Are Your Injuries Healed?

Within the Hong Yuan Realm, Hong Yuan sat quietly atop the green Lotus Platform, countless tangible Dao Patterns swirling around him.

After devouring an immeasurable amount of Great Dao Merit, not only had his injuries fully healed, he had also gained quite a bit.

"Buzz—"

As the Dao Rhyme around him finally converged, an aura that made all Daos submit naturally emanated from him.

At this moment, merely sitting there, he seemed to have become the center of the universe, with the laws of all heavens revolving around him.

"Alas..."

A soft sigh escaped Hong Yuan's lips, yet it caused the laws of all heavens to resonate in unison, making the entire Hong Yuan Realm tremble slightly.

All living beings within the realm sensed it and instinctively bowed devoutly in that direction.

"In the end, I was still short by a sliver."

Hong Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Countless universes were born and perished within their depths. "As expected, the threshold of the fourth level of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm is not so easy to cross."

He could clearly sense that he now stood at the peak of the third level, only one step away from that wondrous fourth level.

That membrane separating realms was already clearly visible, seemingly within reach, yet divided from him by an indescribable chasm.

However, not a trace of disappointment appeared on Hong Yuan's face. Instead, he revealed a relieved smile.

"I was being greedy." He gently shook his head, seemingly mocking himself. "How long has it been since I broke through to the third level? If not for the heaven-defying opportunity of devouring the primordial origin fed back by the Primordial Universe, even tens of thousands of Yuan Hui of bitter cultivation might not have brought me such progress."

He slowly