Chapter 121: Promotion, Forty-Nine Dao
Regardless of how astonished the Chaos Demon Gods were, Gu Chuan's breakthrough continued uninterrupted.
A deafening clatter echoed through the void.
Massive chaotic energy surged forth, flooding into every cell of Gu Chuan's body. His ancient serpent form devoured and absorbed it greedily, as though he had been starving for countless ages, consuming everything without restraint.
Yet, despite the overwhelming influx, this energy was merely a drop in the ocean for his colossal Primordial Ancient Serpent body.
"Not enough. The energy... is far too little."
At this moment, Gu Chuan realized that devouring chaotic energy alone was insufficient to support his breakthrough to the Saint Realm. Nor was it enough to transform his comprehension of the laws into their perfected state.
If he sought to master a single Dao, perhaps this energy would have sufficed. However, he was not walking such a simple path—his ambitions far exceeded that. The energy required grew exponentially, far beyond normal comprehension.
Because of this, a Quasi-Saint attempting to ascend to the Saint Realm required not only a perfect understanding of the Dao but also a vast reservoir of energy, sufficient to sustain the transcendental metamorphosis of the soul and body.
If one failed due to a lack of energy, the path to breakthrough would become nearly impossible to tread again.
Fortunately, Gu Chuan had accumulated an immense amount of Light of Merit from delivering three grand sermons to the Chaos Demon Gods. Despite his previous expenditure, he had barely consumed one percent of it.
This extraordinary foundation granted him unparalleled confidence in ascending to the Saint Realm.