Chapter 206: Imprinting the Heavenly Dao, A Terrifying Foundation of just 32 Runes and Little Universe

( Very Big Chapter )

He had made his decision. He wouldn’t waste his points on mediocre physiques or temporary comprehension pills. He was going to do something that no Core Formation cultivator in the history of this Realm had ever dared to attempt.

He was going to use the System to imprint the supreme Heavenly Dao runes directly into his Soul Palace!

Normally, when a cultivator breaks through to the Dao Palace realm, the will of the heavens would descend to test them and check the build of the Soul Palace and naturally most of the people would Imprint ordinary Dao runes.

But those were just the most basic, superficial laws.

Yu Liang was going to buy the Ultimate, Highest Tier Heavenly Dao Level runes from the System!

"System, purchase 32 Heavenly Dao Level Runes for the start!" Yu Liang said.

[ Ding! Deducting 640,000 System Points ]

[ Purchase Successful! 32 Heavenly Dao Level Runes have been delivered to the Host’s consciousness. ]

The moment the transaction was complete, Yu Liang’s Sea of Consciousness violently trembled.

Inside his mind, his Soul Palace, a magnificent, ethereal structure built of pure golden spiritual energy suddenly expanded on its own.

Floating above the palace were 32 incomprehensible, golden symbols. They didn’t look like normal text at all because they were the crystallized essence of the universe’s fundamental laws.

Just looking at them made his divine sense feel like it was being pierced by millions of needles.

"Begin the imprinting process!" Yu Liang gritted his teeth, circulating his cultivation technique to the absolute limit.

The System’s power activated. A warm, protective golden light enveloped his divine sense, shielding it from the terrifying backlash of the Heavenly Dao Runes Power.

Then, the 32 runes began to descend one by one, burning themselves into the walls, pillars, and the floor of his Soul Palace.

First came the Five Elements.

Buzz!

The Metal Rune directly slammed into the eastern wall of the Soul Palace. Instantly, a terrifying, a literal heaven piercing sharpness erupted from it.

The golden walls of his palace seemed to transform into the world’s most supreme divine sword, radiating an aura that could sever the heavens.

Next, the Wood Rune fused into the southern wall. A wave of boundless, endless vitality washed over the palace.

Ethereal, golden vines of life sprouted from the cracks, representing the true meaning of the Creation and Rebirth.

The Water Rune sank into the northern wall and The spiritual energy in his palace turned incredibly fluid and pure, forming lake that could cleanse all impurities and drown out heart demons.

The Fire Rune burned into the western wall. Golden lotus of flames erupted from it, representing the ultimate destruction and the Nirvana of rebirth.

The temperature in his Sea of Consciousness too skyrocketed.

Finally, the Earth Rune crashed into the very center of the palace floor.

Boom!

A profound, unshakeable stability joined the entire structure. The foundation of his Soul Palace became as heavy as a million mountains, absolutely indestructible.

"Next, the Weapon Dao!" Yu Liang’s eyes flashed with a fierce light.

The Sword Rune shot up and embedded itself into the ceiling of the Soul Palace.

It was the Rune of Severing.

A dense sword intent spread through out the entire palace, an intent that didn’t just cut flesh, but it could even sever karma, sever fate, and sever the very threads of the world itself!!

Then came the SaberRune which slammed into the main gate.

It was the Rune of Dominance.

A domineering, overbearing aura swept through the palace, representing the power to cleave through all obstacles and suppress all enemies with an absolute force.

With the foundation and weapons set, the remaining 25 runes began to merge in a rapid, dazzling sequence.

The Wind, Thunder, Lightning, Ice, Darkness, and Light runes scattered across the pillars, bringing the advantage of extreme speed, heavenly punishment, absolute zero, and the duality of illumination and obscurity into his foundation.

The Yin and Yang runes intertwined in the center of the ceiling, forming a perfect Taiji diagram, balancing all the chaotic energies in his palace.

The Life and Death runes etched themselves onto the left and right of doors, granting his Soul Palace the profound mystery of the Cycle of Reincarnation.

The Space and Time runes fused into the very being of the Soul Palace itself, bending the dimensions and giving his foundation a touch of Awe inspiring image.

The Karma and Reincarnation runes wrapped around the roof like golden threads, connecting his Soul Palace to the hidden fate of the world.

Finally, the Star, Moon, Sun, Cloud, Mountain, River, Forest, Rain, Soul, Mind, and Blood runes flashed like a meteor shower, embedding themselves into every single corner, brick, and tile of the Soul Palace.

[ Ding! Imprinting of Heavenly Dao Rune ’Metal’ successful! ]

[ Ding! Imprinting of Heavenly Dao Rune ’Sword’ successful! ]

[ Ding! Imprinting of Heavenly Dao Rune ’Space’ successful! ]

[ Ding! Imprinting of Heavenly Dao Rune ’Karma’ successful! ]

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[ Ding! Imprinting of Heavenly Dao Rune ’Blood’ successful! ]

As the final rune Imprinted into the place, a heavenly phenomenon erupted inside Yu Liang’s Sea of Consciousness!

His Soul Palace was no longer just a Palace anymore.

It transformed into a small miniature, flawless universe. The 32 Heavenly Dao runes glowed with a supreme, golden light, interchanging with one another in perfect harmony.

If one could see inside his Soul Palace, they can see his consciousness was filled with the flashes of chanting of ancient beings and even the flowing law of the Heavenly Dao.

Outside, in the physical world, Yu Liang’s body reacted violently.

His skin turned translucent, and his bones emitted a golden, jade like luster.

