Days went by.
I was wrong! Utterly wrong!
No, it would be inaccurate to say that I was wrong. My previous understanding of the Land’s profundities merely touched on one tiny portion of the myriad Daos of heaven and earth. I have yet to grasp its full extent. Wu Yuan’s mind was completely engrossed in contemplation.
Ten days had passed. Yet to Wu Yuan, it was merely a fleeting moment.
As Wu Yuan perceived the phenomenon of falling meteorites again and again, the boundaries of his comprehension expanded further and further. He began to realize that there were many gaps in his knowledge.
It was like studying mathematics. Many definitions and assumptions one learned in primary school were overturned in secondary school; these were overturned once more in university.
These are not mistakes. From different vantage points, the scenery may shift, but the landscape remains unchanged. Wu Yuan understood this.
He pressed on. The deeper he delved into contemplation, the more he sensed that within the seemingly simple phenomenon of falling meteorites lay an ineffable Dao.
Time seemed to fly by as Wu Yuan cultivated, and before he knew it, he had spent 88 days in the Star Origin Soil treasure land, close to three whole months.
I understand now. Wu Yuan had been cultivating non-stop throughout this period. His revelations did not come in flashes of epiphanies, but a gradual accumulation of insights.
By designating one’s body as the core, representing a celestial body, one can naturally harness the same terrifying gravitational force, unleashing immense power. Wu Yuan realized, his mind ablaze with newfound understanding.
The stronger the gravitational force, the larger the celestial body grows, and thus the greater the gravitational force… Wu Yuan sensed the descent of each meteor with acute awareness.
When the star grows to immense proportions, when its surface area reaches a herculean size and its force becomes unstoppable, it will compel all matter of heaven and earth, all beings of the universe, to succumb to its gravitational pull! Wu Yuan marveled, feeling as though he had stumbled upon a profundity that could barely be explained in words.
The depth of this knowledge was staggering, its scope seemingly endless.
Boom! As the realization dawned upon him, anomalies began to manifest around both his qi refiner self in the Dragon Star Immortal Sect and his body refiner self in the Middle Land.
It was as if his true selves had simultaneously transformed into miniature stars. Illusory meteors rained down on them, creating ripples of phenomena.
Though illusory, they appeared completely real!
…
“This?”
“How is this possible!” Above the Star Origin Soil, the three figures in another spatial layer were completely taken aback, looking down incredulously at the scene below.
Due to the array’s concealment function, other immortal cultivators couldn’t detect the phenomena surrounding Wu Yuan. However, as guardians of the treasure land, the three of them could observe the states of all visiting cultivators clearly.
All of them could distinctly sense the changes in Wu Yuan’s aura.
Wu Yuan was involuntarily producing an invisible gravitational pull just like a miniature star!
At the same time, the Star Origin Soil that spanned across the void, silent for billions of years, also generated a faint gravitational pull. It was resonating with Wu Yuan!
“Acknowledgement!”
“He has induced the resonance acknowledgement of the Star Origin Soil? Heavens.” The purple-robed elderly man couldn’t believe it. “What exactly has Li Xia comprehended? Even among the three of us Earth Immortals, only Xing Jiu managed to receive resonance acknowledgement.”
“Li Xia?” Xing Jiu, the young man in white robes, was also shocked, staring at Wu Yuan below with a complicated look.
Despite cultivating for less than 10,000 years, he was already among the top three Earth Immortals of the Dragon Star Immortal Sect, a true peerless prodigy.
However, it was only after contemplating the Star Origin Soil for thousands of years and reaching the Void Refiner phase that he received its resonance acknowledgement.
“Unbelievable!”
“Haha, truly unbelievable.” The elderly man in black robes was thrilled: “I told you this Li Xia might be fated to cultivate the Star Origin Soil.”
“The fact that he was able to induce resonance implies that he has an unbelievable talent for this path. I can see why many High Immortals have high hopes for this young genius.”
“I can sense that his comprehension encompasses the profundity of the Land, gravitational fluctuations, and other miscellaneous concepts mixed in.” The elderly man in black robes stared at Wu Yuan as if looking at an uncut jade, completely ignoring the expressions of the young man in white robes and the elderly man in purple robe by his side.
“We must report this immediately to the higher-ups, and notify the abbot and veteran elders!”
…
In a small corner of the vast space adjacent to the Star Origin Soil, the aura Wu Yuan emanated began to fluctuate vigorously. The star he formed grew larger, reaching a perfect state and subtly influencing the space around him.
It was truly astonishing. One had to understand that this process was not consciously guided by Wu Yuan. He did not imbue his mana into it at all. This was simply the Dao’s essence in operation.
Unexpectedly, a shift occurred in Wu Yuan’s Soul Force perception. The phenomenon of falling meteorites transformed suddenly.
The star impacted by these meteorites grew far larger than all else, towering in the endless cosmos. Its brilliance was overwhelmingly radiant, exerting a dominance over time and space that seemed to compel all things to submit to its will, its influence even reaching across spacetime planes.
The star then erupted with a deafening boom, shaking the cosmos.
“The evolution of celestial bodies, returning to the source, can shatter the heavens and the earth, traversing time and space. This is my realization. I call this the ‘Celestial Body Law Codex’. Practice it diligently, and don’t slack off. Haha, my name is Great Eldritch Kua Fu!” The grand voice echoed from the endless expanse of stars, resonating through time and space, and deep into Wu Yuan’s heart.
Then, inheritance information flooded into Wu Yuan’s memory and soul, etching itself indelibly into his mind.
…
Whoosh! Whoosh! Two figures, one red and one black, appeared in the sky above the Star Origin Soil.
With their mighty presence, they seemed to stand at the center of heaven and earth, yet no disciple detected them.
“Greetings to the Abbot and Veteran Elder.” The young man in white robes, the old man in purple robes, and the old man in black robes all bowed respectfully.
As Earth Immortals, it was no question that they were powerful. But in front of these two newcomers, they were completely overshadowed, their presence fading to the background. They were not on the same level at all.
Among the two Tribulation High Immortals, only the middle-aged man in red robes nodded slightly in response, but the figure in black armor didn’t pay any attention to them, his eyes fixed on Wu Yuan below.
At this moment, Wu Yuan was sitting in the lotus position on a jade platform, his body shrouded in a vast, ancient, and majestic aura.
“Inheritance!”
“It’s been 60 million years since our ancestor retrieved this Great Eldritch’s inheritance from outer space. Its secrets are finally coming to light.” The figure in black armor stared at Wu Yuan, his eyes lit with excitement. “60 million years!”
The black-armored figure turned to look at the middle-aged man in red robes and lowered his voice, “Abbot, the heavens have blessed our Dragon Star Immortal Sect.”
“This Li Xia is a rare peerless genius that may only appear once in millions of years within our sect. Throughout the entire immortal continent, or even the immortal nation, he is absolutely a genius that appears once in millions of years.”
“Tell Senior Brother Dong Yang that if he isn’t willing to teach him, I’ll teach him!” The voice of the black-armored figure was firm, filled with determination.
The middle-aged man in red robes had yet to respond when a cold voice rang out. “Who says I’m not willing to teach him? Old Hei’zi, such a fine uncut jade of a sword immortal will only be ruined in your hands.”