Chapter 38: Origin Treasure (4)
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Chapter 38: Origin Treasure (4)
Information flowed into Yao Shen’s mind through his Divine Sense, more in the form of instinct over language.
Before him lay a solitary archway, the only opening in what seemed to be an impenetrable wall of foriegn divine sense, it’s density far surpassing his capabilities to pierce through. The archway’s diameter was identical to the circular keyhole, however it’s semi-circular structure meant that he would have to shrink his Divine Sense’s thickness by almost half.
Sweat trickled down his forehead as he slowly siphoned off excess Divine Sense, his attention devoted to thinning down the thread of Divine Sense he had slipped inside the Origin Treasure.
A minute passed before he believed himself to be ready. Yao Shen’s eyes flashed with determination as he willed the thread forward, his curiosity demanding he know what lay ahead.
The moment his Divine Sense passed through the first archway, he felt a presence weigh down on the thread. It did not hinder it’s movements, the intention more to inform Yao Shen that he had crossed the point of no return. He could no longer siphon off Divine Sense without the archway closing down upon the thread, eliciting a grimace out of him.
He now understood what attribute the Origin Treasure wished to test, namely, Divine Sense Control. For before him, there were now two archways in place of one, albeit having halved in diameter.
He couldn't siphon off any more Divine Sense and there was no room to wriggle another thread through the first archway, leaving behind only one possible solution.
He had to split the thread of Divine Sense into two smaller strands and pass through the two archways simultaneously.
Yao Shen held his right arm forward to help him visualise the process, but if one were watching closely they would realize that his hand was trembling from the strain. After his ascension to Soul Emperor, the strength of Yao Shen’s soul had ballooned rapidly whilst he lacked the proper technique and method to harness or even control its potency.
The fact that his soul far exceeded the realm of an Early-Stage Soul Emperor did not help his cause.
Thus, it would be no exaggeration to say that Divine Sense Control was amongst his greatest weaknesses, even though Yao Shen did not yet fully understand its significance.
His head throbbed from the exertion, a long, trying hour passing before Yao Shen finally managed to split the thread into two perfectly circular strands. This was exactly the level of difficulty he had expected from an inheritance that had survived from the Era of Turmoil, but even Yao Shen’s face dropped when he saw what his reward for passing the second stage was.
This time, there were four archways.
Pressing himself beyond this point was futile, more likely to damage his own soul in the process.
Letting out a weary sigh, Yao Shen retracted his Divine Sense and gave the Origin Treasure a withering look. A blend of curiosity and mild frustration drove him forward, as Yao Shen decided to experiment a little.
He simply meant to force the Origin Treasure open with physical strength alone but the moment his hand landed upon the surface of the Origin Treasure, a light qi attack that Yao Shen could only describe as a ‘solar flare’ vaporized him without the slightest possibility of resistance, the heat he felt in that milisecond beyond what any Flame Cultivator he had ever met was capable of.
Lei Weiyuan patiently recorded down every word that Yao Shen uttered, occasionally interjecting to seek clarification or ask a question.
“....to conclude, rather ironically, if you were in my stead when it came to the actual ‘unlocking’ process, there would be far greater odds of success. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if you outright succeeded,” Yao Shen concluded his explanation with a rather wistful sigh. To be so close and yet so far away, the Heavenly Dao was truly a fickle mistress.
“But I would have died a hundred deaths before reaching that point,” Lei Weiyuan remarked with some humor in his voice, shaking his head. “At the very least, we have established the basic process of unlocking an Origin Treasure. This knowledge alone is easily worth a Pseudo Soul Emperor artifact. It also....,” Lei Weiyuan paused, locking eyes with Yao Shen before he concluded the sentence, “...tells us that the Amadori Clan is far more powerful than our estimations.”
Yao Shen grimly nodded at that assessment.
“How much longer can we stay down here without drawing suspicion?” Yao Shen asked, unperturbed by the findings. The die had already been cast the moment the two Patriarchs delved into the secrets of Origin Treasures. Now, there was nothing else to be done but moving forward.
