Chapter 239: Breakthrough

In a blink of an eye, Morosa had been in seclusion for half an epoch.

"This transformation of Morosa is taking quite a long time."

Luo Feng sat in the pavilion of the City Lord's Mansion. With a thought, he perceived Morosa's state within the Star Tower. Morosa had consumed about two-thirds of the corpse materials he had provided, leaving the rest untouched. Currently, Morosa was deep in slumber, his aura slowly but surely transforming.

"His aura is already stronger than that of Emperor Guixu and God King Wuxin, and it's still transforming..." Luo Feng smiled, "I believe once the transformation is complete, he will reach the Ultimate Realm."

The Ultimate Realm! In this era, only Emperor Qing and the Myriad Realm Overlord had comprehended a complete Grand Dao on their own. Emperors and Sovereigns could display power comparable to the Ultimate Realm by relying on multiple super-powerful secret treasures. However, in terms of techniques and refined moves, they were naturally inferior to these true Ultimate Realm beings. Although World Beasts reached the Ultimate Realm through consumption, they were truly in the Ultimate Realm, and their techniques were naturally exceedingly refined.

"Once Morosa breaks through and reaches the Ultimate Realm, I'll be able to do many things I've wanted to do." Luo Feng held a wine cup, watching the snowflakes drift down within Huyang City. His current actions were still quite restrained, precisely because his every move could not be completely hidden. The two ancient kingdoms' various investigative methods could uncover numerous traces, whether from the perspective of space-time or karma.

"Once Morosa comprehends a complete Grand Dao, he will be free from karma; his Grand Dao will be complete, leaving no traces." Luo Feng knew this. A complete Grand Dao offered many powerful advantages. When activated, a complete Grand Dao could weaken all attacks; even Luo Feng's mental will attacks would be weakened. As one's realm grew higher, seemingly mysterious 'mental will attacks' were no longer so mysterious. Mastering a complete Grand Dao allowed one to resist and weaken such attacks to a certain extent! If one surpassed the God King level, the means of resistance would be even stronger. Even "weapons surpassing God King level" that they forged could weaken will attacks. After all, will attacks were merely a branch of the soul path. If it were a complete soul technique, it would penetrate and attack from various angles, naturally making it far more terrifying.

Pure will attacks held a great advantage in the Origin Continent! After all, those who mastered a complete Grand Dao here were few and far between. But in the future, if he were to leave the Origin Continent and encounter opponents like the three alien races or the ancestors of the two nations, the help of mental will would weaken, and Luo Feng's mental will might even be inferior to theirs.

"My cultivation time is still too short; I'm only at the second stage of God King. Slowly, no rush." Luo Feng had a clear plan for his cultivation path. During his time on the Origin Continent, his cultivation goals were twofold: first, to reach the Ultimate Realm; second, to have enough patience to comprehend high-level secret techniques at a low realm, preferring slower cultivation to hone his comprehension.

"Master." A figure emerged from the snow, approaching the pavilion and respectfully bowing. It was Luo Feng's second disciple, Xin Yu.

"Come up." Luo Feng put down his wine cup and smiled at his disciple. Among the disciples of Saber River Sect, Xin Yu possessed the highest talent, progressing by leaps and bounds, and was now at the peak of the Chaos Realm. He had no interest in managing sectarian trifles; his heart was solely on cultivation.

Dressed in a green robe, Xin Yu bowed respectfully: "Master, both my 'Heaven-Splitting Branch' and 'Chaos-Mixing Branch' have reached a bottleneck in cultivation, but I cannot take that final step to truly grasp a Grand Dao branch."

"Xin Yu, it has only been just over two hundred epochs since you reached the Chaos Realm. To have reached the peak of the Chaos Realm is already very good." Luo Feng looked at his disciple, "But you should know that first-class marquises of the royal families in the two ancient kingdoms can reach the peak of the Chaos Realm in even a hundred epochs with sufficient resources."

