Chapter 932: Astral Monarch Wu Yuan (3)

As he pondered, Wu Yuan diverted most of his mental energy to probing and analyzing the Origin Realm Pearl.

Xiantian artifacts possessed vast and mighty Dao essences. Normally, even Astral Monarchs would struggle to probe them, let alone claim ownership. However, Wu Yuan had reached the fourth-level Dao Field stage of the Great Dao of Spacetime, and his insights were profound. After expending considerable mental effort, he finally completed the crucial step of claiming ownership, branding his Yuan Soul imprint onto the Dao essence.

Hum~

The moment ownership was claimed, a faint fluctuation surged from the Origin Realm Pearl into Wu Yuan's body.

Forged by the supreme Origin Saint?

Wu Yuan pondered.

The information carried by this fluctuation was sparse, only briefly mentioning its origins, and then its inherent abilities.

The Origin Realm Pearl primarily had two major functions - Realm Of Thought and Artifact Integration Realm.

Realm Of Thought was further divided into four levels, with each increase in level leading to immense transformations in power, yet staying fundamentally consistent. All involved forming a vast space and then controlling it.

This function was, in essence, a domain-type technique.

Absolute Spacetime, Heaven and Earth Domain, Miniature River, Universe Of Thought.

Wu Yuan muttered to himself.

With every increase in level, the corresponding increase in power was terrifying. If one could unleash the ultimate power of this technique, one could truly create their own universe. But that was a legend - even supreme beings might not be able to manifest it.

For me, even just the first level, Absolute Spacetime, is incredibly formidable.

Wu Yuan mused.

If I could master it, I could easily trap Sovereign powerhouses.

The other major technique, Artifact Integration Realm, was not divided into levels. Its function was to integrate the nine artifacts to fuse into the Origin Realm Pearl's interior perfectly. This allowed the artifacts to unleash their full might within the Origin Realm Pearl's area of effect, completely unhindered.

Xiantian artifacts possessed boundless power, but their flaw lay in the strong exclusivity of their Dao essence, which made it difficult to simultaneously control multiple Xiantian artifacts.

Thus, when many Overlords engaged in life-or-death battles, they often only employed a single offensive Xiantian artifact, supplemented by various Dao Instruments. The Dao Instruments would still be suppressed by the Xiantian artifact, just to a lesser degree.

Haha, excellent. Nine artifacts can be integrated?

Wu Yuan's eyes lit up.

If so, once my nine lifebound flying swords are upgraded to high-grade Dao Instruments in the future, I can integrate them into the Origin Realm Pearl, unleashing devastating power.

Once his lifebound flying swords became high-grade Dao Instruments, they would possess power approaching that of Xiantian artifacts.

...

Qi refiners can't rely much on battle armor for defense. It’s best to keep enemies at bay.

In the future, the Thousand Minds Tether will guard my soul. The Origin Realm Pearl combined with nine lifebound flying swords integrates binding, defense, and offense.

Wu Yuan summarized after understanding the functions of the two Xiantian artifacts.

He decided to reinforce his greatest assets. Wu Yuan knew it would be extremely difficult to acquire more Xiantian artifacts before achieving eternity. Naturally, his qi refiner self had to plan his strategies around the Origin Realm Pearl, maximizing its power as much as possible.

Now, the top priority for my qi refiner self is to fully comprehend the Law of Space.

Wu Yuan was full of anticipation. He continued cultivating silently.

...

Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Overlord Hou Jue's battleship finally returned to the core of the Eldritch Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom. Accompanying Wu Yuan's body refiner self were Xuan Rong and a few other peerless geniuses who had participated in the Heavenly Domain stage.

“Brother Wu Yuan, farewell for now. We'll chat again soon," Xuan Rong said, clasping his hands.

"Brother Wu Yuan."

"We'll be going now." The other geniuses bid farewell to Wu Yuan one after another. Some returned to their original residences at the headquarters. Others went back to their original macrocosms.

"The location of the Saintdom is a vast world, connected in spacetime to numerous macrocosms," Overlord Hou Jue led Wu Yuan, traveling above this expansive world at extreme speeds.

