Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 272 Second Encounter

Inside Huyanbo's secluded meditation hall, his aura remained still and unyielding.

With a flick of his fingertips, a clone separated from his divine body and sat upright on the other side of the hall, its fingertips swirling with secret patterns as it intently comprehended the secret techniques of the second level of the Great Dao of Time Origin.

In his mind, the three secret patterns of past, present, and future intertwined and deduced, each turn revealing the pure fluctuations of the origin of time.

The main body then calmed its mind and activated the complete Dao of Cause and Effect, directly drawing upon the Dao of Origin of Space. With the complete Dao of Cause and Effect as its foundation, it could skip the branches and mysteries of the Chaos Realm without needing to proceed step by step, and directly comprehend the many branches of the Dao of Origin of Space.

Sensing the repayment information conveyed by the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, Hu Yanbo planned to focus on the Enlightenment Diagram for the time being and steadily repay the pre-paid price.

At this moment, his strength and understanding of the Great Dao have reached the required level, thus fulfilling the conditions that Yuan had initially stated.

It's time...

The "Infinite Space" lake island is a treasure trove of tranquility, with its shimmering blue waters.

Hu Yanbo stood in the heart of the island, flicking his fingertips. Dozens of causal secret patterns overflowed from his divine body, weaving into a black and white closed loop in his palm. The black pattern condensed the mark of "cause", while the white pattern wrapped the fluctuation of "effect". As the closed loop rotated, fragments of cause and effect from the past and future flowed on the pattern.

He casually pushed forward, and the closed loop suddenly exploded, forming the ultimate secret technique: countless secret patterns shot out like silver threads, piercing the void ahead. Wherever they passed, the blue waves of the island in the center of the lake were distorted by the power of cause and effect, reflecting countless afterimages of reality and illusion.

In an instant, the palm mark lit up, and a message swiftly entered his mind: "Trial Participant: Huyan Bo from the Origin Continent."

"You have paved a completely new road!"

"This great path is formed by reversing cause and effect, and its foundation far surpasses that of ordinary great paths."

"New Avenue rating: Perfect! 20 reward points! You have now obtained all the reward points for opening the Avenue."

"If your mind and will can break free from the cage before you do, you will receive the highest reward for your mind and will."

"Since the creation of the Infinite Space, fewer than one hundred people have received the highest rewards for both opening up the Great Path and possessing the will of the mind."

"More than 70% of them have already broken free from their cages."

"Reminder: Killing any mental creature is strictly prohibited. Violators will be expelled from the Infinite Space."

Total reward points: 289970.

Once the information was settled, the palm print fell silent, followed by a gasp of surprise.

"I've only just left, and you've already made a breakthrough."

"To have fully comprehended the great principle of cause and effect is truly incredible."

"Perhaps you are the kind of being born for this path."

Suddenly, a figure slowly emerged from the void, his aura vast yet unapproachable—it was Yuan.

Upon seeing this, Huyan Bo immediately bowed and said, "Senior Yuan, you've arrived!"

"Little guy, you really want to see me," Yuan said.

"It's not so much that I want to see you, but rather that I want the Heart of Hunyuan," Huyanbo replied.

"You little rascal, you have no idea how many lives outside, having escaped their cages, struggle to even see me!"

"Only you, a God-King at the Ultimate Realm, have met me twice."

"That's why I can be so calm," Hu Yanbo said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yuan laughed heartily: "Then it seems I'll have to appear less often and maintain my mystery."

He then raised his hand and waved it, and a crystal with a smooth and lustrous body condensed from the void—it was the Heart of Chaos, pure and immaculate, with faint ripples of Chaos Rules swirling around its surface. Its aura was deep and dignified but not ostentatious, and touching it caused a vast flow of Daoist rhyme.

The Primordial Heart transformed into a stream of light and appeared directly in Huyan Bo's secluded meditation room, hovering beside his clone who was comprehending the secret technique, subtly echoing the time runes around his body.

"Since you have comprehended five different branches of the Great Dao, the Heart of Chaos will surely be yours."

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As the Lord of Hunyuan, Yuan's realm far surpasses that of Huyanbo. Even across the entire Origin World, without needing to get close, he can see through all the Great Dao veins within Huyanbo's body at a glance. The complete closed loop of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, life, destruction, and the branch secret patterns of the Great Dao of Time and Space are all clearly discernible.

But this only made Yuan even more curious.

"Huyanbo, you are not only amazing in reversing cause and effect, but your speed in comprehending other great Daos is also truly incredible."

Yuan suddenly became serious and said.

"The principle of cause and effect that you have comprehended is that the effect comes first, and the cause comes later. Is this precisely why you have been able to accelerate your comprehension of these principles?"

Yuan himself follows the path of the Hunyuan rules, and he needs to comprehend many complete God-King Great Daos in order to continuously strengthen his own path.

That is why he understands even more clearly that no matter how strong one's willpower or how quick one's thinking, comprehending different paths, even just branches, is still not so simple.

Like Hu Yanbo, who was able to comprehend so many different branches of the Great Dao in less than ten centuries.

