Chapter 5 The Fifth Layer of the Sun Star

The fifth layer of the Sun Star, the Solar Abyss.

Reaching this place was no longer just a matter of heat. Here, everything would be reduced to nothingness. There wasn't even a chance to feel the heat. If you couldn't withstand it, you would be annihilated in an instant.

Here lay a deep, marsh-like black abyss. Each drop of its "water" was formed from the vast laws of the sun. It wasn't a physical substance, invisible to the naked eye. Only with the aid of energy could its traces be detected.

Jiang Xuan gathered a drop of "water" with his energy. Within it were endless divine patterns and laws, constantly interwoven, explaining the supreme Yang rules of the universe. Any single drop could turn an ordinary True God into nothingness, capable of incinerating all matter and energy in the world.

With a flick of his finger, the drop of "water" merged into Jiang Xuan's body. The solar physique seemed to have a life of its own, exceptionally joyful upon sensing the Solar Abyss water entering his body. Brilliant divine flames erupted from within, constantly refining and absorbing the energy and rules within.

"The progress is several times faster than on the fourth layer!"

Jiang Xuan sensed this slightly, then stretched out his large hand, gathering endless energy, transforming it into an energy hand, reaching towards the Solar Abyss.

The water of the Solar Abyss wasn't a physical substance; it could only be grabbed with energy. Jiang Xuan enveloped it, and vast energy lifted a mass of Solar Abyss water from it. However, at the same time, the energy enveloping the Solar Abyss water was constantly burning, impossible to stop.

*Chi*~~

The physique manifested, vast as the scorching sun. Streams of divine golden flames fell, entwining the ink-like Solar Abyss water, attempting to refine it into the body, completely melting it down.

This process was extremely slow, but the solar physique was constantly transforming during this process. Limbs, bones, every inch of flesh, were filled with the solar divine fire at this moment. Vast divine power constantly integrated, and streams of rules left traces in his body.

These were the divine patterns of order and law, imprinted on the origin, reflecting the ultimate rules and power in the universe. Now, every inch of his flesh contained divine might, a manifestation of the rules, capable of controlling the ultimate power of the world.

*Boom*~~

It was unknown how long had passed, but above the deep and empty Solar Abyss, a brilliant divine light erupted, like a new sun, chains of order entwined, the laws and dharma manifested, resonating with the first star in this universe, the Sun Star, in the dark.

The solar physique was complete, like the supreme star between heaven and earth, illuminating the Three Thousand Realms. Merely the physical body had reached the level of a True God master, even capable of controlling all the "Yang" power in the world.

"Li!" "Li!"

At this moment, two cries suddenly came from within the Solar Abyss. The sound was clear, but it contained divine might, like the solar waves on the third layer. At such a short distance, even just hearing it, an ordinary True God couldn't resist.

*Shua! Shua!*

Two black figures darted out, relying solely on pure speed, already exceeding the speed of light, extremely fast, instantly traversing across, appearing before Jiang Xuan.

"This is... a Jinwu?!" (Golden Crow)

As the old saying goes: "In the sun resides a crouching crow." The crouching also means squatting, so it is also called the three-legged crow.

These two divine birds before him were completely consistent with Jiang Xuan's impression of the Jinwu. They resided on the Sun Star, possessed three legs, were jet black, and their black wings spanned countless miles, like sunspots, roaming in the Sun Star.

They were born on the fifth layer of the Sun Star, the rule-based life within this Sun Star, born with the strength of a True God master.

In the Desolate Era, Jiang Xuan had apprenticed under Bodhi Daozu, and one of his senior brothers was a Jinwu, also born with extreme speed, capable of surpassing the speed of light with pure speed. So, when he saw these two Jinwu, Jiang Xuan felt a sense of familiarity.

The two Jinwu circled around Jiang Xuan, constantly soaring back and forth, occasionally emitting cries. Their size also fluctuated, sometimes large, sometimes small, as if they were wondering why Jiang Xuan's form was so strange, but they couldn't transform into this appearance.

"Are they... treating me as one of their own?"

Jiang Xuan was originally on guard, but seeing the performance of these two Jinwu, how could he not understand?

He cultivated the solar physique using the rules of the Sun Star, imprinting the power of the Sun Star's rules in his body, the same as these two Jinwu, so he was mistaken as their kind.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan also tried to communicate with these two Jinwu with his divine sense. In the dark, he could also understand the emotions and will that these two Jinwu wanted to express.

"Existing for so long, but still appearing so naive."

These two Jinwu were like two children who hadn't grown up yet, still immature. In this Sun Star, they had no natural enemies. Even if a True God master entered, they couldn't do anything to them.

But perhaps because of this, they were able to maintain the purest heart. Although they didn't know how to cultivate, they were incredibly miraculous.

"Two little fellows, are you willing to leave with me?"

Jiang Xuan transmitted a will with his divine sense. These two Jinwu were born on the Sun Star, natural True God masters. If they could formally cultivate, their talent would surely surpass all spirits in the world.

Moreover, if he could get them to leave with him, their current strength alone could become a great help to Jiang Xuan.

"Li!"

