When a warrior cultivated, they would plant a Dao seed, grow a Dao Tree, and bear fruit on the tree. This was a warrior's understanding of martial arts and the Dao of the Heaven and Earth. It was also a record of their lives.
And along the way, Yi Yun had experienced too much.
But in the long river of time, all of this was too fleeting.
"In the Tai Ah Divine City, I cultivated the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'. In the Pure Yang Sword Palace, I fused with the Golden Crow. In the Great Empress mystic realm, I tempered my body in lava, finally becoming pure Yang …
I cultivate pure Yang laws, and by accompanying me this far, I can condense a Dao fruit. "
Boom!
Behind Yi Yun, a radiant sun suddenly appeared. The phantom image of the Tang Valley appeared, and at the same time, the Golden Crow spread its wings. With a long screech, the gigantic golden wings were like burning flames that could incinerate everything.
These turned into Dao patterns that were filled with the profound aura of the Universe. Then, they gradually fused together, forming a tiny ball that constantly rotated.
The golden ball had the totem of the radiant sun and the Golden Crow on its surface. It contained a violent and ferocious energy. This was Yi Yun's pure Yang Dao fruit.
Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, and Three begets all things.
The 'two' here was Yin and Yang. At the beginning of the Universe, when Chaos was born, it was split into Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang were a Great Dao!
Solitary Yang did not last long. Although Yi Yun cultivated pure Yang laws, he had also fused with a sliver of the Yin that Lin Xintong cultivated. This made Yi Yun's pure Yang Dao fruit even more perfect.
"In the Pure Yang Sword Palace, I gained insight into the Withering concept and fought the Black-armored Demon God to the death. Later, I was trapped in an alternate dimension by the Black-armored Demon God to gain insights into the Dao of Spatial Dimensions. I became a disciple of Felicitous Rain Lord and cultivated in the 'Book of Heaven's Advent', transforming the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence into a space-time wheel. On the Dao of Spatial Dimensions, I walked step by step, gaining opportunities and achievements. "
Profound runes flew out of Yi Yun's body as they rotated and gathered. Inside them, there were celestial bodies rotating, as though they had gathered into a tiny Universe. An ancient and mighty aura emitted from the newly condensed Dao fruit.
After a long while, the space-time laws gradually condensed.
The Spacetime Withering Dao Fruit and the Pure Yang Dao Fruit were side by side. They seemed to attract each other, but they also maintained a bit of distance. They rotated like true stars.
Yi Yun continued condensing as auras constantly separated from his body. These auras were not only nomological, but also all of Yi Yun's experiences and memories from his martial cultivation up to this point. All of these formed the Dao fruit.
In his memories, Yi Yun seemed to see the scene of him standing in front of the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner's statue. The endless sword scars seemed to stab his eyes.
"Pure Yang Sword Scar, Three-foot Passage Sword. My Sword Dao is the direction of my heart, advancing forward with indomitable will."
Two tiny sword scars appeared as they crisscrossed in the air, forming sword shadows. These sword shadows were images of Yi Yun using his sword.
This was Yi Yun's Sword Dao Dao fruit.
Finally, it was the Major Destruction Dao Fruit!
Yi Yun's Major Destruction Dao Domain moved even Felicitous Rain Lord. Everything in the world, be it space-time, yin and yang, or the universe, would eventually head towards destruction. Nothing was eternal.
Spacetime, Yin and Yang were all Great Daos. They were close to the origin, but the Major Destruction Dao was one of the supreme Great Daos.
Perhaps it wasn't accurate to say that it was one of them, because up until now, there were only two Supreme Great Daos —
The primal chaos of the birth of the universe!
The great destruction of the universe!
The Great Dao that was closer to the origin was more difficult, so the condensation of a Dao fruit was naturally more difficult.
Yi Yun had spent a very long time condensing the Space-time Withering Dao fruit, but the time he took to condense the Major Destruction Dao fruit was even longer.
