Saints Beg Me Not to Show Off

In the past, even the most brilliant genius would have found it absolutely impossible to fully digest all the memories and insights of a Golden Immortal Peak without tens of thousands of years of painstaking effort.

But now, with the blessing of Heaven-Defying Comprehension, everything had changed!

Ao Chen sank his mind into it, as if transforming into countless beings, simultaneously reading, analyzing, and deducing all the information.

Dragon God Art, Sea Overturning Seal, True Dragon Nine Transformations...

All kinds of powerful dragon clan techniques and divine abilities—their strengths, weaknesses, core principles, and even areas for improvement—were instantly and thoroughly understood by Ao Chen.

"Dragon clan techniques are indeed overbearing and unmatched in combat power..." Ao Chen absorbed and evaluated at the same time.

"But they rely too heavily on bloodline and luck, and are too deeply entangled with the laws of heaven. Once karmic debt clings to you, or the great trend of heaven and earth shifts, you become constrained at every turn, with little hope of transcendence."

A stone from another mountain can polish jade. Although these dragon clan inheritances could not be directly copied, the exquisite insights they contained regarding energy manipulation, physical tempering, and Primordial Spirit comprehension provided precious nourishment for Ao Chen to create his own Mythical Grand Unity Method.

"My Mythical Grand Unity Method shall rely on nothing external and form its own system!"

"Since the Heavenly Dao abandons me due to karmic debt, I will open another 'heaven and earth' within my body and evolve my own 'Great Dao'!"

A bold and grand thought arose in Ao Chen's heart.

Heaven-Defying Comprehension operated at full power, countless sparks of inspiration colliding, exploding, and merging within his sea of consciousness.

He abandoned the traditional immortal path of refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, and refining spirit into emptiness, and also discarded the dragon clan's model of over-reliance on bloodline divine abilities.

He turned his gaze inward, toward himself, toward the most fundamental source of life!

"The Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things... Conversely, all things can also return to one, to that initial 'Dao'!"

"My method, the first step, is to find that initial 'One' within the body, that point of immortal light, and use it as a 'seed' to open up my own 'Origin Point'!"

"This Origin Point is neither a golden core nor a Nascent Soul, but the embryo of a universe, the beginning of a star river!"

Ao Chen was struck by divine inspiration, countless insights flooding his mind.

He borrowed the dragon clan's methods of tempering the physical body but reversed their flow—no longer drawing external power to strengthen himself, but compressing and refining inward, deep within the dantian's qi sea, seeking that faintly existing "Primal Ancestral Aperture."

Then, with the power of his Golden Immortal Peak Primordial Spirit, he visualized boundless chaos and the birth and death of star rivers, slowly pouring all of his essence, qi, and spirit—even a trace of his immortal True Spirit Imprint—into that "Primal Ancestral Aperture"!

This process was extremely perilous; the slightest mistake would mean complete annihilation of body and soul, with no chance even for reincarnation!

But Ao Chen's Dao Heart was firm, and with Heaven-Defying Comprehension monitoring and adjusting at every moment, he could always resolve crises by a hair's breadth.

After an unknown amount of time—perhaps an instant, perhaps an eternity—

Boom!!!

Within Ao Chen's dantian qi sea, a thunderous roar like Pangu Creates the World suddenly erupted!

The qi sea that had once carried the power of a Golden Immortal vanished, replaced by an extremely tiny yet infinitely deep and vast void space!

At the very center of this void space, a faint "starlight," seemingly containing infinite vitality, quietly lit up!

This was the "Primal Star Core" that Ao Chen had condensed using everything he had as nourishment—the true foundation of the Mythical Grand Unity Method!

"It's done!" A wave of understanding surged in Ao Chen's heart.

But this was only the beginning!

With a thought, the "Primal Star Core" began to emit a gentle yet tenacious gravitational pull. It did not absorb external spiritual energy, but instead began to absorb and refine the residual Golden Immortal mana within Ao Chen's body, the powerful dragon clan blood energy, and even the vast karmic debt!

That's right—even karmic debt was included in the scope of refinement!

The Mythical Grand Unity Method formed its own system and did not revere the Heavenly Dao, so naturally it feared no heavenly karmic debt!

Or rather, in its eyes, karmic debt was no different from other energies, all serving as "nourishment" for the evolution of its own universe!

As energy continuously poured in, the "Primal Star Core" grew brighter and more stable.

At the same time, centered around it, the void space began to slowly expand, becoming deeper, as if a true universe of stars was being opened up!

Gradually, around the "Primal Star Core," one, two, three...

More tiny "starlights" were lit and born!

They slowly revolved around the "Primal Star Core," forming a vague, vast, and awe-inspiring prototype of a star river!

