Gate of Taboo, Variable? Transmigrator? Ascend to the River of Myriad Laws!

The gate looked like the South Heaven Gate of myth, yet it was filled with a thick, ominous aura. Countless strange characters were carved into its frame, as if there were innumerable twisted things within; a single glance seemed enough to contaminate a person.

Within that pitch-black doorframe, it was as though it led to some forbidden place, making one's hair stand on end and fear rise in the heart, brimming with an indescribable charm.

Along with Hongjun's words, waves of inexplicable murmurs came from within the gate, like the whispers of demons, containing chaotic, crazed, and eerie notes.

"Impossible for there to be a mistake?"

Hongjun seemed to understand the meaning conveyed from within the gate, and his face instantly turned black.

"If it was impossible for there to be a mistake, then why am I, this poor Daoist, currently only a Heavenly Dao Saint?"

Hongjun said coldly.

"..."

Black light flashed across the gate, as if it sensed Hongjun's condition. Then it fell silent, with no more sound coming out, as though even the gate had been stunned.

"You ask this poor Daoist why there was a mistake?"

"This poor Daoist would also like to ask you why it is completely different from what you said!"

"What exactly is the River God's background? Whether in the chaos period or when the Primordial World was opened, this poor Daoist has never heard of such a person."

"He—where exactly did he pop out from?"

Hongjun said expressionlessly.

"River God?"

"The Primordial World has no River God."

"He is a variable."

"He is unknown."

"There is something wrong with him."

"He does not belong to the Primordial World."

Strange murmurs came from within the gate, one after another.

Perhaps because the gate had appeared for too long, wisps of black mist gradually seeped out from it, as though they had begun to infiltrate reality.

Seeing this, Hongjun snorted coldly and waved his hand, directly putting the gate away.

Something wrong?

Nonsense. Did this poor Daoist not know there was something wrong?

What this poor Daoist wanted to know was what exactly was going on.

If you cannot even explain it, then why the hell would this poor Daoist ask you?

"He does not belong to the Primordial World. Could this person be a so-called guest from beyond the domain, a so-called... transmigrator?"

Thinking of the last voice just now, Hongjun narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured to himself.

"I must figure out this person's origins and probe clearly into his background."

After a brief moment of thought, recalling the information this Gate of Taboo had once told him, Hongjun's eyes flickered.

"A Heavenly Dao Saint is only a revered position; the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal is the true cultivation realm. I must raise my cultivation as quickly as possible as well, otherwise things will become troublesome."

"A Dao lecture? Then I will give a Dao lecture first, and use the merit from lecturing on the Dao to reach perfection."

"Luohu, you want to lecture on the Dao after one yuanhui? Then this poor Daoist will lecture on the Dao in one hundred million years!"

With that thought, Hongjun stretched out a finger and directly reflected his projection across the entire Primordial World, announcing that he would lecture on the Dao in the chaos one hundred million years later, passing down the Immortal Dao and the method of proving the Dao to Hun Yuan.

After doing everything, Hongjun closed his eyes.

First, he would stabilize his realm. Then, he would go look for this so-called River God!

Supreme treasures involving cause and effect such as the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner were still on the River God's person. No matter what, he had to meet him.

Tongtian River.

Tang Xuan raised his head and looked over. Hearing Hongjun announce his decree to the Primordial World, the corners of Tang Xuan's mouth curved slightly.

Couldn't sit still anymore?

One hundred million years was still a long time. No rush.

Withdrawing his gaze, he sat cross-legged. Thinking of his gains this time, Tang Xuan's face bloomed with an incomparably brilliant smile.

What did it mean to get rich overnight?

This was what getting rich overnight meant!

Getting rich overnight in a single wave!

Getting rich until the basin was full and the bowl was brimming!

"My cultivation broke through to the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal Realm, and the entire East Sea and the surrounding radiating rivers are all under my control."

"And as for Wish Origin, because I changed the fate of the Three Tribes, the Devil Race, and the Three Ancestors, I directly obtained over 1.13 billion Wish Origin."

"As for Heavenly Dao merit and Innate Supreme Treasures, there's even less need to say."

Tang Xuan murmured to himself.

With a thought, one supreme treasure after another appeared before Tang Xuan: the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, Qiankun Cauldron, God-Slaying Spear, Four Swords of Zhu Xian, Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus, and more.

