Yuan's Ascension

Chapter 470: Celestial Divine Body (2)

“Wu Yuan, do not panic.” The four-eyed beast spoke. It seemed to sense Wu Yuan's thoughts. Its voice was gentle, calming Wu Yuan’s turbulent emotions.

“I am the Spirit of the Origin Pagoda. You may call me Origin Spirit. I appeared because you awakened me.”

“Origin Pagoda?” Wu Yuan was slightly taken aback.

“The Origin Pagoda is what you call the black pagoda.” The four-eyed spirit beast spoke softly, “It has had many names: Ancestral Pagoda, Ancestral Hall, Ancient Pagoda, and so on. They are merely different names.”

Wu Yuan listened quietly, absorbing all the information.

The Origin Pagoda? He had never heard of it, nor did he understand where it came from.

“Origin Spirit, can you tell me why this Origin Pagoda appeared in my upper dantian lobe?” Wu Yuan asked, “What is its history, and what will it mean for my future?”

“These are all questions you must ask yourself. I do not know.” The four-eyed spirit beast’s voice remained gentle, “I can no longer remember anything, only chaos.”

“However, there is one thing I am certain of—this black pagoda you are in is not real.” The four-eyed spirit beast said, “I am not truly myself either.”

“Not real, could it be an illusion?” Wu Yuan frowned slightly.

“Not an illusion either,” the four-eyed spirit beast replied.

“I don’t understand,” Wu Yuan shook his head.

It was neither real nor an illusion? Was there something that existed between reality and illusion? To Wu Yuan, this was too profound.

“Your thoughts are your reality. You may simply consider this Origin Pagoda to be real.” The four-eyed spirit beast said.

Wu Yuan was speechless for a moment. Then what was with all that nonsense earlier?

The four-eyed spirit beast remained silent as well, its two pairs of eyes fixed on Wu Yuan.

It made Wu Yuan’s heart jitter.

“Origin Spirit, you claim to know nothing. What do you want me to do?” Wu Yuan finally couldn't hold back his question.

“Choose.” The four-eyed spirit beast uttered.

Wu Yuan was startled.

“You have unlocked the first level of the Origin Pagoda. Thus, according to the Origin Pagoda Contract, you shall receive a gift from it,” the four-eyed spirit beast said.

“What gift?” Wu Yuan was puzzled.

“Dao, root, artifact.” The four-eyed spirit beast spoke softly, “Of these three gifts, you may receive one.”

“But remember, you may only ever receive one direct bestowal from the Origin Pagoda.” The four-eyed spirit beast said.

Wu Yuan was completely baffled.

Origin Pagoda? Origin Spirit? What was all this? And the four-eyed spirit beast seemed to know nothing else.

However, Wu Yuan was only confused for a moment before quickly calming down.

Thoughts of the mysterious Dao Temple he had accessed through the Redmoon Immortal Voidrealm and the Seven Star Luminaries Tower came to mind.

He also remembered what Zhuo Haiyue had once mentioned: whether it was the Seven Star Luminaries Tower or the Dao Temple, they were merely projections from the divine court headquarters across various spacetimes.

The source was the divine court headquarters.

There black pagodas in both my body refiner self and my qi refiner self... could it be that they are all projections of the Origin Pagoda from the source across endless spacetimes? Wu Yuan boldly speculated.

He felt that this possibility was close to the truth.

If it is true, then this so-called Origin Pagoda is on the same level as the Taiyuan Divine Court’s headquarters? Wu Yuan was inwardly shocked.

Whether it was a person or an object, this conclusion was astounding.

The Taiyuan Divine Court, ruling countless spacetime territories, was a top-tier faction in the vast river of space and time.

Even if it isn’t comparable, the Origin Pagoda is still likely an incredible treasure.

This was something unattainable even for ordinary Archimmortals or Astral Lords.

Therefore, this choice is extremely crucial. Wu Yuan remembered the four-eyed spirit beast's words, that the pagoda would only ever grant one gift.

The four-eyed spirit beast waited patiently without urging him.

“Origin Spirit, what is the difference between Dao, root, and artifact?” Wu Yuan asked.

“I do not know.” The four-eyed spirit beast replied, “Your choice will determine your opportunity. Fate is unpredictable.”

Wu Yuan found its words obscure, but he understood one thing: the four-eyed spirit beast offered no advice, only three choices.

Root? Does it mean immortal root? Or something else? Wu Yuan pondered. Artifact? Does it mean gifting me an artifact? Or some special treasure?

Dao? Is it similar to the Dao Temple, granting me a special Dao comprehension simulation experience? Wu Yuan’s mind ran wild with speculations.

“Dao!” After much contemplation, Wu Yuan finally made his choice. “The Dao is the foundation. Though I do not understand what this is, I choose Dao.”

He decided to gamble!

“The Dao is never wrong.” The four-eyed spirit beast smiled slightly, “A final word for you: gaining often means losing. Destiny is always fair.”

“The origin of all beings, the Origin Pagoda stands unique.”

Then, before Wu Yuan could react, the four-eyed spirit beast dissolved into countless points of light and vanished without a sound.

Wu Yuan found that he was no longer inside the black pagoda. He had somehow been transported outside.

“Origin Spirit?” Wu Yuan’s soul essence instinctively looked back.

The distant black pagoda remained unchanged. The gates at the base of the black pagoda were sealed, as if they had never been opened.

It felt like everything that just happened was nothing more than a dream.

