239: Mysterious Stone Egg

This is the foundation of the Tianyuan Dynasty, accumulated over hundreds of epochs and gathering the essence of sixty-nine Divine Domains — the Imperial Dynasty Secret Treasury!

"The Imperial Dynasty Secret Treasury is a vital area of the Imperial Dynasty, containing ten thousand layers of space and hundreds of millions of treasures." The voice of Abyss of No Way echoed in everyone's ears. "You may rely on your own Luck and perception to select one treasure within that fits your foundation and will aid you on the Epoch Battlefield. The time limit is one stick of incense. Whether you can obtain a supreme treasure depends entirely on your affinity. Remember, do not be greedy, and do not take by force. Treasures have their own sentience; those who force their will upon them will surely face backlash."

As the voice fell, sixty-nine figures turned into streams of light, rushing impatiently into the portal radiating ten thousand rays of light.

Lin Yuan stepped into the treasury space, and the scene before his eyes suddenly opened up. He felt as if he were in a Universe woven from countless rivers of Law stars. Above his head, beneath his feet, and in every direction, flowed and swirled a "Galaxy of Myriad Treasures." Every "star" was a treasure at least at the level of an Origin Dao Artifact, emitting powerful auras that were sharp, heavy, agile, or mysterious. Some stars were as large as the sun and moon, radiating immense light with oppressive pressure; others were as small as dust, their brilliance restrained, hidden from view. There were even some peculiar treasures with unfixed forms, transforming into phantom images of Divine Beasts or Dao runes, swimming through the galaxy.

The extremely dense Origin auras mixed together, forming a powerful mental shock. If not for those with a firm Dao Heart, they would instantly be seduced and lost by this endless treasure light.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath, and the Chaos Fearless Dao Heart in his Sea of Consciousness pulsated eternally, emitting a clear radiance that smoothed away all distracting thoughts. He was not attracted by those treasures with the brightest light or the most overbearing auras, but instead slowly closed his eyes.

"Chaos encompasses all things and evolves the heavens. A true supreme treasure must resonate with my Dao."

He sank his mind completely into the 15% of the Chaos Great Dao Origin within his body. His invisible Chaos perception, like mercury spilling onto the ground or invisible tentacles, spread out in all directions toward the depths of this Galaxy of Myriad Treasures.

In an instant, the auras of countless complex, powerful, and seductive treasures surged like a tide, attempting to interfere with his perception:

A giant axe wreathed in destructive thunder, radiating the overbearing power of creating the world;

A Divine Pill flowing with seven-colored radiance, containing enough vitality to allow a powerhouse of the Hunyuan Realm to be reborn;

An ancient scroll imprinted with the trajectories of countless stars, seemingly containing the ultimate mysteries of the world's operation;

A crimson crystal beating like a heart, with what seemed to be divine fire capable of burning everything to ashes burning inside...

Any one of these treasures, if leaked to the outside world, would be enough to cause bloody turmoil and drive all powerhouses of the Myriad Dao Realm and even the Hunyuan Realm mad. However, in Lin Yuan's Chaos perception, although their light was dazzling, the dao rhyme and Law at their core had a certain "barrier" with his Chaos Origin. They were very strong, but they were not the treasures his Chaos Great Dao craved most.

Time passed second by second. Some of the other Divine Domain Leaders around him already had expressions of wild joy, having grasped a treasure they favored; others were still hesitating and struggling, attempting to sense a stronger existence; still others had solemn expressions, clearly having not yet found the most compatible one.

Lin Yuan's mind was like the most precise Chaos compass, weaving, filtering, and eliminating amidst the hundreds of millions of treasure lights. His Chaos perception continuously delved into the core region of the Galaxy of Myriad Treasures, where the Laws were more primitive and the auras more ancient and profound.

Suddenly!

When his perception swept over a seemingly silent area with dim treasure light, the swaying phantom image of the chaos green lotus deep in his Sea of Consciousness suddenly trembled! At the same time, his Chaos Body Origin, which had been nurtured to 50%, seemed like a sleeping giant beast being awakened, sending out an unprecedented and extremely eager palpitation!

"It's there!"

Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, and Chaos Heart Light shot out! His gaze pierced through layers of treasure light, locking firmly onto an extremely inconspicuous "star" deep in the Galaxy of Myriad Treasures.

That was not a star, but a... stone egg?

It was about the size of a human head, its whole body presenting an extremely ancient, nearly primitive grayish-brown color, its surface covered in rough cracks. It emitted no treasure light at all, and not even a trace of energy fluctuation escaped from it. It floated quietly in the depths of the galaxy, like a stubborn stone left over from the birth of the Universe, completely submerged by the dazzling light of the surrounding treasures. If not for the intense resonance of the chaos green lotus and the Chaos Body Origin, Lin Yuan would never have noticed its existence.

However, in Lin Yuan's Chaos perception, this grayish stone egg contained an incomparably pure Origin aura within it that made his Soul tremble, as if from when Grandmist was not yet separated and Chaos was first opening! This aura produced the most perfect and fundamental resonance with the chaos green lotus, the Chaos Great Dao, and even the Chaos Body nurturing within his body!

"This is it!"

Lin Yuan did not hesitate, his figure turning into a stream of Chaos light, ignoring the divine weapons and Medicinal Pills along the way that were enough to make even Saint-Grade beings heart-flutter, and charged straight toward the grayish-brown stone egg. He reached out his hand, his fingertips wreathed in pure Chaos Qi, and gently touched the rough stone shell.

Hum!

The moment his fingertips touched the stone egg, a weak yet incomparably pure Chaos Origin aura, as if from before the heavens and earth were opened, surged into Lin Yuan's body through his fingertips! The 50% Chaos Body Origin within him instantly boiled, sending out silent cheers and longing! The phantom image of the chaos green lotus in his Sea of Consciousness shone with even greater clear radiance, its lotus leaves stretching out, as if a long drought had met sweet rain!

"Chaos Source Core... embryo?" Lin Yuan instantly understood the Origin of this stone egg. It was not a treasure refined later, but a "Source Core embryo" that had failed to fully form and fell into silence due to some accident during the collapse and condensation of a Chaos Origin when the heavens and earth first opened! What it contained was the most primitive, purest power of the Chaos Mother Origin, untainted by any Acquired auras! For ordinary Martial Artists, it might just be a stubborn stone, but for Lin Yuan, who was nurturing a Chaos Body, it was the ultimate key to completely opening the door to this strongest Physique of all time!

Lin Yuan did not hesitate, wrapping his palm in Chaos power, and carefully plucked this inconspicuous "Chaos Source Core embryo" from the Galaxy of Myriad Treasures. The stone egg felt cold and rough in his hand, but its weight was far beyond imagination, as if he were holding a miniature star.

The moment he took the stone egg away, the treasury space seemed to fluctuate slightly, and an invisible will containing a sense of scrutiny swept over Lin Yuan and the stone egg in his hand, then faded away. This was the sentience of the treasury itself, confirming that Lin Yuan's choice complied with the rules and was not taken by force.

The time of one stick of incense was up.

Sixty-nine figures were sent out of the Imperial Dynasty Secret Treasury by a gentle yet irresistible force, returning to the square in front of the Imperial Palace. In the hands of every Leader was an additional treasure of varying forms, flowing with treasure light. Some held divine swords, their sharpness exposed; some held Divine Pills, the medicinal fragrance assailing the nostrils; some held ancient scrolls, with dao rhyme flowing... Most had expressions of satisfaction or excitement on their faces.