Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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Previously, the lords' biggest worry was that if they were defeated, countless source worlds would be destroyed, and cultivators would be trapped in the original land.

The emergence of a new lord will likely take an extremely long time, as the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos will undoubtedly cleanse numerous source worlds.

Moreover, in this process, the strength of naturally occurring chaotic beings will likely become even greater.

After all, becoming the progenitor of Hunyuan is much simpler than becoming the lord of Hunyuan.

Having finally achieved this excellent situation, no lord is willing to wait for the future in a resentful manner.

"I just don't know when Yuan will be able to return to his place?" Minghuang asked expectantly.

As a near-saintly being, Minghuang was the lord who could not accept the defeat of the cultivator faction the most.

Minghuang is the most benevolent of the lords towards their subordinates.

“That’s right, the situation is not good now. With the Infinite Serpent Ancestor’s coordination, the naturally born Chaotic Origin Lifeform is determined to completely suppress us,” Wu Lan said solemnly.

Who would willingly accept defeat when victory is within their grasp?

Although the future looks bright, it cannot mask the current anxious situation; they desperately need new strength.

“I can’t see a future for him at all,” Xingmang said, shaking his head.

If he could, he would naturally wish that Yuan could become a lord right now.

Unfortunately, Yuan has only just become a world-class Chaos Origin, and it will probably be a long time before he comprehends his own Great Dao.

Moreover, if the opponent is truly as powerful as they are in the future, that timeframe is probably very far off.

Starburst didn't hold out much hope of catching up with the war, as they didn't have much time left during the war.

"By the way, there's something Yuan needs your help with as well."

Yuan also shared the task of collecting the original Dao inheritance with the other lords.

Originally, he only intended to make the arrangements himself, but when he discovered that Yuan was bound to become the lord, his attitude naturally changed.

I thought that doing things for a world-class Hunyuan and helping a Hunyuan lord were two completely different things.

"No problem, I'll make the arrangements!"

"Me too!"

This simple task was a piece of cake for the lords.

Everything we're doing now is worthwhile if it allows Yuan to become a lord ahead of schedule.

……

The First Land!

Lu Yunhe held his wine glass and gradually saw off the world-class Hunyuan visitors.

"Things don't look good!"

Although the greatest pressure has always been borne by the lords, world-class and high-level Chaos Sources also have avatars handling the affairs of the world group.

Therefore, these Hunyuan powerhouses were well aware of the destruction of every holy realm and the fall of every world group.

At its peak, the cultivator faction ruled over 3,600 world clusters, but now it has less than 3,000.

Nearly one-fifth of their territory was lost, if the cultivator faction didn't rely mainly on its upper-level leaders.

In most countries, losing even a fifth of their territory would plunge the entire nation into panic.

This is not some barren or unimportant land that has been lost. The world clusters occupied by the cultivators are among the most prosperous in the entire endless primordial space.

But these world-class Chaos Sources still have the energy to relax and have some fun here.

The main problem is that they really can't help much; they can only do some auxiliary work, such as transferring some talented juniors to the safer world group in advance.

However, when talking with these world-class Hunyuan, the main feelings expressed were frustration and unwillingness, rather than despair.

What kind of situation could possibly drive the faction of the seven immortal leaders to despair? At least for now, there isn't one.

Even if the Primordial Chaos Life Faction wins a great victory, it will still have to leave in the end, returning a portion of the world group to the cultivator faction. After all, it is impossible for the numerous progenitors to maintain such a high-pressure state of unity indefinitely.

However, by then, these world clusters will probably be in ruins, leaving only desolation.

Then, when the Origin World is reborn, the stronger innate chaotic life force invades again, and so on, interrupting the progress of the cultivators' forces.

Thinking of this, even Lu Yunhe felt a strong sense of urgency.

"I must become a lord as soon as possible!"

As Lu Yunhe's avatar dissipated, he devoted all his attention to comprehending the Great Dao of Origin.

In the secret chamber where time flowed at a speed a million times faster, Lu Yunhe, who was somewhat anxious, instantly immersed himself in comprehending the Great Dao of Origin, abandoning all his external worries.

Understanding the origin of the Tao is an incredibly wonderful thing, enough to make one forget everything.

If he can't become the Lord of Hunyuan, there's no use in being anxious.

All he can do now is to grow as quickly as possible.

The flow of time is tens of millions of times faster, the thought speed of a world-class primordial being is hundreds of millions of times faster than that of a God Emperor, and there are also the enhancements in comprehension, inspiration, and so on brought about by the dimensional ascension.

It can be said that every second outside, Lu Yunhe's comprehension was also rapidly improving, and he began to grasp one fundamental path after another.

The Path of Deadly Poison, the Path of Disaster, the Path of Sealing...

With each fundamental principle he comprehends, Lu Yunhe's aura becomes one step more complete.

