The Birth of a Grinder

"It seems that after this ranking battle ends, when I choose an independent island to build my residence, I should pick one near the temples where the fluctuations of the light laws are more intense."

Yu Duan looked through the star-glow domain, which resembled a vortex, and sensed the law fluctuations coming from the direction of the sanctuary's center; they were countless times stronger than the law fluctuations in the natural space.

This is also the reason why it becomes more difficult for immortal spirits to comprehend other laws; the origin law fluctuations emitted by their own bodies interfere with other law fluctuations.

It is just like an ordinary person wearing a pair of low-quality sunglasses; the scenery before their eyes would suffer from severe color distortion, affecting their perception.

"One step at a time. I still have time, let's start grinding!"

Just now, when Yu Duan unleashed the power of the light origin law, the progress bar of the Book of Causality instantly jumped up a bit.

Clearly, when Yu Duan himself exerts the power of laws, it can also influence the progress bar.

"Swish!"

The space ring on Yu Duan's right hand flickered, and then a Jingliuli Sword appeared. The blade was slender, faintly refracting natural light to form an iridescent glow, looking extremely magnificent.

Hum!

The Light and Time Sword vibrated and hummed, and countless complex and profound law secret patterns emerged on the blade.

In an instant, brilliant radiance lit up along with the law secret patterns, converging at the tip of the sword into a faint white, needle-like phantom several meters long.

An astonishingly sharp aura rippled outward.

However, this aura only lasted for a fleeting moment. Then, the law secret patterns on the sword flickered, and the white needle instantly collapsed, turning into countless rays of light that dissipated in mid-air.

"Still a failure, but it's a huge improvement compared to before."

The first level of the Light and Time Sword, Light Splitting Stab.

It involves condensing a brilliant white light needle and unleashing it in an instant to attack the enemy.

Moves based on the light origin law are all astonishingly fast. When facing a Star Level opponent, as long as you aim, you basically won't miss, so it can be called invincible among the same rank.

However, Yu Duan was not disappointed, as the first level of the Light and Time Sword was not that easy to master.

An Yao had stepped into the threshold of the origin laws for nearly a hundred years, and only then, nearly 10 years ago, had he barely managed to perform the first level, Light Splitting Stab.

"The problem with the move I just performed is too great. This way of operating the laws... has a clear dissonance with the law fluctuations prevalent in nature, violating the Unity of Heaven and Man."

Yu Duan frowned slightly, recalling the fluctuations of the law operation just now, and then thrust the Light and Time Sword out again.

This time, the condensed light needle was slightly more brilliant, clearly showing some improvement over the previous attempt.

"Sure enough, I was right."

"The amplification from the Unity of Heaven and Man might be even higher than I imagined."

The so-called Unity of Heaven and Man is to be in harmony with nature and in harmony with the heavens and the earth; it is a state of mind that allows Yu Duan to be more in tune with nature.

In the common knowledge of the universe, there is no such concept as 'Unity of Heaven and Man'.

"Let me try if practicing in the Virtual Universe can increase the progress bar."

Yu Duan immediately linked a sliver of his consciousness to the Virtual Universe.

A moment later, Yu Duan opened his eyes again with slight disappointment.

"Since I can't grind in the Virtual Universe, then I'll do it in the real world. It's nothing more than being a little more bitter and tired."

In the Virtual Universe, if physical strength, origin power, etc., are exhausted, they can be restored instantly.

The real world cannot achieve this, at least not for Yu Duan at the moment, and the efficiency is much lower compared to the Virtual Universe.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Yu Duan, who had just stepped into the threshold of the origin laws, began to combine his domain and the power of the laws, practicing the first level of the Light and Time Sword for an entire day.

When physical strength was exhausted, he rested; when origin power was exhausted, he took medicine.

During the process of resting and recovering, Yu Duan did not remain idle, reviewing the problems he noticed every time he performed the Light Splitting Stab.

Until he was completely exhausted, not just from physical and mental fatigue, but also from a fatigue of the will.

Normally, even if one didn't sleep for a month, it would basically not affect the state of a Star Level powerhouse.

But grinding like Yu Duan was different; in just a few days, he was operating at an overload, becoming so tired that his vision went black, and he was urged by Tianran to hurry up and sleep.

