But he continued to accelerate, thirty times, forty times, sixty times... until reaching eighty times...
The space around him was faintly trembling.
The impact was too intense.
And standing in the distance, Xingyue was stunned, unbelievably watching this scene unfold. In her eyes, Wuyuan's figure had completely blurred.
Completely immersed in another space.
"Master, what realm has he reached?" Xingyue muttered to herself, unable to comprehend.
Swish~
Time accelerated rapidly, then slowed down, and even returned to normal. But returning to normal was not the end, it was the beginning—slowing down!
The flow of time around Wuyuan was becoming increasingly sluggish.
But the deceleration of time seemed to have a greater impact on space, making Wuyuan feel more strained, forcing him to stop.
"Time acceleration, the maximum should be a hundredfold." Wuyuan had already sensed this: "A hundredfold, seems to be a limit under the operation of the rules of heaven and earth."
At least, the current Wuyuan couldn't break through it.
"I may be able to maintain a hundredfold time acceleration for Earth Immortals and Earth Gods for a short time, but it would be much more difficult for Celestial Immortals and Celestial Gods." Wuyuan muttered to himself, "If I want to affect the Star Monarch? I'm afraid I can't even do it for a second, my magical power isn't strong enough."
Understanding the Dao is only one aspect.
What's important is Wuyuan himself.
"My divine soul is not strong enough, my magical power is still too weak." Wuyuan shook his head. Magical power is essentially the material one can manipulate.
Material is the foundation.
"The true meaning of time and space, comparable to the higher domains of Dao, should be the profound combination of time and space." Wuyuan thought.
Buzz!
Silently, he had disappeared from the original place, evidently entering a higher-dimensional space.
This made Xingyue in the distance even more dumbfounded.
"The Time-Space Island has spatial fluctuations to suppress it. Normal Star Masters can only stay in the material space layer. How could the Master breakthrough to a higher-dimensional space?" Xingyue muttered to herself.
In the space dimensions she couldn't see.
Buzz!
Wuyuan had already entered the layer of spatial fragments. Immediately, he saw that countless spatial fragments that should have been vast had completely condensed. This side of the void was completely condensed.
"Suppressing spatial fluctuations? No wonder Star Masters can't break through, it should be the same in the Snowlight Mist Realm." Wuyuan muttered.
Hoo!
He walked in this space dimension, but the power of suppression from those huge spatial fragments had no effect on him.
Because.
His power was stronger, originating from a higher dimension, just like how the sharpest sword on the ground couldn't harm the debris in space.
After walking for a while, he returned to the starting point.
Swish~
Wuyuan's figure suddenly moved, causing violent spatial fluctuations around him. Those huge spatial fragments disappeared, replaced by countless strands of space.
Dreamy and elusive!
This is the chaotic spatial layer, a space dimension that only Star Monarchs can reach under normal circumstances, yet Wuyuan easily breaks through.
Those seemingly harmless strands of space are actually the sources of spatial fluctuations of countless substances in the material space layer, containing terrifying power.
And Wuyuan, who controls the true meaning of time and space, stands calmly at this level.
"A higher-dimensional space."
Wuyuan sensed the countless strands of space around him. This is a vast expanse of spatial fluctuations, constructing layers of spatial dimensions.
Forming the vast foundation of the material space layer.
And in the higher levels of countless spatial strands, Wuyuan sensed patches of nothingness—a spatial void layer.
"My understanding of the Dao is enough for me to sense the spatial void layer." Wuyuan realized, "But my magical power is too weak."
The higher the dimensional space, the stronger the oppression. Only powerful forces can resist such terrifying oppression.
Understanding the Dao is power.
Magical power, likewise, is power.
Like monarchs, even if they are completely ignorant of spatial laws, they can still enter the spatial void layer with powerful magical power.
And for Star Monarchs who master the principles of heaven and earth, although their magical power is not weak, the combination of the two can also enter the spatial void layer.
In terms of control over space, Wuyuan is no less than many spatial Star Monarchs.
But his magical power is too weak.
Entering the chaotic spatial layer is already his current limit.
"But at least, if I want to go to the Black Demon Blood Cave now, unless I'm unlucky enough to encounter a few rare spatial Star Monarchs, ordinary Star Monarchs can't stop me at all, they can't even think of seeing me." Wuyuan smiled faintly.
In terms of direct combat power, even as an Earth Immortal, he cannot compare with Star Monarchs, even if he controls the true meaning of time and space.
But the uniqueness of the true meaning of time and space lies in this.
No matter how strong one's strength is, one must first find oneself.
As Wuyuan pondered.
"Hmm?" Wuyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, showing a hint of surprise. He saw, among the countless chaotic spatial threads, not far away.
A stunning figure in purple robes had condensed, her smile irresistible, tempting one to be lost in it involuntarily.
But invisibly.
His divine consciousness merged with the origin of the Dao, keeping Wuyuan's mind clear, instantly recovering.
"Mingjian, pay respects to the Monarch of Mist Flame." Wuyuan respectfully saluted.
At this moment.
In Wuyuan's eyes, the Monarch of Mist Flame was just a monarch with a vigorous life aura, nothing more.
"Indeed, you are a peerless genius who has condensed the true meaning of the Dao. Facing me, even a Star Monarch would probably awaken at a similar pace as you." The Monarch of Mist Flame smiled.
"I dare not." Wuyuan said.
"You are worthy of it." The Monarch of Mist Flame smiled, taking a step forward to Wuyuan.
Without affecting any spatial fluctuations.
This surprised Wuyuan slightly, but then he understood. His understanding of the Dao rivals that of a newly ascended Star Monarch.
But compared to the Monarch of Mist Flame who controls the complete spatial laws?
That's a joke!
Moreover.
Wuyuan also felt a faintly familiar aura from the Monarch of Mist Flame.
Making him slightly surprised, he couldn't help but ask, "The origin of time and space?"
From the fluctuations alone, the Monarch of Mist Flame's level of perception is much deeper than his own.
In the end, Wuyuan had just condensed the true meaning of time and space.
"Hmm."
"Monarchs, at least, have comprehended one supreme law. Naturally, we all desire to become stronger." The Monarch of Mist Flame smiled, "Having cultivated to our level, none of us wish to vanish in the cycle of reincarnation."
"However, few can achieve success." The Monarch of Mist Flame shook her head slightly.
"Vanish in the cycle of reincarnation?"
Wuyuan was surprised, "What is the cycle of reincarnation? Can Monarchs also fall? Passing the Ninth Immortal Tribulation means reaching the same lifespan as the heavens, doesn't it?"
"The same lifespan as the heavens?" The Monarch of Mist Flame showed a faint inexplicable smile, "What if the heavens come to an end?"
Wuyuan was shaken, and he vaguely understood.
He recalled some words Kuachi Senior had said.
"The sources of both lower and higher level Dao, whether it's time, space, wind, fire... all originate from the birth of heaven and earth, all stem from the origin of heaven and earth." The Monarch of Mist Flame said softly, "The Ninth Immortal Tribulation is the test sent down by heaven and earth. Only by passing it can one merge with the source of heaven and earth's Dao and achieve eternal life."
"But grass and trees have wither and flourish."
"Years have their spring and autumn."
"In this vast heaven and earth, there's creation, and naturally, there's also an end." The Monarch of Mist Flame said lightly, "The day when heaven and earth's lifespan ends, everything will perish."
"All the origins of Dao will merge into one, naturally, all living beings will fall, even the Monarchs are not exceptions."
"Hence, it's called reincarnation."
"Heaven and earth have gone through countless cycles." The Monarch of Mist Flame shook her head slightly, seeming to have some enlightenment.
Wuyuan was shocked to hear this.
Although he had heard Kuachi Senior describe it vaguely, it had never been explained so thoroughly. But at that time, he was still weak, so Kuachi Witch's words were of no use.
"To transcend."
"To attain eternity."
"Only by comprehending the source of the Great Dao can one achieve eternity. Most of us Monarchs are on this path of comprehension, but this path is extremely difficult." The Monarch of Mist Flame looked at Wuyuan and smiled, "Congratulations, Mingjian Daoist, you have also embarked on this path now."
Wuyuan was somewhat dazed.
Daoist?
A Monarch calling himself a Daoist?
This is usually how peers of the same level address each other.
Of course, Wuyuan understood that this was probably just the Monarch of Mist Flame's sentiment.
"Monarch is too kind." Wuyuan said.
The Monarch of Mist Flame smiled and said no more, "You might be wondering why, as soon as you condensed the true meaning of time, you quickly condensed the true meaning of space."
Wuyuan nodded involuntarily.
This indeed puzzled him.
