Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 278 The Absolute Harmony of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, Enlightenment at the Second Level of the God King Realm

"These three traditions each have their own emphasis: the one that helps all beings defend against fire, and the one that helps them attack in times of calamity and tribulation... As for the celestial inheritance, it is the divine calculation!"

The so-called divine calculation is actually a deduction.

Those who cultivate the path of cause and effect are generally not prone to killing.

Therefore, even the so-called Calamity Light is slightly inferior to the fundamental Daos of Destruction, Matter, and Boundless in terms of direct combat.

However, being bad at killing does not mean being bad at fighting.

When the understanding of cause and effect is cultivated to a high level, it can often trigger major changes in battle, causing the enemy to suffer various unexpected losses.

"This disciple has a shallow understanding of the principle of cause and effect. Please guide me, Master."

Yu Duan respectfully bowed to the ancestor Feng Xi.

Ancestor Feng Xi pondered for a moment and said, "This 'Zhou Tian Cheng Fu' is indeed the strongest."

"I once saw a God Emperor who had comprehended the ultimate Dao of cause and effect being hunted down by four elders in the late stage of God Emperor."

"But during this escape, various causes and effects intertwined to form a calamity, and various accidents occurred frequently. He set up a three-killing trap and, with the strength of a mid-stage God Emperor, killed four elders who were late-stage God Emperors."

"Even without external interference, in battles of the same level, one can calculate a multitude of possibilities in a single thought, anticipate the enemy's moves, firmly control the rhythm of the battle, and lead the opponent into a dead end."

Upon hearing this, Yu Duan bowed respectfully and said, "This disciple is willing to cultivate the 'Zhou Tian Cheng Fu'!"

Each of the top-tier lineages is not easy to cultivate.

The so-called top-tier martial arts have extremely high thresholds, and even a god-king level has only a chance to master such a lineage.

It's possible that not a single God-King in an entire Origin World could cultivate to such a high level; even just getting to the beginning would be considered a rare achievement.

If one cultivates a special ultimate technique at the ultimate realm, then one will reach an invincible level within the source world, comparable to a God Emperor who has been suppressed to the ultimate God King level.

Of course, if the God Emperor possesses a special treasure, the situation would be different.

In terms of combat strength at the same level, inheritance is not the only factor; secret treasures are also an important element.

"Very well, you can accept this treasure wheel. It is also a support-type treasure at the God Emperor level. However, although it is a support-type treasure, if its power can be unleashed, it will far surpass the weapons at the God King level."

"Thank you teacher!"

Even a low-grade or elementary treasure at the level of a God Emperor is extremely precious.

Why is the emperor of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom comparable to the ruler of the myriad realms and the boundary beast of the Tianmu Kingdom?

It is precisely because these emperors and monarchs possess powerful divine treasures, or even complete sets of divine treasures.

A powerful figure like the Lord of Myriad Realms might be able to obtain such treasures in certain blessed places, but they might not be suitable for him and he might not be able to unleash much of their power.

"Since you intend to pursue multiple paths, as your teacher, I will share some of my experience with you..."

Ancestor Feng Xi pondered for a moment and said, "To be able to resonate with three Daos is a rare sight even in countless Origin Worlds."

"If your speed of cultivating the path of cause and effect can be comparable to the first two paths, then I will support you to take this path."

"When you cultivate the fourth and fifth paths in the future, if you encounter situations where they do not fit, I will suggest that you first cultivate the path that fits you best, so that you can achieve the ultimate, or even become a God Emperor."

"In this way, your soul, comprehension and other aspects will be improved, and you will be able to progress faster when you delve into paths that do not fit."

After learning that Yu Duan was cultivating the two fundamental Daos of Boundless and World at such a rapid pace, Ancestor Feng Xi was certain that Yu Duan would become an ultimate life form in the future.

This rate of progress is faster than that of Emperor Qing and the Lord of Myriad Realms back then, and it can even be vaguely compared to the Realm Beasts that do not lack resources to devour, which is simply exaggerated.

It would be an injustice if someone with such talent couldn't reach the ultimate level.

"Your disciple will remember your teachings, Master," Yu Duan replied quickly.

Ancestor Fengxi nodded again and explained in detail some key points to note about this path.

