Chapter 34: The Great Divine Power

Fuhai was also a renowned figure in the Three Realms. He was a demon who had cultivated to become a heavenly god. Those who were polite would address him as 'Heavenly God' or 'Great Sage.' But in truth, Fuhai the Heavenly God was somewhat lawless and also tyrannical and ferocious. In private, people generally called him a demon king.

The slovenly fat youth was indeed startled, for Fuhai the Heavenly God's ferocious aura was the most terrifying in the entire main hall of Tianmang Hall, enough to make even the celestial immortals tremble. Let alone a mere Mortal of the Myriad Manifestations.

"I, I am." The slovenly true man stood up.

"Oh?" Fuhai turned his head, looked, nodded with satisfaction, and revealed a slight smile. "Truly slovenly enough."

With that, he walked over, grabbed the slovenly true man's arm, and dragged him directly toward the seat beside the Grand Xia Emperor. A new low table had already been placed there, laden with immortal wine and immortal fruits.

The slovenly true man was somewhat flustered, but Fuhai the Heavenly God before him was too powerful. Gripping his arm, he had no way to resist.

"What is going on? Why did this ferocious man in deep green dragon-scale armor come to Tianmang Hall looking for me? Even the Grand Xia Emperor treats him with courtesy. I don't know such a formidable person at all!" The slovenly true man was filled with panic, but he could only take things as they came.

At the same time, the slovenly true man noticed that the nearly a thousand celestial immortals were looking at him with envy! They even greeted him with smiles.

"I'm someone who was eliminated. Why are the celestial immortal ancestors so polite to me? And are they envious of me?" Many thoughts ran through the slovenly true man's mind.

"Little junior brother, come, sit."

Fuhai sat down first, then pulled the slovenly true man to sit beside him.

"Little junior brother?" The slovenly true man was dumbfounded.

"Fuhai, it seems your little junior brother doesn't know the situation yet." The Xia Emperor laughed.

Fuhai turned to look at the somewhat dazed slovenly true man and said very directly, "Little junior brother, the master ordered me to come to the 'Grand Xia World' among the Three Thousand Great Worlds to fetch you!"

"Senior, are you sure you haven't made a mistake?" The slovenly true man was somewhat uneasy.

He didn't know the person before him.

"Little slovenly one," Lü Dongbin laughed. "The man before you is Fuhai the Heavenly God, a disciple of the Dark Emperor Xuanwu! Fuhai the Heavenly God is not only a heavenly god; his qi-refining cultivation has also reached the level of a Pure Yang True Immortal. In the Three Realms, he is quite famous. Not long ago, he even smashed the Heavenly Court once."

"Heavenly God? Pure Yang True Immortal? Smashed the Heavenly Court?" The slovenly true man looked at the ferocious man before him, utterly astonished.

"Hahaha..." Fuhai laughed heartily and patted the slovenly true man on the shoulder. "Little junior brother, I came on the master's orders to fetch you. The master said that you participated in this Immortal Destiny Convention, and that you come from the Black-White College, called Zhang Qi, the Slovenly True Man. In the entire Immortal Destiny Convention, there shouldn't be a second disciple of the Black-White College named Zhang Qi or the Slovenly True Man, right?"

The slovenly true man nodded.

This time, only three people from the Black-White College came to participate in the Immortal Destiny Convention, and of course, only one was called the Slovenly True Man.

"Little slovenly one," the Xia Emperor also laughed. "Don't doubt it. The divine power you displayed earlier is called the 'Great Divine Power of Xuanwu.' Do you know that?"

"I know." The slovenly true man nodded.

"The Great Divine Power of Xuanwu was created by the Dark Emperor Xuanwu. Without his permission, you simply couldn't learn this great divine power." The Xia Emperor laughed. "You may not know, but the Dark Emperor Xuanwu has long regarded you as his disciple. The Dark Emperor Xuanwu is a great power in the Three Realms, a Dao Ancestor like my master! When you displayed this divine power in the Immortal Destiny Convention earlier, we already guessed that you were a disciple of the Dark Emperor Xuanwu."

