Yuan’s Ascension

Chapter 1242: Eons Of Cultivation (2)

While various factions across the cosmic sea trembled with shock and terror, the Eldritch Court buzzed with excitement.

Throughout the Eldritch Court’s countless Saintdoms, various Saint Realms, and Eternal Realms, discussions of Wu Yuan dominated the conversation.

From True Saints and Saints to numerous Overlords and countless Sovereigns, all voices spoke of Wu Yuan’s accomplishments.

“Overlord Wu Yuan’s might defies comprehension.”

“His meteoric rise is blindingly brilliant.”

“Truly invincible!”

“He outshines even the Heavenly Imperator in his early years! He truly deserves his reputation as the number one prodigy since the Primordium!”

“Had Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu and Goddess Nüwa rose to prominence in the same era, they might not have matched him.” Countless Eldritch Court powerhouses engaged in fervent debate.

Within the Eldritch Court, reverence for Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu and Goddess Nüwa remained uncontested. This natural devotion was embedded in them.

Perhaps in the view of other factions, Wu Yuan had long since earned recognition as the top prodigy since the Primordium. But within the Eldritch Court, such discussions had remained relatively subdued.

People naturally judge their own more harshly. It was simply human nature. But now, Wu Yuan’s reputation transcended dispute. Even the harshest critics conceded that Wu Yuan, as a sempiternal lifeform, had already surpassed the Heavenly Imperator, Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu, and all others.

“The number one prodigy since the Primordium.”

“Indisputable.”

“A legend! Destined to become the most legendary genius in the history of our human race and the Eldritch Court, the most monstrous sempiternal lifeform ever to exist.” A wave of reverent sighs swept through the ranks.

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In the cosmic sea, within an unremarkable hall on the Taiyuan Saint Realm’s mainland, Perennial Xin Ya received the news.

Wu Yuan will control the Long Shan Universe in the future? His mind quaked at the implications.

The various factions across the cosmic sea all believed Ming Jian and Wu Yuan to be separate individuals.

But he knew the truth.

Two true selves, each controlling a separate universe? This! This! Perennial Xin Ya’s heart fluttered uncontrollably as cold sweat beaded on his brow.

He felt a deep sense of dread creeping through his bones.

Once, this secret had seemed manageable, but now it had transformed into a volatile liability—arguably the most dangerous secret in the entire cosmic sea.

Whether it’s the Eldritch Court or the Spacetime Dao Master, they will stop at nothing to ensure this secret isn’t leaked. Perennial Xin Ya realized with growing panic. Even True Saint Wu Yuan would do anything to prevent this secret from being revealed.

Perennial Xin Ya understood with perfect clarity that despite reaching the Perennial stage and significantly increasing his strength, he remained pathetically weak compared to the vast Eldritch Court and Wu Yuan himself.

There was a very real possibility of him being silenced permanently.

I won’t venture outside anymore.

I’ve already achieved eternity, becoming a Heaven’s Stowaway. I don’t have any other aspirations. Perennial Xin Ya quickly reached his decision. I’ll seek an audience with the True Saint immediately and request permanent residence within the Saint Realm.

Until Wu Yuan’s secret of his two true true selves is revealed, I absolutely cannot leave the Saint Realm.

Even if it requires enduring ten or a hundred samsara cycles of heaven and earth, I must persevere. Perennial Xin Ya understood his situation with perfect clarity.

Compared to this monumental secret, what value did his insignificant life hold?

If necessary, True Saint Taiyuan would extinguish him without hesitation.

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While the entire cosmic sea roiled with turmoil bordering on frenzy, Wu Yuan was utterly unconcerned by the commotion.

He had anticipated this reaction long ago.

Wu Yuan felt no surprise that the Immortal Court had confirmed his imminent succession as Creation Dao Master. The Immortal Court’s resources were vast and unfathomable, with investigative methods beyond his knowledge.

Yet what did it matter if they knew? Wu Yuan remained indifferent.

When he assaulted the Immortal Court’s Long Shan Saintdom, why did no eternal powerhouses of the Immortal Court appear to defend it? Because intervention served no purpose; they would simply lose even more face.

The current situation mirrored that earlier conflict. The Immortal Court could only watch helplessly as Wu Yuan grew stronger with each passing day.

A century passed in the blink of an eye.

Wu Yuan’s ether body had traversed every corner of the Long Shan Universe, confirming that apart from True Saint Wan Xuan, no anchor point of any other True Saint existed within its boundaries.

Still, he maintained his patience, continuing to cultivate steadily.

The hundred-year deadline Wu Yuan had given to the group of True Saints had merely been a final warning, not an indication of when Wu Yuan would actually undergo Dao Enlightenment.

And so, another ten thousand years flowed past.

In the Long Shan Universe, amidst the endless dark void, far from any macrocosm, Wu Yuan sat alone.

