Chapter 729: Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge

I originally developed a cultivation technique that integrated the Seven Star and Six Directions realms, called the Seven Star Six Directions Primordial Spirit Art. I once taught it to Brother Qin, who then spread it, but not many people learned it.

Xu Shenghua, without pausing, suddenly appeared within the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure inside Hu Bugui’s body. He held a willow branch, which seemed to be made of divine wood, capable of freely changing its length and marked with various scales.

He tossed the willow branch, using it to measure Hu Bugui’s Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure. Meanwhile, Jing Yan assisted him, meticulously recording the data. The couple worked in close coordination.

“Since not many people mastered it, only exceptionally talented individuals like Zhan Kong, Wang Muran, Lin Xuan, and Hu Ling’er succeeded, I felt that the Seven Star Six Directions Primordial Spirit Art was not yet mature. Therefore, building upon this technique, I developed a new method for merging divine treasures, called the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge.”

After measuring the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, Xu Shenghua and Jing Yan moved to the Five Luminaries Divine Treasure, where they measured the Five Luminaries stars and the vastness of heaven and earth. He continued, “However, the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge technique is extremely complex. Each person’s divine treasures are different, so the data required for the technique also varies. Therefore, everyone practicing this technique must meticulously map out their own divine treasure models and then adjust the technique according to their specific data. Only then can they establish a Primordial Divine Tree Bridge that begins directly from the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure!”

Qin Mu was greatly shaken and exclaimed, “Brother Xu, if you complete this Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge technique, it will undoubtedly be an immense revolution in cultivation methods! A single divine treasure directly reaching the Celestial Palace—the changes it will bring to Dao arts and divine abilities are immeasurable! The Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge is even more significant than the Primordial Spirit Induction technique that Yu Xiu and I developed!”

Xu Shenghua smiled, “To surpass you and make you admit yourself a fake Hegemon Body, how could I not have some ideas of my own? But I can’t do it alone. The profoundness of the mathematical arts and the sheer volume of calculations required for this Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge profound technique already exceed my knowledge, insight, and foundation, so I need help from others.”

“Did you invite Dao Master Lin Xuan to help?” Qin Mu asked curiously.

Xu Shenghua was busy mapping the Five Elements mountain ranges and had no time to answer.

Jing Yan smiled, “Not just Dao Master Lin Xuan. My husband also sought out Princess Xiu, Saintess Xiang, Wang Muran, and other members of the Heavenly Alliance. Besides them, there were also powerful mathematical experts like the Imperial Advisor and Black Tiger God. My husband has a good relationship with Grand Exalted, so he also invited him to join in calculating the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge.”

Qin Mu’s eyes widened. Some of these individuals were his adversaries, yet Xu Shenghua had managed to invite them. Was Xu Shenghua’s network really that extensive?

Jing Yan chuckled, “Wang Muran has a feud with the Imperial Advisor, and Grand Exalted has feuds with others. However, when they heard that my husband was going to create the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge, which could overshadow Cult Master Qin, they were all very happy. Delighted to see Cult Master Qin’s reputation suppressed, they eagerly came forward.”

“Eagerly came forward?” Qin Mu scoffed.

Jing Yan continued, “The Emperor was also very happy. Although he couldn’t come in person, he ordered various academies to gather their most mathematically proficient scholars to assist. The Emperor also informed Saint Woodcutter about this, and the Saint also went to help.”

“The Emperor was happy too? My teacher also went?”

Qin Mu grunted, feeling indignant, “Teacher Woodcutter went there just to overshadow me as well? I should have let him rot in the gutter! No, Teacher Woodcutter eagerly went to seek out Battle Celestial Master probably because Xu Shenghua and the others completed the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge. That’s why he had the confidence to approach Battle Celestial Master. However, he didn’t expect Battle Celestial Master to ignore him entirely, crippling him and throwing him into the gutter. Serves him right!”

