Chapter 2353 - 2351: Dao Fusion

Compared to the usual Dao force needed for inscribing Dao runes when entering the path, Lu Ye consumes significantly more, as he inscribes those Dao runes within all the Dao Bones throughout his body, compared to ordinary cultivators, the Dao force consumption has increased almost exponentially.

Fortunately, his Dao force reserves are abundant enough to sustain it.

As time passed, each Dao Bone was filled internally with the basic elements of the Divine Sharp Edge.

At a certain moment, when the final basic element was completed, it connected with the first basic element inscribed by Lu Ye!

The entire Divine Edge Dao pattern formed a perfect closed loop within the Dao Bones of his body.

At this moment, Lu Ye felt that he had become different altogether.

Dao Fusion!

Success!

Without any exceptional phenomena, yet silently, when the Dao runes were successfully inscribed, it signified the cultivator truly stepping from entering the path to the level of Dao Fusion.

Without getting up, Lu Ye remained seated in place.

The pain of thousands of ants gnawing his bones seemed to still linger, making him shiver upon remembering, but ultimately it was just an illusion.

After a slight examination of his Dao force reserves, Lu Ye couldn't help but be amazed.

This step in cultivation had cost him a full two hundred thousand Dao force, an astonishing consumption.

It's worth noting that the upper limit for Dao force reserves for someone entering the path is just one thousand; in other words, even if a typical cultivator upgrades from entering the path to Dao Fusion, the maximum consumption would only be around this much Dao force.

In comparison to Lu Ye's consumption, it was not even a fraction, and the disparity could not have been less than hundreds of times.

Lu Ye felt his cultivation path was increasingly unique, destined to be unsurpassable.

Slowly opening his eyes, Lu Ye gently clenched his fist.

Normally, when a cultivator ascends from entering the path to Dao Fusion, their ability to manipulate basic Dao force significantly increases.

Take a freshly promoted 1st Order Dao Fusion cultivator, for instance; their ability to manipulate Dao force would increase from the nine-level count of entering the path to twenty, the 2nd Order would be thirty, up to the 9th Order with a hundred Dao force.

A leap from nine to twenty might not seem substantial numerically, but for someone who could always only wield nine Dao force during entering the path, it's practically like reaching new heights.

Thus, Lu Ye was curious about how much his ability to manipulate Dao force would increase upon ascending to Dao Fusion!

However, he quickly furrowed his brows.

Before upgrading, he could wield two hundred forty Dao force; how is it that after upgrading, it's only two hundred sixty Dao force? Compared to a usual enhancement upon upgrading, it doesn't seem particularly stronger.

This is not right!

Others with five Dao Bones can enhance over ten Dao force; why does he, with over two hundred Dao Bones, only have such minor enhancements?

Though he knows that the further one manipulates basic Dao force, the harder it is to enhance, such minor upgrades are outrageous.

Upon more meticulous investigation, it was confirmed that the Dao force he could wield now was around two hundred sixty.

His cultivation path was almost unprecedented, so he had no comparison object; dissatisfied for a long time, ultimately, Lu Ye accepted that after upgrading, he had only gained about twenty Dao force enhancements.

Indeed, it is because his ability to manipulate basic Dao force was inherently high, making enhancements difficult despite having numerous Dao Bones.

However, this does not mean Lu Ye's current strength is simply two hundred sixty Dao force!

The amplification from Dao runes could allow his Dao force to be more concentrated in combat, exhibiting more powerful killing effectiveness; this concentration feature marks Dao Fusion, whereas Dao force in entering the path is very scattered.

An enhancement from the first layer of Dao runes approximately provides a ten percent increase, resulting in a calculated strength of two hundred eighty-six Dao force!

If that Solar Flames were still standing before him, Lu Ye could certainly surpass him now; as for whether he could kill him, that's uncertain, given their close strength gap and Solar Flames surely has his life-preserving methods.

Solar Flames had already cultivated to the Dao Fusion limit.

Yet Lu Ye had just started down the path of Dao Fusion, allowing him to anticipate a more promising future.

If each small realm enhancement could bring him a twenty Dao force increase, then when Lu Ye reaches 9th Order Dao Fusion, his ability to wield basic Dao force could reach as high as four hundred sixty!

Plus the amplification from Nine-layered Tao Patterns...

Nearly nine hundred Dao force in Dao Fusion, how terrifying indeed!

The future looks bright.

Lu Ye's mood brightened.

After checking his Dao force, the reserves were still ample, allowing him to continue cultivation if desired.

But Lu Ye chose not to continue inscribing Dao runes, for cultivation is not about rushing, nor does he need time to adapt to his increased power; as for Dao Bones, inscribing too frequently could potentially damage them.

It would be best to rest for a few months.

Lu Ye stood up, changed into clean clothes, and walked to the other side, where the portal to leave the ruins was located.

A moment later, Lu Ye arrived outside Banlan, surveying the surroundings.

