Chapter 456

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

The firelight was vast, flames flickering; in the City Lord Han's perception the world had already blurred, the Void ceased to exist, only this mass of crimson flame replacing everything.

It burned fiercely, erupting with astonishing high temperatures, sweeping across the nine heavens and ten earths; sparks ignited the woods, rolling toward the sky dome, turning it into an ocean of flame that rampaged unrestrained.

At the core of the flame, an unfathomably complex Dao pattern faintly loomed... emitting strands of invisible fluctuations that awed all; everything around ceased to exist, only this flame remained, seemingly eternal and undying...

City Lord Han's gaze was obsessed, his mind completely immersed within; he murmured a few words from the corner of his mouth: "Primordial... Dao Pattern..."

Boom boom boom!!

And inside Yu Zhangsheng's body, as some intangible things from heaven and earth continuously surged into the Fire Dao Pattern in his Qi Sea dantian, instantly this Fire Dao Pattern began to tremble, gradually turning blurry, its form also changing, becoming more vast, its aura more intensely crimson, its lines even more complex...

The Dao Pattern changed; Yu Zhangsheng froze, his mind somewhat dazed. From this transformed Fire Dao Pattern he sensed something extraordinary, as if an upgrade; so he suppressed the palpitations in his heart and carefully guided this Fire Dao Pattern toward the Heavenly Dao Golden Core.

"Hum hum hum..."

The Heavenly Dao Golden Core trembled, but this time it did not reject; on the contrary it gave Yu Zhangsheng a feeling of excitement. Between the two there seemed to exist a kind of natural attraction. The Heavenly Dao Golden Core trembled, the Fire Dao Pattern swayed, and in a moment they fused together.

Yu Zhangsheng's eyes focused; seeing this his taut mind relaxed. The next moment, the Heavenly Dao Golden Core lightly shook, a crimson flame suddenly burst forth from atop it, then turned into an illusory pattern, branded onto the surface of the Heavenly Dao Golden Core.

It was precisely the Fire Dao Pattern!

The originally purple-gold Golden Core was hazily covered with a faint red hue; the Fire Dao Pattern engraved upon it, the two perfectly natural, mutually complementary, even more extraordinary, increasingly sacred!

"Success!!"

Yu Zhangsheng's brow showed joy, and just as the Fire Dao Pattern successfully engraved onto the Golden Core, the outside world's winds and clouds changed, arriving simultaneously was an illusory gigantic Fire Dao Pattern, suspended above Yu Zhangsheng's head, hung upon the sky dome.

Rumble! Spiritual Qi all around erupted; illusory flames burned fiercely; heaven and earth transmitted peal after peal of roaring. This Fire Dao Pattern was huge, covering the sky dome, exuding an ancient aura. City Lord Han and Meng Wu'an and the others' minds were also completely drawn over; in their dazed gazes only a vast sea of fire exploded in their minds.

"Woo woo woo..."

This Fire Dao Pattern, its form obviously had obvious differences from ordinary Fire Dao Patterns; while more complex it revealed domineering majesty; rising and falling, even more supreme. In an instant the surrounding trees bowed lower; in the True Origin Dense Forest, spirit beasts lowered their heads and wailed softly; City Lord Han was the same; the shock in his heart reached its extreme at this moment.

Whoo! The Fire Dao Pattern reflected the sky dome; after a long while it all withdrew back into Yu Zhangsheng's body. Atop the Heavenly Dao Golden Core the Fire Dao Pattern was vivid and lifelike; strands of profound aura naturally surged into Yu Zhangsheng's Sea of Consciousness mind.

"This is..."

Yu Zhangsheng's mind concentrated; the next instant, countless insights about flame naturally emerged in his heart; his understanding of various flame divine abilities instantly surged many times over! His cultivation realm also, at this moment, along with the successful engraving of the Fire Dao Pattern, obtained an increase, climbing from the original Golden Core Mid-stage toward Golden Core Late Stage.

Before entering the Enlightenment Tower, due to the special nature of the Luo Ya Abyss serving as a battlefield, under the empowerment of Heavenly Dao Qi, Yu Zhangsheng's cultivation had also reached Golden Core Late Stage or even peak.

But this empowerment was ultimately temporary; if Yu Zhangsheng left the Luo Ya Abyss, his cultivation realm would naturally also recover to Golden Core Mid-stage. And now, although in the Enlightenment World his cultivation was sealed and he could not exert the corresponding Golden Core strength, the realm's increase was not affected.

And the benefits the Fire Dao Pattern's integration brought Yu Zhangsheng were naturally not only these.

After a long while, when Yu Zhangsheng finished this cultivation session and slowly opened his eyes, what met him was City Lord Han's gaze, complex yet tinged with scrutiny.

"Success?"

City Lord Han asked softly, his tone carrying a trace of disbelief.

"Mm, should be successful." Yu Zhangsheng scratched his head, smiled faintly.

