"Here we go?"
The Immeasurable Saint Emperor asked.
Han Xuanji nodded.
The Immeasurable Saint Emperor said nothing more, but simply stood with his hands behind his back, retreating to the edge of the Time Domain, leaving this space to Han Xuanji.
He was secretly pondering to himself.
This kid's cultivation is too strong; it won't be easy for him to reach the Holy Lord.
After he became Sage, he possessed extraordinary talent and was aided by numerous treasures. It took him many times longer than Han Xuanji to finally reach the Holy Lord Realm.
Even though Han Xuanji had spent tens of thousands of years in this Time Domain, it was still not a long time compared to the hurdle of the Holy Lord.
But if he really breaks through, his strength will be extremely powerful.
Even a group of veteran Holy Lord would be no match for him. The Immeasurable Saint Emperor looked at Han Xuanji, feeling both worry and anticipation.
"Here we go."
Han Xuanji closed his eyes and first established a connection between himself and a Dao Attainment Pearl.
Although he felt he shouldn't fail, he still needed to have some insurance.
The milky-white bead trembled slightly, and a very faint halo appeared on its surface, as if it had resonated with the energy within him.
He then put the Azure Origin Hongmeng Dao Fruit into his mouth.
The fruit pulp melts in your mouth, transforming into a warm yet powerful medicinal force that flows into your limbs and bones.
He looked inward and saw that his current sacred body was infinitely mysterious. In fact, it was no longer a simple body of flesh and blood, but was composed of a special kind of particles.
Those particles were like tiny divine crystals, each containing true essence, Principle, Qi and Blood and qi, and insights into the Great Dao, interconnected and inseparable.
This is the method recorded in " The Immortal Emperor Body," which involves the sublimation of flesh and blood, achieving Immortal and Imperishable.
Those crystal-like particles circulated slowly within his body, each cycle making his physical form more solid.
Meanwhile, deep within the sea of consciousness, the appearance of the Eternal Dao Fruit was gradually changing.
Han Xuanji looked inward at the fruit and a sense of enlightenment arose in his mind.
During his Eternal Dao Master stage, he condensed the Eternal Dao Fruit, and the patterns on the fruit represented his Dao Principles.
In the stage of Eternal True Lord, the Eternal Principle are condensed in the Dao Fruit.
During the era of the Eternal True God, a flower of Principle bloomed on the Dao Fruit, bearing his Great Dao.
In the stage of the Eternal Sage, that beautiful Eternal Flower bloomed, radiating "the light of the Tao".
At this moment, he is attempting to break through to the Holy Lord Realm. If successful, the Eternal Flower will separate from the Eternal Dao Fruit and become the Eternal Shengxin.
The flower and fruit separate; the flower becomes the heart, and the fruit becomes the root.
This is the fundamental mark of the Holy Lord Realm.
He took a deep breath, focused his mind on his Dantian, and began to guide all the power in his body toward that Eternal Flower.
Days passed.
In the Time Domain, time flows silently by.
The Immeasurable Saint Emperor stood at a distance, watching without moving the increasingly bright light surrounding Han Xuanji. His expression was solemn, even more worried than when his own son broke through. This was an emotion he hadn't felt in many years.
This is enough to show how important Han Xuanji was to him.
"It seems pretty easy."
Han Xuanji guided all the power within her body to converge on that Eternal Flower, her mind becoming clear and serene.
His understanding of the Mystic Heaven Great Dao reached an unprecedented depth at this moment.
Everything he had cultivated in the past unfolded in his sea of consciousness like a star chart. Each Dao Principles seemed to be an independent star, while the Mystic Heaven Great Dao was the main star that connected these stars.
He didn't need to deliberately piece anything together; those Dao Principles were already there. It was just that his level of understanding wasn't high enough before, so he couldn't see the whole picture.
At this moment of impacting the Holy Lord's barrier, the connections between all the Dao Principles suddenly became incredibly clear, like a vast net, where the direction of every single thread was clearly visible.
Accumulated knowledge and experience will eventually lead to a breakthrough.
It may seem like these four words have nothing to do with Han Xuanji, but in reality, they are perfectly suited to describe Han Xuanji.
His accumulation over the years has been incredibly profound. From the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he consumed at the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet to the gifts from the Sword Ancestor in the Sword Stele Forest, and the 100,000 years of reincarnation and enlightenment in the Time Domain, all his power has settled deep within his body, like a giant dam filled with water.
