Dragon-Marked War God

“That can indeed be discussed. Leaving you a wisp of origin power isn’t out of the question. But if I find out that what you tell me is false, or that you’re fobbing me off, then you probably can’t imagine how miserable you’ll end up. You recognize all these divine weapons, so this one shouldn’t be unfamiliar to you either, right?”

Jiang Chen knew that the Great Yu Soul Forming Light also had a great origin. The moment he brought out the Great Yu Soul Forming Light, the Heavenly Lightning Spirit’s face turned extremely ugly too.

“You really make it harder and harder for me to see through you. If you can successfully become a Great Emperor Realm expert, you might become the strongest Great Emperor Realm expert in the history of the Divine World. None of these divine weapons are ones you can bring to their full power now. Owning a whole body of divine weapons and treasures but being unable to use them, how sad. But I also have a piece of advice for you. Reaching the Great Emperor Realm is not that simple. Ever since the Primordial War, the ancient civilization has all but vanished. Becoming a Great Emperor Realm expert is long since not what it used to be. It’s not something that can be achieved overnight at all. Without great fortune and great opportunities, it’s simply impossible.”

The Heavenly Lightning Spirit said simply, as if giving Jiang Chen a word of advice. Jiang Chen understood this advice very well. He was right. No Great Emperor Realm expert had been born for tens of millions of years, which was enough to show that the Divine World of today was long since no longer that age overflowing with spiritual energy. The war of the primordial era had passed hundreds of millions of years ago. As for what kind of pressure or barrier existed in the Divine World today, Jiang Chen had no way of knowing.

“Fine, I agree. I’ll leave you a wisp of remnant soul and won’t swallow you completely. Relying on a wisp of origin power, you should be able to cultivate again after ten thousand years.”

Jiang Chen nodded. Fuxi had already vanished, and the man in the ice was nowhere to be found. Even if he wanted to know about the events of the primordial era, there was absolutely no one who could tell him. Although this Heavenly Lightning Spirit was something he meant to swallow, leaving him a wisp of origin power was not unacceptable either. He was a being nurtured by heaven and earth, and obliterating him outright seemed somewhat heartless. What Jiang Chen wanted was the origin power of this Thousand Flames Annihilation Lightning, not necessarily to wipe him out completely.

“A gentleman’s word is as swift as a whip on a fast horse. I like straightforward, candid people like you.”

The Heavenly Lightning Spirit’s eyes lit up, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“You’re about to be swallowed by me, and you’re still this happy?”

Jiang Chen said with a smile.

“Escaping from the jaws of death, isn’t that worth a smile? I believe you won’t deceive me. Swallowing ninety-nine percent of my origin power is already enough for you. Leaving me a wisp of origin power is no big deal to you, so you have no need to deceive me. Leave a little leeway in life, and it’s easier to meet again in the future. Hahaha.”

The Heavenly Lightning Spirit said with a laugh. At this moment, the two of them looked at each other again, their expressions full of complexity.

“Whatever you want to know, ask.”

“What kind of place is the Divine Court? Is it some kind of organization, or a sect?”

Jiang Chen said.

“Sigh. When it comes to the Divine Court, even I don’t want to say much. My memories are incomplete, and what’s left is limited. I can only tell you that the Divine Court was where an alliance of the gods resided, but the Divine Court no longer exists. Back then I was one of the experts of the Divine Court. Time has drifted on and on. The great war of the primordial era threw the order of the heavens into complete chaos. Countless experts fell, and almost no one survived. The Divine Court could be considered the ruler of the Divine World in the primordial era, but it too has turned to ash and smoke. Once upon a time, how glorious the Divine World was! Heroes vied for supremacy, ten thousand realms competed, countless experts stood like a forest, Great Emperor Realm experts were as numerous as the hairs on an ox, and a hundred races contended. But now, it has long since lost the brilliance of those days.”

“As for the fall of the Divine Court, I can no longer remember. I only remember that the battle darkened heaven and earth, the sky collapsed and the earth caved in, and more than half of the primordial experts fell. No one between heaven and earth had anywhere to hide, nowhere to escape. It was like the end of an era. The brilliant primordial age turned to ash and smoke in an instant. As for what happened in the end, I have no impression at all. My strength suffered enormous damage, and my memories are incomplete too. Being able to remember this much is already a lot.”

Although the Heavenly Lightning Spirit’s explanation did not fully satisfy Jiang Chen, at least it gave him some understanding of the Divine Court. It seemed the prosperity of the primordial era could not even be mentioned in the same breath as now. Some things had long since passed, dispersed like smoke and clouds, lost in the dust of history.

“Why is the Myriad Qi Cauldron in my hands called the Shennong Cauldron? What kind of background does it have? Fuxi said the same thing to me back then. Was this Myriad Qi Cauldron called the Shennong Cauldron before?”

Jiang Chen continued to ask. This was what he cared about most. It seemed this Myriad Qi Cauldron was not merely a cauldron for refining pills. Things were far less simple than he had imagined. Something that could give birth to Myriad Qi was certainly no ordinary object.

“You’ve met Ancestor God Fuxi?”

The Heavenly Lightning Spirit’s pupils contracted, and his face became incomparably grave.

“That’s right. It was only a remnant soul, though. He’s already dead too. Even his remnant soul didn’t stay long before it dispersed.”

Jiang Chen said.

“So that’s how it is. It seems you really don’t know about Ancestor God Fuxi and the others. In the primordial era there were five great Ancestor Gods: Fuxi, Suiren, Nuwa, Xuanyuan and Youchao. These five great Ancestor Gods were among the most powerful Ancestor Gods since the creation of the Divine World. But Ancestor Gods were not necessarily the most formidable existences. These five Ancestor Gods were the symbols of the Divine World, yet for some reason, all five Ancestor Gods perished in the Primordial War. Not one of them survived. Even Lord Donghua of the Divine Court couldn’t preserve a single strand of their bloodlines to remain in the world. You can imagine how terrifying that primordial war was. But in the end, a space-time tunnel was opened, and experts from another space-time entered the Divine World. That was when the Divine World’s nightmare truly began… I seem to have gone off topic. I only know the rough outline of those things. All I know is that this Shennong Cauldron was the life-bound divine tool of Ancestor God Shennong. As for how you obtained it, I don’t know.”

“Ancestor God Shennong… It seems this Myriad Qi Cauldron really has quite an origin. This Eastern Emperor Bell belonged to Donghuang Taiyi, that much I do know. But do you know what the Nine-Life Venerable is?”

Another thing that puzzled Jiang Chen was what Donghuang Taiyi had left him back then: find the Nine-Life Venerable. But whether the Nine-Life Venerable was a person or something else, Jiang Chen had no idea at all.

“The Nine-Life Venerable? I’ve never heard of it either. But Donghuang Taiyi’s strength was on par with the five Ancestor Gods. He was also a great figure of the primordial era. It seems your fortune is quite good. Not only have you obtained so many divine weapons and treasures, you’ve even met Ancestor God Fuxi and Donghuang Taiyi, two figures who were legends even in the primordial era. Your Eastern Emperor Bell should only have half of its tool soul left, so it can’t bring out its full power at all. If you had the might of the Divine Emperor Realm, and this Eastern Emperor Bell happened to be complete, this one divine weapon alone would be enough to seal me.”

The Heavenly Lightning Spirit smiled self-mockingly. But the Eastern Emperor Bell and all the other divine weapons were almost all incomplete.

“I have one last question. What is this? Do you recognize it?”