Chapter 1202 - Manifesting Life, Flying Light, Restricting the Profound

Before the Divine Mountain of Perceiving the Profound.

Su Yi stood there and gazed up at the mountain.

According to the spirit sparrow, the mysteries of the Grand Dao emblazoned on the Chaos Dao Monuments were all derived from the chaos source of the Dark and Gold Star Realm. They included the mysteries of the countless Daos of the star realm’s earliest days.

Just like in the last trial, those who placed in the top three of the trial of perceiving the profound would receive an additional reward from Venerate Flooding Heavens.

The current highest scorer had perceived the mysteries of one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-three Chaos Dao Monuments!

Throughout the trial’s history, not one person had grasped all three thousand Chaos Dao Monuments to reach the peak!

“I have twenty-four hours, and I have to grasp the mysteries of at least ninety-nine Chaos Dao Monuments to pass. This is a trial of my powers of comprehension...” As Su Yi pondered, he arrived at the foot of the mountain.

A winding path led all the way to the peak of the Divine Mountain of Perceiving the Profound.

Both sides of the path were swathed in chaos mist and lined with ancient monuments.

The moment Su Yi stepped onto the path, the indistinct ringing of a bell rang out.

This marked the start of the countdown!

Su Yi walked confidently up to the first Chaos Dao Monument, stretched out his divine sense, and got to work.

A portion of the wondrous power of the Laws instantly surged forth.

“An extremely ancient fire elemental Grand Daos. I can detect a hint of the charm of the very beginning, but it’s overall not that different from modern Grand Daos of the fire element.”

After examining it briefly, Su Yi withdrew his divine sense.

Boom!

The Chaos Dao Monument lit up, and a wisp of chaos energy shot into Su Yi’s body.

This meant that he’d already comprehended the monument’s mysteries.

Su Yi sensed the wisp of energy briefly, then realized that it was made entirely out of the source power of the Dark and Gold Star Realm. That is to say, it was made of Dark and Gold Essence!

His heart stirred.

“When I came to the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals, I’d already refined lots of Dark and Gold Treasures. Before coming to the secret origin grounds, I refined several Dark and Gold Tokens. My cultivation base has already completely fused with the power of Dark and Gold Essence.

“That will unquestionably make comprehending these Chaos Dao Monuments far easier.”

Meanwhile, Su Yi had already reached the second Chaos Dao Monument. When he examined it, he confirmed his earlier hypothesis.

Just as he expected, he encountered no obstacles at all. He easily grasped the mysteries of the Grand Dao on the monument!

“This is all? They call this... a test of my comprehension?” Su Yi couldn’t help but rub his nose.

He had three lifetimes of experience. In his time as the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force, the people of the Wilds had called him the Master of Ten Thousand Daos.

As the Temple Master, he had explored countless star realms, defeating countless wielders of the stars’ supreme Laws.

This experience alone gave him a huge advantage when it came to grasping the mysteries of the Chaos Dao Monuments. Others couldn’t hope to imitate this.

Add all the Dark and Gold Essence he’d refined, and the trial of perceiving the profound couldn’t have been any easier.

In the time that followed—

Su Yi climbed the steps with his hands behind his back, as relaxed as a traveler going sightseeing.

He discerned the mysteries of each and every Chaos Dao Monument along the way at a glance. Every time, they rumbled and boomed, the sound echoing continuously as he made his way up the peak.

Less than fifteen minutes later, Su Yi had comprehended the required ninety-nine Chaos Dao Monuments!

But he didn’t stop here. Instead, he continued up the path.

His divine sense swept by, grasping the mysteries of one monument after another. He never encountered any that could stand in his way.

During this process, he detected mysteries of the Grand Dao long consigned to the river of history. This piqued his interest.

But that was all it amounted to. He’d yet to encounter any Law of the Grand Dao that seemed overly taboo.

Four hours later, Su Yi was already halfway up the mountain. He’d perceived seventeen hundred Chaos Dao Steles.

Ten hours after the start of the trial, just under a hundred Chaos Dao Monuments remained between him and the peak.

Hah~

Su Yi let out a breath of turbid qi, sat on the ground, and drank from a jug of wine.

It wasn’t that he’d encountered a difficult problem, but that using his divine sense for so long was a bit exhausting.

An hour later, Su Yi resumed his journey.

It was here that Su Yi made a startling discovery.

The Laws emblazoned on the Chaos Dao Steles were starting to get stronger. They were already at the level of peak Laws of the modern era!

There were even quite a few long-lost peak powers of the Grand Dao!

Here, Su Yi finally slowed his steps and started to get serious.

When it came to cultivating the Grand Dao, it was important not to bite off more than you could chew.

However, it was also important to branch out and reason by analogy. Only then could you make further inferences.

To Su Yi, these long-lost peak Laws of the Grand Dao were like the only surviving copies of long-lost manuscripts he’d fished out of the long river of history. Every last one of them was emblazoned with inscrutable mysteries, and contemplating them deeply brought enormous benefits.

Occasionally, he had bursts of enlightenment, and his comprehension of the Grand Dao deepened.

These lost legacies of the Grand Dao are ancient, primeval, and full of unfathomable mysteries. Pick any one of them at random, and it’d provide endless benefits, letting a cultivator forge a top-level path. Alas, they’ve been buried here all this time...

Su Yi sighed ruefully.

Each of these lost legacies contained enormous mysteries. If mastered, there was no need to fear failing to achieve dazzling success in the Grand Dao.

Establishing one’s own sect was well within the realm of possibility!

