Dashing Student Chapter 967: The Genesis of Myriad Phenomena

Dao Yan’s remnant soul dissipated, leaving Chen Nan unsure if Dao Yan had left any other inheritances elsewhere. In any case, this inheritance had benefited him greatly.

In an instant, all the experiences and insights Dao Yan left behind surged into Chen Nan’s mind, making Chen Nan’s understanding of the All Things Spiritual Root surpass even that of Dao Yan.

But he also understood that this path was destined to be lonely. With no predecessors to guide him, he could only rely on himself to continually explore and test.

There was even a possibility that, like Dao Yan before him, he might be labeled a heretic.

Yet Chen Nan had already decided to walk this path, and he would not back down.

With no past pioneers to follow, he would forge his own way forward!

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Compared to other inheritances, the one left by Dao Yan was indeed quite meager.

Aside from the insights and experiences regarding the Five Elements Spirit Root, there was only the "Devouring Spirit Technique" as a magical method.

When Chen Nan opened his eyes, three days had already passed, and the inheritances from the other eight stone tablets had already been claimed.

Among them, Nie Xiaoyu had obtained one inheritance, while Tang Zhirou and Xuan Hui gained nothing.

However, Chen Nan was not worried; Xuan Hui did not lack this particular inheritance, and Nie Xiaoyu’s Qingshan Sect had many legacies left by predecessors.

Seeing a few people still digesting their inherited knowledge, Chen Nan quietly retreated to the back of the crowd and found a corner, eager to experiment on whether the All Things Spiritual Root was feasible.

He took out the Void Breaking Sword, then the Demon Suppressing Sword and Wind Pearl, and even summoned the Thunder Seed.

"Devouring Spirit Technique!"

Chen Nan uttered a low cry, and suddenly a rotating black hole appeared in his chest area, slowly absorbing the four spiritual objects.

In the Dantian region, green and red spiritual roots flickered with a soft glow, resembling two petals of a flower.

At this moment, four rays of light gradually emerged, transforming into four other petals: gold, black, white, and transparent.

These were the four spiritual objects refined through the "Devouring Spirit Technique," converted into four spiritual roots that began to grow within him.

The four spiritual roots solidified slowly, eventually forming a complete circle with the original two roots, resembling a complete flower.

Upon completing all this, Chen Nan abruptly opened his eyes, and the first thing he sensed was that his Dantian had expanded significantly.

If others’ Dantians were akin to small ponds, his had now transformed into a larger reservoir!

Though his mana reserves far exceeded those of other cultivators, his cultivation speed increased fourfold, meaning he required four times the cultivation resources and time!

Nonetheless, Chen Nan could also feel that his strength had similarly increased several times. Now, he even felt capable of handling a cultivator at the first layer of the Golden Core Stage!

With a thought, the Void Breaking Sword appeared in his palm, materializing effortlessly.

Although these two spiritual objects had become part of his spiritual roots, they could still be used and had become integrated with him, making their summoning more intuitive.

The same applied to thunder and wind; he no longer needed the Wind Pearl to fully unleash wind-based magic.

The surge in power left Chen Nan’s heart filled with joy, prompting him to take out the Heaven-Reaching Wood.

Although he already had a Wood Spirit Root, he could still integrate with the Heaven-Reaching Wood, merging it with himself, as was the case with fire.

Chen Nan possessed two types of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fires, which he decided to refine together.

With prior experience, Chen Nan’s speed in using the "Devouring Spirit Technique" to transform the spiritual roots was faster this time, quickly integrating the Heaven-Reaching Wood and fire with him.

However, upon introspection, Chen Nan was taken aback.

The originally formed Wood Spirit Root, after integrating with the Heaven-Reaching Wood, had transformed into a sapling located in the midst of all the spiritual roots.

The other roots now clung to the Heaven-Reaching Wood, manifesting as differently colored leaves.

Chen Nan felt a sense of rightness from this sight as he carefully observed the tiny sapling.

"Could it be that this is the Heaven-Reaching Wood?"

"Using the Heaven-Reaching Wood as the foundation and integrating other elemental spiritual objects as roots, the All Things Spiritual Root has started to take shape. My next step is to find additional spiritual objects for integration."

"It would be best to first find the remaining Five Elements Spiritual Objects to complete the Five Elements Spirit Root, allowing a seamless step into the Golden Core Stage to form the Five Elements Golden Core, then slowly merge other elemental roots."

Chen Nan had already planned his future path, feeling unprecedented ease in his heart.

At this moment, however, Wang Teng wore a sour expression, as he had not received a single inheritance, leaving him frustrated.

Were it not for the rules he set himself, he would have been tempted to seize the inheritances of others.

"Everyone, now that the inheritances have been claimed be prepared to rely on your own abilities."

All eyes turned towards the Pottery Jar, with curiosity and speculation rampant about what it contained.

Just then, Xuan Hui clasped his hands in front of him and approached Wang Teng with a slight bow.

"Amitabha, I have been observing the Pottery Jar carefully and found that the stone platform holding it resembles a sealing array, though currently defunct."

"Perhaps the Pottery Jar does not contain treasures, but rather something suppressed. It would be wise not to open it."

Hearing Xuan Hui’s words, other cultivators looked at the stone platform, their expressions souring as they realized his observation was correct.

The patterns on the stone platform were indeed those of a sealing array and not a barrier or defense array they had encountered earlier.

Evidently, this array was meant to suppress the contents within the Pottery Jar.

Many were having second thoughts, worried about what might be unleashed from the jar.

Wang Teng, however, was not willing to walk away empty-handed from the ninth level.

He retorted with a sneer at Xuan Hui, "Oh, so even the Buddha Son can utter falsehoods, is it that you’re afraid others will take the treasure within the Pottery Jar, hence your alarmist words?"

"Even if something is suppressed within, the array no longer functions, yet the jar remains intact, suggesting whatever was suppressed has long since dissipated. If you’re afraid, I’m not!"

With that, he strode directly toward the Pottery Jar.

"You mustn’t!"

Xuan Hui hurriedly attempted to stop him, and others joined in to dissuade him.

"Listen to Xuan Hui; after all, he is the Buddha Son, and he cannot be wrong."

"If something terrifying escapes, wouldn’t we all be doomed?"

"Wang Teng, stop!"

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, but Wang Teng, fearing others might beat him to it, dashed to the stone platform and opened the Pottery Jar without hesitation.

"This is bad!"

Chen Nan’s heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly sought out Nie Xiaoyu and Tang Zhirou, intending to leave the ninth level, intuiting that something ominous lay within the jar.

He had no intention of paying for Wang Teng’s foolishness.

Yet the next moment, overwhelming demonic qi surged from the Pottery Jar, shooting straight into the sky!