C1978 A Suggestion

A spectral shadow glided through the Abyss Gate.

Extreme Intelligence, in pure soul form, emerged from the abyss, his face etched with the marks of hardship. He gazed at Yu Yuan, whose expression was somber, clutching a cold jade box that contained a vial of Life Stoste.

"Do you intend to refine this object?"

Extreme Intelligence, who had left his physical form and essence in the abyss, expressed his surprise as his soul traversed the Abyss Gate.

Yu Yuan was taken aback.

He was puzzled as to why Extreme Intelligence, who had fallen into the abyss, would suddenly emerge, taking an interest in the item he held.

"I'm unable to refine it," Yu Yuan stated icily, furrowing his brow. "Isn't it better to remain in the abyss?"

"My lord..."

Extreme Intelligence's gaze was laden with complexity. He bowed with even greater humility than before. "In the Evil God Palace within the abyss, I came across some information."

"What information?" Yu Yuan asked brusquely.

"I'm not at liberty to disclose it," Extreme Intelligence replied, shaking his head with a sigh. "My lord, I will await your descent in the Vast Expanse. I, too, am eager to discover what has become of the Spinosaurus enveloped by the Geocentric Fire after the cataclysm in the Vast Expanse."

Yu Yuan chose not to pursue the matter further and instead presented the solidified crystal of Life Stoste. "Are you familiar with this?"

"I've heard of it. The exalted Titan Spinosaurus was also capable of refining such a substance," Extreme Intelligence responded, pausing briefly before continuing, "Are you unable to smelt it, my lord?"

Yu Yuan nodded.

"I have a proposal."

Extreme Intelligence spoke with a grave tone. "This object must merge with the heart to reveal its wondrous properties. My lord, fusing it with your unique Yang God may prove challenging. Perhaps you could attempt to integrate it with the heart of your true form."

Yu Yuan's brow darkened. "That would create a Life Keychain. Yet, this is not my own refined Life Stoste, but rather belongs to a King from another realm!"

"It seems you are already versed in the concepts of the Life Keychain and Life Stoste," Extreme Intelligence observed with a smile. After a moment's contemplation, he added cryptically, "Nevertheless, once it merges with your true form, you should be capable of exerting full control over it."

Yu Yuan was taken aback.

His true form, far weaker than both the Yang God and the current Yin God, was capable of fusing with the Life Stoste from the King of Desolate Realm?

Once fused, wouldn't his every thought become perceptible to the King of Desolate Realm?

It was akin to how he could use the Life Keychain to precisely locate Zhong Chichen, Loong Jie, and the Violent Bear, even sensing their emotional shifts.

The King of Desolate Realm had bestowed the Life Keychain upon Old Ape, and the Beast God was significant enough to be controlled by it.

If he merged with this substance using his true form instead of through the Yang God, wouldn't he fall under the King of Desolate Realm's control?

"Sir, you are far more powerful than you realize."

Ji Hui smiled enigmatically. "If you trust me just this once, use your true form to merge with the Life Stoste of the King of Ten Thousand Beasts."

"Trust me, you're in for a remarkable surprise." With those words, Ji Hui departed, adding, "I shall await your return in Hao Ran."

...

In Hao Ran, Cao Jiaze of the Profound Sky Sect had successfully forged a divine seat using the Origin of the Earth.

It was a greenish-black soul pillar.

This radiant soul pillar, a fusion of his Primordial Spirit and Origin, was emitting numerous soul secrets.

Inside the pillar, soul mysteries twinkled like stars, unfolding into myriad wonders.

Cao Jiaze was in the process of assimilation, employing the soul pillar to explore novel applications of the soul.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

At the mere impulse of his will, shades of Cao Jiaze's soul flew from the pillar, darting through his sea of consciousness.

Strands of soul energy in his sea of consciousness were now converging towards the soul pillar.

Suddenly, the soul pillar became a conduit, granting him a perception of the will deep beneath the earth.

He glimpsed the Sea of Souls.

But in an instant, the vast expanse of the Sea of Souls vanished without a trace.

