Chapter 632
The Possibility of Becoming a Saint! The Foundation is Established!
Elder Lei glanced at the faint light spot on the core light screen of the medical area, which represented Jiang Shu's vital signs and was still teetering on the edge of danger. His eyes were deep and complex.
What this kid brought out is probably hotter than any of them imagined.
Having escaped the absolute death zone of the Abyss Star Vortex, the Star Shuttle's speed reached its limit.
The long and oppressive voyage began. The disciples recuperated and rested under the care of the elders, and most of them remained silent.
His gaze occasionally drifted towards the medical area, a complex mix of concern, barely concealed suspicion, and a hint of barely perceptible greed.
News of the fierce battle that erupted over the mysterious stone and the relentless pursuit by the machine race has already spread.
Although it's not appropriate to openly steal Jiang Shu's opportunity.
However, it should be noted that Jiang Shu is an outsider to many in the War Alliance.
As long as they are determined to keep the opportunity within the War Alliance, they will naturally have a respected figure supporting them.
Zhan Feng may seem reckless, but he is actually very perceptive and can see through everyone's thoughts at a glance.
"What, do you think that Jiang Shu's injury gives you an opportunity to take advantage of him?"
"Or are you trying to climb over my head to become the young leader?"
Zhan Feng's method of managing his subordinates is also very simple.
That is the ultimate power.
Many of these people were ancient oddities who had just awakened from their previous associations. They had only heard of Jiang Shu's deeds and did not really understand his methods.
"If you're not convinced, feel free to take this opportunity to step forward. I'd like to see who among you can withstand a punch from Jiang Shu."
"Is it you, or is it you?!"
He showed no mercy, pointing directly at those geniuses who had just harbored greedy thoughts.
Zhan Yun, Yu Sha, and several other peerless geniuses who had entered the Ancient Path of War Souls stood behind him, their aura extremely terrifying, guarding Jiang Shu's side.
Jiang Shu saved their lives in the Ancient Path of War Souls; one should repay kindness.
Not to mention, they knew Jiang Shu's position in the War Alliance better than these geniuses.
In some respects, Jiang Shu's status is even slightly higher than Zhan Feng and Zhan Yun's.
Seeing that they had seemingly incurred the wrath of the crowd, the men had no choice but to suppress their greed and stand up to apologize.
"Go tell my brother."
Zhan Feng chuckled and sat cross-legged on the only way to the core area, his terrifying bronze battle axe gleaming brightly outside.
Elder Lei and the other powerful figures remained silent, all of them satisfied.
To some extent, it's not entirely untrue that the Doomsday Cult claims the universe has been peaceful for far too long.
Having lived a peaceful life for too long, some people have become restless and want to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.
It would be a good thing to dampen their spirits.
Jiang Shu withdrew her gaze and began to focus wholeheartedly on healing her injuries.
He was confident that Zhan Feng, Yu Sha, and several other geniuses who had entered the Ancient Path of War Souls would not attack him, but he couldn't guarantee that Elder Lei and the others, whose cultivation was at the peak of the Venerable realm, wouldn't make a move.
Saints have such great opportunities that even venerable ones might be tempted to covet them.
Therefore, he always kept a wisp of his perception focused on the outside world.
If they really try to take his mysterious stone, he will immediately activate the interdimensional travel ability and return to the vast and boundless realm.
Fortunately, the alliance's principles are still trustworthy.
Under the tireless and continuous nourishment of the "Heavenly Healing Cauldron" projection star device, the terrifying wound on Jiang Shu's back finally began to show slow but solid signs of healing.
The life force of the Divine Cauldron, like the most resilient warrior, gradually eroded the poisonous law left by entropy.
The eerie blue arcs and twisted black threads were gradually decomposed, diluted, and neutralized under the continuous flow of pure life force.
The star shuttle sped along its trail that tore through the starry sky, its heavy metal hull crushing through the chaotic stardust and dust, emitting a dull roar, like a weary but eager-to-return beast.
Jiang Shu lay in the deepest part of the central medical area, immersed in the warm, emerald-green medicinal liquid. The projection of the Heavenly Healing Cauldron floated above it, continuously radiating powerful vitality, fiercely tug-of-war with the cold, stubborn toxins of the laws that clung to the wound on his back.
The excruciating pain was like a maggot clinging to his bone. Each time the medicine hit the toxins, it was like scraping his bone with a dull knife. Although the highly corrosive electron flow and the twisted black threads were gradually disintegrated, the destructive energy released in the process continued to repeatedly impact his meridians and internal organs.
Jiang Shu's consciousness hovered on the edge of lucidity and drowsiness, but his mind stubbornly maintained a sliver of clarity.
