Translator: CinderTL
Li Chunjun had initially estimated that a sudden enlightenment lasting ten to fifteen days would be sufficient to perfect his Sovereign Dharma Manifestation and complete its transformation into a law-based life form.
However, he had clearly overestimated the power of "sudden enlightenment."
It wasn't that sudden enlightenment was ineffective, but rather...
It was too easily influenced.
Solving all the problems yourself versus directly copying the answers from a template—the latter was obviously faster.
The former required understanding the questions first.
The latter...
Just pick up the pen and write.
This was the difference between sudden enlightenment and achieving "perfection" in one's Life Level.
Fortunately, Li Chunjun's Life Level was sufficiently high, and his comprehension of the Void and Destruction Daos could be described as unparalleled.
Combined with a vast supply of leaves from the Enlightenment Divine Tree...
After twenty-six days, he finally completed all the necessary preparations for his path to becoming a law-based life form.
Li Chunjun rested for four days.
He had no intention of remaining in the Dharma Manifestation Realm any longer.
The reason other Dharma Manifestations hesitated to transform into Law Lives was twofold. First, their comprehension of the laws was insufficient.
Second...
Their Mind Realm was lacking.
The transition from the sixth to the seventh layer of the Mind Realm was a major hurdle for many.
Many Dharma Manifestations died of old age without ever breaking through this barrier.
Even those who managed to reach the seventh layer faced the risk of failure, regardless of whether they were ordinary or high-grade Dharma Manifestations.
As for Top-Tier Dharma Manifestations...
Without reaching the eighth layer of the Mind Realm, attempting transformation would be a death sentence.
But Li Chunjun...
"The advantages granted by my Innate Dao Body have already allowed me to resonate with the Great Dao. My comprehension of the laws is more than sufficient. Moreover, the foundation derived from my Life Level surpasses that of any other Dharma Manifestation."
He was confident. "My Mind Realm has reached the peak of the ninth layer. Though I haven't yet attained the tenth layer, achieving Mind Immortality through Heart's Perfection, my Mind Power is already strong enough. Transforming into a Law Life won't just be easy for me—it will be a natural progression."
Without further hesitation, he declared, "Liu Yu, I'm going to transform into a law-based life form. Separate this space for me and draw down the light of the great dao from the Profound Yellow Great World."
"Understood," Liu Yu replied.
The void around Li Chunjun twisted and shifted.
Thanks to his increasingly profound comprehension of the Void Law, he could now clearly discern the methods Liu Yu was employing.
This isolation and creation of void space were techniques he could replicate himself.
In other words, if he so desired, he could condense storage magical treasures and Minor Teleportation Talismans without relying on any external objects or Heavenly Treasures.
And the production rate wouldn't be low either.
As the space separated from the Profound Yellow Grotto-Heaven, Liu Yu gestured with a void hand, and the light of the great dao cascaded down.
Following the streams of light, Li Chunjun glimpsed what seemed to be an ocean of light capable of enveloping the entire Profound Yellow Great World.
Each ray was a manifestation of Grand Dao Power.
Given Li Chunjun's primary cultivation of the Void and Destruction Daos, the light of these two great daos shone most brilliantly in his eyes among the forty-nine great daos.
As for the others...
It wasn't that they weren't luminous.
Rather, he simply couldn't perceive them clearly.
Seeing that Li Chunjun seemed ready to transform into a law-based life form, Liu Yu suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, are you truly not planning to leave behind any bloodline descendants?"
Her gaze settled on him. "Once you cultivate into a law-based life form, you'll completely abandon your physical body and lose the ability to pass on your bloodline. Even if your Sovereign Dharma Manifestation primarily cultivates your own essence, it will still cause your body to become law-based. The only difference is that you won't need to transform into a cosmic calamity or an innate divine being."
"There's no need," Li Chunjun replied calmly. "Other beings seek to leave behind bloodline descendants because they view them as extensions of their own lives. But if I can exist for eternity, free from the fear of death, what difference does it make whether I have bloodline descendants or not?"
"Exist for eternity..."
Only those who had achieved dao unification and become dao venerables dared to speak of eternal existence.
Yet Liu Yu found nothing jarring about Li Chunjun's claim.
Innate divine beings, born from the very essence of the great dao, were destined to become dao venerables, barring any unforeseen calamities.
The only question was how long it would take them to reach that pinnacle: tens of thousands of years, thousands, hundreds, or even just decades.
Moreover, upon reaching the Void Refinement Realm and bearing the laws within one's mind, it becomes nearly impossible to produce offspring.
Her words came too late.
"Then, I offer my early congratulations on your life's leap to become a Supreme Sage," Liu Yu said.
Li Chunjun gave a slight nod.
In the next moment, his Mind Power erupted with full force, far surpassing the Void Law and Destruction Dao Power drawn by any Dharma Aspect cultivator at their peak. He forcefully pulled these energies into his body.
Despite his physical body having been tempered and refined through countless years of cultivation, even it couldn't withstand the relentless influx of law power.
Within three days, his physical form crumbled.
His Dharma Aspect, which had absorbed all his Essence, Qi, and Spirit, including his Qi, materialized directly through his Mind Power, transforming into a law-based life form.
This step demanded a staggering amount of law power and Qi.
If he failed to promptly convert more law power into Qi to sustain his Dharma Aspect's consumption, the energy-starved manifestation would soon "starve" to death, deprived of its Essence, Qi, and Spirit supply.
Such a failure would inevitably doom his attempt to transform into a law-based life form.
