Chapter 959: Behind The Stone Door (2)

Whoosh!

When Wu Yuan's body refiner self entered the stone door, he felt his ether body, which had been lost in the dark, move to merge with his true self.

Before him, the darkness had vanished, replaced by radiant light.

Hm? Everything’s back to normal?

Wu Yuan's pupils constricted slightly, feeling that his perception that had been limited on the burial mountain was restored to normal at this moment.

Ether, Yuan Soul, and various other powers could all be used now. Only his connection with the Eldritch Court Voidrealm remained severed.

Where is this?

Wu Yuan's gaze swept in all directions.

This was a majestic and boundless temple, with colossal pillars likely over a hundred million li tall. Ordinary cultivators probably couldn't even perceive the upper limits of the temple by relying on their own senses.

Across the entire temple were thousands of divine pillars, each engraved with countless complex patterns. These patterns emanated vast auras, yet contained no trace of Law fluctuations, quite bizarre.

What about the promised treasure? Also, where's the exit?

Wu Yuan searched carefully.

Suddenly he froze, then began staring intently at the divine pillar before him.

The countless patterns engraved on the surface of the pillar, which spanned over a million li in diameter and a hundred million li in height, were not mere decorations, but subtly formed a whole, containing extraordinary profundities.

This is?

Wu Yuan's eyes held shock, as well as delight.

Ordinary Astral Monarchs and even Sovereigns probably couldn't decipher it, only sensing the profoundness of these patterns.

But Wu Yuan was different! Throughout the entire megaverse, who had the best chance of deciphering the mysteries of these towering divine pillars below the supreme beings? It was probably Wu Yuan. Even Overlords couldn't compare to him.

Primal Force Diagram! This is a Primal Force Diagram.

Moreover, this should be the full, detailed explanation of the Primal Force Diagram.

Wu Yuan was inwardly astonished.

The diagram engraved on this divine pillar should be the 963rd diagram of the Life Chapter.

On the Megaverse Crossroads, only three chapters of the Primordial Doctrine were circulated, each of which represented a major cultivation direction.

Each chapter had Three Thousand Foundation Diagrams, Five Thousand Primal Force Diagrams, and Nine Thousand Primordial Diagrams.

They all pointed directly to the ultimate end of the path of matter.

Wu Yuan had already comprehended over 2200 Primal Force Diagrams in the Life Chapter, and was considered to have an extremely profound understanding.

This divine pillar is the 962nd Primal Force Diagram of the Life Chapter.

Wu Yuan immediately looked at the neighboring divine pillar. These were all ones he had already comprehended, so he could identify them at a glance.

Whoosh!

Wu Yuan moved like lightning through this majestic temple, examining pillar after pillar.

Eventually, he confirmed that each of the towering divine pillars here represented the full detailed explanation of a Primal Force Diagram from the Life Chapter. The three thousand divine pillars represented a detailed analysis of the first three thousand Primal Force Diagrams.

Inconceivable.

After looking through all the Primal Force Diagrams, Wu Yuan finally halted. His eyes were alight with astonishment and fervor.

To analyze each Primal Force Diagram to such an extent... The Creation Dao Master is truly an inconceivable being.

Comprehending them didn’t mean one could analyze them so clearly. It was just like how being able to solve problems didn’t mean one could compile textbooks, let alone compile textbooks into classics.

In Wu Yuan's view, these three thousand divine pillars here pointed one directly to the ultimate end of the path of matter.

The cultivation environment here isn’t as ideal as the Megaverse Crossroads. But the Megaverse Crossroads only provides the teachings of the Primordial Doctrine; one still has to comprehend them by oneself. Such comprehensive analyses are non-existent.

Wu Yuan's eyes shone.

Each had their own advantages and disadvantages. However, one could only cultivate in the deepest reaches of the Megaverse Crossroads for a thousand years, while there seemed to be no time limit for staying in this temple.

I have full hope of comprehending all three thousand Primal Force Diagrams here in one go.

Wu Yuan was truly excited.

One could reach the limit of mid-stage sempiternal life upon mastering two thousand Primal Force Diagrams. To transition to late-stage sempiternal life, one had to comprehend three thousand diagrams and reconstruct the body.

Let's begin.

Wu Yuan focused intently on the divine pillar explaining the first Primal Force Diagram. Revisiting them from the beginning served to fortify his understanding and identify any gaps in his knowledge.

When Wu Yuan initially stepped into the Creation Dao Realm, his only goal was reaching the Well of Life. Yet now, he found himself less hurried. What he gained from Burial Mountain 36 and this temple might be even more significant.

He delved into each pillar, studying them slowly. Both his true self and ether body immersed themselves into comprehension, setting aside contemplation of the Creation Great Dao and Law of Life for the time being. His sole focus was on the Primal Force Diagrams.

Years slipped by one after another.

It took a century for Wu Yuan to finish revisiting the first two thousand diagrams via the divine pillars.

Reviewing the past is essential for advancing to higher levels, just like ensuring a skyscraper’s foundation is solid.

Wu Yuan mused, eyes fixed on the towering divine pillar before him.

Its immense height stretched over a hundred million li, with many complexities in its intricate patterns that eluded his understanding.

This was the real challenge Wu Yuan faced, yet it was also an opportunity.

Two years passed before he unraveled all the profundities of this particular divine pillar, moving on to the next one. Three years later, he fully understood another pillar, fully grasping another Primal Force Diagram.

