đź“– Chapter 1223 - Dao Seed!
Perhaps there was a sky high above, but heaven and earth seemed to be a void.
Perhaps there were stars far away, but the universe seemed to be filled with endless darkness.
There was no light nor warmth. Nothing… except a bottomless abyss.
There was no color here but black; there was no feeling here but coldness…
This state of affairs was nothing unfamiliar to Wang Baole. In the past life trial on Planet Heaven’s Mandate, he had spent the lives preceding the little white deer in a similar dark and cold void.
Time passed, or maybe it didn’t. But eventually, the darkness and coldness accumulated to a certain limit, as if the entire void and all of heaven and earth were being filled with desolation. It was at this moment that… Wang Baole saw light.
This light was like a flower blooming on the horizon, filling the world with boundless radiance… It carried an indescribable force that seemed capable of scattering the darkness and ripping all things apart.
This wasn’t an unfamiliar scene to Wang Baole. During his past lives as the black wooden ruler, whenever the universe reset and began anew, a similar scene would take place. But this time… what was being born wasn’t a new universe, but… a rising sun!
A rising sun was slowly climbing on the horizon. As it rose, infinitely bright light surged throughout the cold and dark void.
Perhaps the darkness was being burned away, or perhaps it was being dispelled. In any case, the sun carried a presence that seemed determined to march forward courageously and never look back as it engulfed the world of darkness in light and warmth. It was as if the black curtain of night was being torn asunder, giving way to the brightness of a new day.
When the sun rose completely into the sky, the pitch-black abyss that seemed full of haunting monsters and wicked ghouls melted away. The deep darkness filling it was annihilated by the light!
It was as if a righteous aura had swept away all evils in this world!
When righteousness reached an extreme, it wasn’t vice. Instead, it was an overbearing rectitude, an imperious loftiness that surpassed all else!
Endless rumbling filled all directions as the sun rose into the sky, cleansing heaven and earth. Wang Baole’s heart trembled with emotion as he watched this scene.
Half a moment later, the scene of the night being torn apart faded, and the image of the rising sun vanished. But in Wang Baole’s heart, the sight of the sun rising up in the dark void like the breaking of dawn lingered for a long time… The vast presence and the Dao intent inside of it gave Wang Baole a lot to ponder over.
“This… is Sundered Night.” A few days later, Wang Baole opened his eyes. His heart was full of admiration for Wang Yiyi’s father, who had created such a shocking Daoist magic.
In fact, Sundered Night could be considered to have transcended that category of divine abilities and Daoist magics. To a certain extent, it was more like a certain conviction, or belief…
“Faith spell?” Wang Baole murmured. This term had appeared in Wang Yiyi’s father’s message in the jade slip.
When it came to faith spells, Wang Baole didn’t know much. However, he didn’t intend to study it deeply. He recalled Wang Yiyi’s father saying that the techniques of others should only be used for slaughter, and that he shouldn’t attempt to seek a deeper enlightenment.
At first glance, Sundered Night seemed to have nothing to do with slaughter, but in reality… according to Wang Baole’s own analysis, this could very well be the greatest offensive method he had ever gained!
Even the Flame Patriarch’s Flame Spirit Curse couldn’t compare. Although the Flame Spirit Curse was mysterious and profound, it was too sinister. On the other hand, Sundered Night was full of domineering power, using a peerless righteousness to suppress all creation!
“Those who oppose me are the darkness of night!” Wang Baole felt like lightning had struck his body, and his scalp turned numb at the thought of these words.
The more he analyzed these words, the stronger the killing intent within them seemed to become.
Now, Wang Baole felt like he had a better understanding of Wang Yiyi’s father. That Paragon… after stepping onto the path of cultivation, he must have proved his Dao through endless slaughter. How many people had he killed in his lifetime? … It was difficult to even guess.
The reason Wang Baole was able to gain insights into Sundered Night was probably related to his experiences in his past lives. Of course, the most important part was that he had been directly given the inheritance by Wang Yiyi’s father.
This inheritance was a type of approval, an approval that allowed him to… push open the doors to a Dao that didn’t belong to this stele world!
Wang Baole took a deep breath, silently pondering Sundered Night and playing it through his mind again and again. As his level of mastery rose, he resisted the urge to enter deep comprehension. In the end, he opened his eyes, giving up on the idea of trying to study its sourcepoint.
“If it’s just used for killing, my current level of mastery is enough.” Decisiveness flashed in Wang Baole’s eyes as he took out the jade slip again, this time to study the Eight Extremes Dao.
He would have to comprehend this Dao deeply, as it involved his future path.
“My Dao is to be free and at ease. The Eight Extremes Dao will be what I use to protect it!” As Wang Baole whispered softly, he gradually became calm and began his enlightenment.
His body gradually turned blurry, and the world around him turned into a water surface. The splash of a droplet falling on the water surface echoed throughout the ages, setting off nine ripples as Wang Baole’s figure faded.
Comprehension of the Eight Extremes Dao couldn’t be achieved in a short period of time. The sourcepoint of this technique was too profound, and its origin was too shocking. Even Wang Baole would need a long time to grasp it.
However, he didn’t have that much time to spare. Thus… when it came to his comprehension of the Eight Extremes Dao, Wang Baole chose to use Reflected Time and wander through the river of time as he sought enlightenment.
One hundred years, two hundred years, three hundred years…
One thousand years, two thousand years, three thousand years…
Eight rounds of Reflected Time later, Wang Baole found that he had reached his limit. It was because he wasn’t just walking through time, but cultivating there.
If he were merely passing through, his limit would be higher. For example, earlier, he had traveled all the way to the epoch of the little white deer and still had power to spare. But if he wanted to properly cultivate, then his current limit… was eight times.
Fortunately… it was enough.
Almost as soon as Wang Baole’s figure blurred, it quickly became clear again. When he opened his eyes, a sense of ancientness appeared on his body. Only a moment had passed in the outside world, but he had experienced 7,200 years of deep enlightenment.
“So this is the Eight Extremes Dao…” The ancientness on Wang Baole’s body receded, replaced by a rich aura of the five elements. Shocking images flashed through his eyes – a towering tree that reached to the heavens, surging waters that inundated the world, fierce flames that incinerated the void, heavy earth that interred the universe, and sharp weapons that exterminated all life.
In the Eight Extremes Dao, the first five were the basis.
Extreme Wood Dao!
Extreme Water Dao!
Extreme Fire Dao!
Extreme Earth Dao!
Extreme Metal Dao!
These five Daos had to be completed one by one. If Wang Baole wanted to cultivate them to perfect completion… he would have to find five ultimate treasures corresponding to the five elements and turn them into his Dao Seeds. The higher the quality of the Dao Seed, the better it would be for Wang Baole.
The better the Dao Seed, the stronger the Dao foundation!
“In that case… the first one I’ll cultivate should be… the Extreme Wood Dao!” Wang Baole’s eyes shone brightly.
In terms of wood element, there was probably nothing that could surpass his original form… the black wooden nail!
Thus, Wang Baole’s foundation for the Extreme Wood Dao would be unprecedented and unparalleled!