Yuan’s Ascension

Chapter 1188: Attacking The Immortal Court Saintdom (1)

Breaking through feels truly invigorating. Wu Yuan savored the vast power coursing through his body.

Nurtured by the Eternal Matter Body, Wu Yuan’s body refiner self’s soul was undergoing a process of metamorphosis, growing ever stronger.

With a stronger soul, his ability to deduce his self-created Dao and comprehend various secret arts and ultimate techniques was vastly enhanced. This was the advantage of a strong foundation.

However, even with the frenzied consumption of various energy crystals, it still took over a hundred thousand years to forge this divine body from a deity body. Wu Yuan mused. The nurturing of the soul is proceeding even more slowly. Even now, my body refiner self’s soul barely matches that of a Perennial.

Indeed. A hundred thousand years ago, when Wu Yuan had been diligently cultivating for over 700,000 years, he comprehended one thousand of the Nine Thousand Primordial Diagrams from the Primordial Doctrine, allowing him to forge an Eternal Matter Body.

However, cultivating an Eternal Matter Body required such an immense amount of energy that even with Wu Yuan’s ample preparations, it still took a hundred thousand years to complete it successfully.

And this was merely the initial stage of the divine body’s metamorphosis. To elevate the soul to the level of a Saint? Without external aids, Wu Yuan estimated it would take millions of years.

Yet, this wasn’t considered long. At the eternal level, forging a powerful treasure or cultivating a special secret art could easily consume tens of millions of years.

Next, I must fully master the Cosmic Equilibrium Armor and the Limitless Saber before I can unleash my full strength. Wu Yuan thought.

Instantly, silver armor materialized on the surface of his towering form. Countless Dao patterns were engraved upon the armor’s surface. Many of these patterns converged, resembling massive vortexes of chaos, further amplifying Wu Yuan’s emanating aura.

As expected of a Xiantian Instrument – even with an Eternal Matter Body, I can barely wield it. Those 6.8 million Xuanhuang merits were well spent. Wu Yuan silently examined the Cosmic Equilibrium Armor that he had just claimed ownership over. Tendrils of soul power seeped into its Dao essence, continuously perceiving and pondering its profundities.

Without the metamorphosis of his deity body, Wu Yuan would have been utterly incapable of subduing the Cosmic Equilibrium Armor. Even with just a preliminary level of mastery, the might he could unleash from the Cosmic Equilibrium Armor far surpassed that of the Azure Origin Armor. With more time invested, the power he could unleash would undoubtedly grow.

The Eternal Matter Body itself represents supreme defensive power. I’ve only cultivated it to a small degree, yet my physical defense nearly reaches the level of a True Saint. Wu Yuan reflected. Coupled with the Cosmic Equilibrium Armor, I can now reach the Threshold True Saint level.

Cultivation of the Eternal Matter Body was divided into three major levels of mastery: small degree, great degree, and completion.

At a small degree of mastery, the true body stood nine hundred million li tall, with the divine body’s power rivaling that of a Peak Saint.

At a great degree of mastery, the true body reached ten billion li in height, with the divine body’s power comparable to a Threshold True Saint. This required comprehending the first 3,000 diagrams of the Nine Thousand Primordial Diagrams.

At complete mastery, the true body towered at three hundred billion li, with divine body power fully matching a Peak True Saint. This necessitated comprehending the first 6,000 diagrams of the Nine Thousand Primordial Diagrams.

Of course, these were the heights of a true body within the confines of a universe. In the cosmic sea, affected by changes in spacetime dimensions, the size manifested would be much smaller.

Even achieving a small degree of mastery is beyond the reach of most True Saints, let alone complete mastery. Wu Yuan shook his head inwardly. And what of the even higher level Xuanhuang Body? One’s true body would reach the staggering height of one light-year within a universe.

The complete mastery of the Eternal Matter Body was a level many Dao Zenithels couldn’t attain. Most of the Daos they pioneered were ill-suited for cultivating the Primordial Doctrine.

If mastering the Eternal Matter Body to a small degree is already so astounding, what of the legendary Xuanhuang Body? Wu Yuan marveled inwardly.

The Xuanhuang Body was a legend of the endless cosmic sea, and Dao Zenithels who could achieve it were exceedingly rare as it required comprehending all Nine Thousand Primordial Diagrams.

One example of a successful practitioner was the Creation Dao Master. The true body he left in the Creation Dao Realm was one light-year in height, which once deeply shocked Wu Yuan when he was an Astral Monarch.

Wu Yuan waved his hand again, and a set of pitch-black war sabers emanating endless destructive aura hovered before him.

This was the set of nameless war sabers Wu Yuan had redeemed from the Eldritch Court’s treasure vault, one that had never been revealed to the world.

However, Wu Yuan had decided to call it Limitless!

