Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 238 Cause and Effect, Life?

"Uh... catch up..." Luo Feng's heart skipped a beat. The teacher was fooling him again.

Luo Feng had been hearing this phrase for a long time ever since he became a disciple.

But the closest I ever got to my teacher was when we were both still at the level of the Lord of the Universe, even though my teacher seemed much stronger than me back then because of his secret art of willpower.

And now—

I am still the master of the universe, and as for being a teacher—

Luo Feng raised his eyes, his divine sense subconsciously sweeping across this vast and boundless miniature universe.

This small universe alone made him deeply realize what an insurmountable gap truly meant.

Is it really possible to catch up?

Luo Feng felt a slight sense of emotion.

However, the thought only flashed through my mind.

Luo Feng possessed an incredibly strong will; his brief moment of reflection did not bring him the slightest sense of dejection.

He thought of the Primordial Ancestor's miniature universe, which had recently undergone a transformation after successfully traversing the cycle of reincarnation.

It is evident that passing through the cycle of reincarnation may bring great benefits.

"Why don't you go and wander around and relax? You might gain some new insights," Hu Yanbo continued.

"I have some important matters to attend to today."

"Yes, teacher." Although Luo Feng was a little curious about what important matter his teacher mentioned was, he was never one to talk too much, so he respectfully replied and left.

Watching Luo Feng's divine power avatar dissipate and depart, Hu Yanbo's remaining divine power avatar within the miniature universe also took a step forward, piercing through the cosmic membrane and entering the vast cosmic sea.

It then transformed into an invisible stream of light, traversing the void and quickly approaching the primordial universe.

When Huyanbo's avatar arrived near the primordial universe.

"Rumble~~~"

The vast membrane of the primordial universe seemed to ripple gently, and the surrounding chaotic currents became more active and welcoming.

The entire primordial universe seemed to be cheering for his arrival.

Within the universe, countless powerful beings, especially those universe lords and true gods, faintly sensed the unusual fluctuations of the universe's primordial will, and were filled with doubt and uncertainty, wondering what had happened.

"My dear friend," Hu Yanbo's avatar hovered outside the cosmic membrane.

"I have come here to visit your 'Origin Land'."

When the thought was transmitted, the original will of the primordial universe did not respond immediately. Instead, an invisible pressure spread out, as if the entire universe was scrutinizing him.

This is normal. The Origin Land is the core and most fundamental place of the original universe, and it is related to its life and death. No powerful outsiders have ever been allowed to enter it.

Even asking "if we're friends" is quite a shocking request.

Sensing the worry and resistance of the primordial cosmic will, Hu Yanbo's avatar remained unmoved and continued to convey his thoughts: "Rest assured, I promise I will never do anything to harm you or even attempt to possess you."

Please believe me.

"Think back, my friend."

"When the calamity of the World Beasts swept through the cosmic sea, it was I who stepped in to resolve it and ensure your safety."

"Shouldn't I take the reincarnation of the God-King, 'The Mountain-Sitting Guest,' with me as well?"

"Buzz—"

Another wave of silent mental fluctuations followed, as if the primordial cosmic will was weighing its options.

The pervasive sense of vigilance sometimes intensified and sometimes subsided.

A moment later, just when Hu Yanbo thought more communication was needed, "Buzz!"

Suddenly, a fluctuation emanated from the primordial cosmic will.

"Hmm?" Hu Yanbo was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised.

He thought he would have to say more, but the original cosmic will trusted him more than he expected.

"My dear friend, thank you for your trust." Hu Yanbo smiled.

Then, he took a step and entered the interior of the primordial universe.

Ahead lay a vast, boundless expanse of darkness.

In the center of this darkness, a dazzling natural wormhole tunnel, woven from countless threads of primordial laws, has already formed and floats there silently.

Hu Yanbo took another step, heading towards the wormhole, the origin of the primordial universe.

Originating on the continent, in the capital of Emperor Xuan, in the quiet room of Huyanbo's mansion.

Hu Yanbo, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. In his eyes, countless subtle scenes of birth, prosperity, and reincarnation of life seemed to flash by.

He quietly contemplated the new insights that surged within his soul, yet were also harmoniously interwoven.

"So that's how it is. This is the mystery of how the six branches of the Great Dao of the Origin of Life have all reached the peak of the Chaos Realm." He realized this in his heart.

This is a completely different experience.

In the past, his understanding of the Great Dao of Life relied more on the characteristics of the perfect divine body itself and some scattered inheritances, like the blind men and the elephant.

At this moment, under the infusion of the system's great power, "life spirituality," "source of life," and "life body" are only a hair's breadth away from being fully comprehended.

