Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 504: Gu Qingzhu's Opportunity

"I am comprehending the Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle!"

"Huh?"

Little Cai questioned whether she had heard correctly!

"Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle!" Gu Qingzhu repeated firmly.

"Heavenly Venerate, you?" Little Cai rolled her eyes in disbelief.

"I oversee the Seven Stars Sect, leading billions of cultivators without number, and the Seven Stars God Realm Sea stretches endlessly, I believe this Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle fits me well!" Gu Qingzhu stated, a hint of doubt in his voice.

Little Cai shook her head, nearly bursting into laughter, and spoke directly, "I suggest you pick a different Dao Principle."

"Which Dao Principle?" Gu Qingzhu inquired, confused.

"A straightforward one, the Backer Dao Principle!" Little Cai replied.

"Backer Dao Principle? Is there really such a thing?" Gu Qingzhu cried out in astonishment.

"It definitely exists, even if its official title isn't exactly that. It's something like the essence of being a subordinate or affiliate. Rooting oneself in a master, gaining strength from them—powerful when the master is strong, feeble when the master is weak!"

Little Cai clarified.

Gu Qingzhu grasped it instantly, "So, you're saying I should use the Patriarch as my support, borrow the Patriarch's might to advance to the Dao Venerable realm!"

Little Cai shook her head again, "The difference between you and the Patriarch is too immense; it's unlikely you'd pull it off."

"So, what now?" Gu Qingzhu furrowed his brow.

Little Cai indicated herself, "I'll grudgingly serve as your backer!"

Gu Qingzhu's eyes bulged, "You?"

"That's right!" Little Cai affirmed with approval.

"Can I trust this?" Gu Qingzhu expressed doubt.

"Don't worry, pursuing that Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle of yours is certain to fail at breakthrough anyway!"

Little Cai shrugged nonchalantly.

"Alright, let's give it a go?" Gu Qingzhu agreed with a nod.

"You go ahead, invert the Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle!" Little Cai instructed.

At these words, Gu Qingzhu tried to reverse-refine the Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle!

The Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle originally signified viewing oneself as the highest, supreme over the heavens and beneath the earth, with none above.

Reversing it now turned that into becoming dependent on another, a mere subordinate to someone else.

This was essentially shattering one's own Dao foundation!

From the pinnacle of the Dao Yan Realm, after inverting the Dao Principle, Gu Qingzhu's cultivation level plummeted directly to the peak of the Wuji Realm.

Subsequently, upon grasping a bit of what was called the Backer Dao Principle, he ascended back to the Dao Yan Realm.

At that instant, he required establishing a backer entity!

Without delay, he designated the Little Cai in front of him as his backer!

A seal of the Dao Principle shot toward Little Cai.

Little Cai effortlessly seized it and integrated it into her core essence. From then onward, she possessed a subordinate, and she became Gu Qingzhu's backer!

Gu Qingzhu invoked the Backer Dao Principle. Via a mysterious link, he pulled a tiny fraction of power from Little Cai into his being.

In just one breath's time, his Dao Principle erupted in growth!

From the initial phase of the Dao Yan Realm, he swiftly climbed once more to its summit.

Arriving here, Gu Qingzhu faced the bottleneck anew, trapped and unable to advance to Dao Venerable.

Gu Qingzhu stared in bewilderment, "Su Si, it feels like I've been tricked! I still can't reach Dao Venerable! I can tell that only if you advance beyond Tenth-Order Dao Venerable will I get sufficient power to shatter this barrier!"

Little Cai comprehended upon hearing this, "Ah, so that's the case!"

Gu Qingzhu's eyes expanded, "You had no idea?"

"Naturally not, I've never practiced this Dao Principle!" Little Cai shrugged.

"Then I'm doomed!" Gu Qingzhu looked utterly dejected.

"Do you believe I can't attain Tenth-Order Dao Venerable?" Little Cai's eyes widened.

