Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 539: Abundant Resources, Cultivation Soars

A total of one thousand Chaos Jade Marrows landed in the palms of Yuanhao.

Upon verifying that every single one of the Chaos Jade Marrows was authentic and potent, Yuanhao grew steadfast in his resolve to plunder all the wealth and secrets currently held by Su Yuan.

A cold glint flickered in the eyes of Venerable Yuanhao, his desire to commit murder swelling to an absolute peak.

"The target lingers in plain sight, while I remain hidden in the periphery. I must act swiftly to eradicate the Seven Stars Dao Sovereign before his momentum grows any further."

Yuanhao reasoned to himself. He envisioned an assassination strategy that relied on a brutal, head-on confrontation.

Even though the influence of Yuanhao's Holy Hall vastly overshadowed the Seven Stars Dao Court, creating too much of a spectacle might invite unpredictable complications.

Regardless, a direct assault was Yuanhao's specialty. Should he manage to face Seven Stars face-to-face, he was confident he could wipe him out entirely.

"Currently, the entire Chaos region is obsessed with the treasure surfacing at the Nine Extreme Treasure Star. I shall forge rumors of an absolute artifact appearing there to bait Su Yuan into an ambush. With a single thunderous strike, I will slay him without drawing unnecessary attention."

Venerable Yuanhao possessed a reasonable estimation of Su Yuan's combat capabilities, viewing them as parity with Wudaizi, perhaps with some concealed tricks—still, there existed a ceiling to his might. Yuanhao himself had ascended to the rank of Venerable through the mastery of twenty-four Dao Principles. His comprehension of Chaos Dao Principles was inherently superior to Su Yuan's. Moreover, having climbed deep into the quasi-Dominator tier and armed with infinite treasures, crushing Su Yuan would be effortless.

With this thought, Yuanhao cast a lingering glance toward the heart of the sanctum, refusing to act with undue haste.

Instead, he abruptly departed.

Elsewhere.

Armed with a massive cache of resources, Su Yuan entered a state of secluded cultivation.

He remained indifferent to whatever schemes Venerable Yuanhao was plotting. Provided he reached the realm of a Dominator, or drew infinitely near it, any plot would inevitably crumble into dust!

Currently, Su Yuan focused his efforts on his First Avatar.

By this stage, the cultivation heart of his First Avatar had already integrated nine distinct Dao Principles: True Name, Star, Samsara, Causality, Transaction, Wish, Enlightenment, Fortune, and Creation.

Yet, it proved insufficient. Through his earlier meditations, Su Yuan devised a novel cultivation approach. He planned to utilize the True Name Dao Principle as the foundation, weaving the rest into it to elevate the True Name Dao Principle to the status of a Chaos Dao Principle, thereby forcing a breakthrough to become a Chaos Dominator!

This route was undeniably steeper, yet the potential payoff was infinitely greater.

Armed with nearly ten million Chaos Jades, he now held the necessary leverage to tread this path.

Su Yuan began with the nine Dao Principles he had already synthesized.

Activating the [Balancing Work and Rest] trait, he commenced the process.

Engulfed in roaring Chaos Flames, his capacity for comprehension surged to an ethereal peak.

Su Yuan proceeded to consume a single Chaos Jade.

As the Jade dissolved into its most primal state, it poured into his physical form. The power resonant within his meridians expanded instantly. Fuelled by the Chaos Jade, every hidden mystery contained within his Dao Principles began to unfurl.

"Merge!"

Already possessing an exhaustive grasp of those nine concepts, Su Yuan exerted his will, driving every Dao Principle to consolidate into the True Name Dao Principle.

The True Name Dao Principle began to resonate and swell, growing exponentially in intensity as it absorbed the others!

The individual manifestations of the supplemental Dao Principles faded away!

In the Origin Space of Su Yuan's First Avatar, only the single True Name Dao Principle remained. Unlike the twelve facets held by his Second Avatar—which remained distinct despite their convergence—this was a total, singular fusion.

Within the First Avatar, the transformation was complete. The solitary True Name Dao Principle remained.

Yet, this True Name Dao Principle could now command the rule-based powers of stars, causality, and more. Furthermore, the potency of the True Name reached heights equivalent to ninth-order fused Dao Principles.

He had achieved all of this with just a single Chaos Jade.

Satisfied, yet craving more, Su Yuan sought even greater integration.

Next, he began to fold in the tenth element—the Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle.

This integration proved far more challenging than the previous attempts.

Su Yuan began a steady cycle of consuming more Chaos Jades.

Three Chaos Jades disintegrated into raw energy, illuminating the precise points where the True Name and Heavenly Venerate principles intersected. Incorporating the latter into his singular, core True Name was difficult, yet manageable.

With this, the power radiating from his True Name skyrocketed, matching the strength of tenth-order fused Dao Principles.

Firmly convinced of the efficacy of this method, Su Yuan pushed forward, weaving in more Dao Principles one by one.

The Five Elements, Four Symbols, Time, Space, Order, and finally, the Chaos Dao Principle itself.

These were assimilated with relative ease. After consuming fifty Chaos Jades, his power level clawed its way to the sixteenth-order.

As he neared the twelfth Dao Principle, Su Yuan felt he stood at the precipice of spawning a Little Chaos. Instead of pausing, he pressed onward, adding more to the mixture.

"Is climbing this high truly so simple?"

Su Yuan felt a flicker of surprise.

He let go of all inhibitions, rapidly consuming and integrating one Dao Principle after another.

However, when the tally hit twenty-four, the energy required for further fusion exploded.

Adding the twenty-fifth Dao Principle burned through an entire thousand Chaos Jades.

The cost doubled with every incremental step thereafter.

By the arrival of the thirty-sixth Dao Principle, he had spent two hundred thousand Chaos Jades!

At that pinnacle, the strength of his True Name Dao Principle mirrored the might of thirty-six fused principles.

A warning flashed in Su Yuan's mind: with his current foundation, birthing a Little Chaos would prove agonizing. Any further evolution would only increase the stakes.

He refused to retreat. He plowed ahead into the thirty-seventh Dao Principle.

Remarkably, the cost dropped to one hundred thousand Chaos Jades, seemingly cheaper than the previous stage.

Yet, upon reaching the thirty-eighth, the requirement swung back up to two hundred thousand.

The sheer difficulty of this synthesis shocked him.

He continued to deduce and fuse, one principle after another.

Upon reaching forty-eight Dao Principles, he had burned through one and a half million Jades, nearly exhausting his stash.

He paused briefly, harvesting another haul of Dao Sources from the Nine Extreme Treasure Star and the various subordinate Dao Courts, successfully replenishing his stock by two and a half million.

Finally, he mastered the forty-ninth: the Proof Dao Principle!

This was the physical manifestation of the [Once Proved, Forever Proved] Chaos Trait. Once integrated, his True Name possessed the very authority of verification.

As the True Name Dao Principle stabilized alongside its forty-eight brethren, a profound sense of harmony washed over Su Yuan.

His unique, eternal True Name seemed to pulse with the strength to defy the very fabric of Chaos itself. His True Name now possessed infinite authority.

"Those who utter my True Name shall witness an eternal existence! Be free, be immortal! Unbound and limitless! The True Self shall never fade!"

Su Yuan whispered, his resonance echoing with the weight of the Great Dao. Speech became reality; a single command could manifest Chaos, while a single breath could extinguish it entirely!