Da Xuan Martial Saint Chapter 1482 - 712: Comprehension of Creation

High above the Origin River.

Suspended over the flowing waters, Chen Mu’s will had manifested as a solitary star.

Sensing the boundless, supreme, and vast Origin Power, he pushed aside his stray thoughts and began his attempt to comprehend the Creation Dao.

"The Creator; creation is the genesis of heaven and earth, while transformation is the evolution of all living things."

Chen Mu had achieved the status of Dao Venerable through the Void Lineage, yet his progress in the Creation Lineage had already reached the perfection of the Nine Layer Heavens. His realm was exceptionally high, placing him a mere step away from ascending to the position of Creation Venerable.

Naturally, his insights and understanding regarding the Creation Dao were incredibly profound. Creation itself encompasses every formation and evolution within the void and the universe, including all substances and the processes of their change; when these reach their ultimate extremity and gather as one, that is creation.

To truly grasp the Creation Dao and achieve complete mastery, the difficulty lies in gathering the five fundamental mysteries of the Creation Lineage. One must integrate them perfectly to prove a complete Creation Dao, tracing everything back to the source and returning to the origin, before expanding from one to many to create myriad forms.

Just as the five mysteries of the Void Lineage are extremely complex to merge, the Creation Lineage presents an equal challenge. It consists of five essential mysteries: life, all spirits, all forms, causality, and creation. To fully integrate these requires a macro-level understanding of the entire Creation Dao.

"With my current capabilities, I can utilize Origin Power directly to comprehend the Creation Dao," Chen Mu mused to himself as his consciousness remained focused on the Origin River.

Within the star he had become, his will manifested an avatar. He reached out a hand, forming a Dharma Seal over the Origin River below. With a command from his will, he invoked the Void Dao, causing the waters of the Origin River to stir violently.

A strand of Origin Power, shimmering with seven-colored light, was pulled swiftly from the commotion. It settled upon his hand, circling his palm before beginning to dance around his form.

This Origin Power was fundamentally the same as what he had refined from Source Stones within the Source Realm, though it was even more pure.

Now that he had attained the status of Dao Venerable, his will stood far above the Origin River. He no longer needed to search the Source Realm like the Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs, who spent their time seeking and refining Source Stones to aid their comprehension of the Great Dao.

A Dao Venerable can directly harness their venerable-level power to agitate the Origin River and extract Origin Power. This method yields a substance far purer than the power found within the Source Stones of the Source Realm.

In reality, Source Stones are merely a byproduct created when the power of the Origin River leaks into the Source Realm and solidifies within its unique environment. Most Source Stones are formed in specific regions governed by unique rules.

The Origin Power that Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs struggle to obtain is easily accessible to Dao Venerables; it is a basic ability of their rank.

However, even though Dao Venerables can freely draw Origin Power to aid their understanding, the difficulty of comprehension varies. Those who break through via the Creation Lineage find it significantly harder to grasp the Void Lineage or the Time Lineage. Many fail to comprehend a second Origin Dao even after surviving a full universal reincarnation.

The reason Chen Mu received so many visits and offers of friendship from other Dao Venerables was precisely because he achieved his Dao through the Void Lineage. Frequently, those who master the Void Lineage are able to gradually comprehend the Creation Lineage during the subsequent universal reincarnation.

Of course, the most remarkable Dao Venerable remains the Hall Master of the Vast Divine Palace, the Cang Mang Venerable.

He was not a Divine Monarch from the previous universal reincarnation, nor had he witnessed the destruction and rebirth of the universe. He was a being born during the early years of this current reincarnation era, rising step by step through his own merit until he became a Dao Venerable!

His extraordinary talent is proven by the fact that he never witnessed the universe's annihilation or its creation, nor did he experience the end of tribulation.

Observing the death and birth of the universe significantly boosts one's grasp of the Origin Dao, and the Origin Dao is much easier to understand during the end of tribulation. Cang Mang Venerable had the benefit of neither.

Relying solely on his own ability and talent, he dominated an entire universal era. After attaining his Dao, he spent the long years of this reincarnation gradually comprehending the other two Daos. He achieved an initial fusion, becoming one of the four pinnacle Dao Venerables at the highest reaches of the Origin River—those closest to transcendence.

Zi Zi!

A strand of Origin Power circled Chen Mu’s fingers. He inhaled it gently, allowing his consciousness to merge instantly into the Origin Dao, steering himself directly toward the Creation Dao.

Back in the Nine Layer Heavens, refining Source Stones and absorbing Origin Power meant he had to passively endure the cleansing of that power. He had little control and could only sift through the energy for the specific parts he needed. Now, as a Dao Venerable, he could navigate the cleansing of Origin Power with total calm.

He was able to ignore the portions of Origin Power tied to Time and the Void, focusing his entire attention on gathering Creation Power for his comprehension.

"Having become a Dao Venerable, the jump in my life level is truly massive. Comprehending the Creation Dao now is a completely different experience; it is much easier, and I even have energy to spare while refining the Origin Power."