Looking at Zhao Wuji, who was bowing so low he was almost touching the ground, Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly. He vaguely sensed a conspiracy, because he didn't believe there was such a fool in the world.
You gave away the Enlightenment Stone that your master risked his life to bring back, with the only request being that he open the divine seal in person and fulfill your master's last wish.
There is a contradiction here. The demigod ancestor went to great lengths to open the black box, but his purpose was not to open the black box for the sake of opening it. His real purpose was the Enlightenment Stone inside. Isn't Zhao Wuji's move putting the cart before the horse?
If the Enlightenment Stone were replaced with a chess manual or formation, it would make sense. The demigod ancestor exhausted his life but could not solve the chess game. His last wish was that someone could solve the game after his death and burn the chess manual for him. That would be logical, rather than him going to great lengths to get the Enlightenment Stone, only to have his unworthy descendants give it away.
Therefore, there are only two possibilities: either Zhao Wuji is too stupid and has completely misinterpreted his ancestor's last wish, or he did it on purpose.
Trying to test me?
Fang Xiu vaguely sensed Zhao Wuji's true purpose.
He knew he would arouse suspicion, which was normal. After all, what real god would constantly display a fifth-level cultivation level and never perform any miracles? Over time, people would naturally become suspicious.
He never thought of hiding his cultivation level. Even though he had already learned the secret technique of hiding cultivation level from the library of the Void Moon Palace, he did not intend to use it. Because his realm was too low, the so-called hiding of cultivation level was a joke in the face of such a large gap in realm. It was like wearing a down jacket in front of X-ray vision. It was useless and even made people suspect that he was trying to cover up the truth. It would be better to be naked openly. People might even suspect that you are wearing a fake skin.
A good attempt, but unfortunately it went right into the line of fire.
Fang Xiu calmly said, "Bring it here."
"Yes, Your Excellency True God." Zhao Wuji quickly stood up, showing an excited expression as if he was about to fulfill his master's last wish.
Yun Qingwu moved with light steps, bringing a fragrant breeze, and walked to Zhao Wuji to take the black box, then respectfully presented it.
Fang Xiu picked up the black box and casually examined it. It felt icy cold to the touch, as if he were holding a block of solid ice, and he could vaguely sense a powerful divine restriction contained within it.
Everyone watched the true god's movements intently, eager to see how he would break the divine seal. To witness a god's actions up close, even just a slight movement, would be enough to inspire a lifetime of contemplation.
Zhao Wuji stared intently, trying to catch a hint of something amiss on Fang Xiu's face, but he couldn't discern anything.
Suddenly, amidst the watchful eyes of everyone, Fang Xiu moved. He calmly extended his right hand, without the slightest fluctuation of power, and slowly reached towards the black box.
Soon, his hand landed on the black box, and just as everyone was guessing what methods the true god would use, an unexpected scene unfolded.
Fang Xiu's hand... reached inside!
Indeed, his hand reached into the black box without any hindrance, completely ignoring the powerful divine restriction attached to it, which did not hinder him in the slightest.
A storm of shock surged through the hearts of the assembled Immortal Emperors. Was this the power of a true god?!
In the past, there were only two ways to break the restriction: either by force with great strength or by cleverly unraveling it with exquisite methods. But no one had ever seen such an operation as Fang Xiu, which ignored the divine restriction.
It's like unlocking a door. Whether you kick the locked door open or call a locksmith, it won't cause too much of a stir. But if you neither kick the door open nor unlock it, but instead walk right through it, that would be truly shocking.
Zhao Wuji stared intently at Fang Xiu's movements, his pupils already shrinking to needles. He felt his scalp tingle. This... how could this be?! Could he really be a god?
He stared in horror at Fang Xiu, who remained calm, feeling an inexplicable pressure emanating from him that made his heart tremble.
Soon, Fang Xiu withdrew his palm, and when he opened his palm again, a thumb-sized, broken, bluish-black stone appeared in his hand.
It appears as if he simply took it out of the black box, but in reality, he activated the ethereal function to reach his hand inside, then partially deactivated the ethereal function to store the Enlightenment Stone into the Netherworld Ring, and then activated the ethereal function again to let his hand out. The whole sequence of actions was smooth and seamless.
This was largely thanks to the experience gained from searching Jiang Mengyue and Li Xinghe's bodies for a long time in the Moon Goddess Ruins. It's worth mentioning that the Netherworld Ring belonged to Li Xinghe.
Is this the Enlightenment Stone?
Fang Xiu ignored the shock on everyone's faces and stared at the Enlightenment Stone in his hand. As soon as he got his hands on it, he suddenly felt his thoughts speed up, as if his entire brain had become clear in an instant. The obscure and difficult-to-understand divine laws that had existed in his body before became clear at this moment.
The surrounding void seemed to be filled with countless constantly changing traces, which were manifestations of the Dao.
The traces of the Dao are everywhere. Even a stone or a drop of water, if its essence can be thoroughly analyzed, can reveal the endless traces of the Dao contained within. These are the traces of the Great Dao, containing profound principles.
Not only Fang Xiu, but even the Immortal Emperors near him clearly felt the difference. A strange Daoist charm seemed to be slowly flowing in the void, making people's minds clear.
Everyone was shocked, not only by the true god's methods, but also by the powerful effects of the Enlightenment Stone. This was only a broken Enlightenment Stone; if one were to cultivate beside a complete Enlightenment Stone, the speed at which one could comprehend the laws would be astonishing.
Upon witnessing this scene, Zhao Wuji felt his heart bleeding. No matter how he had deceived himself before, the pain of seeing such a priceless treasure being given away was undeniable.
Influenced by the Enlightenment Stone, his mind suddenly cleared, and he suddenly realized a possibility.
If Fang Xiu possesses a divine artifact, what kind of effects would it have?
For the artifact to ensure his safe exit from the Moon God Ruins, it must possess two functions: a defensive function to protect him from the dangers within the Ruins, and the ability to break divine restrictions! Or, as he has demonstrated, the ability to ignore divine restrictions.
Could it be that he was able to retrieve the Enlightenment Stone by using the power of a divine artifact?
But why couldn't I sense any fluctuation of the artifact's power?
This is something that Zhao Wuji couldn't figure out even with the help of the Enlightenment Stone.
But that's how people are; once the seed of doubt is planted, even if your wife hasn't actually cheated, you'll feel like she has.
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