Chapter 276: Hunyuan Dharma Body, All Things as One

His palm opened, a sphere rose up, gradually ascending into midair.

That sphere began to emit boundless suction, devouring everything, as if the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth and all things were swallowed by the sphere, then condensed into a sphere; this sphere had no limit, and the power it could unleash depended on the caster—the stronger the caster, the more powerful this divine ability.

Chen Chuyang reached out and dispelled this divine ability—one thought to open, one thought to close, done with effortless ease.

Mastery of the divine ability followed his heart, without the slightest hindrance, without the slightest surprise.

As his palm opened, the sphere appeared in his hand once more, suspended above his palm, slowly rotating, without any power.

"This divine ability is a great weapon—if cast above an enemy's Faction, whatever Formations, whatever Spiritual Artifacts, all would be devoured; it is simply one of the great destructive divine abilities—whether humans or all kinds of things, all would be ruthlessly devoured."

This was a true indiscriminate divine ability; once used, there would be no right or wrong, no friend or foe—everyone would be devoured.

He would have to be careful when using it in the future, and could not use it casually, especially when his own people were present—he had to be careful.

As for its power, Chen Chuyang could roughly deduce it; exactly how terrifying it was would depend on the specific situation—if anyone offended him, he could simply go above their sect, cast this divine ability, then slip away himself—the rest, he could not concern himself with so much.

Thinking of that scene, Chen Chuyang grew excited all over, his breathing rapid, his nerves taut.

This divine ability alone was enough to destroy a territory the size of Longshe Cheng, or even larger; as time extended, the power it could erupt would grow ever stronger. Chen Chuyang very much wanted to try it, but unfortunately, there was temporarily no place for him to cast it, so he could only put away that thought.

"Who will be the most unlucky person in the future, we shall wait and see."

The divine ability Hunyuan Heavenly Star—a divine ability Chen Chuyang had comprehended, his personal divine ability, one that had never appeared in this world before; they had never seen it either, and did not know with what form it would appear, or with what form it would bloom.

When this divine ability appeared, that would be the moment to shake the world.

Putting away that sphere, Chen Chuyang looked at himself again; flowing all around his body, Hunyuan true Qi circulated about him following his breath.

That stream of Hunyuan true Qi formed a certain special state; Hunyuan true Qi permeated the surroundings of his body, forming an aura like a Dharma Body, and as the Hunyuan true Qi increased, this aura also grew.

Increasing little by little, when it grew to a certain range, it formed a massive Dharma Body.

Tall as a mountain peak, like a sleeping giant.

Standing behind Chen Chuyang, it was a body identical to his.

A massive body, yet one could see its facial features—they were exactly Chen Chuyang's facial features.

A body that faintly flowed, Hunyuan true Qi devouring the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth and returning it to itself; everything nearby that entered the Dharma Body's range would be assimilated—or rather, devoured—and then become part of the Dharma Body.

Chen Chuyang moved his hand casually, attacking the Dharma Body with fire magic; the moment it approached the aura's range, the fire magic was devoured, assimilated, and became part of the Hunyuan Dharma Body.

As the Dharma Body's true Qi circulated, after each layer of stripping and devouring, it thoroughly became a part of him.

"Hunyuan Dharma Body."

"A Dharma Body divine ability, distinct from the Dharma Body of Elder Jiang Tai of the Yin Gui Sect—it fuses the characteristics of Hunyuan true Qi along with some of my own ideas, achieving invulnerability to all magic."

Continuing to test the Dharma Body's abilities, Chen Chuyang next attacked with lightning magic and water magic—these attacks were all devoured.

Unable to approach where Chen Chuyang's physical body stood, the Hunyuan Dharma Body towered behind him, protecting him.

The Hunyuan Body, invulnerable to all magic.

Where I am, all magic is not.

The application of rules, the application of the Dao.

Chen Chuyang continued attacking with various arts and magic—without exception, all failed.

He was very pleased; the more powerful the Hunyuan Dharma Body's effect, the more powerful his combat strength.

In the future, he would not need to worry about those people's arts and magic.

Whether Ghost Dao methods or various arts and magic, none could approach him.

Physical attacks, for the time being, would not work—they required the Hunyuan Dharma Body to resist head-on; it was the nemesis of arts and magic.

Chen Chuyang was also very satisfied with this; as for physical attacks, he was not afraid at all.

For attack, there was Hunyuan Heavenly Star and various arts and magic; for defense, there was the Hunyuan Dharma Body—the two combined, becoming… his offensive and defensive means. A single battle had made him understand his shortcomings, and thus he began to strengthen them.

There were many offensive means, but truly large-scale attacks were still not enough; the appearance of Hunyuan Heavenly Star made up for this.

As for defense, although the Hunyuan Bell's support could defend against various attacks, he himself also needed strengthening—he could not overly rely on weapons, nor depend on external objects.

This point, Chen Chuyang understood very well: one's own strength was true strength; one could not blindly rely on external objects—external objects would eventually be lost one day; only what was one's own was eternal and unchanging.

When it came to his own cultivation, Chen Chuyang would never fall short—he would even complete it doubly.

Cultivation was the foundation—he understood this principle very well.

He would not be like those people of the Yin Gui Sect, who, for a bit of power, took shortcuts and walked the demonic path—what they gained was temporary, but what they lost was the future.

Killing the goose that laid the golden eggs—he would not do such a thing.

"Hunyuan Dharma Body, all things as one, invulnerable to all magic."

"Hunyuan Heavenly Star, supreme in attack, can extinguish the firmament."

"Two divine abilities make up for my deficiencies; as for my cultivation, wanting to raise it quickly is not very likely."

"Accumulation requires a long period of accumulation; the rules and Dao of this world are incomplete, seriously affecting my cultivation—but fortunately, my Dao does not lie in this world—fusing all things, returning them to my person, forming my unique Hunyuan Dao."

"I am unlike other cultivators—they need to comprehend the Dao, to comprehend the rules, while I only need to devour, to fuse; the rules of all things, the Dao of all things, empowering my body, self-comprehending, self-realizing, self-enhancing—I have no such need of heaven and earth, and naturally will not be suppressed by heaven and earth."

"This path is the right one—at least, for now, it is correct."

Through this session of cultivation and realization, Chen Chuyang understood many things, and also determined his future path.

In reality, nothing changed—it was the same as before.

Walk his own path, not the same path as others.

That path was destined for failure.

At the very least, in this world, it could not be walked to the end—after Golden Core, it truly did not go through.

The True Realm was not so easy to break through.

Chen Chuyang also understood why the people of Tianwai could suppress the people of this world—it was truly because the pinnacle of strength in this world was Golden Core.

After Golden Core, to break through, one had to leave this world and thereby break through to the True Realm.

But the True Realm was not so easy to break through.

"The Golden Core limit—yet for me, it does not exist."

"This is my strength, and also the uniqueness of the Dao I cultivate. Others cannot walk this path of mine."

The Hunyuan Dao Scripture and the Dao he insisted on walking made it impossible for others to follow.

Chen Chuyang was very clear about this, and understood it well.

He would never pass on this method of cultivation, nor would he let anyone else know of it.