Yi Yun's Yuan Qi was somewhat depleted, so he took out the ten-thousand-year-old Seven Star Flower he obtained from the Door of Misty Rain.
It was extremely difficult for warriors to manifest their Dao, and during this process, there was no way for warriors to replenish their Yuan Qi. The condensation of a Dao fruit nearly drained one's Yuan Qi to gather all one's insights. This process could only be completed in one go.
Above Spirit Gathering Hall, the rising aura was mixed with the auras of a few Dao fruits. The entire Spirit Gathering Hall exuded a mystical feeling. The winds and clouds swirled as the sun and moon appeared simultaneously.
Fairy Ningshuang came as well. She stood beside Felicitous Rain Lord and watched.
"Yi Yun's Dao fruit's aura is truly powerful," said Fairy Ningshuang wistfully.
She did not have such an aura back then.
"It should be soon. We will know the outcome soon." Felicitous Rain Lord was very patient.
Fairy Ningshuang nodded. She looked forward to the outcome of Yi Yun's Dao Manifestation.
As for Yi Yun, he was immersed in his soul sea world.
During the process of manifesting his Dao, he gradually felt as though he was one with the world.
Pure Yang, Space-time Withering, Sword Dao. These Dao fruits revolved around Yi Yun.
And beneath him, the Major Destruction Dao Domain appeared as destructive auras constantly intertwined.
"It's almost done." Yi Yun had such a feeling.
A gray cyclone gradually took form. It looked like a nebula, but it contained an extremely terrifying aura. It was as though anything that fell into it would be annihilated.
And above Spirit Gathering Hall, a towering tree's phantom image appeared. The Golden Crow and Nine Neonate spiraled upwards as they let out long cries.
On the branches of the gigantic tree, a sprout gradually transformed into a cluster of fruits. The fruits had ethereal auras and every fruit was different. On careful look, they were different Dao fruits. And on these Dao fruits, leaves were slowly unfurling.
"The Dao fruits are bearing." Fairy Ningshuang looked at the leaves. "Six, seven, eight."
Eight-leaf Dao fruits were absolutely stunning in factions like the Oracle Fey Empire or the Luo Faction.
However, to Yi Yun, it was not considered much. It was only not bad.
"Yi Yun's Dao fruits are all Great Dao Dao fruits," said Felicitous Rain Lord.
Dao Manifestation realm warriors were already the cream of the crop if they had one Great Dao Dao fruit, but Yi Yun had three.
Pure Yang, Space-time Withering and Major Destruction Dao were all Great Dao that were close to the Origins, especially the Major Destruction Dao.
"There's another leaf." Fairy Ningshuang's eyes lit up as she was visibly moved.
However, the leaf only revealed a sprout before it stopped growing.
"What a pity!" Fairy Ningshuang revealed a look of regret.
Felicitous Rain Lord's expression changed slightly before he said calmly, "There's nothing to pity about. It's just too difficult to cultivate three Great Dao at the same time and attain a nine-leaf Dao fruit. Yi Yun is just short of a supreme-grade eight-leaf Dao fruit. "
Fairy Ningshuang nodded as well. However, she still felt somewhat regretful seeing the ninth leaf nearly grow completely.
"Let's wait for Yi Yun to complete his Dao Manifestation," said Felicitous Rain Lord. The eight-leaf Dao fruit was about to be completed, so the Dao Manifestation would soon end.
However, at that moment, a strange glint flashed in Felicitous Rain Lord's eyes.
"This?"
Yi Yun's Major Destruction Dao fruit had already taken form. But just as he was guiding the Major Destruction Dao fruit towards the other Dao fruits, Yi Yun stopped.
This was the final step, but Yi Yun had a strange feeling.
The Major Destruction Dao fruit devoured everything. It was the end of the Chaotic Universe, as well as the end of Dao.
