Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I am the Ancestor of Stars.

Chapter 192 Ordinary Stone

After Taihao transmitted the information to him through the Heavenly Dao, a great deal of information appeared in his mind, which was about the Heart of the World and everything else!

The minimum requirement to merge with the Heart of the World is to break through the Great Dao realm and reach a higher level of strength. No wonder the Heavenly Dao hadn't mentioned this before; it turns out that I hadn't met the requirements yet!

Now that I have broken through to the Great Dao realm, Heaven has finally brought this matter up!

Taihao looked at the information sent to him by the Heavenly Dao, and then fell into deep thought. This matter could be big or small.

Although Taihao doesn't care much about the lives and deaths of other beings in the Taihao Realm, if something goes wrong and too many beings die, he will be entangled in karma. Moreover, this karma is a universal rule, unlike the karma of the Heavenly Dao. Once entangled, Taihao cannot escape unscathed. Therefore, Taihao needs to think this matter through carefully.

"You should know very well how dangerous the place your sister is going to is, and there are countless powerful people there. With your strength that has just broken through to the God King level, how long do you think you can survive there with those four burdens like Pingxin?" Tiandao looked at Taihao, who was deep in thought, and continued with a profound gaze.

"How much power can you make me?" Taihao pondered for a moment, then asked directly.

He needed to know how much his strength would increase after merging with the Heart of the World, and whether there was any temptation worth taking the risk for.

"At the very least, it can allow your strength to break through to the fourth level of the God-King realm. Moreover, your combat power already surpasses your current strength; after fusing with the Heart of the World, you will be able to fight beyond your level." Upon hearing Taihao's question, the Heavenly Dao already knew his answer. The Heavenly Dao believed that once Taihao understood the benefits of fusing with the World, he would not hesitate.

After all, cultivation is a path against the heavens, and opportunities and dangers always coexist. As long as the opportunity outweighs the danger, everyone will rush forward without regard for their lives. Taihao is no exception. After reaching the God King realm, the time required to break through each level will be terrifying. Taihao must improve his strength as soon as possible.

The forces behind those events in the Netherworld and the Space of Life must be extremely powerful. Now that he has already clashed with them, Taihao will not back down.

Therefore, when the Heavenly Dao said that he could break through to the fourth level of the God King realm, Taihao was already tempted.

"Alright, I can merge with the Heart of the World and bring the Taihao Realm with me, but I have one more requirement: you must come with me, and once we arrive, you must obey my orders. If you agree, we can begin now; otherwise, I will protect the entire Taihao Realm and then leave." Taihao looked at the Heavenly Dao and stated his requirements.

When Tiandao heard Taihao's request, he wasn't too surprised. He wasn't dissatisfied with following Taihao either, since his current strength was still somewhat weak. He was just a little unaccustomed to obeying Taihao's orders for a moment, but after a quick while, he understood. Taihao was doing this to protect both his own interests and Tiandao's.

"Alright, that's fine. I'll bring the Heart of the World over now, and you can refine it directly." As he spoke, the Heavenly Dao disappeared, and Taihao's divine soul power could no longer sense the Heavenly Dao's figure.

Not long after, the Heavenly Dao appeared before Taihao again, holding a stone in his hand. The stone had no energy fluctuations and seemed very ordinary; it wasn't even a spirit stone, but rather an ordinary stone from the mortal world.

"Are you sure this is the Heart of the World?" Taihao looked at the Heavenly Dao with a suspicious expression, then smiled and said.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Tiandao's face. Although the item was very precious, its appearance was indeed not very appealing. If it weren't for the connection between Tiandao and the Heart of the World, Tiandao believed that he wouldn't have given such a stone a second glance.

"Don't laugh. This is a disguise and a means of self-protection for the Heart of the World. It has no fighting power whatsoever. If it were found, it would be refined. So it disguises itself like this. Over time, even it has forgotten its original appearance. In the end, it can only be like this!" The Heavenly Dao looked at Taihao, who wanted to laugh, and said in a deep voice.

He then tossed the Heart of the World to Taihao and said, "Start refining it now. I also need to make some preparations so that the Taihao Realm can be integrated into your body as soon as possible."

Taihao reached out and caught the Heart of the World, which the Heavenly Dao had tossed to him like trash. His divine soul power surged into the Heart of the World, and he discovered that it was just an ordinary stone in the mortal world, without any energy or anything special about it.

However, out of faith in the Dao, a flame appeared in his palm. It was the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire. As soon as the flame appeared, the surrounding space became dry, and a terrifying high temperature swept through the entire space.

He then took the Heart of the World in his hand and used the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire to refine it. Originally, Taihao thought that the terrifying high temperature of the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire would directly refine that ordinary stone. However, the Heart of the World did not react at all when it came into contact with the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire. This made Taihao value the Heart of the World more, as he knew the temperature of the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire better than anyone else.

But now, he couldn't even refine what looked like an ordinary stone from the mortal world, which made Taihao doubt whether the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire was truly terrifying.

"Be patient. The Heart of the World isn't so easy to refine. And can you leave here and go to your dojo? Stop using your monstrous flames here!" The voice of the Heavenly Dao came from all directions, almost roaring out at the end.

Taihao smiled slightly and then disappeared. It seems that the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire put a lot of pressure on the Heavenly Dao, almost causing it to go berserk.

After arriving at his dojo, Taihao went directly into the cultivation room. With a wave of his hand, a light screen enveloped the entire cultivation room. Then, he took out the Heart of the World and floated it in front of him. The Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire also surged out, instantly evaporating all the moisture in the room.

As Taihao spent more time refining it, he gained a completely new understanding of the Heart of the World. What appeared to be just an ordinary stone from the mortal realm actually possessed an incomprehensible hardness!

Even when Taihao unleashed the full power of the Nine Netherworld Fire, it only caused a slight change in the Heart of the World. The Heart of the World melted very slowly. Taihao roughly estimated that it would take tens of thousands of years for the entire Heart of the World to completely melt and be absorbed.

After Taihao roughly understood the situation, he calmed down and separated a wisp of his divine soul to control the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire to refine the Heart of the World. He then directly entered a state of cultivation. He had just broken through to the God King realm and had not yet fully adapted to the power of the God King realm. He needed to adapt to the power of the God King realm during this period of time.

While Taihao was in seclusion refining the Heart of the World, Tiandao, Pingxin, Nuwa, Xihe, and Huoling'er were all busy with their own affairs. As the Heavenly Emperor, Xihe had too many things to deal with. They were conducting another round of deification for those who had died in the outer chaos, and there were many other things to do afterward.

Pingxin's underworld also has many things to do, while Nuwa arranges everything among the human race, leaving Huo Ling'er with relatively little free time.

The Heavenly Dao was setting up a vast and intricate array, which was the most crucial step for Taihao to integrate the Taihao Realm into his body.

(End of this chapter)