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But the Holy Spirit of this world is nothing but a blank slate; apart from this boundless potential, there is nothing else. Everything must be comprehended by oneself. There are no laws; Yunhua can sense that the power he currently possesses is merely a product of excess potential.
"Compared to the Holy Spirits of the Shrouding the Heavens world, this is not bad. How far he can grow in the future depends on his own comprehension and opportunities," Yunhua thought to himself.
Although the Holy Spirits in the world of Shrouding the Heavens achieve unconventional enlightenment and perfect the Great Dao simply by being born normally, they have little room for further progress. The number of Great Emperors produced by the Holy Spirit lineage may not be less than that of humans, but none of them have embarked on the path of transformation into immortals in the mortal world. This is a case of going too far and not going far enough.
Everything was too perfect, so those Holy Spirits couldn't find any possibility to go further, any possibility to surpass everything. Only those races that were born with nothing and needed constant tempering and growth could master everything and surpass everything; therefore, it was even more difficult for the Holy Spirits who were born in the perfect world of Shrouding the Heavens to break through.
Yunhua understood that the Stone Embryo must have been born by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the essence of the sun and moon. It was impossible for it to be born in a world with weak spiritual energy; but in a world with strong spiritual energy, there was a high probability that it could give birth to a cultivation system unique to that world.
"However, I'm a little embarrassed by what I'm wearing!" Yunhua was speechless. She was still in the state of a newborn, with nothing on her body.
He quickly glanced at the nearby rubble, which had all fallen from his divine embryo and were all priceless treasures. In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, these would be enough immortal materials to forge an imperial weapon.
Yunhua melted these rubble into a suit of armor, which, after flashing with spiritual light, transformed into an ordinary moon-white robe.
In this world, the path of the immortals, if one cannot shatter the void, has a very limited lifespan, far less than that of those who cultivate Taoist arts.
However, the combat power of martial arts is much stronger than that of Taoist cultivation.
A peak Martial Saint is equivalent to a first or second tribulation Ghost Immortal, while a Human Immortal is equivalent to a fourth or fifth tribulation Ghost Immortal. Once one has mastered all the acupoints, they are comparable to a Creator.
The essence of the fist is comparable to the Eight Tribulations, the flesh and blood are derived from the Ninth Tribulation, and the ever-changing nature is infinitely close to the Yang God realm. Shattering the vacuum breaks the boundary between reality and illusion, which is equivalent to the Yang God realm.
"The two paths should not be clearly separated, but rather merged, but it is not so easy."
Yunhua, clad in a white robe, strode through the towering mountains, his eyes flickering slightly, lost in thought.
Taoist arts and martial arts are not two distinct paths. Advancing to the Yang God realm requires the support of a physical body at the level of a Human Immortal or higher. And if one wishes to reach the supreme other shore...
Furthermore, it requires the physical body to shatter the vacuum, the soul to reach the realm of Yang Shen, and the fulfillment of one's grand ambition.
The tribulation lightning at Yunhua's birth enabled him to become a Fourth Tribulation Ghost Immortal, capable of creating a small world with a single thought, though it was merely an illusory world.
The reason he was only a fourth-level Ghost Immortal was because the tribulation lightning was too short, and the final tribulation lightning at the end of summer was already somewhat lacking in power, and the fortune of the tribulation lightning was not enough.
The realms before Ghost Immortal are simply a process of continuously strengthening the soul, which goes without saying. However, after passing through a tribulation of lightning, the soul will undergo a dramatic transformation. Only after clearly understanding the essence of this transformation will Yunhua be able to undergo the next tribulation of lightning.
Within Yunhua's body, faint points of light illuminated the endless darkness, like stars shining in the pitch-black night sky, and the acupoints all over his body resembled a sky full of stars.
For others, opening acupoints requires an extremely complex method.
After all, even the same acupoints can have subtle differences in different people. Therefore, each acupoint needs to be carefully measured before it can be opened. This process of finding the 'trick' is the acupoint measurement method secretly passed down by various sects and holy sites.
But Yunhua didn't need to go through all that trouble. He used his spiritual sense to guide the location of his acupoints, and he could find them accurately every time. All 1,296 major acupoints on his body had already been found.
What's slowing down his martial arts training is now the lack of resources.
Connecting each acupoint requires a large amount of blood and energy, and there is a limit to how much can be replenished by external spiritual energy.
Previously, Yunhua had used the primordial energy gathered by the strange phenomenon at the time of his birth to quickly condense the 1,296 acupoints. If he completes them, he will soon be able to comprehend the point where one acupoint leads to all acupoints, making him comparable to the Seven Tribulations Ghost Immortal Creator.
