Chapter 197: Cooperate with the Heavenly Dao, Break Through to the Fusion Realm!

【Just as you were preparing to return the way you came, a speck of spiritual light landed on the crown of your head, and a voice sounded in your mind!】

【"I am the Heavenly Dao!"】

【"What?" Your heart was shaken. The Heavenly Dao?】

【Deep within your soul, a phantom slowly surfaced. It was the very one from the palace, the avatar of the Sky-Piercing Giant! And also the true Heavenly Dao!】

【"You are a child of the Heaven Mystery Continent." The Heavenly Dao watched you coldly, speaking with certainty.】

【You looked at the avatar before you and could not help but feel somewhat guilty. Could it be that my theft of the Authority of the Heavenly Dao was discovered, and he's come to settle accounts with me?】

【You suppressed those thoughts and answered without changing expression. "Yes, I am indeed a person of the Heaven Mystery Continent."】

【"Very good." The Heavenly Dao avatar simply watched you and said no more.】

【Both sides fell silent. Facing the unfathomable Heavenly Dao, for a time you did not know what to do either.】

【Just as your waiting grew somewhat impatient, the Heavenly Dao moved!】

【"Then it's decided, it's you!" The Heavenly Dao avatar pointed a finger, then dissolved into specks of starlight and vanished.】

【"Huh???" You were somewhat baffled. After you grasped the situation, you hurriedly peered inward at yourself, only to find nothing abnormal.】

【Could it be that even the Heavenly Dao wants to perform a Body Seizure?】

【No way, no way! You looked at the Heavenly Dao avatar before you, already riddled with holes, and the more you thought about it, the more you felt such a possibility must exist.】

【You were somewhat numb. In the next instant, a voice appeared in your mind once more.】

【"I aid your cultivation, you aid me in reclaiming the Heavenly Dao!"】

【Before you could even refuse, you found that the places you had previously failed to understand suddenly became clear in an instant!】

【You felt as though your comprehension had been directly raised to another level. With such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you could no longer be bothered to think about Body Seizure or not.】

【On one hand, you continued to steal the Authority of the Heavenly Dao; on the other, you began to continue Dao Integration!】

【Seizing this opportunity, you wanted to break through to the Dao Integration realm in one fell swoop!】

【The Law of Fire, the Law of Water, the Law of Space… one by one, you began to attempt Dao Integration, becoming a part of the Great Dao.】

【Who knew how long passed. Just when you were a single step away from the Fusion realm, you suddenly withdrew from that state, and the state of Dao Integration was forced out as well.】

【"Collect more of the Authority of the Heavenly Dao, and I can continue to aid your cultivation." The Heavenly Dao's voice sounded once more.】

【For a time you were somewhat speechless, and complained, "I'm just one step short of the goal. Can't you let me in first?"】

【The Heavenly Dao did not speak, only falling silent.】

【You calculated the time on your fingers and sighed. "Forget it, there is still time. Even without the Heavenly Dao's aid, I can still break through to the Fusion realm all the same!"】

【You steadied your heart and once again entered a state of cultivation. With the previous experience, even without the Ancestor's aid, you could now still attempt Dao Integration on your own!】

【Then it's you. The Law of Time!】

【You slowly merged with the Law of Time, transforming into the Great Dao of the Law of Time, roaming the River of Time.】

【Within the River of Time, you witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties, great upheavals of heaven and earth, powerful cultivators clashing and shattering the entire continent!】

【The Heaven Mystery Continent split apart, becoming the present Eastern Wasteland, Western Desert, Southern Ridges, Northern Region, and Central State!】

【You saw foreign races invade, Wilderness Clan cultivators slaughtering unchecked throughout the Heaven Mystery Continent. An imperial dynasty fought back with all its strength, yet in the end its cities fell and its nation perished!】

【You saw local powers of the Heaven Mystery Continent, one after another, turn coat on the battlefield, betray their homeland, and choose the Wilderness Clan!】

【You saw mountains and rivers shattered, countless mortals dying in the aftershocks of battle after battle.】

【You saw Wilderness Clan cultivators wantonly capturing the cultivators of the Heaven Mystery Continent, enjoying them as delicacies.】

【You saw far, far too much. By the end, you could not help but shed a tear.】

【You withdrew from Dao Integration. Recalling what you had seen in the River of Time, your hatred for the Wilderness Clan cultivators grew ever more intense.】

【Are these the things you wanted me to see? You asked in your heart. Though no one answered, the answer was already clear in your mind.】

【"Ye Xiao, the great battle approaches. It is time to leave seclusion!" Outside the door, Ancestor Yunyi's voice came through.】

【You immediately left your place of seclusion and came before Ancestor Yunyi, smiling. "Ancestor, go on ahead. I will arrive shortly."】

【Ancestor Yunyi glanced at you, seemed about to speak but stopped, and in the end said, "Very well!"】

【After the Ancestor left, you took out your Imperial Jade Seal!】

【It is time to use you!】

【You took out a bottle of blood left behind by Xuanyuan Yue, activated the Imperial Jade Seal, and the world within the Jade Seal opened once more.】

【A time flow of one to a hundred? Let me test whether it's real!】

【Activating the grand formation, you went into seclusion once more. This time, you would break through to the Fusion realm!】

【First day. You sorted through the Power of Law you cultivated, preparing for the breakthrough to the Fusion realm.】

【Tenth day. You began to attempt the breakthrough to the Fusion realm. Streaks of the Power of Law merged into your body, restless and riotous within you.】

【You forcibly suppressed them with your Heaven-Piercing spiritual power, then accelerated the pace of Dao Integration.】

【Thirtieth day. You had already fused forty-five strands of the Power of Law, gathered within your body. They intermingled, yet also repelled one another.】

【Fortieth day. Forty-nine strands of the Power of Law rioted within your body, instantly leaving you gravely wounded!】

【If not for the toughness of your physical body, you would likely have already been torn apart, your body exploding from the chaos!】

【With immense divine ability, you began to suppress them. The first to be suppressed were the two leading and mightiest laws: the Law of Time and the Law of Space!】

【Forty-fifth day. The three great Powers of Law — Time, Space, and Karma — were forcibly suppressed by you.】

【With the support of these three great Powers of Law, handling the remaining Powers of Law became much easier.】

【Sixtieth day. Through your unremitting efforts, the forty strands of the Power of Law within your body had been forcibly suppressed. You were only nine strands short of breaking through to the Fusion realm!】

【Seventieth day. Having suppressed all forty-nine strands of the Power of Law, you finally broke through!】

【"No Heavenly Tribulation descended?" You were somewhat puzzled. By common sense, a Heavenly Tribulation should appear now. Only after crossing the Heavenly Tribulation would you truly count as a Fusion realm cultivator!】

【Could it be that this small world can even shield against the Heavenly Dao? You silently pondered for a moment.】

【Though you had not yet crossed the Tribulation, your cultivation and Primordial Spirit power had genuinely reached the Fusion realm!】

【You looked at the Authority of the Heavenly Dao within your body. Your powerful Primordial Spirit power wrapped around it, and as your cultivation rose, the speed at which you stole the Authority of the Heavenly Dao grew ever faster.】

【Ninety-ninth day. You left seclusion.】