Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Optimizing the Five Hearts Towards the Sky

Chapter 557 Exchange for treasures and leave the infinite space!

Since he couldn't cultivate any of the superior inheritances other than Life and Destruction for the time being, and since he already had the superior inheritance of Destruction, Chen Yuan simply skipped them all and focused on the Life Dao inheritance that he was missing.

Initially, he wanted to find a superior inheritance that corresponded to the Great Dao of Destruction, but the introduction of one particular inheritance caught his eye.

It's not just top-grade, it's exceptional.

"World Life Form" (Special Inheritance): This inheritance combines the cultivation of the fundamental principles of life and matter. One must comprehend all branches of these two principles in order to even begin to understand it.

This lineage cultivates by treating the body as a world, with the ultimate goal of refining one's own life form into a source world.

At the same time, this is also one of the inheritances that Luo Feng chose in the original work.

"Although the entry requirement for this inheritance is to comprehend all branches of the Dao of Life and the Dao of Matter, Luo Feng in the original work did not cultivate the Dao of Matter. He successfully entered the Dao of Life solely through the formless transformation brought about by his perfect divine body."

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Chen Yuan blinked: "If Luo Feng is okay with it, why can't I? Besides, my grasp of the Great Dao of Matter is not low either, so this inheritance should be the most suitable for me."

Although "World Life Form" is not simply a secret method of the Great Dao of Life, but incorporates the Great Dao of Matter, Chen Yuan is very proficient in both of these Great Daos. Therefore, this inheritance really seems to be tailor-made for him.

"This is it."

Chen Yuan looked at the price of "World Life Forms".

This legacy has three chapters. The first chapter costs 30 points, the second chapter costs 3000 points, and the third chapter requires 6 reward points to redeem.

"————Why isn't it a tiered exchange system? Why do I have to buy each article individually?"

Chen Yuan thought he could buy all the chapters of "World Life Forms" for only 6, but that was not the case. To buy all three chapters, he would need to pay 63030 reward points.

"The elders don't know how to do business. If it were a tiered exchange system, I would have just bought the whole thing. As for now—"

He shook his head. Since that was the case, he only needed to buy the first chapter. He could buy the subsequent chapters after he finished practicing them, since he would get the same number of reward points anyway.

Soon, the contents of the first chapter of "World Life Forms" flooded into his mind.

After accepting the request, Chen Yuan closed the Inheritance Treasury and opened the Treasures section instead.

The first treasure listed from top to bottom is the Heart of Chaos, which requires 100081 reward points to redeem.

[The Heart of Primordial Chaos: After merging with the body, one can obtain the Body of Primordial Chaos, which has an extremely high degree of compatibility with all fundamental Dao principles!]

Of course, the effects of other treasures are equally impressive. For example, the second-ranked treasure, the Miniature Source World, also requires 100081 reward points to redeem.

[Miniature Source World: Suitable for cultivators of the "Great Dao of the World's Origin," who can refine it and integrate it into their bodies to comprehend the composition of the source world, with endless wondrous uses.]

Chen Yuan was very tempted by both of these treasures.

"I wish to comprehend the nine Great Daos, and this Primordial Heart can enhance the compatibility with all the fundamental Great Daos, making it perfectly suited for me!"

"Once I refine it, my efficiency in comprehending various inheritances will definitely increase significantly."

Without much hesitation, Chen Yuan directly exchanged for the Heart of Chaos.

[Reward Points - 100081, Remaining Reward Points: 110019]

As for this miniature source world—this time he wasn't so decisive.

"The effect of the miniature source world is also very good."

Chen Yuan said quietly, "My small universe evolution follows the most orthodox path of the original universe. As long as I can understand the rules and structure of the source world, I may be able to evolve my universe into a true source world in the future."

"And this miniature source world can fill in the gaps in my information in this area."

"If my universe can truly evolve into a source world, then I will ascend to the heavens in one step and become a world-class primordial being."

