Chapter 1048: All Things in Order

Within the Divine Seal of Dazheng, Xiao Nanfeng and the six women stood before a series of golden formations.

Xiao Nanfeng waved his hand, dispelling the golden light from the formations to reveal a faint purple mist within.

The women immediately gathered around, their curiosity piqued.

Madam Rouge asked, "How can you be so certain that this is that primordial purple qi?"

Xiao Nanfeng shook his head. "I'm not certain. It's all just conjecture."

"Oh?"

"I mentioned my past life to you all a while ago. Do you remember?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.

The women nodded, though Madam Rouge's expression was slightly resentful. She had initially thought the songs Xiao Nanfeng sang were written specifically for her, only to find out they really were from his hometown on Earth.

However, since even the primordial altar had entrusted the world to Xiao Nanfeng despite his origins, and the women had already accepted him, they harbored no resentment. Having a past life wasn't unusual—many people did.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Xiao Nanfeng continued, "In my past life on Earth, I read lots of fantasy and ancient histories. They often mentioned that primordial purple qi originated from chaos. Since this space previously contained primordial energy, and this purple mist was mixed within, it's likely to be primordial purple qi."

The women exchanged glances. Could there really be such a coincidence?

Xiao Nanfeng thought for a moment and added, "There's another piece of evidence. The Divine Seal of Dazheng was originally a purple crystal brought back from beyond the heavens by the ancestral dragon. Why was I the only one who could refine it? And why was I the only one who could enter this space? Even the three Qing Grandmasters couldn't do it back then. Why was I, a mere mortal at the time, able to gain its recognition?"

Madam Rouge's eyes lit up. "Are you saying that it was originally a treasure from the Milky Way Domain? Somehow, it ended up in another star system, was discovered by the Ancestral Dragon, and was later brought back?"

Xiao Nanfeng nodded. "We won't be able to trace exactly how the Ancestral Dragon retrieved it, but all the signs suggest that the crystal came from the Milky Way Domain. And this purple mist is very likely primordial purple qi."

Madam Rouge's eyes lit up. "That sounds plausible. Try it!"

The other women also looked at Xiao Nanfeng with anticipation.

Xiao Nanfeng nodded and reached out to grasp the purple mist. However, as soon as his hand approached it, he felt the heat from his body rapidly flowing into the mist. He frowned and quickly withdrew his hand.

Madam Rouge asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Nanfeng frowned. "Just now, the yang energy from my body was uncontrollably flowing into the purple qi. I'm worried that the yang energy from my body might damage it."

The women's expressions turned serious. Liu Miaoyin immediately said, "Nanfeng is right. We don't have room for error. We can't afford to mess this up.Who knows what might happen if things go wrong? It's better to use your soul to interact with it."

Xiao Nanfeng sat down cross-legged. His soul emerged from his brow and approached the purple mist. He reached out again, but nothing happened. He tried to absorb it, but it was futile.

Xiao Nanfeng frowned. "It's incredibly dense. You all try."

The women, looking tense, also sat down cross-legged in meditation. Xia Yu'er, Zhang Lingjun, and Lan Yaoguang each transformed into their yin bodies, their spiritual moons floating behind their heads. They released their soul power and reached out to grasp the purple mist. Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor also did the same with their primordial bodies, infusing their hands with yin energy.

One by one, the women tried to grasp the purple mist, but like Xiao Nanfeng, they couldn't move it. However, they didn't give up. Instead, they all joined forces and strained against the mist together.

With a hum, a small bit of the purple mist bulged, as if it had been manipulated with great difficulty.

Xia Yu'er's eyes lit up. "We can do it! It's just incredibly dense and heavy."

Madam Rouge also grew excited. "It really might be primordial purple qi..."

The women were all jubilant.

Xiao Nanfeng suggested, "Will you lend me all your yin energy? I'll try to absorb it."

The women nodded and channeled their energy into Xiao Nanfeng. His body trembled as his aura surged dramatically. He enveloped his hands in the purple mist and began to absorb it with all his might—but it was simply too dense. Even with everyone's help, he only managed to absorb a tiny wisp. In an instant, a wave of extreme cold erupted within his body.

With a deafening crash, Xiao Nanfeng was frozen into an ice sculpture. Even his soul showed signs of cracking.

"Nanfeng!"

The women cried out in alarm and immediately stopped what they were doing.

They quickly moved Xiao Nanfeng away from the purple mist and poured their energy into him. After a while, Xiao Nanfeng managed to dispel the pure yin energy within him and recover.

"Are you alright?" the women asked, concerned.

Xiao Nanfeng nodded. He glanced at the purple mist with excitement. "There's no mistake. Such extreme pure yin energy—it must be primordial purple qi. I really ought to thank the Superior for telling me about it!"

The women sighed in relief and shared in his joy.

The Divine Emperor began, "But how are you going to absorb the primordial purple qi if it's so overwhelming?"

