CHAPTER 922: CHAPTER 736: CHAOTIC HOLE HOLY SCRIPTURE (3)

In the supernova explosion state, he sensed the deepest position of the Great Sun Core, where an unprecedented material was being nurtured.

This material seemed like Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, yet it appeared to be connected to some mysterious origin of power. In short, the moment it was born, an unprecedented terrifying gravity surged forth.

The Devouring Dao!

The energy and mass originally scattered in all directions due to the supernova explosion state were now being wildly absorbed as this devouring force formed, continuously pouring into it.

In addition to the pure devouring force, there seemed to be a mix of pure destructive force and incomplete creation force within.

However, these two forces were overshadowed by the devouring force, so while they existed, they were not apparent.

At least for Gu Jinlai, to operate and cultivate with his current Divine Sense Ability, he needed to expend several times the effort required for the Devouring Dao.

Gu Jinlai quietly felt this change.

At the same time, he allowed himself to become a terrifying source of devouring, absorbing the energy and matter around him.

This energy and matter not only included the parts he had just released due to the Great Sun Core explosion but also the Demon Realm remnants not far around him.

The Demon Realm remnants, which originally drifted towards the cosmic starry sky, seemed to be drawn by his own power, slowly flying in his direction, and then being swallowed by the Black Hole Power into which he had transformed, adding to the mass of the black hole.

In this process, he could distinctly feel his telepathy with that mysterious origin of power becoming clearer.

The devouring force he could mobilize also became more astonishing.

"The Devouring Dao!"

Gu Jinlai murmured to himself.

His Divine Sense extended along the mysterious origin of the devouring force to probe further, but the more he probed, the more terrifying the devouring power became. After probing a certain "distance," it seemed even his Divine Sense Ability was about to be crushed into Xu Wu by the Devouring Dao.

This did not surprise Gu Jinlai.

"The source of the Great Dao... Great Dao Golden Immortals don’t have the ability to peep at the source of the Great Dao. Most Immortal Golden Immortals cannot probe the source of the Great Dao. Only those top-tier existences in the Immortal Golden Immortal Domain can peep at the majestic figure—Daoist Ancestor—at the end of the Great Dao."

His Divine Sense Ability withdrew from the end of the Devouring Dao, while at a relatively "suitable" position, increasing his own compatibility with the power of the Devouring Dao.

"At this moment, I can truly be considered a real Great Dao Golden Immortal."

Gu Jinlai said.

Even though he pursued both the cultivator path and the Innate Sacred path, and also practiced as a creator, all roads eventually led to the path of the Great Dao.

"Now, if I say I wasn’t purely an Innate Sacred before, no one would believe it. After all, Innate Sacred directly points to the Great Dao. Although my cultivation path was somewhat tortuous, to uninformed people, it seems indeed no different from the Innate Sacred."

Gu Jinlai smiled slightly.

Though achieving the status of a Great Dao Golden Immortal was never difficult for him, truly stepping into this domain was still very gratifying.

Moreover, thanks to the prior effort, he, as a Great Dao Golden Immortal, was obviously somewhat unusual.

In addition to the Devouring Dao, there was also the Destruction Dao and the incomplete Creation Dao.

From this perspective, the previous efforts had some effect, at least providing him with a solid foundation.

It allowed him to cultivate the three Daos simultaneously without practicing avatars, Secret Technique, or external objects.

Although it required spending several times the effort compared to the Devouring Dao, often gaining entry-level familiarity is more important than the effort required.

Especially for Immortal Golden Immortals who don’t lack time or energy.

"Though the Devouring Dao may not rank in the top ten among the Three Thousand Great Daos like the Destruction Dao, including it in the top thirty is no issue. Furthermore, unlike the Destruction Dao with an average clearing cycle of only 6.5 million years, the Devouring Dao has a clearing cycle of 34 million years. Theoretically, I could have over 30 million years of life after becoming immortal."

Gu Jinlai calculated: "I just don’t know how long it’s been since the last clearing of the Devouring Dao’s Daoist Ancestor."

A bit of inquiry would reveal these numbers.

Many times, a Great Dao Golden Immortal whose lifespan has not yet reached its limit and has the strength to impact the Immortal Golden Immortal level will choose to stay at the threshold of Immortal Golden Immortal, waiting to maximize their lifespan after a round of Daoist Ancestor’s clearing.

Of course, the Daoist Ancestor’s clearing is actually irregular.

The average cycle serves merely as a reference value.

For example, the shortest cycle for the Destruction Dao’s Daoist Ancestor was over an interval of 30,000 years, while the longest one was more than 60 million years.

"Daoist Ancestor’s clearing is fatal for Immortal Golden Immortals and equally devastating for Great Dao Golden Immortals. The higher the Great Dao compatibility, the greater the impact. It’s just that it won’t cause them to fall on the spot like Immortal Golden Immortals... Of course, most Great Dao Golden Immortals with a lifespan under 100,000 years will never encounter a Daoist Ancestor’s clearing in their lifetime, so it’s almost not something they need to worry about. However, if unlucky enough to encounter it and get affected by the Daoist Ancestor’s clearing... they’ll just have to consider it unlucky. It’s like a natural disaster, with a probability of a thousandth; if you encounter it, who can you blame?"

Gu Jinlai moved his body slightly.

He turned his gaze to the spiritual world.

A new light sphere appeared around Qing Lian.

The orange light, although not dazzling, was a cut above the Xuanyuan Sword Scripture.

Gu Jinlai’s thoughts stirred.