novelraw Chapter 141 : Advancement to Law Seed
Chapter 141 : Advancement to Law Seed
Chapter 141: Advancement to Law Seed
Boom!
Within the Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins, Jiang Yan continuously compressed and refined the vast spiritual energy, transforming it into threads of elemental power.
The elemental power appeared azure in color—
A symbol of the unity between Heaven and Man, and the immortal Dao's reverence for life.
“Law Seed Stage” was the common term; the Buddhist sect called it the “Śarīra Stage,” while the Peacock Dynasty referred to it as the “Minor Benediction,” and so on. Ultimately, it all came down to utilizing one’s own elemental power to manipulate the forces of Heaven and Earth.
After this breakthrough, one could nourish their five viscera and six organs with elemental power, attaining the perfected lifespan limit of 150 years for mortals.
The deeper the color of the elemental power, the higher its purity.
Pale azure was the passing grade.
Any lighter suggested an unstable foundation, and even using Law Seeds would be extremely difficult—
Such individuals easily became stepping stones for geniuses leaping ranks.
Azure indicated solid footing.
Dark azure signified deep foundations, typical of first-rate geniuses.
As for the monstrous prodigies, they could refine navy blue elemental power—one thread of it equivalent to a hundred threads of regular azure elemental power.
Ordinarily, a beginner Law Seed could condense about a hundred threads of elemental power, each several times the total spiritual energy at the peak of Foundation Establishment Stage.
Yet Jiang Yan's elemental power started at navy blue—but he could feel this wasn’t his limit. Thus, relying on his immense soul strength, he continuously compressed and tempered it further.
At last, he gave birth to aqua-gold elemental power.
Three thousand threads in total—they gathered into a blazing azure sun, radiating a dim glow, trembling the entire Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins.
The power of the elemental force alone… was already on par with ordinary Law Seed techniques!
As all his spiritual energy transformed into this azure-gold elemental sun, both [Golden Tree Law] and [Decaying Palm Seal] took root within, absorbing nourishment.
They quickly grew to a hundred zhang tall, like stars suspended in the sky.
As the name implied, Law Seeds were “seeds”—they were to be planted, sprouting and growing continuously.
Jiang Yan was also quite curious—if others saw his Law Seed several times larger than their Foundation Establishment, what would their expressions be like?
The Law Seed continued to grow, drawing in innate qi, returning to its primordial origin.
Jiang Yan did not stop—instead, he directly broke through to the peak of the beginner Law Seed Stage with his terrifying foundation.
The elemental power, in turn, tempered his physique and organs. Moreover, under the influence of innate qi, his lifespan reached an astounding 250 years—and was still increasing.
There was hope that he could rival Ancient Talisman True Persons.
Just like the legendary innate human race, who could move mountains, fill seas, and shoot down the great sun with arrows.
He surged forward without pause, finally stabilizing at mid-stage Law Seed.
Not because he lacked strength to advance further, but—
He was out of Law Seeds.
Generally speaking, for History Walkers, the first Law Seed after breaking through was the most crucial, forming the core of their cultivation method.
Other Law Seeds could be of slightly lower grade, but they had to be built around this core, forming one's own offensive and defensive spell system.
Using this as a base, one could develop all kinds of combination techniques.
For instance, Wu Sangui’s Law Seed was the [Decaying Palm Seal], but he also cultivated three other spells: [Rain of Annihilating Arrows], [Finger of All Things Withering], and [Indestructible Golden Body]. These could be used together as the combination technique [Land of Decay]—
Which was the prototype of his [Law Domain — Nation of Decay].
When Wu Sangui went all out, with his Law Domain and personal abilities in sync, he had control, single-target damage, area-of-effect damage, defense, and debuffs—all maxed out. He was a hexagonal warrior.
If he still had [Meritorious Deeds], he would’ve been among the top even within the same stage.
As for now—even if Wu Sangui didn't transform into a dragon, Jiang Yan could crush him with a single punch.
To advance to the Ancient Talisman Stage, at least four Law Seeds were required, forming a complete Law Seed system. Only then, through resonance between one’s spells and Heaven and Earth, could a Law Domain be born.
When Wu Sangui transformed into a dragon, in order to forge a powerful Law Domain, he fed all his skills into [Decaying Palm Seal] to enhance his foundation—
Making Jiang Yan lose four Elemental Qi. A tremendous loss.
How did he lose them?
Earning less is a loss.
We must firmly resist such poor behavior that shows no sense of contribution!
Back to the main point—
The more Law Seeds one had, the stronger the Ancient Talisman one could condense.
However, in order to plant Elemental Qi, one’s skill had to reach the Perfect Level. In the Foundation Establishment Stage, one could cut corners to plant it early—
But it had to align with one’s cultivation framework. One couldn’t just grab a low-level skill and grind proficiency—doing so would cause conflict, leading to deviation or, worse, mutation.
Human energy is limited—not everyone is like Jiang Yan, who has skill-descendant children auto-grinding for him, while he himself possesses top-tier talent.
What’s more, each Elemental Qi was akin to a spirit item, requiring enormous resources to nurture—if one’s Foundation wasn’t large enough, it couldn’t support many Law Seeds.
As for Jiang Yan…
He could honestly say his Foundation was very large—all the Law Seeds wanted to play with it.
The only downside?
Too expensive.
The resources he had consumed so far were enough to raise someone to Law Seed Peak—or even cultivate an ordinary Ancient Talisman.
“Still have eight more Elemental Qi to go, and three little ones also need to advance to Elemental Qi. The 8,000 points I just earned—barely enough to trade for one top-tier Elemental Qi. This poverty god just won’t go away…”
While Jiang Yan fretted over his empty wallet, Little Celestial Ghost gently placed her tiny hand atop his, and earnestly said:
“Master… I’ll work hard to make money too. Don’t worry.”