The other women all frowned, clearly shaken by what had just happened.

Xiao Nanfeng thought about it for a moment and replied, "That failure just now was because my soul wasn't strong enough. In that case, I'll need to strengthen my soul first. Even if I can't break through to a new realm, I should at least push to the absolute peak of the Deific Yin realm first."

Madam Rouge frowned. "But how will you do so?"

Xiao Nanfeng replied, "Based on what we know, the strongest souls in this world belong to the Superior and the three Qing Grandmasters. The Superior surely won't help me, so I intend to ask the three Qing Grandmasters for advice. Perhaps they'll share with me what they did after mastering their individual Qing Yin Body techniques."

Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor nodded, thinking that this was surely the right track.

On the other hand, Xia Yu'er, Zhang Lingjun, and Lan Yaoguang exchanged glances with each other. Zhang Lingjun began, "Nanfeng, perhaps you don't need to find the three Qing Grandmasters after all."

"Oh?" Everyone turned to Zhang Lingjun.

Zhang Lingjun explained, "The Taiqing Grandmaster wanted to leave a legacy for this planet and sever his karmic ties to it entirely. Not only did he give me all his power from ten thousand years ago, he also passed on all his subsequent cultivation techniques to me." She handed Xiao Nanfeng a jade tablet.

"We've received similar inheritances as well," Xia Yu'er and Lan Yaoguang added.

Xiao Nanfeng blinked in surprise. "The subsequent cultivation techniques are... Subduing the Red Moon and Forging a Red World Tree?"

Zhang Lingjun nodded. "The Taiqing Grandmaster doesn't yet know that you've already helped me subdue my red moon, and my soul has grown stronger as a result. If I can also forge the red world tree, my soul will undergo a qualitative advancement. I have the details of the cultivation technique on that tablet."

Xia Yu'er and Lan Yaoguang did the same with their respective tablets.

Xiao Nanfeng accepted the three tablets and scanned them quickly. Given his intuition, and with the entire world's fortune at his disposal to deal with the resulting karmic consequence, he quickly gained an understanding of the core essence of the techniques.

When Zhang Lingjun saw Xiao Nanfeng's eyes open, she immediately asked, "Will these techniques help you?"

"I'll need to see," Xiao Nanfeng replied. He turned to Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor. "You've been studying the golden tree these last few days. I'd like to understand its properties from you as a point of reference and understanding."

Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor nodded. They each inscribed their insights on a jade tablet and passed it to Xiao Nanfeng.

Xiao Nanfeng analyzed all their materials, then closed his eyes and considered the plan that was forming in his head. It took him quite a while before he spoke up once more.

"Well?" the women asked curiously.

Xiao Nanfeng smiled. "I understand why the three Qing Grandmasters needed the golden tree."

"Oh?"

"Their spiritual cultivation techniques all derive from Body of Yin. Though they all managed to manifest their own world trees in the end, their world trees were ultimately missing some core essence that the golden tree possesses. That's why the three Qing Grandmasters wanted it so badly. Their inheritance suggests a way to nurture three world trees, a process that can be greatly accelerated with the nourishment of the golden tree," Xiao Nanfeng explained.

Madam Rouge's eyes lit up. "Can you reproduce their world trees, then?"

Xiao Nanfeng nodded. "Indeed. Not only can I do so quickly, Lingjun, Yu'er, and Yaoguang will be able to as well."

"Oh?"

"Here's my plan. Since I cultivate all three Qing Yin Bodies, I can manifest all three of the grandmasters' world trees and reach the pinnacle of spiritual cultivation. At that point, I expect I'll be able to absorb and refine this primordial purple qi."

"That's wonderful!" the women exclaimed.

Xiao Nanfeng turned toward Xia Yu'er, Zhang Lingjun, and Lan Yaoguang. "Before that, I'll need you to forge your world trees first. Since I want to graft all three trees together, even the slightest deviation in cultivation can lead to unpredictable outcomes. I'd like to be fully involved in your attempt to forge your own world trees and observe every detail to ensure that I can manifest mine correctly."

"Of course. We'll follow your lead, Nanfeng," Zhang Lingjun replied immediately.

Xia Yu'er and Lan Yaoguang nodded as well.

Xiao Nanfeng said, "In that case, let's begin. We'll use half of the remaining golden tree to help you forge your own divine trees. My soul will enter your moons and observe as you break through."

Xia Yu'er, Zhang Lingjun, and Lan Yaoguang nodded. "Very well!"

Xiao Nanfeng then turned to Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor. "In the meantime, will you continue perfecting your own nine-colored trees? The Darkborn may arrive at any moment. The stronger we all are, the safer we'll be."

Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor nodded in agreement.

They divided the remains of the golden tree into three: one portion would be for Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor's cultivation; one portion would be for Xia Yu'er, Zhang Lingjun, and Lan Yaoguang's world trees, and the final portion would be Xiao Nanfeng's for future use.