Chapter 234: Extreme Dao Phoenix Blood Red Gold
The moon stained with blood, lying horizontally upon the earth, was named the Crimson Moon Cavern, a supreme yin and soft extreme death ground. Even great bandits and kings had to detour around it; it was an extremely terrifying land of calamity.
The dark sun had sunk, falling beneath the ridge, named the Sunken Sun Ridge, a supreme yang and hard demon land, incinerating everything in the world. Even imperial lords had to avoid it; it was one of the few deadly lands in the world.
Seeing one of them was enough to shock the world; the two coexisting could be called the ultimate demon land since ancient times, rarely seen in the world. Since ancient times, only three such places had appeared, and they were nearly impossible to break.
Yet the Eternal Universe Great Emperor had refined his Extreme Dao weapon in such a place, which made people feel utterly baffled. Anyone hearing this for the first time would be horrified.
"Was that Great Emperor really that formidable?" Ye Fan was dumbfounded.
This place was the Primordial Forbidden Zone. The Crimson Moon Cavern and the Sunken Sun Ridge complemented each other, making their power even greater. The deeds of the Eternal Universe Great Emperor were truly awe-inspiring.
"Of course he was formidable. How many Great Emperors have there been since ancient times? The founder of the Jiang Family, a Primordial Aristocratic Clan, shook the past and present, representing the Extreme Dao realm of the human race."
Ye Fan was lost in thought. Such a figure truly shook the ages, daring to refine weapons in the Primordial Ancient Mine, which seemed unbelievable.
Over these endless years, every Sacred Lord and Imperial Lord who entered never came out. Even the Divine King of the Eastern Wasteland could not prolong his life here.
Yet this Great Emperor treated the Primordial Forbidden Zone as his weapon-refining ground. What kind of bearing was that? Unfortunately, time flowed like water, and he could not meet such a world-shaking figure.
"Why did he want to refine his divine weapon here?"
Old Knife Handle said, "The Eternal Universe Great Emperor's cultivation was unparalleled in ancient and modern times. The entire Eastern Wasteland was under his might. Naturally, he wanted to refine his weapon in the best place. Even the Primordial Forbidden Zone could not harm him."
"As long as he didn't enter that ancient mine, this forbidden zone couldn't threaten him. Legend has it that he was a man of great fortune. He obtained a divine phoenix bone, and to refine it into an Extreme Dao weapon, he needed a special place. Only the Sunken Sun Ridge met the requirements." Li Desheng had a look of deep longing.
"A divine phoenix bone?" Ye Fan was shocked.
Legend said that a pure-blooded phoenix was comparable to an immortal and did not exist in this world. But the Eternal Universe Great Emperor had obtained such a thing—how could he not be surprised?
"That's just a rumor. In this world, where would there be a divine phoenix?" The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi shook her head. "What the Eternal Universe Great Emperor obtained was Phoenix Blood Red Gold. This divine material is roughly equivalent to the value of a divine phoenix bone."
"Phoenixes don't exist in this world, but there is such a divine material as Phoenix Blood Red Gold." The Holy Son Yao Guang nodded.
Phoenix Blood Red Gold was rarely seen in a thousand generations. It shone brilliantly, red like phoenix blood, exquisitely beautiful to the extreme, with innate phoenix patterns.
Such a divine material was invaluable. If it fell into the hands of a Great Emperor, it could surely be refined into an Extreme Dao weapon.
The Sunken Sun Ridge was said to be formed by the son of the heavenly sun falling to the earth, a supreme yang and hard death ground.
Phoenix Blood Red Gold was supreme yang and blazing, indestructible, and extremely hard. To refine it into an Extreme Dao weapon, the Sunken Sun Ridge was undoubtedly the first choice.
"Boundless Heavenly Venerable, what does Phoenix Blood Red Gold look like? Have any of you ever seen it?" Ye Fan asked Yao Xi and the Holy Maiden of Yao Chi.
The two peerless beauties looked at each other. Such a thing appeared only once every hundred thousand years. Who could see it? Otherwise, why would the Eastern Wasteland have only a few Extreme Dao weapons?
A Great Emperor could only refine one Extreme Dao weapon in his lifetime, not only because it was extremely difficult but also because the required divine materials were hard to find. Searching the entire Eastern Wasteland, it was still difficult to gather them.