"The Great Dao has many paths, such as time and space, creation, destiny, the five elements, and so on, all of which are formed by the fusion of different supreme laws." The Monarch of Mist Flame smiled, "Space and time are said to be the easiest to comprehend, but also the most difficult to master."
"The easiest? The most difficult?" Wuyuan was astonished.
"Time and space are the foundation of all things, inherently flawless. Therefore, once the true meanings of these two great laws are comprehended, they will naturally merge into one, becoming the cornerstone of many other great Dao." The Monarch of Mist Flame said, "As for the source of creation, to condense its true meaning, one must have an extraordinary understanding and insight into life and death."
"Many cultivators, even if they comprehend multiple true meanings of supreme laws, find it difficult to integrate."
"Only time and space are special," said the Monarch of Mist Flame.
Wuyuan sighed inwardly.
So that's how it is.
His body-refining original self, in the immortal realm, obviously had great fortune and seemed to have been comprehending the source of creation all along, but never truly succeeded.
While his qi-refining original self, never deliberately walked the path of the origin of time and space, yet unconsciously succeeded.
"I came to see you just to offer you some advice," said the Monarch of Mist Flame.
Wuyuan listened respectfully.
"Those who can become Monarchs are all peerless geniuses. Some of them may not be weaker than you in terms of talent when they were young," said the Monarch of Mist Flame. "But those who can transcend are very few."
Wuyuan nodded gently, understanding the difficulty of transcendence.
"They are not unaware of the power of the source of the Great Dao, but the vast majority of them choose to focus on cultivating one supreme law at the beginning."
"Why?"
"The Great Dao is difficult to articulate, and the perception is too vague. Like you now, condensing true meaning at one go, but wanting to progress in cultivation afterwards will be extremely difficult," said the Monarch of Mist Flame solemnly. "However, you have no choice now."
"There's only one source. It's extremely difficult for you to choose another path. Even if you want to comprehend the spatial or temporal laws separately, once you reach the final step, you will be influenced by the source of the Great Dao."
"Indeed."
"You have only this path to walk," said the Monarch of Mist Flame.
"Please enlighten me, Monarch," Wuyuan's heart trembled. He hadn't expected it to be this serious, that even comprehending time or space separately would be affected.
"Dao Lord!"
"He's not the only supreme existence who comprehended time and space between heaven and earth."
"But he is the first to comprehend the avenue of time and space in the endless river of time and space. Since many cycles of heaven and earth, he's the first to comprehend the avenue of time and space, wielding the authority of the Great Dao, thus called the Dao Lord," said the Monarch of Mist Flame solemnly. "You must become a bearer of the legacy imprint."
"Only then do you have a chance to enter the eyes of the Dao Lord. He is the most capable guide for you."
"Without the guidance of the Dao Lord, I'm afraid even becoming a Monarch will be difficult for you in the future."
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ps: First and second update
ps: Recommend this book "Confucian Sage Cultivation System"
Ding, due to your daily grooming, you triggered the Confucian Sage side task 'Gentleman's Demeanor', progress 10/10, completing the first stage of 'Gentleman's Demeanor', obtaining the 'Fresh and Elegant' temperament bonus.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 412 Upper Realm Body (25,000 Monthly Votes + More)
"Becoming a Monarch is difficult?" Wuyuan felt slightly surprised. "Becoming a Monarch is already extremely difficult, isn't it?"
In vast realms like Qingling, how many Monarchs were born over endless ages?
In Wuyuan's original plan, if his qi-refining original self could comprehend a supreme law at the Upper Immortal stage and become the strongest genius, it would be remarkable.
After all, in most great realms, it's rare to birth a true strongest genius over endless ages.
"It's different."
"Although you are under the Northern Ghost Immortal Monarch lineage, your vision is still somewhat limited, and you're not clear about the specific differences."
"Indeed, becoming a Monarch is indeed difficult, but judging from the talent you've shown, according to my calculations, if you focus on cultivating the spatial law, you should be able to reach the seventh level of spatial true meaning within a thousand years," said the Monarch of Mist Flame. "Shortest could be ten thousand years, longest thirty thousand years, you should then step into the realm of spatial Dao."
"Ten thousand years?" Wuyuan nodded slightly.
The time predicted by the Monarch of Mist Flame was slightly longer than his own estimate, but still extremely fast.
For example, in the Taiyuan Divine Court, the Four-Star Tower could be passed in a thousand to ten thousand years, and usually, comprehension of the seventh level of spatial true meaning could get one through a hundred floors.
The Five-Star Tower could be passed in ten thousand to ninety thousand years, and mastering a level of the Upper Realm or comprehending a complete middle-level Dao could get one through a hundred floors.
Figures like Nie Zhen, Mi Yun, and Senior Brother Jiang Huan belonged to this level, and they had been cultivating for hundreds of thousands of years.
Such talent was considered top-tier even in a realm, and they had the opportunity to be accepted as disciples under a Monarch.
The Six-Star Tower could be passed in ninety thousand to three hundred thousand years, and comprehending the fourth level of the Upper Realm could get one through a hundred floors. Those who could reach this level were often considered top-tier among Upper Immortals and Gods.
As for the Seven-Star Tower, it could be passed in over three hundred thousand years, requiring comprehension of a complete Upper Realm Dao.
"Based on my previous prediction, you have the potential to comprehend the spatial law within hundreds of thousands of years," said the Monarch of Mist Flame earnestly.
Wuyuan listened.
The one hundred floors of the Seven-Star Tower had the highest and most difficult requirements.
In the vast territory under the jurisdiction of the Taiyuan Divine Court, passing through the hundred floors of the Three-Star Tower, Five-Star Tower, and so on would only happen every few hundred thousand or million years.
But the hundred floors of the Seven-Star Tower?
It was difficult for the entire Divine Court to produce even one in billions of years.
"The strongest geniuses eventually become Monarchs." The Monarch of Mist Flame looked at Wuyuan and sighed, "Monarchs also have different strengths."
"The existence beyond Monarchs is ultimately rare, there are only a few in the entire river of time and space, the most peak existence among Monarchs, each of them is very formidable." The Monarch of Mist Flame said, "In my domain of time and space, there have been two such extraordinary talents."
"Two?" Wuyuan was amazed.
In a normal realm, it's difficult to have one.
But in the domain of time and space, there were two? No wonder it was the place opened up by the Dao Lord.
"One you already know, the Dark Demon Monarch," said the Monarch of Mist Flame. "His strength is extraordinary. Even at his most crazy, he dared to fight against all nine major powers' Monarchs simultaneously without fear."
"So powerful?" Wuyuan was surprised.
He only just learned that the Dark Demon Monarch also walked the path of the strongest genius.
"And there is one more?" Wuyuan couldn't help but ask.
"That was in a very ancient era, shortly after the opening of the Dao Realm. It was one of the earliest beings born in the Dao Realm. I only heard about it," said the Monarch of Mist Flame. "That one was the only disciple publicly acknowledged by the Dao Lord. It's said that shortly after becoming a Monarch, they died."
"Died?" Wuyuan was astonished.
Chapter 412 Upper Realm Body (25,000 Monthly Votes + More)
"A formidable genius, yet they died shortly after becoming a Monarch?"
"Now, do you understand what your talent means? As you grow, theoretically, even if you don't break through for millions of years and just peak at the Star Monarch level, as long as you spend more long years, becoming a Monarch isn't difficult," said the Monarch of Mist Flame.
Wuyuan nodded slightly.
"However."
"My previous estimation of you was all wrong. Your most monstrous talent isn't in the spatial law, but in the aspect of the temporal law," said the Monarch of Mist Flame, shaking his head. "I never expected you to condense the true meaning of time so quickly."
Wuyuan was speechless.
Indeed!
After his divine soul transformed and produced twelve divine essences, his progress in the temporal law was truly terrifying.
And once he condensed the true meaning of time and space.
Originally, it would take ten thousand years to reach the standard of the first level of the Upper Realm. But now, it only took seven hundred years.
"With the completion of the true meaning of time and space, your future path is uncertain," said the Mist Flame Monarch as he looked at Wuyuan. "It's not that this path is weak. On the contrary, the Dao of Origin is the eternal path, far stronger than the Upper Realm laws. It's beyond doubt, just difficult to achieve."
"In the future, perhaps tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years later, you may reach the level of the Great Dao, with insights comparable to a Monarch, and even among Monarchs, you will be a powerful presence."
"However, it will be harder to break through."
"To become a Star Monarch, you must comprehend a middle-level law, which is not difficult for you."
