Within the vast expanse of Confucian Civilization, amidst countless libraries, Lu Yuan sat cross-legged. His immediate task was to absorb the remnants of the Shattered Great Wilderness Sword Scroll from a Minor Thousand World.
It is a universally understood truth that the larger one’s personal world, the greater their combat strength, and the smoother the path toward breaking through to the Civilization Realm. However, expanding one’s own world is far from simple; it is incredibly difficult, a feat many attempt through various means without success.
Under normal circumstances, even with Lu Yuan’s immense fortune and supreme talent, this would be impossible. But these are not normal circumstances.
Having already constructed his world through the 'Gamble' Clone, Lu Yuan merely awaited the evolution of the Sword World. This meant he was effectively adding the Shattered Great Wilderness Sword Scroll Minor Thousand World directly onto the foundation of his existing world.
Lu Yuan sat still, raising his own Sword World while simultaneously releasing the Shattered Great Wilderness Sword Scroll Minor Thousand World. A massive Minor Thousand World materialized, and though neither world was complete, they violently collided in the void.
Rumble! The two Minor Thousand Worlds clashed.
In an instant, Lu Yuan felt an agonizing, searing pain in his soul. He immediately understood this was the direct result of the two worlds colliding.
If he could not suppress this conflict, he might very well perish right here. Damn it!
He truly never expected such terrifying peril! This was too horrifying!
Lu Yuan took a deep breath. Now, at this point of extreme danger, he needed to maintain absolute composure.
He had to figure out how to resolve the current crisis, for failure meant certain death, and time was running out. Lu Yuan marshaled all his spiritual energy, striving to bridge the gap between the two impossibly large Minor Thousand Worlds, intending to use his soul as a buffer.
If successful, he would not only survive but also gain unimaginable, extraordinary benefits. Lu Yuan’s soul was freakishly powerful; its current strength rivaled that of a peak World Realm expert.
With such a potent soul, if unleashed, a mere sweep of his divine sense could instantaneously cover the entire land of the Jin State. Yes, his soul was that powerful.
Of course, such a sweeping divine sense would necessarily be extremely diffuse across every inch of space. Now, however, Lu Yuan gathered countless threads of divine sense, fusing them to act as the buffer between his Sword World and the Sword Scroll World.
The two worlds slammed into his soul, transmitting waves of excruciating pain. He must endure!
The first impact between his world and the Sword Scroll World nearly knocked Lu Yuan unconscious, but he grit his teeth and bore it, clinging to a single conviction: he must endure. Boom!
The second impact! The third impact!
Two consecutive blows forced Lu Yuan to vomit several mouthfuls of blood, and his soul was nearly shattered completely. Lu Yuan’s face was shockingly pale.
This wouldn't work; although his soul possessed the peak power of the World Realm, facing the collision of two Minor Thousand Worlds, his soul was simply too far inferior. It was insufficient.
What to do? Time was dwindling fast.
If he couldn't devise a solution within the time it takes half an incense stick to burn, he would likely die here, utterly destroyed by these savage impacts. It was too terrifying.
Lu Yuan calmed his mind, frantically searching for solutions. The 'Dao' Clone was useless, the Little Sword Dao Tree, useless, the 'Restrain' Clone, useless, the 'Gamble' Clone, useless, the twenty-nine secondary Sword Dao characters, useless.
Everything was pointless. Damn it, was he truly going to die here?
Just then, enlightenment struck him. The triangle is the most stable geometric form.
His own world and the Sword Scroll World formed two vertices; if a third vertex were added, wouldn't it stabilize? But adding a third, equal vertex was not easy.
Wait—he had an idea. He had a solution!
The Sword Realm! The Sword Realm was an impossibly vast Minor Thousand World.
Naturally, he couldn't summon the entire Sword Realm here, but since both the current worlds were kept close by him, he could shift this dimensional space next to the Sword Realm. [Search Baidu for Huashan Immortal Gate for updates.] Lu Yuan summoned the Bridge of Space, heading directly toward the Sword Realm.
Upon reaching the threshold of the Sword Realm, he manifested both his own world and the Sword Scroll World. A triangle, indeed, was the most stable configuration.
The Sword Realm was immensely large, and the Sword Scroll World was also extraordinary; relatively speaking, Lu Yuan’s nascent self-world was the weakest. Yet, even so, a point of balance was gradually achieved, unlike the prior violent, terrifying collisions.
The Sword Scroll World, though once extraordinary, was already damaged; thus, it was gradually suppressed by the colossal Sword Realm. Once suppressed, it slowly began to draw closer to Lu Yuan’s own world, finally completing the convergence.
