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"Of course, the master also left a treasure inside the Heart of Eternity, a treasure no less powerful than the Fire Stone. If you can decipher it, that treasure will be yours too."
"The Heart of Eternity..." Yun Hua took the sphere, glanced at it briefly, and quickly broke through the outermost layer of intricate patterns.
"The first level is very simple, it's just equivalent to the first level of the Ninefold Chaos Restriction." Yun Hua understood that the difficulty of the first few levels was probably comparable to the Ninefold Chaos Restriction, and the real test would come later.
"Break!" "Break!" "Break!"...
Yunhua broke through the first nine levels with ease, taking only about half a month in total.
However, starting from the tenth level, the difficulty increased by an order of magnitude, and gradually, Yunhua spent more and more time thinking when solving the puzzle.
From this level onwards, the time it took Yunhua to decipher the secret patterns was basically measured in years.
The tenth, eleventh, and twelfth floors were all manageable, taking less than ten years to complete; however, the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth floors were already measured in centuries; the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth floors were measured in millennia; and the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first floors each took Yunhua tens of thousands of years to complete.
Of course, this is an accelerated time span of ten thousand years; the actual time is less than a day.
"These restrictions seem to contain something unique, and they seem to share some principles with other worlds!"
The more Yunhua pondered these things, the more he felt that they seemed somewhat different from the principles of other worlds.
"If I had to put it into words, these things are actually somewhat similar to the other shore path of the philosophers in the Yangshen world, although there are many differences."
"In fact, the power of this mist is somewhat similar to the genetic energy of the Swallowed Star world, but it is more inclusive and powerful than genetic energy."
"That's why I was able to comprehend it so quickly, much faster than Ji Ning in the original story." Yunhua pondered many things.
These intricate patterns are the result of the Supreme Being's efforts to research and unify magical power, divine power, and mental power.
The other shore path of the philosophers in the Yangshen world includes a method for the fusion of flesh and soul, and there are many things in it that can be learned from.
Similarly, the genetic energy of the Swallowed Star world can be used as both divine power and divine consciousness. In a sense, genetic energy is a kind of power similar to this mist.
However, whether it is the fusion of the divine soul and martial arts of the Yangshen world, or the genetic energy of the devoured world, they can only be considered as a part of this mist power.
Because the primordial, chaotic universe possesses something very special, something that no other world has—mental power!
This method requires mental strength, so the intricate patterns are more complex than what Yunhua knows. Therefore, Yunhua can only accelerate it a little, but not to the extreme.
"Actually, if we consider the Dao of the Yangshen world and the divine power of the Shrouding the Heavens world, I can quickly approach the Supreme level by combining divine power and magical power; however, adding mental power has become a major problem."
The more Yunhua pondered, the clearer he became that the Supreme Being who created this method was actually stuck on the issue of mental strength.
"Never mind, I'll continue to comprehend it. I want to see how far I can go in the time it takes to complete a Chaos Era." Yun Hua hardened his heart and continued to accelerate time, focusing all his efforts on comprehension.
Yunhua is currently only a Dao Lord, and Dao Lords have limited lifespans, so he cannot waste too much time comprehending this kind of method.
He still needs a lot of time to further strengthen and refine his ultimate fire path.
Time flowed by day by day, and Yunhua unveiled the secret patterns of the Eternal Heart layer by layer.
The spirit of the cave also watched with anticipation as Yunhua deciphered the intricate patterns.
"Too fast! He deciphered it too quickly. Is this person's comprehension really that strong?" The spirit of the cave was increasingly shocked as it watched; Yunhua's speed in deciphering the Eternal Heart exceeded its imagination.
Although he was the spirit of the cave, the former supreme being had told him about the difficulty of breaking this thing; however, now, he saw that Yunhua's speed in breaking the Eternal Heart was hundreds of thousands of times faster than his master had predicted.
Time passed quickly, and soon an entire chaotic era was over before Yunhua finally stopped.
