Chapter 895 - 622: Power of Dimension

"The Abyss of Ten Thousand Paths is not the right time for me to enter. Going in now would be merely a waste of opportunity."

Moonlight slowly withdrew from Chen Sheng’s eyes, his expression becoming even more composed, his thoughts clear and unequivocal, devoid of greed and recklessness.

The realm of True Immortal is still distant; even the threshold of Mahayana has yet to be reached. The profundity of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Paths is such that, at his current realm, forcing comprehension would yield not a trace of gain.

"As for the Valley of Five Decays and Annihilation and the Cosmos Sea of Xuanhuang, there is only one chance for comprehension, and they must be used wisely, not recklessly."

He had already planned in his heart.

In the previous life, he had used the innate Blood Dao as his foundation, traversing with great difficulty until he eventually reached Daoist Monarch San Shuai.

In this life, his talent far surpasses before, and the preliminary three decays have broken through themselves, rendering the opportunities from the Valley of Five Decays and Annihilation unnecessary.

"I have experience with the fourth decay; it may not pass unevenly."

"It’s most suitable to use the Valley of Five Decays and Annihilation on the fifth decay when the Dao Heart faces the ultimate trial, to maximize assistance."

"The Cosmos Sea of Xuanhuang will be specifically used for the last step in breaking through to Mahayana, severing karma, transcending the Grand Thousand, perfectly matching it."

With his thoughts settled, Chen Sheng gazed upon the Sword Mountain of Heaven and Earth below him.

"For now, the Sword Mountain of Heaven and Earth is sufficient."

"Here, the complete path of innate Taiyin exists. With my current talent, focusing on comprehension here, I can make gradual progress."

"But now that I’ve broken through to Daoist Monarch, it’s time to stir things up."

From extreme stillness to movement, Chen Sheng decided to first challenge the mountain for training, coincidentally retrieving the hidden assets left from his previous life.

Through many cycles of reincarnation, since the second life, he had the habit of establishing Secret Mansions and preserving accumulations.

In his previous life, as Daoist Monarch San Shuai, it was no different.

His lifespan in the previous life extended over five hundred Primordial Assemblies.

Relying on the Clear Treasure Spring of the Eight Treasures Palace, he could exchange ten thousand contribution points every five Primordial Assemblies, accumulating over the years, his wealth peaked at breaking a million contribution points.

However, the cultivation of a Daoist Monarch was astonishingly costly, and all kinds of enlightenment resources had to be exchanged with contribution points.

In addition, constant epochal restarts and deductions consumed the majority of his savings.

Ultimately, he was left with only fifty thousand contribution points.

By then, he had already seen that further progress was nearly impossible.

So he converted all his savings into rare treasures and enlightenment resources, hid it in a certain secret cave mansion, and left it as a fallback.

"Now taking it out will accelerate the cultivation progress, and there will be no more need to worry about resources."

Chen Sheng’s lips slightly upturned, a direction clear in his heart.

With a slight movement of his figure, he sped away into the depths of Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain.

First, challenge the mountain for training, then go retrieve the hidden treasures from his previous life’s cave mansion.

...

Time flows on.

In a fire hall within Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain.

Liu Chengyu sat cross-legged in meditation, the Taiyang Power slowly circulating, concentrating on refining the foundation of the first step of the Integration Realm.

Dharma Master Yanxuan stood in the hall, gazing at the Cloud Sea outside, full of expectations for Liu Chengyu, occasionally offering some cultivation insights.

Suddenly, on the Immortal Ranking, a name burst forth with brilliant light, like thunder breaking the sky, directly ascending to the thirty-fifth layer.

That was the domain reserved for Daoist Monarchs, a height countless cultivators struggle to reach in a lifetime.

"Is that... Zhang Xingdao?!"

Dharma Master Yanxuan shuddered, his surrounding Dao Power suddenly surged and then quickly gathered again.

The calm on his face was instantly replaced by shock, his pupils contracting as he stared at the Immortal Ranking.

"Three Primordial Assemblies! In just three Primordial Assemblies, he became a Daoist Monarch?!"

As an Integration Great Power, he knew best how difficult the realm of Daoist Monarch was.

Even for those with outstanding talent, it would take dozens to hundreds of Primordial Assemblies to go from Dharma Master to Daoist Monarch.

Zhang Xingdao achieved it in just three Primordial Assemblies!

This speed exceeded his imagination.

Dharma Master Yanxuan turned his head to Liu Chengyu, his tone filled with emotion:

"Chengyu, look..."

Liu Chengyu slowly opened his eyes, his heart unusually calm, letting out a slight sigh with a hint of helplessness:

"He truly is a freak!"

Back in the Three Extremes Dao Assembly, he suffered a crushing defeat at the other’s hands, after which he set the other as his lifelong goal, doing his utmost to catch up.

Several Primordial Assemblies had passed, he had finally condensed the Dharma Seed, stepping into the Integration Realm but still remained at the first step.

While Zhang Xingdao had already become a Daoist Monarch, towering over an entire Great Realm.

The gap had become as vast as the heavens and earth.

Liu Chengyu slowly closed his eyes again, his mind as clear as water.

The gap was too vast now to even stir a ripple; all he could do was calm his heart and steadily continue his cultivation.

...

In the Antarctic Immortal Mansion, Qingxuan Hall.

