See the Great Way by Breaking Through Life and Death; Create the Future with the Nine-Turn Divine Art (Continued)

The first method was Merit-based Enlightenment.

It was like Taiqing Laozi, Venerable Lord Yuanshi, and the other Six Saints of the Primordial Wilderness would do in the future: they borrowed the Heavenly Dao's merit to attain sainthood and become Heavenly Dao Saints.

However, the Heavenly Dao had yet to emerge, so Merit-based Enlightenment wasn't an option for now.

Even if it were possible, Yun Xiao would certainly rule this method out first.

There was no other reason. It had its advantages, but its drawbacks were just as obvious.

A Heavenly Dao Saint had to entrust their Primordial Spirit to the Heavenly Dao. Though the Primordial Spirit would not perish as long as the Heavenly Dao endured, it meant handing their fate over to the Heavenly Dao. How could they ever be free and unfettered?

Furthermore, a Heavenly Dao Saint's cultivation would be bound, and they would never be able to surpass the Heavenly Dao or rise above it.

On the other hand, while a Heavenly Dao Saint could borrow the Heavenly Dao's power and be invincible in the Primordial Wilderness, outside it they were no more than an ordinary Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

They might even risk being blown to death by a terrifying Chaos Qi Stream in the chaos.

The second method was Three Corpses Severing Enlightenment.

But this method wasn't suitable for Yun Xiao either.

The Primordial Wilderness had only just been formed. Who knew what remote corner Hongjun was in, let alone whether he'd lecture at the Purple Cloud Palace and teach the method of Three Corpses Severing Enlightenment?

Besides, Yun Xiao had ambitions of her own. With the top ten Great Daos and the Nine Revolutions Divine Technique in hand, why would she settle for imitating others?

As for the third method, it was Strength-based Enlightenment.

This "strength" didn't refer simply to physical strength, but to the power of laws.

As mentioned just now,

as long as one fully comprehended one of the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws and fused a trace of it with oneself, one could naturally advance from Quasi-Saint to Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal—in other words, a Primordial Saint.

Those who attained enlightenment this way far surpassed those who used Merit-based Enlightenment or Three Corpses Severing Enlightenment. But it was also the most difficult method.

Though difficult, there were still many living examples proving it was possible.

Great God Pangu and the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods had all attained enlightenment through the power of laws. Their strength and potential for growth were beyond comparison with the Six Saints of the Primordial Wilderness.

[ Ding! Divine Choice activated. ]

[ Option One: Attain enlightenment through merit. Reward: one Top-grade Blessed Land. ]

[ Option Two: Attain enlightenment through Three Corpses Severing Enlightenment. Reward: one Top-grade Blessed Land. ]

[ Option Three: Attain enlightenment through Strength-based Enlightenment. Reward: one Top-grade Blessed Land. ]

After looking at the three options, Yun Xiao immediately made her choice.

After thinking it over, she had already decided to pursue Strength-based Enlightenment.

The rewards were all the same, so she could still get a Top-grade Blessed Land for free. What a sweet deal!

"Let's try the Law of Strength first."

Yun Xiao's eyes gleamed. The Fragment of the Jade of Creation and the Enlightenment Mirror floated above her head. In an instant, Dao Sound rang out, and the world thrummed in harmony, bringing her mind to utmost clarity.

At the Golden Immortal Realm, "golden" meant imperishable. She had already reached the threshold for comprehending laws.

With the help of the Fragment of the Jade of Creation and the Enlightenment Mirror, she should be able to begin comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos.

With that thought, Yun Xiao immediately began to comprehend the Law of Strength.

Ten years, fifty years, a hundred years, three hundred years...

Time passed quietly. By now, beads of sweat had begun to cover Yun Xiao's forehead.

It was hard—far too hard!

After more than three hundred years, she had only comprehended one percent of the Law of Strength, and that was with the help of the Enlightenment Mirror and the Fragment of the Jade of Creation!

But then again, it made sense.

Any one of the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws could lead to enlightenment if fused with oneself. That alone showed how profound and complex they were.

And the Law of Strength ranked first!

As she comprehended the Law of Strength, Yun Xiao also learned something new.