“I would not risk spending more than a week down here,” he replied, after giving it serious thought. To mortals that might seem like a long time to seclude oneself in study, but for cultivators who could spend years, or even decades in seclusion, it was far too brief a time for Yao Shen to derive anything of value from the ‘rune-script’, which was his cover story.
“A week? That will have to be enough.”
The second Origin Treasure was easier to deal with, atleast in the initial phase. Whilst ‘Light’ was not an Esoteric Dao, very few cultivators were able to cultivate it to the Major Dao stage. The reason was its volatility; the element equally likely to liquefy one’s own internal organs as it was the enemy’s. Only those with a natural-born affinity for the element could cultivate it to higher stages without prohibitive risk and Light Cultivators were known to guard the purity of their bloodline quite vehemently, making the likelihood drop even further.
The Soul, his Soul, possessed its own defense mechanism. Just like a spiritual beast could instinctively sense danger, when Yao Shen entered the containment ward his Soul started to send warning signals, which such intensity that he immediately retreated, without even attempting to unlock the Origin Treasures.
His face had been pale as a ghost, for Yao Shen knew what the warning meant.
Certain, no, instant death.
Of course, he chose to withheld that bit of information from Lei Weiyuan, instead claiming that the two treasures were at the Soul Paragon level.
That left one last, final treasure, that would decide if the risk of offending the Amadori had been worth it.
He stepped inside.
The final encounter went differently than Yao Shen expected.
The Origin Treasure was the least remarkable of the four he had laid his eyes on, though two of them had been mere glimpses. A mottled, unassuming grey metal strongbox lay upon a stone dais, much like the other five.
When Yao Shen approached it, thankfully, there was no flurry of attacks this time. He noticed a fluctuation of Earth Qi and in the next few seconds an Earthen Rock Golem was shaped from the dirt, stone and sediment that laid beneath them.
Surprisingly, the fight in itself wasn’t a particularly challenging one. Yao Shen had feared a cave-in when the Rock Golem’s mighty fist struck the obsidian wall, but thankfully the runes flared to life and prevented such an outcome. The strength contained behind those fists was easily enough to kill Yao Shen in one shot, but with new movement technique, which he had begun to call ‘Earthen Weave’, he danced around the Golem, leaving long gashes across its body with his sword.
Normally, he wouldn’t be able to damage such a construct easily, for it was clearly at the Soul Emperor level. However, Yao Shen had reached the Major Dao stage in Earth Cultivation, allowing him to disrupt the Golem’s natural regeneration and amplify the effects of his attacks.
A mindless puppet ultimately could not contend with the cunning of a cultivator, as Yao Shen drove his sword through the Golem’s rock eyes, causing it to crumple onto the ground with a final whimper. His own Earth Qi prevented it from piecing itself back together, and he calmly walked past it.
The fight could have been much simpler if Yao Shen used his offensive domains, but he did not dare drop the protection of his Human Dao Domain.
For if he had learned anything, it was to never, under any circumstance, underestimate what an Origin Treasure was capable of.
The moment of truth drew nearer as Yao Shen willed his Divine Sense forward, for the last time.
A loud click rang out in the concealment ward, and he immediately pedalled backwards suspecting a trap.
He detected a massive fluctuation in Earth Qi the next second, but no attack followed.
Yao Shen’s facial expression changed, from caution to absolute joy as he realized that the Origin Treasure, rather, the strongbox that contained it had swung open, releasing all the residual qi it had amassed over the centuries.
Within seconds, the Earth Qi in the room had reached saturation, and the spot had become a haven for Earth Cultivators.
Yao Shen had done it.
He had unlocked his first origin treasure.
Within the Origin Treasure lay an ancient, mottled grey bell that was roughly the size of his palm and three withered scrolls that had degraded beyond recognition.
Though Yao Shen suspected that the treasure was of much inferior quality to the other four Origin Treasures, in that moment it didn’t matter.