Before it faded, Yu Yuan's figure emerged in his mind, seated in a vast, dim palace, deep in thought.

"What's the matter?"

Han Miaoyuan's voice echoed in the suspended palace before he materialized.

Gazing at the meditative Cao Jiaze, Han Miaoyuan inquired with concern, "Did you sense it?"

"I saw a sea of souls and felt its vague intent," Cao Jiaze admitted candidly.

"Did it invite you to descend and meet with it?" Han Miaoyuan inquired.

"No."

Cao Jiaze shook his head.

At this revelation, Han Miaoyuan ruffled his hair, puzzled. "Legend has it that when Tai Yin ascended to the supreme level, she was in such harmony with the Soul's Great Dao that she was not only bestowed with the essence of her soul but also granted an audience with it. She traversed the Geocentric Fire with her soul and witnessed it firsthand."

"You've made your breakthrough using this Divine Path, and even your cultivation bears its influence."

"You've clearly ascended, so why didn't it receive you? Why didn't it allow your Primordial Spirit to soar and descend into the depths?"

Han Miaoyuan was baffled.

"Sect Master, have you been fostering my growth in the hopes that one day I might venture underground to see what it truly is?" Cao Jiaze wondered.

"Indeed, that's part of my hope," Han Miaoyuan didn't deny, "We all wish to understand what it really looks like, to know how it formed its very essence."

"Then I'm afraid I've let you down, Sect Master," Cao Jiaze said with a wry smile.

...

...In the Freezing Land.

"I will have my revenge on Tan Xiaotian one day."

The stunning Demon Phoenix withdrew her hands from the Cold Abyss Entrance, feeling the tremors from afar, and fumed, "He's destroyed the entrance, now I can't see a thing."

The two orbs of Origin, dark as the deep sea, dimmed in her grasp.

"Sister, what are you trying to see?" asked the fire phoenix, perplexed.

"I'm attempting to sense its will through these two Origins it created. I aim to bypass Han Miaoyuan and his ilk to engage it in direct conversation," the Demon Phoenix explained.

"Why?" The fire phoenix grew even more puzzled, asking incredulously, "Wouldn't it be the same to wait until the Vast Ocean fractures and it fully reveals itself?"

"Not at all the same," the Demon Phoenix shook her head.

Suddenly, she shuddered slightly, as if privy to some significant news.

"The individual from the Desolate Realm, who sought to aid Cadorath with the Life Stoste, has been thwarted by Yu Yuan."

The Demon Phoenix's eyebrows quivered slightly as she mused, "The leader of the Bright Clan withstood the allure. She forwent the key to eternal life and the news of the Light Origin Spirit."

She recounted the events that unfolded in the Perish Starfield at the Divine Soul Sect's main base to the fire phoenix as though she had witnessed them firsthand.

"Cadorath is indeed a formidable force to be reckoned with!" the fire phoenix exclaimed with deep reverence. "Frankly, if you weren't of the Phoenix lineage and hadn't promised to aid me in my search for the Fire Origin Spirit in the vast cosmos, I doubt I would have chosen to oppose that individual."

"To resist the temptation of eternal life and the Light Origin Spirit... Cadorath's willpower is astonishing!"

The fire phoenix couldn't help but feel genuine respect.

"Trying to steal the chicken only to end up losing the rice. That Life Stoste in Yu Yuan's possession might just have an unexpected effect," the Demon Phoenix said with a touch of schadenfreude.

"It's futile. You're aware that he's incapable of dissolving the Life Stoste. He brought it into this world with such audacity because he has the assurance to back it up."

"It's convinced that in this realm, no one can refine the Life Stoste; the only option is to integrate it with one's heart."

"Those of insufficient lineage will perish from a heart explosion if they attempt to force a merger. Those who are worthy of merging will end up like the Old Ape, becoming its devoted followers."

The fire phoenix shared her perspective.

"Indeed."

The Demon Phoenix nodded in agreement, but her expression suddenly shifted.

"Damnation, he's merged it with his true form!"

"I must head to the Perish Starfield!"

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