Secrets of the Primal Dharma Body

"The Eternal Undying Body is still asleep. It seems you'll have a hard time dealing with that fake."

"...Who are you?"

"A member of the Great Thousand Palace has come to check on the condition of the Eternal Undying Body."

"The Great Thousand Palace? You should know that, according to the master's rules, only cultivators with the Undying Golden Body can enter the Eternal Pagoda during the Eternal Gathering."

"You may not know this, but in recent years the Outer Realm Evil Clan has been searching for the relics of the Immortal Great Emperor. It seems they want to use the power of the same origin as the Immortal Great Emperor to break the seal of the Northern Desolation Hill and release the Heavenly Evil God. If the Eternal Undying Body had a master, it would be enough to protect itself, but the sleeping Eternal Undying Body is probably no match for the Heavenly Demon Emperor."

"..."

After releasing his Soul Power, Xiao Yan actively sought out the consciousness of the Eternal Pagoda, taking advantage of its ignorance of the actual situation in the Great Thousand World, and made up stories on the spot.

The consciousness of the Eternal Pagoda believed it, or rather, it could not tolerate this possibility, so it controlled the Eternal Pagoda and guided Xiao Yan into its internal space.

To the others, it appeared as if Xiao Yan had released his Soul Power, and the Eternal Pagoda emitted a purple-gold light that enveloped Xiao Yan.

It's as if the Eternal Undying Body chose its master and selected Xiao Yan.

Maha Tian clenched his fists immediately, staring coldly at the spot where Xiao Yan had disappeared, and then fixed his gaze on the Green Shirt Sword Saint.

Taking a deep breath, Maha Tian gradually loosened his fist and said to the Green Shirt Sword Saint, "We don't know how much longer the Flame Emperor will last. Sword Saint, would you like to stay in the Maha Clan for a few days, or should you leave first?"

"Then let's stay for a few days. Anyway, I have nothing to do lately." The Green Shirt Sword Saint shrugged.

After a spatial fluctuation, Xiao Yan arrived in a world filled with purple-gold light.

In this world, countless purple-gold specks float, and the purple-gold light emanates from these specks.

Upon closer inspection, these purple-gold specks of light exude an ancient yet immortal aura.

Over the past 40,000 years, countless Eternal Gathering have been held. Every Heavenly Sovereign who participated in the Eternal Gathering cultivated Undying Golden Body, containing abundant Immortal Origin.

When they are defeated, the Undying Golden Body will have its Immortal Origin extracted by the Eternal Pagoda. Part of it will be used to strengthen the victor's Undying Golden Body, and the other part will be used to repair the Eternal Undying Body.

Countless Immortal Origin accumulated together to form this world that is entirely purple-gold.

In other words, even the victor cannot actually obtain Eternal Undying Body.

This is a scam to harvest the Immortal Origin.

Considering that the Immortal Great Emperor entrusted the Eternal Undying Body to the Maha Gu Clan for safekeeping, yet did not designate the Maha Gu Clan as the successor to the Eternal Undying Body, while simultaneously providing cultivation methods for the Great Sun Undying Body and the Undying Golden Body...

Well, to be honest, the Immortal Great Emperor Maha Gu Clan certainly be willing to spend a great deal to repair his Eternal Undying Body, but he said nothing, which makes people doubt his true thoughts.

How many Heavenly Sovereign who had cultivated the Undying Golden Body must have been harvested?

Upon first glance at these Immortal Origin, countless schemes and plots flashed through Xiao Yan's mind. However, before Xiao Yan, a purple-gold light suddenly gathered, forming a blurry shadow that stopped Xiao Yan from his wild thoughts.

"Was this your idea, or the Immortal Great Emperor's idea?" Xiao Yan chose to ask directly.

The blurry figure froze, seemingly puzzled by Xiao Yan's question.

"Fine, forget I asked. You were just fulfilling the Immortal Great Emperor's request." Before the light and shadow could answer, Xiao Yan shook his head again.

Cultivation requires resources. Even with the Outer Realm Evil Clan, the Great Thousand World cannot be completely peaceful. There are also struggles and battles between them. The Immortal Great Emperor cultivated all the way to the peak, naturally stepping on the corpses of countless losers.

By repairing the Eternal Undying Body as soon as possible, one can create a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign as soon as possible.

With the tempering of the Immortal Origin and the blessing of the Eternal Undying Body, a late-stage Saint Grade being can be created in no time, comparable to a Heavenly Demon Emperor.

The blurry figure nodded, agreeing with Xiao Yan's statement that "you are merely fulfilling the requirements of the Immortal Great Emperor," but he hadn't forgotten about the Outer Realm Evil Clan:

"Do the Outer Realm Evil Clan really intend to target the Eternal Undying Body? I see you are quite powerful, why don't you switch to cultivating the Eternal Undying Body? As long as you can deal with that fake and cultivate Immortal Flesh Body, even without the Indestructible Golden Body, inheriting the Eternal Undying Body won't be difficult."