At this moment, Ao Chen felt that his connection to the external Primordial World seemed to have been cut off by a layer.

Replacing it was an unprecedented sense of self-sufficiency and harmony.

As if he himself were an independent small heaven and earth.

The pressure of the Heavenly Dao and the shackles of karmic debt from the outside world seemed to have greatly diminished. The palpitations that had lingered in his heart vanished!

"Hoo~"

Ao Chen let out a long breath of turbid air and slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within his pupils, it seemed as if billions of stars were being born and dying in endless cycles!

"The first realm of the Mythical Grand Unity Method is not about becoming an immortal, but about laying the foundation. It should be called Mythical Earth Immortal—where the physical body shatters the void, attaining a longevity that matches heaven and earth, and one's own time and space become independent."

"Today, I, Ao Chen, using the Mythical Earth Immortal Method, have opened up a star river universe within my body."

Feeling the vast power contained within that newborn star river universe—power completely different from traditional immortal essence, filled with the force of space and stars—Ao Chen revealed a long-lost smile.

Though his realm still appeared to be that of an "Earth Immortal," his essence had already embarked upon an entirely different path.

His future was no longer bound by the Heavenly Dao, nor by the Primordial Violet Qi.

His journey was the true starry sea, the endless spacetime beyond the chaos.

Chapter 3: You Come Seeking Death the Moment You Finish Switching Cultivation Methods?

As for realms, Ao Chen paid them no mind.

To put it bluntly, so-called realms were merely labels; in the end, everything came down to actual strength.

With his current power, though he had only just begun his conversion and appeared to be an Earth Immortal, his strength was dozens of times greater than before the switch.

By comparison, Ao Chen felt that even if he could not yet match a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, he was not far off.

Moreover, due to the nature of the Mythical Earth Immortal, his spiritual power was vastly multiplied, and the divine abilities he unleashed were also far more potent. An ordinary Primordial Unity Golden Immortal might not necessarily be his match.

Most crucially, existing outside of spacetime meant he would no longer be shackled by the karmic debt of the Heavenly Dao.

With this thought, Ao Chen wasted no time. He immediately circulated the spiritual energy within his body and began to fill the Star River Universe inside him.

The Nine Breaths Qi-Serving of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Powers activated. Boundless spiritual energy erupted, surging in from all directions.

In an instant, an infinite torrent of spiritual energy poured in, like a celestial furnace, draining the immeasurable spiritual energy of the ten directions.

Soon, Ao Chen's aura began to skyrocket, and his cultivation steadily rose.

Finally, when his aura condensed to its peak, a faint pressure radiated outward, spreading like ripples on water, sending everything else in the cave tumbling to the ground.

Breakthrough successful. Ao Chen's internal Star River Universe was fully charged with spiritual energy, and he had successfully stepped into the mid-stage of the Mythical Earth Immortal realm.

"Hah... I broke through?"

Ao Chen let out a long breath, feeling the surging spiritual energy within him and the radiant Star River Universe. An expression of indescribable joy spread across his face.

Though he knew that this easy breakthrough was due to the conversion of his internal foundation, and that future breakthroughs would not be so simple, Even so, it was well worth celebrating, for it meant he was one step closer to the Great Dao.

"Next, I need to create a corresponding scripture. Although the cultivation method has been converted, it's still not a complete system."

"I also need to create some divine abilities for the Mythical Method. The abilities from my inherited memories are still a notch too weak in power."

Ao Chen sighed. He knew that his old abilities could still be used, and their power would even be greater than before.

But they were ultimately incompatible with the Mythical Method, unable to fully leverage its advantages.

In the path of cultivation, the key was compatibility. Only what suited oneself was the best; everything else was merely a castle in the air.

Having made all preparations, Ao Chen prepared to enter meditation again, intending to summarize his Mythical Method and create a corresponding scripture.

Then, combining the Mythical Method with his own origins, he would forge a divine ability tailored to himself.

But just then, a violent rumbling came from outside.

"What's going on?"

Ao Chen frowned slightly, spreading his divine sense like a vast net, extending it beyond the cave.

The next moment, his expression turned grim.

"Seeking death."

Ao Chen snorted coldly, and with a flash of his escape technique, he vanished from where he stood.

An instant later, he appeared outside the cave.

"Jiao Mo, are you here seeking death? I let you off last time, and you still dare to come here?"

Ao Chen stared at the burly man before him, killing intent flickering in his eyes.

Before him stood a muscular man with horns on his head and scales covering his body.

The man held a trident in his hand, an aura of terror flowing from his entire being. A five-colored light bloomed on his chest, and his face was arrogant and unruly.

Ao Chen recognized this man—or rather, his predecessor had. He was from the Innate Flood Dragon clan.