For he knew, from the moment he laid eyes on it—-
It was a Soul Emperor Level Artifact.
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Chapter 38: Origin Treasure (4)
Information flowed into Yao Shen’s mind through his Divine Sense, more in the form of instinct over language.
Before him lay a solitary archway, the only opening in what seemed to be an impenetrable wall of foriegn divine sense, it’s density far surpassing his capabilities to pierce through. The archway’s diameter was identical to the circular keyhole, however it’s semi-circular structure meant that he would have to shrink his Divine Sense’s thickness by almost half.
Sweat trickled down his forehead as he slowly siphoned off excess Divine Sense, his attention devoted to thinning down the thread of Divine Sense he had slipped inside the Origin Treasure.
A minute passed before he believed himself to be ready. Yao Shen’s eyes flashed with determination as he willed the thread forward, his curiosity demanding he know what lay ahead.
The moment his Divine Sense passed through the first archway, he felt a presence weigh down on the thread. It did not hinder it’s movements, the intention more to inform Yao Shen that he had crossed the point of no return. He could no longer siphon off Divine Sense without the archway closing down upon the thread, eliciting a grimace out of him.
He now understood what attribute the Origin Treasure wished to test, namely, Divine Sense Control. For before him, there were now two archways in place of one, albeit having halved in diameter.
He couldn't siphon off any more Divine Sense and there was no room to wriggle another thread through the first archway, leaving behind only one possible solution.
He had to split the thread of Divine Sense into two smaller strands and pass through the two archways simultaneously.
Yao Shen held his right arm forward to help him visualise the process, but if one were watching closely they would realize that his hand was trembling from the strain. After his ascension to Soul Emperor, the strength of Yao Shen’s soul had ballooned rapidly whilst he lacked the proper technique and method to harness or even control its potency.
The fact that his soul far exceeded the realm of an Early-Stage Soul Emperor did not help his cause.
Thus, it would be no exaggeration to say that Divine Sense Control was amongst his greatest weaknesses, even though Yao Shen did not yet fully understand its significance.
His head throbbed from the exertion, a long, trying hour passing before Yao Shen finally managed to split the thread into two perfectly circular strands. This was exactly the level of difficulty he had expected from an inheritance that had survived from the Era of Turmoil, but even Yao Shen’s face dropped when he saw what his reward for passing the second stage was.
This time, there were four archways.
Pressing himself beyond this point was futile, more likely to damage his own soul in the process.
Letting out a weary sigh, Yao Shen retracted his Divine Sense and gave the Origin Treasure a withering look. A blend of curiosity and mild frustration drove him forward, as Yao Shen decided to experiment a little.
He simply meant to force the Origin Treasure open with physical strength alone but the moment his hand landed upon the surface of the Origin Treasure, a light qi attack that Yao Shen could only describe as a ‘solar flare’ vaporized him without the slightest possibility of resistance, the heat he felt in that milisecond beyond what any Flame Cultivator he had ever met was capable of.
Lei Weiyuan patiently recorded down every word that Yao Shen uttered, occasionally interjecting to seek clarification or ask a question.
“....to conclude, rather ironically, if you were in my stead when it came to the actual ‘unlocking’ process, there would be far greater odds of success. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if you outright succeeded,” Yao Shen concluded his explanation with a rather wistful sigh. To be so close and yet so far away, the Heavenly Dao was truly a fickle mistress.
“But I would have died a hundred deaths before reaching that point,” Lei Weiyuan remarked with some humor in his voice, shaking his head. “At the very least, we have established the basic process of unlocking an Origin Treasure. This knowledge alone is easily worth a Pseudo Soul Emperor artifact. It also....,” Lei Weiyuan paused, locking eyes with Yao Shen before he concluded the sentence, “...tells us that the Amadori Clan is far more powerful than our estimations.”
Yao Shen grimly nodded at that assessment.
