Chapter 174

"No need for these posturing gestures. If you have proper business, then speak it. If not, then withdraw."

Li Mo said calmly.

"Yes, this junior understands."

Supreme Hongjun rose in mild displeasure and sat down across from Li Mo.

"Dao Lord, I seem to understand the reason you had me read those novels."

His expression turning serious, Supreme Hongjun stopped playing the fool and got down to business.

"Oh?"

"Then speak and let me hear it."

Li Mo raised a brow, gesturing for him to continue.

"Those primordial novels, though bizarre and wildly imaginative, have many cultivation systems that are actually quite interesting. I can draw from these novels and use them as reference."

"Although those realms are all fake, and the cultivation systems are illusory, aspects such as their introductions, descriptions, and portrayals can indeed be borrowed and reflected upon, and then I can add my own ideas... "

"From this, I can compile and create a true supreme cultivation method."

Choosing his words carefully, Supreme Hongjun said slowly.

"Continue."

Li Mo gestured.

"I read roughly several hundred million primordial novels, among which those of the supreme or ascending-to-supreme type totaled two million three hundred sixty-nine thousand eight hundred fifty-one."

"I took the systems from these novels, integrated and deduced them, then searched according to my own thoughts, and ultimately found a supreme cultivation method that suits me comparatively well."

Supreme Hongjun said respectfully.

"What method? Speak and let me hear it."

Li Mo did not fuss over the fact that Supreme Hongjun had not deduced and created it himself, but instead told him to speak.

His so-called self-deduction was merely finding the answer himself, finding a cultivation method suited to himself. If one truly let Supreme Hongjun create it himself, that would certainly be impractical.

Moreover, being a primordial being, his imagination naturally would not be that vast; otherwise Li Mo would not have had Supreme Hongjun read novels.

The purpose was to broaden his horizons, and also to expand his imagination.

And this—the result had already been achieved. Li Mo was clear on this, and Supreme Hongjun was clear on it too. It counted as tacit understanding between the two, so naturally there was no need to say more.

"That author divided the supreme cultivation method into four realms."

"Named: Essence Transforming to Qi Realm, Qi Transforming to Spirit Realm, Spirit Returning to Void Realm, Void Merging with Dao Realm."

"The Essence Transforming to Qi Realm: smelt the three thousand great Daos into one body, construct three thousand great Dao fruits, gather the three thousand great Daos in the dantian, form one's own great Dao power. Upon completing the realm, one masters the three thousand great Daos, and one's rank directly reaches the peak of the Heavenly Dao domain..."

Having long had his thoughts prepared, Supreme Hongjun, upon hearing Li Mo's words, immediately spoke his own ideas. After finishing the Essence Transforming to Qi Realm, Supreme Hongjun paused briefly.

"Dao Lord, what this author says is fundamentally impossible to realize. Let alone mortals, even an Immortal Hunyuan Golden Immortal—how could he possibly master the three thousand great Daos?"

"If one truly could comprehend and completely control the three thousand great Daos, then he would not need to cultivate any supreme cultivation method at all; he would already be at the peak of the Heavenly Dao domain."

"What I value is his description of this realm, as well as the cultivation method. Gathering the three thousand great Daos into one body does indeed have use as reference."

Supreme Hongjun said.

"Give this seat a general introduction to the subsequent three realms."

Li Mo gestured.

"The Qi Transforming to Spirit Realm uses the three thousand great Daos to open three thousand great Dao worlds. Each of the three thousand great Daos splits into three thousand minor Daos, thereby evolving nine million great Dao worlds to strengthen one's foundation and strength."

"The Spirit Returning to Void Realm... the Void Merging with Dao Realm..."

Supreme Hongjun introduced rapidly.

After hearing Supreme Hongjun's introduction, Li Mo's eyes flickered slightly as he fell into thought.

The so-called supreme cultivation method Supreme Hongjun spoke of, put plainly, was stacking combat power, then using what was called a comparatively grand manner to highlight how formidable that combat power was.

In essence, it followed the path of opening myriad heavens within the body. Only because he was, after all, a mortal and did not understand the methods of cultivation levels, some parts were full of loopholes. Of course, these were not important.

"What are your thoughts?"

Li Mo asked.

"I feel his framework is not bad, and these settings, with some modifications, can indeed be realized. But the threshold is too high, and it only enhances combat power slightly—it's somewhat better than nothing."

Supreme Hongjun answered honestly.

"No need to aim too high. Who told you that a supreme cultivation method must be grand and supreme from the very beginning?"

"Remember, whether supreme or ordinary, all proceed from weak to strong. Though paths differ, they ultimately all lead to the supreme."

"What is the supreme?"

"Being special—that is the supreme."

"Take Nuwa: she masters the Human Dao, becomes the Lord of the Human Dao. Starting with the human race, then to all sentient beings—if she is strong, she can command all sentient beings of the myriad heavens."

"And this is a process, a path that makes her growth smoother. Not only can she cultivate faster, but she also has authority vested in her to escort and protect her. The Earth Dao is likewise."

"Including the Supreme Dynasty Method—is it strong? In essence, it has nothing especially powerful, but at every stage it can wield authority. This is what makes it special, this is what makes it supreme."

"Then take the Western Mother: she is the Dao of Thunder. If she is strong, she can command thunder, borrow the thunder power of the myriad heavens, even reflect the myriad heavens and transform her own Dao of Thunder into the Dao of the myriad heavens, using the entire myriad heavens as her aid."

"These are the true meaning of the supreme Dao."

"Hype? Intimidation? Looking supreme? Those are all merely the supreme in a narrow sense."

"Do you understand?"

Li Mo's voice was calm, yet seemed to contain the resonance of Dao within it.

As if boundless mysteries gathered, every word could give rise to many realizations in the heart. In Supreme Hongjun's ears, it was like the striking of a warning bell, like the sound of enlightenment, causing Supreme Hongjun to be suddenly enlightened and awaken as if a fog had lifted.

"So that's it... so that's it... this is the reason you, Dao Lord, had me read novels. I had fallen into a misconception, I had been thinking wrongly, only thinking about how to be strong and how to be good, yet forgot the essence, forgot what is suitable."

Supreme Hongjun's body trembled, his eyes grew increasingly bright, as if the clouds had parted. He was completely enlightened, and his expression grew increasingly excited.

His supreme path—he had found it!!!

True supreme grandeur, true ascent to the absolute peak, true... the Path of Gao Zhilu!!!