Translator: CinderTL
"Certainly."
Liu Yu naturally wouldn't refuse.
Even with the Dharma Manifestation Armament, this world was full of unpredictable dangers. She didn't want Li Chunjun to meet an untimely end.
With a wave of her hand, a list materialized, displaying dozens of items with detailed descriptions.
"I've priced each Profound Yellow Dao Fruit at 300 Dao Pills. Since you have four, that's equivalent to 1,200 Dao Pills. The prices for these exchange items are listed. Feel free to choose according to your needs."
Liu Yu explained.
Li Chunjun nodded and began to examine the list.
As an Artifact Spirit who had lived for tens of millions, perhaps even hundreds of millions of years, Liu Yu possessed an impressive collection of treasures. Each item was valuable enough to make even a Supreme Sage covet it.
After a moment, Li Chunjun's gaze suddenly landed on one particular item.
"Source of Time!?"
He looked at Liu Yu. "The Great Dao of Time and the Primordial Great Dao!?"
"In a sense, you could say that," Liu Yu replied. "But its true purpose is to harness the power of time to trace back to its source! It accelerates the growth of a naturally powerful being with immense potential, forcing it into a future, even stronger form!"
Li Chunjun's pupils contracted. "Using time and Primordial Power to force a being with immense potential into a future, more powerful state?"
"Exactly!" Liu Yu said. "However, once the power of time is exhausted, your state will revert to its current form. Moreover, this act is akin to forcing a seedling to grow—it ultimately consumes the cultivator's fundamental power source, which can harm their essence."
She added, "But the insights into power you gain from entering this 'future' state are genuine and will aid you in your next breakthrough."
"Forcing a seedling to grow..." Li Chunjun had to admit that Liu Yu's description perfectly suited this treasure.
"This treasure consumes a cultivator's fundamental power source. Unless you truly have no intention of pursuing Dao Unification in the future, I wouldn't recommend exchanging for it," Liu Yu advised.
"Fundamental power source?" Li Chunjun thought. He had plenty of that.
Li Chunjun immediately said, "1,000 Dao Pills? I'll take them! Divide the remaining 200 Dao Pills equally between Void and Destruction!"
Liu Yu pondered for a moment before nodding.
Finally, she added, "You might consider cultivating the Sovereign Dao Canon. Even if you can't master it now, with diligent study and the aid of the Source of Time, you might eventually succeed."
Li Chunjun smiled. "Then give me the Sovereign Dao Canon as well."
As a direct disciple, he was now entitled to access all the sect's heritage.
"Very well."
Liu Yu readily agreed. Space twisted, and a storage treasure appeared in her hand, which she handed to Li Chunjun.
Inside were various resources, including the Source of Time, Dao Pills, and the Sovereign Dao Canon.
However, Li Chunjun didn't immediately begin studying the cultivation technique. Instead, he took out a Void Dao Pill and swallowed it.
The moment the Void Dao Pill entered his system, Li Chunjun felt his mind and perception plunge into a profound state.
In that instant, he was like a single drop of water, a vast lake, and an endless ocean, freely and joyfully flowing with the currents of the drop, the ripples of the lake, and the waves of the sea.
Lost in this euphoria, he forgot his status, his worries, everything.
He simply wanted to immerse himself completely in this simple, tranquil state, to let it last forever, without end.
But after a moment, a subtle unease crept into his awareness.
It wasn't until the fourth layer of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method began to operate spontaneously, drawing on his four-tiered Mind Realm, that he finally broke free from this immersive simplicity.
Only then did he realize, only then did he notice, that he hadn't transformed into a water droplet, a lake, or an ocean. He had become a part of the Void Law itself.
He had become a tiny fragment of the boundless Sea of Laws.
From the perspective of this insignificant piece of the Void Law, he gazed upon its profound mysteries.
Under this perspective, all the Law Mysteries of the Void Law unfolded before him, and the number of Law Mysteries he comprehended soared at an astonishing rate.
950... 1,000... 1,024...
In the blink of an eye, his comprehension of the Void Law Mysteries had reached the entry-level standard.
But...
This still wasn't the end.
Li Chunjun remained immersed in the profound mysteries of the Void Law, unwilling to break free.
He didn't know how long it had been when the power of the Void Dao Pill gradually dissipated, finally pulling him out of his trance.
A profound sense of loss welled up within him, a feeling beyond words.
He quickly realized something was amiss. Gathering his Heart-Mind, he activated the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method, slowly stabilizing his mental state.
After a long moment, Li Chunjun finally opened his eyes again.
His gaze returned to the Void Dao Pill, his expression grave.
"This pill..."
"You can digest it."
Liu Yu, who had taken on the role of protector, spoke up.
"Dao Pills are the currency circulating between the Void Refining and Dao Unification realms. Ordinary Primordial Spirit True Monarchs who consume them would only become lost in their power, wasting the pill's medicinal effects and potentially causing their minds to sink into a state from which they might never awaken."
Liu Yu explained, "But since you've cultivated the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method to the fourth layer, you can still refine the Void Dao Pill even without yet bearing a law."
Li Chunjun nodded slightly.
Such a top-tier Pill wasn't something just anyone could afford to consume. After all, it was equivalent to over a hundred million Spirit Crystals! Many newly advanced Void Refining cultivators wouldn't even have that much cash on hand.