Besides the five paths, the most important thing is willpower, which must also reach the level of a perfect God Emperor.

This is actually the most troublesome point for the end user.

A moment later, Yu Duan and the Empress of Fengdu took their leave together.

"Junior brother!"

Empress Fengdu stopped Yu Duan and said, "My Eastern Extreme Region lineage has five treasures that can permanently confront the Great Dao of Origin: Time, Space, Life, Destruction, and Matter. As for the opportunity to confront the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, there are only consumables."

As they spoke, the Empress of Fengdu took out a token and handed it to Yu Duan.

"In the treasure universe, there are 197 'Hunyuan Entangled Spirit Fruits'. After consuming them, one can directly face the Great Dao of Cause and Effect for about 36 billion days."

"Junior brother, you may use this token at will."

Yu Duan accepted the token without ceremony and thanked the Empress of Fengdu.

Before long, Yu Duan returned to the Treasure Storage Universe, met the Universe Spirit Feng Tong, and took out 10 Hunyuan Entangling Spirit Fruits.

One Hunyuan Entangling Spirit Fruit, once consumed, allows one to directly confront the Origin Great Dao for 3.6 epochs. Judging from the previous rate of progress, 10 fruits would certainly be enough.

"Besides directly confronting the Great Dao of Origin, I need treasures that can enhance the compatibility of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect."

With a thought, Yu Duan sent a wisp of consciousness through the infinite space to examine the treasures within.

Previously, Yu Duan obtained 101 reward points, purchased two types of resources, consumed 8.6 reward points, and still has 92.4 reward points remaining.

For about seven centuries, Yu Duan's avatar in the infinite space has been fighting and repelling mental creatures, earning a total of 4.12 reward points. His current balance is only 96.52 reward points.

This accumulation speed is already considered quite fast, because Yu Duan has a strong will and his efficiency in hunting mind creatures is relatively high.

Even so, the reward points for defeating mind creatures will decrease over time.

To accumulate tens of thousands of reward points, it would probably take countless eons.

"There's no rush to draw up my willpower in advance... I'm currently in a period of rapid improvement in my understanding efficiency, and I'll deal with the rest later."

Yu Duan's gaze swept over many treasures related to the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, and he finally chose a special resource called the Xuanhui Yundan.

This is a special resource, which is the result of someone who has comprehended half of the Great Dao of Primordial Cause and Effect, and who has gathered the ethereal cause and effect of all living beings and refined it into an elixir.

One Xuanhui Yundan is worth 17 reward points. After consuming it, one can obtain the Great Dao Talent of Causality at the level of a Great Dao Darling, which lasts for 100 epochs.

"It's too expensive, much more expensive than the resources of the Boundless Avenue and the World Avenue."

Yu Duan felt a pang of regret, but this was already the cheapest 'Favorite of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect' level treasure.

Among the nine major paths originating from the continent, the resources and inheritance of the Path of Cause and Effect and the Path of Time are the most valuable at the same level.

"Buzz!"

A spacetime vortex appeared directly in front of Yu Duan.

Then a phantom star with a diameter of over 1 kilometers emerged from this vortex.

These illusory stars sometimes appear tinged with color, and sometimes pure white, looking like a projection.

"So big?"

Yu Duan was somewhat surprised; it was the first time he had ever seen such a large pill.

As his will permeated the enormous elixir, Yu Duan was able to sense a profound fluctuation of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

"Let's taste what this Great Dan tastes like."

With a thought, Yu Duan's main battle clone suddenly expanded, transforming into a giant god.

This Xuanhui Yundan, with a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers, was like a candy bean in front of Yu Duan, and was swallowed whole.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, a mysterious power emanated from Yu Duan's body.

Almost the instant the medicine began to take effect, Yu Duan noticed that the Book of Cause and Effect within the Heart of the True God had become slightly more brilliant, as if it were resonating with the power of cause and effect.

At the same time, from Yu Duan's perspective, he finally saw his own cause and effect.

Unlike the intertwined causes and effects of others, Yu Duan's causes and effects are not intertwined with any person, but rather with the past and the future.

Countless threads of cause and effect permeate the past and the future, forming causal corridors without beginning or end.

"This is... my karma?" Yu Duan was stunned. No wonder his karma was difficult for others to perceive.

