Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 502: Resources and Calamity
Previously on Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”...
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable dashed quickly through the isolated space-time realm.
Immense regions of starfields appeared in his sight sequentially.
Each time he detected a star radiating Dao Principle fluctuations, he paused for a short examination. Once assured of no threats, he stationed some cultivators there to claim it.
Moving at tremendous velocity, he had already spanned halfway across a Chaos Kingdom!
"Such a rich isolated space-time! If our Miluo Dao Court could seize the whole thing without sharing equally with rival powers, our strength would soar to an alarming height!"
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable exclaimed in boundless awe.
At the same time, he scanned the stars for a Dao Principle aligning with his personal Dao path as the twelfth one.
The route he pursued was of his invention. The term 'Soul-Constraining' indicated his progress direction. To him, all things in existence were expressions of 'spirit'. Be it physical matter, Dao Principles, or energy forms, they merely varied as 'spirit'.
A Soul-Constrainer stood as a being who mastered spirituality, a true Chaos Dominator!
He had wandered this route for endless ages, and now he halted at the last hurdle. He required a single Dao Principle to seamlessly integrate his existing ones, thus ascending to Chaos Dominator status. Should the twelfth principle fail to enable flawless integration, he would need to advance to the eighteenth order for any hope of triumph.
Numbers like thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen simply couldn't qualify as ideal; they held no path to Chaos Dominator rank!
Indeed, this view prevailed as common knowledge, yet it remained possible to challenge. If anyone managed a breakthrough to Chaos Dominator at those levels, the established belief would crumble. Regrettably, no such feat had occurred yet.
Hence, the eleventh-order Dao Venerable stage proved highly pivotal, much like the seventeenth-order Dao Venerable.
"Stars in this isolated space-time release Dao Principle waves. Maybe my instincts can guide me to the Dao Principle best suited for my path!"
As the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable mulled over these thoughts, he abruptly came upon a star bearing a wholly alien Dao Principle.
"Huh?"
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable drew near this star and started to probe its Dao Principle.
Soon enough, he grasped a basic insight into this Dao Principle.
"The Dao Principle of Waves? Is there really something like that? Why have I never come across it?"
This discovery sparked intense intrigue in the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable. He possessed knowledge of numerous Dao Principles, yet this Dao Principle of Waves marked an absolute novelty to him!
"It resembles a branch of the Water Dao Principle somewhat, yet it doesn't quite match."
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable assigned numerous disciples to this star, directing them to explore it in depth.
"The Dao Principle of Waves appears somewhat aligned with my Chaos Dao path."
The Dao Principle of Waves—everything from other Dao Principles to matter or energy takes the shape of a wave. A wave is also known as an undulation!
Light, water, fire, energy, and various substances all exhibit undulations and waves!
The Dao Principle of Waves naturally links countless Dao Principles, serving as their convergence hub!
"If I view 'spirit' as a form of 'wave'... could I merge it with this concept?"
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable promptly launched intricate calculations.
Yet, as he delved deep into reflection, he overlooked a cluster of dark fog slowly emerging amid the nearby stars!
Though the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable missed it, Miluo Dao Court disciples spotted it and promptly alerted him.
A barrage of notification sounds snapped the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable from his deep thought.
Lifting his eyes to the heavens, he noticed that, unbeknownst when, a shroud of black mist had blanketed the region.
"What's that?" The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable grew cautious.
The black mist surged forward abruptly, encircling the entire Wave Star in a flash.
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable detected a foreboding presence.
The instant after, the black mist roiled violently, unleashing hordes of shadowy beings.
Nearly every Dao Court disciple faced assault from a dark entity.
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable let out a cold huff, extended his hand, and seized one of those dark beings.
He perceived within the being's form a tremendous reservoir of Calamity Dao Principle.
"Spirit Transformation!"
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable murmured. His combined eleventh-order Dao Principle wrapped around the dark being.
Shortly thereafter, this dark creature underwent transformation via the Soul-Constraining methods into a pure spiritual form!
"Soul Constraint!"
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable applied his Soul Constraint technique anew, fully subjugating the spiritual form.
Following that, the spiritual form seamlessly integrated into the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable's own body, joining as an extension of himself.
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable's power saw a minor boost.
Little Cai, concealed in the darkness, observed the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable effortlessly refining and assimilating a Calamity Fiend at first-order Dao Venerable level. She found it astonishing; this fellow acted more like the antagonist in a tale.
How did this practice of converting others into spiritual forms or substances and then consuming the altered 'spirit' differ from demonic arts?
She dared not belittle him; after all, he ranked as a seasoned Elder within the Dao Court.
Consequently, Little Cai amplified her efforts.
A Calamity Fiend at second-order Dao Venerable power targeted the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable.
"Hmm? Its power has grown!"
The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable instantly recognized the anomaly.
Glancing at his companions, he saw each cultivator managing their foes, yet subtly, wisps of dark energy infiltrated the disciples' forms!
"This isn't right! It's gravely amiss!"
Feeling peril, the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable hastily gathered his disciples into his inner grotto-heaven one after another.
Next, he bolted toward the sector where the black mist appeared less dense.
Upon plunging into the black mist, he clashed head-on with a dark entity boasting ninth-order Dao Venerable might.
Employing decisive strikes, the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable felled the foe outright, then sliced through the obscuring fog and dashed clear of the Wave Star.
Having broken free, the Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable retreated without pause. Only after creating substantial separation did he glance back toward the Wave Star.
Yet upon looking, the pervasive black mist had mysteriously dispersed entirely.
The Wave Star remained suspended in the cosmos, radiating a misty glow and the pulses of the Dao Principle of Waves.
As though the recent events had been mere illusion.
He peered inside his inner grotto-heaven. Among the disciples he'd recently sheltered, one percent had fallen in that black mist. For the rest who endured, traces of irregularity lingered.
Those strands of dark energy, akin to a pervasive taint, had burrowed into the depths of the disciples' souls and thoughts. They would require devoted cultivation to erode these dark influences and purge the latent perils.
He tested by instructing certain disciples to practice without first removing the dark energy.
Some among them fell into Qi deviation, while others teetered on the brink of psychological breakdown.
Without his timely aid in healing, their fates would have turned catastrophic.
"The circumstances have shifted. This isolated space-time isn't merely a trove of resources! I have to alert the rest right away!" The Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable adopted a solemn demeanor.