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Chapter 707: The Ultimate Ascension to Veneration!
Chapter 707: The Ultimate Ascension to Veneration!
In the heart of the universe, deep within its core, lies a special place—the Origin Realm. This realm exists outside the universe, in another dimension, only accessible to those who have attained the ultimate understanding of the Primordial Dao of Creation and achieved the Bodily Union with the Grand Path.
Within this realm flows a Primordial River, carrying the light of time and the brilliance of creation. It embodies the infinite might of the void, a fusion of the three great Daos—Time, Creation, and the Void.
Floating on this river are countless radiant stars, each shining with a brilliance that even the Primordial River struggles to conceal. These stars represent the Fate Stars of the Venerated Masters of the Dao, the reflections of their selves after attaining the Bodily Union with the Dao.
Upon closer inspection, one can see countless more stars deep within the river, like cowrie shells in the ocean, too numerous to count. These stars belong to Venerated Masters from past universe cycles, whose self-will has gradually been eroded by the Primordial Dao. If they fail to make a breakthrough, they will eventually merge into the Primordial Dao, losing their individuality and becoming a part of the Dao.
Further upstream, at the river's source, lies the origin of all things, the very beginning. There, floating majestically, are four colossal Fate Stars, far surpassing the brilliance of the other stars, like blazing suns.
These stars belong to the four most eminent Venerated Masters of the Dao in the universe. The first is the Hall Master of the Time Palace, who has attained the title 'Yuan-Shi' by comprehending the intertwined power of the Time and Creation Daos. He has experienced countless cycles of universe extinction and is one of the most ancient beings.
The second is the Master of the Space-Time Isle, a mysterious figure who attained Veneration in an unknown era. He is equally ancient and, unlike the other three eminent Venerated Masters, rarely reveals himself in the mortal realm, earning him the name 'Space-Time Isle Master'.
Next is the Hunyuan Lord, the master of the Hunyuan Palace. He achieved Veneration in a relatively recent era, about thirteen universe cycles ago. After his ascension, he diligently cultivated, mastering the three great Daos and fusing the Void and Creation Daos, becoming one of the most eminent Venerated Masters alongside Yuan-Shi and the Space-Time Isle Master.
Finally, there is the Hall Master of the Vastexpanse Palace, also known as the Master of Vastexpanse, who attained Veneration in the current universe cycle. He is a peerless genius, having grasped the three Primordial Daos within this cycle and even initiated the fusion of two of them. Despite being the youngest among the four eminent Venerated Masters, his youth is not a disadvantage but an advantage, as a younger self-will is stronger. He has yet to experience the wear of time and the erosion of universe extinction, making his self-will unquestionably the strongest in the current era.
Suddenly, the Primordial River trembled slightly.
This subtle movement immediately caught the attention of the countless Fate Stars floating on the river, and a pair of deep and serene eyes emerged from each, gazing into the vast universe along the ripples of the river.
"Hmm?"
"Someone has attained the Dao."
"The Void Lineage has produced a new Venerated Master? That's rare, but to stir the Primordial River, they must have succeeded."
Many Venerated Masters turned their attention to the depths of the universe, their gaze piercing through the void, directly witnessing the scene within the World of Great Proclamation. They saw the Primordial River breaking through the universe, enveloping a majestic mountain and grand hall.
The birth of a new Venerated Master caused quite a stir. Almost all the Venerated Masters within the Primordial River briefly awakened from their secluded cultivation, directing their gaze towards the new Venerated Master in the universe.
At this moment, in the uppermost reaches of the Primordial River, where the origin of all things lies, one of the four massive Fate Stars is stirring with a slight ripple. A gaze shoots out from within, scanning the vast universe and glancing in the direction of the Huang Yan Kong Zuo.
"A newly ascended Void Dao Monarch..."
The Master of the Vastexpanse Palace, the Master of Vast and Dim, murmurs softly.
He is the Grand Dao Monarch who rose to prominence during the universe's cycle of reincarnation and, within a single reincarnation era, became one of the four most eminent Grand Dao Monarchs. He has been keeping a slight eye on the other Grand Dao Monarchs who have emerged in this universe's cycle of reincarnation.
