Paragon Of Sin

Chapter 1915: Chapter 1907: An Accounting; Their Plans Never End

Peering outside the imprisoning array, Wei Wuyin observed a sealed Secret Realm that had the spatial signature of a recently created subspace. This Secret Realm housed the Supreme Existence that was imprisoned within this binding array that relied on eighteen condensations of Microheavens, sealing off all access to the Heavenly Realms while restricting a single designated individual with complete focus.

That designated individual was not Wei Wuyin but the Supreme Existence outside. Despite such targeted restrictions, Wei Wuyin had masterfully devised an exit strategy and executed it perfectly. He sensed the Existential Thread of Quintessential Self that he had bound by his Authorities of Law, immediately locating the individual's location with eerie precision.

However, the concealment spell executed by the Supreme Existence was thorough, allowing his Celestial Eyes in their current state to view a vague hazy internal substructure and a vague silhouette without any defining features.

Such a spell was capable of obfuscating all forms of perception. It wasn't the first time that he'd experienced such difficulties, but it was slightly clearer after creating the Eye of Samsara via the Eye of Dao, expanding the foundational limits of his and his Astral Souls' Spiritual Aspects.

Looking away after ensuring that the Supreme Existence was nearby focused on regaining their strength, not seeking escape through any schemes or tactics, Wei Wuyin was satisfied that this problem hadn't manifested. That said, given the sly, scheming mind of this Supreme Existence, he expected some form of escape plan. He was already on guard against that tactic.

Initially, he not only wanted to rely on the binding array here to assist in his formation of a Seed of Law, he also wanted to use it to guard against any malicious intentions from this Supreme Existence while he was expecting the unexpected, and while the transcendent Edict Potion had innate safeguards, there was no telling what vulnerabilities could be exploited with his soul outside his body.

Now, given how semi-permeable and targeted this binding array was, it was the best location to ascend. It did not suppress the Mortal Dao or Mystic Dao, only the qi, spirituality, and will relating to the heavens. Unfortunately for its creator, this was unable to halt the resonance of a transcendent Mystic-Heaven grade alchemical product. Meanwhile, other forms of power were deeply insufficient to harm the binding array in any meaningful way.

This was made quite evident by the leeway the Supreme Existence leveraged to create a tantalizing lure for geniuses, seeking out a path to escape. They not only orchestrated the creation of such trial grounds in the middle of nowhere while imprisoned, but they also developed nine Dao-Bound treasures and countless Spirit-Bound treasures, and tens of thousands of Soul-Bound treasures.

After settling his thoughts of the outside, he focused his mind as he sat cross-legged, meditating to elevate himself to his peak state, and circulating his cultivation base via its natural pathways and cycles.

"Let's do a thorough accounting of our cultivation base," Wei Wuyin decided as his Second Mind was immediately alerted. It's been a while since Wei Wuyin laid out the structure of his cultivation base and its foundation. Since cultivating after acquiring the Bloodline of Sin, his abilities had piled on. A few were niche in usage, rarely basking in the light of relevance until necessary, while others were far more explored and advanced.

As someone who was only 137 years old, there was a lot that he couldn't actively develop on his part. He didn't have the time while conducting his plans across the stars, completing promises, and ensuring that his steps were sturdy and heavy enough to shock the world so that when he leaped upwards to escape the threat of Hell, he would survive with a single scratch. Because all it took was a single scratch and his existence was over.

This problem was largely solved after the direction of his Second Mind was determined with the creation of the Library of Eden. The studious part of him was obsessive, constantly studying, researching, compiling, devising, and correcting. At times, when their knowledge became disjointed, they shared and connected their knowledge base, increasing both sides' understanding.

For example, he was far more practical, not based solely on theory, while his Second Mind was largely theory-based. Wei Wuyin was the type to construct a Void Portal and bravely find out the consequences of such actions, while his Second Mind was the type to devise ninety ways to construct a Void Portal, Void Discs, and Void Altar using their understanding of Void Energy, Space, and Time.

