Chapter 931: Astral Monarch Wu Yuan (2)

"You performed very well on the Megaverse Crossroads, and your gains seem substantial," True Saint Taiyuan looked down at Wu Yuan, his voice ethereal. "The Eldritch Court must have also bestowed precious treasures upon you.

“However, your qi refiner self belongs to my Taiyuan Divine Court lineage, and is the first Saintcrest Prodigy to ever emerge under my command.”

"The first?" Wu Yuan was taken aback.

Wu Yuan knew very well that most intelligence records were limited to this single samsara cycle of heaven and earth, whether for the Taiyuan Divine Court or the Eldritch Court. But many supreme beings had lived through multiple cycles.

"Indeed, this marks the first time a genius under my command has claimed a Saintcrest since I achieved eternity many samsara cycles ago," True Saint Taiyuan remarked with a subtle smile.

Truly the first time?

Wu Yuan muttered to himself. Put that way, True Saint Taiyuan seemed rather pitiful, having waited for so long.

"I once said that I would grant you two gifts, one when you pass the Ninth Immortal Tribulations, and another when you reach the late-stage Sovereign phase," True Saint Taiyuan said.

Wu Yuan listened respectfully.

"Your growth rate is indeed astonishing, and your gains from the Crossroads exceeded my expectations," True Saint Taiyuan said slowly. "Passing the Ninth Immortal Tribulations may not hold much significance for you. So, I will bestow your gifts in advance.

“I had previously prepared a top-grade Dao Instrument for you. Now, I shall grant you a Xiantian artifact instead," True Saint Taiyuan said.

"This treasure was something I acquired while roaming the endless cosmic sea shortly after becoming a True Saint. It accompanied me for long ages, until I obtained better artifacts and later set it aside.

“Today, I shall grant it to you. When you fully master the Law of Space in the future, you should be able to unleash some of its profundities. I imagine it will be enough for you to reign supreme below the level of supreme beings."

Wu Yuan held his breath.

An artifact once used by True Saint Taiyuan himself, wielded by a supreme being for such a long time - how could it be weak?

Whoosh~

With a wave of his hand, True Saint Taiyuan summoned a hazy light. As it descended, an enormous silver disc was revealed.

At first glance, the disc somewhat resembled a flying saucer. However, the disc's surface was covered in numerous awe-inspiring cryptic patterns that faintly emanated an eternal aura. It seemed noticeably more powerful than the other Xiantian artifact Wu Yuan's qi refiner self had obtained.

“It is called the Origin Realm Pearl," True Saint Taiyuan said softly, a strange light flashing in his eyes. "Its power is not exceptional compared to some relatively famous Xiantian artifacts, but its origins are extraordinary. It was forged by a legendary invincible being known as the Origin Saint."

"An invincible being?" Wu Yuan held his breath.

For True Saint Taiyuan to call someone invincible, how strong must they be? On the level of the Dao Master and Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu?

"The Origin Saint is far too mysterious. There are no records of his deeds in the endless megaverse, only fragments of information about him in some immutable relic sites," True Saint Taiyuan shook his head slightly. "In all the relics, all descriptions of him can be summarized as - invincible!

“I obtained this Origin Realm Pearl from one such immutable relic site. There are a few bits of information carved into its Dao essence that mention the Origin Saint.

“According to the information, this Origin Realm Pearl was once mass-produced by the Origin Saint as a standard issue artifact."

Wu Yuan's eyes widened.

Mass-produced? Standard issue? A Xiantian artifact? This was completely beyond Wu Yuan's comprehension.

"Of course, for you, it’s a decent artifact, enough to last you through the Overlord level," True Saint Taiyuan said. "It is a control-type artifact with the Great Dao of Spacetime as its Dao essence, but its core is primarily the Law of Space, supplemented by the Law of Time. It is very suitable for you.

“In the future, when you achieve eternity, you can replace it with other Xiantian artifacts as you wish," True Saint Taiyuan waved his hand.

