novelraw Chapter 305 : The Might of the Heart Sword, the Ancestor Emperor’s Scheme
Chapter 305 : The Might of the Heart Sword, the Ancestor Emperor’s Scheme
Chapter 305: The Might of the Heart Sword, the Ancestor Emperor’s Scheme
【Sword Cuts the Flesh, Heart Cuts the Soul】.
The four strands of Emperor-level Divine Sense attempted to seize control of Chu Huaixu’s physical body, then rushed toward his Sea of Consciousness.
Yet before they could even reach it, they were met head-on by the 【Heart Sword】 and struck down!
At the same time, the voice of the Ancestor Emperor resounded within both Chu Huaixu’s and Lin Qingci’s minds.
“Ha ha ha ha! So this peculiar power of yours lies within your Sea of Consciousness!”
“As expected, I did not guess wrong!”
During the earlier Champion’s Duel between the Eastern and Western Continents, he had already been astonished by the sheer rank of this power.
One had to know that, in life, he had been a peak Ninth Realm expert, cultivating both spear and sword, and had even absorbed more than half of the fate of the Moon Country!
Under such circumstances, the rank of his Emperor-level Divine Sense could well be imagined.
Yet when Chu Huaixu and Qin Xuanxiao were at similar realms, his Divine Sense had actually been directly suppressed—driven back with a single sword strike!
Fortunately, he was now on his own turf.
“Within this Imperial Pool remains a portion of the power I possessed in life.”
“The grand formation beneath it was also prepared for possession.”
“No matter how high the rank of Chu Huaixu’s peculiar power is, what of it?”
“He is merely in the Third Realm!”
According to the Ancestor Emperor’s original plan, he had intended to carry out the possession when Qin Xuanxiao reached the Seventh Realm.
Before that, he would only subtly influence him through the Emperor-level Divine Sense within his body.
Because during the entire process of possession, all kinds of powers would become extremely chaotic.
As the 【Vessel】, if his strength were insufficient, the physical body simply would not be able to withstand those violent forces.
But Chu Huaixu was different.
The key lay in the fact that he was a body cultivator!
More importantly, his body’s regenerative ability was far too powerful.
The Ancestor Emperor had schemed for hundreds of years, naturally seeking the most perfect 【Vessel】.
“I do not wish for this vessel to have even the slightest flaw!”
If the foundation were damaged, it would become troublesome.
Because what he sought was not merely rebirth through possession.
He also wished to touch the realm beyond what he had previously reached—the realm above the Ninth Realm!
Otherwise, he would not have waited hundreds of years for the sake of a perfect target for possession.
Yet who could have expected that halfway through, Chu Huaixu would appear as such a tremendous surprise!
The Ancestor Emperor had already been very satisfied with Qin Xuanxiao.
But as for Chu Huaixu—he might well be worth twelve parts!
More importantly, as a 【Vessel】, he could withstand “cracks”—even shattering was acceptable.
As long as he was not smashed into complete ruin, his foundation would remain intact. This physical body could recover on its own, leaving behind no hidden injuries or flaws—that was the crucial point.
This made the Ancestor Emperor unwilling to wait any longer; he could not afford to wait.
Hundreds of years of waiting had already tormented him.
Beyond that, he greatly feared missing out on Chu Huaixu as a 【Vessel】!
That sword strike during the earlier Champion’s Duel, which had forced him back, had been far too terrifying.
With his insight, he could naturally see:
“Once he becomes a major cultivator, even with perfect preparations, I will not succeed in possessing him!”
“At that time, let alone four strands of Divine Sense—even if all ten strands enter his body, it would be like sheep entering a tiger’s den. I would only be annihilated by him, my soul completely destroyed!”
The situation unfolded exactly as the Ancestor Emperor had predicted.
Although Chu Huaixu was only at the Third Realm, the Heart Sword within his Sea of Consciousness still firmly suppressed the four strands of Emperor-level Divine Sense!
At present, in terms of the soul, Chu Huaixu still held the advantage.
However, the Ancestor Emperor was not anxious.
Because the formation within the Imperial Pool could firmly restrain him.
This formation had originally been prepared for the future Seventh Realm Qin Xuanxiao.
Moreover, within the Imperial Pool still remained a portion of the power he had left behind in life.
Under the suppression of both the formation and this power, even the divine sense mark left within Chu Huaixu by Jiang Zhi had been completely sealed.
Outside the Imperial Pool, Jiang Zhi could not perceive the danger or abnormalities within.
After all, even at his peak, Jiang Zhi was still far from the perfection of the Ninth Realm.
