271: Try to win them over again

"Not bad." The voice of the Emperor Venerable Haotian carried a sense of arrogance, his words sounding like a divine favor:

"For this child to break through to the Eternal Realm at such speed, he is indeed remarkably brilliant and rare since ancient times. Although there were some misunderstandings with the Heavenly Palace before, that was merely due to the incompetence of subordinates.

This Venerable One can let bygones be bygones and permit him to join the Heavenly Palace."

He paused, his tone exuding absolute confidence: "Furthermore, as long as he is willing to be loyal to the Heavenly Palace and serve this Venerable One, I can make an exception and bestow upon him the first two volumes of our Heavenly Palace's secret Legacy, the 'Yuanshi Heavenly Record'! It is enough for him to Cultivate steadily to the Middle Stage of the Yuanshi Realm!

This is a supreme method that the outside world dreams of but can never obtain!"

The 'Yuanshi Heavenly Record'! One of the core legacies of the Heavenly Palace!

Hearing this, the hearts of Qi Wuya and Emperor Qi Beichen both skipped a beat.

Such a temptation was practically impossible to refuse for any Eternal Realm Cultivator with aspirations for the Great Dao!

However, thinking of how Chen Yuan had casually brought out Immortal Crystals, and considering his bottomless strength and the potentially greater secrets he hid, Qi Wuya couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

He weighed his words and said cautiously:

"The Palace Master's favor is great, and this Junior... this Junior is deeply grateful on behalf of Fellow Daoist Chen Yuan. It's just that... Fellow Daoist Chen has a stubborn personality, and regarding the Heavenly Palace's... well, previous actions, he might still harbor some resentment.

This matter might need to be considered carefully. Once he returns, this Junior will certainly convey the Palace Master's kind intentions."

"Harbor some resentment?" The Emperor Venerable Haotian's voice suddenly turned cold. The surrounding auspicious clouds seemed to freeze for a moment, and an invisible pressure filled the air.

"Qi Wuya, are you refusing this Venerable One on his behalf?"

"This Junior wouldn't dare!" Qi Wuya hurriedly bowed, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Humph." The Emperor Venerable Haotian snorted coldly, appearing somewhat displeased, but he did not lash out. Instead, his tone carried a condescending certainty:

"Qi Wuya, you are also in the Eternal Realm; you should know the hardships of the Great Dao. Without the guidance of an orthodox Yuanshi method, no matter how high his talent or how many fortuitous encounters he has, he will only be able to linger at the Early Stage of the Eternal Realm for the rest of his life, unable to advance an inch!"

He tilted his head slightly: "The 'Yuanshi Heavenly Record' is the Foundation of my Heavenly Palace's Legacy, originating from the orthodox lineage of the ancient Immortal Realm!

Other than that, there are no other complete Yuanshi methods circulating in this Xuantian Continent! Unless Chen Yuan is willing to stay at the Early Stage of the Eternal Realm forever, he has... no other choice but to join my Heavenly Palace and accept my bestowal!"

His words were full of the overbearing dominance and confidence of one who controls everything.

It was as if in his eyes, Chen Yuan's bit of talent and secrets were not even worth mentioning in the face of absolute power and a monopoly on legacies.

Giving him a chance was a favor;

Not giving him a chance meant he could only linger in despair outside the threshold of the Yuanshi Realm.

Emperor Qi Beichen listened with fear and trepidation, yet he also faintly felt... that what the Palace Master said seemed to be the truth?

Aside from the Heavenly Palace, where else was there a complete Yuanshi method?

Qi Wuya kept his head lowered, his thoughts spinning rapidly as he thought of Chen Yuan easily producing Immortal Crystals and his terrifyingly illogical cultivation speed.

He faintly felt that this mysterious Fellow Daoist Chen had likely already exceeded the Palace Master's expectations.

"What the Palace Master says is correct... this Junior understands." Qi Wuya could only respond vaguely.

"It is good that you understand."

The Emperor Venerable Haotian seemed satisfied, and the divine light began to slowly recede.

"When he returns, convey my intentions to him truthfully. Tell him that there is only one chance; do not let him make a mistake. This Venerable One... will wait for him at the Heavenly Palace."