But when the foundation of their core knowledge fused as a single whole, they developed wondrous inventions, arts, spells, and incantations. For example, the Star Discs were a theorized item that Wei Wuyin had perfected due to his excessive experience with traveling with Stellar Transit Lights and piloting the Minor Elysium, but without his Second Mind's baseline theory of their possibility, he would have never considered the possibility of their creation in the little time he had.

The division of duties allowed Wei Wuyin to acquire curated and concise knowledge filtered by his Second Mind, then he could practically test them and tweak them as needed before reporting back, allowing his Second Mind to further improve upon any deficient aspects. It was a great duality of intelligence and hard work.

It had come to the point where his Second Mind had taken the helm during his Seed Tribulation Gate with the four troublemakers. Most of their plans were founded upon theory, and they needed someone with extensive knowledge to make swift adjustments when needed. Wei Wuyin had genuinely winged many of his tribulations, hoping for the best, relying on his instincts to serve as a compass to any action or reaction.

"Where shall we begin?" Invigorated by this idea, his Second Mind was ready to expound upon it all. In fact, when he saw a massive silver tome in both of his arms, hugged tightly, seemingly possessing thousands of thick pages, Wei Wuyin's heart began to race with uneasiness.

"No, no. Through mind-linking," Wei Wuyin instantly rejected a word-for-word accounting. He refused to waste that time. His Second Mind glared at him, indignation written across his piercing eyes and unearthly handsome face.

"Fine," his Second Mind didn't insist. The two melded their experiences once again. It was a swift process. Instantly, both of their Mental Incarnations within their Sea of Consciousness gave birth to pure, grade five Enlightened Scholarly Mist that immediately transformed into a radiant liquid that was absorbed by the Library of Eden's palatial manifestation like a greedy hippo.

They both benefited immediately. It's been a while since they united their knowledge and minds, achieving a special type of enlightenment. Many details regarding the execution of Samsara Spiritual Energy, the Eye of Samsara, the growth of the Celestial Eyes of Spiritual Divinity, the details of Alchemical Concoction Methods, spells, arts, and the experience of concocting new and wondrous products such as the Abstruse Spiritforce Pill and Edict Potion, including manipulating the aura of eternity and sensing the intricacies of its unique power, the intimate physiological resonance with the world via the Sempiternal Resonance Domain, the feeling of utilizing all six mutated Major Authorities without disharmony, and all the further understandings gained over time of the Resonant Soul Realm life-saving operation.

These were only a small amount of the totality of Wei Wuyin's contribution to their mind-melding link. The arts developed within the Heavenly Realm of War, including the various Intents that had subtly integrated into his Saber Intent, serving as a whetstone to its sharp edge.

Immediately, his Second Mind was taken aback. "You're on the cusp of attaining Void Soul Intent?!"

Wei Wuyin was unshaken by the question as he digested his Second Mind's share of theory and conjectures, not limited to just arts, but the mysteries of many of the fascinating encounters he'd experienced in his 137 years of life. Unlike Su Yi's whose Void Soul Intent was limited to the sword, Wei Wuyin had multiple potential Void Soul Intents, but out of all of them, his Saber Intent was on the verge of integrating with the void.

This was contributed by his cultivation of it within the Heavenly Realm of War. His Saber Intent permeated the Heavenly Realm, temporarily ceasing the creation of new soldiers, and this caused the Heavenly Realm of War to focus its effort in waging war against him, suffering a notable defeat. However, that was enough to allow his Saber Intent to gain a level of dominance and pervasiveness that the Void could be easily commanded. ℟ἈＮo͍ΒÈꞨ

This was a hidden gain, only unrealized because he hadn't tested out his Saber Intent. However, his Second Mind had theorized various methods to initiate the process, only furthering his chances of success.

"Oh? You've completed my inspired idea to use those trees from the Sacred Elven Queen's hellish secret realm? Hm. Mystic-Heaven? You sure? What was that woman planning with trees that could resonate with the heavens?" Wei Wuyin was shaken, listening to the verbal annotations that his Second Mind transmitted.

