179: Breakthrough, taking oneself as a seed

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for accepting the invitation. In the name of Chu Yuer's fiancé and representing the Chu Clan lineage of the Tianwu Royal Estate, you will participate in the Imperial Capital Struggle of the Great Families and have obtained a slot to enter the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm. Reward obtained: Using the Body as a Seed.]

The System's notification sound was like a drop of cold water falling into a silent lake.

Qin Wushang abruptly opened his eyes. A flash of surprise crossed his gaze, which immediately turned into wild joy.

With a thought, the translucent System panel expanded before his eyes as he glanced at the quest log!

In the quest status bar, the mission for the Imperial Capital Struggle of the Great Families was impressively displayed as completed.

"It's finished just like that?"

Qin Wushang murmured in a low voice, quite surprised.

"I thought it would only settle after the grand competition ended..."

His gaze moved from the panel and fell upon the jade-like beauty in his arms.

Chu Yuehua was still fast asleep, a faint trace of fatigue remaining on her exquisite sleeping face.

Her ink-black hair was scattered across Qin Wushang's chest, and her slender arms were wrapped around him like an octopus; her entire person was practically hanging off him.

The plain white dress had long been torn to shreds during last night's passion, revealing rounded shoulders and delicate collarbones. Her skin shimmered in the moonlight with a luster like mutton-fat jade.

Qin Wushang gazed at this face that was inches away!

At this moment, Chu Yuehua was so beautiful she seemed unreal. Her long lashes cast shallow shadows on her eyelids like butterfly wings, her red lips were slightly parted, and her breathing was slow and steady.

Chu Yuehua, in her completely relaxed state without any guard up, was simply too beautiful.

[Using the Body as a Seed: Using oneself as the seed instead of a dao seed, using the body as a furnace to carry the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth... Attaining the Dao through the Physical Body, the Primordial Spirit as the sole core, the body giving birth to a world, encompassing the Universe within...]

[Current Physical Body strength has reached the requirements for Using the Body as a Seed. It has been detected that the host satisfies the following conditions:]

[1. Divine Fire Realm Perfection, having ignited the Divine Fire with the power of ten thousand Daos.]

[2. Physical Body strength comparable to the God King Realm; requirement met.]

[3. Depth of Great Dao comprehension; requirement met.]

[Proceed with Using the Body as a Seed immediately?]

The System's detailed explanation made Qin Wushang's heart race.

He had waited for this moment for far too long!

That majestic cultivation base, which he had been unable to use because of the dao seed issue, could finally be released!

He took a deep breath, his gaze falling on Chu Yuehua's face once more, and then he raised his hand!

"Smack!"

The crisp sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet space.

Chu Yuehua's delicate body trembled as she suddenly opened her eyes.

Those phoenix eyes were somewhat misty at first, but upon seeing Qin Wushang's smiling face and feeling the slight tingling sensation from her buttocks, she instantly woke up.

A crimson blush rose on her stunning face, spreading from her cheeks to the tips of her ears, adding a touch of charm that was normally impossible to see.

"Rebellious Disciple... what are you doing?"

Chu Yuehua's voice carried the laziness of someone who had just woken up along with a hint of anger, her snow-white chest heaving continuously.

But at this moment, she couldn't care about that; she just stared at Qin Wushang, her eyes filled with both embarrassment and confusion!

What madness had taken over this Rebellious Disciple so early in the morning?

"After toiling for a day and a night, I only wanted to rest for a moment, but you..."

Chu Yuehua bit her lip, trying to straighten her face to regain her usual coldness.

"Audacious! You actually dared to hit your Revered Master..."

"Revered Master!"

Qin Wushang interrupted her, his smile fading as his expression became solemn. He spoke slowly, "I am about to have a Breakthrough."

Chu Yuehua was stunned.

She sat up straight, completely unaware that she was currently unclothed and fully exposed, and simply looked at Qin Wushang seriously.