"But to become a Monarch, you must comprehend an upper-level law. Under the influence of the Dao of Origin, the deeper your understanding of the Great Dao, the harder it is to successfully comprehend the upper-level law, and the hope is extremely slim," said the Monarch of Mist Flame. "In the end, you may very well become the 'Strongest Star Monarch'."
"The strongest Star Monarch?" Wuyuan savored these words.
"That is, a Star Monarch whose combat power rivals that of a Monarch," the Mist Flame Monarch shook his head slightly. "Such Star Monarchs are extremely rare, and as far as I know, there are not many in the endless river of time and space."
"Without exception, they are all in situations similar to yours, with outstanding talent in several upper-level laws, condensing the true meaning of the Great Dao early, but ultimately unable to become a Monarch."
Wuyuan fully understood.
Condensing the true meaning of the Great Dao has no effect on comprehending lower-level or middle-level laws, but it only affects the ultimate comprehension of upper-level laws... This is the trade-off.
"What you gain is a stronger power, and even in the Upper Immortal stage, following the Dao of Origin, your strength may surpass the so-called strongest geniuses," Wuyuan thought to himself. "But at the same time, there are losses... The difficulty of becoming a Monarch in the future will be much greater than normal cultivation."
He estimated.
This was probably why Senior Kuachi had reminded him in the first place. Becoming a Monarch was already difficult, but to become one under the influence of the Great Dao? Even more difficult.
Suddenly.
"Monarch, Zuo Haiyue?" Wuyuan couldn't help but ask. "Is she also in a situation similar to mine?"
The reason why Wuyuan was so surprised before was that the other party's growth rate was too outrageous, beyond normal comprehension.
"Zuo Haiyue?"
"No!"
"You don't need to compare yourself with her. As for her... I won't comment," the Mist Flame Monarch shook his head slightly. "Her path is different from that of normal practitioners, and whether it's her so-called cultivation talent or cultivation opportunities, they have little effect on her."
"I estimate that, in a short time of ten thousand years or a long time of about a hundred thousand years, she will become a Monarch," the Mist Flame Monarch looked at Wuyuan. "In the history of the river of time and space, there have been more than one example similar to her, even in this era, there are similar cases, but they will not be classified as normal genius growth categories."
"You don't need to compare yourself with her."
"Ten thousand years to become a Monarch?" Wuyuan's pupils contracted slightly.
What kind of cultivation speed was this?
"You are different from her. Her growth rate does not depend on herself," the Mist Flame Monarch hesitated for a moment, saying, "Even... I advise you, it's best to stay away from her, don't get involved in too big of a cause and effect."
Wuyuan's mind was already in turmoil.
He wasn't a fool. Where wouldn't he understand the existence of the Mist Flame Monarch? A Space Monarch, and also under the command of the Time and Space Dao Master.
In terms of status, it's probably higher than Senior Kuachi and the others.
Even for Zuo Haiyue, there's such deep secrecy.
The entanglements behind Zuo Haiyue were much deeper than he had imagined, probably involving supreme existences.
At the same time.
Wuyuan also remembered the previous confrontation with Zuo Haiyue, where she didn't show much joy in her own strength improvement.
At that time, he found it strange, but now he somewhat understood.
"Back to you," the Mist Flame Monarch looked at Wuyuan. "With your talent, any Monarch would scramble to accept you as a direct disciple. Like many of my disciples, none of them can match even a fraction of your talent."
"But the Dao Master is different."
"The strongest geniuses born in the river of time and space can mostly reach the peak of Monarchs, but those who can transcend are few," said the Mist Flame Monarch. "So, the Dao Master doesn't easily take disciples."
Wuyuan nodded gently.
In the cycle of reincarnation, no matter how strong a Monarch is, they will eventually perish and fall.
Only transcendence.
"Your talent should be sufficient. There are very few geniuses in history who can surpass you. At least in the history of the Time and Space Island and the Dao Realm, you are the number one talent, but you are not a creature of the Dao Realm... so it's hard to say what the Dao Master thinks," said the Mist Flame Monarch. "Perhaps he will approve of you, or perhaps he won't like you in some aspect."
Wuyuan nodded gently.
There are differences in closeness.
Standing at the level of the Dao Master, he has stood at the pinnacle of the endless river of time and space, experiencing the cycle of heaven and earth... Taking disciples is no longer just about talent; it probably depends more on fate.
If it feels right, they'll take you as a disciple; if it doesn't feel right, what's the use of high talent? They may not even look at you.
After all, cultivating a peak Monarch doesn't make much difference to them.
Of course.
"In any case, there is hope," Wuyuan thought to himself. "Since the Dao Master has opened the Time and Space Island, it proves that he intends to select disciples... If he guides me, and I comprehend the Time and Space Dao, the hope of becoming a Monarch in the future will naturally be greater."
After all, the other party is the first person in history to control the Time and Space Dao.
Unfathomable.
"Oh, yes."
"There is another hope," said the Mist Flame Monarch. "The Celestial Domain Path."
"The Celestial Domain Path?" Wuyuan asked in confusion, he had never heard of it.
"It's a great opportunity in the river of time and space," the Mist Flame Monarch looked at Wuyuan. "It opens once every five and a half billion years... It's a great opportunity in the operation of heaven and earth... Before and after each opening, the luck intertwines, often creating an era of great talents in heaven and earth, with many exceptional geniuses born."
Once every five and a half billion years?
Wuyuan held his breath, what a long time.
"Like you, being able to rise rapidly may be due to the blessing of the Celestial Domain Path about to open," the Mist Flame Monarch said, "In normal times, a genius like you, after cultivating for tens of thousands of years, should truly become an invincible genius among the Upper Immortals."
"But in this era, there should be other exceptional geniuses at your level."
"Special individuals like Zuo Haiyue may not be the only one," the Mist Flame Monarch sighed, "In the end, they will all converge at the Celestial Domain Path."
"This is a rare opportunity in the world."
"Like you, the Taiyuan Divine Court, as well as the top forces like the Immortal Court, Witch Court, etc., will all attach great importance to it."
"Because, there are often many Monarchs rising afterward."
Wuyuan listened.
It sounds like the Celestial Domain Path is a great opportunity under the operation of heaven and earth, targeting those who have not become immortals?
"Dare to ask, Monarch, how much longer?" Wuyuan asked in confusion.
"Short is tens of thousands of years, long is two or three hundred thousand years, it's very close," the Mist Flame Monarch shook his head. "The years are long, and I can't confirm it completely. Maybe the Dao Master can deduce it, which I cannot."
Wuyuan couldn't help but be speechless.
But whether it's tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years, it's a long time for him, who has only lived for over seven hundred years.
"The Celestial Domain Path doesn't solely depend on strength; it also depends on luck," the Mist Flame Monarch smiled. "Luck is very important."
"If it opens in the future, you will definitely return to the Divine Court for more detailed information. You can learn more from the Taiyuan Divine Court, after all, they will dispatch a large number of geniuses to participate in every event, whereas there are fewer people from my Dao Realm," the Mist Flame Monarch said.
Wuyuan nodded, "Thank you for the advice, Monarch."
If it weren't for the reminder from the Mist Flame Monarch, he wouldn't have known all this.
"But have you thought about how to practice next?" The Mist Flame Monarch smiled.
"I haven't completely figured it out," Wuyuan shook his head, then respectfully said, "I hope Monarch can give me some guidance."
Wuyuan was not a fool. The fact that the Mist Flame Monarch was willing to come and advise him so much meant that he had high hopes for him.
In terms of vision, the other party is probably no less than the Northern Phantom Immortal.
"Your realm is already very high, you have reached the threshold of the Star Monarch. I'm not very good at guiding you specifically on how to comprehend the Dao. Follow your own heart," the Mist Flame Monarch smiled. "But I have three suggestions for you, you should listen."
"First, use the 'Time and Space Nine Swords' you obtained as the core, and deduce the comprehension of the Dao through the combat secrets. The 'Time and Space Nine Swords' is one of the supreme skills created by the Dao Master, regarded as one of the highest supreme skills of the Time and Space Dao. Even I often ponder it."
"As for the other secrets you have obtained? You can learn them, but don't spend too much energy on them."
Wuyuan nodded, somewhat surprised.
It seems that the Mist Flame Monarch knows about the 'Time and Space Manual' he obtained.
"Secondly, you still have a lot of time and space points. Speed up the frequency of receiving time and space inheritances, don't wait hundreds of years," the Mist Flame Monarch said. "That's what ordinary mark bearers do. They mostly practice multiple paths, so their cultivation speed is very slow, coupled with the difficulty of obtaining time and space points."
"But you have already condensed the true meaning of time and space. The help of time and space inheritance to you will only be greater... Your comprehension efficiency far exceeds that of ordinary mark bearers."
