Yuan's Ascension

Chapter 553: Breakthrough, Earth and Wood Abnormaly (2)

While the vast majority of Immortal Hall geniuses were filled with righteous indignation and burning with the intent to kill Wu Yuan, some within their ranks were merely pretending to share the sentiment.

Among them was Teng Duo, who had barely escaped with his life. Blending into the crowd, he muttered to himself. A bunch of fools. The higher-ups are fools, and those under them are no better. Ming Jian, who had previously avoided direct confrontation, dared appear before me and initiate a battle. His strength must have greatly increased.

He's a scheming fox. Would such a sly person provoke us so arrogantly if he didn’t have the power to back it up?

Despite these thoughts, Teng Duo struggled to believe that Wu Yuan could truly face off against dozens of Immortal Hall geniuses alone. After all, if Wu Yuan had such incredible power, why had he allowed Teng Duo to escape in their previous encounter?

However, Teng Duo had already been frightened out of his wits by Wu Yuan.

When we engage, I'll act according to the situation. His gaze shifted to the red-eyed, silver-robed demonic youth in the distance. That fool Yin Ming, still nursing resentment and seeking revenge for his brother’s death?

Hmph, when it came to fleeing, you weren’t any slower than me. Teng Duo sneered internally.

Without hesitation, he stealthily moved to the rear of the formation, ready to slip away at the first sign of danger. His mastery of the Wind Dao meant few among this group of geniuses could match his speed of escape.

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While the upper echelons of the two major camps were shaken and billions of participants were in an uproar, Wu Yuan remained mostly unaware of the chaos he had caused.

After collecting the spoils of war from over ten Void Refiner/Elysian Field powerhouses and Jin Ming, Wu Yuan darted to a location about a million li away from where the battle had taken place. There, he burrowed several hundred li deep into the earth, the deepest the unseen rules of the battlefield would allow.

Though he had seemed arrogant in provoking the Immortal Court camp, Wu Yuan wasn’t foolish enough to stay in place and wait for them.

If the enemy gathered a vast army of millions of Amethyst Cradle cultivators and tens of thousands of Void Refiner/Elysian Field powerhouses to besiege him, Wu Yuan would flee without hesitation.

With his Soul Will covering a range of a million li, he could easily monitor the situation above ground, while remaining virtually undetectable himself.

As he sat in lotus position within the meditation chamber of his spirion battleship, Wu Yuan reflected on his master's instructions. Master instructed me to perform well and showcase the full extent of my qi refiner self’s talent.

Yet, he knew better than to reveal everything. I shouldn’t fully unleash the Celestial Body Dao unless absolutely necessary. Wu Yuan had always adhered to the principle of keeping an ace up his sleeve.

Why hadn’t he been able to deal a blow to the newly formed Soul Will of the Elysian Field powerhouses with the ‘Soulshake Seal’ secret art?

The answer was twofold: first, Wu Yuan had not spent much time cultivating the secret art, thus had yet to reach a high level; second, and more importantly, he had only revealed a small fraction of his Yuan Soul strength, equivalent to a soul that had just evolved to the Yuan Soul level.

My Yuan Soul is nearly as powerful as that of a High Immortal. If I unleashed its full power, I could probably destroy Void Refiner-level powerhouses with average souls and no soul defense treasures just by executing the ‘Soul Destruction Needle’ art, which I’ve barely grasped.

Yet, doing so would be too abnormal, and the observing Archimmortals and Astral Lords would quickly deduce that Wu Yuan's soul strength had already surpassed that of ordinary Earth Immortals and Earth Eldritches.

I should listen to Master, but not completely. After all, even though Master Kua Chi sensed my Yuan Soul, he probably never imagined my Yuan Soul would be this powerful. Wu Yuan mulled over his master’s advice.

After overcoming the Apotheosis Yuan Soul Tribulation, Wu Yuan had realized that his Yuan Soul was not much different from ordinary Yuan Souls as long as he didn’t unleash its full power.

Besides generating multiple Yuan Soul lights, Yuan Souls could inherently perceive strengths and weaknesses.

If the Immortal Court camp continues to send small teams of geniuses, they deserve to suffer heavy losses. Hopefully, they’ll give me a chance to demonstrate my abilities.

As he pondered silently, flashes of insight began to crystallize in Wu Yuan's mind. He continued to converge and reorganize his innumerable insights into the Longevity Dao.

There was a reason Wu Yuan dared to act so arrogantly while hiding part of his strength.

The intense life-and-death struggle with Teng Duo, Jin Ming, and the others, coupled with the repeated use of sword domain, arcane arts, and movement techniques, had put extreme pressure on Wu Yuan. A single mistake could have meant death, as the body of a qi refiner was incredibly fragile.

But while treading the line between life and death, coupled with his previous accumulation of insights that left him just a hair's breadth from breakthrough, Wu Yuan unconsciously grasped a fleeting inspiration.

The endless cycle of life... the eternal spring of all living beings! Wu Yuan thought, a revelation dawning upon him. The Longevity Dao isn’t about pursuing an explosive burst of life force, but rather a kind of endless, continuous vitality...

As Wu Yuan's understanding deepened, the myriad profundities of the Lesser Laws under the Longevity Dao began to converge into one.

