The Imprint Anchors Past and Present, Shaking the Ages; One Step to the Heavens, an Immortal for All Time!

"Only the past!" Ao Chen quickly made his decision.

"The past is already set in stone and relatively stable."

"More importantly, my Dao began in obscurity, yet evolved into a Star River Universe. If I can anchor the imprint at the origin of my own Dao..."

"That first glimmer of light, where it all began, will let me build the perfect foundation, uniting my uniqueness with the origin of my own Great Dao!"

The point he wanted to anchor wasn't the moment before he transmigrated, nor the moment he had just condensed the Primal Star Core. It was the moment the concept of the Mythical Grand Unity Method had truly first been born in his mind—the moment the thought of opening up his own universe had first taken shape!

That was the one and only origin point of the Dao belonging to Ao Chen!

His target was set. All that remained was to put his plan into action!

Ao Chen sank his mind completely into the vast Star River Universe within him.

"Condense!"

He gave a low shout. His primordial spirit, physical body, magical power, and all his insights into the Great Dao Origin Scripture—even his understanding of Pangu's Will and the Creation Jade Tablet...

Everything began to gather, compress, and refine itself toward the core of the Star River Universe—the Primal Star Core!

It was an extremely taxing process, both mentally and magically. Ao Chen could feel his essence rapidly depleting, but his gaze remained utterly resolute.

Gradually, above the Primal Star Core, a point of light began to slowly take shape. It shone brighter than a star, purer than a diamond, and seemed to contain all of Ao Chen's vital essence, spirit, and Dao!

Within that point of light, it seemed one could see the Star River turning and the universe being born and dying. One could also glimpse Ao Chen's experiences and insights, from the moment he transmigrated to the present.

It was proof of Ao Chen's existence in this Primordial World, as well as a condensation of his Great Dao!

The nascent Unique True Self Imprint was taking shape!

Next came the most crucial step—communicating with the fragment of the Creation Jade Tablet, establishing the coordinates, and sending out the imprint!

Ao Chen carefully separated a wisp of divine sense and sent it into the fragment of the green jade tablet, floating quietly within the Star River Universe.

Hum!

The fragment trembled slightly, and an immense, boundless Dao resonance of time and space instantly enveloped Ao Chen's divine sense!

Visions of the endless River of Time and the mysteries of spatial dimensions unfolded before his eyes!

Without Heaven-Defying Comprehension protecting his primordial spirit, that torrent of information alone would have been enough to make him lose himself!

"Fix!"

Ao Chen endured the pain throbbing through his primordial spirit. Guided by his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he struggled to search through the endless visions of time and space, locating the one and only moment he had in mind: the origin point of his Dao!

The River of Time was boundless, with infinite changes in every instant. This was billions of times harder than finding a needle in the sea!

But Ao Chen didn't give up!

With the help of the Creation Jade Tablet fragment, his divine sense continued to trace back, sift through, and pinpoint the moment!

At last!

He found it!

He found that exceedingly tiny moment when the thought of creating the Mythical Grand Unity Method had first occurred to him—so small it could almost be ignored!

"Now!"

Without hesitation, Ao Chen immediately rallied all his strength and sent the nascent Unique True Self Imprint through the connection he had established with the Creation Jade Tablet fragment!

Whoosh!

The brilliant point of light seemed to transform into a streak that ignored the distance between time and space. It crossed the endless reaches of spacetime in an instant, racing along an incomprehensible trajectory toward the past coordinates he had locked onto!

The process was extremely dangerous and consumed an immense amount of his essence!

Ao Chen could feel his power rapidly draining away!

But he could no longer spare a thought for that. His entire mind was focused on the True Self Imprint hurtling through time and space!

Could it... reach its destination?

And once it arrived, could it successfully sink into that point in the past like a nail, anchoring itself firmly and leaving behind a mark that belonged to him alone, unique throughout the ages?

Ao Chen's heart was in his throat.

Success or failure—all depended on this one move!

Boom!

The entire River of Time seemed to roar in fury at this unprecedented act!

