"Buzz!"
After Ye Xuan made his choice, he felt a sword ringing within his primordial spirit. It was the Sword Law.
In an instant, his understanding of the Sword Law surged into his primordial spirit like a flood.
Seated in the Dao Seeking Palace, Ye Xuan closed his eyes. An Innate Spiritual Root around him sent down boundless Wisdom Light. It was the Ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree.
Immersed in the Great Dao, Ye Xuan's perception became extraordinarily keen. Somehow, he seemed to see a breeze pass through a crack in the rocks, producing a sharp whistle; a silver waterfall crashing down from the Nine Heavens, unstoppable; and the supreme sharpness of plants and leaves reaching for the sky and striving to grow!
Cutting through all things, forging ahead without hesitation—that was sword intent.
Another thousand years passed, and a faint buzz sounded from Ye Xuan. This time, however, it did not come from his primordial spirit.
Powerful sword intent radiated from every part of his physical body.
The power of his primordial spirit was like an invisible sword, merging into the Great Dao.
"Boom!"
A Great Dao True Seed, formed from Ye Xuan's sword intent and the power of supreme laws, appeared between his brows.
"Whoosh!"
After an unknown number of years, Ye Xuan opened his eyes. Supreme sword qi shot into the clouds around him. He had not used the power of laws; with just a glance, he parted the Gang Clouds of the Nine Heavens, and a crack appeared in the void.
"The Law of Breaking..."
Watching this, Ye Xuan's eyes revealed a thoughtful look.
Among the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Sword Dao, like the Way of Thunder, was renowned for its formidable offensive power.
But the two were not quite the same.
The Sword Dao contained many different kinds of sword intent. Ye Xuan's sword intent, when fused with the Law of Breaking, produced Breaking Sword Qi.
With a single sword strike, all laws could be broken!
This Great Dao could fully incorporate the Three Thousand Great Daos into one's own Dao.
It could also be supplemented by other Great Daos, making their offensive power even greater.
When used together with the Golden Great Dao within the Way of Five Elements, it had even more wondrous applications.
"Excellent!"
Seeing that he had mastered another ten percent of the Sword Law, Ye Xuan was quite pleased. Every movement of his now carried a trace of the true meaning of the Sword Dao. A glance could cleave the void of the Nine Heavens, and a blade of grass could cut through the Sun, Moon, and Stars.
He had gained another offensive technique.
Only after mastering it did Ye Xuan return to secluded cultivation, intending to incorporate this Great Dao Law into his own Dao.
The Sword Dao encompassed everything, but its true foundation lay in the word "break."
One sword broke all laws. Once struck by it, any Great Dao would be powerless to resist. That was the Sword Dao!
Another half a Yuanhui passed. Boundless phenomena appeared in the courtyard, lighting up the void. They came from the Innate Gourd Vine: the Great Derivation Gourd, an Innate Spiritual Treasure, had finally emerged after countless years of gestation—and had entered Ye Xuan's hands.
"Boom!"
Upon emerging, it swallowed immeasurable Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi before beginning to conceal its aura.
This Innate Spiritual Treasure had been gestating in the Dao Seeking Palace all along, absorbing and releasing immeasurable spiritual qi. It was somewhat different from the Heaven Measuring Ruler. The latter was a higher tier, giving rise to other Great Dao Laws, and thus required the Innate Spiritual Qi of nearly half the West.
Seeing that he had obtained another Innate Spiritual Treasure, Ye Xuan was overjoyed.
With a second Innate Spiritual Treasure, he could behead his Second Corpse. He had already reached the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage; once he beheaded his Evil Corpse as well, his overall strength would rise another level.
After examining it, Ye Xuan's eyes revealed a hint of surprise. As he had expected, this Innate Spiritual Treasure had already reached perfection. Yet it was even more powerful than an Innate Spiritual Treasure at the perfect level!
Ye Xuan did not know whether it had anything to do with the boundless Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi, but it seemed to show signs of becoming an Innate Supreme Treasure.
Still, despite its boundless Innate Spiritual Qi, its limit was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. It was somewhat stronger than other Innate Spiritual Treasures, but it was still an Innate Spiritual Treasure, not an Innate Supreme Treasure.
Shaking his head, Ye Xuan looked thoughtful. If the boundless Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi could raise it to a higher level, could a portion of Chaos Origin Qi elevate the final gourd to an Innate Supreme Treasure?
After considering it, Ye Xuan decided to leave the matter aside. Chaos Origin Qi was extraordinarily precious. Those who focused on cultivating the physical body could, after reaching Quasi-Saint Great Perfection, rely on a portion of Chaos Origin Qi to enter the Realm of Sages.
Body Becoming a Sage!
Such a Supreme Wonder was beyond his reach unless he had great fortune.
Looking at the Innate Spiritual Treasure in his hands, Ye Xuan returned to secluded cultivation.
This Evil Corpse was much harder to behead than the First Corpse. Another half a Yuanhui passed before Ye Xuan finally began to behead it.
"Rumble!"
Half a Yuanhui after Ye Xuan entered secluded cultivation, a terrifying aura surged from the Dao Seeking Palace and spread across the world.
In an instant, despite the presence of an Innate Grand Array, countless living beings within a thousand million li of Spirit Mountain trembled. Under Ye Xuan's aura, they shook all over, their eyes filled with awe.
Beneath Ye Xuan's aura, every living being seemed like a tiny boat on the ocean, liable to capsize and perish at any moment.
"Eldest Brother!"
"Is he entrusting his Evil Corpse?"
Feeling another supreme aura coming from the Dao Seeking Palace, Daoist Zhunti's face grew solemn.
Ye Xuan's cultivation had long since reached the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage. Though he felt that his Eldest Brother had the makings of a Dao Ancestor, it had not been that long. Daoist Zhunti did not think the other man could have advanced to the Quasi-Saint Late Stage. But beheading a Second Corpse was more likely!
Even beheading a Second Corpse was astonishing. Among all the Innate God-Demons, only the Demon Emperor had managed to behead a Second Corpse while at the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage.
Yet Ye Xuan had reached the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage in all Three Supreme Dharma Gates.
"I must work harder and reach the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage soon."
As he pondered this, inside the Dao Seeking Palace, Ye Xuan entrusted his Second Corpse to the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Great Derivation Gourd.
Seeing that his Evil Corpse possessed the same level of strength as himself—the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage—Ye Xuan was overjoyed.
"Greetings, Original Self!"
Holding a dreamlike Innate Gourd in his hands, the Evil Corpse bowed.
"Excellent!"
Looking at his Evil Corpse, Ye Xuan merged him into himself, then returned to secluded cultivation.
This Innate Spiritual Treasure contained not only the Great Dao of Dreams, but also the Great Dao of Derivation. Mastering both would greatly benefit the Three Thousand Heavens.
However, though he had imprinted the laws within it, Ye Xuan still needed to cultivate in seclusion for a while before he could fully comprehend them.
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