Bonus Chapter: Waiting!

"Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower"

With a wave of his hand Ji Ning, dressed in a black Daoist robe, conjured a jade box on the ground in front of the stone platform.

Snap!

The jade box opened automatically, revealing the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower, complete with its roots and leaves.

His current integration with the Dao primarily focuses on his Second Primordial Spirit.

The Second Primordial Spirit resides in the Blue Flower Cave Abode, where there is the ' Supreme Stone Platform ' left by the Supreme Qi to enhance comprehension, and the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower, making the conditions much better than those of the original spirit.

Of course, once one aligns with the Dao...

The original body and the Second Primordial Spirit are as one, as are their souls and true spirits. Their memories are one, and what they perceive is the same, so there is no distinction between the original body and the Second Primordial Spirit.

Ultimately, the path to merging with the Dao will either succeed, allowing both the original body and the Second Primordial Spirit to enter the realm of eternity, or fail, resulting in the dissipation of the true spirit of both the original body and the Second Primordial Spirit.

"Begin the merging with the Dao!"

Ji Ning, dressed in black Daoist robes, closed his eyes. Ji Ning, dressed in white robes on Mingyue Island, also took a elixir and closed his eyes amidst the fragrance of the incense burner in the Lihe Stone Mansion.

Introspect on yourself.

Within the Golden Core Chaos Space, every branch and even every leaf of that towering Dao Tree, which stood 108,000 feet tall, was a materialization of Ji Ning's insights into the ' Ultimate Sword Dao '.

Introspecting the divine body.

One hundred and eight thousand God Crystal God Crystal, each containing divine power, soul, true spirit, and so on, and also embodying Ji Ning's understanding of the ' Ultimate Sword Dao '.

Countless insights echoed in my heart...

What Ji Ning needs to do is to gather all these insights, bring about a qualitative change, and allow the Dao Tree to grow a beautiful Eternal Flower! To allow his divine body to transform once again, forming a true eternal divine body!

If one becomes Eternal Emperor, even a random God Crystal, even if its true spirit is extinguished, can transform into the ' God Crystal of the World,' continuously nurturing the chaotic world.

"The Eternal Flower, the Divine Body of Eternity." Ji Ning's thoughts stirred.

boom--

Each God Crystal began to tremble, and the original God Crystal structure of the Four-Step Dao Lord began to disperse automatically, moving towards a higher level of life!

Meanwhile, the majestic Dao Tree within his body trembled, all its branches and leaves converging with insights...

If someone were standing nearby, they would notice that both Ji Ning in white and Ji Ning in black Daoist robes began to emit a hazy sword light.

Countless sword lights emanated from them, their oppressive aura enough to terrify even the Dominator.

This is the radiance of the 'Tao'!

More accurately, it is the radiance of ' Ultimate Sword Dao '!

The power of the Tao protects and safeguards him.

When any Dao Lord merges with the Dao, he will emit the light of the Dao.

This moment is the most dazzling moment of their lives.

Only in this state can Dao Lord hope to successfully merge with the Dao and transform into a higher life form.

"Rise."

Ji Ning, dressed in a black Daoist robe, suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower displayed in the jade box in front of him.

Only at this moment, when the light of the Dao bursts forth, can the ' Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower ' unleash its full power.

Ji Ning's entire body radiated a hazy sword light, and under the illumination of this 'Dao' light, the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower also floated up.

Wow~~~

Guided by a wisp of Ji Ning's divine sense, the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower was immediately surrounded by flames and mist. At the same time, these flames and mist began to form a semi-transparent human figure above the flower, exactly like Ji Ning.

"Avatar! An avatar formed from the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower." Ji Ning immediately controlled the flow of time, allowing the avatar to complete a 'virtual Dao Merging' as quickly as possible.

If the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower were used by Heavenly Dao Lord who had merged the two strongest Daos, it could form nine incarnations, meaning it could attempt nine 'virtual Dao Merging' attempts.

With proper control of the time flow, nine virtual Dao integrations would likely take less than an hour, after which the true body could then perform a real Dao integration.