The Sacred Elven Queen, one of the four Hegemons of his home starfield, had captured Qing Qiumu and others, seeking to use them to nourish a pathway to heavenly resonance, emulating qualities of an Edict Seed. An artificial Edict Seed. It seemed that Enlightened Sage Springfield's research and memories had greatly assisted in his research.

"She's likely at The Battlefield with Wen Mingna, so ask her when you want," his Second Mind remarked casually. He was referring to Jiang Feilan, the Renewal Yin Physique possessor.

"If that is her," Wei Wuyin was still a little confused about the mysteries of this ancient hegemon. Who was she? What were her plans? Despite reaching his level of strength, he didn't want to brainlessly attribute her actions to the pursuit of further cultivation. The Elven Race itself was strange on a fundamental level, labeled inferior due to their inability to ascend without extensive external support.

"You'll find out when you find out," his Second Mind was genuine in his uncaring feelings toward Jiang Feilan. It was clear that he expected Wei Wuyin to end her after what she had done to Qing Qiumu, so there was no reason to care.

Wei Wuyin had to set that aside as he continued to integrate various other information, finding unique arts, improvements to the False God Avatar, and ideas for alchemical products to develop his alchemical lineage further. There was even a thread of information regarding Yue Songli's Catalyst Body, and it labeled the Heavengazer Encompassing-Night as suspicious, further citing Su Mei's instinctual ask to hold off from dual-cultivating.

The entire thing was fishy. Extremely.

He would have to investigate further. However, on the surface, there was nothing detrimental to him, and the advice was even considered solid by his Second Mind, raising further questions.

They both finalized their union of knowledge after a few hours. With that, they both began to discuss the various aspects of their cultivation base. Ori, King, Eden, Kratos, Element, and Little Defiant listened attentively.

Topics included:

Orianna—Elemental Origin Intent, Zenith Origin State, Alpha-Omega Soul Light(Evolved), Alpha-Paragon Innate Energy, Alpha Genesis Astral Force, Worldly Domain(Elemental), Domain of Mysticism(Elemental), Sempiternal Resonance Domain(Elemental), Mutated Major Authority of Origin Law, Originfire, Origindust, and 81 independently refined Mystic Rune Seeds surrounded by a World Rune.

King—Saber Intent, Zenith Origin State, Omega-Saber Soul Light(Evolved), Omega-Paragon Innate Energy, Omega Saber Astral Force, Worldly Domain(Saber), Domain of Mysticism(Saber), Sempiternal Resonance Domain(Saber), Mutated Major Authority of Saber Law, Mutated Major Authority of Annihilation Law, Mutated Major Law of Imperial Law, and 81 independently refined Mystic Rune Seeds surrounded by a World Rune.

Kratos—Second Level of the Mark of Mystic Myth, Zenith Origin State, Formless Divinity Soul Light, Draconic-Paragon Innate Energy, Draconic Void Astral Force, Worldly Domain(Void), Domain of Mysticism(Void), Sempiternal Resonance Domain(Void), Mutated Major Authority of Spatial Law, Mutated Major Authority of Time Law, and 81 independently refined Mystic Rune Seeds surrounded by a World Rune.

Eden—Alchemic Stars of Unparalleled Creation, Zenith Origin State, Seven Source Formless Light, Akashic-Paragon Innate Energy(Formerly Eden), Alchemic Akashic Astral Force, Worldly Domain(Akashic), Domain of Mysticism(Akashic), Sempiternal Resonance Domain(Akashic), and 81 independently refined Mystic Rune Seeds surrounded by a World Rune.

As Spirits of Cultivations that had taken similar paths together, their foundational aspects were nearly identical with only core quintessential differences between them. Despite this, the 81 independently refined Mystic Rune Seeds and World Rune were an outlier of conventional cultivation that he was unable to understand. Even those who cultivated dual and triple Spirits of Cultivation had long since merged them as one, creating a mega variant.

