You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Lin Yue sighed.

He initially thought he could find a better method, but it seemed he had no choice but to walk the dangerous Bloodline Path.

"Although I have never seen Harmonization with the Ultimate Path, from what my master has mentioned, it seems it's the only option."

The young woman said, "Your Xiahong Clan bloodline is very adaptable, but this also means you cannot achieve Harmonization through the Bloodline Path."

Lin Yue understood her meaning.

Those who could easily achieve Harmonization by leveraging their bloodline, like Duke Heng with a Demon God Bloodline, could only comprehend the path hidden within their own bloodline and achieve Harmonization with it.

Stable, but lacking adaptability.

For example, the Duke Heng Bloodline could only achieve Harmonization with the Path of Heaven and Earth.

"But, isn't there no bloodline in the world that contains the Ultimate Path?" Lin Yue hesitated and asked.

"There is."

The young woman shook her head and said, "My master is such a person. He was the most revered 'Primordial Divine Race' among the Divine Human Race, a divine race bestowed with the Inheritance of Primordial Divine Blood, inheriting the will of the Primordial since the birth of the Human Clan, and he is the last generation of the Primordial Divine Race."

Lin Yue was slightly stunned.

"I heard that my master was also considered one of the most gifted among the divine."

The young woman said, "Historical inheritors of the Primordial Divine Race could easily achieve Harmonization with the Ultimate Path through enjoying life. But most only relied on the blessings of their bloodline, barely reaching Harmonization, while my master achieved Perfect Harmonization, a Perfect Dao Heart, a Perfect Cultivation Technique, only one step from transcending through tribulation."

Lin Yue couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

It was too much.

Reaching this point today, who knows how many hardships and chances he had to go through to grasp the embryonic form of the Ultimate Path.

And yet, those Primordial Divine Races could achieve Harmonization with the Ultimate Path from mere leisurely activities?

Even a single-heritage bloodline like Duke Heng's was enough to envy.

"Actually, you don't need to be envious."

The young woman glanced at him and said, "Although it's easy for the Primordial Divine Race to achieve Harmonization via their bloodline, if the Dao Heart isn't Perfect, their lifespan usually only reached two to three hundred years, even with the consumption of precious Dao Heart Treasures."

"Two to three hundred years?" Lin Yue felt a lot more balanced upon hearing this.

Wasn't this just like the situation with the Duke Heng Bloodline?

Even for him now, once achieving Spirit and Body Unity, and transforming his body into a Spiritual Body, he could effortlessly live for nearly ten thousand years.

Or by consuming life-extending Heaven and Earth Treasures, he could live for several hundred years.

The Ancient Divine Human Race, so powerful, yet so short-lived, it was indeed a case of gain and loss.

"You, being able to grasp the embryonic form of the Ultimate Path on your own, are indeed a peerless genius."

The young woman observed Lin Yue and said, "In terms of talent, you might even surpass my master. If you successfully achieve Harmonization, even in the Ancient Times, you would be the strongest genius of the Human Clan, causing the very Heaven and Earth to react. Many Ancient Gods would extend amicable invitations to you to become an Envoy."

Lin Yue shook his head slightly.

Yet the Ancient Times had become pure myth and legend; he was not confident in achieving Harmonization.

"My master said, Harmonization with the Ultimate Path can only be achieved on one's own."

The young woman said, "Your Dao Heart seems already Perfect, you should further study other Bloodline Path Harmonization Methods."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

Indeed, that was the only way.

Suddenly, he hesitated and asked, "Do you know during the Ancient Times, besides the Primordial Divine Race, how many of those ancient Humans guided by the Ultimate Path successfully achieved Harmonization?"

The young woman was surprised, then asked, "Do you truly want to know? It might cause unnecessary pressure."

"My Dao Heart is Perfect, how can I be easily influenced?" Lin Yue shook his head.

"Alright then."

The young woman said, "In the Ancient Times, there were eighty-one supreme Primordial Inheritance Altars, meaning that at most eighty-one geniuses guided by the Ultimate Path could appear in one era. But in general, it's difficult for even one genius in an era to grasp the embryonic form, let alone successfully achieve Harmonization. In the entire Ancient Era, those who succeeded in Harmonization were countable on one's fingers."