The complete Jade Disc contained all of the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws, but the Law of Strength hadn't been among them from the beginning.

The law ranked first was the Great Dao of Time.

In other words, Great God Pangu might not have mastered the Law of Strength at first!

Instead, after fusing all the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws into himself, he had deduced the Law of Strength!

Put another way, the Law of Strength was formed by combining the Three Thousand Great Daos. It transcended the Three Thousand Laws and was equivalent to their overarching principle!

Once it had been created, it immediately pushed the Great Dao of Time, previously ranked first, down to second place!

At the thought, Yun Xiao couldn't help but draw a sharp breath.

Terrifying—utterly terrifying!

No wonder Great God Pangu had dared to forge a path through strength. The Law of Strength had such an astonishing origin!

So even though Yun Xiao had only comprehended one percent of the Law of Strength, it had already brought about an earth-shaking transformation in her!

If she encountered Ao Feng again now and threw a punch imbued with the Law of Strength, her opponent would likely suffer far more than serious injuries.

[ Ding! The host has comprehended a Great Dao Law and chosen Strength-based Enlightenment. Reward: Top-grade Blessed Land, Fangzhang Island. ]

At that moment, a location appeared in Yun Xiao's mind, deep in the Western Sea of the Primordial Wilderness.

At the same time, she learned how to break Fangzhang Island's wards.

How thoughtful!

"The Western Sea of the Primordial Wilderness is a long way from here, and I'd have to pass through the Western Land. Who knows what dangers I might encounter?"

"The Blessed Land isn't going to grow legs and run away. I'd better focus on improving my strength first."

Yun Xiao murmured to herself. Then, with a thought, the Pangu Jade Marrow inside the Fragment of the Jade of Creation appeared before her.

Now that she could cultivate the Nine Revolutions Divine Technique, she could pair its Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique with the Pangu Jade Marrow for twice the result with half the effort. She might even transform her bloodline in the process!

With that thought, she swallowed the Pangu Jade Marrow without hesitation.

Boom!

The next instant, an indescribable energy burst from Yun Xiao's body. It was as if a mountain stretching for countless miles had collapsed inside her, and an endless torrent of terrifying energy instantly filled her entire body.

Crack! Crack!

The sound of bones breaking rang out again and again. In an instant, an indescribable, swelling pain swept through her entire body.

"Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique!"

Yun Xiao endured the pain and hurriedly began cultivating the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique. In an instant, a hazy green light enveloped her. A vortex formed in her abdomen, constantly devouring the Pangu Jade Marrow's energy.

Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, First Revolution!

Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, Second Revolution!

Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, Third Revolution!

Before even the time it took to drink a cup of tea had passed, Yun Xiao used the Pangu Jade Marrow's energy to break through to the early stage of the Third Revolution!

As the saying went: the First Revolution was profound, the Second Golden, the Third Taiyi, the Fourth Great Luo, the Fifth Quasi-Saint, and the Sixth Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

At that moment, Yun Xiao's physical cultivation had successfully advanced to the Early Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!

And that was only part of it!

As Yun Xiao absorbed the Pangu Jade Marrow, her bloodline transformed as well. Her bright red blood gradually turned pale purple.

Her Primordial Spirit cultivation hadn't improved; she was still at the early stage of the Golden Immortal Realm.

But her understanding of the Dao had become entirely different from before.

In other words, the Pangu Jade Marrow had subtly improved her origins as well!

In the Primordial Wilderness, what did it take to achieve greatness?

Hard work? Diligence?

No.

Those things were necessary, but they couldn't determine a cultivator's future.

The idea that an ordinary mortal could defy fate and make their own destiny was something found only in high-martial worlds like xianxia settings.

In the Primordial Wilderness, the only thing that truly determined a person's potential for growth was their origins!

Take the Three Pure Ones, for example. They were formed from a single breath of Great God Pangu, and their origins were extraordinary. Even if they slept all day, attaining enlightenment would still come naturally to them.

Hard work and diligence merely hastened the process.

A plant spirit, by contrast, could absorb the essence of the sun and moon all night long, and still be lucky just to take human form. Attaining enlightenment was out of the question.

Some members of the demon race even had to endure tribulations of lightning as they advanced. One mistake, and they could be utterly annihilated!