“How much longer can we stay down here without drawing suspicion?” Yao Shen asked, unperturbed by the findings. The die had already been cast the moment the two Patriarchs delved into the secrets of Origin Treasures. Now, there was nothing else to be done but moving forward.
“I would not risk spending more than a week down here,” he replied, after giving it serious thought. To mortals that might seem like a long time to seclude oneself in study, but for cultivators who could spend years, or even decades in seclusion, it was far too brief a time for Yao Shen to derive anything of value from the ‘rune-script’, which was his cover story.
“A week? That will have to be enough.”
The second Origin Treasure was easier to deal with, atleast in the initial phase. Whilst ‘Light’ was not an Esoteric Dao, very few cultivators were able to cultivate it to the Major Dao stage. The reason was its volatility; the element equally likely to liquefy one’s own internal organs as it was the enemy’s. Only those with a natural-born affinity for the element could cultivate it to higher stages without prohibitive risk and Light Cultivators were known to guard the purity of their bloodline quite vehemently, making the likelihood drop even further.
The Soul, his Soul, possessed its own defense mechanism. Just like a spiritual beast could instinctively sense danger, when Yao Shen entered the containment ward his Soul started to send warning signals, which such intensity that he immediately retreated, without even attempting to unlock the Origin Treasures.
His face had been pale as a ghost, for Yao Shen knew what the warning meant.
Certain, no, instant death.
Of course, he chose to withheld that bit of information from Lei Weiyuan, instead claiming that the two treasures were at the Soul Paragon level.
That left one last, final treasure, that would decide if the risk of offending the Amadori had been worth it.
He stepped inside.
The final encounter went differently than Yao Shen expected.
The Origin Treasure was the least remarkable of the four he had laid his eyes on, though two of them had been mere glimpses. A mottled, unassuming grey metal strongbox lay upon a stone dais, much like the other five.
When Yao Shen approached it, thankfully, there was no flurry of attacks this time. He noticed a fluctuation of Earth Qi and in the next few seconds an Earthen Rock Golem was shaped from the dirt, stone and sediment that laid beneath them.
Surprisingly, the fight in itself wasn’t a particularly challenging one. Yao Shen had feared a cave-in when the Rock Golem’s mighty fist struck the obsidian wall, but thankfully the runes flared to life and prevented such an outcome. The strength contained behind those fists was easily enough to kill Yao Shen in one shot, but with new movement technique, which he had begun to call ‘Earthen Weave’, he danced around the Golem, leaving long gashes across its body with his sword.
Normally, he wouldn’t be able to damage such a construct easily, for it was clearly at the Soul Emperor level. However, Yao Shen had reached the Major Dao stage in Earth Cultivation, allowing him to disrupt the Golem’s natural regeneration and amplify the effects of his attacks.
A mindless puppet ultimately could not contend with the cunning of a cultivator, as Yao Shen drove his sword through the Golem’s rock eyes, causing it to crumple onto the ground with a final whimper. His own Earth Qi prevented it from piecing itself back together, and he calmly walked past it.
The fight could have been much simpler if Yao Shen used his offensive domains, but he did not dare drop the protection of his Human Dao Domain.
For if he had learned anything, it was to never, under any circumstance, underestimate what an Origin Treasure was capable of.
The moment of truth drew nearer as Yao Shen willed his Divine Sense forward, for the last time.
A loud click rang out in the concealment ward, and he immediately pedalled backwards suspecting a trap.
He detected a massive fluctuation in Earth Qi the next second, but no attack followed.
Yao Shen’s facial expression changed, from caution to absolute joy as he realized that the Origin Treasure, rather, the strongbox that contained it had swung open, releasing all the residual qi it had amassed over the centuries.
Within seconds, the Earth Qi in the room had reached saturation, and the spot had become a haven for Earth Cultivators.
Yao Shen had done it.
He had unlocked his first origin treasure.
Within the Origin Treasure lay an ancient, mottled grey bell that was roughly the size of his palm and three withered scrolls that had degraded beyond recognition.