...

Cultivating the path of matter was, in a sense, even more difficult than the path of Laws.

The Primordial Doctrine was the greatest inheritance for this path, offering comprehensive teachings from foundational to advanced levels. Between the 2000th and 3000th Primal Force Diagrams, one would undergo a qualitative transformation, allowing quasi-Sovereigns the chance to advance to the Sovereign phase step by step.

However, it was still incredibly difficult.

The legacy of the Creation Dao Master dissected the original three thousand diagrams into thirty thousand, potentially even three hundred thousand, thus easing the breakthrough to late-stage sempiternal life for those traversing this path.

As for Wu Yuan, he was hailed as an unparalleled genius on the path of matter in this samsara cycle of the megaverse.

Within a thousand years, Wu Yuan comprehended 2400 Primal Force Diagrams. Within three thousand years, he reached 2,500 diagrams. By six thousand years, he had mastered 2,600 diagrams. Though his progress slowed over time, the mounting challenges could not deter Wu Yuan. With enough time, he still made continual breakthroughs.

This is an enormous opportunity. Without these three thousand divine pillars analyzing the Primal Force Diagrams, I might have needed hundreds of thousands of years or even longer to break through.

Wu Yuan thought to himself.

I wonder if the supreme beings of the Eldritch Court managed to analyze the Primal Force Diagrams at the same level as these three thousand divine pillars. Since the Eldritch Progenitor didn’t mention it, they most likely haven’t.

Wu Yuan mused.

The Life Chapter had always been inseparable from the Great Dao of Creation. From the perspective of supreme beings, there would likely be different insights.

In terms of overall strength, the Eldritch Court should surpass the Creation Dao Master. However, in certain aspects, the Creation Dao Master probably had unique qualities that even the Eldritch Court couldn't match.

Wu Yuan immersed himself completely in contemplation.

...

In the Long Shan Universe, within the Immortal Court Voidrealm, inside a majestic temple.

"No news?"

"Indeed! That Supreme Astral Monarch suspected to be Wu Yuan hasn't been spotted in over 30,000 years. None of the hundreds of Sovereigns we dispatched encountered him, and intelligence gathered from other factions yielded no information either.”

“On the contrary, the Eldritch Court Sovereigns have increased their presence in the Creation Dao Realm over these tens of thousands of years. We've clashed with them frequently, losing the mana bodies of two Sovereigns." The two Sovereigns reported in succession.

They were the late-stage Sovereign powerhouses tasked with verifying the Supreme Astral Monarch's identity.

Unfortunately, there had been no news for over 30,000 years.

"So many years without a single lead. Didn't the previous reports say we were close to locating him? Yet the Eldritch Court has sent a large number of Sovereigns instead?" The three Overlords of the Immortal Court exchanged glances from their thrones, their brows furrowing.

With their intelligence, they quickly reached two conclusions.

First, that mysterious Supreme Sovereign was most likely Wu Yuan. Otherwise, why would the Eldritch Court react so anxiously, immediately dispatching so many Sovereigns into the Creation Dao Realm?

Second, there was a small chance that Supreme Astral Monarch's ether body had perished in the Creation Dao Realm, but it was more likely that he had already left the Creation Dao Realm.

"Issue the order: This operation is temporarily suspended. All Sovereigns involved are free to act as they see fit. No need to continue the investigation." The three Overlords of the Immortal Court decreed.

"Understood," the two late-stage Sovereign powerhouses responded respectfully.

They didn't feel discouraged. In the endless ages of conflict between the Eldritch Court and Immortal Court, such occurrences were all too common. Operations ending fruitlessly were the norm; those yielding results were rare.

...

At the Eldritch Court's Long Shan Saintdom headquarters.

Within an enormous hall, an elderly man in cerulean robes had been sitting in lotus position for tens of thousands of years.

Over 30,000 years without any news of Wu Yuan? Is he still trapped in the Creation Dao Realm?

The elderly man in cerulean robes opened his eyes, a flicker of confusion passing through them.

He hadn't paid much attention to the matter as Wu Yuan wasn't directly under his command. When Wu Yuan's true self mysteriously vanished, he assumed he had merely been stuck in some exploration site and would emerge soon.

Yet now, over 30,000 years had passed, and there was still no news of Wu Yuan. For a monstrous prodigy who had only cultivated for just over 60,000 years, this was an incredibly long time. There was a possibility that he had perished.

It’s said that Wu Yuan has caught the attention of several Eldritch Progenitors.

The elderly man in cerulean robes frowned slightly.

With no news up to this point, I should make a report to the Eldritch Progenitor.

There was a supreme being presiding over every Saintdom branch in the Eldritch Court. As the administrator of the Saintdom, it was quite simple for the elderly man to contact a supreme being.

...

Far away in the Ling Jiang Universe, within the Greenridge Macrocosm.

In the Ming Jian Realm.

Hmm?

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing through them.

With a thought, his consciousness entered the Taiyuan Voidrealm, arriving at an extremely mysterious location – Saint Taiyuan Hall.

"True Saint." Wu Yuan bowed respectfully. At the far end of the magnificent temple stood an ethereal figure – True Saint Taiyuan.

Even within the voidrealm, Wu Yuan still felt the otherworldly and supreme nature of the True Saint, as if he existed beyond endless spacetime dimensions.

"Ming Jian, has your body refiner self encountered trouble?" True Saint Taiyuan asked.