Chapter 794: Transformation Realm

In a seemingly chaotic void, an endless, mottled divine millstone slowly rotated, exuding immense pressure and terror.

Zhou Yuan gazed at this scene, utterly astonished. He was all too familiar with that mottled divine millstone; over the years, his spirit had been crushed countless times beneath it.

Therefore, he could say with utmost certainty that this mottled divine millstone before him was undoubtedly the Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone!

However, whether it was the legendary Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone itself was still debatable.

At this moment, he finally understood why, when he activated the Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone Visualization Technique in the Wind Domain, a resonance came from deep within the wind layers. It turned out that the core of this Four Spirits Origin Returning Pagoda was a Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone.

The shock in Zhou Yuan's eyes gradually faded. Then, he suddenly saw countless specks of light rising from below, like stars, exquisitely brilliant.

“Are these light specks… the sacrificed Origin Returning Coins?” Zhou Yuan's heart stirred, because he sensed fluctuations of Vitality Qi and Spirit power within them.

The countless specks of light converged here, finally gathering beneath the divine millstone.

As the divine millstone ground down, all the light specks were crushed into an extremely pure essence. This essence was directly absorbed by the divine millstone. At that moment, Zhou Yuan saw that on the massive body of the mottled divine millstone, four extremely ancient Origin Runes seemed to faintly emerge.

Those four Origin Runes were ethereal, yet they exuded ancientness and mystery. They also seemed to absorb the pure essence, and finally, Zhou Yuan saw four substances of different attributes spurt out, raining down like dew.

A flash of insight struck Zhou Yuan's mind. If he wasn't mistaken, the four ethereal ancient Origin Runes on the mottled divine millstone were likely the mother forms of the Wind Spirit Rune, Forest Spirit Rune, Fire Spirit Rune, and Mountain Spirit Rune!

“Attracting the Vitality Qi and Spirit power sacrificed by everyone who enters the Four Spirits Origin Returning Pagoda, then crushing the impurities within using the Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone, transforming it into the purest substance…”

“Using this substance as nourishment, to allow the mother forms of the four ancient Origin Runes to replicate countless Origin Traces, which are then scattered across the four domains for practitioners to cultivate…”

Zhou Yuan's face was filled with awe. This created a perfect cycle. This must be the principle that allowed the Four Spirits Origin Returning Pagoda to operate continuously, right?

However, while it sounded simple, to unify the Vitality Qi and Spirit power from countless individuals into a single, pure form would be incredibly difficult, even for a Law Domain expert.

Unless a Saint took action, but Saints were supreme. To ask such an existence to sit daily and help purify Vitality Qi and Spirit power? Wouldn't one be instantly annihilated for even suggesting it?

Fortunately, the Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone possessed this miraculous ability.

This was likely the primary reason why only the Tianyuan Region possessed the Four Spirits Origin Returning Pagoda.

“Furthermore…”

Zhou Yuan gazed at the mottled divine millstone. He vaguely sensed that the pure essence formed from Vitality Qi and Spirit power was not entirely used to create the Origin Traces for the four domains. A portion was absorbed by the divine millstone itself.

Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered, and a sudden realization struck him. The divine millstone before him was likely not the legendary item itself, but rather a replica refined by Master Cang Yuan...

Strictly speaking, it was probably an Origin Treasure, perhaps even a Saint-grade Origin Treasure.

By continuously absorbing this pure essence over years, it could likely elevate its own grade... One day, it might truly transform into that legendary item.

“Is this Master Cang Yuan’s grand plan?” Zhou Yuan was inwardly shaken. If so, this Four Spirits Origin Returning Pagoda truly served multiple purposes. It could be a symbol of the Tianyuan Region, a bait to attract young prodigies from all sides, and finally, it could secretly nurture a legendary item.

If one day, this divine millstone truly transformed into that legendary item, it would likely possess unimaginable allure even for Saint-stage experts.