Within his body, the flames of the Creation Law flowed like spring rain, the Devouring Law operated rapidly, slowly absorbing the toxins within his body, while the fragments of the Heart of Space acted like a stabilizing force, suppressing the raging torrents of laws.
Under Jiang Shu's powerful control over the Dao, he guided these Daos and toxins to achieve a delicate balance, temporarily suppressing the destructiveness of the toxins within a certain range and preventing them from penetrating deep into the bone marrow and soul.
"We'll be there soon..."
Jiang Shu silently instructed himself to confine the toxins to the wound area.
After an unknown amount of time, the Star Shuttle suddenly jolted, and gradually came to a stop, accompanied by a heavy metallic clanging sound and the low groan of the engine.
The familiar sense of immense pressure and warmth permeated through the thick alloy walls of the Star Shuttle.
They are back.
The life support devices on Jiang Shu were carefully removed, and he was placed on a metal stretcher that shimmered with a stable force field. He was then escorted by Zhan Feng and Zhan Yun and quickly carried off the Star Shuttle.
My vision returned in the blinding light, and before me stood the solemn and majestic entrance to the bronze hall of the War Alliance's ancestral land.
The palace doors slid open silently, and a vast, calming aura, seemingly capable of soothing all restlessness, rushed out.
Vice Alliance Leader Zhan Jiuxiao remained high in the main position, his figure as immovable as a mountain, his aura unfathomable.
But beside him, a blurry, ethereal figure floated silently.
This figure exists between reality and light and shadow, seemingly as thin as gauze, yet it exudes a pure Daoist charm that brings peace and awe to the soul, far beyond what a Venerable Realm expert could possess.
Its mere existence tamed the turbulent spatial currents within the hall.
This is a wisp of the will of the Supreme Elder of the War Alliance.
Clearly, the level of the Saint's Tomb incident has alarmed even the most core members of the alliance.
"Ok?"
"What a domineering poison, penetrating deep into the very source of the laws."
The Supreme Elder's avatar swept his gaze over Jiang Shu on the stretcher, his voice like clear jade chimes, resounding directly in everyone's consciousness—calm and undisturbed, yet clearly discerning of everything.
"Nine Heavens, join forces with me to pull it out."
"Yes!"
Zhan Jiuxiao's expression turned solemn, and he immediately stood up.
The two made no other moves, their eyes fixed on the hideous wound on Jiang Shu's back.
An indescribable power instantly descended upon Jiang Shu. This power was immense beyond imagination, yet gentle and precise like a spring breeze and rain.
Jiang Shu felt that the law toxins that had troubled him for so long, chilling and corrosive, constantly struggling and backfiring, melted and disintegrated rapidly like thin ice under the scorching sun in the face of this power.
The power of the Supreme Elder carries a pure insight into the essence of all things. Like the most precise scalpel, it cuts into the most subtle laws and structures of toxins, instantly peeling them away and purifying the contaminated and damaged life tissues along with them.
Zhan Jiuxiao's power was like a raging furnace, full of absolute destruction and regeneration, completely burning the extracted toxins into nothingness, while simultaneously drawing upon the vast life force of heaven and earth to accelerate the healing of Jiang Shu's wounds.
The detoxification process may seem very long, but it actually only takes a few breaths.
Jiang Shu felt the almost unbearable, corrosive sensation on his back disappear in a very short time, replaced by an indescribable feeling of comfort, as if a huge burden had been lifted off his back.
He let out a long sigh of relief, and his breathing visibly stabilized.
Although he was still somewhat weak, his foundation was intact and his injuries were no longer a major concern.
"Thank you, Vice Alliance Leader and Supreme Elder!"
Jiang Shu slowly stood up and solemnly bowed to the two of them.
He knew that the seemingly simple "poison removal" just now contained an astonishing method.
There's no need for formalities between us.
Tell me in detail what happened inside the Sage's Tomb.
Zhan Jiuxiao waved his hand, his tone calm and his gaze sharp as a knife.
The Supreme Elder's avatar also floated silently, like an observer high in the sky.
Jiang Shu composed himself and clearly recounted his experience inside the Sage's Tomb.
He did not hide the fact that he had obtained the seedling and the mysterious stone.
When he was vying for the mysterious stone, the powerful members of the War Alliance had contributed a lot, and Jiang Shu was not the kind of person who would hold onto something once he had it.
As he spoke, he took out the seedling and the stone and held them up in the air.
"You rascal, you really have incredible luck."
"You obtained the World Tree sapling, a once-in-a-millennium find, so easily."
