For the next few days, Xiao Chen did not leave the hall at all. Instead, he went through everything he had learned from beginning to end.
He was now a cultivator at the great perfection of the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Heaven Tower realm. He had comprehended eighty percent of the ancient method of the body. Although his cultivation of battle qi was also an ancient method, it was still lacking compared to the Way of the Body.
At the Eighth Heavenly Layer, he had comprehended eight layers of mysteries, but his comprehension of these mysteries was uneven. For example, he had only just grasped the heavy mysteries of the Way of Earth.
In the past, he had comprehended the mysteries for the sake of breaking through to the realm of battle qi, so he did not comprehend them in depth. Now, it was time for him to sort through them again.
With his current cultivation, he was not far away from the Path of Rulers. He would reach the great perfection of the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Heaven Tower realm and then embark on the Path of Rulers. This was a watershed for cultivators.
Most cultivators in the Desolate Wasteland cultivated a single mystery, deriving laws. At the same time, there were cultivators who cultivated two mysteries, deriving laws.
The more mysteries they comprehended, the more laws they derived, and naturally, the more powerful they became. The effort was proportional to the reward, but even if they comprehended many mysteries, there was a limit. There were very few cultivators who actually chose to cultivate all nine at the same time.
To all cultivators, cultivating all nine at the same time was a dead end.
In the past, Xiao Chen had never considered this question seriously. Only when he set foot on the Godking's Altar and comprehended the ways of the world did he take this question seriously.
Buzz!
With a buzz, there was a flash of light in Xiao Chen's hand, and a small arrow less than half a foot long appeared in his hand.
This was the black arrow that Goten Of Gojin had forged in that space. It had been imbued with the nine mysteries that Goten Of Gojin had comprehended.
The existence of the arrow just happened to be something that Xiao Chen struggled to comprehend. That space was clearly an illusion created from Goten Of Gojin's remnant soul, but he had actually brought the arrow out of the illusion. This was inexplicable.
Whether that illusion was real or illusory, it was impossible for him to distinguish clearly.
In the end, he could only sigh at the mighty power of the Imperial Sky Marquis. Even though he had passed away, the remnant of his soul still exceeded his imagination.
The ordinary Black Iron Arrow, due to having many profound mysteries imbued into it, had a qualitative change in its strength. Then, after another round of forging, it contained a total of nine profound mysteries, and became an existence comparable to half a Royal Armament.
At this moment, Xiao Chen had also comprehended this principle. This was a very simple understanding.
Just like what Goten Of Gojin had said, comparing a human to an arrow was very similar. The body of a martial artist was like the black iron arrow in front of him, a vessel that contained the mysteries.
The more profound mysteries one comprehended, the stronger the might one possessed. If one wanted to become stronger, then one had to comprehend even more profound mysteries, and if one wanted to comprehend even more profound mysteries, then one had to possess an even more powerful physical body as a carrier. This was something that complemented each other!
The ancient method of turning one's body into an Emperor was to forge the most powerful body!
The ancient method of ascending to the heavens was to fuse the most powerful mysteries together!
In fact, Xiao Chen speculated that the current Conferred God Kings of the human race would not be able to do what Goten Of Gojin did even if they reached the pinnacle of the Supreme King Realm due to their cultivation methods.
This was because their foundations were not as high as the Goten Of Gojin, so naturally, they would not be able to bear the explosive power of the Conferred God Kings.
Weng!
Weng!
Weng!
Colors continued to gather in Xiao Chen's Soul Sea. His Soul Sea surged and roared, and eight colors flickered in and out of existence. These colors were the profound imprints that he had comprehended.
At the same time, the profound mysteries around his body began to gather, and they resonated with the profound imprints in his Soul Sea.
The pitch-black Slaughter Dao Path contained dense killing intent, and it gathered all the killing intent in the world. In truth, the denser the killing intent in a place, the more powerful the Slaughter Dao Path would be.
The Slaughter Dao Path was also the first profound mystery that Xiao Chen had comprehended. He had comprehended it not long after he advanced to the Blood Refinement realm, and due to a series of fortuitous encounters, the Slaughter Dao Path had advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching perfection.
Weng!
At this moment, the pitch-black Slaughter Dao Path floated out from the other vague Slaughter Dao Paths like a black dragon. Under Xiao Chen's control, it began to form a spiral.
Xiao Chen wanted to condense the Slaughter Dao Path to perfection and derive the laws. Once the laws were formed, the Monarch Realm would be formed.
Although the Slaughter Dao Path seemed to be just a step away from becoming a law, it was actually extremely difficult.
In truth, wanting to derive the Slaughter Dao Path from the Slaughter Dao Path was basically a fantasy. It would require a long period of metamorphosis before one could succeed.
During the period when the Slaughter Dao Path was metamorphosed into a law, the Slaughter Dao Path would not truly become a law. It was called a pseudo law.
Xiao Chen wanted to try and derive the Slaughter Dao Path into a pseudo law, but it was obvious that he did not succeed.
The pitch-black Slaughter Dao Path compressed in one direction, but it only lasted for three breaths of time before the Slaughter Dao Path collapsed and returned to the void.
In the end, Xiao Chen gave up on the idea of condensing the Slaughter Dao Path into a pseudo law and began to sort out the eight Slaughter Dao Paths that he had comprehended.
