Chapter 72: Facing the Origin of Life

At the heart of the primordial universe’s origin, Luo Feng gazed up at the majestic, boundless "Dao of Life's Origin."

Previously, in his cultivation, Luo Feng had scarce resources—far inferior to the elites cultivated by Yu State and Shi State, let alone those of the two ancient states. The “Demon Beast Map” that had thrilled him was merely cheap material openly sold by Yanfeng Ancient State; the so-called “Void Map paired with Demon Beast Map” was also circulated among the scions of major clans in Yanfeng Ancient State.

Clearly, Yanfeng Ancient State considered such resources insignificant.

Yet with just these meager resources, Luo Feng’s will shattered into the Divine King realm.

"The Dao of Life's Origin lies right before me, and Mo Luo Sa can show me some of the mysteries of the Dao of Destruction's Origin. With these two primal Daos, my cultivation will progress far more smoothly," Luo Feng thought.

There are many kinds of primal Daos.

Major factions, when nurturing their disciples, can choose paths suited to their strengths and equip them with corresponding resources.

Luo Feng had far fewer options to choose from.

That he could choose at all—he was already deeply grateful.

"Of all I've comprehended, the 'Source of Birth and Death' is the deepest. The Dao of Life's Origin and the Dao of Destruction's Origin both suit me perfectly," Luo Feng still felt deeply satisfied.

"According to the information left by my Master, a Chaos Sovereign who comprehends a primal Dao may attain Divine King status upon entering its threshold. Only after becoming a Divine King can one glimpse even a fraction of the true nature of the primal Dao he has comprehended."

Before becoming a Divine King, the primal Dao is invisible and intangible.

Of course, there are indirect methods: a Divine King may personally demonstrate the Dao to a disciple, or certain rare treasures may manifest partial aspects of the Dao. Control over the primordial universe allows one to perceive the Dao of Life's Origin.

"The Dao is before me, but comprehension still depends entirely on myself," Luo Feng knew this well.

The two ancient states abound in opportunities, yet how many ever become Divine Kings? Even Di Chu Yu remains at the Eternal True God stage.

No matter how abundant the resources, it all depends on the individual!

The Demon Beast Map is openly sold across the Origin Continent, yet how many possess Divine King-level will?

"Life's Origin..." Luo Feng sat cross-legged in empty space, gazing at the Dao of Life's Origin before him. Merely by observing, vast streams of information flooded into his mind.

Before him, every scale of the winding colossal dragon imprinted torrents of data into Luo Feng’s consciousness; its twenty-four claws poured forth boundless information. In an instant, the knowledge of the Dao of Life's Origin became overwhelming—a chaotic deluge crashing into him.

The sheer volume of information rendered Luo Feng’s prior understanding of the Laws shallow.

Each piece of information originating from the Life’s Origin carried supreme beauty, naturally reshaping many of Luo Feng’s fundamental perceptions.

“No.”

After merely a moment of contemplation, Luo Feng immediately realized his mistake and instantly dissolved his Divine Power avatar.

Origin Continent, Yu State, Huyang City.

Luo Feng, too, had been in seclusion within the underground hall, and now he trembled with dread.

“So confronting the complete Life’s Origin directly carries such grave danger?” Luo Feng silently marveled. “No wonder usurping the primordial universe demands such immense willpower. Too weak a will... facing the Life’s Origin directly risks total loss of self.”

One’s own comprehension, when struck by the more profound information of theDao, can be utterly transformed.

Even complete madness is entirely possible.

“Only what I master myself is truly mine.”

"I must take one step at a time—absorb only what I need, discard what is unsuitable for now, and build the foundation of my own Dao," Luo Feng understood this. The torrent of information was not wrong—it was merely that his realm was too low.

It was like forcing a primary school student on Earth, who had just learned addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and basic equations, to immediately confront a flood of advanced mathematics. Worse still, this flood was chaotic.

The optimal approach was to progress gradually—from low to high, from shallow to deep.

Each step’s foundation must be solid, or one could never fully unravel the entirety of Life’s Origin.

To absorb all information would only corrupt one’s perception.

“Fortunately, I’ve reached Divine King-level will, allowing me to remain utterly clear-headed,” Luo Feng knew that confronting the Life’s Origin was an opportunity rivaling the “Lie Yuan Technique”—but only if he could seize it.

If he failed to seize it, it would bring harm, not benefit.

“I will use my prior understanding as the core, absorbing only what serves me,” Luo Feng divided his memories.

Memories before observing the Life’s Origin formed one part; memories acquired after observing it formed another. From the latter, he selectively absorbed information, temporarily sealing away what was useless.

At Luo Feng’s realm, controlling memory was effortless.

"First, organize the information, then slowly integrate it," Luo Feng calmed his mind and cultivated. Only after fully sorting, studying, reflecting, summarizing, and absorbing all of this observation could he undertake the next viewing of the Dao of Life's Origin.

Time passed. Luo Feng temporarily halted his comprehension of the "Thousand Void Demon Beast Maps," focusing entirely on the understanding of the Laws—after all, the sensation of constant, slow progress was truly exquisite.

It was vastly more efficient than his twenty-plus eons of prior contemplation.

“Master, Master,” Mo Luo Sa’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind from outside the underground hall. “I’ve digested it. Let me in.”

Mo Luo Sa found it strange.