One's own cause and effect permeates the past and future, but does not create cause and effect with anything in the 'present', only with the past and the future.

"These causal corridors are the changes formed by my repeated pre-emptive understanding of the future."

Yu Duan studied it for a few minutes, then stopped focusing on it.

I am far from understanding the Book of Cause and Effect right now; it's not too late to study it in the future.

"First, cultivate a divine king level one inheritance to use as an advance, and then study 'Cause and Effect Embers' and 'Zhou Tian Cheng Fu'."

Cultivating a lower-difficulty inheritance requires a shorter advance progress bar.

Comprehending highly complex secret techniques not only hones one's comprehension skills but also enhances one's understanding; the two complement each other.

In any case, no matter which secret technique one gains in advance, the price to pay is to study the great principle of cause and effect.

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, about 10 days have passed.

10 days is only one ten-thousandth of a century, a terrifyingly short period of time.

"Buzz!"

A peculiar fluctuation emanated from the small courtyard at the end of the room.

The invisible and intangible radiance intertwined in the palm of his hand, forming an invisible fire.

"The Embers of Cause and Effect, is this the beginning?"

Yu Duan came to his senses, his mind filled with a complex mix of emotions.

To enter the realm of the Causal Flame, one needs to comprehend one of the three major branches of the Great Dao of Causality.

It should be understood that the difficulty of comprehending each complete Great Dao is actually not that different.

Therefore, the fewer branches a path has, the more difficult it is to comprehend.

"I didn't even have time to draw upon it in advance... I only studied the Misfortune (Calamity) branch a little, and I just naturally and effortlessly grasped it?"

This time, Yu Duan's reaction was truly natural.

Since he began cultivating, Yu Duan has only had a handful of true moments of enlightenment. This is far less than what his disciple Luo Feng does, who experiences enlightenment and transformation at the drop of a hat. Without any special advantages, he might not be much stronger than ordinary geniuses like the Primordial Ancestor.

"Even if I have the talent to directly face the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, or be a darling of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect... my speed of comprehension is simply unbelievable."

Yu Duan looked at the Book of Cause and Effect.

The degree of alignment between one's own cause and effect and the Dao is so high that it seems unscientific; there must be a reason for it.

When I was trying to understand the mysteries of cause and effect this time, I felt an indescribable sense of exhilaration. Everything seemed to fall into place naturally. I didn't encounter any doubts, and I didn't even need to delve into it. I just studied it a little and I understood it.

Back when Yu Duan was studying the lower-level fundamental laws, he never had this feeling of things falling into place so naturally.

"This is what is called the harmony of the Great Dao, not a harmony of talent... It is mysterious and profound, and cannot be improved by external forces."

Yu Duan was well aware that his research into the Boundless Origin Dao was actually not fast.

Even with the blessing of various treasures, it would still take more than seven thousand epochs to repay the immeasurable Great Dao of the second level of the God King realm.

Luo Feng has lived for over seven thousand epochs, and his understanding of the Dao of Life and Death is at the late stage of the God Emperor realm. His combat strength is also at the peak of the God Emperor realm, half of the Chaos Origin realm.

His own resources were no less than Luo Feng's, but it would take seven thousand epochs to fully comprehend even a second-level realm. Even with the boost from directly facing the Great Dao, it would probably still take several hundred epochs.

This shows that his compatibility with the Boundless Great Dao is actually only average, and his current rate of progress is entirely due to the advance insights and various resources.

"If I can reach the ultimate realm through the Great Dao of Cause and Effect faster than I can comprehend the second level of other Great Daos, then I will reach the ultimate realm first."

Yu Duan also had his own considerations.

The principle is to achieve the highest level of mastery as quickly as possible. Once you reach the highest level of mastery, you can access the ultimate paths one by one and achieve the level of a Primordial Lord much faster than breaking through the laws with brute force.

"The cost of the world's path has not been fully repaid yet... Let's first fill the progress bar, and once the advance payment option reappears, we'll know how long it will take to pay the advance payment cost of cause and effect."

……

For the next century or so, Yu Duan devoted almost all his energy to fully recovering the pre-paid price of the original Dao of the previous world, only setting aside a wisp of his will to study the Dao of Cause and Effect.

