Nine Great True Lords

Above the Southern Wilderness, spiritual energy surged like a tide, churning through the void.

Within it, the Mist Flood Dragon took human form and drew in the power of heaven and earth without cease.

"So this is the power of the Dao? Even the faintest trace of its rhythm is this vast."

With his consciousness inhabiting the Mist Flood Dragon's body, Jiang Chen could not help but marvel at the Dao's mysteries.

As the breakthrough began, the water Dao rhythm that had lain dormant within the Mist Flood Dragon, brought by the Acquired Water Spirit Pearl, was fully awakened. With its aid, Jiang Chen could clearly feel the barrier between himself and heaven and earth beginning to break.

The Dao was the foundation of heaven and earth, so those who wielded it naturally drew close to both. That was simply the way of things. Even a lingering trace of Dao rhythm was extraordinary. In theory, someone born close to the Dao would grow stronger with time even without cultivating. Yet that was not necessarily a blessing. The Great Dao was boundless and the human body small; draw too close without the power to control it, and one could easily lose oneself.

"The Celestial Phenomenon Realm is a point of no return. Once you fail, even secret arts and protective treasures can scarcely give you another chance." Sensing the changes within himself, Jiang Chen gained a clearer understanding of the danger of this breakthrough.

The power of the Dao rhythm was awakening within him, strengthening both his body and soul. But if he failed to master it in time, both would be warped by its influence.

Realizing this stirred no fear in Jiang Chen. It only hardened his resolve.

"Compared with the Dao Foundation and Purple Mansion, the Celestial Phenomenon Realm