Chapter 620: Five Eternal Daos

"Resurrection? Reversing time and space?" Li Yuan was secretly shocked.

This was the first time he had heard of this.

"You seem unaware. It seems your vision is not high, as you have never known the secret of resurrection." Grave Elder's voice was low: "Some terrifying existences among God Emperors are capable of reversing time and space to resurrect the dead..."

"Of course, truly achieving this is extremely difficult."

"This violates the operational rules of the River of Time and will be met with backlash from the entire River of Time. Some weaker God Emperors cannot withstand it." Grave Elder said slowly.

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

So, in this vast universe, some God Emperor existences were actually capable of resurrecting the dead... Such means were simply unfathomable.

One must know, in the records and classics of the Chaos Divine Court that Li Yuan had read in the past, some super powerhouses could allow their disciples or close relatives to be resurrected after death if they had cultivated special secret techniques and combined them with secret treasures... but these all had prerequisites.

For example, they had to be prepared in advance, or there were special requirements for strength and realm.

If there were no preparatory measures and one died abruptly, then even a God Emperor could not resurrect them.

Death was difficult to reverse.

Yet, according to Grave Elder, even if one had completely passed away, there was a possibility of reversing time and space to resurrect them?

Li Yuan was instantly tempted.

"Looking at you, you seem completely unafraid. Could it be that you have cultivated a clone technique?" Grave Elder said in a low voice: "That's right, I am ultimately just something left behind by the Beihe Supreme, not a true lifeform... I have no way to distinguish some special means."

"Whether you have a clone or not, I don't care. Everything follows the rules."

"You have already passed the first trial, and next is the second trial." Grave Elder said.

"First trial?" Li Yuan was stunned.

When did he pass it? He hadn't noticed at all.

"The four minor tribulations are the first trial." Grave Elder explained: "It is to screen out some intruders and those with insufficient strength... Hmph, if you can't even pass the first trial, you aren't even qualified for me to meet you. Even if you are a member of the Honghe Universe Alliance, you deserve to die."

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

So, being a member of the Honghe Universe Alliance was not an absolute protective talisman; the prerequisite was to be able to survive the four tribulations.

"Grave Elder, what is this second trial?" Li Yuan asked proactively.

"You have already seen the second trial."

"It is the Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall." Grave Elder's voice was low: "The magic of this stone wall, you should have already experienced... It is a rare treasure obtained by the Beihe Supreme from the Eternal Relic 'Immortal Heaven and Earth', and it should have been left behind by an Eternal realm existence."

Li Yuan held his breath.

Eternal Relic Immortal Heaven and Earth? He had never heard of it!

But it was actually left behind by an Eternal realm existence? In an instant, Li Yuan thought of the Source Seed... it was also obtained by a Life God King from an Eternal relic, containing extraordinary power.

"The murals on this stone wall."

"What they depict should be a scene of an 'Eternal' preaching, and the many listeners were at least at the Quasi-Saint level... This is a scene from endless ages ago."

"But this stone wall has become eternal. Seeing the stone wall is like being placed in the preaching scene from endless ages ago." Grave Elder sighed with emotion: "And you can truly sense the 'Dao Rhyme aura' of over ten thousand Quasi-Saints... It is as if over ten thousand Quasi-Saints are interpreting their own Daos in an imperishable way."

These words revealed the origin of the Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall.

"Therefore!"

"This stone wall was named 'Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall' by the Beihe Supreme and became a rare treasure to guide future generations in cultivation." Grave Elder sighed: "Such a rare treasure, even the Beihe Supreme could not refine it... Eternal is eternal."

"Supreme... is ultimately just a Supreme among God Emperors."

"A difference of one step is a difference of heaven and earth."

"If you cannot cross that step, compared to the mundane, you are just a pile of bones in a grave that has lived for a few more years." Grave Elder's voice carried a hint of sorrow and sighing, as if witnessing an existence who had once traversed the universe, ultimately heading toward extinction.

Li Yuan was also somewhat melancholy listening to this.

Indeed!

Heavenly Gods, God Kings, and even God Emperors... once the River of Time collapses, everything will be extinguished, and it will be difficult to leave anything behind.

Half a beat later.

"I was actually influenced." Li Yuan's heart suddenly became clear, his eyes like spears, sharp and unshakeable: "Eternal? It's too far away for me. How long have I lived? Why consider things so far in the future? What I need to do is to become the strongest in every realm step by step, to become a God King or even a God Emperor... only then will I be qualified to discuss eternity."

"Moreover!"

