Chapter 1070: The Second Threshold Of The Samsara Sword

The main purpose of Wu Yuan's meeting between his true selves earlier was for his body refiner self to hand over the treasures obtained from the Ling Jiang Saintdom Treasury and Eldritch Progenitor Hall to his qi refiner self.

These included the Xiantian artifact Truthsight Lens for soul defense, as well as five hundred Spacetime type high-grade Dao Instrument flying swords. There were also many treasures he had prepared specifically for Grandmaster Bei You.

Now, all matters had been settled.

Previously, using the high-grade flying swords obtained from True Saint Taiyuan, I was able to recover 60% of the Samsara Sword’s power in one go.

Wu Yuan's eyes held a glimmer of anticipation.

I hope the Samsara Sword will advance to 70% manifestation in one shot, reaching the second threshold.

The three major thresholds of the Samsara Sword's recovery process were 30%, 70% and 100% manifestation in reality.

Let's begin!

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self gently closed his eyes, and layers of spacetime arrays immediately activated around him.

Ever since his comprehension of the Spacetime Dao had broken through to the seventh-level Dao Field stage, Wu Yuan's qi refiner self had completely restructured the arrays in the Ming Jian Realm, with particular emphasis on the area surrounding the Spacetime Sword Hall.

Now, Wu Yuan was confident that even an Overlord of Spacetime, one unrestrained by the macrocosm, would not be able to infiltrate the world without alerting him.

Afterwards, Wu Yuan's qi refiner self began to meditate with full concentration.

Within his internal space, the pitch-black Samsara Sword, suspended in the vast space with a majestic yet almost tangible aura, instantly erupted with purple light. The light immediately enveloped the dense cluster of high-grade Dao Instrument flying swords floating in the distance.

Then, a strange power began to seep from each of those high-grade Dao Instrument flying swords through the light, flowing into the Samsara Sword. The aura it emitted grew increasingly powerful.

The light didn’t cover all the flying swords, only 380 of them?

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self observed.

That means the Samsara Sword can absorb the essence of at most 380 Dao Instrument flying swords in this round?

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self waited patiently as the Samsara Sword continued to grow stronger. At the same time, he continued to decipher the Truthsight Lens, striving to bring out the power of this Xiantian artifact as far as possible.

Time flowed on.

This time round, the Samsara Sword's speed of absorption and refinement was slower than Wu Yuan had foreseen. It took a full 800 years for the Samsara Sword to completely absorb the essences of the 380 high-grade Dao Instrument flying swords.

Now, these originally powerful Dao Instrument flying swords were reduced to high-grade celestial artifacts.

But the result was a far more powerful Samsara Sword. Suspended in the void, it appeared both real and illusory, emitting a vast and unparalleled aura. The faint, formless sword intent it released was frightening enough to make one tremble.

70%, finally achieved.

Wu Yuan silently observed.

After absorbing the essences of over a thousand high-grade Dao Instrument flying swords, and through various other fortuitous encounters, the Samsara Sword's transformation from virtual to real had finally reached the second threshold.

70% manifested!

As the Samsara Sword recovered to this level, a large amount of information surged into Wu Yuan's mind, all concerning the Samsara Sword. It took a long while for Wu Yuan to fully digest this information.

It’s this powerful?

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self sat cross-legged on the jade platform, murmuring to himself, his eyes revealing a hint of disbelief.

Let's go test it out.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Wu Yuan's true self and mana body separated, each stepping into a higher spatial dimension. Both vanished from the Ming Jian Realm, reappearing millions of light-years away.

Given that he was testing such a powerful technique, Wu Yuan was unwilling to attempt it within the Ming Jian Realm. Although there were arrays for stabilization and defense, even the slightest mistake could affect numerous living beings.

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self stood in the dark void, his robes fluttering.

Now, let's try it. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

Wu Yuan thought to himself, his eyes revealing a glimmer of anticipation.

Whoosh!

With a thought from Wu Yuan, nine lifebound flying swords flew out, each incomparably sharp. As Wu Yuan's Dao comprehension deepened, they had also grown increasingly powerful. Now, in Wu Yuan's hands, their might far surpassed top-grade Dao Instruments, approaching the level of Xiantian artifacts.

