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Chapter 3332
They are all very powerful; even though their scale is not large, from the perspective of their level, any one of them is comparable to the Cross-Domain Array.
Moreover, these formations share a common trait: they all originated from Great Venerable Tianzai. He walked until his feet touched the ground.
Lin Moyu saw a statue. The statue had no facial features, identical to the one in the due boat.
It was indeed Great Venerable Tianzai. The statue emitted a faint light, and a low voice came forth.
"We meet again!"
Lin Moyu chuckled, "Indeed."
"We meet again. By appearing like this, aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
Great Venerable Tianzai let out a laugh, "If it were going to discover me, it would have already. That guy is heavily injured."
Great Venerable Tianzai's answer was close to Lin Moyu's guess. "It seems the success rate of your plan is not low, no…"
"It is our plan!"
Great Venerable Tianzai corrected Lin Moyu. Lin Moyu did not respond, instead asking, "You've waited for me for so long; you're not just here to tell me this, are you?"
The statue suddenly moved. An arm slowly raised, pointing to a location. "Look there."
An extremely powerful formation slowly unfolded there. This formation released a strong spatial aura, though its appearance looked no larger than a fist.
However, the internal space would be astonishingly vast. As the formation unfolded, it revealed a portion of the situation inside: a colossal Primordial Insect was crouching within the formation.
A strong aura leaked out from the formation. Lin Moyu suddenly realized what it was that had attracted those Primordial Insects.
They were willing to leave their homes and venture deep into the Chaos; it turned out the root cause was right here.
A Primordial Insect at the Perfection level was sleeping inside the formation. This Primordial Insect had clearly been trapped in the formation for countless years, and the culprit was naturally Great Venerable Tianzai.
Yet, this Perfection-realm Primordial Insect still gave Lin Moyu an unusual feeling. He frowned slowly.
"This Primordial Insect is a bit different." Great Venerable Tianzai said in a low voice, "Naturally, it is different. Primordial Insects belong half to the Ancient Wilderness and are not the same as ordinary Chaos Creatures."
"Can you see where the difference lies?"
Lin Moyu separated a sliver of his soul to enter the formation, though he couldn't see clearly through the barrier.
Great Venerable Tianzai manipulated the formation without stopping Lin Moyu. Inside the formation, Lin Moyu observed carefully for a while.
He discovered the problem: it had no Domain. Lin Moyu was somewhat surprised.
In the Chaos, whether it be Chaos Creatures or cultivators, wanting to achieve the Perfection realm requires the power of a Domain. Yet, this Perfection-realm Primordial Insect had no Domain.
To be able to achieve Perfection was truly puzzling. Lin Moyu felt there was only one possibility: that Primordial Insects belonged half to the Ancient Wilderness. Great Venerable Tianzai let out a low laugh, "Correct."
"They have no Domain. Do you think the reason for this is because of the power of the Ancient Wilderness?"
Lin Moyu asked, "Isn't it?"
Great Venerable Tianzai said, "The Ancient Wilderness is a reason, but not entirely. It is called a Primordial Insect because it possesses a sliver of Primordial Power within its body. It is precisely this sliver of Primordial Power…"
"…that allows it to break some of the rules within the Chaos. To understand this issue, you must first understand the levels of power." Lin Moyu finally understood the true intention of Great Venerable Tianzai leaving traces here; he wanted to tell him some information.
He perked up his ears and listened quietly. Information that Great Venerable Tianzai would risk danger to tell him would clearly not be simple.
The low voice echoed in the formation space. The statue did not move, but in Lin Moyu's eyes, it seemed to have come alive. The once-powerful Great Venerable Tianzai was personally preaching to him. Great Venerable Tianzai had once said…
"…that I am him, but also not him." He had never been able to figure out this answer. Now it seemed he was not yet qualified to know the answer. "Chaos has a distinction between surface and interior."
"The 'interior' refers to the various Domains. The power within the Domains—whether it be the various worlds, large and small, or the various spaces—anything within the Domain is the interior. The power within a Domain belongs to the Domain Dao."
"As for the 'surface' of the Chaos, although it is also called Dao, it is the Chaos Dao. When a cultivator achieves the Chaos Realm, they must undergo Chaos Transformation to truly move freely within the Chaos."
"One of the many functions of Chaos Transformation is to convert the cultivator's Domain Dao into Chaos Dao. When a Domain has an owner, the nature of the Domain's power will change; it will also undergo Chaos Transformation."
"Ultimately, the Dao within the Domain will integrate the characteristics of the Chaos Dao, and the beings within the Domain will cultivate faster. It will also be easier to break through into the Chaos. We have divided various powers into several levels based on the difference in their essence of strength."
"The first level is the Domain Dao; this is the most fundamental type of power. The second level is the Chaos Dao. It is slightly stronger than the Domain Dao, but limited. This is the level of power that all those in the Chaos Realm possess."
"The third level is what we call Venerable Rules, a power belonging exclusively to Venerables. How strong exactly Venerable Rules are, you will naturally know when you become a Venerable. I once reached the pinnacle of Venerables through nine sublimations."