"You've decided? You're no longer insisting on Using the Body as a Seed and want to break through directly to the True God Realm?"

She knew that Qin Wushang had been suppressing his Realm because he wanted to attempt Using the Body as a Seed—to walk that dead-end path.

With his foundation, if he could plant a top-tier dao seed, his combat power after the Breakthrough would far exceed those of the same rank.

But now he suddenly said he wanted to break through... "No."

Qin Wushang shook his head and said word by word.

"I want to break through to the True God Realm by Using the Body as a Seed."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Chu Yuehua's beautiful eyes widened, her pupils contracting slightly as if she thought she had misheard: "What... did you say?"

"Using the Body as a Seed."

Qin Wushang repeated, his tone calm yet firm.

"Through this deep exchange and your guidance, Revered Master, I have attained an Epiphany regarding the true essence of the Great Dao during the fusion of spirit and flesh. All four elements are void, and I have captured the opportunity for Using the Body as a Seed."

He paused and looked out at the vast white space.

"I ask Revered Master to open the passage and let me out."

"Breaking through here might draw an unpredictable Lightning Tribulation and destroy this Secret Realm."

Chu Yuehua fell silent.

She slowly stood up, brushing aside the few covers on her body to reveal her breathtakingly perfect physique, but neither of them was in the mood to admire it now.

She simply looked at Qin Wushang, her phoenix eyes swirling with complex emotions—worry and astonishment.

"Are you sure?"

She asked again, her voice trembling slightly.

"Rebellious Disciple, you should know that since ancient times, those who walk this path face certain death."

"Even peerless Prodigies who only appear once in ten thousand years mostly fall here. Back then, I..."

Whether in her past life or this one, she had also attempted Using the Body as a Seed and nearly had her Dao foundation collapse.

If not for the Heaven-Defying nature of her Taiyin Immortal Body, she would have long ago been stopped at the True God stage.

"I am sure."

Qin Wushang took her hand; his palm was warm.

"Revered Master, I want to walk a different path."

Their eyes met.

After a long time, Chu Yuehua sighed softly, yet the corners of her lips curled into a very slight arc: "Fine."

She waved her delicate hand, and ripples appeared in the space.

"If you cannot hold on, call for me at any time."

She said finally, her voice hiding an unmistakable concern.

Qin Wushang nodded, and his figure vanished within the ripples.

In the next moment, above the back mountain of the Chu Clan Ancestral Land, a rift opened in space, and Qin Wushang's figure stepped out into the air.

Almost the instant he appeared!

"Buzz—!!!"

Heaven and earth shook!

"That is... Qin Wushang!"

"He disappeared for two whole days and actually appeared at the back mountain. How did he get in?"

"What a terrifying aura! What is he doing?"

On the sky battlefield, the clashing divine lights of the sixteen arenas all came to a halt.

Every Prodigy, every spectator—everyone's gaze was drawn to that figure above the back mountain.

Qin Wushang stood suspended in the Void Realm, his black hair moving without wind.

He closed his eyes and chanted in his heart: "System, begin Using the Body as a Seed."

[Ding! Beginning Using the Body as a Seed. The process will last for six hours, during which the host will undergo three stages: Physical Body reconstruction, Great Dao branding, and Inner World opening.]

[First Stage: Physical Body reconstruction, beginning.]

"Boom!"

Above the firmament, thunderclouds gathered at a speed visible to the naked eye, covering a hundred-mile radius in an instant!

Those were not ordinary silver thunderclouds, but purple-black clouds shimmering with the aura of Chaos, with blood-colored lightning flashing within them from time to time!

"Chaos Divine Lightning! And... Grandmist World-Ending Lightning?"

An expert of the older generation cried out in shock.

"This is a Lightning Tribulation that only appears during a Saint's tribulation! This guy is only in the Divine Fire Realm!"

Before the words finished, the first bolt of lightning had already crashed down!