When the story reached the point about the seedling found within the stable spatial node that triggered the sage's sermon, the Supreme Elder's avatar, which had been silent until now, finally emitted a slight fluctuation of thought, and the blurry figure seemed to solidify for a moment.
"Elder, do you recognize that thing?" Zhan Jiuxiao also turned his head suddenly, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
"It can't be wrong."
The Supreme Elder's thoughts carried an ancient sense of certainty.
"Though its form is small, its substance is condensed from the origin of creation of heaven and earth, bearing the foundation of creation."
"The leaves are dark yellow and blue, which perfectly correspond to the image of yin and yang, purity and turbidity, and the initial separation of the Great Dao."
"This is the juvenile form of the World Tree, also known as the 'World Species'."
He paused slightly, his thoughts sweeping over Jiang Shu with a penetrating power that revealed the essence of things.
"This thing is the foundation for becoming a saint. If you wish to enter the realm of sainthood, you must first create the seed of your own world."
"And the World Tree sapling is one of the most perfect, stable, and infinitely possible core sources of the world."
"It takes thousands of years for heaven and earth to nurture a plant like this; it is something that can only be encountered by chance."
The hall was completely silent, and even someone as powerful as Zhan Jiuxiao had a flicker of barely suppressed fervor in his eyes.
Only Jiang Shu appeared calm.
With a thought, the half-foot-tall seedling filled with stardust and soil appeared in his palm.
Looking closely now, the faint aura appears even more restrained and vast, with two young leaves swaying gently, as if containing a nascent universe.
Having been with the War Alliance for a long time, Jiang Shu had developed a certain level of trust in it.
If he were among any other power and learned that he had obtained such an opportunity, he would not hesitate for a moment and would immediately travel back to the Vast Domain.
He will only return after he has attained the status of a saint.
"So this is the World Tree. The War Alliance Treasury also contains seeds refined from the World Tree fragments it has accumulated, but they are indeed not as pure and mysterious as this naturally grown seedling."
"This seedling is an opportunity given to you by the vast road. Nurture it well, for it is related to the limits of your future path."
Zhan Jiuxiao's gaze held a hint of expectation. He had previously thought that Jiang Shu possessed great fortune and might be able to obtain a significant opportunity.
Unexpectedly, this opportunity was so great that even ordinary Venerables coveted it.
It could even be said that it was quite beneficial to him.
However, Zhan Jiuxiao has his own path to pursue.
Even relying solely on himself, he was confident that he could become a saint!
"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Zhan."
Jiang Shu smiled, put the seedling into his pocket, and looked at the stone that was as black as charcoal, with an uneven surface, but exuding a heavy and profound aura, and said: "The last thing to be fought over in the tomb is this stone."
"I can feel its strong resonance with the laws of space and the power of creation, but I don't know what it is exactly. I would appreciate it if the Supreme Elder and Uncle Zhan could take a look."
The moment the stone appeared, the air inside the hall seemed to grow heavier.
For the first time, the Supreme Elder's clone showed a noticeable fluctuation. Its blurry figure drifted closer, and its invisible will acted like the most sophisticated scanner, carefully examining this seemingly ordinary stubborn rock.
After a long while, the clear, jade-like sound rang out again, carrying a rare sense of solemnity and uncertainty.
"This thing... is quite strange. Even my clone can hardly see through its origins."
"Looking at its appearance, it resembles the embers of a star's core at the beginning of the universe, yet it is not quite the same."
"The spatial laws it contains are extremely ancient and extremely pure!"
"Its weight far exceeds that of ordinary spatial artifacts, and the power it contains is more like a nascent chaotic spacetime itself."
"Although I do not know its specific origin, the spatial origin Dao it contains is so pure and profound that it has reached the pinnacle, far surpassing your fragment of the Heart of Space."
The Supreme Elder's avatar stared at the black stone, his tone resolute.
"Moreover, it is certain that for you, Jiang Shu, this item is nothing less than the supreme resource for breaking through to the Venerable Realm."
"Your cultivation has now reached the bottleneck of the half-step Venerable, and your body and mind have been cleansed by the way of the Sage. Your foundation is solid. What you lack is only the final tempering and transformation of the laws and the accumulation of immeasurable primordial energy."
"With this stone, you can have a ladder to the heavens to reach the realm of the Venerable, and it can also lay an immeasurable and supreme foundation for your future path of spatial cultivation!"
His ethereal gaze shifted to Jiang Shu, carrying an undeniable resolve.
“Jiang Shu, although you haven’t been cultivating for long, your accumulation has reached its limit.”
"There's no need to suppress your cultivation any longer. Take advantage of this opportunity to refine the essence of this stone, break through the Xuan Gate in one fell swoop, and achieve the Venerable Realm." (End of Chapter)