Chapter 761: Li Yuan

Hum~

Within the divine realm, myriad lights swirl and interweave around Mount Wuji, like clouds and mist.

Li Yuan gazed down upon the divine realm.

The Nine True Forms stood arrayed around Mount Wuji, some resting within the five ancient temples, others soaring through the boundless ocean of clouds, orchestrating countless magical runes and continuously expanding the Primordial Five Polar Mountains.

"Aside from my magic power still falling short of the fourth realm's limit, my current reserves are more than sufficient to forge the Primordial Five Polar Mountains—fifth realm holds no bottleneck for me."

Li Yuan focused his perception.

Thanks to repeated explorations with the Shadow Demon Body and vast amounts of merit, his divine realm's accumulation was extraordinarily deep; long before entering the Xuanhuang Great World, he had already forged the embryonic form of a magic realm.

Though he had not practiced or cultivated since the Martial Arena opened, he had not neglected his cultivation.

In truth, the embryonic magic realm lacked not the infusion of magic power, but the interweaving of countless principles.

And in this step, his progress had been immense.

Hum~

At Li Yuan's mental command, above the Xuanteng Giant Island at the center of the mountain, a series of wondrous scenes suddenly appeared, intertwining and swirling before splitting into two.

On one side, the faint outline of a colossal divine city could be discerned; on the other, a towering tree of Xuan and Huang hues, indescribable in form.

They were precisely the Origin Divine City and the Xuanhuang World Tree.

"Progress is worrying."

Li Yuan shook his head inwardly.

The Origin Divine City and the Xuanhuang World Tree were of too high a rank; even with his current innate talent, reverse-engineering them was an immense challenge.

Even though he had once glimpsed the Xuanhuang World Tree firsthand and had the Five Dragon Immortal's divine city as reference, he still had little confidence in reverse-engineering these two True Forms.

"I have no regrets about my Golden Core—my foundation is the Primordial Five Polar Mountains. I seek only to absorb their strengths and further strengthen my divine mountain; I need not obsess over complete True Form diagrams."

Li Yuan descended onto the Xuanteng Island.

Over the past year, he had scarcely practiced or cultivated, devoting all his mental energy to constructing the magic realm—and the results were substantial.

This Xuanteng Island, for instance, had grown a third larger than before he entered the Xuanhuang Great World.

The central mountain, like a celestial pillar, had grown even more majestic, its slopes now covered in dense forests, bearing a distinct aura.

"The Origin Divine City's rank is exceedingly high, for it is the heart of the Origin Divine Dynasty, the method by which the First Origin Divine Emperor attained Dao…"

"The Xuanhuang World Tree is a legendary primordial spirit root, capable of birthing countless worlds; over a hundred aeons, innumerable laws and Dao have intertwined within it…"

"Their strength lies in their inclusiveness, in the long eons of evolution and accumulation…"

Beneath the Xuanteng Tree, Li Yuan gazed at the two incomplete, blurred True Form diagrams woven from the wondrous scenes.

His goal was clear: to take the best and compensate for the weak.

Though he did not think the Primordial Five Polar Mountains were lacking.

"Inclusive and absorbing, embracing all rivers—someday, my Primordial Five Polar Mountains may rival, even surpass, the Origin Divine City and the Xuanhuang World Tree!"

Li Yuan harbored immense ambition.

In the decades since joining Dongxuan Mountain, his horizons had risen repeatedly, far beyond what they were when he was on Dayun Star.

"If I ever attain the Dao of a Sovereign, I may yet open another path for Dongxuan Mountain!"

"Transform the Five Polar into the Infinite!"

Emotions rippled within him; Li Yuan raised a finger, and the central mountain trembled violently. The Xuanhuang Qilin let out a cry, and countless magical techniques surged skyward like rolling waves.

Under his gaze, light and shadow intertwined and traced patterns upon the central mountain.

Soon, with a violent resonance, a cluster of pavilions, terraces, and towers had 'grown' from the central mountain, centered upon the Emperor Ancient Temple.

Huh~

Li Yuan stepped up onto the central mountain.

When he forged the Supreme-grade Elixir, the Five Polar Mountains had already transcended the divine realm's boundaries; beyond the peak, darkness lay as black as ink, with only the Emperor Ancient Temple emitting a faint glow.

"Had I not feared the Law Net's detection, even if this spiritual realm had not a single speck of heavenly spiritual energy, I could still draw upon the spiritual energy from the depths of the Return Void…"

Li Yuan gazed at the darkness beyond the mountain, sighing inwardly.

With the Supreme-grade Elixir formed, his speed and range of absorbing heavenly spiritual energy far surpassed ordinary fourth-rank cultivators—but the Law Net was utterly unreasonable.

It encompassed all worlds of Xuanhuang; no matter how powerful the Supreme-grade Elixir, it could not draw spiritual energy from beyond the myriad worlds.

Hum~

Li Yuan looked toward the Emperor Temple.

Beneath its faint glow, the pavilions and terraces were clearly visible, each inch imbued with one or several divine runes—all manifestations of magical techniques.

The construction of these pavilions closely resembled the Origin Divine City, born from his years of reverse-engineering its True Form diagram.

"I cannot fully comprehend the complete Origin Divine City, but adapting its principles into the Primordial Five Polar Mountains poses no problem…"

Li Yuan was satisfied.

These pavilions and terraces were insignificant compared to the Origin Divine City, yet they blended perfectly with the Primordial Five Polar Mountains—this meant his plan was sound.

The Primordial Five Polar Mountains truly held the potential to be inclusive, to transform the Five Polar into the Infinite!

"This city may be called 'Emperor City'!"

Li Yuan patrolled the peak. Though the pavilions and terraces were minuscule—even smaller than the courtyards of wealthy households—it did not dampen his spirits.

"Five Polar Temples, Five Polar Mountains, Five Polar City…"

Li Yuan planned inwardly.

Dongxuan Mountain's vast scriptures had greatly expanded his horizons; though he had not yet ascended to the fifth realm, he had already laid out a profoundly far-reaching path for his cultivation.

Not only the Origin Divine City and the Xuanhuang World Tree—he wished to study Dongxuan Mountain's Twelve Scriptures, and even the cultivation methods of other Celestial Dao Sects, and the realms beyond the Return Void, if possible.