Boom!!
Near the Helan Mountains, a massive earthquake completely reshaped the surrounding landscape.
The Yellow River surged endlessly like a yellow true dragon rolling across the land, eroding both banks as countless clouds of dust filled the sky, draping heaven and earth in a veil of ochre that concealed the magnificent scenery of the Helan Mountains.
Lu Jun pushed the power of his Eyes of Sumsara to its absolute limit.
Across from him, the Vast Divine Eye gradually became stained with black and white divine radiance.
The two opposing forces intertwined like Yin and Yang fish, their heads and tails connected, forming a Taiji Seal.
Buzz... Buzz...
The Vast Divine Eye had originally been releasing an immeasurable amount of Earth Element energy.
Now, however, it froze in midair, temporarily sealed in place.
Seeing this, Lu Jun withdrew the Origins of Life and Death.
The phantoms of the Divine Maiden and the Underworld King at his sides immediately dispersed.
His overwhelming aura rapidly declined, instantly returning to the level of a peak Emperor.
His face turned slightly pale.
With a wave of his hand, the Vast Divine Eye, floating more than a meter above the ground, rapidly flew toward him while continuously shrinking in size.
By the time it landed in Lu Jun's hand, it had contracted into the size of a normal pupil.
Its body was a flawless ochre crystal, while tiny black and white tadpole-like patterns flowed across its surface.
At that moment, Lu Jun could clearly sense the boundless energy contained within the Vast Divine Eye.
He could not help but feel surprised.
He had never expected this journey to proceed so smoothly, allowing him to obtain the Vast Divine Eye with such ease.
Then again, it made perfect sense.
No matter how extraordinary a divine artifact might be, it was ultimately still an object.
Its limits simply could not rival his own strength.
There was no escaping from the palm of his hand.
Before setting out, Lu Jun had genuinely worried that the Vast Divine Eye would rather self-destruct than submit.
If that happened, the entire Loess Plateau could have collapsed.
Countless trillions of tons of yellow sand would have poured downward, creating a world-ending sandstorm that could bury eastern China beneath endless dust.
Such losses would have been completely unacceptable.
Lu Jun landed upon the Moon Moth Phoenix waiting nearby.
He handed the Vast Divine Eye to his sister and said expectantly,
"Give it a try."
"See if you can refine it."
"At the very least, establish some sort of connection with it."
He had already attempted it himself moments earlier.
Even with his Eleventh Realm Spiritual Power, he could not penetrate the Divine Eye.
Forcing it was possible but the consequences would be impossible to predict.
If the Vast Origin shattered, it could trigger instability throughout the continental plates.
There was no helping it.
Lu Jun believed the problem lay with elemental compatibility.
None of his eight Elements included the Earth Element.bNaturally, he could not earn the Divine Eye's acknowledgment.
Of course once he reached the Forbidden Curse Realm, his Fusion Magic would allow him to derive all nineteen branches of magic as Forbidden Curses.
However, doing so would be meaningless.
Without years of dedicated cultivation, without corresponding Heaven Seeds or cultivation methods, and without condensing Divine Endowments, those Forbidden Curses would possess only a fraction of their true power.
Besides according to conventional standards, it took seven or eight single-element Forbidden Curses merely to rival one Emperor.
Even nineteen Forbidden Curse Elements together would still fall somewhat short of a Ruler Emperor.
Lu Jun had already chosen his own path.
Rather than cultivating every Element equally, he would focus on several core Elements, combining them into his own Great Dao.
Only then would he truly grasp the opportunity to ascend to the level of a Ruler Emperor and eventually advance to a Roof Emperor.
Hearing his words, Lu Mei accepted the Vast Divine Eye.
She sat cross-legged and entered meditation.
Countless reddish-brown grains of sand surged around her, forming streams of quicksand that revolved around her body, accompanied by blazing heat and graceful magnetic force.
"Suspended Mountain Scorching Sand."
Seeing this, Lu Jun murmured to himself.
He recognized his sister's Earth Element Heaven Seed.
After obtaining the Earth Element Crystal Core from Mo Fan, she had immediately asked Feng Zhoulong to forge an Innate Devouring Seed for her.
Afterward, she purchased numerous Earth Element Soul Seeds and carefully selected three exceptionally powerful additional effects, gradually evolving her Earth Element Spirit Seed into a Great Heaven Seed.
According to Lu Jun's understanding, although it was also a Devouring Seed, his sister's possessed only three additional effects.
After all, she had awakened the Earth Element at the Intermediate Tier, so it lacked the Super Tier enhancement.
It naturally could not compare with Mo Fan's Earth Devouring Seed, which possessed four additional effects.
Nor could it compare with Lu Jun's own Water Element Heaven Seed, which had five additional effects.
