In a small courtyard atop the Black Fiend Peak, within one of its humble dwellings…
A plump, white-robed child turned his gaze to the side, where a wisp of cosmic energy coalesced into another identical child.
“Let this avatar remain here for now.”
Whoosh.
The white-robed child vanished into thin air.
…
In a distant, desolate expanse of the primordial void, far removed from the Xuanxing Realm, the white-robed child reappeared. His form swiftly shifted, morphing into the familiar figure of Dongbo Xueying—a young man clad in white robes.
“Time to swiftly elevate my physical strength,” Dongbo Xueying mused silently.
Back in the Xuanxing Realm, he had refrained from recklessly absorbing cosmic energy. Instead, he had focused on refining his soul, using the ‘Void Path’ as its foundational structure, elevating it directly to the level of a Cosmic God. The soul’s ascension drew upon the most primal forces of the Source World, leaving the surrounding cosmic energy undisturbed. Now, manifesting an avatar was effortless.
**Boom!**
As Dongbo Xueying channeled his power, the frigid, boundless void around him trembled. Vast currents of cosmic energy surged into his body, forming a terrifying vortex.
His physical prowess skyrocketed—
Transcendent, Deity, World God, True God, Void God, Unity Realm, Chaos Realm… and finally, Cosmic God!
The transformation was swift.
Within him, his ‘Divine Sea’ underwent rapid evolution—expanding into a miniature cosmos, condensing into a singular ‘Void Origin,’ then dissolving into a chaotic micro-universe before ultimately manifesting as a full-fledged Void Universe.
With his realm already attained, all he needed was sufficient energy to restore his strength.
“Finally, I’ve recovered,” Dongbo Xueying murmured, a faint smile gracing his lips as he assessed his regained power. “But compared to the Heart Realm Continent, I lack treasures here—not even the ‘Southern Cloud Saint Body’ can be cultivated.”
The Southern Cloud Saint Body demanded too many external resources, requiring the absorption of rare treasures’ essences to refine the physical form.
The problem was, most of the treasures nurtured in the Heart Realm Continent simply didn’t exist in this primordial void. Two different Source Worlds, governed by different Supreme Laws, birthed vastly different creations. Even cultivation methods only became universally applicable at the Cosmic God level.
“Still, I can cultivate something far superior—the **Hunyuan Path Inquiry**,” Dongbo Xueying thought.
His return had brought with him two supreme techniques: **Hunyuan Path Inquiry** and **Heart Realm**.
However, the entry threshold for the first layer of **Hunyuan Path Inquiry** was daunting. First, one had to achieve ‘Void Perfection.’ Second, they needed the power to breach the Source World’s barrier and absorb ‘Hunyuan Energy’ for their own use. Lastly, their realm had to meet the requirement of mastering **eight** branches of the Void Path at the Cosmic God level—far more demanding than the ‘Five-Phase Sealing Art.’
“The flow of time between the Heart Realm Continent and this primordial void is nearly identical,” Dongbo Xueying noted. As his soul recovered to the Cosmic God level, his connection with his avatar in the Heart Realm strengthened, memories synchronizing seamlessly.
“Though the journey back from the Heart Realm felt eternal, only **120,000 years** have passed here.”
In those 120,000 years, his Heart Realm avatar had already mastered all **nine** branches of the Void Path at the Cosmic God level. After creating the ‘Nine Revolutions Indestructible Art,’ he had grasped the profound interplay between the branches, leading to rapid breakthroughs. Within **30,000 years**, he had ascended to Cosmic God, mastering all nine branches.
Now, he could wield the ‘Five-Phase Sealing Art’—though only at the ‘Minor Achievement’ stage, lacking the support of the Five-Phase Pearls.
The combat techniques of **Hunyuan Path Inquiry** were also now within his grasp.
However, the ‘Hunyuan Body Refinement’ would take time. Given the minuscule breach he had torn in the Source World’s barrier, the trickle of Hunyuan Energy he could absorb meant the refinement process would be excruciatingly slow.
“First, I should cultivate my avatars.”
Indeed.
Upon synchronizing memories with his Heart Realm avatar, Dongbo Xueying had made a startling discovery.
When he had been expelled from the Heart Realm, his remaining **eight** avatars had allowed him to cultivate a **ninth**!
“Of course. Some World Gods and True Gods within a single cosmos can cultivate avatars, but lose that ability once they leave. Yet certain ancient cultivators with unique talents can still manifest them,” Dongbo Xueying reasoned. “Clearly, as long as the Supreme Laws permit, avatars can be cultivated.”
The ‘Avatar Art’ created by his master, the Southern Cloud Monarch, relied on absorbing Hunyuan Energy to refine the soul. Once the soul absorbed this higher-dimensional energy, even the Supreme Laws’ suppression couldn’t prevent the maintenance of **nine** avatars.