At the core of Lu Yunhe's origin, a destiny plate resembling a jade disc gradually took shape, with one primordial Dao after another transforming into secret patterns imprinted on the destiny plate.

At the same time, the destiny chart is also merging with Lu Yunhe's body and soul, connecting the derived inscriptions with both.

Just like the Origin World, everything is composed of and derived from the Origin Dao.

The body and soul are assimilated and merged, completely integrated into the original destiny chart, and then the original destiny chart absorbs and constructs the body and soul.

Unbeknownst to him, the blood in Lu Yunhe's body gradually turned golden.

If someone were to obtain Lu Yunhe's flesh and blood, they might even have the illusion that they have obtained the flesh and blood of a naturally born primordial being.

Lu Yunhe, who has already become a world-class source of chaos, continues to leap forward in the essence of life.

To be precise, what was originally obtained through the power of the source world has now finally become his own power.

Even if the source world is lost, its essence will not change; it will just not be as easy to restore.

Compared to world-class cultivators, Lu Yunhe at this moment is more like a naturally born primordial being.

Lu Yunhe was naturally aware of the changes in himself, but at this moment his mind was completely drawn to the inheritance of the Origin Dao.

All power and change... are merely derivatives of the Tao.

Even without gaining much insight into a fundamental principle, or even just entering the realm of it, it's equivalent to acquiring a completely new understanding of the world.

The fundamental principles, the workings of the world, and the system of rules are all interdependent.

While comparing himself to the Origin World, Lu Yunhe absorbed the inheritance of billions of Origin Dao.

Each lineage of the Origin Path not only contains the thoughts and understanding of the Origin Path, but also the worldview of the cultivator.

In order to comprehend the fundamental Tao, practitioners try their best to align their thoughts with the Tao.

This is also why many practitioners lack willpower and are prone to going to extremes; in their view, the whole world is just as they perceive it.

Those who embark on paths of killing and destruction truly do not believe that their actions are wrong.

"Fortunately, because I've comprehended so many fundamental principles, they're intertwined with each other, so there's no problem with that," Lu Yunhe thought.

After all, the depth and breadth of our understanding of the world are often on the same dimension.

"Three Thousand Avenues!"

Lu Yunhe looked at the life plate that appeared in his original core, sometimes called the original core, sometimes integrated into his body and soul.

After he mastered all three thousand branches of the Great Dao of Origin, this mysterious Destiny Chart spontaneously formed. However, it seems that it is not completely solidified and is still in a kind of illusory state.

Even if the Origin Destiny Plate is merely an illusion, the power it reflects still brought Lu Yunhe to the level of World-Class Perfection.

No deliberate cultivation is required; simply receiving feedback from the Dao will lead to success naturally.

Meanwhile, only one-tenth of an era has passed in the outside world; even with a time acceleration of ten million times, only one million Chaos Eras have passed.

Chapter 927 Origin Destiny Chart

"World-class, perfect!"

Feeling the sense of harmony and completeness within his body, Lu Yunhe could clearly sense that he had reached a peak.

And atop this peak lies the lord, as lofty and distant as the heavens.

"That was pretty fast!"

For a world-class being like him who attained enlightenment by enslaving the source world, perfection was a natural outcome, without any bottlenecks.

In other words, even if one achieves enlightenment through the Hunyuan bloodline, it still requires a long time to comprehend its essence. Moreover, due to the contamination of the bloodline, it can sometimes even erase the increase in comprehension brought about by the advancement in realm.

"Next up is the Lord of Hunyuan, a true master of the Hunyuan level of Dao," Lu Yunhe pondered.

For cultivators who cultivate their lives after birth, there are essentially only two realms: the cosmic god who has not transcended the cage, and the primordial lord who has transcended the cage.

The Original Dao and the Primordial Dao are just these two levels.

The so-called Hunyuan Dao is actually just a general term; in essence, it is simply the fusion of the original Dao and one's own will.

This power transcends the scope of the Origin World's primordial Dao and touches upon the power of the endless primordial space, hence it is called the "Primordial Dao".

Because the Dao itself doesn't actually have much power; it must form a system of rules and then be driven by "will" to unleash its full potential.

Having mastered all the branches of the original Dao, Lu Yunhe's understanding of the origin and the world reached an unparalleled level.

Some things, some concepts, don't need anyone to point them out; they become clear naturally without anyone having to explain them.

Before Lu Yunhe, the world presented itself as both shattered like glass and perfectly unified as a whole.

Fragmentation and unity, two opposing attributes, intertwined in Lu Yunhe's mind, and then spontaneously deduced, without even requiring his active promotion.

Lu Yunhe's gaze gradually shifted from the rules of the world to himself, and he couldn't help but frown as he looked at the faintly visible Origin Destiny Plate.

"This thing looks so much like the life core of a naturally formed, primordial life form!"