[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit-":3,"chapter-ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-381":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ten Thousand Laws of the Occult, I Am the Spirit Sovereign",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356564,4609,"Chapter 381: Is the Spirit Venerable Above the Sovereign Level?","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-381",381,"\u003Cp>The secret information exploded and poured in, too much to fully digest in a single moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu still had the leisure to think about those deducted points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the secret medicine formula and advancement ritual for the Spirit Venerable path, Sequence 3 [True Immortal of Creation], had a total value of one million points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The price isn't high!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One could even say it's a bit cheap, considering that Sequence 4 Bait Monarch is already worth two hundred thousand points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And in the God-Ascension path, once you reach the later stages, every higher sequence means a world-shaking change in combat power; I originally thought it would require at least ten times as much, a one-time deduction of two million points, or even more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it's this cheap, is it possible to use the remaining merit to directly buy a portion of [True Immortal of Creation] secret medicine...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought had just emerged in Li Yu's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those two large masses of secret information also finished decrypting at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Li Yu knew he was indulging in wishful thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit Venerable path, Sequence 3: [True Immortal of Creation].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secret medicine formula: One must collect an unhatched 'Chaos Egg'; the higher the potential level, the better the effect of the prepared secret medicine. All other auxiliary materials must be divine curiosities...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the potential of the main material, the Chaos Egg, reaches the Sovereign level, there is a high probability of achieving a top-tier advancement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After gathering all the materials, the cultivator must use the secret technique of seizing creation to consume the Chaos Egg and various treasures of heaven and earth, smelting them into one with their own inner fire; both body and soul enter a state of chaotic darkness, transforming into a new Chaos Egg to be reborn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This method of taking the medicine carries a certain risk of failure and death; one must be cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If one lacks the ambition to seize creation, one must not rashly advance to this sequence; it is better to remain at the Bait Monarch realm for longer, and after consuming billions of baits, think thrice before acting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the Spirit Venerable... crazy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who could gather such a secret medicine formula? Who could possibly consume it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the initial part of the first mass of secret information made Li Yu unable to help but feel disrespectful toward his own True God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although, due to his previous experience with the Longevity Daoist and Bait Monarch, Li Yu knew that the further one went, the more absurd the difficulty would become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never imagined?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be this insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the other divine materials, there was that death-wish of a consumption method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the main material alone made Li Yu want to curse out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos Egg!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three words represent a supreme group in the Boundless Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, the gods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the secret information Li Yu had previously obtained, it was common knowledge among the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from extremely ancient gods like the Curtain Master, Ancient Saint, and Spirit Venerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast number of other gods were actually hatched from [Chaos Eggs], including Sovereign-level gods as powerful and combat-proficient as the \"Blood God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, Li Yu was being told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to advance to the next sequence, he needed to find an unhatched Chaos Egg and eat it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this were the secret medicine formula for [Spirit Venerable] above the sequences, or Sequence 1, oh no, even Sequence 2, I would accept it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it's Sequence 3; is this reasonable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that incomprehensible way of taking the medicine, having to turn oneself into a Chaos Egg and then hatch again... one must know that the state of chaotic darkness, with nothing to rely on, is hard to break free from even as a True God; it is very likely that one could only turn a single thought over the course of a hundred million years, not to mention the mysterious timing of the hatching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take the Sin God for example; if the Ancient Spirit Race hadn't actively sought death... He might have died inside that Chaos Egg, and where would his current glory be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If even a god born of nature is like this, can I be exempt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, the Chaos Egg is a [Primordial Product]; so many years have passed, I fear they have all hatched already—where would I go to find one that hasn't?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be better to let me find a powerful divine entity and just tear it apart and swallow it raw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu could not suppress the urge to complain in his heart at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for the fact that the Spirit Venerable had definitively fallen, he would even have the impulse to converse with him and vent his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder Li Yu was so angry and confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This secret medicine formula was indeed too absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the \"Spirit Venerable,\" as the originator of the path, seemed to know that this formula was excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, a large amount of relevant secret information was attached to the formula, thereby easing the doubts and anger of a cultivator like Li Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the Chaos Egg is one of the sources of the gods!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not all Chaos Eggs hatch into gods; in fact, only two-tenths of Chaos Eggs can hatch a True God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest either hatch into various chaotic divine monstrosities, powerful but insane creatures, and so on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some turn into small worlds, divine curiosities, and the like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And others never hatch, remaining in the form of Chaos Eggs, preserved in various places throughout the Boundless Spirit Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find one, seize the creation, and you may become a True Immortal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The chaotic void is indeed difficult to break free from and awaken... but if one is a consummate Bait Monarch, possessing the divine ability to consume the bait of all heavens, and then seizes the chaotic creation, one will eventually awaken from it; it is only a matter of time and the strength of one's potential.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Longevity Daoist is already an absolute longevity species; if one is a Bait Monarch, as long as one has the means to eliminate pollution, one's lifespan is comparable to some gods, and one should have enough time to plan for the True Immortal realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These secrets slightly reduced Li Yu's anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the information that followed made his heart race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the practitioner hatches from the 'Chaos Egg' state, although they cannot be directly equated to a god, they will possess the potential of the Chaos Egg they seized.