Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 398 - 048 Only Origin Can Achieve Transcendence

Chapter 398: Chapter 048 Only Origin Can Achieve Transcendence

The same Sword Intent imprint, the same Origin of Enlightenment, but with different effects.

By comparison, the Sword Intent passed down from the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts could perhaps be considered the true Sword Intent.

Initially, Zhou Yan only harbored doubts, but after carefully perceiving these insights, he was finally moved.

The doubts in his heart disappeared.

He felt a sudden enlightenment.

Or to put it another way, compared to the inherited Sword Intent this time, Zhou Yan realized that even the mutated powerful invincible Sword Intent seemed worthless in comparison.

It was like a firefly that prides itself on its glow, only to suddenly discover the sun—a comparison of its light against the summer day.

At that moment, even with Zhou Yan’s pride, he couldn’t help but feel ashamed and shocked, and he had to admonish himself, "My previous self really was looking at the sky from the bottom of a well."

"All Things are Law."

This was the first sentiment transmitted from the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts’ Sword Illusion Realm.

Yes, sentiment.

Sentiment, something Zhou Yan had previously overlooked because it was so fundamental.

But this fundamental thing, Zhou Yan now realized, he had not grasped at all.

The Sword Illusion Realm itself was a sentiment, with many applications like transmitting messages, passing down Cultivation Techniques, recording a certain battle judgment, etc., all of which were sentiments.

Yet, before this, Zhou Yan had never considered that a sentiment could rise to the Realm of Law.

This was indeed a groundbreaking and unimaginable concept.

Zhou Yan was extremely shocked; his initial doubts dissipated completely due to these revelations.

Even if the other’s perceptions mimicked his own, the foundation of their understanding of sentiment had left him miles behind.

If his color was blue, then the other’s color was cyan, for cyan stems from blue but excels beyond it.

Thus, that certain nameless sense of superiority and the suspicion that the other was sneaking a peek at his Enlightenment techniques also vanished.

Zhou Yan calmed down and earnestly perceived the inheritance of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts.

"All Things are Law."

"Primordial Transformation."

"All Things are Law... this is to say, all things in the world follow certain Laws, but the Law itself has its own Laws, like a thousand miles of dike built from accumulating sand and dust. If the foundation stone is basic, then All Things are Law is about breaking the foundation stone down into individual grains of sand and dust... But how can Primordial Transformation be comprehended? Is it about turning the Origin into a Dao of Origin? How is that possible? Energy and Spirit are irreversibly distinct... entirely different..."

Zhou Yan’s intelligence was undoubtedly far beyond that of an ordinary person, his Soul having undergone terrifyingly numerous transformations, and even initially, without transformation, he was much stronger than the average genius; now his Soul was incredibly formidable.

Yet with such intelligent representation, he still couldn’t grasp "Primordial Transformation," which showed its complexity.

Zhou Yan pondered for a long time, but couldn’t find an answer.

Hence, he continued to perceive the subsequent inheritance of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts.

The inheritance’s messages unraveled like layers of fog, gradually revealing themselves.

And the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts seemed to understand Zhou Yan quite well, not delving further into the next layer of fog, but instead starting to explain "Primordial Transformation," specifically to resolve Zhou Yan’s confusion.

It was as if, all of this was under some form of ’control.’

At that moment, doubts reemerged in Zhou Yan’s heart. If the previous familiarity with grasping the Sword Intent was an indicator, this feeling of being extensively ’understood’ now felt even stronger.

"No... the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts... must understand me, otherwise he wouldn’t go to such lengths, exert so much effort to cultivate me! But who exactly is he? And why does he cultivate and help me like this?"

"Also, why do I feel like these teachings are my own... and he is merely repaying them to me due to some reason?"

"But that’s impossible... because even if ’Lee Sha’ died here, if ’Lee Sha’ had been powerful, he definitely wouldn’t have died!"

"Master set up Lee Sha’s tombstone here, but also merged the Soul to me at the Zhou Family in Sword Burial Ancestor Star’s Canglan City, it would be impossible for there to be any arrangements here, after all, my being here is definitely not something Master could have predicted..."

"The failure of the Destiny Plan might still be construed as Master’s scheme to train me. But here, impossible, because in this place, Yanyan changed everything for me, beyond Master’s calculations, so all this... there must be a profound secret!"

Zhou Yan couldn’t help but harbor many doubts in his heart, but thinking of his Master, and recalling the words Yanyan had said, some things if unknown, need not be known, and ultimately, growing powerful was the only truth.

The things that shouldn’t be known, would eventually be revealed; strength was the foundation.

With these thoughts, Zhou Yan finally suppressed the doubts in his heart, refocused, and continued to understand the responses of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts.

"Primordial Transformation, one must understand what Origin is and what the Dao is."

"The Origin is the initial energy, but what is the initial energy? Each person has their own answer. Once, a heaven-shaking, supreme Sword Saint proclaimed it to be the ’Mother Qi’ birthed innately; indeed, there is some truth to this claim.

This ’Mother Qi’ is essentially a strand of the initial energy. After life has formed and been born, it does not possess this strand of Mother Qi, it appears only at the moment when the soul takes shape.

