Translator: CinderTL
"It's a pity this is the Human Race."
Li Chunjun had naturally noticed the surging popularity in the False God Realm.
After more than half a year of buildup, the fervor had reached its peak.
If this momentum were within the Immortal God Race, given the sheer number and quality of cultivators in the Profound Yellow Great World, his "Lord of Reincarnation" Divine Position would not only stabilize immediately but also ascend to new heights.
Reaching the Ninth-Tier, or even the peak of the Ninth-Tier, wouldn't be beyond hope.
After all, the "Lord of Reincarnation" Divine Position in the Immortal God Race's hierarchy corresponded to a Ninth-Tier Imperial Lord.
Harnessing the collective power of all living beings in a Great World to elevate a Divine Position to Quasi-Tenth-Tier status was no difficult feat.
The Golden Citadel Heavenly Emperor of the Immortal God Race served as the perfect example.
Though a hint of regret lingered, Li Chunjun quickly shifted his focus to the Void Dao Pill in his hand, swiftly consuming it to refine and enhance his Qi.
At that moment, two streaks of light shot across the horizon.
It was Heavenly Sage Venerable and Huang Daozhen, Sect Master of the Profound Yellow Sect.
"Senior Brother Li," they greeted simultaneously.
"Supreme Elder Li."
Heavenly Sage Venerable immediately produced a crystal: "This is the item you asked me to retrieve. I returned at full speed as soon as I obtained it. Please examine it, Senior Brother Li."
Li Chunjun nodded.
He accepted the crystal.
It was evident that this was a natural treasure containing a vast storage space within. Since it had not been carved or altered by human hands, the likelihood of it being discovered in its hidden location was significantly reduced.
Moreover, the crystal's overall "aura of age" remained undisturbed, confirming that its internal space had never been opened.
"Naturally, I trust the Heavenly Sage Venerable," Li Chunjun said. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have entrusted him with retrieving these supplies."
Huang Daozhen, standing nearby, added, "We have completed a full tally of all usable resources within the Profound Yellow Sect. The total value of Void and Destruction Dao materials available for mobilization is approximately 530 billion Spirit Crystals! Furthermore, many Supreme Elders and Elders, upon learning that Supreme Elder Li intends to forge a Dharma Aspect, have offered to contribute their personal collections. If we were to solicit contributions, gathering another 100 to 200 billion Spirit Crystals shouldn't be a problem."
530 billion Spirit Crystals.
Enough to purchase half of a top-tier Dao Artifact.
Given the Profound Yellow Sect's vast resources...
This sum truly represented the limit of what they could mobilize without resorting to desperate measures.
"That will suffice," Li Chunjun said. "This is merely a precaution. After all, the Void Storm Dharma Aspect is still just a top-tier Dharma Manifestation. A few tens of billions of Spirit Crystals should cover the costs."
After speaking, he glanced at Huang Daozhen. "Sect Leader Huang, you must have been under considerable pressure recently, especially during the period when the Three Sages of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity and several Supreme Sages from the Wu Ji Sect were confronting each other outside the Star Abyss."
Huang Daozhen chuckled awkwardly. "While some rumors did circulate, they couldn't shake the Profound Yellow Sect's unwavering unity and fighting spirit. Especially now, I believe that if Supreme Elder Li were to raise his banner, not only would the Supreme Elders currently in the sect rally to his call, but even those undergoing trials in the starry sky would rush back from all corners of the cosmos to fight for him."
Li Chunjun didn't refute this.
Given his demonstrated prowess in the Star Abyss, Liu Yu's announcement of his status as the Supreme Sovereign's personal disciple, and her confrontation with Sect Master Yuan Taiji of the Wu Ji Sect on his behalf...
Anyone with half a brain would recognize his promising future.
If he were to emerge from the dark horned prison, the fervor of these people's support would undoubtedly intensify.
Alas, by then...
Even now, he hardly needed external assistance.
While he couldn't speak for other realms, within the Profound Yellow Great World, his momentum was already unstoppable.
With the Profound Yellow Grotto-Heaven as his fallback, he feared offending no top-tier Great Sect in the slightest.
"The primary focus of Dharma Manifestation cultivation lies in enhancing the resonance between oneself and the Dharma Manifestation, preparing for the future incarnation of the dao of life, with the Dharma Manifestation as its foundation. This stage emphasizes the Mind Realm, requiring the cultivator to encompass the Dharma Manifestation's power with their heart. External objects and forces offer limited assistance, leaving the cultivator to rely on their own research and comprehension. However, during the phase of refining Qi for the incarnation of the dao of life, cultivation resources become critically important."
