CHAPTER 213: CHAPTER 213

If just one of Ethan’s fists landed on them, they would be shattered into minced meat in the blink of an eye!

His violent offensive shook the surroundings, the cracks in the golden seal widening, inch by inch, becoming large enough to fit a person through. Reverting his hands back, Ethan charged into the crack and reached the stone platform.

Looking up, he saw the crack before him healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He glanced at Chrome Silkrain and the others.

A mischievous, sharp smile flashed across his eyes.

Clearly, it was better to isolate the three outside and enjoy the treasures inside undisturbed.

The three seemed to realize this unspoken truth, exchanging glances and rolling their eyes inwardly.

Aether was such a jerk.

Yet no one dared to voice their discontent aloud.

Forced to remain obedient within the protective formation, they watched Ethan move forward to claim the prize.

Ethan stepped onto the stone platform, approaching the grand coffin.

The coffin had no lid, revealing the corpse inside.

The bones gleamed jade-white, shining faintly with a mysterious light.

At the corpse’s dantian rested a transparent crystal, half red, half blue.

Ethan’s pupils trembled in awe.

"This is... such profound essence of the sun and moon!" he whispered reverently.

"Congratulations, kid, you’re incredibly lucky. That’s the Divine Fetus of the Sun and Moon!" Onyx Orchid’s voice chirped in his mind.

"The Divine Fetus of the Sun and Moon?" Ethan activated his Heaven-piercing Mind Eyes to examine closely.

Blessed by the piercing sight, he clearly saw the essence within the Divine Fetus slowly flowing into the Sun Moon Lake above.

The lake’s sun and moon essence was not drawn from the starry sky, but seemed to escape from the Divine Fetus itself.

"This Divine Fetus is truly miraculous. It holds the concentrated essence of the sun and moon. I bet even the most powerful cultivators would covet such raw power," Ethan said quietly.

"That’s only natural. But this corpse is not the legendary Star Emperor," Onyx Orchid analyzed.

"From its bones, I detect a physical cultivator, a cultivator in the Supreme Realm. Though it never reached the Emperor Realm, it was peerless among Supremes."

"I don’t care who it was. The owner of this tomb is a senior who entrusted me with his inheritance. I must show respect."

Ethan cupped his fists solemnly toward the bones in the coffin.

"Senior, rest peacefully. This junior will merge with the Divine Fetus of the Sun and Moon, manifest the legendary Nine Emperors Dao Body, and carry forward the legacy of body cultivation!"

With that, Ethan took the Sun and Moon Divine Fetus.

Looking like a slight spar, the object felt soft and kidney-shaped.

Protected by the stone formation’s restrictions, Ethan could safely practice within these ancient walls.

Seated cross-legged, he placed the Divine Fetus gently in his lap.

"Look! What is that?" Chrome Silkrain pointed at the glowing Divine Fetus on Ethan’s leg.

"The essence of the sun and moon here is hundreds of times stronger than that in the lake!" Cecilia exclaimed.

"Could it be that the lake’s sun and moon essence is not absorbed from the stars above, but expelled from something like a kidney?" Eunice murmured thoughtfully.

"So the secret of Sun Moon Lake is that thing," Chrome nodded.

"If a Mahayana Realm cultivator obtains this relic, given time, he could ascend to the legendary Supreme Realm, ruling over all of Skyreach Territory!"

"Regardless, this is Aether’s prize to claim," Chrome spread his hands in careless grace.

"As long as no one in the city gains this sacred object, I’m satisfied."

"What? Do you have a plan?" Chrome asked, noticing the subtle sparks of ambition in the eyes of the two women.

"Don’t even think about it." Cecilia turned away, shaking her head.

Who would not covet such a supreme treasure?

But the difference between desire and action was vast.

She dared not compete with Aether.

"Exactly, I’m too scared to even consider it. Honestly, I just hope to get out alive and thank the heavens," Eunice replied quietly.

Ethan focused on cultivating the Sun and Moon Divine Fetus according to the Nine Emperors Dao Body method.

Once the Divine Fetus merged within his body, it split into two parts, merging with his left and right waists.

His left eye gleamed bright red, his right eye shimmering blue—a ghastly, almost ghostly radiance.

The Divine Fetus continuously provided the essence of the sun and moon.

With this power, Ethan could refine and temper his physical and Dharma body, forever enhancing his strength.

However, the power in the Divine Fetus was not infinite.

He needed to absorb the sun and moon essence from the starry sky and store it within the fetus.

This was the unique power of the Sun and Moon Divine Fetus.

With its aid, one could absorb the sun and moon’s celestial essence directly.

Even in solitude atop mountains for thousands of years, the fetus could condense a dense essence of sun and moon.

But with the Divine Fetus, one day of absorption equaled ten thousand years without it.

Its power was terrifying.

Combined with the Nine Emperors Dao Body cultivation method, the effect could be doubled.

Ethan silently recited the intricate secrets of the Dao Body.

His eyes shimmered, pupils turning strange shapes flickering with ghostly light.

His vision pierced through layers of obstacles, breaking through dimensional shadows to the night sky above.

The dark clouds dispersed rapidly as bright stars emerged.

Key points emerged from the study of the Nine Emperors Dao cultivation:

Communicate with the stars, absorb the power of stars.

The essence of sun and moon is itself the power of the stars.

Star power held mysterious effects, profoundly boosting both physical and spiritual cultivation.

Drawing sufficient star power allowed condensation of nine stars within the dantian.

Once condensed, the Nine Emperors Dao Body manifested.

The nine stars are—the Emperor Star, Purple Tenuity Star, Greedy Wolf Star, Giant Gate Star, Keeper of Fortune Star, Literary Star, Chaste Star, Martial Star, and Destroyer Star.

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