Therefore, when the Major Destruction Dao fruit approached the other Dao fruits, it emitted a faint devouring force, as though it wanted to devour the other Dao fruits.
If the other Dao fruits were to fuse with the Major Destruction Dao fruit, what would the outcome be? Would it be destruction?
The Major Destruction Dao could destroy everything, including Dao fruits, so it was normal!
Yi Yun had never heard of the fusion of Dao fruits, nor had he heard of anyone possessing a Major Destruction Dao fruit.
How was he to choose at the fork in the road?
Yi Yun was just a step short of manifesting his Dao, but fusion …
Yi Yun had an intense premonition that if he were to fuse them, his other Dao fruits would be destroyed by the Major Destruction Dao fruit. Eventually, it would be like the Universe after its destruction, a state of dead silence.
What should he do?
Yi Yun stopped. He could not proceed any further. If he rashly fused them, what awaited him might be a disaster.
Furthermore … the ninth leaf ultimately failed to bloom. This left Yi Yun at a loss. Could it be that the Major Destruction Dao that no one in the 12 Empyrean Heavens had come into contact with could not support a nine-leaf Dao fruit?
The condensation of a Dao fruit had to be done in one go or it would be a failure. Yi Yun did not have much Yuan Qi left. His time was limited, so he had to make a choice.
Major Destruction …
Was destruction and finality the end?
Everything in the Universe could not last forever. They would eventually head towards destruction, including the Universe itself. But what would happen after destruction? Was there only an eternal and endless' nothingness' left?
Everything in the world would be born and destroyed.
A drop of water would evaporate, but when it landed in the clouds, it would condense into a new raindrop. Flowers would wither, but the fallen flowers would give birth to seeds. Humans would die of old age, but babies would grow into adults. Stars would be destroyed, but new stars would be born …
Everything in the world was in Samsara, and it definitely included the Universe.
The destruction of the Universe was the beginning of a new Universe. However, this Samsara was extremely long, far exceeding one's imagination.
New Universe …
Yi Yun suddenly realized something.
What was the beginning of the Universe? Dao begets One, One begets Two … Before Yin-Yang and space-time, it was Chaos!
Rebirth after destruction. Major Destruction and Chaos were the two Great Dao of Supremacy!
Why were there two Great Dao of Supremacy? Perhaps they were like Yin-Yang, space-time, Water and Fire. They were two sides of the Universe.
The two complemented each other, and neither was dispensable.
Yi Yun cultivated pure Yang laws, but he did not specialize in it. He had Lin Xintong's pure Yin nourishment, and the 'Great Empress Heart Sutra' was a cultivation technique that combined Yin and Yang.
Yi Yun had fused the Dao of Withering with the laws of time, but back when Yi Yun fought the Black-armored Demon God, he had been trapped in an alternate dimension created by the Black-armored Demon God. He had spent several years using the Purple Crystal to see through the Dao of Spatial Dimensions before he managed to escape. Space and time complemented each other.
Even for Sword Dao, Yi Yun had gained insight into Saber Dao in the beginning. His first weapon was the Thousand Army Saber. Later, he entered the Saber Tomb and gained insight into the Saber Dao's indomitable will. He then obtained the Thousand Snow flying sabers in the Pure Yang Sword Palace. The 999 Thousand Snow flying sabers were his killing weapons to this day!
However, only the Dao of Major Destruction was unique. To date, there were no laws that could fuse with it.
This caused the Major Destruction to become pure destruction. Using it against an enemy was obviously extremely powerful.
But on careful thought, Yi Yun had yet to fully control the Major Destruction domain.
Back when he was facing Shi Fei and Shi Yu, Yi Yun had conjured the Major Destruction domain to pulverize everything. If not for Yi Yun's Yuan Qi being depleted, the destruction would probably have continued, resulting in terrifying destruction.
Destruction needed to be combined with creation.