Even so, Chen Yuan still hesitated.

Although he had enough reward points left to exchange for it, the matter of the Evolution Source World was too far away. You have to know that he doesn't even need to farm for God Kings now, and the evolution progress of his small universe is only at the True God level!

If we want to evolve the source world, we must first cultivate the universe to its limit, right?

It should be noted that even a God-King level universe with a perfect divine body is only about the same size as the primordial universe, while the primordial universe is insignificant compared to the entire source world.

Once he acquires this miniature source world, his greatest gain in the short term will likely be a rapid advancement in the Great Dao of the World; other benefits will be difficult to realize.

"If I don't have any other use for the remaining reward points, I might exchange them, but—"

Chen Yuan shook his head slightly and looked at a treasure at the bottom of the list.

[The Great Dao Diagram: Requires 20000 reward points to exchange. This treasure is suitable for deduce secret techniques and assist in analyzing the cultivation of the Great Dao. The weaker the cultivator, the better the effect. The upper limit is the peak of the second level of the God King realm.]

"With this treasure, my progress in deducing secret techniques will be greatly accelerated, not to mention that this treasure can also assist in analyzing the Great Dao."

Now, hundreds of thousands of years have passed since he went into seclusion. Chen Yuan's cultivation of the Great Dao has been steadily improving, except for the creation of secret techniques, which has been less than satisfactory.

Of course, this is not because he was slow in creating techniques. On the contrary, the fact that he was able to create more than a dozen eternal-level secret techniques in just a few hundred thousand years shows his talent.

However, compared to the divine king-level inheritance he cultivated, the secret techniques he created were far too weak and were practically useless in daily life.

Even the "Extreme Sword Aura," once hailed as the strongest single-target attack, now perfected to the peak of the Eternal level, is still no match for a casual swing of the "Sword of Destruction."

The Sword of Destruction is merely a combination of secret techniques from several unfinished chapters of "The Calamity of Ashes".

It is conceivable that as Chen Yuan's mastery of the Great Dao increases, the power displayed by these inheritances will rapidly leap forward, far exceeding the speed at which he created his own secret techniques.

However, abandoning the self-created secret method is also not an option, because it involves improving one's comprehension.

There are many ways to improve one's comprehension, such as nourishing oneself with treasures, enhancing one's mental will, soul strength, and even physical strength, which will also be reflected in the soul, thus indirectly improving it.

But none of these are as effective as the most direct method—creating secret techniques, specifically using low-level insights to create high-level secret techniques.

Chen Yuan had already learned about this method from the original work; in fact, it was the method recorded in "World Life Forms".

"The further one progresses in spiritual practice, the more important enlightenment becomes, especially after leaving the cage of worldly constraints."

Chen Yuan knew that the cultivation civilization outside the cage divided cultivators into two categories: those who cultivated the Hunyuan bloodline and those who had attained enlightenment.

Among them, those who have attained enlightenment are stronger and have a higher status than those with the Hunyuan bloodline. Why? Because those who have attained enlightenment have a higher probability of breaking through and are stronger at the same level!

To become an enlightened being, comprehension is the most important attribute.

"Creating one's own secret methods is also a form of cultivating one's understanding, so one must never give up on it."

"Now that I have received the inheritance of 'World Life Forms' and gained more detailed information from it to enhance my understanding," I am even more determined not to abandon this path.

"Therefore, I am absolutely determined to obtain the Great Dao Diagram, a treasure that can assist in the creation of secret techniques."

With that in mind, Chen Yuan no longer hesitated and decisively spent 2 reward points to acquire the Secret Treasure Road Map.

[Remaining reward points: 90019]

"Only 90,000 left."

Chen Yuan couldn't help but sigh that money doesn't last long; just over 200,000 yuan had been reduced to less than 100,000 yuan in the blink of an eye.

"What should we choose next? —"

He continued scanning with his light, ignoring various God-Emperor level treasures, and looked at cultivation-aiding treasures, such as the Lotus Heart Seed and the Scale of Destruction that appeared in the original work.