The time for Dao Enlightenment has come. Wu Yuan, who had maintained the lotus position all this time, finally rose to his feet, his gaze penetrating the infinite darkness.

With a thunderous boom, Wu Yuan removed the Ancestral Pagoda’s concealment. His body expanded to incomprehensible proportions, towering over a hundred million li, no longer concealing any aspect of his true nature. An immense, boundless aura radiated from his form.

The void began to distort, rippling outward in concentric layers.

Hum~ An invisible wave erupted, and all Daos and Laws throughout the endless void found themselves instantly suppressed.

Creation! Universe! Primordium! Wu Yuan had thoroughly comprehended the Great Dao of Creation. His consciousness instantly connected to the vast and mighty Great Dao of Creation.

Silently, the strand of the Great Dao’s Authority that Wu Yuan wielded began expanding rapidly, allowing him to perceive the entire Great Dao with unprecedented clarity.

Creation Dao Master? Wu Yuan naturally understood.

If his qi refiner self becoming the Spacetime Dao Master had seemed somewhat puzzling, then his body refiner self becoming the Creation Dao Master felt as natural as water flowing downhill.

Wu Yuan’s consciousness extended frantically, encompassing the entire universe and beyond, distantly sensing the supreme Primordial Rules…

Boom! The Long Shan Universe’s essence began transforming dramatically.

In that instant, the entirety of the Long Shan Universe boiled with fervent energy as countless sempiternal lifeforms sensed a profound shift, perceiving changes in the Destiny Voidscape.

In this moment, innumerable powerhouses across the Long Shan Universe knew with absolute certainty that Wu Yuan had begun to step into eternity.

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In the farthest reaches of the Creation Dao Realm, nestled within that mysterious expanse of void, stood a colossal temple spanning nine light-years.

Suddenly, a voice broke the silence. “This is?”

“Someone is stepping into eternity!” Another voice exclaimed.

Two childlike figures, Hong Qin and Bai Sui, emerged from the divine pillars, their faces radiating excitement and joy. “It’s Wu Yuan’s aura, the Dao Master’s aura. A new Creation Dao Master has been born.”

“Wu Yuan truly accomplished it?”

Ever since Wu Yuan had departed from the Creation Dao Realm, they had waited anxiously for this moment, their hearts heavy with concern that he might meet a premature death.

Now, at long last, the moment had arrived.

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Throughout the vast expanse of the Long Shan Universe, waves of eternal Dao resonance manifested.

Hum~ Hum~ The fluctuations emanated from third-stage and fourth-stage Overlords who had anticipated this exact moment for ages.

Twelve Overlords seized the opportunity to become Heaven’s Stowaways. Wu Yuan was not originally born in the Long Shan Universe. Yet without his presence, many of these powerful Overlords would have met their demise in the future. Now, because of him, their destinies had been rewritten, permitting them to transcend as Heaven’s Stowaways.

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Yet the transcension of twelve Heaven’s Stowaways was merely a footnote. What truly left countless Long Shan Universe powerhouses trembling in awe was the terrifying pressure that swept across a hundred million light years the moment Wu Yuan began stepping into eternity. Endless spiritual qi converged in outer space, swirling and condensing.

This phenomenon proved that Wu Yuan had also become a True Saint directly upon stepping into eternity.

As expected. Wu Yuan reflected, his heart tranquil. Though the self-created Dao of my body refiner self remains at the limit of the second step, its power rivals top-tier self-created Daos at the third step.

With this self-created Dao as my foundation, I can forge a True Saint’s body.

A powerful self-created Dao could elevate one to the True Saint stage even before it was refined to the third step.

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“From this day forward, we must address him as True Saint Wu Yuan.”

“Another True Saint has risen.”

“Incredible!” Various factions throughout the cosmic sea buzzed with discussion and wonder.

Unlike Ming Jian’s transcension, the fact that Wu Yuan was stepping directly into the True Saint stage fell within the expectations of the many True Saints and Dao Zenithels across the endless cosmic sea. His terrifying strength had long foretold this outcome.

Even before his Dao Enlightenment, he had wielded Threshold True Saint power, leaving many questioning just how profound his Dao cultivation level must be. The answer seemed to be beyond imagination.

The Primordium’s baptism. Wu Yuan murmured as his body refiner self underwent rapid metamorphosis, entering a state similar to his qi refiner self.

The crucial difference lay in that Wu Yuan’s body refiner self had, in fact, long since evolved into an eternal powerhouse. Though appearing to break through later, its Eternal Psyche had completed its transformation first—a mere two hundred thousand years later, while the Eternal Psyche of his qi refiner self had yet to be completed.

A True Saint’s body. He breathed, feeling the changes. I’ve mastered the Eternal Matter Body to a large degree.

