Chapter 891: The Gift
"Gifts for us?"
Shangguan Xian was the liveliest, and she quickly came over.
They were not like those subjects to Chu Yuan, with no such great restraint, and said, "What have you brought us, Your Majesty?"
"This first gift is for you, a [Divine Drug] relic without splendor."
Chu Yuan said smilingly; they were his closest family after all.
As soon as the [Divine Drug] relic appeared, auroras blazed brilliantly, streaks of unsplendid light piercing the eyes and leaving Shangguan Xian entranced and intoxicated.
"Your Majesty, how do I feel a force similar to the attribute of transforming into a divine light?"
Shangguan Xian expressed in surprise.
"You guessed correctly; the light of the non-splendor dissolves [Mana], wears away flesh and blood, and is filled with unfathomably more mysteries than the light of becoming divine. Just invest a great amount of divine objects into this [Divine Drug] relic, and it will produce an unending stream of divine light, laying down an immortal foundation for your enlightenment."
Chu Yuan handed the [Divine Drug] relic to Shangguan Xian; this was his woman, so naturally, he was not stingy.
"So dazzling!"
Shangguan Xian was enraptured.
This indeed was the most suitable power for her.
Uncontrollably, she absorbed a thread of the divine light, which immediately collided fiercely with her transformative divine light. Soon after, the transformative divine light was assimilated, and the stronger light without splendor began to dissolve her.
"Oh no!"
She exclaimed in alarm.
After all, her cultivation was only at the fifth step of a World God, and she still couldn't withstand such extreme power.
"I am here."
The reassuring words from Chu Yuan came.
With a wave of his hand, a supreme power swept in, suppressing Shangguan Xian's turmoil and aiding her in the refinement.
Immediately, under Chu Yuan's gentle control, Shangguan Xian's original transformative power slowly changed into the light without splendor, her body emanating an even more dazzling and brilliant radiance.
"I'm about to break through to become a Cosmic God!"
Shangguan Xian waved her hand, and the light without splendor swept out.
"The Fairy Consort is going to become a Cosmic God!"
Yao Linger and Luo Yueying also felt some envy.
"What are you dawdling for? I've also brought gifts for you," said Chu Yuan.
Chu Yuan first looked towards Luo Yueying, and a golden island under a seal appeared, within which was a golden divine statue. He smiled and said, "Yueying, this is the pure power of the original spirit. This statue, transformed from an immortal soul, is enough for you before breaking through to immortality."
"This consort thanks Your Majesty!"
Luo Yueying had a temperament different from Shangguan Xian's, hers sharp with an added softness.
"Linger, I also have a great gift for you."
Boom! The [Enlightenment Book] appeared, divine light blossoming, and the three immediately found themselves in the space and time of origin, looking at that [Divine Tree] of origin.
"This is the [Enlightenment Book], the power of origin; Linger, since you cultivate [Divine Drugs] for the empire, I have thought it over that this [Enlightenment Book] is most suitable for you, this tree can be refined into an artifact under your control, and this [Origin Spirit Staff] I also hand over to you," said Chu Yuan.
Chu Yuan handed the control of the [Enlightenment Book] to Yao Linger.
"[Enlightenment Book]!"
Upon seeing this artifact, Yao Linger's first thought wasn't for herself but for the empire, and she immediately said, "Your Majesty, as the empire develops, cultivating [Divine Drugs] is becoming increasingly difficult and slow, but with this [Enlightenment Book], if this consort can unleash the power within the [Divine Tree], it will enable [Divine Drugs] to grow rapidly, which will be of incalculable benefit to the empire."
"You've worked hard."
Chu Yuan said, "Break through to become Cosmic Gods, and I will protect you."
The three nodded, their cultivation indeed reaching the limit of World Gods.
With the three astounding magical artifacts Chu Yuan had brought them, breaking through to become Cosmic Gods was a simple task for them.
Xuanguan Immortal's divine light shot forth, and the plain relics were sealed by Chu Yuan's Great Sealing Technique, allowing her to gradually take control.
Luo Yueying then radiated an endless light of the primordial spirit, her soul power extremely strong, and Chu Yuan had also given her the Dreamland rewarded by the system before.
Yao Ling'er held the Origin Spirit Staff, drawing out strands of primordial force from the Origin Divine Tree. A seed, nourished by this power, immediately took root and sprouted, growing into a Divine Drug.
"We are now gods of the cosmos,"
Chu Yuan was also very happy.
"You have just ascended to the realm of cosmos gods, and your foundations are not yet stable. With the empire's resources and the power of these three divine treasures, there should be no bottlenecks before reaching immortality. It's the perfect time to use the time acceleration in the secret realm to consolidate your strength,"
said Chu Yuan.
They all nodded in agreement.
This is the advantage of having supreme beings in the empire; otherwise, with their strength, how could they possibly break through to become cosmos gods so easily?
That's why the more powerful forces are able to produce so many masters.
Chu Yuan's eyes twinkled. Having seen his three beloved consorts break through, he too wanted to enhance his own realm.
Having returned from the Cosmic Sea, Chu Yuan had obtained too many treasures.
He also ordered the empire to temporarily cease conquests and first transform the treasures obtained into the empire's strength, thereby comprehensively enhancing the foundation of the empire.
Now in the empire, apart from him, Jiuyou and the Enlightenment Book, who were temporarily cultivating in the empire, were the ones most likely to break through to immortality.
With so many materials at hand, they naturally also turned into cannons and warships.
In cultivation, talent is important, but treasures are even more necessary.
Time passed...
In the thirty-second year of Shenwu...
Several years had also passed since his return from the Cosmic Sea.
"The extreme peak of the fourth step,"
Chu Yuan cultivated, using the many divine treasures in his possession to enhance his cultivation to the ultimate limit of the fourth step.
This step wasn't hard; it was just a matter of enhancing one's own destructive mana, which could be achieved with a large amount of elixirs.
However, for Chu Yuan, the true difficulty was in forming the immortal body. Either he could slowly cultivate on his own, using time to enhance his cultivation and bit by bit develop his own immortal substance
or he could plunder others' immortal substances to quickly empower himself.
Chu Yuan disliked taking it slow; the situation in the cosmos changed every day, and he didn't have that much time to waste.
"This speed is too slow,"
said Chu Yuan, as a faint immortal glow emanated from his body.
With a wave of his hand, brilliant points of light swept forth like a galaxy of stars—these were all immortal substances, extremely precious in the cosmos, as vital as life itself.
But Chu Yuan knew.
He needed a vast amount of immortal substances to reach immortality, to hone an even more terrifying power.
Of course, he also understood that the more he needed, the more it indicated that once he achieved immortality, his strength would be terrifyingly greater, something he desired.
"In the process of forming the immortal body, as I gather more immortal substances, my strength will also greatly increase,"
Chu Yuan said with a smile, "Let's go see how Ling Consort's cultivation is going, with the Origin Divine Tree, the Three Thousand Divine Halls, and the immortal foundation—it's all quite profound."
He flashed away and appeared inside Yao Ling'er's chamber.
Within the Human Emperor's realm, in order to give everyone a sense of time, there were transformations of day and night and the twelve hours of celestial bodies.
Dawn broke.
Yao Ling'er dressed Chu Yuan carefully, meticulously adjusting his imperial robe, and fastening his robe sash, gazing at the man before her.
After thinking for a moment, she still spoke up, "Your Majesty, I have been cultivating with the Origin Divine Tree, but as I broke through to the realm of the cosmos god, I feel like there might be other Origin Divine Trees in this world."