Chapter 1091: Toxic

The moment the rolling "yellow dragon" enveloped him, Zhou Yuan felt his Divine Dwelling vibrate wildly. The two Heavenly Suns suspended within his Divine Dwelling rippled with energy, radiating immense eagerness.

Zhou Yuan clasped his hands together, and platinum Heavenly Dragon Qi gradually rose from his body, faintly forming a platinum dragon head above him. The dragon's mouth opened, inhaling sharply.

The Dragon Absorption Art!

*Gurgle!*

Immediately, streams of ancestral qi were forcefully drawn in, pouring madly into Zhou Yuan's body. The speed of his absorption was far superior to everyone else's, even greatly surpassing Qin Lian's.

The immense influx of ancestral qi immediately brought about significant changes within Zhou Yuan. First, his own origin qi began to swell and strengthen at an astonishing rate as each wisp of ancestral qi merged into it. Within every meridian in Zhou Yuan's body, robust origin qi surged, bringing with it immense power. This amplified origin qi ultimately flowed into his Divine Dwelling, infusing the two Heavenly Suns.

His two Glazed Heavenly Suns gradually grew brighter, and the origin qi fluctuations emanating from them continuously intensified. Upon closer inspection, one could even discern that the four claws covering his Glazed Heavenly Suns were gradually extending new patterns—a sign they were solidifying into a fifth claw!

This sight filled Zhou Yuan with immense joy. As his Senior Brother had said, the ancestral qi from the Ancient Source Heaven could indeed gradually perfect his Dragon Claw Heavenly Suns. Currently, he only possessed four-clawed Heavenly Suns, but Zhou Yuan believed that with enough ancestral qi, the legendary Nine-Claw Heavenly Suns might very well manifest in him! Therefore, he absorbed the ancestral qi even more vigorously!

As more and more ancestral qi poured into his body, Zhou Yuan suddenly felt a unique essence spreading within him. It was like a sacred, incense-like aura drifting through his being, imbuing him with a sudden sense of profound enlightenment. Zhou Yuan's mind became slightly immersed in this feeling, and at one point, he seemed to open his eyes.

He found himself standing on a towering mountain peak, surrounded by continuous clouds and mist beyond the summit. Amidst the swirling clouds, a figure emerged, identical to Zhou Yuan. The figure flickered, and a shadowy form appeared on its body. This shadowy form extended luminous wings, absorbing the origin qi of heaven and earth to strengthen itself.

Zhou Yuan gazed at the figure, slightly stunned, then recognized it: It was the Grand Profound Sacred Spirit Art!

At the same time, another figure of Zhou Yuan flickered into view within the surrounding mist. This figure let out a long roar, its body expanding, its formidable physique radiating astonishing power.

The Profound Saint Body!

A realization dawned upon him. Confirming his realization, figure after figure emerged from the mist, each displaying different origin arts. One manifested shrieking sword qi, a peerlessly sharp sword shadow that seemed capable of tearing heaven and earth apart—the Demon-Cleansing Sword Orb Art! Another summoned a Thunder Prison, thunder roaring with boundless dominance—the Thunder Prison Art! There was also azure-yellow qi transforming into marrow liquid, dripping down...

These were the Seven Arts of Cangxuan that Zhou Yuan cultivated!

Zhou Yuan watched as each figure demonstrated one of the Seven Arts, his realization growing stronger. He knew this might be a sign that the Seven Arts of Cangxuan were about to merge. Had the moment he had waited for years finally arrived?

The instant the Seven Arts of Cangxuan were performed to their utmost, the seven figures suddenly shot out, colliding like streams of light. At that moment, the clouds and mist surged violently. The clouds seemed to form a massive vortex, and light gradually converged at its center.

Zhou Yuan stared intently at the center of the vortex. He, too, desperately wanted to know what would emerge from the fusion of the Seven Arts of Cangxuan! Under his gaze, a faint, blurry shadow finally began to materialize at the center of the vortex—it seemed to be the outline of some object...

However, just as Zhou Yuan wanted to widen his eyes to get a clearer look, he suddenly felt the incense-like aroma completely vanish. The entire sea of clouds rapidly began to dissipate, and everything before him disappeared into thin air.

"Damn it!"

Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, unable to stop himself from cursing. He lifted his head, feeling a bit dejected, and saw that the last stream of ancestral qi had passed through him and entered the spatial passage opened by the altar behind them. Clearly, his previous epiphany had been interrupted because the ancestral qi had run out. Fortunately, the signs of the Seven Arts' fusion had already appeared. As long as he acquired enough ancestral qi, the Seven Arts would certainly complete their fusion.

