Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent-Chapter 279 : Life-and-Death Path, Ultimate Realm

Chapter 279: Life-and-Death Path, Ultimate Realm

Luo Feng sat cross-legged, the ‘Simulated Eye of Life and Death’ at the center of his brow opened, observing a thick bone in front of him. Though the Simulated Eye of Life and Death couldn’t reach the observation level of a high-rank Primordial Lifeform, among God Emperor level, it was still an extremely formidable observation secret technique.

“The mysteries of life... can actually be used like this.” Luo Feng looked at the intricate secret patterns within the thick bone and felt an epiphany, gaining new insight.

Luo Feng had purchased over three hundred sets of low-rank ‘Innate Primordial Lifeform’ remains, which were either of the Life type, Destruction type, or a fusion of both. Moreover, these mysteries all surpassed the level of a complete Origin Path.

“This is exactly what I need.” Luo Feng fully immersed himself, wholeheartedly studying them.

From low-rank Primordial Lifeform, high-rank Primordial Lifeform, to world-level Primordial Lifeform, and ultimately the Primordial Ancestor—each leap was a tremendous transformation of life’s essence. The complexity and profundity of the secret patterns it contained also underwent a qualitative change.

Luo Feng also realized…

The best way for him to comprehend was to proceed from low to high, studying the mysteries at each level thoroughly and laying a solid foundation! This way, even the most difficult-to-understand blood-colored scale from the ‘Star Tower’ would become more accessible.

“A ten-thousand-story tower begins from the ground—these low-rank Primordial Lifeform remains are the foundation.” Luo Feng patiently absorbed all kinds of knowledge.

As he studied the secret patterns, Luo Feng’s ‘Path of Destruction’ naturally broke through and reached the Ultimate Realm.

It had only been half an era since arriving at the Jiugang Holy Realm, yet the Path of Destruction officially reached the Ultimate level! Of course, this was also because his Path of Destruction had long been at the brink of breakthrough.

Time passed.

Finally, Luo Feng had finished studying all three hundred-plus sets of remains.

“That’s one round of shallow comprehension.” Luo Feng was slightly surprised. “Thirty-six eras have passed already?”

“Time to start consuming Primordial Crystals.”

During the first round of comprehension, he had not taken any treasures.

Now, Luo Feng began taking Primordial Crystals, greatly enhancing his state, and started organizing the knowledge from his first round of comprehension. He sorted through the knowledge, integrating it into his own cultivation system.

Just this process of sorting and thinking cost him another fifteen eras.

“If I hadn’t come to the Jiugang Holy Realm and encountered so many low-rank Primordial Lifeform remains, and had only relied on myself to ponder in seclusion, when would I ever understand so many mysteries?” Luo Feng felt quite pleased.

That blood-colored scale from the Star Tower was like a distant light at the end of the cultivation path.

Too far from Luo Feng.

Just like a mortal gazing at a distant star. But could they walk to it? The road was too dark, too far, and full of obstacles.

That was why more resources were necessary—to break through layer after layer of barriers.

“Begin the second round of comprehension.”

This time, Luo Feng was in a state enhanced by the Primordial Crystals and studied more carefully.

The speed of this round was clearly much faster. It only took twelve eras to go through everything again. Then he spent another six eras integrating it into his system. During this process, Luo Feng naturally created several Ultimate Realm secret techniques within the Life-and-Death Path.

Once the accumulation was sufficient, creating secret techniques became an effortless task.

“Begin the third round.”

Luo Feng picked up a nearby bottle containing three pills. These were the ‘Heaven-Earth One Heart Pills,’ extremely cost-effective auxiliary treasures during lower strength stages. Each pill cost thirty thousand Primordial Crystals.

That was far more extravagant than taking Primordial Crystals—but the effect was significantly better.

The Heaven-Earth One Heart Pill was a cyan-colored pill that emitted a faint white glow. It even triggered waves of rule-based fluctuations, as though it could at any moment merge into the rules of the world. Luo Feng controlled it with a strand of power and immediately swallowed it.

As the pill entered his mouth—

“Boom!”

Luo Feng felt as if his entire being, including his soul, had fused with the rules of the world. His thinking speed skyrocketed. Just glancing around, inspiration constantly burst into his mind. The state was wondrous beyond description!

“The third round of comprehension of these remains.” Luo Feng began his study.

With the foundation of the first two rounds and under the support of the Heaven-Earth One Heart Pill, Luo Feng’s comprehension struck straight at the essence, gaining deeper insights into the mysteries of life and destruction.

“Life... destruction…”

Time flowed as Luo Feng immersed himself.

The joy of seeking the Dao overflowed in his heart.

Unconsciously, when the effect of the pill wore off, Luo Feng immediately took the second one and remained fully immersed in his comprehension.

While the effect of the second pill was still ongoing, Luo Feng completed the third round. Then he began organizing and integrating everything.

“Boom.”

In this process, his comprehension of the Life-and-Death Path continued to elevate until he naturally grasped the complete ‘Life-and-Death Path’. Luo Feng didn’t stop—he even took the third pill and continued to comprehend and understand.

His knowledge of life and destruction collided and fused endlessly.

“Hmm?”

Luo Feng suddenly felt his mind go sluggish, followed by intense fatigue and stabbing pain. His state deteriorated drastically.

“The effect wore off?” Luo Feng stopped cultivating.

