chsdbacks Chapter 609 The Path to the End
Chapter 609 The Path to the End
Chapter 609 The Path to the End
"Eek!"
Zhiling opened her eyes, her curled-up body suddenly tensed, and the void around her silently collapsed, only to recover in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, Zhiling unfurled her seven fox tails, the purple fur at the tips of the tails shining like dazzling stars, and her cultivation aura began to surge wildly, completely breaking through the barrier between realms.
Six thousand years!
Seven thousand years!
Seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years!
With the help of the true meaning and Daoist charm of the Void Extreme Stele, Zhi Ling's bones emitted a barely perceptible clicking sound. Then, the surge of energy around her quickly subsided, and her cultivation level completely stepped into the peak of the Demon King realm.
A year of comprehension is equivalent to a thousand years of cultivation for an ordinary demon king. In terms of comprehension alone, Zhiling is among the best in the seven-tailed purple fox clan.
Chen Beiwu's mind stirred slightly as he used the Covenant of Understanding to sense Zhiling's changes.
After advancing to the peak of the Demon King, the innate five elements essence in Zhiling's Yuanmai did not change much. It still possessed all five elements, mainly earth, and was a heaven-grade Yuanmai belonging to the space attribute. The spiritual root bonus it provided to him remained unchanged, with only a slight increase.
This is normal. Unless Zhiling can undergo a bloodline transformation and advance to become an eight-tailed Void Fox, becoming an extremely rare and powerful Creation Beast in the Immortal Alliance, it is impossible for the purity of his spiritual root, which has been enhanced to its limit, to change significantly through the blessing of the three veins.
As for her innate attributes, Zhiling's aptitude for the five elements is already outstanding among fifth-tier elemental beasts: "Gold 97, Wood 97, Water 97, Fire 97, ±98."
The elemental affinity is difficult to change. Only when Zhiling's bloodline undergoes a transformation and she reaches the fifth realm of demon lord will it be possible to raise the five elemental affinity to 99 points, which is the limit of the heavenly spiritual root recognized by the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.
As expected, for Zhiling now, it was far too much of a strain to bear the true meaning and Daoist essence of the Void Extreme Stele with her bloodline. Chen Beiwu had anticipated this.
If the Heavenly Gang Mystic Beasts could freely carry the true meaning and Daoist essence contained within the Ruins Stele with their bloodline, greatly increasing the purity of their bloodline, then the Immortal Alliance's Creation Beasts wouldn't be so scarce, with only True Venerables of the Nascent Soul stage qualified to form contracts with them.
With this thought in mind, Chen Beiwu's divine sense stirred slightly, probing towards Zhiling's lineage.
At this moment, two dazzling stars have appeared deep within Zhiling's spiritual lineage.
【Mysterious Power】: Infinite Lock 【Attribute】: Possesses all five elements, spatial attribute 【Rank】: Fourth-tier supreme mysterious power 【Description】: A mysterious power that seals the void and reverses the boundary, which can condense folded void into invisible chains, completely sealing off a region of heaven and earth.
Note: Those who are sealed by this profound power will have all their spatial profound powers rendered ineffective. They will be unable to activate True Lord profound powers such as teleportation and Heavenly Foot, nor will they be able to use fourth-order spatial profound treasures to teleport or escape.
"This profound technique is quite good, it can be called a divine skill for combat, it's just that Zhiling awakened it too late." Chen Beiwu thought to himself.
With his current cultivation and combat power, he only needs to use 50% of his strength to suppress a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator in the Southern Wilderness with a flick of his finger. Ordinary Nascent Soul Perfection True Monarchs cannot withstand a single move from him.
In this situation, the Seamless Locking Mystery Technique becomes somewhat useless to Chen Beiwu, as he can completely suppress his opponent without needing to seal off the space.
However, having more skills is never a bad thing. This Wuji Reverse Lock technique has unlimited potential. If it can be further improved as Zhiling's cultivation level increases, reaching the point where even fifth-order spatial elemental techniques can seal, then it will undoubtedly be a top-tier creation elemental technique.
"Eek."
Sensing Chen Beiwu's thoughts, Zhiling's eyes flickered, and she gently patted him with her forepaw.
boom!
As Zhiling's palm struck down, the void around Chen Beiwu, a thousand feet wide, suddenly solidified.
This solidification is not a simple freeze, but rather a cage based on emptiness, transforming a region into an inescapable and impenetrable spatial prison.
