The Great Dao Origin Scripture, the Grass-Cutting Sword Art, Hongjun Attains Sainthood? / My Dao Lies Between Heaven and Earth; A Treasure Awaits in the Depths of the Eastern Sea

He gave it no further thought. With a wave of his hand, he gathered Jiao Mo's enormous corpse and the Sea Covering Trident lying nearby, then turned and returned to his cave.

"One palm strike gravely wounded and killed a Taiyi Golden Immortal. He had only just reached the Taiyi realm, but that's still impressive."

"Mm. The power of this Mythical Earth Immortal realm really hasn't disappointed me."

Ao Chen nodded slightly, a satisfied look appearing on his face.

His predecessor had fought Jiao Mo several times, so Ao Chen had a rough estimate of Jiao Mo's strength. Honestly, before changing cultivation methods, he wouldn't have been able to withstand that palm strike either.

That showed just how wise it had been to switch to the Mythical Grand Unity Method.

With that thought, Ao Chen hesitated no longer. He immediately resumed his meditation, intent on further perfecting the Mythical Grand Unity Method and seeing whether he could create a corresponding divine ability.

Great Dao Origin Scripture, Grass Extinguishing Sword Art, Hongjun Achieves Sainthood?

For Ao Chen, killing Jiao Mo was merely a small interruption on the road of cultivation.

Back in his cave, he casually set up several simple concealment and warning restrictions.

Then he once again immersed himself in organizing and perfecting his own Great Dao.

"Though the Mythical Grand Unity Method has established its foundation and opened up the Earth Immortal realm, it still lacks a complete system."

Ao Chen sat cross-legged, his gaze deep.

"Without a guiding framework or scriptures to carry the Dao, future cultivation will inevitably take detours. And I won't be able to truly spread this path."

What he sought to create was an unparalleled path that led straight beyond Great Luo and even surpassed Hunyuan. Naturally, he needed a fundamental scripture capable of bearing this Dao.

His Heaven-Defying Comprehension surged into full force, and Ao Chen's mind sank into the vast Star River Universe within him.

He reviewed every detail and insight: how he had crossed over from being an ordinary mortal soul, awakened his comprehension, discarded his old methods, contemplated Chaos, condensed the Primal Star Core, opened a Star River within himself, and finally reached the middle stage of the Mythical Earth Immortal realm.

He also drew upon the scriptures inherited through his bloodline for reference, even incorporating ideas from novels in his previous life.

Every core principle of this method flowed through his mind, clashing and rising to new heights:

Evolve a Star River within, and become a universe unto oneself;

Let the body itself be the Dao field, seeking nothing from without;

Create Independent Spacetime, transcending Heaven and Earth;

Refine all things for one's own use, turning them into resources;

Revere not the Heavenly Dao, seek only the True Self...

These principles were like countless dazzling stars, arranging themselves along mysterious paths in his sea of consciousness. At last, they intertwined and coalesced into an unparalleled scripture glowing with the radiance of the Great Dao!

The scripture was not made of words, but of countless Dao Runes and profound Daoic rhythms. It expounded the fundamental truths of the Mythical Grand Unity Method, from its beginnings to the Earth Immortal realm!

"This scripture is the source of my Dao. It shall be named the Great Dao Origin Scripture!"

As Ao Chen settled on the scripture's name, the Star River Universe within him trembled violently, as if it had received some kind of confirmation. Its movements grew more harmonious and effortless, and it emanated an even vaster, more ancient aura!

Though the Great Dao Origin Scripture had only just taken shape and currently contained only the Earth Immortal Chapter, it instantly raised Ao Chen's understanding of the Mythical Grand Unity Method to a new level!

"The scripture is established. Now I need a method to protect my Dao."

Ao Chen did not stop. He immediately began pondering an offensive divine ability suited to him.

The Dragon Race's inherited divine abilities were powerful, but most relied on bloodlines and the laws of the Primordial Wilderness. They were ultimately at odds with his Mythical Grand Unity Method, which did not revere the Heavenly Dao, and could not unleash their full power.

He needed a supreme killing art that could perfectly channel the power of the Star River Universe within him, embodying the intent to shatter the void and cut down every obstacle!

In his sea of consciousness, the palm strike and finger thrust he had used to kill Jiao Mo replayed and evolved over and over. The Star River within him turned, stars were born and extinguished, space shattered... Countless inspirations burst forth.

"My Dao began in the humblest of places, yet it can evolve into a Star River Universe and encompass all things..."

"Stellar Force can nurture life, but it can also bring destruction..."

"Space can be crossed without hindrance, but it can also be used to cut through all things..."

"Among the plants of the Primordial Wilderness, even an ordinary blade of grass can evoke the tale from my previous life of 'a single blade of grass cutting down the sun, moon, and stars'..."

A flash of understanding suddenly passed through Ao Chen's eyes!

He extended a finger, held the others together like a sword, and lightly slashed the empty space before him!

There was no earth-shaking display of power, only a faint Gray Sword Qi, as thin as a strand of hair and seemingly ready to go out like a candle in the wind. It flickered and vanished.

