Invincible Dad-Chapter 640: Purple Substance_1

His Boundary loosened.

It was either a fall or a breakthrough.

Xu Lai, already the strongest in the Emperor Realm of his time, found no path ahead, nor was his Dao fruit shattering.

So why would his Boundary loosen?

Xu Lai hesitated.

He abandoned the Cloud Water Rust Characters before his eyes and instead looked around.

Because the Dragon Vein of Mount Fu enveloped nearly half of East Sea City, including Dongli University, the campus was rich in Spiritual Energy.

Within the Spiritual Energy were extremely tiny particles, flickering with a weak purple luster.

If Ruan Tang and her senior sister, Yu Guiwan, could sense them, they would definitely discover that these purple particles closely matched the color of the ’Immortal Blood’ they had discussed that morning.

What is this?

Xu Lai’s pupils constricted.

According to the understanding of cultivators from the Immortal Domain, Spiritual Energy was exceptionally pure, containing no impurities whatsoever. Even the Spirit Stones of six different grades, condensed from Spirit Veins and Dragon Veins, were incredibly pure. The only difference between them was the concentration of Spiritual Energy within.

But today, Xu Lai had actually found another substance within the Spiritual Energy.

His gaze turned toward the Dragon Vein of Mount Fu. He then surveyed the other four Dragon Veins in Hua Country, including the one under Haitang Court, as well as the ten Spirit Veins, and finally the lands barren of Spiritual Energy.

Xu Lai’s brows furrowed slightly. These places all contained the purple substance, with the only difference being the quantity.

His Divine Sense suddenly left Earth and arrived at the Four Immortal Domains. His eyebrows locked even more tightly.

The star systems of the Four Immortal Domains, and even the billions of star systems directly governed by the Heavenly Court, also contained the purple substance.

But none of them had as much as Earth!

Xu Lai took a deep breath, filtering out the Spiritual Energy in the space around him to target these purple particles.

There were clearly several dozen particles before him, yet with Xu Lai’s Boundary, he only managed to absorb a meager five!

Even so, Xu Lai felt a slight but distinct change within his Boundary—

He had grown stronger!

Although it was only by a minuscule amount, the change was clear and distinct. This was unlike absorbing Spiritual Energy, which hadn’t changed his Boundary at all.

What is this purple substance?

Xu Lai directed his Divine Sense, trying to grasp one for closer study.

But he failed.

Because his Divine Sense couldn’t manipulate the substance at all.

When Xu Lai resumed his breathing exercises, he could no longer see the purple substance. His meditative state had ended.

He instantly opened his eyes and sensed the Spiritual Energy in the room. It was still extremely pure, showing no impurities whatsoever.

Xu Lai fell into silence.

Having practiced Cultivation for a hundred thousand years, this was the first time he had ever seen the purple substance within Spiritual Energy.

Xu Lai thought for a moment, then left the school’s medical office and rose into the firmament. He felt there was someone who might know something about this.

It was the still-suppressed Heavenly Dao.

"The Supreme Emperor! The Supreme Emperor, you’re finally here! Please save me. I don’t know which son of a bitch suppressed me..."

The Heavenly Dao immediately began to whine.

Sikong Jiu’s age was unknown, but at that moment, he looked no more than a three-year-old child.

However, Xu Lai felt not the slightest pity due to the other’s appearance and simply said indifferently, "It was me."

"..."

Sikong Jiu choked.

He immediately put on a miserable face and said, "Oh, Supreme Emperor! No, wait—Grandpa... my dear ancestor! This is all a misunderstanding! A complete misunderstanding!"

"Cut the nonsense."

Xu Lai bluntly asked, "Do you know about a purple substance that exists within the Spiritual Energy?"

The Heavenly Dao gave a sheepish smile. "What substance? I don’t know anything about it."

"You really don’t know?" Xu Lai smiled.

"I really don’t."

"All right then."