He doesn't believe anyone in this world can pose a threat to him, not even those 'chess players' in the Origin Land!
"Boom!"
His blood and qi surged like a mighty river within him, accompanied by a series of vibrations at different frequencies. Yunhua's bones, muscles, internal organs, and bone marrow vibrated throughout his body, his blood and qi were surging, and his spirit and energy were at their peak.
However, all the commotion was blocked by his primordial spirit, and not a single sound was transmitted out.
As the Qi and blood circulated and filled the acupoints, in an instant, the seventy-second acupoint in Yunhua's body was completely condensed. At the same time, something like a cloud or mist, tangible yet intangible, shot out from this newly opened acupoint, eventually condensing into the shape of a deity.
The body has seventy-two orifices, and each orifice is imbued with a spirit!
"It's done!" Yunhua took a deep breath, slowly opened his eyes, and at the same time, the deity returned to his body.
He has now perfected all seventy-two acupoints, and a deity resides in each of them.
It can be said that with Yunhua's speed of absorbing vital energy, he can condense two acupoints to perfection almost every day, which is already quite astonishing.
If enough resources are acquired, all the acupoints in the body can be perfected in a day, but Yunhua already has a goal.
Chapter 368 Heading to the Great Qian
"In that case, it will take 648 days, or two years, to open all 1,296 major acupoints in the body... That's a bit slow!" Tai Yunhua muttered to himself.
But he knew that as long as he consumed a lot of resources, he could open up all the acupoints in his body in a very short time.
Each person has 1,296 major acupoints in their body, but within each major acupoint are a hundred minor acupoints.
Opening the acupoints is only the first step to becoming a human immortal. However, if a human immortal comprehends the great secrets within the acupoints and fully opens all one hundred minor acupoints within each acupoint, then that is the peak of human immortality.
However, in order to unlock the smaller apertures within the larger apertures, in addition to strength, a certain level of attainment is also required, that is, the intent of the fist must be cultivated to a certain degree.
Therefore, if one wanted to understand everything from a single point, Yunhua could have done it from the very beginning.
After all, Yunhua had mastered various fist intents in the world of Shrouding the Heavens. Although it was not Yunhua's main cultivation, he still managed to make his fist intent surpass that of a True Immortal who used fist techniques, even under the profound realm of Emperor Light Immortal King!
In fact, when he opened the first acupoint, he had already channeled his invincible fist intent into it, allowing the smaller acupoints within the larger acupoints to appear and be connected under the fist intent.
Then, there is a process like this when each major acupoint is opened.
In other words, if we disregard the fact that Yunhua has only opened a relatively small number of acupoints, he was already at the peak of the Human Immortal realm from the moment he opened his first acupoint.
Night falls, and the stars and moon shine brightly.
In a natural cave a hundred miles away from Tianzhu Mountain.
Yunhua sat quietly beside the campfire burning with crimson flames. A barbecue grill was set up on the volcano, and on the grill was a divine bull with purple fur all over its body.
This was the result of Yunhua's hunting outside Tianzhu Mountain. He didn't know what kind of exotic animal this cow was, but it looked extraordinary and should taste good, which would be perfect for him to replenish his qi and blood.
Time passed slowly, and golden oil dripped from the cow, releasing an enticing aroma. This exotic breed of beef was quite peculiar; Yunhua hadn't added any seasonings, yet the meat possessed such a wonderful fragrance, making one's mouth water.
Since Yunhua became an immortal, he has rarely eaten such mortal food. Now that he has returned to another world to cultivate, he feels a little nostalgic for such things.
Finally, the beef was cooked. Yunhua tore off a leg and began to savor it. Although he ate politely, he did so very quickly.
In just a short while, the entire cow was gone, leaving not even a bone. However, after eating the whole cow, his stomach did not bulge at all; it remained perfectly normal.
"The digestive ability of a human immortal is truly terrifying. It was completely digested as soon as it was eaten; the efficiency is too high. This system is quite unique in the human realm." Yunhua felt his blood and energy rushing into his acupoints, completely opening one of the major acupoints.
The cultivation system in this world is nothing special in the early stages; in Yunhua's eyes, it's all child's play. Even in the later stages, it's mostly just boasting.
Take the Divine Soul Dao Technique as an example. It only takes four tribulations to gain the ability to create a world with a single thought. However, this world is just a small illusory world evolved from a thought. The so-called creation of a world with a single thought does not mean that a world is actually created with a single thought, but rather that a ghost immortal's thought evolves into a small world.
