Da Xuan Martial Saint Chapter 1518: 729: The Final Road to Transcendence

“Time.”

The Wutian Venerable fixed his gaze on the enigmatic Time Lineage treasure hovering mid-air, whispering to himself. The glow of Time reflected in his eyes, and in a trance, he raised his right hand, absentmindedly snapping his fingers a couple of times. A thread of Power of Time emerged from his fingertips, yet it soon wavered unsteadily before bursting apart with a loud pop.

This jolt immediately pulled the Wutian Venerable out of his reverie.

He glanced behind him and noticed the Beast Divine Venerable and Venerable Sun, along with the others, all attempting to grasp the Great Dao of Time, though their efforts only touched the basics.

His attention shifted to Chen Mu, who appeared deeply absorbed, with subtle rays of Time's light swirling around him and weaving into the Time Wondrous Object in front of him. It looked like this had faintly awakened some essence of the Great Dao of Time's Power, only for it to withdraw moments later.

“Chen Venerate appears to have reaped substantial benefits.”

The Wutian Venerable grinned at Chen Mu and remarked.

At that instant, Chen Mu returned to the present, the Time's light around him fading away silently. He replied warmly, “Yes, I’ve picked up a few insights. The Great Dao of Time is truly wondrous and deep, tough to penetrate.”

Nearby, Venerable Sun chimed in with a sigh, “I’ve also caught a glimpse of its secrets, but the Great Dao of Time remains so elusive and challenging to unravel. Mastering it completely feels distant indeed. The Void Dao, by contrast, offers more practical ground and is simpler to understand.”

“Chen Brother handles the Void Dao with such finesse—truly impressive. Without Chen Brother’s help, we might not have claimed this Great Dao artifact. Once we wrap this up, I’d love to exchange Dao insights with Chen Brother to refine our understandings.”

The Great Profound Venerable pulled his eyes away too and smiled while addressing Chen Mu.

At this point, the group's view of Chen Mu had shifted a bit. For starters, as the Void Venerable, he commanded the Void Lineage, and debating the Void Dao with him promised real gains in their own studies. Plus, throughout this Source Sea venture, Chen Mu’s techniques had proven exceptionally clever. They’d nabbed the Wondrous Object multiple times, thanks entirely to his Void methods.

“Okay, everyone, the Source Sea’s lifespan is short, so no more dawdling.”

The Beast Divine Venerable cautioned.

The Source Sea emerged only as a fleeting phase between Universe Silence and Universe Creation, a temporary junction that rarely endured. Right now, they all sensed the Primordial Power in the Source Sea slowly fading.

From their perceptions, over half of the Source Sea’s duration had already elapsed.

“You’re right, the Primordial Power is waning; we need to press on swiftly.”

The Wutian Venerable added.

Swish.

Chen Mu stayed composed, flicked his sleeve, and stored the Time Wondrous Object.

The team shared quick looks before trailing the Wutian Venerable, picking a path and moving forward once more.

…

While the Wutian Venerable and his companions pressed ahead.

As they journeyed with the group, a unique interface flickered in Chen Mu’s vision.

[Creation Dao: Mastered]

[Void Dao: Mastered]

[Time Dao: Mastered]

Staring at the updates on the system panel, Chen Mu revealed a contemplative look.

After he had thoroughly grasped the Time Dao and silently linked his drifting self-will on the Origin River to the Time Dao, then summoned the system panel anew, it had undergone a subtle transformation.

He was now scrutinizing this modified system panel.

The system panel, once filled with entries on Martial Arts Practice, Divine Body Cultivation, Divine Skill Cultivation, and even branches of Mysterious Dao Cultivation, had cleared them all out. Now, it displayed solely three entries: the Creation, Void, and Time Great Daos, all marked as mastered.

Beyond that, Chen Mu spotted no additional details, nor any straightforward route to Transcendence.

Still,

Atop these three entries, lines extended upward, gathering at the peak and blending together. This pattern stirred Chen Mu’s thoughts, giving him a hazy sense of revelation, though probing further left its core just out of reach.

“With all three Great Daos under my belt, the system panel, as anticipated, skips any feature for fusing them. Though it’s a Supreme Treasure, it can’t propel one straight into the Realm of Transcendence—that’s logical.”

“Yet, being a Supreme Treasure, it holds the profound secrets from Dao Venerable all the way to escaping the sea of suffering.”

“The key enigma must rest in this very pattern.”

Chen Mu whispered inwardly to himself.

He had risen from the humblest origins, kicking off with the simplest Blade Technique. Back then, every progress opened a full roadmap on the system panel, pushing him ahead relentlessly.

Upon hitting the God Realm and delving into Dao’s true nature, the system panel evolved from brute elevation to offering precise direction, ceasing to boost his Realm by force and instead revealing Dao’s heart for his personal insight.

Now,

at this ultimate threshold, with the three Great Daos fully understood and Transcendence in sight, even that guidance had vanished—leaving just this stark, yet infinitely suggestive sketch.

Three lines ascended from the three Great Daos, finally uniting into Nihility.