Golden Core is a Star, and You Call This Cultivation?

"Beyond the Dao?" Qi Yuan was surprised.

Realm Lord Qingfeng explained.

"Within any Dao lineage, whether living beings know it or not, they have already entered the cycle.

But if a universe has not yet given birth to a Dao Lord, it can be considered 'beyond the Dao.'

However, any place beyond the Dao that lacks a Dao Lord is fragile and vulnerable, always at risk of being overtaken by the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm."

The first stage of the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm has various traits.

These traits are bizarre and mysterious, primarily focused on destruction, devouring, and annihilation.

Even Ming Zun of the Sole Hall, who severed the future with his sword and willingly transformed into a unique treasure to be wielded by future generations, has not been able to prevent the Linya Transformation from occurring over countless epochs, leading to the fall of Yang Gods and their transformation into aberrant spirits.

"The realm of the void is different from ordinary places beyond the Dao. The tendrils of the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm cannot reach here, and the Dao lineages of the fifth layer of the Yang God Realm cannot extend into this place," Qingfeng said. "This place is very special. Among all the research topics of the Myriad Transformations Society, one of them is to study the origins and principles of the realm of the void."

"If you complete these research topics or make significant progress, you will earn many points and may even become the Society Master of the Myriad Transformations Society.

In this epoch, the Dao Lord of the Witch Dao is presiding over the Myriad Transformations Society. If you become the Society Master, you might have the opportunity to meet the Dao Lord of the Witch Dao." When Qingfeng mentioned the Dao Lord, his eyes showed reverence.

Such beings stand at the pinnacle of the cultivation path, the ultimate goal of almost all cultivators.

Being able to meet a Dao Lord would bring immense benefits to any cultivator.

After all, a Dao Lord embodies nearly all the rules of the Dao.

Observing and conversing with them could lead to profound insights, which would be highly beneficial for powerful beings like them.

"I also have some questions. Can I find answers to them in the Myriad Transformations Society?" Qi Yuan asked.

"Of course. As long as you can pay the price or contribute enough merit, you can get any answer," Realm Lord Qingfeng said confidently.

The research topics of the Myriad Transformations Society are all extremely challenging, even capable of stumping Dao Lords.

Generally, the desires or questions of those at the third layer of the Yang God Realm can be fulfilled by a Dao Lord.

"You can take out your golden jade pendant and send your questions.

If they are simple, other members can answer and solve them for you at any time," Qingfeng said.

"Really? That good? Any question?" Qi Yuan's face lit up with a smile.

"Of course!" Realm Lord Qingfeng was full of confidence.

The Myriad Transformations Society had existed for countless epochs, and its research topics were all lofty, having solved countless difficult problems.

"Alright, I'll go in and ask now," Qi Yuan said, sending his consciousness into the golden jade pendant.

Soon, he sensed something similar to a forum or chat group.

"A newcomer, and with a golden jade pendant?"

"In this epoch of the Myriad Transformations Society, there haven't been many newcomers with golden jade pendants."

"You've come to the Inquiry Hall to ask a question, right?

Newcomers can ask one question for free. Go ahead and ask."

In this place called the Inquiry Hall, a flower that resembled a cauldron chattered incessantly.

"The Nine Cauldrons Flower is the spirit of the Inquiry Hall, possessing almost 90% of the forbidden knowledge of the Myriad Transformations Society. If you have a question, it can find the answer in the information of the Inquiry Hall," Qingfeng explained beside him.

"So, it's an artificial idiot?" Qi Yuan said, somewhat disdainful.

Wasn't this similar to the AIs on Earth, gathering information from the internet and then answering questions?

"Hey, this newcomer is a bit rude, looking down on me, a flower?" the Nine Cauldrons Flower said haughtily. "Go ahead and ask any question. Let's see if I can easily solve it?"

"I'm not looking down on you," Qi Yuan quickly said.

As the saying goes, all are equal. He never discriminated against anyone, or any flower.

After some thought, he asked seriously, "Nine Cauldrons Flower, I want to know if there is a Yang God in this world that far surpasses a Dao Lord."

The Nine Cauldrons Flower fell silent.

"I've hit a bottleneck in my cultivation. If I take another step forward, I might reach the level of the fourth or fifth layer of the Yang God Realm.

But the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm is too weak, and Dao Lords are too limited. I really can't stand it.

I have some talent, and after working so hard for so many years, enduring countless hardships, if I only achieve power comparable to a Dao Lord, I won't even be able to bring glory to my family. I'd be letting down my mother, my father, and the ancestors of the Qi family." Qi Yuan spoke earnestly, playing the pity card.

As the saying goes, the crying child gets the milk.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the child must be good-looking.

If a wild boar tried to play the pity card, it might just make people nauseous.

