A person in the heavens, starting with a Chaos Emperor Dao Fruit

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Chapter 1000: The World of Star Picking

Next, the blond bear pointed to two tall, burly men next to him. One had reddish skin and looked extremely ferocious; the other had dark skin and looked rather sinister.

The yellow-haired bear said, "These are a pair of gods and demons born from heaven and earth in ancient times. They are twins, one born in the Blazing Sun True Fire and the other born in the Mysterious Moon True Water. They are called Blazing Sun God and Mysterious Moon God respectively."

"Lord of the Manor!" The two burly men also looked at Yun Hua at the same time.

After meeting the two celestial beings, the yellow-haired bear pointed to a child wearing a collar and said, "This is the one who followed the master the earliest and is also the master's adopted son. His name is Yuan Guang Celestial God."

The child looked at Yunhua and said, "I also wanted to learn the Star-Picking Hand back then, but my cultivation level was too high, and I couldn't even get started. Now that my father's Star-Picking Hand has been passed down to you, I hope you can carry forward this supernatural power."

Yunhua looked at the child, somewhat hesitant. Was the child's cultivation level too high for him to grasp?

When did the Star-Picking Hands acquire such cultivation conditions?

The Three Longevity Daoist created this divine ability only when he reached an extremely high level of cultivation, so theoretically he should be able to cultivate it freely. Unless he possesses some divine ability that clashes with the Star-Picking Hand.

The yellow-haired bear ignored Yunhua's guess and continued to introduce the last person to Yunhua: "Red Snow God, you already know him. He is also the most powerful and valiant god under the master's command. Among the many gods and immortals, there are few who can be stronger than him."

"Moreover, he is only one step away from becoming a true god." The yellow-haired bear spoke highly of the Red Snow God.

"This step is not so easy to take!" God Red Snow shook his head, not wanting to say anything more about this issue.

"Lord of the Manor, when I saw you last time, I was a little worried that you wouldn't be able to win over the people, but over the past few years, we've all seen your performance, and everyone is convinced!" The God of Red Snow also expressed his admiration.

"With your strength and understanding of the Great Dao, I estimate that as long as you can obtain the last volume of the 'Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram,' you will soon become a True God Dao Ancestor level figure. Our Star-Picking Mansion will soon be able to dominate the Three Realms once again."

"Haha, not bad. Back then, when the God-King gave the order, countless gods and demons knelt on the ground. Hahaha, just thinking about it now still gets my blood pumping. I hadn't even become a god yet!" the bald Nine-Toothed God laughed.

The other gods also looked at Yunhua with eager eyes, having been cooped up in the Star-Picking Palace for countless years and longing to go out and explore.

Yunhua shook his head and said, "I don't like the struggle for supremacy in the Three Realms, so the epic battle you're looking forward to probably won't happen."

He is different from the Taoist Sanshou.

The Taoist Sanshou loved to conquer the world and was an extremely domineering figure.

However, Yunhua preferred to improve his personal strength. Moreover, given Yunhua's growth rate, these celestial gods simply couldn't keep up.

He has only inherited the Star-Picking Mansion; there is no need for him to contend for supremacy like the Three Longevity Daoist.

For Yunhua, even conquering the world would be a real waste of time. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to experience the great Dao and cultivation system of this world?

Yunhua looked at these gods and secretly shook his head. They were all too warlike, so they neglected cultivation, which is why they hadn't broken through to the realm of gods and become true gods for so many years.

"You are the Lord of the Palace, and we will follow your orders!" Snow Scorpion God smiled.

At this moment, the yellow-haired bear said, "Our Star-Picking Mansion is not just a mansion. This cave dwelling and its magical treasures were created by our old master with great effort. Even the Goddess Nuwa specially created a vast world in the cave dwelling, which is called the 'Star-Picking Great World'."

"Lord of the Manor, please follow me!" The yellow-haired bear said, and directly teleported everyone into the Star-Picking Great World.

"This is the Star-Picking World, and the foundation of the current Star-Picking Prefecture," said the yellow-haired bear.

Yunhua nodded slightly, and then his divine sense expanded instantly, filling the entire Star-Picking Great World in the blink of an eye.

"The Lord of the Palace possesses such powerful divine sense, instantly enveloping the entire Star-Picking Great World!" exclaimed the Snow Scorpion God.

The others nearby were also somewhat surprised, but they knew how amazing Yunhua's progress was, so they were only slightly surprised before taking it for granted.

With such a pace of progress, isn't this to be expected?

