Sage of Humanity

The Dao force slowly infiltrated, like water seeping into the soil and disappearing, simultaneously consuming and gradually transforming the chosen Dao Bone, causing some extremely wondrous changes within.

Gradually, a faint golden glow appeared on the Dao Bone, and with more Dao force consumed, the golden glow became increasingly rich.

Just when Lu Ye thought everything was going well and was full of anticipation, a sudden pain erupted within him, accompanied by a clear crackling sound following his blood flow into his ears.

The chosen Dao Bone has shattered!

Under the impact of the uncontrolled Dao force, the entire bone turned into powder.

Lu Ye bore the pain and realized he had underestimated the complexity of the task.

It was indeed the case, during the Dao Bone polishing process for Jiu Yan and the others, which of them did not achieve success through repeated failures?

According to the pattern they calculated, the success rate of polishing the Dao Bone is generally only ten percent, and this is for people like them; those with poorer foundations have undoubtedly even lower success rates.

Some cultivators from Star Abyss might have to polish dozens of times to succeed once by chance, hence Dao Realm cultivation is not simple, and every increment in the Power of the Path requires a huge cost.

This failure caused Lu Ye's Dao force to lose over a hundred, but relative to his abundant reserve of over six thousand Dao force, this loss was still bearable.

An itch suddenly occurred at the site of the pain, and as Lu Ye immersed his mind to observe, he immediately discovered something interesting.

The bone that had turned to powder was actually starting to coagulate again.

It wasn't rebirth of the fractured bone, but coagulation, like time reversing, with the nearly powdered bone recombining, gradually becoming complete.

Logically, this bone, shattered to such an extent, would regenerate; as for the fractured bone, Lu Ye would find a way to expel it from the body, something achievable by cultivators at the Constellation Late Stage, not to mention the current Lu Ye.

Yet, this was evidently not rebirth.

Lu Ye was extremely surprised. Logically, this shouldn't be possible, yet it happened.

Could this be the change brought about by the ferocious Dao Fire refining the self earlier? Lu Ye was unsure, but he was certain that if his bones turned to powder before today, they wouldn't recombine like this.

In just one incense stick's time, the fractured bone restored completely, not only without any scars but also reinforced in sturdiness by the previous tempering of Dao force.

The prior failure was not completely in vain!

Lu Ye quickly realized that this was a positive development; the Dao Bone that failed polishing becomes more resilient, undoubtedly increasing the success rate of the next polish!

He immediately began polishing again.

Unfortunately, despite cautious and careful this time, it still ended in failure at the final moment.

It wasn't until the third polish, which consumed nearly five hundred Dao force altogether, that success was achieved.

Upon close inspection, the Dao Bone polished by Dao force gleamed with golden light, distinctly different from other bones.

With a thought, Lu Ye transferred some Dao force from his Talent Tree leaves to this Dao Bone, causing the golden light to become even brighter.

Normally, Dao force for Dao Realm is stored within the Dao Bones, unlike him, who has Talent Tree leaves for carrying.

Then transferring the Dao force from the Dao Bone back to the Talent Tree, without any losses or consumption in between.

Lu Ye was delighted; now he truly had a Dao Bone of his own, so when driving the force of the ten paths...would there be pressure anymore?

The cultivators at the Beginner level polish the second Dao Bone firstly for storing more Dao force, secondly to have more Dao Bones to share the load when driving Dao force, with the latter being the most crucial; thus, the more Dao Bones, the more Dao force can be driven.

Lu Ye himself could easily control nine paths of force; if aided by this Dao Bone...

Activating the force of ten paths, Lu Ye showed signs of pleasure.

Indeed, there was no pressure; he could clearly feel this Dao Bone seemed to transform into an invisible pillar, supporting his control over the Dao force, as the original load could be completely unfelt.

But after the joy, he felt somewhat puzzled.

Both Yin Luo, Uncle Duan, and people like Jiu Yan have proved that at the Beginner level, nine paths are the limit, and only aided with affiliated treasure can the power of ten paths be activated.

What about in his case?

This is only the first true Dao Bone belonging to himself, already polished successfully; does it mean he could polish a second Dao Bone and even a fifth...

Calculating thus, if he successfully polishes the fifth Dao Bone, wouldn't he possess the power of fourteen paths?

Although the power of fourteen paths is still vastly different from Dao Fusion, it's significantly stronger than usual Beginner levels, with nearly half more Dao force, ordinary Nine paths could be easily slaughtered at will.

This is somewhat inconsistent with his understanding.

Where did the problem occur? Is it an issue with the Talent Tree, or did something go wrong when he forged his Dao foundation?

Lu Ye couldn't quite figure it out, and there was no one to ask for advice.

All he knew now was that his path in the Dao Realm seemed a bit different from others...

There was still plenty of Dao force left, so Lu Ye continued to refine his Dao Bones.

After a few more failures, he successfully refined the second Dao Bone, easily wielding the power of the 11th Dao.

Then came the third Dao Bone, the fourth Dao Bone, the fifth...