However, each of them remained independent and whole. They could exist alone as a proper Spirit of Cultivation, and this defined separation was likely how they could summon four Tribulation Gates. This was the foundation of their next heaven-defying venture.

Analyzing their current foundation, however, was eye-opening. They had each undergone continuous evolutions, especially Ori and King, whose Soul Lights changed on a fundamental level on their respective paths, greatly influenced by the aura of laws.

Then, there was himself: the cultivator.

Wei Wuyin—Alchemic Stars of Unparalleled Creation(Also), Nirvanic Flame Intent, Necro Intent, Celestial Eyes of Spiritual Divinity, Eye of Immortality, Eye of Truth, Eye of Illusion, Eye of Creation, Eye of Samsara, perfected mortal-tier Stellar-Paragon Physique, True Void Dragon Bloodline, Anima-Devour Bloodline, Royal Magi Bloodline, fourth-level Profound Saber Energy(Element; Nascent Saber Soul), Defiant-sized World-Bound Star Domain(Little Defiant), Mark of Eden, Eight-Floor Hell-Claimed Tempered Soul, True Soul, and Soul Energy, Mind's Eye and Sea of Consciousness refined by Hellfire & Red Dust, Primordial Seed of Sin: Pride, Primordial Seed of Sin: Lust, Worldly Domain(United), Domain of Mysticism(United), Sempiternal Resonance Domain(United), Blessing of the Mortal Dao, Blessing of the Mystic Dao, Blessing of the great dao of eternity, Blessed Mark of an Empyrean, Astral Idol of the Stellar Paragon, and arts…spells…incantation…methods… "Now I see why you needed that book," Wei Wuyin solemnly commented, recalling his Second Mind's thick tome carried by both arms. It really added everything. Even the Alchemical Spells, Formations, and Arrays he was Proficient in establishing.

"I've been through a lot," Wei Wuyin chuckled.

"You have," his Second Mind echoed mercilessly, not a shred of pity in its voice. If not for all those evolutions and transformations and daring ventures, could he have slayed an Enlightened Sage as a mere mortal? Or destroyed the physical body of a Supreme Sage? Even if that person took the full brunt of a charged attack accumulated over decades.

"So how many?" His Second Mind asked.

"Hm?" Wei Wuyin's ears twitched. The unease grew inexplicably. "How many what?"

His Second Mind ignored him entirely, speaking without a target: "Throughout the years, we've established firm foundations according to every plan we intended, and they either worked out or created an unimaginable transformation that was unpredictable but beneficial. After ascending beyond the last foundational stage of cultivation of the Mortal Realms, the jointly shared Mystic Star Phase, there's nothing else to maximize. So—how many?"

"..." Wei Wuyin eyed him intently. Asking again, "How many what?"

"Hehe." Ori's laughter echoed out.

The unease erupted in his heart with violent force.

BOOSH!!!

A thunderous explosive ruptured above him. Returning to his body, his eyes lifted to focus on the air above him. His pupils shrank to their extreme limits.

"Wh-why…" Above, there were four gates. However…

"Why are they so massive?!"

Within his vision, blocking the sight of the starry skies in its entirety were four Tribulation Gates that VASTLY exceeded the size of an Absolute-sized Solar Star!!!

Within his body, the Mystic Dao's blessing went hyperactive.

"Oh fuc—"

Before he could react, by some ungodly technique, he felt his vision split into four. Standing together were four Wei Wuyins, each with silver irises but differently colored pupils, either milky white, seven-colored, grey, or void black. They looked at each other.

"How did you do that?!" Each Wei Wuyin spoke in unison, harmonizing as one, causing him to feel his mind spiral with confusion and surrealism.

His Second Mind answered, four voices in unison meshing together in harmony: "The False God Avatar. But I guess, we can call it the Externalized Paragon Avatar Art. Just a unique mixture. Don't worry about it."

Wei Wuyin had ten thousand questions, but before any could fly out of his four lips, he felt his body…no, bodies being pulled into separate Tribulation Gates by an irresistible force!