After resolving the matters in Edgeless City that day, he controlled Banlan to drift in reverse. Later, he was led into that stellar space fragment to participate in the Star Abyss Heir. The entire confrontation involving the Star Abyss Heir took about nine months, and afterwards, Lu Ye spent almost a year returning to Banlan because he encountered the stellar space invaded by Star Abyss on the way and delayed some time to send Su Yan inside and wait for the opening of the Star Abyss Gate.

Since returning to Banlan, nearly three years have passed. Calculating this, Banlan has been drifting in reverse for almost five years now.

This time is roughly equivalent to the time he left the Qing Palace to resolve Edgeless City.

If his initial direction wasn't mistaken, then Banlan should have been getting closer to the stellar space gate where Qing Palace is located.

Calculating the time, it should soon reach the area he once passed, even if not, it's estimated to be not far away.

In earlier years, all the way forward, before encountering Banlan, Lu Ye had always had the habit of deliberately recording nearby constellations, just to make it easier to return home someday.

But after later falling into Banlan, he couldn't continue recording.

Lu Ye hoped to see some familiar constellations he had once recorded, but unfortunately, he found nothing.

Is it that it hasn't reached yet, or is there a directional deviation?

If it's simply not there yet, there's no problem, just need to wait some more days, but if it's a directional deviation, then that becomes troublesome!

Even a slight deviation will result in a significant error eventually.

Lu Ye frowned. Now that he has advanced to 9th Order Dao Fusion, with the strength of more than two hundred and eighty Paths, he already has enough power to protect his stellar space, so he feels an eagerness to return.

But if he can't find the way back to his stellar space, so what if his cultivation is high?

Lu Ye wanted to explore outward himself, but even with the help of the Talent Tree Avatar, he could only mobilize two people.

In this environment, the Treasure Blood Avatar wouldn't be of much use. Only relying on two people aimlessly exploring evidently cannot yield any results.

More people are needed, scattered in all directions to explore.

Gradually, Lu Ye developed a plan in his heart and flashed back into Banlan.

The place he appeared was still near Edgeless City, and he looked towards the depths of the Void.

Banlan is undoubtedly a treasure land; in his future cultivation, he would certainly need a large amount of Dao Bones, which accumulate too slow solely through hard cultivation. Therefore, the Insect and Blood Races within Banlan are the best choice.

There are plenty of Insect and Blood Race cultivators here. As long as they are controlled properly, there will be inexhaustible Dao Bones here, but the premise is not to drain the pond to catch the fish.

With his current strength, no one in the entire Banlan can stop him. If he wanted, he could lead the human race and Giant Race to eliminate the Insect and Blood Races; it might take some tactics and time, but this result should be achievable.

However, he doesn't have this thought, and unless unnecessary, he doesn't plan to interfere in the conflicts within Banlan anymore.

Currently, the alliance between the human race and Giant Race against the Insect and Blood Races can basically maintain a balanced state, and it has been like this for countless millennia, so continuing to maintain this balance is good.

This way, the new talents of the human race and Giant Race have a battlefield to temper themselves, and as long as they have enough strength, they can eventually grow slowly.

The Insect and Blood Races will also continuously produce new blood.

Truly eliminating the Insect and Blood Races won't remove discord; the human race and Giant Race will certainly fight, and even if the Giant Race is eliminated, there would be internal struggles within the human race.

The nature of living beings is to strive for strength and victory.

Also, Lu Ye has an idea that needs to be implemented using the current situation in Banlan, but that's for later; the current priority is to return to his stellar space first.

He entered Edgeless City, found Chen Gushan and Ho Linglong, and after discussing with them, his plan became clear.

A few hours later, the Family Heads of the Huang, Yan, Sun, and Zhou Families received a communication from Chen Gushan and rushed over one after another.

In a visitors hall, after exchanging greetings, the four Family Heads felt that Lu Ye seemed different from before and faintly guessed that his strength must have considerably improved over the years.

After all, Lu Ye previously had observed their Dao Runes Pavilion, he should have some gains.

"I don't know what purpose Fellow Daoist has for summoning us?" Huang Chen asked.

Lu Ye glanced at the four of them and casually said, "Haven't you always wondered what secrets are hidden deep within the ruins?"

The words were plain, yet stirred waves deep in Huang Chen's heart.

The only one aware, Yan Zhixing, raised an eyebrow, secretly thinking that Lu Ye was planning to be open and honest? If so, that would mean Lu Ye was willing to open the passage out of Banlan.

No matter what, this was good news for him because he could leverage this opportunity to leave Banlan and pursue that legendary Dao Harmony Realm.

Though excited internally, the Family Heads, being steady in temperament, naturally wouldn't show eagerness.

Huang Chen said, "Indeed, we currently only know that the trials within the ruins have become ineffective, inside there's only two grand halls, and within the deeper hall there's a destroyed Jiu Ying statue; apart from that, there's only two mysterious passages left, leading to unknown destinations."