Chapter 483: The Past

Han Yuan’s punch came crashing down. The surface of the sea remained eerily calm, showing no signs of disturbance.

But anyone beneath the waves would have seen a massive cavity.

This cavity spanned several miles. The seawater within it had been vaporized in an instant, and it now churned with countless, chaotic strands of Five Elements Evil Qi. This formed an indescribable aura of destruction, preventing any water from flowing back in.

As the Five Elements Evil Qi spread, the cavity continued to expand.

Dozens of seconds later, the moment the Five Elements Evil Qi spiraled completely out of control, the sea for dozens of miles around roared, unleashing countless tsunamis.

Han Yuan stood amidst the raging sea, his black hair flying, like a Storm Sea God.

“The power of this Primordial Qi is quite something… It has exceeded my expectations.”

With a wave of his hand, Han Yuan stilled the surging, churning waves, a slight smile touching his lips.

The next moment.

He vanished from above the sea.

….

With the death of the Nether Dragon, the turmoil caused by the Source Evil Seed and the Evil Demon Seeds seemed to have completely subsided.

On the Southern Star Continent, the Source Evil Seed and Evil Demon Seeds were almost never seen again.

The world returned to its former state of tranquility.

But the Spiritual Qi Storm continued unabated. Its concentration grew ever richer, causing more and more Spiritual Lands to emerge across the world. The names of many gifted Martial Artists and Abnormal People also grew in renown.

Breaking through to the Innate and Divine Sea Grandmaster realms was clearly far easier than before.

And Han Yuan’s fame was no longer limited to the Great Li Dynasty. The entire Southern Star Continent, and even the three continents of Beichen, Dongsheng, and Xisha, had heard of his deeds.

He was hailed as the strongest expert since the Chaotic Ancient Era, worshipped by countless Martial Artists.

If this trend continued, it was highly likely to usher in another glorious age.

Meanwhile, Liang Ze, Zhang Cang, and the others had also made great discoveries on Glazed Island.

The books left behind in the Nether Dragon’s basement, in particular, introduced them to an entirely different system.

A system of technology.

Of course, with only these books to go on, they would need a very long time.

It seemed that everything was heading in a positive direction.

But Han Yuan knew this peace would not last.

Soon, the frenzied and violent Source Seed would attempt to breach the Bronze Immortal Sect.

If no one was there to stop it, it would mean the end of the world.

The only way, therefore, was to enter the Bronze Immortal Sect and kill the Source Seed for good.

Only then would the world truly be safe.

And the hopes of the entire world rested on Han Yuan’s shoulders.

….

「Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.」

Han Yuan had returned from the sea to the Great Li Dynasty, back to the Great Demon Palace.

By this time, the Great Demon Palace had become the Great Li Dynasty’s sacred land of Cultivation.

Countless people who looked up to Han Yuan were desperate to enter the Great Demon Palace and cultivate.

The Great Demon Palace was being expanded daily, keeping the Elders incredibly busy.

It could be said that the Great Demon Palace was now the largest Sect in the Great Li Dynasty, far surpassing its former self.

This was all thanks to Han Yuan.

The disciples of the Great Demon Palace all but worshipped Han Yuan as a Divine Spirit.

Han Yuan, however, paid no mind to any of this. Ever since his return, he had been in secluded Cultivation and had not made a single appearance. He spent every day practicing the Eight Desolates Dragon God Observation Method.

「In the secret chamber.」

Han Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes no longer looked human. They had become the cold, imperious eyes of a dragon.

He had finally cultivated the Eight Desolates Dragon God Observation Method to the level of Perfection, simultaneously forming a new Divine Power: Long Wei.

He could now transform his Spiritual Power into an incredibly terrifying draconic pressure—the Long Wei—to crush an opponent’s Heart Spirit and even force them into submission.

At this point, all the Martial Arts Han Yuan practiced had been cultivated to the Perfection level.

For him, cultivating any other Martial Arts would now be a waste of time.

Even if he could gain a little more power, it would be a drop in the ocean—utterly insufficient to deal with the Source Seed.

He had now reached the apex of power in this civilization.

This led to a rather awkward problem.

He stood at the pinnacle, but there was no path forward.

In other words, the Skill Proficiency Panel was temporarily useless to him.

He had to forge his own path and create a Cultivation Technique to break through to the Nirvana Realm. Only then could he use the Skill Proficiency Panel to continually advance and break through.

But breaking through one’s limits couldn’t be achieved with mere thought.

Even for someone at Han Yuan’s level, it would require a vast amount of time, accumulation, and experimentation.

‘So-called Nirvana… is to find life in death…’

‘Perhaps the ancient sages had already touched upon another realm… but the dawn of the Chaotic Ancient Era caused the Cultivation Civilization to decline…’

‘But this path… how exactly am I supposed to walk it…?’

Han Yuan had a few vague ideas, but they would require slow, careful experimentation to become something useful.

“And this stone dust… I can already adapt to its radiation…”

“Next, I need to adapt to the radiation from the Ancient God Stone. That way, I’ll be able to use this stone against the Source Seed.”

Han Yuan muttered to himself.

There was only one Ancient God Stone.

Therefore, when he entered the Bronze Immortal Sect, he was destined to fight alone.

Anyone else who entered the Bronze Immortal Sect would simply be seeking death; they would inevitably be corrupted by the Source Seed.

Because the Source Seed was a monster formed from the fusion of the Immortal Sect’s creator and the Source Demon Blood.

The Source Demon Blood, one must understand, came from the highest level of existence in the universe—unnamable and untouchable.