"Your disciple knows his talent is nothing special in the entire Origin Continent." Xin Yu looked at Luo Feng, his eyes fervent, "Master became a Chaos Realm transcendent in just a few epochs after reaching the Chaos Realm."

"Haha..." Luo Feng laughed. Indeed, he had achieved transcendent strength in the Chaos Realm in just a few epochs after reaching it, thanks to his perfect divine body and the Formless and Shapeless Transformation Art. At the time, the outside world suspected Luo Feng was the reincarnation of some God King.

"I want to tell you, second-class marquises of the ancient kingdom's Star Clan, even if they reach the peak of the Chaos Realm early, many remain trapped at the bottleneck their entire lives, unable to become God Kings." Luo Feng looked at his disciple.

"Stuck at a bottleneck for life?" Xin Yu's heart tightened.

"Cultivation in the Chaos Realm is merely about comprehending Grand Dao branches and slowly accumulating. However, comprehending a Grand Dao branch requires sudden enlightenment," Luo Feng said.

"Sudden enlightenment?" Xin Yu wondered.

"Sudden enlightenment cannot be forced," Luo Feng said. "The key is 'accumulating generously to achieve a breakthrough'. What you need to do now is not to comprehend Grand Dao branches. Instead, you should go and comprehend God King level secret techniques. Comprehending one secret technique can be considered a Chaos Realm transcendence. Comprehend two, three secret techniques... the more secret techniques you comprehend, the closer you will be to the Grand Dao. One day, you will naturally comprehend a Grand Dao branch."

"Comprehending more God King level secret techniques brings one closer to the Grand Dao?" Xin Yu asked, "Master, how many God King secret techniques does one usually need to comprehend to become a God King?"

"Wrong," Luo Feng shook his head. "The more you desire to comprehend the Grand Dao, the further you will be from it! Do not pursue Grand Dao branches. Instead, focus wholeheartedly on comprehending secret techniques, accumulating slowly, and then you will naturally break through. Only by building a solid foundation in each realm can you go further on the path of a God King." Luo Feng looked at his disciple.

"Focus wholeheartedly on comprehending secret techniques, not pursuing Grand Dao branches? Your disciple understands." Xin Yu bowed respectfully, "Your disciple takes his leave." Luo Feng nodded.

Luo Feng clearly understood that focusing wholeheartedly on comprehending God King level secret techniques and not seeking Grand Dao branches was a cultivation method with an extremely high threshold. Those with ordinary comprehension would be lucky to comprehend one God King level secret technique in their lifetime. "As my disciple, one should have grander ambitions. Otherwise, what's the point of being an ordinary God King for life?" Luo Feng naturally had certain expectations for his second disciple, Xin Yu.

Within "Mother River World," a secret world opened on the Origin Continent, serving as the core of the resistance forces of the Blazing Wind Ancient Kingdom.

"This black-robed, golden-masked expert is extremely powerful! His physical body is no less than that of an Ultimate Realm lifeform, and his mental will even surpasses the God King level." God King Zongfu gently shook his head, "His double strength in body and soul is so immense that even that purple-robed woman was defeated by him. With such terrifying strength, how can he be so detached from worldly affairs?"

God King Yufu, a towering figure beside him, said: "The most peak existences on the Origin Continent, including that World Beast of the Skywood Kingdom and the Myriad Realm Overlord, are secretly taking action to seize resources! Does this black-robed expert not care about resources?"

"Among the peak existences in the Origin Continent, the ones detached from worldly affairs are Empress Fengdu and Ancestor Huo!" God King Zongfu said, "Empress Fengdu has the Ancestor of the Eastern Extremity Domain backing her, so naturally, she doesn't need to contend. As for Ancestor Huo... I heard that Ancestor Huo met Yuan and received guidance from him, which is why he no longer needs to contend and can focus solely on cultivation."

"Why does this black-robed expert not contend?" God King Zongfu was somewhat puzzled. "He only acted once in the Dream Domain, and there have been no traces of his actions in any other treasure lands. With so many resources, does he just watch them go by? With his strength, he could certainly seize a lot!"

