Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 294 The Path to Achieving Lord-Level Chaos Origin

Above the nine heavens, the brilliant, clear divine sun slowly descended, and the immense pressure that had enveloped the entire Holy Realm dissipated.

The dazzling radiance subsided, finally revealing Shen Mu's figure as he descended from the sky, stepping through the void.

On the ground, cultivators stared at Shen Mu with shocked expressions.

"It's the Lord of Origin City!"

"The Lord of Origin City has transcended the mundane realm in just over 500 million years!"

Inside the city lord's mansion, two figures soared into the air and flew towards Shen Mu; they were Cang Sheng and Cheng Suichuan.

"Brother Origin, congratulations on transcending!"

Cang Sheng bowed to Shen Mu with clasped hands, his expression somewhat complicated.

He has been trying to comprehend the two major and half of the primordial rules for countless years, but he still sees no hope of transcendence.

Those who attain enlightenment find it difficult to transcend; there are essentially only two methods, but each path leads to immense power.

The first step is to prove the Dao through force, to break through the limits of a semi-primordial life form with one's own strength, and to comprehend the essence of the Dao at the primordial level.

However, the rules of Hunyuan are difficult to comprehend. The Dao at the half-Hunyuan level seems to be only half a step away from the true rules of Hunyuan, but that half step is an insurmountable gap.

Even for those born lord-level Primordial Life Ancestors, the hope of comprehending the rules corresponding to their own bloodline is extremely slim.

Once one can comprehend a primordial rule, one can directly prove the Dao from a semi-primordial life form, becoming a lord-level existence, and overpowering the progenitors among all naturally born primordial life forms to achieve the Eternal Throne.

The path that all living beings take is to pursue and comprehend a complete and primordial Dao, and to fully master a primordial rule, which is extremely difficult.

Another method is to comprehend the supreme rules of a source world and take control of that source world.

The supreme rules of the Origin World are woven from countless fundamental Daos. To achieve this path, one must master all the Daos within the supreme rules.

To master something is not the same as to understand it.

In all the major source worlds, powerful beings at the second level of the God King realm can imprint their own mark on the Great Dao they comprehend and control that Dao.

Therefore, mastering the supreme rules is actually the same: one must fully comprehend the endless great Dao within the supreme rules to the level of a second-level God-King, imprint it with one's own life mark, and then control it.

When every path is controlled, the supreme rules are also controlled.

Those who follow this path, once they break through, although they don't directly become Lord-level beings, they can still control a source world and become world-class Chaos Origin beings.

This is also the way out for 99% of those who attain enlightenment. Only a very small number of those who attain enlightenment, like the common people, pursue a thorough understanding of a certain level of the Dao, directly transforming themselves and proving the Dao through force.

However, besides these two paths, there is actually another way: spreading faith.

It can make countless beings submit to its faith, and all living beings submit. The will of all living beings also influences the will of the world, and it can also make the origin of the world submit. It can be easily refined and become the master of the world, thereby achieving the primordial chaos.

However, this path only existed in theory and was never proven until Dongbo Xueying, who had comprehended the ultimate meaning of the soul, arrived in the future, and this path became a reality.

Only by mastering the Dao of the Soul can one make the souls and wills of all beings as one, thereby influencing the origin of the world, making it submit, and successfully refining it.

"Brother Cang Sheng's path is correct, but it is a difficult one. Once successful, he will be able to surpass many naturally born lord-level beings in the endless primordial space."

Even after achieving the Primordial Life Form, Shen Mu did not act arrogantly when facing these cultivators.

Cheng Suichuan, who was standing to the side, said excitedly, "Brother Origin, I have already sent a message to Grandpa. He has dispatched a powerful world-class expert to guide you to the true Chaos Origin Space."

"Hehe, little guy, don't even think about trying to steal him. I've already spoken with Brother Jin, and no one is allowed to interfere with Shen Mu's path."

A voice rang out, and then an old man dressed in brightly colored clothes, wearing slippers and showing his toes appeared out of thin air.

"Little Shen Mu, this should be our first time meeting, right?"

The old man watched the crosstalk performance with a smile.

Although it was the first time Shen Mu had met this person, he had already guessed who he was.

"Shen Mu greets Senior Yuan."

Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. You have now broken free from your constraints, and you will have to walk your own path in the future."

"However, there are some things I need to tell you before that."

"Do you still remember your Azure Dragon clone?" The primordial spirit's expression also became solemn.

As his words fell, the entire space-time of the cultivation world froze completely, and Shen Mu and Yuan's figures transcended time, conversing on the other side of time.

