Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 1385: Chapter 669: Ascending to the Nine Layer Heavens!

“Is it over?”

Chen Mu awoke from deep contemplation and summoned the system panel for a glance.

After two epochs of full-force comprehension, the effects of the Void Origin Stone had completely dissipated. The previous feeling of being immersed in the Void Dao, merging into the Dao, and becoming part of the Void had entirely vanished.

As the Divine Monarch Dominator of the Void Lineage, he could naturally integrate himself into the Void. However, this integration paled in comparison to the seamless unity felt when devouring and absorbing the Void Origin Stone, where he could sense not just the surface of the Void, but its innermost essence. He could touch the foundation of the Dao with every gesture.

At this moment,

all inspiration receded.

Although he could still sense the Void Dao, ninety-nine percent of the immersion dissipated, naturally leaving Chen Mu with a sense of loss.

“It’s a pity if I could have another Void Origin Stone, perhaps I could comprehend the Four Profound Mysteries Fusion within two epochs.”

Chen Mu slightly shook his head, feeling a bit regretful.

However, looking at the accumulated experience on the system panel, he was quite satisfied. After all, the cultivation efforts of these two epochs saved him decades or even hundreds of epochs of hard work, significantly advancing his journey to the Nine Layer Heavens, now not far off.

Even with the slowest method, gradually comprehending the Void, he could gather ten million experience points in a few dozen epochs, thereby using the system panel to directly understand the essence of the Dao and complete the Void Lineage’s Four Profound Mysteries Fusion.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged in the depths of the lava and quickly closed his eyes again.

This seclusion session was meant to be an all-out effort to break through to the Nine Layer Heavens. He wouldn’t come out until success was achieved. In these recent two epochs, he hadn’t paid attention to external affairs, including movements of the Demon Clan or even those in the Ancestral Demon Space Domain.

…

Molten Fire City.

Chen Mu’s divine power true self remained in his cave mansion. For the Abyss of Eternity, two epochs were an insignificant time scale, with almost no changes here.

Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarchs attempting to visit and befriend Chen Mu were endless, yet upon learning of his seclusion, they all retreated, not daring to disturb him rashly.

On the other side,

Fan Gu Divine Monarch also entered deep seclusion.

Right around the time these two epochs passed, Fan Gu Divine Monarch woke up, staring into the Void, with a hint of joy in the depths of his eyes, mingled with a trace of melancholy.

“I’ve advanced some more, but it’s still not enough…”

The Void Dao displayed by the demise of the Boundless Star River and the consumption of a Void Origin Stone allowed him to make a solid step forward in understanding the Void Dao and have a deeper appreciation for the Four Mystical Fusion, but ultimately he didn’t succeed.

“To ascend to the Nine Layer Heavens, unparalleled achievements are required.”

Fan Gu Divine Monarch sighed inwardly.

The Four Mystical Fusion is a qualitative change; once completed, it will further receive acknowledgment from the Void Dao, markedly increasing the mobilizing power of the Void Force, and he can also organize a ‘Nine Layer Heavens Divine Power Secret Method’ most suited to himself, enabling the Divine Body to complete a leap, directly possessing the unparalleled strength to sweep through Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarchs.

Yet, this step is too challenging; he has been stuck on the threshold of the Four Mystical Fusion for countless time, and despite enduring tribulations this time, he thought he might succeed but ended up still lacking a bit.

According to his judgment.

His progress in merging the Void’s Four Profound Mysteries should have reached eighty to ninety percent, but the problem is unless the Four Mystical Fusion is completely finished, achieving one or two percent and eighty or ninety percent won’t make much difference.

Often completing eighty to ninety percent seems nearly perfect, but if the direction isn’t correct, the last one or two percent might never seamlessly merge, needing to choose another direction to start over.

“Continue on.”

Fan Gu Divine Monarch sighed inwardly.

Though feeling some disappointment, he is ultimately an ancient Divine Monarch, having been stuck at this threshold for ages, not achieving success now doesn’t lead to despair, and he hasn’t doubted the path he’s on.

As long as the direction is correct, he at least sees hope in the remaining part, and even without opportunities or chances coming up next, he might find clarity within the Hundred Tribulations and time in the future.

…

Time quietly passed.

Sixty-five epochs flashed by.

In the depths of the Dark Sky Abyss, a figure stood here, hands behind his back, gazing at the core area in the deepest layer of the Dark Sky Abyss, sensing the chaos here, experiencing the changes of Nihility.

“Opposition to order is chaos. The Void Dao is a form of order, but it also contains chaos; only the chaotic part appears significantly lesser relative to the orderly part… No, not right, chaos should also be an essence of the Void, order and chaos should theoretically be balanced, so what we’ve seen till now is the Universe’s front side.”

The figure standing deep in the Dark Sky Abyss was none other than Chen Mu.

The threatening sense he once felt here, the reluctance to approach this place, now no longer intimidated him. Instead, to comprehend the Void himself, he stepped in to study its deeper essence.

Fan Gu Divine Monarch had once reached here, though he didn’t go to the deepest area, and neither did Chen Mu. For in the deepest area, he felt extreme chaos—recklessly approaching might distort the Void Dao of Eighth Layer Heaven; only Nine Layer Heaven could bear such extreme chaos.