In time, when Wu Yuan's comprehension of the Great Dao of Spacetime reached the ninth-level Dao Field stage, the power of each of his lifebound flying swords would surpass low-grade Xiantian flying swords. However, that still required time.

Sword array, assemble.

Apotheosis-level Sovereign mana surged, imbuing the lifebound flying swords with power. Immediately, they formed a vast sword array covering about a billion li.

But this was just the beginning.

Origin Realm Pearl.

A huge silver disc appeared beneath Wu Yuan's feet, its surface covered in countless near-transparent Dao patterns. The patterns intertwined and spread through the void, immediately combining with the Nine Swords Array and creating changes in the array. Strands of sword qi formed, and the sword domain extended to cover several hundred billion li.

Origin Realm Pearl — Absolute Spacetime! This level of power could barely match an Overlord-level domain.

Now, the sword domain deployed by my qi refiner self is already a notch above the late-stage Sovereign level, even without the Samsara Sword's Dao resonance.

Wu Yuan pondered.

This was because his Dao comprehension was a step higher than when he had battled the Immortal Court's Sovereign legions ten thousand years ago.

Once the Samsara Sword's Dao resonance is added, what level will it reach?

Hum~

A formless divine sword Dao resonance spread out from Wu Yuan's body. This fluctuation was very subtle, almost undetectable. As it empowered the nine lifebound flying swords, they underwent another transformation.

Greater power, sharper, more intense! Soon, the Dao resonance erupted fully from Wu Yuan's body.

Rumble!

The enormous sword domain covering hundreds of billions of li saw its power surge once again by a large margin.

Within the sword domain, sword qi was unleashed, annihilating star after star. Even one with a diameter of ten million li was reduced to nothingness.

Wu Yuan's gaze was dark, his eyes revealing a trace of shock.

My perception extends to a range of over a thousand light-years.

I have absolute control within a radius of hundreds of billions of li. Compared to years ago, my power has gone up by far more than just one level.

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self had only reached the level of a first-stage Overlord during the battle on the Greenridge Continent years ago. But now?

Second-stage Overlord?

Wu Yuan's eyes held shock and joy.

With this one move, I can definitely contend with second-stage qi refiner Overlords.

Wu Yuan couldn't help but think of the battle in the Windstorm Labyrinth. If his current qi refiner self had participated instead? With just this one domain technique, he could easily annihilate nearly ten thousand Sovereigns, not letting a single one escape.

In terms of domain power alone, most third-stage qi refiner Overlords probably can’t match me. Only Overlords of Spacetime might.

Wu Yuan's eyes gleamed.

As for body refiner Overlords? Take my body refiner self. Though unparalleled in attack power, if my two selves were to fight, my body refiner self would have no hope of catching up to my qi refiner self.

If his body refiner self relied on powerful physical defense to stand undefeated. Then the qi refiner self relied on domain and movement techniques.

And this isn't even everything.

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self revealed a mysterious smile as he looked towards the distant void.

Millions of light-years away stood another white-robed figure, none other than Wu Yuan's mana body.

Strands of sword light circled around him. Thirty-six flying swords orbited at a radius of one billion li, like thirty-six massive stars in motion.

Swords traversed the heavens, transforming into constellations. This was the main combat weapon of Wu Yuan's mana body - the Thirty-Six Constellation Swords Array, consisting of thirty-six top-grade Dao Instrument flying swords.

Currently, the power of this domain reached the peak of the eighth-stage Sovereign level.

Compress!

Wu Yuan's mana body gave a mental command, and a grand Dao resonance erupted, empowering each of the top-grade Dao Instrument flying sword and causing the entire sword domain's power to skyrocket to a terrifying level.

Rumble~

The vast sword domain crushed everything within one billion li.

Indeed.

The information was true! A gleam flashed in Wu Yuan's eyes.

As the power of the Samsara Sword recovered to the second threshold, the most critical function unlocked was that its Dao resonance could now empower his mana body.

That’s right. Even if they were separated by vast stretches of spacetime, through the mysterious connection between his true self and mana body, the Samsara Sword's Dao resonance could now be wielded by his mana body. This was absolutely game-changing.

The only weakness is that the Samsara Sword's Dao resonance can only empower one body at a time.

Wu Yuan mused.