It should be understood that the pinnacle of each branch, taken out individually, is enough to cause a leap in a strong person's vitality and recovery ability.

The combined effect of the six branches is exponential.

Almost the instant he achieved enlightenment, countless inspirations and ideas naturally flowed into Hu Yanbo's mind about how to use these newly acquired mysteries to create more powerful life-related secret techniques that were more suited to him.

"With some time, we can organize, deduce, and practice these inspirations to create a few suitable secret methods."

"My perfect divine body will surely become even more powerful than it is now," Hu Yanbo thought to himself.

Even completing the transformation technique that Luo Feng comprehended on the Origin Continent in the original work would be a piece of cake, and because the realm of "Dao" is higher, Hu Yanbo's moves would not be too clumsy.

"So, should we choose to directly advance our breakthrough and become a God King, or continue to accumulate experience at the Chaos Realm Transcendence level?" Hu Yanbo pondered.

If one chooses to break through to God King through the pre-payment system now, it is highly likely that one will achieve God King status with a branch of the "Great Dao of Cause and Effect" as the core.

"Once I become a God King, even without the World Life Form, I will have the strength to approach the invincible level of the God King realm just by relying on the Transformation Technique."

"With this level of power, repaying the price owed to the God-King will likely be much easier than before."

"However, in this way, I will not be able to obtain more reward points in the infinite space while in the Chaos Realm."

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Is it about pursuing an immediate leap in skill, or focusing on accumulating potential in the long term and on a more solid foundation?

Hu Yanbo's fingers moved unconsciously on his knee.

"Infinite space!!!"

"Reward points!!!"

Hu Yanbo stopped tapping, and his eyes sharpened.

While the system's pre-funded support is powerful and direct, the existence of "infinite space" is perhaps a huge advantage that he cannot ignore.

That place is a treasure trove left behind by great beings like Yuan, containing countless precious treasures and unique heritages.

To obtain these, one must rely on reward points.

"The treasure trove left behind by Yuan is all-encompassing, with many treasures even exceeding imagination. I cannot predict what I will need in the future, nor can I determine which treasures will be of no use to repaying my advances to the future," Hu Yanbo calmly analyzed the pros and cons.

"In case I encounter a crucial repayment condition in the future that requires a specific treasure from the Infinite Space Treasury, but I don't have enough reward points to exchange for it."

"The losses may be incalculable."

The rules for awarding reward points in the Infinite Space are closely related to the "basic realm" of the entrant.

With the strength of the Chaos Realm, to accomplish those achievements that usually require a God King or even a higher realm, the reward points obtained will be many times that of a God King of the same level to accomplish the same thing!

This is a shortcut to maximize early-stage profits by utilizing the rules.

"Once you break through to the God-King level, this path will come to an end."

"At that time, it will be much more difficult to obtain a large number of reward points," Hu Yanbo thought to himself.

Therefore, from this perspective, while the immediate leap in strength brought by becoming a God-King is certainly tempting, it may block a resource channel that could be more profitable in the long run.

"Then, I'll continue to accumulate further at the Chaos Realm Transcendence level." Hu Yanbo made up his mind instantly.

"Then we'll figure out a way to enter the infinite space."

After pondering for a while, Hu Yanbo immersed his consciousness into the system panel.

"Pre-emptive funding—the six branches of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, all have reached the peak level of the Chaos Realm!"

The moment his thoughts landed, a vast torrent of information, similar to yet completely different from the previous surge of insights into the Great Dao of Life, crashed into his consciousness!

The many profound mysteries of the six branches of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, like six dazzling and complex galaxies, instantly intertwined and unfolded in his consciousness, connecting with each other to form a vast, precise, and infinitely possible network of cause and effect.

The various applications of cause and effect in the past, such as the "Cause and Effect Sword," now appear crude and one-sided.

However, due to the enhancement of the Primordial Chaos Power, its power is immense.

Now, he has truly grasped the complete framework of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect at the Chaos Realm level.

"boom!"

The ultimate mysteries of the two fundamental principles, the Great Way of Life and the Great Way of Cause and Effect, collided deep within his soul.

Life represents existence and evolution, while cause and effect represent connection and inevitability.

The two are not isolated, but are intricately connected.

The course of life is woven from countless causes and effects, and the traces of these causes and effects are deeply imprinted in the veins of life.

Of course, at this moment, Hu Yanbo could only try to understand.

Let alone merging, even combining them would be difficult.

However, even without the combination, the numerous mysteries of all twelve branches being at the peak of the Chaos Realm are still remarkable.

"I'll see who among the current Chaos Realm Transcendents can be my match after I emerge from seclusion!"

