410: Chapter 410 Lungmen Assistant is now online.

"Encounter Quest 'Daluo Dharma (Part 1)' completed."

"Congratulations, the player has obtained the [Eastern Extreme Seal], the title [Azure Dragon of the East (Epic)], Skill Upgrade Card * 1..."

"Rewards have been sent to the inventory."

"Encounter Quest 'Daluo Dharma (Part 2)' has been acquired."

[Eastern Extreme Seal]

Quality: Common.

Description: Proof of reaching the Eastern Extreme. It will resonate upon reaching the Four Extremes.

"It really is quite shabby."

Zhou Yan looked at the rewards before him, unable to muster much interest.

However, the Eastern Extreme Seal caught his eye, and he immediately withdrew it.

Seeing a green dragon totem appear in his palm, shining brightly in this place, he understood its purpose.

"Is this a radar? That's truly a godsend when I needed it most."

Zhou Yan recalled the words mentioned at the beginning and end of Meng Zhang's memory fragment.

There were three more parts to this Cultivation Technique; it would only take effect once all were collected.

If Meng Zhang wasn't some eccentric person, he would likely have left them with his colleagues, following personal habit—meaning the White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise often mentioned in myths, or some other Sacred Beasts.

But in any case, it wouldn't stray from the theme of the Four Extremes.

Of course, if Meng Zhang hid things purely on a whim—like tucking them under his own rug, beneath a flowerpot, or on a doorframe—then Zhou Yan would be truly helpless.

He could only rely purely on luck then.

Zhou Yan looked at the glowing gate tower again, but his mind wasn't on it.

"Bodhidharma? Bodhidharma, are you there?"

"If a path is blocked, open it with your fists?"

Zhou Yan's voice echoed in this silent space, but there was no response after waiting for a while.

"It seems he's not here, or perhaps this place is special?"

The name 'Bodhidharma' might be unfamiliar to people of this world, but as someone from the Blue Star, Zhou Yan knew it well; it sounded related to that bodhi tree.

It was a classic, popular Buddhist term, so the monk Zhou Yan had seen before, whose thoughts reached the heavens, was likely this so-called Bodhidharma.

"So everything seems to be connected now?"

Zhou Yan rested his hand on his chin, showing a thoughtful expression.

"This Secret Realm must be an ancient relic among relics. Meng Zhang died for some unknown reason and left behind his Legacy in a hurry."

"And this Bodhidharma, whether he's the original body, a remnant soul, or something else, came here and became something like an administrator."

"Then he most likely has a significant connection to the Eastern Extreme Secret Realm and seems quite familiar with Meng Zhang. He probably helped modify the Secret Realm to better select a successor."

"Plus, Suo Jialuo seemed to call that guy 'Teacher,' which connects back to Meng Zhang and that bodhi tree."

Everything was clear now. Once he left this place, he just had to find that monk.

If this was the final stage and leaving here meant going outside, Zhou Yan still had a way.

Zhou Yan looked at the leaf in his inventory.

He had put it in his inventory earlier. Since the monk gave him another one, he didn't carry the extra one on him.

If he went out, he should be able to use it to return.

"Alright, I must speed up now. There are more and more things to do."

"I must resolve everything as quickly as possible and then leave. When I return to the Sect, I'll first... ahem, I must share this joy."

"This thing should be the Dragon Gate mentioned in the previous rewards."

"It doesn't look like anything special. I wonder if it works."

Just as he placed his hand on it, expecting the same old routine, the dark space around him suddenly brightened the moment he touched the Dragon Gate.

Starlight filled the sky, reflecting off each other and illuminating the area.

Now Zhou Yan could finally see his surroundings: below was a vast, endless dark sea.

Only the starlight, combined with the reflection of the gate tower's glow, made it seem less empty.

But for someone with thalassophobia, it was still an unimaginably terrifying sight.

Just as Zhou Yan was about to say something.

The gate tower burst with golden light and began to expand continuously.

Zhou Yan suddenly felt weightless, and light began to radiate from his seven orifices, growing brighter and brighter as if a flashbang had gone off inside him.

"Gaia!"

It didn't hurt, but he felt a draft through his entire body, causing him to shout out involuntarily.

The previously calm sea reflecting the starry sky also underwent a change.

The starlight within the seawater seemed to suddenly come alive, moving in a rhythmic pattern.

*Splash.*

A small, translucent fish shimmering with blue fluorescence leaped out of the water and swam toward Zhou Yan, who was spiraling upward.

*Splash, splash.*

Fish of various sizes and appearances surged out of the water and gathered.

The starlight on the sea grew larger and more numerous.

Finally, a massive patch of light appeared on the surface of the sea.

Countless splashes erupted, and with a distant cry, a giant whale breached the surface.

This seemed to be a signal.

Countless massive fish of all kinds surged out, as if the sky had turned into an oceanic world.

Finally, a sound that was even more ancient and carried a hint of divinity rang out.

A creature with a blurred form, yet vaguely recognizable as a Dragon shape, flew straight toward Zhou Yan, all other creatures along the way actively moving aside.

It lifted Zhou Yan and carried him straight into the clouds, followed closely by the schools of fish that had been aimlessly circling him.