"You can hardly sense the origin of the Time and Space Dao clearly, so the time and space inheritance will be your guide," the Mist Flame Monarch looked at Wuyuan.
Wuyuan understood.
No matter which path of comprehension, the best method is actually to follow the guidance of the Dao's origin.
Comprehending the Time and Space Dao is the same.
It's just that he sensed the origin of the Dao too vaguely. If he were to comprehend it alone, the speed would be too slow.
And with the time and space inheritance coupled with the 'Time and Space Nine Swords,' it will become his best guidance.
"Thirdly, it's about combat."
"Combat is the best teacher. Have you ever heard of anyone becoming a peerless expert by just practicing in seclusion?" the Mist Flame Monarch said, "Send out your Law Avatar to various places in the Dao Realm to fight against those Heavenly Immortal Star Monarchs. In the battles, you will find the most correct path, and your progress will be faster."
"These are my three suggestions for you," said the Mist Flame Monarch.
"Thank you, Monarch," Wuyuan said sincerely.
The guidance of the Mist Flame Monarch may seem ordinary, but it is the perspective of an outsider. Without guidance, he might have to take many detours.
"That's it."
"I hope that before the Celestial Domain Path opens, you can cultivate the Time and Space Dao to the domain level. Although luck is mentioned, in our cultivation, the only thing we can grasp in the end is strength," the Mist Flame Monarch smiled.
"Okay," Wuyuan nodded first, then shook his head, "The Dao is difficult to cultivate. To cultivate to the domain level of the Great Dao, the comprehension of the Dao will be comparable to a Monarch
... It's not that easy to achieve."
He had just condensed the true meaning of the Great Dao, his strength was extraordinary.
But without the guidance of the origin of the Great Dao, the path of cultivation ahead would be extremely difficult, and progress might not necessarily be fast.
Comprehension of the Dao comparable to a Monarch?
In this vast world, how many Monarchs are there?
"Ordinary geniuses, if they choose to comprehend the Great Dao early, it's naturally difficult to reach the Domain level, even reaching the True Meaning Ninth Layer is extremely rare," the Mist Flame Monarch smiled, "But you? I feel that there is still a very good chance, I have high hopes for you."
"In the future, when you reach the Star Monarch stage, perhaps you will be able to rival me."
Wuyuan was speechless.
It seems that the Mist Flame Monarch has high hopes for him, but unfortunately, it's extremely difficult to rival a Monarch even at the Star Monarch stage.
At least, in the Qingling Great Realm, he had never heard of such a special existence.
...
With guidance from the Mist Flame Monarch, Wuyuan's Law Avatar returned from the chaotic flow of space to the palace.
"It will take several years for the Law Avatar to be cultivated. Combat training?"
"Yes, when the Law Avatar comes out, it's time for some combat training," Wuyuan's eyes showed some anticipation, "Before, I was heavily pursued."
Wuyuan hadn't forgotten the scene when his Law Avatar was hunted down before.
Although the loss was not great, it was a close call.
But to him, an eye for an eye was a habit he had developed since childhood and never changed.
"The focus of my Qi Refining Avatar's cultivation."
"First, continue to comprehend the mysteries of time and space. Now that I've just had a breakthrough, it's the perfect time for comprehension," Wuyuan pondered, "Second, comprehend the 'Origin Ceremony of the Beginning.'"
Wuyuan had only cultivated the first part of the 'Origin Ceremony of the Beginning' before, but now that he had condensed the true meaning of time and space, he had a complete hope of cultivating the middle part or even the lower part.
"If I cultivate the middle part, then with the power of a Heavenly Immortal First Stage, even facing ordinary Star Monarchs, I won't be afraid," Wuyuan thought to himself.
Mana was his weakness.
For a foreseeable long period, he would stay at the Upper Immortal stage, so the 'Origin Ceremony of the Beginning' was very important.
With this heaven-defying technique, Wuyuan had hope of reaching the combat power of a Star Monarch or even a Star Sovereign at the Upper Immortal stage.
"Wanting to match a Star Monarch? It's still very difficult. Just the lower part of the 'Origin Ceremony of the Beginning' is probably not enough; I need to find the final part," Wuyuan pondered, "The Black Magic Blood Abyss, sooner or later, I'll have to go."
Whether it was to explore the secrets of the Black Tower or to cultivate the 'Origin Ceremony of the Beginning,' he had to go.
"Thirdly, it's to cultivate the 'Time and Space Nine Swords.'"
Many chapters of the 'Time and Space Nine Swords' appeared in Wuyuan's mind.
In the past, he couldn't understand or comprehend the second move, but now he could understand it at a glance and deduce it with a little effort.
Wuyuan understood that this was because his comprehension had undergone a qualitative change.
"According to the guidance of the 'Time and Space Nine Swords,' I have condensed the true meaning of time and space, so I should be able to cultivate the fourth move," Wuyuan thought to himself.
Under the high building, the second and third moves would undoubtedly be quickly understood. Only the comprehension of the fourth move would be somewhat difficult, but once mastered, Wuyuan's strength would greatly increase.
No matter how high the comprehension of the Dao was, one had to cultivate combat secrets comparable to it in order to unleash the strongest power.
The 'Time and Space Nine Swords' was the most suitable combat secret for Wuyuan's Qi Refining Avatar, almost unmatched.
...
Time passed like water.
Wuyuan's Qi Refining Avatar cultivated in the Time and Space Island, while in the distant and unpredictable Immortal Land.
Half a year passed.
The mountain and rivers in Wuyuan's Qi Refining Avatar's body were finally flawless, and his life source power was also pure to the extreme.
"A Second Tier Earth Shaman has over twenty million miles?" Wuyuan was quite shocked.
The mountain and rivers in the bodies of ordinary Upper Shamans and Immortal Gods were not as majestic as his.
And the entire world had become completely different.
Glaciers, canyons, ancient ruins, deserts, forests, rivers, oceans... everything was available. In this vast world, there were also many Thunder Beasts living carefree lives.
"These Thunder Beasts are almost catching up to the Thunder Beasts in the Thunderous Realm," Wuyuan thought to himself.
They even had a trace of simple thoughts.
If it weren't for Wuyuan's weak mana and his somewhat unfamiliar use of the True Meaning of Creation, he might even be able to create real life.
"That former Thousand Thunder Star Monarch, perhaps his realm is higher than mine, but he should also be within the scope of the True Meaning of Creation, without stepping into the Domain level," Wuyuan estimated.
The True Meaning of the Great Dao.
And the Domain of the Great Dao, those are two different levels.
"My life source power probably can match that of an Earth Shaman Eighth Tier," Wuyuan roughly estimated.
He also felt the power of the Extreme Foundation.
An Earth Shaman Second Tier could rival an Earth Shaman Eighth Tier, this was a transformation of the essence of life, simply terrifying.
It was much more than the transformation from a Second Tier Foundation to a First Tier Foundation.
What would his strength be like when he reached Earth Shaman Ninth Tier in the future? Wuyuan couldn't imagine; perhaps he could match a First Tribulation Earth Shaman.
"A miniature Fate Illusionary Realm." Wuyuan sensed the illusory side of the mountain and river within his body, with a faintly surging and unpredictable river.
The Body Refiner, creating their own Illusionary Realm.
Compared to before, this miniature Fate Illusionary Realm had also grown hundreds of times larger.
According to Wuyuan's estimation, the miniature Fate Illusionary Realm of ordinary Shamans and Earth Shamans was probably far inferior.
"The power of belief that can be refined will be hundreds of times stronger than it is now," Wuyuan felt that the power of belief infiltrating into the miniature Fate Illusionary Realm was too little.
Pathetic.
With the Black Tower and Blood Mist, Wuyuan dared to continuously refine the power of belief to feed back to his divine soul and accelerate his cultivation.
"When I return to the Azure Peak Shaman World, I must find a way to get more power of belief," Wuyuan had many thoughts in his mind.
After half a year passed.
Wuyuan's Body Refining Avatar had already felt the difficulty of comprehending the 'Source Great Dao,' and his progress was extremely slow.
At this time, the importance of the power of belief was highlighted.
Hoo!
Wuyuan stood up, his gaze sweeping over the myriad of images of creation around him, murmuring to himself, "It's time to leave here."
Hundreds of years ago, the images of creation were extremely profound in his eyes.
Now, there was not a trace of confusion.
Whoosh!
Wuyuan took a step and flew into the Tower of Creation. Inside the tower, it was vast and chaotic, and he had been here many times before.
Boom!
With a thought, his consciousness once again plummeted, but this time he was no longer completely under control; he could clearly sense the process of his consciousness descending.