With a flash of light, the enormous silver disc landed before Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan gently touched it. Even with invisible restrictions suppressing the artifact's power, he still felt an overwhelming aura emanating from it. He barely managed to store it in his amethyst cradle.

"Remember. Don't casually use Xiantian artifacts, and don't leak this information. Don't reveal anything to Overlord Xin Ya and the others waiting outside the hall," True Saint Taiyuan said softly. "The fact that you’ve obtained one Xiantian artifact from the Megaverse Crossroads is tempting enough.

“If others learn you have another one, I'm afraid many Overlords would be enticed to kill you and seize your treasures," True Saint Taiyuan said gravely. "After all, even the artifacts I've bestowed upon the eight Overlords of the divine court headquarters are not as precious as the Origin Realm Pearl."

"This junior understands," Wu Yuan acknowledged respectfully.

Kill and seize his treasures? A single Xiantian artifact was enough to drive Sovereigns mad with greed and turn Overlords green with envy.

Perhaps the Taiyuan Divine Court’s Overlords wouldn't dare to covet it out of fear of the True Saint's authority. But what about Overlords from other Saintdoms? They did not fear True Saint Taiyuan.

Supreme beings could not casually interfere in conflicts between sempiternal lifeforms - this was the tacit understanding between various Saintdoms.

If Wu Yuan died at the hands of other Sovereigns or Overlords, it would be his fault for being too weak, and no one else could be blamed.

"You have now reached the pinnacle of mortal life. There's no need to linger further. Break through to become a sempiternal life soon," True Saint Taiyuan said.

"Cultivation as a late-stage sempiternal lifeform is about comprehending the Great Dao. You will need to explore it on your own. I cannot help you on the path to eternity.

“Come see me again when you have late-stage Sovereign-level strength," True Saint Taiyuan said.

"Yes," Wu Yuan said respectfully.

Whoosh!

An invisible force swept by, directly teleporting Wu Yuan out of Taiyuan Hall.

Soon after, Wu Yuan followed Overlord Xin Ya, who had been waiting outside Taiyuan Hall, back to Taiyuan Island.

Within Wu Yuan’s residential hall, in the meditation chamber.

Hm? Haiyue and Master Dong Yang are both on their way back to the Ling Jiang Universe?

A smile appeared on Wu Yuan's face. He had just received messages from both of them.

During the Megaverse Crossroads journey, both Zhuo Haiyue and High Immortal Dong Yang reaped great harvests. However, before participating in the battle, one was in the Violet Night Universe and the other in the Long Shan Universe. Now that the Megaverse Crossroads had ended, they naturally chose to return.

Master Dong Yang is fine. He has reached peak-stage Astral Monarch comprehension and gained deep insights from the Crossroads. He has hope of becoming a Sovereign in the future. This is already a great achievement.

Wu Yuan thought to himself.

In the entire history of the Greenridge Macrocosm, there were few with better foundations than High Immortal Dong Yang. One can't have everything; it's best to be content.

As for Zhuo Haiyue, she seems to have extraordinary power, breaking into the top forty at the Megaverse Crossroads, but she's entangled with a supreme being, making her future unpredictable.

Wu Yuan frowned slightly.

However, the Taiyuan Divine Court seems to be helping her, and she’s also participated in the Megaverse Crossroads. I wonder how high her chances of survival are now.

The more he interacted with supreme beings, the more Wu Yuan could sense their terrifying nature. Eternal life was fundamentally different from sempiternal life.

I’ll talk to her when we meet at the divine court headquarters.

Wu Yuan shook his head slightly. Then he stopped thinking about it and calmed his mind.

My body refiner self obtained a first-grade Saintcrest. It also caught the attention of the Heavenly Domain Emissary and received a blessing that allows for the simultaneous cultivation of two paths.

Wu Yuan mused.

But my qi refiner self has no external help, making it extremely difficult to continue on the path of matter.

