272: Primordial Beginning, Three Great Supernatural Powers

His Hongmeng Immortal Body automatically protected its master, emitting a hazy purple Qi that stabilized his Physical Body and Dao Foundation.

An unknown amount of time passed—perhaps it was but an instant, or perhaps an eternity.

Pop!

A faint sound echoed in the deepest part of Chen Yuan's Soul.

It was done!

His true spirit mark had been successfully branded into the source of the Xuantian Continent's Laws of heaven and earth!

From that moment on, he was no longer merely "utilizing" or "mobilizing" the Laws of heaven and earth.

He himself was a part of the "Dao"!

If he so desired, he could even "modify" the operation of the Laws he mastered!

Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

The Early Stage of the Yuanshi Realm was achieved.

Within his eyes, there was no longer the disillusionment of the starry sky, but rather the reflection of the constantly birthing and dying threads of Laws.

He looked down at his palm, and with a slight thought...

Whoosh!

A cluster of blazing fire appeared out of thin air in his palm, and beside the fire, a cluster of clear water condensed into a sphere.

By common logic, fire and water are incompatible.

But with another thought from Chen Yuan, the fire not only failed to be extinguished by the water sphere, but instead acted as if it had encountered the most delicious fuel; with a whoosh, the flames surged, instantly "igniting" the water sphere!

The water sphere boiled violently and vaporized within the flames, as if it were a special kind of "fuel" itself!

Fire overcomes water.

At this moment, in this place, within the range of the Laws influenced by Chen Yuan's will, fire could "burn" water!

This was the Law of Fire Overcoming Water that Chen Yuan had casually established.

At a certain martial arts arena in the Eastern Profound Hall,

Two youths were engaged in a duel.

The youth who originally cultivated fire-based Spells was on the verge of defeat, yet in his desperation, the fireball he threw actually broke through the water-based Spell youth's defense and ignited his water-elemental protective barrier.

This was the authority Chen Yuan possessed after his initial union with the Dao, becoming a part of the world's Laws!

Although at his current Realm, such modifications were local and temporary influences on the fundamental rules of the entire world, at a critical moment, they were enough to create a subversive tactical advantage!

"So this is... the Yuanshi Realm."

Feeling the surging Yuanshi Immortal Essence within his body and the faint connection between his Soul and the Laws of heaven and earth, a sense of enlightenment and pride, as if he controlled the world, welled up in his heart.

His strength was by no means comparable to an ordinary Cultivator who had just entered the Yuanshi Realm.

His Foundation was too robust!

The investment of six Immortal Crystals, combined with his previous accumulation, allowed his cultivation at the Early Stage of the Yuanshi Realm to surpass many veteran Middle Stage Yuanshi Realm Cultivators!

Just as Chen Yuan successfully achieved his Breakthrough,

Deep within the Heavenly Palace of the Divine Province, in the Hall of Eternal Life.

Sitting high on the Imperial Throne, Emperor Venerable Haotian, who was wandering in spirit with his eyes closed, along with several Yuanshi Realm Elders and Hall Masters who were discussing matters below, all shuddered simultaneously and opened their eyes in shock!

Inside the blood-colored hall of the Doomsday Dao Court, hidden deep within the endless turbulence of the Void Realm.

Several Dao Lords and Hunting Envoys with eerie and profound auras, who had also reached the Perfection of the Yuanshi Realm, were suddenly startled from their silence, their faces filled with suspicion!

Even in the Holy Land of the Northern Barbarian Yao Race, those ancient powerhouses felt something at this moment!

"Fluctuations in the source of the Laws... someone has successfully united with the Dao and ascended to the Yuanshi Realm!"

"Who is it?!"

"This fluctuation... is strange yet powerful! It is definitely not anyone we know!"

"Investigate! Investigate immediately! Which faction has gained another Yuanshi Venerable?!"

Streaks of Divine Thoughts filled with shock, anger, doubt, and solemnity were frantically exchanged within top-tier forces like the Heavenly Palace and the Dao Court.

They quickly checked all the Yuanshi Realm powerhouses on their side; all were either in seclusion or on duty, and none had broken through.

Heavenly Palace: "It's not one of ours..."

Dao Court: "Could it be that some Eternal Realm member of the Yao Race broke through to Yuanshi?"

Demon Court: "Could it be the Human Race?"

Inside the Doomsday Dao Court, the atmosphere was equally solemn.

