Time loses its meaning at this moment.
Han Xuanji sat on a futon, his body enveloped in the light of ten-colored Dao Principles. The light flickered, with each flash accompanied by a small but firm step forward.
Deep within his body, the forging of the ten Dao Principles has entered a crucial stage.
He officially embarked on the path to reach the Eternal True Lord.
Meanwhile, in another quiet room of the Dustless Palace, three figures sat around a low jade table.
Three cups of fragrant tea were placed on the table, their aroma wafting through the air, but no one touched them.
The Supreme Dao Venerable sat upright in the center, his eyes slightly closed, his long, silvery eyebrows drooping to his shoulders, his face calm and serene, but his fingers resting on his knees were tapping lightly, the rhythm neither hurried nor slow, as if he were deducing something.
Primordial Beginning Dao Venerable sat opposite him, holding the cup of tea that had gone cold in both hands, his gaze fixed on the dome array patterns reflected in the tea, remaining silent.
Li Tiantong sat slightly to one side between the two brothers, his gaze shifting back and forth between them before finally breaking the silence:
"Young Master Han did indeed take the matter of the Dao Ancestor to heart before."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was clearly audible in the quiet room.
"He asked Heavenly Frost Sage to investigate. Heavenly Frost Sage is the eldest disciple of the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord, and his connections and resources in the Nine Mysteries Prefecture are Non-Self imagination."
She used the name of the Nine Mysteries Palace to access the records of the Dao Xuan Secret Realm, but the message was cut off when it reached the Sacred Court.
Li Tiantong paused, as if considering his words.
"As far as I know, the Dao Xuan Secret Realm involves a very important figure from the Sacred Court. Even when Leng Qianshuang went directly to inquire, the other party refused to give face to the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord."
He looked at his two elder brothers, his tone calm and even:
"This matter can only be put on hold for now; we'll think of a solution later."
"I understand."
The Supreme Dao Venerable opened his eyes; in those deep, ancient well-like eyes, there was no disappointment, only a calm understanding of the world.
"What Fellow Daoist Han has done for us has far exceeded his initial promise. The matter of the Dao Ancestor cannot be resolved in a day, nor can it be accomplished by one person alone."
"The fact that he could do this much is already an immense favor."
He paused, then, unusually, the corners of his mouth curved into a smile:
"Moreover, we have a mysterious the Unseen with the Dao Ancestor, and his condition seems to be quite good; he should be alright."
Although its exact location was unknown, the sensation persisted and even seemed to be growing stronger.
Perhaps the Dao Ancestor had some other fortuitous opportunity.
The Primordial Beginning Dao Venerable placed the cooled teacup back on the table, making a very soft tapping sound.
He raised his head, his gaze less heavy with the heaviness he had felt upon first arriving on the Eternal Continent, and more resolute in its intensity.
"If that's the case, the most urgent task is not to find people, but to cultivate oneself."
The three of us brothers were newcomers; neither Taishang nor I had even stepped into the Eternal Dao Master.
In a place like this, you don't even have the right to speak.
"By the way, we can no longer use the name Dao Venerable; from now on, you shall call me Wang Yuanshi."
"Alright, from now on you can call me Li Er."
The Supreme Dao Venerable nodded as well.
Li Tiantong nodded without saying anything more.
He arrived earlier than his two elder brothers and thus had a deeper understanding of the cruelty and opportunities of the Eternal Continent.
He had personally witnessed Han Xuanji's heroic battle against Xiao Yan at the Principle Conference, and he had also personally seen how the True God and Sage in Nine Mysteries City looked down upon all living beings.
Regardless of the circumstances, strength is everything.
"I have reached the threshold of the Eternal True Lord."
Li Tiantong said softly, "Give me some more time, and I should be able to break through."
The two elder brothers can wait until they reach the Dao Master before practicing higher-level Cultivation Method, which will be much more efficient.
Just let me know if you encounter any problems.
The three exchanged a glance, needing no further words.
The tacit understanding built up over countless years has allowed them to understand each other's thoughts with just a glance.
The thought of searching for the Dao Ancestor was suppressed and replaced by a desire for cultivation.
Become stronger as soon as possible, so as not to become a burden in this new world.
On the other side of the Dustless Palace, in a tightly closed quiet room, Yun Wuji sat cross-legged on a futon, his body surrounded by Dao Principles flowing like a galaxy.
His eyes were closed and his brows were slightly furrowed, clearly indicating that he was at a crucial moment in deducing the Principle.
On the desk beside him were Jade Slip slips containing cultivation notes left to him by Han Xuanji. These notes detailed every method and every error-prone step in the journey from Hunyuan Wuji to the Eternal Dao Master.
Yun Wuji read these contents over a hundred times, and now he can recite them from memory with his eyes closed.
His progress was the fastest among all the disciples.
His Late Hunyuan Wuji Dao Principles, allowed him to encounter almost no major obstacles when deducing the first Eternal Dao Principle. He had a premonition that he would become the first among these people to step into the Eternal Dao Master.
In the quiet room next door, Lu Fan's progress, while not as monstrous Yun Wuji's, was still quite fast.
The most urgent task is to improve his cultivation. However, since arriving on the Eternal Continent, Hunyuan Wuji's cultivation has improved rapidly. In just a few years, he should be able to reach the Hunyuan Wuji Perfection.
In a quieter room further away, Little White, unusually, was neither sleeping nor clamoring for food. Instead, it stared with its round eyes wide open, seemingly pondering something.
After a long while, Little White stood up, flicked its tail, and quietly left the quiet room.
It passed through the corridor and arrived at the cultivation area in the Dustless Palace, which was specially set up for cultivators of the bloodline path. There, the bloodline cultivation methods that Han Xuanji had signed in from the system were stored.
Little White used its paws to flip open one of the ancient animal-skin scrolls. It couldn't quite understand the dense text on it, but it could understand the principles of blood circulation.
It tilted its head and studied it for a long time, then squatted down, closed its eyes, and began to guide the power of its bloodline.
There are countless cultivation methods related to the Dao of the Bloodline on the Eternal Continent, and there are numerous mature solutions for Little White's situation.
It scratched its ear with its paw, shifted to a more comfortable position, closed its eyes, and truly began its cultivation.
The entire Dustless Palace, from Han Xuanji to Little White, everyone was immersed in the same atmosphere.
No one chatted idly, no one wandered around, no one complained, and no one slacked off.
The long years have taught them a lesson better than anyone: every breath wasted in the pursuit of becoming stronger will eventually turn into bloodshed and regret in future battles.
Thirty years passed quietly in the Seclusion Chamber, while the outside world continued as usual, and the Nine Mysteries Palace remained the majestic palace suspended in the clouds.
The cultivation atmosphere in the Dustless Palace remains strong.
And inside this most luxurious meditation room...
Han Xuanji sat cross-legged on the futon, his aura completely different from what it was thirty years ago.
His eyes were closed, his face calm, but within him surged an energy like a volcano about to erupt, enough to make any Eternal Dao Master tremble.
The forging of the ten Eternal Dao Principle has reached its final stage.
He was taking a path that few predecessors had chosen. While the Ten Great Dao Principles were all top-tier Dao Principles, the risks and failure rates were so high that most Dao Master would hesitate to take them.
Success will forge an unparalleled foundation; failure will render all previous efforts futile.
Even Han Xuanji wouldn't dare say he could succeed 100%; he could only give it his all.