Pain...
Had the recognition ceremony for Lotus Ancient City remained unchanged after all?
But just as Han Jue thought this, everything changed in an instant.
"Ah!"
The sudden agony tore a roar from his throat before he could stop it!
Waves of soul-rending torment crashed through him, making Han Jue's body tremble involuntarily.
Yet this was nothing compared to what came next.
The pain in his soul lessened slightly, only to be replaced by physical torment!
Every droplet of water that composed his Star Stream Sea clone screamed in agony. The combined suffering was enough to kill an Immortal King outright. Even though Han Jue had cultivated the Ice Peak Nine Hells Body and fused with an Origin Fire Seed, even though he'd grown accustomed to pain, his face still contorted and his teeth ground together under this onslaught.
"This is insane!"
Han Jue wanted to curse whoever had designed this inheritance ceremony.
Could it have been the Lord of White Bones?
The pain alternated between soul and body, switching back and forth!
It gave him no chance to adapt, no time to prepare, the pattern seemed completely random, utterly unpredictable.
Fortunately, Han Jue held firm to the first principle of spiritual cultivation: enlightenment and seeing one's true nature, pointing directly to one's original heart. He maintained his convictions and resisted every impact like a boulder enduring an endless flood.
Rather than trying to adapt or merely tolerate the pain, he relied on his own strength to overcome and endure it!
This pain was also a form of tempering for Han Jue's soul.
As the inheritance began, Han Jue's true body, far away in Primal Chaos City, was also plunged into that intense agony.
However, the dual suffering of soul and body proved easier for his true body to bear, and he retained enough strength to move.
Whoosh!
A massive hand descended from the sky, pulling Han Jue's true body from his residence and transporting him to the City Lord's Mansion at the center of Primal Chaos City.
The appearance of this hand went completely unnoticed.
"Han Jue, are you alright?" the Primal Primal Chaos City Lord asked, his brow furrowed in concern.
Han Jue's current condition looked dire, as if he might die at any moment, his aura fluctuating wildly.
Han Jue shook his head slightly and forced the words through gritted teeth. "Uncle-Master, I'm currently receiving an inheritance... I may need your help or Teacher's help later, as I'm afraid I won't be able to retrieve it myself."
"Oh? Where are you now?" The Primal Primal Chaos City Lord narrowed his eyes.
"I'm currently on the Lotus Continent in the Sixth Battlefield of the extraterritorial battleground." Han Jue quickly provided his clone's location.
"Alright, I'll inform your teacher. You can receive the inheritance here in peace." The Primal Primal Chaos City Lord nodded.
The Primal Chaos Ruins was the safest place to undergo such an inheritance.
Han Jue sat cross-legged on the ground, enduring the dual pain ravaging his mind and body, while contemplating how to successfully complete this inheritance.
Having experienced the agony of fusing with the Origin Fire Seed, Han Jue's pain tolerance far exceeded what Luo Feng's had been when he first received the Star Tower inheritance. However, Luo Feng's consciousness had undergone transformation during his Star Tower recognition process, that was the key to his success.
Lotus Ancient City was certainly not as difficult as recognizing the Star Tower.
But it was still a High Arcana palace treasure, a treasure that corresponded to the strongest beings in the universe. For a World Master to recognize it would prove extremely difficult.
"The mind, pure!" Han Jue thought.
"The mind, utterly sincere! Utterly pure! Utterly honest! Only then can great miracles be created!"
Utmost sincerity means a heart without falsehood.
Utmost purity means a mind free of distractions.
Utmost honesty means a sincere heart.
This was the supreme method for achieving miracles and unleashing the power of consciousness.
The principle was simple. Like a researcher who focused solely on their research, free of all distractions, with only their work and utter sincerity, in that state of complete immersion, the power of consciousness could create great miracles, making research flow smoothly and potentially becoming ten or a hundred times more efficient, truly producing extraordinary results.
A pure mind could unleash even greater power.
Recalling his experience studying ancient texts on Earth and the process of Luo Feng recognizing the Star Tower, Han Jue strengthened his will and devoted himself entirely to studying the fundamental laws.
The fundamental laws were infinitely wondrous.
Having already comprehended three lower-level fundamental laws, Han Jue began researching the fourth.
The fourth he chose was the fundamental law of wood.
The five lower-level space laws corresponded to the ancient Chinese Five Elements theory.
The Five Elements mutually generated and restrained one another.
Within the Universe Ocean, there were even powerful Universe Masters who studied these five lower-level fundamental laws.
Han Jue's primary goal in comprehending all the lower-level fundamental laws was precisely these five laws.
Water generates wood!
Starting with the fundamental law of water, he began researching the fundamental law of wood.
With the help of his Six Eyes, his research speed would only increase.
Han Jue immersed himself in the process of comprehending the laws, quickly becoming completely absorbed, forgetting the physical and mental pain.
Time flowed extremely quickly during law comprehension.
The pain intensified, but what did it matter?
Han Jue strengthened his resolve, solidified his self-confidence, and maintained his unwavering conviction!
Three hundred years passed in Primal Chaos City, and Han Jue had mastered the fundamental law of wood!
Next was the fundamental law of earth.
Studying laws wasn't particularly effective at improving Han Jue's consciousness strength.
However, the process of studying laws helped Han Jue maintain a pure mind, the improvement to his mental state was passive, natural.
That pain could no longer affect Han Jue's consciousness, instead, it became nourishment for his growth!
Continue comprehending!
Another three hundred years passed, and Han Jue mastered the fundamental law of earth.
Now he only needed the fundamental law of metal to master all five lower-level fundamental space laws!
As time continued flowing, the degree of fusion between the rhombus-shaped crystal and Han Jue's soul increased, and the tearing of his soul intensified.
This wasn't so-called 'pain' anymore, but true 'tearing.'
In the end, if he couldn't withstand it, his entire soul would be completely torn apart and annihilated!
However, none of this mattered to Han Jue.
Mere pain!
In the Primal Chaos Ruins, the Primal Primal Chaos City Lord couldn't help but glance at Han Jue several more times.
To receive an inheritance while facing the threat of death, while still managing to comprehend several lower-level fundamental laws, the difficulty of this feat was such that even some Universe Masters wouldn't be confident they could accomplish it.
This Han Jue was truly monstrous.
However, wasn't Luo Feng also receiving a life-threatening inheritance at this very moment?
The Primal Primal Chaos City Lord wondered.
Soon, three thousand years passed in the original universe.
With Han Jue's comprehension of the fundamental law of metal, the recognition ceremony of Lotus Ancient City finally ended!