Time to start comprehending.

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self focused his mind and soul, and began wholeheartedly comprehending the fluctuations.

Those scenes of the birth, operation, and destruction of heaven and earth couldn't be seen with the eyes. They were transmitted via extremely profound and vast fluctuations.

To be able to completely depict and record such fluctuations was simply inconceivable. At least, in Wu Yuan's understanding, even Overlords would likely be unable to do so.

For now, it wasn't Wu Yuan's place to investigate. What he needed to do was cultivate.

All Daos and Laws are connected. In these scene fluctuations, cultivators of different Daos will all find what they seek.

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self silently comprehended the profundities of Spacetime.

Sword silhouettes formed around him. Using the Nine Swords of Spacetime as a reference, he comprehended continuously, improving his insight into the Dao of Spacetime by leaps and bounds.

This guidance was incomparable. Wu Yuan could glimpse profundities containing eternity within it.

It holds the complete Great Dao of Spacetime.

Wu Yuan understood this point.

Containing the ultimate, encompassing eternity. To be given the chance to contemplate it - one could imagine what an enormous opportunity this was.

…

Unbeknownst to Wu Yuan, the Samsara Sword in his upper dantian lobe was slowly absorbing those strands of light enveloping Wu Yuan, just like a thief!

As it absorbed those lights, the Samsara Sword steadily grew stronger. Yet, all of this was accomplished silently and imperceptibly, undetected by Wu Yuan.

…

In another mysterious location, Zhu Shan stood in a void.

Waves of light enveloped him, and he looked on, awestruck. He seemed astonished by the nature of this place as well.

A long time seemed to go by.

So this is the true Great Convergence Of Heaven and Earth.

Zhu Shan muttered.

Whoosh!

Four ether bodies appeared around his true self, each with a majestic aura. All five figures raised their palms simultaneously.

In the palms of the four ether bodies, different colored lights rose up - fire-red, golden, earthy-yellow, sky blue... Only in the palm of the true self was there a black light.

Boom! Boom!

As the lights intertwined, it was as if a super black hole formed, devouring all the surrounding light. Only Zhu Shan's true self and four ether bodies remained standing in the void.

The light grew stronger, spreading over a wider range. In the end, everything seemed to be reduced to nothingness, with only Zhu Shan's five bodies remaining real.

Nothingness and reality intertwined, like a dream within a dream.

In the past, I sought integration with heaven and earth, pursuing the eternal cycle of the five elements.

Zhu Shan murmured.

Now, I have witnessed the creation of heaven and earth.

I have witnessed the operation of the universe.

I have witnessed the end of all Daos. Only now do I truly understand - I am myself. Only when my body is eternal can heaven and earth become one.

Zhu Shan's thoughts shifted.

All lights dissipated, and everything around returned to normal.

"The requirements for a third-grade Saintcrest on the path of Laws have been met," a mysterious fluctuation transmitted into Zhu Shan's mind.

Oh? Third grade?

A hint of surprise flashed through Zhu Shan's eyes. Soon, he received some details.

So the so-called Saintcrests are also divided into three grades.

Third grade, second grade, first grade. If no more than three people on the path of Laws or the path of matter ultimately met the requirements for a third-grade Saintcrest, then all of them would be granted Saintcrests.

If there were more than three? Then they would be ranked from high to low, with a maximum of three being granted Saintcrests.

If their ranks were the same? Then there would be further competition.

Under normal circumstances, there were at most three Saintcrest Prodigies per Megaverse Crossroads.

If one can reach the first-grade requirements, they're guaranteed to obtain a Saintcrest?

Zhu Shan murmured to himself.

It seems the claim that there are no more than three Saintcrest Prodigies isn't entirely true.

If there truly was an era with multiple monstrous prodigies, and four people could reach the first-grade Saintcrest requirements, then there would be four Saintcrest Prodigies.