Xiao Yan glanced at the light and shadow with some surprise, and said calmly, "My Dharma Body is very strong."

"You have Dharma Body?" The blurry figure looked Xiao Yan up and down with great confusion.

Xiao Yan stretched out his hand, and a blurry miniature Endless Fire Domain appeared in his palm, revealing a trace of supreme power.

Just then, a mysterious fluctuation came from below.

Di Yan ignited in Xiao Yan's eyes, and his gaze pierced through the endless purple-gold light spots, looking towards the deepest part of that purple-gold world.

There, a mysterious, shimmering light could be seen appearing and disappearing.

Within the shimmering light, there appeared to be a perfect body sitting cross-legged.

Unlike the purple-gold Immortal Origin, that body seemed to have been sublimated, its entire body as if cast from glass, faintly revealing a sense of spirituality.

Ancient patterns were engraved on every inch of its body, as if they had been formed from the moment the world was created, containing endless power and appearing mysterious and unpredictable.

A faint aura of immortality enveloped his body, and Xiao Yan had a feeling that no matter how much he activated the Cosmic Time Flame and used the River of Time to cleanse this body, it would be in vain and would not have the slightest effect.

The crystal penetrating deep within was only about ten feet in size and was still dormant, but the indescribable sense of oppression it exuded carried a faint trace of the world's great power, making it even more formidable than the Maha Clan Maha Tian, who coveted it.

This is the true, Eternal Undying Body.

"This..."

The Eternal Undying Body, hidden deep within the purple-gold world, suddenly reacted. The blurry figure was initially somewhat dazed, then suddenly stared at Xiao Yan with intense fervor. "This is your Dharma Body? Isn't this a Small World?"

"Pretty much, it has many functions." Xiao Yan flipped his hand and put away the Endless Fire Domain, sensing that the blurry light and shadow had some ill intentions.

After the Endless Fire Domain disappeared, that Eternal Undying Body gradually vanished into the endless Immortal Origin, disappearing without a trace.

"Why don't you leave your Dharma Body here? With your Dharma Body, the Eternal Undying Body can be repaired very quickly!" the blurry figure said excitedly.

Xiao Yan stared at the blurry light and shadow without saying a word.

"Ahem, after the repair, you too can inherit the Eternal Undying Body," the blurry figure added.

"I think we should move the Eternal Pagoda into my Endless Fire Domain!" Xiao Yan shouted coldly.

Xiao Yan had intended to be sarcastic, but to his surprise, the blurry figure showed a thoughtful expression. After a few breaths, it nodded to Xiao Yan and said, "That works too!"

"..."

"This was your suggestion. You are also a member of the Great Thousand Palace. You want to protect the Eternal Undying Body. You can't go back on your word, can you?" Seeing that Xiao Yan remained silent, the blurry figure became somewhat anxious.

"Why do you covet my Endless Fire Domain so much?" Xiao Yan asked.

"My purpose in existence is to select a suitable master for the Eternal Undying Body and to collect the Immortal Origin to repair the Eternal Undying Body."

"Although your Endless Fire Domain resembles the Dharma Body, it is only a prototype. Although it far surpasses the ordinary Dharma Body, it is still inferior to the true Primal Dharma Body."

"Ultimately, it is the mysterious connection between the Primal Dharma Body and the Great Thousand World Netherworld."

"There are ten Primal Dharma Body in the Great Thousand World. The Outer Realm Evil Clan occupies half of the Great Thousand World, and thus is able to destroy five of the Primal Dharma Body and make them disappear completely from the Great Thousand World."

"The reason why the master went to great lengths to restore his Eternal Undying Body was for this very reason."

"Your Endless Fire Domain has the potential to break through to the Primal Dharma Body, but the current Great Thousand World does not support the emergence of a new Primal Dharma Body."

"If you integrate your Endless Fire Domain into the Eternal Undying Body, you will not only be a qualified master, but you will also be able to perfectly repair the Eternal Undying Body, and may even be able to take the Eternal Undying Body to the next level."

The blurry light and shadow revealed a whole string of secrets, but he deliberately concealed the fact that the destruction of the Eternal Undying Body would free up a "slot" for a Primal Dharma Body.

Xiao Yan nodded, grasped the key point, and replied, "In other words, I need to reclaim one-tenth of the Great Thousand World from the Outer Realm Evil Clan in order to cultivate the Endless Fire Domain to the level of the Primal Dharma Body."

"And if I can reclaim more areas, my Endless Fire Domain will become even stronger, surpassing the Primal Dharma Body without a doubt."

"..." The blurry figure did not reply, but its whole body exuded a strong sense of shock.

What did I just say? Was that what I meant? How did you interpret it? Was there a problem with my expression or with your understanding? Are all young people these days so brave?

The blurred light and shadow fell into deep self-doubt.

But Xiao Yan was already prepared to fight against the Outer Realm Evil Clan, and at this moment he only wanted to finish the battle quickly. He said to the blurry light and shadow, "Release that fake! I'll deal with it first, and then move the Eternal Pagoda into my Endless Fire Domain."

