60: Breakthrough, Heaven and Earth congratulate

However, you soon realized that you seemed to have rejoiced a bit too early. The most critical step you wished to take for the Way of Xuanhuang was extremely difficult. It looked like you were only a step away, but this final stretch was the hardest.

Afterward, you devoted most of your time to researching how to make the Way of Xuanhuang undergo a transformation.

Fortunately, being the Genius that you were, it only took you a dozen years to find the method for the Breakthrough of the Way of Xuanhuang.

The method of Breakthrough you conceived was to use runes as the Breakthrough point, and the Dao-Transforming Rune Technique you had created in the past was the key to this Breakthrough.

What provided you with inspiration in this regard were the Demon runes, as well as that heaven-bestowed rune within your Primordial Spirit.

In your view, the Demon runes were the same as the rune you received after surviving the Lightning Tribulation; both were bestowed by heaven and earth, with the only difference being their functions.

Moreover, after years of more in-depth research into the Demon runes, you discovered that the power of these runes was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Perhaps because the Heavenly Dao of the Demon world was dead, the runes within the Demons had degenerated, leaving behind only the basic ability of immortality.

And after surviving the Lightning Tribulation, the rune bestowed by heaven and earth was even capable of allowing a Martial Artist to control a portion of the authority of heaven and earth. According to your research, this rune was not some mere credential.

Instead, it truly contained profound mysteries. As long as one comprehended it, even without becoming a Martial Saint, one could still control a portion of heaven and earth and possess a Domain like a Martial Saint. It was just that it was deeply encrypted, making it extremely difficult to comprehend.

From this, it could be seen that the path of runes was broad and profound; it remained relevant even at the level of the Heavenly Dao.

At 800 years old, having prepared for decades, you finally had absolute certainty for this Breakthrough.

You began your seclusion in the Xuanhuang Dao Palace, conducting the most critical Breakthrough you had attempted thus far.

After you entered seclusion, the defensive Formation of the Xuanhuang Dao Palace was fully activated, the World-Destroying Origin Qi Cannons were preheated, and all Martial Saints stood guard on the periphery to ensure no one could disturb your Breakthrough.

After entering the state of seclusion, you sank your consciousness into your Sea of Consciousness. Afterward, you manifested the Way of Xuanhuang within your Sea of Consciousness and used the Dao-Transforming Rune Technique to condense rune after rune.

In the end, you condensed 12,960 runes. These were also the runes you used to condense your Xuanhuang Indestructible Dao Body and Indestructible Primordial Spirit, though the runes at this moment were far more profound than those at the beginning.

At this point, your Breakthrough had only just begun, and you proceeded to dismantle these 12,960 runes one by one.

As you dismantled them, these runes differentiated one by one, first 12,960 were dismantled into 129,600 simpler runes.

The 129,600 runes were then dismantled into 1,296,000 even simpler runes.

Time flew like a shuttle, like an arrow; in the process of your dedicated dismantling of the runes, time passed silently.

At 900 years old, through your continuous dismantling, the original 12,960 runes had been dismantled and differentiated into 1,296,000,000 basic runes.

These shimmering basic runes flowed slowly within your Sea of Consciousness, like bright stars in a vast galaxy, forming a spectacular star map.

With the continuous dismantling of the runes, your comprehension of the Way of Xuanhuang became increasingly profound, leaving you only a hair's breadth away from the Breakthrough.

You controlled these runes to collide and fuse with one another. Every intersection sparked new inspiration, and these Epiphanies spawned brand-new rune variants.

The newly born runes would be absorbed and fused by the basic runes of the same origin, causing their essence to be sublimated and strengthened.

As these 1,296,000,000 basic runes grew stronger, you soon sensed that you had reached the standard for a Breakthrough.

However, you certainly would not break through now; at the very least, you had to reach a point where there was no room for further improvement before breaking through.

At 1000 years old, at this moment, no new runes were being derived in your Sea of Consciousness; your foundation had been exhausted.

Next, you controlled these basic runes and began to interlock them with one another in a profound manner.

In the end, these runes condensed together, turning into a three-dimensional rune that seemed to contain infinite changes.

This rune manifested for only an instant before turning into emptiness. Immediately afterward, your Physical Body, Dharma Power, and Primordial Spirit began to fuse under the influence of an inexplicable force.

At this moment, the Origin Qi of heaven and earth within the Xuanhuang Dao Palace began to pour into you. Feeling your own state, you knew you had succeeded; you were advancing toward a higher Realm.

Finally, after spending a full three years, your Essence, Qi, and spirit finally merged into one. You felt a massive transformation occur in your life level, and your lifespan increased from 3,000 years to 10,000 years.

At the instant your Breakthrough ended, all living beings in the entire Great Gan felt an inexplicable pressure, as well as a sense of joy emanating from the entire world. In the dark, they knew that someone had broken through to a new Realm.

Throughout the entire Great Gan territory, sweet dew began to fall from the sky, and golden lotuses sprang from the ground. The sweet dew nourished all things upon landing, and the golden lotuses were even able to briefly enhance a Martial Artist's Comprehension Ability. This was heaven and earth offering congratulations for your Breakthrough.

At this moment, everyone in the world, including the Martial Saints, was shocked by this scene. They had never seen any Martial Artist's Breakthrough cause such a massive commotion.

You must know that when the first Primordial Spirit Realm Martial Artist, or even the first Martial Saint, first appeared, there was absolutely no commotion. What, did they lack such prestige?

This celebration by heaven and earth lasted for a full three hours. During these three hours, many injured Martial Artists had their bodies restored to health thanks to the sweet dew, and many more Martial Artists obtained golden lotuses, resulting in a significant increase in the progress of their Cultivation Technique in a short time.

After the Breakthrough was completed, you did not immediately leave seclusion, but instead prepared to familiarize yourself with the power you possessed after the Breakthrough.

You raised a hand, and a profound, three-dimensional rune appeared on it. With a wave, the three-dimensional rune instantly turned into countless basic runes that hovered around you, before fading into the air and vanishing.