... In the battle space.
Hoo!
Wuyuan opened his eyes, and two battle knives were also floating beside him, which he reached out to grab.
His gaze fell on the guardian in the distance whose face was still unclear.
"You finally came," the guardian suddenly spoke.
"You can speak?" Wuyuan was slightly surprised.
For the first time, the guardian of the Tower of Creation spoke.
In the dozens of previous battles, the other party had never spoken.
"Of course I can," the guardian's voice was calm, without any emotional fluctuations, "When I can speak, it also means that you can definitely pass the test. You are the first person in history to make me speak."
"The first one?" Wuyuan was even more surprised.
This Tower of Creation had existed for an unknown amount of time, according to the Creator, there should have been many exceptional individuals who came before.
"Mm, before you, six people have defeated me, but none of them have completely suppressed me with absolute strength," the guardian said. "So, they weren't worth my speaking."
Wuyuan suddenly realized.
To pass the ninth level of the Tower of Creation, you probably need the strength of at least the Eighth Tier of True Meaning (Star Lord level).
And he had already crossed into another level.
"In this battle, I will surely lose, but I hope you can defeat me with all your strength," the guardian said lightly. "Let me see what kind of exceptional talent has the most hope of receiving the true saint inheritance."
"Okay," Wuyuan nodded.
Immediately.
After three strikes, the guardian dispersed.
That's right.
Only three strikes.
Even though Wuyuan hadn't learned too powerful combat techniques, with the same strength, relying on his extremely high comprehension of the True Meaning of the Great Dao.
With the first strike, Wuyuan suppressed the guardian.
With the second strike, like exploding stars, it shattered and tore apart its body.
With the third strike, everything vanished.
As the guardian of the ninth level dissipated, Wuyuan's strand of consciousness quickly returned, then.
The Tower of Creation and the testing ground in front of him began to collapse rapidly, which initially startled him.
Then he noticed.
Everything around him was collapsing, seemingly existing in a different spatial level from himself, and had no effect on him.
"Congratulations."
"After Feng, you've become the third immortal true saint's successor," a gentle voice sounded in Wuyuan's ear, "The imprint of the Great Dao is about to merge."
"From today on, your fate will undergo earth-shattering changes."
Without waiting for Wuyuan to think too much.
Swish~ The rapidly collapsing Tower of Creation and the testing ground finally condensed into droplets of green.
It floated above Wuyuan's head.
All around was a void, boundless and endless, and Wuyuan couldn't perceive where the end was.
The next moment.
Tick-tock~ The green droplet suddenly fell and landed on Wuyuan's body, then instantly dispersed.
In this droplet of water, it seemed to contain an immense power, which penetrated into every corner of Wuyuan's body.
Even penetrating every part of his divine soul and the vast and vast mountain and river within his body.
The body is the outward manifestation of power.
The divine soul is the root of consciousness.
The mountain and river within the body are the source of life.
In an instant, everything about Wuyuan was completely enveloped by the mysterious power contained in the green liquid.
"Hmm?" Wuyuan was then shocked to perceive.
Deep within his body, deep within his divine soul, and in the source of the mountain and river within his body, there were countless intricate and complex Dao patterns emerging faintly, merging with the flesh, divine soul, and source of the mountain and river within the body, emitting vigorous vitality.
Indivisible.
Emitting waves of vast and majestic, yet imperceptible Dao fluctuations, these were Dao fluctuations.
"The Creation Dao Body? No, it's not. It seems that I am now a life dao body enveloped by the essence of the Great Dao," Wuyuan realized. "Did that drop of green water transform me into a life dao body?"
In the past.
Wuyuan only knew about lower and middle-level dao bodies. A middle-level dao body was already extraordinary enough to produce an exceptional genius.
As for the upper-level dao body? Unheard of!
"I transformed into a life dao body, so what about the perception of the laws of life?" Wuyuan's heart stirred.
In an instant.
Wuyuan perceived that the life law origin, which had become somewhat blurry under the influence of the Transformation Dao before, had now become extremely clear.
It was even clearer than before he condensed the True Meaning of Creation.
Moreover.
Boom~
In the vast and endless source of creation beyond the void, under Wuyuan's perception, everything seemed much clearer.
Although still quite vague, at least it would be much easier to comprehend.
"Just like the Star Dao Body, making it easier for me to comprehend the laws of life," Wuyuan realized. "Transforming into a life dao body, under the premise of condensing the True Meaning of Creation, also makes it easier for me to sense the origin of the Great Dao."
Suddenly.
Hum~ An invisible fluctuation swept through, instantly moving Wuyuan away from this void space.
...
The Temple of Creation, just like before, towering endlessly.
Phew!
Wuyuan appeared out of thin air and landed on the ground. He saw the black-robed old man not far away, smiling at him.
"Messenger, my lord," Wuyuan respectfully saluted.
He understood in his heart that the congratulations he had just heard in the void were probably spoken by this Creator.
"I originally thought that it would be good enough for you to pass the eighth level of the Tower of Creation."
"After all, compared to the nearly hundred geniuses who have entered historically, you can only be considered above average, not at the forefront," the black-robed old man smiled. "I didn't expect that in just a few hundred years, you would undergo such a transformation and condense the True Meaning of Creation in one fell swoop."
"It's luck," Wuyuan said.
"Condensing the True Meaning of the Great Dao, there's no luck in that," the black-robed old man shook his head. "You previously had extremely high talent in the laws of life, but you didn't reveal any talent in the laws of death..."
The laws of death?
Wuyuan's heart stirred.
Indeed, he couldn't be considered talented in the laws of death. Just like the core of the laws of life is the spatial true domain.
The core of the laws of death is also the temporal law.
The laws of death are a fusion of the three major laws of time, thunder, and fire.
Even though his divine soul had continuously breakthroughs and he had been practicing for hundreds of years, his comprehension of thunder and fire, the two paths, was still average.
Only the law of time!
More accurately, it wasn't the talent of the body refining avatar, but the comprehension of the qi refining avatar that helped him break through.
However.
Being able to take the final step and condense the True Meaning of Creation, as the black-robed old man said, was not purely luck.
More importantly, since his time in the Thunderwave World, he had intentionally imitated and perceived the aura and artistic conception of each Thunder Beast picture.
The peace and tranquility of the Thunder Beasts represent life.
The killing and fighting of Thunder Beasts represent death.
Shortly after the four-hundred-year trial began, Wuyuan firmly chose to follow the 'Great Dao.'
You know, how long did Wuyuan live before accepting the trial? And during the hundreds of years, he never thought about giving up in the face of failure.
Stay true to your heart!
"Never wavered in the slightest."
With these accumulations and persistence, coupled with the breakthrough of the body refining avatar, he finally completed the breakthrough through some luck.
Without the perseverance of the body refining avatar, failure was inevitable.
Without the achievements of the qi refining avatar, success was also unattainable.
Both were indispensable.
"Before, out of a hundred peerless geniuses, after they left, over sixty percent eventually became truly the strongest geniuses. Many of them are now powerful beings that resonate through the river of time and space," the black-robed old man said. "However, in the Dao Origin of Creation, their talents are not as good as yours."
Wuyuan showed a hint of smile.
"Of course, before you, there were also six who passed the ninth level of the Tower of Creation," the black-robed old man said. "Among them, two even gained the recognition of the Great Dao Mark and became the masters' successors."
Wuyuan nodded involuntarily, six? Two?
This probability was undoubtedly very low.
The conditions for selecting successors by this mysterious 'Immortal True Saint' were indeed strict.
It could be said that those qualified to enter the trial grounds were all extraordinary.
Thinking like this, apart from himself, there was no one in the entire Qingling Great World who could enter the trial grounds.
"Messenger, is the Great Dao Mark what transforms us into upper-level Dao Bodies?" Wuyuan couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!"
The black-robed old man nodded heavily. "The Great Dao Mark belongs to the top tier among the second-class opportunities, without a doubt... Only the masters' successors are eligible to obtain it. Each one is extremely rare, and only the supreme beings beyond the sovereign can bring them out."
"And the usual supreme beings are reluctant to part with them."
"The master, that is, the Immortal True Saint, opened up the Immortal Land and left behind nine Great Dao Marks for the nine successors."
"Once integrated, they can transform into upper-level Dao Bodies."
"Upper-level Dao Bodies, apart from the primordial gods and demons of the heavens and earth, are almost impossible to be born congenitally. Only supreme beings like the master have the hope of bestowing them," the black-robed old man said.
Wuyuan suddenly understood.
Indeed, in the Qingling Great World, he had never heard of upper-level Dao Bodies, let alone the ancient gods and demons? They were even more terrifying.