The slovenly true man recalled his past adventure.

"So it was the Dark Emperor Xuanwu..." The slovenly true man was stunned.

So...

He didn't need to fight desperately to become a disciple of the Dao Ancestor Redbright. He had already been a disciple of the Dark Emperor Xuanwu long ago.

But this Immortal Destiny Convention had helped him a lot. His insights into the Dao, especially the 'Wave-Stacking Secret Art,' had reached a very high level.

"Little junior brother, you learned the Great Divine Power of Xuanwu? Then there's no mistake. Without the master's permission, you simply couldn't learn it." Fuhai understood clearly. Since the master had chosen this slovenly true man as a disciple even at the Mortal of the Myriad Manifestations stage or earlier, it was obvious that the master favored him greatly. It was better to build a good relationship.

He himself caused a lot of trouble, and when his little junior brother became powerful in the future, he might be able to help him.

A hero needs three helpers. With many formidable people around, one naturally has more confidence in the Three Realms!

"Greetings, senior brother." The slovenly true man immediately bowed.

"Hahaha, you're too polite." Fuhai was extremely delighted. "Last time, I smashed the Heavenly Court and was grounded by the master. It's rare to get out, and I ran into Donghua, Old Man Beidi, and the others. I'll have a few drinks first... Later, we'll go back to see the master."

"I'll follow senior brother's arrangements." The slovenly true man naturally complied.

Fuhai patted the slovenly true man on the shoulder. "Junior brother has a good temper."

"Donghua, the Grand Xia World is holding an Immortal Destiny Convention. Why have all of you come?" Fuhai swept his gaze and asked. He also found it strange. Pure Yang True Immortals were already strong in the Three Realms. Nine Pure Yang True Immortals gathering together was already a very rare occurrence.

"This Immortal Destiny Convention is different. From the top three of this convention, the Dao Ancestor Redbright will choose one to be his disciple." Lü Dongbin laughed. "Counting this little slovenly one, this Immortal Destiny Convention will have two people becoming disciples of a Dao Ancestor."

"What? The Dao Ancestor Redbright is taking a disciple?" Fuhai looked at the Xia Emperor. "Who did he choose? Let me see."

"The top three of this Immortal Destiny Convention are Ji Ning, Blackstone, and Muchuan." The Xia Emperor said. "As for whom the master will choose, my second soul is currently on the way to the master's cave dwelling... We'll have to wait a while for the result."

Fuhai nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining.

The Dao Ancestor Redbright taking a disciple? This was something new. He had been grounded for years and was already bored to death.

"Come, let's drink while we wait. Xiamang, you are of the ancient imperial clan... Prepare plenty of good wine." Fuhai immediately tilted his head back and gulped down the wine. The Xia Emperor's eyelids twitched. Other immortals drank elegantly, but this Great Sage Fuhai was originally a flood dragon. Drinking an entire river in one gulp was a small matter to him, and he drank immortal wine with equal ferocity.

…

The Grand Xia imperial clan's treasury was on the sixth floor of Tianmang Hall.

"Here are all the abridged copies of the Daoist scriptures of my Grand Xia imperial clan." Prince Qi smiled, pointing at the countless books that stretched beyond sight. "You may each choose one divine power or one secret art. You can only choose one!"

Ji Ning, Blackstone True Man, and Muchuan True Man all nodded.

Although they were concerned about the matter of the Dao Ancestor Redbright choosing a disciple, they set it aside for now. The three of them began to browse through the Daoist scriptures.

Soon, they arrived at the most conspicuous large black jade table.

On this large black jade table were placed all the abridged copies of divine powers! On another white jade table were all the abridged copies of precious secret arts.

"Moving Mountains and Draining Seas"

"Heaven and Earth Arrow"

"Ten Thousand Poison Stings"

"Phantom Shadowless"

…

Ji Ning and the other two picked up and flipped through one divine power after another. These books all had certain conditions. One had to meet certain requirements to cultivate this divine power... These conditions were aimed at the members of the Grand Xia imperial clan. But Ji Ning and the other two could choose freely.