Lin Yue remained silent.

In the Ancient Times, the Human Clan had a high status, with a cultivation environment stronger than now, and the experience of ancestors as references.

Each era was only as long as the lifespan of that generation's Great Cultivator, usually a few hundred, not more than a thousand years.

Generations of several hundred years rarely saw anyone grasp the embryonic form of the Ultimate Path.

In Ancient Times, it was considered a millennial occurrence.

Those who succeeded in Harmonization were countable on one's fingers, indeed an incredibly daunting feat.

"Are you alright?" The young woman asked and consoled, "Indeed, it is tough. My master also mentioned, if he weren't of the Ancient Divine Race, he wouldn't have been confident in successfully achieving Harmonization."

"It's nothing."

Lin Yue slightly shook his head and said, "If it's truly uncertain, at worst I'll abandon the Ultimate Path, retreat and seek next best, Harmonizing with parts of the Ultimate Path instead. I won't foolishly seek my own demise."

He wasn't stubborn.

Though he aimed to transcend the confines of this world, knowing the opportunity for Harmonization with the Ultimate Path was slim, with Harmonization likely leading to death, how could he foolishly seek death?

Yet taking a step back wasn't a big deal.

At most, first achieving Saint with parts of the Ultimate Path, before Proving and Transcending.

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince did just that, didn't they have their unparalleled strength?

Moreover, after Proving and Transcending, he could explore the Second Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method, letting the Second Primordial Spirit attempt the Ultimate Path.

In this way, there was still hope to resolve the Great Yong's current predicament.

This was his plan.

"You have an unusual temperament indeed."

The young woman praised, "My master mentioned, some geniuses upon grasping the Ultimate Path pursue this eternal glory, knowing it could lead to death, yet still attempt Harmonization, eventually leading to their demise. Being able to set aside this chance as you've done is remarkable."

Lin Yue said nothing.

Indeed.

Even if the Second Primordial Spirit succeeded through Harmonizing with the Ultimate Path, it would be the Second Primordial Spirit, not him.

But he didn't mind, as long as the purpose was achieved.

"Earlier, you said I wasn't worthy, can you now explain why an Artifact Spirit exists within this Stone Sword?" Lin Yue asked.

"You want to know? Very well."

The young woman pondered, then spoke, "Artifacts themselves are lifeless, no matter the spirit within, it isn't true life. Originally, Artifact Spirits didn't exist. But among ancient gods, one named 'Wu Xin' altered the Earth Authority, allowing sufficiently spirited artifacts to gain self-awareness, thus Artifact Spirits came into being."

She sighed, saying, "However, after the arrival of Eternal Night, many Ancient Gods perished, Wu Xin surely included, thus the Earth Authority reverted back, and Artifact Spirits naturally disappeared."

Wu Xin?

Lin Yue finally understood why in the Ancient Times there were Artifact Spirits, whereas now they had vanished.

"What about you?" Lin Yue wondered, "Why does an Artifact Spirit like you still exist?"

"Because I wasn't governed by Wu Xin."

The young woman said, "I was a Divine Artifact forged through the Ultimate Path by my master, but he only reached Harmonization with the Saint Level. When forging the Divine Artifact, he could only pray to the Primordial for divine assistance, and I was thus born."

Lin Yue understood her meaning.

All Earth Authority stemmed from the Primordial, while Wu Xin among those Ancient Gods perished. Yet she, being created by a sort of loophole, wouldn't be affected by this.

"So that's how it is..."

Lin Yue thoughtfully nodded, suddenly his eyes lit up, "You said you're a Divine Artifact? The Ultimate Path Divine Artifact, doesn't that mean only I can use it?"

A Divine Artifact forged by the Ultimate Path, how powerful could it be?

The young woman nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, only you can wield me, but you might have misunderstood something."

"What?" Lin Yue questioned.

"I'm not a Divine Artifact meant for combat."

The young woman softly spoke, "If I had to describe my function, I suppose I am... a key."