Chapter 141 Reunion with the Ancestral Dragon
"Zi Chen, greetings Your Majesty!" Entering the temple, Feng Zi Chen addressed the statue.
"Zi Chen, even if you hadn't come to me, I would have sent someone to summon you."
The Ancestral Dragon's divine sense descended upon the statue, instantly filling the temple with the innate energy of the Wood element, radiating a majestic imperial aura that shook the very soul.
"What business does Your Majesty have with me?" Feng Zi Chen asked, somewhat puzzled. For an being like the Ancestral Dragon to actively seek him out, this matter must be extraordinary.
"Zi Chen, I will ask you one more time: are you willing to join my Dragon Clan?" After a moment of silence, the Ancestral Dragon did not answer his question but instead asked in return.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. My original intention remains unchanged, but I have disappointed Your Majesty." Without the slightest hesitation, Feng Zi Chen directly refused.
"Do you know that in the great calamity of humanity in the future, you will surely die, and no one can save you? Even so, you still do not wish to join the Dragon Clan?" The Ancestral Dragon lowered its gaze, quietly watching him, awaiting his answer.
Having reached the Ancestral Dragon's level, it could vaguely see scenes of the future. Coupled with the great calamity Feng Zichen had mentioned not long ago, its heart stirred, and it naturally realized the calamity humanity would face in the future.
Even if it couldn't discern who was orchestrating this calamity, the forces in the primordial world that were not afraid of saints were limited to only a few families; it was easy to guess.
However, one thing puzzled the Ancestral Dragon greatly: the Witch Clan, the Demon Clan, and the Human Clan—all three races were embroiled in the calamity, their senses obscured by the Heavenly Dao, unable to perceive even the slightest information about it.
How did Feng Zichen discover it?
Even the Ancestral Dragon itself only discovered a trace of the great calamity of humanity in the future thanks to Feng Zichen's hints.
But he…This was puzzling.
However, Zulong didn't ask any questions. Everyone has their own secrets, and there's no need to pry, as long as it doesn't threaten others.
"I, Zichen, am unworthy, but as the patriarch of the human race, I am willing to live and die with the human race." Knowing he wouldn't die, Feng Zichen spoke with full confidence.
"Alas! What a pity." Zulong sighed, seemingly regretting Feng Zichen's fate, and a beam of azure light flew from his body, landing on his body.
"This ball of innate wood element essence, I give it to you, to help you cultivate the five energies in your chest."
Boom!
The azure light entered his body, and instantly, Feng Zichen's body radiated a brilliant azure light, bursting forth with rich innate wood energy, surging in all directions.
At his liver, a wisp of azure energy appeared, incredibly solid, sometimes transforming into a lifelike azure dragon, as if it were real.
This was innate wood element energy; now, the wood energy among the five energies in his chest was completely perfected.
"Your Majesty's great kindness, Zichen will never forget it!" Calming the agitation within his body, Feng Zichen thanked him excitedly.
Refining this primordial wood elemental essence saved him another 100,000 years of arduous cultivation, bringing him one step closer to becoming a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
"Judging from your current level, you have already reached the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, but your essence is too shallow to support your breakthrough."
"This primordial wood elemental essence can increase your magical power by 100,000 years, greatly shortening the time needed for you to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm."
The Ancestral Dragon nodded slightly and said.
"Then, in Your Majesty's opinion, how many tens of thousands of years of accumulation do I need to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm?" With a thought, Feng Zichen asked the Ancestral Dragon.
Over the years, Feng Zichen felt as if his body was a giant black hole; no matter how much primordial essence he poured into it, he could not fill it, seeing no hope of advancing to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
Even with his composure, he couldn't help but feel anxious. Now that the Ancestral Dragon was before him, he figured that with His strength, He could surely see the problems in his body.
"Your current accumulation is only 300,000 years. To break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, you'll need at least a million years of accumulation. You're still a long way from breaking through!"
After staring at Feng Zichen for a while, the Ancestral Dragon said with a smile.
"700,000 years?"
"That long!"
Hearing the Ancestral Dragon's words, Feng Zichen was greatly shocked. Normally, 700,000 years wouldn't be too long, but now time was of the essence for him; he didn't have 700,000 years to accumulate his origin.
"Your Majesty, do you have a way to teach me how to quickly accumulate origin? Judging from the current situation, the human race can't wait 700,000 years." Anxious, Feng Zichen asked the Ancestral Dragon.
An elder in the family is like a treasure. In the prehistoric world, this wasn't just a saying. They were incredibly powerful and had lived long enough to know secrets that later generations couldn't.
In this respect, Feng Zichen is lacking. Don't be fooled by his apparent knowledge; in reality, he lacks even basic common sense.
"That's true!" Nodding, Zulong said, "You were born less than 100,000 years ago, yet you possess the accumulation of 200,000 years. This shows you've refined a lot of innate essence."
"While this method is not bad, it's somewhat putting the cart
before the horse." "The cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, besides comprehending the Great Dao, is most importantly about cultivating the five qi within the chest. Only when all five qi are perfected, reaching the Five Qi Converging at the Origin Realm, can one advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal."
"Like you, refining countless innate essences, yet the five qi within your chest remain imperfect, how can you possibly break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm?"
Zulong's words were incisive, directly pointing out Feng Zichen's shortcomings and revealing his misplaced priorities. Continuing like this, there's absolutely no possibility of attaining the Great Luo realm.
"The Five Elements Gathering at the Origin?" Thinking this, Feng Zichen bowed to the Ancestral Dragon and thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your explanation, Your Majesty. I understand."
Having found his direction, Feng Zichen was undoubtedly much more relaxed. He had started his cultivation based on the innate five elements, so reaching the Five Elements Gathering at the Origin realm wouldn't be difficult for him.
From now on, he could simultaneously search for the innate origin and cultivate the five elements within his heart.
"Zichen, after Xue'er's coming-of-age ceremony, if you have nothing else to do, you can visit the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and Qilin of the four clans."
"In this way, you can obtain a portion of the innate five elements' origin from each of them."
"This will not only allow you to reach the Five Elements Gathering at the Origin realm ahead of time, but also save you 400,000 years of arduous cultivation, accelerating your path to becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal."
After a while, the Ancestral Dragon seemed to have thought of something and said to Feng Zichen.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I understand!" Feng Zichen nodded and thanked him.
"By the way, Your Majesty, this is the Chaos Demon God's Mark I obtained from the inheritance of the Great Dao Venerable. Perhaps it will be of use to you." After talking for so long, Feng Zichen finally remembered the purpose of his trip and took out the Chaos Origin Stone, handing it over.
As for the Great Dao Venerable, he was referring to Pangu.
According to the records of heaven and earth, Pangu was only at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. The people of the Primordial World naturally did not believe this. Ask yourself, which Great Luo Golden Immortal could have created a world like the Primordial World?
None!
Not to mention a Great Luo Golden Immortal, even a Saint could not do it.
(End of Chapter)