"The fragments of the Great Dao of Water have pretty much been refined, and the resources given by the Three Tribes can be used for cultivation, speeding up my progress. As for these supreme treasures and Heavenly Dao merit..."

Tang Xuan shook his head.

He definitely would not use Heavenly Dao merit. It was not because there was some trap set by the Heavenly Dao inside that merit, but because using Heavenly Dao merit would bind him to the Heavenly Dao through ties and karma. That would clearly affect Tang Xuan's transcendent position.

The supreme treasures were easier to deal with. He could just leave them for now and decide according to the situation later. Whether he used them himself or bestowed them on others, either was fine.

"I was still thinking about which promotion route to choose, but this Heavenly Dao merit has given me an idea. No need to choose anymore."

A sharp gleam flashed through Tang Xuan's eyes. With a thought, a projection immediately condensed before him according to his will.

Innate River → River of Myriad Laws: Embraces myriad laws, devours all Daos, and can evolve all energies below the Great Dao level. (One billion Wish Origin)

Mm, this thing was something Tang Xuan had condensed so he could see things more clearly. It also counted as a little remembrance of the novels he had read in his previous life.

"Heavenly Dao merit... is likewise an energy below the Great Dao level!"

A curve traced across Tang Xuan's lips.

Perhaps he could even become a merit wholesaler?

Wouldn't that be fun? It could also further perfect his mysterious and unfathomable persona as the River God. It was completely killing two birds with one stone.

"I'll choose to promote into the River of Myriad Laws. Once my status advances, I can begin the next step of my plan and layout."

Letting out a breath, Tang Xuan first sensed things for a moment. After confirming that advancing his status would not take much time, he decisively began using Wish Origin.

Buzz!!!

As Wish Origin was rapidly consumed, in an instant, Tang Xuan only felt as if he had entered a state mysterious upon mysterious. The countless mysteries of all the Daos in the world appeared before his eyes in all their myriad, wondrous forms.

It seemed like an instant, yet also like eternity. Even time itself seemed to freeze at that moment.

In the next instant, Tang Xuan abruptly opened his eyes.

At once, ripples appeared over Tang Xuan's true body, profound waves spreading out. In the unseen, it seemed to be leaping, sublimating, filled with unparalleled mystery.

Ascension?

Ascension!

From the Innate River, promoted into the River of Myriad Laws!

Slowly raising his hand, with a thought, streams of magic power gathered in Tang Xuan's palm. Then, under Tang Xuan's control, they began to transform, gradually emitting the heavy, profound aura of Heavenly Dao merit, along with a sense of embracing all things and evolving all things.

Heavenly Dao merit?

Any fool with hands could do it!

With a wave of his hand, all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures gifted by the Three Tribes appeared before Tang Xuan. As Tang Xuan lightly clenched his fist, all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures turned to powder, leaving only pure energy to merge into Tang Xuan's body.

A faint divine light bloomed between his brows. Under the operation of the River of Myriad Laws' status and authority, all the energy swiftly transformed into the origin Tang Xuan needed. In just an instant, Tang Xuan's aura directly skyrocketed.

Newly entered the early stage of the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal Realm?

No—it was only one step away from the middle stage of the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal Realm!

"I didn't expect the River of Myriad Laws status to have this kind of benefit as well. Not only can it transform energy, it can also turn that energy for my own use."

"If not for the fact that digesting energy takes time, and that a large amount of energy still hasn't been digested, I could have raised my cultivation to the late stage of the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal Realm in one go!"

Tang Xuan's eyes lit up.

The so-called Hun Yuan Golden Immortal was, in essence, the process of comprehending a Great Dao. Once one fully grasped a single Great Dao, one could attain the position of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin.

And the River of Myriad Laws status could let him transform all energy into comprehension of the Great Dao of Water. Saying this kind of cultivation was a cheat device was nowhere near enough—it was straight-up turning on hacks!

Aside from that, there was no need to even mention things like absorbing others' attacks and transforming them for his own use as long as their attacks did not exceed his own upper limit.

As expected of the River of Myriad Laws. It was truly awesome!

Tang Xuan looked even more forward to just how terrifying the status of the Chaos River, and even the River of Time, would be.