At this moment, the attack on the Holy Lord's barrier is like smashing a hammer on a dam, with a resounding boom, and the task is accomplished naturally.
He didn't even feel much resistance; it was like pushing open a door that had been loose for a long time, and behind the door was a smooth road.
The Eternal Flower and the Eternal Dao Fruit slowly separated. The flower transformed into a crystal-clear Shengxin, which hung in the center of the Saint Manifestation's chest and merged into it. The Dao Fruit transformed into roots, which deeply penetrated the depths of the sea of consciousness.
Once the Shengxin was formed, the aura around him began to rise wildly, with his true essence, Principle, divine soul, and physical body all undergoing simultaneous transformation.
In the distance, the Immeasurable Saint Emperor watched in stunned silence.
He had initially thought that Han Xuanji's breakthrough would be a protracted battle.
For Sage to break through to the Holy Lord is an immense challenge, even across the entire Eternal Continent.
According to statistics, about 30% of the Eternal Sage on the Eternal Continent ultimately die because they fail to break through to the Holy Lord.
Among those who failed, some lacked talent, some were unprepared, some forced their way in, causing their Dao foundation to collapse, and some were geniuses whose Dao heart was not firm enough.
Even when he, the Immeasurable Saint Emperor, broke through to the Holy Lord, he expended tremendous effort and barely managed to cross that threshold.
But Han Xuanji was quite different; she simply sat cross-legged, seemingly without any effort.
The whole process was smooth and effortless, as easy as eating or drinking.
"..."
The Immeasurable Saint Emperor remained silent for a long while, and the thought that he had rejected countless times resurfaced in his mind.
Is Han Xuanji really not the reincarnation of some supreme powerhouse?
Although Han Xuanji shows no outward signs of being a reincarnated powerful figure, is there perhaps a possibility?
Han Xuanji's past life was far stronger than his, so much so that the traces of his reincarnation were completely erased?
If in his previous life he was a Saint Absolute Peak Saint King or even higher, and then deliberately concealed himself, it would be understandable that, given his level of cultivation, no trace of him could be detected.
While this explanation may seem somewhat far-fetched, it appears remarkably reasonable when applied to Han Xuanji.
After all, nothing this kid would do would be surprising.
However, the thought only flashed through his mind before he suppressed it.
Regardless of who Han Xuanji was in his previous life, in this life he is the Young Emperor of the Sacred Court, a member of the Sacred Court, and also a member of their cultivator camp.
"Fine."
The Immeasurable Saint Emperor murmured to himself, feeling a genuine sense of joy for Han Xuanji's background for the first time.
If someone like Han Xuanji were an Eternal Deity, or a being from another realm, how terrifying would that be?
He knew that there were still many unknown existences beyond the Eternal Continent, as well as great terrors that threatened the Eternal Continent.
With the Supreme Sage King Wendao absent, even these Top-Tier Saint King lacked sufficient confidence to defend the Eternal Continent, not to mention the Eternal Deity eyeing them covetously, plotting further trouble.
Therefore, cultivator factions urgently need the emergence of top-tier experts.
He knew that one supreme expert was more important than a hundred top experts.
The figure before him was undoubtedly the one most likely in history to come close to a supreme powerhouse like the Sage King Wendao Realm.
Han Xuanji herself hadn't thought that much about it.
After completing the breakthrough, he opened his eyes, and a dazzling light burst forth from his body, causing the entire Time Domain to tremble.
That overwhelming aura surged around him, like a flood that had been suppressed for too long finally finding an outlet.
He was no stranger to this "explosive" state after a breakthrough; he had experienced a similar feeling when he broke through to the Sage, only this time it was much stronger.
He felt as if he were omnipotent, able to influence the Principle governing the entire world with every gesture.
After the breakthrough, Han Xuanji clearly felt that the influence of the Time Domain on him had become much smaller.
The difference in the flow of time within the area covered by the Clock of Years, which he used to perceive clearly, is now much more blurred.
If calculated based on the flow rate over time, the ratio is probably only about 1:1.5.
With all his sign-in attempts used up, there was little point in him cultivating here anymore.
" Xuanji thanks the Saint Emperor for protecting him."
Han Xuanji stood up, looked at the blurry figure in the distance, and cupped his hands in greeting.