Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2504: 237: Return

Peering toward the horizon's limit, a spark of curiosity stirred in his heart.

From the moment he arrived in this Realm Sea of Origin, apart from the surrounding waters, the Waterside Pavilion was the sole place he had visited, spending his days in deep contemplation of cultivation.

However, he had yet to truly venture and discover the secrets hidden within this vast space.

With his True Spirit nearing the completion of its transformation, he realized that his time to depart was drawing close, and the burning curiosity within him could no longer be held back.

After a brief pause, he gathered his focus.

Though lacking wings, he rose effortlessly into the sky, gliding as if on clouds and fog, heading directly toward the Sky Dome.

Once in mid-air, he cast his gaze downward.

At first sight, a tiny island came into view below.

Encircling the island stood waterside pavilions, winding paths, and elegant gazebos. Further inward lay neat rows of houses, likely the homes of Li Yuehua, Official Cui, the Lord of Realm Sea, and others.

Yet he had no desire to interrupt them, and soon his attention shifted to the distant Realm Sea of Origin waters far beneath.

The Realm Sea of Origin appeared as a vast pool upholding this entire realm, but one half of it lacked any Water of Origin, forming an empty, abyssal void that was profoundly dark and bottomless.

This stood in stark opposition to the gently circulating Water of Origin on the other side.

It resembled a deliberate severing of the origin, leaving water on one half and a barren chasm on the other.

Upon witnessing this, astonishment flashed across Wang Ba's face.

“Why is the Realm Sea of Origin half empty?”

For an instant, disbelief gripped him:

“How can the Third Realm Sea function without half its Realm Sea of Origin?”

“Who could have done such a thing?”

“Was it Taiyuan? Or another force?”

Uncertainty and deep unease filled Wang Ba's mind.

If a person had truly caused this, he shuddered to think what kind of existence would ignore the lives in the Third Realm Sea to commit such an act.

Hovering before this chasm, he remained silent for a long while before quietly descending into the Realm Sea of Origin below.

This matter exceeded his ability to fret over.

It lay beyond his concerns.

Only someone of unimaginable power could alter the Realm Sea of Origin… a level far beyond his grasp.

“Right now, my focus must be on refining my True Spirit to the highest possible level, then exiting this Origin Space to return to the Realm Sea.”

“And prior to departure, I must build the strongest Mahayana foundation I can.”

Having played the role of a righteous bandit, though ready for any scolding or penalty, he wasn't bold enough to return to the Origin so quickly in the near future.

He resumed his earlier routine without delay.

But in the intervals of leisure, remembering Heavenly Monarch Chao’s idea of merging the divine beast ‘Chaos’ with the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, he examined the Realm Sea of Origin more closely.

While in True Spirit form he couldn't cultivate to expand his Dao Domain, this state had its pros and cons. Free from Primordial Spirit and Dao Domain distractions, he could sense the Realm Sea of Origin's special qualities more acutely.

“As the ultimate cradle of creation in the Realm Sea, the Realm Sea of Origin sustains all the Realm Sea's rules as well…”

“Master Chao suggested fusing Chaos and the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, akin to thrusting external elements from beyond the Third Realm Sea into the Realm Sea of Origin…”

“But it's feasible.”

He had initially planned to pursue Master Chao's path, yet after poring over numerous “Miscellaneous Records of the Realm Sea,” new approaches emerged in his thoughts.

“Rather than brute-force fusion, one could induce transformations in the divine beast ‘Chaos’ by tweaking and realigning its rules…”

Memories of the myriad rules overhead in the Sky Dome surfaced in his mind—some still mysterious, others fully comprehended.

Before long, concrete ideas took shape.

However, in his current True Spirit state without divine beast assistance, testing them proved exceedingly challenging.

He could merely refine the rules mentally, over and over.

His True Spirit sharpened his mind to razor clarity, summoning all past memories and insights instantly for seamless integration plans, rivaling the aid of premium Sea Pearls in computation.

Thus, the process demanded little time.

Additionally, he delved into the Disaster Plague Immortal Fu Gui's rule manifestation methods and the Hundred Ghost Mountain's Divine Corpse Techniques.

In similar fashion, fresh enhancement strategies quickly formed.

“It's straightforward; the Realm Sea of Origin's Water of Origin alone could vastly improve it.”

“Regrettably, testing remains impossible for now.”

Wang Ba let out a soft sigh. With a rough outline from his quick pondering and calculations, he set it aside.

His full attention refocused on the Sky Dome's rules above and the tomes housed in the Waterside Pavilion.

Days flowed onward, bolstered by Li Yuehua’s elixirs.

A few more days elapsed.

Within the Waterside Pavilion.

He shelved the books, shut his eyes, and let the elixir in his mouth melt swiftly, revitalizing his True Spirit form—when an odd urge suddenly surged in his heart.

This urge propelled him to bound from the Waterside Pavilion without a second thought, diving straight into the Water of Origin.

In the instant that followed, the green-robed figure morphed into a majestic long dragon.

Dark Water of Origin surged ceaselessly into his body from all around.

Simultaneously, atop his head, a pair of dragon horns at last pierced through his skull, sprouting forth…

“True Spirit transformation into a dragon is finally complete!”

In that moment, he sensed his corporeal presence with crystal clarity, even feeling a strange readiness to depart at will.