The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1313 - 563: Consciousness Dissolution, the 8th Human Enlightenment_2

Chapter 1313: Chapter 563: Consciousness Dissolution, the 8th Human Enlightenment_2

Facing the attack of these Realm Lords, Qi Yuan, even with the Blood Lock hanging on him, couldn’t actually lock it in place.

Because the attacks were too fierce, too frequent.

Absolute Adaptation was adapting to this kind of assault, also transforming Qi Yuan, dissolving his consciousness, remaking him into... a machine that only knew slaughter.

Thus, it was better for survival.

"Indeed, even though I’m not afraid of pain and don’t care about injuries, my consciousness still hampers my body!"

Qi Yuan suddenly understood.

Injuries were real and significant, even if he disregarded them and was resistant, they instinctively affected him, making his attacks slower.

"If that’s the case, then... what harm is there in having no consciousness?"

Absolute Adaptation!

Devouring Protogenia!

Without consciousness, even the most dreadful injuries could not affect his combat.

As long as, in the end, a sliver of True Spirit Light was preserved, perhaps... there was still a sliver of hope.

"Kill for me!"

"Devour for me!"

The killing continued, blood staining the Black Sky... however, it was Qi Yuan’s blood.

The more the Sun God killed, the more Qi Yuan dissolved, his consciousness growing more blurred, increasingly confused.

He seemed like a consciousness-less devouring behemoth, avoiding the strong and swallowing the weak.

...

"We’ve failed."

Sheng’s face was full of sorrow.

"Why did we fail?"

The Sun God of the Celestial Clan coughed up blood, in extreme agony.

Three months of light had passed since Qi Yuan stepped into the Black Sky.

No one had expected that Qi Yuan could indeed slow down the terrifying bubble’s devouring progress of the Divine Wood Universe.

Given the breathing space, the Divine Wood Universe did not hesitate, pondering over ways to break the stalemate.

At this time, a manifestation of a Void Paradise Realm Lord from Zhou’s Universe descended.

He spoke, "Gather eight Wondrous Treasures of Light, and the Divine Wood Universe will have a glimmer of hope."

This statement brought joy to all the Ancestral Gods, yet also left them somewhat perplexed.

In just a few hundred years, seven Wondrous Treasures of Light had been created; the last one... seemed like it should be finished quickly.

But alas, even after pooling all the power of the Divine Wood Universe... the eighth Wondrous Treasure of Light... couldn’t be created.

Countless Artifact Refiners went to their deaths in succession, including Divine Grade Artifact Refiners, and even three Ancestral God Grade Artifact Refiners chose to sacrifice themselves, just for a glimpse of Human Enlightenment.

But... the eighth Wondrous Treasure of Light... still couldn’t succeed.

Failure!

Failure!

Always a failure!

"How do we resolve this?" Sheng said with a bitter face.

There were only five Ancestral God Grade Artifact Refiners in the entire Divine Wood Universe.

Now, three had chosen to sacrifice themselves, to forge Human Enlightenment.

The remaining two were the youngest Sheng and the oldest Qi Yu.

The other Ancestral God Grade Artifact Refiners went to their deaths, leaving these two to oversee the grand forge of Human Enlightenment.

"Why did we fail? There clearly... were no mistakes!" Qi Yu’s aged face was filled with sorrow.

To refine Human Enlightenment, it was already sufficient to be led by a Divine Grade Artifact Refiner.

Qi Yu had participated in the refining of Human Enlightenment three times, all successfully.

This time, no matter what, it couldn’t succeed, even costing the lives of three Ancestral God Grade Artifact Refiners, as for the common refiners, they were countless.

Yuan was silent, not speaking, as if contemplating something.

The rest of the Ancestral Gods were fiercely emotional.

"Lord Qi Yuan alone resists the enemy masses in the Black Sky, and we in the rear... can’t even create a single Wondrous Treasure of Light? This is absurd, where is the logic in this!" Big Beard said, tears streaming down his face.

"We are all failures!"

"What use is there in complaining, what we should think about now is exactly how to create it!"

"What exactly is the eighth Wondrous Treasure of Light, what is it missing?"

"Is it some kind of condition restricting us?"

All the Ancestral Gods argued animatedly, but couldn’t reach any conclusions.

Regarding Human Enlightenment, what they knew all came from that Sun God of the Celestial Clan.

And that Sun God, about Human Enlightenment... knew not much more.