"Right now on the Heavenly Dao Platform, with its insight boosts, and aided by the Chaos Flame's enhancement, that's why Tenth-Order Dao Venerable suffices for my breakthrough—otherwise, it'd demand even more! This Dao Principle is utterly deceptive!" Gu Qingzhu's expression darkened.

"Well, how about this?"

Inside Little Cai's form, the energy of a Twelfth-Order Fused Dao Principle abruptly gathered!

This energy was exactly what Su Yuan had granted to Little Cai. Though temporary, effectively, Little Cai stood as a Twelfth-Order Dao Venerable!

Boom!

A minuscule portion—one hundred-millionth—of the power leaked from Little Cai, flowing into Gu Qingzhu's body.

Gu Qingzhu immediately sensed an unimaginable force surging within him, slamming against the stubborn bottleneck!

In that instant, leveraging his backer's strength, he forcefully entered the Dao Venerable realm!

The Backer Dao Principle swiftly gathered around Gu Qingzhu.

At this juncture, every Dao Principle and rule tied to loyalty and hierarchy merged inside Gu Qingzhu's body.

He formed a Backer Dao Principle Origin Essence!

And the very second he created this origin essence, he no longer depended on another for bolstered power; he had turned into his own backer!

Gu Qingzhu even perceived a route in Chaos: positioning oneself as the backer, turning all existence an affiliate! Should he encompass the entire Chaos as affiliates, the Backer Dao Principle would achieve perfection, and Chaos Dominator status would be imminent!

The Backer Dao Principle and Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle were merely opposite facets of the identical Dao Principle!

Realization flooded Gu Qingzhu's mind.

He then discerned yet another path in Chaos: depending on a being beyond Chaos Dominator as backer, one could compel one's way to Chaos Dominator!

This route seemed even more vague and was promptly discarded by Gu Qingzhu.

Little Cai's jaw dropped as she observed a Dao Venerable emerge right in front of her, fully formed and thriving. Disbelief covered her features.

"You truly managed to break through?" Little Cai gasped in astonishment.

Gu Qingzhu descended from the Heavenly Dao Platform. Noting the raw surprise on Little Cai's face that appeared unfeigned, a shiver crept up his back!

"You... weren't you misleading me before?" Gu Qingzhu uttered in shock!

"No way, not at all!" Little Cai denied promptly.

"I'm out of here, we'll chat later!"

Little Cai bolted away immediately.

Gu Qingzhu's mouth corner twitched, yet since he had genuinely broken through, there was little point in pursuing it further.

As he exited the barrier.

The initial figure he encountered wasn't the throng of applauding cultivators, but the Miluo Dao Lord.

Gu Qingzhu paused in surprise, then offered a respectful salute, "Greetings, Miluo Dao Lord!"

He had viewed an image of the Miluo Dao Lord, recognizing her instantly.

The Miluo Dao Lord appraised him closely and remarked, "You've grasped the Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle?"

Gu Qingzhu affirmed with a nod, "Yes."

The Backer Dao Principle was in truth the Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle; this truth had dawned on him post-breakthrough.

A subtle gleam lit the Miluo Dao Lord's lovely eyes, "Very well, from this point, you'll oversee the Miluo Dao Court in my stead! It aligns perfectly as this Sovereign must enter seclusion to pursue Dao Principles."

Gu Qingzhu froze at her words, utterly stupefied, "Are... are you certain? For someone like me, a mere First-Order Dao Venerable, to lead a whole Dao Court?"

"The Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle excels at administration; this forms your cultivation journey. I now grant you the chance to govern the Miluo Dao Court for me. Simply prevent any grave issues! Should chaos erupt, summon your Patriarch to handle it."

The Miluo Dao Lord chuckled softly.

"This... I must consult with the Seven Stars Patriarch!" Gu Qingzhu replied, a touch of hesitation.

The Miluo Dao Lord gazed into the emptiness, directly perceiving Su Yuan, "Your thoughts?"

"Approved!" Su Yuan answered.