Weng Weng Weng!
The Metal Dao Path's sharpness Dao Path was faintly discernible, but it was not complete. He had only comprehended it to the peak of the Minor Completion Realm.
The Wood Dao Path's Vitality Dao Path was overflowing with vitality. It was also not complete, but it was slightly longer than the Metal Dao Path.
Perhaps it was because Xiao Chen had cultivated the Golden Battle Physique and walked on the Ancient Path of the Fleshly Body, his vitality was exuberant. Although he did not deliberately comprehend it, the Wood Dao Path's Vitality Dao Path had reached the Minor Completion Realm.
The Water Dao Path's Softness Dao Path was sparkling blue. Water was soft, but it could subdue all things. The Water Dao Path was beneficial to all things but did not compete. He had comprehended the Water Dao Path's Softness Dao Path to the Minor Completion Realm.
The Fire Dao Path's Blaze Dao Path was as red as the sunset. A complete trace of the Dao Path had been comprehended by him to the Minor Completion Realm. The Fire Dao Path had been comprehended to the Minor Completion Realm.
The Dao of Earth was heavy and profound. The Dao of Earth was vast and boundless. The entire Desolate Land was made of Earth. The vast and boundless Qi was thick and heavy. Just a small portion of the Dao Path exuded a thick and boundless aura.
The Wind Dao Path's Speed Dao Path was light and graceful. Although the Wind Dao was ranked outside of the Five Elemental Daos, it was still one of the basic Daos of the Desolate Land.
Although Xiao Chen had comprehended the Martial Dao Innate Abilities in order to break through to the Battle Qi realm, Xiao Chen did not choose to comprehend them randomly. The Five Elemental Daos of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth were the basic Great Daos of this world.
In truth, other than the Five Elemental Daos, there was another saying in the Desolate Land. That was the Four Elemental Fundamental Mysteries of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire. However, since ancient times, this debate had never ceased. It depended on the understanding of each cultivator.
As for Xiao Chen, he had completely comprehended the Profound Mysteries of these two sayings. Although they were only the basics, they were easier to comprehend compared to some other Great Daos. Moreover, it allowed the cultivator to be more compatible with the Desolate Land.
In addition, the Thunder Destruction Profound Mysteries, Violet Lightning Silver Light, and Evil Extermination Profound Mysteries had also been comprehended to the Minor Completion Realm.
Of the eight major Profound Mysteries, three were at the Minor Completion Realm, and five needed to be comprehended. There was only one Profound Mystery left to choose.
Now that he had decided to choose the ancient method for both cultivation, he naturally had to strengthen his martial dao foundation. The Dao of the physical body was forged with chaotic air currents, so there was naturally no need to worry. What he had to worry about was the cultivation of the Battle Qi.
In that space-time, Xiao Chen saw the cultivators of the Immortal Heaven Tribe. Whether they were men or women, old or young, their mastery of the Profound Mysteries was as agile as their own limbs. In their hands, the Profound Mysteries were no longer rigid, as if they were one with them.
After failing to derive pseudo laws, Xiao Chen tried to sense the charm emitted by the surrounding Profound Mysteries in an attempt to form a connection with them.
But now, Xiao Chen just realized how wild his cultivation path was in the past. Although he had relied on trial and error to reach his current realm, and even his battle strength was not weak, there were all kinds of drawbacks.
Perhaps he could not see anything before he reached the High Building Realm, but once he embarked on the King's Path, these drawbacks would completely cut off his path to the King's Realm. The slightest mistake could lead to a huge difference.
In the Soul Sea.
In the Soul Sea, eight kinds of Profound Mysteries gathered together. This was his understanding of the various Profound Mysteries. The Profound Mysteries that gathered outside his body also gathered because of the understanding in the Soul Sea.
Destruction, Slaughter!
The two kinds of Profound Mysteries that had reached perfection fused together in the Soul Sea. Xiao Chen took a deep breath. He saw the fusion of the Profound Mysteries of the Immortal Heaven Tribe in space-time, and also saw the fusion of the nine Profound Mysteries of the Goten Of Gojin. This made Xiao Chen's heart tremble, and he also knew where the gap between him and the Immortal Heaven Tribe was.
"Condense!"
In the Soul Sea, a pitch-black Profound Dao Path and a purple lightning and silver light began to slowly fuse together. This was his deduction in the Soul Sea, and he did not really mobilize the Profound Mysteries of the outside world to fuse together.
Buzz!
The two kinds of Profound Mysteries fused in half, and almost in an instant, they separated and collapsed, causing monstrous waves in the Soul Sea.
The fusion failed!
The fusion of Profound Mysteries was a way for cultivators to increase their strength. Those cultivators whose martial dao path was cut off would comprehend many kinds of Profound Mysteries, and then use the fusion of Profound Mysteries to increase their battle strength.
Whoosh!
Finally, after a long time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and dispersed the Profound Dao Path that had gathered around him. Deriving pseudo laws and fusing Profound Mysteries was still a little beyond his current strength.
After a long breath, Xiao Chen did not force himself anymore. He found that he was a little impatient. The experience of the Space-time Illusion had brought him too much shock, and he had lost his composure.