Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 456: Undercurrents Surge

Xiaoshanhe Institute.

Deep within a cave more than a thousand meters underground from Xiao Yi's courtyard residence.

This was a secret chamber specifically constructed by the Shadow Demon at Xiao Yi's behest, used for his usual cultivation retreats.

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Here, Xiao Yi had set up a Spirit Gathering Array that amplified the gathering of spiritual essence by thirty times. The abundant and rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth condensed into dazzling and bright transparent crystals, emitting a faint blue glow that contained an incomparably pure energy.

With every breath he took, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed into his body.

Even a person on the brink of death from prolonged illness could see an improvement in their condition and extend their lifespan by several years after staying here for ten days to half a month.

At this moment.

Xiao Yi sat cross-legged in the center of the chamber, maintaining a posture with his five hearts facing the sky.

With his palms spread open facing upwards and the backs of his hands resting on his knees, streams of light of various colors circulated out from within his body.

Golden, green, blue, red, yellow, black, and white—seven colors of spiritual energy mingled and converged into streams of different-colored torrents, intertwining to form a multicolored ball of light that hovered between his legs.

Within that ball of light were two broken pincers.

They belonged to the Queen of the God-Eating Ants.

The golden pincers shone with a dazzling golden light.

The ball of light enveloped the golden pincers, continuously weaving and entwining, even restoring the Queen of the God-Eating Ants' fragmented body to completion.

However…

Xiao Yi frowned as he looked at the Queen of the God-Eating Ants in front of him, "Strange, I clearly drew out a complete replication of the Queen of the God-Eating Ants from memory, so how come I feel like something is missing…"

It was an extremely mysterious and odd sensation.

Although the object in front of him had no discrepancies from what he remembered, it still didn't feel quite right.

"Where exactly is the problem?"

Xiao Yi frowned deeply, his expression increasingly troubled.

All of a sudden.

A streak of inspiration flashed across his mind. His eyes fixed on the body of the Queen of the God-Eating Ants, the shape, size, or any detail was identical to the real Queen of the God-Eating Ants.

The only difference was the eyes!

The real Queen of the God-Eating Ants had eyes of six different colors.

Yet the Queen of the God-Eating Ants formed by Xiao Yi only had hollow eye sockets.

"The eyes of the Queen of the God-Eating Ants give off a very weird feeling… It's not just about the color, there must be some other reason…" Xiao Yi pondered with a frown.

Why is it that even within the Dharma Manifestation Realm, when meditating upon the same Dharma image, there can still be strong and weak results?

The most important reason lies in the details!

Observing the sun, some see nothing but a ball of fire, while others can discern solar flares and other phenomena.

Xiao Yi thought deeply with a frown, "Different colors…" Suddenly, his gaze fell on the multicolored ball of spiritual energy floating before him, and his eyes lit up, "I understand now, it's not simply a difference in color, but in the elemental attributes they contain."

The attributes of the God Devouring Ants were extremely unique; not even in Dao Yan's heritage was it explained what the attributes of the God Devouring Ants actually were.

Until this moment…

Xiao Yi finally realized that, just like him, the God Devouring Ants were beings of all attributes.

They were innately metal-attribute, while the six eyes represented six different attributes.

Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, yin, and yang!

All seven attributes converged within one body!

"It seems that destiny has decreed I manifest the Dharma Likeness of the God-Eating Ant," Xiao Yi exhaled a long breath of turbid air, feeling as though there was a predetermined course within the unknowable universe.

He was a martial artist possessing all seven attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, yin, and yang, just like the God Devouring Ants were embodiments of the seven attributes.

This was the perfect core for Dharma Likeness Meditation!

At this moment, Xiao Yi was unaware that many powerful beings before him had attempted to manifest the Dharma Likeness of the God Devouring Ants, yet after their manifestation, they could not create an army of God Devouring Ants.

The strength of the God Devouring Ants did not lie in individuals, but in their terrifying numbers, the dreadful legion of God Devouring Ants surging forth!

But all this was because those powerful beings lacked the singular possession of all seven attributes, as Xiao Yi did. They only managed to manifest the form of the God Devouring Ants without grasping its essence.

Just as Xiao Yi had said, it was destined by the heavens that he would use the God Devouring Ants as his Dharma Likeness!

Whoosh!