Zhou Yuan mused, though he had no particular aspirations regarding the Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone itself. He was, however, very interested in the mother forms of the four ancient Origin Runes. After all, if their countless fragmented offspring were already so powerful, how terrifying must the mother forms be?

Unfortunately, he could only look on enviously, unable to reach them.

Zhou Yuan's spirit scratched its head, suddenly feeling speechless. Could it be that the attracting force had drawn his spirit here just to show him the grandeur of his Master's work?

“You’re amazing! I’ve seen enough, can I leave now?” Zhou Yuan muttered, gazing at the divine millstone.

Just as Zhou Yuan's voice faded, the mottled divine millstone seemed to tremble slightly. Then, Zhou Yuan was astonished to see a stream of pure essence, formed from countless Vitality Qi and Spirit power, fly out from within the millstone, heading directly towards him.

“Huh…”

Zhou Yuan exclaimed in surprise, but before he could comprehend what was happening, the pure essence had already struck his spirit.

Immediately after, Zhou Yuan felt countless ripples of energy ripple across his spirit, and his spirit began to rapidly strengthen at an astonishing speed.

“Holy moly!”

Perceiving the immense change in his spirit, Zhou Yuan was startled, and quickly sat cross-legged, activating the Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone Visualization Technique.

The divine millstone rotated, crushing and refining all the infused pure essence.

And Zhou Yuan's solidified spirit began to emit a faint glow. On the surface of his spirit, natural and ancient patterns seemed to gradually emerge.

A profound and mysterious fluctuation subtly rippled.

The divine millstone in the void, however, continuously released streams of pure essence, pouring them all towards Zhou Yuan, regardless of whether he could accept it.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan was caught between ecstasy and pain.

He was ecstatic that his spirit was rapidly strengthening, but pained by the excessive amount of pure essence being infused, which caused his spirit to feel swollen and aching...

However, as more and more pure essence was infused, he also noticed the peculiar patterns on his spirit's surface. The appearance of these patterns seemed to make his perception of the world increasingly acute.

“These are… Soul Marks?”

Zhou Yuan's heart trembled. Soul Marks, he knew, only emerged when one's spirit reached a certain level of strength. They allowed the spirit to perceive the world with greater sensitivity.

But Soul Marks were the hallmark of entering the Transcendent stage…

Zhou Yuan's heart surged with emotion, and enlightenment struck him instantly.

He suppressed his emotions, fully activating the Primordial Chaos Divine Millstone Visualization Technique. His spirit, meanwhile, alternately expanded and contracted.

Under the continuous infusion of pure essence, the marks on his spirit became more numerous.

Until a certain moment, the roaring of a divine millstone suddenly exploded in Zhou Yuan's mind, and the world seemed to fall silent.

An ineffable sense of profound mystery surged within Zhou Yuan's heart.

He slowly opened his eyes. The world seemed to become exceptionally clear at that moment. He could even sense the direction of the surging gales within the thick wind layers below.

He lowered his gaze to his spirit body, where ancient patterns were etched onto its surface. These patterns shimmered faintly, making him extremely sensitive to the fluctuations of the world.

Feeling an unprecedented surge of spirit power, Zhou Yuan took a step. His spirit, as if teleporting, instantly appeared hundreds of feet away.

Spirit Teleportation!

That speed was far beyond what Zhou Yuan's physical body could achieve at this moment.

Zhou Yuan's mind trembled slightly. Then he extended his palm. Spirit power condensed in his palm, and with a soft puff, an invisible flame formed.

Soul Flame!

Zhou Yuan gazed at this Soul Flame, the corners of his mouth gradually curling into an uncontrollable smile. The surge of emotion within him made him almost want to let out a long howl.

Because neither Spirit Teleportation nor Soul Flame were abilities that a Spirit at the Solidification stage could achieve… This meant that Zhou Yuan's spirit realm had finally, at this very moment, broken through to the Transcendent stage he had long yearned for!

Mastery of the profound, myriad transformations — this was the Transcendent stage!