It was becoming increasingly difficult, but as long as his techniques continued to strengthen, Lin Moyu was quite satisfied.

His own techniques were already too powerful; if they continued to undergo qualitative changes, Lin Moyu was even worried about attracting some negative consequences.

Everything has a way of reversing when it reaches an extreme, and a delicate balance must be maintained between yin and yang; this promotion was within Lin Moyu's expectations.

The entire process could be described as calm and tranquil, but while condensing the Dao Patterns, Lin Moyu still discovered some differences.

The difference came from the power contained within the Dao Patterns; he had previously comprehended multiple Great Daos.

When condensing the Dao Patterns, the multiple Great Daos did not merge but remained independent.

This resulted in each Dao Pattern having its own attributes.

Although they were all his own Dao Patterns, the power of the Great Dao contained within them was actually different, which was not noticeable in daily life.

However, this was always a problem. The Dao Patterns condensed this time had a clear difference; each Dao Pattern contained the power of six Great Daos.

This power was led by the life and death power of the Undying Great Dao, merging the power of the other five Great Daos together.

It formed a whole, without any conflict, and was extremely harmonious.

It was also extremely powerful, which was related to his understanding of the cultivation method for multiple Great Daos; he himself already had the Undying Great Dao as the lead.

So, the Dao Patterns naturally changed. Therefore, starting from the 86th Dao Pattern, each Dao Pattern was stronger than the ones condensed previously.

It was not much stronger, just a little bit, but what Lin Moyu valued was not how strong the Dao Patterns were.

Rather, it was the fact that the essence of the Dao Patterns had changed, which was more important than the effect. Now, his Dao Patterns were divided into two batches, new and old.

The new batch consisted of five new Dao Patterns that had merged the six Great Daos, while the old batch consisted of eighty-five Dao Patterns that each merged different Great Dao powers.

To Lin Moyu, this was not a good thing.

The Dao Patterns needed to be unified not only individually but also as a whole. Therefore, after completing the breakthrough, while the Great Dao Reward was still rich, Lin Moyu stopped condensing new Dao Patterns and instead used the Great Dao Reward to modify the old ones.

Modification was much easier than condensing, and the speed was much faster.

He could modify several every minute; this efficiency exceeded Lin Moyu's expectations.

Lin Moyu felt that the reason he could modify them so smoothly was related to the level of his soul.

His soul level had already reached the eighth-grade innate soul, and it was in the late stage, no worse than Ancestor Gu Hanyu.

Although the eighth-grade innate soul could not yet be converted into his actual combat power, the difference in level still brought many benefits subtly.

The most intuitive one was the faster speed of comprehending the Great Dao. It was the same now; the speed of modifying the Dao Patterns was extremely fast.

Before the Great Dao Reward ended, he had already finished modifying all the old Dao Patterns. The ninety Dao Patterns became identical, echoing and resonating with each other.

Like starlight, they illuminated the soul, and the Dao Patterns became a whole.

Lin Moyu felt that his techniques had strengthened a bit more, his soul had also become stronger, and his foundation had become deeper.

Breaking through in the future would be easier, without any bottlenecks. The Great Dao Reward finally ended.

This time, only five Dao Patterns were condensed, but Lin Moyu was not disappointed; instead, he was somewhat excited.

Modifying all the old Dao Patterns was more important than condensing new ones. After the Great Dao Reward ended, Lin Moyu took a look at his Soul World.

His Soul World was currently moving, and the World Tree and the dragon soul crystal were pushing it toward an unknown place.

Lin Moyu left the soul crystal in the Soul World, waiting to give it to the dragon soul crystal to eat when it returned, then slowly opened his eyes.

He saw Elder Tree looking at him with a beaming smile. "Congratulations, Young Friend Lin, you've broken through again!"

Lin Moyu smiled and said, "Thank you, Elder Tree. This junior only broke through by borrowing the Great Dao Reward."

Elder Tree said, "There are millions of paths to cultivation. Sudden enlightenment, medicinal pills, and bitter cultivation are all paths, and the same goes for the Great Dao Reward."

"In the end, we only look at the results, not the process." Lin Moyu nodded.

