Chapter 56

Chen Daoxuan picked up the Heavenly Heart Mark; without needing to refine it, it merged with him like milk and water

Naturally, he sensed that within it lay a special authority to command the entire world.

Through the Heavenly Heart Mark in his hand, it seemed as if the entire Primordial Spirit Realm had become part of him; in the dark, he felt a mysterious mastery over the Primordial Spirit Realm's heaven and earth, all beings, and even the Three Thousand Great Daos that compose it.

Moreover, Chen Daoxuan could sense that, through mastering this Heavenly Heart Mark, the depth of his control over the Primordial Spirit Realm's myriad things and beings depended on himself.

Provided the Heavenly Heart Consciousness does not reject it.

The higher his cultivation realm, the more deeply he could wield the Heavenly Heart Mark, thereby commanding the Primordial Spirit Realm's myriad things and beings.

If he were still at the Soul Egress (Divine Transformation) stage, he could at most control less than one percent of this Heavenly Heart Mark.

However, under his control of the Returning to Void Stage cultivation realm, he could already fully master the Heavenly Heart Mark.

Chen Daoxuan could sense that, within this three-million-li radius, with a sky eight-hundred-thousand li high and earth thirty-thousand li thick, the seemingly flat Primordial Spirit Realm contained a total power far beyond his imagination, even surpassing some Combined Body Stage beings.

But because maintaining the world itself requires it, only about one ten-thousandth of its power seeps out, allowing him to freely command and use it via the Heavenly Heart Mark.

Moreover, even this less than one ten-thousandth of power had never been unleashed by anyone in the Primordial Spirit Realm before, which gave rise to that world-ending demonic calamity.

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Even just this nearly one ten-thousandth of power made Chen Daoxuan feel his battle strength nearly doubled.

He could even sense that, if he obtained the Heavenly Heart Consciousness's assent, disregarding damage to the Primordial Spirit Realm, he could unleash a might far exceeding his own by ten or even a hundred times.

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Besides the battle power boost, through the Heavenly Heart Mark.

The Three Thousand Great Daos that compose the Primordial Spirit Realm, the vast majority of which are clearly visible.

Only such as time, space, Chaos, Reincarnation, Cause and Effect, Creation, and so on—dozens of Great Daos—are either extremely obscure, faint and elusive, or altogether imperceptible.

Yet in the convergence of the Three Thousand Great Daos, how the world operates and evolves is all laid before his eyes.

Although he could not see clearly, the Dao was obscure, yet suddenly Chen Daoxuan sensed a trace of that long-craved, profoundly mysterious Creation Dao.

And also the completely unexpected Reincarnation Dao.

Instantly, a sense of surprise rose in Chen Daoxuan's mind; heedless of the power granted by the Primordial Spirit Realm, a thought stirred, and the Innate Creation Heavy Pupil in his left eye blazed with Creation Force to the extreme, granting an extreme temporary boost to his comprehension.

Within the two Merit Dharma Realms, the Merit Lotus Fruits transformed therein were also rapidly consumed in an instant, continuously stacking upon his comprehension.

In the blink of a thought, Chen Daoxuan's comprehension surged a hundredfold, and the Creation Dao and Reincarnation Dao became clearly visible.

But Chen Daoxuan clearly understood that this state of extreme comprehension boost could last at most one year.

However, regarding this realization, Chen Daoxuan merely glanced over it in his mind, paying no heed, and wholeheartedly immersed himself in the Creation Dao and Reincarnation Dao.

He directly entered a state akin to enlightenment.

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After one year.

As the Creation Force contained in the Innate Creation Heavy Pupil and the Merit Lotus Fruits of the two Merit Dharma Realms were exhausted.

The hundredfold boost to his comprehension immediately receded.

Chen Daoxuan reluctantly withdrew from that near-enlightenment state.

Among the Great Dao True Talismans condensed from the original Eight Great Daos such as Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, three strands of Creation Dao Law Imprints and two strands of Reincarnation Dao Law Imprints had emerged.

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Having gathered his lingering reluctance, Chen Daoxuan also felt fairly satisfied with his gains from comprehending Creation and Reincarnation over the past year.

