Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 739 A first glimpse of the divine city
"This kid's progress is truly astonishing..."

Inside the bronze coffin, the spirit of the bronze coffin is watching the battle.

Through the light screen, one can see five extremely pure divine lights crisscrossing the starry sky, sometimes converging and sometimes separating, and they are actually able to resist the primordial divine light.

"boom!"

The explosion was like a starburst.

Li Yuan's expression was solemn, and the Five Extremes Divine Light flowed rapidly, annihilating a ray of Origin Divine Light into nothingness.

In that instant, he could feel his divine realm trembling violently, and the five ancient temples seemed to be on the verge of collapse, bearing immense pressure.

But for the first time, he directly withstood the Origin Divine Light of the Five Dragon Immortals!

"The magical restriction of this Origin Divine Light is stronger than my Five Extremes Divine Light, but with the Five Extremes circulating and relying on the Divine Realm, it is enough to withstand it!"

Li Yuan's eyes were very bright.

The Five Dragon Immortals at the peak of the Fourth Realm exerted immense pressure on him, because he was far inferior in both realm and magical abilities.

However, with the Five Extremes Divine Light, he was able to put up a fight.

"While it may not be enough to win the battle, it will be able to get close to that divine city!"

As Li Yuan's thoughts raced, the Five Extremes Divine Light enveloped him, and in an instant, it traversed tens of thousands of miles of starry sky, shattering a beam of Origin Divine Light that was shooting towards him.

With the support of the Five Extremes Divine Light, the Divine Realm, and the defensive enhancement of the Weapon Mastery Talisman, he was able to directly withstand a beam of Origin Divine Light!

"Om~"

Through the shattered divine light, Li Yuan saw the Origin God City up close.

This is an extremely large ancient city, its size far exceeding his current divine realm, demonstrating the profound depth of the Five Dragon Immortals' foundation.

"Divine runes as the foundation, divine restrictions as the material..."

“Every floor tile, every building is one or more spells…”

"Stone tablets, guillotines, the imperial city, prisons, city gates, city gate towers... all are manifestations of supernatural powers..."

"The city itself is an unimaginable divine power, formed by the convergence of endless and complex divine runes and restrictions, and magical abilities!"

Shifting and dodging, avoiding the beams of divine light from the origin, Li Yuan focused most of his mental energy on that divine city, becoming more and more astonished and captivated the more he looked at it.

"boom!"

In a sudden moment, Li Yuan awoke from his reverie, a chill running through him:
"It's that Imperial Millstone again!"

Even with the Five Extremes Divine Light protecting him and various control effects amplified, Li Yuan was caught off guard without noticing anything amiss. Qing Di Yan sent a message:

"In ten breaths, his soul will be cursed to death!"

A supernatural power that is almost impossible to solve!
The Five Extremes Divine Light suddenly blazed brightly, but instead of retreating, Li Yuan advanced and charged towards the Origin God City once more.

This time, however, the white-robed Five Dragon Immortals simply let their hands fall indifferently, allowing the five divine powers, which resembled celestial swords, to pierce through them, seemingly unafraid of Li Yuan's close-quarters combat.

"No chance..."

Upon seeing this, Li Yuan remained unmoved.

Once the Great Elixir is formed, a person is already at the divine realm. Unless he can break through the Origin God City in one go, he will be unable to harm the Five Dragon Immortals themselves.

"Om~"

The next instant, a resounding tremor echoed.

Li Yuan's heart trembled. In a daze, he saw a majestic city gate surrounded by immortal light. Then, everything went black before his eyes, and he crashed into the divine gate.

"call!"

Inside the bamboo building, Li Yuan exhaled a long breath, calming the excruciating pain that felt like his body was being shattered. He forced himself to concentrate and review the battle that had just taken place.

To be precise, it was a state of intense concentration, an attempt to imprint the image of that divine city into the depths of one's mind.

"Om~"

In the darkness, specks of light flickered.