"You've only cracked forty-two layers of intricate patterns, why did you stop?" the spirit of the cave asked in astonishment.
“It’s impossible to completely crack it in a short time. It took me a Chaos Era to crack the forty-second level. If this level of difficulty continues, the next fifty-seven levels will probably take ten thousand Chaos Eras. I don’t have that much time right now!” Yun Hua shook his head and then stood up from the stone platform.
"Next, I will travel through the universe while comprehending the Heart of Eternity!" Yunhua continued.
The spirit of the cave was taken aback, then sighed and said, "That's right. You are only a Dao Lord of Life and Death now. The most important thing is to merge with the Dao. If you can become an Eternal Emperor, you will have enough time to comprehend the Heart of Eternity, and the speed of your comprehension may even be faster."
"However, the ultimate path you've chosen makes achieving Dao integration extremely difficult!" the old man sighed. "Throughout history, there has never been anyone who has successfully achieved Dao integration through the ultimate path."
“Cultivation is about going from nothing to something. The ancients couldn’t take this step, so I’ll be the first to do it!” Yunhua was quite confident.
Compared to Ji Ning in the original novel, Yun Hua's advantages are simply too great.
The two most important advantages are:
Firstly, the Dao heart is perfected, a step that Ji Ning in the original work failed to achieve, but from the beginning, Yun Hua had no worries about the Dao heart.
Secondly, the Ultimate Fire Path! Twelve Ultimate Dao Lords were born in the Chaotic Universe, among whom one cultivated the Ultimate Fire Path. His path was equivalent to starting from another aspect and deducing the complete Ultimate Fire Path.
With such a "predecessor" around, Yunhua can examine her ultimate path from two different perspectives; this is a huge advantage that Ji Ning in the original work did not have.
With these two huge advantages, as long as other things are made up for slightly, one can directly achieve the Dao.
"Next, I'm going to leave for a while to search the universe for treasures that can increase my chances of achieving Dao, or some special Daos." Yunhua looked at the spirit of the cave beside him.
"I have a suggestion for you: achieving the ultimate path of Dao is extremely difficult. You are already very strong in many areas such as time and space, yin and yang, lightning, strength, and swordsmanship;
However, the best way to increase the probability of achieving Dao is to understand the Dao of Chaos, the Dao of the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, the Dao of Life and Death, and the Dao of Cause and Effect.
Chapter 1100 Return to the Three Realms
"Your understanding of the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, and the Dao of Life and Death is very strong. You have also learned the ultimate Dao of Chaos from your predecessors, but what you lack is the Dao of Cause and Effect. You can try to improve in this area," the spirit of the cave finally suggested.
"Thank you for the reminder. I was planning to improve my understanding of cause and effect, formations, and refining techniques on this trip!" Yunhua said with a smile.
The spirit of the cave nodded: "Since you are well-prepared, I will not say more. However, the chaotic universe is endless. Although you are the ultimate Dao Lord, there are still many things in the universe that can threaten your life; you should go and explore other parts of the universe after you have successfully merged with the Dao!"
"It's estimated that no one will be able to successfully pass through this cave within hundreds of thousands of Chaos Eras; I don't want this hard-won 'hope' that can fulfill the master's wish to perish like this!"
"Alright, that's all for now. Take care of yourself!"
“I understand!” Yunhua nodded.
After leaving the Supreme Cave, Yunhua continued along the original path and soon returned to the Three Realms.
“I’ve returned to the Three Realms once again, but my disciple Ji Ning has already left the Three Realms!” Yun Hua scanned the Three Realms with his divine sense and immediately sensed their current state.
His absence from the Three Realms wasn't actually that long; the longest he spent was in the Supreme Cave. From the time he left the Three Realms to his return, only tens of millions of years had passed—not even the time when the Three Realms would "die out."
The time from the birth to the end of a chaotic world is the most commonly used unit of time in this world—the Chaos Era.
A chaotic era is a very long period of time, roughly trillions of years.