As the words fell, the sky full of auspicious clouds and that majestic figure vanished together as if they had never appeared, leaving only the still bright sunlight over the Imperial Capital and the complex, unspeakable emotions of Qi Wuya and Emperor Qi Beichen.

"Old Ancestor... we..." Emperor Qi Beichen looked at Qi Wuya.

Qi Wuya gazed at the sky for a long time before letting out a long breath, a mysterious light flashing in his eyes:

"Convey it truthfully? Perhaps... but I always feel that this Fellow Daoist Chen will give the Palace Master a massive 'surprise'."

Meanwhile, within the Heavenly Abyss Great World, having just initially comprehended the 'Grand Beginning Heavenly Chapter', the Yuanshi Dao Foundation within Chen Yuan's body was already faintly taking shape.

Chen Yuan, who was currently preparing to break through to the Yuanshi Realm, was still unaware of all this.

Even if he knew, he would probably only laugh it off.

'Yuanshi Heavenly Record'? Bestowed by the Heavenly Palace?

Sorry, what I Cultivate is the 'Grand Beginning Heavenly Chapter'!

What you have monopolized is only the end point you imagine.

What I see is a beginning you cannot even fathom.

In the time-space cultivation chamber atop Dongxuan Peak in the Heavenly Abyss Great World.

Chen Yuan sat cross-legged, the aura around his body already adjusted to the most perfect state.

His cultivation at the Perfection of the Eternal Realm was like a vast sea of stars, flowing incessantly within twenty-eight brilliant Immortal Apertures, constructing a flawless cycle.

The prototype of the Yuanshi Dao Foundation was already clear and stable, only waiting for the final step of ignition and sublimation.

In front of him floated six crystal-clear Immortal Crystals, containing liquid star-rivers within them.

For an ordinary Eternal Realm Perfection Cultivator to break through to the Early Stage of the Yuanshi Realm, the Origin Immortal Qi provided by a single Immortal Crystal would be enough, perhaps even with a bit left over.

But Chen Yuan knew well the terror of his own Foundation.

The Hongmeng Immortal Body and twenty-eight Immortal Apertures that far exceeded the norm.

One? Far from enough!

"Merge!"

Chen Yuan gave a low shout, and the six Immortal Crystals simultaneously burst with light, turning into six torrents of Immortal Qi that he swallowed into his body!

Boom!!

In an instant, a series of rumbles, as if a world were being born, echoed from within Chen Yuan's body!

His Dantian, that space which had long ago turned into an Eternal Immortal Palace, began to undergo an earth-shaking transformation!

Under the impact of the endless Immortal Qi, the walls of the Immortal Palace expanded, strengthened, and evolved more complex Innate Dao Patterns;

The shape of the Eternal Immortal Platform at the center began to change, gradually evolving toward a Yuanshi Dao Platform!

Most crucially, driven by this majestic power, his consciousness and Soul began to attempt to connect and resonate with the source of the Heaven and Earth Laws that enveloped the entire Xuantian Continent in a mysterious way!

This process seemed like a mere instant to the outside world, but in Chen Yuan's perception, it felt as if billions of years had passed.

His consciousness continued to rise, surpassing the Physical Body, surpassing space, and even faintly surpassing the linear constraints of time.

He "saw" the most basic "strings" that composed this world; he saw various Laws like the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Space-Time, and Life and Death, interwoven like warp and weft threads into the "fabric" of the world.

And his consciousness was attempting to brand a speck of his True Spirit mark upon the core threads of this "fabric," becoming an inseparable part of it!

Rumble!

The Tribulation of Yuanshi!

This tribulation was formless and immaterial, not manifesting outwardly but acting only upon the Cultivator's Dao Foundation and Soul Origin; it was the ultimate trial of whether one was truly qualified to "Unite with the Dao" and become part of the Laws.

Those with unstable Foundations, flawed Souls, or insufficient comprehension would, at best, have their Dao Foundations collapse and their cultivation ruined, or at worst, suffer Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, with their True Spirit annihilated.

However, for Chen Yuan, whose Foundation was solid to a Heaven-Defying degree and who possessed the supreme guidance of the 'Grand Beginning Heavenly Chapter', although this Yuanshi Tribulation was fierce, it felt more like a process of tempering!