Breakthrough to Myriad Phenomena!

"Whoosh!" The stone door opened.

Zhou Hao entered the secret cultivation chamber located a hundred feet underground in the bamboo courtyard.

The two women from Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak, Fairy Nishang and Liang Han, came for Liu Yu. Their meeting with him was solely due to the halo emanating from the white jade screen.

After a brief greeting at the gate of the courtyard, the two senior sisters took their leave.

"Senior Sister Nishang said she often roams the Xia Clan Great World, and her killing intent is so strong. I wonder how much bloodshed she has experienced."

Thinking of one of the three true disciples of the sect he had just met, Zhou Hao walked towards the jade bed in the secret room.

The spacious stone chamber, measuring thirty feet in length and width, is adorned with pearls on its ceiling, arranged according to the positions of the seven constellations of the north, resembling a coiled Turtle-Snake, ensuring that the chamber is perpetually illuminated by the pearls' light.

The jade bed was also engraved with calming runes. Although it was only used by outer disciples, everything was arranged with great care.

"The Heavenly River Record!"

A golden book appeared in Zhou Hao's hand; it was the immortal-level Qi cultivation technique that he had exchanged for today, spending two thousand merit points.

After flipping through the book in his hands for almost half an hour, flames suddenly appeared in Zhou Hao's hand.

"Call."

The rubbings of the "Heavenly River Record" cultivation method were burned to ashes.

"As expected, there's a reason why it's expensive. This technique, at the Purple Mansion stage, allows the cultivator's Purple Mansion to expand further and withstand more Origin Power."

Zhou Hao nodded slightly, feeling that the two thousand merit points had not been wasted.

Even though they are both at the Purple Mansion Realm, different cultivation methods result in different amounts of Origin Power being absorbed by the Purple Mansion.

Even if they are all immortal-level cultivation techniques, the most ordinary one in the Daoist Canon, the "Three Heavenly Dragon Book," can only allow a cultivator to absorb 800 to 1,000 jin of Origin Liquid before reaching the limit of the Purple Mansion.

Although 800 catties of Origin Liquid is considered to lay the foundation for becoming a Celestial Immortal, the more Origin Power the Purple Mansion Lake can withstand, the more solid the foundation will be. In the future, breaking through bottlenecks in the Myriad Phenomena, Primordial Spirit, and even Void Return realms will be much easier, and the heights that can be reached will be even greater.

As the saying goes, a tall building rises from the ground; the thicker the foundation, the taller the building can naturally be.

According to the "Heavenly River Record," to reach the limit in the Purple Mansion stage after cultivation, approximately 1,600 to 2,000 Origin Liquid is required.

"I cultivate both Qi and body. The <Chiming Nine Heavens Map> is the number one method for refining the body of God-Devil Body Refining cultivated from it is a truly perfect divine and demonic body, no less powerful than a god or demon truly born from heaven and earth... Three thousand catties of Origin Liquid should be enough."

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Hao sent a black jade bottle and an ancient bronze pot to the ground in front of him.

The black jade bottle was the 'gift' he received from the various peaks today, containing 13,000 catties of Origin Liquid.

The ancient bronze kettle was given to me by Ao Xuan. After using 300,000 jin to cultivate the first level of the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability, I still have 210,000 jin left.

"Even with good Qi cultivation techniques, ordinary Purple Mansion Cultivator would need to spend several years, or even decades, to gather enough Origin Liquid to expand their Purple Mansion Origin Sea to its limit. With so much Origin Liquid, I can save countless hours. This time, I will go all out and cultivate directly to the Perfection of Myriad Phenomena."

With each major advancement a cultivator makes, their ability to absorb the Origin Power of heaven and earth increases tenfold or even dozens of times.

If one can cultivate three thousand catties of Origin Liquid to the early stage of Myriad Phenomena in one go during the Purple Mansion stage, then to reach perfection in the Myriad Phenomena stage, one would need at least tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of catties of Origin Liquid to reach the early stage of primordial spirit.

Zhou Hao's close-combat skills are now comparable to those of Primordial Spirit Daoist, but his ranged combat skills in Qi cultivation and immortality are still far behind.