Chen Beiwu's body sank, and he also became interested. He activated the Void Concealment Immortal Technique [Heavenly Footsteps], wanting to test the upper limit of Zhiling's awakened profound abilities.
"Buzz!"
Chen Beiwu took a step forward, and invisible void chains appeared around his body. He couldn't break free on the first attempt.
tread!
tread!
tread!
Chen Beiwu's lips curled up slightly. He activated the Heavenly Footwork Void Step and took three steps. His figure vanished instantly, appearing behind Zhiling. He gently poked the latter's head with his finger.
"Eek." (This isn't fair.)
Zhiling pouted and protested in a low voice.
It wasn't that her awakened Infinite Lock was inferior to the Immortal Technique of Heavenly Footsteps and Void Steps, but rather that Chen Beiwu was simply too shameless, relying on his superior cultivation level to forcibly break free from the void chains.
If she were now a fully-fledged Demon King, Bei Wu would certainly not be able to break free from the bindings of the Infinite Lock in an instant.
"You're already very strong, but you still need to practice." Chen Beiwu smiled.
Zhiling rarely showed this side of herself in front of him.
Upon hearing this, Zhiling turned her head away, deliberately turning her back to Chen Beiwu.
Chen Beiwu smiled and probed with his divine sense towards the other profound ability that Zhiling had awakened.
【Mysterious Power】: Void Coffin Rift Kill 【Attribute】: Possesses all five elements, spatial attribute 【Rank】: Fifth-order Creation Yuan Technique 【Description】: An advancement of the Returning Annihilation Mysterious Light to the Great Mysterious Power. The Seven-Tailed Purple Fox needs to use the Great Freedom Void Heaven Domain to fully unleash the power of this Mysterious Power, thereby tearing apart the opponent's physical body, soul, true essence, and mysterious treasures.
This profound power can be activated instantly, and it has a "killing effect" on cultivators whose cultivation level is no higher than a minor realm, making it impossible to guard against in advance.
Interestingly, this is a killing technique extremely similar to the Great Rift Void Claw, also possessing the effect of certain death.
Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed as he looked at the golden egg.
The Great Void Claw requires three consecutive hits to trigger the Void Corrosion and unleash its ultimate effect.
This Void Coffin Rift Kill is undoubtedly superior, capable of instantly killing beings of the same realm. No wonder it is ranked among the Creation Yuan Techniques.
It's unclear whether the Golden Egg's indestructible three-phase defense can withstand the Void Coffin's devastating attack.
"roar?"
The golden egg took a step back, vaguely feeling a chill.
Although it is stubborn, it is not so stubborn as to try to fight a fifth-order Creation Yuan Technique with a fourth-order Xuan Tong!
The reason is simple: even though Zhiling has not yet become a fifth-realm demon lord and has not yet forged her bloodline true form, and cannot perfectly unleash the power of the fifth-order Creation Yuan Technique, she can still pose a fatal threat to a perfect demon king with the fifth-order Creation Yuan Technique.
"Just kidding, how could I possibly use you to test Zhiling Xuantong?" Chen Beiwu chuckled.
"roar."
Jin Dan glanced at Chen Beiwu, then turned his head to look at the many cultivators outside the array barrier, his tone softening.
This place is crowded and noisy, so testing mystical abilities is possible, but it must be done in private.
"Eek."
Zhiling shook her head, indicating that the Void Coffin Rift Kill was extremely dangerous and a deadly technique that even she could not withstand.
I already said it was just a joke.
Chen Beiwu stood up and removed the restraints from the prayer cushion.
The opportunity at Tianxu is rare, and he has been observing and comprehending the Void Extreme Stele here for a year, gaining a great deal.
It's time to go to other places and see the other eight ruins.
"Young friend Chen, please wait a moment."
Suddenly, a gentle voice rang out.
Chen Beiwu turned around and saw that the person who spoke was none other than Xuanwei Zhenzun, who had just finished his cultivation.
"What can I do for you, senior?" Chen Beiwu asked tentatively.
Because of the warning from the Purple Gold Canopy, he always harbored a sense of vigilance towards the Mysterious True Venerable.
"When I was exploring the ruins of Kuntian, I accidentally obtained a fragmented cultivation technique called the 'Nine Dragons Devouring the Void and Returning to One' technique. It is quite extraordinary. I wonder if you are interested?" Xuanwei Zhenzun said kindly.
"May I take a look?" Chen Beiwu did not refuse.
The more training methods you have, the better. They can broaden your horizons and add new ideas.