Who could have imagined such top-notch, ancient Grand Daos had been gathering dust here all these years?

As Su Yi pondered, he continued ahead.

Before he knew it, he’d reached the peak.

Only three Chaos Dao Monuments remained!

This time, Su Yi was finally impressed.

The Laws of the Grand Dao emblazoned on these final three Chaos Dao Monuments were in no way inferior to Heavenly Prayer, Cosmic Silence, Spirit Nirvana, or Primordial Unity. And those were among the top Celestial Laws of the starry skies!

“Indeed, in ancient times, the foundations of the Dark and Gold Star Realm were far beyond those of other star realms. No wonder they called it the Birthplace of Ten Thousand Daos...” Su Yi sighed.

The Dark and Gold Star Realm had met with a mysterious catastrophe, severely damaging its Laws.

In other words, only a tiny portion of its chaos source power remained within the Burial Ground of Fallen Immortals.

By the same logic, even though there were a full three thousand Chaos Dao Monuments on the Mountain of Perceiving the Profound, they too were manifested of only a portion of the chaos source of the former Dark and Gold Star Realm.

Despite the circumstances, the mountain contained three supreme Laws comparable to the Celestial Laws of entire star realms. This was far too shocking.

From this, it was obvious just how deep the Dark and Gold Star Realm’s foundations had once been!

But Su Yi didn’t waste time lamenting this. He cast aside his scattered thoughts, sat cross-legged, and started silently contemplating the mysteries of the Grand Dao on the final three Chaos Dao Monuments.

Time swiftly slipped by.

Several hours later.

The three Chaos Dao Monuments rumbled in succession. A rain of the light of chaos flew out of them, then surged into Su Yi’s body.

Su Yi silently opened his eyes.

These were three Laws of the Grand Dao, each comparable to a star realm’s supreme Celestial Law, but he’d already fully grasped their nature.

They were, respectively, Manifesting Life, Flying Light, and Restricting the Profound!

Manifesting Life. The stimulation of heaven and earth gave rise to all living things. Those who mastered this Dao could control life itself, transforming spring breezes into rain and nourishing all life.

This was a supreme Law of the Grand Dao, and it was inestimably useful for treating injuries and nourishing the body. It was far beyond mere wood elemental Daos.

The Laws of Flying Light were supreme Laws of speed. When practiced to the pinnacle, flight was all but instantaneous. Users could cross a thousand miles in an instant, disregarding the fetters of space.

In battle, this Law made its users as quick as lightning, like streaks of light cleaving through space and killing enemies in a flash.

And the Laws of Restricting the Profound were simply tyrannical. They could restrict the circulation of the spiritual power of heaven and earth at will, affecting an entire area.

Those who mastered this Dao could transform heaven and earth into a cage at will, restricting and sealing all life therein!

Manifesting Life, Flying Light, and Restricting the Profound. None of these three Daos were secret arts or Daoist magics.

That meant that in battle, unless an opponent had mastered a Law of the same level, there was no countering or neutralizing them!

“The Laws of Flying Light are actually quite something. In battle, they let you strike at incredible speeds, like a true beam of flowing light,” murmured Su Yi.

“The Laws of Restricting the Profound can be used to surround and restrict opponents. Even if an enemy uses a spatial secret art, they can forget about getting away.”

“And the Laws of Manifesting Life... Medicine refiners can only dream of getting their hands on such a Grand Dao. With it, they could refine truly first-rate wondrous medicines.

“But it’s also useful for nourishing one’s own body and raising one’s latent potential. It can strengthen both the flesh and the soul.

“Alas, in battle, it’s no more useful than chicken ribs...”

Su Yi shook his head slightly.

Suddenly, misty light surged overhead, condensing into an ancient stone stele.

A streak of golden light soared up the stele, instantly steadying itself in the first-place spot.

The Stele of Perceiving the Profound!

Just like the Heart-Inquiring Stele of the first trial, this stele recorded trial-takers’ results.

Su Yi walked right up and carved his name in the first place spot.

The Stele of Perceiving the Profound rumbled, and a swath of misty light lifted a bronze box right to him.

This was undoubtedly his bonus prize for taking first place.

Su Yi was already familiar with this process, so he casually undid the seal, opened the box, and looked inside.

There, he saw a foot-long segment of gray vine.

It was completely covered in contorted Dao Markings, but it was dim and gray and not at all eye-catching.

What is this?

Su Yi was stunned.

But it was then that a shrill cry rang out. “It’s only been eighteen hours, and you’ve already reached the peak!?”

When he looked over, Su Yi saw that colorful spirit sparrow streaking toward him as if it had lost control. It was beating its wings and shouting in midair, astonishment all over its face.

“Was that fast? But I’m already taking it as slow as I can,” Su Yi said distractedly. He was still evaluating that gray vine.

He really hadn’t been in a rush to climb the mountain. It was as if he were out for a leisurely stroll.

From beginning to end, he never took it the least bit seriously.

But it was obvious that reaching the peak in just eighteen hours had completely astonished the spirit sparrow, making it show itself of its own volition!

“‘Taking it as slow as you could...?’”

The spirit sparrow was dumbstruck.

A moment later, it seemed to go completely insane. “Do you even realize that you’re the first in history to comprehend all three thousand Chaos Dao Monuments and reach the peak?

“And it only took you eighteen hours... My heavens! Have I seriously just witnessed a unique and unprecedented miracle!?”

The sparrow was so excited that it couldn’t stop beating its wings in a mad frenzy.

Su Yi didn’t quite know how to respond to this.

Aren’t you overreacting?