"Unexpected..." City Lord Han's mouth corners twitched; he thought a moment, then lightly sighed, patted Yu Zhangsheng's shoulder, revealed a smile.

"No wonder your Dao Pattern was so hard to engrave; unexpected that the Dao Pattern you condensed was actually a Primordial Dao Pattern..."

"Primordial Dao Pattern?" Yu Zhangsheng blanked, looked doubtfully at City Lord Han.

City Lord Han nodded, pondered slightly then spoke: "Ordinary Dao Patterns cannot trigger such great commotion as just now; in the Enlightenment World Fire Dao Patterns are as numerous as goose feathers, not considered rare."

"However, above ordinary Dao Patterns there are Primordial Dao Patterns. As the name suggests, Primordial Dao Patterns can be said to be the earliest appearing Dao Patterns. For example the Primordial Fire Dao Pattern you just gathered is different from the ordinary; it can be regarded as the source of all Fire Dao Patterns... its status is exalted, like the king among Fire Dao Patterns."

"Primordial Dao Patterns can be called the ancestors of Dao Patterns. Before you I have almost never heard of any cultivator able to control and condense one. You have also broadened my horizons. Although I don't know how you did it, since you succeeded, the amplification for you is tremendous."

City Lord Han recalled this information, looked deeply at Yu Zhangsheng once, continued:

"Being able to engrave a Primordial Dao Pattern atop a Golden Core, in certain respects also shows your Golden Core is extraordinary. Ordinary Golden Cores simply cannot bear a Primordial Dao Pattern."

"How many mysteries the Fire Primordial Dao Pattern holds I do not know, but I estimate you can also feel some; it can be said that from now on all your fire divine abilities will obtain enormous amplification.

Even regarding the Fire Great Dao you possess a talent others dream of; all flame-type divine abilities and spells, you cultivate them and will achieve twice the result with half the effort. Besides this, for flame you should have very strong control and immunity.

In the future, ordinary fire cannot injure you in the slightest. And in the Enlightenment World, all living beings whose bodies contain Fire Attribute Dao Patterns, you are the king; none of them have any ability to resist."

City Lord Han spoke softly, pressing down the astonishment in his heart; and Yu Zhangsheng quietly listened to City Lord Han's explanation, his heart suddenly realizing, sensing the Fire Dao Pattern on the Heavenly Dao Golden Core inside his body; in the depths of his eyes a flash of sharp light passed.

"Originally so... looks like because of the System's reason, the Fire Dao Pattern was upgraded, promoted to a Primordial Dao Pattern..."

"And the Fire Dao Pattern I condensed before was ultimately only ordinary; with the Heavenly Dao Golden Core's status it naturally disdained it, so under rejection it long could not fuse..."

Yu Zhangsheng's heart was thoughtful; after thinking clearly he looked at City Lord Han's complex expression, cupped fists and bowed: "Originally so. Many thanks City Lord Han for informing. I also condensed it by chance coincidence and am not clear on these..."

Yu Zhangsheng's tone paused, then revealed a trace of bitter smile, helplessly said: "However, although the Primordial Dao Pattern is profound, I can feel that to condense this thing will probably require a massive amount of Dao Rhyme."

"No need to worry about Dao Rhyme either; since you have this talent, then just need to continue like this and it'll be fine. I'll think of a way."

City Lord Han spoke without hesitation, looking at Yu Zhangsheng, his gaze vast.

"I'm also very curious; if according to what you said before, all those engraved atop the Golden Core are Primordial Dao Patterns, then what changes will occur at that time? Using Primordial Dao Patterns to pry open the Purple Mansion Great Gate, regardless of which Great Dao you decide to walk in the future... you will benefit boundlessly. Perhaps you can truly achieve the Affinity Dao Divine Body?" City Lord Han smiled lightly, his gaze flowing with anticipation.

"Uh."

Yu Zhangsheng was momentarily at a loss for words, could only awkwardly smile; his heart pondering, he looked at the changing System Light Curtain, finger lightly moved, a mass of crimson flame jumped on his fingertip slowly burning.

And City Lord Han looked at the flame on Yu Zhangsheng's finger; pupils slightly contracted. This flame seemed very ordinary, without too great fluctuations or violent energy; what surprised City Lord Han was not the power of this flame itself.

But the technique Yu Zhangsheng used to display this flame; on this flame she sensed not a shred of mana fluctuation, as if it came naturally from thin air.

The meaning represented behind this is what made City Lord Han surprised.

This flame, Yu Zhangsheng did not use any mana to activate; merely a thought just now, relying on his insight into flame, gathered from the fire elements flowing in the surrounding Void.

To achieve this point is not easy; unrelated to cultivation, only looking at insight into and affinity with flame, exquisitely marvelous.

This point, even the former Yu Zhangsheng was far from able to do; but after condensing the Primordial Dao Pattern — Fire, his understanding of flame had already reached an inconceivable level.