Standing in the boundless void, Wu Yuan sensed the vast, limitless world within his Eternal Psyche, like a miniature River of Universes where surges of immense, inexhaustible power flowed. This was True Saint mana, raw and magnificent. Simultaneously, he felt the tremendous might of his newly transformed body.

In just over two hundred thousand years, Wu Yuan had become the Creation Dao Master. After undergoing the Primordium’s baptism, he had further comprehended the Nine Thousand Primordial Diagrams, causing his divine body to undergo yet another profound transformation.

In terms of ultimate technique, with the sixth move, my Dao cultivation level should be comparable to an ordinary True Saint. Wu Yuan analyzed.

He flexed his fingers, feeling the power coursing through them. In terms of foundational power, combining the Eternal Matter Body with True Saint mana, I should be considered relatively formidable among True Saints.

As for artifacts, I am quite well-equipped. His overall strength, while perhaps not at Peak True Saint level, certainly approached it.

Still, when compared to top-tier True Saints like True Saint Tian Chan, Wu Yuan recognized his limitations. Recalling Tian Chan’s move, Devour The Heavens, he sighed inwardly. In a direct confrontation, True Saint Tian Chan could likely annihilate him with a single move.

My strength remains insufficient. Wu Yuan acknowledged inwardly. But there’s still time. The Primordium’s baptism will continue for almost a hundred million years. We shall see how much I gain in the coming period.

The Priordium’s baptism presented a rare opportunity for all who stepped into eternity. Most who achieved eternity through their own power possessed strength comparable to Overlord Bei Zhen, with few approaching Overlord Yue Shan’s level. Most relied heavily on fortune.

Wu Yuan’s two true selves broke through with remarkable ease because his strength was so immense that he effortlessly withstood the backlash and pressure from the universe’s essence. For him, undergoing Dao Enlightenment appeared as simple as drawing breath.

For normal fourth-stage Overlords, the moment they attempted to break free from the universe’s constraints, they faced crushing pressure from both the universe and the Great Dao. Death loomed as a constant possibility, and only one in ten survived such a tribulation.

But for those fourth-stage Overlords who successfully endured and withstood the backlash, receiving Primordium’s baptism greatly enhanced their understanding of their self-created Daos, making their development and eventual pioneering far more intuitive.

The strong grew even stronger.

Wu Yuan’s Dao cultivation level was higher than most, and both his true selves were Dao Masters, intimately connected to the essence of two Great Daos. This mutual stimulation of insights would allow him to gain even more from the experience.

These one hundred million years were destined to become a period of profound transformation for Wu Yuan.

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Several hundred thousand years later, the spectacle of Wu Yuan’s breakthroughs finally dissipated, and all factions across the cosmic sea became aware of the change. It had concluded suddenly, less than a million years after it began.

Wu Yuan’s qi refiner self, still undergoing the Primordium’s baptism, projected his Psyche World into the universe. It began to create a Saint Realm within the Ling Jiang Universe—immense beyond measure, rivaling a macrocosm in its external appearance alone. It formed its own spacetime and Destiny Voidscape, yet this marked merely the beginning. The birth and evolution of this Saint Realm would unfold over an immense span of time.

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Several hundred thousand years later, within the Long Shan Universe, Wu Yuan’s body refiner self also began to create a Saint Realm. But an unusual phenomenon caught his attention.

The Saint Realm projected by my body refiner self is larger with fewer flaws. Wu Yuan observed with interest. That makes sense; the self-created Dao of my body refiner self is more powerful, truly worthy of being called a Primordial self-created Dao.

Drawing from countless texts he had studied in the Eldritch Court, Wu Yuan understood that Saint Realms generally didn’t differ drastically from one another. The stronger the self-created Dao, the bigger and more perfect the Saint Realm, which in turn led to stronger mana and faster mana recovery. Simultaneously, beings born within such a Saint Realm typically possessed higher potential.

In essence, a powerful Saint Realm enhanced a True Saint’s strength in all dimensions.

The Saint Realm of my qi refiner self, once fully evolved, should rank among the top of True Saints. Wu Yuan contemplated. But it still falls short compared to my body refiner self.

By his estimation, once the Saint Realm of his body refiner self evolved to its limit, its mana would likely undergo further transformation, perhaps becoming two or three tenths more powerful than that of his qi refiner self.

Two or three tenths might seem negligible to some, but one must remember that True Saints already ranked among the mightiest beings in the endless cosmic sea. At their level, even a slight improvement in strength proved difficult to achieve, let alone a two or three tenths increase in foundational power.

Wu Yuan’s body refiner self strode through the evolving Saint Realm, his spirit filled with anticipation. The stronger the Saint Realm, the easier it will be for me to establish an Eternal Realm and control a universe in the future.

For eternal powerhouses like Wu Yuan, eons passed in the mere blink of an eye.

Time flowed on, and Wu Yuan’s two true selves had already cultivated in seclusion for over a hundred million years.