And all energy, including the physical body and soul, accumulates based on this strand of Mother Qi.

All things Mother Qi is Chaos Purple Qi.

Life’s Mother Qi is the initial Yin Yang Qi of the human body.

This strand of energy is the true ’Origin.’

All other energies, even those condensed through any means as Origin Energy, cannot truly be called ’Origin’ but only postnatal ’Origin.’

Primordial Transformation is about visualizing the form of the ’Origin’ from the beginning of life with Soul Consciousness, then infusing this energy with ’Life Energy’, followed by envisioning the ’Supreme Dao’ at the instant after the hypothetical formation of life.

Having comprehended this Supreme Dao, there would no longer be any Realm suppression in the universe, ensuring one’s combat abilities remain sharp in any cosmos.

This ability is one’s true capability."

"Relatively speaking, Xuan Restriction is merely a rudimentary form of ’Primordial Transformation,’ incomparable to it. By comprehending Primordial Transformation, there is no need to comprehend ’Xuan Restriction.’ However, by comprehending ’Xuan Restriction,’ one lays the foundation for comprehending ’Primordial Transformation.’"

"Primordial Transformation allows you to transform everything into true Origin Energy, transmuting everything into the true Origin, for only through the Origin can one achieve Transcendence."

"Speaking of Transcendence now, you might not understand, but you need to know that many geniuses reach a final step and fail to break through the Saint Realm’s limits and end up in profound regret, the reason being they did not transcend.

At that moment, wanting to comprehend the Origin, besides living another life and retaining this experience, there are no other ways.

However, living another life is almost self-transformation, where one in a billion survives amid grave dangers.

Thus, those who can live another life, even if they appear useless in the next life, their previous lives were incredibly fearsome. Such people cannot be underestimated, as they might awaken at any moment."

"As for Transcendence, such a notion, even its inheritance, is impossible to pass down, for it is the shackles of the universe. Speaking of it would lead to destruction—just vanishing into thin air, dead. These are matters that are intuitively understood but indescribable. And I can tell you, this isn’t actually against the rules, or rather, among you and me, after all, one of us does not exist.

Since we do not exist on this level of life, passing this on isn’t really significant or a violation.

This is a loophole, the Heaven and Earth Dao are not perfect. Just like the supreme count is ninety-nine, not one hundred, all lacking that one strand. Grasping this strand of opportunity, one can transcend..."

"You need not be puzzled, bestowing this upon you is a great kindness. The mess left by the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts can only be resolved by giving you a tremendous ’favor,’ allowing you to help me diligently. Regarding doubts about Enlightenment... don’t be surprised, in fact, the inheritance of the Sword Illusion Realm of my Wan Jian Tian is also a type of Origin transformation, equivalent to having its own cognitive and decision-making abilities, all of which are derived from your foundation, hence perfectly aligning with you."

"Furthermore, although this Origin Dao, being truly shackled by the Supreme Dao, cannot be passed down, you must believe that human Cultivators are existences that defy the heavens and will think of various methods to pass it on, so you can attain it, and naturally, other geniuses can also receive such an inheritance. Of course, such Cultivators might be rare, but they are not nonexistent."

"As for other aspects, once you have comprehended Primordial Transformation, you will probably understand that any planet’s ’Heavenly Dao’ is not the true Heavenly Dao, but merely the rules of a planet, similar to a planetary gravity system, with each planet differing.

The true Heavenly Dao is the Universe Dao, or even the Dao beyond the universe.

And all of this is actually manifest in the initial Origin.

Comprehending the Origin, the true Origin, then the benefits are extremely formidable. For instance... well, for an Emperor Qi Sword Body, it’s extremely easy to condense a Sword Soul.

A single thought can solidify it.

Comprehending the Origin, one is born with true Three Souls and Seven Spirits, even if in a sealed state, without an open brow’s Talent Source, appearing like an ordinary person yet still remaining powerful.

Just one opportunity can turn one into a transcendent-level genius, becoming an ancestor or a saint with no difficulty."

...

The information manifested amidst the mists of the Sword Illusion Realm inherited from the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts left Zhou Yan utterly astonished.

He was astonished not by the information itself, though it taught him much, allowing him to transcend and become stronger—but that wasn’t enough to shock him!

He was shocked because, in his master Lee Ran’s galaxy universe, there was a planet called ’Earth’ where the people of Huaxia were born with the ’Three Souls and Seven Spirits’, yet all these people had not unlocked the Sealing of their brows.

"This is a terrifying race, this ancient Earth, who knows what fearsome inheritance it holds, it’s like a sealed ancient land, seemingly as weak as ants, but once they awaken... everyone might become as fearsome as the master!"

Zhou Yan was extremely alarmed in his heart.

The information from the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts revealed a shocking secret that almost made Zhou Yan’s mind tremble.

Zhou Yan thought, deeply moved,

"I’ve been thinking of establishing a force... If one day I go to Earth and fulfill my master’s dying wish, I must bring a group of Huaxia people to this world and establish a supreme force! By then, everyone can become ’Super dragger,’ and this will be a grand event for all eternity!"

Zhou Yan almost instantly had this impulse!

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