Though they were traversing higher spatial dimensions, they were able to observe scenes in the Material Spatial Layer with great clarity. It was quite bizarre.

"Mm." Wu Yuan nodded slightly. The Ling Jiang Saintdom of the Eldritch Court was quite similar to the Taiyuan True Realm.

Soon after, Overlord Hou Jue pointed to an inconceivably massive city in the distant void. "That’s Luan Jiang City in the distance."

It was a towering and endless city, sprawling across millions of li of spacetime. Like a colossal beast, it emanated a terrifying aura, occupying more than half of Wu Yuan's field of vision.

Luan Jiang City?

Wu Yuan murmured.

This was the true Luan Jiang City, the absolute core of the entire Ling Jiang Saintdom of the Eldritch Court. Only those of the seventh-rank and above could enter and exit freely.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Overlord Hou Jue led Wu Yuan directly to the Myriad River Realm at the center of Luan Jiang City. Along the way, they encountered many Sovereigns.

Over the past few days, Wu Yuan had conversed with various Sovereigns of the Cang Feng Eldritch World through the Eldritch Court Voidrealm, obtaining much information not mentioned in regular intelligence reports.

For instance, nearly half of the Sovereigns in the Ling Jiang Saintdom of the Eldritch Court resided long-term at the Saintdom headquarters. Thus, Luan Jiang City was home to numerous Sovereign powerhouses.

"Overlord Hou Jue?"

"Who's standing beside him? Such an unfamiliar aura, it seems to be a High Eldritch."

"It's Wu Yuan!"

"Wu Yuan? The Saintcrest Prodigy who established a hall in the Myriad River Realm?"

"It's him! His appearance hasn't changed." These Sovereigns transmitted amongst themselves.

Swiftly, news of Wu Yuan's arrival in Luan Jiang City spread among the Sovereigns of the Saintdom.

Over the past days, controversy over Wu Yuan establishing a hall in the Myriad River Realm had never ceased within the Ling Jiang Saintdom of the Eldritch Court. Many Sovereign powerhouses were displeased.

Fear of the Eldritch Progenitor kept anyone from daring to question it openly, but private discussions and debates were inevitable.

...

The real Myriad River Realm was nearly identical to its counterpart in the Eldritch Court Voidrealm, with even the hall locations matching perfectly. The only difference was that one was real, while the other was virtual.

"Wu Yuan, we've been waiting for you."

“He’s finally arrived." Nine figures emanating powerful auras stood at the hall entrance.

They were none other than Sovereign Cang Feng, Sovereign Gu Lei, Sovereign Jue Guang, and the others. Except for Sovereign Cang Feng whom he knew beforehand, the rest had previously shown goodwill towards Wu Yuan, conversing with him before.

"Overlord," the group of late-stage Sovereign powerhouses bowed respectfully.

"Everyone's here to welcome Wu Yuan?" Overlord Hou Jue swept his gaze over them, speaking coolly, "Very well.

“Wu Yuan," Overlord Hou Jue turned to him, "I've told you all you need to know. From now on, you will be responsible for your own cultivation in the Saintdom. If any problem arises, contact me through the Eldritch Court Voidrealm."

"This junior understands," Wu Yuan nodded. Overlord Hou Jue had imparted much knowledge to him over the past days.

Whoosh!

Overlord Hou Jue's form vanished, leaving Wu Yuan with the group of Sovereigns.

"I'm deeply grateful that all of you Sovereigns have come to welcome me. Today marks my first day entering the hall," Wu Yuan smiled. "Please, let's head inside. We won't leave until we're thoroughly drunk."

"Haha, excellent!"

"We won't leave until we're drunk!" The Sovereigns all laughed.

Not all of them resided permanently at the Saintdom's headquarters. Sovereign Cang Feng had specially sent his mana body here to welcome Wu Yuan.

...

Chatting with the group of Sovereigns, Wu Yuan established a preliminary network of relationships within the Ling Jiang Saintdom of the Eldritch Court, extending beyond the six Sovereigns of the eldritch world.