When Yunhua was deducing the Eternal Heart, it took him an entire Chaos Era. However, that Chaos Era was a product of time being accelerated by 100,000 times, so only tens of millions of years had passed in reality.
"However, the boundary battlefield I set up when I left has already withstood the test of millions of years." Yun Hua's gaze swept across the battlefield, and he saw the constant battles taking place within it.
With a single step, he appeared above the battlefield, but with his strength, no one could detect him.
"Kill!" Large numbers of celestial immortals and rogue immortals formed arrays and charged madly towards the opposite side.
On the other side, a large number of celestial immortals and rogue immortals also formed an array and charged forward together.
In an instant, they clashed in close combat, with celestial beings and wandering immortals fighting fiercely, both for their own world and for the earth-shattering supernatural powers and secret techniques that would bring them glory in battle.
"The aura of great calamity in the Three Realms has dissipated considerably after the battle of the realms, and the Lord of the Heart Demon has no chance to cause trouble."
Yunhua turned around, her gaze seemingly traversing endless time and space, finally landing on the Lord of the Heart Demon who had merged with the Dao.
But he only glanced at it and didn't think much of it.
“Speaking of which, back in the Three Realms, there was a place I hadn’t been to!” Yun Hua took a step forward, and his entire being appeared in a magnificent world.
This world is filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, winding rivers and roaming wild animals; it is a truly pristine paradise.
This place is the fairyland of Nuwa!
When Yunhua was in the Three Realms, Bodhi and the others did not tell him about this place; however, with Yunhua's current level of cultivation, this place naturally cannot be kept from him.
"Buzz!!" Just after Yunhua entered Nuwa's Immortal Realm, the void of the entire realm trembled slightly, and then a large group of familiar faces appeared before Yunhua.
"Bodhi, the Three Pure Ones, Tathagata, Suiren, it's been a long time." Yunhua looked at these people and said with a light smile.
"The Blazing Flame, is that you?"
"Didn't you already leave the Three Realms through that chaotic vortex? When will you return?"
"How did you find this place?" Upon seeing Yunhua, the group was excited, but even more so, they were shocked.
What excited them was that Yunhua, who had left the Three Realms to explore the Chaos, was now the first to return.
Previously, there had been no news of Nuwa, Ji Ning, or even the Buddha Jueming who left not long after; now that they saw someone return, they were naturally excited.
Their shock stemmed from the fact that he had discovered the biggest secret of Nuwa's faction in the Three Realms, and had even entered this Nuwa Wonderland without a sound.
“That’s right. You’ve been away from the Three Realms for so many years, and you’re still able to return now. Your cultivation level has probably surpassed that of the Goddess Nuwa when she left. It’s only natural that you could find this place!” After a long while, Bodhi sighed.
"Are you worried I'll settle scores with you? When the boundary battlefield was established, you didn't take many of these things with you!" Yun Hua chuckled.
His smile made the others tense.
However, Yunhua had no intention of settling scores with them. He said, "Let's also make these things public as rewards for the Realm Battlefield; I'll also take out some treasures and inheritances as rewards for the younger generation of geniuses!"
Yun Hua casually waved his hand, and instantly 100,000 jade slips and 100,000 bottles of Chaos Spirit Liquid appeared on the spot.
These jade slips are not of a very high grade; the finest ones are only equivalent to the top-tier secret techniques of the World Realm.
As for the Chaos Spirit Liquid, although Yun Hua is a fourth-step Dao Lord, he doesn't really have many treasures on him. He rose to power too quickly, and he spent most of his time in the Supreme Cave, so he didn't have time to collect treasures. Therefore, he could only use these things to make up the numbers.
Of course, these things are among the most top-tier treasures in the entire Three Realms, exceeding everyone's imagination.
Bodhi and Suirenshi, who were standing to the side, were stunned. Just looking at the descriptions on those jade slips made their hearts pound.
Unfortunately, each treasure is protected by a restriction, reserved for the battlefield; even if they want to see it, they must exchange it for battle merits.