Li Chunjun turned to Huang Daozhen, Heavenly Sage Venerable, and the others. "To refine a primordial epoch of Qi within a century, how many external resources and Dao Pills would be required?"
"Refining a primordial epoch of Qi within a century..."
Huang Daozhen and Heavenly Sage Venerable exchanged glances.
"Senior Brother Li should know that a primordial epoch of Qi represents the pinnacle of Qi refinement. Progress becomes increasingly arduous as one approaches this state. Among a hundred Supreme Sages, perhaps ninety-nine can cultivate Millennial Magic Power, but only eleven might reach eleven thousand years of Qi. This is a journey toward the ultimate limit, toward perfection," Heavenly Sage Venerable replied.
As the eldest among them, he undoubtedly possessed the most authority on matters of Qi refinement.
Li Chunjun nodded.
Perfection!
It sounded simple, yet it was akin to achieving absolute light speed.
The final 1%—the leap from 99% to 100%—posed a challenge so immense that it could halt ninety-nine percent of Supreme Sages.
"Dao Pills aren't true pills," the Heavenly Sage Venerable explained. "Their ingredients are Dao Rhythm that has escaped from the Great Dao River, or they are personally refined by those who have achieved dao unification. There's no concept of drug resistance with them. Each Dao Pill is a highly condensed form of the Great Dao's Dao Rhythm, but digesting the profound mysteries contained within still requires time. Attempting to accumulate a primordial cycle's worth of Qi within a century would inevitably lead to significant waste..."
The Heavenly Sage Venerable shook his head. "This is almost beyond what Dao Pills can achieve."
He added, "Not even a hundred thousand, a million, or ten million Dao Pills would suffice."
"Impossible?" Li Chunjun frowned.
Huang Daozhen interjected, "Supreme Elder Li, if you're only focused on cultivating a hundred thousand years' worth of Millennial Magic Power within a century, consuming Void Dao Pills would be sufficient. Around fifty to a hundred thousand pills should suffice. If you extend the timeframe to ten thousand years, ten to twenty thousand pills would be enough."
Hearing this, Li Chunjun didn't press further.
His Qi accumulation wasn't limited to the Void Dao; he also cultivated the Destruction Dao. In other words, he needed twice as many Dao Pills as others.
The high consumption and extreme difficulty are why most cultivators below the dao unification realm don't cultivate two Daos simultaneously at the Supreme Sage stage. Even those who do typically focus on one primary Dao and a secondary one, unlike Li Chunjun, who maintains a perfect balance between his Void Dao Physique and Destruction Dao Body to ensure their gradual and harmonious growth.
However, possessing both the Destruction Dao Body and the Void Dao Body allows him to refine Dao Pills with exceptional efficiency.
While he claims it will take a hundred years to cultivate a primordial cycle of Qi, his true target is just ten years.
Moreover, as both Dao Bodies continue to evolve toward their Innate Dao Body forms, the time required to "digest" Dao Pills will further decrease.
The exact extent of this reduction will only become clear once the Dao Bodies complete their transformation.
"Casting a Dharma Manifestation should pose no challenge for the Supreme Elder," Huang Daozhen mused. "Firstly, your profound Qi reserves provide an immense margin for error. Even with a gradual approach, you'll have ample Qi to sustain the process. Secondly, your Mind Realm has reached the sixth layer, ensuring effortless mastery over the Dharma Manifestation's creation. Thus, the Dharma Manifestation is well within your grasp."
Huang Daozhen continued, "Once the Dharma Manifestation is complete, you'll consider Heart Manifestation, completely replacing your physical form with the Dharma Manifestation and transforming yourself into an incarnation of the dao of life."
He smiled and said, "Once your mind remains unextinguished and your qi persists, you can rely on the eternal laws to achieve immortality."
Immortality?
In theory, Supreme Sages could indeed be considered immortal.
Their bodies, having been transformed into pure energy and law, would never decay.
However, as their lifespans approached 129,600 years, they would face the Five Declines of Heaven and Man.
"The cultivation of qi and the laws is inextricably linked to Dao Pills," Huang Daozhen explained with a smile. "The Profound Yellow Sect will immediately begin acquiring Dao Pills for you, Supreme Elder, to accelerate your qi accumulation during the Supreme Sage stage."