Nothing they said or did was recorded in any way, and nothing was ever discovered by anyone.

Shen Mu nodded hurriedly: "Of course I remember. For Senior Yuan to personally intervene, it seems that there is indeed something wrong with my Azure Dragon clone."

"Your clone is the innate progenitor of primordial life, the reincarnation of the progenitor of order and chaos."

"However, that order was destroyed by us once, and it seems to have encountered some problems. After reincarnation, it became your clone."

"Normally, this is an almost inescapable fate for you, because order cannot be erased or destroyed."

"But it's not absolute. It means that before the cycle of reincarnation in a source world is destroyed, before the will of order is restored, you, as the original self, comprehend a certain primordial rule and become a lord."

"At that time, not only will there be no crisis, but there may also be hope to completely plunder everything in the order, truly cut it down, and make it impossible for it to recover."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu quickly asked, "Senior, why is it that a source world's cycle of reincarnation has been destroyed?"

"The cycle of reincarnation and destruction of the source world is an explanation of chaos and order, containing the complete principles of the primordial order. After witnessing the cycle of reincarnation and destruction of the source world once, the will of order will be revived, and your will will be annihilated."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu couldn't help but ask, "Wouldn't simply freezing and permanently sealing this entire Origin World, preventing the will of the Primordial Order from reviving, be no different from killing it?"

Yuan laughed and said, "Little Shen Mu, you're thinking too simply."

"If the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos Life could be suppressed by another method, we wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to cultivate you."

"It's pointless. Once we intervene, the carriers of the rules of order will collapse and be reborn in one of the source worlds within the infinite primordial space."

"This time, the revival of the Primordial Order occurred in your Origin World. The next revival may occur in other Origin Worlds."

"In different source worlds, the passage of time is different, and the time of the cycle of reincarnation and destruction is also different."

"Some source worlds are destroyed and reborn countless times in every instant, but for the life within this source world, they have experienced endless years."

"So if I intervene, the ancestor of order might be resurrected somewhere in the infinite primordial spacetime in the next instant."

"There is only one way to truly prevent him from recovering: you, as the original body, must become a Lord-level Chaos Source, and you must also master a supreme rule to permanently suppress the Ancestor of Order the moment he recovers."

Only Shen Mu, the true self, after achieving the Lord level, could prevent his clone's transformation and suppress it the moment its will awakened.

However, suppressing the will of a Lord-level Chaos Origin Realm being is impossible even for beings of the same level.

Unless the Dao that Shen Mu possesses is the Primordial Soul, there is perhaps no hope.

This is only hope; according to Yuan's speculation, there is hope, but whether it will actually happen is still uncertain.

"I see."

Shen Mu suddenly realized that his situation was now clear.

As long as one can achieve the level of a lord and comprehend a supreme rule, one can truly escape the backlash from the Azure Dragon clone.

As for whether the will of the progenitor of order can be completely suppressed, it can only be said that there is some hope.

"So, little Shen Mu, now that you understand your situation, you need to comprehend the Hunyuan Soul."

Whether it is the Way of the Mind, the Way of Illusion, the Way of the Illusion, or even the Way of the Soul, they are all at different levels of the ultimate Way, but after achieving the Primordial Chaos, they all belong to the category of the Primordial Soul.

Yuan patted Shen Mu on the shoulder: "If you can't comprehend the Hunyuan Soul, comprehending any kind of Hunyuan Dao is also good. There's no need to force it."

"My hope is to prevent the progenitor of that order from reviving, but I also hope for a new pathway."

After saying that, Yuan waved his hand and said, "Alright, you don't need to see me off."

After saying this, Yuan's figure disappeared from the spot, and the space-time of the entire cultivation holy world was restored once again.

Apart from Shen Mu, no one else noticed that Yuan had been there. Even Cheng Suichuan didn't remember what had just happened.

At this moment, Cheng Suichuan held Shen Mu tightly, afraid that Shen Mu would suddenly run away.

Suddenly, a stream of light appeared on Cheng Suichuan's chest; it was a communication jade talisman.

Cheng Suichuan's expression changed, and he looked somewhat dejected. He glanced at Shen Mu beside him, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Origin, Brother Qi, my grandfather said he doesn't want you anymore, he thinks your bloodline is too deformed."

Shen Mu's lips twitched slightly; this Senior Jin really knew how to lie.

"It's alright. Even if I'm all alone, I can still make a name for myself in the Infinite Chaos Space."