A tremendous force from the past, bent on preserving the stability of history, stood in the imprint's way like an unbreakable dam!

The Unique True Self Imprint flashed wildly, even developing cracks. It seemed as if the power of the River of Time might obliterate it at any moment!

"Stay... fixed!"

Ao Chen's eyes nearly split, and his primordial spirit was on the verge of burning up!

The Star River Universe within him poured out every last bit of its power. Through their unseen connection, it continuously reinforced the imprint!

The fragment of the Creation Jade Tablet blazed with green light, forcibly suppressing the surrounding Spacetime Turbulence and buying the imprint time!

This was a contest between will and time—a struggle between his own Dao and the inertia of heaven and earth!

Who knew how long had passed?

Just as Ao Chen felt his essence was nearly spent...

Pop!

The sound of a bubble bursting rang out!

The Unique True Self Imprint had finally broken through the River of Time's corrective force.

Like a red-hot brand pressed into snow, it sank deep into the origin point of Ao Chen's Dao—irreversibly and eternally anchoring itself there!

He had done it!

The instant the imprint was successfully anchored!

Ao Chen's body shuddered violently!

An unprecedented, profound sensation surged through him, connecting past, present, and future!

He clearly sensed that at the distant origin point in the past, the one that belonged to him, another eternal and undying version of himself now existed!

That version of him had formed an unbreakable connection with the present him, as well as with some possible version of himself in the future, hidden beyond mortal comprehension!

His existence was no longer an isolated point confined to the present. It had expanded across the entire dimension of time!

Boom!

In the next instant, the bottleneck of Ao Chen's already perfected Mythical Earth Immortal realm shattered as naturally as water finding its course!

An even more vast, transcendent, and ethereal aura, filled with the Dao resonance of time and space, burst from within him and filled the entire cavern!

Mythical Heavenly Immortal!

The Star River Universe within him began expanding and evolving at a frenzied pace, becoming tens of thousands of times larger than before!

Countless stars blazed with an even more dazzling light. As the Star River turned, it seemed to stir the rhythms of time and space!

The previously indistinct laws of space and the flow of time became incomparably clear and stable, as if this inner universe had truly come alive!

Ao Chen could feel that with a single thought, he could now draw upon the immense power of heaven and earth within his inner universe!

He could even effortlessly twist and fold the space outside him, or make short-distance jumps through it!

His perception of time had become extraordinarily keen, as if he could see the traces left by the passing years!

"Transcending the ages, unique throughout all eternity; time bears witness to me alone, with no second to be found!"

"Commanding the power of heaven and earth, stepping into the dimension of time and space, preserving my body and Dao!"

This was the Mythical Heavenly Immortal realm!

Ao Chen slowly rose to his feet and clenched his fists, feeling the power roaring within him and the wondrous state of being both connected to the River of Time and independent of it. An unrestrained smile spread across his face!

"Hahaha! Today, I've finally become a Mythical Heavenly Immortal. The Great Dao is within reach!"

He could feel that with a mere wave of his hand, he could easily suppress his former self. It would be effortless.

Especially with the Mythical cultivation method: every step was a heavenly chasm. Against this method, numbers no longer mattered. Unless there was a qualitative transformation, one opponent was no different from countless opponents.

Of course, formations or some kind of combined attack method were another matter.

But no matter what, Ao Chen had now ascended to the heavens with every step, far beyond the ordinary.

He raised his head. His gaze seemed to pierce through the cavern and the barrier of Buzhou Mountain, toward the Nine Heavens above.

"The first lecture in Zixiao Palace must be nearly over by now..."

Meanwhile, deep in Chaos, far beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, in Zixiao Palace.

The first lecture, which had lasted a full three thousand years, was indeed drawing to a close, just as Ao Chen had imagined.

On the high platform, the Great Dao's true words gradually faded from Old Ancestor Hongjun's lips, and the wondrous visions filling the sky slowly dispersed.

"That concludes this lecture. In ten thousand years, I will open Zixiao Palace again. You may return then to hear my lecture."