Though Yao Shen suspected that the treasure was of much inferior quality to the other four Origin Treasures, in that moment it didn’t matter.
For he knew, from the moment he laid eyes on it—-
It was a Soul Emperor Level Artifact.
Chapter 38: Origin Treasure 4Information flowed into Yao Shen's mind through his Divine Sense, more in the form of instinct over language. Before him lay a solitary archway, the only opening in what seemed to be an impenetrable wall of foriegn divine sense, it's density far surpassing his capabilities to pierce through. The archway's diameter was identical to the circular keyhole, however it's semi-circular structure meant that he would have to shrink his Divine Sense's thickness by almost half. Sweat trickled down his forehead as he slowly siphoned off excess Divine Sense, his attention devoted to thinning down the thread of Divine Sense he had slipped inside the Origin Treasure. A minute passed before he believed himself to be ready. Yao Shen's eyes flashed with determination as he willed the thread forward, his curiosity demanding he know what lay ahead. The moment his Divine Sense passed through the first archway, he felt a presence weigh down on the thread. It did not hinder it's movements, the intention more to inform Yao Shen that he had crossed the point of no return. He could no longer siphon off Divine Sense without the archway closing down upon the thread, eliciting a grimace out of him. He now understood what attribute the Origin Treasure wished to test, namely, Divine Sense Control. For before him, there were now two archways in place of one, albeit having halved in diameter. He couldn't siphon off any more Divine Sense and there was no room to wriggle another thread through the first archway, leaving behind only one possible solution. He had to split the thread of Divine Sense into two smaller strands and pass through the two archways simultaneously. Yao Shen held his right arm forward to help him visualise the process, but if one were watching closely they would realize that his hand was trembling from the strain. After his ascension to Soul Emperor, the strength of Yao Shen's soul had ballooned rapidly whilst he lacked the proper technique and method to harness or even control its potency. The fact that his soul far exceeded the realm of an Early-Stage Soul Emperor did not help his cause.Thus, it would be no exaggeration to say that Divine Sense Control was amongst his greatest weaknesses, even though Yao Shen did not yet fully understand its significance. His head throbbed from the exertion, a long, trying hour passing before Yao Shen finally managed to split the thread into two perfectly circular strands. This was exactly the level of difficulty he had expected from an inheritance that had survived from the Era of Turmoil, but even Yao Shen's face dropped when he saw what his reward for passing the second stage was. This time, there were four archways. Pressing himself beyond this point was futile, more likely to damage his own soul in the process. Letting out a weary sigh, Yao Shen retracted his Divine Sense and gave the Origin Treasure a withering look. A blend of curiosity and mild frustration drove him forward, as Yao Shen decided to experiment a little. He simply meant to force the Origin Treasure open with physical strength alone but the moment his hand landed upon the surface of the Origin Treasure, a light qi attack that Yao Shen could only describe as a solar flare' vaporized him without the slightest possibility of resistance, the heat he felt in that milisecond beyond what any Flame Cultivator he had ever met was capable of. Lei Weiyuan patiently recorded down every word that Yao Shen uttered, occasionally interjecting to seek clarification or ask a question.....to conclude, rather ironically, if you were in my stead when it came to the actual unlocking' process, there would be far greater odds of success. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you outright succeeded, Yao Shen concluded his explanation with a rather wistful sigh. To be so close and yet so far away, the Heavenly Dao was truly a fickle mistress. But I would have died a hundred deaths before reaching that point, Lei Weiyuan remarked with some humor in his voice, shaking his head. At the very least, we have established the basic process of unlocking an Origin Treasure. This knowledge alone is easily worth a Pseudo Soul Emperor artifact. It also...., Lei Weiyuan paused, locking eyes with Yao Shen before he concluded the sentence, ...tells us that the Amadori Clan is far more powerful than our estimations. Yao Shen grimly nodded at that assessment. How much longer can we stay down here without drawing suspicion? Yao Shen asked, unperturbed by