The Primordial Origin Scripture

Chapter 202 — The Primordial Origin Scripture

The ancient forest was quiet.

Beneath the towering trees, Aether sat cross-legged, surrounded by four enormous beasts. Their reconstructed bodies retained every detail of their original forms—feathers, scales, bones, organs, and the precious blood essence flowing within them.

The Voidwing Eagle.

The Frostmoon Serpent.

The Sunflame Lion.

The Starfall Tiger.

Four ancient bloodlines, each possessing characteristics that could strengthen his physical foundation.

Aether examined them briefly before closing his eyes.

He had reached Origin Vein Realm Stage 10. His foundation was already extraordinary, but there was still considerable room for refinement. Rather than advancing recklessly, he intended to use this opportunity to strengthen both his cultivation and physical body.

His hand slowly rose.

Golden markings emerged across his skin, spreading from his palm toward his shoulders and chest. Ancient symbols appeared one after another, forming a profound pattern around him.

The Primordial Origin Body Tempering Scripture.

An inheritance created by the First Origin Sovereign.

As Aether activated it, the surrounding Origin Energy suddenly became still. Even the ancient trees seemed to fall silent beneath the scripture's presence. The golden markings illuminated, and a profound resonance spread through the forest.

The refinement began.

The Voidwing Eagle was first.

A strand of golden energy entered its chest, reaching the deepest concentration of its blood essence. A small portion separated from the rest and flowed toward Aether.

The instant it entered his body, the space surrounding him rippled.

Faint spatial distortions appeared around his fingers before disappearing. The eagle's blood essence carried an innate spatial characteristic, and the scripture extracted its fundamental properties, allowing them to temper his physical foundation.

Aether's bones released a faint resonance.

Next came the Frostmoon Serpent.

Its blood essence entered him, and the temperature across the forest dropped sharply. Frost spread over the nearby roots and stones, but Aether remained unmoved.

The ancient markings on his body shone brighter.

The cold characteristics penetrated his muscles and bones, strengthening their resilience. Rather than allowing the frost to accumulate, the scripture refined it and incorporated its beneficial properties into his physical foundation.

Then the Sunflame Lion.

A fierce warmth surged through Aether's body.

For an instant, a golden flame appeared around his silhouette. The vitality contained within the lion's blood essence spread through his internal organs, strengthening them while the scripture refined its flame characteristics.

The final beast was the Starfall Tiger.

Unlike the others, its blood essence carried a profound stellar quality. As it entered Aether, countless faint points of light appeared beneath his skin, resembling a miniature starfield.

His bones trembled.

A deep resonance spread throughout his body as the stellar characteristics strengthened his physical foundation.

Four distinct bloodline characteristics had entered the refinement.

Yet they did not clash.

The Infinite Origin Physique harmonized their fundamental properties, allowing Aether to benefit from each without compromising his foundation. Their complete integration would require time, but the initial tempering had already produced a remarkable improvement.

The four shadows gradually began replenishing the extracted blood essence using their own Origin Energy. Their cultivation and innate abilities remained intact, although restoring the consumed essence would take time.

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Aether paid no further attention to them.

His focus had shifted inward.

The refined Origin Energy accumulated from the four beasts was immense. It surged through his Origin Veins, pushing his cultivation toward its next boundary.

The ancient markings across his body illuminated.

His Origin Veins trembled.

Origin Vein Realm — Stage 11!

The energy continued circulating, washing through his foundation and strengthening every part of his Origin Veins. Aether maintained the scripture's circulation without interruption.

Another surge followed.

Origin Vein Realm — Stage 12!

His cultivation had reached the perfection of the second realm.

Then the transformation began.

The accumulated energy within his Origin Veins suddenly converged. Countless streams rushed toward a single point, gradually forming an enormous expanse within his body.

A deep rumble echoed through his foundation.

The Origin Veins began transforming into something far greater.

Aether's expression remained calm as the ancient golden markings spread across his chest. The scripture resonated with his Infinite Origin Physique, stabilizing the turbulent energy and guiding its transformation.

The first wave of his Origin Sea emerged.

Origin Sea Realm — Stage 1!

A vast expanse of Origin Energy unfolded within him.

The newly formed sea continued expanding, its waves growing deeper and denser as the remaining refined energy poured into it. Every advancement strengthened its foundation.

Stage 3.

Stage 5.