Although cultivation primarily depended on oneself, having many good friends could sometimes yield unexpected benefits, such as being better informed.

Once one reached the Sovereign level, it became impossible to rely on the Eldritch Court's intelligence network for timely information. More often, the powerhouses themselves would pass on news and maintain contact with each other. Therefore, a network of relationships was crucial.

Soon, the banquet ended and the many Sovereigns departed.

"Do not allow any anyone to disturb me," Wu Yuan instructed. "I will be in seclusion in the meditation chamber."

"Understood," the servants and guards respectfully acknowledged.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

These servants and guards were all arranged for him by the Eldritch Court. Among them were three Astral Monarchs and numerous Archimmortals and Archeldritches.

He stepped into the meditation chamber, a space meticulously designed with a fully functional mind-calming array that proved to be highly effective.

Apart from Sovereign Cang Feng and Sovereign Gu Lei, the other Sovereigns seemed friendly, but inadvertently revealed a hint of superiority.

Wu Yuan sat in the lotus position, shaking his head slightly.

If these Sovereigns are like this, the attitudes of the other late-stage Sovereign powerhouses in the Myriad River Realm need not be mentioned.

There were surely more than just one or two Sovereigns dissatisfied with Wu Yuan residing in the Myriad River Realm.

Power! Only with overwhelming power will all doubts vanish like smoke.

Wu Yuan gently closed his eyes.

Boom~

A powerful aura suddenly erupted from Wu Yuan's body, followed by a surging, turbulent Tribulation cloud that appeared above his head. Wind and fire churned within the Tribulation cloud – the Seventh Immortal Tribulation!

Though called a meditation chamber, in truth, the entire chamber was a separate world spanning more than a hundred million li. Thus, the Immortal Tribulations Wu Yuan's body refiner self underwent here would go unnoticed.

Disperse!

Wu Yuan suddenly raised his head, focusing on the void.

A terrifying force violently struck the Tribulation cloud.

Rumble~

The Tribulation cloud dissipated with a thunderous roar.

The Seventh Immortal Tribulation, passed.

Immediately after, another powerful Tribulation cloud materialized above Wu Yuan's head, the Eighth Immortal Tribulation. But it too was scattered with a thought, instantly overcome.

Immortal Tribulations? Refining the Yuan Soul? Forging the physical body?

Wu Yuan muttered to himself.

Other High Immortals and High Deities typically underwent the Immortal Tribulations at a slow pace, with long intervals between each one, as the Tribulations served as a measure to temper and strengthen them.

But all of this was now irrelevant to Wu Yuan. He was already a mid-stage sempiternal lifeform on the path of matter. Undergoing Immortal Tribulations on the path of Laws was merely a formality for him.

Swiftly, Wu Yuan passed the Ninth Immortal Tribulation, symbolically enduring a few heavenly lightning bolts.

Hum~

In that moment, Wu Yuan became acutely aware of the intangible laws of heaven and earth as they began to operate and take effect.

Draw upon the Dao’s essence to forge a deity body?

Wu Yuan's thoughts stirred, and he instantly chose to use the Law of Celestial Body as his foundation.

Why was it necessary to comprehend a Greater Law to become a Sovereign? Only by fully comprehending a particular Law could one draw upon the Dao’s essence to form a deity body.

For Wu Yuan, who comprehended the Great Dao of Creation, he had to choose the corresponding Intermediate Laws or Greater Laws to form his deity body. Otherwise, once he fully comprehended the Great Dao in the future and attempted to form an eternal body, the attempt might fail.

In comprehending the Great Dao of Creation, Wu Yuan had unknowingly already fully comprehended the Law of Celestial Body.

Hum~

A strand of Wu Yuan's Yuan Soul power resonated with the Celestial Body Dao’s essence.

Rumble!

The Dao’s essence instantly established a connection with Wu Yuan's internal shambhala.

Surging essence power flooded into his internal shambhala, and the High Eldritch vital ether of his Apotheosis root began rapidly transforming into Celestial Body ether. His power skyrocketed.

Wu Yuan's body refiner self had, in the truest sense, broken through to the Astral Monarch phase on the path of Laws.