There, Arthur found what he was looking for.
A vast chamber that seed to extend infinitely in all directions. The walls, floor, and ceiling were made of pure white light. And floating throughout the space were countless orbs of different colors.
999,999 orbs.
Each one contained the complete mories and comprehension of a soul clone. Their lifetis. Their experiences. Their techniques. Their mastery of a specific Dao.
"There you are," Arthur said softly.
Until now, these orbs had been sealed. Inaccessible. But with the Supre Sovereign Soul Scripture active, he could finally reach them.
Arthur activated the technique’s organizational function.
The orbs began to move. They organized themselves according to the ntal library structure Arthur had created. Categories ford automatically. Fire-related Daos grouped together. Water-related Daos. tal. Wood. Earth. Wind. Lightning.
Weapon Daos separated into their own section. Sword, spear, blade, bow, staff, axe. Each weapon type had multiple orbs representing different levels of mastery.
Crafting Daos ford another major category. Alchemy, formation, refinent, inscription, construction.
Esoteric Daos gathered in a separate space. Space, ti, fate, karma, life, death, chaos, order.
The organization completed in monts. What had been a chaotic sea of mory orbs was now a perfectly ordered library. Arthur could navigate it with ease, finding any specific comprehension he needed in an instant.
"Perfect," Arthur said. "Now I can access the comprehension without drowning in unnecessary mories."
But he still needed to actually comprehend the Daos. The technique gave him access to the knowledge, but he had to integrate it into his own understanding. Make it truly his.
Arthur decided to start with sothing relatively simple. A basic foundation that would support more complex Daos later.
He navigated his ntal library to the Fire section and selected the first orb.
Fire Dao, Basic Comprehension. Intent Level.
Arthur reached out with his will and touched the orb.
Click.
The orb opened. Information began flowing toward him.
Imdiately, the filtration arrays activated. Arthur felt the technique sorting through the incoming data. Personal mories dissolved. Emotions were stripped away. Unnecessary context vanished.
What remained was pure comprehension.
Arthur saw fire in a way he’d never seen before. Not just as flas or heat, but as a fundantal principle. The concept of transformation. The idea of consumption. The process of releasing stored energy.
The comprehension integrated into his mind smoothly. Arthur felt his understanding of fire deepen instantly. He’d already comprehended fire to the peak of the Concept level. But this was the next step.
Intent level. The first true stage of Dao mastery.
At the Intent level, fire beca more than just a tool. It beca an extension of Arthur’s will. He could impose his intent upon fire, making it burn hotter or cooler, faster or slower, according to his desire.
Arthur opened his eyes and tested his new comprehension.
He raised his hand. A small fla appeared above his palm, but it was different from before. This fla responded to his thoughts instantly. He willed it to burn cold, and the fla turned blue, radiating a chill instead of heat. He willed it to burn only spiritual energy, and the fla shifted, becoming translucent and ethereal.
"Intent level mastery," Arthur confird with satisfaction.
He has already comprehended this level, but he was gaining new understanding as everyone’s understanding is different.
But this was just the beginning. The Intent level was rely the first step on the path of true Dao comprehension.
Arthur knew the full progression now. His restored mories had revealed the complete ladder of mastery.
Intent. The first step, where will begins to influence the Dao.
Concept. Where understanding deepens and one can manipulate fundantal principles.
Essence. Where one touches the core nature of the Dao itself.
Domain. Where one can create a space where the Dao’s laws override normal reality.
False Law. The beginning of Law comprehension, imperfect but powerful.
True Law. Where one truly understands and can wield the Dao as an absolute principle.
True Law Intent. Combining Law mastery with Intent, creating overwhelming power.
True Law Concept. Law mastery at the conceptual level.
True Law Essence. Touching the absolute essence of a Dao at the Law level.
True Law Domain. Creating a domain where one’s Law is absolute and cannot be defied.
And beyond even that, there were higher levels. But those required cultivation realms Arthur couldn’t even imagine yet.
For now, the peak of what was possible in the mortal realms was Domain level comprehension. Most cultivators only reached that level after breaking through to the immortal realms. So never reached it at all.
Arthur’s current fire comprehension was at the Concept level, almost touching Essence. With the soul clone’s mories, he could potentially reach Domain level given enough ti and effort.
But so levels required more than just knowledge. They required actual immortal cultivation to support the comprehension. His mortal realm cultivation base couldn’t handle certain depths of Dao mastery.
"I’ll need to be strategic about this," Arthur decided. "I’ll focus on Daos I can actually comprehend at my current cultivation level. Save the deeper comprehensions for after I ascend."
He returned to his ntal library and began selecting orbs systematically.
Fire Dao. He opened multiple orbs in sequence. Basic comprehension. Interdiate comprehension. Advanced comprehension.
Each orb added layers to his understanding. His fire comprehension climbed steadily. Intent level solidified. Concept level deepened. He began touching the edge of Essence level.
But when he tried to fully grasp Essence level, Arthur hit a wall. His cultivation base couldn’t support that depth of comprehension. The knowledge was there in the mory orbs, but his cultivation wasn’t developed enough to truly integrate it.
"As expected," Arthur said without frustration. "I’ll need to reach the Martial Emperor Realm, before I can touch Essence level and beyond."
Essenes was sothing most Martial Saint will attempt to comprehend but he had a chance to do so while in the Martial Emperor Realm.
He moved to the next elent. Water Dao.
Arthur opened the relevant orbs and began comprehending. The process was faster this ti. The Supre Sovereign Soul Scripture had learned his comprehension style from the fire attempts and adjusted accordingly.
Water Intent. Water Concept. The edge of Water Essence.
Then Earth. Wind. Lightning. Wood. tal.
Arthur worked through all the basic elental Daos, raising each one to the peak of what his current cultivation could support. Mostly high Concept level, touching but not fully entering Essence.
Days passed in the ti chamber. Arthur was completely absorbed in the process.
Next ca the Weapon Daos. Arthur navigated to the Sword section.
His sword comprehension was already quite advanced from his ti in the Heavenly Sword Sect and his possession of the Heavenly Dao Sword Astral Soul. But the soul clone mories could take him further.
Arthur opened orb after orb. Sword Intent mories. Sword Concept mories. Sword Essence mories.
His understanding exploded upward. The sword was no longer just a weapon to him. It beca an extension of his will, a tool for cutting through not just physical matter but concepts and principles themselves.
His sword comprehension climbed to peak Concept level, touching the edge of Essence just like with the elents.
Arthur continued with other weapons. Spear. Blade. Bow. Staff. Axe. Halberd.
Each weapon Dao rose to high Concept level. Arthur didn’t just learn techniques. He understood the fundantal nature of each weapon. The spear’s principle of piercing and extension. The blade’s principle of severing and division. The bow’s principle of distance and precision.
More ti passed. Weeks. Months.
Arthur moved to the Crafting Daos. Alchemy was particularly important since he’d been learning from Cora.
He also found sothing interesting...
"So the God of Alchemy, Asmir was actually just a disciple of one of my clones?"
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