Li Yuan repeatedly recalled the outline of the divine city he had just glimpsed, but no matter how he tried, even after changing his perception suit, he could not visualize the divine city.

Every time I visualize a corner of its outline, it crumbles.

"No, this divine city is too vast. Even if my spiritual realm were to advance a level, I still wouldn't be able to visualize it..."

After several attempts, Li Yuan changed his approach:

“If the entire divine city won’t work, then let’s break it down, starting with the city gates, or even just a single paving stone…”

"Om~"

A thought flashed through his mind, and before long, a floor tile appeared in Li Yuan's mind.

"This Origin City is far too burdensome!"

Li Yuan was slightly shocked. He actually felt his divine sense being depleted by just this one floor tile.

With the three elements combined, whether one is refining their body or improving their magical power, their soul will grow stronger in tandem. He cultivates physical supernatural powers and is nourished by top-tier magical power, making his soul far superior to those of others of the same level.

"This is just one floor tile..."

Li Yuan clicked his tongue in amazement, but he did not get distracted. He simply focused his mind and visualized the floor tiles one by one. He repeated this process hundreds of times, and his mind was nearly a third of what it used up.

Only then, based on his memory, did he begin to build the city wall.

As early as when he was cultivating the 'Hundred Beast Thunder Dragon', Li Yuan began to 'build blocks' and 'puzzle', and he also had rich experience in visual assembly.

But it still felt very difficult.

The reason is simple: the divine patterns contained within that divine city are far too complex, with each floor tile being no less than a low-grade visualization diagram.

At this moment, it was as if he was simultaneously visualizing hundreds of true forms and trying to manipulate them to piece together an even more complex and enormous true form...

"call!"

After a long while, when sweat beaded on Li Yuan's forehead, he had only managed to construct a small section of a wall within his mind. "Reverse engineering the visualization diagram is more complicated than I imagined..."

Li Yuan repeatedly visualized this corner of the city wall, trying to keep it from dissipating, and then lit some spiritual incense to nourish his soul.

However, despite being tired, he was in a good mood:
"Although it's difficult, it's feasible to work backwards!"

Master Li was very content.

Throughout history, which cultivator at the fourth realm could have made the Origin Princess release her complete divine realm so that you could observe her reverse deduction?

This in itself is a tremendous blessing!

"The Five Dragon Immortals at the peak of the Fourth Realm only have the rudimentary form of the Dharma Realm in their Divine Realm. It is precisely because of this that it is possible to observe and comprehend them. If they have already formed the Dharma Realm, it will not be so easy to try to peer into it."

After calming himself down, Li Yuan began to review the battle that had just taken place.

With the Five Extremes Divine Light fully formed, he was already qualified to fight against the Five Dragon Immortals at the peak of the Fourth Realm. At the very least, he could observe the shadow of that divine city up close.

But the chances of winning are even smaller now.

"Unless my divine realm surpasses hers, crashing into her again will only kill me..."

Comparing himself to the Five Dragon Immortals, Li Yuan listed out his shortcomings one by one.

"First of all, I have not yet received the transmission of the Five Extremes of Primordial Chaos Dao. Although my Divine Realm is vast, it has not yet been organized and combined, and is like a pile of loose sand. I have no chance of winning in a collision with that Origin God City..."

"Secondly, the number of spells and supernatural abilities is far from sufficient, and the number of magical restrictions is also significantly lacking..."

"The power of the Five Emperors is still far inferior to the power of the Origin. Those five white-robed dragon immortals have cultivated at least a dozen or so high-grade powers, and possibly dozens..."

……

The Five Dragon Immortals at the peak of the fourth realm are far more powerful than when they were at the third realm.

Using this as a mirror, Li Yuan realized that he lacked so much. As he listed them one by one, he found that he needed to readjust his cultivation plan.

"Besides cultivating spells and accumulating magical power, one must also cultivate more mid-grade, and even high-grade, magical power!"