No wonder men loved their little padded jackets—
So warm, so thoughtful.
Yet at this moment, Little Celestial Ghost mustered her courage and asked Jiang Yan for something.
[Causality-Eating Worm]
Little Celestial Ghost spoke seriously: “I… want to share Master’s burdens, dual-cultivate the Sovereign of Compassion path. When casting the Mirror of the Heaven-Stealing Ghost, I can blend into civilizations more quickly to gather intelligence and resources.”
Her voice was soft, but her gaze resolute—she wanted to become Master’s most dependable support.
So he would no longer need to worry—just hold her each day, pat her head, and all would be well.
Jiang Yan fell silent in thought, for this path was incredibly dangerous—with a certain ultimate sneak-skill-user standing at the end.
Might even be watching right now.
Moreover, causality + space + innate world-traversing ghost?
This combo… was way too sinister!
It was completely like a Celestial Demon... wait, was it the base version of the Demon King of Self-Manifests-as-He-Wills?
Moreover, the Demon King also originated from Buddhism and was ranked within the Heaven and Human Realm—professionally aligned, one could say.
Little Celestial Ghost nervously watched her master, terrified of being rejected.
In the end, Jiang Yan agreed.
Because he had no time to specialize in the path of causality, nor any interest in walking the Sovereign of Compassion route, splitting off countless incarnations, which would easily confuse his own consciousness.
It was doable, but unnecessary.
The Path of Calamity already encompassed causality and was more convenient for setting up arrangements.
Better to give it to a matched descendant and teach according to their aptitude.
Once Little Celestial Ghost cultivated it, it wouldn’t hinder his use either.
However...
Jiang Yan's expression turned stern as he cautioned, “Then you must always anchor your own will. Don’t fall into the Obstacle of Perception. Otherwise, I might find some other Little Celestial Ghost standing before me!”
He was only trying to scare her. In truth, the Causality-Eating Worm had already turned into a descendant and was under his full control.
Almost no chance of a mishap.
“No way!”
Little Celestial Ghost’s tiny face tightened, her expression serious:
“There is one and only one Little Celestial Ghost who belongs to Master—and that is me!”
Her master's affection belonged to her!
Even if it was another "herself"—that still wouldn't do!
Seeing his food-guarding Little Celestial Ghost, Jiang Yan smiled and handed over the [Causality-Eating Worm] skill for her to integrate.
Buzz!
Little Celestial Ghost reached out, and strands of black-gold airflow descended from the void, transforming into miniature “Celestial Ghosts,” each only the size of a fingernail, charmingly naive.
Named [Karmic Celestial Ghosts].
They became her own Compassion Followers, joyfully flitting through the void, used with such ease it was like instinct.
She then began studying the Sovereign of Compassion path.
This was the most terrifying part of a Demon-God Embryo—
It could perfectly fuse different powerful races, extracting essence and discarding dregs, ultimately becoming the perfect lifeform. This was fusion at the root level—not mere surface-level blending.
So long as one continued fusing upward, eventually, one would certainly become a Demon God—
This was a miracle of creation!
“What exactly is the Demon-God Embryo? And why does it reside in the depths of my soul?”
The thought flashed through Jiang Yan's mind, but he didn’t dwell on it. The more he cultivated, the more he felt that he and the Demon-God Embryo were inherently one.
If he were to die, he would enter the Demon-God Embryo and be born early!
As for what would emerge?
Jiang Yan didn’t know.
But his intuition told him—it definitely wouldn’t be a good thing.
He would lose something very important.
And he only wanted to prove the Dao through his own self—not become something else.
He was Jiang Yan, and only Jiang Yan!
Rustle rustle!
Jiang Yan summoned the Stellar Divine Lamp, igniting the stellar mutation he had accumulated from the Golden Fuguo Diseased Domain. The flame burned fiercely, and he used the [Stellar Descent] skill.
Saving through frugality was hopeless—he could only generate new sources!
He struck hard against the Primal Stellar Realm!
The Stellar Divine Lamp was a transformation of his soul. At this moment, a wisp of its flame entered the void.
Jiang Yan immediately sensed that he had gained an incarnation—like an extended limb, manipulable at will.
One body, one soul—emanating from his subconscious.
As his thoughts merged with it, his perspective quickly shifted into darkness.
It was as though he had been born into a realm of pitch black nothingness. All around was silent and still—but he could feel terrifying shadows darker than darkness drifting about.
Crack! Crack!
He didn’t know how long it had been, when a sound of shattering rang out—before him, the world fractured, resplendent light burst forth, illuminating a splendid and mysterious dark starry sky.
It was deep and endless, permeated with stellar mutations and flowing with colorful starlight.
The Primal Stellar Realm!
“I turned into… a human swine?”
Jiang Yan glanced at his incarnation, the Stellar Spirit—it turned out to be a humanoid creature with no limbs, just a head.
A god-tier cosplayer of Consort Qi!
There were no facial features on the head—just a mass of dark stardust. Its body was composed of mutated starry blood—mysterious and eerie in appearance.
It moved by wiggling its body, and as for sight—it seemed to rely on some unique form of star-glow vision. It felt like entering a VR game and controlling a game avatar.
Honestly… kind of fun!
Jiang Yan enjoyed himself as he turned to look at the “darkness” that had imprisoned him.
It was a black, eggshell-like mass of energy formed from starlight and starry mutated flesh—burning with flickering stellar fire.
The egg nurturing the Stellar Spirit.
All entry procedures were complete—no need to worry about the Primal Stellar Realm’s will or powerful Stellar Spirits detecting his origins.
Whether it was a function of the Lamp-Igniting Method, or a gift from the Star-Mother of All Constellations, he did not know.