Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” - Chapter 578: Su Yuan, the Underestimation
At this moment, Su Yuan had a bold speculation about the essence of Nothingness!
“Could it be that everything I’m experiencing and feeling right now is all part of Nothingness?”
Su Yuan gazed into the Nothingness, as if he could see its true face hidden behind.
“Impossible. I have also mastered the Real Dao Principle and the Illusion Dao Principle. If the entire Nothingness was an illusion, I would have seen through it.”
“Nothingness” originally represented non-existence, a concept even more elusive and intangible than illusion.
Yet he could survive within “Nothingness” and even open up a Chaos. This overturned the fundamental concept of “Nothingness.”
“So, this is a false lie. ‘Nothingness’ is not truly ‘nothingness’ at all!”
Su Yuan suddenly realized. If “Nothingness” truly did not exist, then Chaos could not possibly appear. Once Chaos appeared, “Nothingness” would no longer be pure and would lose its inherent characteristic of being “nothingness.”
For “Nothingness,” this was an error, a form of destruction!
Chaos was an erroneous outcome that needed to be cleaned up!
A strange idea inexplicably appeared in Su Yuan’s mind, causing his expression to change.
He immediately steeled his will, examined his own existence, and severed that bizarre thought.
“The Scavengers… I think I understand how the Scavengers came to be!”
Su Yuan understood now. The so-called Scavengers were Chaos Dominators whose wills had sunk into depravity or become twisted!
They were deceived by the nature of “Nothingness,” to the point of distorting their definition of existence. This was “Nothingness” subtly and imperceptibly warping the wills of the Dominators.
“Nothingness” was both non-existence, yet also omnipresent!
“Taihao… he almost became a Scavenger!” Su Yuan vaguely understood the fate that the Taihao Dominator was about to face earlier. He would have been twisted and assimilated by the Scavengers, becoming a new Scavenger.
But because of his intrusion, Taihao’s outcome changed.
That was just an accident.
Within the “Nothingness,” there were still more Chaos Dominators who would be twisted into Scavengers. They were erasing other Chaos Dominators, but in doing so, they were also erasing their own existence.
It was also at this moment that Su Yuan suddenly understood where the master of the Taihao Chaos (not the Life-bound Chaos) had gone. He had likely already become a Scavenger. But the Chaos he left behind was still nurturing the emergence of more Chaos Dominators.
Su Yuan inexplicably felt a sense of a destined cycle.
“Why am I thinking so much? I should focus on comprehending the Chaos True Intent!”
Su Yuan calmed his mind. While continuing to fish, he also continued to contemplate the Chaos Great Dao.
Meanwhile, within the Taihao Chaos, inside the Killing Battlefield.
The struggle was still ongoing.
The wager among the eight Chaos Dominators was not yet over.
The eight Chaos Dominators stood above the Nine Stars Land. Their bodies were enormous, each the size of a Chaos Kingdom, all looking down upon the battles taking place within the Nine Stars Land.
The Che Chi Old Man was toying with a stack of tokens in his hand, smiling as he said, “I already have six hundred Dao Venerable tokens here. Are your results as good as mine?”
Wuyazi coughed lightly. “Che Chi, you’re celebrating too early. My subordinates have already seized nine hundred Dao Venerable tokens!”
He turned his hand and produced the nine hundred tokens his subordinates had already exchanged.
The Che Chi Old Man raised an eyebrow. “How are your people so fast? Something feels off.”
The Stone Dominator laughed. “Haha, Wuyazi himself increased the exchange rewards by ten percent. Many people left the battlefield early to exchange tokens for benefits, so he temporarily seized a large number of tokens.”
“No wonder,” the Che Chi Old Man said disdainfully. “My subordinates have many tokens still on them. Once they go to exchange them, I will definitely catch up to you!”
Wuyazi said indifferently, “How about we tally the tokens already seized, including those not yet exchanged for merit? I believe my people are still the strongest!”
The other Dominators, feeling the gazes of the Che Chi trio upon them, also agreed.
The Che Chi Old Man glanced at the battlefield and spoke first. “My subordinates here have seized a total of one thousand two hundred Dao Venerable tokens!”
Wuyazi said calmly, “I have a total of one thousand two hundred and twenty Dao Venerable tokens here!”
The Che Chi Old Man was speechless. He was actually twenty tokens short.
The Stone Dominator said, “I have one thousand one hundred and twenty here!”
The Taixuan Dominator said casually, “One thousand eight hundred and thirty.”
The Che Chi Old Man was dumbfounded. The gap was even bigger.
The Moon Dominator said, “I don’t have many here, just one thousand three hundred.”
Dominator Jiemeng said, “One thousand two hundred and fifty.”
The Water Virtue Dominator said, “One thousand one hundred and ten!”
Finally, everyone’s gaze turned to Su Yuan.
Su Yuan checked the records and shrugged. “A total of seven hundred and twenty tokens!”
“Pfft!” The Che Chi Old Man couldn’t help but laugh unkindly.
Su Yuan looked over.
The Che Chi Old Man apologized, “Sorry, the gap is a bit big. I didn’t mean to mock you. But you just recently advanced to Chaos Dominator. Having seven hundred and twenty tokens is already good. This isn’t over yet. You still have a great chance!”
Su Yuan smiled faintly. “Indeed!”
Dominator Jiemeng said with some surprise, “You actually have over seven hundred? Your Seven Stars Dao Court is not simple!”
She glanced at the situation of the Dao Venerables in the Seven Stars Dao Court and suddenly said softly, “Huh? The number of Dao Venerables in your Seven Stars Dao Court has actually increased to four thousand? I remember your Dao Court only had a little over a hundred Dao Venerables before?”
At this moment, the other Dominators also showed expressions of surprise.
However, they quickly discovered the reason. Most of these newly advanced Dao Venerables had broken through using some obscure, non-mainstream Dao Principles. This situation was not the mainstream in Chaos. Seeing this, everyone was not optimistic, but on the surface, they didn’t say much.
Dominator Jiemeng kindly reminded, “Fellow Daoist Seven Stars, for disciples with the potential to break through to Chaos Dominator, it’s best to choose those stable Chaos paths. These strange and unusual Dao Principles might seem easier to break through with, but their future prospects are bleak!”
Su Yuan smiled and said, “Thank you for the suggestion, Fellow Daoist Jiemeng. I don’t interfere with the development of the Seven Stars Dao Court. They are left to their own devices. I only provide resources. The rest is up to them to decide!”
The Che Chi Old Man also said, “That’s not reliable! Seven Stars, I advise you to properly manage your Dao Court. It’s best to cultivate some quasi-Dominators. No matter how many low-level Dao Venerables you have, they can’t compare to a single quasi-Dominator realm cultivator!”
Su Yuan just smiled and didn’t explain further.
The Che Chi Old Man then said, “I’m currently ranked fifth for now, but I’m not far behind second place. Just you wait. I’ll go back later and properly whip my kids into shape, make them work harder.”
The others were also secretly competing, and they all felt that Su Yuan was undoubtedly in last place.
But just as the Dominators were engaged in heated discussion, they all paused simultaneously. They sensed a soaring, sky-piercing aura rising up from within the Nine Stars Land.
They all looked over.