However, this newly ascended Grand Dao Monarch, who has achieved enlightenment through the Void lineage, is a relatively rare occurrence, but it doesn't surprise the Master of Vast and Dim too much. After a brief examination, he quickly withdraws his gaze.
As for the other three eminent Grand Dao Monarchs, such as the Master of the Primordial Palace and the Sovereign of the Hydromatic Power, they show no reaction at all.
With the arrival of the End Catastrophe, the universe is in its final frenzy. During this period, it's common for Grand Dao Monarchs to emerge, even if ten or more achieve enlightenment one after another. A new ordinary Grand Dao Monarch doesn't warrant their attention.
Grand Dao Monarchs can traverse three universe cycles of reincarnation. If they fail to advance further and master more of the Prime Source Dao during these cycles, they merge into the Grand Dao, becoming a part of it, akin to falling.
Of course, Grand Dao Monarchs are immortal and indestructible. Even if they completely merge into the Grand Dao, their will still influences it. With each universe's creation, their bloodlines and races are destined to be born in the universe.
A race that gives birth to a Grand Dao Monarch is guaranteed eternal existence. Even if the entire tribe perishes, they will be reborn in the next universe's creation.
However, for the Master of the Primordial Palace and others, this kind of 'immortality' in this situation is not much different from death and extinction. They seek to transcend the universe, reach the other shore, truly attain the Grand Dao of Self-Annihilation, and achieve eternal immortality.
"This aura... Huh, it's actually him."
Among the many Grand Dao Monarchs, there is one who shows a slightly surprised expression.
He is the Wutian Monarch, who recently hunted down a Venerable-class beast in the Yuan Jing. He is now analyzing the Grand Dao, seeking insights into the fusion of the Void and Creation Daos, using the beast's corpse.
For Grand Dao Monarchs, the cause and effect of the world are laid bare. Even with the illumination and concealment of the Primordial River, he immediately perceives through cause and effect that Chen Mu, just a moment ago, barely managed to withstand a brief instant of youth under the Venerable-class beast, indirectly buying him time to hunt it down.
He had originally planned to visit Chen Mu after digesting the gains from hunting the Venerable-class beast, intending to offer some guidance. However, before he could do so, Chen Mu had already achieved enlightenment and transformed into a Grand Dao Monarch.
"It seems that he forcefully endured a moment under the Venerable-class beast, experiencing the power of the Monarch level and, with his deep accumulation and the universe's End Catastrophe, he finally achieved perfection."
The Wutian Monarch mutters to himself.
Chen Mu's achievement of the Three-Path Perfection indicates exceptional innate talent, and with various factors converging, his attainment of the Monarch level is only natural. It's a pity that he didn't meet Chen Mu earlier, as he could have offered some guidance and established a causal relationship with this new Void Dao Monarch.
Although Grand Dao Monarchs are immortal and indestructible, having reached the pinnacle of the universe, they still fight and kill each other. They compete for resources like Venerable-class beasts, so Monarch-level beings also seek alliances and partnerships.
Some Monarchs join forces with the Temple of Time, the Vastexpanse Palace, and other powers.
Others, unwilling to bow to the Master of the Primordial Palace, the Master of Vast and Dim, and other supreme beings, choose to ally with other Monarchs, acting together in significant matters and vying for resources.
The Wutian Monarch narrows his eyes slightly, following the threads of cause and effect to observe Chen Mu's past trajectory. However, his probing is blocked by the Grand Dao light that illuminates the universe, cascading down the Primordial River, preventing him from seeing Chen Mu's past.
Chen Mu has achieved enlightenment and gained the acknowledgment of the Supreme Prime Source. Even though he is still undergoing the baptism and transformation of the Prime Source Dao, not yet fully becoming a true Grand Dao Monarch, the Prime Source Dao already considers him as part of itself, naturally shielding his past from view. Whether through cause and effect or space-time, it's difficult to peer into Chen Mu's past.
