Tracing the Spirit Vein's Source, Dao Rhyme Shatters Barriers and Steps onto a New Tier

After meditating in quiet enlightenment at the Origin Altar, Shen Hao's cultivation had improved, yet he vaguely sensed that he had reached a bottleneck. He could clearly feel that the Dao Rhyme within him had become sufficiently pure, and his connection to the origin of heaven and earth had grown ever closer, but he still could not break through his current realm and step into a new level of immortal cultivation. He knew it was not because his Dao Rhyme was lacking, but because he lacked an opportunity—one that would allow him to fully integrate everything and shatter the barriers before him.

That morning, while consulting the Hongmeng Dao Canon, Shen Hao came across a passage concerning spirit veins: "Across the Hongmeng Great Land, spirit veins crisscross the land. They are places where Origin Power gathers. Seek the source of a spirit vein, and one may glimpse the secrets of heaven and earth and break the barriers of cultivation." The passage made his eyes light up, and a thought arose in his heart—if he went to the source of the spirit vein deep within Secluded Forest Valley and explored the mysteries of Origin Power, perhaps he would find the opportunity to break through his bottleneck.

He immediately decided to set out. When Zi Xuan learned of it, she insisted on accompanying him. "Brother Hao, the depths of the spirit vein are surely fraught with danger. If I go with you, we can look after each other." Shen Hao knew Zi Xuan's temperament and understood the dangers that might lurk deep within the spirit vein, so he nodded and instructed her to stay by his side at all times and not act on her own.

After packing their belongings and bringing enough dried provisions and medicinal pills, the two headed deeper