With a slight thought, a wisp of light flashed from Bo's fingertip, and the surrounding space and time seemed to be gently tugged by invisible threads.

As time passed, the spiritual plant in the quiet room quietly completed its full life cycle from sprouting to blooming to withering. This process was subtly intertwined with its causal relationship with the surrounding environment, forming a brief yet perfect picture of cause and effect in life.

Scene.

In the blink of an eye, another decade has passed.

Since Huyanbo transcended reincarnation and set foot on the Origin Continent, a full twenty-one eras have passed.

Deep within the guest minister's residence, in the quiet room that had always been shrouded in a tight array, there was finally movement today.

Hu Yanbo, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were deep, and a phantom of the cycle of life and the arising and ceasing of cause and effect flashed by.

After ten years of seclusion, Hu Yanbo repeatedly pondered and tried to apply the many mysteries of the twelve branches of the two fundamental Daos of life and cause and effect that he had just acquired. Although he was far from achieving fusion, his understanding and control of these two Daos was far beyond what he had when he first entered Xuandu.

"Is Emperor Xuanhong here to visit?" Hu Yanbo raised an eyebrow slightly.

"One doesn't visit the temple without a reason."

"It seems there's some 'important matter' he can't handle, requiring my intervention."

The Chaos Realm transcends, grants a superior status, and allows for free action.

Apart from the tasks that each guest retainer must complete, even a Marquis like Di Xuanhong cannot be ordered around at will.

When Di Yanxue invited Hu Yanbo, she made it clear that she would only ask him to participate in "Heaven-level missions".

Although Di Xuanhong had not said it explicitly before, they understood each other implicitly.

After all, since Huyanbo became a guest marquis of Emperor Xuanhong, the status of Emperor Xuanhong's branch among the eight first-class marquises of Emperor Xuanhong's lineage has risen significantly. Even without Huyanbo's involvement, Emperor Xuanhong's influence has greatly increased.

In the blink of an eye, the array in the quiet room was activated silently.

Hu Yanbo took a step forward, and his figure appeared in the front hall of the mansion. Almost simultaneously, Emperor Xuan Hong, who had received permission, also entered the hall.

"Brother Xiao Feng, I apologize for disturbing your secluded cultivation," Di Xuanhong said with a cupped hand and a smile.

"Brother Xuanhong, you're too kind." Hu Yanbo gestured for the other party to sit down, and then took the seat of honor himself.

"Having been in seclusion for so long, I'm feeling a bit restless. Brother Xuanhong, you must have come with some important business?"

Upon hearing this, Di Xuanhong's smile faded slightly. He nodded and said in a deep voice, "Brother Xiao Feng, do you know that the competition for resources among the various branches of the royal family of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom has always been extremely fierce?"

"Apart from the supremely powerful Imperial Azure lineage, the other twelve imperial lineages all need to compete for a share of the various resources sent back from the outside world by the ancient kingdom's founder."

"This struggle, from top to bottom, is clearly divided."

"God-Kings have their own way of competing, and we, the first-class marquises of the Chaos Realm, also have our own battlefield."

"The completion and evaluation of each important task issued by the ancient kingdom directly affect how many resources our branch can obtain and how much say we can have in the long years to come."

Hu Yanbo nodded slightly, indicating his understanding.

Di Xuanhong continued, "The reason I came to find Brother Xiao Feng this time is because the order for the issuance of the Earth-level mission suddenly arrived."

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Di Xuanhong gave a wry smile: "I originally planned to wait until a Heaven-level mission, which only appears once every 100,000 epochs, appeared before shamelessly asking Brother Xiao Feng for help."

"Unexpectedly, a regional-level mission, which should only be issued once every tens of thousands of years," suddenly arrived at this critical juncture.

Emperor Xuanhong paused briefly, then explained in detail: "According to the ancient kingdom's custom, tasks are divided into four categories: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow."

"Heavenly-level missions are of paramount importance and are often issued only once every hundreds of thousands of epochs or even longer. The last time one was issued, I wasn't even born yet."

"Earth-level missions occur only once every tens of thousands of eras. Although their difficulty and importance are not as great as Heaven-level missions, they are still enough to affect the resource allocation pattern at the Chaos Realm level of each lineage."

"As for Xuan-level and Huang-level missions, they are routine missions that are issued regularly over a thousand or a hundred years. Although they are important, their impact is usually limited."

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This unexpectedly early arrival of a prefecture-level mission truly disrupted Di Xuanhong's plans.

If Huyan Bo doesn't take action, the other guest elder, Chi Feng, who is at the peak of the Chaos Realm, won't be able to help him much.