Chapter 589 - 33: Yin-Yang Law

Chapter 589: Chapter 33: Yin-Yang Law

This alone was enough to stop many from ever reaching the Golden Core realm.

And that was to say nothing of the Nine Palaces Law, which was at least eight orders of magnitude more complex.

Even though Murphy possessed the technique to form a Golden Core, and his Dao Transformation Level had already reached 110%—giving him a far deeper understanding of his "self" than an ordinary person—truly forming a Golden Core was by no means an overnight task.

’Ten years? A hundred years? A thousand?’

Murphy didn’t know.

But he knew that if he had to rely on himself to comprehend, deduce, and construct everything bit by bit, it would be a hopelessly long process.

So long that Cheris could have kneaded him like dough millions of times over, and he still wouldn’t have achieved his Golden Core.

However, Murphy had one more thing.

’Mind Furnace!’

At this call from the depths of his being...

The next instant, within his mind, the silvery-white core that was intimately fused with his Divine Soul suddenly flared to life.

Countless fine rays of light spread out from the core, sweeping across his entire Spiritual World like ripples.

[Mind Furnace Activated]

[Current Status: Lifebound Magical Treasure (First Refining)]

[Auxiliary Computation: Full Power Enabled]

[Analyzing Yin-Yang Law basic framework...]

[Total Dao Pattern units detected: 2,847,593,621]

[Connection methods detected: 47,892]

[Structural layers detected: 13]

[Generating 3D structural map... Generation complete.]

[Analyzing inter-unit interactions... Analysis in progress...]

The feedback from the Mind Furnace flashed through his consciousness. The sheer volume of data would have made an ordinary person dizzy with a single glance.

But for Murphy, this was only the beginning.

He silently "watched" the Dao Pattern structures continuously loading into the Mind Furnace and issued a command in his mind:

’Deduce the optimal arrangement for the first layer.’

[Command received]

[Deduction in progress...]

[Deduction complete]

[Optimal arrangement for the first layer has been generated]

[Estimated required units: 1,247,893]

[Estimated arrangement time: At current processing speed, 47 days required]

days.

Murphy’s brow twitched slightly.

Just arranging the first layer required 47 days.

And the entire Yin-Yang Law had 13 layers.

times 13 is 611 days.

Almost two years.

And this was just for a Lower-Grade Golden Core.

If he were to add the Three Talents, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Yao, Seven Stars, Eight Trigrams, and Nine Palaces on top of that...

Murphy didn’t continue the calculation.

Because that number was already so large it was meaningless.

Of course, he knew this speed was already very fast.

Incredibly fast.

Fast enough to leave any Cultivator who knew the difficulty of forming a Golden Core dumbfounded.

Because under normal circumstances, when a Cultivator wanted to comprehend the Yin-Yang Law, they could only rely on themselves.

They had to rely on their own comprehension, their accumulated knowledge, and the slow process of trial and error over countless years.

Arranging each Dao Pattern required repeated trials. If an experiment failed, it could easily cause damage to one’s own psyche.

An injury would then hinder their comprehension of the Yin-Yang Law.

Those who could complete it within ten years were already considered geniuses.

Those who could complete it within five years were peerless geniuses.

And now, the Mind Furnace was telling him he only needed two years.

Two years to complete the construction of the Yin-Yang Law.

And this was just the initial estimated time.

As his understanding of the Law deepened, and he continuously improved and corrected the Mind Furnace’s algorithms, this speed would only increase.

However, this was still very slow.

For Murphy, it was very, very slow.

Cheris’s threat loomed right before him.

That seemingly innocent and cheerful girl.

’Was she telling the truth?’

Cheris said she saw him as a toy, that she cherished her toys, and she had guaranteed it on her "self."

’But who could be certain she was telling the truth?’

’Who could be certain that the "self" she spoke of was truly her "self"?’

’Never mistake a being of longevity with an ossified mind for a mere robot.’

That was a very foolish idea.

An ossified mind was not a stagnant mind.

Their personalities, their emotional patterns, and their fundamental way of looking at the world were indeed locked at a certain age, unchanging for millennia.

But this didn’t mean they were machines that only executed preset programs.

Quite the contrary.

They possessed wisdom far beyond that of mortals and had accumulated a vast amount of knowledge and experience over the long ages.

They were merely "unchanging," not "un-learning."

Over the long eons, their knowledge would grow, their experiences would broaden, and their understanding of the world would deepen.

The so-called "unchanging" merely meant that they would use the mindset of that fixed age and personality to learn, to think, and to handle problems.

Like a genius forever stuck at the age of thirteen or fourteen.

On the surface, she might be innocent and cheerful, fond of pranks, and saying things that leave people at a loss.

But her intelligence, her cunning, her schemes could be more terrifying than any shrewd and calculating old monster.

Therefore, a being of longevity could absolutely be extremely treacherous.

In fact, anyone capable of becoming such a being was a once-in-a-generation genius in their own right.

Otherwise, how could they have achieved that state of longevity?

Thus, one must never underestimate their wisdom.

’Can the words of such an existence be trusted?’

But regardless of whether it was true or not, one thing was certain.

And that was strength.

As long as he possessed enough strength, whether Cheris’s words were true or false didn’t really matter.

What mattered was that Murphy could not entrust his fate to her "cherishing" him.

He needed strength.

Greater strength.

The kind of strength that would allow him to handle it calmly if Cheris were to turn on him one day.

And the fastest way to increase his strength was to form a Golden Core.

And the fastest way to form a Golden Core was to enhance the Mind Furnace’s capabilities.

The stronger the Mind Furnace’s capabilities, the faster its deduction speed, and the shorter the time needed to construct the Law.

’As for how to enhance the Mind Furnace’s capabilities?’

First, acquire materials to re-refine the Mind Furnace and improve its basic performance.

Although the Mind Furnace was already a Lifebound Magical Treasure, according to the newly obtained [Celestial Craftsmanship "Slightly Accomplished"], its materials, Dao Pattern structure, and methods of energy flow all had significant room for improvement.

If he could find suitable materials, he could further perfect its structure, and its computational power and deduction speed could be greatly enhanced.

Second, repeatedly refine the Mind Furnace using the "Profound Origin Nine Refinements Spirit Forging Chapter."

This Cultivation Technique was specifically for refining a Lifebound Magical Treasure and increasing one’s Cultivation.

Each refining was a sublimation of the bond between the Magical Treasure and himself.

The higher the level of refining, the more tightly the Mind Furnace would fuse with him, and the more powerful it would become.

Moreover, it could also increase his Dao Transformation Level, enhance his self-awareness, and further accelerate the construction of the Yin-Yang Law.

Third was to merge with his other avatar, combining the two into one. This would make the separated Mind Furnace whole, which in essence was another way to strengthen its inherent capabilities.

However, Murphy wasn’t considering this method for the time being.

That avatar was a life-saving measure he had left for himself. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn’t plan to give it up now.

So, that left the first two methods.

On one hand, acquire materials to re-refine the Mind Furnace.

On the other, use the "Profound Origin Nine Refinements Spirit Forging Chapter" to refine the Mind Furnace and increase its refining level.

But the matter of materials had to be set aside for now.

He currently had neither the time nor the means to obtain those Spiritual Materials.

But refining the Mind Furnace—that he could do right now.

In the void-like space deep within Murphy’s mind, the Mind Furnace operated silently, emitting a faint, silvery-white glow.

Murphy’s thoughts stirred.

["Profound Origin Nine Refinements Spirit Forging Chapter" has been loaded]

[Current refining level: First Refining]

[Begin the second refining?]

’Begin.’

Murphy issued the command through his mind.