However, since he had already obtained the Heart of Chaos and gained affinity with all the Great Daos, this kind of treasure that increases affinity with a single Great Dao no longer held any appeal for him.

However, at this moment, Chen Yuan suddenly paused and focused his gaze on a treasure he had overlooked: the Scale of Destruction!

[Scale of Destruction: Requires 12000 reward points to exchange; can transform the physical body into a demonic body of destruction —]

[Note: Integrating with the Scales of Destruction will subject you to a powerful impact of the killing intent; only those with the ultimate will can remain unaffected.]

Chen Yuan didn't care about the treasure's function; his focus was entirely on the side effects of the Scale of Destruction.

"A surge of killing intent—" Chen Yuan murmured, "That's right, I was so focused on finding treasures to aid my cultivation of the Great Dao, how could I have neglected the enhancement of my mental will?"

Currently, his mental strength and willpower are entirely improved through the "Mind Cultivation Method," which means slowly grinding it down over time; there are no other means of improvement.

After all, in a place like the Cosmic Sea, even the strongest impact of will is only at the peak of the Eternal True God level. For Chen Yuan, it was like a gentle breeze, having absolutely no effect.

It is foreseeable that as his willpower increases, the effects of the "Mind Cultivation Method" will gradually decrease.

He didn't know how many eras he would need to expend to break through to the second level of the God King realm, the ultimate realm, or even the God Emperor level of will.

"Therefore, not only does the cultivation of the Great Dao require assistance, but the cultivation of my will also requires assistance."

Chen Yuan's eyes brightened: "And the fastest way to hone one's will is through high-intensity willpower confrontation!"

"Therefore, the treasure I urgently need right now should be the treasure that tempers my will."

With this in mind, he immediately searched the treasure vault list, hoping to find a treasure of the will type that he desired.

Unfortunately, the attribute of willpower is too ethereal, and there are no treasures that can directly increase the strength of willpower. Fortunately, that's not what Chen Yuan wants, and he quickly locked onto his target.

[Tower of Destruction: Requires 33000 reward points to exchange. A defensive treasure surpassing the level of a God-King. This treasure has nine layers and contains the complete origin of the Great Dao of Destruction, but it also possesses a powerful killing intent.]

[Note: With each level of the Tower of Destruction, the source of destruction and the will to kill that one can perceive become stronger. The will to kill on the ninth level has surpassed the level of a God-King, and only the will of the Ultimate Realm can resist it.]

Although the source of destruction inside was not very useful to him, this treasure was the only one that could withstand the impact of a God Emperor's will, so Chen Yuan had no other choice.

Furthermore, constantly confronting the source of destruction would also improve his efficiency in cultivating the Destruction Inheritance, so it wasn't entirely useless.

"Not to mention, this is a God Emperor-level defensive treasure. With this treasure, no one in the Origin Continent can kill me."

According to the rules of the Origin Continent, the maximum power that any life form can unleash within it cannot exceed the ultimate level of a God-King, and such power is absolutely incapable of breaking through the defenses of a God-Emperor level secret treasure.

Even if Chen Yuan can optimize a treasure of similar level in the future, he can't do it now, so he urgently needs a piece of equipment that can save his life.

This Tower of Destruction combines multiple functions, making it arguably the most suitable treasure for him at present.

"That's it!"

Without hesitation, Chen Yuan used his reward points to exchange for the treasure.

At this point, his needs for entering the infinite space were basically met. However, before closing the treasure vault, he found another little gadget at the bottom of the list.

[Hunyuan Crystal: Requires 5 reward points to exchange. It is the main currency outside the cage and contains the power of Hunyuan.]

So Chen Yuan exchanged for a Hunyuan Crystal, intending to use it as an anchor for the system's energy.

After doing all this, he put away all the treasures and then with a thought, he exited the infinite space.

"Go back and go into seclusion!"