The Nine Cauldrons Flower fell silent again, and after a long while, it said, "I understand your situation. Your question... is also the ultimate research topic of the Myriad Transformations Society. For now, there is no solution. You can... ask some questions related to your daily life."

The Nine Cauldrons Flower felt that this newcomer had something wrong with his head.

Who would ask such a question?

If anyone in the Myriad Transformations Society knew the answer to this question, wouldn't everyone in the Myriad Transformations Society have surpassed Dao Lords?

Hearing this, Qi Yuan was disappointed.

It really was an artificial idiot, unable to answer such a question.

"Daily life questions?" Qi Yuan pondered.

"Yes, daily life questions," the Nine Cauldrons Flower said confidently.

Questions about what lies beyond Dao Lords were obviously impossible to answer.

But daily life questions were different.

The Nine Cauldrons Flower had lived for a very long time.

Such questions were easy to handle.

"I have a wife, but I can't find her, nor can I see her," Qi Yuan asked seriously, looking somewhat anxious.

"Finding people is my specialty," the Nine Cauldrons Flower said with a smile.

"My wife's name is Ruan Yixi."

"I've noted the name. Any other characteristics?"

"She exists in the past and the future, but not in the present. Is there any way I can see her?"

"..." The Nine Cauldrons Flower paused. "Is your wife at the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm?"

"You're so smart, Nine Cauldrons Flower. She is at the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm."

The Nine Cauldrons Flower was utterly speechless and reluctantly said, "You have quite unique tastes."

"Hey, don't slander me. Although Ruan Yixi is my master, this isn't feudal society. There's no crime in loving one's master!" Qi Yuan was displeased.

Wasn't it normal for a disciple to admire their master?

People naturally admire the strong.

The Nine Cauldrons Flower looked at the dissatisfied Qi Yuan, a hint of pity in its eyes.

It already had a mental image.

Qi Yuan and Ruan Yixi were likely a master-disciple pair, as well as lovers.

However, Ruan Yixi broke through to the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm, and her true spirit vanished.

Her disciple, Qi Yuan, had been desperately searching for his master.

But the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm does not exist in the present. How could it be found?

Even a Dao Lord, as powerful as they are, cannot exist on the same timeline as the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm.

Thus... Qi Yuan, driven by his longing for his master, eventually went mad and became mentally unstable.

"I can't help you find this person, but... you can join the 'Soul Calling' research topic of the Myriad Transformations Society.

The goal of this research topic is to reawaken the true spirits of those at the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm." Perhaps out of pity for Qi Yuan, the Nine Cauldrons Flower's tone became gentler.

Of course, it didn't mention the rest.

The difficulty of the "Soul Calling" research topic ranked among the top three in the Myriad Transformations Society.

It was second only to... how to break through to beyond the fifth layer of the Yang God Realm; and how a Dao Lord can safely break the cycle.

These topics were nearly unsolvable.

"This... probably won't help me," Qi Yuan said.

"Soul Calling" was something he could already do.

As long as he used his superpower related to "speech" to establish a connection with those at the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm, his exceptional eloquence could bring them back to life.

Wasn't that how he revived his master, Ruan Yixi?

"It really can't help you, but it's still an opportunity, isn't it?" the Nine Cauldrons Flower comforted.

It thought Qi Yuan understood the difficulty of Soul Calling.

"So even this... can't be done?" Qi Yuan was now certain that the Nine Cauldrons Flower was a true artificial idiot.

Despite its gentle tone, it was still an idiot.

"Sorry, no."

"Alright then, I'll ask a simple question," Qi Yuan said after some thought. "When I was at the Golden Core stage, I established a Great Dao of the Golden Core, which was the Stellar Golden Core Dao.

It involved refining stars into golden cores and continuously devouring them. But I encountered a problem: there are too many stars in the sky, as numerous as the stars themselves..."

As numerous as the stars themselves?

Was this human language?

Refining stars into golden cores? This kid must really be out of his mind.

The Nine Cauldrons Flower thought to itself.

"Although I can devour tens of thousands of stars every day, it's still too slow. Is there a way I can devour them faster?" Qi Yuan asked.

"This..." The Nine Cauldrons Flower pondered for a moment. "When it comes to devouring, the Black Heaven Dao Lord reigns supreme. His 'Devouring Scripture' is unparalleled in the universe."

"Black Heaven Dao Lord?" Hearing this name, Qi Yuan had a bad premonition. "I know of a being at the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm named Black Heaven. Is there any connection between him and this Black Heaven Dao Lord?"

Both were named Black Heaven, and both were related to devouring.

"The fourth layer of the Yang God Realm? Black Heaven? I haven't heard of it," the Nine Cauldrons Flower replied directly.