"All signs indicate that since there are Eternal relics... it means someone has attained the Eternal Dao."

Someone has reached that realm; this is very important.

"Haha." Grave Elder's voice sounded abruptly, returning to normal: "Youth is good indeed. Your will is extremely powerful, and you were able to shake off my verbal influence so easily."

"Well, kid."

"I originally thought your probability of failure was ten out of ten, but now I change my mind. Your probability of failure should be nine point nine out of ten." Grave Elder said.

Li Yuan was speechless.

"Grave Elder." Li Yuan couldn't help but ask: "What you said just now, what is a Quasi-Saint?"

"Oh!"

"The universe is vast and ancient. Like the Heart Dream Universe, it has only been born for over two billion years." Grave Elder said.

Li Yuan nodded.

"The previous era of the Heart Dream Universe was the 'Honghe Universe', which lasted for over ten billion years. And before the Honghe Universe, there were even earlier universes in this starry sky... Looking at the entire universe, countless universes are experiencing birth, reproduction, prosperity, extinction, and rebirth... The River of Time is constantly cycling, never stopping." Grave Elder said.

"Reincarnation is the eternity of the universe."

"The history of the entire universe is simply uncountable... perhaps ten trillion years, perhaps a hundred trillion years... In short, endless ages have given birth to countless powerhouses and countless moving stories."

"Saint."

"It is one of the respectful titles for eternity used by practitioners in this vast universe from endless ancient eras." Grave Elder said: "Of course, other eras have had different respectful titles, for example—Immortal!"

"Saint? Immortal?" Li Yuan suddenly remembered.

Senior Master Dongmang had once said that a Dao that could truly be eternal was qualified to be called the 'Eternal Immortal Dao'.

"The so-called Quasi-Saint."

"It is a general term for God Kings and God Emperors who have already opened their own Daos... A difference of one word, yet a fundamental difference." Grave Elder said: "In fact, even in some regions of the universe today, God Kings and God Emperors are still called Quasi-Saints."

"Some regions call God Kings and God Emperors Golden Immortals or Great Luo Golden Immortals."

"This is due to different cultivation systems and different historical inheritances." Grave Elder said.

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

He thought of the 'Immortal Court' he had encountered in the Spirit Wood Universe; it seemed they used the title of Immortal.

Of course, reaching Li Yuan's level, he was very clear that these were just appearances.

Ten thousand Daos lead to the same destination.

In the end, it was all about opening one's own path... The title was not important.

"There are two ways to pass the second trial." Grave Elder continued: "First, is to Open the Dao."

"Open the Dao?" Li Yuan was stunned.

Opening the Dao at the Heavenly God realm? He had never heard of it; it probably hadn't appeared in the history of the Heart Dream Universe.

At least, it had never been publicly stated in any intelligence reports.

"Yes."

"Opening the Dao at the Heavenly God realm is very difficult, but that is for ordinary Heavenly Gods."

"A Ten Star Pulse Heavenly God, if they have comprehended the three or even four directions of space laws, and with the help of the 'Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall', it is entirely possible to Open the Dao in advance." Grave Elder said as if it were natural: "If you can't even do this, how can you be recognized by the Beihe Supreme?"

"Opening a path in advance at the Heavenly God realm will be of great benefit to your cultivation after becoming a God King. Only then will you be qualified to enter the third trial."

Li Yuan felt quite helpless.

He was only at the True God realm and had only just comprehended one direction of space laws. Although he had initially stepped into the 'threshold of the Heart Illusion Dao' and had some comprehension of the 'Heart World Dao'... he was still only at the edge of the threshold, far from truly Opening the Dao.

"Grave Elder, what is the second method?" Li Yuan asked.

"Survive the Reincarnation Tribulation." Grave Elder said: "If you can survive the Reincarnation Tribulation, even if your strength is weaker, you can enter the third trial... Living a little longer is better than nothing."

"Reincarnation Tribulation? What is that?" Li Yuan felt a hint of unease.

Just hearing the name, it was likely extremely difficult.

"I don't know."

"Anyway, judging by the pass rate in history, this Reincarnation Tribulation is even more difficult." Grave Elder said indifferently: "You have a hundred years... I can see that your talent for comprehending the Dao is astonishing, and your cultivation time is short."

"This might be your only chance of survival."

"For this hundred years, you can use the 'Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall' to comprehend and cultivate... If you haven't Opened the Dao after a hundred years, you must go and break through the 'Reincarnation Tribulation'." Grave Elder said: "You don't need to worry about your consciousness being assimilated; I will keep an eye on you and remind you."

