493: Chapter 493 The Venerable One

Cultivating a single Origin to the Peak is already extremely difficult; some people never manage to do it in their entire lives.

Moreover, wanting to Cultivate multiple Origins is not something you can just do whenever you want; often, it requires an element of luck.

Therefore, this method has yet to be verified by anyone to this day.

"Then how is this Origin Fusion achieved? Or rather, is it even possible to fuse them?" Ye Mo asked.

"Of course it is possible. Immortal Venerable has another title. I wonder if you have heard of it?" Emperor Ming said.

"What is it?" Ye Mo immediately pressed.

"Venerable. Generally speaking, there are two conditions to fuse Origins. First, your cultivation must reach the Immortal Venerable Perfection Realm. Second, at least two Origins must reach Peak Perfection. Once two Origins are fused, one can become a Second-Venerable, and for three, it is called a Third-Venerable," Emperor Ming explained.

"Venerable? Do you mean that a Venerable is much stronger than an ordinary Immortal Venerable?" Ye Mo's brows twitched slightly.

This was the first time he had heard of the term Venerable.

"It's far more than just 'much stronger'; they aren't even on the same level. It's like comparing an Immortal King who has cultivated an Origin to one who hasn't; there is simply no comparison. It is a complete, crushing dominance. My Xingyue Sect has a Third-Venerable guarding it, which is why my Xingyue Sect has stood firm for hundreds of millions of years."

Emperor Ming seemed to fall into his memories. Whenever he spoke of this Third-Venerable, his eyes involuntarily filled with admiration.

"This... I still can't imagine just how strong this Third-Venerable you speak of is," Ye Mo said, somewhat surprised.

Judging by Emperor Ming's expression, it seemed as if this Third-Venerable was an invincible existence.

"How should I put this..."

"Let's put it this way. If someone cultivated eight Clones, and both these eight Clones and the original body reached the Immortal Venerable Perfection Realm, who do you think would be stronger: such a person or a Third-Venerable?"

Ye Mo thought about it. At his current speed, it wouldn't be long before his Immortal power value surpassed the Immortal Venerable Perfection Realm. However, cultivating an Origin to Peak Perfection would take much longer. That was why Ye Mo made such a hypothesis.

But as soon as Ye Mo finished speaking, Emperor Ming's face lit up, and he immediately said, "That's a good comparison. I wouldn't really know how to answer otherwise, but someone has actually cultivated eight Clones before. His name was Ren Guan, and his talent was terrifyingly strong. Not only did he Cultivate eight Clones to the Immortal Venerable Perfection Realm, but he also cultivated various Origins. It is a pity, however, that the Rank of his Origins was not high—they were only Advanced."

"Ren Guan once fought against my Xingyue Sect's Grand Elder—the Third-Venerable I mentioned. Guess what the final result was?"

Upon hearing that someone had actually cultivated eight Clones, Ye Mo immediately thought of Ruo Ningxue's Revered Master. He didn't need to guess the final result; the Xingyue Sect's Third-Venerable must have won, because Ruo Ningxue's Revered Master had long since died. Nevertheless, Ye Mo pretended to be curious and asked, "What was the result?"

"You probably can't imagine it. This Ren Guan couldn't even break through the defenses of my Xingyue Sect's Grand Elder. And my Xingyue Sect's Grand Elder simply waved his hand—truly, just a wave of his hand—and Ren Guan's Physical Body was destroyed, and his Primordial Spirit was heavily damaged. However, the Grand Elder of my Xingyue Sect did not deal a fatal blow and let Ren Guan go, but after that, Ren Guan never appeared again."

Emperor Ming became more and more excited as he spoke, because he had witnessed that battle with his own eyes. He would never be able to forget it in this lifetime. The image was deeply engraved in his mind.

"Is he that strong?"

Ye Mo was lost in thought.

Ren Guan had cultivated eight Clones, and the Cultivation Technique he used must have been a Heaven-Grade one, yet he couldn't break the defenses of a Third-Venerable. This made Ye Mo feel it was somewhat incredible. If a Third-Venerable was this strong, then wouldn't the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth-Venerables be unimaginably powerful?

"Yes, that is why I said they are simply not on the same level. Of course, there are not many people who can fuse Origins. Cultivating an Origin to the Peak is already extremely difficult, and there is great danger in the Fusion process. If one is not careful, the Fusion will fail, and one might even suffer a backlash from the Origin. Throughout the long river of history, there have been some who died from exploding bodies because they forcibly fused their Origins," Emperor Ming said.

"There is such a thing? How exactly are these Origins fused?" Ye Mo asked again.

"My father told me that to fuse Origins—to fuse Origins—one must first condense the Origins within the body into spheres and store them in the Dantian. This is a very long process. Then, the two Origin spheres are slowly fused. There are no specific requirements; one just needs to remember not to be too hasty," Emperor Ming explained.

These two processes can be said to be extremely long; many Immortal Venerables have exhausted their entire Lifespan just in the process of condensing and fusing.

"Oh, Father-in-law, I have another question. Our cultivation is related to Spiritual Roots, and there must be a difference in speed when cultivating Origins as well. What determines that?" Ye Mo asked.

Ye Mo's Origins were inherited, and the Chaos Origin had an absorption function, which was why he cultivated so quickly. However, after the Fire Element Origin reached the Advanced Rank, Ye Mo had also tried cultivating the Origin, but the speed was significantly slower. He had also asked Ruo Ningxue, and she had encountered the same problem.

At first, Ye Mo did not know the reason, but just now he heard Emperor Ming say that Ren Guan's Origins were also only Advanced, and perhaps the reason lay there. In other words, his future Origin cultivation speed would become slower and slower.

"Actually, it does have some relation to Spiritual Roots, it's just not obvious. You should also know that those who Cultivate Origins generally don't have poor Spiritual Roots; at the very least, they are Immortal Spirit Roots. However, I don't know why it is not obvious," Emperor Ming shook his head.

Regarding Origins, many people have explored them for countless years, but in the end, not much is known. Some speculate that the reason why cultivating Origins is so slow is very likely because there is no Cultivation Technique for cultivating Origins. One can only rely on sensing to Cultivate. Many people have also tried to create Origin Cultivation Techniques, but all have failed in the end.

"Hmm."

Ye Mo nodded slightly. Ye Mo did not dwell too much on this, but the Venerable that Emperor Ming mentioned gave Ye Mo a sense of urgency. Originally, he thought that if his Immortal power value were tens of times that of an Immortal Venerable, he should be invincible. But now it seemed that it was far from enough.

"Ye Mo, don't think too much. The road ahead is still very long. What we need to do now is to break through to the Immortal Venerable Realm as much as possible. If you can't even break through to the Immortal Venerable Realm, everything else is just empty talk." Seeing Ye Mo lost in thought, Emperor Ming thought Ye Mo was worried about Origin cultivation. In his view, thinking too much would only affect his own cultivation.

"I know, Father-in-law. Don't worry, I am not someone who aims too high and neglects the practical," Ye Mo said.

Leaving Emperor Ming's courtyard, Ye Mo returned to his own. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he found Lin Jingyun there, looking anxious. The moment she saw Ye Mo, she immediately came up to him and said, "Something has gone wrong with the restaurants again. Nearly one-third of the restaurants have very poor business, and there are even situations where they can't cover their expenses..."