# Chapter 518: Gestating a Sacred Spirit
After the Battle-Saint Ape transformed into human form, his skin took on a pale golden hue, his body was extremely solid, vigorous and powerful, his veins bulging like dragon sinews, giving off a powerful sense of strength.
Although he had not yet fully grown, his strength was astonishing, his methods extraordinary. Even if all the Saint Lords stood here, they might not be able to stop him.
"Weng!"
The golden palm and fingers that the monkey extended were like a large winnowing basket, covering an area of one zhang in radius. Golden light flowed, truly a single hand blotting out the sky.
Ouyang Ye's face changed color on the spot. He had long cultivated his Heavenly Eye, naturally seeing the monkey's true form. Upon learning it was a Primeval Royal Clan member, his heart pounded violently.
Primeval creatures had always been linked to mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They were once the absolute rulers of this land, and only because of their withdrawal did the human race rise to prosperity.
Especially a being like the Battle-Saint Ape, standing at the very peak of the pyramid. Although the tree trunk was very thick, compared to its age, it meant nothing.
The ancient tree coiled like a flood dragon, full of green leaves, each leaf like bìyù jade, translucent and shining. Only three flat peach fruits hung among the branches, hidden among the green jade leaves, their fragrance assailing the nose.
The flat peaches were not very large, carved like red agate, bright red throughout, crystal clear and sparkling. Their fragrance was refreshing, making one's entire body feel comfortable.
The Big Black Dog was the most undignified, swallowing its saliva with great effort. If not for the several Supreme Elders present, it would most likely have uprooted the entire ancient tree.
Next was the monkey, his golden eyes shifting. Although he wasn't scratching his ears or cheeks, he too couldn't sit still, seeming to want to leap up into the tree.
In the Primeval Era, there were only two or three Battle-Saint Apes. The Immortal Flat Peach Tree was controlled by their clan, and back then he had eaten real flat peaches.
"Seas change into mulberry fields... The once vibrant Northern Domain has become barren land, nothing remains." It took the monkey a long time to calm down, sighing deeply. "The Immortal Flat Peach Tree has already flown into the Divine Ruins."
In the Immortal Pool, mist swirled, essence energy like rainbows continuously overflowed, nourishing the entire pure land of Yao Chi.
Beneath the ancient tree, that strange stone was crystal clear, flowing with light and color, inhaling and exhaling the essence of sun and moon, as if it possessed life.
"Could it be that you Yao Chi want to nurture a Sacred Spirit?!" The Big Black Dog's gaze was profound, showing such an expression for the first time.
Near the strange stone grew orchids, dragon grass, and spirit ginseng, all with medicinal ages of tens of thousands of years, dotted with light, their medicinal fragrance enticing.
Such a stone definitely had a terrifyingly great origin—nine orifices and eight holes, continuously spewing essence energy, as if breathing.
This stone had absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, the cream of sun and moon, nourished for endless ages. It truly contained a Sacred Fetus within. Yao Chi was well aware of this and was making every effort to nurture it, wanting it to come into the world sooner.
"Fairies of Yao Chi, this Emperor feels you are playing with fire. If this Sacred Spirit is born, unless Xi Huangmu revives, Yao Chi will face great calamity!" The Big Black Dog said in a deep voice.
"This is a benevolent spirit..." A Supreme Elder of Yao Chi said. They naturally understood the various circumstances, but some secrets could not be spoken.
"What benevolent spirit!" The Big Black Dog sneered. "Back then, a Holy Land did such a thing, and the result was their own annihilation. If not for Emperor Wu Shi taking action to suppress and kill the Sacred Spirit, no one knows what great disaster would have befallen."
Ye Fan's heart stirred. No wonder the Big Black Dog showed such alarm upon seeing this stone—such a major event had occurred in the distant past.
"This stone was already purified by an ancient sage in his later years, who preached scriptures to it..." The Yao Chi Supreme Elder revealed such information but did not continue.
"That makes it even more mysterious—understanding human ancient scriptures..." The Big Black Dog pondered, finding it even harder to accept, but couldn't say much more.
"I don't care what kind of Sacred Spirit it is. If it provokes me in the future, I'll shatter it with one strike of my staff!" The monkey was unruly and spoke very directly.