Even if the "Nine Dragons Devouring the Void and Returning to One" technique has some flaws, it is still a supreme technique that can be praised by a True Venerable of the Divine Transformation.
As for whether this True Venerable harbored ill intentions, Chen Beiwu was not too worried.
In the territory ruled by the Immortal Alliance, even a Nascent Soul True Venerable would not dare to risk the wrath of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect by attacking a mere Nascent Soul True Monarch.
After all, he has people above him.
"sure."
Xuanwei Zhenzun flicked his finger, and a jade slip landed in front of Chen Beiwu.
The dragon is the essence of heaven and earth, the vein of the void. Taking nine as its ultimate number, by absorbing the energy of the nine true dragons and refining it within oneself, one may hope to touch the Great Dao of the Primordial Void.
With a sweep of his divine sense, Chen Beiwu immediately understood the true meaning of this technique.
The Great Dao of Void is formless and imageless, yet it can contain all things in emptiness, while the Great Dao of the Great Void reflects all emptiness and can contain the nature within emptiness.
To put it simply, these two paths are extremely similar, yet they are fundamentally different.
"As far as I know, the Immortal Alliance has never had anyone who has taken charge of the Great Dao of the Void."
Seeing Chen Beiwu's reaction, Xuanwei Zhenzun revealed the information at the opportune moment.
"Senior, how do you plan to sell this incomplete cultivation manual? If it's too expensive, I'm afraid I can't afford it," Chen Beiwu said, using a strategy of retreat as a means of advancing.
He might not be interested in ordinary paths.
However, since the Great Dao of the Great Void is on par with the Great Dao of the Void, and it is also the Great Dao that was once held by the founding ancestor of the Great Void Array Sect in the Southern Wilderness, he was very interested in it.
The reason is simple: Chen Beiwu received the inheritance of the Taixu Array Sect in the Tianyan True Realm, which included the "Secret Seal of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavenly Dao Array of Millet Transformation Taixu", the "Taixu Pure Yang Three Evolutions Divine Transformation Fundamental Method of Heavenly Book", and the "Pure Yang Evolution of Void Shared Fate Array Weapon Refining Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Method".
These three techniques are quite compatible with the "Nine Dragons Swallowing the Void and Returning to One Wonderful Method," so perhaps we could try to complete the latter.
If the Primordial Dao is impassable and the Primordial Void Dao also fails, he might try to seize the inheritance of the Taixu Array Sect in the Southern Wilderness and take control of the Taixu Dao.
"This cultivation technique is too incomplete, with only the Nascent Soul stage remaining and no Void Refinement stage. Its value is limited and it's not worth many spirit stones."
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The True Venerable Xuanwei said gently, "If you think it's good, just take it."
Chen Beiwu politely declined.
One should not accept rewards without merit. The "Nine Dragons Devouring the Void and Returning to One" method is indeed excellent, and it is remarkably similar to the Tai Xu Array Sect's lineage.
But he didn't want to incur karma with a Nascent Soul True Venerable because of a flawed cultivation technique.
"In that case, how about three hundred high-grade spirit stones and a wonderful cultivation method for you?" True Venerable Xuanwei said, taking a step back.
Chen Beiwu pondered for a moment, feeling that the other party, being a Nascent Soul True Venerable, was being far too proactive.
"Interesting. Brother Xuanwei, you usually guard the 'Nine Dragons Devouring the Void and Returning to One' technique very closely. Why are you being so generous today?"
Lin Yunlan appeared, and asked in surprise.
As far as she knew, the True Venerable Xuanwei used the Nine Dragons Wonderful Method as his fundamental method, and achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and the Five Rising Gods to attain the Dao and become a deity.
If she were the True Venerable Xuanwei, it would be almost impossible for her to entrust the fundamental teachings to others for comprehension and cultivation.
"It's just a cultivation technique. I've already decided to switch to the Dao of Nirvana." True Venerable Xuanwei chuckled. "If Fellow Daoist Dongxu were a strongman from my sect, I could sell you a copy at a discount."
"A flawed and uncertain immortal technique is useless, even if it is a supreme immortal technique." Lin Yunlan glanced at Xuanwei Zhenzun and said casually, "My Jade Universe Grotto Heaven has many immortal techniques. If young friend Chen is interested in the Dao of Void, he can come to my sect to study."
In the Immortal Alliance, when it comes to the number of Void Immortal Techniques and Books, Jade Universe Grotto Heaven claims to be second to none, and no other Grotto Heaven or Immortal Sect dares to claim second place.