After a moment, Yunhua nodded and said, "There are more than 16,000 Celestial Immortals, more than 1.5 million Loose Immortals, and more than 100,000 Void Returning Gods and Demons, which is about the same as the Great Xia Dynasty."

As a former member of the Yinglong Guard, Yunhua was well aware of the strength of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Red Snow God shook his head and said, "These gods and demons in the Void Returning Realm all existed in ancient times. After countless years, only Nine Tooth broke through. None of the others broke through. Not even a single Pure Yang True Immortal appeared among the Celestial Immortals."

Yunhua nodded, indicating that she understood.

Combat is indeed the best way to break through realms. The Star-Picking Palace is isolated from the world, and even when they fight, it is just a friendly spar between their own people. It lacks the determination to fight to the death, so the effect is naturally not as good as a real battle. Therefore, they have not fought much for countless years.

"It would be good to let these celestial beings and gods go out and gain some experience in the future!" Yunhua said casually.

"Thank you, Lord!" The other gods all showed a hint of joy.

After seeing the Star-Picking World, the Yellow-Haired Bear led Yunhua to the final secret room set up by the Three Longevity Taoist.

This secret chamber is extremely well hidden; no one knows what's inside, and it's protected by a very powerful restriction that only a fifth-stage Star-Picking Hand can break.

Yunhua's Star-Picking Hand is currently only at the fourth level, and the conditions have not been met, so it cannot be activated.

"The Star-Picking Hand requires too much of the Five Elements essence. I don't know when you'll be able to gather it all!" The blond bear sighed, somewhat disappointed.

"Although you are already a god and possess the Star-Picking Great World, the essence of the five elements is extremely rare. Even a Dao Ancestor would probably find it difficult to gather enough essence of the five elements to cultivate the fifth stage of the Star-Picking Hand."

"Don't overthink it. Although the essence of the five elements is rare, the Three Realms are about to fall into chaos again. With one great battle after another, how can we not accumulate enough resources?" Yun Hua said leisurely. "But before that, I'd like to go and see Dao Ancestor Chi Ming first."

"The Three Realms are about to descend into chaos again? That makes sense. Let's go see the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor first and obtain the final volume of the 'Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram' before making any further moves." The yellow-haired bear was initially startled, but then nodded in agreement with Yunhua's view.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and on this very day, Xia Mangxun's second primordial spirit found Yunhua.

"Fellow Daoist Jiehuo, my master invites you. Please come with me!" Xia Mangxun got straight to the point and said directly.

Yunhua nodded and followed Xia Mangxun's second primordial spirit directly to the top of Yinglong Divine Mountain. There was a teleportation array there that was not very large, only about three zhang in circumference, but its complexity far exceeded that of the giant teleportation arrays halfway up the mountain.

"This is the teleportation array to Master's dojo!" Xia Mangxun introduced, and then he and Yunhua stepped onto the teleportation array together. After a flash of light, the two disappeared from Great Xia.

The teleportation array was very fast. Yunhua only felt the surrounding scenery change, and then in an instant, he arrived on a giant mountain.

The place where the two were located was extremely open, and looking out, the bottom was completely visible. There was no doubt that this was a huge mountain peak, and the palaces on the mountain peak could be clearly seen.

Chapter 1001 Meeting the Dao Ancestor

Behind the two was a solitary peak a thousand meters high.

"This is Master's Daoist temple. We came here via a teleportation array, so we went straight to the top of the mountain. The palaces below are basically the residences of my senior brothers and some nominal disciples. The only place higher than here is where Master resides!" As she spoke, Xia Mangxun looked at the solitary peak behind her and smiled.

There are no mountains this big in the Great Xia Dynasty, and there are no mountains this big in the world of Shrouding the Heavens either. For a moment, Yunhua looked around with some curiosity.

"This entire mountain is a magical treasure, far superior to my Yinglong Divine Mountain and Tianmang Palace." Xia Mangxun smiled as he saw Yunhua's apparent curiosity about the mountain. "However, Master is waiting for you up there now, so let's talk as we walk!"

"This is Master's training ground. Flying is not allowed from here to Master's place," Xia Mangxun added.

Yunhua nodded and followed Xia Mangxun to the top of the mountain.

There were no palaces at the top of the mountain, only the most ordinary and commonplace things. An old man with blue hair sat quietly on a large rock, with an old pine tree coiled around it.

"Master, the Heavenly God of Calamity Fire, Yunhua, has arrived!" Xia Mangxun announced.

Chi Ming Dao Zu opened his eyes, looked at Yun Hua, and then said to Xia Mang Xun beside him, "You go back first, Yun Hua can stay."

"Yes, disciple takes his leave!" Xia Mangxun respectfully withdrew.

