[Minor Dao patterns are different; they are quick to comprehend and can be rapidly converted into strength. The drawback is that the special abilities provided by minor Dao patterns are not very strong.]
Yun Shou pinched his chin and casually picked up a piece of lobster demon's tail meat from the table.
He understood; it was truly troublesome for a True Immortal to comprehend Dao patterns.
It's similar to allocating five points on average every ten thousand years, and then refreshing a bunch of random skills in front of you.
You can activate five minor skills such as "Burning" and "Paralysis," gaining +5 combat power upon acquiring the skill.
Major skills like "Undying" and "Nuclear Explosion" require ten points. If you only put in five points, it's useless. However, the points you add can be accumulated, and you can spend time saving up for a big one.
But the tricky part is... you don't know how long each time you merge with the Dao, and you don't know when you'll encounter that Dao rune that you've only halfway through adding points to again!
"Tsk tsk tsk, how lucky these immortals are."
Yun Shou recalled the scene where, after the overlap, countless Dao patterns floated before his eyes.
"They live such an easy life, unlike me. Once I advance to the seventh realm... I will not only have difficulty making choices when faced with so many Dao patterns, but I will also be dazzled—they keep floating in front of me, affecting my vision (actually, I can block them)."
[You waited quietly for more than ten minutes, then called out to Zuo Tianxin repeatedly, your voice gradually increasing, telling him not to rush into enlightenment, because this state of merging with the Dao is permanent.]
Seeing Zuo Tianxin's complex yet humble gaze, you felt a secret sense of satisfaction.
"Indeed, the Law of the Realm of Ze is an unparalleled path that surpasses countless True Immortals."
[Your smug smile was naturally filtered through Zuo Tianxin's eyes, transforming into a mocking expression of "eternal doom" directed at a junior.]
"Senior." He bowed respectfully, unsure if you had sensed or detected his earlier thoughts, but still apologized, "I have offended you greatly, and I hope you will forgive me."
You waved your hand, indicating that you didn't care.
"Senior, may I ask what brings you to this junior's presence?"
Faced with Zuo Tianxin's question, you already had an excuse and didn't answer his question directly. Instead, you asked him in return, "Do you know how a cultivator at the seventh realm should advance?"
Facing the mysterious senior, Zuo Tianxin boldly guessed, then cautiously replied, "This junior guesses—it requires comprehending all the principles of this world, or comprehending the principles of all similar systems."
"You're half right." You nodded, then shook your head again: "Comprehending all the principles within a single universe is the eighth realm, the ultimate being of that universe!"
"So, do you know how to proceed to the next realm?"
[Thinking back to what you said before, Zuo Tianxin guessed: "Could it be... that one needs to comprehend the laws of one universe after another and become the ruler of the multiverse?"]
"He has potential, just as I guessed back then (yesterday)."
"Unfortunately, it was revealed later that it was Dao Lord and Dao Master."
Faced with Zuo Tianxin's incorrect guess, you suddenly snapped your fingers: "Absolutely correct!"
"However, the difficulty of becoming the ruler of the multiverse is beyond your imagination. When you become the ruler of one universe, all the principles you have comprehended in all other universes will be eliminated!"
"Although one could become the supreme ruler of that universe, possessing the power to crush all true immortals, the price to pay would be immense!" you rambled on, "You would be eternally bound and imprisoned within that universe!"
"On the contrary, you, a true immortal, are not as free!"
"Then... what you just said, you are not the eternal end that ascended in this universe..." Zuo Tianxin was stunned.
He won't think you're contradicting yourself; there must be some shocking secret he's unaware of!
Oh my god!
Having lived for four billion years since becoming an immortal, he felt suffocated!
A crucial secret involving the Ninth Realm will be revealed before him!
[I'm actually... going to say that to him like that?]
"Reincarnation," you said calmly.
"Those at the sixth realm need to rebuild their cultivation; those at the eighth realm need to be reincarnated."
"What you see before you is my reincarnation."
"To enter other universes, one must erase all traces of the original universe, reincarnate as a pure mortal, and relive the journey from mortal to ruler of the Spring and Autumn Period, and finally to the end of eternity."
"The path of cultivation in this multiverse is a giant nested doll."
Zuo Tianxin remained silent. He was somewhat curious. If a sixth-realm incarnation was destroyed, the original strength would be restored. So what would happen if the reincarnation of the Eternal End was killed?
He just thought about it; he didn't dare ask.
[Perfect timing, you haven't gotten to that point in the story yet.]
After completing the background story, you can now begin the main story.
"This Yuantian Realm is actually quite good, with a size of one light-year (the book's worldview has an infinite speed of light, but here it refers to one light-year within 19 trillion miles), and its resources are not scarce."
[You began by feigning humility, "But the problem is, it's stuck within the cosmic barrier, which isn't even considered vast for someone at the Fifth Realm, let alone for someone at the Sixth Realm."]
"It's too narrow; I don't even dare to use my full strength in the mortal realm, otherwise the aftershocks alone would destroy an entire Yuan Tian Domain!"
You put on a "I'm so bored" face: "I'm just unlucky to have been reincarnated into this ridiculous place, like a dragon trapped in a well, unable to be free."
You suddenly asked, "You know what I mean, right?"
Zuo Tianxin nodded: "So you must leave. You must find a true immortal in this realm to take you out of this prison and let you venture into the truly vast universe!"
"That's right, that makes perfect sense!" you clapped your hands. "Then what are you waiting for? Take me on this journey!"
"Yes!" Zuo Tianxin waved his hand, enveloping you with his Dao power. But as he was about to depart, a question occurred to him: "How long are you... now?"
Why ask this?
"Uh... because the distance from the Primordial Heaven Realm to the universe is 700,000 light-years, and it's impossible to enter the broken void within the cosmic membrane, I can only travel at a speed of 600,000 miles per second, which would take me 700,000 years..."
"You're so stupid!" You were exasperated and wanted to slap him on the head, but you were completely bound by Dao power and couldn't move an inch. You could only yell, "Dao principles! Where did you throw away the Dao principles? Just find some Dao principles that can break through limits in the mortal world and comprehend them, wouldn't that be enough?"
"Is there... such a principle?"
"Of course! I've understood this since I was a long time ago... cough cough, of course, as the End of All Time, I was the first to understand it."
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