However, at this very moment, the Emperor-level Divine Sense sensed that yet another new power was beginning to emerge within Chu Huaixu!
Golden light began to flicker in his left palm.
The two Dao Seals—【Southward Sunlight】 and 【Dao Seal: Huaixu】—began to exert their effects.
Especially the former!
—All evils retreat!
“This… is a Dao Seal left behind by the Dao Ancestor!” The Ancestor Emperor’s voice immediately changed.
What kind of Dao Seal was this, that it could also suppress and counter him so precisely?!
According to Chu Huaixu’s earlier speculation, so-called Dao Seals were formed from the fusion of Origin Power and the power of all things in heaven and earth.
If nothing unexpected occurred, they were likely refined from within 【Dao Birth One】.
Their rank was undoubtedly at the very peak.
At present, the founding emperor of the Moon Country had already lost his physical body.
All that remained were ten strands of Divine Sense, along with a portion of power sealed within the Imperial Pool.
The strand of Origin Power he possessed in life was no longer among them.
Thus, in terms of rank, he was likewise suppressed!
This resulted in the current situation where he simply could not successfully carry out the possession.
To be precise, if it were merely a pure invasion of Divine Sense, he would have long since been cut apart by Chu Huaixu, his soul scattered!
But due to the confinement of the formation and the Imperial Pool, Chu Huaixu likewise could do nothing to him.
For a time, the situation reached a stalemate.
However, for the young man being possessed, this situation was still extremely unfavorable.
Because from Chu Huaixu’s perspective, there was still a woman hidden in the shadows, watching everything!
And her cultivation was undoubtedly far higher than his!
This made him grow increasingly restless, completely lacking any sense of security.
Within the hazy, swirling mist, Lin Qingci looked at the scene before her and slightly furrowed her brows.
“Ancestor Emperor, do you require my assistance?” she asked calmly.
“No need. There has merely been a minor complication.”
The voice of the Emperor-level Divine Sense ceased at that point, no longer echoing within Lin Qingci’s mind.
The Ancestor Emperor did not fully trust her.
Strictly speaking, Lin Qingci was nothing more than a tool he had personally cultivated.
After the possession, he intended to take her body and, through the wondrous effects of 《Bridal Garment》, absorb part of her cultivation along with that strand of Origin Power.
In this way, he would become the only person in the world possessing two strands of Origin Power!
The Ancestor Emperor had always suspected that perhaps only in this way could one break through the bottleneck of the Ninth Realm.
At this moment, all of his arrangements within the Imperial Pool had already been activated.
Keeping Lin Qingci here served two purposes.
On one hand, after the possession, he would need to immediately engage in dual cultivation with her, devouring that exquisite “Taotie feast.”
On the other hand, she would act as a protector of the ritual.
The possession formation within the Imperial Pool had already been activated, and everything had reached a delicate balance.
Any external force could cause unexpected changes in the process.
What the Ancestor Emperor desired was perfect possession—complete compatibility!
Therefore, no one could interfere.
Moreover, he was unable to extract the strand of Emperor-level Divine Sense within Lin Qingci to assist in the possession.
On one hand, that strand of Divine Sense had already entered her Sea of Consciousness and was tainted by her aura; it would require a full year of immersion within the Imperial Pool to return to purity.
On the other hand, once the Divine Sense left her body, he would lose his means of controlling her and would no longer be able to determine her life or death with a single thought.
At this moment, he was even unwilling for Lin Qingci to understand the situation.
Thus, he ceased speaking within her Sea of Consciousness altogether.
The Ancestor Emperor felt a trace of regret.
When Qin Xuanxiao had entered the Imperial Pool for the second time, he should not have infused three additional strands of Divine Sense into him.
If there had been seven strands of Divine Sense within the Imperial Pool now, the process of possession would have proceeded far more smoothly.
“Fortunately, the situation has merely reached a stalemate.”
“My centuries-long planning and preparation—how could it be broken by a mere Third Realm cultivator?”
“Even with rank suppression, it is only a matter of time.”
“As long as I slowly grind him down, once all the power within his body is completely exhausted, an opportunity will arise!”
“However, before that, it would be best to make his mind collapse and open up a breach.”
“And I must also make preparations for what comes after the possession.”
I am the Ancestor Emperor of the Moon Country!
After the possession, he had no intention of playing any sort of role, continuing to act as Chu Huaixu.
He would certainly remain in the Moon Country.
But before the right moment arrived, he could not act too overtly.
Moreover, for the Ancestor Emperor to recover his former peak strength and stand above all living beings would also require time.
“Fortunately, I have long made preparations.”
“It is time for Xuanxiao’s side… to make a move.”