Three Divine Abilities, United as One

As Minghe made his choice, the system's reward was quickly issued.

The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush were both supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. They were also a set, collectively known as the Human Book.

They were used to establish the underworld and govern reincarnation. When combined, they became a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Together with Zhenyuanzi's Earthly Scroll, and the Heavenly Book that had yet to emerge—likely in Hongjun's hands at this time—the Investiture of the Gods and God-Beating Whip.

They were the so-called Three Books of Heaven, Earth, and Man. The three books respectively governed heaven, earth, and humanity, each possessing its own might and purpose.

Now that Minghe had obtained the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush, they would prove highly useful in the future.

However, Minghe had no time to refine the Book of Life and Death or the Judge's Brush. He merely tossed them out, and they passed directly through the void before falling into the depths of the Blood Sea.

Somewhere deep within the Blood Sea, a massive mosquito lay prone, drawing in blood qi to cultivate.

This mosquito was Minghe's Incarnation of Minghe, the Primordial Exotic Species known as the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito. It had long since taken human form.

However, Minghe was wholly focused on cultivation and did not wish to stir up unnecessary trouble, so he only allowed the mosquito to grow within the Blood Sea.

Fortunately, the Blood Sea was the most suitable place for the mosquito to grow. As long as it continuously absorbed blood qi, it would grow stronger and fiercer.

Once it awakened the Primordial bloodline within its body, this mosquito would sooner or later become a peerless fiend!

Since Minghe had no time to refine the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush, he handed them to the mosquito and had it do the work for him.

Minghe himself gradually entered a state of cultivation and began his secluded meditation.

This time, Minghe would not emerge from seclusion until he had proven his Dao.

That also meant Minghe's seclusion would be exceedingly long.

Who knew whether Minghe's continued refusal to create the Asura Clan would obstruct the greater course of the Primordial World?

Would it cause the timeline to stall here, leaving Houtu unable to transform her Dharma Body into the Six Paths of Reincarnation?

After all, the Six Paths would be incomplete!

But Minghe did not concern himself with such matters. If his refusal to create the Asura Clan truly brought about such consequences—

Then Minghe would accept them. After all, his arrival had long since ensured that the Primordial World would no longer remain unchanged.

Whether sooner or later, there would be consequences.

Especially this time, when it concerned his Dao proving. If he truly succeeded in Dao Proving Through Laws, then the entire Primordial World would likely be affected by the slightest movement.

Because—

A true variable had appeared.

Previously, Minghe had hidden in the Blood Sea and avoided venturing outside as much as possible, greatly concealing himself.

That had prevented other events from being overly disrupted.

But this time was different. Once Minghe successfully proved his Dao, and did so through Dao Proving Through Laws—

The impact on the Primordial World would be immense.

After all, the original Primordial World had only the Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao. But now, there would be one more Minghe.

One more Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal who could stand on equal footing with a Heavenly Dao Saint.

How could that possibly have no impact?

But that was a matter for later. At this moment, Minghe gradually immersed himself in cultivation and comprehension.

His realm had already reached the perfected Hunyuan Golden Immortal stage. One step further, and he would become a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Minghe focused wholeheartedly on comprehending the Way of Slaughter. In his understanding, the Way of Slaughter was not independent.

Instead, it was intimately connected to every other Dao. They coexisted, were closely intertwined, and formed one whole.

This was the Three Thousand Great Daos: different paths leading to the same destination. The Dao originally had no name, but names had forcibly been given to it. Thus came the names yin and yang, five elements, creation, destruction, reincarnation, slaughter, spacetime, and so on.

However, Minghe had not yet reached the realm where he could directly comprehend the "Dao." In his eyes, the "Dao" still possessed countless differing properties: the Way of Yin and Yang, the Way of Five Elements, the Path of Creation, the Way of Destruction, the Way of Reincarnation, the Way of Slaughter, the Way of Spacetime, and more.

Yet through this concept and understanding, Minghe could already forge an entirely different path of Dao proving and cultivation for himself.

Not only could he use it now to prove his Dao and advance to the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, but even after doing so, after becoming a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, he could continue onward along this path.

This path was nearly limitless. Under Minghe's concept and understanding, endless Daos could be integrated into his core Way of Slaughter.

All Daos could become slaughter. Any Great Dao could evolve into the Way of Slaughter and become part of it.

Time continued to pass, and the doors of Minghe's Blood God Palace within the Blood Sea remained tightly shut.

More than a hundred thousand years had already passed.

During that time, even Great Peng had emerged from seclusion several times. Each time he came out, he saw that the gates of the Blood God Palace remained closed.

Clearly, Minghe was still cultivating within. Though Great Peng was left speechless, he could not help but admire him.

After all, Great Peng did not possess such a temperament. He could not remain so patient, spending over a hundred thousand years in seclusion without even coming out for a breath of fresh air.

Was this how all great cultivators trained so relentlessly?

Looking at his own late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation, Great Peng gritted his teeth and secretly resolved to make better use of his time as well.

He would strive to reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm as soon as possible. Once he became a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he would complete his mission, and his strength would also qualify him as a great cultivator in the Primordial World.

At that point, he could apply to return to the Volcano of Immortality once and bring back the Innate Phoenix Tree.

After all, if he possessed Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivation, then with his speed, a round trip should not take too long, right?

Great Peng returned to his palace and continued his arduous secluded cultivation. Meanwhile, within the Blood God Palace, Minghe had sunk into a profound state of cultivation.

Gradually, Minghe's cultivation became ever more unfathomable. Though he was still at the perfected Hunyuan Golden Immortal stage, the aura emanating from his entire body grew increasingly vast and profound.

Over these hundred thousand years, Minghe had continuously advanced his Way of Slaughter, merging it with other Daos such as the Way of Yin and Yang, the Way of Five Elements, the Blood Dao, the Way of Reincarnation and Life-Death, and more.

And after more than a hundred thousand years, Minghe had indeed succeeded. His Way of Slaughter had successfully merged with every Dao he had comprehended.

This also confirmed Minghe's insight: the Three Thousand Great Daos all originated from one source. Different paths led to the same destination, and they could indeed be united as one.

"Boom!"

Thus, after an unknown length of time had passed, Minghe's body suddenly trembled. Behind him, five-colored radiance slowly rose.

This was the Five-Colored Divine Light.

And it was not only the Five-Colored Divine Light. Soon afterward, black-and-white Yin-Yang Divine Light also rose behind Minghe.

The two divine lights intertwined and evolved into Chaos Divine Light.

And it did not stop there. After the two divine lights fused into Chaos Divine Light, bolts of lightning appeared within the divine radiance.

This lightning was Dutian Divine Thunder, which Minghe had likewise fused into it.

The three divine abilities had become one. It was easy to imagine just how terrifyingly powerful this Chaos Divine Light was.