"I hope this incarnation can maintain a complete cycle of Dao attainment."

Although the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower only created an avatar for him, Ji Ning still had high hopes.

"Start."

A majestic Dao Tree immediately formed within his body, and he began to virtually merge with the Dao.

Ji Ning did not form a divine body in order to save resources.

The mysterious power of the Dao -Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower is also limited.

As long as the Dao Tree that he transforms into can bear the Eternal Flower, then his Ultimate Sword Dao is correct, and naturally he can also reshape the God Crystal structure.

Time passed day by day.

The avatar cautiously merged with the Dao, gradually gathering all the Ultimate Sword Dao insights from that Dao Tree.

Finally, a very thick branch began to grow in the center of the Dao Tree.

Gradually, leaves began to condense on the branches. Of the two newly condensed leaves, one possessed a mysterious and unpredictable aura, while the other exuded vastness and openness.

A tiny, inconspicuous flower bud began to sprout between the two leaves.

The flower buds gradually grew larger and larger... Ji Ning's eyes also became brighter and brighter.

"That's right."

"I'm on the right path, that's all."

Ji Ning had unwavering confidence that the Ultimate Sword Dao he had comprehended was the most perfect, capable of existing eternally in the Chaos Universe...

Everything is going smoothly.

With the flow of time accelerating on a small scale, year after year passed. By this time, the flower bud inside the transformed body had grown large enough to stop growing.

All Ultimate Sword Dao are perfectly contained within it...

"It's about to bloom." Ji Ning, dressed in black, stared intently at the avatar.

Compared to the bud that forms the Eternal Flower, blooming is far more dangerous. Countless Dao Lord have withered during the blooming process...

Sudden.

The avatar began to tremble.

"Hmm?" Ji Ning's expression changed slightly. Only then did he spare a little attention and notice that the flames and mist around the ' Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower ' had been almost completely exhausted.

As the last wisp of mist was consumed, the avatar that had condensed in mid-air vanished into thin air.

The previous 'virtual merging with the Dao' process has naturally come to an end.

"Gone? All used up?"

Ji Ning was startled at first, but then calmed down.

"The Ultimate Dao truly lives up to its reputation as the most difficult path. It doesn't even give me a chance to try and make the ' Eternal Flower ' bloom." Ji Ning shook his head.

The Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower could allow Heavenly Dao Lord to attempt merging with the strongest Dao nine times, but I couldn't even complete a single virtual Dao-Merging; it was only half a time, and that was the simplest condensation of the flower bud.

Even without the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower, Ji Ning would not have made any mistakes in the preceding process.

"But in the end, it saved me more than three years." Ji Ning was not discouraged, after all, he had already prepared himself mentally.

Moreover, saving more than three years has greatly increased my chances of achieving enlightenment.

"Since that's the case, then let us truly align ourselves with the Dao!"

The virtual Dao Integration has been going on for more than three years. Due to the flow of time, only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea has actually passed for Ji Ning's original body and Second Primordial Spirit.

The speed at which Ji Ning, dressed in white and wearing a black Daoist robe, Ji Ning the Dao suddenly accelerated.

Wow.

The transformation of each God Crystal within the divine body was proceeding rapidly, advancing a great step forward in the short span of a single breath.

Meanwhile, the Dao Tree within his body also rapidly condensed into a branch, grew two leaves, and quickly sprouted flower buds. In the blink of an eye, it grew to its limit and could bloom at any moment.

"Blooming..." Ji Ning was very clear about the process of achieving Dao.

The Eternal Flower is safe when it is still a bud.

But once the petals are about to unfold and bloom... especially when they are just beginning to bloom, it's easiest to make a mistake.

If you make a mistake, the flower won't even bloom and it will wither immediately!

Withering signifies failure to attain enlightenment, and the true spirit will immediately begin to dissipate.

If it blooms successfully at the beginning, then it is relatively easier to bloom gradually. The Eternal Flower blooms more and more beautifully until the most dazzling and beautiful moment—which is also the moment of true eternity!

That last moment is also the most difficult.

From the perspective of life itself.