"Now, only the direct descendants of the Jiang Family have seen the Phoenix Blood Red Gold. It has been four or five thousand years since that Extreme Dao weapon last appeared in the world." The Holy Son Yao Guang answered.
"The Eternal Universe Great Emperor was too terrifying..." Ye Fan could only sigh.
The Crimson Moon Cavern and the Sunken Sun Ridge coexisted, forming an ancient ultimate deadly land. Yet he used it to refine his weapon, which was unimaginable.
Clearly, the Sunken Sun Ridge's yang energy was insufficient, having been drained dry to complete the Extreme Dao weapon forged from Phoenix Blood Red Gold.
"What bearing the Eternal Universe Great Emperor had! If I had such cultivation..." Ye Fan was lost in thought.
"If the Daoist had such divine power, what would you do?" Yao Xi's beautiful eyes sparkled.
"Naturally... establish an immortal imperial dynasty."
He almost let it slip but changed his words in time. His true thoughts were to visit the various Holy Lands, borrow their ancient scriptures for a look, and test the power of their Extreme Dao weapons.
"We'd better hurry up and leave. This place is not safe to stay long." Old Knife Handle's expression was grave.
Ye Fan and the other five moved away from the Crimson Moon Cavern, walking slightly closer to the Sunken Sun Ridge, praying in their hearts that no calamity would occur. Otherwise, no one could save them.
The cold moonlight stretched their shadows long. Li Desheng's Yin Nether Eyes emitted a faint light as he nervously scanned the surroundings, feeling as if something was watching them from the shadows.
"Don't be so jumpy. You're making us nervous too." Old Knife Handle glanced at him.
"I really feel something is wrong. It's like there's a pair of eyes watching us from the darkness, but I can never catch its figure." Li Desheng was uneasy.
"Don't overthink it. If it doesn't appear, we'll treat it as nothing." The Holy Son Yao Guang was calm.
The six of them moved forward while scanning the surroundings, carefully observing the movements around them. In this land where sun and moon depended on each other, one wrong step could cost them their lives.
"Why is the moon so bright tonight? It's not the full moon." Old Knife Handle muttered.
"Indeed, it's unusual. The moonlight is like water waves, covering the ground in silver." Yao Xi nodded.
Hearing this, Ye Fan stopped abruptly and looked up, saying, "No!"
"What did the Daoist discover?" The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi asked softly.
"It's not that the moonlight is brighter; it's the problem with the Crimson Moon Cavern." Ye Fan frowned, looking at the blood moon not far away.
Yao Xi was puzzled. "The Crimson Moon Cavern seems normal. How is it the problem?"
"We need to move further away. If necessary, we'll enter the Sunken Sun Ridge. Its yang energy is insufficient anyway. This Crimson Moon Cavern is very unsettling." Ye Fan said solemnly, taking the lead toward the ruins.
The others guessed that Ye Fan must have learned profound Source Art, perhaps even obtaining fragments from a Source Heavenly Master. Seeing his reaction, they naturally followed.
Before long, the sound of sand shifting came. The Crimson Moon Cavern turned a vivid red, like surging tides, emitting waves of blood-colored ripples that stirred up sand and wind.
"This is... the Crimson Moon Tide!" Ye Fan's expression changed drastically.
He fled like avoiding a venomous snake, turning into a blur as he rushed toward the Sunken Sun Ridge.
Seeing this, the other five used their abilities and sprinted toward the ruins.
Li Desheng was the slowest, falling behind. The blood-colored tide swept toward him instantly, and he screamed in terror, "No!"
The blood-colored ripples were gentle but exuded a terrifying aura. Li Desheng's face turned pale as he gritted his teeth and sacrificed a deity from his Dao Palace, placing it behind him.
"Swish!"
Silently, the deity turned into pus and blood. He crashed into the ruins, his face deathly pale. If he hadn't been decisive at the critical moment and sacrificed a deity, he would have ceased to exist.
"This..."
Ye Fan's expression was grave. "This is the Crimson Moon Tide, surging from the Crimson Moon Cavern. It can dissolve everything and is unstoppable. The ultimate softness breaks all laws."