Of course, Zhu Shan understood that this was only theoretical. In reality, among the Megaverse Crossroads throughout history, it was rare for even two geniuses to reach the third-grade Saintcrest requirements.

Most Saintcrest Prodigies only achieved third-grade Saintcrests. And they already far surpassed other Supreme Geniuses.

Obtaining a third-grade Saintcrest isn't difficult for me. In the next thousand years, I'll strive for the second grade or even first grade.

Zhu Shan gently closed his eyes.

Heh, interesting. If I can reach first grade, in a sense, I'll be on par with Saintcrest Prodigies from ages past.

Whether it was him or Wu Yuan, their hearts were set on being unrivaled, and they were confident in their own invincibility. They refused to admit defeat to anyone, including all prodigies past and present.

If they hadn't known about the grades of Saintcrest Prodigies, it would have been one thing. But now that they knew, they naturally had to give their all to reach the first grade.

…

In another test location.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Stars burning with purple flames orbited around Wu Yuan's body refiner self.

He stood in the void, gently closing his eyes. Blurry phantom images appeared at his side, each representing a way of analyzing and constructing a type of matter.

Even Wu Yuan's own vital aura seemed to gain the ability to transform.

Daos and Laws utilized the operational rules of heaven and earth. If one were in a different universe, there would be variations in the rules, and one had to follow the operational rules of that heaven and earth's Daos and Laws.

But the path of matter was different. It pointed directly to the fundamental nature, and in a sense was more direct and brutal, more overbearing.

On the path of Laws, if one comprehends and is influenced by a Great Dao, it becomes very difficult to fully grasp Greater Laws.

Wu Yuan mused.

Dao Assimilation influences the comprehension of different Daos.

But on the path of matter, such obstacles don't exist. The only obstacle is the singularity of eternity.

In a sense, whether starting from the Life Chapter or the Spacetime Chapter, the difficulty of crossing the introductory threshold is comparable to comprehending a Great Dao.

Ordinary cultivators, even Archimmortals and Archdeities, basically can't cultivate the path of matter.

Wu Yuan continued to deduce the Five Thousand Primal Force Diagrams from the Life Chapter of the Primordial Doctrine, delving into one Primal Force Diagram after another.

In a sense, the tests for the path of matter and the path of Laws were the same.

Eighty-one miniature Primordial Stars floated in the void around Wu Yuan's body refiner self. These so-called stars were essentially combinations of different Life Primal Force Diagrams.

They demonstrated the profundities of the Primal Force Diagrams to Wu Yuan from all angles, even guiding Wu Yuan through how to comprehend, analyze, and break through.

The pressure of so many miniature Primordial Stars was immense. However, there was a mysterious substance protecting Wu Yuan's body refiner self, allowing him to contemplate them without issue.

Step by step, he continued to break through.

I do indeed feel a natural sense of familiarity with these Primal Force Diagrams.

Wu Yuan pondered. This was also the fundamental reason he could keep breaking through.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred years passed. Wu Yuan's body refiner self had deduced nearly three hundred Primal Force Diagrams. This meant that he had reached rather profound depths on the path of matter.

Soon, the three hundredth Primal Force Diagram was fully comprehended.

“Life…

“Born from a single thought.” Wu Yuan whispered to himself.

Whoosh~

Countless streams of light materialized in the void, coalescing into a terrifying divine dragon a thousand zhangs long, its scales rendered in breathtaking detail.

Roar~

The dragon let out a sky-shattering bellow, as if truly alive.

Boom~

This awe-inspiring dragon rapidly dissipated, swiftly returning to nothingness.

The life I create through my comprehension of the Great Dao of Creation must follow the cycles of creation, slowly propagating, possessing form but lacking soul.

Wu Yuan mused inwardly.

Yet life instantaneously created through the combination of matter somehow possesses a sliver of true spirituality, and considerable strength to boot.

That dragon just now undoubtedly possessed the power of an ordinary High Deity.