Yet the moment that seemingly insignificant sword Qi passed through the void, it left behind an almost imperceptible spatial fissure, as black as ink and unable to heal!

A terrifying aura emanated from the fissure, one that withered all things and reduced them to Nirvana!

It was as if this sword had severed not space, but existence itself!

"This sword art seeks neither complexity nor variety, only the ultimate sharpness and Nirvana. Drawing on the Star River Universe within me, it condenses the true intent of destruction into a single point. It cuts out the roots and extinguishes all vitality..."

"It shall be called the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art!"

Ao Chen nodded with satisfaction.

The Grass Extinguishing Sword Art and the Great Dao Origin Scripture complemented each other: one was the foundation, the other a means of slaughter. Together, they had begun to form the system of his Mythical Grand Unity Method.

Though both were still immature and limited to the Earth Immortal realm, their potential was limitless!

Just as Ao Chen was consolidating his gains and preparing to continue perfecting the scripture and sword art—

Boom!

An indescribably vast, boundless, supreme, and terrifying pressure descended from the Nine Heavens like a breached celestial river, instantly covering the entire Primordial World!

Whether they were powerful beings in seclusion or ferocious beasts locked in battle, whether they were on the shores of the East Sea or atop Kunlun, all living beings—

At that moment, they felt a shudder and submission rising from the depths of their souls.

It was as though a supreme ruler had been born between Heaven and Earth.

The sudden, terrifying pressure startled Ao Chen from his meditation as well.

He shot a glance upward, his gaze seeming to pierce through the cave and the boundless seawater toward the source of the pressure—eastern Kunlun.

In the eastern sky, purple qi surged for thirty thousand li, stretching across the heavens.

Heavenly flowers fell in profusion, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, immortal music drifted faintly, and the Great Dao resounded in harmony.

The laws of Heaven and Earth across the entire Primordial Wilderness cheered and rejoiced.

A Daoic rhythm of "perfection," "supremacy," and "eternity" clearly reached the heart of every living being!

"This is... a Saint's pressure?" Ao Chen's pupils contracted as he understood at once.

His Heaven-Defying Comprehension stirred, and he sensed clearly that this was the power of the Heavenly Dao manifesting in celebration.

"Hongjun! He's become a Saint!"

Ao Chen's heart surged like a storm-tossed sea!

At last, it had come. The Primordial Wilderness was entering the age of Saints, and the Heavenly Dao's order would become more stable. There would be even less room for "anomalies" like them.

Feeling the terrifying Saintly might, which nearly crushed him and merged him into the Heavenly Dao, Ao Chen's inner Star River Universe abruptly accelerated, radiating an independent, transcendent aura as it struggled to resist the erosion of that might.

"Saints... truly are powerful!"

Ao Chen drew a deep breath. Instead of fear, an even fiercer flame burned in his eyes.

"So what if you're a Heavenly Dao Saint? My Dao is not part of your path!"

"Hongjun, you can unite with your Dao. I'll walk my own path!"

"One day, I, Ao Chen, will surpass you, surpass the Heavenly Dao, and reach the true... far shore of Great Luo."

He gazed in the direction from which the purple qi had come, his Dao Heart firmer than ever.

Hongjun's ascension to Sainthood brought not only pressure, but also boundless motivation to persist on the path of the Mythical Grand Unity Method.

My Dao Lies Between Heaven and Earth; A Treasure Awaits in the Depths of the East Sea

Just as Ao Chen's thoughts raced, an even more imposing and majestic voice rang out across the Primordial World, accompanied by the resonance of the laws of the Heavenly Dao. It was vast, yet devoid of feeling.

"I am Hongjun, and today I have attained Sainthood. Moved by the difficulties all beings in the Primordial Wilderness face in cultivation, a thousand years from now I shall open Zixiao Palace in the Chaos beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens and preach the Great Dao. All who are fated to come may attend."

The voice held not a trace of emotion, yet it carried supreme authority, like an edict from the Heavenly Dao, proclaiming the dawn of a new era.

After attaining Sainthood, Hongjun was going to preach the Great Dao?

At once, the entire Primordial Wilderness erupted into a frenzy!

Countless powerful cultivators, whether ancient beings who had secluded themselves to cultivate or newly risen powerhouses of the various races, revealed expressions of joy and excitement!

Sages Preach the Dao! This was an immense opportunity unlike any since Pangu Created the World!

If they could receive even a little guidance from a Saint, perhaps they would glimpse the secret to reaching a higher realm!

Yet Ao Chen, in his cave deep beneath the East Sea, showed no excitement at the news. Instead, his face revealed understanding and faint disdain.

"Zixiao Palace sermons?"

Relying on his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Ao Chen instantly saw the deeper purpose behind them.

"To spread his method of attaining Sainthood by Severing Three Corpses and following Heaven's will, thereby establishing his position as Dao Ancestor, gathering the fate of the Primordial Wilderness, and further perfecting the Heavenly Dao. A clever scheme indeed."

He knew very well that the "Great Dao" Hongjun preached would necessarily conform to the workings of the Heavenly Dao and suit the vast majority of beings in the Primordial Wilderness. It might be exquisitely profound, but it would never be the path he sought.