Dongbo Xueying stood in the courtyard of his cave abode, drinking alone. Though he hadn’t gone to bid farewell, he could sense that his master had departed for the Chaos Temple.
“Breaking through in the path of Rule Mysteries is too difficult,” Dongbo Xueying murmured to himself.
Those who reached the Unity realm in the Rule Mysteries lineage typically started at the third level of the Star Tower! Even becoming a Void God was immensely challenging—many Golden-Robed Disciples remained stuck at bottlenecks for ages.
Thus, Pang Yi, Qing Jun, and the Lord of Infernal Prison had all become Void Gods—partly due to their long cultivation periods, and partly because they possessed considerable talent. Yet, reaching the Unity realm was clearly no easy feat. In their home universe, in this era… aside from Dongbo Xueying, only the Bloodblade Divine Emperor had stepped into the Unity realm.
“Master seems more adept at the Witch path,” Dongbo Xueying shook his head, then rose and stepped back into his meditation chamber to continue cultivating.
Their home universe had witnessed two dazzling eras in history—the era of the Swordmaster, and now his own. Both were remarkable, though comparatively, his era was weaker. He was far inferior to the Swordmaster, and his master, the Bloodblade Divine Emperor, was much weaker than the Demon Ancestor. The Demon Ancestor had reached the Unity realm while still in their home universe, swept through the Unity realm upon arriving at the Grand Void Heaven Palace, and later became a Chaos realm expert.
In contrast, the Bloodblade Divine Emperor was indeed less talented than the Demon Ancestor. As for himself, he could at least claim youth as an excuse—his cultivation time was short! But then he thought of the Swordmaster, who had reached the Chaos realm while still in their home universe and became a Cosmic God shortly after arriving at the Grand Void Heaven Palace without any major setbacks.
Even a peerless genius at the seventh level of the Unity realm would feel the vast gap when compared to the Swordmaster.
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This seclusion was the longest in his history—though he occasionally emerged, even visiting the Myriad Phenomena Hall to peruse ancient texts, the cultivation period lasted over thirty billion years.
In the meditation chamber, the white-robed Dongbo Xueying sat cross-legged, his body spotless. Gradually, his form turned transparent, growing ever more so until he vanished entirely. Moments later, a translucent figure of him reappeared on the silver-woven mat, slowly solidifying until he returned to normal.
“The Four Diagrams technique left by Emperor Jiuyun is far too difficult,” Dongbo Xueying opened his eyes, frowning and shaking his head.
Emperor Jiuyun had left behind four diagrams—the first three were complete, while the fourth was a fragment.
The first diagram… had allowed him to grasp the essence of void construction, even glimpsing a higher-level ‘world,’ enabling him to master ultra-long-distance teleportation.
Thus, during his long cultivation, he naturally devoted effort to the *Walker’s Secret Code*, a technique created by the Void Primogenitor that utilized the power of the Chaos Void to evolve oneself. Yet, all paths converged—Emperor Jiuyun, the strongest void expert of the Primordial Ancient Sacred World era, though his methods differed slightly from the Void Primogenitor’s, had left behind profound insights. The *Walker’s Secret Code*’s advancement indeed helped Dongbo Xueying better comprehend the esoteric four-diagram technique.
Studying the four diagrams, in turn, aided his comprehension of the *Walker’s Secret Code*.
Now, the *Walker’s Secret Code* had reached the forty-sixth layer! However, layers forty-one to fifty corresponded to the Chaos realm—the earlier layers were relatively easier, while the later ones grew increasingly difficult.
“The second and third diagrams are too challenging,” Dongbo Xueying sighed. “Perhaps I’ll only achieve mastery once I reach the Cosmic God level in the Voidwalker lineage.”
The second diagram pursued the ‘voidification’ of the body. As a Voidwalker’s strength grew, their body would become increasingly adept at voidification, allowing them to deflect immense amounts of enemy attacks. According to the Voidwalker lineage’s ultimate pursuit… the pinnacle of voidification was to merge one’s body with the essence of the Chaos Void, becoming one with it.
Not just ordinary void, but the very fabric of the Chaos Void—the ‘black curtain’ existence.