A surge of joy filled Lu Yuan as he initiated the process of merging the two. His soul had recovered slightly, and Lu Yuan carefully began coaxing the two entities closer, meticulously managing the merging of the two Minor Thousand Worlds.
Boom! A colossal sound erupted as the two continental plates struck one another, but this time, the impact drew them closer rather than pushing them apart.
Success! It was finally successful!
Lu Yuan was filled with boundless elation; the gains from this success were immense. Lu Yuan scanned the Sword Scroll World with his divine sense and discovered it was roughly five times larger than his own world.
His own world, in turn, was about twice the size of an average person's world. Therefore, his world was roughly twelve times the size of a normal person's world.
It is common knowledge that the larger the self-composed world, the stronger the combat power. His current Minor Thousand World far surpassed that of ordinary individuals.
Of course, Lu Yuan knew that merely surpassing the average person did not mean his world was larger than that of the Son of the Desolation. That Son of the Epoch still held the advantage over him in every aspect, but one day, Lu Yuan vowed to utterly dethrone the Son of the Epoch.
Lu Yuan's current world consisted of one half, which had yet to evolve mountains and rivers, and the other half, the original Sword Scroll World, which had yet to generate life force. Now, he only needed to wait for their genesis; once they evolved, they would manifest into a colossal world, propelling him to the Invincible True Realm of Battle Power—all he needed now was patience.
Both his original world and the original Sword Scroll World were now unified, referred to as the New Sword World. Within his New Sword World, Lu Yuan realized he had overlooked one crucial element.
The Sword Intent Monsters. It had been mentioned previously that the Sword Intent Monsters held over a hundred strands of sword intent.
Due to fortuitous circumstances, Lu Yuan had drawn away several dozen, leaving sixty-four strands behind. He had been waiting for the feast of these sixty-four intents, which he could now finally consume.
Lu Yuan ascended into the sky, going directly to search for the Sword Intent Monsters. He wondered what kind of sword intents would manifest this time, and what governing principles they would help him achieve.
While accompanying the Deputy Master of Confucian Civilization, this Civilization-level figure, Lu Yuan finally grasped the nature of the Ten Great Governing Principles. The first ranked was naturally the Principle of Destiny, hailed as the strongest principle, almost akin to the Dao within the script—the ultimate existence—yet no one had ever truly mastered it.
[Search Baidu for Huashan Immortal Gate for updates.] However, the Principle of Destiny had left behind numerous branches, such as the Minor Principle of Destiny, exemplified by Jian Yun Chou's Heart of the Gambler Sutra. The remaining nine principles did not have a fixed ranking; they were mutually supportive and restrictive.
If a ranking were forced, the Principle of Karma would be exceptionally potent. Of the remaining nine principles, Lu Yuan had practiced seven: the Principle of Adaptation, the Principle of Order, the Principle of Yin-Yang, the Principle of Reincarnation, the Principle of Karma, the Principle of Time, and the Principle of Space.
The Principle of Adaptation was close to completion, while the other six were already fully realized. Besides these seven, the Deputy Master of Confucian Civilization informed him that the other two principles were the Principle of Force and the Principle of Heart.
A Governing Principle refers to the fundamental truths existing between living beings and non-living things; every object is subject to them. When Lu Yuan first heard the Deputy Master of Confucian Civilization explain this, he paused: "Heart.
I understand that sentient beings possess a heart, but do things like trees have a heart?" "Trees absolutely have a heart; otherwise, how could various Tree Demons manifest?" "Then how can stones have a heart?" Lu Yuan inquired further. "Stones, rivers—they all have their own hearts.
Many epochs ago, a monkey appeared from within a stone—the Heart of Stone. That monkey caused quite a stir back then," the Deputy Master of Confucian Civilization smiled slightly.
"It even wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palaces established by the Immortal Ancient Civilization." "Every living thing and non-living thing possesses a heart, thus giving rise to the Principle of Heart." "And the Principle of Force?" Lu Yuan was completely baffled; he had never heard of such a thing. "Between any living or non-living things, there exists force.
For example, between you and me, a degree of attraction and repulsion exists. The reason celestial bodies float in the void is due to differing forces generated between stars, and between stars and continents.
When gravity equals repulsion, they naturally float in the void." "The Principle of Force is divided into four fundamental forces: the Strong Nuclear Force, the Weak Nuclear Force, Electromagnetism, and Universal Gravitation. If you can analyze and master these four forces, you will grasp the Principle of Force." "These are the Ten Great Governing Principles, the pinnacle of all martial techniques.
Mastering nine of them places one at the apex of technique mastery, beyond which no further ascent is possible." The Deputy Master of Confucian Civilization narrated the Ten Great Governing Principles, explaining them clearly and methodically. (First update delivered.) (To be continued.)