Limitless Sacred Saber. Wu Yuan’s colossal hand tore through the void, surpassing the speed of light ten thousandfold. Space shattered with deafening booms as his fingers closed around the hilt of the hundred-million-li-long war saber.

As a Xiantian Instrument, it could extend to a length of dozens of light-years if Wu Yuan had the power to wield it.

As I had anticipated, this saber is indeed well-suited for me. Wu Yuan smiled in satisfaction as he sensed the profound Dao essence within the saber.

Armor was more or less similar; as long as it aligned with one’s Great Dao, it didn’t need to fulfill many requirements. But offensive treasures were different. Wu Yuan had selected the Limitless Sacred Saber from over a dozen Xiantian Instrument war sabers in the Eldritch Court’s vault precisely because it was most compatible with his own Dao.

The Limitless Sacred Saber. It should originate from the Great Dao of Destruction, quite compatible with the artistic conception of Great Destruction. Wu Yuan pondered. And at the end of endless destruction, there’s a glimmer of vitality intertwined.

This pleased Wu Yuan greatly. He dared not hope for too much. To find a weapon perfectly attuned to his own Dao? It was nigh impossible.

Forget about those similar to my self-created Dao. Since the Primordium, even those approaching it have been few and far between. Wu Yuan shook his head inwardly. To seek a weapon completely compatible with me? Too difficult!

The best choice would be to accumulate enough rare materials in the future and forge a Xiantian Instrument or Chaos Treasure most suited to himself.

Across the cosmic sea, those Dao Zenithels standing at the pinnacle mostly ended up crafting their own Chaos Treasures. Similar to self-created Daos and ultimate techniques, what suited oneself was always the best.

No rush. First, I must fully master these two Xiantian Instruments before venturing out. Wu Yuan continued to silently comprehend the two great treasures.

Meanwhile, deep within Wu Yuan’s body refiner self, the mysterious Eternal Psyche was slowly evolving.

The Eternal Psyche was the core of an eternal powerhouse, the energy source of one’s soul and mana.

Hum~ A somewhat illusory black pagoda materialized within Wu Yuan’s body, enveloping the Eternal Psyche and drastically slowing its rate of evolution.

The world within my Eternal Psyche has yet to be created, still a primal chaos! Wu Yuan silently perceived.

Within the Eternal Psyche, countless surges of potent mana churned, but they remained merely Overlord-level mana. Innumerable Xiantian qi streams also wandered within the Eternal Psyche.

Wu Yuan had only undergone deity body metamorphosis to a divine body, thus his self-created Dao had yet to sever its connection to the River of Universes’ essence, not yet transcending the fetters of the river of space and time.

Only by transcending could one truly brand one’s imprint upon the Primordial Rules, truly qualifying as a Dao-Enlightened Eternal.

At that time, a vast, completely independent world could be created within the Eternal Psyche, one that transcended the river of space and time.

The Eternal Matter Body stimulates the evolution of the Eternal Psyche, creating a primordial world within. Wu Yuan mused. By then, even with the Ancestral Pagoda’s projection shrouding it, the Eternal Psyche’s aura cannot be concealed.

In essence, Wu Yuan’s body refiner self was now an eternal powerhouse – a Matter Eternal. He was merely leveraging the Ancestral Pagoda’s projection to avert the detection of the River of Universes’ essence, preventing it from sensing his Eternal Psyche. But while he could delay it, he couldn’t hide it forever.

Ten million years! In at most ten million years, regardless of whether I’ve constructed the world in my psyche with my self-created Dao by then, my Eternal Psyche will have fully evolved. Wu Yuan had a vague feeling.

Therefore, Wu Yuan had to complete the plans for his two true selves within ten million years.

In a hundred thousand years, I’ll take action. A fierce glint flashed through Wu Yuan’s eyes.

After brief contemplation, Wu Yuan transmitted the rough timeline of his plan to Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu, requesting Eldritch Progenitor Luan Jiang and the others to make preparations.

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The Eldritch Court Voidrealm, a mysterious world within the Eldritch Progenitor Hall.

“I pay my respects to Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu.” Eldritch Progenitor Luan Jiang bowed respectfully. He had just received orders and hurried over.

At the edge of the void stood a blurry, towering figure.

“In a hundred thousand years, execute the order I issued previously,” Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu’s voice was gentle. “In the coming years, make your preparations. Your true self should remain within the Saint Realm, ready to descend to the River of Universes at any moment.”

“Understood,” Eldritch Progenitor Luan Jiang solemnly replied. “When the time comes, I will spare no effort to occupy True Saint Xiao Yao, preventing him from interfering with Wu Yuan.”

“No!” Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu spoke indifferently, “The plan will proceed as normal, but your task in this battle has changed. You need not deal with True Saint Xiao Yao. You only need to stand guard in secret, preventing other powerhouses from launching surprise attacks.

“If all goes smoothly, you may not even need to act,” Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu gazed down at Eldritch Progenitor Luan Jiang.