Chapter 179: Refining Formation Flags

Whenever his will was on the verge of collapsing, that drop of Ancient God heart blood would gently vibrate, releasing a trace of warm vitality that pulled his consciousness back from the edge of nothingness, as if someone had gently pulled him in the darkness.

He did not know how long he had sat on that skeleton, a few months? A year?

He only felt his perception becoming increasingly dull and blurred, like an oil lamp about to burn out, flickering unsteadily in the wind.

Then, one day, he perceived a faint warmth coming from the ground beneath his feet. The warmth was very light, as if someone had lit a lamp deep within the Earth's core; the light pierced through thick rock layers and cracked soil, slowly seeping into his cold skeleton.

Deep within his consciousness, he perceived that warmth. He slowly lowered his head, looking at his own hands intertwined with white bones, and remained silent for a long time.

Then he raised his hand, fingertips pointing downward, and gently pressed into the surface of the ground.

The layer of cracked soil split open the moment his finger bones touched it, and the warmth from the Earth's core surged up along that crack, like a warm spring, enveloping him within it.

The recasting had begun!!

Chu Yuan flashed to the planet's core to recast his Physical Body using the power of the Earth's core! Furthermore, Chu Yuan took out endless chaos liquid to wrap around himself, using the power of Chaos superimposed with the power of the Earth's core to refine it simultaneously, making this newborn Physical Body even more resilient!

New flesh and blood seeped out from deep within the bones, covering the exposed bone surface layer by layer, just as the soil of early spring is moistened by the first rain, silently sprouting new buds.

Those Impurities that had accumulated for countless years were all stripped away during this recasting!

It was like a traveler emerging from a long night, the dust of years finally washed away by a rain, revealing skin that had not seen the light of day for a long time.

The newborn flesh and blood carried a nearly transparent luster, no longer containing any Impurities; it was heavy and solid, every inch tempered through thousands of trials.

He opened his eyes, clenched his fist, and felt that power which was completely different from before, calmly whispering to himself: "So that is how it is, this is the Physical Body Tribulation."

Chu Yuan stood in the center of the Earth's core, his newborn flesh and blood glowing with a faint shimmer.

He looked down and clenched his fist, feeling that power surging from deep within his bones—pure, heavy, and containing no Impurities.

"This Physical Body Tribulation is truly dangerous."

He whispered to himself.

"I almost didn't make it through. If not for that drop of Ancient God heart blood and that endless chaos liquid keeping my vitality tethered, I would likely have long since succumbed to that prolonged, excruciating pain."

He was silent for a moment, then clenched his fist again, gripping it lightly.

With a crack, the Void Realm shattered between his fingers, creating a thin, black fissure that closed the moment he opened his fist.

He had not mobilized his Ancient God Power; that was purely the strength of his Physical Body.

Having passed this tribulation, combined with his foundation as a six-star Ancient God, his true combat power, outside of his Divine Soul, was now no less than that of an ordinary six-star Ancient God.

"But it is not enough."

He looked down at his palm.

"The Divine Soul Tribulation is the most lethal one. Only after passing this tribulation can I truly be considered to have stepped into the six-star realm."

He sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

The warmth from the Earth's core enveloped him like an invisible cocoon, isolating him from the outside world.

He sat in silence for a long time, not rushing to trigger the Divine Tribulation.

"For a long time to come, I will need to go into seclusion here."

After saying this, he spoke no more, sinking into a silence that was almost solidified.

On the other side, the Clone of Chu Yuan returned to the Soul Refining Sect.

Half a year later, somewhere in the starry sky of the Alliance Star Domain.

The Void Realm suddenly tore open a huge rift, and countless Luo Tian Cultivators swarmed out from it, stepping across the rift and onto the territory of the Alliance Star Domain.

Their robes rustled in the wind, and their gazes carried a murderous aura as if heading to the battlefield.