The Black Heaven Dao Lord was the true pinnacle of the Devouring Dao, and he had taken "Black Heaven" as his Dao title.

Thus, this Dao title belonged solely to him.

Other beings at the fourth layer of the Yang God Realm, or even the fifth layer, could not take this "Dao title."

Of course, those at the third layer of the Yang God Realm and below were not restricted by this.

No connection?

Qi Yuan pondered.

Perhaps... the multiverse was too vast, and that so-called Black Heaven was too far away.

The Nine Cauldrons Flower might not know of it.

"What about the Radiant Dao Lord?" Qi Yuan asked again.

"Never heard of it," the Nine Cauldrons Flower shook its head.

"Chun?"

"Never."

Hearing this, Qi Yuan stopped asking.

Perhaps they were too far apart.

"This is the 'Devouring Scripture.' With your current merits and status, you shouldn't be able to obtain this scripture directly, but I have a soft spot for you, so I'll give it to you."

The Nine Cauldrons Flower spoke, and information about the "Devouring Scripture" flowed into Qi Yuan's consciousness.

The information was vast and profound.

"The 'Devouring Scripture' is extremely difficult. Among the members of the Myriad Transformations Society, fifteen have studied it, but only three have managed to grasp it, and... it took them tens of thousands of years just to barely understand it," the Nine Cauldrons Flower informed.

The "Devouring Scripture" was not something that could be mastered through time alone.

Without talent, even spending a cosmic epoch, or even more time, would not be enough to grasp it.

But with the right talent, it might take only tens of thousands of years.

"That slow?" Qi Yuan was disappointed.

He considered himself an ordinary man.

"That's slow?" The Nine Cauldrons Flower was speechless.

This was already extremely fast.

Moreover, for such powerful beings, spending hundreds of millions of years mastering a Dao scripture was not a problem.

"Alright, I've given you this benefit. Now... you can choose... which research topic to join?"

The Nine Cauldrons Flower inquired.

Every member of the Myriad Transformations Society needed to join a research topic team.

As it spoke, a stream of information flooded into Qi Yuan's mind.

《Research Topic Code: Transcendence... Transcending the Yang God Realm.》

《Research Topic Code: Change... Breaking the Dao Lord Cycle.》

《Research Topic Code: Soul Calling... Reviving or Summoning the Consciousness of the Fourth Layer of the Yang God Realm.》

《Research Topic Code: Reforging the Witch... Transforming the Witch Dao and Creating a New Great Dao.》

《Research Topic Code: Four-Five... Merging the Fourth and Fifth Layers of the Yang God Realm.》

……

《Research Topic Code: Opening the Ruins... Searching for New, Unknown Worlds and Universes.》

《Research Topic Code: Time Machine... Building a Time Machine to Return to the Past of the Fourth Layer of the Yang God Realm.》

Looking at this information, Qi Yuan felt overwhelmed.

Most of these research topics were questions he had.

For example, transcending the Yang God Realm.

Or the Time Machine, which reminded him of the lost glow stick he found in the ancestral land of the Mortal Heart Realm.

That glow stick had allowed him to return to the past, helping the villagers observe gods and improve their strength.

Later, he even encountered the Foodless Holy Mother three times.

The function of that lost glow stick was very special.

Qi Yuan wasn't sure if, with that glow stick, he could return to the past and see his master.

This kind of return to the past was not the same as a Dao Lord returning to the past in the timeline of the universe.

"Can I join two research topics?" Qi Yuan asked.

"Yes."

"Then... I'll join 'Soul Calling' and the Time Machine," Qi Yuan said seriously.

This Myriad Transformations Society was quite impressive.

He needed to accumulate more merits.

He had some confidence in making progress with Soul Calling and the Time Machine.

As for Transcendence, he had no ideas yet.

So he wouldn't join.

After all, his mind was still clear and unpolluted.

If he joined and was led astray by those people, it would be a disaster.

"Alright, from now on, you are a research member of these two topics," the Nine Cauldrons Flower said, looking at Qi Yuan with even more gentleness.

Clearly, it thought Qi Yuan chose these two topics to see his master, Ruan Yixi.

After some more conversation with the Nine Cauldrons Flower, Qi Yuan decided to temporarily leave the realm of the void and cultivate the "Devouring Scripture."

Once he finished cultivating, he would report to the Myriad Transformations Society.

The "Devouring Scripture" was crucial to the number of his golden cores.

Every second wasted meant potentially tens of thousands of stellar golden cores lost.

And that was strength.

After Qi Yuan left, the Nine Cauldrons Flower posted a thread in the Inquiry Hall.

"Exclusive Story of a Myriad Transformations Society Newcomer: My Female Master and Lover is Actually at the Fourth Layer of the Yang God Realm!"

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