Only then could it be perfectly fused. If not, it would end up like now. Even the Major Destruction Dao fruit he condensed would devour the other Dao fruits, resulting in failure.
Upon thinking of this, Yi Yun made up his mind.
He had to find a Dao that corresponded with Major Destruction. If others were to know of his decision, they would definitely think that Yi Yun was mad.
He was a warrior at the Heaven Ascension perfection realm, yet he wanted to simultaneously gain insights into two Great Dao of Supremacy!
Even a Divine Lord would find it impossible.
However, Yi Yun decided to attempt it. He wanted his Major Destruction Dao to be perfect. Ignoring the fact that the Major Destruction Dao fruit would destroy the other Dao fruits, just an eight-leaf Dao fruit was not something Yi Yun was satisfied with.
Yi Yun suspected that it was because his Major Destruction Dao was not perfect that the other Dao fruits were not perfect. After all, the Major Destruction Dao was his Dao Domain, and it was also the foundation of his other Dao.
"What's wrong?" Fairy Ningshuang immediately turned nervous when she saw Yi Yun's aura weaken.
And at that moment, the eight-leaf Dao fruit that was about to take shape on Yi Yun's Dao Tree suddenly stopped growing. The leaves curled up, wrapping the Dao fruit within.
Yi Yun's Dao Manifestation had failed?
"Yi Yun is now … at the half-step Dao Manifestation realm."
A number of warriors would stay at the half-step Dao Manifestation realm. For example, Chi Zhuiyun was one such example.
However, Yi Yun had previously seemed to plan on manifesting his Dao in one fell swoop. But now, he was stopping midway? Why was that?
Felicitous Rain Lord faltered slightly. He too could not understand Yi Yun's intentions.
"Half-step Dao Manifestation is good as well. There will be plenty of time to prepare. He will definitely succeed the next time." Fairy Ningshuang found an excuse for Yi Yun.
However, Felicitous Rain Lord shook his head slightly. "Yi Yun probably doesn't have such thoughts. It's not that he failed his Dao Manifestation, but he deliberately stopped. He's probably not satisfied with the eight-leaf Dao fruit …"
When Felicitous Rain Lord said this, he frowned slightly. Having ambition was a good thing, but how could a nine-leaf Dao fruit be easily condensed?
Those that could condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit were all geniuses. Furthermore, most nine-leaf Dao fruits were not Great Dao Dao fruits.
To condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit in Great Dao like Yin-Yang, Space-Time, or Destruction was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
If one cultivated in multiple Dao, it would be even more difficult.
Felicitous Rain Lord was already satisfied with the Dao fruit Yi Yun had condensed, but he had stopped.
Seeing Yi Yun completely give up, Felicitous Rain Lord's figure flashed as he flew in front of Yi Yun. Fairy Ningshuang followed closely behind.
"Yi Yun, why did you stop? Are you not satisfied with the eight-leaf Dao fruit? Your eight-leaf Dao fruit is already close to a nine-leaf Dao fruit. Furthermore, you have three Great Dao Dao fruits. In addition to the Dao of sword techniques, although the sword is not a Great Dao of nature, it is still a Great Dao in terms of technique to warriors. "
Felicitous Rain Lord obviously wished that Yi Yun could condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit, but he was afraid that Yi Yun would bite off more than he could chew and waste time. Time in one's youth was too precious. Once it was delayed, it would affect one's potential.
Yi Yun knew that Felicitous Rain Lord had seen the entire process of his Dao Manifestation, but he did not directly answer Felicitous Rain Lord's question. Instead, he said, "Master, this disciple will remember your teachings. This disciple has a question for Master. Where can I gain insight into the Dao of Primordial Chaos?"
"What?"
Felicitous Rain Lord was taken aback. Primordial Chaos? One of the Great Dao of Supremacy in the Universe. Why was Yi Yun asking this?
"Don't tell me … you want to gain insight into Primordial Chaos?"
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