407: Resurrection of Wu Zu

Xiao Shi could vaguely sense it.

The secret surrounding the Martial Ancestor's "demise" not only concerned the Martial Ancestor himself but also the supreme powerhouses of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm in later eras, such as the Martial Emperor!

A question had always lingered in Xiao Shi's mind.

How did the Martial Emperor fall?

Logically speaking,

beings like the Martial Ancestor and Martial Emperor, who had already reached the pinnacle of the Martial Dao, should have no one in the world capable of threatening them.

Unless their time was truly up, they shouldn't have been able to die.

However, it wasn't just the Martial Emperor who fell.

It seemed all the Martial Dao Ninth Realm experts from various eras had also fallen.

Otherwise, their eras would not have ended.

Now, knowing that even the Martial Ancestor faced such a "demise," Xiao Shi could almost certainly confirm that within the Martial Dao Ninth Realm… there must be an unknown secret!

This made Xiao Shi hold his breath and listen intently.

"The reason I am like this is because of the Great Tribulation!"

The Martial Ancestor sighed.

"The Great Tribulation?"

Xiao Shi was startled.

"That's right."

The Martial Ancestor nodded, his expression solemn.

"In fact, the Martial Dao Ninth Realm is not the true end of the Martial Dao. Based on my understanding of your future eras, I know that many Martial Dao Ninth Realm experts have appeared in different future eras. Some of these Martial Dao Ninth Realm experts call themselves Martial Venerables, some call themselves Martial Kings, and some even call themselves Martial Emperors…"

"But no one has ever dared to call themselves a Martial God. Do you know why?"

Xiao Shi shook his head.

"Because a God… is the true end of the Martial Dao!"

The Martial Ancestor spoke each word with gravity.

As his words came out,

they immediately stirred up a tremendous storm in Xiao Shi's mind.

He had never expected it.

The Martial Dao Ninth Realm… was not the end of the Martial Dao!

The true end of the Martial Dao was God!

In fact, this could be somewhat inferred from the Martial Dao Eighth Realm being called a Demigod.

Demigod, Demigod—just by the name, one would know that if there were no Gods, how could there be the title Demigod?

It was just that Xiao Shi hadn't expected that even the Martial Dao Ninth Realm couldn't achieve godhood.

"To be precise, the Martial Dao Ninth Realm is still essentially a Demigod, but it is infinitely close to God."

"However, to reach the ultimate end and become a Martial God, one still needs to take the final step."

"But this step…"

"is extremely difficult to cross. One must pass through the Great Tribulation to become a God!"

The Martial Ancestor lamented.

"So, Senior, you became a living dead during the Great Tribulation?"

Xiao Shi asked.

As the Martial Ancestor nodded,

Xiao Shi finally understood completely.

No wonder the Martial Emperor and all the Martial Dao Ninth Realm experts of every era had fallen.

It was clear.

They had all failed to pass the Great Tribulation and become a Martial God!

In other words… no one had yet reached the true end of the Martial Dao.

"What kind of Great Tribulation is this, exactly?"

Xiao Shi asked curiously.

The Martial Ancestor shook his head.

"This tribulation is unnamable. If one day you can reach the Martial Dao Ninth Realm, you will naturally know."

"Although I did not perish under this tribulation, I also became a living dead, requiring a vast amount of destiny to revive."

"But even after my revival, I will no longer have the chance to impact Martial Godhood, and will remain in the Martial Dao Ninth Realm for the rest of my life."

"Everyone only gets one chance in their pursuit of Martial Godhood."

Xiao Shi understood.

He realized that the Great Tribulation that Martial Dao Ninth Realm experts had to undergo was, in a sense, a line between life and death.

If one could pass the Great Tribulation,

they could reach the true end of the Martial Dao and become a Martial God.

But if one could not pass the Great Tribulation,

they would fall and die.

From the outcome's perspective,

most of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm experts from other eras had likely perished in the Great Tribulation.

Only special existences like the Martial Ancestor

had not completely died.

Xiao Shi's mind was greatly shaken.

He knew that the information he had just come into contact with was something even the few Demigods on the Tianwu Continent might not know!

This was a secret only accessible to Martial Dao Ninth Realm existences!

And knowing this secret successfully resolved many of the doubts in Xiao Shi's mind.

Most importantly… it allowed Xiao Shi to see where the true end of the Martial Dao lay!

"Martial God…"

Xiao Shi could clearly feel the profound weight contained within these two words.

