Time passed.
Soon, nine days had gone by.
Inside the Immortal Cave's cultivation chamber, the Eternal Spiritual Qi was still as thick as mist.
Han Xuanji sat upright on the bed, eyes tightly closed, expression calm, his aura steady and condensed.
As the Spiritual Qi in the cultivation chamber suddenly fluctuated slightly, Han Xuanji's aura slowly retracted. He opened his eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips, and murmured softly:
"Nine days. I've finally saved up enough eternal points."
With a flicker of his Divine Thought, the System panel appeared before him once again.
[eternal points: 10]
The numbers were clear; it was exactly the amount needed for one Sign In at the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven.
Han Xuanji nodded slightly, his heart full of anticipation. He gently rubbed his palm with his fingertips, thinking to himself:
"One Sign In for ten eternal points. I wonder what treasures this ten-star Sign In location holds."
This Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven was no ordinary place. Its previous owner was a top expert among Eternal True Gods who had cultivated here for tens of thousands of years. Within the Immortal Cave, not only did the dao-rhythm of that expert remain, but it was also likely to hide their legacy of cultivation insights and treasures.
For such a profound ten-star Sign In location, spending ten eternal points surely wouldn't disappoint him.
"System, Sign In."
Han Xuanji thought silently.
As soon as the words left his mind, the System's cold notification sounded in his head.
[Detected that the Host is at the ten-star Sign In location Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven. It requires 10 eternal points. Would you like to Sign In?]
"Yes."
Han Xuanji responded decisively without any hesitation.
Following his response, the [eternal points: 10] on the panel instantly dropped to zero.
[Congratulations to the Host for successfully Signing In at the ten-star Sign In location Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven. You have obtained "Star Crystal."]
"Star Crystal?"
Han Xuanji was overjoyed.
Although he had been expectant, he never thought he would gain such a harvest on his first Sign In. Because he needed to condense a fifth Eternal Dao Principle, Han Xuanji had consulted a lot of materials and knew about many Heaven And Earth Treasures related to the Way of Laws.
Among them was information on the Star Crystal. This item was extremely rare; in the entire Eternal Continent, only a few major domains could stably produce it. Its essence was the core essence of a fallen star, refined by the world over billions of years, concentrating the star power of the Origin.
The value of this Star Crystal was more than dozens of times higher than the small samsara stone he had used to condense his Samsara Dao Law previously.
Although the small samsara stone was a specialty of the Life and Death Domain, its output was not small and it was a treasure for assisting in the comprehension of the Samsara Dao Law. In contrast, the Stellar Dao Law power contained within the Star Crystal could not only help a Cultivator quickly comprehend the Stellar Dao Law but also contained an extremely massive amount of power. Even experts at the Eternal True God level would regard it as a prize and wouldn't hesitate to fight for it at a great cost.
Purple Soul True God was indeed a veteran Eternal True God, a powerful existence qualified to strive for the Saint Realm, with an extremely deep foundation to possess such a treasure.
"Such a treasure is likely no longer in the Hun Family's stock. At least with my current authority, I can't check if they have any."
Han Xuanji nodded secretly, approving of the System more and more.
"The System is still reliable. To get such a treasure in just ten days... and this dao-rhythm location can still be signed into twenty-nine more times. At this rate, one year will be enough to finish all the Sign Ins."
Thinking of this, Han Xuanji became even more excited.
This was only his first Sign In after coming to the Eternal Continent, and he already got such a treasure. Moreover, the places the Hun Family had for Signing In were definitely not limited to this one; ten-star dao-rhythm locations should not be uncommon.
Besides the Hun Family, there were likely many dao-rhythm locations within Qianhun City, which would be more than enough for him to develop for a thousand years.
"I wonder if I'll have a chance to strike for the Saint Realm in a thousand years."
Thinking this, Han Xuanji moved his Divine Thought.
A crystal emitting a faint silver glow slowly emerged from the system space and landed in his palm.
This was the Star Crystal, about the size of a thumb. The inside of the crystal seemed to contain a miniature sea of stars, with countless tiny starlights flickering within as if the stars of the sky were floating inside. It felt cold and delicate to the touch, faintly exuding a vast and majestic star power. Just a sliver of that leaked power flowed into his body through his fingertips, instantly clearing his Divine Soul and making his Realm tremble slightly.
"I'm finally getting the good stuff."
Han Xuanji looked down at the Star Crystal in his palm, a smile appearing on his lips as he thought to himself.
"I successfully condensed the Samsara Dao Law with a small samsara stone before. Now that I have a supreme treasure like the Star Crystal, comprehending the Stellar Dao Law will surely be much easier."
Without delaying any further, Han Xuanji held the Star Crystal in his palm, closed his eyes, and completely immersed his mind in it, beginning to guide the star power from the Star Crystal into his own dao foundation and Divine Soul.
As his mind became immersed, the Star Crystal instantly erupted with a soft silver glow, enveloping his entire person. Countless pure Stellar Dao Law powers flowed into his body like a stream through his palm, circulating along his Meridians, nourishing every inch of his dao foundation and tempering his Divine Soul.
...
After Han Xuanji went into seclusion, rumors about him began to spread.
Some said he didn't live up to his name and had no dignity as a Genius, believing that Han Xuanji was a fraud and therefore didn't dare to come forward to clarify.
Although Hun Qianling and others tried their best to suppress these rumors, they still couldn't control them.
After all, these rumors were intentionally released by Ling Feng in the beginning. Since Han Xuanji, the person in question, hadn't shown anything convincing, more and more bystanders were being swayed.
Ling Feng's idea was simple: ruin Han Xuanji's reputation so that as long as Han Xuanji performed even slightly poorly at the Law Conference, he wouldn't be able to clear his name.
He even felt that Han Xuanji would definitely be distracted by these rumors. However, Ling Feng was overthinking. Han Xuanji was not disturbed by the outside information at all; instead, he had made another significant improvement.
Three months later.
Inside the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven.
Han Xuanji felt a loud bang in his head as countless Profound Truths of the Stellar Dao Law appeared before his eyes. The stars of the sky seemed to revolve within his Sea of Consciousness—the shifting of stars and the vastness of the galaxy. Each star contained unique Dao Law Profound Truths. The previously obscure and difficult Stellar Dao Law now became clear and easy to understand.
He had previously planned to condense the Stellar Dao Law, but progress had been slow. Now, with the boost from the Star Crystal, those obscure Star Profound Truths became much simpler in his eyes.
In just a few months, Han Xuanji's comprehension of the Path of Stars had increased significantly.
"This time I've saved up 90 eternal points, enough for nine Sign Ins."
Han Xuanji opened his eyes, feeling secretly excited.
Upon first arriving at the Eternal Continent, his worst-case scenario was that the System functions would be greatly weakened, but it turned out to still be incredibly powerful.
Therefore, he didn't care about the rumors or the opinions of others at all.