Now, Wu Yuan's qi refiner self far surpassed his body refiner self in Dao comprehension, while his body refiner self far exceeded his qi refiner self in progress on the path of matter. Each had their own strengths.

Without the special environment of the Megaverse Crossroads, it's too difficult for my qi refiner self to cultivate the path of matter.

Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

For now, I can only give up and focus on comprehending the Great Dao of Spacetime.

Wu Yuan could foresee that those peerless geniuses who had achieved some success in comprehending the Primordial Doctrine would soon encounter bottlenecks on this path, perhaps even being forced to abandon it.

After all, in normal spacetime, the influence of Laws was omnipresent. Completely shielding oneself from the interference of Dao essences to focus on analyzing the profundities of matter was incredibly difficult.

Only Wu Yuan's body refiner self, having integrated the mysterious treasure bestowed by the Heavenly Domain Emissary, could remain largely unaffected.

Perhaps Lie Jin can achieve it too.

Wu Yuan suddenly thought.

After all, he also reached the Saintcrest requirements for the path of matter.

According to Wu Yuan's understanding, the Primordial Doctrine was widely disseminated during this iteration of the Megaverse Crossroads precisely to screen for monstrous prodigies skilled in the path of matter.

Reaching the requirements for a third-grade Saintcrest was likely the bare minimum. Otherwise, one wouldn't even catch the eye of the Heavenly Domain Emissary. They were not worth a significant investment from him.

My body refiner self should not abandon any of the two paths to eternity.

Wu Yuan had already decided.

But my qi refiner self should focus solely on the Great Dao of Spacetime for now. Comprehending the Great Dao of Spacetime also offers hope for eternity

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Perhaps his combat power would be somewhat weaker at the same level, but his cultivation speed might be faster.

For now, I should focus on examining the two Xiantian artifacts I've acquired.

Wu Yuan sat in the lotus position, calming his mind.

𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Within his amethyst cradle, High Immortal mana surged. Two Xiantian artifacts emanating powerful auras hovered above his amethyst cradle lake.

One of the Xiantian artifacts looked like a string of beads. It was entirely purple, its surface inscribed with countless mysterious Dao patterns, exuding eternal Dao resonance.

The Thousand Minds Tether.

Wu Yuan examined the purple beads. This was a soul-type Xiantian artifact, obtained by his qi refiner self at the Megaverse Crossroads.

Based on Wu Yuan's initial analysis over the past few days, it specialized in soul defense.

This type of secret treasure was incredibly precious. Xiantian artifacts were already exceedingly rare, let alone soul-type ones. In terms of value alone, it certainly surpassed the Black Rock Saber.

O

ne needs a sufficiently strong Yuan Soul to unleash its power.

Wu Yuan mused.

Even with my Apotheosis soul, I'd likely need to reach the Astral Monarch phase first. And that will barely be enough to tap into a fraction of its might.

However, in Wu Yuan's plan, his body refiner self would break through as soon as possible, while his qi refiner self would remain at the High Immortal phase for some time.

The reason was simple. On the Megaverse Crossroads, his body refiner self had chosen to comprehend the path of matter for the crucial final opportunity, and missed out on the opportunity for the path of Laws. Thus he had only reached the second-level Dao Field stage in the Law of Life to date, still far from fully grasping the Law of Life.

If he cultivated methodically, it would take at least tens of thousands of years to break through, and he might not even be able to break through the final bottleneck. So, it was better to advance early.

But his qi refiner self was different. During the final thousand years on the Megaverse Crossroads, it had reached the fourth-level Dao Field stage in the Great Dao of Spacetime. Moreover, in the pure Law of Space, he had long since reached the limit of the ninth-level Dao Field stage, just a hair's breadth away from fully grasping the Law of Space. A breakthrough could happen at any moment.

Ten thousand years. If I still can't fully grasp the Law of Space by then, it won't be too late for my qi refiner self to break through to Astral Monarch.

Wu Yuan thought to himself.