Chapter 905: Divine Blood Embryo
The mythical tomb was mysterious, containing all sorts of inconceivable objects. Although it was a place that represented death, it also held ancient immortal beings slumbering within.
"Spiritual Blood Placenta." Chu Yuan thought, then said, "Continue."
"This Spiritual Blood Placenta is a very miraculous thing. When living beings die, their flesh and blood essence are attracted by the mythical tomb and gradually coalesce into something resembling a placenta. It contains intense divine power, as I have read in the records from the Wilderness."
The Wilderness had existed for an extremely long time and had even produced War Gods of the barbarian tribes of impressive might, who could contend with gods and Celestial Emperors. They had also sent Chu Yuan many ancient texts.
"During the War God of the barbarian tribes' last earth-shattering battle, he also seized a Spiritual Blood Placenta and drew strength from it. As a result, he still lives, although his own condition is still not good, but he remains in the world."
The Enlightenment Book said, "Therefore, I believe this item might be of use to Your Majesty."
"Spiritual Blood Placenta, based on your description, is the congealed flesh and blood of mighty beings, containing a strong energy. Perhaps it truly might be of use to me."
Chu Yuan slowly said, "This time, when I broke through the Wish Time-Space within the City of Desires and let those immortals escape, I owed them some favors, to a greater or lesser extent. The ancient texts they sent might not mean much to them, but they are of great use to the empire. Enlightenment Book, you must study them carefully and deduce your own path to immortality from them."
"I understand."
The Enlightenment Book nodded, "Some ancient texts are not valuable, but without that favor, others would not have given them to you. In their powers, there are many more; I advise you to make good use of this favor. With Your Majesty's divine might, they will not refuse to enrich the foundations of your Book Universe."
"I leave this matter to you to handle."
Chu Yuan said.
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The mythical tomb, filled with graves everywhere, exuded a pervasive aura of death, with old vines and trees and crows circling overhead, emitting sounds of death.
Here, there were too many tombstones, and the buried mighty ones were countless. Some mighty beings had buried themselves to avoid catastrophe, permanently entombing themselves in the process.
A figure with boundless might, ignoring the dangers of the mythical tomb, descended here.
His gaze was sharp as lightning, piercing through layers of the void. Inside this mythical tomb that symbolized death, there were several undying auras.
"Spiritual Blood Placenta."
Chu Yuan had arrived here.
His purpose was indeed the Spiritual Blood Placenta.
There were few records of the Spiritual Blood Placenta, and Chu Yuan was not clear if it might be useful on his path to immortality. However, currently lacking a tremendous amount of immortal substances, he had indeed reached a bottleneck and would not give up any possibilities.
His power radiated, devouring the essence of the mythical tomb.
Last time Chu Yuan had also visited the mythical tomb, but at that time, his cultivation was far from what it was now, and he had only ventured into the peripheral areas.
According to records, the Spiritual Blood Placenta was in the most central area of the mythical tomb.
Chu Yuan moved swiftly; he had reached the core of the mythical tomb, where there were few graves, but those who could bury themselves here were immortals. Some had died, while others still lived in this world.
This place was originally dim, but suddenly, a brilliant divine light appeared in Chu Yuan's eyes.
The next moment, he saw a massive mound of flesh in front of him, resembling a placenta and actually writhing, waves of blood energy radiating from it, with divine light flowing and spreading on the flesh.
"This is the Spiritual Blood Placenta!"
Chu Yuan looked directly at the Spiritual Blood Placenta.
This divine blood embryo, with it at the center, had thick, blood vessel-like structures spreading out in all directions, resembling an old tree deeply embedding its numerous roots into the ground, absorbing nutrients, and continuously growing stronger.
"This divine blood embryo absorbs the energy of the strong to gradually enhance itself. The more people who die within the divine tomb, the more powerful it becomes, like a fruit that grows over time, becoming a marvel within the divine tomb," he said.
Chu Yuan realized that although the divine blood embryo was not an immortal substance, if he could refine it, it could be transformed into his cultivation.
However, marvelous as the divine blood embryo was, merely appearing right in front of him, touching it would inevitably trigger a chain reaction, provoking the immortals inside the divine tomb to act.
Minor figures entering the divine tomb, these ancient immortals would not care, treating them as mere flies, easy to obliterate. But Chu Yuan's arrival was like a fearsome tiger descending, earth-shattering and revolutionizing.
"This object, I shall take it."
The statement from Chu Yuan seemed to be both a self-affirmation and a declaration to the immortals within the tomb.
He had deduced that the divine blood embryo's age was calculated in cycles of reincarnation, absorbing endless blood food. The energy contained within was even more ferocious than that of Yan Wu who he had previously slain, potentially allowing him to consolidate more than half of an immortal body.
The temptation was immense.
His Heavenly Hand suddenly shot forth, its immense power shaking the heavens, causing the entire divine tomb to tremble.
"Someone has made a move inside the divine tomb; their target is the divine blood embryo!"
"Who dares disturb the tomb's blood embryo, the treasure of the immortals within the tomb? Whoever touches it, dies! What audacity to act here, did you do so with our consent? Even if you are an immortal, acting recklessly here will lead to your death at this very place, strike him down and merge him into the divine blood embryo, making it even more perfect!"
Chu Yuan's grand action naturally alerted some of the slumbering immortals in the tomb.
One grave after another burst open, and within the blink of an eye, five or six stern-faced immortals appeared; seeing the Heavenly Hand descending from the sky, one of the immortals dressed in ancient garments immediately struck forward.
Boom!
Unparalleled fluctuations!
As the force spread, many tomb mounds were leveled; the immortal countering Chu Yuan suddenly endured tremendous force, his body sinking, one leg completely suppressed into the ground.
"It's him!"
The elder who had appeared during the blood moon gazed at Chu Yuan from a distance, his expression changing, then muttered to himself, "This Great Emperor actually came to the divine tomb blood embryo, his target being the divine blood embryo, but I might as well join in this excitement."
"Who are you!"
An immortal clad in blood garments stepped forward, his eyes blazing red, inciting a violent surge in one's bloodstream.
"Do you intend to block me?"
Chu Yuan, tall and imposing as a mountain, holding up the sky, his dark emperor's robe fluttering in the wind, immensely domineering and ruthlessly cold, as if the heavens themselves were sweeping over these immortals.
"This man is the Divine Martial Emperor!"
An immortal's eyes emitted a cold light, coldly saying, "I know who he is now, the Divine Martial Emperor from the Divine Martial Empire. Not long ago in the City of Wishes, because of him, the Feathered Divine Dynasty's plot was thwarted, and an immortal managed to escape, while he also slew an immortal. No wonder he is so domineering, having come to our divine tomb!"
The name of the Divine Martial Emperor was known even among these immortals within the tomb.
Although these immortals seldom left the divine tomb, that did not mean they were completely ignorant of the outside world. By killing those who came to the divine tomb and seizing their memories, they could learn about some real major events in the outside world.
It was also because the Divine Martial Emperor's recent deeds in the cosmic space were too shocking, his reputation had already spread within the immortal circles.