This amount of over 200,000 jin of Origin Liquid seems like a lot, but if it were used to cultivate the second level of the <Xuanwu Great Divine Ability>, it probably wouldn't even be a fraction of the amount. Zhou Hao then planned to use this Origin Liquid to raise his Qi Refining strength to the limit of his current realm.

With his entry into the true meaning of the ' Droplet Great Dao ', he was already capable of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. However, Zhou Hao knew the importance of a solid foundation. He had already accumulated enough strength in the Purple Mansion realm, but he had not yet experienced the Myriad Phenomena realm.

Therefore, this cultivation only requires reaching the perfection of the Myriad Phenomena Realm, and then accumulating merit within the Myriad Phenomena Realm. After reaching a higher level of enlightenment, one can then break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Let's begin.

Zhou Hao's heart skipped a beat, and the stopper of the black jade bottle popped off.

Wow~~~~

A jet of Origin Liquid shot out and was directly inhaled by Zhou Hao.

The Origin Liquid, weighing over ten kilograms, quickly transformed into a large amount of primordial energy upon entering the mouth, and entered the void space located in the dantian.

Within the endless void of the Purple Mansion.

A lake formed from Origin Power exists, with five islands floating on its surface. On two of the islands, one black and one red, a Frost Demon Tortoise and a Flame Divine Sparrow are perched.

"Rumble~~~" The entire Purple Mansion space suddenly trembled.

Countless surging primordial energies of heaven and earth rushed in, quickly transforming into Origin Power.

The Origin Power Lake began to expand gradually, and as Zhou Hao activated the <Heavenly River Record> technique, the entire lake began to rotate.

Splash splash~~~

The Origin Power Lake continued to rotate, its speed increasing. The Origin Power that was originally just ordinary lake water became increasingly concentrated as it rotated, as if it were transforming from water into mercury.

Gradually, deep within the lake, a silver river of water far exceeding the quality of ordinary lake water was formed. This was the source of the <Heavenly River Record> technique, formed from condensed Origin Power, and heavy water resembling the Heavenly River of the Heavenly Realm.

In legend, the water of the Heavenly River in the Heavenly Realm is so powerful that even immortals and demons cannot cross it. Its weight is as heavy as a mountain, and a single drop falling to the mortal world can transform into rivers and lakes.

The Celestial-Rank Cultivation Technique, "The Heavenly River Record," was created by a powerful being based on the supreme Dao Sect cultivation technique, "The Beiming Scripture," and after gaining insights from observing the Heavenly River.

"Mid-stage Purple Mansion Realm."

Zhou Hao sensed the heavy silver river in the Origin Power Lake and, with a thought, the Origin Liquid in the black jade bottle gushed out continuously, which he absorbed into his body.

Rumble~~~

The depth of the Purple Mansion Lake is now a hundred times greater than before. The Origin Power has become even purer after being transformed by the cultivation technique, and the silver river is getting longer and longer, as if it is gradually turning from a stream into a river.

"Late stage of the Purple Mansion Realm..." Zhou Hao frowned, feeling something was off.

At this point, he had absorbed nearly three thousand catties of Origin Liquid, but he had only just reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion in his cultivation technique of the <Heavenly River Record>.

This far exceeded his previous estimate of the amount of Origin Liquid consumed, and was much more than what was recorded in the "Heavenly River Record".

"Could it be because I have grasped the true meaning of the Droplet Great Dao?"

Zhou Hao used his divine sense to observe the crystal-clear water droplets in the silver river, formed from boundless Origin Power, resembling sand from the Milky Way.

He had already reached the ' Domain Realm of the Dao ' in the way of water, and even grasped a trace of the true meaning of the Droplet Great Dao. Therefore, it was naturally easy for him to comprehend the cultivation methods before Void Return in the first volume of the <Heavenly River Record>.

Even with only a preliminary understanding, he thoroughly studied the Purple Mansion Chapter and the Myriad Phenomena Chapter, and even comprehended most of the Primordial Spirit Chapter.

