Chapter 1112: Seven-Colored Sky-Cleaving Gourd

After completely eliminating Wang Xuanyang, the hidden threat, Zhou Yuan and Qin Lian led the Tianyuan Region in a large-scale search for ancestral qi veins over the next month. This full-throttle exploration naturally yielded significant gains. In just one month, their camp had even moved three times, which spoke volumes about their discoveries.

Other factions in Hunyuantian also expanded aggressively during this period, plundering all available ancestral qi like locusts.

During this time, the various Hunyuantian factions generally remained peaceful, with the only significant shock coming from the disturbances reported by Wanzu Region.

Wang Xuanyang had fallen, and Zhao Mushen had risen to become the new captain of the Wanzu Region team.

When this news first broke, it undoubtedly shocked all the factions. The fallen individual was no obscure figure; he was a top prodigy, ranked second on Hunyuantian's Tianyang List. In all of Hunyuantian, who besides Guan Qinglong could suppress Wang Xuanyang?

Although Wang Xuanyang's character was questionable, his strength was beyond doubt.

His demise thus had a considerable impact among the various factions. According to information from Wanzu Region, Wang Xuanyang had reportedly encountered a formidable ancient beast attack while hunting ancestral qi veins alone, which led to his death.

This caused some apprehension among the factions. After all, despite encountering some powerful ancient beasts during their explorations, Wang Xuanyang's strength should have allowed him to escape, even if he couldn't defeat them. Could it be that the ancient beast he encountered was so strong that even he couldn't flee?

With the individual dead, no one knew the exact circumstances. However, for safety, all factions became much more cautious during their explorations in the subsequent period.

Only the Tianyuan Region and Zixiao Region remained unaffected, their boldness drawing glances from the other factions.

They were incredibly bold.

In a deep underground chasm.

Faint roars echoed through the chasm, as surging Genesis Qi rolled in like a yellow dragon, continuously flowing into an altar.

In front of the altar, thousands of figures sat quietly, eagerly absorbing the vast ancestral qi.

At the very front of the altar, Zhou Yuan had not yet closed his eyes. He watched the surging ancestral qi with a faint smile. Over the past month, they had discovered over ten ancestral qi veins, four of which were medium-grade. Such a haul was likely the greatest among all the Hunyuantian factions.

Immersed in these more than ten ancestral qi veins, the entire Tianyuan Region team's strength was improving at an astonishing rate.

Zhou Yuan's own improvement was even more remarkable. His Genesis Qi foundation alone had already surpassed two billion, reaching 2.09 billion.

Besides his own Genesis Qi foundation, Silver Shadow's Genesis Qi foundation had also increased from one billion to 1.4 billion, continuously nourished by ancestral qi treasures. According to Zhou Yuan's perception, if Silver Shadow's Genesis Qi foundation could reach two billion, it might be able to open a second void aperture. At that point, Silver Shadow would be able to replicate a second Genesis Art from him.

Its combat power would significantly increase.

Although these improvements were welcome, Zhou Yuan's greatest anticipation was for today.

He felt that perhaps this time, the Seven Cangxuan Arts would truly begin to merge.

"Come on, let me see what you, the Seven Cangxuan Arts, truly are!"

Expectation gleamed in Zhou Yuan's eyes. He then slowly closed them, allowing the surging ancestral qi to engulf him.

He found himself once again on the peak of a mountain, surrounded by a sea of clouds stretching to the horizon.

Above the clouds, multiple figures of Zhou Yuan flickered into existence, continuously performing the Seven Cangxuan Arts. They then merged one by one, repeating this process endlessly.

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged on the mountain peak, watching the figures with deep, unperturbed eyes.

After an unknown period, a hint of enlightenment slowly emerged within him.

In the distant sea of clouds, a sun seemed to slowly rise, its light illuminating thousands of miles.

A faint smile appeared on Zhou Yuan's face. He then clasped his hands together, and a series of unfamiliar yet ancient seals began to transform.

The seals transformed faster and faster, until only afterimages flickered.

At a certain moment, countless afterimages instantly converged.

Zhou Yuan formed a hand seal, as if plucking a flower.

"My treasure, emerge," a low whisper seemed to sound.

Buzz!

The sea of clouds boiled. Countless figures identical to Zhou Yuan appeared, then converged. At the point of convergence, a faint light blossomed, gradually intensifying. Within it, a silhouette became increasingly clear.

The entire space vibrated at this moment.