However, what Jiang Xuan didn't expect was that, after understanding his meaning, the two Jinwu, who had shrunk to about the same size as Jiang Xuan, suddenly cried out loudly, then turned and fled, hiding in the distance, watching him cautiously.

Their appearance was as if a child was looking at an adult who wanted to deceive him, leaving Jiang Xuan speechless for a while.

"Forget it." Jiang Xuan chuckled. If this continued, he estimated that he would really be regarded as an abductor by these two Jinwu. If it spread, it would simply become a joke.

Two points of soul light condensed at his fingertips, and with a *shua* sound, they went towards the two Jinwu. Seeming to sense that Jiang Xuan didn't harbor malice, the two Jinwu didn't dodge, allowing the soul light to merge into their bodies.

This soul light contained the "Yang" character secret. Jiang Xuan felt that, in this universe, no creature's talent on this path could compare with them. Even he himself was definitely not as good.

Today, he left behind the "Yang" character secret, both to form a good karma. If they were born in the future, the first person they would think of would definitely be him. As for the other reason, it was because it was what his heart desired, doing as he pleased. Seeing that these two Jinwu liked it, he passed it on to them.

Moreover, he was also looking forward to what stage the two Jinwu would reach if they cultivated the "Yang" character secret. Would they be able to transcend the shackles and leap to become Void Gods?

"Li!"

After a long time, the two Jinwu seemed to have integrated the "Yang" character secret. Their calls were filled with joy, circling around Jiang Xuan, constantly chirping, as if thanking Jiang Xuan.

"They really are two children." Jiang Xuan shook his head and smiled. The minds of these two Jinwu were too simple. Giving them a little benefit, and they immediately forgot what happened before. Fortunately, they were born in the Sun Star; otherwise, they would have been sold countless times already.

"Alright, it's time for me to leave."

Jiang Xuan played with these two Jinwu for a while, and he also prepared to leave. Coming to the Sun Star, his purpose was to cultivate the solar physique. Now that it was complete, he had no need to continue staying.

"Li!"

The two Jinwu seemed reluctant, but they could also sense that Jiang Xuan's intention to leave was firm. After flying around Jiang Xuan's body for a while, one of them遁d into the Solar Abyss, while the other, as if trying to persuade Jiang Xuan to stay, or rather, hoping that Jiang Xuan would stay a little longer.

Jiang Xuan was also curious about the performance of these two Jinwu. Unfortunately, they were still very young and couldn't clearly express their will, only able to sense vague emotions.

However, Jiang Xuan quickly knew what they were going to do. The Jinwu who had dived into the Solar Abyss reappeared, holding a piece in its mouth, and also grabbing three palm-sized dark black stones with its feet.

He could also clearly sense that it was these few black stones that were incinerating his approaching divine sense. All the power of the rules seemed to be incinerated by it, as if it couldn't be approached.

"Sun Star Core Stone?!"

Jiang Xuan immediately thought of the origin of this black stone. The Sun Star Core Stone, the most precious treasure of the Sun Star, but only when the Sun Star core oscillated, would debris be shaken out of the core, flying to the outside.

However, under normal circumstances, the Sun Star Core Stone that could be found outside wouldn't exceed the size of a fingernail, and even that little bit could make a True God in the Heaven Earth realm take out all their assets to exchange for it.

Besides this method, one could only refine it with the Void Black Mud of the fourth layer. Every ten million *jin* of Void Black Mud could only refine a Sun Star Core Stone the size of a fingernail, and it had to be done by a master refiner.

This point was basically impossible for those Heaven Earth realm mighty figures. Those who could enter the fourth layer were only the top few beings in the universe. None of them could be afforded with their assets, let alone having to invite a master refiner to refine it afterward.

This also led to the Sun Star Core Stone being extremely precious in the universe. Even the few masters of the God Realm and the Abyss didn't have much stock in their hands, and they were all scattered scraps.

But now, this Jinwu directly brought Jiang Xuan four palm-sized Sun Star Core Stones. Even Blood刃 God-Emperor couldn't take out this size!

Even Jiang Xuan today didn't dare to delve deep into the Solar Abyss, after all, he was still flesh and blood. Although the rules and order of the Sun Star were imprinted in his body, he still couldn't compare with these two Jinwu.

Therefore, only a creature like the Jinwu, who treated the Sun Star as their home and could come and go freely, could reach the depths of the Solar Abyss and find such large Sun Star Core Stones.

"Is this also considered... good cause, good effect?"

Jiang Xuan passed on the "Yang" character secret to them, and they also took out the Sun Star Core Stone to repay him. Karma and reincarnation, it came quite quickly.

However, Jiang Xuan didn't refuse their kindness. Besides, his solar physique lacked the core rule power anyway. Now that it was delivered to his door, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

Therefore, he also directly incorporated the four Sun Star Core Stones into his body, placing them in the solar physique, gradually engraving the rule power within them in his physique, so as to further improve the solar physique, and even completely transform it!

And after that, Jiang Xuan truly left the Sun Star. Anyway, there would be plenty of time in the future, and he could come to the Sun Star again to see these two little fellows in the future.