Even the cultivation techniques within the Primordial Spirit Chapter didn't mention that crystal-clear water droplets far exceeding heavy water would be produced within the silver river. Zhou Hao assumed this was a normal phenomenon when cultivating the <Heavenly River Record> technique.

Little do people know that normal cultivators only begin to comprehend a minor 'path' at the Nascent Soul stage, and to comprehend the 'Great Dao,' one must reach the Void Return stage to gain some understanding.

Only those exceptional talents who can comprehend and master a minor 'path' within the realm of Myriad Phenomena will know of the existence of the 'Great Dao' and begin to comprehend it.

Zhou Hao comprehended a trace of the true meaning of the Great Dao while still in his Purple Mansion, and it was the ' Droplet Great Dao ' that was extremely compatible with the <Heavenly River Record>. When he used the technique, the mysteries of the Water Dao naturally merged in, making the heavy water river formed in the lake in his Purple Mansion at this time have some of the wonders of the Heavenly River Star Sand Source that only appears in the Void Return Chapter technique.

"Rumble~~~"

The surging primordial energy of heaven and earth continued to pour in, and the Origin Power lake in the Purple Mansion was also transforming into more refined heavy water, with more and more celestial star sand water droplets in it.

If the water of the Ten Directions Origin Power Lake can be transformed into the Heavy Water of the Three Origin Power,

Only the combined Origin Power of the ten directions and the heavy water can condense into a single drop of celestial river star sand water.

The 13,000 jin of Origin Liquid inside the black jade bottle was finally emptied, and then the ancient bronze pot began to gush out columns of Origin Liquid.

... I don't know how much time passed.

"Boom!"

With another tremor throughout the entire Purple Mansion space, the vast lake finally reached the limit of the Purple Mansion level.

"150,000 jin of Origin Liquid!?" Zhou Hao held his breath.

That's a hundred times more than a normal Purple Mansion Cultivator. Even Myriad Phenomena True Person only absorbs tens of thousands of catties of Origin Liquid from the initial stage to the peak. He himself absorbed ten times more than them?

Looking at the vast Purple Mansion space, which was now almost entirely filled with silvery heavy water, Zhou Hao was only grateful that his cultivation of the <Xuanwu Great Divine Ability> had refined his body to a level comparable to a high-grade human-rank magic weapon.

Otherwise, even a perfect divine or demonic body could not withstand such a terrifying Purple Mansion space.

"The Purple Mansion stage cultivator absorbed a full 150,000 Origin Liquid; how much would the Myriad Phenomena Manifestations stage cultivator need to absorb?"

"The power of absorbing primordial Origin Liquid when cultivating the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability is terrifying. In the future, it will take a million catties of Qi to reach the Nascent Soul stage. Then, from the Nascent Soul stage to the Void Return, wouldn't it take tens of millions of catties of Origin Liquid?"

At this moment, Zhou Hao fully experienced what it means to be 'suffering yet happy'.

"Let's break through to the Myriad Phenomena first. Having more debts isn't a problem; once you advance to a higher realm, the speed at which you refine the Origin Power of heaven and earth will increase dozens of times."

"With my terrifying Purple Mansion space, a year of cultivation would probably be equivalent to several thousand or even tens of thousands of catties of Origin Liquid."

This is why powerful disciples from major sects and tribes can often cross the Purple Mansion stage in one or two years, but they will spend hundreds of years slowly cultivating as Myriad Phenomena True Person.

On the one hand, the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations of the Myriad Phenomena True Person are far weaker than the Primordial Spirit Realm, so they can try their best to improve their Dao Realm in this realm. On the other hand, there is not enough Origin Liquid for such extravagant cultivation.

Someone like Zhou Hao, who can obtain hundreds of thousands of catties of Origin Liquid in the Purple Mansion, is not only unique, but also extremely rare in the world.

Zhou Hao recalled the key phrases from the "Heavenly River Record" used to break through to the Myriad Phenomena Realm...

