Chapter 327: Primordial Third Stage, Heaven Refining Hand and Primordial Art!

【By the end of the month, you entered the Primordial realm and opened the nine orifices of your body, forming an inner universe.】

【As the nine orifices opened, your body underwent a transformation akin to rebirth—every inch of skin, every bone brimming with unprecedented strength and resilience; your speed and reflexes became exquisitely sharp, capable of detecting the subtlest changes around you.】

【From the hum of insects and birds nearby, you could foretell the coming of thunderstorms and gales; distant scenes miles away appeared crystal clear.】

【The fine lines of your palm revealed minute details; sensing the flow of rainwater allowed you to visualize mountainous terrain in your mind.】

【Your entire skin became as thick as dozens of layered cloth, impervious to sharp blades.】

【You reached peak mastery over your body, even controlling its weight—able to become as heavy as a thousand juns or as light as a feather!】

【Riding the true harmony of heaven and earth, mastering the six qi's transformations, you could ride the faintest breeze and fly tens of li.】

【This was not merely an increase in power, but a transcendence of realm.】

【This is the Primordial realm!】

【With the inner universe opened, you may refine your body with spiritual energy, elevating your physique to the next stage.】

【Next, you must cultivate the ancestral orifice at your third eye—the key to higher realms.】

【Daoists call it the Spirit Gate: strengthening your spiritual force to pierce the Xuanguan, forging a bridge between inner and outer universes.】

【This process is arduous and perilous; one misstep may lead to qi deviation, irreversible ruin.】

【Upon breakthrough, you enter the Celestial-Human realm—your spiritual force within the Spirit Gate can then draw upon the spiritual energy of the outer universe, inexhaustible and endless.】

【The stronger your spiritual force, the greater the spiritual energy you can command.】

【The gap between Primordial and Celestial-Human is far greater than that between Master and Grand Master.】

【This is the realm where Lu Yu and the Five Supreme Masters now stand—five towering mountains overlooking all martial cultivators.】

【After opening the nine orifices and achieving inner universe flow, ordinary cultivators reach their limit; further breakthrough requires martial scripture.】

The elite at the top of the Jingzhe List all come from great martial sects or families with centuries of heritage.

【These factions possess deep foundations and hold supreme scriptures passed down since the "Heaven's Collapse" era three thousand years ago.】

【Such as the Empress's "War Heaven Diagram," the Demon Master Huang Dao's "Heavenly Demon Strategy," and Xuantianzi's "Taiping Dao Scripture"—each refined over millennia by countless sages, becoming sacred martial classics capable of shattering the barrier between inner and outer universes and ascending to higher realms.】

【In the martial world, these scriptures are revered as "Heavenly Arts."】

【Without the guidance of a "Heavenly Art," a cultivator stumbling alone often strays into error, even falling into qi deviation—making Primordial breakthroughs seem nearly impossible.】

【This is why countless martial experts flock to join great sects.】

【Nothing in the world is absolute; exceptions always exist.】

【The Xiao Yue Young Master is such a prodigy who emerged out of nowhere—his martial arts shift endlessly, leaving no trace, as if belonging to no known school or lineage of this age.】

【As if appearing from thin air!】

【Even great martial sects rarely provoke the Xiao Yue Young Master of Great Snow Mountain—unknown is the most terrifying.】

【Within the Tomb of the Living Dead, you immersed yourself in the "Great Huangting" scripture left by Master Peng Chuan—a meticulously refined martial secret containing thirty-six intricate layers, including the method to break through to the Primordial realm.】

【The Primordial realm is divided into three stages, each representing distinct comprehension and mastery over heaven, earth, and self.】

【The first stage, "Autumn Waters Flow into the Sea," is the realm attainable after perfecting the ancestral orifice. At this stage, your inner universe begins to resonate subtly with the outer universe—like autumn waters gently merging into the sea, continuous and unceasing. This celestial-human resonance deepens your internal force and tightens your bond with heaven and earth.】

【The second stage, "Unity of Self and Things," builds upon the first, refining your inner universe to find the strongest resonance with the outer universe. When inner and outer universes begin to merge, you can inhale and exhale cosmic qi, drawing upon minute amounts of heavenly power.】

【The third stage, "Return to Purity and Truth," is the pinnacle of the Primordial realm. Here, you must conceive the optimal form of your inner universe and refine it continuously until inner and outer universes fuse as one. When perfected, you attain the state of Return to Purity and Truth.】

【You possess three "Heavenly Arts," each detailing methods to break through the three stages of the Primordial realm.】

【Besides the "Great Huangting," there are the "Primordial Art" and the "Heaven Refining Hand."】

【The Three True Sect holds three supreme Heavenly Arts—this is the depth of a great sect's heritage!】

【With your existing foundation in the "Great Huangting," cultivating its refined version grants double results—you can absorb spiritual energy to an unimaginable degree.】

【The "Primordial Art" is the sole scripture left by Master Peng Chuan; another martial art, "Void-Mind Fist," is the only Heavenly Art recorded by the Three True Sect as surviving from the Heaven's Collapse era.】

【The "Heaven Refining Hand" was left by Master Peng Chuan—a martial art not of this mortal world.】

【Faced with these three martial scriptures… you choose.】

1. Choose to cultivate the "Great Huangting." (Hint: Trouble may follow.)

2. Choose to cultivate the "Primordial Art." (Hint: Trouble will follow.)

3. Choose to cultivate the "Heaven Refining Hand. Fragment." (Hint: Trouble will follow.)

4. Choose to cultivate the "Great Huangting" and "Primordial Art" simultaneously. (Hint: Trouble may follow.)

5. Choose to cultivate the "Great Huangting" and "Heaven Refining Hand. Fragment" simultaneously. (Hint: Trouble may follow.)

6. Choose to cultivate the "Primordial Art" and "Heaven Refining Hand. Fragment" simultaneously. (Hint: Unexpected rewards may follow.)

7. Participate personally. (2/3)

The pale blue screen above the cauldron paused, then appeared.

Yu Ke stared at the seven options, startled.

This was the first time seven options had appeared.

You were puzzled!

The choice of scripture had somehow produced seven options.

Excluding the seventh option—participate personally—you have only one remaining use, not to be spent unless absolutely critical!

You glanced over them!

The first four options all carried the hint: "Trouble may follow."

Options 2 and 3 explicitly stated: "Trouble will follow"—not "may," but "will."

Yet from prior simulations, you could not foresee what trouble might arise.

Option 2. Choose to cultivate the "Primordial Art." (Hint: Trouble will follow.)

Option 3. Choose to cultivate the "Heaven Refining Hand. Fragment." (Hint: Trouble will follow.)

Eliminate them!

The remaining three options offered no clear choice.

Only option six seemed viable.

6. Choose to cultivate the "Primordial Art" and "Heaven Refining Hand. Fragment" simultaneously. (Hint: Unexpected rewards may follow.)

Yu Ke was puzzled—two options that individually guaranteed trouble, when combined, no longer did.

Like a match-three puzzle!

Yu Ke made no further hesitation—he selected option six.

6. Choose to cultivate the "Primordial Art" and "Heaven Refining Hand. Fragment" simultaneously. (Hint: Unexpected rewards may follow.)

With your choice, the simulation continued!

(End of Chapter)