If it empowers the mana body, then it cannot empower the true self.

In other words, Wu Yuan could only choose whether his qi refiner self or mana body unleashed peak combat power.

During the last battle on the Greenridge Continent, I didn't send my mana body because the difference in combat power would’ve been too great without the Samsara Sword's Dao resonance.

Wu Yuan smiled.

But now, if I pass the Origin Realm Pearl to my mana body, the combat power it can unleash would only be slightly inferior to my qi refiner self.

Their only difference now lay in the lifebound flying swords. Wu Yuan's comprehension of the Great Dao of Spacetime was not yet deep enough, and his lifebound flying swords had not yet evolved to the peak of the Dao Instrument level. So if his mana body wielded a top-grade Dao Instrument sword array or even Xiantian artifact flying swords, it would be enough to make up for the gap with his qi refiner true self.

In fact, the most important benefit from this evolution of the Samsara Sword was none other than his safety.

From now on, as long as I don't encounter too terrifying an enemy, I can send my mana body forth to fight first instead of risking my true self.

Wu Yuan thought.

Afterwards, Wu Yuan ran several more tests, finally confirming that his qi refiner self's current peak combat power could match a second-stage Overlord powerhouse. As for his mana body, if it obtained the Origin Realm Pearl and received the empowerment of the Samsara Sword's Dao resonance, the combat power it could unleash would also reach the peak of the first-stage Overlord level.

Such formidable combat power was sufficient.

The Samsara Sword has just reached the second threshold of recovery and already possesses such power. What if it manifests 100%?

A trace of longing flashed through Wu Yuan's heart.

Unfortunately, no matter how Wu Yuan tried, the Samsara Sword refused to absorb any more of those high-grade Dao Instrument flying swords, as if it was completely satiated.

It seems that some special materials will be required to break through the 70% bottleneck of the Samsara Sword.

Wu Yuan mused, his brow furrowing slightly.

The main contributor to the sword’s previous breakthrough to the 30% threshold was the Primordial essence’s power deep within the Megaverse Crossroads. However, Wu Yuan knew he had no means of finding such a wondrous and supreme wellspring of power again.

I can only keep searching for opportunities.

Wu Yuan suppressed the longing in his heart.

Once it broke through again, manifesting 100%, Wu Yuan believed the power of the Samsara Sword would surge once more. At that point, to what heights would his qi refiner self's strength rise?

I wonder what kind of treasure this Samsara Sword truly is.

Wu Yuan pondered silently.

The stronger he became and the broader his perspective grew, the more he grew aware of the terrifying nature of the Samsara Sword. At the very least, despite poring through vast intelligence in the Eldritch Court's archives, Wu Yuan had found no information on similar artifacts. It was as if the sword were a complete enigma.

Perhaps I could get answers if I asked the Spacetime Dao Master.

Wu Yuan shook his head ruefully.

But unfortunately, before I achieve eternity, the Dao Master won't see me again.

He could only investigate it on his own.

Next, I must strive to obtain a sufficiently powerful artifact for my mana body, ideally a Xiantian artifact like the Origin Realm Pearl.

For now, the evolution of the Samsara Sword will allow my body refiner self's plans to proceed more smoothly.

Hum~

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self and mana body converged. His qi refiner self then handed over the Origin Realm Pearl to his mana body.

Afterwards, his qi refiner self and mana body each went their separate ways.

His qi refiner self returned directly to the Spacetime Sword Hall in the Ming Jian Realm, as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, his mana body rushed towards the Yuan Realm where Wu Yuan's body refiner self resided.

...

Over a thousand years had passed since the battle in the Windstorm Labyrinth.

The storm surrounding Wu Yuan's body refiner self had long since settled.

The Overlord advancement celebration for Wu Yuan's body refiner self had also concluded. It was a grand celebration, its scale far surpassing that of his qi refiner self's celebration.

After all, the Eldritch Court's influence far exceeded the Taiyuan Divine Court headquarters, and Wu Yuan's body refiner self's combat power was even more outrageous.

In the end, over half of the hundreds of Saintdoms across the entire River of Universes came to offer congratulations.

Sovereigns gathered like clouds. Over four hundred ether and mana bodies of Overlords arrived, the vast majority hailing from foreign universes.