On the same day, inside the chaos bead, Chu Yuan took out the red origin crystal and placed it in front of Shuo Leng.

Shuo Leng's eyes lit up, and she weighed it with interest: "red origin crystal? Where did you get this?"

"I found it by accident while searching for a planet soul earlier."

Chu Yuan's tone was calm.

"I want to use these red origin crystals to forge a batch of Formation Flags. Aren't you proficient in Artifact Refining?"

Shuo Leng raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms: "Heh, you guy, are you trying to use this deity as manual labor?"

Chu Yuan smiled: "Will you help or not?"

Shuo Leng snorted and reached out to pick up the red origin crystal: "I'll help. But you can't just order me around for nothing. I felt the aura of a Moon-Gazing Beast here before. In a while, help me get one too. My Moon-Gazing Beast died in a previous battle and didn't have time to leave any offspring."

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and said: "As for a Moon-Gazing Beast, that shouldn't be too difficult. That large Moon-Gazing Beast will also come to the Alliance Star Domain in a while; we can just catch one then."

Shuo Leng glanced at him, didn't ask further, and just nodded: "Then it's a deal."

She waved her hand, and the red origin crystal melted silently in her palm, splitting into one hundred and eight pieces, which floated neatly in the Void Realm.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan raised his hand, took out various Materials, and tossed them into the air.

Shuo Leng understood, blending them in one by one. As her hands flew, seal techniques continuously descended, like stars lighting up one after another in the night sky.

Her Artifact Refining technique was extremely neat, without a single superfluous movement; every gesture was just right, as if she had repeated it thousands of times.

A moment later, the forms of the one hundred and eight Formation Flags were cast.

Shuo Leng formed seals and struck in several Ancient God Restrictions. The Formation Flags vibrated violently, transforming into one hundred and eight pillars reaching the sky, standing in the Chaos Void Realm, their flags rustling as they emitted a heavy, crimson light.

Shuo Leng withdrew her hands, her tone indifferent: "Alright, you still need to refine these Formation Flags yourself. The quality is not bad."

Chu Yuan raised his hand, and the one hundred and eight Formation Flags all shrunk, landing in his palm and slowly rotating.

He looked down for a while, put the Formation Flags into his sleeve, and said to Shuo Leng: "Thank you."

Shuo Leng waved her hand: "No need for thanks. Just remember to catch a Moon-Gazing Beast for me."

"Rest assured, I will go help you catch one soon."

Chu Yuan replied.

After the two left the chaos bead, Chu Yuan did not linger, flying directly out of Suzaku Planet and hovering in the starry sky.

He raised his hand, spiritual light gathering at his fingertips, outlining various Restrictions in the Void Realm. Thousands of Restrictions descended in layers, surrounding the entire Suzaku Planet and silently fading into the Void Realm.

After doing this, he took out the four newly forged red origin crystal Formation Flags and tossed them casually.

The Formation Flags turned into four streams of crimson light, flying towards the four corners of Suzaku Planet, sinking deep into the Void Realm. The flag surfaces unfurled slightly under the starlight, then vanished.

A nearly invisible curtain of light silently enveloped the entire planet.

Chu Yuan withdrew his hand, perceived for a moment, and nodded slightly.

With this Formation in place, even if a powerhouse in the Pure Nirvana Realm wanted to easily step onto Suzaku Planet, they would first have to weigh the heft of those four Formation Flags.

He turned around, returned to the Soul Refining Sect, and found Ancestor Niantian in his Immortal Cave.

Chu Yuan handed over a Jade Slip: "Ancestor, I have set up Restriction Formations outside Suzaku Planet. This jade tablet can control all the Restrictions and Formations outside Suzaku Planet, and it also contains the methods for controlling them. As for how to use it, Ancestor, please decide for yourself."

Ancestor Niantian took the Jade Slip, probed it with his Divine Sense, then nodded and put the Jade Slip into his sleeve.