"To merge the Great Dao Marks, you must be strong enough yourself and must not have condensed immortal bodies or divine bodies," the black-robed old man looked at Wuyuan. "Of course, like you."
"Condensing the True Meaning of the Great Dao can easily bear it."
"And you are more proficient in the laws of life, so you have evolved into a life dao body," the black-robed old man said.
Wuyuan nodded gently.
He didn't understand these secrets before, but now looking at them, the second-class opportunities in the Immortal Land were indeed extraordinary.
"Do you know the greatest function of upper-level Dao Bodies?" the black-robed old man smiled.
"I don't know." Wuyuan shook his head.
"In fact, with your talent, spending a long time comprehending the Great Dao to the ninth level of the Dao Domain is not difficult," the black-robed old man smiled. "However, the deeper you comprehend the Great Dao, the deeper you integrate into it, the more it will affect your complete understanding of the upper-level laws... You are very likely to be completely trapped in the realm of the Star Lord."
Wuyuan's body refining avatar understood the saying of the 'Strongest Star Lord.'
"And upper-level Dao Bodies enhance your sensitivity to the origin of the laws of life," the black-robed old man said. "In this way, the difficulty of your future understanding of the laws of life will be greatly reduced."
"At that time, although becoming a sovereign will be more difficult than other Star Lords, it won't be too out of reach."
Wuyuan suddenly realized.
He remembered the Million Thunder Star Lord. Even if his comprehension of the Great Dao progressed to be comparable to a sovereign, he probably couldn't become one.
"Of course."
"The Great Dao Mark can only help you reach the pinnacle of a sovereign," the black-robed old man said. "To comprehend the last step of the Great Dao... the law of death... depends on you. To transcend the Great Dao and rank among the supreme, even the master can't help you."
"Two of the master's previous two successors, one has fallen, and the other is still trapped in the realm of the Star Lord."
Wuyuan nodded gently.
He already understood that becoming a sovereign meant comprehending one upper-level law.
And the highest realm was to comprehend one Great Dao.
The Great Dao is eternal!
Understanding the Great Dao, one can truly be eternal, unafraid of the cycles of heaven and earth.
"Messenger, I don't even know the name of the master of the Immortal Land now," Wuyuan couldn't help but say.
"You can call him Master," the black-robed old man smiled, raising his hand. "Look over there, Houfeng."
Wuyuan followed the direction pointed by the other party's finger.
Rumble~
In the distant void of the temple, there was a faint distortion, seemingly reflecting endless scenes from before.
There, there was a temple, with a Daoist in blue robes sitting high inside. His face was blurry and hard to see clearly.
Below him, it seemed that countless lives were kneeling, listening.
Suddenly.
The Daoist in blue robes seemed to sense something, and his gaze suddenly looked over, falling on Wuyuan.
Boom!
Wuyuan instantly sank, a massive amount of information flooding into his mind.
"Wuyuan, from this moment on, you are the third named disciple of my 'Immortality'," a gentle voice echoed in the temple.
Immediately after.
Rumble~ The originally chaotic and strange scene in the spacetime disappeared, and the entire temple returned to normal.
Only Wuyuan, still with closed eyes, was still digesting the massive information he had just received.
The black-robed old man smiled and watched from the side.
... Scene after scene appeared in Wuyuan's mind.
This was a master of spearmanship, who had been practicing spear since childhood. At first, his spear skills were not stunning, but he practiced until he became obsessed, truly mad.
The training environment he was in was very rudimentary.
Probably not even comparable to the Central Earth World.
But he insisted on using the spear to enter the Dao, becoming the number one expert in that small world, and even began to comprehend the natural world. His spear skills became stronger and stronger, and he opened up a path by himself, entering the Purple Mansion Realm with his self-created techniques.
Later, he finally came to the cultivation sects in the Immortal Continent and soared from there.
Refining Void Realm, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal. At the Heavenly Immortal stage, he embarked on the Dao of Creation, and his spear skills became more and more terrifying, making countless Star Lords tremble. There were even Star Monarchs who fell under his spear, leaving even Sovereigns amazed and feeling incredible... He broke through to become a Star Lord.
When he became a Star Lord, he was the strongest Star Lord in the vast river of time and space, daring to fight against Sovereigns... Truly unparalleled.
After breaking through to become a Sovereign, he stood at the pinnacle of Sovereigns, a truly invincible existence among Sovereigns, until he transcended.
"This spear technique!" Wuyuan was completely shocked.
With one spear thrust, it contained endless vitality.
With one sweep of the spear, it contained endless lamentation.
This spear technique contained life and death. Before transcending, his spear technique was already terrifying to the point that even ordinary Sovereigns could hardly withstand his spear.
Such a spear technique pierced through life and death, transcending the cycles of heaven and earth.
This set of spear technique mastery was called "Intent of Life and Death".
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"Intent of Life and Death."
"A spear technique containing life and death, transcending life and death," Wuyuan immersed himself in it. "The end of life is death, but death often contains new life within it."
He had learned a lot of combat secrets in the Cangfeng Witch World, and also learned various exquisite combat secrets on the Test Land's Secret Mountain.
But.
There was no secret technique that could compare to this "Intent of Life and Death". Not only was it a simple convergence of Dao comprehension, but it also faintly contained the will of the 'Immortal True Saint' within it.
Whenever Wuyuan thought of this combat secret technique, he would involuntarily recall many scenes of the Immortal True Saint's cultivation.
Unconsciously, he was guided to comprehend the Dao of Creation.
You see.
Wuyuan had just comprehended the True Meaning of Creation not long ago, and had just condensed the Life Dao Body. Now, he had obtained the "Intent of Life and Death". Suddenly, countless Dao comprehensions surged into his mind.
Scenes of spear training echoed in Wuyuan's mind.
"The Immortal True Saint uses a spear. Using a spear should be the best way to comprehend this technique," Wuyuan thought to himself. "But my best weapon is the sword, and it's also what I love the most in my heart."
"To learn from predecessors, but also to find your own path."
Standing on the shoulders of predecessors allows one to see farther and rise faster.
Clearly, there is a clear path to follow, but insisting on opening up a new path in the deep mountains and old forests, which is difficult to walk and even farther away, that is not genius, but foolishness!
But walking on the clear path opened up by predecessors is not simply about imitation, but about learning from experience and finding the most suitable way for oneself.
"The most important thing about 'Intent of Life and Death' is this intention," Wuyuan realized. "To learn the mysteries of the Dao of Creation, but also gradually form my own 'intention'."
"Sword!"
"First, I need to learn to use the sword to unleash this powerful combat secret technique," Wuyuan had already made up his mind.
Weapons are just external appearances, the core lies in the mysteries and intentions of the Dao.
"Speculate." Wuyuan immersed himself in it, feeling countless insights surging into his mind, making him constantly progress, completely forgetting everything around him.
And the black-robed old man just smiled.
He didn't disturb.
For him, waiting a few more years or a few less years didn't make much of a difference.
...
"Phew!" Wuyuan slowly opened his eyes.
He felt like only a moment had passed, but the accumulation of hundreds of years of comprehending the Dao of Creation seemed to have exploded under the guidance of the "Intent of Life and Death".
"Senior, how long has it been?" Wuyuan couldn't help but look at the black-robed old man.
"One year," the black-robed old man smiled.
"So long?" Wuyuan was slightly surprised, he didn't feel it at all.
"This long? When you close again in the future, it might be millions of years," the black-robed old man smiled.
Wuyuan couldn't help but smile.
Indeed, the further you progress in cultivation, the harder it becomes to advance. Like himself, comprehending for a year yielded great results.
But he was still far from breaking through to the second level of the True Meaning of Creation.
"As a disciple of the Immortal True Saint, this 'Intent of Life and Death' is the second benefit you have obtained," the black-robed old man looked at Wuyuan. "It contains a trace of the True Saint's sentiment, which will involuntarily draw you closer to the source of the Dao during your cultivation. It is also a rare opportunity that ordinary Dao comprehenders find difficult to obtain."
"With the Life Dao Body and the 'Intent of Life and Death', your hope of becoming a Sovereign in the future will increase by at least tens of times, and your hope of transcending will also increase significantly," the black-robed old man said.
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Wuyuan listened, feeling the power and uniqueness of the "Intent of Life and Death".
Combat prowess was just one aspect.
The most important thing was the guidance it provided for comprehending the Dao.
"Lord Envoy, the one who just spoke to me, is it the True Saint... the Master himself?" Wuyuan couldn't help but ask.
"Yeah."
