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His knowledge of Array Alchemy had reached such a profound level that he finally succeeded in creating a branch of pill formula perfectly suited toward Mortal Meridians.

Thanks to his pioneering a new field, not only did his own cultivation benefit greatly, but those of his mortal world did as well. Though their birth rate was incredibly low, in the last 80 years, Dyon's Mortal Clan had given birth to 100 000 Mortal Warriors. Among them, there were even 3 born with Star Grade Fusion Meridians.

Aside from his qi cultivation, Dyon's body reached the absolute pinnacle of the Diamond Silk Stage, becoming perfectly aligned with his qi cultivation. Unfortunately, even half immortal grade pills seemed completely unable to allow him the final step in breaking through.

Still, this disappointment didn't cloud his good mood. There were many other things to be happy about. For example, his soul.

80 years ago, Dyon's soul had been at the 1st stage of Star Qi. However now, it had reached the pinnacle of the Mortal Plane, standing firmly at the 6th stage of Star Qi.

One had to remember that after the mortal grade, soul cultivation split into two tiers. The first was for the senses, and the next was related to power. Dyon's senses had already broken into the immortal grade, evolving into Immortal Sense. Now, his second soul path was also on the verge of reaching this level.

In line with his soul's accomplishments, Dyon's Immortal Sense had evolved, growing from the First Grade World Seer stage, to the Third. This allowed him to see through two universe barriers away from him at once.

This didn't mean Dyon could only see 3 universes at a given time. If three universes were arranged in a straight line, then he would only be able to see 3. However, if he stood at the center of a universe surrounded by many, as long as a universe was within 2 barriers of him, he could lay eyes on all of its secrets.

The evolution in his Immortal Sense caused Dyon's comprehension to skyrocket. Not only did the secrets of Array Alchemy become clearer to him, but Mortal Grade Wills became a joke. There was already not a single Will of his that hadn't reached the 9th Dao Level despite the fact he didn't place his mind to it.

As for why he hadn't broken through to comprehend a Law, the answer was obvious. He needed to be free to exit the Ancient Battlefield. After all, he was the backbone of his Mortal Empire.

The only exceptions to this were his Weapon's Master and One Above All wills. Dyon's Weapon's Master Will had only reached the 9th Intent Realm, while his One Above All had only reached the 9th Will Realm.

In addition, without even his meaning to, Dyon had comprehended a whole host of other wills. It actually wasn't his own fault, but rather that of [One Above All]. It seemed that by practicing in this technique, Dyon was slowly comprehending the source of all things, allowing many things others struggled with to become clear to himself.

In the end, Dyon had become a powerhouse the likes of which the Mortal Plane had not seen in a long time. It was fair to say that he was completely unmatched by Mortal Grade standards. The only ones who could threaten him were the Overlords who surpassed Mortal standards due to their inability to transcend.

In truth, Dyon had not battled in a very long time. Though others might have been nervous for the coming trial, he buried an eagerness deep within his heart.

According to Jade, he had conquered these Overlords once before already, but to the current Dyon, those achievements meant nothing. As far as he was concerned, it had nothing to do with him. He was itching for a challenge.

All of the plans had already been laid. Countless strategies and contingencies had been laid out by Dyon. In fact, there were even measures for if the worst case scenario occurred.

With this, the remaining three days became a time for leisure, a time that Dyon didn't take for granted even for a moment.

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"Master, Uncle." Dyon greeted his master and her husband with a broad smile.

Of course in all this time, Dyon hadn't forgotten his promise to his Master. After the meeting with the Outer Powers ended, about a decade or so later, the Valley of Geniuses opened on the Dao Floors of the Epistemic Tower. Dyon hadn't hesitated to leave behind the Celestial Floors then and seek out his Master Uncle's spirit wisp.

Following that, it had only taken a few years to reform his body. Now, he too had stepped into the Higher Existence Realms along with his wife.

Though the two of them hadn't caused 9999 steps to descend, his Master Uncle had still evoked more than 8000, while his master had evoked more than 9800. They were both quite powerful amongst Supremes.

"Little Dyon, you've comprehended my path?" Esmeralda smiled toward Dyon with a doting expression.

Dyon laughed. "I finally did. Master's comprehensions of array alchemy was extraordinarily deep. In fact, they're very much like Runic Vein Theory which I don't have much talent in It's likely because of this that it took me so long."

Esmeralda chuckled, pinching Dyon's cheek viciously. "It took me millions of years beneath Focus Lake to comprehend this new path, yet it only took you 20 years. Don't let others hear your words."

Dyon had long since known of his master's unique alchemy path. Back when he first took her spirit back from the Valley of Geniuses, she had used her celestial beast blood to concoct a pill capable of replenishing focus, something that even the [Dao of Array Alchemy] didn't have a mortal grade pill for.

The issue was exactly that, though. Incorporating flesh and blood into alchemy was unheard of. The practice focused entirely on spiritual herbs and plants of the sort. Some more unconventional recipes required fruits, but that still fell into the appropriate category.

However, Dyon's master carved a new path that could use the blood of beasts to concoct pills that had never been seen below the immortal grade.