"I thought I was the strongest, able to go anywhere in the Chaos Ancient Wilderness. Until I learned of its existence. Its power belongs to the fourth level. I do not know its name, but we gave it a name: Dao Law." Hearing this…
Lin Moyu finally understood the specific classification of power. He had been pondering this question, but had never obtained the correct answer. Now he finally understood. As for power levels below the Domain Dao, they were too weak for Great Venerable Tianzai.
They were completely insignificant. Great Venerable Tianzai's words were not yet finished. "But Dao Law is not the end. We have discovered even higher levels of power."
Chapter 4366: You Have a Chance
"The power of the Dao is not the end. There is power at an even higher level." Great Venerable Tianzai said "we," which meant it was not just him alone.
Lin Moyu thought to himself, the power level surpassing the Dao must be the scepter of calamity. But he did not say it; now he was the listener, and just needed to listen carefully.
Speaking here, Great Venerable Tianzai did not seem afraid of being heard by the Dao. The low voice echoed, telling an ancient story. "Anything, once you start researching the 'why,' as long as your luck isn't too bad, you will always discover something. Our luck was not bad; searching with intent, we discovered some clues."
"The first thing we discovered at that time was this guy." Great Venerable Tianzai was referring to the Primordial Insect. The formation imprisoning the Primordial Insect was flashing with light, exuding mystery. The sliver of soul Lin Moyu had sent into the formation had already dissipated; there was a strange power within that formation.
His soul could not exist for too long. "The name Primordial Insect was actually given by us. Back then, it had another name. But that name has likely long been forgotten, so never mind. Within its body, there is a power."
"It is called Primordial Power. Primordial Power seems to be a combination of the Ancient Wilderness and the Chaos, and its level is the same as its power. It is precisely because of this power that the Primordial Insect can achieve Perfection without relying on the power of a Domain."
"We studied it for a long time and finally thought of a way to extract the Primordial Power, but the extraction speed is very slow. Furthermore, the method is very special and requires certain conditions to be realized. Can you guess what method it is?"
Lin Moyu thought for a moment. "Using the Cross-Domain Array, right?" "Haha. You really did guess some of it. Primordial Insects possess the dual characteristics of the Ancient Wilderness and the Chaos, and their Primordial Power also originates from this."
"When the Cross-Domain Array is activated, it will traverse the boundary of the Ancient Wilderness. At that time, the power of the array will stimulate the Primordial Insects, causing them to instinctively release some Primordial Power." Lin Moyu nodded slightly. The Cross-Domain Array had existed for countless years.
Moreover, its core was laid out by Great Venerable Tianzai; it was clearly not as simple as just crossing the Three Domains and Four Poles. An existence like Great Venerable Tianzai plans three steps ahead for every one he takes; he would never do anything too simple. The low voice continued to sound.
"After we discovered this, we could not be sure if it could deceive the Dao; this required an experiment. But this experiment would come at a price—someone would have to sacrifice themselves, so it could not be done lightly."
"Only I, only I had this qualification." Lin Moyu knew what sacrifice Great Venerable Tianzai was talking about. He had challenged the Dao and also tested the Dao's abilities. "So, I tried."
"It was heavily injured. It did not discover the methods I concealed here. Later, I began to absorb the power of the Primordial Insects. By using the Primordial Power to hide deeper, it was even less likely to discover me. This is the power of the fourth level."
"Although power at this level can stand on equal footing with it, it is far from enough to kill it. We found quite a bit of power at this level in the Ancient Wilderness, but none of it was enough to kill it. Ultimately, we determined…"
"…that only that thing can kill it, while other things can only be Support—merely icing on the cake." Hearing this, Lin Moyu took out the scepter of calamity.
"The fifth level of power. That's right, the fifth level!" Great Venerable Tianzai hummed. "It transcends the Chaos and the Ancient Wilderness; it transcends Dao Law."
"But it only provides a chance, just as I ultimately failed. Therefore, it is the master, but not absolutely. Most importantly, it is still you." Speaking of this…
The statue moved again. Its head suddenly lowered. Lin Moyu discovered that on the face that was clearly empty, a pair of eyes seemed to have appeared, staring fixedly at him. Great Venerable Tianzai's voice became increasingly low.
"We have an expectation. Do you know what it is?"
Lin Moyu had a guess in his heart, but he still shook his head. "I don't know!"
Great Venerable Tianzai did not seem to believe Lin Moyu's words. "You must have already guessed it." Lin Moyu said, "That is even harder."
Great Venerable Tianzai said, "Although it is difficult, one must always try. Moreover, you have already started doing it, and we have made preparations. Having waited for countless years, there is finally a chance; how could we easily give up? You have already completed nine sublimations."
"You have nine Domains, and you have it. You absolutely have a chance. Things others can do, we believe you can certainly do as well." Lin Moyu understood what Great Venerable Tianzai meant.
To kill the Dao, the scepter of calamity is indispensable; only the level of the scepter of calamity surpasses the Dao. But the scepter of calamity is not the only thing that can kill the Dao. In the vision of Great Venerable Tianzai and others, no matter how useful the scepter of calamity is, it is an external object.
It is best to rely on oneself. Furthermore, to unleash all the power of the scepter of calamity, being a Venerable is not enough. It requires taking another step forward—not necessarily a further step in realm, but rather taking one's own power a step further.
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