Xiao Yi's eyes turned frosty as he flicked his fingers, and seven streams of elemental energy simultaneously plunged into the Queen of the God-Eating Ants he had envisioned before him.

The metallic property fused into its body.

The remaining six properties each converged within one of the eyes.

Six-colored eyes, a golden body.

Roar!

Almost the instant the elemental energies of the seven properties merged with it, the Queen of the God-Eating Ants formed of condensed energy shuddered, releasing a powerful wave of energy as if coming to life.

It began to rampage wildly in front of Xiao Yi, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, and amidst a surge of golden light, countless God Devouring Ants swarmed out.

Every detail.

Xiao Yi remembered it vividly, intently observing while simultaneously envisioning the rudimentary form of the God Devouring Ants Dharma Likeness in his mind.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

As Xiao Yi continued to observe and deduced,

brilliant spots of energy began to emerge one after another within his body, like a vast array of dazzling stars converging behind him. The multiple starlights coalesced, taking the form of the rudimentary Dharma Likeness of a Queen of the God-Eating Ants.

This Dharma Likeness was thirty feet tall and several dozen feet long.

Its entire body glowed golden, with six eyes each a different color.

It hovered behind Xiao Yi.

Dharma Likeness rudimentary form!

To truly become Xiao Yi's Dharma Likeness, all that was left was for it to communicate with Xiao Yi's Martial Dao Divine Fruit and become one with it.

If Xiao Yi wished, he could complete this step immediately and step into the Dharma Manifestation Realm.

But...

Just thinking about how Xiao Yun had lost twenty years of his lifespan, yet still insisted on passing on the message to him,

Whoosh!

Xiao Yi exhaled deeply, suppressing the temptation to immediately break through to the Dharma Manifestation Realm, forcibly dispersing this rudimentary Dharma Likeness before reconjuring it. He continued to manifest the Dharma Likeness, disperse it, then reconjure it again and again, in an endless cycle.

Immersed in deep cultivation within the secret chamber, Xiao Yi was unaware,

that Emperor Qian's decree forbidding other forces from providing the core Dharma Likeness Meditation materials to Xiao Yi had already spread throughout the upper echelons of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Within the Nangong Family.

Nangong Shengtian sat in front of the ancestral hall, laughing heartily at the neatly arranged ancestral plaques, "Ancestors of the Nangong Family, if you have spirits in heaven, watch as I personally behead Xiao Yi and appease your spirits with his downfall!"

In the Beitang Family.

Beitang Feng had a face full of ecstatic joy, laughing loudly, "Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, even you have days like these? It seems that the ancestral sacrifice ceremony is a must-attend event!"

At the Unparalleled War King's Mansion.

Yang Yuhuan, having heard the report from his subordinates, waved to dismiss them and squinted his eyes, which emanated a cold glint, "Xiao Yi? He is but a dog Emperor Qian has been raising to balance the power amongst the forces. He dares to defy his master? If he doesn't die, who will?"

At Yang Ling's residence.

Yang Ling's face was filled with worry, "Father is really... Xiao Yi has made many contributions to our royal family, how can he treat him like this?"

Next to Yang Ling, an elegant middle-aged man gently fanned himself with a fan, speaking lightly, "Your Highness, for His Majesty, the struggle between you and the Crown Prince is an internal game of the royal family, a family matter. If Xiao Yi were helping you against the Crown Prince, His Majesty would not say much, like that trip to the Ice Fields... But if he acts out of personal vendetta, His Majesty will definitely not approve!"

Alas!

Yang Ling sighed deeply and gave a bitter smile, "How could I not understand this principle? But... let's just hope Xiao Yi takes care!"

At the Xiao Family.

Inside the vast Xiao Family's separate manor, Xiao Zhengde burst into triumphant laughter upon hearing the report from his subordinates, "This rebellious son, does he really think that he can disregard me entirely because he's involved with the royal family? Hmph, I wasn't planning on attending the ancestral sacrifice ceremony, but now it seems I must go and see for myself. I want to see if that rebellious son can remain as arrogant when facing death!"

"Family head, the young master has left a letter for you!" said a young man kneeling in front of Xiao Zhengde.

"Oh? A letter from Tian'er? Bring it here quickly!"

Xiao Zhengde laughed heartily as he took the letter, but upon unfolding it, his expression suddenly changed, "This, this..."