Some of the lords of Hunyuan couldn't do that.

Hu Yanbo nodded.

"What the senior said is correct; the principle of cause and effect is indeed the key."

"I can first determine the fruit of enlightenment and then supplement the cause of the Great Dao, which saves me a lot of time and effort in exploration, and that's why I can achieve this speed."

There's nothing to reveal about this; his potential is at least that of a world-class Chaos Origin Life Seed.

Moreover, the Lords of Hunyuan risked their lives to protect many Origin Worlds precisely so that more Lord-level powerhouses could emerge from among the cultivators.

Upon hearing this, Yuan's eyes lit up, and he opened his mouth as if to say, "Why don't you..." But before he could finish speaking, he slowly shook his head.

"No, you should go your own way."

He abruptly changed the subject, turning to Hu Yanbo with a glimpse of light, and asked directly, "With your complete Dao of Cause and Effect, can you accelerate the comprehension of other Daos at the second level?"

The core of the Second Realm Great Dao is the fusion of its branches.

As the Lord of Hunyuan, Yuan follows the path of Hunyuan rules. Even so, many of his great paths are stuck at this step, unable to make any further progress.

Hu Yanbo hesitated for a moment: "I haven't tried it yet, but I should be able to do it, it just will take some time."

Upon hearing this, Yuan immediately smiled, his tone light and cheerful: "It's just time. Time is the least important thing for cultivators."

At this moment, Yuan's true form was still fighting in the Beigu World Group and was at a disadvantage, but looking at Huyan Bo in front of him, his mood inexplicably improved.

This is a seed of the Lord of the Origin World. Judging from its momentum, it has even greater potential than the Dragon Nine Dao Lord under Starlight, who cultivates five paths simultaneously.

To cultivate Long Jiu Daojun, Xingmang personally explored countless source worlds, selecting the most suitable dragon blood source world for him to reincarnate and cultivate.

Although Daoist Long Jiu has now comprehended four of the five Great Daos to the second level, he has not even reached the branch of the Great Dao for the last one, and is still quite far from being the Lord of the Origin World.

As for Hu Yanbo, he was never deliberately cultivated; he achieved such success purely through his own cultivation, making him a hope to become the Lord of the Origin World, surpassing even Daojun Jiulong.

This was undoubtedly a small comfort to the Yuan dynasty, which was deeply embroiled in war.

If Huyan Bo can become the master of the source world, with his talent in the path of cause and effect, he might even have the opportunity to become his fellow traveler.

"It's best not to let Huyan Bo refer to the Hunyuan Avenue I built!"

"His path of cultivation should follow its natural course so that his full potential can be unleashed," Yuan thought to himself.

Immediately, with a thought, an ancient token materialized from the void, its entire surface engraved with simple patterns.

Yuan tossed the token into Huyan Bo's palm. "If you encounter danger, crush it, and I will be able to sense it."

"If needed, you can crush it and let me know."

"I just hope you'll meet me with a surprise."

Yuan Xin knew that Hu Yanbo was currently cultivating five paths simultaneously, and all of them were still at the first level. Although he had potential, it had not yet been proven whether he could achieve the second level of cultivating multiple paths simultaneously.

The potential of the Great Way of Cause and Effect can only be verified by time.

Therefore, he only left behind a token and did not bring Huyan Bo to the original place, which was the residence of many cultivators who had broken free from their shackles and the most elite.

No one can say for sure whether Huyan Bo will venture into the Holy Realm after failing to comprehend the Great Dao of the Second Realm. Restraining him too early might actually hinder his path.

"Then, I look forward to our third meeting."

After Yuan finished speaking, he vanished into thin air.

Huyan Bo also bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Senior Yuan."

He then straightened up, rubbing the token in his palm with his fingertips, thinking to himself, "Every time I see Senior Yuan, I gain something unexpected."

"This is the first time I've received 100,000 reward points. This time, I have both the Heart of Hunyuan and this life-saving token."

"As Senior Yuan said, if I gain further insights, I can make new requests, which would be a wonderful thing."

Hu Yanbo felt a surge of joy, and then, with a thought, information about the Infinite Space Treasure Vault appeared.

Besides seeking the Primordial Heart from Senior Yuan, I have other matters to attend to in this Infinite Space!

Hu Yanbo had previously considered helping his disciple Luo Feng achieve the level of God Emperor's will in the Chaos Realm during his cultivation.

However, by the time he finished his seclusion, Luo Feng had already entered the God King realm.

"If he is a god-king, then accelerating the cultivation of his mind and will is also an aid."

With a thought, Hu Yanbo locked onto the "Source Heart" in the Infinite Space Treasury.

Reward points: 28000

"exchange!"

Inside the quiet room, the Primordial Heart floated in the air, slowly circulating.

Even before the fusion was complete, Hu Yanbo sensed that the speed at which he was deducing the second level of the Time Origin Great Dao secret technique had accelerated.

At the same time, a pure white hexahedron also materialized from the void and landed in Huyanbo's palm.