Blooming--

It's actually the process of transitioning from Dao Lord to Eternal Emperor!

When it blooms to its most beautiful and eternal moment, the Eternal Flower stabilizes, signifying a successful transcendence and the attainment of the Eternal Emperor.

"Splash splash splash~~~"

The Eternal Flower struggles to peek out its petals from its bud, eager to bloom.

Ji Ning's life level also began to transcend.

"Boom!!!"

Ji Ning Ji Ning, dressed in white on Mingyue Island and in black at Blue Flower Cave Abode, suddenly shone with an intense light emanating from their bodies.

The overwhelming pressure of countless sword lights immediately surged, instantly surpassing the level of the Dominator, and continued to rise, almost instantly surpassing the level of the Lord of Alien Universe.

"Rumble~~~"

The terrifying pressure instantly pierced through all obstacles.

The array formations and restrictions within Mingyue Island were utterly ineffective in blocking such terrifying pressure.

Throughout the entire Three Realms region, across 8,200 Chaos Great World, countless trillions of living beings trembled under this overwhelming pressure—a fear and awe that naturally arises from the level of life itself.

This oppressive force is a terrifying sword pressure unlike anything ever seen in the entire Chaos Universe —representing the ultimate, eternal sword path!

Origin Ocean.

Inside the main hall of the Void Holy City.

Zhou Hao, who was sitting cross-legged in a black robe, suddenly opened his eyes.

"You've attained enlightenment?"

Given Zhou Hao's current achievements in the paths of cause and effect and deduction, and the fact that Ji Ning had officially begun to merge with the Dao and his life level was beginning to transform, he immediately sensed it and regained consciousness.

"The three perfect Ultimate Dao I left for Ji Ning correspond to my own Small Universe. If used to merge with the Dao in a cultivator's Chaos Universe, the results are fundamentally different..." Zhou Hao, dressed in black, frowned, a sense of worry rising in his heart.

The fundamental origins that constitute each universe are not exactly the same. He only came to this realization after entering the core operating Origin Space and personally experiencing those Eternal Ultimate Dao.

"If it's because of the three ' Ultimate Dao ' I left behind that Ji Ning..." Zhou Hao was still uneasy, so he stepped out of the main hall and into the Origin Ocean.

He was still in seclusion in the cave of the Supreme Tianshi, with six Supreme guarding him, and he did not disturb him.

"Sizzle~~"

With a flick of his wrist, Zhou Hao, clad in black robes, tore through space and time, disappearing from the Origin Ocean.

The Three Realms Region.

The immense pressure emanating from Mingyue Island grew ever stronger.

This invisible pressure forcefully pierced through the Three Realms region, sweeping across the Chaos Firmament for countless billions of miles around, and even its fluctuations spread to the distant endless void, sweeping across the entire Damo Domain, the entire Flame Dragon Domain, and the endless darkness beyond the domain.

However, the farther this pressure travels, the more ethereal and elusive it becomes, and the more difficult it is to sense.

The countless beings within the Damo Domain, from Emperor and Dao Lord to mortals and even wild beasts, instinctively felt fear and dread, unaware of what had happened.

But it's troublesome for beings within the Three Realms region.

The overwhelming pressure of the ultimate eternal sword path would make even Dominator and Lord of Alien Universe kneel before it, let alone these beings who have mostly just embarked on the path of immortality and are mostly mortals.

Fortunately, this was merely a pressure at the level of life itself, emanating naturally from the Eternal Ultimate Sword Dao, and not intentionally manipulated, thus preventing harm to ordinary life forms.

However, the countless beings from the eight thousand two hundred Chaos Great World collapsed one after another under this immense pressure, making the entire Three Realms region seem as if it had suffered a catastrophic disaster.

"What happened?"

"This oppressive aura..."

The Sanqing, Rulai, Houyi, Bodhi, and other immortals and demons of the Three Realms who have reached the Dao Lord realm are the last beings in the entire Three Realms region who can still remain conscious.

But what they left behind in the Three Realms were only their Dharma Body. They could only hide in their caves, barely managing to resist with magic arrays to keep themselves from fainting.

Whoosh!