In the past, his Master often emerged to rest; this time, his contemplation lasted far longer. “Hum.” The underground hall’s door opened. Mo Luo Sa saw Luo Feng—and his heart sank. Was his Master displeased?

Luo Feng had been immersed in contemplation; Mo Luo Sa’s sudden interruption had shattered his focus, and his thoughts still drifted.

“Hurry up,” Luo Feng waved his hand, hurling Mo Luo Sa into his designated layer of the Star Tower space, then resumed his contemplation of the Laws’ mysteries.

Mo Luo Sa arrived at his own layer of the Star Tower, gazed at the corpse of Blood Cloud Shenjun, and immediately sat cross-legged to absorb it. The corpse began to disintegrate, its Divine Power and bloodline surging toward Mo Luo Sa.

Mo Luo Sa’s initial absorption brought a smile to his face.

“This Blood Cloud’s bloodline is already at the Chaos realm level?” Mo Luo Sa sensed the distinction immediately. Even Yu Tian Hu’s bloodline, though unique, was fundamentally different from the Blood Cloud corpse’s.

Before death, Blood Cloud had undergone bloodline transformation—his bloodline was Chaos realm.

“This is a tremendous harvest,” Mo Luo Sa rejoiced, and immediately began absorbing and digesting without pause.

In another layer of the Star Tower space.

Luo Feng sat cross-legged.

!

The Divine Power avatar far away in the primordial universe’s origin began its ninth direct confrontation with the "Dao of Life's Origin," instantly receiving vast streams of Daoic information. Within just over an hour, Luo Feng halted.

He began carefully digesting the Daoic information received this time.

In the long past, Luo Feng had reached the peak of the Eternal True God realm. Yet after merely nine direct confrontations with the Dao of Life's Origin, his comprehension in all aspects had advanced further still.

“I had assumed that advancing from Eternal True God peak to Chaos realm—even with my Divine King-level will and exceptional comprehension efficiency—would require a long period of accumulation.”

"Now, confronting the Dao of Life's Origin, my accumulation speed has increased dramatically," Luo Feng thought silently.

But even so, only this much!

The Dao lies before you, yet you must choose what to comprehend, and advance step by step.

Just as the “Chaos Law” in the Chaos Wastes manifests concretely, how many can truly comprehend it?

Huyang City remained as bustling as ever. Countless citizens paid no heed to the conflict between Shi State and Yu State—such conflict had endured for endless eons, longer than the lifespan of True Gods. They were long accustomed to it.

Luo Feng and his servant Mo Luo Sa were both in seclusion. Only Mo Yu Hu guarded the cave dwelling.

Finally, on a certain day.

In Mo Luo Sa’s designated layer of the Star Tower, he sat cross-legged. The Blood Cloud’s Divine Body had long since been fully absorbed.

“Hmm?” Mo Luo Sa suddenly shuddered. A terrifying aura erupted from his body, sweeping violently through his layer of the Star Tower. The aura brimmed with destruction and slaughter, even rousing Luo Feng from his long seclusion.

“What’s happening?” Luo Feng perceived the entire Star Tower at once. In a single thought, he appeared in this layer.

Luo Feng gazed at Mo Luo Sa ahead. Mo Luo Sa still sat cross-legged, yet the aura of destruction surged wildly, terrifyingly, flooding the entire space.

Merely facing this terrifying aura, Luo Feng’s body naturally activated his Sword Domain as defense, resisting the onslaught.

“A Jie Beast breaking into the Chaos realm is truly terrifying,” Luo Feng thought silently.

After the unstable aura of destruction raged for a long while, Mo Luo Sa’s body began to transform, naturally assuming his true form—a towering, flawless lifeform appeared, surpassing all races in beauty, a beauty imbued with supreme mystery.

Luo Feng understood: the Jie Beast was born from the Dadao of Destruction’s Origin; its body naturally reached the perfect limit at every level.

Another full day passed before Mo Luo Sa slowly opened his eyes.

“Master, my Jie has fully transformed into the Chaos realm,” Mo Luo Sa said, gazing at Luo Feng. “Now my body must also transform into the Chaos realm.”

“Don’t concern yourself with me. Focus on your breakthrough,” Luo Feng watched nearby.

Mo Luo Sa nodded.

Boom~~~

Mo Luo Sa’s body began evolving, transforming from Eternal realm to Chaos realm. Every ounce of power ascended to a new level. In mere moments, his body was utterly transformed.

Luo Feng looked at Mo Luo Sa now, and felt that if they clashed directly, even a single slap from this Chaos realm Mo Luo Sa would shatter him completely.

Between perfect lifeforms, the gap between Chaos realm and Eternal realm was immense.

“Master, my body has transformed. My Divine Power is now a hundred times purer, so my size has shrunk considerably,” Mo Luo Sa reverted to his earnest appearance and said. “I need constant energy absorption to fuel my body’s growth—a process that may last roughly one eon.”

“Body growth is inherently slow,” Luo Feng nodded. When he first arrived on the Origin Continent, his long-term seclusion had been required to push his Divine Body to its limit.

“Your Eternal True God-level Divine Body reached the same maximum height as mine: 18 billion kilometers,” Luo Feng asked. “What do you estimate your Chaos realm maximum height will be?”

“The information from the Destruction’s Origin tells me my Chaos realm maximum height should exceed ten trillion kilometers,” Mo Luo Sa said.

(End of Chapter)