After browsing for a long time...

They also looked at secret arts. In the end, Ji Ning, Muchuan True Man, and Blackstone True Man unanimously chose a divine power—the "Candle Dragon's Eye!"

"Are you sure you choose the Candle Dragon's Eye?" Prince Qi asked.

"Yes." Ji Ning, Muchuan True Man, and Blackstone True Man nodded in unison.

"Good." Prince Qi revealed a smile. "Then follow me."

Prince Qi was quite pleased that all three had chosen the Candle Dragon's Eye, because this divine power was relatively widely circulated among some strong figures in the Three Realms.

However, this Candle Dragon's Eye was indeed the most powerful divine power in the Grand Xia imperial clan's treasury! Although it was only the upper part, it was still a divine power ranked among the top hundred in the Three Realms.

"Boom..." The stone door opened.

Prince Qi led Ji Ning into a stone chamber. Inside the chamber, rolled-up bamboo slips floated in the air. These bamboo slips emitted a hazy light and were covered with restrictions.

"This is the bamboo slip of the Candle Dragon's Eye." Prince Qi pointed at one bamboo slip. "The restrictions on it have been removed. The other bamboo slips all have restrictions, and you cannot touch them."

"You only need to touch the bamboo slip with your hand, and the vast information contained in it will be directly transmitted into your soul." Prince Qi said. "Fortunately, this is only the upper part of the Candle Dragon's Eye, so the inheritance won't take too long. At most, the time it takes to burn an incense stick."

Ji Ning understood.

The higher the level of a divine power, the more complex it became. The part for the heavenly god level was probably a thousand times more complex than the part for the returning-to-vacuity level. And the part for the true god level was another thousand times more complex than the heavenly god level.

That was why it had taken Ji Ning several months just to accept the complete inheritance of the 'Star Picking Hand.'

"Ji Ning, you go first." Prince Qi said.

Ji Ning nodded, reached out his hand, and placed it on the floating bamboo slip.

The moment he touched it!

"Boom!" Instantly, a vast amount of information surged into his soul. Although the transmission was not as efficient as when he had accepted the 'Star Picking Hand,' his soul was now much stronger, and the reception speed was faster. Indeed, in a short while, the entire upper part of the Candle Dragon's Eye was transmitted into Ji Ning's soul.

"So that's how it is." Ji Ning was secretly delighted.

The Candle Dragon's Eye...

Was a divine power created by the great power 'Candle Dragon' of the Three Realms. This divine power was very famous! Legends often mentioned names like 'Candle Dragon's Eye' and 'Hou Yi Shoots the Suns.' Now, seeing the actual cultivation method and its power, Ji Ning was secretly amazed.

Simply put, the Candle Dragon's Eye involved gathering the Nine Heavens' Extreme Light into the eyes, and then cultivating the 'Lifebound Candle Flame.'

"Although it's only the upper part, it's enough for the divine-body cultivation at the returning-to-vacuity level. After all, going further means transcending the tribulation to become a heavenly god. Once I become a heavenly god, I'll be on the same level as the Xia Emperor. I can then find the lower part of the Candle Dragon's Eye on my own." Ji Ning was extremely excited.

Besides the Star Picking Hand, he finally had another true great divine power.

Ji Ning, Muchuan True Man, and Blackstone True Man were all comprehending the contents of the Candle Dragon's Eye. Each of them was inwardly delighted, for it was comparable to the Great Divine Power of Xuanwu. If the Candle Dragon hadn't died, they wouldn't have had the chance to learn it.

"Alright." Prince Qi suddenly called out.

Ji Ning, Muchuan True Man, and Blackstone True Man all looked up.

"His Majesty has sent me a telepathic message. The Dao Ancestor Redbright has chosen his disciple. The three of you, quickly follow me to the main hall to see His Majesty." Prince Qi said.