Eternal Heavenly Emperor

After constructing the early form of the Soul Seed, the next step was relatively straightforward, yet it was not something that could be accomplished with ease.

Chu Hao was in no rush, and slowly fused the Thunder Intent Realm into it.

Three months later, Su Wanyue was the first to complete her breakthrough. Chu Hao then temporarily halted, supplying her with the full power of the Sun, until Su Wanyue successfully laid the foundation of War Venerate. Only then did he withdraw his power.

Chu Hao continued the fusion with Thunder Intent Realm, and three months later, his Soul Seed's miniature figure was now wrapped in a layer of blue lightning, appearing extremely majestic.

In future battles, the attacks he executed would carry the essences of Chaos and Thunder Intent Realm, any ordinary War Venerate would be instantly wiped of their Divine Sense!

Soul Seed complete!

Boom, a tumultuous surge erupted within Chu Hao's body. Having cultivated the Soul Seed, he was now qualified to expand his Life Spring.

The Upper Three Realms primarily cultivated Divine Sense, so the expansion of Life Spring was straightforward in order to gain more strength. At this time, the benefits of integrating Life Spring became apparent.

If a Martial Artist did not integrate their Life Spring in the Middle Three Realms, upon stepping into the realm of War Venerate, they would have at least twenty-four Life Springs. This meant that in their future cultivations, they would also need to divide their Divine Sense into twenty-four parts to simultaneously stimulate these Life Springs.

The expenditure was tremendous, and moreover, the Upper Three Realms mainly focused on Divine Sense cultivation. If too much effort was spent on expanding Life Springs, how would one cultivate Divine Sense and glimpse into the Heavenly Dao?

However, once one stepped into War Venerate, Life Springs could no longer be integrated, which distinguishes geniuses from the mediocre.

Chu Hao had only one Life Spring, which meant he didn't need to be distracted at all. He only needed to give his all in expanding that single Life Spring, which would make all Upper Three Realm Martial Artists envious to death!

Sadly, only two people in the world possessed a Unique Life Spring.

Boom, Su Wanyue transferred the Power of Taiyin to him, as breaking through to War Venerate required a vast amount of energy support. Working together, a torrent swirled within Chu Hao's Dantian, and the Unique Life Spring expanded significantly with each breath.

Much energy support was needed, but fortunately, with the combined strength of Chu Hao and Su Wanyue, the majestic powers of Taiyin and Taiyang were terrifyingly effective. With some Spiritual Medicine as well, it was enough; otherwise, supporting the breakthrough of a War Venerate could even bankrupt a major family, even a Gu Clan-like ancient family would feel the pinch.

Chu Hao didn't want to owe the He Family too many favors and did not touch a bit of the He Family's savings—his Spiritual Medicines were also brought from ancient ruins.

One wave after another, with the crazy energy surging, the Unique Life Spring continuously expanded, at an alarmingly fast rate.

This process lasted entirely three days, astonishingly, because this was the best opportunity for expanding Life Springs, a gift from the heavens and earth. If one wanted to expand Life Springs subsequently, it would require incremental effort.

The Unique Life Spring expanded a full hundred times!

Chu Hao was overjoyed. Although expanding the Life Spring by a hundred times did not mean that strength would increase a hundredfold, an increase of about tenfold was still possible. Plus, it also improved combat endurance.

Next, it was time to stabilize the Soul Seed.

The Soul Seed's miniature figure sat cross-legged in the Sea of Consciousness, with a Rune slowly forming on its body.

This Rune was also formed from black and white, representing Chu Hao's mastery over the Chaos Intent Realm. Gradually, another blue Rune formed, entwining with lightning, its might awe-inspiring.

Runes transcended the limitations of the text itself, embodying the profoundness of the Heavenly Dao.

After stabilizing the Soul Seed, he would be able to form a Dharma Body.

A Dharma Body was an external embodiment that required a sliver of the Soul Seed as its core. The Dharma Body could be formed from one's Essence Blood for the body or use Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as a shell. In short, the more "high-end" the shell, the stronger the Dharma Body's combat power.

However, most in the Upper Three Realms would not put much effort into the Dharma Body, simply using Essence Blood to shape the shell. Although its combat power might be weaker, it sufficed for everyday use. After all, opponents unable to defeat the original would naturally respect the Dharma Body, and if they could... then what good was the original?

Chu Hao momentarily did not want to form a Dharma Body. He was someone who pursued perfection—if the Dharma Body only had one percent of his combat power, what was the point of forming it?

If a suitable material presented itself later, he would form a Dharma Body.

Moreover, only one Dharma Body could be formed at a time, and its destruction, containing a wisp of the Soul Seed, would cause considerable trauma to the original body. According to Fat Cat, if a suitable shell was found, even the Dharma Body could cultivate, effectively granting another life.

This made Chu Hao wonder whether the Cat Demon was once the Dharma Body of a strong individual, but which powerful being would fancy such a Dharma Body, lacking taste?

"Success!" Chu Hao opened his eyes, and at the same time, Su Wanyue also opened her beautiful eyes. Looking at each other, they both revealed smiles.

They had both stepped into the War Venerable Realm!

Su Wanyue tried to stand but was pulled into Chu Hao's embrace, her red lips sealed by his. She struggled slightly but was weak and soon melted into spring water in Chu Hao's arms.

Yet Chu Hao merely stopped at the passionate kiss; when he thought to go further, the image of Gu Qingcheng immediately sprang to mind.

