Above the firmament, the Great Dao descended into the world, and his mind struggled to cross its currents.
"I'm almost at my limit."
Sensing the changes in the Great Dao, No-Self felt his mind grow weary. Even with the Void Illusory World Mirror on him, he was gradually reaching his limit against the pull of the Great Dao's power.
Yet even now, that power had not fully taken root in the Mysterious Embryo.
Whether a cultivator seized part of the Great Dao of heaven and earth for his own use or used an Immortal Seed such as Primordial Tai Cang Thunder as a catalyst, his ultimate goal was to make the power of the Great Dao take root within his Dao Embryo. That process was also the most dangerous part.
As the power took root, its essence revealed itself and collided directly with the cultivator's essence, energy, and spirit. One moment of carelessness could leave his mind lost in the Great Dao. Once lost, he would inevitably dissolve into the Dao and truly become part of heaven and earth.
"The Impermanence Sect has no true method for cultivating the Dao Heart. Though the Myriad Selves Tribulation-Transcending Ascension Method I created attempted to touch upon it, the method is incomplete. Now I can only use my last resort."
Steadying his mind, No-Self made his decision.
At that moment, the medicinal power of the Heavenly Flame Heart-Cleansing Marrow emerged. The dust-covered Dao Heart of the No-Self True Lord shone brightly once more.
That light pierced through every entanglement, and No-Self suddenly saw many things that had been hidden from him before.
"So these are all the ways the Great Dao's power has been eroding me? I see. I see. Be severed!"
With understanding dawning, No-Self cut through every entanglement.
As those bonds