Comprehending Creation Dao Principles, Stepping onto the Peak of Humanity

Sitting by the desk, Ye Jing set aside what he had heard and seen earlier, picked up a volume of historical records, and immersed himself in reading.

The book recorded a folk myth passed down since ancient times.

Legend has it that in the Primordial Era, when heaven and earth first opened and chaos first emerged, Demonic Creatures roamed supreme, and Innate Spiritual Energy was dense to the extreme.

Countless demonic bodies loomed like mountains; some among the Demon Race's Emperors, once their dharma forms unfolded, could shroud half the Primordial Era.

At that time, the Human Race did not exist at all—until a creature with a human head and a serpent's body, Empress Wa, was born in Kunlun Mountain.

Though Empress Wa was of the Demon Race, she detested slaughter and devoted herself solely to cultivation deep within Kunlun Mountain.

At dawn, she Devoured the purple qi of the rising sun; at night, she refined her body with the starlight of the heavens. Her innate talent was already supreme, and after hundreds of thousands of years of such arduous cultivation, she became one of the few great figures in the Primordial Era.

Her cultivation grew ever more profound and unfathomable, yet she never participated in the battles of the Primordial Era, spending her days in seclusion deep within Kunlun Mountain.

One day, she realized her path had been cut off—her cultivation stagnated, with no progress for a thousand years. So Empress Wa awoke from seclusion, left Kunlun Mountain, and ventured into the Primordial Era to seek an opportunity.

Everywhere in the Primordial Era lay the remains of Great Demons—mountains of corpses, rivers of blood.

As Empress Wa traveled, demonic creatures fought everywhere, their blood dyeing the rivers red. The once-thriving Primordial Era had become a living hell.

Empress Wa's heart could not bear it, and she wished to change this scene of endless slaughter.

But even after traversing the entire Primordial Era, she could find no solution.

One day, weary from her journey, Empress Wa rested by a river. Suddenly, she caught sight of her reflection in the water, and her eyes lit up—the long-troubling problem was finally solved.

Since all the myriad races of the Primordial Era delighted in slaughter, why not create a race like herself that abhorred killing?

But creating life and bestowing wisdom belonged to the Dao of Life. Though Empress Wa's cultivation was heaven-reaching, she was only proficient in the Dao of Nature and could not grant life to the beings she created.

From that day on, Empress Wa traveled across the Primordial Era, sensing the growth of all things and the laws of heaven and earth. Finally, on Ziwei Mountain, she created the Primordial Scripture of Creation and comprehended the Great Dao of Creation.

After comprehending the Great Dao of Creation, Empress Wa used the Power of Creation, taking herself as a template, and with great divine power, she created the Human Race.

[You have reflected on the life of Empress Wa. You were very attentive, and you have activated Heaven-Defying Comprehension.]

[Your comprehension is Heaven-Defying. You have comprehended the Primordial Scripture of Creation.]

Empress Wa! This is quite similar to the legends from my past life. But isn't this just a myth? How can I comprehend a cultivation technique from it?

Could it be that this myth is not false, but a true account?

Yet the doubt only flickered in his eyes before Ye Jing focused his mind on the technique within his thoughts.

Whether the account is true or not, at least this technique is real.

Creation gives birth to Yin and Yang; heaven and earth nurture divine beauty. The Primordial Scripture of Creation is about comprehending the Yin Yang energy within the body.

Yang energy is the art of healing—it can create life, restore flesh to bone, and raise the dead. Yin energy is the art of defense—it can strip life from all things.

The Power of Creation is the foundation of all evolution in heaven and earth. The Primordial Scripture of Creation records that if one cultivates the Great Dao of Creation to its peak, they can make the entire world flourish.

Closing his mind, Ye Jing began to sense the Yin and Yang energies within his body, following the methods recorded in the Primordial Scripture of Creation.

The Yin Yang energy was mysterious and elusive, its traces unpredictable and hard to grasp. Even with Heaven-Defying Comprehension activated, Ye Jing spent a very long time barely managing to capture it.

After capturing the Yin Yang energy, the next step was to refine it within his body, turning it to his own use.

But even so, this did not count as comprehending the Dao of Creation. Only when the Yin and Yang energies achieved balance could he finally be said to have comprehended it.

This was the hardest step, and also the most dangerous. If balance could not be maintained, it would be easy to fall into Yin-Yang imbalance and become a monster.

Ye Jing's face, once fair and full of vitality, gradually turned withered and wrinkled, eventually becoming like bark. A thick aura of decay emanated from him.

Fortunately, the desk he sat at was in a secluded corner of the Hanlin Academy, where no other officials ever came. Otherwise, seeing such a change in his face, they would surely have thought him a monster.

This was caused by Ye Jing refining Yin energy within his body. After his skin turned to withered bark, the decay did not continue.

Instead, it gradually reversed, becoming youthful again, and finally as tender as a baby's skin. The cycle repeated until he returned to his original appearance.

Ye Jing slowly opened his eyes, sensing the changes in himself. A brief look of surprise flickered in his gaze.

Have I already broken through to the Peak of Humanity Realm?

The Peak of Humanity Realm is the existence that comprehends Dao Principles. Just now, when he balanced the Yin and Yang energies within his body again, he comprehended the Creation Dao Principles, thus breaking through to the Peak of Humanity Realm.

The Peak of Humanity Realm is divided into four steps: Enlightenment, Entering the Dao, Dao Master Realm, and Dao Attainment. Ye Jing had just stepped into the Peak of Humanity Realm and was currently in the Enlightenment stage.

However, although Ye Jing had entered the Peak of Humanity Realm, his overall strength had not significantly improved.

The Creation Dao Principles are among the highest Dao Principles in heaven and earth, but unlike the Lightning Dao Principles, they begin from the smallest things, though their potential is limitless.

As long as Ye Jing continuously refines the Yin Yang energy within his body, his comprehension of the Creation Dao Principles will deepen. If he cultivates to the extreme, he can even evolve all things in heaven and earth.

Returning to Ye Manor, Ye Jing continued refining the Yin Yang energy within his body. The more Yin Yang energy he accumulated, the stronger his power would become.

Over the next few days, Ye Jing served his duties at the Hanlin Academy during the day and diligently cultivated at night.

Seven days later, Ye Jing awoke from seclusion.

After seven days of relentless cultivation, Ye Jing had accumulated a fair amount of Yin Yang energy within his body, and the Creation Dao Principles could finally display a trace of their power.

Ye Jing rose from his bed and walked to the desk. On the desk sat a potted plant. Ye Jing placed his hand over it.

The once lush green plant gradually turned yellow and withered, eventually dying completely.

This was a Dao technique recorded in the Primordial Scripture of Creation, called Devour. It could devour the life force of all things. However, Ye Jing's mastery of Devour was still shallow—for now, he could only devour the life force of vegetation or low-level demonic beasts.

As for the vital energy of those powerful martial artists, with his current understanding of the Creation Dao Principles, he was far from being able to achieve that.

However, if this 'Devour' could be cultivated to an extremely high realm, not to mention powerful martial artists—even the vital energy of the God of Heaven and Earth could be devoured cleanly.

The vital energy within a martial artist's body was not inexhaustible. The more vigorous the vital energy, the stronger their life force. When the vital energy within the body was completely consumed, it meant the martial artist's Lifespan had run out.

Now that he had mastered 'Devour,' as long as he could cultivate it to an extremely high realm, this Devour would become his greatest means of dealing with enemies.

Just as Ye Jing was immersed in the joy of mastering 'Devour,' a sudden disturbance came from his Sea of Consciousness, causing his expression to freeze.