In an instant, Zhou Yan felt his understanding of the Law of Creation becoming clearer, and his comprehension level skyrocketed at an incredible speed.

But the feeling was very strange.

This wasn't true comprehension; it was more like a massive set of formulas being suddenly crammed into his head, firmly imprinted, along with a vast database of problems.

He was comprehending at high speed through a force-feeding method.

The golden light dimmed slightly, and when Zhou Yan could see clearly again, everything seemed to be in slow motion.

He was no longer beneath the starry sky; he was above a sea of clouds. There was only the great sun overhead and the gate tower wrapped in rainbow light before him.

The golden light was no longer blinding, serving only as an embellishment. On it, the words "Dragon Gate" were written in dragon script.

Feeling a push, Zhou Yan realized there was something beneath him. He tried to look back, but only saw the fading shadow of a Dragon and small fish turning into starlight and falling below the clouds.

When Zhou Yan woke up again, he was in an unfamiliar place.

It was a forest, but that snowy mountain could still be seen in the distance.

He looked at his hands, clenched his fists, and checked his panel, where the Law of Creation had reached 100% and become Level 1.

Along with his current powerful strength, Zhou Yan found it somewhat hard to believe.

"Holy crap, automatic leveling! So Law comprehension can work like this?"

"This Dragon Gate Enlightenment is so overpowered!"

Just now, Zhou Yan had slowly floated through the Dragon Gate following the push, and his Law of Creation naturally reached Perfection.

After he absorbed all the Laws, the Law of Creation naturally became Zhou Yan's power.

This was a feeling he had never experienced before, something even more of a shortcut than the System's upgrade cards.

The items given by the System allowed him to quickly experience the comprehension process in a very short time, essentially a more time-saving and effortless one-click learning.

But this so-called Dragon Gate Enlightenment was no different from a master's empowerment; he only needed to gradually make it his own.

It was just a matter of time.

Zhou Yan had now undergone a world-shaking transformation.

Originally, his cultivation had already reached Nascent Soul Perfection because of the Law of Consumption.

He was only one step away from level 50, but now, because he had three Laws, although his level hadn't increased...

...his panel had undergone a massive change.

[Zhou Yan]

[Realm: Nascent Soul Perfection]

[Vitality: 8,000,000/8,000,000]

[Mana: 5,000,000/5,000,000]

"Damn, has my health reached eight times its previous amount? Even my mana is this high, and it seems like there's more."

Zhou Yan then checked his detailed panel; his resistances, defense, attack power, and a series of other minor attributes had also received massive boosts.

This meant that even without using his Nascent Soul Domain, he could beat someone to death within their own Domain.

Ordinary Nascent Souls, without a way to break through, could no longer hope to overwhelm him with numbers.

In a situation like the one before the bodhi tree, Zhou Yan would now dare to stand alone against ten thousand.

Because his mana had increased so much that it underwent a qualitative change, Zhou Yan could now directly release a small amount of the Power of Law without the help of a Domain.

Mana is different from Vitality.

Vitality can be increased faster and further by switching to specific Cultivation Techniques or using special support items like Heaven And Earth Treasures.

But mana, to some extent, wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it 'Dao cultivation.'

While using Heaven And Earth Treasures can increase it, accumulating more within a single Realm is undoubtedly much harder.

So when he saw Xuanyuan Qingyao, Zhou Yan was actually more surprised that she had 8 million mana yet hadn't advanced to the Soul Transformation Stage.

Zhou Yan even suspected that her 10 million-plus health, which had reached the Soul Transformation level, was also thanks to that powerful mana.

"If I had 8 million mana, who could even tell the difference between me and a Soul Transformation? What a waste of talent."

Looking at the speck of light from the Law of Consumption condensing in his hand, he shook his head again.

"Forget it, this is enough."

His health was Heaven-Defying, his mana was Heaven-Defying, and his overall strength far exceeded Nascent Soul Perfection. He could even release the Power of Law during the Nascent Soul Stage.

If he hadn't just gone through so much, Zhou Yan would have already started reciting poetry and shouting, "Who dares to kill me?!"

However, Zhou Yan still gave his current state a name.

After all, although his level hadn't changed, his strength was worlds apart.

"From now on, I'll call this Realm the 'Nascent Soul Ninth-Layer Supreme Soul Transformation Sovereign Half-Step Great Perfection'."

After saying that, he blew out the speck of light in his hand.

However, the Power of Law cannot be blown out; Zhou Yan had simply withdrawn it. Blowing on it was purely because he felt like showing off.

Looking at that snowy mountain again, he was now absolutely certain it was the same one from the beginning. It was just that he was no longer on that plain, but in the forest next to it.

"It should be him, right? In that case, do I even need to call his name?"

"To be safe, I'll give him a shout first. If he doesn't come, I'll head up and check."

"Dha..."

Zhou Yan took a deep breath, and just as he was about to shout, he heard a shout first.

"Hahaha, hahahaha!"

"Long Tianxing's voice?" The voice was incredibly familiar; it was precisely Long Tianxing, whom he had already forgotten.

Hearing that arrogant laughter, Zhou Yan frowned.

"Isn't his personality usually more about a grin, a wicked smile, or a snicker while covering his face?"

"This laugh sounds like a moronic villain's. Why does it feel so off?"