All added together, the congratulatory gifts Wu Yuan's body refiner self received exceeded the value of a Xiantian artifact - news that would undoubtedly leave others in shock if it spread.

After the celebration, Wu Yuan did not remain at the Eldritch Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom headquarters for long, instead returning to the Greenridge Macrocosm.

Now, within the Greenridge Macrocosm, the Cang Feng Eldritch World had been renamed the Yuan Realm.

To be precise, the Cang Feng Eldritch World still existed, but had become an eldritch world subordinate to the Yuan Realm.

This was not at Wu Yuan's request, but rather Sovereign Cang Feng's own initiative. The current Yuan Realm occupied half the territory of the Greenridge Macrocosm, internally divided into several eldritch worlds managed separately by Sovereign Cang Feng, Sovereign Zi Yang, Sovereign Gu You, Sovereign Xuan Hong and the others. All of them took orders directly from Wu Yuan.

In fact, not only did the Yuan Realm directly command thousands of immortal nations, but after the Overlord advancement celebration concluded, the Eldritch Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom allocated a large spacetime territory for Wu Yuan to manage as per tradition. Spanning three hundred macrocosms, the territory totaled approximately 520,000 immortal nations.

From that moment on, over two thousand Sovereigns and over 30 million Astral Monarchs were under Wu Yuan's command in name. As for Archimmortals and Archdeities? They were beyond counting.

This was the status and authority an Eldritch Court Overlord possessed.

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

However, Wu Yuan's body refiner self barely paid attention to these matters, leaving Sovereign Kua Chi and Sovereign Cang Feng to jointly oversee and handle affairs both large and small.

This move instantly made Sovereign Kua Chi and Sovereign Cang Feng prominent figures within the Eldritch Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom, their statuses skyrocketing to an astonishing level.

Even the numerous ninth-stage Sovereign powerhouses within the Saintdom treated them with utmost courtesy.

After all, behind these two stood a late-stage Overlord, rumored to be the strongest in the Saintdom and ranked among the top five Overlords in the entire Ling Jiang Universe.

...

The change in status had no effect on Wu Yuan, who clearly understood that all of this stemmed from strength. With great power naturally came everything else.

During his time in the Greenridge Macrocosm, aside from occasionally spending time with his family, Wu Yuan's body refiner self spent his days fully dedicated to comprehending the Creation Great Dao.

The combined influence of the Primordial Rules and the fusion with a strand of the Great Dao's Authority made Wu Yuan's rate of comprehension astonishingly rapid.

In less than a thousand years since returning to the Ling Jiang Universe, he had already comprehended the Great Dao of Creation to the peak of the eighth-level Dao Field stage, just a hair's breadth away from the ninth-level Dao Field stage.

The Yuan Realm headquarters were located on what was once the Cang Feng Continent.

Here, Wu Yuan's body refiner self had laid down monitoring arrays across ten million light-years.

Within a radius of a hundred light-years were numerous defensive and offensive arrays, which had cost Wu Yuan no small price.

This was to ensure Master Kua Chi and the others could withstand invasions from first-stage Overlord powerhouses, even when Wu Yuan himself was absent.

Today, Wu Yuan's body refiner self stood within a towering temple. With a single step, he traversed spacetime and arrived ten million light-years away.

Here, he waited quietly.

Soon, ripples of spacetime distorted the void nearby, and a white-robed figure appeared out of thin air. It was Wu Yuan's mana body.

Whoosh!

The mana body offered no resistance, allowing Wu Yuan's body refiner self to collect it into a grotto-heaven artifact.

Now, my body refiner self can unleash power close to that of a fourth-stage Overlord, while my ether body can unleash power at the peak of third-stage Overlord.

Wu Yuan's eyes gleamed with light.

And with my mana body carrying the Origin Realm Pearl, it can deploy a spacetime domain to assist in life-or-death battles.

This was the mightiest combat strength Wu Yuan could currently muster.

All preparations were complete.

Whoosh~

Wu Yuan waved his hand, and a token emanating a mysterious aura appeared in his palm.

It was the Divine Jade Immutable Token.

Boom!

Powerful ether surged in, activating it right away. A hazy ripple enveloped Wu Yuan, who offered no resistance as he vanished from this realm of space.