kvmb Chapter 1861 The Origin of the Token
Chapter 1861 The Origin of the Token
“It wasn’t a struggle,” Xingyi, the woman who looked to be in her late teens, said softly, her voice like pearls falling on a jade plate. “Someone disturbed the essence pool in the stomach sac, disrupting the balance of suppression.”
As she spoke, her gaze fell on Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan frankly said, "It was indeed us who took the three treasures from the essence pool. At the time, we did not know that the demon was suppressed in a deeper place. If we had known, we would have found another way."
Xingyaozi laughed: "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to blame yourself. The treasures of heaven and earth that Lord Tianlong is nurturing in his stomach will be obtained by those who are destined. The Nine-Eyed Devouring Beast has occupied the essence pool for tens of millions of years. It is nothing more than a cuckoo taking over a magpie's nest. By taking the treasures, you are actually cleaning up the mess for Lord Tianlong."
Zhang Xuan's heart stirred, and he asked, "Senior, what exactly is the origin of that Nine-Eyed Devouring Beast? Why was it suppressed deep within the stomach of the Heavenly Dragon?"
Xingyaozi remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "This is a long story. The Nine-Eyed Devouring Beast is not a native creature of the myriad worlds, but rather comes from an outsider."
"An unorthodox sect?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
"In the ancient times, beyond the myriad realms, there were even more vast unknown areas where the rules of the Great Dao were completely different from ours, and even conflicted and repelled each other."
"The Nine-Eyed Devouring Beast was one of the first demonic creatures to invade from the heretical realms. They live by devouring worlds, and wherever they go, all worlds are emptied and the Great Dao collapses."
"The Holy Ancient Heavenly Dragon led the gods in a bloody battle against it for millions of years before finally annihilating most of its forces. Only this Nine-Eyed World-Devouring Beast, having devoured dozens of great worlds, was difficult for even the Heavenly Dragon to completely destroy. He could only swallow it and suppress it in the deepest part of its stomach, using the power of the dragon's original essence to gradually erode its foundation."
He paused, his tone revealing deep weariness: "This ordeal will last for two great eons."
Zhang Xuan and Jiao'er exchanged a glance, both deeply shocked.
It turns out that the origin of the Nine-Eyed Devouring Beast was so astonishing; it was actually an ancient demon that the Holy Ancient Heavenly Dragon had personally suppressed!
"Then what is it now..." Jiao'er asked.
"As you can see, it is not dead yet," Xing Can sneered. "But its foundation is almost entirely gone. If another million years pass, it might be possible to completely refine it, but alas..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.
Unfortunately, Zhang Xuan and Jiao'er took the treasure from the Essence Pool, disrupting the balance of suppression.
Zhang Xuan stood up and bowed solemnly: "This matter arose because of us, and we are willing to bear the consequences."
Xingyaozi waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist, there is no need for this. The treasure of the Essence Pool should not have been occupied by that demon. It is the will of Heaven that you took it. As for the Nine-Eyed Devouring Beast escaping... I will report this matter to the God King. The God King was able to suppress it back then, and now that its foundation has been greatly damaged, it is no longer a threat."
At this point, the atmosphere eased slightly.
Xingyaozi raised his hand, and the pot and cup on the table flew up on their own, pouring out two cups of pale golden liquid, which landed in front of Zhang Xuan and Jiao'er.
"You two fellow Daoists have come from afar and endured the dangers of the Tribulation Sea. You must be exhausted. This wine is a specialty of our realm. It is brewed over a thousand years with an eighth-order immortal vein spring, nine kinds of eighth-order immortal fruits, and a drop of the marrow liquid of a Golden Immortal Tribulation Beast from the Tribulation Sea. It is quite effective in healing injuries and stabilizing one's Dao foundation."
Zhang Xuan thanked Jiao'er and raised his cup.
The wine, upon entering the mouth, is not as fiery as one might imagine, but rather a mellow and smooth experience, as gentle as jade.
In an instant, an extremely pure primordial power rose from his abdomen. Without needing to be refined, it flowed throughout his body, permeating every inch of his Dao foundation and every crack in the ferry.
