217: Chapter 217 Deep Cultivation in the Meteorite Sea, Finally Achieving Perfect Dao Integration

Ye Qing properly put away the star remnant core that had shrunk by half, not rushing to leave this continent-sized star remnant. He carefully searched the massive underground cavern and discovered that the rocks on the cavern walls were scattered with many tiny, glowing minerals resembling star debris.

Although these minerals were far less precious than the star remnant core, they had the advantage of being abundant and also contained relatively pure Stellar Energy. He did not let these fragmented resources go to waste; he spent some time stripping the star debris exposed on the rock walls piece by piece and sent them all into his Internal Space.

After continuously devouring a massive amount of Star Blue Gold Ore, a portion of the star remnant core's star source essence, and these fragmented star debris, the Internal Space underwent another significant change. The area of the space had expanded several times more than when he was in the Wasteland of Extinction, and looking around, it seemed like a true small world. The energy permeating the space was so dense it had almost solidified; inhaling a breath made one feel refreshed, and the circulation of his magic power became smoother.

In the core area of the space, that nebular, Chaos-colored sphere of light became more solidified. As it slowly rotated, it emitted an unfathomable aura, as if it were gestating something extraordinary.

Ye Qing could clearly feel that the connection between himself and this space had reached an unprecedented level of intimacy. He even felt that this space was no longer a simple energy storage room, but a part of his body and an extension of his will.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the cavern and spent some time completely consolidating his Late Dao Integration Stage Realm, verifying the insights he gained from absorbing the star source essence this time against his own Chaos Dao.

He discovered that Stellar Energy was vast and majestic, sharing many similarities with his Chaos Dao. The Chaos Dao encompassed everything, and Stellar Energy was an extremely important branch of this totality. Integrating the star Law into the Chaos Dao made his Dao foundation more stable and broader.

"The Late Dao Integration Stage is achieved; next is Dao Integration Perfection." He opened his eyes and swept his gaze calmly across the empty underground cavern. "However, the energy accumulation required for Dao Integration Perfection far exceeds the sum of all previous Realms. Relying solely on absorbing these Ores and star remnant fragments is likely not enough."

He cast his gaze toward the deeper parts of the Meteor Sea, that darker and more mysterious region. He could feel that hidden deep within that region were more powerful energy sources, and there might even be secrets related to Ascension.

Without hesitation, he flickered his figure and left this continent-sized giant star remnant, continuing to fly deeper into the Meteor Sea.

The further he flew, the larger the surrounding star remnant debris became, and the sparser their distribution. On those floating giant rocks, some low, grey-brown, moss-like plants even began to grow tenaciously, adding a hint of faint vitality to this dead and silent region.

The Stellar Energy permeating the air became increasingly dense and pure. In some areas, that dense Stellar Energy even began to condense into visible, pale blue mist, drifting slowly between the star remnants.

Ye Qing traveled through those pale blue mists, feeling completely comfortable, as if every pore on his body was cheering. He did not rush to search for any treasures; instead, he slowed down, flying while absorbing the pure Stellar Energy permeating the air, channeling it into his Internal Space to convert it into the driving force for raising his cultivation.

He was like a traveler who had trekked through a desert for a long time and finally found an oasis, greedily absorbing every drop of moisture.

This continuous absorption and accumulation allowed his cultivation to steadily rise at a slow yet unwavering speed.

One month... Two months... Three months...

He drifted in the Meteor Sea for a full half-year. During these six months, he encountered Void Realm beasts hidden in the shadows of star remnants and also experienced energy tides triggered by the turbulence of Stellar Energy. However, relying on his powerful Late Dao Integration Stage strength and cautious nature, he turned every danger into safety.

He also discovered some new resource points, such as a small piece of meteorite iron containing pure Geng Metal Qi, and several Spiritual Plants growing in the cracks of star remnants that had mutated after absorbing Stellar Energy, emitting a faint starlight. He accepted all these harvests without hesitation.

Half a year later, when he felt that his cultivation had accumulated to a critical point, with only a thin layer of window paper separating him from Dao Integration Perfection, he stopped.

He hovered above a relatively flat, massive star remnant, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into his Internal Space.

At this moment, the Internal Space had expanded several times more than it had half a year ago. The boundaries of the space had extended to a degree he could hardly imagine. The energy permeating the space was so dense it had almost turned into liquid; in the core area of the space, it had even formed a lake spanning several tens of zhang, condensed from pure energy!

That nebular, Chaos-colored sphere of light had now shrunk to the size of a fist, but it had become more solidified, like a Chaos-colored pearl, hovering above that lake of energy, slowly rotating and emitting a heart-palpitating aura.

He knew the time was ripe.

He took a deep breath, took out the star remnant core he had been keeping, which still had half its size remaining, and then, without hesitation, threw it into his Internal Space!

Boom!!!

The moment the star remnant core entered the Internal Space, it seemed to be drawn by some force and sank directly into that lake of energy!

Immediately after, the entire lake of energy, as if a heavy bomb had been dropped into it, began to boil violently!

An indescribable, vast, and boundless energy, like a volcanic eruption, gushed out from that lake of energy!

That energy, following the connection between Ye Qing and his Internal Space, surged crazily into his limbs and bones like a breached flood, impacting the Bottleneck in his body leading to Dao Integration Perfection!

He kept his mind clear, circulated the Hunxu Yandao Scripture, and guided that unimaginably vast energy to circulate crazily through his Meridians, impacting that Bottleneck again and again!

Once... Twice... Three times...

He did not know how many times he had impacted it, but when the impact of that energy reached its peak—

Crack!

Inside his body, it was as if something had shattered!

A more powerful aura, like a torrent breaking through a dam, erupted boomingly from within his body!

The Void Realm around him began to distort violently under the impact of his aura! The star remnant debris floating around him were all pushed back by this aura!

Dao Integration Perfection!

Finally, after absorbing all the remaining energy of that star remnant core, he naturally stepped into Dao Integration Perfection!

He slowly opened his eyes. Deep within his pupils, it seemed as if two Chaos Universes were slowly evolving, being born and dying, emitting a terrifying aura that seemed capable of devouring all heavens and myriads of worlds.

He clenched his fist, feeling the terrifying magic power surging and roaring within his body, as if he could shatter a world with one punch, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Dao Integration Perfection... only the final step remains until that Ascension Realm."