At this moment, only Yunhua and Dao Ancestor Chiming remained on the mountaintop.

Neither of them spoke. Dao Ancestor Chiming simply looked at Yunhua quietly, while Yunhua also looked at Dao Ancestor Chiming with a calm gaze.

After a long while, Dao Ancestor Chiming laughed and said, "What a fine temperament and courage! At such a young age, meeting Dao Ancestor for the first time, you are not nervous at all, your mind is as still as water. This is not like those cultivators who practice the Dao of Fire!"

Most cultivators who practice the Fire Path are fiery and passionate, and very few are like Yunhua, who doesn't seem to have anything special on the surface.

"To be able to cultivate my 'Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram' to the Heavenly God Realm within twenty years, you are indeed exceptionally talented," Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor continued. "When Xia Mang reported to me, I thought you would stay in the Returning Void Realm for at least a hundred years."

“I originally intended to spend a hundred years refining your character and Dao heart; but I never expected that you would have cultivated to such a level in just ten years.”

"Pure Yang Golden Light Thunder, Perfect Divine Body, you are already far ahead of the other gods. Even if you are given time, it will not be difficult for you to break through to the True God realm," Dao Ancestor Chiming exclaimed.

"You flatter me, Dao Ancestor. It was merely a coincidence!" Yunhua said.

“You don’t need to be so modest. There are no coincidences in the path of cultivation. You have reached the peak of the Heavenly God realm in less than twenty years. Since ancient times, no one has ever done so. In terms of cultivation speed, you can be ranked first!” Dao Ancestor Chiming smiled and said, “Now that you have reached such a level, it would seem that I am petty and taking advantage of you if I were to talk about taking on disciples now.

“I can give you the last volume of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram directly, and I can even give you the remaining second half of the ‘Eye of the Candle Dragon’ that you obtained from Xia Mang.” Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor pondered for a while, then looked at Yun Hua, “As long as you make a Heavenly Dao Oath and promise me one thing.”

"What is it?" Yunhua asked.

The Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor said, "You have not been cultivating for long, and you may not know that the Three Realms are already in turmoil. Before you were born, the Six Paths of Reincarnation had already been attacked and collapsed. The future is bound to be a time of great turmoil."

As he spoke, Dao Ancestor Chiming roughly recounted some events to Yunhua. Of course, what he said was only what those Heavenly Gods and True Immortals knew. As for the deeper secrets known to the True Gods and Dao Ancestors, he did not mention them.

After giving a general account of the situation, Dao Ancestor Chiming said, "As long as you swear that you will stand on my side in the event of a great war, then I can give you everything you lack right now."

"As far as I know, once you cultivate to the stage of True God or Dao Ancestor, the backlash of the Heavenly Dao Oath is already very difficult to overcome. Aren't you afraid that I will go back on my word?" Yunhua looked at Dao Ancestor Chiming.

The oath of Heaven has binding force below the level of World Gods and Chaos Immortals; however, once one's strength reaches the stage of True God and Dao Ancestor, one can withstand the backlash of the oath of Heaven, only needing to pay a certain price.

"You can withstand the backlash of the oath made by Heaven, but can you really deceive your own heart? Do you really think that breaking the oath will not cost you anything?"

"You are walking the path of fire, not the path of deception or theft! If you truly disregard your own Dao heart and break your oath, there's nothing I can do," said Dao Ancestor Chiming.

"The more talented a cultivator is, the more they value their words and deeds, and the more they believe that words and actions must be in harmony, which is the unity of knowledge and action. If you are willing to tarnish your pure Dao heart and ruin your future, then there is nothing more to say."

Yunhua was taken aback, not expecting that Dao Ancestor Chiming would say such a thing.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If he hadn't cultivated the Way of Fire, but something like the Way of Poison or the Way of Illusion, then Dao Ancestor Chiming probably wouldn't have been so easy to talk to.

"Thank you for your guidance, Dao Ancestor. I am willing to make this vow!" Yunhua didn't say much and immediately made the vow.

After the oath was completed, Dao Ancestor Chiming nodded, then took out two jade slips and handed them to Yunhua, saying, "These are the last volume of the 'Chiming Nine Heavens Diagram' and the second part of the 'Eye of the Candle Dragon'."

"So this is the true god!" After reading the last volume of "The Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram", Yunhua suddenly had a more detailed understanding of the realm of the true god.

There are two threshold conditions for a celestial being to advance to a true god: first, to cultivate a perfect divine body; second, to comprehend a great Dao.

After fulfilling these two conditions, one needs to create a more powerful divine body with one's own "Dao" as the core, and then draw power to advance through the transformation of the core of the divine body.