Li Chunjun didn't dismiss this as a mere jest. Instead, he nodded solemnly. "The Profound Yellow Sect should indeed start acquiring Void Dao Pills and Destruction Dao Pills. We could even collaborate with the Creation Fortune Merchant Guild and sign letters of intent first."
He pondered briefly. "Each Dharma Manifestation is forged from precious Dao-infused materials. If I emerge victorious from the dark horned prison battle, the rewards will be substantial—even surpassing a trillion Spirit Crystals is not beyond reach. You can set that as your acquisition target."
Huang Daozhen paused, his expression turning slightly solemn. "Since the Supreme Elder has such confidence, the Profound Yellow Sect will naturally assist you in executing this matter flawlessly."
"Mm," Li Chunjun acknowledged.
At that moment, the void flickered, and Liu Yu's figure suddenly materialized.
Heavenly Sage Venerable and Huang Daozhen immediately rose to their feet and bowed in greeting.
Liu Yu nodded to them without speaking.
Sensing the unspoken cue, the two tactfully excused themselves and departed.
Once they were alone, Liu Yu waved her hand. "I've designed your Void Storm Dharma Aspect."
Countless streams of light rapidly coalesced in her palm, manifesting a phenomenon eerily similar to the cosmic cataclysm known as the Void Storm.
Dharma Aspect! Dharma Aspect!
By its very nature, a Dharma Aspect is an external manifestation of Qi, Dao principles, and the cultivator's Mind Realm.
The models for these Dharma Aspects are often Innate Divine Beings or terrifying cosmic phenomena, such as the Undying Flaming Phoenix Dharma Manifestation, the Great Void Kunpeng Dharma Manifestation, and the Chaos Demonic Ape Dharma Manifestation.
The Void Storm Dharma Aspect follows this pattern.
In fact, when a cultivator attains Supreme Sagehood and transforms into a Dao of Life entity, they become a Void Storm adrift in the Cosmic Void unless they consciously maintain their human form.
"This Void Storm Dharma Aspect..."
Li Chunjun studied it for a moment, a faint sense of unease creeping into his mind. "Its scale seems... excessive."
"Exactly," Liu Yu said bluntly. "The Void Storm Dharma Aspect has only three forms: the basic sword qi storm, the concentrated burst of power known as transcending the void, and the all-out, devastating storm cataclysm. But I've added a series of enhancements to ensure you can perfectly control this Void Storm's power!"
With a wave of her hand, she isolated the enhancements she had added.
These detached structures...
"Sovereign Dharma Manifestation?"
"Correct! The Sovereign Dharma Manifestation!"
Liu Yu gazed at Li Chunjun, her expression tinged with an unusual intensity. "The Supreme Sovereigns—or rather, the few dao unification and Supreme Sovereign cultivators who shared their philosophy—once proposed a radical idea: that the Cultivator's own being is the true foundation. They argued that transforming oneself into an incarnation of the dao of life and then merging with the Great Dao River was actually a reversal of the proper path of cultivation."
Her voice deepened with conviction. "This path, starting from dao unification, has already reached its end."
"Dao unification is the end?"
"Exactly!" Liu Yu nodded. "Whether they're Supreme Sovereigns or Ultimate Powerhouses, those who surpass dao unification are merely adding embellishments to an already complete foundation. It's like the difference between a Void Refining cultivator mastering one dao technique, three dao techniques, or ten dao techniques."
She lowered her voice. "Their strength might vary, but their essence remains fundamentally the same."
Li Chunjun was slightly taken aback.
"Precisely because of this understanding, the Supreme Sovereign and a few like-minded individuals pooled their wisdom and ultimately created the Sovereign Dao Canon. They were so eager to put their theories into practice that they personally embarked on this path to verify their hypotheses!"
A hint of worry flickered across Liu Yu's expression. "That's why the Supreme Sovereign and his companions have been gone for tens of thousands of years."
Li Chunjun suddenly understood.
He vaguely realized why Liu Yu had been repeatedly emphasizing the Sovereign Dao Canon's power and urging him to cultivate it.
As expected, Liu Yu continued, "The true purpose of the Profound Yellow List isn't merely to recruit disciples. Its real significance lies in selecting... selecting someone capable of truly mastering the Sovereign Dao Canon!"
The profound yellow spirit's gaze remained fixed on Li Chunjun, its voice resonating with solemnity. "And you! In all these years, you are the chosen one I believe most suited to cultivate the Sovereign Dao Canon!"
(End of the Chapter)
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