The black-robed old man nodded. "The master has not died, the scene he just described was from the time when the Immortal True Saint just opened up the Immortal Land, in the scenes of the Creation Temple... but the master is a transcendent existence, the imprints of the past are still stored in his mind."
"What the heart thinks, exists. So, what the former master said to you is equivalent to speaking to you now."
"The master is aware of your existence," the black-robed old man said.
Wuyuan was shocked to hear this.
So powerful?
"Of course, you can only be considered a named disciple now, and a named disciple is not a true disciple," the black-robed old man said. "So, you are not qualified to know exactly where the master is."
Of course, the black-robed old man didn't say it explicitly.
Even he, didn't know where the Immortal True Saint was now.
Since the opening of the Immortal Land, after the departure of the other party, endless years have passed without a return.
"When can I see the Master?" Wuyuan asked curiously.
"I don't know," the black-robed old man shook his head. "When the master feels he can see you, naturally, he will see you... but your two senior brothers, except when they were in the Creation Temple, have never seen the master either."
Wuyuan was speechless.
The two cheap senior brothers from before had only seen the Immortal True Saint once? It didn't even count as a real meeting?
"May I ask who the two senior brothers are?" Wuyuan asked.
"The one who fell, there's no need to ask about him," the black-robed old man said. "As for the one who's alive, he's your eldest senior brother... named 'Jian Huang'."
"Jian Huang Sovereign?" Wuyuan thought to himself.
He had never heard of it, so he could only remember it for now.
"Jian Huang Sovereign, is a peak sovereign powerhouse in the river of time, dominating one side of the great world, also considered somewhat accomplished, even some other sovereigns have fallen by his hands," the black-robed old man said. "He dominates one side, and some super forces are unwilling to provoke him."
Wuyuan nodded as he listened.
It sounded like this Jian Huang Sovereign was extremely terrifying in strength, probably not inferior to the Qingling Immortal Monarch of the Qingling Great World, or even stronger.
"But he has not yet met the master's expectations, at least not now," the black-robed old man looked at Wuyuan. "You have to understand, the master is a transcendent existence beyond the cycle of heaven and earth."
"Even a peak sovereign."
"A peak sovereign has no impact on the master and does not help him either. The master opened up the Immortal Land, refined the Creation Temple, and even left behind the Dao Marks at a great cost, not to cultivate sovereigns," the black-robed old man said. "Even some extremely powerful sovereigns, known as Dominators, whose strength approaches the level of the master, the master still doesn't care."
"Because, no matter how powerful, as long as they have not transcended, they will eventually perish under the cycle of reincarnation."
Wuyuan was shocked to hear this.
Special and powerful sovereigns, known as Dominators? He instantly thought of the Dominator Hall in the Blood Refining Void.
Could it be?
Is the Blood Refining Void created by a Dominator?
"Like the powerful gods and demons born in the opening of the Primordial Era, many of them were born as sovereigns or even masters from birth, they are the darlings of heaven and earth, but almost none of them have the hope of transcending," the black-robed old man said.
Born as a sovereign? Wuyuan was even more amazed to hear this.
This was information he had never known before. He only knew about some powerful gods and demons from the ancient times, like the Primeval Serpent Ancestor subdued by the Earth Immortal Sorcerer.
Wuyuan didn't know.
After all, he had not yet become an immortal, not to mention being considered a true high-level figure in the Cangfeng Witch World. Moreover, compared to the Witch Court, he naturally didn't know much about many pieces of information.
And now that the world was evolving normally, ninety-nine percent of the strong came from various great worlds.
Naturally, there was less understanding of those naturally powerful beings.
"In short!"
"The master chooses a successor, nurturing you, hoping to cultivate a transcendent supreme existence," the black-robed old man said.
Wuyuan was secretly shocked. Such a transcendent existence had high expectations. Even if the most talented disciple of an ordinary monarch, what of it?
They only dared to aim for the position of monarch.
A transcendent existence? It's not something you can cultivate just by wanting to. Like his two senior brothers, they were probably extraordinary talents, at least surpassing ordinary geniuses.
So what?
Still unable to see the hope of success.
"Of course, this path is extremely difficult. The so-called opportunities and treasures are all relative," the black-robed old man said. "For example, a third-grade immortal foundation, in the eyes of most cultivators in the Purple Mansion Mountains and Rivers, is a great opportunity, a monstrous talent. But in the eyes of Celestials, it is just ordinary. Without a third-grade immortal foundation, there is no way to condense an immortal body."
"Things like a first-grade immortal foundation, intermediate Dao physique, supreme inheritance, and so on, are considered supreme opportunities by ordinary cultivators, they are monstrous geniuses, but all monarchs are at least first-grade immortal foundation."
"If you can't achieve a first-grade immortal foundation, you can't become a monarch. As for the intermediate Dao physique? At the level of monarchs, it's nothing," the black-robed old man shook his head. "Why? Where you can go, which one doesn't have great luck and opportunity?"
Wuyuan couldn't help but nod lightly.
He naturally understood. Like in the beginning, he was considered top-notch in the Blood Refining Void, but when he arrived at the Witch Realm, he was just ordinary in the eyes of Patriarch Kuachi.
Now it was the same.
In the eyes of transcendent existences, his performance probably could only be considered 'okay', because their perspective was too high.
"So, the master has prepared the best cultivation conditions for you," the black-robed old man said. "You have reached the extreme foundation by your own efforts, which is good. With this foundation, you will have the hope of becoming a Dominator in the future."
"Extreme foundation?" Wuyuan's eyes flashed with surprise.
"I know everything about you. You are just a beginner in the Witch Realm, so you can directly transform your foundation into an extreme foundation by relying on the True Meaning of Creation. If your strength becomes stronger, you won't be able to do it," the black-robed old man smiled. "The stronger your strength, the harder it is to transform your foundation. Like those monarchs, ninety-nine percent of them are not extreme foundations. They want to transform their foundation? It's not much more hopeful than transcending."
Wuyuan's eyes lit up.
So, extreme foundations are extremely rare even among monarchs.
"Top-tier Dao bodies and supreme inheritance containing supreme wills are equally rare, even surpassing ordinary monarchs," the black-robed old man said. "With these three, you will have the hope of standing at the pinnacle of monarchs."
"But ultimately, these are all useless. Only by relying on yourself can you transcend," the black-robed old man said. "That final step, no one can help with, not even the master."
"I will do my best," Wuyuan nodded respectfully.
The last step?
Still far away!
He was just a beginner in the Witch Realm. First, he would slowly cultivate to become a Supreme Witch, and then think about reaching the pinnacle of monarchs after crossing the tribulation.
Transcendence? It's not too late to consider it after becoming a peak monarch.
"Besides these, there are two great secrets suitable for you to comprehend and learn," the black-robed old man said. "They are considered life-saving secrets. With them, your path to becoming a monarch will be smoother."
"These two great secrets are also the master's masterpieces, something that ordinary monarchs cannot create."
"Oh?" A hint of anticipation flashed in Wuyuan's heart.
A masterpiece of a transcendent existence? Surely extraordinary.
Swish!
The black-robed old man pointed from afar, and in an instant, a ray of light flashed and shot into Wuyuan's body.
As soon as the ray touched Wuyuan, a large amount of information poured into his soul memory, recalling the distant past.
He just thoroughly remembered.
There were two great methods in total, one called "Creation Sacred Prohibition," and the other called "Immortal Soul," both with extraordinary capabilities.
"This?"
"These two great secrets?" Wuyuan slightly comprehended and roughly understood the functions of the two great methods, feeling shocked.
"Creation Sacred Prohibition" is an eruptive secret technique that erupts unprecedentedly powerful strength by using the mountains and rivers within the body as the source.
It can also be called the art of sacred prohibition, divided into four parts.
After practicing the first part, it can increase the power of life source energy to the level of a first-tier celestial, fourth-tier celestial, and first level celestial.
The second part can elevate the power of life source energy to the third-tier celestial and fifth-tier celestial.
The third part can elevate it to the seventh-tier celestial and ninth-tier celestial.
The final part can elevate it to the level of a basic star lord.
"Master, isn't this 'Creation Sacred Prohibition' too terrifying?" Wuyuan couldn't help but say, "Just as a Supreme Witch, one can burst out the power of a star lord?"
"Its power is indeed terrifying."
"But it's not as easy as you think. What is a sacred prohibition? Only transcendent existences are qualified to be called sacred."
"It is the taboo under the sacred."
"To cultivate it, you first need an extreme foundation and the blessing of the Great Dao imprint," the black-robed old man said. "How many people can achieve these two requirements? Like the extreme foundation, the mountains and rivers and the vast void world within the body are powerful but suppressed by the world and cannot erupt."