"Actually, once you reach the True God level, cultivation techniques are no longer necessary, and there's not much difference between any cultivation techniques." Yunhua gradually came to understand many things.

From a celestial being to a true god, this perfect divine body has already narrowed the gap in cultivation techniques to an extreme.

The divine body forged by the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram is very strong, and it is relatively easy to advance to the True God level; however, the divine body forged by the Thunder Body is also a perfect divine body after advancing to the True God level.

The difference between the two is that the "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram" allows for a faster ascension to True Godhood, resulting in a more powerful divine body and indicating a shorter time to achieve a perfect divine body.

The divine body of a true god is related to the Dao he comprehends. The process of becoming a true god is actually a gradual step of breaking free from the constraints of the original cultivation method. Because each person is different, the core of the Dao that constructs the divine body is different, and naturally, it goes beyond the scope of the original cultivation method.

"The method of constructing a true god's body in the 'Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram' is based on the Dao of Water and Fire... It's a bit of a pity. If it were another Dao, it would have to be re-derived according to one's own situation!" Yun Hua carefully studied this cultivation method and felt a little regretful.

This cultivation method initially followed the Yin-Yang path, but as cultivation progressed, water and fire gradually gained the upper hand. Even when advancing to the True God realm, water and fire became the core of the divine body's Dao.

While the principles of water and fire, when elevated to their ultimate form, possess unparalleled power, only by completing all five elements can they rival Yin and Yang.

Chapter 1002 Travels

"The Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram isn't really suitable for my advancement. It requires water and fire, but my own divine body's core should be fire!" Yun Hua pondered for a while, silently saying to himself.

Having obtained what he wanted from Dao Ancestor Chiming, Yunhua then descended from the mountaintop.

At this moment, Xia Mangxun's second primordial spirit was already waiting for him here.

"How is the Calamity Fire? Has Master passed on the subsequent techniques of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram to you?" Xia Mangxun asked anxiously.

This was also a test by Xia Mangxun. If the Chiming Dao Ancestor had passed on the cultivation method, then it would prove that the person in front of him was on his side; if he had not passed it on, then there were probably some other hidden reasons, and he would have to be careful when dealing with him in the future.

Yunhua nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, we've obtained the cultivation technique. Let's return to Great Xia now!"

"Haha, Brother Jiehuo, don't worry, the Great Xia is my territory. If you're willing, I can give you several counties!" Xia Mangxun said directly.

He couldn't be happier that Yunhua settled down in his Great Xia world. With such a god around, there would be more protection if they encountered a truly dangerous battle in the future.

As for the few prefectures of the Great Xia, they were of no concern whatsoever. He had only enfeoffed eight hundred vassal lords back then, but the Great Xia had three thousand six hundred prefectures, less than a quarter of which were occupied by vassal lords. At least two thousand eight hundred prefectures could be freely allocated to Yunhua for administration.

"Forget about the prefectures and counties; I have no interest in managing those things. I was born in the Great Xia Dynasty and have been cultivating all these years. I haven't really seen the beautiful landscapes of this world yet, and I'm planning to go out and explore!" Yunhua said.

“That’s true. Let me tell you, our Great Xia has several places with scenery that are unparalleled in the Three Realms. For example, the Nine Heavens Aurora in Beihai County in the far north, and the Nine-Bend Heavenly River Sunset in Mojiang County…” Xia Mangxun began to popularize some of the scenic spots in Great Xia to Yunhua.

"Speaking of which, what dangerous or peculiar places are there in the Three Realms?" Yunhua suddenly asked.

“The most dangerous places… are the ancient ruins and Moonlit Pool, among others,” Xia Mangxun said.

The ancient ruins are the most dangerous place known in the Three Realms, existing in the endless void beyond the Three Realms.

Legend has it that after the ancient Pangu world shattered, the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man were born. However, some "remains" of the Pangu world remained, and these remains are the ancient ruins of the world.

However, this ruin is no longer a complete world, but a broken one. But precisely because of this, it is even more terrifying, with time disordered, space distorted, and dangers lurking everywhere.

Even true gods and Dao Ancestors would face a fatal crisis if they entered.

Moonlit Pool is an extremely dangerous place in the chaos. It is a deep pool in the chaos, adjacent to a huge star. The pool water reflects the star and looks beautiful.

But that place is also one of the most dangerous places in the Three Realms. Only gods can enter it. In ancient times, many gods went there because they believed there was a great opportunity there.

But after that, no one was willing to go in anymore, because none of the gods who went in ever came out.