Li Yuan's eyes lit up.

A hundred years? What he lacked was precisely time.

Grave Elder's voice disappeared, leaving Li Yuan standing alone in this vast palace, pondering.

"A hundred years?"

Li Yuan took a step and arrived at a position very close to the Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall, sitting cross-legged on a huge jade platform.

As soon as he sat down, Li Yuan felt a sense of emptiness in his heart, and even his thinking speed seemed to have improved significantly. "Indeed."

"The Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall is placed here; this palace is likely where the Beihe Supreme preached back then." Li Yuan guessed in his heart: "Back then, a large number of powerhouses must have gathered here."

"Forget it for now."

Li Yuan's heart moved, and he began to silently adjust his state, beginning to recover from the injuries to his divine body and divine heart.

No matter what he faced next, maintaining his strength was the most important thing.

"Compared to the outside, and even compared to the surface of the North Star, this place is simply a paradise." Li Yuan thought to himself: "No need to worry about any danger, and the source power is incomparably rich... The only thing is, I can stay for at most a hundred years."

While adjusting his breath.

Li Yuan's gaze landed on the Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall again, and quickly, his consciousness sank again.

But this time, prepared, Li Yuan's consciousness remained clear, and he had learned his lesson, not looking first at the towering immortal figure at the center of the stone wall... but observing the ten thousand figures of powerhouses of various races surrounding it, all radiating Dao Rhymes.

Li Yuan couldn't tell whether these existences were God Kings or God Emperors... In short, they were all existences who had Opened the Dao.

"According to Grave Elder."

!

"I resonated with the Dao Rhymes of five 'Quasi-Saints' last time." Li Yuan's train of thought was very clear.

In this regard, he still trusted Grave Elder's judgment.

"If I really want to Open the Dao with the help of the Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall... first, I must find these five Quasi-Saints."

Li Yuan's consciousness was immersed in the Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall, silently sensing.

Time passed.

Gradually, Li Yuan gradually perceived... he found one of the powerhouses.

This was a powerhouse in the form of mist, his aura ethereal, and his Dao Rhyme was even more bizarre and unfathomable.

"Is it a Dao of the soul? Heart Mist Dao?" Li Yuan sensed carefully, confirming the Dao the other party had opened.

The heart is like mist, unfathomable.

The divine body is like heart mist, difficult to harm... This powerhouse's divine body seemed very special, as if it were a fusion of soul and matter, presented in the form of 'mist'.

His divine body was his soul source, and his soul source was his divine body... This bizarre method left Li Yuan full of admiration.

The Heart Mist Dao had similarities with the Heart World Dao.

The Heart World Dao was most focused on completely becoming a 'Heart World', which could also be called a Heart Sea, vast and boundless... However, the Heart World was perfect for resisting all external attacks, while the Heart Mist Dao was about encompassing all attacks, being everywhere.

Not long after, Li Yuan sensed the Dao Rhyme of another Quasi-Saint powerhouse. He was in green robes, his aura vast, just standing there, it was as if an endless heaven and earth were covering him.

"World Dao."

"Is it the 'World Dao' mentioned in the Divine Court classics?" Li Yuan confirmed.

The three thousand Eternal Daos were just a general term, an imaginary number.

But over endless ages, the Chaos Divine Court had given birth to a large number of God King powerhouses, plus the countless materials collected... there were summaries of the many paths opened by practitioners.

Many Daos were essentially the same, just with slight differences due to different people's comprehension.

And like the 'World Dao', it was something many powerhouses had comprehended.

Once this path was opened, the body became a world, the heart became a world... it was most skilled in domain means, and could easily reach a very high level in terms of arrays.

"I comprehended the 'World of Space', and have unique insights into the construction of the divine heart world... is this the reason?" Li Yuan pondered in his heart.

Li Yuan sensed the aura of another Quasi-Saint and resonated with it. He sat cross-legged, chubby, and sitting there, he gave a feeling of being unshakeable, his vitality so vigorous it was simply incredible.

"Life Dao?" Li Yuan confirmed.

The Dao opened by this Quasi-Saint seemed similar to the 'Life Dao' opened by the Life God King.

Of course, in the Chaos Divine Court, there were also many God Kings who had opened 'Blood God Dao', 'Spirit Transformation Dao', 'Spirit Devouring Dao', etc., all similar to the Life Dao, just much inferior.

