Abandoning Attaining the Dao, Half-step Primordial Unity

Under the gaze of billions of living beings in the Primordial World and the various saints, Ming Xin's Three Bodies established the Three Veins, drawing forth Heavenly Dao Merit and resonating with his own Great Dao.

That vast and overwhelming Primordial Saintly Might, carrying the unique Dao rhythms of Judgment, the Mortal World, and Cause and Effect, had already climbed to its peak, on the verge of breaking through the final barrier and ascending in one fell swoop to the realm of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin!

The Three Pure Ones on Kunlun Mountain wore grave expressions, the Two Sages of the West looked on with anticipation, while Di Jun and Tai Yi's eyes were wide with fury.

Countless great powers felt a mix of emotions—jealousy, resentment, and awe intertwined. Could this latecomer truly walk this unprecedented path of Attaining the Dao?

Yet, just as that Primordial Saintly Might was about to erupt completely and undergo its final transformation—

A sudden change occurred!

A flash of resolute light flickered simultaneously in the eyes of Ming Xin's Three Bodies!

"Breaking through now would establish the foundation, but the Primordial World runs deep, and the Saint Position is newly established—this is not the optimal moment!" the Main Body said in a low voice.

"Using the power of Merit to refine cultivation is but a lesser path! We should accumulate foundation and await the right heavenly timing!" the Past Self interjected.

"The Sorcerer-Devil Tribulation will soon end; when heaven and earth overturn, that will be the moment for me to succeed in one stroke, directly pointing to the Limitless!" the Future Self declared.

The wills of the Three Bodies merged as one. That surging, torrential Primordial Saintly Might, which was about to breach the barrier, was forcibly restrained, suppressed, and drawn back by an even greater will!

Like a volcano on the verge of eruption being forcibly pressed back down!

That vast Heavenly Dao Merit and light of the laws were not used to charge into the Saint Realm. Instead, Ming Xin guided them with immense Magic Power, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

All of it was absorbed into the depths of his own sea of consciousness, frantically devoured, transformed, and stored by the system core.

[Absorbing high-grade energy... Converting into fuel for law analysis... Beginning deep analysis of core laws: Slaughter, Five Elements, Mortal World, Reincarnation, Cause and Effect, Fate... Deduction of the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal path...]

The system's cold voice echoed within Ming Xin's Primordial Spirit.

He had not used this vast Merit, enough to make him a saint on the spot, to enhance his cultivation, but as "fuel" for the system to deduce higher realms and deeper laws!

He saw further! Breaking through to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin now, with the foundation of establishing the Three Veins, might allow him to reach the Fifth Heaven realm, comparable to the old saints. But that was not enough!

The waters of the Primordial World were too deep. The Heavenly Dao reigned above, Hongjun had merged with the Dao. Merely being a Golden Immortal of the Origin still left areas beyond his reach.

He would wait! Wait until the final moment of the Sorcerer-Devil Tribulation, when the world's Sha Qi erupts and the Heavenly Dao's rules are most turbulent and chaotic, before making his breakthrough!

Using the boundless Tribulation as nourishment, with the accumulated foundation pushed to its extreme as his base, he would draw upon all his Great Daos and break through every barrier in one fell swoop.

His goal was aimed directly at the realm comparable to the Heavenly Dao Saint's state of merging with the Dao—the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

Only by reaching that realm could he truly have enough say in this Primordial World, teeming with saints, and even possess the capital for... Transcendence!

Outside, all the great powers watching this place were stunned.

They only saw that the Primordial Saintly Might on Ming Xin, which had already reached its peak, receded like a tide. The heavenly phenomena he had stirred also slowly dissipated. Finally, His aura stabilized in an extremely peculiar state—surpassing the limit of a Golden Immortal of the Origin, with faint saintly might and perfect Dao rhythm surrounding him, yet not truly stepping into that threshold.

Half-step Primordial Unity!

An unprecedented realm! One foot had already stepped into the Saint Realm, while the other foot hung suspended, gathering even more terrifying power!

"He... he suppressed his cultivation?"

"He actually gave up becoming a saint immediately?!"

"Half-step Primordial Unity... What kind of control is this? What does he intend to do?!"

"With so much Merit... what did he use it for?!"

Gasps and questions arose across the Primordial World. No one could understand Ming Xin's actions.

Becoming a saint was the ultimate dream of countless cultivators, yet he had stopped himself at the very doorstep?!

The Three Pure Ones on Kunlun Mountain exchanged glances. For the first time, a deep confusion and a look of deduction appeared in Saint Laozi's eyes.

Primordial Lord of Heaven, beyond his shock, felt a faint sigh of relief, followed by a sense of irritation at being slighted. Lord of the Heavens, however, clapped his hands in admiration: "What boldness! What decisiveness! This child's ambitions are no small matter!"

The smiles on the faces of the Two Sages of the West stiffened slightly, then transformed into deeper relief and understanding.

Daoist Jieyin sighed and said, "My disciple Ming Xin's firmness of Dao heart and depth of planning surpass even ours. He is securing an eternal foundation for the West!"

Zhunti Buddha Mother nodded heavily: "Good! Most good! The thicker the accumulation, the stronger the eruption! We shall quietly await our disciple's earth-shattering moment at the end of the Tribulation!"

Ming Xin felt the power within him, suppressed to its extreme yet containing the potential to destroy heaven and earth, And the various law models in his sea of consciousness, rapidly deduced and optimized by the system due to the massive influx of Merit. A satisfied curve tugged at the corner of his mouth.

He withdrew all his aura, the Three Bodies merged into one, and the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda turned into a stream of light, sinking into his brow.

He cast a faint glance toward the void in all directions, especially toward Kunlun Mountain and the Sun Star. Then, with a single step, he returned to the depths of Mount Sumeru to continue his unfinished seclusion.

The Primordial World once again fell into brief calm, but all the great powers understood in their hearts.

The shock and suspense brought by Ming Xin's "Half-step Primordial Unity" today were far more heart-pounding than the birth of a new saint.

A being who could voluntarily stop at the threshold of Attaining the Dao and gather strength—its future was already immeasurable!

The final chapter of the Sorcerer-Devil Tribulation, because of Ming Xin's actions, was now shrouded in an even more unpredictable shadow.