Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” - Chapter 467: Experiment on the Effects of Chaos Time
Netherdark said warily, “Fellow Daoist Seven Stars, perhaps you could explain more clearly!”
Su Yuan looked at Netherdark.
【True Name】: Jiuyou · Netherdark · Calamity · Soul Lord
【Realm】: Third-stage Dao Lord
【Chaos Time】: 85.68 million breaths
【Rest Time】: 5.12 million breaths
He saw the Chaos Time Netherdark had experienced, a staggering figure exceeding eighty million breaths. Yet, the rest time within it was only 5.12 million breaths.
This made Su Yuan feel quite regretful. What was the point of cultivating for so long? It was a pure waste of time!
Netherdark felt very uncomfortable under Su Yuan’s intense gaze and asked, “What are you looking at?”
Su Yuan smiled slightly. “Naturally, I am looking at that intangible resource on your person.”
Netherdark spoke, “If you are willing, Fellow Daoist, could you allow me to examine it as well?”
Su Yuan extended a finger and pointed towards Netherdark’s rest time.
In that instant, Su Yuan’s finger took on a chaotic hue, a dull, grayish color that seemed utterly unremarkable, yet it suddenly appeared to possess the ability to touch the intangible Chaos Time.
Netherdark stared at that finger with a grave expression.
The finger touched the surface of his body. A wisp of chaotic-colored airflow materialized out of thin air and was drawn away by the finger.
In the next blink, Su Yuan had already retracted his finger.
That wisp of chaotic-colored airflow now appeared on Su Yuan’s finger, spinning around it.
“This is the Chaos Breath!” Su Yuan stated.
Netherdark stared for a long time but couldn’t discern the nature of this thing.
“This object must have a special effect for you, Fellow Daoist, correct?” Netherdark inquired.
Su Yuan replied straightforwardly, “For me, this Chaos Breath is equivalent to Dao Source, and its effect is even stronger. But for others, it is a useless thing!”
Netherdark tried to touch that wisp of chaotic-colored airflow, but his hand passed directly through it. Even under the perception of various Dao Principles, that spot was simply a void!
He was puzzled. What exactly was Chaos Breath?
He truly didn’t feel like he had lost anything, but Su Yuan had indeed extracted Chaos Breath. So, should he trade with Su Yuan or not?
However, what Netherdark did not know was that the moment he agreed to let Su Yuan extract Chaos Time, Su Yuan had already directly taken away all of Netherdark’s rest time.
On Su Yuan’s data panel, a new line of text appeared prominently.
【Ding, Rest Time +5.12 million breaths of Chaos Time】
Initially, Su Yuan hadn’t expected that extracting rest time would be so effortless for him. It might be due to the overwhelming difference in realm, or perhaps the effect of the 【Balancing Work and Rest】 trait was too heaven-defying. In any case, he had extracted Netherdark’s Chaos Breath in one go.
It was only then that Netherdark asked, “Then, Fellow Daoist, what is your offer?”
Su Yuan coughed lightly and said, “I have two proposals here. One is a lump sum price: one hundred trillion Dao Source! I’ll give you one hundred trillion pieces of Dao Source directly and take all your Chaos Breath!”
“And the other proposal?” Netherdark asked.
“Simple. I will share the usage effect of the Chaos Breath with you. The resources you can use amount to ten percent of all your Chaos Breath. The remaining ninety percent will all belong to me!”
Su Yuan stated calmly.
At this moment, Su Yuan didn’t have much Dao Source left, so he still hoped Netherdark would choose the second option.
This would also allow Su Yuan to see how the experimental effect turned out.
“Ten percent?” Netherdark’s expression turned displeased. “Ten percent is far too little. This was originally my possession.”
Su Yuan shrugged. “Let me give you a simple analogy. You possess a spirit stone mine, but you have no idea how to mine the mineral vein. For you, the mineral vein is a useless thing. Now, I possess the mining capability. Giving you ten percent means you gain ten percent of the spirit stones out of thin air, obtaining benefits from nothing!”
“If you feel at a disadvantage, I can directly give you one hundred trillion Dao Source, equivalent to contracting that spirit stone mine!”
Netherdark fell into deep thought.
One hundred trillion Dao Source was indeed an enormous amount for him, but he was even more curious about the so-called function of this Chaos Breath.
Just as Su Yuan said, if he couldn’t utilize this thing, it was no different from it not existing.
“I choose the second proposal,” Netherdark declared.
Hearing this, Su Yuan nodded.
With a point of his finger, the Chaos Breath flew back towards the Netherdark Dao Venerable.
510,000 breaths of Chaos Time transformed at this moment into a mass of chaotic fire, enveloping Netherdark.
Netherdark’s heart grew tense, fearing this might be some underhanded trick by Su Yuan. However, both he and Su Yuan had signed a contract on the Causality Stele forbidding mutual attacks, so this shouldn’t be an assault.
Sure enough, when the chaotic fire began to burn him.
In that instant, he felt his comprehension ability instantly soar to an unimaginable height. It was as if he had become a Chaos Dominator. All the Dao Principles before his eyes became simple.
The fourth Dao Principle he had been contemplating was precisely the Life Dao Principle, but he had never found a way to integrate it into himself.
Now, it was as if a flash of inspiration struck him, and he found an incredibly compatible method of fusion.
When he attempted to fuse the Life Dao Principle, the speed was also unimaginably fast!
The repulsive force that should have existed between the four major Dao Principles turned to nothingness under the scorching of the chaotic fire.
Thus, Netherdark very smoothly broke through to the Fourth-stage Dao Lord level!
Netherdark was extremely shaken in his heart. This mass of chaotic fire was truly too powerful. The breakthrough just now had only consumed half a tenth of the flames.
Without hesitation, after breaking through to Fourth-stage Dao Lord, Netherdark immediately began deducing his subsequent cultivation path.
For him now, the most difficult part was the confusion about the road ahead. He needed to find the Dao Principles most compatible with himself.
The chaotic fire blazed fiercely, illuminating Netherdark’s path forward.
Netherdark saw the sky-reaching path leading to the highest peak.
All the Dao Principles he had ever comprehended circled around him. One by one, the Dao Principles lit up, becoming clearer and more intimate.
This step of deduction consumed the chaotic fire extremely intensely.
When deducing the fifth Dao Principle, the chaotic fire consumed another half a tenth!
Netherdark did not hesitate, seizing the time to continue deducing the sixth compatible Dao Principle.
The chaotic fire vanished by one-tenth!
After consuming another four-tenths of the chaotic fire, the Netherdark Dao Venerable found the compatible seventh and eighth Dao Principles!
Taking advantage of the remaining four-tenths of chaotic fire, Netherdark immediately began cultivating the fifth and sixth Dao Principles.
Netherdark, Calamity, Soul, Life!
Next came the Death Dao Principle and the Cycle Dao Principle!
These two Dao Principles had long been mastered by Netherdark. At this moment, under the burning of the chaotic fire, they accelerated their integration into Netherdark’s Origin Space.
At the moment the chaotic fire was completely exhausted, Netherdark successfully incorporated the two Dao Principles into his body, successfully stepping into the Sixth-stage Dao Lord level.
