Chapter 1913: The Dao Realm Perfected

Within the secret chamber, light swirled around.

Bai Chen released his entire divine soul, also unleashing all the Dao he had comprehended.

Ye Yuan's soul power spread out, finely sensing the secrets within Bai Chen's body.

This state had persisted for over a month.

Every day, Ye Yuan would probe until his soul power was exhausted.

Suddenly, the light converged, and the chamber returned to calm.

"Master! Are you alright?"

Seeing Ye Yuan, who was nearly exhausted to the point of collapse, Bai Chen quickly stepped forward to support him.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. I overexerted myself a bit today."

"Master, let's forget it! Those who have refined a Dao Fruit can never advance further."

Seeing Ye Yuan exhausted every day, Bai Chen was moved but also felt deeply reluctant.

The key point was that this kind of effort was utterly futile.

Throughout the ages, how many great cultivators had tried to break this shackle, yet none had succeeded.

Not to mention the distant past, even in the present, there existed a supreme being in the Dao of Alchemy, yet no one had heard of such a pill being created.

Bai Chen naturally knew Ye Yuan was formidable, but such an unprecedented feat was truly not something that mere 'formidable' could accomplish.

Ye Yuan looked at Bai Chen and smiled, "Are you willing to stop at the True God realm for the rest of your life?"

Bai Chen said with indignation, "Naturally, I am unwilling. But... seeing Master exhaust his soul power for me every day, I feel I am letting you down. The path I chose back then was my own decision. I know I am being sentimental now, but I cannot control myself."

Bai Chen understood that Ye Yuan's time was too precious.

Wasting his time made Bai Chen feel deeply guilty.

If there was hope in this matter, it would be fine. But it was clearly a hopeless endeavor, spending years or even decades only to end in vain.

Such a loss was immeasurable.

Ye Yuan said, "It's good that you have unwillingness. Under the operation of the Heavenly Dao, nothing is absolute. Back then, in the small world where I, your master, originated, the Heavenly Dao withered, and for over a hundred thousand years, no one could step into the Divine realm. Even so, I found another path, entering the Dao through alchemy and finally reaching the Divine realm."

Bai Chen gasped in shock upon hearing this and said in astonishment, "So Master also came from a small world? Entering the Dao through alchemy... truly remarkable!"

He was now the controller of the Tianlu World, so he naturally knew what a withered Heavenly Dao meant.

When the Heavenly Dao lacks the Divine Dao, no matter how monstrous your talent, you cannot step into the Divine realm.

Yet, Master had achieved it!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Nothing in the world is absolute. What the eyes see may not be the truth. If I had given up on the Divine Dao because of the withered Heavenly Dao back then, I would not be who I am today."

Bai Chen took a deep breath and nodded, "Master, I understand. I will not give up!"

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "The reason you cannot advance after refining a Dao Fruit is that the Dao you refined is not your own Dao! Others' insights are ultimately others'. Even if you refine them, they are still the lifelong insights of another. It is like wearing clothes; you are wearing clothes tailored for someone else. No matter what, they can never fit you perfectly. Therefore, your divine soul and physical body can never fully align with another's Dao."

Bai Chen thought for a moment and said, "But this matter is too profound. Can the divine soul, physical body, and Dao Fruit truly be perfectly aligned?"

The Heavenly Dao is profound, and so are the physical body and divine soul.

The Great Dao flows, yet the human body is also a small world operating according to certain laws.

Most martial artists know the 'how' but not the 'why' of their cultivation.

To glimpse the mysteries of the human body is already an extremely difficult task, let alone perfectly aligning these three elements.

Throughout the ages, how many alchemists have tried to breach this gap, yet none have succeeded.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "If you don't try, how can you know? I have a feeling that once the Soul-Controlling Dao-Melting Pill succeeds, my alchemical strength will surely advance further!"

…

It took Ye Yuan a full three years to investigate Bai Chen's body.

During these three years, Ye Yuan could be said to have exhausted every ounce of his energy, draining his soul power completely each day before stopping.

At this time, Ye Yuan seemed to have returned to the days when he studied the Inverse Dao Pill; he was utterly crazed.

Bai Chen finally witnessed Ye Yuan's manic intensity.

Only then did he realize that Ye Yuan's achievements today were no accident.

Others said Ye Yuan had great talent, but they did not know how much effort he had put in behind the scenes.

Just this kind of frenzied investigation alone was not something an ordinary martial artist could endure.

Bai Chen felt that if it were him, probing the mysteries of the body with such intensity, he would probably have gone mad long ago.

Without astonishing perseverance, it would be utterly impossible to accomplish.

Three years later, Ye Yuan suddenly told Bai Chen he was going into seclusion, and then vanished.

Within the Realm-Stabilizing Stele space, Ye Yuan sat cross-legged before the Lesser Tongtian Mountain.

"Senior, what exactly is the divine soul?" Ye Yuan suddenly asked.

Through three years of investigation, Ye Yuan discovered that the key to creating the Soul-Controlling Dao-Melting Pill lay in the divine soul.

And on this point, Wuchen undoubtedly had the most authority to speak.

Wuchen said, "This question, no one can answer clearly. However, a person without a soul cannot stand. The divine soul can exist independently in heaven and earth, but the physical body cannot exist apart from the divine soul. It is a mysterious spiritual energy, connecting the physical body and the Heavenly Dao. Martial artists can cultivate the Dao because the divine soul can communicate with the Heavenly Dao. If I must say what it is, I think... it is an extension of the Heavenly Dao."

"The extension of the Heavenly Dao..." Ye Yuan chewed on Wuchen's words, his mind beginning to sink into the Lesser Tongtian Mountain.

"All things have spirit, all are part of the Heavenly Dao."

"A physical body without a soul is a mass of dead matter. Plants and trees without spirit are also a mass of dead matter."

"If we say that the divine soul is a thread, with one end connecting to matter and the other tied to the Heavenly Dao..."

"..."

Gradually, a glimmer of understanding arose in Ye Yuan's heart.

On the Lesser Tongtian Mountain, the aura of the Dao grew increasingly dense.

Ye Yuan's divine soul left his body and flew to the Lesser Tongtian Mountain.

Gradually, his form became illusory, transforming into countless specks of light, until finally, it completely dissipated!

In this space, Ye Yuan's divine soul could no longer be seen.

Yet upon careful perception, it seemed his divine soul was everywhere.

Seeing this, Wuchen's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "This kid, he's comprehended again! The soul merging with the Dao, feeling the origin of the Great Dao—even a Celestial Lord cannot do this!"

In the blink of an eye, a hundred years passed. On this day, Ye Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze profoundly deep.

His divine soul returned to its place, and Ye Yuan felt a swelling sensation within his body—he was about to break through.

With a thought, countless medium-grade Divine Origin Stones appeared around Ye Yuan.

Without any hesitation, Ye Yuan began to frantically absorb divine origin.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Yuan finally reached the Seventh Heaven of Divine Patterns in one go!

"The Dao realm is complete! I wonder when I can step into that elusive Ancestral Realm," Ye Yuan sighed with emotion.