Condensing a Law Imprint signifies stepping onto the path of Dao cultivation; thereafter, even without opportunity, one can rely on the condensed Law Imprint to gain insight into the corresponding Dao.

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Sensing the eager Heavenly Heart Consciousness in the dark, Chen Daoxuan gave a faint smile.

Wielding the Heavenly Heart Mark, he dispelled the Primordial Spirit Realm's instinctive rejection of his Returning to Void Stage, and directly arrived deep within the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Sitting cross-legged, Chen Daoxuan did not manifest the Void True Realm temporarily entrusted to his Flesh Dharma Body, which would carry the Primordial Spirit Realm's ascension.

Instead, he began communicating with the Heavenly Heart Consciousness.

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Instantly, as Chen Daoxuan made his request, that Heavenly Heart Consciousness, possessing only a certain mysterious instinct, began to tremble.

He could sense the Primordial Spirit Realm's heavenly secrets boiling over, spreading without bound.

Moreover, through the Time Great Dao True Talisman he had condensed, Chen Daoxuan faintly sensed an extremely obscure fluctuation of the Time Great Dao arising in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

"Hmm, what is the Heavenly Heart Consciousness up to?"

After a few breaths, as the heavenly secrets settled and the Time Great Dao fluctuation vanished, Chen Daoxuan then received the presently weakened Heavenly Heart Consciousness's response from the dark, agreeing to his request.

Upon sensing the Heavenly Heart Consciousness's response, Chen Daoxuan gathered his suspicions and gave a slight smile of delight.

He opened his mouth and spat out.

The Void True Realm of one hundred million zhang, like a glass bead, was spat out by him.

Under Chen Daoxuan's control, the Void True Realm, as the foundation of his Returning to Void, began to merge with this Primordial Spirit Realm world.

He began to transform the entire Primordial Spirit Realm into his Returning to Void Dao Field.

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In the Returning to Void Stage cultivation, if one lacks earthly and heavenly Dao Bodies and cannot establish a Returning to Void Dao Field, then normally one can at most reach the late Returning to Void Stage in cultivation realm.

But to achieve unity with the Dao and attain the Combined Body Stage is utterly hopeless.

Only by establishing a Returning to Void Dao Field can one, in the process of hastening the return of heaven and earth, glimpse the mysteries of sun and moon, witness the creation of heaven and earth, and thereby comprehend the Dao.

Only then can one make up for deficiencies in Dao cultivation and have hope of achieving the Combined Body Stage.

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For Chen Daoxuan, establishing a Returning to Void Dao Field is also necessary.

His Void True Realm of one hundred million zhang, namely a diameter reaching up to sixty million li, if he relied solely on himself to repay it, would be hopelessly distant.

Establishing a Returning to Void Dao Field would not only greatly accelerate his cultivation in all aspects, but also speed up the return of heaven and earth.

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Originally, Chen Daoxuan planned to, after ascending to the Ascension Realm, seize a territory there, merge it into the Void True Realm, and transform it into his Returning to Void Dao Field.

But when the Primordial Spirit Realm unexpectedly was to ascend with him to the Ascension Realm, Chen Daoxuan's idea changed at that time.

If it were as he had thought, the Primordial Spirit Realm, after ascending, would likewise receive the Ascension Realm's baptism and sublimation, just like living beings.

Then the Primordial Spirit Realm would be a perfect dao field choice surpassing his expectations.

Moreover, even if the speculation were wrong, as long as he could ascend to the Ascension Realm, using the Primordial Spirit Realm as his Returning to Void Dao Field would not be bad.

After all, after ascending to the Ascension Realm, even if he went through various struggles, gained territory, and wanted to establish a Returning to Void Dao Field, he would still need the approval of the mountains, rivers, and myriad spirits, fraught with difficulty.

It might even fall short of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

At the very least, the Primordial Spirit Realm spans three million li; although it is somewhat small compared to his Void True Realm, once it becomes his Returning to Void Dao Field, ascending to the Ascension Realm and the speed of returning heaven and earth will not be too slow.

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