Chapter 177: The Original Body Awakens

Mortals could not yet perceive it clearly, but Cultivators instantly noticed that the Spiritual Veins were reviving and the spiritual earth veins were breathing in and out.

An aura surged from deep underground, passing through rock layers and soil, permeating the earth like warm spring water.

Some cried out in surprise, while others confirmed it in low voices.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi was indeed rising, and not just in one place.

Across the entire Suzaku Planet, no matter where, the Spiritual Qi was slowly climbing. Someone stood at a mountain peak, looking into the distance, and muttered, "Is this… Suzaku Planet recovering?"

Within the Soul Refining Sect, Ancestor Duntian and Ancestor Niantian opened their eyes at the same time.

With their Wending Stage cultivation, they detected the anomaly almost the very instant the change occurred.

Ancestor Duntian frowned slightly. "What is going on? Why would the Spiritual Qi of Suzaku Planet suddenly increase?"

Hong Die walked in from outside. After sensing for a moment, she smiled and said, "Grandfather Duntian, this should be Teacher's doing. He did something similar when he was in the Luo Tian Star Domain, reviving an abandoned cultivation planet."

Shuo Leng closed her eyes to sense, then said, "I found him. He is deep in the planet's core, and he really is repairing the planet soul."

Ancestor Duntian stroked his beard and sensed carefully. "What an incredible Divine Ability. To actually be able to bring an abandoned cultivation planet back to life."

His tone carried deep emotion, as well as relief.

Ancestor Niantian stood by his side. "This kid, every time he comes back, he has to do something huge."

Beneath the earth, deep in the planet's core, Chu Yuan sat cross-legged next to the gradually brightening planet soul.

His robes fluttered gently in the spiritual light. With a wave of his hand, clumps of planet soul fragments flew from his palm, merging into the reviving core like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.

The grayish-white color gradually faded, replaced by a warm, gentle blue, like the morning light silently illuminating the entire core of the earth.

"Excellent. The Suzaku Planet can be considered fully revived now. This way, even more powerful experts can be born on Suzaku Planet in the future."

Since Ancestor Niantian was now the current Suzaku-zi and Suzaku Planet was essentially his own territory, he naturally had to look after it more.

It was just that this planet lacked the integration of ancient god essence blood, leaving it slightly weaker, but that could simply be made up for in the future.

His original body was still in seclusion. He could sense that it would likely awaken in a few months. Its aura was also rising layer by layer; it should have reached the level of a five-star ancient god by now and would soon reach six-star.

Of course, this was only in terms of energy level, not a true six-star ancient god. It still needed to survive the Three Losses and Seven Tribulations.

To break through to five-star, one had to undergo the first of the Three Losses: the Tribulation of Physical Bone Loss.

An ancient god had to use the ancient power of heaven and earth to crush their own star bones, causing their Physical Body to disintegrate. Then, using the galaxy Origin they had devoured as fuel, they would re-temper their star bones. The newly born bones would be hundreds of times harder than before.

During this process, no external force could protect them. Those whose willpower collapsed would have their Divine Souls instantly annihilated, and their physical bodies would turn to stardust.

To break through to six-star, one had to undergo the second of the Three Losses: the Loss of the Divine.

Its danger far exceeded even the physical bone loss tribulation. The Divine Soul would be torn into countless soul threads by the power of the ancient tribulation, and consciousness would verge on dissipation.

Relying on their own understanding of the Ancient God Dao, they had to use Divine Power to guide the soul threads to reweave their divine palace. If their comprehension of the ancient god rules was shallow, their Divine Soul would fail to gather, and they would perish directly. Only by truly mastering both the Physical Body and star Laws of the ancient gods could they survive this tribulation.

In the original novel, Wang Lin's Breakthrough to a six-star ancient god relied on the stimulation of the extreme threshold between life and death. The impact of extreme emotions awakened the rule Origin hidden deep within his ancient god Bloodline, instantly shattering the six-star shackles.

To save the dying Li Qianmei, he was severely injured and deeply humiliated by Shui Daozi. At the critical moment of life and death, his ancient god Bloodline went wild, and his Divine Soul forced its way through the Loss of the Divine tribulation, breaking through to six-star on the spot.

