Chapter 523: The Hongmeng Great Dao, the Profound Yellow Great Dao

Within the Hongmeng Space, Hongmeng Spiritual Energy was supreme.

However, after using Hongmeng Spiritual Energy to create a universe, as the universe became completely perfected, a type of energy even more powerful than Hongmeng Spiritual Energy would be born within the universe: Profound Yellow Energy.

A portion of this Profound Yellow Energy would be absorbed by the universe, strengthening the universe's origin and stabilizing the universe's spacetime.

It was precisely because the universe absorbed Profound Yellow Energy that the barrier of the universe could withstand attacks from Hongmeng Beings.

Although the point at which lifeforms within a universe could break through the universe and enter the Hongmeng Space depended on the universe's strength, not every lifeform that broke through a universe and entered the Hongmeng Space could be called a "Hongmeng Being."

Take the Magic Universe, for example.

As an auxiliary universe of the Hongmeng Universe, the stability of the Magic Universe was a hundred times weaker than that of the Hongmeng Main Universe.

Within the Hongmeng Main Universe, one needed to reach the Celestial Sovereign realm to break through the universe and enter the Hongmeng Space.

But in the Magic Universe, one could break through the universe and enter the Hongmeng Space upon reaching the "God King" realm.

But tell me, would the performance of a God King and a Celestial Sovereign be the same after entering the Hongmeng Space?

For a God King, he would probably be completely dissolved by the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy the instant he entered the Hongmeng Space.

What about a Celestial Sovereign?

At least he could resist for one or two breaths!

Only someone like Linley, who had fused the four Laws of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire with Sovereign power within the Magic Universe, reversing their fusion to produce Hongmeng Spiritual Energy and cultivating a Hongmeng Body and Hongmeng Soul, or someone like Locke, who had previously fused the Laws of Space and Time, could enter the Hongmeng Space and survive there.

Only such beings could be called "Hongmeng Beings."

Hongmeng Beings who could use Hongmeng Spiritual Energy were much stronger than when they were inside a universe.

However, they still could not break through from the outside the cosmic membrane formed by a universe that had absorbed Profound Yellow Energy.

Only a "Hongmeng Controller" who had likewise refined Profound Yellow Energy and cultivated a Profound Yellow Body could break through the cosmic membrane.

In the Hongmeng Universe, Locke had previously believed that only those whose names appeared on the Hongmeng Golden Ranking could become Hongmeng Controllers.

This was a path prepared for people like Linley, who, despite becoming a Hongmeng Controller, did not possess the ability to open up a universe within the Hongmeng Space.

When the universe Locke had created absorbed Profound Yellow Energy and became a complete universe, Locke's name had already appeared on the second line of the first row of the Hongmeng Golden Ranking.

In other words, Locke had now also become a Hongmeng Controller!

Having one's name recorded on the Hongmeng Golden Ranking and becoming a Hongmeng Controller granted one the ability to completely control Hongmeng Spiritual Energy.

As for someone like Locke, who had directly created a complete universe, with that universe's level even surpassing the restrictions of the Hongmeng Space—

It could be said that it was the Hongmeng Golden Ranking that needed Locke to improve itself, rather than Locke needing the Hongmeng Golden Ranking to assist him.

The remaining portion of the Profound Yellow Energy would normally be used by the creator of the universe to temper their body and soul, allowing them to cultivate a Profound Yellow Body and Profound Yellow Soul and become existences even more powerful than Hongmeng Beings.

And this was the limit of cultivation within the Hongmeng Space.

Locke did not want his limits to be shackled by the Hongmeng Space.

Since the completion of a universe's creation would give birth to an even higher level of Profound Yellow Energy, Locke had reason and evidence to suspect that above the Hongmeng Space, there was an even higher-level existence, perhaps called the "Profound Yellow Space."

Or perhaps, the "Chaos Space"?

As the most powerful universe created within the Hongmeng Space, the universe Locke had created naturally produced the greatest amount of Profound Yellow Energy as well.

Even after half of it had already been absorbed by the Eight Trigrams Universe, the remaining half was almost comparable to the amount of Profound Yellow Energy produced when Hongmeng created the Hongmeng Main Universe.

"I see. I understand now!"

Within the Eight Trigrams Universe, Locke opened his eyes.

After tens of thousands of years of analysis, Locke had finally comprehended the mysteries of Profound Yellow Energy.

Profound Yellow Energy, like Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, was also a type of Law, or rather, a "Dao."

A universe had its own "Dao."

These "Daos" could be Laws or Edicts.

For example, the "Dao" of the Magic Universe consisted of the seven elemental Laws and the four Edicts.

The convergence of these seven Laws and four Edicts formed the "Heavenly Dao" of the Magic Universe.

