Fixing the Cause, Changing the Effect, the Heavenly Dao's Cornerstone!

Time passed swiftly. In the blink of an eye, three thousand years had gone by. Ye Xuan's aura surged violently, boundless law force shooting straight into the clouds.

After only three thousand years, Ye Xuan had undergone yet another transformation. Having first obtained a mass of Essence of Yin-Yang Demon God, and then a sliver of supreme origin qi—the most fundamental power of a Great Dao Demon God, containing its unparalleled insights into its own Great Dao—he fully integrated it into his true body. His mastery of the Great Dao of Hiding advanced another level.

A ten-percent mastery of the Law of Hiding was the second most powerful Great Dao law force in Ye Xuan's hands.

As for the first, it was the Law of Karma. If he could fully comprehend it, he could push it straight to thirty percent mastery. But it was profoundly mysterious; it would take at least half a Yuanhui before he could completely grasp it and wield it freely.

Moreover, Ye Xuan's very foundation had risen another tier. He had already been among the strongest of the Innate God-Demons, but now, ascending further, he stood directly above all Innate God-Demons.

He was no longer an Innate God-Demon, nor a Great Dao Demon God. He was called an Innate Demon God.

The only Innate Demon God in the Primordial World.

Surveying his own strength, already above all Innate God-Demons and worthy of being called the foremost among them, Ye Xuan smiled in satisfaction and said softly, "Good."

"Having stepped into the Realm of Quasi-Saint, I can now merge my Good Corpse into the Three Thousand Heavens and generate a Heavenly Dao..."

The Good Corpse, like Ye Xuan himself, was at the Quasi-Saint realm. Sacrificing a Quasi-Saint would not, like Pangu, give birth to countless Innate God-Demons.

But forming the embryo of a Heavenly Dao was no difficult task. Merging the Good Corpse into the heavens would produce a Heavenly Dao embryo, perfecting Ye Xuan's Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams and allowing him to surge straight into the Golden Immortal of the Origin realm.

As for the Three Corpses Becoming Saint Method—losing the Good Corpse freed up an Innate Spiritual Treasure in his hands.

After cutting once, he could choose another Innate Spiritual Treasure to entrust the Three Corpses, cycling endlessly. Would he not then obtain a Heavenly Dao in every world, and also master every Great Dao along the way?

"Good!"

Ye Xuan's face lit up with joy. Using a Jade Plate Fragment and the Innate Spiritual Treasure Sky-Probing Instrument, he performed a divination. Seeing a glimmer of feasibility, he acted immediately.

With a flip of his palm, a figure stepped forth and bowed to Ye Xuan.

"The Good Corpse greets the Original Body."

Ye Xuan nodded slightly. He watched as the Good Corpse walked into one of the Three Thousand Heavens, soaring to billions of zhang in height. Above the nine skies, astral clouds churned. The vast world, in the hands of a giant, was no more than a chessboard.

Amid the endless misty qi, the Good Corpse's true body continued to rise until it stood shoulder to shoulder with the heavens. Its eyes merged with the power of the sun and moon, and only then did it fully integrate. When a Quasi-Saint merges into a world, how immense an amount of Innate Spiritual Qi can it produce?

Boundless Innate Spiritual Qi fused into every strand of heaven and earth. Such a great contribution force allowed its Primordial Spirit to merge perfectly. Endless mysterious power entered, causing a transformation and giving birth to the embryo of a Heavenly Dao.

"Boom!"

The birth of a Heavenly Dao within the Three Thousand Heavens caused Ye Xuan's Great Dao law force to skyrocket. His aura swept across heaven and earth, swelling violently as he charged into the Golden Immortal of the Origin realm. Around him, auspicious qilin spat blessings, phoenixes and dragons sang in harmony, and countless auspicious signs appeared all at once.

Half a day later, Ye Xuan's eyes snapped open. A beam of Innate Divine Light shot from his gaze, piercing the nine heavens and surging into the endless Chaos Qi.

Within his true body, a trace of Heavenly Dao power now resided.

Seeing that his strength had more than doubled after the breakthrough, Ye Xuan smiled lightly. With the power of two Quasi-Saints, he could now be considered a strong figure among Quasi-Saints. He waved his hand, intending to summon the Innate Spiritual Treasure Karma Gourd, but upon sensing it, he found that this treasure had already merged into the Heavenly Dao.

"The power of Karma—the foundation of the Heavenly Dao."

"This Innate Spiritual Treasure was always fit to serve as a Heavenly Dao heavy artifact. It has merged into the Heavenly Dao together with the Good Corpse..."

A hint of surprise flickered in Ye Xuan's eyes. No wonder, after losing the Good Corpse, he remained at the Quasi-Saint realm instead of falling back to Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection. He had not truly lost the Good Corpse; it had merely merged with the Three Thousand Heavens, still existing in essence.

And though he had lost one Innate Spiritual Treasure, he had gained a Heavenly Dao heavy artifact.

The Three Corpses Becoming Saint Method and the Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams had fused together in his hands—a tremendous gain. Just as he was about to enter secluded cultivation to comprehend the Way of Karma, an electronic sound rang in his ears.

[Ding dong!]

[Detected that East King Duke, after obtaining the Yellow Middle Plum from Penglai Immortal Island, now commands over a million Golden Immortals. He plans to use the Myriad Immortals Great Formation to break into the Quasi-Saint realm. He is hosting a banquet on Penglai, inviting Emperor Taiyi and others, intending to annihilate them in one stroke and dismantle the Heavenly Court. Please choose from the options below.]

[Option One: Attend the banquet, help Emperor Taiyi and the others capture East King Duke. Complete the task and receive the Innate Spiritual Root Five-Leaf Pine Needle.]

[Option Two: Attend the banquet, join East King Duke in capturing the Demon Emperor and the others. Complete the task and receive one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, the Yellow Middle Plum.]

[Option Three: Ignore the matter, enter secluded cultivation, and receive a Three Lights Divine Water Pool.]

Hearing this, a strange look crossed Ye Xuan's eyes. Just an Innate Grand Array, and he dares to start a war with Emperor Taiyi and the others?

Emperor Taiyi and his side had held back all along, mainly because the other party had not struck first. As the Head of Male Immortals, out of respect for the Dao Ancestor, they had to wait for Daoist Donghua to make the first move before they could counterattack—or even finish him off in one go and seize the title of Head of Male Immortals.

Watching the endless Great Tribulation qi swirling in the east, Ye Xuan shook his head. Truly a fool, overestimating himself.

The day the banquet begins will be the day he dies. Gazing eastward, Ye Xuan spoke.

"I choose the third option. Ignore it."

[Ding dong!]

[Host has chosen to ignore the matter and enter secluded cultivation. The Three Lights Divine Water Pool is being distributed. Please check it yourself.]

Another electronic sound reached Ye Xuan's ears. In the void, a jade pool appeared, filled with endless Three Lights Divine Water.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan was overjoyed. Three Lights Divine Water was the foremost of all Innate Divine Waters, capable of reviving the dead and restoring flesh to bones. Even for a Quasi-Saint, it held boundless wondrous uses.

Used on Innate Spiritual Roots, it could elevate them to a higher level.

After a moment's thought, Ye Xuan waved his hand, sending a hundred drops of Three Lights Divine Water into his mouth.

Half a day later, surging Qi of Creation rushed through Ye Xuan's flesh. Hidden Dao wounds that could not normally be found within his body were healed, and his Primordial Spirit became full and abundant, free of any trace of weariness.