novelraw Chapter 1182 - 1182 Footprints on the Dam
Chapter 1182 - 1182 Footprints on the Dam
Ever since little Qianxue ate the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root as a snack.
Jun Xiaoyao understood.
The immortal root he had obtained was indeed not the true Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root.
The true Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root was not far inferior to the World Tree.
No matter how mysterious Qianxue's origins were, it would have been impossible for her to simply eat the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root.
Because the energy contained within it was far too overwhelming.
Even a true Emperor would not be able to refine that energy all at once.
"You can sense that aura?" Jun Xiaoyao asked.
"Of course! If daddy wants it, Qianxue will help daddy find it."
Seeing that she could be of help to Jun Xiaoyao, little Qianxue broke into a brilliant smile.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Jun Xiaoyao was in a good mood as well.
The true Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root was no less rare than the World Tree.
Even a Great Emperor would be moved at the sight of it.
"It's just that, um..." Little Qianxue suddenly lowered her small head, her fair and tender fingers twisting together.
"What is it?"
"Um, can Qianxue ask for a little reward?"
Little Qianxue snuck a glance at Jun Xiaoyao.
Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly. She really did have the heart of a child.
"What kind of reward?"
"Can daddy give Qianxue a kiss?"
Qianxue's little face turned a bit red.
She didn't even know how long she had been sleeping in the darkness.
The first person she saw when she opened her eyes was Jun Xiaoyao.
So toward Jun Xiaoyao, she felt an absolute sense of warmth and longing for his love.
Jun Xiaoyao was mildly surprised but didn't mind at all. He leaned down and gently kissed little Qianxue on her fair forehead.
Little Qianxue was overjoyed, and when she smiled, two deep dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Jun Xiaoyao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Just how long had this little one been alone, and how starved for affection was she?
Still, it was fine that little Qianxue had taken him as her father.
If she had fallen into the hands of enemies like Emperor Haotian, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Setting aside whether she could pose a direct threat to Jun Xiaoyao,
she could at least pose a grave threat to the people around him.
After that, guided by little Qianxue, Jun Xiaoyao made his way through the chaotic depths of the Void Heaven Realm.
He swept the area with his powerful divine soul, avoiding various dangers.
At that moment, a massive void rift suddenly appeared ahead, cutting across the vast expanse of the sky.
Within it, a stretch of chaotic land was dimly reflected.
And at the very center of that chaotic land,
an immortal root was anchored in the void.
It had no dazzling radiance, nor any astonishing manifestations of the Great Dao.
It was simply a six-petaled flower, with each petal reflecting an entire world.
One flower, one world.
Six paths through the cycle of reincarnation.
"This is it — the true Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root!"
Jun Xiaoyao took a deep breath.
Even with the void rift separating them,
he could feel that incomparably vast and mighty power.
There was truly no comparison to the false root from before.
"Little Qianxue, you're amazing."
Jun Xiaoyao's mood was excellent. He reached out and gently pinched little Qianxue's chubby, rosy cheeks.
Little Qianxue giggled happily, seeming to thoroughly enjoy being doted on by Jun Xiaoyao.
"But that place..."
Jun Xiaoyao noticed that the dim, chaotic land resembled a black, barren desert.
Faintly, he could hear the sound of waves crashing against a shore.
"Could that be... the Levee World that blocks the Boundless Sea?"
On the other side of the void rift
was none other than the Levee World they had glimpsed upon arriving in the Void Heaven Realm.
It was even a place where terrifying quasi-Emperor-level beings had tried to swim ashore from the boundary sea,
only to be swept away by a single wave without a trace.
The Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root actually grew in the Levee World.
No wonder so few had ever been able to find it.
A place like that was somewhere even quasi-Emperors would not venture into lightly.
Jun Xiaoyao pondered for a moment, but then his gaze grew resolute.
The Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root was of great importance to him.
He already had the World Tree, which allowed him to continuously expand his inner universe.
But it was difficult for all living beings to flourish and multiply within the inner universe,
because it lacked the cycle of life and death — the framework of reincarnation.
But if Jun Xiaoyao could obtain the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root,
his inner universe would undergo a qualitative transformation.
The beings born within his inner universe would also be able to enter the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death.
In that way, Jun Xiaoyao would, to a certain extent, become a true god.
The god of his inner universe!
This held enormously significant meaning for his path of cultivation.
And so, even if it meant entering the Levee World, Jun Xiaoyao had to try.