At the edge of the Three Realms region, a spatial rift appeared, and Zhou Hao, dressed in black robes, stepped out.

"The Eternal Flower has begun to bloom?" Zhou Hao's gaze turned to the distant Mingyue Island.

The cave dwelling on Mingyue Island is the source of the pervasive oppressive aura.

"Ji Ning is the protagonist of the original work, so he shouldn't fail in his Dao Integration. Moreover, with his talent and his extreme caution during the Dao Integration process, even if there are slight differences in essence between the two Ultimate Dao of the universe, he should be able to discover them during the process of Dao Integration," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

In his view, Ji Ning had only been in the Dao realm for less than a day when the Eternal Flower began to bloom, so the remaining time for Dao realm integration was more than enough.

As long as Ji Ning doesn't act rashly, achieving the Dao Integration Realm shouldn't be too difficult.

call.

Zhou Hao took another step and landed on Mingyue Island.

After all, he had seen countless Eternal Ultimate Dao that constitute the entire Chaos Universe. This was just an Eternal Ultimate Sword Dao, and it had not yet been fully transformed. To him, it was like Clear Wind breeze, and he didn't need to care about it at all.

"Seal it." Zhou Hao gently pointed to the cave where Ji Ning was in seclusion.

Wow~~~

A layer of golden light appeared out of thin air and immediately enveloped the entire cave.

The shrouded cave, under the profound mystery of the Eternal Ultimate Space Dao, seemed to have entered another dimension of spacetime.

"Hmm?" Yu Wei, who had been struggling to stay afloat outside the cave and whose vision was blurring, felt the oppressive force on her mind disappear and her vision gradually clear.

"Master Changsheng?" Yu Wei was pleasantly surprised to see the black-robed man standing in front of the cave. It was none other than the junior master she had been looking forward to.

"Uncle-Master Changsheng, Ji Ning, he..."

Yu Wei's face turned pale. Resisting the pressure of the Eternal Ultimate Sword Dao had brought her soul to its limit of exhaustion.

"Ji Ning is fine," Zhou Hao said gently. "The fact that he can exude such pressure means that Ji Ning's Ultimate Sword Dao, ' Eternal Flower,' has blossomed. It's a good thing, so there's no need to worry."

"That's good..." Yu Wei felt a sense of relief, but exhaustion washed over her like a flood.

She swayed, still wanting to persevere.

But Zhou Hao, seeing this, would never allow it.

"Ji Ning will need several more years to achieve Dao Integration. You should rest for a while. I'll take care of things here." Zhou Hao waved his hand, and a warm energy enveloped Yu Wei.

"Hmm." At this moment, Yu Wei seemed to lack even the strength to nod, and her eyelids were too heavy to open.

Brush!

That gentle energy enveloped her, transporting her through time and space to a quiet room on the island.

Zhou Hao stood there with his hands behind his back, waiting.

"I hope he can successfully achieve Dao integration," Zhou Hao thought with a sense of anticipation.

Once Ji Ning successfully merges with the Dao, he will become the Ultimate Emperor, possessing Supreme -level combat power.

Moreover, Ji Ning has comprehended the highly combative 'Sword Dao', and with the assistance of the Origin of Chaos Universe cultivators, the combat power that Ji Ning can unleash is probably even stronger than that of other Supreme.

It's also stronger than my Second Primordial Spirit avatar, so it's perfect for going to the Sith Clan's territory with my main body to fight.

Whew! Whew! Whew!...

Several figures flew in from afar; it was the Dharma Body of the Sanqing, Rulai, Houyi, and Bodhi who had arrived.

After learning from Zhou Hao that Ji Ning's Dao Integration was progressing smoothly and that the power of the Eternal Ultimate Sword Dao was slowly increasing, they all became excited and full of anticipation.

Because Zhou Hao is already a peerless being at the Supreme level, and now only Ji Ning has successfully merged with the Dao, making him another Supreme.

The entire Cultivator Civilization only has a few Supreme, and the Three Realms alone account for two of them.

Such a glorious and legendary event is worthy to be sung about forever throughout the entire Chaos Universe!