Although Han Xuanji's cultivation was insufficient, his Divine Soul strength was already at the Eternal Dao Lord level.
While most people's Physical Body and Divine Soul undergo transformation driven by cultivation Breakthroughs, he relied on the System to let his Divine Soul step into the Eternal level first.
"Eternal Soul Sword..."
Han Xuanji carefully studied this Divine Ability.
To put it simply, this Divine Ability made the power of the Divine Soul as sharp as a sword's edge; by striking with a soul sword, it was impossible to guard against.
Besides that, there was a secret technique of the Divine Soul path specifically for tempering the Divine Soul, a Cultivate method to enhance the Divine Soul of Eternal Realm Cultivators.
However, it required being outside of Chaos to Cultivate. Thus, although Hun Qianling possessed a Divine Soul at the Eternal Dao Lord level, they could not use this secret technique. Once they achieved Transcendence from Chaos, the other party would be able to recover their strength faster.
"It's an unexpected pleasant surprise."
Han Xuanji was secretly delighted. The Divine Soul was the foundation of a Cultivator and was closely related to Comprehension Ability. After stepping into the Eternal Realm, the strength of the Divine Soul determined many things.
The contents recorded in the Great Thousand Soul Book undoubtedly provided him with much help at present.
As for that rewarded Eternal-grade battleship, Han Xuanji only gave it a faint glance.
To him, although the thousand spirits vessel was good, his own strength was more critical, and there was no need for him to pilot this battleship to the Eternal Continent alone.
However, on second thought, he could leave this battleship to his Disciples.
In the future, when his Disciples' strength increased, if they wanted to venture into the Hongmeng Sea and head to the Eternal Continent, this battleship would provide them with significant protection.
Of course, perhaps by then he would have already cultivated to the Eternal Saint Realm and could bring the group to the Eternal Continent.
"Three thousand years later..."
(T/N: Not a time skip)
At this thought, Han Xuanji felt another wave of emotion. He only had three thousand years left before he had to leave Chaos.
If nothing went wrong, he would likely make the same decision as in the simulation and head to the Eternal Continent together with Hun Qianling.
This was not recklessness but a decision made after careful consideration.
Previously, when simulating Yun Wuji, he supposedly succeeded in Transcendence from Chaos in that future. But thinking about it now, his simulated self back then was too naive, or perhaps he had too little information and didn't know the dangers of the Hongmeng Sea.
Even upon reaching Perfected Limitless Primordial, or the Chaos Dominator Realm, one was still miniscule within the Hongmeng Sea. A slight lapse could lead to one's death and the dissipation of their Dao. More importantly, without the coordinates of the Eternal Continent, one could only drift aimlessly. If one was lucky enough to encounter friendly Eternal Continent Cultivators, they might successfully reach the shore, but the survival rate was extremely low.
But now, he could hitch a ride with Hun Qianling, with the thousand spirits vessel providing protection and Hun Qianling guiding them to the Eternal Continent's coordinates. This was undoubtedly a great Opportunity and turning point. He could never miss such a chance—otherwise, who knew how many ages he would have to wait for another, or if it would ever come again.
Even though Han Xuanji had the Eternal battleship granted by the simulation rewards, he was unfamiliar with the Hongmeng Sea and had no experience piloting a battleship. Furthermore, even if he continued to Cultivate within Chaos, it would be difficult to have a Breakthrough in his cultivation.
After all, the System had explicitly stated that only after he reached the Eternal Dao Lord Realm and stepped onto the Eternal Continent could it complete its upgrade, at which point the check-in function and simulation function would both be enhanced.
With the System's functions currently limited, it likely wouldn't be of much use.
At the same time, Han Xuanji suddenly understood some of the Dao Ancestor's actions.
Back then, he didn't explicitly inform the Heavenly Emperor and others of the so-called "method of Transcendence." Presumably, he knew of the dangers of Transcendence, or perhaps he had sensed beforehand that the so-called Transcendence actually harbored hidden risks. Thus, he was ambiguous with everyone, unwilling to let them rashly embark on this path where death was nearly certain.
"However, I should be much more stable. I wonder if I'll be able to meet Seniors from the Immortal Realm or Chaos on the Eternal Continent..."
Han Xuanji thought to himself.
As long as he broke through to Eternal Dao Lord within three thousand years, he planned to head directly to the Eternal Continent.
If he fell a bit short, he also planned to ask the Soul Ancestor to wait for him for a while; anyway, the other party shouldn't be in such a hurry.
His thoughts racing, Han Xuanji's expression became solemn as he calculated in his heart:
"The top priority is still to increase my strength as much as possible."
"After Transcendence from Chaos, except for the great dao pagoda, other great dao sacred artifacts will likely be insufficient. Facing enemies of the Eternal Realm, they won't be of much use at all. Only by breaking through to the Eternal Dao Lord Realm and truly mastering the Eternal Dao Principle to possess the strength to stand firm in the Hongmeng Sea will the probability of reaching the Eternal Continent greatly increase."
But the problem followed, and Han Xuanji's brow furrowed again as he fell into deep thought:
"What are the Eternal Dao Principle?"
He learned from the Sacred Flame Dao Codex that if one were outside of Chaos, they could sense the eternal tree and absorb pure eternal qi to quickly comprehend the Eternal Dao Principle and break through to the Eternal Dao Lord Realm.
But now, he was still within this Primordial Chaos, without eternal qi or the ability to sense the eternal tree. Trying to comprehend the Eternal Dao Principle was undoubtedly as difficult as reaching the heavens.
"Should I just use the water of eternity directly?"
Han Xuanji thought to himself.
The water of eternity in his hands was a treasure far surpassing eternal qi, containing pure Eternal dao rhyme, and was a necessity for breaking through to higher Realms.
It seemed a bit wasteful to use it on a mere Chaos Dominator Realm Cultivator like him.
Then Han Xuanji remembered the chaos destiny origin. As a world nurtured on the eternal tree, this Origin might be the key to his comprehension of the Eternal Dao Principle within Chaos.
"Whatever, I'll try to comprehend this Chaos Origin first to condense the Eternal Dao Principle. If that doesn't work, I'll research how to use the water of eternity..."
Han Xuanji knew that comprehending the Eternal Dao Principle within Chaos was by no means easy, but since he had nothing else to do, he certainly had to make an attempt.
Compared to other Cultivators in Chaos, his conditions were already uniquely blessed.
Who else had so many precious Chaos Origins along the way, or even a Heaven-Defying treasure like the water of eternity?
Han Xuanji didn't believe he wouldn't be able to Breakthrough.