The 14 Dao Power that Lu Ye predicted truly came to pass!

While he was initially dumbfounded, Lu Ye felt more exhilarated than anything. In the Dao Realm, the more Dao power one could wield, the stronger they became. With this 14 Dao Power, he could almost be considered invincible under Dao Fusion, and even against the weakest Dao Fusion opponent, he might have a chance to survive.

Unfortunately, he was currently in stellar space; if he were at Star Abyss, Lu Ye would like to find some Ninth Dao Star Abyss cultivators to spar with.

Upon examining his own Dao force, after refining five Dao Bones, his original reserve of over six thousand had now dwindled to a bit over two thousand.

Refining Dao Bones has a lower success rate the further one goes. When Jiu Yan and others advanced from the 8th Dao to the 9th Dao, they experienced countless failures. If it weren't for Yin Luo providing so many intact Dao Bones each month, they would never have managed to advance and break through repeatedly over those years.

Lu Ye's situation wasn't as severe, but it generally followed the same trend. However, every chosen Dao Bone became tougher and improved the success rate after each fracture, so his success rate was relatively high. Even so, refining the five Dao Bones consumed three to four thousand Dao forces.

It's important to know that accumulating this much Dao force isn't an easy feat. Lu Ye trained in the Qing Palace for so many years, only to have this much foundation, and now he's spent more than half of it. However, compared to the increase in strength, this expenditure is insignificant, as Dao force can always be accumulated again.

With five Dao Bones ready, Lu Ye didn't stop but chose to refine the sixth Dao Bone...

He wasn't the only one who had tried this; Jiu Yan and others had as well, but without exception, they all failed. Limited by the extreme constraint of the nine Dao at the beginner level, refining the sixth Dao Bone successfully was deemed impossible.

The reason Lu Ye wanted to try was because he had already broken through the constraint of the nine Dao extremities. He wanted to know if he could succeed.

His first attempt ended in expected failure, costing over a hundred Dao forces.

The second attempt also failed.

The third, fourth...

It wasn't until the eighth attempt, after nearly consuming a thousand Dao forces, that he surprisingly succeeded in refining the sixth Dao Bone!

Even though he felt he might succeed before refining, he was still stunned for a long time when the result emerged before regaining his composure.

He harnessed the 15 Dao Power with a calm expression, yet his eyes brimmed with excitement.

The success of the sixth Dao Bone brought more than just an increase in Dao Power; it revealed an infinitely vast future, signifying that he truly wasn't bound by the constraint of the nine Dao extreme and could continue to refine more Dao Bones.

Upon brief consideration, his body has 206 bones, which implies that if all were successfully refined, he could harness over 200 Dao Power?

As far as he knew, even someone like Yin Luo at the Peak Dao Fusion only wielded a hundred Dao Power, yet Dao Power at the Dao Fusion level, for several reasons, is much more potent than the power at the beginner level, capable of exerting stronger offensive and defensive abilities.

But even so, the Peak Dao Fusion is limited to a hundred Dao Power.

Beyond a hundred, that's at the level of Dao Harmony.

In his excitement, a trace of bitterness crept into his heart. Refining the sixth Dao Bone alone cost nearly a thousand Dao forces, and as he progressed, the Dao force required would only increase. If he aimed to refine all the bones into Dao Bones, how astronomical would that expenditure of Dao force be?

Upon further reflection, Lu Ye vaguely felt that this anomaly wasn't related to the Talent Tree. If there was a root cause, it should stem from using the power of the Three Blossoms to ignite the Dao Fire and refine himself. Although lacking direct evidence, Lu Ye instinctively felt this was the case.

The cultivation of the Three Blossoms itself is an extremely challenging process. To ignite the Dao Fire with such flawless purity and extreme foundation, turning oneself into a body transformation furnace should yield some extraordinary results.

It's a pity, though. If it's because of the Three Blossoms, then his path cannot be replicated.

He always felt the cultivation of the Three Blossoms wasn't that simple. If it simply allowed a cultivator to reach the extremity in a realm, the conditions would be too stringent. But if such hardships created this outcome, then all previous efforts and sacrifices would have been worthwhile.

With less than two thousand Dao forces left, Lu Ye thought about it and abandoned the idea of continuing to refine Dao Bones.

With the current 15 Dao Power, he can exert 16 Dao Power under overload, and no one under Dao Fusion can rival him. Adding one more wouldn't make much difference.

Moreover, the Talent Tree requires a reserve of Dao force. Initially, he could exert the power of the Dao Realm because the Dao force reserve of the Talent Tree was ample. If the reserve exceeds two hundred, he can wield six Dao powers; surpassing four hundred, it's seven; six hundred correlates to eight, and nine Dao require eight hundred. If the reserve drops below eight hundred, he can't wield nine Dao strength.

Factoring in the Talent Tree Avatar, his Dao force reserve needs to be maintained at around two thousand so both he and his avatar can perform at their optimal level. Hence, the remaining Dao force must be preserved.

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