The Crimson Moon Cavern was clearly visible. A blood-stained crescent moon on the ground drew in the moonlight, red water like waves, churning the void.
"We should thank the Eternal Universe Great Emperor. If he hadn't broken the Sunken Sun Ridge, the yin and yang would have risen together, and we would have been annihilated." Ye Fan observed from the ruins.
"Could there be something underground in the Crimson Moon Cavern and the Sunken Sun Ridge..." Old Knife Handle muttered to himself.
"Old man, please don't mutter. Every time you speak, something happens, and it always comes true." Li Desheng said with a tearful voice.
The six moved forward. Now they had only one thought: to leave the Primordial Forbidden Zone, while praying that the Eternal Universe Great Emperor had thoroughly dealt with the Sunken Sun Ridge.
This ruin had long decayed. Broken walls and collapsed pillars turned to dust at the slightest touch, even the stone pillars.
Ahead, a tranquil area lay. The ruins had turned to ashes. With careful sensing, one could see a blurry black sun on the ground.
It was only a few hundred zhang in radius, much smaller than the Crimson Moon Cavern. Even after over a hundred thousand years, its yang energy was still insufficient.
Surprisingly, beside the dark sun stood an ancient building, towering and un-collapsed. It had a plaque engraved with the words "Eternal Universe."
"This is the Eternal Universe Great Emperor's weapon-refining ground." The group was surprised and stared intently.
This was not an ancient relic but a building left by the Eternal Universe Great Emperor. Legend said he spent several years here, alone in the Primordial Forbidden Zone, tempering his Extreme Dao weapon.
This was his former residence. Though covered in dust, it still stood firm, with the rhythm of the Dao flowing.
What boldness! Others entered the Primordial Forbidden Zone trembling with fear, and even imperial lords fell here, yet he lived here for years.
Without speaking, they all made the same choice and walked toward the ancient building. The Eternal Universe Great Emperor's former residence might leave behind something extraordinary.
This building was constructed from massive Source stones, very grand, giving a feeling of the Dao being as vast as the sky, unattainable. This was the Eternal Universe Great Emperor's "Dao."
"So many bones..." Everyone's expression changed.
Blocked by the building earlier, they hadn't seen it. Now approaching, they found on the other side of the ancient building piles of bones forming a small hill.
Even after over a hundred thousand years, the bones still shimmered faintly. There were over a hundred, mostly humanoid but clearly not human.
"These bones are still glowing, showing how terrifying their owners' power was. The Eternal Universe Great Emperor was too terrifying. No wonder he's one of the few strongest human cultivators since ancient times."
He alone killed so many terrifying creatures. If this got out, it would shake the world. Judging by the bones, they were all top-tier existences.
"This..."
The six were all stunned. Coming to the Primordial Ancient Mine to slaughter—only an ancient Great Emperor dared to do so!
"The Eternal Universe Great Emperor is truly shocking!"
"Killing here, over a hundred at once. These were all peak experts, and their bones still shine."
"All for refining an Extreme Dao weapon..." Old Knife Handle sighed.
Ancient Great Emperors were brilliant, creating ancient scriptures that flourished in several Holy Lands to this day.
Besides that, every Great Emperor tried their best to leave behind an Extreme Dao weapon, as an extension of their life, capable of unleashing their divine might.
In a sense, Extreme Dao weapons were even more important than ancient scriptures!
"The Eternal Universe Great Emperor truly unleashed his imperial might to refine the Phoenix Blood Red Gold into an Extreme Dao weapon!" The Holy Son Yao Guang sighed. His life's goal was to become a Great Emperor.
"What kind of weapon did the Phoenix Blood Red Gold eventually become?" Ye Fan asked. He didn't know much about the Jiang Family.
"The Sun God Furnace." The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi answered.
"What?!" Ye Fan was shocked.
"You're not thinking of your broken furnace, are you?" Old Knife Handle took a puff of his pipe.
Ye Fan smiled awkwardly and took out the Li Fire Divine Furnace. The inch-tall furnace, though crystal clear, was twisted and deformed, like a squashed persimmon.
Though it had recovered somewhat, it was still pitted and not fully restored.