No matter how fiercely experts battled, their fights remained within the Chaos Void, never surpassing it to touch the ‘higher-level world.’ Thus, if one could voidify to the point of merging with the Chaos Void’s essence, no enemy could kill them!
“Yet my master was still slain by the Sacred Master,” Dongbo Xueying shook his head. “Does the Sacred Master’s attack tear through even those who merge with the Chaos Void’s essence?”
The Sacred Master, as the supreme powerhouse, was beyond his comprehension. He only knew that Emperor Jiuyun—who had mastered both the second and third diagrams and was their creator—had been grievously wounded by him and ultimately perished.
The third diagram…
Pursued mastery over void manipulation. Voidwalkers excelled in manipulating void, and at the Cosmic God level, they could perform ultra-long-distance teleportation! But this diagram sought something beyond—microscopic perfection, the ability to manipulate the ‘black mist spheres’ that formed the Chaos Void’s fundamental black curtain, splitting them apart to remove barriers and gain deeper insight into the ‘higher-level world.’
“Two diagrams, two directions—voidification to the extreme, and void manipulation to the extreme.” As a Chaos realm Voidwalker, Dongbo Xueying had made some progress in both, but true mastery, he believed, would likely require reaching the Cosmic God level.
Difficult!
As for the fourth diagram… even Emperor Jiuyun had not completed it! It was merely a fragment, and Dongbo Xueying couldn’t comprehend it at all.
If he had only cultivated the *Walker’s Secret Code* to the forty-sixth layer, his voidification and void manipulation would pale in comparison. Emperor Jiuyun’s unfinished technique was truly extraordinary.
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**Boom—**
The stone door opened, and Dongbo Xueying stepped out of the meditation chamber, simultaneously sending a message to Ancestor Tianyu: “Ancestor, the Thirteenth Hall can now be established.”
“Excellent,” Ancestor Tianyu laughed heartily.
Dongbo Xueying’s breakthrough to the Chaos realm and subsequent consolidation had taken over thirty billion years—a relatively short time among Chaos realm experts.
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**Dong~~~ Dong~~~ Dong~~~**
The bells of the Grand Void Hall rang out, resonating through the Grand Void Sacred Land’s space.
Many disciples guessed that this was likely the celebration of Elder Dongbo’s ascension to the ‘Chaos realm.’ Celebrations for reaching the Chaos realm were internal affairs, but becoming a Cosmic God warranted grand ceremonies, with powerhouses from all sacred lands attending to offer congratulations.
Soon, the news spread.
The Grand Void Heaven Palace had established the Thirteenth Hall—the ‘Void Hall,’ with Dongbo Xueying as its Hall Master! Moreover, the Grand Void Heaven Palace would construct the thirteenth Chaos City—‘Void City’—and connect it to the other Chaos Cities with a network of towns. This was a massive project. Once completed, Dongbo Xueying would station an avatar in Void City, which would remain dormant most of the time.
While dormant, it consumed almost no mental energy.
“Brother Dongbo, it’s all up to you now.”
“We’re all eager to see what level of strength you’ve attained after hundreds of billions of years in the Chaos realm.”
“Indeed! Show us the might of the seventh level of the Unity realm!”
“Before you, our Grand Void Heaven Palace had never produced a seventh-level Unity realm expert. We’ve only heard the bragging of the Radiant Light Sacred Land and the Blade Emperor City.”
Most of the Hall Masters accompanied Dongbo Xueying in their avatars as they soared through the skies toward the Star Tower. Their true bodies remained stationed at the void’s edge, unable to leave.
“Don’t worry, I’ll do my best,” Dongbo Xueying assured them.
“The Heart Image Sect Master reached the eighth-level peak after thirteen hundred billion years in seclusion upon becoming a Chaos realm expert. The Radiant Light Sacred Land’s Emperor Jinyi was even more dazzling, reaching the eighth-level peak in just over eight billion years. Now, both are at the ninth level of the Star Tower.”
“Yes, yes—don’t let them outshine you.”
The surrounding Hall Masters chimed in.
“Alright, everyone. I’ll head in now.” From a distance, Dongbo Xueying transformed into a streak of light and flew straight into the Star Tower’s entrance.
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