If not for the disappearance of the blood mist that had previously pervaded his entire upper dantian lobe, Wu Yuan would have doubted his own senses.

Gaining often means losing. Destiny is always fair. Wu Yuan pondered these words, The origin of all beings, the Origin Pagoda stands unique.

He could somewhat grasp it, but not exactly. After all, he still didn’t understand what the Origin Pagoda truly was.

So where is my gift? The so-called ‘Dao’?

Wu Yuan’s soul essence attempted to fly towards the black pagoda, but the invisible barrier was back in place, preventing him from approaching it.

Damned four-eyed beast, why can’t you just explain things clearly? Wu Yuan grumbled inwardly.

He scanned through his entire upper dantian lobe to make sure he hadn’t missed anything out.

Suddenly, the distant black pagoda trembled slightly. Then, a large quantity of earthy-yellow mist surged out. It was infused with some special, mighty power, circling around the black pagoda.

“What?” Wu Yuan was taken aback.

Whoosh! The strange, earthy-yellow mist streamed out of the black pagoda, leaving the upper dantian lobe entirely and seeping through Wu Yuan's four limbs and internal organs, rapidly infiltrating every corner of his body.

His head, heart, arms, legs, internal organs, meridians... As the earthy-yellow streams assimilated into them, Wu Yuan's body began undergoing a transformation.

Etched on the surface of each molecule in his body were countless earthy-yellow cryptic patterns. These were cryptic patterns of the Land Dao.

Through these cryptic patterns, Wu Yuan was able to comprehend the profundity of the Land with ease. They were the reason his body was a Terranean Divine Body.

But at this moment, as the earthy-yellow mist penetrated his body, the cryptic patterns of the Land Dao began to transform silently—one after another, new earthy-yellow patterns emerged, brilliant and crystalline. These countless tiny patterns emitted dazzling light.

An invisible fluctuation rippled through Wu Yuan.

This! This fluctuation. With Wu Yuan’s Dao comprehension level, he sensed the peculiar fluctuation almost instantly—Vast! Solid! Primitive! It seemed infinitely distant, yet infinitely close to his spirit and soul.

It was the fluctuation of the Celestial Body Dao!

Essence! It is the essence of the source of the Celestial Body Dao. Wu Yuan's eyes widened, incredulous. I can perceive it so clearly?

It was too clear! Since Wu Yuan had a Terranean Divine Body, and the Land Dao was part of the Celestial Body Dao, his perception of the Celestial Body Dao was relatively clear.

If not for this, how could he have progressed so swiftly?

But now, through the cryptic patterns in his body, Wu Yuan's consciousness sensed the fluctuation of the Celestial Body Dao with a clarity far surpassing before, multiple times over. It was a clarity that made his heart tremble.

Just by perceiving it slightly, Wu Yuan felt that many of his previous conundrums regarding the Celestial Body Dao were effortlessly resolved.

I understand now. This is the ‘Dao’ gift, a gift not of Dao comprehension, but a strengthening of my body's essence. Wu Yuan realized.

If my original body evolved to a Terranean Divine Body after receiving heavenly endowed eldritch tattoos, then now, it has evolved to a Celestial Divine Body.

My efficiency in comprehending the Celestial Body Dao will be multiple times—no! Ten times of what it used to be! Wu Yuan's heart pounded with excitement.

In the past, I wasn’t able to progress quickly in comprehending the Celestial Body Law Codex due to the difficulty of perceiving the Celestial Body Dao's fluctuation.

But now, with the Celestial Body Law Codex as guidance combined with my Celestial Divine Body's innate aptitude, my Dao comprehension efficiency will increase tenfold! Wu Yuan finally grasped the magnitude of this opportunity.

Whether it was the Terranean Body or the Celestial Body, both could be called Dao Bodies.

A Dao Body represented an unimaginably strong affinity for a particular Dao and was exceedingly rare.

For instance, Wu Yuan's qi refiner self had remarkable talent in the Wood Dao, but it still couldn't be considered to possess a Dao Body.

From what Wu Yuan knew, throughout the Silvermist Immortal Nation, across thousands of immortal continents, there might not even be a single cultivator with a Dao Body in an entire era (one century).

In the texts Wu Yuan had perused, the term Dao Body colloquially referred to someone with a strong affinity for a Lesser Law. With this as a foundation, most could easily step into the threshold of an Intermediate Law.

As for possessing a high innate affinity for an Intermediate Law?

Unheard of. Wu Yuan's mind shook. Celestial Divine Body? Celestial Dao Body? This is undoubtedly a heaven-defying opportunity.

Wu Yuan, with his Terranean Body, two true selves cooperating to contemplate the Dao, and powerful soul, was already considered a once-in-ten-thousand-year genius in the immortal nation.

Now, my aptitude for the Celestial Body Dao is at least five to ten times stronger than before! Wu Yuan's heart burned with ambition. What heights will I reach?

There was never a shortage of diligent people. It was opportunities that were in short supply.

The Origin Pagoda? Though I don't fully understand what the black pagoda is, I've now gained this incredible opportunity. Wu Yuan quickly calmed himself. Next, I must strive to unleash the potential of the Celestial Divine Body.

Even if a great opportunity comes your way, if you don't work hard, you will still end up average.

Only those with determination, perseverance, and top-tier talent, coupled with some luck, had hope of becoming unrivaled powerhouses, shaking the river of space and time.

I must work hard! Step by step, steadily.

A gleam appeared in Wu Yuan's eyes. First, I must seize the title of King in this Bloodforge Battle.