Under the operation of the Rule Cycle, Joe Di instantly shed the Elemental Beast Venom. In the next moment, he comprehended the law aura of this poison; all the elemental laws within the venom were assimilated by the Rule Cycle, turning into nutrients to enhance his cultivation.
The remaining Elemental Beasts were clearly familiar with such situations. As Joe Di fell, they immediately pounced. According to their instincts, Joe Di now had no power to resist. If not killed by them, he would eventually become one of their kind. However, since Joe Di had slain too many of their brethren, he must die.
Yet at that moment, Joe Di leapt to his feet, and the Azure Veil Blade swept up a curtain of sky once more.
A cloud of gray-brown blood mist exploded, as the remaining Elemental Beasts were all cleaved in half by Joe Di's blade.
Joe Di let out a breath. Anyone else facing this pack of Elemental Beasts would have died countless times, yet he survived.
In this place, having one's divine rules torn apart was certain death. But even more terrifying was the Elemental Beast Venom; compared to it, the Layered Bramble Grass was nothing.
However, with this experience dealing with the Elemental Beasts, Joe Di now felt much more confident.
Within his Rule Cycle, as long as he could grasp the law aura of the Elemental Beast Venom, no matter how much of it there was, it would pose no threat to him.
Joe Di picked up a soil-yellow stone from a pile of Elemental Beast corpses. He guessed this must be an earth-element material from the Grand Ruins.
After spending so long in the Grand Ruins, this was his first real harvest.
After slaying over a hundred Elemental Beasts, Joe Di quickly immersed himself once again in the deduction of the Rule Dao.
All things in heaven and earth form endless rules, each rule composed of many laws—whether it is the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, or the wind, thunder, and ice between heaven and earth…
His Rule Dao is to sense the rules of heaven and earth and condense his own Dao intent…
The reason he comprehended divine abilities so quickly and had a greater understanding than other cultivators was because he cultivated the Rule Dao. Any divine ability, in his eyes, was but a corner of the laws that made up the rules of heaven and earth…
Joe Di suddenly stopped in his tracks. He cultivated the Rule Dao, and whether in battle, practicing divine abilities, or arranging formations, he always utilized various laws.
Rules are formed by laws. If he wanted to achieve Dao Forging, he would have to thoroughly comprehend all the laws of heaven and earth, and then freely condense them into a new rule…
But that was absolutely impossible.
There are billions—no, endless—laws in heaven and earth. No cultivator could ever comprehend them all. If he had to wait until he understood every law before Dao Forging, how long would that take?
Joe Di's heart trembled, and cold sweat seeped from his forehead.
The strongest technique he relied upon had now become an obstacle to Dao Forging. If he hadn't cultivated the Rule Dao, perhaps he would have achieved Dao Forging long ago, not waited until today.