Zhou Yuan stared intently at the silhouette, his understanding deepening.

A true Saint Genesis Art!

This was a profound Genesis Art Zhou Yuan had never encountered before. The Lesser Saint Arts he had previously cultivated paled in comparison.

Under Zhou Yuan's burning gaze, he finally discerned the silhouette. It seemed to be... a gourd?

More precisely, it was a gourd-shaped outline, existing between nothingness and substance, seemingly present yet difficult to perceive.

Zhou Yuan extended his palm, and the gourd-like silhouette drifted down, slowly settling into his hand.

At such close proximity, Zhou Yuan noticed a seven-colored light reflecting from the gourd. An ineffable sense of mystery emanated from it, and faintly, he sensed an indescribable sharp aura within the gourd's silhouette.

That sharpness could pierce and cleave through all matter.

A piece of information arose in Zhou Yuan's mind.

"This is..."

"The Seven-Colored Heaven-Severing Gourd?"

An uncontrollable smile bloomed on Zhou Yuan's lips. So this was the product of merging the Seven Cangxuan Arts—the Saint Genesis Art hidden by the Cangxuan Sect, finally merged by him after so many years of possessing the Seven Cangxuan Arts...

According to the information Zhou Yuan received, if the Seven-Colored Heaven-Severing Gourd was cultivated to its peak, it could contain seven streams of seven-colored heaven-severing sword light. If all seven sword lights were unleashed simultaneously, they would possess the power to sever the heavens!

Whether it could truly sever the heavens, Zhou Yuan didn't know, but he was certain that the Seven-Colored Heaven-Severing Gourd would become his strongest trump card!

Zhou Yuan stared at the Heaven-Severing Gourd. He could vaguely sense a tiny thread of seven-colored light swimming deep within it. However, this light was extremely faint and would require continuous nourishment with Genesis Qi to gradually grow stronger.

This should be the so-called seven-colored heaven-severing sword light, though perhaps still in its infancy...

As for unleashing all seven sword lights simultaneously, that seemed to be beyond Zhou Yuan's current capabilities.

Yet, even with this seven-colored sword light being so faint, Zhou Yuan could already feel its immense power. He felt that if he had possessed such a sword light when dealing with Wang Xuanyang, and timed it well, he might have been able to kill him with a single strike.

In this treacherous Ancient Origin Heaven, having such a trump card at this moment brought Zhou Yuan a great deal of peace.

Back in the deep chasm, when Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, he found that the ancestral qi vein here had been fully absorbed. Everyone else had already finished and were preparing to return to camp.

Zhou Yuan felt lighthearted and stood up with a smile. He then noticed Qin Lian waiting nearby.

"It seems you had quite a fruitful session?" Qin Lian asked curiously, noting Zhou Yuan's smile.

Zhou Yuan simply smiled without a word, clearly not intending to easily reveal this trump card.

Seeing his lack of a reply, Qin Lian rolled her eyes but didn't press the matter. She continued, "By the way, there seems to be some news regarding the information you asked us to look out for."

Zhou Yuan was momentarily stunned, then suddenly remembered his previous instructions. He looked at Qin Lian with a hint of surprise, "Have you encountered people from Cangxuan Heaven?"

He had previously asked Qin Lian and the others to gather information about Cangxuan Heaven. After all, he originated from Cangxuan Heaven and had deep affection for the Cangxuan Sect; it was where he and Yaoyao shared their most cherished memories.

Qin Lian shook her head. "We haven't encountered anyone from Cangxuan Heaven, but we do exchange information with other Hunyuantian factions. The news we got this time came from the Beast Control Region..."

"Apparently, during their exploration of an ancestral qi vein, they encountered someone from Cangxuan Heaven. You know, those guys from the Myriad Beast Region are skilled in beast control, but the person they met from Cangxuan Heaven was even better at it than them. They directly counter-controlled their battle beasts. Fortunately, that person was alone and eventually cornered by the Beast Control Region in a complex mountain range. It's probably only a matter of time before they're captured."

Zhou Yuan froze, then slowly asked, "Is that person male or female?"

Qin Lian thought for a moment. "It seems to be a female."

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, his expression a little strange. There weren't any particularly powerful beast-controlling sects in Cangxuan Heaven, but he did know a beast-controlling genius who was born with the ability to understand beast hearts.

A charming young girl with green hair and a small ice-blue bird always perched on her shoulder flashed through his mind.

Luluo...

Is it really you?