When it came to serious matters, the blurry figure forgot all about questioning his existence and waved his hand, causing a crack to appear in this Purple-Gold Space. Through the crack, a dark red mountain appeared in Xiao Yan's field of vision.

"The counterfeit was then suppressed in the mountains," the blurry figure said.

Xiao Yan nodded, took a step, and passed through the rift, arriving above the dark red mountain.

"Boom!"

As the Eternal Pagoda released its suppression of the counterfeit, a deafening sound suddenly erupted.

Almost instantly, the dark red mountain completely shattered, and a massive pillar of light, millions of feet long, emanating an ancient aura, shot into the sky from the broken mountain.

Through the beam of light, a shadow slowly emerged.

The enormous pillar of light lasted for a long time before slowly contracting around the central figure within it, while the boundless Spiritual Power contained within the pillar was gradually devoured by that figure.

Xiao Yan thought for a moment and decided not to stop it. He chose to wait and see just how strong this fake was—after all, they couldn't escape in the end anyway.

Under Xiao Yan's indifference, the vast pillar of light grew smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared completely into the ancient figure.

In this vast and boundless space, a body about ten feet tall stood silently in the sky.

The body emanated a dark golden hue, but it appeared somewhat mottled, not like something naturally formed. Instead, it seemed to have grown gradually through countless battles.

On the surface of that body, there were also some patterns that seemed to originate from heaven and earth, which looked extremely mysterious and seemed to contain indescribable strange power.

But in Xiao Yan's eyes, this fake was really not good enough.

The ten-zhang-tall purple-gold body was purely compressed from the Immortal Origin, but it only possessed a massive amount of Immortal Origin power, and it was incomparable to that sublimated glass body.

As for the patterns, they are even worse. At first glance, they seem incredibly mysterious, but upon closer inspection, they are simply pieced together and cannot radiate any power. Their main function is probably just to make them look more aesthetically pleasing.

And then there's that oppressive aura. The oppressive aura emanating from this Dark Gold Body faintly reaches the level of Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, making it virtually invincible among Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign, but compared to the Eternal Undying Body...

"It's a bit weak, but it's a good time to test out my new abilities..."

Xiao Yan reached out and made a grasping motion, and a sun of the same size, ten feet tall, appeared in the sky, standing opposite the Dark Gold Body.

Golden light enveloped everything around the sun, instantly raising the temperature between heaven and earth. Streams of gilded flames burst forth, attacking the dull, Dark Gold Body.

Seemingly sensing danger, a pair of cold, dark golden eyes suddenly opened, looking at the great sun. Then, it stretched out its dark golden palm and lightly slapped it towards the latter, completely ignoring the gilded flames.

The seemingly powerless palm strike caused the entire space within a radius of ten thousand miles to collapse the moment it was unleashed.

The gilded flames were swallowed up by the collapsing space, and even the sun was sent flying dozens of feet away, directly falling into a disadvantageous position.

"Tsk, in this Great Thousand World, Heavenly Flames are no longer the most revered!"

Xiao Yan shook his head and sighed. In terms of energy fluctuations, the Great Sun was comparable to Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, but in terms of actual combat power, it was inferior.

"Fortunately, I have a lot of fire."

Clusters of crimson fiery clouds drifted out, their ever-changing layers exuding a terrifying heat as they slowly spread, enveloping an area of tens of thousands of miles.

The Gilded Golden Sun slowly sank into the clouds, but its brilliance was not obscured. Instead, it merged with the clouds, becoming even more powerful.

At the edge of the clouds, there was a dazzling array of colorful rays of light, echoing the sun hidden in the clouds and creating a fiery red sky.

The Dark Gold Body was instantly as if it had sunk into a quagmire, severely restricted. It wanted to find the enemy, but the surroundings were filled with the enemy's aura. Every move it made released overwhelming power, but it was completely swallowed up by the clouds and could not make a ripple.

Xiao Yan remained calm. The combination of these three flames could effectively suppress the Dark Gold Body, but it could not completely defeat it.

With a slight thought, Xiao Yan summoned four top-tier Divine Beast composed of flames: the Undying Bird, the Fire Phoenix, the Flame Dragon, and the True Dragon, which attacked the ferocious Dark Gold Body together.

This chapter contains a secondary interpretation. The original text of The Great Ruler only states that when the consciousness of the Eternal Pagoda was refining the Immortal Origin and repairing the Eternal Undying Body, a mishap occurred, causing a fragmented consciousness to devour much of the Immortal Origin, forming a counterfeit. This affected the revival of the Eternal Undying Body, and the consciousness of the Eternal Pagoda suppressed it.

Later, at the Eternal Gathering, Mu Chen self-destructed his Undying Golden Body to pursue the Immortal Origin, found the Purple-Gold Space, awakened his Eternal Undying Body, suppressed the counterfeit, refined the Immortal Origin, and made rapid progress.