The spiritual energy in the seclusion room went completely berserk, forming a massive, hundred meter wide vortex that roared like a dragon as it was forcefully sucked into his pores.

If the Sect Master of the Cloudwater Sect or any other Core Formation elder were here to witness this, they would instantly be shocked and go insane from the view happening.

This was not a Core Formation Realm foundation. This was a foundation that surpassed the limits of the Lower Realm itself!

After a full hour, the violent fluctuations finally subsided.

Yu Liang slowly opened his eyes.

For a brief second, his pupils didn’t reflect the room, they reflected the birth and destruction of stars, the flow of rivers, and the sharpness of swords.

He gained a terrifying, heaven defying comprehension of the world. He could literally ’see’ the spiritual energy in the air, ’see’ the weaknesses of many techniques, and can also ’feel’ the faint karmic threads connecting him to the outside world.

"Hehe... this feeling... is simply too intoxicating," Yu Liang whispered as he clenched his fist. He could feel that his combat power had skyrocketed dramatically.

Even without using any artifacts, just with the sheer density and quality of his spiritual energy, he could easily crush even a genius Core Formation cultivator with one hand!

He immediately turned his divine sense inward to check his Soul Palace.

The magnificent palace was glowing with the 32 supreme runes. It was beautiful, terrifying, and absolutely flawless.

But then, Yu Liang paused.

He looked at the vast, empty spaces on the walls, the pillars, and the floors.

"Wait... 32 Heavenly Dao runes, and it only filled about ten percent of the Soul Palace?" Yu Liang muttered as his eyes widened in realization.

He completely forgot that the Soul Palace of a cultivator was essentially a prototype of the universe itself.

Thirty two runes, no matter how supreme, were merely a drop in the ocean compared to the infinite laws of the heavens!

His Soul Palace was still mostly empty, with countless spaces waiting to be filled. Even if he were to inscribe several dozen more runes, it would still be far from reaching its true limits.

However, what Yu Liang didn’t know was that this wasn’t even the main reason his Soul Palace could accommodate the Heavenly Dao Runes.

His foundation had already reached a level of perfection that ordinary cultivators could hardly imagine.

There were no flaws and any hidden weaknesses plus no unstable foundations waiting to hinder his future progress either.

Every aspect of his cultivation been brought to an extraordinary degree of completeness, providing him with a foundation that could support powers far beyond his current realm.

But even that was not the most astonishing part.

His Soul Palace was literally built by the Heavenly Dao itself!

Such a fortune was something that even the most extraordinary geniuses throughout the history of the cultivation world could only dream of.

Countless cultivators spent their entire lives strengthening their foundations, searching for any suitable inheritances, and pursuing opportunities that might... Might allow them to glimpse the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.

Yet Yu Liang received something far beyond any ordinary inheritance.

His Soul Palace was not merely a structure that has been painstakingly cultivated by himself. It was a creation shaped by the Heavenly Dao itself, a supreme blessing that transcended the understanding of the cultivators.

And this was precisely why it could Imprint the Heavenly Dao Runes.

Under normal circumstances, even a cultivator with an exceptional Soul Palace would struggle to withstand the profound pressure contained within a single Heavenly Dao Rune.

These runes were not ordinary inscriptions. Each one represented a fragment of the supreme laws governing existence itself.

Their presence alone could overwhelm a cultivator’s soul, while attempting to comprehend or accommodate them without sufficient preparation could result in the collapse of their Soul Palace.

Even a peerless genius with an extraordinary foundation would find it difficult to bear such pressure.

Before the profound might of the Heavenly Dao Runes, their supposedly exceptional Soul Palaces might shatter before they could even begin to comprehend the mysteries contained within them.

But Yu Liang was different.

His Soul Palace was created by the very existence whose laws these runes represented. It possessed an inherent compatibility with them that no ordinary cultivator could ever hope to replicate.

And there was another crucial factor that Yu Liang himself had yet to fully appreciate.

The Heavenly Dao Runes was imprinted by the System.

Without the System’s intervention, even with his extraordinary Soul Palace, Yu Liang would not have been able to casually inscribe these supreme runes into it.

The Heavenly Dao Runes were simply too profound, and their underlying laws were far beyond his present level of comprehension, even the Heavenly Tribulation Realm expert will be blasted to Pieces if it came in contact with even one Heavenly Dao Runes this closely.

The System bridged that gap, allowing these supreme inscriptions to manifest within his Soul Palace without forcing him to personally endure the entire process of comprehending and inscribing their laws.

In other words, Yu Liang possessed three advantages that ordinary cultivators could never hope to obtain simultaneously.

A flawless foundation, a Soul Palace personally constructed by the Heavenly Dao, and the System’s ability to imprint supreme runes directly within it.

Any one of these advantages would be enough to change the fate of an ordinary cultivator.

Combined, they created an opportunity that could be described as anything other than a heaven defying fortune.

Well to be honest, even heaven defying fortune pales in comparison.

And yet, Yu Liang remained completely unaware of just how extraordinary his circumstances truly were.

He still believed that his Soul Palace could accommodate more runes simply because it had plenty of empty space.

Yu Liang looked at his System interface. After spending 640,000 points, he still had a massive balance of over 2.9 million System Points remaining.

A greedy smile slowly spread across his face. His eyes burned with a terrifying ambition.

"Ten percent? That’s not enough. If others only have ordinary Dao runes, then I will buy out the System’s entire stock of Heavenly Dao runes! I want to fill every single brick, every single crack of this Soul Palace until it overflows!"

Yu Liang cracked his knuckles.

"System, open the store again. We are going shopping for more runes!"