As Shen Mu spoke, he raised his hand and rubbed Cheng Suichuan's head.

The next instant, a dazzling stream of light emerged from between Shen Mu's eyebrows, and then manifested as a semi-circular white jade gate.

The Daoist gate is inscribed with endless and complex principles; it is the pure and boundless Great Dao of Hunyuan.

hum!

The soul power at the advanced Hunyuan level revived, easily leaving Shen Mu's own imprint within this infinite gate.

Suddenly, a piece of information emerged.

This is a message left by Yuan, telling Shen Mu the origin and mysteries of this Infinite Dao Gate.

"As expected, this is a supreme treasure crafted by Senior Yuan, made with a drop of the heart's essence blood of the Infinite Ancestor. What a grand gesture!"

Origin essence blood is not just any drop of blood. For example, a drop of origin essence blood was extracted from the heart of the high-level Chaos Origin life form that Shen Mu and others killed earlier.

It is already incredibly incredible that this senior was able to produce a single drop of the Infinite Serpent's primordial blood essence.

Having successfully left his soul imprint, Shen Mu could be said to have truly mastered this supreme treasure, rather than merely managing to unleash a trace of its power.

After recognizing this priceless treasure as its owner, Shen Mu felt a connection.

"The location of the boundless Nine Mystic Mountains and the many source worlds... I see."

Besides the Hunyuan Dao Sect, the Boundless Nine Wonders Mountain, the True Spirit Holy Realm, and the 108 worlds that the Boundless Nine Wonders Mountain experienced while operating through the void were all worlds carefully selected by Yuan.

Every world has certain characteristics. According to Yuan's plan, Shen Mu should travel through the boundless Nine Wonders Mountain, visiting all 108 source worlds, and after achieving the semi-primordial level, activate this infinite gate to cross over to the cultivation holy world.

However, Shen Mu reached an agreement with two high-grade Hunyuan treasures, which blocked the Sun and Moon treasures guarding the Infinite Dao Gate, allowing Shen Mu to travel ahead of schedule.

Therefore, Yuan arranged for Shen Mu to travel to the Great Thousand World for another trial.

"The next step is to master the ultimate soul, to make all life in the source world submit to me, and to influence the very origin of the source world, making it submit to me."

With this thought in mind, Shen Mu decided to go to the True Spirit Holy Realm first through the Infinite Dao Gate.

It's better to control this world. Shen Mu doesn't want his friends and family on the Origin Continent to be affected by his illusions, losing their free will in a sense, which is no different from enslavement.

"Gentlemen, until we meet again!"

Shen Mu laughed heartily and stepped into the Taoist gate.

Upon seeing this, many cultivators, including Cang Sheng and Cheng Sui Chuan, bowed slightly and said, "Congratulations, Brother Origin (City Lord), on your liberation from the shackles."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Infinite Dao Gate transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the void.

Cang Sheng stood up, looked at the cultivators with complex expressions, and shook his head.

"Come back to your senses. Brother Origin has already transcended to the highest level; we must not be discouraged..."

Before the common people could finish speaking, another immense pressure erupted from the depths of Thunder Pool City.

This time, however, it emerged from the secluded cultivation room of the city lord's mansion, and the entire cultivation world was once again plunged into darkness.

"..."

Many practitioners, including Cang Sheng and Cheng Suichuan, looked at each other in bewilderment.

……

Boom!

The boundless Nine Mystic Mountains are a super-small source world, less than one percent of the true source world.

Four treasures, whose auras far surpassed those of a semi-primordial being, clashed with each other, but all restrained themselves and did not engage in a full-scale battle.

Otherwise, this boundless world of Nine Wonders Mountain would inevitably collapse and be annihilated quickly, beginning a new cycle of reincarnation.

Let alone the clash between four supreme treasures far surpassing those of a half-Chaotic Origin Realm expert, even a battle between ordinary God Kings at the Ultimate Realm could cause a region of Origin World to begin a new cycle of annihilation much earlier than expected.

High above the heavens, the white jade platform continued to operate according to its fixed schedule, returning to the origin of this super-small source world after 129,600 days.

Boom!

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure emanated from the white jade platform.

The white jade Taoist gate that had disappeared reappeared, and then Shen Mu, dressed in a white robe, walked out of the gate.

"Certainly!"

Shen Mu, with the imperial edict in his mouth, uttered a single word.

A terrifying, overwhelming will instantly enveloped the entire Origin World, suppressing everything.

The four treasures that were fighting fiercely were all forced to freeze in place.

(End of this chapter)