Yuan’s gaze shifted, finally he gritted his teeth and said, "I will go to seek an audience with the Void Paradise Realm Lord."

Just at that moment, a majestic, ethereal figure descended.

He stood in the firmament, also directly in front of everyone, in different locations.

No matter where He was, He was always right in front.

"Human Enlightenment... is not a mere Wondrous Treasure of Light."

"The Wondrous Treasure of Light is a treasure of the rules."

"And Human Enlightenment... is crafted from the original rules that construct the universe."

"I have analyzed the Divine Wood for countless ages in the Void Paradise, and the Divine Wood Universe was formed from the eight original rules of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, thunder, rain, and cloud."

"Now, seven Human Enlightenment treasures have been gathered, we only lack water."

"Once you find the last water, the eighth Human Enlightenment treasure will be forged."

"When all eight Human Enlightenment treasures are assembled, perhaps... there might be a glimmer of hope."

All the Ancestral Gods felt a chill in their hearts.

Yuan stepped forward, "Dare I ask the Realm Lord of the Void, where... is the water?"

The voice of the Realm Lord of the Void was ethereal: "I do not know either."

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

The water that represented the original rules... where exactly was it? And how should they capture and refine it into the eighth Human Enlightenment treasure? They had no idea.

"Realm Lord, how much longer can Qi Yuan hold on within the Black Sky?" Yuan asked again.

Everyone’s heart clenched.

They too wanted to know the current state of Realm Lord Qi Yuan.

The battle within the Black Sky must be incredibly perilous and brutal.

The Realm Lord of the Void raised his head, looking towards the Void Sea.

His eyes rested on the continuously expanding bubbles, rarely revealing a moved expression.

"Even I, entering the Black Sky, would be assimilated in an instant. For him to have held on for so long... is a miracle."

"I see... the True Spirit is dim, less than one in ten thousand; perhaps... it could be extinguished in a snap," sighed the Realm Lord of the Void.

In the Sky Creation Realm, He had passed through one hundred and eight thousand three hundred and twenty-seven Eras.

He had experienced the universe’s rebirth and destruction over one hundred thousand times.

Seldom had He seen someone as extraordinary as Qi Yuan.

"Any moment now?" The rest of the Ancestral Gods felt a sense of despair upon hearing this.

This meant that Qi Yuan could collapse at any moment.

If the eighth Human Enlightenment treasure was not crafted and combined with the other seven before Qi Yuan fell, then... even if the eighth were made, it would be of no use.

"Realm Lord of the Void, what exactly is the Black Sky?" Yuan asked.

The Realm Lord of the Void squinted his eyes, his voice deep: "Where the Black Sky prevails, mortals beneath it cannot even conceive of its existence."

The meaning of this statement was simple.

In a world where the Black Sky existed, mortals could not fathom what the Black Sky was.

It’s like having a dog in front of you, but your consciousness is blocked, and you only know it as Wangcai, without the association that it is a dog.

The Black Sky exists just like that.

"So no matter how hard we think, it’s impossible to comprehend what the Black Sky is?" Yuan felt frustrated.

This feeling of consciousness blockade was unpleasant.

Generally speaking, the reason secrets are powerful is that they are unknown and unknowable.

Once all information is revealed, there is a chance for the secret to be defeated.

Yet now, this secret is protected by a consciousness blockade.

It signifies that where secrets exist, none can know.

The Realm Lord of the Void extended three fingers: "I can take three worlds’ worth of life away from the Divine Wood."

The Divine Wood Universe had already been infiltrated by the Black Sky.

Even for an existence like the Realm Lord of the Void who was one step away from an even higher breakthrough, he could only protect the life of Three Realms.

"Thank you, Realm Lord of the Void!" Yuan bowed deeply.

At least, if the Divine Wood Universe were to collapse, some life forms... would have a place to dwell.

...

Within the Black Sky.

Three thrones sat in the firmament, their gazes mechanical, devoid of sorrow and joy.

Below, the battle was particularly fierce.

The carnage was like a millstone grinding meat.

The original Qi Yuan’s consciousness was now almost dissolved, and his human form was beyond recognition.

The seven Human Enlightenment treasures became rings of rules, entwining him.

And he was like a red orb of light, akin to a red hole draped in seven rings of light, devouring everything before him, all things in this world.

The three thrones observed Qi Yuan, their expressions calm.

"His essence... is very strange."

"Never before has a creature in the world been able to devour the Black Circle."

"He bears some similarity to the Black Sky."

"He... is about to initiate Sky Creation."