His Tide and Extreme Yin properties had, through extraordinary coincidences, become permanently integrated into his Innate Talent, allowing him to achieve such a level.
As its name implied, Suspended Mountain Scorching Sand possessed two primary special effects.
Suspension and scorching heat.
These perfectly complemented the Wind and Fire Elements.
Its final ability was the Forbidden Boundary, creating an absolute domain where the Wind, Earth, and Fire Elements fused into one.
It might not have been the strongest combination of additional effects.
But for Lu Mei it was undoubtedly the most suitable.
Lu Jun silently watched as his sister continued communicating with the Vast Divine Eye.
He soon noticed subtle changes occurring within her Suspended Mountain Scorching Sand.
A faint ochre hue gradually appeared.
The reddish-brown sands circling her body became noticeably gentler, resembling flowing mud rather than flying sand.
For a brief moment Lu Jun felt as though he were witnessing the ancient Yellow River itself flowing endlessly through the ages.
A short while later, Lu Mei slowly opened her eyes.
A trace of joy appeared on her beautiful face.
Lu Jun immediately asked,
"How is it, Sis?"
"Very well."
Lu Mei smiled happily.
"I'm still far from completely refining the Vast Divine Eye and turning it into my own Origin Power."
"But I've already established a faint connection with it."
"At the very least, I can now borrow its Forbidden Boundary."
"Within a radius of ten thousand kilometers, I can control the earth and sand."
Hearing this, Lu Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The plan to divert eastern waters westward and restore the Northwest depended critically upon the power of the Vast Divine Eye.
Without it the entire plan would be impossible.
"And..."
Lu Mei smiled gently.
"The Vast Divine Eye has granted my Earth Element Heaven Seed another additional effect."
"It's called Turbid Current."
"It resonates with the Water Element."
"Once I advance to the Forbidden Curse Realm and awaken the Water Element, I'll be able to combine five Elements through Fusion Magic and my Innate Talent."
"At that point, I'll definitely possess Emperor-level combat power."
Lu Jun nodded in understanding.
That was undoubtedly good news.
Following his sister's cultivation path, she would inevitably awaken the Water Element upon reaching the Forbidden Curse Realm.
With the Vast Divine Eye added to the equation.
Emperor-level combat power?
That was selling her short.
A Ruler Emperor would be the bare minimum in the future.
With the purpose of this journey accomplished, Lu Jun felt greatly relieved.
His thoughts drifted to the Space-Time Divine Eye.
His Space Element had already reached the Super Tier, which should barely satisfy the minimum requirement for refining the Space-Time Divine Eye.
However Lu Jun suspected that once he began refining it, the resulting disturbance would inevitably attract the attention of the Amazon Empire.
It might also draw the notice of the White Tiger Totem, one of the Twelve Golden Men that had been taken away by an Emperor of the Kunlun Empire.
Before dealing with the Pacific Empire, he felt it was unwise to create unnecessary complications.
He would consider it afterward.
Not long afterward, Mo Fan and Lingling returned looking rather miserable.
The moment they met him, Mo Fan immediately complained.
"Old Lu, the commotion you caused nearly got us killed."
"We were almost buried alive beneath the ravines of the Helan Mountains."
Lu Jun apologized sincerely.
"My apologies."
"Forget it."
Mo Fan waved it off.
"I found the buried Earth Sacred Spring."
"It was being safeguarded by a local pastoral tribe. We also discovered many historical ruins and reached an astonishing conclusion."
"The Great Wall is actually the remains of the Azure Dragon."
Lu Jun had already known this.
With a meaningful smile, he replied.
"When the Sea Demons invade, I'll use my Water Element Calamity Talent to spread the Earth Sacred Spring across the entire Great Wall."
"When that time comes, whether the Azure Dragon Holy Totem can be revived will depend on you."
Mo Fan placed his hand over his chest, gripping the Little Loach Pendant tightly.
His expression turned solemn.
"I won't let you down."
With all four having successfully completed their objectives, they rode their Totem Beasts back to the Ancient Capital.
Before the decisive battle against the Sea Demons, they needed to raise their cultivation as much as possible.
Within the Military Strategy Manor, Lu Jun entered secluded cultivation.
Reaching the peak of the Super Tier had become an urgent priority.
The foundations of all eight of his Elements were already incomparably solid.
All that remained was for everything to progress naturally.
Time quietly passed.
Across the vast land of China, a colossal spatial transportation corridor stretching from east to west was being constructed.
Every region was bustling with activity.
Meanwhile in Antarctica, the glaciers continued to melt.
Boundless waves of freezing currents swept across the world, while monstrous tides surged over the oceans.
Sea levels continued to rise.
Humanity's territory was steadily being pushed back.
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