Under the watchful eyes of countless billions of beings in the Primordial World and the Sages, Ming Xin's Three Bodies established the Three Veins, drawing forth Heavenly Dao Merit and resonating with his own Great Dao.
That vast and boundless Primordial Saintly Might, carrying the three unique Dao auras of judgment, the Mortal World, and Cause and Effect, had already climbed to its peak. It was on the verge of breaking through the final barrier and ascending in one stroke to the realm of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
The Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain wore grave expressions, the Two Sages of the West watched with anticipation in their eyes, while Di Jun and Tai Yi's eyes nearly split with rage.
Countless great cultivators felt a tumult of emotions—jealousy, resentment, and shock intertwined. Could a latecomer truly be about to forge this unprecedented path of Attaining the Dao?
However, at the very instant that the Primordial Saintly Might was about to erupt completely and undergo its final transformation—
A sudden change arose!
A flash of determination appeared in the eyes of Ming Xin's Three Bodies at the same time!
"Breaking through now would establish the foundation, but the waters of the Primordial World run deep. With the Saint Position only newly established, this is not the best time!" the main body said in a low voice.
"Converting the power of merit directly into cultivation is merely an inferior method! One should build up one's foundation and await the proper time!" the Past Self added.
"The Sorcerer-Devil Tribulation is about to end. When heaven and earth are overturned, that will be the moment for me to achieve success in one stroke and point directly toward the Limitless!" the Future Self declared.
The Three Bodies unified their wills, and the originally surging Primordial Saintly Might, which had been on the verge of breaking through its barrier, was forcibly restrained, suppressed, and gathered by an even stronger will!
It was like a volcano about to erupt being forcibly pressed back down!
That vast Heavenly Dao Merit and the radiance of laws were not used to assault the Saint Realm. Instead, Ming Xin guided them with immense Magic Power, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.
They were all drawn into the depths of his sea of consciousness, where the system core frantically absorbed, converted, and stored them!
[Absorbing high-level energy... converting it into fuel for law analysis... beginning deep analysis of the core laws of Slaughter, Five Elements, the Mortal World, Reincarnation, Cause and Effect, and Fate... deducing the path of the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal...]
The system's cold voice rang through Ming Xin's primordial spirit.
He did not use this enormous merit, enough to make him a Sage on the spot, to raise his cultivation. Instead, he used it as "fuel" for the system to deduce higher realms and deeper laws!
He saw farther ahead! If he achieved the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal now, then with the foundation of establishing the Dao through the Three Veins, he might reach the Fifth Heaven directly, rivaling veteran Sages. But that was still not enough!
The waters of the Primordial World were too deep. The Heavenly Dao stood above, and Hongjun had Merged with Dao. The Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal alone still had limits to what it could accomplish.
He would wait! He would wait until the final moment of the Sorcerer-Devil Tribulation, when heaven and earth's Killing Intent erupted and the Heavenly Dao Rules were at their most turbulent and chaotic, before breaking through!
He would use the boundless Tribulation as nourishment and the foundation accumulated to its utmost limit as his base, drawing upon every one of his Great Daos to break through all barriers in a single stroke.
His goal was the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal, a realm comparable to a Heavenly Dao Saint who had Merged with Dao!
Only by reaching such a realm could he truly possess enough influence in this Primordial World overflowing with Sages—and even the foundation for Transcendence!
Outside, every great cultivator observing this place was dumbfounded.
They only saw the Primordial Saintly Might surrounding Ming Xin, which had already reached its peak, rapidly recede like the tide. The heavenly phenomena he had invoked also slowly dispersed, until at last—
His aura stabilized in an extraordinarily peculiar state—beyond the limits of a Primordial Golden Immortal, surrounded by faint Saintly Might and perfect Dao aura, yet without truly taking that final step.
Half-step Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
An unprecedented realm! One foot had already stepped into the Saint Realm, while the other remained suspended, accumulating even more terrifying power!
"He... he suppressed his cultivation?"
"He actually gave up becoming a Sage immediately?!"
"Half-step Primordial Unity... what kind of control is this? What does he intend to do?!"
"So much merit... what did he use it for?!"
Cries of alarm and questioning rang out throughout the Primordial World. No one could understand Ming Xin's actions.
Becoming a Sage was the ultimate dream of countless cultivators, yet he had stopped himself at the very threshold?!
The Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain looked at one another. For the first time, deep confusion and calculation appeared in Sage Laozi's eyes.
After his shock, Primordial Lord of Heaven felt a faint sense of relief, only for it to be followed by indignation at having been slighted. Lord of the Heavens, meanwhile, clapped his hands and praised, "What boldness! What decisiveness! This lad's ambitions are not small!"
The smiles on the faces of the Two Sages of the West stiffened slightly, then turned into deeper gratification and understanding.
Daoist Jieyin sighed and said, "My disciple Ming Xin's Dao heart is firmer and his plans deeper than even ours. He is laying down an eternal foundation for the West!"
Buddha Mother Zhunti nodded heavily. "Good! Excellent! The greater the accumulation, the stronger the eruption! We shall simply wait for our disciple to shake heaven and earth at the end of the Tribulation!"
Ming Xin felt the power within his body, suppressed to its utmost limit yet containing the potential to destroy heaven and earth.
He also sensed the system within his sea of consciousness rapidly deducing and optimizing all manner of law models due to the infusion of vast merit. A satisfied curve rose at the corner of his lips.
He concealed all his aura, merged the Three Bodies into one, and the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda turned into a streak of light that entered his brow.
He gave the surrounding void a calm glance, especially in the directions of Kunlun Mountain and the Sun Star. Then he took a single step and returned to the depths of Mount Sumeru, continuing his unfinished secluded cultivation.
The Primordial World returned to a brief calm, but every great cultivator understood in their hearts—
The shock and suspense brought by Ming Xin's "Half-step Primordial Unity" today were far more terrifying than the birth of a new Sage.
The future of one who could stop on the brink of Attaining the Dao and accumulate power was already beyond measure!
Because of Ming Xin's actions, the final chapter of the Sorcerer-Devil Tribulation was shrouded in an even more unfathomable shadow.
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