The news of Chen Sheng’s achievement of Daoist Monarch reached Qin Jihai’s ears, causing his aura to immediately become chaotic and fluctuate dramatically.

He suddenly stood up, gaze fixedly in the direction of Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain, his pupils contracting, his face full of disbelief as he exclaimed:

"Daoist Monarch! How is it possible? It’s only been three Primordial Assemblies!"

He knew better than anyone the difficulty of breaking through to the Daoist Monarch realm.

Back then, he risked his life countless times, repeatedly teetering on the brink of annihilation, and wandered on the edges of life and death in order to become a Daoist Monarch.

If it hadn’t been for the serendipitous acquisition of Daoist Monarch Dong Yin’s inheritance, borrowing that priceless wisp of Yin Yang primal breath, he would never have ascended to the rank of Daoist Monarch.

But after becoming a Daoist Monarch, his potential was nearly exhausted, and for many years he remained stuck at a bottleneck of the first decline of the Daoist Monarchs, unable to even touch the edge of the second decline.

With time, he became disheartened and gave up on further breakthroughs, opting instead to seek out heirs to continue his legacy.

"Several Primordial Assemblies ago, he had just broken through to Dharma Master. I wanted to take him as my disciple, but I was a step too late."

"I didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye, he’d become a Daoist Monarch, standing on equal footing with me!"

After the shock, Qin Jihai was filled with regret and frustration.

If he hadn’t been pretentious back then and had taken him under his wing for careful guidance, he could have had another Daoist Monarch disciple.

Perhaps, with the help of such a heaven-defying disciple, he could have broken through his own bottleneck, reached the second decline, or even gone further.

But there’s no medicine for regret in the world, a missed opportunity is simply missed!

After a moment, Qin Jihai calmed his emotions, a hint of relief appearing in his eyes.

"Though I failed to recruit him as a disciple, he is ultimately part of the Antarctic Immortal Mansion, a member of the Pan Wu sect."

"His achievement as Daoist Monarch is a great event for the Immortal Mansion, enhancing its foundation once again."

Mind made up, he hesitated no longer.

He raised his hand to form a Communication Jade Talisman, infused Dao Power into it, and sent it flying as a stream of light deep into the Immortal Mansion.

He intended to invite another Daoist Monarch, Nan Wu, to accompany him to Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain to pay respects to this newly ascended Daoist Monarch.

It was both a gesture of goodwill and an effort to forge closer ties for the future of the Immortal Mansion.

"Daoist Friend Nan Wu, come quickly to Qingxuan Hall, accompany me to Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain to pay respects to Chen Daoist Monarch!"

The message was urgent and solemn.

This newly ascended Daoist Monarch’s future is boundless, befriending him early yields all benefits without harm.

...

In a realm within the Grand Thousand Worlds, a place where the void wrinkles.

Chen Sheng halted before a seemingly empty expanse of desolate void, a hint of understanding flickered in his eyes.

This was precisely the Secret Realm he set up in a past life.

Even if ordinary cultivators visited this place a million times, they’d only perceive it as a normal piece of empty desolation, without sensing any anomaly.

Chen Sheng raised a finger and gently pointed a Spell.

As if unveiling a painting, layers of ripples spread across the void.

There was no roar or phenomenon; in the silent emptiness, a deep portal slowly opened.

This was the hidden mansion he personally created in his previous life.

At the center of the mansion, a Treasure Vault silently floated.

Chen Sheng’s gaze slightly fell, and with a wave of his hand in the air.

The layers of seals, myriad restrictions, time locks, and illusion arrays on the Treasure Vault silently and effortlessly unraveled.

It was as if these restrictions naturally dispersed upon his return.

The Treasure Vault slowly opened.

Boundless rosy light surged out, auspicious energy in thousands, and Spiritual Rhyme soared to the skies.

Inside laid all the treasures he exchanged for with fifty thousand Contribution Points back in the day.

Wangyou Dao Lotus, Ten Thousand Tribulations Fallen Gold, Realm Heart Stone, Enlightenment Divine Liquid...

Each item was enough to make ordinary Daoist Monarchs envious.

Chen Sheng stood with hands behind his back, looking at the cave full of rare treasures, nodding lightly:

"Not bad."

To him now, these were merely stepping stones on the path of cultivation, resources for breaking through to higher realms.

With a thought, Invisible Power swept forth.

All the treasures orderly transformed into streams of light, absorbed entirely into the Middle Thousand World opened within his body, leaving no trace of aura.

After gathering the rare treasures, Chen Sheng turned and stepped out of the mansion.

Behind him, the void slowly closed, reverting to dead silence and barrenness, as if no Secret Mansion had ever existed there.

At that moment, a sudden warmth rose deep within his body.

A latent Talent quietly awoke—the Dimension Demon God.

An indescribable, strange power gently emerged.

It was so faint it was nearly imperceptible, yet it precisely touched upon an entirely different dimension.

Chen Sheng’s Heart Spirit slightly stirred, instinctively trying to grasp this power, but only caught hold of emptiness.

He shook his head lightly, silently musing:

"The Power of Dimension, truly unfathomable."

The Daoist Monarch realm appears to be high up in the Immortal Dao, but faced with such transcendent power beyond the Grand Thousand, it still seems limited.

Since he couldn’t control it for now, he didn’t force it, allowing the Dimension Demon God Talent to operate on its own, patiently waiting for the future.