Once an ancient god broke through to six-star, it also meant their combat power entered a phase of astronomical leap.

A six-star ancient god's body size was comparable to a planet. With a casual movement, the astral winds they whipped up could destroy a cultivation country.

Their fists could shatter planets, and a casual strike could span across the starry sky.

Chu Yuan himself possessed the Legacy of a nine-star royal ancient god, so passing these two tribulations would be much easier for him than for ordinary ancient gods.

The reason ancient gods found it difficult to break through to higher ranks and why their numbers were so scarce was, firstly, because ancient gods usually preferred to let their young grow independently in the wild.

Secondly, once an ordinary ancient god reached four-star, they needed a massive amount of energy to advance to five-star. They had no choice but to venture into the starry sky to plunder, which easily offended many factions.

Chu Yuan, on the other hand, relied on the help of the chaos bead and Shuo Leng to directly skip the process of accumulating energy, even forcing his way directly to the six-star Realm.

He only needed to make up for these two losses and two tribulations afterward to truly stabilize his six-star strength!

As for the strength of a six-star ancient god, a newly advanced six-star's strength was comparable to the Great Perfection of the Pure Nirvana Realm or the Early Stage of the Suinie Stage.

Ancient gods were particularly renowned for their incredibly powerful physical bodies, with a hardness that even Immortal Treasures could hardly match.

Their bodies were comparable to planets, and they could even go head-to-head with Great Perfection Suinie Stage Cultivators!

With a flash of his body, Chu Yuan left the planet's core and returned to the surface.

Without pausing, he took out the forbidden banner and suspended it before him.

Currently, ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Restrictions had been inscribed into the banner. Any further would be Perfection.

A Perfect forbidden banner required nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Restrictions to be inscribed. It could trigger the rules of heaven and earth, making it a truly ultimate Magic Treasure.

Without hesitation, his body flickered, and he slipped into the chaos bead.

Refining a Perfect forbidden banner would trigger a Heavenly Tribulation, so doing it inside the chaos bead was the safest option.

Inside the bead, Chu Yuan sat cross-legged with the forbidden banner suspended before him.

He raised his hand, spiritual light gathering at his fingertips, and began to continue inscribing Restrictions into the banner.

One, two, three… With every Restriction inscribed, a black light would flare up on the surface of the banner before fading away.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed, and Chu Yuan's hands did not stop for a single moment.

Over these two months, five hundred and sixty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine Restrictions had been inscribed into the forbidden banner. Reaching this point was already his current limit.

The further he went, the more complex the Restrictions became and the more mental focus they required. Inscribing each one was like walking on a knife's edge, leaving no room for the slightest mistake.

He withdrew his hand and swept the forbidden banner into his sleeve.

With this banner in hand, his confidence in facing enemies in the future increased by several notches.

He turned around, his gaze falling ahead.

There, the light cocoon formed by his original body had almost completely dissipated, leaving only a final, thin layer of golden light covering the surface.

The energy within had been completely absorbed by his original body, and the final wisp of light silently faded away.

A pair of eyes opened deep within the light cocoon, golden light flashing like lightning, piercing through the Void Realm and falling into the depths of Chaos.

His original body stood up and stretched. Six star points lit up in sequence on his forehead, slowly rotating like six miniature stars.

He looked down at his palm, slowly clenching and unclenching his fingers. Feeling the power within his body that was thousands of times stronger than when he was at four-star, he spoke, "The energy accumulation is complete. However, the Three Losses and Seven Tribulations still require some preparation before I undergo them."

His tone was calm as he turned his head and looked into the distance.

There, a massive Restriction spanned across the Void Realm, with black mist churning inside, gathering and dispersing from time to time.

Within the Restriction, a Moon-Gazing Beast was sealed.

During the battle of the moon beasts years ago, he had personally suppressed and sealed it, keeping it until now.

Looking at the Moon-Gazing Beast, his original body's gaze darkened slightly. "However, that matter can be taken care of first."