Zhang Xuan felt a warm sensation throughout his body, and the Dao injuries he had accumulated in the Sea of Tribulation began to heal at a visible speed under the nourishment of the wine.
"This..." Jiao'er looked in surprise at the fine cracks on her Ice Soul Ferry, which were now gradually healing.
“Although this immortal wine is only of the eighth grade, it is mild in nature and is most suitable for healing Dao injuries,” Xingyaozi said with a smile. “You two fellow Daoists can rest in my realm for a few days and discuss your return journey after your injuries have healed.”
Zhang Xuan put down his wine cup and said solemnly, "I am deeply grateful for your kindness, senior, but... I have another matter to ask you."
"Please speak."
Zhang Xuan took out a token.
A dark silver token appeared in the hall, the star pattern on its surface clearly visible, and the ancient character in the center exuding a vast and boundless aura.
"Does this item belong to your realm?"
The eyes of all six elders fell on the token.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
The silence lasted so long that Zhang Xuan thought his question had offended the other party.
After a long silence, Xingyaozi spoke, his voice somewhat hoarse: "Where did you get this from?"
“About eighty years ago, cultivators from our realm discovered the remains of a True Immortal on the edge of the Calamity Sea near the Ruins Sea Market,” Zhang Xuan stated truthfully.
“Our realm is unfamiliar with this decree, but we sensed a faint resonance between it and a certain location deep within the Sea of Calamity. Today, upon entering your realm, we noticed that the star patterns on the robes of your elders are identical to those on the decree, hence this question.”
Xing Yaozi remained silent, while the five elders behind him wore complex expressions.
Finally, it was Xingyi, who looked to be in her late teens, who said softly, "That is Xingyi."
"Xingyi?"
"Xingyi was the guardian of the seventh tower in our realm. He was ordered to lead a team deep into the Sea of Calamity, but unfortunately he never returned."
“We have sent people to search for him many times,” Xingyaozi said slowly. “But the Sea of Calamity is too vast and too chaotic. We found fragments of his armor and relics of his squad, but we couldn’t find him himself.”
He looked at Zhang Xuan, a hint of barely perceptible expectation in his eyes: "Fellow Daoist, when you discovered that corpse, did you see a Dao seal?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head: "There is only the token, but no Dao seal."
The hope in Xingyaozi's eyes dimmed, but he still said, "It's alright. It's already a great blessing that the token can be returned. If Xingyi has a spirit in heaven, he will be comforted."
He raised his hand and solemnly put the token into his sleeve.
"Senior, what's so special about that token?" Zhang Xuan asked.
Xingyaozi remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Every token in the Starry Sky Ancient Realm contains a wisp of the holder's life soul light."
"The light of one's natal soul?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
"If the one who holds the command falls, we can try to trace his memories before his fall and find out what he encountered."
Zhang Xuan understood.
This is not just a token, but a key.
A key that may unlock the truth behind Xingyi's death.
The atmosphere then became increasingly harmonious.
Zhang Xuan took the opportunity to inquire more about the Starry Sky Ancient Realm.
Xingyaozi did not hide anything and answered all the questions.
This Starry Sky Ancient Realm was indeed built during the Holy Ancient Era.
At that time, the ancient calamity had just ended, the heavens and earth collapsed, and all worlds withered.
A little turtle demon who had cultivated in the Moon Palace for thousands of years and had just awakened its intelligence survived the great calamity.
It carried a dragon scale picked up from the ruins of the Moon Palace, drifting through the shattered spacetime before finally falling into the Sea of Calamity.
Those dragon scales were left behind by the fallen Holy Ancient Heavenly Dragon.
The dragon scales protected it, shielding it from the erosion of the chaotic power of the Calamity Sea.
It drifted in the Sea of Calamity for hundreds of years, cultivating itself while collecting fragments of the world, remnants of stars, and divine metals from the sea of calamity, building its own home bit by bit.
This was the prototype of the Starry Sky Ancient Realm.