"It will probably require a considerable amount of ancestral qi," Zhou Yuan silently estimated. But no matter how much was needed, he would certainly provide it, as he believed the fused product of the Seven Arts of Cangxuan would greatly satisfy him.

While Zhou Yuan was still feeling a little dejected, the Heavenly Sun stage experts from the Heaven Abyss Territory also woke up. They immediately sensed their own bodies, and the next moment, thunderous cheers of ecstasy erupted, shaking the entire mountain range. Evidently, their strength had significantly advanced.

Zhou Yuan stretched lazily and also checked his own condition. Then, his eyebrow couldn't help but twitch. "My origin qi foundation has increased by... twenty million?!" Faced with such an increase, even Zhou Yuan was slightly dumbfounded. Twenty million in origin qi foundation! If he had cultivated normally in the Primordial Heaven, even with Glazed Heavenly Suns, it would have taken a considerable amount of time. What's more, this growth occurred after breaking through his previous limit. Zhou Yuan hadn't yet reached the Heavenly Sun stage limit, so he could still increase his origin qi foundation by continuously improving. However, many late-stage Heavenly Sun cultivators had already touched the Heavenly Sun stage limit. For them, increasing their foundation by even tens of thousands of origin qi stars, let alone millions, would require an unimaginable amount of effort and resources. Yet, in this Ancient Source Heaven... in just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they could gain previously unimaginable benefits. The power of ancestral qi was truly terrifying!

At this moment, Zhou Yuan felt an itch, wishing he could capture another ten or eight ancestral qi branches. If so, his origin qi foundation would likely skyrocket by hundreds of millions! Zhou Yuan also inwardly examined his Divine Dwelling and found that a segment of the fifth dragon claw had solidified on his two Heavenly Suns... At this rate, with a few more occurrences, his four-clawed Heavenly Suns would likely transform into five-clawed Heavenly Suns!

"What a tremendous stroke of fortune..." Zhou Yuan couldn't help but sigh. Whether it was the increase in his origin qi foundation, the growth of the dragon patterns on his Heavenly Suns, or the profound enlightenment brought by the incense-like essence, each of these was something all Heavenly Sun cultivators yearned for but rarely achieved. Yet now, they had all appeared at once. Zhou Yuan knew how overjoyed everyone was, so he let them celebrate.

Just as he was lazily standing up, Qin Lian suddenly appeared beside him. "How was it? How much did your origin qi foundation increase?" Zhou Yuan asked with a smile.

"Over seven million..." Qin Lian replied, then bit her red lip, staring at Zhou Yuan with a strange, resentful look.

"What kind of look is that?" Zhou Yuan asked, puzzled.

Qin Lian gritted her teeth, her voice trembling, "Zhou Yuan, do you have some kind of infectious poison?"

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Yuan was completely bewildered by her.

A Heavenly Sun emerged behind Qin Lian. Pointing to a spot on it, she said with some indignation, "Then why would something like this suddenly appear on my Heavenly Sun? That's clearly something only your Heavenly Suns have! What exactly did you do to me?"

Zhou Yuan looked closely and couldn't help but be startled, then rubbed his eyes. Because he saw that on Qin Lian's originally pure and flawless Glazed Heavenly Sun, a faint, mottled pattern had also appeared. That familiar mark was... a dragon pattern? Zhou Yuan clearly remembered that Qin Lian's Heavenly Sun had no such dragon patterns before. This meant that this change had only occurred after her absorption of ancestral qi this time...

This wasn't entirely unbelievable, as Zhuan Zhu had once told him that Dragon Claw Heavenly Suns could have either innate or acquired potential. The former referred to dragon patterns that appeared the moment one solidified their Heavenly Sun, like his own. The latter referred to a rare mutation that could occur when a cultivator in the late Heavenly Sun stage encountered a monumental stroke of fortune, allowing them to also gain dragon patterns and transform their Heavenly Sun into a Dragon Claw Heavenly Sun. However, since there was a distinction between innate and acquired, there was naturally a difference in their potential. According to his Senior Brother, acquired Dragon Claw Heavenly Suns typically approached their limit upon reaching a Six-Claw Heavenly Sun. As for ascending to a Nine-Claw Heavenly Sun, it was as difficult as reaching the heavens. Nevertheless, even so, mutating into a Dragon Claw Heavenly Sun meant greater potential than an ordinary Glazed Heavenly Sun, as it belonged to the legendary Heavenly Suns...

So, after a moment of stunned silence, Zhou Yuan looked at the woman before him, who was unaware of her good fortune, and his face darkened. "You're the one with poison! Your whole family has poison!"