Stage 7.

The forest trembled beneath the pressure radiating from Aether.

Stage 9.

Stage 11.

Then the final barrier shattered.

Origin Sea Realm — Stage 12!

The entire Origin Sea surged.

For a brief moment, its enormous waves rose violently, but Aether's control remained absolute. He guided the transformation as the sea began contracting.

Its vast expanse gradually compressed, forcing its accumulated energy toward a single point.

The pressure increased.

The golden markings across Aether's body shone with renewed brilliance. The scripture's ancient symbols seemed to resonate with something deeper within him, and the turbulent energy finally began settling.

At the center of the contracting sea, a golden core emerged.

A profound pulse spread through his body.

Origin Core Realm — Stage 1!

The newly formed core absorbed the surrounding energy. Its surface gradually stabilized, becoming increasingly dense and radiant.

Origin Core Realm — Stage 2!

Another wave entered the core.

Origin Core Realm — Stage 3!

Finally, the remaining energy settled within it.

The core released one last pulse before stabilizing completely.

Origin Core Realm — Stage 4!

The breakthrough was complete.

For several breaths, Aether remained motionless.

Then the golden markings slowly faded.

The pressure surrounding him receded, and the forest returned to silence.

Aether opened his eyes.

A faint golden radiance flickered within their depths before disappearing.

He rose to his feet.

His physical foundation had undergone a profound transformation. His muscles possessed greater resilience and explosive strength, his bones had become denser, and his internal organs had been tempered by four ancient bloodlines.

Even his movements felt different.

The strength contained within his body was now considerably greater, yet controlling it required no conscious effort.

As he stepped forward, the earth beneath his feet compressed slightly.

Aether glanced at the ground.

He had not deliberately exerted any strength.

"Not bad."

His gaze shifted toward the four shadows. Their blood essence was gradually regenerating, and their bodies remained intact. They would need time to replenish the energy consumed during the refinement, but their cultivation and abilities had not been damaged.

"Return."

The four enormous figures dissolved into darkness and disappeared into his shadow space.

At that moment, Mu Qingxue approached.

She had remained at a distance throughout his cultivation. Even so, the successive surges of energy had made it impossible to overlook what was happening.

Her gaze settled on Aether.

"You reached Origin Core Realm?"

"Stage 4."

Mu Qingxue fell silent.

She was already at Origin Sea Realm Stage 9. She understood how difficult it was to reach the final stages of a realm, let alone complete an entire realm and advance four stages into the next one.

Yet Aether had accomplished all of it in a single cultivation session.

More importantly, his physical presence seemed considerably different. His cultivation aura was powerful, but the strength concealed beneath it was even more astonishing.

"You've become considerably stronger," she said.

"That's generally the purpose of cultivation."

Mu Qingxue looked at him before letting out a small breath of amusement.

"You're quite pleased with yourself."

"I'd be disappointed if I weren't."

She shook her head slightly.

Aether turned toward the central wilderness.

His Shadow Scouts had already reported that numerous participants were gathering there after discovering something unusual. Several groups had begun moving toward the same destination, including representatives of powerful forces.

The reports were still incomplete, but one detail stood out.

The gathering was not limited to ordinary participants. Even individuals who had kept their distance from the competition were now moving toward the central region.

That meant the discovery was valuable enough to attract attention beyond the immediate contest.

Aether considered the situation.

He had already secured his own advancement. The next priority was obtaining tokens and identifying whatever opportunity had drawn so many competitors together.

He wasn't going to rush blindly into a gathering without understanding what awaited him.

"Come on," he said.

Mu Qingxue nodded.

The two began moving toward the central wilderness.

Far beyond the ancient forest, the atmosphere had changed dramatically.

Descendants of ancient clans, disciples of major sects, and talented cultivators from smaller forces were converging upon the same destination. Some had formed temporary alliances, while others maintained their distance, carefully observing everyone around them.

At the center of the gathering, several powerful young cultivators were already disputing over the right to approach a particular region first.

No one trusted anyone.

Yet no one wanted to leave.

The competition had begun changing into something far more dangerous.

Aether received another report from his Shadow Scouts.

His expression remained composed, but his eyes sharpened slightly.

"Interesting."

He increased his pace.

Whatever had appeared in the central wilderness, he intended to examine it before deciding how to proceed.

After all, opportunities were rarely claimed by those who arrived last.