But outside the Magic Universe, within the Hongmeng Space, because the "Heavenly Dao" of the Magic Universe was too weak, the Laws of the Heavenly Dao could not display any might within the Hongmeng Space.

Within the Hongmeng Space, there was only one "Dao."

And that was "Hongmeng"!

It could also be said that the Dao within the Hongmeng Space was the "Great Dao."

The "Heavenly Dao" within the universes of the Hongmeng Space had been nurtured by the Hongmeng Great Dao. It was a Heavenly Dao beneath the Great Dao.

The Heavenly Dao was very powerful, but before the Great Dao that had nurtured it, it was nothing more than a minor existence.

However, not every "Dao" nurtured by the "Great Dao" was inferior to the "Hongmeng Great Dao."

The method of creating universes that Hongmeng had developed over countless years could be considered a Dao that surpassed the "Hongmeng Great Dao."

This Great Dao could also be called the "Profound Yellow Great Dao."

However, even Hongmeng had only advanced half a step beyond the Hongmeng Great Dao on the path of "the universe."

Therefore, the "Profound Yellow Great Dao" born after the creation of a universe was incomplete.

Thus, the universes created by Hongmeng Controllers could only produce a small amount of "Profound Yellow Energy" when the universe was completely perfected.

If one could continue perfecting the Dao of the world, completely perfect the "Profound Yellow Great Dao," completely master the "Profound Yellow Great Dao," and control Profound Yellow, one could break through the Hongmeng Space.

"One Origin, Two Forms, Three Powers, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Directions, Seven Stars, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, Ten Directions…"

"This is the hierarchy of universes, and it can also be considered the cultivation method of the Profound Yellow Great Dao."

At present, the auxiliary universes created by Hongmeng belonged to the "Four Symbols" level, while the Main Universe was a higher-level "Five Elements" universe.

If one wanted to completely master the Profound Yellow Great Dao, one needed to completely create a perfect "Ten Directions" universe.

The closer one came to the Profound Yellow Great Dao, the more stable the universe would be.

The Five Elements Universe created by Hongmeng, for example, still needed four Four Symbols-level universes to serve as support in order to maintain stability.

But the "Eight Trigrams" Universe created by Locke did not need auxiliary universes for support. It could maintain its own stability within the Hongmeng Space.

"Perfecting the method of creating universes…"

Locke sighed.

This path was the one that brought Locke closest to the "Profound Yellow Great Dao."

He had already created an "Eight Trigrams"-level universe. As long as he advanced two more steps and perfected the methods for creating the Nine Palaces and Ten Directions universes, he would be able to completely master the "Profound Yellow Great Dao" and thereby transcend the Hongmeng Space.

But…

Locke looked up at the Profound Yellow Energy within his universe. In the end, he still shook his head.

If there were only Locke within the Hongmeng Space, then without a doubt, Locke would choose the path of perfecting the universe.

But there was still Hongmeng, Linley, and the future Qin Yu within the Hongmeng Space.

All three of them were characters whom Locke liked very much.

If possible, Locke wanted to transcend the Hongmeng Space together with them and head to a higher dimension to continue living.

After all, Locke did not know what the higher-level space would actually be like.

The character of Hongmeng, Linley, and Qin Yu was worthy of trust.

If everyone went together to a higher-level space, they could look out for one another, greatly increasing their safety.

As the creator of the method of opening up universes, Locke felt that this path was the one most suitable for Hongmeng to walk.

Although Hongmeng was currently only at the "Five Elements" universe realm, Locke believed that after seeing the "Eight Trigrams" Universe he had created, Hongmeng would certainly gain a deeper understanding of the creation of universes.

As long as he understood the direction of the path ahead, Hongmeng might not be unable to overtake him from behind and perfect the method of creating universes before Locke did.

Thinking of this, Locke waved his hand, and the Profound Yellow Energy within the Eight Trigrams Universe was collected by Locke.

With one step, Locke's figure disappeared from the Eight Trigrams Universe and appeared within the Hongmeng Space.

The moment he entered the Hongmeng Space, Locke could sense that he now possessed a complete "control" over the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy within the Hongmeng Space.

This represented that Locke had completely mastered the "Hongmeng Great Dao."

Likewise, through the Hongmeng Great Dao, Locke also sensed the location of the Hongmeng Golden Ranking.

The Hongmeng Golden Ranking was the manifestation of the Hongmeng Great Dao.

It possessed four positions for first-level Controllers, sixteen positions for second-level Controllers, and sixty-four positions for third-level Hongmeng Controllers.

This meant that the Hongmeng Great Dao could accommodate eighty-four lifeforms.

Because he had mastered the Hongmeng Great Dao, the Hongmeng Space no longer held any secrets for Locke.

With a thought, Locke immediately sensed Hongmeng's location.

