322: Sixth Incarnation: Celestial Venerable (Part 1)

Darkness.

It was not nothingness, but a heavy, warm, primal darkness, as if returning to the womb.

Xu Yuan's consciousness, as if having slept for ages, slowly awakened from this boundless darkness.

"I... Have I already undergone Reincarnation?"

His thoughts stirred, carrying a hint of post-awakening confusion.

But soon, Xu Yuan noticed something was wrong.

There was no crying of an infant, no physical sensation of a body, and no external light, sound, or smell.

He felt as if he were in the depths of an absolutely silent and dark ocean, or perhaps encased within an incredibly dense "egg."

However, unlike the typical ignorance after Reincarnation, Xu Yuan's consciousness was crystal clear!

He could think, perceive, and even... "look within"!

He "looked" at himself.

No limbs, no torso, no facial features. His "existence" was more like a condensed, shimmering core of consciousness, wrapped in a flexible, warm fetal membrane that pulsed as if breathing.

Beyond the fetal membrane was a boundless, viscous, and heavy dark-gold "amniotic fluid" that contained unimaginably vast energy.

This "amniotic fluid" was not liquid, but rather a mixture of highly concentrated, materialized Law Origins and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi!

They flowed slowly, washing over the "light egg" where Xu Yuan resided. With every pulse, strands of extremely pure energy and profound Dao fragments merged into the fetal membrane, nourishing his consciousness core and slowly constructing and strengthening a certain... "body" that existed between reality and illusion, interwoven with Dao principles and matter.

"This feeling... this isn't a normal fetal development!"

Xu Yuan understood instantly.

"I wasn't born into a womb or a natural environment! I am... being nurtured and reshaped in some special 'source'!"

A strange realization surfaced in Xu Yuan's heart, and in an instant, he understood where he was.

The Source Sea of Laws!

He tried to "sense" his surroundings. Within the dark-gold "amniotic fluid," there were countless broken, chaotic, yet unusually active Law threads: fragments of space-time twisting and collapsing, Five Elements Spiritual Qi clashing violently, Yin and Yang Qi flowing in disorder, and even some residual auras of Daos he had never encountered before, representing "Nirvana," "Slaughter," and "Decay"... This place was indeed a convergence of "wounds" and "disorder" in the Laws of the world!

And his "light egg," like a miniature source of Order, floated quietly in this chaotic sea of Laws.

That flexible fetal membrane seemed to possess a strange power, capable of filtering, organizing, and absorbing the chaotic Laws and energy around it, transforming them into gentle, orderly nutrients suitable for his absorption, bit by bit constructing and strengthening his unique Innate Divine Body.

"My body... is getting stronger bit by bit!"

Xu Yuan keenly perceived that as the "amniotic fluid" energy continued to pour in and the Law fragments merged, his yet-to-be-formed "body" was undergoing a slow but steady evolution.

Every moment, his range of perception expanded, his control over his own "existence" grew, and his consciousness core became more solid and bright.

This strengthening was not obtained through Cultivation, but was as natural as a plant growing or a star evolving, originating from the essential sublimation of his Innate background!

"This feeling... is so wonderful, so powerful!"

Xu Yuan's consciousness was immersed in the perception of his own "body." The more he experienced it, the stronger the shock in his heart became.

The "body" slowly taking shape beneath the flexible fetal membrane, though not yet manifesting specific forms like limbs or facial features and appearing more like a writhing, hazy humanoid silhouette woven from pure light and Law runes, contained an essential power that already startled Xu Yuan.

He tried to mobilize the power of this "body"—not by performing any Divine Ability or Spell, but simply by "focusing his attention" to make the light and runes forming the body "tighten" and "solidify" slightly.

"Buzz..."

An indescribable sense of heaviness and stability immediately fed back to him!

It was as if where his thoughts reached, it was not a void of light and shadow, but a substance forged from billions of tons of divine iron, immortal celestial gold, or even condensed stellar cores! This "weight" was not physical, but the heaviness of the essence of existence, a manifestation of the concentration of Laws!

"Just a slight movement of my thoughts produces such texture... If I were to throw a punch with this 'body,' even without any technique, just its essential weight and solidity would likely not be inferior to, and might even surpass, a typical Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator!"

Xu Yuan silently compared this with his knowledge and experience from his previous lives.

And this was only the Early Stage of development!

As the endless chaotic Laws and Origin energy in the Source Sea of Laws continued to be filtered, absorbed, and transformed by the fetal membrane, his Innate Divine Body became stronger, more solid, and closer to a "perfect" form with every passing second!

"If the development continues at this speed, once this Innate Divine Body is fully formed, breaks through the fetal membrane, and is truly 'born' into this Source Sea of Laws or even the outside world..." Xu Yuan's thoughts were filled with certainty and anticipation, "the thickness of its physical Foundation will likely directly rival or even surpass a typical Golden Core True Person!"

"Innate Divine, truly extraordinary!" Xu Yuan sighed inwardly. "The starting point is the end point that many Cultivators cannot reach in their entire lives. The Physical Body is naturally close to the Dao, solid and immortal, with infinite potential. And this is just the physical Foundation; those Innate Divine Abilities, Companion Daos, and the Authority bestowed by the world that are being branded deep within the body along with the development... When I am born, my true combat power will likely be far beyond what can be measured by simply 'rivalling a Golden Core'!"

He thought of the terrifying attributes he had piled up with a massive amount of attribute points before Reincarnation: [Aptitude 10000], [Comprehension Ability 10000], [Luck 10000].

These attributes were now perfectly merging into the essence of this developing body in the form of Innate Divine.

"And this is just the physical power of this body..."

Xu Yuan's thoughts flowed within this cradle of development. Calming down from the amazement at his own great potential, he began to turn his "gaze" toward the Source Sea of Laws itself, this chaotic place that contained an endless Treasure Trove.

"My greatest Opportunity in undergoing Reincarnation here might not just be this Innate Divine Body with infinite potential..."

His consciousness, like the most precise detector, carefully sensed the countless Law threads and Dao fragments colliding and floating in the surrounding dark-gold "amniotic fluid."

"But rather... this place itself!"