Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 578: Su Yuan, the Underestimation

In this instant, Su Yuan conceived a daring hypothesis concerning the core of Nothingness!

"Is it possible that all the experiences and sensations I'm having right now belong to Nothingness itself?"

Gazing deeply into Nothingness, Su Yuan seemed able to glimpse its concealed true form lurking beneath.

"No way. I've grasped both the Real Dao Principle and the Illusion Dao Principle. Were Nothingness entirely illusory, I'd have pierced right through it."

"Nothingness" was meant to signify utter non-existence, something far more slippery and formless than any mere illusion.

Still, he managed to persist inside "Nothingness" and even birth a Chaos. Such a feat completely shattered the basic notion of "Nothingness."

"Thus, it's all a grand deception. 'Nothingness' isn't genuine 'nothingness' in the slightest!"

Sudden enlightenment dawned on Su Yuan. Should "Nothingness" truly lack all existence, Chaos could never emerge. But with Chaos's birth, "Nothingness" lost its pristine state, forfeiting its defining trait of pure "nothingness."

To "Nothingness," this constituted a flaw—a outright annihilation!

Chaos represented a flawed product demanding erasure!

An odd notion suddenly surged into Su Yuan's thoughts, twisting his facial expression.

He promptly fortified his resolve, scrutinized his very being, and cut off that peculiar impulse.

"The Scavengers... Now I grasp the origin of the Scavengers!"

Clarity hit Su Yuan. Those so-called Scavengers were simply Chaos Dominators whose minds had plunged into corruption or warped beyond recognition!

Tricked by "Nothingness"'s inherent traits, they twisted their own grasp of existence. This marked how "Nothingness" stealthily corroded the Dominators' wills over time.

"Nothingness" embodied absence while permeating everywhere!

"Taihao... he nearly turned into a Scavenger!" Su Yuan dimly perceived the grim destiny awaiting the Taihao Dominator before. Assimilation by Scavengers would have warped him into yet another one.

Yet his own meddling altered Taihao's path.

It had been mere chance.

Deep in "Nothingness," countless other Chaos Dominators awaited corruption into Scavengers. In purging fellow Chaos Dominators, they unwittingly purged themselves too.

Just then, Su Yuan abruptly fathomed the whereabouts of the Taihao Chaos's master (distinct from the Life-bound Chaos). That figure had probably morphed into a Scavenger long ago. Nevertheless, the abandoned Chaos kept fostering new Chaos Dominators.

A profound feeling of inescapable recurrence washed over Su Yuan unbidden.

"Why dwell on this? Better to concentrate on grasping the Chaos True Intent!"

Su Yuan steadied his thoughts. As he kept fishing, he delved further into the Chaos Great Dao.

At the same time, in the Taihao Chaos's Killing Battlefield.

The fierce contest raged on.

The bet between the eight Chaos Dominators remained unresolved.

Hovering over the Nine Stars Land stood the eight Chaos Dominators. Towering like Chaos Kingdoms themselves, their massive forms overlooked the clashes unfolding below in the Nine Stars Land.

Toiling with a pile of tokens in his grasp, the Che Chi Old Man grinned and declared, "I've got six hundred Dao Venerable tokens right here. How do yours stack up?"

Wuyazi cleared his throat softly. "Che Chi, you're counting your chickens too soon. My forces have snagged nine hundred Dao Venerable tokens already!"

With a flick of his wrist, he revealed the nine hundred tokens swapped by his underlings.

The Che Chi Old Man arched a brow. "Why are your crew moving so swiftly? This smells suspicious."

The Stone Dominator chuckled. "Haha, Wuyazi bumped up the trade bonuses by ten percent himself. Lots rushed off the field early to cash in tokens for rewards, letting him scoop up a ton temporarily."

"That explains it," the Che Chi Old Man scoffed. "My team's carrying plenty of tokens yet to redeem. When they do, I'll surpass you for sure!"

Wuyazi replied coolly, "Why not count all captured tokens, exchanged or not? My side's surely still ahead!"

Sensing the Che Chi trio's stares, the remaining Dominators nodded in assent.

The Che Chi Old Man eyed the battlefield and announced first. "My group's nabbed one thousand two hundred Dao Venerable tokens in total!"

Wuyazi stated evenly, "Mine totals one thousand two hundred and twenty Dao Venerable tokens!"

Silence fell over the Che Chi Old Man. He trailed by a mere twenty.

The Stone Dominator declared, "I've got one thousand one hundred and twenty here!"

The Taixuan Dominator remarked offhandedly, "One thousand eight hundred and thirty."

The Che Chi Old Man stood stunned. The disparity had widened even further.

The Moon Dominator declared, "I don't have many here, just one thousand three hundred."

Dominator Jiemeng announced, "One thousand two hundred and fifty."

The Water Virtue Dominator shouted, "One thousand one hundred and ten!"

At last, every gaze fixed upon Su Yuan.

Su Yuan reviewed the records and shrugged casually. "A total of seven hundred and twenty tokens!"

"Pfft!" The Che Chi Old Man couldn't suppress his mocking snicker.

Su Yuan glanced his way.

The Che Chi Old Man offered apologies, "Sorry, the gap is pretty wide. I didn't mean to ridicule you. But you've only just stepped into Chaos Dominator recently. Seven hundred and twenty tokens is already impressive. This contest isn't concluded yet. You've still got a solid opportunity!"

Su Yuan gave a faint smile. "Indeed!"

Dominator Jiemeng spoke with mild astonishment, "You've managed over seven hundred? Your Seven Stars Dao Court isn't ordinary!"

She scanned the Dao Venerables' standings in the Seven Stars Dao Court and murmured softly, "Huh? Your Seven Stars Dao Court's Dao Venerables have surged to four thousand? I recall it barely exceeded a hundred before?"

Right then, the other Dominators revealed shocked expressions too.

Soon enough, though, they uncovered the cause. Nearly all these new Dao Venerables had advanced through bizarre, fringe Dao Principles. Such methods strayed from Chaos norms. While dubious inside, they kept silent on the surface.

Dominator Jiemeng offered a well-meaning warning, "Fellow Daoist Seven Stars, for disciples showing Chaos Dominator promise, stick to proven Chaos paths. These weird Dao Principles may break through more easily, but their future holds little hope!"

Su Yuan smiled and replied, "Thanks for the advice, Fellow Daoist Jiemeng. I stay out of the Seven Stars Dao Court's progress. They handle their own affairs. I just supply resources. Everything else is their call!"

The Che Chi Old Man added, "That approach won't hold up! Seven Stars, you ought to oversee your Dao Court closely. Prioritize raising quasi-Dominators. No amount of low-rank Dao Venerables matches even one quasi-Dominator expert!"

Su Yuan simply smiled without elaborating.

The Che Chi Old Man continued, "I'm sitting at fifth right now, but second place isn't far off. Just watch—I'll head back soon and crack the whip on my subordinates, forcing them to toil harder."

The others competed inwardly as well, all certain Su Yuan trailed in dead last.

Yet as the Dominators dove into intense chatter, they froze in unison. A majestic aura shot skyward from deep within the Nine Stars Land, stirring their perceptions.

They all turned to look.