"Having been suppressed by the two ancient kingdoms for a long time, once one reaches the Emperor or Sovereign level, they usually can't help but contend," God King Yufu sighed.

"This Origin Continent, this source world, is gradually entering its final stage; anyone with any ambition will contend. I originally thought we could gain another helper... By joining forces, we could seize more from the two ancient kingdoms." God King Zongfu shook his head, "Who would have thought that after that encounter in the Dream Domain, we wouldn't see him again."

God King Zongfu, leading the entire Mother River faction, naturally participated in the contention for multiple treasure lands. He also yearned for more precious resources, hoping to gather a complete Primordial Chaos bloodline! The black-robed expert seemed to be an unattached cultivator, and God King Zongfu was very welcoming of him! But it appeared the black-robed expert was too low-key, not caring much about the resources in various treasure lands. How could God King Zongfu and God King Yufu know that Luo Feng had only become a God King just over three hundred epochs ago, and that the so-called "final stage" of the Origin Continent actually spanned billions of epochs, leaving Luo Feng with no sense of urgency whatsoever?

In a quiet chamber of the City Lord's Mansion in Huyang City, within the Star Tower, Luo Feng had been continuously studying the newly acquired corpse materials of 'Ultimate Realm Primordial Chaos Bloodline creatures'. These corpse materials allowed him to glimpse fifteen different Ultimate Realm level life forms, with the so-called 'Twenty-Four Manifestations' being one of them. The fundamental life composition of these three Ultimate Realm Primordial Chaos Bloodline creatures incorporated multiple phases. Possessing six phases meant six life forms integrated into one! It was truly miraculous. The physical substances inherited through their bloodline were also very mysterious, but Luo Feng had little accumulation in the 'Grand Dao of Material Origin,' so he didn't understand them.

"Observing these materials firsthand has significantly improved my understanding of life forms." Luo Feng also permeated the Star Tower with his mind and consciousness, observing the vast and endless secret patterns of the Star Tower. They encompassed different categories, with life-related secret patterns being the most numerous, accounting for about one-third, and forming the absolute core.

"These life secret patterns allow multiple forms to integrate into one." Luo Feng found that some of the shallow-level life secret patterns of the Star Tower were similar to the fifteen life forms, allowing him to quickly categorize them. As Luo Feng's research deepened, the source of countless secret patterns, the 'twelve-colored blood-red scale', also subtly grew more terrifying.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng felt a sudden jolt. This single blood-red scale radiated a terrifying crimson light, far more horrific and malevolent, like an endless bloody deluge enveloping him, threatening to completely drown Luo Feng's mind. Even with Luo Feng's mental will, he couldn't help but tremble, immediately ceasing his observation.

"What's happening?" Luo Feng sat cross-legged inside the Star Tower. "As my research deepened, this blood-red scale became even more terrifying?" Luo Feng calmed his mind, then revealed an excited smile, "Then I'll face it directly! Face it, study it. Integrate all factors that evoke terror into the creation of secret techniques." This was Luo Feng's strategy when he first encountered the giant eye in the dreamscape. Luo Feng once again immersed himself in cultivation. He had always tried to interpret the 'blood-red scale' using the nine major branches of creation and destruction. This time, Luo Feng felt he had a deeper comprehension of the blood-red scale, and his secret technique creation might yield results.

Various forces on the Origin Continent had been closely watching for the black-robed, golden-masked expert's next move ever since he acted in the Dream Domain... but Luo Feng was wholeheartedly cultivating, while also awaiting Morosa's transformation.

Unconsciously, more than half an epoch passed.

"Hmm?" "Still not working." Inside the Star Tower, Luo Feng gently shook his head, "My comprehension of the Star Tower is still not deep enough to create a combined move that integrates all nine branches of creation and destruction. I've only barely managed to comprehend an 'eight-branch fusion move'."