"This junior has been taught." At this moment, Lin Moyu saw that the gaze Ancestor Gu Hanyu had on him was a bit strange, and he asked curiously,

"Is there a problem with me?"

Ancestor Gu Hanyu said, "Your number of Dao Patterns is very high."

Ancestor Gu Hanyu said, "The basic Dao Patterns should exceed eleven." Elder Tree was a bit shocked.

"Old Gu, could you have misread it?" Ancestor Gu Hanyu said,

"If you want to know if I misread it, just ask him." Lin Moyu said,

"Senior Gu did not misread; it is indeed more than eleven." Elder Tree's eyes widened.

"Good heavens, your basic Dao Patterns actually exceed eleven. You are going against the heavens!"

Lin Moyu asked curiously, "As far as this junior knows, nine Dao Patterns is the limit."

"Isn't that so?"

Elder Tree shook his head like a rattle-drum. "Not at all, not at all."

"Nine is just the limit for ordinary cultivators; it is not the true limit. Actually, this old man feels that there is no limit to Dao Patterns at all."

"It is just that most people think nine is the limit, so this saying came into being. It is actually a case of hearsay."

Lin Moyu said, "So that's how it is. Then what is the story behind eleven Dao Patterns?"

Ancestor Gu Hanyu spoke neither too much nor too little, mentioning eleven immediately, which meant that eleven Dao Patterns must have something special.

Elder Tree said, "Eleven Dao Patterns are also known as the posture of a Dao Lord. This is not something this old man said,"

"but rather it was passed down by a Dao Lord. According to that Dao Lord, if one wants to become a Dao Lord,"

"one must possess at least eleven basic Dao Patterns when becoming a Dao Venerable Realm." Lin Moyu still felt it was strange.

"Why set it at the number eleven? Can't someone with nine Dao Patterns or ten Dao Patterns become a Dao Lord?"

Ancestor Gu Hanyu said, "Actually, it is not because of the eleven basic Dao Patterns, but because of another saying."

"'When Dao Patterns exceed a hundred, obtain a Great Dao Divine Ability.' It means,"

"when a person possesses a hundred Dao Patterns, they can obtain a Divine Ability from the Great Dao. Moreover, the more Dao Patterns one has,"

"the closer they are to the Great Dao, and the greater the probability of becoming a Dao Lord. However, a hundred Dao Patterns are too difficult to obtain."

"Later, some people found another way. When the Dao Patterns reached ninety-nine, they used some special magical treasures and methods,"

"and also obtained a Great Dao Divine Ability. When they obtained the Great Dao Divine Ability, they were able to have a sudden enlightenment,"

"and in one fell swoop became a Dao Lord. It is precisely because of this that there is the saying that eleven basic Dao Patterns,"

"is the posture of a Dao Lord." Ancestor Gu Hanyu explained it more clearly than Elder Tree, and Lin Moyu finally understood why there was such a saying.

Simply put, the more Dao Patterns one has, the closer they are to the Great Dao.

Moreover, the more Dao Patterns one has, the stronger the cultivator's talent naturally is, and the higher the probability of achieving the status of a Dao Lord.

All of this is actually complementary. In fact, there is no fixed rule.

This does not mean that someone with only ten basic Dao Patterns cannot become a Dao Lord.

It is just that the difficulty would be extremely great. "What is a Great Dao Divine Ability?"

Lin Moyu's eyes flashed with intense thirst for knowledge.

Chapter 3386: Shocking Them One More Time Before Leaving

Elder Tree said,

"A Great Dao Divine Ability is the supreme secret technique of a Great Dao, but it is far stronger than ordinary secret techniques."

"In short, as long as one can obtain a Great Dao Divine Ability, one is not far from becoming a Dao Lord."

Ancestor Gu Hanyu corrected him, "What this old man Tree said is only half right."

"Those who can obtain a Great Dao Divine Ability are few and far between. Those few existences have all become Dao Lords, and there are other Dao Lords,"

"who did not obtain a Great Dao Divine Ability." Elder Tree's eyes widened. "Where did I only say half right?"

"Those few Dao Lords just didn't display their Great Dao Divine Abilities; it doesn't mean they don't have them."

Ancestor Gu Hanyu clearly did not want to argue with Elder Tree. "Yes, everything you say is right."