Along with it, the flame Dao methods Yu Zhangsheng grasped also upgraded in an instant, undergoing a qualitative transformation.

【Three-Fire Refinement Alchemy: Reached the Realm of Transformation (Already at the technique's Limit, cannot continue to improve)】

【Fireball Technique: Reached the Realm of Transformation (Already at the technique's Limit, cannot continue to improve)】

And the improvement of these two techniques occurred naturally, relying on the comprehension of fire after condensing the Primordial Fire Dao Patterns; Yu Changsheng did not spend any extra Essence Points.

Whether it is Alchemy Fire or the Fireball Technique, both are a kind of flame; just as Lord Han Cheng said, with the blessing of the Primordial Fire Dao Patterns, on the path of flame, Yu Changsheng is almost a natural Dao Body.

And this is also why the Primordial Dao Patterns could cause Lord Han Cheng such a tremor, even Jealousy.

"It counts as an unexpected delight..."

Yu Changsheng murmured in his heart, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face; he then glanced at the remaining Essence Points, feeling a pang of distress.

Raising one Dao Pattern requires 500,000 Essence Points; with his current remaining Essence Points, it is only enough to raise one more Dao Pattern.

"Fortunately, in this Wu Dao Jie, obtaining Dao Rhyme can increase Essence Points, but... I also don't know how many Spirit Beasts I would have to kill to gain that many Essence Points..."

Yu Changsheng's heart sank; this is also why he told Lord Han Cheng he needed a massive amount of Dao Rhyme to condense Primordial Dao Patterns.

"Congratulations, Changsheng, on engraving the UltimateLess Dao Pattern; you have pulled ahead of me by another step."

While Yu Changsheng was in a daze, Meng Wu'an glanced at Lord Han Cheng, stepped forward, and laughed heartily at Yu Changsheng, his gaze sincere.

Li Minghan likewise scratched his head, chuckling, and said to Yu Changsheng: "Worthy of you, Changsheng; I said you wouldn't be ordinary; engraving Dao Patterns is also more formidable than us; this is what you deserve."

These days, the two of them had also long since completed Dao Rhyme Entering the Body and successfully engraved their first Dao Pattern; they are different from Yu Changsheng, and their comprehension is also outstanding; engraving Dao Patterns involved no major twists and turns.

"Alright, since you've succeeded, let's continue; now you have all condensed your first Dao Pattern, but you certainly haven't reached your Limits yet; specifically how many Dao Patterns you can engrave depends on each of your own fortunes."

"No time to lose; let's continue setting out; if possible, try to finish engraving the Dao Patterns you need within the Zhen Yuan Mi Lin; if it's not enough..."

Lord Han Cheng's tone paused, and he said: "We'll think of a way when the time comes."

"Good, then many thanks to Lord Han Cheng."

The three of them, Yu Changsheng, nodded, their tone Grateful.

………

Three days later again, in the Zhen Yuan Milin Shen Chu, a mysterious Wave erupted Once Again, sweeping across Tian Di, triggering a heaven-and-earth phenomenon; simultaneously, within the vastness, an illusory Dao Pattern of an entirely emerald green, densely outlining the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, floated in the Tian Qiong, emitting NumberLess Divine Might.

"Primordial Wood Dao Pattern... This Guy, Guo Guo has something strange about him!"

Lord Han Cheng looked at Yu Changsheng, who was meditating and fusing the Dao Pattern, his eyes full of incredulity; however, this time, there was not too great a tremor.

The Dao Pattern returned to the body; on the Heavenly Dao Golden Core, right next to the Primordial Fire Dao Pattern, another Primordial Wood Dao Pattern was added, adding a touch of Gorgeous brilliance to the Purple-Gold Golden Core.

………

Two weeks later, the Primordial Water Dao Pattern was successfully engraved.

Meng Wu'an and Li Minghan, the two of them, also engraved a third Dao Pattern on their Golden Cores, their Cultivation Bases each having a Breakthrough.

Lord Han Cheng was somewhat Fatigued, but looking at the three's appearance, his fighting spirit soared Once Again, and he continued hunting Spirit Beasts to collect Dao Patterns and Dao Rhyme.

Thus, another month passed…. …

Boom—!

Tian Di thundered; after all the might Dissipated, the meditating Yu Changsheng also opened his eyes Once Again, a trace of Golden Light flickering Hiddenly on his Body Surface.

"Primordial Metal Dao Pattern... Finally successfully engraved."

Yu Changsheng let out a long Exhale, smiling faintly; Lord Han Cheng then cast a meaningful look at him, his smile carrying a hint of Fatigue, and said:

"Not bad; every single Dao Pattern is a Primordial Dao Pattern, so our toil these many days was not in vain; the Golden Core can Carry a limited number of Dao Patterns; you sense for yourself whether you can still continue to Carry Dao Patterns, if your potential is not yet exhausted." (Chapter End)