In Li Yuan's past understanding, there was only one path to surpassing a Supreme Being and reaching the Sub-Saint level, and that was "Dao Integration."
And it had to be the Unity of three Daos!
If it was only the Unity of two Daos, then one was merely at the Supreme Being level, still within the scope of a Quasi-Saint. Only the Unity of three Daos counted. This point was reflected in the Sub-Saint Ultimate Arts he had studied, the Hundred-Dao Sacred Body and Burning Heart, as well as the other two Sub-Saint Ultimate Arts he had witnessed, the Thousand Sword Dream Realm and the Time Dream Domain.
These Sub-Saints had all achieved the Sub-Saint level through the Unity of three Daos.
Therefore, Li Yuan had never once doubted this.
But today, inside this mysterious Ancient Ruin, within this strange space, facing nine flawless Dao Diagrams filled to perfection, Li Yuan's understanding was completely reshaped.
So it turned out that a single Eternal Dao truly could surpass the fourth step?
"Could it be that one can reach the Sub-Saint level without Dao Integration?" Countless thoughts flashed through Li Yuan's mind. The more he observed and comprehended these Dao Diagrams, the more he could sense how terrifying they were.
Each Dao Diagram was over ten million kilometers in length, width, and height, and was formed by the convergence of countless threads. Those countless threads were also constantly shifting... complex to an inconceivable degree.
They encompassed Myriad Phenomena!
They contained infinite variations.
Yet each explained only a single Eternal Dao.
Time slowly passed.
"Incredible!"
"Whether it's the World Dao, in which I've achieved the most."
"Or the Myriad Spirits Dao, or the Great Destruction Dao—every profundity I've deduced seems to be contained within these Dao Diagrams." Li Yuan stared fixedly at the