Chapter 163 Suppression
Amidst the myriad phenomena of the mortal world, various images flashed before Feng Zichen's eyes—images of his past life, his present, and his future—a chaotic jumble that disturbed his mind.
Such supernatural powers, which use illusions to manipulate the mind and disrupt one's Dao heart, are exceptionally easy to counter, yet incredibly difficult to execute.
The essence of these powers lies in finding the enemy's deepest flaws, amplifying them infinitely, causing emotional collapse and mental trauma, thereby destroying their Dao heart.
If one possesses a flawless Dao heart, without any weaknesses, one can disregard such powers. Let the mortal world churn and the myriad phenomena assail me, I will remain unmoved; what can you do to me…
This is the best, most direct, and most effective way to deal with such powers.
But with desire comes selfishness; how many in the primordial world possess a flawless Dao heart? At least, Feng Zichen has none.
Yet this supernatural power cannot harm him, because within him lies the merit of creation!
Calming his mind, Feng Zichen connected with the Primordial Merit within his body. Instantly, a purple light rose from his body, mysterious and unfathomable, incomparably noble, radiating the aura of the Great Dao.
This Primordial Merit, since entering his body, had remained silent, to the point that Feng Zichen had almost forgotten its existence.
Not long ago, however, he had been bewitched by the Illusionary Venerable, nearly falling for its tricks. Shocked, he suddenly remembered the Primordial Merit.
Besides enhancing cultivation and luck, the greatest function of merit was to protect the clarity of one's mind, especially the Primordial Merit.
At that time, the Illusionary Venerable used seductive sounds to tempt him, but Feng Zichen relied on the power of the Primordial Merit to ignore it, causing the Illusionary Venerable to suffer a great loss.
Wherever the purple light reached, all illusions dissolved into nothingness, and Feng Zichen's chaotic mind gradually calmed down.
"You..."
"Impossible! How could you break my Myriad Manifestations of the Mortal World?"
Seeing Feng Zichen leisurely emerge from the Myriad Manifestations of the Mortal World, the Illusionary Venerable exclaimed in disbelief. He then repeatedly activated the Mortal Mirror, drawing upon the mortal energy to engulf him.
In ancient times, when heaven and earth were first created, and all paths first appeared, the Heavenly Dao was still in its infancy. Even the Daoist scriptures, which were originally created innately, were still being conceived. Cultivation civilization was nowhere near as prosperous as it is today.
Some common knowledge today would have been little-known secrets back then.
The ability of merit to enhance cultivation began in ancient times, when the Heavenly Dao was further perfected. On that day, the Ancestral Dragon established the Scaled Armor lineage, bestowing merit from heaven, which greatly advanced His cultivation.
That was the first time the Heavenly Dao had bestowed merit since the creation of the primordial world. From that day onward, all beings in the primordial world learned that, besides cultivation, Xuanhuang merit could also enhance cultivation.
Since the Primordial Era, the Illusionary Venerable had been sealed away, never experiencing the ancient times and thus completely out of touch with the times. He had no idea of the mysteries of merit.
His attempt to use worldly energy to lure Feng Zichen into corruption was utterly futile.
"This boy possesses numerous spiritual treasures; I cannot subdue him. It's best to retreat quickly to avoid being caught off guard and suppressed by his treasures."
Thinking this, the Illusionary Venerable decided to retreat and called out to Feng Zichen, "I will remember what happened today. Once my injuries have healed, I will return to settle the score with you, young friend."
With that, the Illusionary Venerable rode the Mirror of Mortal Dust and fled into the distance.
After the ancient battle, His injuries were far too severe. His innate divine and demonic body was completely obliterated by his opponent, leaving not a trace, and he vanished from the primordial world.
Even his immortal, eternally existing innate true spirit was shattered, with only a few fragments remaining.
It was a miracle he survived; his strength had plummeted to an unknown extent.
Now, with his power greatly diminished, he was completely unable to use his supernatural abilities and could only rely on the Red Dust Mirror to fight.
However, unexpectedly, Feng Zichen possessed the merit of creation, rendering the previously invincible Red Dust Mirror useless against him. Thus, the Illusionary Venerable lost his means of combat and naturally sought a way to escape.
Since the seal here had been broken, as long as He could escape, in the vastness of the primordial world, who could find Him? Once He recovered from his injuries, He would naturally seek revenge against Feng Zichen to avenge this day's humiliation.
"Chaos Pearl, freeze!"
Having reached this point, Feng Zichen couldn't let him escape. He immediately summoned the Chaos Pearl, freezing space and time for tens of thousands of miles around. Then, wielding the Primordial Dao Bell, he charged towards the Illusionary Venerable.
But the Red Dust Mirror was, after all, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and it wasn't so easily suppressed. Its body shone brightly red, and with a sudden struggle, it broke free from the Chaos Pearl's suppression and continued its escape into the distance.
But this brief pause was enough for Feng Zichen to arrive. With a wave of his hand, the Primordial Dao Bell flew out, enveloping the Red Dust Mirror.
Simultaneously, the Chaos Pearl spun rapidly, and the surrounding suppressive force instantly contracted, from tens of thousands of miles to tens of millions of miles, millions of miles… until finally, it only covered an area of three feet, firmly suppressing the Red Dust Mirror.
Under the combined suppression of the Primordial Dao Bell and the Chaos Pearl, apart from innate supreme treasures, no innate spiritual treasure in the primordial world could withstand it, let alone the Red Dust Mirror, which was inherently inferior to them.
After suppressing the Red Dust Mirror, Feng Zichen looked at the Illusionary Venerable in the mirror and was troubled. He was not the great being from the Primordial Era who had fought against the Illusionary Venerable.
That being could obliterate the Illusionary Venerable's innate Dao body and shatter his undying true spirit. Feng Zichen did not have that ability. Suppressing the Illusionary Venerable was already his strongest method.
"This is troublesome." Looking at the three spiritual treasures suspended in the air, Feng Zichen was somewhat troubled.
The Primordial Dao Bell and the Chaos Pearl were of great use to him, and using them to suppress the Illusionary Venerable and the Red Dust Mirror was somewhat wasteful. But if he were to let the Illusionary Venerable go, wouldn't that be a joke?
Not to mention that the Red Dust Mirror was a complete top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Did he think that if he released the Illusionary Venerable, He would be grateful?
The hatred of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal was enough to give one a headache, not to mention that this Grand Luo Golden Immortal could also control ferocious beasts.
As innate ferocious beasts directly conceived from the flesh and blood of the Chaos Demon God, they were the first generation of ferocious beasts, the primordial ferocious beasts.
The ferocious beasts of later generations were all created by the Chaos Gods, modeled after them. Therefore, they are the beast race, natural rulers, and the other beasts are naturally subject to their control.
"This Illusion Lord is too dangerous; we absolutely cannot let him go."
After some thought, Feng Zichen made a decision. He decided to use the Primordial Dao Bell, along with the imprint of Mount Buzhou, to suppress the Illusion Lord, freeing up the Chaos Pearl.
After all, most of his wealth is currently contained within the Chaos Pearl. If the Illusion Lord is suppressed within it, and something unexpected happens, he will have nowhere to turn.
(End of Chapter)