Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 540: Strength Soars, Watching the Storm Rise

With a single stride, Su Yuan manifested at the edge of the Nine Stars Land.

Nested right against the border of the domain, adjacent to the infinite "Nothingness," sat the Little Chaos belonging to Su Yuan’s Second Avatar.

Su Yuan paused to observe. Within, the evolution continued steadily. World after world emerged from the primordial state, gradually blossoming into a vast array of chaotic realms.

As these worlds proliferated, matured, and fostered life, the transformation of this Little Chaos into a genuine, full-scale Chaos seemed inevitable.

Su Yuan dismissed it with a glance, his interest waning.

He stepped forward once more, instantly vanishing into the void of "Nothingness."

A shroud of True Name Power instantly enveloped him, shielding his form from the corrosive erasure inherent to "Nothingness."

True Name Eternal!

His true name, the very bedrock of eternity and a synonym for existence itself, sufficed to preserve Su Yuan against the void for a duration.

Su Yuan surveyed the expanse. It was a vacuum, where existence held no meaning.

He glanced back toward his origin.

The Taihao Chaos was nowhere to be seen.

Beyond the Chaos, there is only "Nothingness." Here, the concept of space is nonexistent; immense distance and absolute closeness become indistinguishable.

The moment Su Yuan exited the Taihao Chaos, he was severed from it by an infinite span.

Yet, to return, he required only one movement.

Su Yuan’s purpose in coming was to determine if he could utilize the True Name Great Dao alone to birth a Chaos and ascend to the status of a Dominator.

"Manifest!"

Su Yuan spoke quietly, yet the sound of the Great Dao reverberated explosively through the "Nothingness."

A singular point ignited within the void.

That point traced a path, defining a line. The line fractured into a plane, which then collapsed into a sphere.

Though the interior of the sphere was empty, the pressure of his True Name Power forced it to evolve into a nascent Chaos instantly.

Chaotic Energy swelled violently within the sphere. The laws of the True Name Dao Principle acted swiftly, decomposing the energy into endless rules.

And thus, a Little Chaos was brought into being.

A flicker of anticipation crossed Su Yuan’s eyes as he watched the growth of the realm.

However, the erosion of "Nothingness" struck in the very next heartbeat. The nascent realm could not withstand the destructive pressure. Conceptually, it was utterly obliterated.

"Impossible?"

Doubt crept into his expression.

Years prior, he had utilized a Chaos Flower to open a realm. Using only twelve Dao Principles, a complete Chaos had formed without issue.

The distinction was the Chaos Origin contained within the Flower, which provided the vital foundation needed for the realm’s infancy.

While he possessed the means to open a Little Chaos through his True Name Dao Principle, the scarcity of origin meant it lacked the stability to survive the devouring maw of "Nothingness."

"The power of 'Nothingness' remains formidable indeed!"

Su Yuan breathed a sigh of genuine admiration.

He failed to realize that his current ability to project his true body into this void was, in itself, a display of immense power.

"Must I remain tied to the Taihao Chaos, allowing my domain to grow gradually until it reaches the level of a Chaos Dominator?"

"There must be an alternative. How else did the original Chaos emerge?"

Su Yuan mused deeply.

He felt that crafting a Chaos within another’s territory risked exploitation. After his First Avatar reached the bottleneck, he had hoped to manifest a private Chaos directly in the void.

"Chaos Jade serves as the fundamental fuel. If I can gather enough of it, I should be able to instantiate a Chaos directly!"

After careful deliberation, Su Yuan formed a new plan.

He could not yet gauge the specific volume required.

Naturally, the more he gathered, the better.

"Since a direct manifestation is unfeasible for the moment, I shall return."

Su Yuan retreated with a single step.

He reappeared in the Nine Stars Land instantly. Not a heartbeat had passed since his departure.

In the absence of time within "Nothingness," the clock only resumed once he re-entered the Taihao Chaos.

Su Yuan gestured toward the Little Chaos of his Second Avatar.

"One Glance, Ten Thousand Kalpas!"

His voice carried the weight of fundamental law.

Within the realm, time accelerated drastically.

A single breath of his time contained ten thousand Kalpas of growth for the universe within.

The Chaos surged through the fourth, fifth, and sixth stages of development.

The interior became a thriving bastion of life, producing experts who reached the Dao Yan Realm.

Su Yuan hesitated, then exerted his True Name Power further to push the realm’s evolution.

Under his manipulation, the Little Chaos swung rapidly from prosperity to decay.

The billions of worlds and countless lives withered under the frantic pace of accelerated time.

The realm fell into cold stillness, its internal resistance to the pressure of "Nothingness" dropping significantly.

The progress he had painstakingly achieved was wiped clean.

Su Yuan remained unfazed.

He tapped into his True Name Power once more, forcing the cycle to repeat.

Birth, flourishing, expansion, destruction—a cyclical journey of constant reincarnation.

In the final cycle, the Little Chaos attained the eighth step. Its maturity was exceptional, housing thousands of Dao Yan Realm experts and three individuals standing at the very precipice of the Dao Venerable realm.

The realm was near perfection. With minor refinements, it could withstand the transition into "Nothingness" and become a distinct Chaos Universe.

Yet, Su Yuan paused his efforts.

He was wary of unknown risks or dangers that might accompany his breakthrough to the Chaos Dominator realm.

Thus, he chose not to rush the final step.

He would wait, accumulate sufficient Chaos Jade, and then venture into the void himself to forge a Chaos. His future self would become the true Chaos Dominator.

Su Yuan returned to the Seven Stars Dao Court, retrieving a fishing rod to cast a line from the highest point of the court.

His demeanor was one of utter serenity and leisure.

The True Name Jade Disc had proven invaluable. Currently, he had no need for desperate struggle; only the slow, steady collection of Chaos Jade remained.

However, while a tree may seek stillness, the winds of fortune are unpredictable.

Venerable Yuanhao had successfully infiltrated the Nine Stars Land, entering the Nine Extreme Treasure Star to begin his machinations.

He tracked down several of Su Yuan's disciples, strategically leaving treasures in their paths to ensure they would "stumble" upon them by fortune.

Finally, in a perilous expanse, Venerable Yuanhao constructed an inescapable trap, placing his most prized treasure within as bait. With his plot set, he waited for Su Yuan to walk into the snare.