But...
Li Chunjun's ninth-layer Mind Realm, combined with his vast reserves of Qi—equivalent to sixty thousand years of cultivation—allowed his dharma manifestation to remain stable and undiminished. As more and more laws solidified within it, the manifestation gradually achieved a state of coexistence with the power of the laws.
However, this state of coexistence lasted only a moment before Li Chunjun frowned.
"Too slow," he muttered. "If I were to truly break free from guidance and allow the dharma manifestation, laws, and mind to operate autonomously, it would likely take eight to ten years."
"That's already remarkably fast," Liu Yu countered. "Transitioning from Void Refinement to Dharma Aspect can easily take decades. Similarly, transforming a dharma manifestation into a law-based life form typically requires decades as well. For you to complete this transition in just eight to ten years is already..."
She trailed off, unable to articulate her thoughts.
Because, the moment he sensed the slowing of his transformation into a law-based life form, Li Chunjun had unhesitatingly activated his innate void dao physique!
A divine sage radiance erupted from his body, instantly transforming him into the favored child of the great dao of the void. Countless strands of Void Law Power, no longer requiring his active guidance, surged toward him, merging into his dharma manifestation.
The process...
It was as if he wasn't actively transforming into a law-based lifeform, but rather the great dao of the void was proactively assisting his transformation.
Just as water naturally flows to the lowest point in a lake, the flow of law power now exhibited the same tendency.
And a mere innate divine being in the Dharma Manifestation Realm...
Was like the lowest point beside the lake!
Liu Yu gazed at the waves of divine radiance emanating from Li Chunjun's body.
Though she had long accepted his true identity, witnessing this firsthand still stirred a profound sense of awe within the profound yellow spirit.
"Innate divine being!" she murmured.
Her gaze fixed on the divine radiance radiating from Li Chunjun...
More precisely, it was the Grand Dao Power manifesting the closest approximation to the primordial splendor and brilliance of heaven and earth, a sight capable of inspiring deep longing in any living being.
Especially for spirit-type lifeforms, already acutely sensitive to such energies, these divine radiance could even induce a trance-like state, making it nearly impossible to break free.
As Li Chunjun unleashed the full power of his innate void dao physique, the transformation of his Sovereign Dharma Manifestation into a law-based life form accelerated more than tenfold.
In less than eight months, his life form had already reached the point where it could exist solely through the power of laws.
The stronger his Mind Power, the more law power he could draw upon. The more law power he wielded, the more potent his Qi became.
What now constrained him was no longer his mortal flesh and blood, nor the Essence, Qi, and Spirit derived from his physical body.
Instead, it was the strength of his Mind Power, his comprehension of laws, and the Qi he had refined through cultivation.
Only now could he truly realize the principle that the greater one's ambition, the greater one's power.
Li Chunjun quietly sensed the changes within himself.
After a long moment, as if grasping a profound truth, he suddenly asked, "So, the true limitation on the growth of law-based life forms isn't actually the Great Cycle of Qi, but the Mind Realm?"
"Correct," Liu Yu replied with a slight nod. "Heart's Perfection represents the upper limit of law power one can draw upon. When converted into Qi, this limit manifests as the Great Cycle of Qi."
"Then why can the ninth layer peak of the Mind Realm allow one to fully grasp the profound mysteries of a Great Dao and cultivate the Great Cycle of Qi?"
Li Chunjun asked, "What's the difference between Heart's Perfection and the ninth layer peak?"
Liu Yu paused, then continued, "The difference is minimal—so small that with a little extra effort, you could even cultivate the Great Cycle of Qi. But ultimately, one represents perfection, while the other merely approaches it. Perfection is flawless and invulnerable. Approaching perfection, however, will inevitably reveal weaknesses under infinite clashes, leading to defeat and destruction."
She elaborated, "This gap often seems insignificant, but in mental combat, where thoughts transform at lightning speed, each clash can involve billions or even tens of billions of collisions. The slightest imperfection in one's Heart's Perfection will be magnified infinitely during such collisions."
Li Chunjun nodded slightly.
When the disparity in power is vast, whether one has achieved Heart's Perfection matters little.
But when opponents are evenly matched, Heart's Perfection becomes the decisive factor between victory and defeat.
And Li Chunjun...
He had confronted the flaws in his own heart.
He understood that achieving Heart's Perfection would require an immense amount of time and refinement.
Perhaps...
He might never attain it.
In this situation, maintaining a significant combat power advantage against other Quasi-Tenth-Tier opponents was crucial.
"After transforming into a law-based life form, the shackles of the laws have been broken. Next, you must quickly refine the Void Dao Pill to enhance your law comprehension and Qi..."
Liu Yu paused, then continued, "Law comprehension comes too easily for you. Focus on refining your Qi. First, cultivate it to the level of a hundred thousand years of Millennial Magic Power."
"A hundred thousand years of Millennial Magic Power..."
Li Chunjun also wanted to refine his Qi.
He knew that with enough Dao Pills, reaching that level of Qi would take him no time at all.
But right now, he didn't have enough Dao Pills.
What good were five thousand Void Dao Pills and three thousand Destruction Dao Pills?
He could only hope that his gains from the Star Ring Great World would be satisfactory.
"Though I've said this before, and it may not seem like much of an achievement to you, I must still say it."
As Li Chunjun pondered, Liu Yu spoke again, a smile on her face.
"Congratulations on becoming a Supreme Sage, the final realm before reaching the threshold of dao unification."
(End of the Chapter)
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