After putting these things away, Bodhi asked seriously, "Jiehuo, when you were traveling outside, did you encounter the Goddess Nuwa? Or have you ever heard of the Goddess Nuwa?"
Yunhua shook his head and said, "I've only been out there for a few hundred years. Most of the time I've been in seclusion in various secret realms or ruins. The places I've explored are limited, so I haven't heard of it."
"Never heard of it!?" Bodhi and the others were stunned, their faces filled with frustration.
Compared to prodigies like Yunhua who rose to prominence in a short period of time, even faster than they could react, they felt closer to Nuwa, who had been with them for countless billions of years.
"The chaotic universe is vast? If I'm not mistaken, after Nuwa left, she may have encountered a spatial rift and entered other places, instead of directly arriving at the Great Mo Domain on the other side through the chaotic vortex," Yunhua continued.
"A spatial rift!" Bodhi and the others were at a loss for words.
“If you want to know about the outside world, you might as well go and see for yourselves. Of course, if you don’t reach the World Realm, there are still great dangers.” Yunhua pondered for a moment, then took out a jade slip and handed it to Bodhi.
This is a relatively complete divine and demonic body-refining technique in the chaotic universe, and its power is in no way inferior to the "Desolate World God" of the Northern Rest World God.
Chapter 1101 Preparations for Dao Integration
"This cultivation technique can be obtained without battle merits. If you are willing, please spread this Divine Demon Body Refining Technique widely. Perhaps in the future, the number of True Gods and Ancestral Gods in the Three Realms will skyrocket, and there is even a certain chance that World Gods will appear!"
This scroll of cultivation technique can be considered a benefit that Yunhua has given to the Three Realms.
After leaving behind the scroll of cultivation techniques, Yunhua drifted away.
Yunhua only stayed in the Three Realms for ten years. During that time, he visited some small worlds that he had never been to before, and casually left some opportunities for future generations. Then he left the Three Realms again.
After leaving this time, Yunhua basically spent her time wandering around.
This is also a required course for him every time he comes to a new world.
He might transform into a mortal and enter some chaotic world to experience life in the mortal realm; or he might transform into an ancestral god who wanders around and "explores" in some ruins at will.
In his spare time, he would even establish his own sect in certain worlds, becoming the founder of a particular school...
Time flies, and millions of years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the chaotic world of Qingtian.
"Hahaha, according to this treasure map passed down from my ancestors, the place where the Azure Sky Ancestral God inherited his legacy is right here!!" A man reeking of blood arrived in front of a stone wall and couldn't help but laugh loudly.
"Azure Sky Ancestral God, the legendary supreme ancestral god of the sword path in our realm, the number one swordsman. As long as one inherits his legacy, the entire world will be mine."
"At that time, I will decide good and evil, and I will control life and death!!" The man punched through the stone wall, revealing the passage behind it, and then strode into it.
"Inheritance? You're overthinking it. Whether you survive or not depends on your luck!" Yunhua hid on a nearby mountain peak, watching from afar.
Sure enough, not long after the man went in, a scream came from inside, and then the man's life force dissipated.
“After I transferred my inheritance, the traps I set still left a glimmer of hope. It seems you were unlucky…” Yunhua shook his head, “But the path of cause and effect is almost over…”
Yunhua's way of comprehending the path of cause and effect in cultivation is very simple: he plucks the strings of fate and thereby observes the mystery of cause and effect.
For millions of years, he has walked among the mortals, saving those destined to die on numerous occasions; he has also brought divine punishment upon those destined to live on many occasions; he has also set up situations of nine deaths and one life or nine lives and one death to observe the way of fate and cause and effect.
After millions of years, he finally mastered the principles of cause and effect.
"It's time to go!" Yunhua's figure then turned into nothingness and completely disappeared into this chaotic world.
In the void outside the chaotic world of Qingtian, Yunhua appeared out of thin air, looking down at that circular chaotic world.