It was a purple-black lightning pillar as thick as a bucket, its surface entwined with blood-colored lightning snakes. Wherever it passed, the Void Realm distorted and the Great Dao roared!

Qin Wushang did not dodge or avoid it. He let out a long howl toward the sky and actually took the initiative to meet the lightning pillar!

"Rumble!"

The lightning swallowed him.

Everyone's hearts leapt into their throats.

In the next moment, the lightning dissipated, revealing the scene within!

Qin Wushang was charred all over, his flesh torn open, but his eyes were frighteningly bright!

Even more shocking was that his shattered flesh did not fall away; instead, it hovered around him, each piece writhing on its own, with fine golden Dao patterns appearing on the surfaces!

"He is... using the lightning to temper his flesh?"

Princess Chu Yuelian stood up from the high platform, golden light flowing in her phoenix eyes. "No, it's more than that!"

Those pieces of shattered flesh continuously reconstructed themselves within the lightning. With each reconstruction, the color deepened a bit more, turning from charred black to bronze, and then from bronze to pale gold!

Within the flesh, tiny starlight specks could be seen flickering!

"Using the Body as a Seed... he really is going to walk that path!"

An old monster with vast knowledge gasped.

"Madness! This is pure madness!"

On the arena, Chu Qingming's expression shifted erratically.

He stared fixedly at Qin Wushang, watching the body that was constantly shattering and reconstructing in the Lightning Tribulation, and gritted his teeth with a cold sneer.

"Madman!"

"Does he really think that by igniting the Divine Fire with the power of ten thousand Daos, he can walk this invincible path?"

"Since ancient times, how many existences even more prodigious than you have died on this path!"

To the side, Chu Qingyun was all smiles, muttering to himself: "Collapse, hurry up and collapse... It's best if you're directly obliterated in soul and body, saving me trouble in the future."

In the Lin family's seating area, Lin Ziyao gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her nails nearly digging into her palms.

Her pretty face was pale, and she bit her lip until beads of blood seeped out.

"Brother Wu Shang... you must succeed... but, can this path really be walked to the end?"

She thought of her past life!

That Qin Wushang who reigned over the world, that Emperor revered by all demons, seemed never to have walked the path of Using the Body as a Seed.

In this life, everything had changed... Lin Nantian's expression was grave as he shook his head and sighed: "This kid truly doesn't know the meaning of death."

But deep in his eyes, there was a hidden trace of anticipation.

Old General Lin stroked his beard without speaking, his gaze deep as he watched the figure in the sea of lightning.

Deep in the back mountain, Chu Yuehua stood silently under an ancient tree, her delicate hands clenched, palms sweating.

She knew the dangers of this path better than anyone, but she also believed in Qin Wushang more than anyone.

"Rebellious Disciple..."

She murmured softly: "You must succeed."

The Lightning Tribulation lasted for a full hour.

Qin Wushang's Physical Body had already undergone nine shatterings and nine reconstructions.

At this moment, his body had completely turned into an immortal gold color, with dense Great Dao patterns branded on the surface of his skin. Every pattern seemed like a living thing, flowing slowly.

[First Stage completed, Physical Body transformation finished.]

[Second Stage: Great Dao branding...]

"Buzz!"

Between heaven and earth, the Great Dao rules had materialized!

Countless colorful chains of order extended from the Void Realm like living tentacles, wrapping around Qin Wushang's body.

Every chain represented a type of Heavenly Great Dao!

The reddish-gold Dao of Gengjin!

The green Dao of Yimu!

The black Dao of Guishui!

The red Dao of Lihuo!

The yellow Dao of Wutu!

Then, even more supreme Daos like Time, Space, Fate, and Karma manifested!

These Dao chains were not a blessing, but a punishment!

They were forcibly carving the seeds of Great Dao power into every inch of Qin Wushang's flesh!

"Roar!"

Qin Wushang let out a great roar!

[PS: Collecting a name for an Empress to be used as the Lord of Taihuang Heaven]