Li Yuan pondered and planned:
"Once the elixir is complete, there will be no regrets. The power of the Five Emperors is the absolute foundation. Even when cultivating other magical powers, the power of the Five Emperors should be the primary focus... Yin and Yang magical powers are the first choice..."

"May I also study other major scriptures?"

The thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind, and he was immediately moved.

Apart from the twelve Daoist scriptures, disciples of Dongxuan Mountain can cultivate any major scripture, such as the two major scriptures within the Xuanxuan Liangyi Dao.

For example, the two great scriptures within the Qianyang Wuji Dao...

"The Two Elements, the Five Extremes, Qianyang, the Extinction of the Ten Directions, the Great Void Coiling Dragon... As a Chaos Body, even without the fundamental laws of the Dao, it has no effect..."

The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more excited he became.

The power of the Five Emperors cannot compare to the power of the Origin, but what if they could combine the strengths of all the scriptures?

“The cultivation of the Great Scriptures is extremely difficult. Apart from those who have attained enlightenment and become saints, very few cultivators can cultivate multiple disciplines simultaneously. Why are the Five Great Scriptures ranked among the top Great Scriptures? Because they combine five disciplines!”

"But I possess the 'Treatise on Military Command,' and as long as I have the corresponding powerful artifact to control, I can make rapid progress!"

"The only problem is that the Great Sutra is very expensive... I only have 610 Great Sutras on me, which isn't enough to buy even one..."

Thinking of the price of the Great Sutra, Li Yuan immediately calmed down.

"The Great Sutra is not urgent. First, gather the corresponding artifacts to control, and cultivate several mid-grade magical powers as well..."

Li Yuan suppressed his thoughts.

……

In the days that followed, Li Yuan continued his cultivation as usual.

Every so often, he would enter the Divine Burial Coffin Secret Realm to hone his martial arts skills by seeking out the Five Dragon Immortals. At the same time, he would also gradually comprehend the Origin Divine City.

The wall in the corner of his heart gradually thickened.

In addition, Li Yuan has always been keeping an eye on the Ten Wraiths Realm. After Shadow Demon God joined the Ice Soul Demon Sect, he spent most of his time gathering intelligence and tracking the ten wraiths, but he didn't get much out of it.

He didn't care much. If the Ten Fiends were so easy to capture, they would have been captured and killed by foreign cultivators hundreds or thousands of years ago.

He only spared a fraction of his attention for this place; most of the time, Li Yuan was still practicing magic and demonic arts, visualizing battles, listening to sounds while fishing, and consuming elixirs to change his innate talents.

Before you know it, it's time for the Battle Rankings to close again.

"call!"

On the Qi gathering platform, Li Yuan multitasked, maintaining his meditation while also playing with the Common Knowledge Orb.

"Two-thirds less than before."

As Li Yuanqing tallied his haul, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

The benefits of reaching the pinnacle of the sword world have not diminished in the past thirty years, but compared to the peak, there has been a significant decline.

This decline began after Qin Qian's crushing defeat, after which he never appeared in the Sword Realm again, and prodigies such as Xu Xunyi and Ding Yunjie also left after that.

After all the prodigies left, not even a single person managed to break through to the eleventh floor, so the hype naturally plummeted.

"In less than ninety years, I will have the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword..."

After putting away the Knowledge Orb, Li Yuan finished his cultivation practice for the day, returned to the bamboo building, lit the spiritual incense, and then entered the Divine Burial Coffin.

"call!"

After a while, Li Yuan suffered a crushing defeat and returned home.

But he was not discouraged at all. He just focused on reviewing the battle he had just fought. After a long time, he took out the divine spring water and quickly brewed himself a cup of enlightenment tea.

"Enlightenment Tea is best used for refining techniques; it might help me comprehend some of the mysteries of the Origin Divine City..."

Calming himself, Li Yuan finished his tea.

(End of this chapter)