Chapter 499

Boom!

An opening, more arduous and more violent than any before, has begun.

If one were to say, opening the previous hundred immortal veins was like drawing on a blank sheet of paper.

So now, opening the 101st vein is like forcibly using a graving tool to carve a new picture onto a sheet already filled with drawings!

Gu Yuan's Dao fruit trembled violently, and even its surface showed fine cracks.

A suppressive force of law, originating from the void and belonging to the primordial source of the ancient immortal realm's universe, descended.

It warned Gu Yuan not to try to break the rules, not to try to challenge that eternal, unchanging order.

"Noisy!"

Gu Yuan let out a cold snort.

In his inner world, the World Tree swayed violently, and a stream of pure life essence poured into his Dao fruit, instantly repairing the cracks.

He ignored that lawful suppression, and with an even more overbearing and domineering posture, forcibly inscribed the vein carrying the Chaos law onto his own Dao fruit!

Crack!

It seemed as if something had shattered.

It was the shackles!

It was the rules!

It was the limit that had bound countless heaven‑chosen prodigies of the ancient immortal realm for hundreds of millions of years!

At the moment the 101st immortal vein was successfully opened.

Gu Yuan only felt his whole body lighten, and a feeling unprecedented—transcending heaven and earth, looking down upon all beings—spontaneously arose.

His aura underwent another qualitative transformation at this moment!

It was no longer that of a true immortal; it had even surpassed the realm of a half‑step immortal king, and truly touched the domain belonging to a 'king'!

However, this was still only a beginning.

The 101st!

Goal, the Chaos Grand Dao!

Boom!

This opening was completely different from before.

An invisible, immense pressure from the primordial source of the ancient immortal realm's universe descended out of nowhere.

It was as if an invisible giant hand pressed down firmly on his Dao fruit, preventing him from taking such an unconventional action.

Fine cracks reappeared on the surface of Gu Yuan's Dao fruit, as if it might shatter at any moment from being unable to withstand this pressure.

"Hmph."

Gu Yuan let out a cold snort.

He did not oppose that external pressure, for he knew it would be futile.

His mind and spirit sank completely into his own inner world.

"My world, I am the master!"

In his inner world, the illusory shade of the World Tree swayed violently, and seven‑colored rosy light flourished.

A stream of life essence purer than any before surged from the roots of the World Tree and precisely poured into the trembling Dao fruit.

The cracks were instantly repaired.

Immediately thereafter, Gu Yuan's will transformed into an indestructible graving tool; ignoring the external law's suppression, with a savage posture he forcibly etched the outline of the 101st vein onto his fully formed Dao fruit.

Crack!

A clear, soul‑piercing cracking sound rang out from deep within Gu Yuan's Dao fruit.

It was the sound of shackles being broken.

It was the sound of rules being challenged.

At the moment when that vein, winding with primordial Chaos aura, was fully formed and resonated with the illusory Chaos demon god at the center of his inner world.

Gu Yuan's entire aura underwent yet another qualitative transformation.

He felt as if he had broken free of an invisible shackle, his soul gaining an unprecedented freedom and sublimation.

His power was no longer confined to the realm of true immortals; he had truly stepped one foot into the domain of kings.

However, this was still not enough.

When he prepared to open the 102nd immortal vein, he found that even with a vast amount of world essence as support, the speed of opening had become extraordinarily difficult.

It seemed… that a crucial fuel was missing.

He instantly knew.

As it turned out…

More than a hundred immortal veins.

What is needed…

is himself, this person.

From the start of his cultivation to now… in this lifetime.

All fortuitous coincidences combined!

"Now I understand. My 102nd vein will be the very start of my cultivation, the origin of everything."

"This vein shall be—the Longevity Dao Vein!"

Gu Yuan let out a low shout in his heart; his will no longer expanded outward but sank into himself, activating the origin of the Longevity Immortal Body that shares the same root and source as the World Tree!

Boom!

In his inner world, the World Tree that connects heaven and earth swayed violently, pouring down countless strands of the purest life essence, all of which poured into the Dao fruit hovering in his dantian.

Gu Yuan's fleshly body became crystal clear and flawless at this moment, as if transformed into the most perfect glazed divine jade in the world.

Streams of vast life essence and immortal Dao rhythm were drawn from his limbs and bones, forming a cyan divine rainbow that rushed into the Dao Fruit.

Hum—

The Dao Fruit trembled violently; beyond the one hundred Immortal Meridians, a brand‑new meridian, wholly woven from life law and immortal runes in emerald green, was forcibly being opened in an overbearing manner.

At the instant this meridian was fully formed, a profound and mysterious insight welled up in Gu Yuan's heart.

This Longevity Dao Meridian is not merely a conduit for power; it is also a bridge!

A bridge that can distribute all the fortunes and insights he has gained and comprehended!

Thereafter, he could bestow upon his family and followers, without loss, the fortune seized from the myriad worlds, his own insights into the Great Dao, and even the primordial essence contained within supreme divine objects, via this Longevity Dao Meridian.

An immortal touches his crown, binding his hair to receive longevity!

This, is Gu Yuan's Dao!

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is!"

Gu Yuan's gaze grew brighter and brighter!

"If so, then my 103rd meridian..."

His will traced back to the start of his cultivation; the million strands of brilliant divine radiance he had condensed in his dantian at the First Realm were the starting point of his ascent onto this supreme path!

"This meridian shall be—the Divine Radiance Dao Meridian!"

Boom!

In the inner world, the law representing the foundation of the First Realm was instantly activated, turning into a pure to the extreme radiance flood that poured into the Dao Fruit.

Hum—

The Dao Fruit trembled violently; beyond the one hundred and second Immortal Meridian, a brand‑new meridian, wholly woven from a million radiance runes in brilliant form, was forcibly being opened in an overbearing manner.

This is the 103rd meridian, the Divine Radiance Dao Meridian!

Once this meridian is completed, Gu Yuan gains the ability to return to the origin, enabling him to fully resolve myriad mixed Law Power into the purest, most primal divine radiance source.

It can be used to instantly restore his own consumption, or granted to his kin to cleanse their Dao foundations!

"The 104th meridian!"

Gu Yuan's will continued to rise, reaching back to the time when, at the Second Realm, he had undertaken the feat of opening up three thousand micro‑worlds within his body.

"This meridian shall be—the Three Thousand Worlds Meridian!"