Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 1223: Chapter 597: Comprehending All Forms

Chen Mu activated his thoughts and summoned the system panel.

[Creation]

[Experience Points: 3419]

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[Causality]

[Experience Points: 2986]

...

[All Forms]

[Experience Points: 5731]

...

Since guarding the Dark Sky Abyss, he studied it and comprehended its mysteries, gaining the most experience points in the All Forms lineage. Considering past accumulations, along with guarding the Dark Sky Abyss for hundreds of Boundary Years, his experience has accumulated to over 5700 points.

At the current rate, in another two or three hundred Boundary Years, he should almost master the All Forms lineage.

"Once I master the Mysteries of All Forms, my strength will be significantly enhanced."

Chen Mu pondered in his heart.

The comprehension of the fusion of the Mysteries of Life and All Spirits is still somewhat slow in terms of efficiency, far inferior to the experience point acquisition of the other Mysteries in the Creation lineage, even the ’Causality’ which he delves the least into still has a much higher efficiency than the fusion Mysteries.

Currently, Chen Mu is not too anxious about this, knowing that the Dao of Cultivation cannot be forced; it relies on steady accumulation. The fusion Mysteries are, after all, a barrier for most living beings to ascend the Seventh Layer Heaven, and it is not easy to cross. Even with his talent and aptitude, it will still require a considerable amount of time.

Before that, mastering other Mysteries one by one is also a steady means of improvement.

Moreover,

Guarding the Dark Sky Abyss also yields Fan Ancient Coin, and occasionally he can obtain unexpected gains from the Dark Sky Abyss. With such accumulation, there is a chance to exchange for a resource from the Fan Gu Palace that can assist in the fusion of Life and All Spirits Mysteries.

After resolving an Abyss Life, Chen Mu quickly continued to gaze at the Dark Sky Abyss, once again immersing himself in contemplation.

...

Time hastily passed by.

Da Xuan World.

Heavenly Palace.

In a pavilion surrounded by mist and clouds, Chen Mu and Xu Hongyu sat facing each other. Between them was a stone table, upon which lay an exquisite ancient jade chessboard, with black and white pieces scattered and embroiled in a fierce struggle.

"Madam’s chess skills have greatly improved."

Chen Mu carefully studied the chessboard for a while, holding a few chess pieces in his hand. After assessing the situation on the board, he laughed heartily and gently scattered his pieces on the board, conceding the game.

Xu Hongyu smiled slightly, waved her hand gently, and in an instant, the pieces on the chessboard floated up and descended back into place, quickly restoring the board to its original state.

"It’s merely a hobby I’ve dabbled in during idle times. Now that your energy is focused outside, it’s naturally difficult to compete with me."

In the current Da Xuan World, the only person qualified to play against Chen Mu besides himself is Xu Hongyu, the second person to step into the God Realm. Although her God Realm status is largely the result of Chen Mu’s efforts in crafting her Divine Power True Body, her strength barely reaches the threshold of the First Layer Heaven, and she is unlikely to make much progress in the future. But nonetheless, she has crossed that threshold.

Having the perspective and mind of a God Realm being, her life’s tier is fundamentally different from the mundane.

Their chess game was not of the mundane Da Xuan but a game played by God Realm beings to pass the time, much more complex than mundane chess, containing elements of causality and all forms.

Chen Mu learned this game from other God Realm beings and taught it to Xu Hongyu, and frequently played against her, always winning. This was the first time Xu Hongyu had won in hundreds of Boundary Years.

However,

Xu Hongyu’s victory was not because her chess skills surpassed Chen Mu, but because almost ninety percent of Chen Mu’s focus was on the Dark Sky Abyss, with only one percent of his mind left in the Da Xuan World.

In this situation, with slight lapses in concentration, Xu Hongyu still had the opportunity to defeat him.

Now that Xu Hongyu is also a God Realm life, although Chen Mu’s level of strength far surpasses hers, on the fundamental level of life, there is not much difference between them. She is also much more familiar with many of Chen Mu’s matters than before stepping into the God Realm.

Just as when Chen Mu first entered the God Realm, he had told her about many of the mystical techniques of God Realm beings, like the division of countless thoughts, avatars everywhere, and so on, which she found difficult to comprehend.

Because even though she had stepped into the Blood Exchange Realm and become a Celestial Human, she could at most focus on three or four tasks simultaneously. While she could imagine focusing on ten, focusing on a thousand was completely incomprehensible.

But after stepping into the God Realm, possessing a Divine Power True Body and the life level of a God Realm being, she now understood many of the mystical techniques of the God Realm that she couldn’t comprehend before. Today, she remains the person in the Da Xuan World who knows Chen Mu best, without comparison.

"You’ve been guarding the Dark Sky Abyss, comprehending the Origin Dao, for over four hundred Boundary Years, haven’t you?"

Xu Hongyu poured Chen Mu a cup of Spiritual Tea and said with some sentiment, "Time really does seem to pass quickly. Before stepping into the God Realm, it was different. Now, having reached this height, the concept of the passage of time has become somewhat blurred."

Chen Mu took the tea cup and sipped some tea, saying, "For a God Realm being, the effect of time is indeed negligible, with a lifespan long enough that losing the concept of time’s passage is normal."

Xu Hongyu looked at Chen Mu and softly asked, "Have you made any gains recently?"

"Not bad. I’ve gained many insights into the All Forms lineage."

Chen Mu stood up, gazing towards the heavens, "There is still a deep old feud between me and the Demon Clan. Now, because of the presence of Fan Gu Divine Monarch, the Demon Clan has chosen to retreat. But relying on others cannot last long; I must quickly step past the threshold of the Seventh Layer Heaven."