The Sevenfold Tribulation is known as the "Creator," a realm that can even enlighten life. However, in Yunhua's view, it is merely using one's own thoughts to evolve the basic spiritual operation of a living being, and the things created are just ordinary material recombination.
The most qualitative change in this world's cultivation system occurred when one progressed from the Ninefold Tribulation to the Yang God stage. A single thought of a Yang God is comparable to the full power of a Ninefold Tribulation expert, and a Yang God possesses 480 million thoughts.
A single upgrade increased power by 480 million times—what a terrifying thing! This difference in power is almost comparable to the difference between a Great Sage of the First Heaven and a Quasi-Emperor in the world of Shrouding the Heavens.
Similarly, martial arts cultivation is also similar. In the later stages, the fist intent becomes substantial, flesh and blood evolve, and it undergoes countless transformations, ultimately shattering the vacuum. That leap in level is far more terrifying than the tribulation lightning of a ghost immortal.
Yunhua plans to go to the Great Qian Dynasty to see how Hong Yi, the protagonist of this era, differs from the protagonists of other worlds.
Meanwhile, on the other side, in the Great Qian Dynasty, in Yujing.
At the very center of Yujing lies the Imperial City, the central hub of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Outside the imperial city was a moat, with many bridges built across it using white jade-like stones. Behind the bridges stood the city walls, all painted red with gold tiles, reaching a height of twenty zhang (approximately 63 meters).
Outside the city walls, the Imperial Guards patrolled day and night, each one full of vigor and with cold eyes watching the area around the imperial city; they were clearly a group of iron-willed soldiers.
Within the imperial city, there was a magnificent palace complex with thousands of rooms; and in a side hall on the east side of the imperial city, the cabinet ministers shared the emperor's burdens and handled state affairs.
As dusk fell, lanterns were lit inside and outside the imperial city, and all the ministers went back to rest; but one person was still sitting in the cabinet, none other than Hong Xuanji, the Grand Tutor of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Hong Xuanji was processing the memorials one by one, selecting the important ones to present to the emperor.
Just then, footsteps approached, and the eunuch on duty outside the door immediately shouted, "His Majesty has arrived!"
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
Upon hearing the eunuch's voice, Hong Xuanji immediately rose from her seat, walked out of the room, and bowed deeply.
"My dear minister, you may rise!" An old man wearing a nine-dragon golden crown and a golden dragon robe walked over.
His temples were slightly gray, but his face was as handsome as jade, his steps were steady, and his expression was calm, exuding an air of dignified authority. This man was none other than Yang Pan, the current emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty.
He was a peerless emperor who broke the shackles binding the Great Qian Emperor. Because of the existence of Meng Shenji, emperors of all dynasties were not allowed to cultivate, otherwise Meng Shenji would kill them.
But Yang Pan turned the impossible into possible, and with Hong Xuanji's help, he became a ghost immortal.
Twenty years ago, the destruction of the Great Zen Temple and the killing of Meng Shenji's immortal body allowed Meng Shenji to recuperate and rebuild his life over the years, leaving him no time to cause trouble. This is what led to the prosperity of the Great Qian Dynasty for twenty years.
After that, he longed to restore the hegemony of the ancient Holy Emperor era and unify the world.
"All of you, step back!"
Emperor Qian waved his hand, and immediately all the guards, eunuchs and others around him retreated a hundred paces away.
"Xuanji, you already know about the changes at Tianzhu Mountain, don't you? I never imagined that such a figure would emerge in this world, a human immortal..." Emperor Qian took a deep breath and sighed.
"Logically speaking, such a person should not be unknown. Why would he suddenly appear?"
"I have already written a memorial on this matter, but I don't know if Your Majesty has read it." Hong Xuanji's voice was calm and unhurried.
"Of course I have seen it." A look of worry appeared in Emperor Qian's eyes. "I never imagined that in this world, after the disappearance of Doufo Yinyue, another human immortal would be born."
But such an extraordinary figure wouldn't remain unknown forever; he must be plotting something significant. Even though the Great Qian Dynasty is currently at its peak, we still need to be wary.
Emperor Qian, Yang Pan, sighed softly, his gaze falling upon the man he trusted most and was closest to, Hong Xuanji. This man was the father of Hong Yi, the protagonist of the era, but he stood on the opposite side of the protagonist and was ultimately purged.
