Chapter 2412 The Zenith
Chapter 2412 The Zenith
The simple gesture of the armored man caused a phenomenon of astronomical proportions as billions of bright lights filled the entire world and wisps of phosphorescent energy could be seen.
Lin Mu who saw them, realized that these weren't just any kind of energy… they were all Daos!
Within each wisp, he could see the character for each kind of Dao. "So many Daos? This is over three thousand!" Lin Mu couldn't believe it.
The first that Lin Mu recognized were the elemental Daos. He saw the Five Mortal and Four Heavenly Elements among them prominently shining with their colors.
'Are there the Three Primordial elements too!?' Lin Mu couldn't help but look for them. ~SHUA~
His spatial perception activated in a moment and it quickly locked onto an invisible Dao.
"There it is!" Lin Mu detected it hidden amongst the Daos. 'No… Rather than hidden its actually shining prominently! Only those with an affinity with the Spatial Dao and those with Spatial Perception would be able to see it.' He realized.
He tried to look for the Time Dao and the Chaos Dao as well, but they were impossible for Lin Mu to detect.
'They might be there, but I can't sense them at all.' Lin Mu knew how elusive the Three Primordial Elements were.
Next, what he detected were a lot of the common Derivative Daos such as Ice Dao, Shadow Dao, Mist Dao, Crystal Dao, Magma Dao, Dust Dao, Poison Dao, and more. These were all Dao's that Lin Mu had seen others used before, including the Magma Dao which he himself was starting to understand a bit due to the Longgui Bulwark Armor technique.
After these were the more uncommon Derivate Dao's such as the Blood Dao, whose Dao symbols shone in a bloody light that made one's heart throb with anxiety. The Flesh Dao, that made Lin Mu's muscles tremble. The Bone Dao that made his bones and marrow quiver.
These were all Daos that were considered belonging to the living body and were often something body cultivators would eventually touch upon. Lin Mu hadn't learned or comprehended any of them, but he could still feel them due to having a decent body cultivation.
He also saw many weapon Daos such as Bow Dao, Axe Dao, Spear Dao, Rod Dao, Claw Dao and then there was the Sword Dao that was also the most familiar with Lin Mu. The Sword Dao in particular emitted a profound sharpness that one could feel by merely looking at it, as it made their eyes water.
Perhaps if one didn't have an affinity to the Sword Dao and were not a Sword Cultivator, they might even go blind from looking at it.
He noticed some Rare Derivative Daos such as the entirety of the Bagua!
"There they are… they were mixing and moving along with the elemental Daos." He had almost missed them.
The Eight Daos of Bagua had the Wind, Lightning, earth, Fire and water among them and as such composed over half of them, thus them mixing with the elemental Daos was expected. Though the derivative Daos of Mountain, Marsh, and Sky also had particular positions.
The Mountain Dao seemingly made rounds between the Earth and Metal Daos, while the Marsh Dao made rounds between the Earth, Wood and Water Daos. Finally, the Sky Dao revolved around the four Heavenly Daos of Light, Darkness, Wind and lightning.
Seeing it was a very learning experience for Lin Mu, as he had quite literally managed to see the intricate relationships between the Daos that most would die to learn about.
"Cloud Dao!" He recognized another Dao he had been trying to learn before. "It was hiding behind the Sky Dao." He saw it while looking at it.
But as he continued to look at the Sky Dao, he managed to find a few more Dao's that became recognizable to him. Firstly, there was the Storm Dao that had a similarity to the Crown Prince's Dao Embryo's combined aura. Then there was the Hurricane Dao which was also very similar. 'What's that?' But while watching them Lin Mu's eyes wandered to the Water Dao, which had come close to the Cloud Dao and Sky Dao before swimming between them. Trailing behind the Water Dao were two more Dao Symbols. Lin Mu narrowed his eyes and looked at them before realizing what they were.
'Those should be the River and Sea Daos.' They were the derivative of the Water Dao and were born when the Sky and Cloud Dao worked together to give birth to the Rain Dao.
~WHOOSH~
As if on response, another Dao jumped out, showing its presence before falling down. Lin Mu was almost startled before realizing that it was nothing but the Rain Dao.
The Rain Dao seemingly fell upon the Earth Dao and caused the Water Dao to rush down with River and Sea Daos. It was at this time that the Ice Dao touched it, causing another Dao to appear.
'The Hail Dao!' Lin Mu's eyes shined as he watched the Daos in action. 'Is this the mysteries of the elements and the Bagua? How they gave birth to all in the world!?' he thought to himself.
He was witnessing an act that most experts of the world would have never seen before. Usually, one could only comprehend them one by one, and learn more about them little by little. And yet, Lin Mu was managing to see their intricate relations and connections all at once.
The more he saw, the more he grew excited.
His previous fear had been wiped out by it as his eyes continued to marvel at the once in a lifetime event.
From the movement of the Bagua and the elements, several more Daos appeared. Among them were a few that were familiar to Lin Mu, such as the Formation Dao, the Forging Dao, and the Illusion Dao.
There were a few peculiar Daos that reveled around these Daos as if they were in group.
'Are they all the Occupations?' Lin Mu guessed and after looking at them for a bit, he also recognized a few others to be the Alchemical Dao, and the Herbology Dao. There were more in there, but he couldn't recognize them right now.
A faint roar was heard in his ears, causing him to look at a particular Dao. "Beast Dao?" He found a wildness coming from the Dao and quickly determined it to be the same.
Hiding behind the Beast Dao were a few more Dao's such as the Insect Dao, the Plant Dao and the Scale Dao.
Next, Lin Mu recognized some Dao's he had actually never seen before, and had only read about them.
~GASP~
'Those characters… aren't those the…' Lin Mu gasped. Shining like the celestial bodies, three particular Daos appeared.
"The Sun, Moon and Star Daos." He muttered.
~HUMM~
He then heard a faint chanting and looked in the direction, finding it rather calming.
"Buddhist Dao… There's no doubt about it." Lin Mu saw the symbol that finally appeared.
His eyes continued to look around, wondering if he could find the other Dao's of the sutras he had learned. And sure enough, a rather violent Dao was quickly found by him, bouncing around everywhere, as if wanting to fight.
"The Demonic Dao." Lin Mu muttered and looked for the final Dao that he had used very recently. 'I can't find the Devil Dao…' he didn't know if it was simply not here or was hiding somewhere.
While Lin Mu was lost in the dance of the three thousand Daos, the armored man had been looking at him.
Unknown to Lin Mu, the man smiled.
'If he can do this… He has a great hope of reaching it.' The Armored man thought to himself. 'But this is enough.' He muttered internally before making his next move.
~HUALA~
The armored man brought his palm down to the ground, causing all the Daos to gather and turn into a palm imprint. The Elemental Daos along with the Bagua made up the flat of the palm, while the derivate Dao's formed the veins on the palm that rose from them. The Fingers were made from rare Daos that Lin Mu couldn't even reocnginzue with the weapon Daos interlaced in the finger joints.
The palm finally transformed completely and covered half the world!
"Is this what a Dao Skill can reach?" Lin Mu could only say.
The palm hovered in the sky for a moment before finally coming down!
~RUMBLE~
~CRACK~
All creatures except for Lin Mu and the Armored Man were killed, and the world below them shattered before the man looked at him.
"Go, and strive for this." The man said as he tapped Lin Mu in the same exact spot, sending him accelerating further into the vast expanse of the endless cosmos.
Lin Mu didn't even get to cry out this time, as he was lost in the mysteries of the Myriad Daos he had witnessed. The Armored Man looked at the distant figure of Lin Mu and let out a sigh.
'Wish you were born early.'