"I am a perfect Ten Star Pulse, and I have cultivated the 'Universe Divine Body'. According to the information left by the Life God King, once I cross into the God King realm, it will be very easy for me to open the 'Life Dao'..." Li Yuan muttered in his heart: "Is this the reason I triggered the resonance?"

Triggering resonance meant that his potential in this area was enormous, and there must be a reason.

"This Quasi-Saint, his killing intent is so powerful, the whole person is like a sword about to be unsheathed, wanting to split heaven and earth."

"Is it the Destruction Dao?"

"Or the Killing Dao?" Li Yuan sensed from afar, his heart pounding.

Destruction Dao and Killing Dao were different... the former focused more on material attacks. Like the 'Absolute Demon God King', recognized as the strongest God King in the history of the Heart Dream Universe, he had opened the Destruction Dao.

As for the Killing Dao? It was weaker in material attacks but carried terrifying causal attacks, capable of exterminating all traces of causality across distant time and space... The Killing Dao was more targeted at life.

"Spear technique."

"What I seek is to pierce through all illusions, which fits the true essence of destruction and killing." Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Li Yuan easily found the first four Quasi-Saint powerhouses that triggered resonance.

Only the last one remained.

Li Yuan sensed them one by one, taking fully several days before finally confirming.

This was a green-robed figure.

He stood at the center, with a sword hanging at his waist... but the space around him was empty, and other Quasi-Saint powerhouses stood far away from him, his status seeming very special.

"This is?" Li Yuan didn't feel it when he first sensed it, but later, sensing carefully, he perceived the mystery of the aura he radiated.

His life aura was extremely vigorous, simply not inferior to the Life Dao powerhouse... just extremely restrained. If not for careful sensing, it couldn't be detected at all.

He stood there, as if he were a sword. The sword was not unsheathed, but the sliver of sharpness revealed was enough to make one's heart tremble.

His aura was more like a vast heaven and earth, unshakeable... In short, no matter which aspect Li Yuan observed him from, he could get different feelings.

"Heavy as a world?"

"Sharp as destruction."

"The vitality is even more endless... what Dao did he open?" Li Yuan was shocked in his heart.

He could fully confirm that the Dao opened by this powerhouse was likely the most special of all the powerhouses on the Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall.

It was simply encompassing the essence of all Daos, without the slightest weakness... One must know that different Daos all had strengths and weaknesses.

Like the Heart Mist Dao, encompassing everything, with strong vitality... but material attacks and soul attacks were not strong enough.

Like the Life Dao, strong vitality, but attacks were relatively weaker.

Like the Destruction Dao, attacks were peerless... but it was easy to break, and the vitality of the divine body was much weaker, unable to cultivate multiple clones.

Only this powerhouse before him.

Very perfect, seeming to be extremely strong in every aspect, with no weaknesses visible at all.

"Could it be." Li Yuan had an epiphany in his heart: "This powerhouse also opened a Dao of soul and matter fusion?"

Three thousand Eternal Daos.

Tracing the source, they all belonged to three directions: starting from matter, starting from the soul, and soul-matter fusion.

The vast majority of powerhouses attempted soul-matter fusion, like the Heart Mist Dao, Killing Dao... all belonged to soul-matter fusion, just fused very shallowly.

"The Heart Illusion God King, the Dao he opened, he called the Heart Illusion Dao." Li Yuan muttered in his heart: "This powerhouse, I fear, is on a similar path... The vast universe, endless ages, indeed has endless mysteries."

In the Heart Dream Universe, among the tens of thousands of God Kings in history, only the Heart Illusion God King had achieved this.

Therefore, with his Eight Star Pulse body, his strength was so powerful that he could rival many Ten Star Pulse God Kings of past generations.

But on this Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall, there was also a powerhouse who had achieved it.

"This kind of path is also my pursuit." Li Yuan had a trace of longing in his heart.

The more he studied and comprehended, the more Li Yuan could feel the vastness and power of this path.

This was the Supreme Dao.

The most difficult, yet also the most powerful.

Time passed, and after confirming the five Quasi-Saint powerhouses, Li Yuan began to try to borrow and comprehend them one by one.

In the past.

Li Yuan had the "Heart Illusion Divine Canon", could get a large number of classics from the Chaos Divine Court, see God King statues, and had the techniques left by the Life God King... but compared to now, the difference was very large.

It was like building a house. In the past, Li Yuan just had a large number of blueprints but had never practiced.

Now.

The Dao Rhymes radiated by the five Quasi-Saints were like five ready-made houses for Li Yuan to observe and borrow from for a long time... and then matching them with the blueprints, it was completely different.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 621 =====