Now, having understood everything,

the next step was the issue of reviving the Martial Ancestor.

For Xiao Shi,

although the destiny of the Great Wu Dynasty was very important to him, as it concerned the formation of the next era,

in his current predicament,

whether he wanted to or not,

he could only use the destiny of the Great Wu Dynasty to help the Martial Ancestor revive.

Firstly, he could gain the Martial Ancestor's friendship.

In the next two hundred-plus years, he could essentially move unhindered and do as he pleased in The Primordial Martial Era.

Secondly, the Martial Ancestor also stated that if Xiao Shi could help him revive, he could assist Xiao Shi in achieving the Heavenly Dao!

The Dao Ancestor, who was nearby, also told Xiao Shi,

that if the Martial Ancestor personally helped him form the Heavenly Dao,

then his Heavenly Dao would be far stronger than a typical Heavenly Dao.

After all, the Martial Ancestor was the master of the entire Primordial Martial Era.

A Heavenly Dao personally formed by him would be very different from a typical Heavenly Dao!

To exchange the destiny of the Great Wu Dynasty for such benefits, Xiao Shi had no reason to refuse.

However, the current problem was… to use the destiny of the Great Wu Dynasty to revive the Martial Ancestor,

these destinies first needed some special processing, so that the Martial Ancestor could accommodate them.

Otherwise, the Martial Ancestor's body would be unable to contain and bear these destinies from a future era.

And such processing could only be done by Xiao Shi.

After the Dao Ancestor told Xiao Shi the specific processing method,

Xiao Shi found this method to be very complex and intricate.

Most importantly, with his current realm and cultivation, it would be difficult to ensure 100% success.

"Is there any other better way?"

Xiao Shi asked the Dao Ancestor.

The Dao Ancestor shook his head.

"Destiny is the most profound thing in the world. To use the destiny of your Great Wu Dynasty to revive the Martial Ancestor, these destinies must first be refined to become the purest destiny. Only then… will they be effective for the Martial Ancestor."

"Of course, with your current cultivation, refining destiny will indeed be very difficult. Usually, this is something only existences above the Demigod Realm can do."

"However, as things stand, there's no other way; only you can attempt it."

Xiao Shi nodded.

Although this refining of destiny was somewhat beyond his capabilities, it wasn't entirely hopeless.

However, if he possessed an item capable of refining destiny… that would save a lot of effort.

Unfortunately, Xiao Shi searched through his many items and did not find any related items that could refine destiny.

"Wait!"

Just then,

a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Xiao Shi's mind.

He thought of an item.

The eternal realm-following alchemy furnace!

The function of this item was to allow for one pill refinement in each realm.

And the refinement time, quality, efficacy, etc., of the pill would depend on the materials used for refinement.

Therefore, theoretically speaking,

the eternal realm-following alchemy furnace could refine all pills in the world, full of countless possibilities!

"If I use the destiny of the Great Wu Dynasty as the refining material… would I be able to refine a Pill of Destiny that could help the Martial Ancestor revive!?"

A light suddenly gleamed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

He had not yet refined any pills in the Martial Demon Realm, Saint Realm, and Dao Lord Realm.

Therefore, he still had three opportunities for refinement.

Even if he failed to achieve the Pill of Destiny he wanted, one that could revive the Martial Ancestor,

this pill would still contain a lot of destiny.

There was no risk involved.

At most, there would only be some differences in its form.

However, Xiao Shi felt that since he was going to use the eternal realm-following alchemy furnace to achieve the effect of refining destiny, he naturally wanted to aim for a single success.

For this,

he decided that before using the eternal realm-following alchemy furnace to refine the Pill of Destiny, he would first change the eternal realm-following alchemy furnace to become his Exclusive Item!

Given the efficacy of the eternal realm-following alchemy furnace,

this item was absolutely qualified to be his third Exclusive Item.

Thinking of this,

Xiao Shi did not hesitate.

He immediately used his Exclusive Dao to change this eternal realm-following alchemy furnace into his Exclusive Item.

In an instant,

the information of the entire eternal realm-following alchemy furnace immediately changed.

Name: eternal realm-following alchemy furnace

Type: Alchemy Furnace

Grade: Unlimited

Status: Personal Exclusive (Three)

Introduction: This is an alchemy furnace forged by a great power from a distant era. This alchemy furnace can automatically refine various different pills according to one's own realm. Later, through the modification of the Exclusive Dao, it became a Personal Exclusive Item.