Now, with one avatar expelled, the Heart Realm’s Supreme Laws—which allowed for nine—promptly let him cultivate a replacement.
“By the same logic, since this avatar has returned to my homeland, the Supreme Laws here recognize only **one** body. I can cultivate more avatars here as well.”
Dongbo Xueying clenched his fist and struck out. This punch was even more profound than his ‘Sky-Shattering Fist’—it was a combat technique from **Hunyuan Path Inquiry**.
As his fist shot forward, eight spatial dimensions intersected at its tip, converging into a tiny black dot—a hole no larger than a grain of rice. From it seeped an eerie, primordial energy.
Beyond that minuscule breach lay the higher-dimensional space—a realm of unimaginable terror.
The energy leaking through was none other than **Hunyuan Energy**.
“Here it comes.”
Dongbo Xueying activated the ‘Avatar Art,’ absorbing the Hunyuan Energy.
…
Moments later, two figures stood side by side in the void—one clad in white, the other in gold.
“Only two avatars for now,” Dongbo Xueying sighed inwardly. “The breach I tore is too small. The concentration of Hunyuan Energy isn’t enough—I’ve only mastered the **first layer** of the ‘Avatar Art.'”
The first layer allowed for **two** avatars.
The second layer: **nine**.
The perfected final layer: **10,081**.
The Southern Cloud Monarch’s technique depended entirely on the soul’s absorption of Hunyuan Energy. The greater the refinement, the more avatars one could sustain—up to an astonishing ten thousand.
“Master’s ‘Avatar Art’ still pales in comparison to the techniques of the Crimson-Browed Mountain Lord and the Myriad Realms Tower Master,” Dongbo Xueying mused.
His master’s technique had a steep entry barrier—requiring the ability to **breach the Source World’s barrier**, a feat only achievable at the **Cosmic God** level. Yet the Crimson-Browed Mountain Lord, who lacked such power, had long possessed two avatars.
As for the Myriad Realms Tower Master—who had once assassinated him—he had maintained **10,000 avatars** despite being only an ordinary Cosmic God. By the Southern Cloud Monarch’s standards, one needed to be a **second-tier Cosmic God** to achieve that.
Clearly, the lineage of the Crimson-Browed Mountain Lord and the Myriad Realms Tower Master surpassed his master’s in avatar cultivation.
Had Dongbo Xueying followed their path, with all nine Void branches at the Cosmic God level, he could have manifested **10,000 avatars** by now.
“I wonder who created their technique,” he pondered. Once, he had suspected the Myriad Realms Tower Master. But now? He doubted it. Such an overpowered method was likely the work of a **third-tier Cosmic God** in the Void Path—someone on par with Patriarch Fan.
“Crimson-Browed Mountain Lord…”
A flicker of killing intent stirred in Dongbo Xueying’s heart.
Not only had that lineage sent assassins after him, they had even manipulated the Sacred Master against him!
Unbeknownst to him, however, the Crimson-Browed Mountain Lord had long since been slain by the enigmatic ‘Stone Elder.’
“If even the Sacred Master couldn’t locate all of the Crimson-Browed Mountain Lord’s avatars, he won’t find mine either,” Dongbo Xueying thought coldly. “And once I complete the ‘Hunyuan Body Refinement,’ my form will bear traces of Hunyuan essence. Tracking me will be impossible.”
His soul, refined by Hunyuan Energy, was already immune to most tracing methods. With **Hunyuan Path Inquiry**, he was practically untouchable.
Still, the ‘Hunyuan Body Refinement’ would take too long. For now, he lacked the patience.
“This avatar shall remain in the Xuanxing Realm to cultivate,” Dongbo Xueying decided, glancing at his golden-robed counterpart. “Even if my true body perishes, the avatar can swiftly recover. And… I can repay the debt to my birth parents in this life.”
Whoosh.
The golden-robed Dongbo Xueying vanished, returning to the Xuanxing Realm.
“Time to go home.”
With a single step, the white-robed figure disappeared.
…
In another stretch of the primordial void, Dongbo Xueying materialized, his heart pounding despite his usual composure.
After being forced to reincarnate into the Heart Realm Continent, he had finally returned.
But as he gazed ahead, his expression froze.
With all nine Void branches at their peak, his ‘Hunyuan Combat Arts’ allowed him to traverse vast distances in a single teleport—enough to cross half the primordial void. There was **no way** he could have misjudged the location.
And yet…
“Where… is the Sevenstar Sea Sacred Realm?”
His blood ran cold.
The void before him was **empty**.
The once-majestic Sacred Realm—**gone without a trace**.
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