However, this 'crazy grinding' state did not disappoint Yu Duan.

"Three days of time, and the progress bar jumped by 79 days!?"

After Yu Duan finished resting, his first reaction was to take a look at the Book of Causality, and it was a huge surprise.

The essence of the Book of Causality is to invert the fruit as the cause.

Enjoy the 'fruit' in advance, and then repay the 'cause'.

Therefore, the harder Yu Duan works, the faster this repayment progress will be.

Moreover, working harder is also a form of tempering for the will.

Whether one can become a powerhouse, the strength of the will is also one of the key factors.

And Yu Duan prided himself on not having too bad of an aptitude; in the process of grinding, he could also feel his own obvious progress, which definitely counts as killing many birds with one stone!

"I love cultivation too much; if I don't cultivate for a day, I feel uncomfortable all over!" Yu Duan was full of drive, his face written with joy, as he threw himself back into the great cause of grinding the progress bar.

Nearly a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the training room of Yu Duan's villa.

"Huh? You've stepped across the threshold of the Origin Laws!?"

"The reason you haven't logged into the Virtual Universe for a month is because you've been practicing the Light Splitting Stab the whole time?!"

Chi Li and An Yao stared at the 'savage' before them in shock.

In this state, calling Yu Duan a savage was no exaggeration. With his clothes in disarray and his hair a tangled mess, he gave off a surprisingly dirty impression for a Star Level powerhouse.

"Haha, An Yao, you've come at the perfect time. Grinding on your own is never as fun as sparring with someone else. Let's have a duel!"

Sporting a 'bird's nest' hairstyle, Yu Duan's eyes flashed with brilliance as he brandished his Light and Time Sword, staring at An Yao with excitement.

An Yao shivered violently, eyeing Yu Duan warily. "Little Duan, what are you doing? Can't we just spar in the Virtual Universe?"

"Only sissies go to the Virtual Universe. Real men want flesh-to-flesh combat. Stop talking nonsense and take my half-step Light Splitting Stab!"

"Damn it, you're the sissy! Come on then, let's see who admits defeat first!"

An Yao couldn't take it anymore; his smooth, bronze-colored scalp even turned slightly red as he waved his right hand, manifesting a Light and Time Sword of his own.

Swish!

Dazzling, brilliant power from the Origin of Light flickered along the blades. The swords, which looked like pure glazed glass in their hands, seemed to transform into a scorching white radiance in an instant, so blinding it was impossible to see clearly.

"Hey, hey, why are you two fighting all of a sudden?"

Chi Li watched An Yao and Yu Duan with a look of 'shocked beauty'.

She knew An Yao's personality well; he was combative and would start a fight the moment he was provoked.

But Yu Duan wasn't like that, was he?

In Chi Li's impression, Yu Duan was always methodical in everything he did, unhurried and calm, possessing an inexplicable sense of composure.

How had he suddenly become 'An Yao-ified' after just one month of not seeing him?

Six days later, Beiming Sacred Land, the first day of the Star Level ranking tournament.

Early in the morning, numerous Star Level students gathered in the Virtual Universe.

At this moment, An Yao, standing in the center of the crowd, looked at Chi Li and his other close friends, accusing Yu Duan with a face full of regret.

"You guys have no idea how I've spent these past few days. Yu Duan... he's not human, he just wouldn't stop!"

"I don't know if there has ever been a Star Level powerhouse in history who died of exhaustion, but I don't think so."

"If I were to be worked to death, I'd be setting a civilizational record, becoming famous across all of humanity even before my own ancestor."

Recalling those six 'miserable' days, An Yao felt he had never been this tired in his entire life, his face showing the relief of someone who had survived a catastrophe.

Chi Li blinked her purple eyes and laughed delicately. "What, he asks and you just give in?"

"What the hell... he comes charging at me with that big sword, what was I supposed to do?" An Yao beat his chest and stamped his feet, looking utterly heartbroken.

Suddenly, the figure of Yu Duan, dressed in a white battle robe, materialized. Seeing An Yao in the crowd, his eyes lit up. "Brother An Yao!"

An Yao's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly hid behind Chi Li and pointed at Yu Duan, shouting, "Don't you come over here! The competition hasn't started yet, and I'm telling you, it's against the rules to fight now!"