands on his knees.

Sensing Gu Changyuan's aura, the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar trembled violently. Countless seal characters on the pillar lit up simultaneously, swirling with eerie light. A gigantic Xuanwu divine beast emerged from the pillar, its tortoise shell as large as a mountain and its snake body as large as a python. The tortoise and snake coiled together, lifting Gu Changyuan and suspending him above the sea of ​​clouds.

Gu Changyuan opened his mouth and inhaled.

The Xuanwu divine beast let out a deep, resonant roar, and strands of dark water gushed from its body, flowing into Gu Changyuan's mouth like rivers flowing into the sea.

The moment the dark water entered his body, the Great Ruins within Gu Changyuan's body trembled violently. Boundless dark essence surged within the Great Ruins, like a silent flood, and in the blink of an eye, it occupied one-third of the entire Great Ruins.

The Great Ruins were shaking and expanding. The demonic energy and demons stored in the northwest corner of the Great Ruins were melted and pulverized like ice and snow meeting fire under the wash of the dark water light, turning into the purest power and merging into the Great Ruins.

Gu Changyuan activated the Devouring Technique of the "Black Emperor Great Ruins Book," frantically absorbing the essence of the Xuanwu Divine Beast. The boundary of the Great Ruins continued to retreat, ten zhang, twelve zhang, fifteen zhang, and finally expanded to a radius of thirty-three zhang.

Within the Great Ruins, endless water vapor surged, transforming into streaks of pitch-black lightning that leaped and exploded in the void. This was the power of the Xuanming Tribulation Lightning, which Gu Changyuan had now completely mastered and made into a part of the Great Ruins.

The Xuanwu divine beast roared again, and more essence surged out from the pillar, which was then devoured and refined by the Great Ruins.

Gu Changyuan felt that the Great Ruins had reached the limit that his physical body could bear. The void, thirty-three zhang in diameter, rotated in his dantian, like a miniature world.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Changyuan's consciousness sank into the deepest part of the Great Ruins, and he began to control the collapse of the Great Ruins to form a Golden Core.

Endless water vapor roamed within the Great Ruins, pushing its boundaries inward inch by inch. However, after the Great Ruins absorbed the essence of the Xuanwu Divine Beast, its essence had been greatly enhanced, like a piece of refined steel that had been forged a thousand times, hard and heavy, its essence too high.