Chapter 915: Silver Shadow Evolution

Inside a cultivation room.

The cultivation room was spacious and bright, with ancient and complex Origin Runes carved into its high ceiling. At this moment, vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi continuously poured in from numerous holes in the ground and walls, filling the chamber with a faint mist. This indicated an extreme density of Origin Qi.

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged on a large jade platform. This level of cultivation room required a significant daily consumption of rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, a luxury only elders in the Heaven Abyss Realm could enjoy. Before his promotion to Pavilion Master, Zhou Yuan was far from qualified for such a room.

But now, he was.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan's expression was solemn. Before him, a silver orb floated silently. Its surface was as smooth as a mirror, but upon closer inspection, countless tiny, dust-like Origin Runes could be seen slowly swirling within it.

The exquisite craftsmanship of this 'Silver Shadow' astonished even the current Zhou Yuan. It was considered the pinnacle masterpiece of that ancient sect in the Black Abyss, the culmination of countless generations' efforts. Unfortunately, before they could fully develop this masterpiece, they met with ruin.

With a thought, the 'Silver Shadow' slowly melted, transforming into a swirling pool of silvery liquid before Zhou Yuan. Deep within it, a luster shimmered like a starry sky, giving it an appearance of possessing a certain vitality.

Zhou Yuan closed his eyes. His Spirit rose from the crown of his head and sat cross-legged in the air. Soul Flames rose from the tips of his Spirit's fingers. At this moment, the Qiankun Bag at Zhou Yuan's waist opened, and numerous precious materials, emitting strange lights, slowly rose and floated in mid-air.

Zhou Yuan's Spirit power spread out, directly enveloping some of the precious materials and guiding them into the Soul Flames. The Soul Flames blazed, rapidly melting the precious materials. Impurities were incinerated, gradually forming a liquid state. Zhou Yuan's Spirit was fully concentrated, not daring to relax in the slightest. These materials were exceedingly rare; even with Xi Jing's intervention, it had taken some time to acquire them. With the Nine Regions Grand Assembly imminent, he did not have enough time to wait for the next batch.

One after another, the precious materials were continuously refined, eventually forming a viscous liquid that radiated colorful light. Zhou Yuan's Spirit power fused into it, continuously combining or breaking down the various properties of the materials.

This process alone consumed three days of Zhou Yuan's time. As the fourth day arrived, countless dazzling crystal dust particles began to form within the viscous liquid that had merged with the many precious materials, shining brilliantly.

Zhou Yuan exhaled deeply, a hint of exhaustion flickering in his eyes, but he quickly re-energized himself, knowing that refining the precious materials was merely the first step. The evolution of the Silver Shadow was more difficult than he had imagined. With Yaoyao not by his side, he had to rely entirely on himself.

Zhou Yuan released his Spirit power without reservation, pouring it all into the brilliant liquid. The next moment, the thousands of crystal dust particles contained within slowly rose under the manipulation of his Spirit power, eventually encircling his Spirit like a stellar ring. His Spirit power entwined with the crystal dust. Extremely fine marks began to appear on the dust particles, forming profound Origin Marks.

Yaoyao had once said that the Silver Shadow was incomplete, making it only useful in the Primeval Realm. For it to continually evolve, its internal structure needed to be made complete. Even the current Zhou Yuan could not fathom the mysteries of this 'Silver Shadow'. Fortunately, Yaoyao had already deduced them for him and had given him the method of deduction long ago...

What Zhou Yuan needed to do now was to inscribe the Origin Runes that Yaoyao had deduced, one by one, onto these dust-like crystal particles. This was an extremely demanding task for Spirit control, but fortunately, Zhou Yuan's Spirit, which was at the early stage of the Transcendent Realm, was barely sufficient. However, this required slow and meticulous work, consuming a considerable amount of time.

Zhou Yuan calmed his mind, patiently operating his Spirit, meticulously engraving the Origin Marks onto the dust-fine crystal particles. This engraving process alone took a full half month.

Half a month later.

When Zhou Yuan had inscribed the complete Origin Mark onto the last crystal particle, he felt utterly drained. His Spirit, still cross-legged in the air, appeared slightly dim, clearly exhausted by the half-month long inscription process. Zhou Yuan did not continue. Instead, he immediately activated the 'Chaos Divine Mill Contemplation Method' to begin recovering his depleted Spirit.

After more than half a day, light surged through his Spirit once more. With his state recovered, Zhou Yuan's eyes burned with eagerness. He gazed at the crystal dust circling him like a stellar ring; upon closer inspection, one could see that each particle was covered in intricate Origin Runes.

"Yaoyao's mastery of Origin Runes is truly terrifying," Zhou Yuan couldn't help but exclaim. "These Origin Runes are like countless tiny gears in a machine; once integrated into the Silver Shadow, they will fill its internal incompleteness, allowing the Silver Shadow to undergo an evolution!"

"The Origin Runes have been carved into the crystal dust. Next is the final step: integrating them into the Silver Shadow!"

Zhou Yuan adjusted his state to its peak. With a thought, the thousands of crystal dust particles, trailing streaks of light, dove into the flowing silvery liquid formed by the Silver Shadow, like birds flocking to a forest.

All the crystal dust surged into it. Zhou Yuan's face was unprecedentedly grave. His Spirit power erupted without reservation, causing veins to throb on his forehead, while rings of brilliant light continuously burst forth from his Spirit, still cross-legged in the air.

The dust-like crystal particles floated and sank within the silvery liquid. The Origin Runes carved onto the crystal dust emitted a peculiar power, attempting to merge with the silvery liquid. As the two continuously interacted, streaks of brilliant luster constantly refracted within the silvery liquid formed by the Silver Shadow, making the cultivation room exceptionally dazzling.

However, as time passed, cold sweat began to appear on Zhou Yuan's forehead. He realized that no matter how the crystal dust and silvery liquid entwined and interacted, they simply could not truly merge.

"My Spirit isn't strong enough! At the early stage of the Transcendent Realm, it's completely impossible to integrate the crystal dust into the Silver Shadow!" Zhou Yuan's expression changed, and he secretly groaned in his heart. "Yaoyao, you truly underestimated the difficulty of the Silver Shadow's evolution. Based on my previous attempts, this is simply not something achievable at the early Transcendent Realm. After all, not everyone possesses her nearly perfect control over Spirit, a feat even someone with my Spirit talent cannot achieve."

But now that all the steps were ready, with only the final push remaining, was he to just give up? If these crystal dust particles weren't integrated now, they would likely dissipate on their own after a short while...

Zhou Yuan's mind raced. What should he do?