Jiang Fan stopped refining and began circulating his Great Dao Force, bringing the eight Great Daos within him into order one by one.
Each Great Dao bore the marks of his journey from the Lower Realm.
They held his insights into life and death, as well as his unyielding will.
He tempered and purified these powers over and over until his aura grew richer and steadier.
"It's time!"
After a long while, the moment was ripe.
Jiang Fan circulated the Dao-Nurturing Chapter once more, attempting to condense his Great Dao Force.
This time, after the Great Dao Fragments entered his body, they no longer rushed toward his Dao Foundation.
Instead, they first merged fully with his Spiritual Power before flowing slowly along the patterns of his Great Daos.
Under his control, every Great Dao Fragment became the purest nourishment for his Great Daos.
In the void, the phantom outline of a ninth Great Dao gradually grew clearer.
"Condense!"
Jiang Fan opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing through them.
Boom!
The ninth Great Dao condensed with a thunderous roar, joining the other eight in their orbit.
Nine Great Daos circulated through the void at once.
In an instant, golden light surged, and a vast aura billowed outward.
"The foundation of the Dao Realm is ten Great Daos!"
"I'm only one step away now!"
"I have to push through in one go!"
Jiang Fan knew that condensing each subsequent Great Dao would become increasingly difficult.
But he did not want to let this opportunity slip away.
"Patience! Patience!"
Following the path by which the ninth Great Dao had formed, he once again straightened out the patterns of his Great Daos, bit by bit.
Time ticked by...
Seven days later.
"That should do it!"
Jiang Fan glanced at the two hundred or