With a thought, he transmitted his voice through cause and effect: "Luo Feng, come to my palace."

At this moment, Luo Feng was chatting with the members of the Reincarnation Building in Dongdu when Hu Yanbo's voice suddenly rang in his mind.

He immediately stopped speaking, and a clone separated from his divine body, transforming into a stream of light that rushed straight towards Huyanbo's palace.

The clone stepped into the palace in an instant and bowed, saying, "Teacher."

Hu Yanbo raised his fingertips, and the luminous white hexagon in his palm slowly floated toward Luo Feng: "This is the Source Heart, which can nourish the mind and refine the will, helping you accelerate the cultivation of your mind and will, and can help you break through the mental and will level to be the first to break through to the God King level."

Luo Feng reached out and took it. The moment his fingertips touched the hexahedron, he could feel a slight tremor in his mind, which was already at the ultimate level of God King. He quickly bowed and replied, "Thank you, Teacher."

Hu Yanbo raised his hand again and flipped it open. A booklet, several blood-red talismans, and several precious herbs appeared together and floated in front of Luo Feng: "This was given to you by your grandmaster. She knew that you cultivated the Great Dao of Life and Destruction, so she specially gave you a copy of her insights on the Great Dao of Life."

"It can help you gain a more thorough understanding of the great principles of life."

As Hu Yanbo spoke, he pointed his finger and handed over the blood-red talisman and precious medicine: "There are also several World Beast Blood Talismans and a few Five-Colored Precious Medicines. Your grandmaster also asked me to give these to you, which will also help you cultivate the Great Dao of Destruction."

Luo Feng glanced at the items and bowed again: "Disciple thanks teacher and grandmaster for their kindness."

"Go back and refine it, don't delay your cultivation." Hu Yanbo waved his hand.

Luo Feng responded, and his clone, carrying the Source Heart, the booklet, and the treasures, transformed into a streak of light and departed.

Hu Yanbo then turned and walked into the quiet room, looking at the suspended Hunyuan Heart.

He did not rush to integrate, but instead paused and gazed.

The lustrous crystal exuded a restrained, primordial aura, its surface covered with intricate and mysterious patterns. When magnified a billion times, these patterns could be seen intertwining into closed loops, firmly sealing the immense power within.

Hu Yanbo probed with his divine sense, and as soon as he touched the Heart of Chaos, a vast and unparalleled primal power surged back along with his divine sense, carrying the aura of all the primal Daos, and impacting his mind and will.

Hu Yanbo remained calm, his mind and will firmly held in place as a late-stage God Emperor. He carefully sensed the power's pathways, which contained the five great Daos of cause and effect, time, space, life, and destruction, subtly echoing the Dao he himself cultivated.

There are also many profound mysteries of the Great Dao that he has not yet cultivated.

After observing for a full half day, Hu Yanbo memorized all the secret patterns of the Heart of Chaos before slowly raising his hand, his fingertips moving.

Inside the quiet room, there are three clones: one is the clone that deduces the secret method of creating time, one is the clone that comprehends the Great Dao Diagram, and the other is the clone that is currently observing the Primordial Heart.

The three clones glowed with Daoist runes, transforming into three streams of light that merged directly into one.

The Heart of Chaos is completely different from the Scale of Destruction and the Lotus Seed, the latter two only amplify a single Great Dao.

If a powerful being were to merge with them using their true form, it would affect their ability to observe other Great Daos.

However, the core of the Primordial Heart is to enable the fuseeer to forge the Primordial Body, thereby maximizing their compatibility with all the fundamental Daos. There is no need to test with a clone; only by fusing with the main body can its full power be realized.

The moment Huyan Bo touched the Heart of Chaos, the secret patterns on its surface shattered, and the sealing power erupted completely, seeping into the clone's body through the skin and beginning to frantically erode the clone's flesh, divine power, and foundation of the Great Dao.

The divine body immediately glowed with a faint light, and the five Great Dao Secret Patterns gradually emerged, intertwining and entwining with the Primordial Power, permeating each other.

Hu Yanbo focused his mind and guided the power of chaos to gradually integrate into every wisp of divine thought and every inch of flesh and blood of his clone, allowing his divine body to slowly adapt to this power.

After more than ten breaths, the power of the Primordial Heart completely merged into Huyan Boshen's body, and the crystal itself was annihilated. The immense sense of impact also gradually dissipated.

The divine body has already transformed, with a faint halo of primordial light surrounding its surface. The five Great Dao secret patterns have completely merged with the divine body, and with each breath, it can resonate with the surrounding primordial Great Dao.

In an instant, Hu Yanbo clearly sensed that the compatibility between his divine body and all the fundamental Daos had greatly increased.

Even the parts where he got stuck and the connections between the secret patterns that were difficult to make sense when he deduced the second level of the Origin of Time Dao were now clear and understandable.

With a thought, Hu Yanbo's body was filled with the flow of time runes, and countless fragments of secret techniques intertwined and collided. In just a few breaths, the complete second-level secret technique of the Great Dao of Time Origin took shape in his mind.

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