Since Yao Zixuan was captured by the five great holy lands, he had always hated his own weakness and powerlessness deep in his heart.
Unable to protect his family.
He was not impatient externally, but he was always pushing himself, always anxious.
Being too strong and vigorous instead bound his cultivation and the direction of his path.
It wasn't until he comprehended the Dao Rhyme's blessing in the first city of the Human King's Road that he had a sudden enlightenment and figured this out.
The Yuan Dao Scripture operated in a frenzy, and some subtle points of the cultivation techniques were modified and transformed under Chen Jiuyang's thoughts.
"Crack—"
Perhaps, it was time to let go of some things to go further.
With a clear mind.
Chen Jiuyang involuntarily ascended to the peak, erupting with a shocking aura.
This scene immediately attracted the attention of many prodigies.
"This is the peak of the second level of the Venerable Realm cultivation!"
"Is he about to break through to the third level?"
"This... to break through so quickly, doesn't that mean he has already grasped his own Great Dao origin?"
"Hiss... which supreme force produced this monstrous talent."
Even Qi Degui, who was guarding Chen Jiuyang, was stunned.
Brother Chen was about to break through to the third level of the Venerable Realm.
"Boom!!!"
A sense of Dao Rhyme erupted, flowing around Chen Jiuyang's body.
"Nurturing Dao... Severing Dao... Great Dao Origin..."
"Remarkable."
"No, his Dao Rhyme is only a little, not complete."
"Hiss... one origin is not enough to support his Great Dao's advancement."
"As expected of a monstrous talent from some supreme force, his techniques can actually fuse more than one origin."
A flash of inspiration.
Chen Jiuyang's aura suddenly surged by a large margin.
Smoothly stepping into the third level of the Venerable Realm.
"This time, severing the Dao and severing obsessions is to sever the obsession of self-hatred."
Various thoughts surged in Chen Jiuyang's mind, and he felt a sense of relief.
"Indeed, breaking through cultivation in the Big Dipper Minor Immortal Realm is smoother. Breaking through the second and third levels, there is no restraint from the Universal Heavenly Lock."
Perhaps it was because his karma and obsessions in the mortal world were too deep, that once he returned to Earth, he would be bound by everything closely related to him, preventing him from being at ease.
"If the mortal world has some peculiarity that makes it difficult for the inheritors of the Human King's Road to proceed, then I will try again after returning to Earth to see if that is the case."
"But the next focus is how to condense the four great origins and laws of water, wood, metal, and earth."
"I am the Pure Yang Body, and because I walked the Human King's Road, I encountered the Four-Nine Wind and Fire Tribulation when I advanced to the Venerable Realm, and thus I was fortunate enough to obtain the origin and law of fire."
Only now did Chen Jiuyang finally understand his requirements for advancing to the Emperor Realm.
To further fuse the four great origins and laws.
If he broke through cultivation on Earth, he would need to continue on the path of severing obsessions, but in this Minor Immortal Realm, on this Human King's Road, it seemed unnecessary.
It seemed that this ancient city of the Human King's Road, like the dream realm of the Immortal Falling Cliff forbidden area, had special characteristics.
Breaking through cultivation in the dream realm of the Immortal Falling Cliff forbidden area did not trigger heavenly tribulations.
This ancient city of the Human King's Road was not bound by karma.
Being able to penetrate the power of karma was something even true immortals could not do, but Human Emperors could.
Chen Jiuyang was both surprised and sighed at the immense power of the Human Emperors.
After a long while, Chen Jiuyang stopped thinking and slowly opened his eyes.
How to obtain the other four great origins and laws, by his own thinking, was too slow.
It would be faster to directly attack other demonic sects and inquire from the ancestors, or to request them from the ancestors.
Qi Degui looked at Chen Jiuyang with admiration: "Congratulations, Brother Chen, on your breakthrough. You have taken another step on the path of the Great Dao."
Chen Jiuyang slowly shook his head, his expression calm:
"It was just luck."
He had been stuck at the peak of the second level of the Venerable Realm for quite some time.
Now that he had broken through, his thoughts were clear, and his mood was extremely calm.
Qi Degui said: "Brother Chen is a divine body, and you already have origins and laws. What do you plan to do next? Continue to hone your saber path on the arena, or head to the first city's checkpoint?"
Chen Jiuyang's strength was already formidable, and now that he had broken through to the third level of the Venerable Realm, with his combat power, it was likely that few people in the first city of the Human King's Road could match him.
Because some unimaginably monstrous talents had already rushed to the latter half of the Human King's Road.
With Chen Jiuyang's cultivation, he was now qualified to fight his way to the middle section of the Human King's Road.
Chen Jiuyang smiled and said, "The first city's checkpoint?"
"Indeed," Qi Degui introduced, "there are many benefits to breaking through each city's checkpoint on the Human King's Road."
"The first is to gain the qualification to proceed to the next city."
"The second is that one can select weapons, cultivation techniques, and elixirs from the Great Emperor's Treasury, although it also depends on one's strength."
Chen Jiuyang's expression flickered: "The Great Emperor's Treasury?"
"The Human King's Road was established by a Human Emperor in the past. Later, many Great Emperors also walked the Human King's Road in their youth, and after becoming Emperors, they gave back to the Human King's Road and made many additions."
"This Great Emperor's Treasury is one of them."
Hearing this, Chen Jiuyang was somewhat moved and said with a smile, "Then I'll play around on the arena for a bit longer."
This statement made Qi Degui's heart tremble. Damn it, is this the difference between me and a monstrous talent?
This life-and-death arena was just playing around for Chen Jiuyang.
The gap was truly terrifying.
Chen Jiuyang got up. On the arena, during the time he was in seclusion to break through his cultivation, others had already stepped onto the stage to engage in combat.
If they won, they would gain the blessing and comprehension of Dao Rhyme, shortening their cultivation time.
It had to be said that this Human King's Road was truly a good place, no wonder countless prodigies came here to venture.
After a battle ended, Chen Jiuyang stepped onto the stage.
The people in all directions were slightly shaken. This lord had voluntarily stepped onto the stage.
Who among the people in the vicinity did not know that this monstrous talent had broken through to the third level of the Venerable Realm on the spot?
Chen Jiuyang stood on the arena for a long time, but no one stepped forward to challenge him.
They were prodigies, but they were not fools.
Knowing that they could not win due to the vast disparity in strength, why would they still go up to be humiliated and suffer injuries for no reason?
That would be too unwise.
Chen Jiuyang slowly shook his head: "Uninteresting, then I'll go to the checkpoint. Brother Qi, I'll wait for you ahead."
With that, Chen Jiuyang slowly moved towards the deepest part of the first city.
In the depths of the first city, there were dozens of scattered prodigies dispersed in all directions.
In front of the city gate stood a battle-armored puppet covered in scars. Just standing there motionlessly, it exuded a terrifying aura.
Some were healing, some were observing, their gazes all fixed on this battle-armored puppet.
Chen Jiuyang's gaze flickered. It seemed that to pass through this first city, one had to defeat this puppet.
Those who could pass the arena challenge and come to challenge the checkpoint should not be weak in combat.
Moreover, it seemed that these scattered dozens of people had been here for quite some time and knew each other.
When these people saw Chen Jiuyang arrive, they all sized him up.
"A newcomer."