Chapter 506: Ultimate-Grade Tao Body

The Ten Desolations Ruin Immortal Body is an undocumented Tao Body. The notion of an ‘ultimate-grade’ Tao Body is available, however. There are, in fact, several acquisition methods mentioned by the golden orb. The essence of ultimate-grade Tao Body is a unique Dao. It is similar to an ultimate-grade Tao Body, perfectly complementing the Dao held by its user. Only, this support exists not in the soul, but the true body. 

It converts the true body into the exact same as that of a Dao. One of the most noticeable traits is gaining ‘conceptual immortality’ in advance. So long as the concept of their Dao exists, they would live forever. It is the equivalent of freeing oneself from time constraints—a game-breaker for our current situation.

Its other functions are also useful to me. I did not have to spend time exploring them, all thanks to the future Leylah’s memories. She knew the effects of this body more than I did. 

There are three of them, barring conceptual immortality.

First, the manifestation of Ten Desolations. It is an upgraded form of the ‘Nine Dragons Phantom’ that I used, the one that pushed my realm to the peak of Void Refinement Realm. Summoning it brings my Dao of All Creation at an all-time high, temporarily pushing my realm to the legendary Pseudo Realm. 

Second, realm empowerment. Twice in my lifetime, one in its inception and the other after it, I could ‘gather’ the power of the countless pasts and presents, increasing my realm cultivation permanently. 

Lastly, the tempering of a Dao. It is the same ‘tempering’ undergone by those in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. It directly increases the chances of success at the Dao Integration Realm breakthrough. It also permanently affixes a Dao to my unique Dao.

If I did it now, with my five Daos that consists All Creation, I would have the sixth. By the end of the Dao Integration Realm, I would have nine Daos underneath my unique Dao, a feat not even recorded at the golden orb!

By then, I don’t know what will happen. A Dao Integration Venerable with nine complete Daos… it would serve to reason that I have high chances of breaking through to the Supreme Realm, but I did not.

The thought of it left a lingering sense of unease, snapping me out of my daze.

I looked at the fog of multicolored light colliding with gray fog. Looking at it briefly caused phenomena to leak out of my body. The two swathes of fogs enlarged, covering the entirety of the tribulation zone. It tethered at the edge of the formation, seeking a way out, but fortunately, its walls gave a faint white sheen. It prevented the phenomena from leaking out, containing every ounce of ‘concept’ and spiritual qi inside.

As the center of it all, I glimpsed upon its intricacies. The most basic form of life sprouted from within. Soil was made out of thin air, followed by inorganic matter. Flames of extremely high temperatures gathered, melting the soil, rock, and other ores, becoming a ball of magma. Its gravitational attraction soon gathered another layer of rocks, and then soil. Its process led to the creation of an atmosphere, to which started the birth of life.

Strangely enough, I felt a connection to the planet—to every single substance found on it. I possessed the power not only to create and destroy, but to manipulate their trajectories. This is…

All Creation?

To my shock, it did not end there. The creation of a single planet sent invisible ripples, spreading across the cosmos. It struck countless other pre-existing planets, and slowly, they too had come under my control. It did not take long before they were no different than the first planet I created. 

All Creation’s essence is not just to control what I have created.

It seeks to usurp reality and push it towards what I envision to be!

Its tyrannical, violent nature resonated with the Ten Desolations Ruin Immortal Body. Its creation reached an irreversible state, permanently altering my true body. Its numb sensation did not prevent me from noticing its ‘domineering’ nature. It even attempted to alter, no, to tempt my mind.

The position of an omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent being was nothing the likes of a non-immortal could imagine. The vast power of control, its corresponding coldness, and the idea of deciding on the behest of others…

It was too much for the others to handle.

Hum-!

The familiar cold and smooth texture of my dao’s handle is transmitted from my right hand. It awakened me from that daze. I saw myself fully unclothed, with the two different clouds surrounding my body. Unknowingly, I recalled that high and mighty viewpoint, my heart turning cold.

Without hesitation, the World Rendering Sword struck once more.

Psshk-!

Sounds of paper and fabric being torn kept resounding on my ears. My cold heart gradually returned to normal as warmth returned to my gaze. My thoughts went back to normal, shuddering from its aftereffects.

All Creation offered power, authority, and most importantly, a status. A king’s throne does not whisper sweep temptations, for it is unalive. It all depends on their own mental fortitude to keep their original intentions. The same went for All Creation… for this unique Dao.

Once someone becomes accustomed to the seat of a creator, their personalities would be slowly affected. It was not a matter of All Creation being inherently evil, but that its nature lay in being ‘all powerful’. Only a person with a strong heart could remain unaffected.

An eighth-grade Tao Heart, for example.

The ultimate-grade Tao Body’s formation soon ended. The eighth-grade spirit vein stationed inside the tribulation zone swiftly converged onto me. The Tao Body, no, my true body sought spiritual qi—concepts and energy alike. 

I briefly checked on it and felt the appearance of the abilities I thought of before. The conceptual immortality rid me from the shackles of lifespan, and in turn, allowed me to use lifespan-consuming forbidden techniques without any repercussions.

An ultimate-grade spirit root, an ultimate-grade Tao Body, and finally, the unrestricted use of the Nine Lives Burning Samsara Art. The three of them formed a complete cycle. Despite my realm cultivation lagging far behind, I could raise it to the pinnacle whenever I wanted, all without considering its lifespan consumption.

Zoom-!

As the spiritual qi surge died down, so did the phenomena surrounding me. The tribulation zone returned to its silence. I stared at the distance, the stars reminding me of the phenomena I witnessed from before.

It made me wonder:

What did my future projections face prior to me?