Chen Beiwu:
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With Venerable Dongxu as witness, Chen Beiwu took out a high-grade spirit stone and completed the transaction with Venerable Xuanwei. Then he took his leave and used his escape technique to go to the other ruins.
Watching Chen Beiwu's figure disappear, Lin Yunlan asked with interest, "Brother Xuanwei, did you perhaps divine something?"
"Fellow Daoist Dongxu, you overestimate me." True Venerable Xuanwei shook his head and sighed softly, "The path of refining the void is difficult; one must cultivate good relationships to follow the right path."
There is nothing wrong with "The Wonderful Method of Nine Dragons Swallowing the Void and Returning to One"; he did not add anything extra to it.
There was one thing he didn't mention: although the Immortal Alliance did not have a master of the Great Void Dao, this Great Dao was very likely already in the hands of the Refining Void Dao Venerable from another realm.
Even if Chen Beiwu were to master the "Nine Dragons Devouring the Void and Returning to One" technique, he would still be unable to use it to glimpse the realm of Void Refinement.
On the other side, deep within the Heavenly Ruins, lies the End Monument.
Chen Beiwu appeared and landed on a prayer mat.
The surrounding cultivators were all focused on comprehending the End Monument, and no one paid any attention to his arrival.
"Woof?"
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Tie Dan barked softly, his eyes filled with confusion.
The End Monument embodies the Great Dao of Nirvana, and has no relation whatsoever to the fundamental principles of the master's cultivation.
"The Great Dao of Nirvana is no less than the Primordial Beginning and the Void; it is worth a visit," Chen Beiwu said solemnly.
He wanted to unify the Southern Wilderness, and the Eight Desolate Sect was undoubtedly an unavoidable opponent.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.
Now that he had the opportunity to observe the Great Dao of Nirvana, Chen Beiwu naturally wouldn't miss it.
"Roar?" (Can one comprehend this without cultivating the Nirvana Immortal Technique?)
Golden Egg was slightly taken aback.
How will you know if it will work if you don't try?
Chen Beiwu closed his eyes, visualized the Great Mystery of Oneness, and immersed his consciousness into the End Monument.
Because he didn't know which of the five little guys—Golden Egg, Iron Egg, Snowman, Zhiling, and Aji—was more compatible with the Great Dao of Nirvana, Chen Beiwu activated his fundamental immortal technique, using the divine senses of the five beasts to comprehend and understand it together.
January!
Two months!
March!
As time passed, Tie Dan, Xue Le, Zhi Ling, and A Ji gradually gave up, but Jin Dan persisted and visited the Monument to the End of the World with Chen Bei Wu.
Two years passed quickly.
Chen Beiwu suddenly realized something and saw a glimmer of light emerging from the depths of the End Monument.
That wisp of light was extremely faint, yet it contained a profound and mysterious primordial realm.
"???"
How can annihilation give rise to the primordial beginning? And how can the primordial beginning, reaching its ultimate state, also transform into annihilation?
Chen Beiwu was shaken to his core, almost thinking he was hallucinating.
The next instant, a stream of dark energy appeared on the surface of the End Monument and merged into Chen Beiwu's Nascent Soul with lightning speed.
Chen Beiwu sat upright on the futon, and a great Dao slowly emerged in his mind: "Taking Nirvana as the essence and Primordial Beginning as the function, the two circulate, all things return to Nirvana, when Nirvana reaches its extreme, Primordial Beginning is born; Primordial Beginning is followed by transformation, when transformation reaches its extreme, it returns to Nirvana again, this is the ultimate Dao."
Based on the Great Dao of the End, he can take into account both the Great Dao of Primordial Beginning and the Great Dao of Nirvana, attain enlightenment and transform into a spirit, and reach the ultimate realm of refining emptiness.
The moment the thought crossed his mind, the true meaning of a supreme immortal technique slowly reflected in Chen Beiwu's spiritual platform and sea of consciousness.
Unlike the Great Dao of Primordial Void, he does not need to forge his own path. He only needs to cultivate the immortal techniques and true meanings inherited from the End Monument to embark on the Path of the End.
"Huh?" (This works too?)
Schiller was slightly taken aback, but genuinely felt happy for Chen Beiwu.
Unexpectedly, Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, a thought forming in his mind.
While the Great Dao of the End is indeed powerful, it seems to be somewhat incompatible with his nature.