Elder Tree snorted, "You are targeting me everywhere; do you want to have a fight right now?"

Ancestor Gu Hanyu said in a low voice, "If you insist on saying that, it is not impossible!"

The two of them clashed again, and neither was willing to back down.

Lin Moyu had already remembered Elder Tree's words: if you can obtain a Great Dao Divine Ability, you are not far from a Dao Lord.

He had eighteen basic Dao Patterns. If he cultivated to the Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable, the total number of Dao Patterns could reach one hundred and sixty-two.

This was far beyond the requirement of one hundred Dao Patterns, which meant that his obtaining a Great Dao Divine Ability was almost a certainty.

Then, the possibility of him becoming a Dao Lord was also very high. At this moment,

Lin Moyu felt that he was not very far from being a Dao Lord. For someone who had just reached the Dao Venerable 5th Realm,

to be thinking that he was not far from a Dao Lord—if he said this out loud, he would probably be laughed at by all those in the Great Dao Realm.

The Dao Venerable 5th Realm was still a long, long way from the Great Dao Realm, let alone a Dao Lord.

The two of them argued for a while, but both stopped without actually fighting. Ancestor Gu Hanyu said,

"Even if the Dao Patterns reach one hundred, if you do not reach the Great Dao Realm and do not go to the Outer Heaven Great Dao,"

"you cannot obtain a Great Dao Divine Ability." Ancestor Gu Hanyu was reminding him out of kindness, but he was also telling Lin Moyu

to cultivate as soon as possible and not to slack off. Only those in the Great Dao Realm were qualified to possess a Great Dao Divine Ability, this kind of thing that was higher than secret techniques.

It had an astonishing temptation for all cultivators. He believed that Lin Moyu would definitely work hard to cultivate for the sake of a Great Dao Divine Ability, but he was wrong about one point.

Lin Moyu did not take becoming a Dao Lord as his goal, because Dao Lord Wentian had once said that Dao Lords had fallen during the Origin Catastrophe.

Dao Lords could also die, so a Dao Lord was not his goal. The Lord of Hell had also fallen,

so the Lord of Hell was also not his goal. Lin Moyu's goal was very far and very big. He thought of that old man in the Green Robe again.

In Lin Moyu's feeling, the old man in the Green Robe was stronger than a Dao Lord. Among everyone he knew,

the old man in the Green Robe was one of the four strongest people. These four were the Green Robe, his Dao companion,

the old man who gave him the essence of ancestral water, and the powerful person who shattered hell. Ancestor Gu Hanyu said,

"Time is almost up; it is time for you to go back." Elder Tree also said in a loud voice,

"Young Friend Lin, thank you for this time. If there is a chance in the future,"

"we will wait for Young Friend Lin in the Outer Heaven Great Dao." Lin Moyu said, "Are the two seniors going back as well?"

Ancestor Gu Hanyu said, "It is time to go back." Elder Tree said,

"There are still some things to do before going back; it is estimated that we still need to prepare for a while." Lin Moyu nodded.

"Then this junior wishes the two of you great progress in your cultivation after returning to the Outer Heaven Great Dao, advancing by leaps and bounds."

Elder Tree laughed out loud, "Good, good, good, I'll take your kind words."

Ancestor Gu Hanyu said, "Cultivate quickly, we will meet in the Outer Heaven."

Lin Moyu bowed slightly and was about to turn and leave when he suddenly thought of something.

"Senior, do you know about the essence of ancestral water?"

Ancestor Gu Hanyu was slightly startled.

"You obtained the essence of ancestral water?"

Elder Tree also followed up and asked, "Where did you obtain the essence of ancestral water from?"

Lin Moyu said, "An old senior gave it to me. This junior has never known the function of the essence of ancestral water."

"I wonder if the two seniors know about it?" Regarding the essence of ancestral water, Lin Moyu had actually asked several people,

including the Three Ancestors, the Demon Emperor, and Dao Lord Wentian, but he did not get an accurate answer from any of them.

The few people in the Great Dao Realm he asked were all vague and did not seem very willing to talk about it.

This time, he had done a great favor for Ancestor Gu Hanyu and Elder Tree; perhaps the two of them could tell him some information. Ancestor Gu Hanyu and Elder Tree looked at each other.