Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

“Nine thousand long years have passed in the blink of an eye!”

Su Yuan experienced for the first time the sensation of cultivation making one lose track of time.

He spread open his hand, the power of time swirling within his palm, feeling that his magical power had grown significantly stronger.

He saw his own lifespan had now reached six thousand five hundred kalpas.

With a single thought from Su Yuan, the power of the Time Law enveloped the Great Thousand World, and the flow of time within the entire Great Thousand World began to undergo astonishing changes.

Su Yuan continuously sensed his rate of magical power consumption and recovery until they reached equilibrium, only then did he perceive the change in the time flow rate inside the Great Thousand World.

1:10,086!

This meant that for every year that passed in the outside world, ten thousand years would pass inside!

The power of time was accelerating the passage of time!

A slight smile curled at the corner of Su Yuan’s mouth: “Just as I thought, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools!”

The Time Law could accelerate the flow of time, thereby indirectly improving cultivation efficiency.

That was why Su Yuan had spared no effort, spending nearly ten thousand years to diligently comprehend the Time Law.

Comprehending the Time Law was indeed difficult;

even with his comprehension aptitude bonus and the root essence of the Time Law, it still took him ten thousand years to achieve a breakthrough.

After the breakthrough, he could temporarily set aside the Time Law because as long as enough time passed, the Time Law would automatically strengthen with the flow of time. Unless he encountered a bottleneck, he wouldn’t need to worry about it.

With the ultra-long time acceleration effect in place, Su Yuan continued to comprehend other laws.

The second law he comprehended was the Creation Law.

Why was this law chosen as the second to comprehend?

Because Su Yuan could refine collected materials into higher-level artifacts, thereby converting more teardrops—the difference between a pile of materials and an Acquired Supreme Treasure was enormous.

Su Yuan immediately took out the root essence of the Creation Law and began comprehending the Dao of Creation.

The Creation Law turned out to be unexpectedly difficult;

Su Yuan spent a full thirty thousand years comprehending it before reaching the level of proving the Dao and achieving Hunyuan.

At this point, he had become a Saint-level artifact refiner at the Hunyuan Great Luo level, capable of refining both Acquired Supreme Treasures and even Innate Supreme Treasures!

Su Yuan then began comprehending the Dimension Law.

The Dimension Law was a branch law of the Spatial Law. When Su Yuan comprehended it, he found it surprisingly manageable, much easier than he had imagined. This was likely due to his frequent use of [World Traveler] and [Mental Echo]. It took him only three hundred years to successfully comprehend it and prove the Dao, achieving Hunyuan.

Within the Primordial Isle, inside the central Great Thousand World, Zhuge Tao and the others once again looked towards the central palace area, their eyes flashing with astonishment.

“Another Great Luo Golden Immortal has proven the Dao and broken through! Could it be another senior brother or sister?” Feng Ling asked curiously.

“I don’t know, but I can sense that the law of the breakthrough should be related to space, while the previous one was related to the Time Law,” Sword Immortal Wine said enviously.

“Let’s focus on mastering the Star Law and proving the Dao to achieve Hunyuan first. Probably only after we’ve proven the Star Law will we be qualified to come into contact with other laws!” Zhuge Tao said calmly. “By the way, how is your progress now?”

Sima Nan smiled slightly: “Fifteen petals bloomed on the flower, a bit faster than you!”

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Tao smiled and pointed above his head.

Sima Nan looked up and saw that the Great Dao Golden Flower of Zhuge Tao’s Star Law already had seventeen petals bloomed!

“How is your speed so fast?” Sima Nan asked in shock.

“Sorry, my talent is better than yours,” Zhuge Tao said calmly.

“I’ve only comprehended up to twelve petals!” Feng Ling sighed.

These nominal disciples indeed seemed remarkable;

in just forty thousand years, the highest among them had comprehended up to the fifteen-petal level. Their comprehension aptitudes were top-tier within the Realm Sea, but they still had a long way to go. If they encountered no opportunities later, they would likely be stuck for countless more years.

Su Yuan ended his cultivation session and was pondering whether to continue comprehending the Star Law or go deal with the Calamity Fiends.

Finally, a response came through the Green Emperor’s [Mental Echo].

Su Yuan’s heart shook, and he immediately projected his thoughts over.

He felt his consciousness traverse endless time and space, finally arriving at a vast continent.

Above his head was a chaotic hue, with massive amounts of chaotic energy churning and crashing down onto the earth. However, the yellow land seemed to be the most solid object within the chaos, easily withstanding the impact of the chaotic energy.

Laws did not exist here;

it was filled with the most violent destructive force, an extremely harsh and terrifying region.

In a tribe composed of numerous stone houses.

The Green Emperor was sharpening his war blade.

Suddenly, his consciousness received a certain message, and a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes.

“Big Brother! We have a message from the old homeland!” the Green Emperor shouted towards one of the stone houses.

Several figures then emerged from the stone houses.

Those who came out were all humans, specifically several of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

“What news? Has the human race been exterminated?” the Heavenly Sovereign asked.

“No, a new Human Race Common Lord has contacted me. His cultivation is only at the early Hunyuan Great Luo stage;

it seems the human race has declined considerably.”

“As long as they haven’t been wiped out, it’s fine. I predicted long ago that the human race would face a tribulation. After surviving this tribulation, the human race will rise completely, don’t worry!” the Earth Sovereign said with a laugh.

After casually exchanging a few words, they each went their separate ways.

Su Yuan silently observed this tribe.

It was a very small tribe, with only seventy stone houses and a population of just one hundred twenty people. But within such a small tribe, there were actually eighty Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals or Saints, thirty at the Hunyuan Tai Chi Realm, and ten at the Hunyuan Wuji Realm!

Such a terrifying force made Su Yuan’s scalp tingle. Where exactly was this place?

In the sky, chaotic energy continued to crash down onto the earth, impacting the stone houses and creating loud thumping sounds.

Chaotic energy was a toxic substance even for Chaos Great Luo Golden Immortals. Exposure to chaotic energy required continuous consumption of magical power, which was why Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals dared not leave the Realm Sea.

Beyond the Realm Sea lay the chaos, and what existed within the chaos remained unknown. Many who left the Realm Sea were never seen again.

Those who managed to return from the chaos did so purely by luck.

The moment Su Yuan’s will descended.

Suddenly, far away on this continent, a figure opened its eyes.

He looked in Su Yuan’s direction and frowned: “There seems to be one of my enemies over there.”

At the same time, Su Yuan quickly sensed that on the other end of the continent, a kind of summoning sensation seemed to be constantly calling out to him.

Su Yuan’s heart jumped in alarm, and he swiftly withdrew his Mental Echo.

In an instant, he left this continent and returned to the Immortal-Demon Realm Sea.