The breakthroughs in his physical body and cultivation not only meant that Daochen's overall strength had soared, but also that his power and bodily resilience had improved tremendously.
With the strength of his body now, he could even clash head-on with a high-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasure without the slightest difficulty.
At the same time, both his body and cultivation had reached the peak of the great Luo golden immortal realm, which meant Daochen had attained perfection within that realm.
One more step would bring him to the quasi-saint realm.
The further elevation of his innate foundation meant that Daochen's potential had improved across the board. From then on, his cultivation speed, his speed of comprehending the Dao, and the ceiling of his future growth had all risen tremendously.
"Now that I've reached the sixth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art, I wonder whether I can cultivate the seventh!"
Only half of the thirty thousand years had passed, leaving roughly fifteen thousand years. Unwilling to waste them, Daochen immediately began studying the cultivation formula for the seventh revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art within his sea of consciousness.
Difficult!
Truly difficult!
The profound, obscure runes of the laws resembled volumes of inscrutable heavenly scripture, each impossibly cryptic.
Cultivating the seventh revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art was more than ten thousand times harder than cultivating the sixth!
Even with Daochen's comprehension, he felt he had nowhere to begin.
As for the eighth and ninth revolutions beyond it, Daochen abandoned them without a second thought.
The seventh revolution was already this difficult, let alone the eighth and ninth!
That was only natural, really. If the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art were so easy to cultivate, the Twelve Ancestral Witches would never have perished in the War of the Liches along the original course of fate.
They would all have attained sainthood through their bodies and overturned Hongjun's Purple Heavens Palace.
Wouldn't that have been far better?
Once he understood the reason, Daochen stopped dwelling on it and turned his attention to consolidating his cultivation.
Although he had broken through, his realm was not yet entirely stable. He needed time for his body to adapt to the power brought by the breakthrough.
While Daochen closed his eyes and consolidated his cultivation, the space outside the Sun Star grew increasingly lively, with streaks of light flashing across the heavens everywhere.
Within those streaks of light were figures from both the Demon Race and the myriad other races of the Primordial World, all rushing toward the Sun Star.
Among the celestial stars of the Primordial World, the Sun Star occupied the ruling position of the Nine Palaces. Like the Lunar Star, it stood at the head of the countless stars of the Primordial World. Now, endless fortune converged upon it through the cold expanse of space.
Although the Dao lecture had yet to begin, boundless power of fortune had already begun gathering outside the Sun God Palace, surging toward the place where Daochen was in seclusion.
The cultivators who arrived early were accommodated outside the Sun God Palace, while some with profound cultivation sat cross-legged directly in the starry void, their eyes closed as they waited for Daochen to begin his lecture.
"I never imagined the Sun Star would be so vast and magnificent!"
Many cultivators of the myriad races stared in shock at the boundless Sun Star and the incomparably majestic Sun God Palace upon it. They had traveled from all across the Primordial World and were already among the earlier arrivals.
"Perhaps only a supreme star of the Primordial World like the Sun Star could nurture someone like Divine Lord Daochen!"
A cultivator of the Demon Race sighed in admiration.
Compared with the Sun Star, the blessed grotto-heavens where they lived were nothing but remote mountain gullies. There was simply no comparison.
The concentration of spiritual energy here exceeded that of their cave abodes by hundreds or even thousands of times.
This made some of the cultivators who had arrived look forward to Daochen's lecture even more eagerly.
As time passed, more and more cultivators arrived, until even the vast, boundless Sun Star became crowded.
Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi were rather surprised by the sight. Neither had expected Daochen's influence in the Primordial World to be so immense.
The cultivators attending this lecture numbered far beyond hundreds of millions. There were probably as many as a hundred billion.
"Such a grand spectacle! It's probably far more imposing than even the Dao Ancestor's lectures at the Purple Heavens Palace!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi grinned.
The Purple Heavens Palace stood within the endless chaotic void of the Thirty-Three Heavens. Only mighty figures of the Primordial World could pass through the barriers of chaotic currents and Heavenly Profound Fire. Cultivators as weak as these could never reach it.
Although the Sun Star also lay beyond the Primordial World's continent, there were no chaotic currents or Heavenly Profound Fire barring the way. Any cultivator at the earth immortal realm or above could make the journey.
That was precisely what had made this unprecedentedly flourishing spectacle possible.
Yet as time went on and more cultivators arrived, conflicts over good positions grew increasingly frequent.
Many cultivators came to blows over better places to hear the lecture.
Some fought to seize positions, while others scrambled out of their way.
Almost instantly, the entire space outside the Sun Star descended into chaos!
"This is bad!"
In the distant void, Bai Ze and the others had just reached the Sun Star. Seeing countless members of the Demon Race fighting over places, they frowned and immediately moved to intervene.
"Fellow Daoist Bai Ze, why do this? Our Demon Race has always revered the law of the jungle, where the weak are meat for the strong. It's only natural for these low-ranking demons to behave this way. Why interfere?"
Just as Bai Ze, Qinyuan, and their companion moved to suppress the fighting, Kunpeng suddenly appeared before the three of them. With a wave of his hand, he dissipated all three of their auras, his tiny, mung-bean-sized eyes cold as he looked toward the Sun Star.
"Demon Master, how can you do this!"
Blocked by Kunpeng, Bai Ze and the others felt a flicker of anger rise within them.
They had come here to invite Daochen to leave seclusion and preside over the Demon Race. If they allowed these demons to displease him, there would be no point.
They would not even need to muster the nerve to visit Daochen.
They might as well turn around and go home.
"Ah, there's no hurry, no hurry. With Fellow Daoist Daochen's temperament, how could he reject the position of Demon Emperor over such a trifling matter? You underestimate his magnanimity."
Kunpeng waved his hand and spoke with a smile.
In truth, he felt uncertain even as he said it. He had witnessed the battle at the Purple Heavens Palace firsthand, when Yuanshi had received a savage beating over a single remark.
Who knew what Daochen would do when he learned that these low-ranking demons were fighting over places?
But Kunpeng was taking a gamble. He wanted to see just how Daochen would handle this matter.
After all, anyone who attained the position of Demon Emperor needed not only great strength, but also forceful methods.
Allowing these demons to carry on might enrage Daochen, but Kunpeng still wanted to test him!
"Bong!"
A heaven-shaking peal of a bell suddenly rang out.
An immensely vast Ancient Bell appeared in the void. As its chimes rippled outward, visible waves swept forth. The demons fighting among themselves had no time even to scream before they were reduced to ash!
"Anyone who acts recklessly again or disrupts the order will be killed without mercy!"
At that moment, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's icy voice suddenly rang out from deep within the Sun God Palace.
At the same time, the River Chart and Luo Writing appeared in the void. Boundless azure light poured down, enveloping an area billions of li across.
As the azure light flowed, murderous intent flickered within it!
Dijun had acted as well!
"So powerful!"
Watching Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi strike, Bai Ze's eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance.
If Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi alone possessed such might, what heights had Daochen reached?
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