Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 173 - 136 Sumeru Mountain Rumors

Chapter 173: Chapter 136 Sumeru Mountain Rumors

September 20th, the weather was clear.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Red Dust, it’s time to set off."

Chi Yu Zi knocked on the door while pushing it open. The master bedroom, roughly thirty square meters in size, had Yu Hua fast asleep on a bed positioned from north to south, while Gu Wen was sitting on a chair on the other side, fiddling with the Jade Pendant.

Gu Wen said speechlessly, "Who knocks and pushes the door open at the same time? Can’t you respect someone’s privacy?"

"As if you were doing anything secretive," Chi Yu Zi said nonchalantly as he sat down and noticed the Divine Beast in the Jade Pendant. "How much longer before it comes to life?"

"A month at the earliest, or several months at the longest."

Gu Wen responded, his Divine Thought lingering within the Jade Pendant. Through the gray fog, he could vaguely see the curled-up Divine Beast.

A holy and majestic aura permeated.

Kacha... Kacha...

Soft sounds emerged, uncertain if they were from grinding teeth or the calls of the Divine Beast, but the familiarity of the feeling made Gu Wen think it was more likely the latter.

As Gu Wen continued to feed it with his own blood, the Divine Beast’s spiritual intelligence grew clearer, shifting from its initial unawareness to now displaying significant emotions.

Like hunger.

Kacha.

Hungry again.

Gu Wen pierced his finger using the True Sword Dao, and before the blood could emerge, the Sword Intent was swallowed.

Frightened, he stood up and sent out Divine Thoughts to stop it:

"You can’t eat that recklessly, spit it out now!"

But the more he urged, it seemed to trigger the protective nature of the Divine Beast over its food, and instantly, the link between Gu Wen and his Sword Intent was gone.

Gu Wen’s eyes widened slightly while Chi Yu Zi, who also witnessed it, said somewhat dumbfoundedly, "Did it swallow it?"

"It swallowed it."

The two silently observed the Jade Pendant, holding their breath. This quiet scene even made Jun Yan, who was standing outside the door, poke his head in to check.

What was swallowed was the True Sword Dao, the supreme swordsmanship that could suppress the Heavenly Demon Skill and help refine an undying Taoist Body. And with the Divine Beast not yet born, ingesting the True Sword Dao was akin to drinking milk laced with poison.

A considerable amount of time passed, and there was no significant change in the aura within the Jade Pendant.

Gu Wen breathed a sigh of relief; this was a treasured family heirloom he had coveted for many years. The creature inside the Jade Pendant, not born yet, was as dear to him as his own child.

Moreover, Innate Divine Beasts held such noble status, with even the top sect like Sanqing Taoist Sect having nurtured only one such creature, Ao Tang, over the millenniums. It was said that each Divine Beast inherently received a blessing of Qi Fortune.

In the past life, even without transcendent powers, many believed in the notion of Qi Fortune—how much more so now that they were involved in immortal cultivation? Qi Fortune undeniably existed.

Monopolizing such a fortune could mean walking down the street and being bombarded with wealth was no issue.

Chi Yu Zi suggested, "Try infusing another thread of Sword Intent."

Gu Wen looked at her as if she were a fool, and Chi Yu Zi angrily said, "The Daoist scriptures of the Completed Volume state, ’The formless must borrow the formful for embodiment’. The Divine Beast has not yet formed its body; your blood essence serves as its form, and so does the True Sword Dao. If it’s harmless, then it’s beneficial."

For ordinary Sword Intents, she might think it’s just unable to harm the Divine Beast, but this was the True Sword Dao. If the Divine Beast wasn’t hurt, it must have absorbed and digested it.

Perhaps it was worth a try?

After pondering briefly, Gu Wen understood using the form to replenish the body and with the Divine Beast still in gestation.

This was its most vulnerable stage, yet also when it was most adaptable. According to Daoist philosophy, it was the "Innate" phase.

With this thought, Gu Wen once again gathered a very fine thread of True Sword Dao. Before the formless Sword Intent even touched the Jade Pendant, it seemed as if a huge mouth was present within the formless space.

"It ate it! It ate it!" Chi Yu Zi exclaimed excitedly, and Jun Yan couldn’t help but step closer.

A Divine Beast that could eat the True Sword Dao?

Gu Wen gathered another thread of Sword Intent. This time, the Divine Beast did not swallow, but instead conveyed a thirst for Mana.

Mana, being a form of Spiritual Energy, and in the Immortal Land, unclaimed Spiritual Energy did not exist, for all Spiritual Energy converged into various opportunities.

Mana, enveloping the True Sword Dao, was swallowed completely by the Divine Beast, fleetingly leaving a hint of the True Sword Dao aura, which was immediately overshadowed by the Divine Beast’s own aura.

Suddenly struck by a novel idea, Gu Wen said, "Can you feed it your Golden Light Spell?"

"Can that be fed too?"

"If the True Sword Dao can do it, is your Golden Light Spell even more powerful than that?"

"Fair point."

Chi Yu Zi conjured a strand of golden light, as thick as a hair, which filled the hall with golden light, stretching beyond the bamboo grove to compete with the sun in the sky.

The Jade Pendant remained silent, indifferent to Chi Yu Zi’s attempts to touch it, even though she possessed a hundred times more Mana than Gu Wen.

The Divine Beast, slightly wary and frightened, kept making ’kacha kacha’ sounds, reducing to formlessness.

Then Gu Wen had Chi Yu Zi withdraw her Mana and wrapped his own Mana around the Golden Light Spell, barely enticing the Divine Beast to consume it.

The Jade Pendant faintly emitted golden light, its aura strengthening slightly.

Jun Yan became intrigued and asked, "Should we try my Heavenly Demon Skill?"

"No need."

Gu Wen and Chi Yu Zi unanimously refused.

Would a Divine Beast nurtured with the Heavenly Demon Skill develop multiple heads and arms?

After feeding continuously for half an hour, the Divine Beast finally stopped ingesting, allowing them to cease their efforts.

Chi Yu Zi was thrilled and said, "An Innate Divine Beast, something even my Sword Control Sect doesn’t possess, and one that can consume two great Immortal Skills. If we raise it, it will undoubtedly be a tremendous aid to us."

The role of an Innate Divine Beast was comparable to a Venerable, and the one in Gu Wen’s possession was bound to be higher.

Which family’s Divine Beast could consume the True Sword Dao, not to mention one not yet born already having the blessings of the Immortal Land and Immortal Skill?