With a single thought, the entire Purple Mansion space began to undergo a dramatic change.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~~"

Expanding to its limit, the Purple Mansion Lake was already like a vast ocean of Origin Power. As the Myriad Phenomena Manifestations Chapter of the <Heavenly River Record> was used, the sea level began to drop. Drops of Heavenly River Star Sand Water frantically gathered the surrounding Origin Power and heavy water, gradually transforming into stars.

"Rumble~~~"

One by one, enormous stars slowly rose, breaking through the water's surface and soaring into the sky.

Rising, rising.

These countless stars, formed from the sands of the Milky Way, hung high in the endless sky, showering the entire Purple Mansion space with dazzling light.

This was the first extraordinary phenomenon that broke through Myriad Phenomena —'a sky full of stars'.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~~"

The entire Origin Power Ocean continued to descend, with countless Origin Power essences and Tianhe star sand water droplets condensing, attempting to coalesce into an even more astonishing and enormous star.

After an unknown amount of time, finally, a star, many times larger than before, emerged from the sea, breaking through the waves and rising to the highest point above the Yuanhai Sea, radiating endless, gentle light.

Compared to this, the previously dazzling stars suddenly seemed dim and lifeless.

This is the second extraordinary phenomenon that breaks through Myriad Phenomena — the Mingyue rising over the sea!

The Origin Power Ocean continued to descend, and beneath the seabed, it seemed as if an even larger star was condensing. Even before it was born, it began to emit astonishing light, making the entire Origin Power Ocean glow.

Ordinary cultivators, if their Origin Power Ocean accumulated at the Purple Mansion Realm is too small, can at most condense thousands of stars, just like the Jade Dragon City Lord ' True Person Muxuan '.

Even core disciples of the Three Sects and Two Islands like ' True Person Tongye ', who had excellent cultivation methods, only experienced the second extraordinary phenomenon during their breakthrough.

Only a prodigy like the ' Slovenly True Person ', who can absorb about a thousand catties or even more of Origin Liquid at the Purple Mansion Realm, can exhibit the third extraordinary phenomenon.

At this moment, Zhou Hao's Origin Power Ocean was incredibly powerful and vast. Although the first two anomalies had occurred, the Origin Power Ocean had been declining and had not yet reached even one-tenth of the total ocean.

Finally, a great sun rose above the sea.

The entire Endless Space of the Purple Mansion was like the dawn breaking through darkness, ushering in true light.

This is precisely the third extraordinary phenomenon that breaks through to the Myriad Phenomena: the rising sun!

The simultaneous appearance of three extraordinary phenomena—a sky full of stars, Mingyue rising over the sea, and the morning sun rising in the east—represents the most perfect foundation for breaking through to the realm of Myriad Phenomena.

"Twenty-eight constellations, Taiyin and Taiyang, solidify!" Zhou Hao's mind stirred.

The Origin Power Ocean, which had only decreased by about 20%, began to decline rapidly.

Countless points of light broke through the water's surface and soared into the sky.

The sun, moon, and countless stars grew larger after absorbing these points of light, and the stars also arranged themselves according to the Twenty-Eight Mansions, orbiting around the sun and moon.

This transformation lasted until the entire Origin Power Ocean had dropped to less than 10% before finally coming to a stop.

The Mingyue, sun, and stars in the sky all appeared several times larger, just like the real starry sky outside.

"The Realm of Myriad Phenomena has been achieved!"

Zhou Hao felt relieved and began to circulate his cultivation technique to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

At this moment, the Origin Power within his Yuan Sea had been exhausted and condensed into the three Dharma Forms, leaving him in a state of emptiness.

As soon as he activated his energy, a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged forth, almost instantly devouring the entire spiritual energy of the West Courtyard like a whale swallowing its prey.

Meanwhile, a massive vortex of boundless primordial energy was gradually taking shape in the air above, hundreds of feet above the ground.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Why is the vital energy of heaven and earth suddenly so thin?

"This fluctuation?"

At this moment, all the outer disciples of the West Courtyard stopped their cultivation, stepped out of the secret chamber, and looked at the vortex of primordial energy that was hundreds of feet high.

"Is it with Changsheng Brother Changsheng?"

"Is that Brother Changsheng?"