But there would be only one chance.
If his divine soul body were destroyed, it would be nearly impossible to enter the Void Heaven Realm again.
Unless he truly made his way to the Levee World from the outside world.
But that level of danger would undoubtedly be many times greater than what he faced now.
"Little Qianxue, wait here for me. I'll be back."
Jun Xiaoyao set little Qianxue down, not wanting to put her in danger.
Even if his divine soul body were destroyed, his life would not truly be at risk.
But little Qianxue was different.
"No, Qianxue wants to go with daddy." Little Qianxue said in a soft, sticky voice.
"Be good, wait here."
Jun Xiaoyao patted little Qianxue on the head.
Hearing the firmness in Jun Xiaoyao's tone, little Qianxue could only nod weakly.
Still, she could sense that the other side of the void rift seemed to be a dangerous place.
Jun Xiaoyao didn't want her to be put in harm's way.
This only deepened little Qianxue's closeness and trust in Jun Xiaoyao even further.
Leaving little Qianxue behind, Jun Xiaoyao entered the void rift alone.
Heaven and earth turned upside down.
The endless stars all around seemed to spin.
In the next moment, Jun Xiaoyao arrived in this chaotic land.
The Levee World.
"How extraordinary — a single levee rivals an entire vast world." Jun Xiaoyao took in his surroundings.
The ground was littered with the remnants of shattered stars,
along with all manner of nameless bleached bones buried within them.
Countless ages had passed, yet they still radiated the lingering aura of imperial might.
Jun Xiaoyao felt as though he had arrived at the ends of the world — boundlessly dim and dark, with wisps of faint mist drifting through the air year-round.
In the distance came the sound of waves crashing against a shore. That was the boundary sea.
Of course, it was still quite far away, so it posed no immediate lethal threat.
Jun Xiaoyao directly brought out the Luan Gu Emperor Talisman.
There was no other option.
In a place like this, even if Jun Xiaoyao's true self had come in person, he would need to be fully on guard.
Let alone now, when he was only here in his divine soul body.
Whoosh!
Ahead, a beam of light like an aurora swept past — a highly unusual light of laws.
Boom!
The Luan Gu Emperor Talisman shuddered, and after taking the hit, it automatically emanated an imperial aura.
A mere streak of light had made the Luan Gu Emperor Talisman tremble.
Even a Dao Venerable, if caught off guard and struck by that light, would perish.
One could only imagine how treacherous the Levee World truly was.
Jun Xiaoyao, drawing on his powerful divine soul perception, sensed everything in all directions.
Various spacetime rifts, eerie blood-soaked mud, nameless emperor bones, and more — all of it was navigated and avoided by Jun Xiaoyao.
And for the things he couldn't avoid, the Luan Gu Emperor Talisman was there to resist them.
Finally, Jun Xiaoyao arrived before the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root.
He reached out, intending to pluck it.
But the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root trembled its petals and released a terrifying surge of power.
All things have a spirit, let alone a divine treasure of heaven and earth such as this.
The fact that it had created a false root proved it had no desire to be taken by another being.
Jun Xiaoyao remained calm and composed. On one hand, he released his own various powers and laws of reincarnation.
On the other hand, he directly emanated the aura of the World Tree from within his inner universe.
The World Tree was the ancestor of all trees.
Before, even the Heavenly Immortal Tree had been drawn to the World Tree and willingly thrown itself into Jun Xiaoyao's arms.
Sure enough, the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root's resistance began to diminish.
"Don't worry, I won't forcibly refine you. I want you to take root in my inner universe and complete the cycle of life together with the World Tree."
"This is a win-win situation for both of us." Jun Xiaoyao said.
The Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root seemed to understand his words.
It no longer resisted.
Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly and reached out to pluck it.
Although directly refining it would yield tremendous benefits,
that would be something of a waste.
Placing it within his inner universe would serve Jun Xiaoyao far better.
"Alright, it's all over. This trip has been a perfect success."
Having obtained the true Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Root, Jun Xiaoyao finally let out a long breath.
The journey through the Void Heaven Realm was coming to an end.
But just as Jun Xiaoyao turned around, preparing to leave,
suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a certain stretch of ground ahead.
A faint trail of footprints extended off into the distance.
"Those are..."
Jun Xiaoyao's gaze sharpened.
Here in the Levee World, a trail of footprints — utterly solitary — stretched out into the distance.
It was clearly left by a humanoid being.
Who had left these footprints?