Absorb to Your Heart's Content

On the other side, the nine Chief Instructor stood with Lin Xuanqing, and the atmosphere was more harmonious than ever before.

"Brother Lin, your disciple's character is truly remarkable." Old Freak Wang clapped his hands in praise, his face no longer showing any hostility.

"Indeed, to remain so calm in the face of the oppressive aura of our disciples—this alone demonstrates Dao Heart far surpassing that of their peers." The Chief Instructor of the Heavenly Sword School nodded in agreement.

They stopped mentioning recruitment and instead sincerely expressed their encouragement and expectations for Chen Fan.

"Young friend Chen Fan, I hope you can achieve great Creation in the Origin Ancient Realm and open up a new possibility for the Martial Dao of the Human Race!"

At that very moment, the appointed time arrived.

At the end of the White Jade Platform, before that enormous gate of light, the Vice Dean's figure silently materialized.

His majestic gaze swept over the ten Prodigies standing on the platform, and each of them felt their own Dao and Origin Source being seen through in an instant.

"The Origin Ancient Realm is the foundation of our Star River Martial Academy and the hope of Human Race."

The Vice Dean's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"This journey is not for fighting, but for enlightenment. How much Creation you gain depends entirely on yourselves."

After he finished speaking, he said no more, and slowly formed an ancient and intricate hand seal in front of his chest.

"Open!"

As he uttered a single word, the entire White Jade Platform trembled violently!

"Buzz--Buzz--Buzz--"

The light gate, sealed for twenty years, emitted a distant hum that seemed to transcend time and space.

Strands of the oldest and most primal laws, visible to the naked eye, leaked out from the cracks in the tightly closed door like golden mist.

The mere wisp of aura that escaped caused an instinctive stirring and yearning within the power of the ten top Prodigies present, including Chen Fan!

It was as if a traveler had returned to his hometown, and the streams had flowed into the rivers and seas.

That is the ultimate yearning for the "Origin Source"!

Under the watchful eyes of ten pairs of burning gazes, the Giant Gate constructed of pure light slowly and resolutely opened a crack amidst a teeth-grinding scraping sound.

"Boom--"

Accompanied by a grand echo that seemed to come from the very beginning of the universe, the towering gate of light, thousands of feet high, finally opened completely.

An ancient aura, indescribable in words, like the winds of creation, swept over us.

Behind the door lay not the mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, or blessed lands that everyone had imagined.

It was a wondrous sight, a blend of chaos and brilliance.

The seven-colored Origin Power, so dense it was almost liquid, flowed slowly like a boundless, tranquil ocean. Within this ocean, countless Stars -like Law Fragments shone, radiating various colors of light, rising and falling, ever-changing in their existence.

Simply standing outside the door, being touched by that aura, the ten Prodigies felt the Dao and Dharma within their bodies emitting their most instinctive cheers and desires.

"Go."

The Vice Dean's voice seemed to come from a distant time and space, ringing clearly in everyone's ears.

How much Creation you gain depends entirely on yourselves. Time limit: one month.

The moment the words fell, a gentle yet irresistible suction force emanated from inside the door, drawing all ten figures on the White Jade Platform into the dazzling sea of Origin Source.

The light and shadow shifted, and the world spun around.

When Chen Fan stepped onto solid ground again, he found himself on a piece of land radiating a shimmering, precious light.

Every inch of soil here is formed from the purest Origin Source energy.

With each breath, it felt as if a vast amount of vital energy was being inhaled into my lungs, and every cell in my limbs and bones was leaping with joy.

"Junior Fellow Apprentice."

Beside him, Wen Yuan's gentle laughter rang out. He looked around, a hint of emotion in his eyes.

"This is the foundation of my Star River Martial Academy, rumored to be a fragment left over from the beginning of the universe. Here, you don't need to worry about anything, just absorb everything you want."

He turned to look at Chen Fan, his eyes filled with encouragement and expectation.

"The stronger your foundation, the greater the benefits you can gain here."

Having said that, Wen Yuan said no more and found a place nearby where energy was abundant, where he sat down cross-legged. He closed his eyes slightly, and a stable and profound energy vortex slowly formed around him, like a tireless engine, efficiently absorbing the Origin Power of this place.

Not far away, the other eight Star River Level Students also dispersed, some finding the densest concentration of Law Fragments, while others sought out nodes of energy tides, and all entered a state of cultivation.

In an instant, nine energy vortexes of varying sizes, but all extremely powerful, quietly took shape on this ancient land, clearly distinct from one another and not interfering with each other.

As Chen Fan felt the unprecedented cheers and longing from the nine thousand drops of Life-and-Death Dao Blood within his body, he respectfully nodded in the direction of Wen Yuan and then sat down beside him.

He closed his eyes, his mind slowly sinking into his Dantian.

The Life-and-Death Furnace and death, which had become even more harmonious and ancient after the battle with Zhao Xingkong, was slowly activated by him.

"Buzz..."

Initially, the energy vortex centered on Chen Fan was inconspicuous.

Compared to his nine Senior Fellow Apprentice and sisters who had already reached the peak of the Seventh Grade Immortal Realm, his vortex even seemed somewhat delicate, merely maintaining the normal level that a Sixth Grade Undying Realm should have.

Several Prodigies who were cultivating sent a wisp of their Divine Sense to scan the area, and upon seeing this, they simply nodded in agreement.

This legendary Junior Fellow Apprentice's foundation is indeed terrifyingly solid; his absorption efficiency is already comparable to that of an ordinary late-stage Undying Realm.

However, only a few breaths later...

When the Life-and-Death Furnace within Chen Fan's Dantian was fully activated, a sudden change occurred!

The energy vortex around him did not explode violently like a flash flood, but instead began to expand outward silently in an extremely calm and terrifyingly determined manner.

One meter, ten meters, one hundred meters...

The feeling wasn't like a volcanic eruption, but more like an ancient black hole that had been dormant for billions of years, awakening in absolute silence and beginning to reveal its terrifying nature of devouring everything.

The flow of Origin Source energy in this region has begun to subtly shift.

The first to notice something was wrong was Wen Yuan, who was closest to Chen Fan Wen Yuan.

His handsome brows furrowed slightly as he realized that his energy absorption efficiency was slowly decreasing at an imperceptible rate!

Next up was the Elemental Faction woman surrounded by ice, fire, wind, and thunder.

Then came the New Martial Arts School master whose half-body was mechanized.

Finally, there was the young man from the Ancient Martial Arts School carrying a sword...

The nine top Prodigies of the Star River Martial Academy noticed this strange change almost simultaneously. They opened their eyes in unison and, following the direction of the forcibly reversed energy flow, all looked at the most inconspicuous figure in the arena.