Note 1: The holder of the alchemy furnace can perform one pill refinement in each realm.

Note 2: This alchemy furnace will perform automatic refinement; the holder cannot exert influence during the refinement process.

Note 3: The refinement time, quality, efficacy, etc., of the pill largely depend on the materials used for refinement.

Note 4: All things in the world can be used as refining materials.

Note 5: Theoretically, this alchemy furnace can refine all pills in the world.

Current Exclusive Ability: Pill Wish

Introduction: When using the eternal realm-following alchemy furnace for pill refinement, one can add a wish during the refinement. The wish has a certain probability of coming true; this is a rule.

Note 1: Although a wish has a certain probability of coming true, not all wishes will be fulfilled.

Note 2: The probability of a wish coming true will depend on the refining materials. Only wishes within the scope of the refining materials will have a higher probability of coming true.

… Xiao Shi's eyes lit up.

The Exclusive Ability of this item was incredibly powerful!

It could actually add a wish during pill refinement.

However, he also knew

that the wish he added could not exceed the limit of the refining materials' capabilities.

For example, if Xiao Shi added a wish that the refined pill could grant immortality, it certainly wouldn't come true.

"I want this pill to directly make me a Demigod."

"I want this pill to give me the power to fight against a Demigod."

Such unrealistic wishes would certainly not come true.

However, Xiao Shi felt that if he added the wish of refining destiny to the refinement of this Pill of Destiny… it should have a certain probability of coming true.

Firstly, he was refining this pill with a lot of destiny.

There was no problem with the materials.

Secondly, this wish did not exceed the scope of the refining materials' capabilities that he had put in.

However, to be safe,

before refining, Xiao Shi first asked the Martial Ancestor and Dao Ancestor for items related to destiny refinement.

Xiao Shi stated that this item didn't necessarily have to be able to refine destiny; it only needed to have some connection to destiny refinement.

The deeper the connection, the better.

After thinking, the Martial Ancestor and Dao Ancestor

each took out an item related to refining destiny.

The status of these two items was relatively high.

Xiao Shi placed these two items, along with the left eye of the great wu crown prince, which sealed the destiny of the Great Wu Dynasty, into the eternal realm-following alchemy furnace and immediately began the refinement.

And during the refinement,

he decisively added the wish of destiny refinement.

He believed that with the materials he had invested, this wish would certainly not be too outrageous.

Soon,

the entire alchemy furnace began to shake violently during the continuous refinement, and powerful purple smoke spewed from the air vents of the lid, like a pressure cooker releasing steam.

The entire process lasted for more than ten seconds, and the alchemy furnace then calmed down, the purple smoke from the air vents slowly dissipating.

When the purple smoke no longer emerged from the lid's air vents, Xiao Shi, with a mix of anticipation and apprehension, leaped onto the alchemy furnace and opened the lid.

Inside the alchemy furnace, a perfectly round golden pill lay quietly.

Within the pill, there was an abundance of refined, incredibly pure destiny.

The quantity of this destiny had not decreased at all, but it no longer belonged to the Great Wu Dynasty; instead, it had become a destiny without ownership.

Such destiny could be perfectly integrated into any era and thus used to replenish the destiny of those eras.

This was precisely the destiny that the Martial Ancestor needed!

When the Martial Ancestor saw the Pill of Destiny refined by Xiao Shi, even with his status, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"The destiny actually didn't decrease at all!?"

One must know,

under normal circumstances, refining destiny would inevitably cause a certain degree of loss to the destiny, leading to some reduction.

However, the pill refined by Xiao Shi did not cause any reduction whatsoever.

Such a method… even the Martial Ancestor and Dao Ancestor had never seen before!

And with such an abundant Pill of Destiny,

the Martial Ancestor felt that his chances of revival were even greater.

This made his heart surge with emotion.

Immediately,

with this Pill of Destiny, the Martial Ancestor began his revival through this pill.

The Dao Ancestor would also assist from the side.

The entire revival would take a certain amount of time.

It was expected to be completed within a hundred years.

And once the Martial Ancestor revived, he would help Xiao Shi form the Heavenly Dao.

Xiao Shi just happened to have enough time to ponder what kind of Dao he should use to form the ultimate Heavenly Dao.

In addition,

in terms of Exclusive Items, Xiao Shi still had a considerable number of slots.

He began to consider what item he should transform into an Exclusive Item next.