In the next instant, the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy around Locke evolved into spacetime, transforming into a bridge of spacetime that extended directly from beneath Locke's feet to the world Hongmeng had opened within the Hongmeng Space.

Locke took one step and instantly arrived within Hongmeng's world.

As the residence Hongmeng had opened himself, the moment Locke's bridge of spacetime connected to this world, Hongmeng had already discovered it.

When he saw Locke, Hongmeng happily rose from the stone bench and walked toward Locke.

"Second Brother, you've come out of seclusion!"

Having been lonely for countless years, Hongmeng had truly come to regard Locke as his own younger brother.

However, Hongmeng also knew that after opening up a universe, Locke had gained even more insights, so Hongmeng had not disturbed Locke's comprehension.

If one had never seen light, one could naturally endure the darkness.

This saying applied to Hongmeng as well.

Although Hongmeng had hoped that a lifeform could transcend the universe, enter the Hongmeng Space, become a Hongmeng Being, and accompany him—

But over all these years, among the Celestial Sovereigns of the Hongmeng Main Universe whom Hongmeng valued, every single one who broke through the shackles of the universe and entered the Hongmeng Space had been dissolved within the Hongmeng Space.

Even Hongmeng had been unable to save them.

When these lifeforms entered the Hongmeng Space and came into contact with Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, there were only two possible outcomes.

Either they resisted the dissolution of the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, absorbed the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy into their bodies, cultivated a Hongmeng Body, and became Hongmeng Beings.

Or they were completely dissolved by the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, their body and soul destroyed.

This point remained true even though Hongmeng was a Hongmeng Controller capable of controlling the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy within the Hongmeng Space. He could not help the Celestial Sovereigns who entered the Hongmeng Space erase the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy that had contaminated them.

Because this was the contamination of the Great Dao suffered by lifeforms from the universe after coming into contact with the "Great Dao."

This was a "Dao Injury."

Under the contamination of the Hongmeng Great Dao, one either comprehended the Hongmeng Great Dao, absorbed Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, and cultivated a Hongmeng Body, becoming a Hongmeng Being.

Or one became the Dao!

That was right. The process by which lifeforms were dissolved by Hongmeng Spiritual Energy was precisely the process of their own "becoming the Dao."

After finally waiting for Locke to appear, Hongmeng had originally had many things he wanted to discuss with Locke to alleviate his loneliness.

These tens of thousands of years of waiting had been even more difficult for Hongmeng than the nearly two thousand evolution cycles he had waited through before.

Now that Locke had ended his seclusion, the smile on Hongmeng's face was so bright that even the osmanthus tree behind him blossomed.

"Yes, Big Brother."

"I gained a great deal from this period of seclusion."

After sitting down at the stone table together with Hongmeng, Locke reached out, and an osmanthus leaf fell. Locke pinched it between his fingers.

With a thought from Locke, the patterns on the osmanthus leaf began to emit a faint white light.

"Big Brother, this is what I comprehended during this period. Take a look first."

With that, Locke handed the leaf to Hongmeng.

"Good."

Although Hongmeng had many things he wanted to discuss with Locke, Hongmeng still took cultivation very seriously.

Especially after learning that Locke wanted to break through the Hongmeng Space, Hongmeng rarely became somewhat interested.

One had to know that Hongmeng could also be considered a cultivation fanatic.

Well, although this cultivation fanaticism was mainly caused by the fact that there were no other lifeforms within the Hongmeng Space with whom Hongmeng could alleviate his loneliness.

But that could not deny Hongmeng's talent in the path of cultivation.

As a lifeform born from the Hongmeng Space itself, Hongmeng was naturally a controller of the Hongmeng Great Dao. Judging purely by aptitude, he was unquestionably the number-one existence within the Hongmeng Space.

Even Locke, in terms of talent, had a huge gap compared to Hongmeng.

Of course, on the path of cultivation, although talent was certainly important, what allowed a lifeform to advance farther along the path of cultivation was still "comprehension."

In this regard, Locke considered himself no worse than Hongmeng.

Hongmeng's comprehension was at the maximum value of one trillion.

As for Locke's comprehension, perhaps it had started at 0.1 when he began cultivating and slowly grown as he gradually came to understand cultivation, reaching one, ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand…

Every time he fused another Law or created another powerful secret technique, Locke's comprehension would grow considerably.

In the end, during the creation of his final universe, Locke had leaped upward, ultimately reaching and even surpassing the maximum value of one trillion within the Hongmeng Space…

This could be seen from the universes created by Hongmeng and Locke.

The Five Elements Main Universe created by Hongmeng had advanced halfway along the Profound Yellow Great Dao.

Meanwhile, the "Eight Trigrams" Universe created by Locke had advanced a full eighty percent along the Profound Yellow Great Dao.

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