"There may be variables in the plan... step up the investigation."

A cold voice echoed.

The highest circle of the entire Xuantian Continent saw the intensity of its undercurrents suddenly increase because of Chen Yuan's Breakthrough.

An unknown Yuanshi Realm Cultivator was like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake; the ripples it caused would far exceed one's imagination.

As for Chen Yuan, who was at the center of the vortex, he did not immediately leave his seclusion after becoming initially familiar with the power and authority of the Yuanshi Realm.

"I need to be even stronger." Chen Yuan's gaze was calm as he waved his hand again, and a hundred Immortal Crystals appeared, surrounding his body.

The Middle Stage of the Yuanshi Realm required even more massive energy and a deeper understanding of the Laws.

He had the guidance of the Grand Beginning Heavenly Chapter, plenty of Immortal Crystals, and the time-space cultivation chamber with a hundred-fold time flow.

"Continue!"

He closed his eyes again, sinking into a deeper level of cultivation.

The winds and clouds changed outside, and undercurrents surged, but he only needed to silently accumulate here.

Inside the time-space cultivation chamber, time flew like an arrow.

Only six days had passed in the outside world, but two years had flowed by inside the chamber.

A Breakthrough in the Yuanshi Realm required not only relying on resources but also comprehending Divine Abilities.

After breaking through to the Yuanshi Realm, the original twenty-eight Immortal Apertures evolved into three Immortal Palaces.

They were located in the head, the heart, and the Immortal Abode.

One must comprehend a Divine Ability to break through a minor Realm.

Only when the three Divine Abilities are perfected can one be qualified to break through to the Immeasurable Realm.

During the two years, Chen Yuan had been cultivating and had not gone to comprehend the Divine Abilities within the Grand Beginning Heavenly Chapter.

Because these were returned by the System, they could be comprehended in just a single thought.

The Grand Beginning Heavenly Chapter recorded a total of three Great Divine Abilities.

The first: Great Beginning Single Thought Recurrence.

It was an Innate Space-Time Dao Divine Ability.

It was the first entry in the opening of Volume One of the Grand Beginning Heavenly Chapter.

The basic condition for comprehension was to master the Space-Time Law!

The Space-Time Law! It was the supreme Law of the entire world, and it was extremely difficult to comprehend; some people might struggle their whole lives and fail to grasp even a fraction of it.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan had the System, and in just an instant, he mastered the Space-Time Law.

The Divine Ability of Great Beginning Single Thought Recurrence controlled the power of time reversal.

It could retrace one's own blood qi, injuries, and cultivation; it could erase nearly a hundred years of cultivation flaws and reverse the danger of one's own fall.

The second Great Divine Ability: Grand Beginning Origin Qi Transformation, recorded in the suppression chapter of Volume Two of the Grand Beginning Heavenly Chapter, known as "Stealing the Qi of the Grand Beginning to Shape the Form of All Existence."

It held the power of Innate One Qi Creation, using one's own Grand Beginning Origin as a furnace to create something from nothing and turn the illusory into reality.

It could condense Qi into weapons, pills, or materials.

It could use Origin Qi to mold an Innate Spirit Body and manifest a Dao Body.

[Note: This is not a Clone; it cannot speak and is merely a shadow.]

It could act on one's behalf, with the Dao Body's cultivation equal to seventy percent of one's own; it could also enlighten plants and Spirit Stones to become Innate Beings.

The third Great Divine Ability: Grand Beginning Ten Thousand Gods Return.

It could collect the Souls of all living beings with a single thought, and it could suppress Heart Demons and break through illusions.

It could perform Spirit Refining, refining the collected Soul Origins into "Grand Beginning Divine Essence" to nourish one's own Divine Soul, rapidly increasing the strength of one's Divine Sense, and even repairing damage to the Divine Soul's Origin.

When Chen Yuan opened his eyes again, the aura around him had undergone another qualitative leap.

All three Great Divine Abilities had been mastered.

Though Chen Yuan seemed fine, in reality, within the System's void space, he had already cultivated these three Great Divine Abilities for over thirty million years.

When Chen Yuan opened his eyes, the Middle Stage of the Yuanshi Realm was achieved!

Having consumed one hundred Immortal Crystals, his strength was comparable to the Late Stage of the Yuanshi Realm; combined with his Immortal Body and the three Great Divine Abilities, Chen Yuan felt he could even hold his own against someone at the Perfection of the Yuanshi Realm.