A surging Dao aura silently enveloped Wu Yuan, and countless green vines materialized around him, pulsing with more vitality and vigor than before. A hazy green light radiated from these vines, enveloping Wu Yuan’s body in a soft glow.

At that moment, unbeknownst to anyone, a peerless genius who had reached the True Intent stage of two Intermediate Laws at the Amethyst Cradle phase was born here in the depths of the earth.

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Having just grasped the True Intent of the Longevity Dao, countless insights flowed through Wu Yuan’s mind. He seized the moment, delving deeper into his understanding.

Time seemed to stretch, both long and short, as the hazy Dao aura around Wu Yuan slowly dissipated, leaving only the illusory vines hovering around him.

Longevity True Intent. Wu Yuan mused, feeling the astonishing power coursing through him. To comprehend Longevity True Intent in just seventy years... this speed is probably close to some of those monstrous prodigies with a Longevity Dao Body. He was quite pleased with his progress.

Wu Yuan couldn't help but feel a surge of pride at his accomplishments in two Daos.

In the last few decades, I’ve improved step by step. In terms of Dao comprehension speed, my former and current senior brothers and sisters probably can't match me now.

Previously, after gaining sufficient authorization, Wu Yuan had done extensive research into his master's other disciples.

Most of them were qi refiners, unable to possess two true selves. In the grand scheme, this was heaven's gift to body refiners who struggled with perceiving the Destiny Voidscape.

However, even among the few senior brothers and sisters who primarily cultivated body refining, the talent of their qi refiner selves was mostly inferior to Wu Yuan's own.

In terms of Dao comprehension talent, either of my two true selves could approach the level of those top monstrous prodigies in history. Combining their talents, I’m definitely at the pinnacle.

Such talent was already terrifyingly formidable. All he needed was time to fully convert that talent into tangible power.

If I’m able to exhibit such power when solely applying the True Intent of Longevity when manifesting a Domain, what about when the two True Intents combine? Once this thought entered his mind, Wu Yuan immediately set out to test it.

Whoosh~ A layer of hazy earth-yellow light appeared, merging with the original green glow.

Normally, the domains of two immortal cultivators were incompatible, but the domains of a single cultivator, originating from the same source, could be overlaid and manifested together.

Although both are only at the first-level True Intent stage in power, overlaying them should lead to a level stronger than a single Intermediate Law at the third-level True Intent stage... Wu Yuan understood the potential of combining two True Intents or Dao Fields. He could easily obtain such knowledge from the eldritch voidrealm.

But as the Longevity True Intent and Celestial Body True Intent overlapped, something unexpected occurred—the two True Intents merged perfectly, without the slightest flaw, accommodating each other seamlessly.

Rumble~ The power of Wu Yuan’s domain surged, and the vines seemed to draw nourishment from the earth, their strength exploding! They began to look far more realistic, as if they were about to burst forth from the earth.

If not for the limited space in the meditation chamber, Wu Yuan believed that this eruption would surely shatter the earth.

This! What's going on? Wu Yuan was stunned, unable to comprehend how the combination of the two True Intents had produced such a special change.

The power of the domain before him was now far stronger than that of a single True Intent—more than tenfold stronger.

The domain becomes real. Wu Yuan realized, his sharp insight quickly piecing together the truth. This power can only be achieved at the fourth-level Dao Field stage of a Lesser Law.

But how is this possible? Wu Yuan pondered, still reeling from the revelation. The Longevity Dao and Celestial Body Dao don’t belong to the same Greater Law.

He knew that the essence of heaven and earth was vast, with various Daos governing different aspects.

When Daos of different sources combined, their overall power increased, but not dramatically. For Daos of the same source, once combined or even fused, their power could grow ten or hundredfold.

The Celestial Body Dao, for example, encompassed the Lesser Laws of Gravity, Land, and Earth Origin.

Even for the Land Dao, which Wu Yuan had comprehended the deepest, he had only reached the ninth-level True Intent stage, while for Gravity and Earth Origin, he had only reached the second-level True Intent stage. Yet, they all originated from the same source!

Wu Yuan’s body refiner self had devoted ninety-nine percent of its energy to integrating the profundities of these three Daos. Once perfectly fused, the three Lesser Laws evolved into the Intermediate Law of the Celestial Body, and its power had immediately surged!

If I had comprehended the two Intermediate Laws of Celestial Body and Force, both of which are part of the Earth Dao, I would be able to display immense power just by combining them, even without fusion. Wu Yuan thought, his mind racing.

But the Longevity Dao is part of the Wood Dao, and the Celestial Body Dao is part of the Earth Dao. Can these two True Intents also be combined?

Although Wu Yuan found it hard to believe, he ultimately had to entertain a possibility: the Longevity Dao and Celestial Body Dao might originate from the same mysterious Greater Law! This Greater Law was definitely neither Earth nor Wood.

Back then, Master Nan Yin insisted that my qi refiner self comprehend the Longevity Dao... Wu Yuan recalled a scene from years ago. At this moment, he vaguely understood Master Nan Yin's deeper intentions.

Wu Yuan’s thoughts were interrupted as his Soul Force detected something. Hmm? Are they finally here?