“Truly good pills. This Heaven-Earth One Heart Pill can be taken up to ten times in a row. But after ten, the soul would be damaged, requiring some treasures to rest and recover over several eras. Taking just three to five pills only results in extreme exhaustion.” Luo Feng smiled.

“This seclusion lasted eighty-seven eras.”

“It’s even more effective than those two thousand eras I spent studying on the Origin Continent.” Luo Feng was certain of this. With so many resources, the benefits were dozens of times greater. The key was that on the Origin Continent, he couldn’t access enough low-rank Primordial Lifeform remains—he might have hit a bottleneck.

But new knowledge allowed for flashes of inspiration that shattered bottlenecks.

“The Life-and-Death Path has reached the Ultimate Realm.” Luo Feng wasn’t surprised at all.

Back on the Origin Continent, he had already created eight ‘Ultimate Realm’ secret techniques in the Life-and-Death Path. With another dozen or so, a breakthrough was inevitable.

This time, just by studying the knowledge within the remains, he naturally broke through during the process.

“Life, destruction, and life-and-death… I’ve now firmly grasped the future direction of these three paths.” Luo Feng smiled.

In terms of high-level insights, he had the Star Tower, the Eye of Life and Death, and two types of special lifeform remains.

In terms of foundational secret patterns, he had a vast number of low-rank Primordial Lifeform remains.

With such extensive exposure, Luo Feng’s confidence in his future only grew.

“My path of life will be about ‘the larger the better, the more majestic the source of life, the better’.” Luo Feng affirmed this.

Bigger was better.

As vast as the Source World.

Even larger than the Source World.

“My life will no longer have limits! The larger the better—as long as I can control it, I’ll pursue the ultimate vastness.” Luo Feng mused.

Other cultivators didn’t dare do this.

Pure vastness brought many drawbacks. For example, combat power, escape ability, and other areas would become weak, easily targeted by enemies.

“The Path of Destruction is about pursuing the ultimate killing method—ignore everything else, just kill!”

These two paths were both extremes.

Ordinary cultivators wouldn’t do this—too many flaws.

But Luo Feng had the ‘Life-and-Death Path’ to fuse the two.

“My Life-and-Death Path will fuse both into one.”

Luo Feng was well aware—

All three of his paths were difficult. The more extreme the Life and Destruction paths became, the harder it would be to merge them into one.

Yet within the blood-colored scale from the Star Tower, Luo Feng vaguely saw such a path. That blood-colored scale made him feel the presence of a boundless, terrifying lifeform. But in terms of ‘killing power,’ that terrifying lifeform was still lacking.

Luo Feng felt both were essential.

Unleash the blood-colored scale’s greatest strengths—then make up for its weaknesses. That would be his path.

“This path is difficult, and I’ve only just begun.” Luo Feng was still excited, because he now had a vague plan for his goal to ‘break free from the cage’.

He also knew that a vague plan would definitely face many obstacles during its execution.

Step by step.

“Now, I need more low-rank Primordial Lifeform remains.” Luo Feng thought.

Low-rank Primordial Lifeforms ranged in strength from early-stage God Emperor to complete God Emperor. The more powerful the lifeform, the more profound the secret patterns. The three hundred he had purchased averaged around 300 Primordial Crystals each—clearly a cheap variety.

“Once I prepare, I’ll go hunting with Emperor Qing.”

Luo Feng first took Primordial Crystals to rest for a few days. Then, based on his complete ‘Life-and-Death Path’, he created some secret techniques suitable for his five types of clones.

Once he grasped a complete Origin Path, any casual move became an Ultimate Realm secret technique. He could even combine various techniques to create forbidden moves or killing techniques with qualitatively enhanced power.

That was also why a ‘Seeker at Early-Stage God Emperor’ could rival a ‘Primordial Bloodline cultivator at Mid-Stage God Emperor’.

Unknowingly, another three eras passed.

“Time to leave seclusion.” Luo Feng felt fully prepared and immediately got up and left the Quiet Chamber.

……

Emperor Qing knew Luo Feng was in seclusion and had waited patiently.

He had also done the same on his first trip to the Jiugang Holy Realm—purchasing numerous resources, improving his strength, and then going out hunting.

“Emperor Ming and Di Fu went out again?” Emperor Qing shook his head. “Those two go out really often.”

When Emperor Ming and Di Fu went out, they didn’t carry a single Primordial Crystal—utterly broke!

They weren’t worried about theft and wandered freely around Rainlan City, looking for opportunities.

They even visited some merchants to look at remains.

Though they could only view them through isolated spaces and couldn’t examine them closely, they still gained something.

“Di Fu is too weak—can’t even find a job in Rainlan City. As for Emperor Ming, his Primordial Bloodline strength barely reaches Early-Stage God Emperor. He might be able to find a job.” Emperor Qing thought. “But he doesn’t seem satisfied.”

He didn’t bother to intervene—providing free lodging was already a big help.

Suddenly—

Emperor Qing sensed Luo Feng walking out from his space.

“Emperor Qing.” Luo Feng immediately spotted Emperor Qing in the distance.

“Out of seclusion?” Emperor Qing was surprised and smiled. “That was fast. First time in Jiugang Holy Realm—you really should take time to study all those resources.”

“Close enough.” Luo Feng smiled. “I’m preparing to go buy some suitable weapon-type secret treasures, then I’ll be ready to go hunting.”

“Oh?” Emperor Qing looked pleased. Ready to hunt?