No matter which Grand Path one takes to attain the status of a Grand Lord, they immediately transcend the constraints of time and space, no longer bound by its shackles.
Even the Grand Lords of the Time Path, when they return to the past, cannot kill the weak and small Chen Mu of the past. Because that weak and small Chen Mu, at the moment when Chen Mu's true body attained the Grand Lord, no longer existed.
Grand Lords, once proven, transcend time and space.
Wutian Monarch, unable to pry into Chen Mu's past, soon shook his head slightly and withdrew his gaze. He was only mildly curious about Chen Mu's rise, with no intention to dig deeper. After all, if he were to forcefully pursue the root of it all, tracing back through time to investigate the cause and effect of the past, it would undoubtedly be an extremely offensive act, akin to inviting a powerful enemy for no reason.
Naturally, he wouldn't do such a thing.
Every being capable of attaining the status of a Grand Lord has their secrets. They have all endured hardships to reach this point; none are ordinary. Wutian Monarch himself also relied on a chance encounter in his youth, cultivating and ascending to the heavens, ultimately attaining the status of a Grand Lord.
...
The World of Great Proclamation.
All sentient beings couldn't help but gaze upon the Primordial River that illuminated the nine heavens, feeling only the supreme and awe-inspiring pressure, as if trapped in a solidified space-time, unable to move a hair's breadth.
Beings beneath the Divine Realm were all shocked, not understanding the reason. Only a very few Divine Lords, like Chen Yao, Chen Yue, and the uniquely positioned Xu Hongyu, gazed at the palace where Chen Mu was in seclusion, all revealing a delighted expression.
As for Shuheng Divine Lord and Longgu Divine Lord, the two outsiders drawn into this, felt their mouths drying up, bodies stiffening. Even without the awe-inspiring pressure of the Grand Path that shook the universe, they found themselves unable to move at this moment.
Grand Lords,
The master of the World of Great Proclamation, turned out to be a Divine Lord of at least the Eighth Heaven's perfection, at the pinnacle of the Divine King level, who had successfully broken through to the Grand Lord realm, and was about to become another Grand Lord, surpassing countless divine beings in the vast universe!
They had attempted to attack a world guarded by a Grand Lord.
Shuheng Divine Lord and Longgu Divine Lord both felt as if they had fallen into an icy pit, their bodies trembling, not knowing what to do.
And at this moment,
In the depths of the palace where millions of beings gazed, Chen Mu's interface clone sat cross-legged. This clone was slowly dissipating under the onslaught of the Primordial River and the power of the Grand Path.
But this dissipation was not like the previous ones in the Source Realm, caused by attacks. Instead, his body and divine power were disintegrating, gradually merging into the supreme and primordial Grand Path!
Not only his interface clone,
But also his true body within the Endless Abyss, was undergoing the same scouring by the Primordial River. The Primordial River illuminated the universe, disregarding all spatial barriers, descending upon all his incarnations and true bodies without discrimination.
As all his true bodies and clones gradually dissolved, Chen Mu felt his will, bolstered by a vast and mighty power, continuously rising. This rise was not a spatial elevation but a dimensional transcendence.
It was as if beings in a painting were stepping out, becoming real.
At this moment, he was stepping out of the vast universe, crossing the dimensional boundaries, and ascending to a higher level, step by step, toward the supreme and primordial Primordial River.
Chen Mu felt his vision expanding infinitely outward, seeing the World of Great Proclamation, Huang Yan Kong Zuo, the Primordial Realm... until the entire vast universe, countless seats, all reflected in his eyes!
Finally.
All his true bodies and clones completely dissolved under the power of the Grand Path.
And his will, carried and lifted by the supreme and void Grand Path, slowly rose, until it emerged from the surface of the Primordial River, and then on the river's surface, it bloomed with countless lights, illuminating the vast universe!
At this moment, he finally attained the status of a Grand Lord, reaching the end of the path of immortality, becoming one of the most supreme and awe-inspiring beings in this world, where the universe may perish, but he remains immortal, and creation may decay, but he remains eternal!
(End of Chapter)
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