the findings. The die had already been cast the moment the two Patriarchs delved into the secrets of Origin Treasures. Now, there was nothing else to be done but moving forward. I would not risk spending more than a week down here, he replied, after giving it serious thought. To mortals that might seem like a long time to seclude oneself in study, but for cultivators who could spend years, or even decades in seclusion, it was far too brief a time for Yao Shen to derive anything of value from the rune-script', which was his cover story. A week? That will have to be enough.The second Origin Treasure was easier to deal with, atleast in the initial phase. Whilst Light' was not an Esoteric Dao, very few cultivators were able to cultivate it to the Major Dao stage. The reason was its volatility; the element equally likely to liquefy one's own internal organs as it was the enemy's. Only those with a natural-born affinity for the element could cultivate it to higher stages without prohibitive risk and Light Cultivators were known to guard the purity of their bloodline quite vehemently, making the likelihood drop even further. The Soul, his Soul, possessed its own defense mechanism. Just like a spiritual beast could instinctively sense danger, when Yao Shen entered the containment ward his Soul started to send warning signals, which such intensity that he immediately retreated, without even attempting to unlock the Origin Treasures. His face had been pale as a ghost, for Yao Shen knew what the warning meant. Certain, no, instant death. Of course, he chose to withheld that bit of information from Lei Weiyuan, instead claiming that the two treasures were at the Soul Paragon level. That left one last, final treasure, that would decide if the risk of offending the Amadori had been worth it.He stepped inside. The final encounter went differently than Yao Shen expected. The Origin Treasure was the least remarkable of the four he had laid his eyes on, though two of them had been mere glimpses. A mottled, unassuming grey metal strongbox lay upon a stone dais, much like the other five. When Yao Shen approached it, thankfully, there was no flurry of attacks this time. He noticed a fluctuation of Earth Qi and in the next few seconds an Earthen Rock Golem was shaped from the dirt, stone and sediment that laid beneath them. Surprisingly, the fight in itself wasn't a particularly challenging one. Yao Shen had feared a cave-in when the Rock Golem's mighty fist struck the obsidian wall, but thankfully the runes flared to life and prevented such an outcome. The strength contained behind those fists was easily enough to kill Yao Shen in one shot, but with new movement technique, which he had begun to call Earthen Weave', he danced around the Golem, leaving long gashes across its body with his sword. Normally, he wouldn't be able to damage such a construct easily, for it was clearly at the Soul Emperor level. However, Yao Shen had reached the Major Dao stage in Earth Cultivation, allowing him to disrupt the Golem's natural regeneration and amplify the effects of his attacks. A mindless puppet ultimately could not contend with the cunning of a cultivator, as Yao Shen drove his sword through the Golem's rock eyes, causing it to crumple onto the ground with a final whimper. His own Earth Qi prevented it from piecing itself back together, and he calmly walked past it.The fight could have been much simpler if Yao Shen used his offensive domains, but he did not dare drop the protection of his Human Dao Domain. For if he had learned anything, it was to never, under any circumstance, underestimate what an Origin Treasure was capable of. The moment of truth drew nearer as Yao Shen willed his Divine Sense forward, for the last time. A loud click rang out in the concealment ward, and he immediately pedalled backwards suspecting a trap. He detected a massive fluctuation in Earth Qi the next second, but no attack followed.Yao Shen's facial expression changed, from caution to absolute joy as he realized that the Origin Treasure, rather, the strongbox that contained it had swung open, releasing all the residual qi it had amassed over the centuries. Within seconds, the Earth Qi in the room had reached saturation, and the spot had become a haven for Earth Cultivators. Yao Shen had done it.He had unlocked his first origin treasure. Within the Origin Treasure lay an ancient, mottled grey bell that was roughly the size of his palm and three withered scrolls that had degraded beyond recognition. Though Yao Shen suspected that the treasure was of much inferior quality to the other four Origin Treasures, in that moment it didn't matter. For he knew, from the moment he laid eyes on it-It was a Soul Emperor Level Artifact.