Chapter 369 The True Meaning of the Other Side
"Your Majesty, I know that the appearance of the immortal has caused too much trouble and we cannot help but pay attention. I have thought about it a lot and have also figured out the cause and effect. Please listen carefully."
Hong Xuanji bowed slightly, adhering to etiquette, and explained her thoughts and concerns one by one.
“What you say makes sense, but I never let go of the slightest trace. Every cause has its effect, and he must have some ulterior motive.”
Yang Pan nodded slightly. Perhaps there were extraordinary treasures deep within Tianzhu Mountain, and he needed to send some people to investigate.
Beyond the Jade Capital of the Great Qian Dynasty, in the Western Mountains.
Xishan is a large mountain outside Yujing City, covering an area of a hundred li. Although it cannot compare with those famous mountains and rivers, its terrain is complex, with hanging springs and waterfalls, chaotic rocky forests, and many foxes and wolves. Every winter, many princes and nobles would hunt here.
"Thank you for stopping by and enlightening us, senior. You have given us a glimmer of inspiration."
The voice was stiff and the intonation was strange, like there was a fishbone stuck in the throat, but at least the pronunciation was fairly standard and understandable.
An old fox stood upright like a human, its hind legs on the ground and its forelegs in a gesture of respect, performing a crooked and awkward greeting.
Before him sat a slender man in white robes, his eyes occasionally flashing with brilliant divine light.
Several snowball-sized little foxes held scriptures and recited them, just like human beings.
"It's alright, I came here to see someone."
Yunhua nodded slightly. He had arrived at this secret place fifteen days ago and met a group of foxes, all to see the future Yi Zi, the true protagonist of this world, the man who made the grand wish that everyone could become like a dragon.
In his palm lay two ancient books, the "Martial Classic" and the "Taoist Classic".
These two books were compiled from books collected from all over the world at the beginning of the Great Qian Dynasty; however, not long after they were compiled, they were immediately regarded as forbidden books by the Great Qian Dynasty.
At the same time, the "Martial Arts Classic" and "Taoist Classic" that had been scattered among the people were collected and burned together, and anyone found to have secretly possessed them was severely punished.
Yunhua had retrieved these secret manuals from the river of time long ago, but now it seems that these classic texts are all missing.
Yunhua chuckled, and with a slight flick of her fingertips, she retrieved a piece of paper with a dark gold hue from between the pages of the martial arts manual. It was covered with densely packed small characters and illustrations, seemingly made of gold leaf.
In the center is a golden Buddha statue, seated in the void, with countless suns, moons, and stars revolving around it.
The ultimate teaching of the Great Zen Temple: the Amitabha Sutra of the Past!
The Amitabha Sutra is the supreme method for cultivating the soul, the Tathagata Sutra is the path to immortality through martial arts, and the Sutra of No Birth is the most mysterious and unpredictable. Legend has it that if all three books are combined and thoroughly understood, one can transcend the sea of suffering in the world and truly reach the other shore.
However, in Yunhua's view, this was nothing but boasting. A scripture created by a Yang God could boast that it could cross to the other shore, but even its founder, Tathagata, could not do it.
Unfolding this scroll reveals countless characters densely inscribed upon it, and at its very center stands a large, golden Buddha. This Buddha sits serenely in the void, with countless suns, moons, and stars revolving around him.
Although the characters on this scripture are small, they are very clear. Each character is as if carved with a knife and possesses a mysterious power. If you look closely, these characters seem to be flying out.
"This script already possesses some of the profound mystery of the Great Emperor's scriptures inscribed on the pages of the Immortal Golden Book in this world. The person who wrote this Amitabha Sutra is no slouch!" Yunhua quickly browsed through the entire sutra and memorized all the text.
After confirming that it was no different from what he had seen in the river of time, he slowly calmed his mind, as if returning to the original state of the stone embryo, as still as a mountain, without blemish or impurity.
Recalling the scriptures, Yunhua immediately saw a great Buddha surrounded by the sun, moon, and stars in his mind, with all the sunlight, moonlight, and starlight blessing this great Buddha.
The Buddha statue had its eyes slightly closed and its expression serene, giving Yunhua a sense of familiarity, as if it were her origin from countless years ago.
"The profound meaning of the past is somewhat similar to the profound meaning of 'beginning' of the Great Emperor Wushi, but it is also somewhat different!" Yunhua carefully savored the profound meaning represented by this Buddha.
The profound meaning of "beginning" in the name of the Great Emperor Wushi represents the beginning and origin; while the profound meaning of "past" in the name of this Buddha also represents the beginning and origin.