However, these thousand years of cultivation had also consumed a significant amount of the water of eternity's dao rhyme.
"The effect is excellent, but it doesn't last long..."
Han Xuanji thought to himself that if he continued to cultivate with his whole heart and soul for another few thousand years, the water of eternity would likely lose its effectiveness—after all, the eternal dao rhyme it contained was limited and would eventually be exhausted.
Nevertheless, Han Xuanji felt it was worth it.
As long as a cultivation resource like the water of eternity could bring him improvement, it was enough.
He didn't care about whether it was a waste or not.
Collecting his thoughts, Han Xuanji stopped dwelling on the consumption of the water of eternity. He immediately sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and pushed forward with all his might to fuse the Eternal Dao Principle with his limitless dao fruit.
He cautiously guided that strand of the Eternal Dao Principle of Fate to merge with the limitless dao fruit.
The limitless dao fruit was circulating with the dao-rhythm of the Limitless Primordial Xuantian Great Dao. Upon sensing the Eternal Dao Principle of Fate, it actually trembled slightly, as if actively welcoming it.
The Fusion process was far more difficult than imagined. The limitless dao fruit was the source of his power, and the power contained within the Eternal Dao Principle of Fate was too majestic. Even though the limitless dao fruit had reached Perfection, it still struggled to carry this eternal power.
With every inch the Dao Principle was pushed forward, Han Xuanji felt a tearing, agonizing pain from the depths of his Divine Soul. The dao fruit also shook violently, as if it might shatter at any moment.
He didn't dare be the slightest bit impatient and could only slow down. While using his own Limitless Primordial power to stabilize the dao fruit, he also used the remaining dao rhyme of the water of eternity to soften the sharp edge of the Eternal Dao Principle, gradually allowing it to permeate the dao fruit.
This process lasted for several hundred years.
During these centuries, Han Xuanji remained completely motionless. A soft, crystalline white light enveloped the entire Xuantian Hall, isolating it from all external interference.
The limitless dao fruit within him was also quietly undergoing a transformation under the infiltration of the Eternal Dao Principle of Fate.
Faint leaf-like patterns gradually appeared on the surface of the dao fruit. As the power symbolizing eternity continued to merge, the patterns on the dao fruit became denser until they covered it completely. This represented Han Xuanji's gradual transformation from the Limitless Primordial state toward becoming an Eternal Dao Lord.
Then came this day.
The moment the Eternal Dao Principle of Fate completely merged into the limitless dao fruit, an earth-shattering power erupted within Han Xuanji's body. An eternal aura swept through him. At this moment, the limitless dao fruit completely shed its shackles of Chaos and transformed into an Eternal Dao Fruit!
Han Xuanji opened his eyes, which shot out brilliant rays of light.
Once the Eternal Dao Fruit was formed, his Physical Body underwent an unprecedented transformation. His Dao Body, which had already reached Perfected Limitless Primordial, began to be constantly reshaped under the nourishment of the Eternal Dao Fruit. Every inch of skin, every bone, and every drop of blood was being soaked in eternal power.
At the same time, the Limitless Primordial magic power within Han Xuanji also began to transform. Every strand of magic power contained eternal dao-rhythm. This power felt gentle yet was majestic; though it seemed soft, it could easily tear through anything in Chaos. Its essence was over a hundred times superior to his previous Limitless Primordial power.
This transformation alone took another hundred years.
"So this is the true Eternal Dao Master Realm..."
Sensing the completion of his transformation, Han Xuanji's heart stirred.
With a single thought, he could pierce through the past, present, and future. His state of mind reached an unprecedented level of peace. The pressure he had felt while pursuing the Path of Eternity completely vanished the moment he stepped into this Realm.
He could clearly feel that his Physical Body seemed to contain endless eternal vitality, with no more traces of wear and tear.
This was the body of an Eternal Dao Lord—immortal and indestructible, lasting for eternity, and only capable of being erased by an even higher level of power.
Han Xuanji also knew that only an eternal-level Physical Body was sufficient to survive in the Hongmeng Sea for a long time.
A Physical Body merely at the Limitless Primordial level would be slowly worn away in the Hongmeng Sea, likely limited to a lifespan of only ten thousand years.
According to what Hun Qianling said, on the Eternal Continent, beings below the Eternal Dao Lord level have a maximum lifespan of around ten thousand years.
An Eternal Dao Lord only needs to absorb eternal qi to achieve longevity. While not 'eternal' in the truest sense, their lifespan is extremely long.
From this perspective, it seemed even inferior to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal Realm within Chaos.
However, Han Xuanji also understood the difference. After all, any random Eternal Dao Lord or even an Eternal Continent Cultivator at the Chaos Dominator Realm could come to Chaos and perform a dimensionality reduction strike.
Han Xuanji did not want to be casually pinched to death by someone for no reason one day.
His Breakthrough did not attract the notice of the beings in Chaos, nor were there any earth-shattering phenomena. This was not due to the System, but because the Eternal Dao Master Realm had already transcended the constraints of the Laws of Chaos; the fluctuations of such a Breakthrough simply could not be captured.
Only existences who had truly reached this Realm could perceive his change.
And clearly, the beings of Chaos continued to cultivate as usual.
No one knew that within this Chaos, the first Eternal Dao Lord in history had been born.
The Xuantian Realm, which he had personally created, also underwent a world-shaking transformation the moment he stepped into the Eternal Dao Master Realm.
The Xuantian Realm, which was originally similar to the Immortal Realm, was now undergoing a frantic leap and expansion. The land extended continuously, mountains and rivers rose from the ground, Spiritual Qi became increasingly dense, and it even gave birth to something similar to the Chaos Origin.
The territory of the Xuantian Realm had now expanded countless times, far exceeding the original Immortal Realm. Although it was still not as vast as Chaos, it was no longer something an ordinary Limitless World could compare to. Even a Limitless Primordial Experts would find it difficult to see its full extent.
After stepping into the Eternal Dao Master Realm, Han Xuanji could now completely control everything in the Xuantian Realm, becoming its true Dominator.
This was fundamentally different from the control exerted by the will of chaos. The will of chaos only passively maintained the order of Chaos, whereas he could actively manipulate every strand of Spiritual Qi, every inch of land, and even the space-time within the Xuantian Realm. He could reverse time, fold space, and perform all sorts of incredible feats.
With a single thought, he could destroy all living beings, nourish all things, or know everything happening within the Xuantian Realm. Even the crawling of an ant could not escape his perception.
"Now it can even give birth to Limitless Primordial Cultivators... I wonder if they'll still need my permission if they want to achieve Transcendence?"
Han Xuanji pondered silently.
He was not the will of chaos of the Xuantian Realm, but the Dominator of the Xuantian Realm. He was an existence capable of dominating everything.
In other words, if the beings of this world wanted to step into a higher Realm, they indeed required his consent.
If Han Xuanji were unwilling, would these beings of the Xuantian Realm perhaps launch a'Slay the Heavens' operation?
Of course, the beings of the Xuantian Realm were still a long way from the Limitless Primordial stage, so Han Xuanji didn't have any worries in that regard.
After stepping into the Eternal Dao Master Realm, the pressure in Han Xuanji's heart vanished, and his mood lightened considerably.
He slowly stood up, intending to step out of Xuantian Hall to gather his Disciples for a lecture. He would pass on the Dao of Eternal Transcendence he had comprehended to them, as he was, after all, about to leave.