"The so-called art of sacred prohibition is to help those with extreme foundations release the potential of their foundation."
"Moreover, it's extremely difficult to truly cultivate to the final part," the black-robed old man said. "Like the final part of 'Creation Sacred Prohibition', it has very high requirements for your understanding of the path of creation."
Wuyuan nodded involuntarily. Indeed, with his current understanding of the Dao, there was hope of practicing to the middle part.
But the final part? There wasn't even a shred of hope.
Even so, it was terrifying enough.
With this secret technique, there was hope for him to compete with star lords when he reached the Supreme Witch stage in the future.
"As for the other secret technique, 'Immortal Soul', even if you cultivate it, you should try not to use it," the black-robed old man said. "Every revival weakens your life potential."
"I understand," Wuyuan said.
"Immortal Soul" is an unparalleled life-saving supreme technique. In a sense, it is a hundred or even a thousand times more precious than "Creation Sacred Prohibition".
"Creation Sacred Prohibition" is only practiced before crossing the tribulation. Once you break through to become a star lord or monarch in the future, it will be of no use.
But "Immortal Soul" can cultivate a "blood soul", as long as the blood soul is placed in a safe place.
Even if the original body perishes.
With the blood soul, one can be resurrected again and again!
According to reason, when the original body perishes, death is certain, but "Immortal Soul" can truly resurrect time and time again.
How miraculous!
Even if he becomes a monarch in the future, this method can still be cultivated and used to resurrect.
"However, the method also describes that each time you perish, it is a huge loss, and before crossing the tribulation, you can only revive at most three times. Once you exceed three times, your life potential will be greatly affected," Wuyuan thought to himself. "Even if you become a monarch in the future, it's best not to exceed nine times."
This seems to be a kind of restriction imposed by the heavens and the earth.
"Being cautious is not enough, you must not be arrogant. If you really encounter some extraordinary existences, they can directly kill your blood soul through causality, and even revival would be a luxury," the black-robed old man seemed to perceive Wuyuan's thoughts.
Wuyuan couldn't help but shudder in his heart. "Yes."
There are no absolute means.
"All major superior laws and even original laws have their own specialties. For example, to comprehend the law of creation source is necessary to cultivate 'Immortal Soul'," the black-robed old man looked at Wuyuan. "For example, if you comprehend the law of time and space, you won't even realize where your true body is."
"For example, if you comprehend the law of the five elements, you can condense five great law bodies or five great source bodies, making you invincible in direct attacks."
"Comprehending the law of destiny, when attacking, can bypass endless time and space to attack undefended, and when defending, can cut off all causality..."
Wuyuan was stunned.
It all sounded terrifying!
Yes, the original Dao, each one is an eternal path, not afraid of the cycle of heaven and earth, where would there be weakness?
"Messenger, what is the purpose of the Master's cultivation of disciples?" Wuyuan suddenly thought of this and couldn't help but ask.
"Purpose?"
"If you can transcend, that is the master's purpose, and also the greatest reward to the master," the black-robed old man said. "If you transcend in the future, then, always remember the master, that is the greatest gratitude to the master."
"Remember? That's gratitude?" Wuyuan was stunned.
"Remember, it's causality! It's thought!" the black-robed old man said lightly. "If you transcend eternity, then your memory will also exist eternally."
"The master in your memory will naturally also exist."
"In the eyes of the master at that level, what is death?"
"It's not death as ordinary beings think of it, but complete oblivion... Not forgetting, there will be echoes," the black-robed old man said softly. "Where there is thought, there is no extinction."
Wuyuan listened in shock.
Where there is thought, there is no extinction? What kind of realm is that?
Completely incomprehensible.
Phew!
The black-robed old man flipped his palm, and immediately a token emitting a special aura floated out and fell in front of Wuyuan. "This is the Divine Jade Immortal Token, take it."
Wuyuan reached out and took it.
"In the future, whether you become a star lord first or become a monarch in one go," the black-robed old man said, "Anyway, when you condense your divine body, come see me through the time coordinates given by the Divine Jade Immortal Token, and there will be a gift for you."
A gift? Wuyuan nodded slightly.
Maybe.
In the eyes of the Creator or the Immortal True Saint, only by crossing the celestial tribulation and condensing the divine body can one barely have some strength.
Now? He was still very weak.
To be precise, he was just a fledgling.
"Alright."
"Wuyuan, right! The master sees through the past and the future, your real name is Wuyuan?" The black-robed old man looked at Wuyuan. "I have taught you everything you need to know."
"I have also given you the guidance you need."
"It's time to leave."
"Where you can go in the future, whether you will fall early or rise to the top and stand at the pinnacle of monarchs, is all up to you."
"Or if you can eventually rival the master and be listed among the highest, it all depends on yourself," the black-robed old man said solemnly.
"If you completely perish after condensing the divine body, perhaps I can still ask the master to use supreme divine power to resurrect you from the past."
"But if you completely perish after condensing the divine body, then, not only the master, even the legendary Time and Space Lord will find it difficult to resurrect you," the black-robed old man said. "So, act with caution... I hope we have the chance to meet again."
Wuyuan listened in shock.
Resurrect? Does that mean that beings who haven't truly become immortals can be resurrected from past times by transcendent existences?
"Alright."
"After all, I have to leave, so I won't talk too much, go." The black-robed old man waved his hand.
Immediately, the spacetime slightly trembled.
Wuyuan, who was still in shock, was directly teleported away.
...
In the Qingling Great World, in the Thunder Marsh World, as the world opened by the Ten Thousand Thunder Star Lord, it remained the same as before.
Tower-like mountain ranges stretched endlessly, forming winding narrow passages between them.
In the void, there was an endless sea of thunder shrouded.
In a corner of a canyon near the core area, an inconspicuous place, buzz~ an invisible spatial fluctuation.
A figure in a black robe appeared out of thin air.
"Back here again, the Thunder Marsh World?" Wuyuan's main body refining soul murmured, scanning around.
Everything was as it was over six hundred years ago.
So far, he had only lived for over seven hundred years, and over six hundred of those years were spent in the Immortal Land.
Suddenly.
Boom! An unpredictable force suddenly descended, followed by endless surging memories flooding into Wuyuan's main body refining soul's mind.
"The memories of the main body refining soul?"
...
Almost simultaneously, on a distant and endless Time and Space Island, the main body refining qi who was cultivating in the palace suddenly froze.
Because!
Through the invisible connection between the two main bodies, a vast amount of memories about the main body refining body also flooded into his mind.
For more than six hundred years, the two main bodies had a connection, but they also remained somewhat independent.
The comprehension of the Dao was shared between them.
But their individual experiences were unknown to each other, and memories were actually the foundation of a being.
Memories carried emotions.
When the main body refining soul left the Immortal Land, the memories of the two main bodies naturally began to merge.
The main body refining qi experienced the cultivation in the Linxian Pavilion, witnessed many things on the Time and Space Island, experienced many cruel battles, and even the Law Bodies fell many times, which was a kind of tempering.
The main body refining soul also experienced battles and entanglements on the ancient land, and spent four hundred years in bitter cultivation, which was also a test of the mind, and never wavered at all.
Merge with each other!
It was like a great river branching out, one branch passing through tropical rainforests, the other through desert wilderness, and eventually merging again, naturally resulting in some differences.
Wuyuan's Dao heart and will unconsciously underwent some changes.
But no matter how they changed.
Both were Wuyuan.
For a long time.
The memories of the two main bodies completely merged and unified again, and Wuyuan's eyes changed slightly.
"I didn't expect that during the time when the two main bodies were independent, they each condensed the true meaning of a Dao."
"But."
"The consciousness of the memories of the two main bodies is consistent, but there are still some differences." Wuyuan murmured to himself, "The main body refining qi can only display the true meaning of time and space, or the individual life and death rules, but cannot display the true meaning of creation."
"The same goes for the main body refining soul, which can only display the true meaning of creation, or the individual spatial and temporal rules."
Wuyuan realized the unique mystery of the origin.
Whether it was the lower-level rules or the higher-level rules, they were all the individual evolutions of the vast universe, and they were shared in the comprehension of the two main bodies.
Only the Dao.
It had uniqueness and could not be displayed simultaneously on both main bodies.
"Each main body can only comprehend one Dao." Wuyuan pondered, "If it were an ordinary cultivator, having one more main body would just mean having one more life."
"But I, simultaneously comprehending two Daos, if both are cultivated to the level of monarchs in the future, it also means having one more possibility of transcendence."
Walking two paths of the Dao simultaneously.
Regardless of which path succeeded, they could ultimately transcend.
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