Sigh, when he was with Gu Qingcheng, he would think of Su Wanyue; but with Su Wanyue, he would think of that Demoness, making him dare not to make a move on either side.

What torment!

"Brat, how much longer do you plan to be lovey-dovey? Get out here now!" Fat Cat's voice sounded outside.

Chu Hao sighed and had no choice but to emerge from seclusion, holding Su Wanyue's hand.

They had been in seclusion within an underground stone chamber, so no matter what happened outside, they were hardly disturbed unless they themselves projected their Divine Sense.

"Quick, follow me, now that you've broken through to War Venerable Realm, it's time to cultivate the Taiyin and Taiyang Mysterious Skill!" Fat Cat leaped onto Chu Hao's shoulder.

"Where?"

"I will naturally guide you!"

Under Fat Cat's direction, the two roamed around the island and soon arrived at a corner by the sea.

"Where is the Cultivation Technique?" Chu Hao looked around. The place was bare and empty; where could any technique be?

"Hehe, if it was that easy to find, could it have remained till now?" Fat Cat hopped off Chu Hao's shoulder onto a large rock and said, "Both of you, stretch out your palms at the same time and press them onto this."

"Don't you trick us, or you'll be in for it!" Chu Hao felt that this Fat Cat was unreliable.

"Pah, with all my good intentions, you dare to doubt me, it really makes me mad!" Fat Cat yelled indignantly.

Chu Hao and Su Wanyue walked over and simultaneously extended their palms to press on the rock.

Boom, a torrent of memories instantly surged into their Sea of Consciousness.

Thank goodness, these memories were brief, otherwise absorbing too much could even cause their personalities to alter, as they wouldn't be able to discern their true selves.

In these memories, they saw a man and a woman, deeply in love, but due to their strong personalities and some other reasons, they unfortunately parted ways.

However, the couple had created a Cultivation Technique that could only be cultivated by those with the Solar Constitution and Taiyin Body.

Characters shining with Golden Light merged into their Sea of Consciousness, imprinting a powerful technique.

Taiyin and Taiyang Mysterious Skill!

Both of them opened their eyes at the same time, yet Su Wanyue's eyes were misty. Although she couldn't see the faces of the couple from the memories clearly, she had a feeling that the woman seemed to be herself.

"Alas, of course the Great Emperor had a fate with the Taiyin Empress but without fruition. I hope this generation can bear fruit to make up for the regrets of the last. Yet heaven really likes to play tricks on people; not only is there a Nine Charm Profound Maiden in this generation, but their personalities also nearly mirror the previous ones, which is truly worrying to me!" Fat Cat mumbled to itself in its heart.

Stroking its whiskers, it thought to itself: "Should I slip them a potion to cook the raw rice into cooked rice? If they could have a child with both Solar and Taiyin constitutions, wouldn't that be the strongest under the heavens?"

"Why has this technique remained here undiscovered by anyone until now?" Chu Hao asked.

"Nonsense, only when the Solar and Taiyin individuals come together, can they receive this true inheritance!" Fat Cat huffed.

"Then how did you know about it?" Chu Hao asked.

"This—" Fat Cat hesitated and stuttered. Seeing Chu Hao and Su Wanyue both staring at it intently, it finally admitted, "Alright, I confess, when those two people imprinted this technique, I just happened to be there."

"You really are an old monster, huh!" Chu Hao exclaimed.

"A lucky charm of heaven and earth!" Fat Cat protested discontentedly.

Whoosh, a figure flew over, tall and formidable, exuding an earth-shattering aura, as if with a simple raise of his hand, he could blast a hole in the sky. It was none other than He Lingtian.

"Kid, it's a good thing you came out, or I would have been too ashamed to see anyone!" The He Family Head appeared truly relieved.

"Why is that?" Chu Hao was puzzled.

"Hehe, while you were in seclusion, I sent out invitations to all the great families in the Nine States to attend your celebration for breaking through to the War Venerable Realm. The invitations stated a time of three years later, and now two and a half years have passed." He Lingtian laughed heartily.

This old man sure had confidence in himself!

Chu Hao spread his hands and said, "Is just breaking through to War Venerable such a grand occasion?"

"Of course not for just breaking through to War Venerable, but I've decided to formally pass on the position of the Family Head to you during the celebration!" He Lingtian stated.

This was an exceedingly significant decision.

Chu Hao was taken aback for a moment and said, "I have no experience managing a clan, not to mention, I have no interest in it. What I pursue is the strongest martial arts!"

"You don't need to handle anything; minor matters will be taken care of by others, and for the major issues, there's always the Elder Council to discuss. You just need to approve or veto," He Lingtian said casually. "Look at me, if I had so many affairs to deal with, would I have time for flirting?"

Well, that could be flaunted; probably only this flamboyant Family Head could do so.

After some thought, Chu Hao agreed, as he could pass on the position to someone suitable later on.

"Hehe, when are you two getting married? While I still have a few years left, quickly give me a great-grandchild to cuddle!" He Lingtian looked expectantly at Chu Hao and Su Wanyue.

Su Wanyue's face turned red in an instant, while Chu Hao inwardly scolded him for his indecency and quickly took Su Wanyue's hand to fly away, saying, "Old man, we are heading somewhere first. We will return for the celebration in half a year."

He intended to go to Medicine Valley to find Xiaocao. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)