"While you can consume it, avoid taking too many before you've used your Mind Power to bear a law, to avoid any negative side effects," Liu Yu advised.
"Before I bear a law..." Li Chunjun felt the Void Mysteries within him, which had been forcibly broken through 1,024 shackles by the Void Dao Pill's power and elevated to 1,100.
"It won't be long now," he said. "Allow me to undergo a few tribulations first!"
Then...
He would break through to the Void Refinement Realm!
Cloud Surge Mountain.
Li Chunjun flickered into existence in this area.
Though the Profound Yellow Grotto-Heaven was a grotto-heaven, its Great Dao Laws were incomplete, unable to trigger a Thunder Tribulation.
To undergo his tribulation, he needed to be within the range illuminated by the Great Dao Network.
The moment Li Chunjun appeared, Zuo Cheng and the Wood Spirit Clan and Jade Hill Clan members who depended on him for survival immediately surrounded him, offering congratulations with joyful bows. "Congratulations, Sword Master, on achieving Triple First-Rank Achievement and claiming the top spot on the Cosmic Light List!"
He nodded slightly. "As expected."
Though Zuo Cheng and the others found his words reasonable, they still said, "The top spot on the Cosmic Light List essentially represents the pinnacle of Cosmic Light cultivation. Those who reach this level can't be called the greatest True Monarch of the Human Race, but within the Profound Yellow Great World, claiming the title of the greatest Primordial Spirit cultivator is undoubtedly well-deserved."
The greatest Primordial Spirit cultivator...
Li Chunjun shook his head.
What did it matter if he was ranked first among Primordial Spirits?
It wasn't the Immortal Cultivation World.
Besides the Profound Yellow List, how many places would restrict their Primordial Spirit cultivators, forcing them to fight him one-on-one?
And how many Void Refining cultivators would abide by the rules and refrain from bullying the weak?
He thought of Bai Ou, Zhuo Lie, and others who wielded war machines.
Each of these individuals, relying on the might of their war machines, possessed the power to defeat the number one ranked cultivator on the Cosmic Light List.
Don't be arrogant.
But then again, in the Profound Yellow Vast Land, he had slain so many Primordial Spirits and destroyed several war machines. Perhaps a little self-congratulation was permissible.
"The matter of the Profound Yellow Vast Land must remain hidden for now. Otherwise, there will be significant repercussions. However, once I achieve Void Refining, reforging the Scarlet Sky Sword and Primordial Spirit Armament, and officially entering the ranks of the Profound Yellow Great World's elite, even if the truth comes out later, it won't matter much."
As Li Chunjun pondered this, he sensed something.
Sweeping his Divine Sense outward, he discovered representatives from various factions gathering outside Cloud Surge Mountain.
He didn't need to guess their identities.
But he had no intention of dealing with them.
"Don't let anyone set foot on Cloud Surge Mountain," Li Chunjun commanded.
Immediately afterward, his figure soared into the sky, ascending directly into the Heavenly Vault.
Guided by the power of the Laws, the seventh Thunder Tribulation's tribulation cloud gradually formed above.
This wasn't the first time Li Chunjun had undergone a tribulation.
For him, each tribulation was an opportunity.
Previously, his insufficient comprehension of the Void Law had prevented his Lifebound Mystical Power from evolving. Now that his understanding had deepened, the Laws of Heaven and Earth manifested during the Thunder Tribulation served as a valuable review, allowing him to revisit the profound mysteries of the Dao from its initial stages to Minor Mastery of Laws.
Boom!
Lightning that illuminated the heavens filled the Cloud Surge Mountain Range.
Yet neither Zuo Cheng nor the Wood Spirit Clan, the Jade Hill Clan, or the Taixu Sword Sect showed any concern.
Li Chunjun was already ranked first on the Cosmic Light List. If he couldn't pass this Thunder Tribulation, it would defy all logic.
The only thing that might have impressed them slightly was that the tribulation had come in three consecutive waves.
After the third wave, Li Chunjun officially advanced to the level of a Ninth Tribulation True Monarch.
At that moment, his Divine Sense had reached its peak, and the remaining barriers between his Lifebound Mystical Power and the Law Mysteries had been completely dissolved by the repeated refinement of the Thunder Tribulation.
It was as if the Thunder Tribulation had reforged his Lifebound Mystical Power, transforming it into a vessel capable of containing the profound Law Mysteries.
"We've arrived. Now, the next step..."
Li Chunjun didn't descend from the Heavenly Vault.
In fact, he hadn't even finished his cultivation.
In his mind, his Lifebound Mystical Power had been refined into a perfect vessel. He had mastered the fourth layer of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method, and he had comprehended a staggering 1,281 Spatial Mysteries.
He had surpassed the requirements for Void Refining in almost every aspect.
"Void Refining!"
After only a moment of adjustment, the Void Law around Li Chunjun seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, collapsing inward from his center.
At the heart of this collapsing Void Law, a powerful surge of Mind Power manifested.
As his Lifebound Flying Sword and his Essence, Qi, and Spirit surged, a strange resonance instantly formed between the three, initiating a seamless fusion.
The entire process unfolded without any apparent resistance, each transformation flowing naturally to completion.
It was so simple...
It was even easier than undergoing a tribulation!
The entire process unfolded with barely any resistance, each transformation flowing naturally to completion.
It was so simple...
Even easier than undergoing tribulation!
(End of the Chapter)
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