Xu Lai’s smile faded. "Sun Wukong was suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years. It wouldn’t be excessive to suppress you for fifty thousand, would it?"

The Heavenly Dao grew frantic.

He had only cried out twice! Was it really necessary to suppress him for fifty thousand years?!

Forget fifty thousand years! In just a decade or two, that Elder Zhang who sold candied hawthorn would be dead of old age. Where else could he find such authentic, delicious, and cheap ones?

Elder Li from the next city over made good ones too, but he only had thirty years left at most...

"Supreme Emperor, you can’t do this!" the Heavenly Dao wailed. "What meaning is there to a life without candied hawthorn!"

"For every extra word of nonsense, I’ll add ten thousand years. The current total is now two hundred and fifty thousand years."

Xu Lai said with a smile, "Please, continue."

"Supreme Emperor," the Heavenly Dao said dejectedly, "I truly don’t know what that purple substance is."

"Four hundred and ten thousand years."

"..."

The Heavenly Dao fell into utter despair.

Seeing Xu Lai turn to leave, the Heavenly Dao clenched his jaw. As if he had finally made a decision, he feigned a sudden realization. "Ah! Supreme Emperor, a part of my memory has just awakened. I actually do know a little about that purple substance."

"Go on."

Xu Lai’s face betrayed nothing, but inwardly, he was stunned.

He had only asked on a whim, never expecting Sikong Jiu to actually know! 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

This Heavenly Dao is definitely hiding more from me. I’ll have to find the right opportunity to squeeze everything out.

"May I ask, Supreme Emperor, how did you discover it?" the Heavenly Dao asked shamelessly.

"Are you questioning me, or am I questioning you?"

"...Could you please release me first? Being suppressed all this time hurts a bit."

"You talk too much," Xu Lai said impatiently. "If you don’t start talking, I’m leaving."

"I’ll talk! I’ll talk!" the Heavenly Dao began hastily. "I don’t know the name of this thing, but..."

Sikong Jiu cautiously glanced at Xu Lai, unsure of how to continue, as if the matter concerned Xu Lai himself.

"Speak," Xu Lai said calmly. "No matter what it involves, I grant you amnesty."

"It is said to exist only around Emperor Realm Cultivators. According to legend, it is a blessing from the Heavenly Dao..." the Heavenly Dao said hesitantly.

"Your blessing?" Xu Lai cocked his head.

"NO, NO, NO, NO!" Sikong Jiu shook his head like a rattle-drum. "I’m just a counterfeit Heavenly Dao! How could I possibly bless a powerhouse of the Emperor Realm... uh oh."

"Oh, a counterfeit Heavenly Dao." Xu Lai’s smile grew even more brilliant. "Please, continue."

"Supreme Emperor, that was a slip of the tongue."

The Heavenly Dao wished he could slap himself and quickly clarified, "What I meant was, since I possess spiritual intelligence, I’m not a *genuine* Heavenly Dao."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Sikong Jiu nodded innocuously, over and over. "Supreme Emperor, you must believe me."

"...And do you believe that yourself?"

"...I don’t."

The Heavenly Dao frowned in thought. "Supreme Emperor, just give me one more day. I promise I’ll come up with a better explanation."

"Continue from where you left off."

Xu Lai curled his lip. He had long felt something was off about this Heavenly Dao.

Which genuine Heavenly Dao could develop spiritual intelligence?

But Xu Lai didn’t care how this entity had become the Heavenly Dao. He only cared about the purple substance he had just discovered.

This thing... it seemed capable of raising his Boundary!

"Supreme Emperor," the Heavenly Dao said, hesitating. "I’m more inclined to believe it’s a curse... You’d best not touch it, or entertain any other ideas about it."

"Explain in detail."

Xu Lai looked deeply at Sikong Jiu.

"I can’t say anymore," the Heavenly Dao shook his head continuously. "That’s truly all I know..."