Creating things with a thought, bringing life into being with a thought. This was the terrifying nature of the path of matter - it needn't follow the workings of any Dao, for it delved into the root of matter itself.

Understanding three hundred Primal Force Diagrams represents reaching a higher level on the path of matter.

Wu Yuan sensed vaguely.

Once unleashed, it should rival the strength of a fairly powerful Astral Monarch.

Though still far from matching the Great Dao of Creation, it was fearsome enough, considering how long Wu Yuan had been walking the path of matter.

“The requirements for a third-grade Saintcrest on the path of matter have been met.” A wave of information flowed into Wu Yuan's mind.

Third grade?

A flicker of surprise passed through Wu Yuan's eyes. He quickly grasped the distinctions between the three grades of Saintcrests.

It appears that I'll need to go all out to acquire a first-grade Saintcrest.

Wu Yuan's lips curled into a smile.

I'll strive for it with everything I have.

At the very least, his body refiner self had met the Saintcrest requirements after just a hundred years. Nine hundred years remained.

My qi refiner self should also be nearing the second-level Dao Field stage of Spacetime soon.

Wu Yuan thought to himself.

I wonder how high the requirements for a third-grade Saintcrest on the path of Laws will be?

Typically, fully comprehending a single Greater Law was enough to step into the Sovereign phase.

For Sovereigns basing their power on a single Greater Law, creating combat secret arts that could rival the mid-stage Sovereign level was nearly impossible. Their limit was often secret arts with power comparable to the third-level Dao Field stage of a Great Dao.

Therefore, after stabilizing their foundation, Sovereigns would all choose a Great Dao as their next direction of cultivation.

Generally speaking, reaching the fourth-level Dao Field stage of a Great Dao and creating corresponding secret arts would elevate one to the mid-stage Sovereign level.

However, each level of the Dao Field stage of a Great Dao was a realm unto itself. Even with Wu Yuan's qi refiner self possessing a Space Dao Body and the guidance of the mysterious realm, breakthroughs remained extremely difficult.

Time flowed like water. In the blink of an eye, nearly three hundred years passed. In this state of insatiable, all-consuming focus on comprehension, it was difficult to perceive the passage of time.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

In the location where Wu Yuan's qi refiner self resided.

The sword domain formed by my mana body in the past was ultimately imperfect. The merging of three sword arrays seemed stable, yet it compromised on agility.

Wu Yuan stood in the void, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Four sword arrays, each occupying its own corner of space, truly encompass all.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Around Wu Yuan, thirty-six mid-grade Dao Instrument flying swords materialized, all from the Hundred Swords Silver River.

They instantly assembled into four Nine Swords Arrays, which melded into the void.

This caused the sword qi in the four directions of space to grow increasingly concentrated and faintly blurry. Its power grew ever more terrifying.

Now, if I were to encounter Bai Shui again, my mana body should be able to withstand her cauldron domain.

Wu Yuan smiled.

When battling Bai Shui before, he had been slightly inferior in terms of Dao comprehension and secret arts.

Whoosh!

This powerful sword domain slowly dissipated.

"The requirements for a third-grade Saintcrest on the path of Laws have been met." An intangible wave of information arrived.

I finally achieved it. It took me nearly a hundred years to break through to the second-level Dao Field stage of Spacetime, and then another long span of time to derive the Nine Swords of Spacetime.

Wu Yuan inwardly marveled.

And only now do I qualify for a third-grade Saintcrest?

No, that's not right. This Saintcrest evaluation should not be based solely on strength.

Wu Yuan pondered.

If it were purely about power, Zhu Shan would likely have already claimed a second-grade or even first-grade Saintcrest by now.

Forget it. Up to this point, there's been no news of Zhu Shan obtaining a first-grade Saintcrest at least.

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self closed his eyes, continuing to comprehend the strands of profound, mysterious scenes and fluctuations in his mind.