Even so, after more than a century, about 1.3 billion days, Yu Duan naturally comprehended the second branch of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

【Boundless Chaos Body】: A body-refining secret technique for the second level of the God King realm, at the peak of the sixth level. It can provide advance access to the comprehension of the 'peak of the seventh level', at the cost of studying the Boundless Origin Great Dao for 7941 epochs.

【Abyss of Infinity】: Ultimate-level secret technique, realm: initial stage of the third level. Can be used to advance the insights of the initial stage of the fourth level, the price to pay is: studying the Boundless Primordial Dao for 1.1 epochs.

[Heart of the World]: Ultimate soul defense secret technique, realm: peak of the third level. Can be used to advance the enlightenment of the 'peak of the fourth level', the price to pay is 3718 epochs of the World's Origin Great Dao.

【Embers of Cause and Effect】: Ultimate causal-based incantation technique, realm: peak of the second level. Can be used to advance insights into the 'peak of the third level', the price to pay is: 47 days of studying the fundamental Dao of cause and effect.

【…】

Through the transmission of the Book of Cause and Effect, Yu Duan could clearly see the degree of compatibility between his three paths.

They all possess the blessing of Hunyuan Crystal, Qingxin Spirit Liquid, and the innate talent of the Great Dao's darlings.

To cultivate the ultimate secret techniques of the second level of the God-King realm, the Boundless Great Dao requires 11,000 epochs, while the World Great Dao requires more than 3,000 epochs.

As for the Dao of Cause and Effect, it is not yet easy to judge.

The Causal Flame is divided into nine levels, with each three levels corresponding to a God-King realm.

Yu Duan is currently only at the peak of the second level, which is the mid-stage of the first level of the God King realm. He cannot expect to gain the fourth level of the second level of the God King realm.

"47 days is just a fleeting moment."

With a thought, Yu Duan directly drew upon this level of understanding.

Instantly, Yu Duan's mind began to ripple, merging into his own karma, spreading towards the Origin Continent, as if opening his divine eyes to see the karma of countless beings.

In a mere instant, Yu Duan broke free from this state.

He thoroughly understood the three major branches of the Great Way of Cause and Effect: fortune, misfortune, and impermanence.

Yu Duan let out a long sigh of relief, and then took out the magnificent treasure wheel.

The treasure wheel is engraved with endless and complex causal Dao secret patterns. This treasure wheel is called the 'Mysterious Cause Heavenly Evolution Wheel'. It is a treasure of array and calculation type. In terms of killing, it is at the bottom of the God Emperor's treasures.

The inheritance within the treasure wheel is the mysterious and indescribable "Zhou Tian Cheng Fu," which can only be attempted by those who have comprehended the three major branches of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

This doesn't guarantee success; mastering the three major branches is merely the most basic requirement.

……

Four hundred thousand days is not a long time; it passes in the blink of an eye.

When Yu Duan opened his eyes again, his eyes reflected endless and complex threads of cause and effect, intertwining to form mysterious array patterns.

"My compatibility with the Great Dao of Cause and Effect is exceptionally high. I have mastered the first level of this special inheritance in just over 400,000 days."

Yu Duan looked around, his gaze penetrating the future evolution and past entanglements of all things.

In any battle involving the ultimate realm of a God-King, the prophet can predict the future for at least one second.

Don't underestimate the power of predicting the future by just one second; in actual combat at the same level, it's an absolute crushing victory.

Of course, what pleased Yu Duan the most was the repayment he needed to make for the advance payment of the second level of the God King realm of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

【Embers of Cause and Effect】: The ultimate causal-based incantation technique, realm: peak of the third level. It can provide advance access to insights into the 'peak of the fourth level,' but the price to pay is 3.74 million days of studying the fundamental Dao of cause and effect.

3.74 million days, just over one-third of a century.

Even if the difficulty increases to the fifth and sixth levels of understanding, it won't be too exaggerated.

Only the transition from the sixth to the seventh level, which is the transformation from the second level of the God King realm to the ultimate realm, requires a time increase of a thousand or even ten thousand times.

"Pre-emptive access to the fourth level, the second stage of the God-King realm..."

With a thought, Yu Duan's Book of Cause and Effect within the Heart of the True God instantly released endless, dazzling light.

(End of this chapter)