The several Supreme Elders of Yao Chi were speechless but couldn't refute much, as they needed this monkey's blood essence to nourish this stone king.
Ye Fan naturally wouldn't say much either. Yao Chi had produced an ancient emperor and knew many things. They surely had their own considerations, and he had no reason to interfere.
The monkey cut his wrist, letting out fresh red blood that emitted astonishing divine light, dazzling to the eyes. His life force was extremely vigorous; each drop of blood was like a divine furnace, rising with blazing divine flames.
Ye Fan made his move, operating the Source Heaven Divine Art, continuously tracing on the strange stone, imprinting mysterious and unfathomable patterns, interweaving a complex design.
"Chi!"
The monkey's blood dripped down and quickly permeated, absorbed by the nine-orifice, eight-hole stone king. It trembled lightly, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth even faster.
"The Sacred Fetus gestating inside is really about to be born..." The Big Black Dog's eyelids twitched, and he took several large steps backward.
"What's wrong, doggy? Don't be afraid." Little Nannan comforted in her soft voice.
"When will it be born?" Ye Fan asked.
"Barring any accidents, it can be born in five thousand years." The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi also stood nearby, responding softly.
"Five thousand years later..." Li Heishui and Jiang Huairen exchanged glances.
This news was truly astonishing—a Sacred Spirit was about to be born, an existence of supreme being. Could the various Holy Lands tolerate its arrival in this world?
Clearly, the other Holy Lands already knew the news, otherwise Yao Chi wouldn't have brought them here to reveal the secret.
"Five thousand years—we won't live that long, already buried in yellow earth. But Little Leaf will be at his peak, most likely facing a life-and-death battle. Better to destroy it now!"
Li Heishui, Liu Kou, and the others communicated with Ye Fan through divine thoughts. This time period was too sensitive; who knows what might happen in the future.
The Big Black Dog sighed, "This Emperor believes it now—the great era comparable to Emperor Wu Shi's time is coming. Not only will many kings rise together, even Sacred Spirits comparable to Great Emperors will be born, and the Primeval Royal Clans will return. In the future, to walk proudly in the human world, one needs heaven-defying combat power!"
The monkey was not stingy, releasing quite a bit of blood from his wrist, divine light blazing, essence energy overflowing in all directions. Only when Yao Chi's people called for him to stop did he staunch the bleeding.
"Brother Ape, you're really straightforward," Jiang Huairen muttered.
"I want to shed my blood and transform, so I'm using this to experiment now. This waste blood doesn't matter." The monkey spoke very directly, leaving Yao Chi's people at a loss for words.
The strange stone shone with brilliance, all nine orifices opening wide, inhaling the essence of the sun, absorbing all the sacred blood that had dripped down. Its life force became much stronger, continuously trembling.
"Can I touch it?" Little Nannan blinked her big eyes, her voice soft and hopeful. The little one saw the strange stone sparkling and beautiful, wanting to get closer for a look.
"It's fine, go ahead and touch it." The Big Black Dog's heart stirred, and he overstepped his authority, agreeing first.
She reached out her small hand and gently touched the nine-orifice, eight-hole strange stone. The entire stone suddenly trembled, then became completely still, as if startled.
Ye Fan's heart stirred. The little girl was a "Divine Infant"—could the strange stone sense something?
The Big Black Dog showed an even more peculiar expression, revealing excitement, saying, "Touch it again!"
The fairies of Yao Chi were speechless. This dog was too out of line—when did it become the master here?
"Actually, we're one family. You don't know this, but Yao Chi is most remarkable—indirectly equivalent to producing two Great Emperors..." The Big Black Dog rambled, seeming to have accidentally let something slip, and quickly stopped speaking.
Just then, divine light blazed brilliantly. As Little Nannan pressed against that stone king, it suddenly flowed with light and color, endless divine radiance surging upward.
"Quick, make her stop!" The Yao Chi Supreme Elder was alarmed, wanting to stop it, but was pushed back by the divine light.
At this moment, the nine-orifice, eight-hole strange stone was spewing essence energy outward, flowing into Little Nannan's arm.