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without the need for cultivation, the body and soul will transform on their own, from the inside out, filled with divinity until the potential is realized.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the practitioner is diligent, they can actively cultivate to accelerate the realization and raise the upper limit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless of which method, as long as the practitioner does not die for a long time, they will eventually become a true divine entity, possessing the power to propagate kin, wield authority, bless living beings, and so on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, this method of seizing creation also has a price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first is the backlash of the [Chaos Egg] itself; even a dead egg that cannot hatch contains the spiritual essence of creation within. Once this essence is seized by the practitioner, it will spontaneously derive into a curse. This curse will lower the practitioner's various resistances, and compared to other gods, the possibility of turning into a divine monstrosity will be ten or a hundred times higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, it can make it difficult for the practitioner to fully realize their potential, lowering it by at least one grade, or even more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second is that the creation seized by this method cannot be internalized, making it very easy for the practitioner to become prey for the gods... You may seize the creation of a god, but in turn, you shall be devoured by the gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both of these costs can be resolved through corresponding rituals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the resolution fails, the practitioner will be unable to realize their potential and will surely die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So powerful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Li Yu could utter such a sigh was enough to glimpse the power of this secret medicine, or rather, this sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he also vaguely realized!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why a mere Sequence 3 secret medicine formula would be this absurd, and could even be called heaven-defying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Spirit Venerable didn't hide anything, not even a little bit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that this path can really reach the end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By following the steps, can one go beyond the sequence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These doubtful thoughts suddenly emerged in Li Yu's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some well-known facts:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more powerful a god, the more paths they can derive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, True Gods like [Earth Mother] and [Hao Tian] have at least three God-Ascension paths under their command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why powerful gods like the Blood God and Ancient Saint only have one path now is not that they cannot derive more, but that they are unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are supreme in the chaotic universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other creatures can only obtain power through their grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascend to godhood on one's own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't even think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to derive one path was already out of consideration for the great secrets in the present world; they only gave it because they had to follow the rules to integrate into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the paths they gave might also be \"weakened versions\"; they would not allow the emergence of existences among practitioners who could compete with them for the throne in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those Blood God, Blessing, and Ancient Saint paths in Wanfu City—even if someone were lucky enough to advance to Sequence 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their final achievement would be, at most, an auxiliary god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want to challenge what is above the sequence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would just depend on luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And an entity as powerful as the Spirit Venerable who is not an evil god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, he should be able to produce at least several paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only derived one path, and he did not have a camp of gods like Hao Tian, Earth Mother, or Buddha Mother; his Sequence 1 is equivalent to others' Sequence 0, and Sequence 0 is equivalent to being above the sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is probably only one explanation that can make sense of this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Spirit Venerable did not hide anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps he was generous, or perhaps he foresaw his own fall and left the throne vacant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This explains why the quality of the Spirit Venerable path is far superior to other paths, especially after entering the high sequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every advancement is a huge transformation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Starting from Sequence 5, I was already invincible at the same level; at Sequence 4, I could already fight across levels, and even win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's even more absurd is that I already have the ability to treat other Sequence 4 existences as bait, hanging them on my fishhook and letting me control them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I truly complete the Seizing of Creation... after realizing my potential, even if I am downgraded by two ranks, perhaps I could contend with an ordinary divine entity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is just that this process will, in all likelihood, be very long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Yu’s thoughts reached this point, he suddenly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned and pondered further:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait? Something is not right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the Spirit Venerable Sequence Three [True Immortal of Creation] is perfected, one can possess power comparable to a divine entity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then wouldn't Sequence Two directly rival a powerful divine entity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Sequence One could directly take on a Sovereign-level True God?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does that mean the Spirit Venerable themselves, who are above the sequences, are even stronger than a Sovereign?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these thoughts emerged, Li Yu was the first to shake his head and deny them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As of now, the most powerful gods known are of the Sovereign level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he speculated that a stronger rank might exist, there was no evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the \"performance\" and \"battle record\" of the Spirit Venerable could only support the conclusion that He was a Sovereign-level existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If He were above a Sovereign, He would not have fallen so early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu muttered to himself while continuing to read further down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one million merit points was truly worth more than the price paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first cluster of secrets had already entangled him to this extent, and the harvest was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2083,"2026-06-21T04:11:01.716Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6ee942d4f5bdf7e79142fece2fc78ca93da5be5e4d1baa4a0b9771e37b228f00","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-382","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-380",427,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ften-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--cover.jpg"]