340: Chapter 331 The Sixth Incarnation: Heavenly Venerable (19)

With this thought, Wei An stopped overthinking it.

His gaze once again turned toward Yintian City outside the carriage window.

It was still that scene of intertwined glitz and misery, still that suffocating aura of Decay.

But at this moment, in Wei An's eyes, the "meaning" of all this had become entirely different.

"Since I have already been born into this secular Dynasty, then it is just as well..." A faint but firm arc curled at the corner of Wei An's mouth. "Let this secular world become the first soil, the first experimental field, for me to practice the 'Human Dao' and establish a 'destiny dynasty'."

The shift in mindset brought a complete reversal of perspective, causing him to instantly overturn his entire previous plan.

Originally, Wei An had planned to hide himself and develop in secret.

But now, everything was different.

A single profound reflection on the essence of "Order" and a sudden realization of the "destiny dynasty" concept had directly triggered a strong resonance with the "Heavenly Mandate of the Human Dao" deep within his Soul. He had received a majestic gift from the Great Dao's Origin, allowing him to step into the Foundation Establishment realm in one go, naturally and without any obstacles!

This was not just an increase in cultivation; it allowed him to truly feel the terrifying growth model and potential represented by the "Heavenly Mandate of the Human Dao"!

"There is no need for deliberate bitter cultivation, no need for massive amounts of resources, and not even a need for top-tier Cultivation Technique guidance... As long as my path, my philosophy, and my practice continuously align with, deepen, and expand the true essence of the 'Human Dao', this 'Heavenly Mandate' will provide feedback on its own, driving my growth!"

"In that case, do I still need to 'hide and develop' as cautiously as I planned before, as if walking on thin ice?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

A bolder, more proactive, and more essence-aligned new plan for the "Heavenly Mandate of the Human Dao" rapidly formed in Wei An's mind, instantly replacing all previous conceptions.

"I will abandon simple 'hiding' and instead move toward 'proactive shaping' and 'limited intervention'!"

"I will use this Great Yin Dynasty, especially this decaying capital city, directly as the first and most important 'experimental field' for me to construct a 'destiny dynasty' and practice the 'Human Dao' philosophy!"

"I am no longer just an observer or a lurker; I want to become a hidden guide, a sower of Order, and even one of the... future founders!"

Once the train of thought opened, it was like a rushing river, unstoppable.

"My 'destiny dynasty' concept needs practice to be tested and perfected. Theoretical knowledge is shallow; one must practice to truly understand. The various ills of this terminal Dynasty are the best 'cases' and 'operating tables'!"

"I can try here how to establish a relatively fair legal framework, how to channel and utilize the complex human Dao Luck, how to balance the interests of all parties, and how to nurture the prototype of the 'spirit of order'... Even if it's just a small-scale, preliminary attempt, the experience and feedback are far more valuable than imagining it a thousand times!"

"And in this process, every effective action I take to practice the 'Human Dao' and push 'Order' toward the better may trigger further resonance from the 'Heavenly Mandate of the Human Dao', obtaining gifts from the Great Dao to supplement my cultivation and my mastery over the 'Human Dao'!"

"In this way, my growth speed will far exceed simple bitter cultivation or resource stacking! Reaching the Peak cultivation of my previous life is just around the corner! Even... surpassing my previous life is by no means an extravagant hope!"

"This is the path most suitable for a holder of the 'Heavenly Mandate of the Human Dao'—tempering the heart in the Mortal World, realizing the Dao through practice, and growing through transformation! Rather than hiding in the shadows and wasting time."

With his determination set, Wei An felt a sense of clarity in his heart, with no more hesitation or confusion.

The carriage happened to stop in front of the Wei Manor.

Wei An pushed the door open and stepped out, looking up at Yintian City once more.

At this moment, in his eyes, this city was no longer just a decaying cage about to collapse, but a "fertile field" waiting to be cultivated, full of challenges and hidden opportunities.

"Experimental field... let the cultivation begin from this Wei Manor, from this capital city."

...On the other side.

Deep within the Source Sea of Laws.

Time lost its linear meaning here; there was only the eternal flow, collision, annihilation, and Rebirth of Great Dao fragments and Chaos Origin.

That Sacred Light Cocoon, misted with the aura of the beginning of Chaos, containing immeasurable radiance, and woven from the purest Innate dao patterns and profound runes, still floated quietly in this violent sea of primal energy, like a point of absolute silence in the eye of a storm.

Inside the light cocoon, Xu Yuan's original consciousness was in a strange state of being both awake and dormant.

He could clearly perceive every bit of growth in his "innate divine body," every strand of Dao pattern imprinting, and every resonance of the Origin, yet he seemed to maintain a transcendent detachment from the passage of time in the outside world.

"Ten years..."

A calm, ripple-less thought stirred within the core of the light cocoon.

This was "ten years" relative to the outside world and the time experienced by his two Incarnations.

But in the Source Sea of Laws, within this gestational process, these so-called "ten years" might only be the preliminary shaping of a single acupoint on his divine body, or a companion Great Dao pattern extending an insignificant inch further.

"The progress of gestation has indeed increased compared to ten years ago."

Xu Yuan carefully "inspected" himself internally.

Inside the light cocoon, the outline of that great and sacred embryo was several degrees clearer than at the beginning, and the dao patterns interwoven around it were much more complex and profound. Especially the several main patterns centered on "Order," "Karma," and "Reincarnation," which already faintly emitted a heart-palpitatingly majestic Dao Rhyme.

The efficiency of sorting, absorbing, and transforming the surrounding violent Laws had also improved by more than a level.

At this rate... "However, there is still an... extremely long distance before I truly 'emerge' and am completely formed."

There was no impatience in Xu Yuan's thoughts, only a calm insight into the essence of things.

He knew very well what his current "background" implied.

An Innate Sacred Being!

An existence born with Heaven and Earth, coexisting with the Great Dao!

The time and energy required for its gestation, as well as the absorption of the world's Origin, were by no means comparable to the reproduction of Acquired beings.

It was a process measured by the time-space scale of the world itself!

For a vast world that had existed for untold billions of years and might continue for even longer, a hundred thousand years, a million years, or even longer might truly be just a blink of an eye—a single rotation of a galaxy, the slow completion of a geological movement, or a cycle of an ancient species from birth to prosperity to decline.

And his gestation was a solemn and slow "birth ceremony" embedded within this grand spatiotemporal background.

It could not be rushed, nor could it be fast.

This was the rule of Heaven and Earth, the "time" price that must be paid for an "Innate" status.

Had he not used 53,838 points of Heaven-Defying "Family Background" attributes to leverage the deepest favor of the world's Origin and begin gestation directly at the core of the "Source Sea of Laws"—shortening countless prerequisites and accumulation processes—this time would likely have been extended exponentially.