But when Styx tried to pluck the Law Leaf, he felt a tremor deep within his soul.
It seemed to be stopping him from taking the Law Leaf.
Styx examined it and found that the Law Leaf appeared to contain the Wind Law.
It truly had little to do with him.
Styx decisively gave up and continued climbing the tree.
He climbed onto another branch, where there was indeed another Law Leaf.
This time, it was the Fire Law. Styx's primordial spirit did not reject it, but it showed no reaction either.
Clearly, Styx's primordial spirit did not consider this to be the Law most compatible with him.
Styx was not disappointed.
Among the Three Thousand Laws, there would always be one suited to him.
He was in no hurry.
What surprised him somewhat was that, as he climbed to another layer of branches, his cultivation realm seemed to loosen as well.
The surrounding spiritual energy automatically surged into his body, pushing his realm upward.
Styx climbed higher, layer by layer.
But when he reached the hundredth branch section—
He felt the pressure around him grow heavier, making it harder to climb further.
Originally, climbing this tree would have merely cost Styx some effort.
But now, the difficulty had suddenly increased by nearly thirty percent.
And there was no telling whether the pressure would continue to grow.
Naturally, Styx would not give up so easily.
He had likely already missed Hongjun's sermon.
And the gains he could obtain from this Law Tree now might very well surpass what he would have gained from listening to Hongjun preach.
If he gave up now, he would be a fool.
Before long, Styx climbed onto the hundred and first branch section.
This time, it was the Creation Law.
Speaking of which, it was with the Heavenly Dao's assistance that Nüwa had first explored this Law, allowing her to create the human race.
Styx's primordial spirit finally reacted slightly.
But the reaction was faint.
Styx hesitated somewhat.
The Creation Law was undoubtedly a powerful Law. If he could cultivate it, perhaps it would also help him create the Asura Race in the future.
But...
Styx looked at the Law Tree, whose top was still nowhere in sight.
What exactly was at the top of the Great Tree?
Styx gritted his teeth and ultimately gave up the Creation Law, continuing upward.
If he truly stopped here, Styx was certain that he would never be content with it.
"Why not just take every Law Leaf?"
Styx muttered to himself.
These Law Leaves were treasures that everyone in the Primordial Wilderness would fight over. Even if he could not use them himself, they could still be used to win over allies and cultivate his forces.
But the moment those words left Styx's mouth, the Law Tree shook violently.
Styx reacted quickly and hugged the thick branch, barely avoiding being shaken off the Law Tree.
Clearly, the Law Tree rejected Styx's idea of taking away every Law Leaf.
Seeing this, Styx could only give up on the notion and continue climbing.
From the hundred and first to the two hundredth branch sections, there were no Laws Styx wanted.
At the two hundred and first section, the Time Law appeared, and Styx was greatly tempted.
After all, it was the Law once controlled by Shi Chen, the number one among the Three Thousand Demon Gods of Chaos.
It was said that if one could truly control the Time Law, one could travel through time at will.
But Styx's primordial spirit remained utterly calm.
Styx could only let out a sigh.
The Time Law was good, but it simply was not compatible with him.
From the two hundredth level onward, Styx felt the pressure grow heavier again.
Yet at the same time, the spiritual energy became increasingly abundant.
Styx even felt that if he kept climbing for a while longer, his cultivation could break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak!
To raise his cultivation and find the Law most compatible with himself, Styx resolutely decided to continue upward.
The two hundred and second section: the Rain Law!
The two hundred and third section: the Cloud Law!
The three hundredth section: the Wood Law!
By the time Styx climbed all the way to the thousandth branch section, his cultivation had finally broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak!
But the pressure he was now enduring was already more than ten times what it had been before!
Styx was even drenched in sweat.
Here, he possessed cultivation, but he could not mobilize it to assist himself.
Thus, Styx had truly reached this point step by step through his own willpower.
The Law on this branch was the Slaughter Law!
Styx's primordial spirit reacted intensely!
Clearly, the Slaughter Law was extraordinarily compatible with Styx's Dao.
Styx reached out and touched the Law Leaf of the Slaughter Law.
The leaf swayed gently, as though welcoming Styx.
Styx chuckled softly.
The endless power of the Slaughter Law wrapped around him.
He felt light and floating.
It was as though the exhaustion from climbing a thousand branch sections had completely faded away.
Moreover, Styx had a premonition that if he plucked the Law Leaf now, he could immediately comprehend the Slaughter Law and even break through to become a Quasi-Sage on the spot!
Yet Styx's fingertips merely rested on the leaf. He did not pluck it.
"Perhaps the Slaughter Law truly is very compatible with me, but..."
Styx looked at the Law Tree.
He had clearly already climbed past a thousand sections.
A third of the Three Thousand Laws had already appeared, yet the Great Tree before him still showed no end.
Styx still felt incomparably small.
Soon, he withdrew his hand.
Styx was certain!
There was definitely a Law on this Law Tree that was even more compatible with him than the Slaughter Law!
And Styx truly wanted to find out whether this Law Tree even had a top.
After resting here for a while, Styx once again set out on his upward journey.
This time, the pressure Styx faced abruptly increased tenfold!
The moment he took a step, Styx nearly collapsed to the ground beneath the pressure without any warning.
Styx braced himself with both hands, refusing to let himself fall.
"Damn, why did the pressure suddenly increase so much!"
Previously, the pressure would grow heavier every hundred branch sections he climbed, but it had always remained within what Styx could endure.
This was the first time the pressure had surged so drastically!
For the first time, Styx began to doubt whether continuing upward was right or wrong!
If he had taken the fragment of the Slaughter Law and left just now, would that have been much better than continuing to climb?
But Styx quickly slapped that thought out of his mind.
For one who sought the Dao, the first essential was an indomitable Dao Heart!
If he lacked even this much perseverance, always thinking of turning back and retreating whenever he encountered trouble, then he might as well return to the Blood Sea and grow sweet potatoes!
Styx pulled himself together once more.
Though the pressure on him remained terrifying, he still stood up!
The instant Styx stood, the pressure on his body no longer seemed as great as before.
He let out a slight breath of relief.
The thousand and first section...
The two thousandth section...
The two thousand five hundredth section...
Styx climbed upward step by step.
At the same time, his cultivation continued to deepen.
But it never crossed beyond the boundary of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.
Whenever Styx thought his cultivation had already reached the perfection of the Great Luo Golden Immortal and that he was only a step away from becoming a Quasi-Sage—
Reality would always tell Styx that he was still far from it!
It was like an Abyss.
As Styx fell, he always thought he had reached the bottom.
But in truth, the Abyss was so deep that its bottom could not be seen at all.
When he reached the two thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth branch section, Styx saw a peculiar Law fragment.
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