"Don't overthink it. How could the Jiang Family's Extreme Dao weapon be lost outside? Besides, this broken furnace, aside from being sturdy, has no remarkable features in power or anything else." Old Knife Handle taunted.
"The Sun God Furnace hasn't appeared in four or five thousand years. The world has almost forgotten its shape." The Holy Son Yao Guang said.
"How terrifying is an Extreme Dao weapon?" Ye Fan asked.
"Unimaginably terrifying. The deeper the user's divine power, the greater the power unleashed. At its peak, it can display the supreme divine might of a Great Emperor." Old Knife Handle answered.
They didn't stay long. Talking, they entered the ancient building to see if the Eternal Universe Great Emperor had left anything behind.
Ye Fan was shocked. That would represent the strongest divine might of the human race! Sweeping the world, unbeatable.
"Unfortunately, Extreme Dao weapons consume too much divine power. Ordinary people can't use them." The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi shook her head. "After all, they were the exclusive weapons of ancient Great Emperors."
"If two opponents of the same level fought, and one used an Extreme Dao weapon, what would happen?"
The Holy Son Yao Guang smiled. "Take the Sun God Furnace as an example. In the past, the Divine King Jiang Taixu fought a peerless figure from the Central Province who was not weaker than him. As soon as the Sun God Furnace appeared, the opponent was annihilated."
"That's too terrifying..." Li Desheng felt a chill.
"A fully accomplished Divine King of the Eastern Wasteland is too far from us to guess. But for Sacred Lords, if they wielded an Extreme Dao weapon, they could easily kill a Great Power who was invincible in one region." The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi answered.
"Unfortunately, the Extreme Dao weapons of your Holy Lands are almost unusable, all suppressing so-called 'foundations.'" Old Knife Handle shook his head.
"You know about this..." A flash of intense golden light flickered in the Holy Son Yao Guang's eyes.
Yao Xi changed the subject. "The Seventh Great Bandit Tu Tian and the Azure Dragon King joined forces to use an Extreme Dao weapon, nearly killing several Supreme Elders of my Yaoguang Holy Land. And that wasn't even a complete Extreme Dao weapon."
Ye Fan knew. He had seen it himself. After the Peacock King held off the Saint Lord of Yaoguang, Tu Tian and the Azure Dragon King together activated the pottery jar, nearly suppressing a group of old relics from Yaoguang Holy Land.
"That was the ancient demon jar—the Devouring Demon Jar. Unfortunately, it lacked its lid and couldn't display its full Extreme Dao divine might." Old Knife Handle shook his head.
By now, they had entered the ancient building. The main hall was old, very high and wide, giving a sense of the Dao being endless.
The ground was covered in black ashes. Everyone split up to search.
Ye Fan activated his Observation Art to survey the hall. Suddenly, his heart pounded wildly.
The Observation Art could perceive the great secrets of mountains and rivers, and could seek sources and identify objects.
At this moment, he felt his eyes burning. An object shone brilliantly, brighter than the true sun, making it impossible to look directly.
"Could it be Divine Source?" Ye Fan's heart was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Beside the ashes, he picked up a black stone, only the size of a fist. Divine light pierced his eyes, making them tear up.
Ye Fan quickly withdrew his Observation Art, fearing that this divine object might blind him.
This Source stone was very ordinary. Without the Observation Art, nothing could be seen.
"It's like a divine sun, so dazzling it's unbearable. It must be Divine Source!"
Ye Fan walked over to pick up the black stone, but he was shocked. He couldn't lift it on the first try.
"Clang!"
The black stone fell to the ground, shaking the entire hall.
It was only the size of a fist but weighed over ten thousand jin!
Everyone looked over. The black stone skin cracked from the impact, and a dazzling red light shot out, brilliant as a rainbow, extremely glaring, impossible to look at.
"Phoenix Blood Red Gold!"
"Heavens, it really is Phoenix Blood Red Gold!"
Everyone exclaimed simultaneously.
Ye Fan exerted force and grabbed the black stone in his hand, stepping back. Inside the stone skin was not Divine Source but the Phoenix Blood Red Gold that appeared only once in a thousand generations!
Next chapter, update around 1 PM on the 16th.
These two days, I'll announce the time in advance and try to adjust the update schedule.