He glanced at Long Qilin and said amicably, “Fatty Dragon, you didn’t go too, did you?”

Long Qilin quickly shook his head, “Brother Hu did invite me, but I didn’t go!”

“But you didn’t tell me about this either,” Qin Mu said with an displeased expression.

Long Qilin timidly replied, “At that time, Cult Master was refining sword pellets, and after refining them, you were busy with explosive artifact crafting…”

Jing Yan said, “Later, the First Ancestor encountered Xing An and told him about it. Xing An held the First Ancestor in great respect, and upon hearing that it could make Cult Master Qin suffer a setback, he also rushed over and provided considerable help. We successfully calculated it, and my husband deduced the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge based on the results, but no one was able to cultivate it.”

She sighed and said, “Finally, my husband made some calculations and said that the physical body requirements were too high. Without a strong physical body, it would be difficult to withstand the terrifying pressure from the merging of divine treasures. Since no one had such a powerful physical body, we had to give up.”

“Even Xing An…”

Veins bulged on Qin Mu’s forehead as he muttered, “Is my character worse than even Xing An and Grand Exalted?”

“But Brother Hu Bugui’s physical body has reached an incredible level of might!”

After measuring the Five Luminaries Divine Treasure, Xu Shenghua moved to Hu Bugui’s Six Directions Divine Treasure and said, “Brother Hu is the strongest physical existence I have ever encountered. Anyone else who cultivates the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge would die, but Brother Hu will not.”

He was full of confidence.

After measuring the Six Directions Divine Treasure, the couple moved to the Seven Star Divine Treasure. Afterwards, they mapped the two divine treasures of Heaven and Man, and Life and Death, finally perfectly charting Hu Bugui’s divine treasures.

The couple flew out of Hu Bugui’s divine treasures. Xu Shenghua immediately began adjusting the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge based on the measured data.

He had already established a mathematical model for the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge. He only needed to convert Hu Bugui’s divine treasure data to adjust the technique to suit Hu Bugui’s physical body.

Qin Mu secretly praised, “Xu Shenghua and that whole group of experts really put in a lot of effort just to defeat me. However, this Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge is indeed extremely ingenious, truly a divine creation of mathematical artistry!”

He himself was a master of mathematical arts. Old Farmer, Old Ox, and Hu Bugui were all bewildered by it, but Qin Mu could appreciate the beauty of this Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge.

This Primordial Divine Tree Bridge was a divine tree constructed with mathematical arts, rooted in the Spirit Platform Six Directions Continent. Its roots extended deep into Youdu, and its large roots connected with the Five Elements mountain ranges. Around its crown were the sun and moon, among its branches were the Five Luminaries stars, and clusters of stars were hidden within its leaves.

The very top of the divine tree’s crown was level with the divine bridge.

If viewed from the perspective of the severed bridge of the Eternal Peace people, the tree crown could perfectly fill the void between the Celestial Palace and the severed bridge, connecting them.

This would eliminate the need to cultivate the Magpie Bridge Art, Profound Induction Art, and Divine Crossing Art.

It’s likely that when Xu Shenghua, Woodcutter, Imperial Advisor, Xing An, and others were making their calculations, they integrated these three divine bridge arts into the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge.

However, for martial artists of the Dou Niu realm, the Primordial Divine Tree Bridge only completed a segment of the divine bridge—just the middle part, without the beginning or end.

If one’s cultivation strength was insufficient, their primordial spirit would still be unable to traverse to the Celestial Palace.

He was a master of mathematical calculations, the creator of the Taiwei Calculation Sutra, and highly accomplished. He immediately thought that by extending the Primordial Divine Tree’s crown, he could artificially create a divine bridge divine treasure.

But this would require more mathematical derivations based on the Primordial Divine Tree Innate Bridge.

After Xu Shenghua finished his calculations, he used his vital qi to construct a tiny sapling, flicked his finger, and sent it into Hu Bugui’s divine treasures.

This small sapling rooted itself in Hu Bugui’s Spirit Platform Continent and began to sprout.

Qin Mu immediately recognized that Xu Shenghua was using the Dao Heart Seed Demon divine ability from the Great Cultivation Heavenly Devil Sutra of the Heavenly Saint Cult, which he likely learned from Woodcutter.

He only needed to use the small sapling as a seed to plant this technique within Hu Bugui’s body. By absorbing Hu Bugui’s vital qi, the sapling would grow wildly, developing into a towering Primordial Divine Tree!

Xu Shenghua hesitated for a moment, not immediately activating the sapling. He probed, “Brother Hu, are you afraid of death?”

Hu Bugui shook his head, “No!”

Xu Shenghua sighed in relief.

Old Farmer calmly said, “Xu Shenghua, are you afraid of death?”

Xu Shenghua was slightly startled, not understanding his meaning.

Cold sweat trickled down Qin Mu’s forehead as he whispered, “Brother Xu, what are your chances of success this time?”

Xu Shenghua, full of confidence, held up three fingers, “Thirty percent!”

Qin Mu laughed in exasperation, “Brother Xu, you weren’t like this before! You would only act if you had an eighty or ninety percent chance of success! Thirty percent? Who did you learn that from? You’ve degenerated!”

“From you,”

Xu Shenghua activated his vital qi, and the tiny sapling within Hu Bugui’s body immediately began to grow wildly, frantically absorbing and devouring Hu Bugui’s vital qi cultivation!

The small tree quickly grew to hundreds, then thousands of zhang, surpassing the mountain ranges of the Spirit Platform Six Directions Continent, soaring into the clouds, and still growing!

This towering giant tree had grown to the point of touching the sky. With a resounding boom, it broke through the barriers of the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, Five Luminaries Divine Treasure, and Six Directions Divine Treasure!

Hu Bugui grunted, and the bones inside his body crackled. His physical body was under immense pressure. His muscle strength was astonishing, but at that moment, he suddenly became skin and bones!

His muscles were compressed into thin membranes tightly adhering to his bones!

This pressure wasn’t from top to bottom, nor from outside to inside. Instead, it was a terrifying pressure from every aspect of his physical body!

Hu Bugui’s skull also creaked and popped, as if it could explode at any moment!

Everyone was extremely nervous. Xu Shenghua pondered for a moment, then said to Jing Yan, “My dear, the Primordial Divine Tree is growing too fast. This is probably because Brother Hu’s cultivation of magic power somewhat exceeded my expectations. His cultivation is truly profound and pure, no less than mine.”

“Why does that sound familiar?” Qin Mu thought to himself.

“As the Primordial Divine Tree absorbs his vital qi cultivation, its growth rate will become even faster. Next, it will break through the Seven Star barrier, and the pressure will be even greater.”

Xu Shenghua was not as nervous as the others and spoke calmly, “The Seven Star Divine Treasure will accelerate the Primordial Divine Tree’s growth. When it reaches the Heaven and Man Divine Treasure, the pressure will double. Then the Primordial Divine Tree’s roots will penetrate his continent and root themselves in Youdu, within the Life and Death Divine Treasure. At that point, the pressure will be at its strongest… Brother Qin, I might have said too much just now. I now think there’s only a twenty percent chance of success.”

“Cult Master, should we run?” Long Qilin whispered.

Qin Mu quietly shook his head. Suddenly, the Gate of Heavenly Succession appeared behind him, ready to intervene and save Hu Bugui if he was about to be crushed.

Seeing this, Xu Shenghua shook his head and said, “Cult Master, if it fails, he won’t be saved. His primordial spirit will also be crushed, his soul scattered, and it won’t even fall into Youdu.”

He remained calm and composed.

Qin Mu’s eye twitched. He politely said to Old Farmer, “Uncle-Master, I once gathered the soul of Heavenly Yin Empress; even when her soul was scattered, I brought her back. Please rest assured, Uncle-Master, put your fist away…”