chsdbacks Chapter 199 The Incense is Poisonous; The Tiger Roars and Disappears?
Chapter 199 The Incense is Poisonous; The Tiger Roars and Disappears?
Within the cave realm, during the Heavenly Tribulation, a time when cultivators transition from the second to the third step of their cultivation, they need to comprehend their own origin.
Because the power of origin is the key to a cultivator's advancement to the third step.
Without comprehending the power of origin, one cannot advance to the third step.
A cultivator who comprehends the origin, even if it is only a trace of the origin, has the opportunity to break through the void and advance to the third step.
However, achieving the third step with a single source of power only makes one the weakest third-step powerhouse.
Even so, countless cultivators were unable to achieve this and ultimately perished in the calamity of the heavens and man.
For example, the Vermilion Bird Old Saint Emperor of the Four Saints Sect was unable to resist the power of the decline of the Heavenly Man and died in the third stage of the decline of the Heavenly Man.
Furthermore, the Grand Elder of the Cultivation Alliance, Xu Kongzi, died during the First Tribulation of Heaven and Man.
For a cultivator to break through the void, only when their fundamental essence is fully perfected can they do so.
It is extremely difficult for a cultivator to achieve mastery of their primordial power solely through their own strength.
Therefore, in order for cultivators to reach the third step more quickly, it is necessary to accumulate a large amount of incense power.
Each of the third-step great beings independently created a world of incense offerings, and that world was filled with their disciples.
The power of incense can be used to unleash the third step of great supernatural powers, and it can also enhance one's origin; the more incense one has, the stronger one's origin becomes.
In the past, the Supreme Being of the Sealed Realm led the Four Immortal Emperors to open up the Four Immortal Realms in order to collect incense offerings within the realms, so that the second-stage peak experts within the realms could advance to the third stage.
The reason why powerful figures like the Lord of the Outer Realms destroyed the four immortal realms of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning was to prevent the birth of more third-step powerhouses within those realms.
"Buzz!"
When Qin Hao's divine sense touched the power of the incense, countless images suddenly appeared in his mind.
Those were scenes of cultivators from various Soul Refining Tribes worshipping him. Each of them was incredibly fervent, yet deep down they also harbored many desires.
"pity……"
Qin Hao shook his head, sighing inwardly, "The power of incense is good, but it's ultimately an external thing, and it's 'poisonous'. It will have a huge impact on the future!"
Relying on the power of incense, an external force, to achieve the third step will create a dependence on incense.
The power of incense is the power of faith of all living beings, which is mixed with many distracting thoughts of the living beings, and thus affects the improvement of one's own cultivation.
Once you use the power of incense to cultivate, you will never be able to break through to the Void Tribulation level in this lifetime.
Furthermore, and most importantly, after a cultivator absorbs incense offerings, they also become incense offerings for others.
Just like all the living beings in this entire cave realm, it was originally a place where the Seven-Colored Immortal Venerable harvested incense offerings by stealing the Heavenly Dao.
Those cultivators from the Immortal Continent who followed the Seven-Colored Immortal Venerable never relied on incense offerings to improve their cultivation.
In the original story, Wang Lin first learned that "incense is poisonous" from a maidservant of one of the Seven-Colored Immortal Venerable's consorts.
In the world of Xian Ni, only through the transformation of the mourning clan can the power of incense become completely harmless and non-toxic.
As for the Mourning Clan, it is still too far removed from Qin Hao's current situation.
"Buzz!"
The moment Qin Hao looked at his own statue, the entire statue burst forth with dazzling golden light, appearing solemn and majestic.
The cultivators of the Soul Refining Tribe who were originally worshipping all raised their heads.
Soon, they spotted Qin Hao.
"Ancestor!"
"It's the Ancestor!"
"The Ancestor is back!"
"We pay our respects to the Ancestor! Let's delve into the masterpieces of fantasy novels..."
It's unclear who started it, but one by one, the cultivators of the Soul Refining Tribe began to bow and worship Qin Hao with utmost respect.
The excited roars were deafening, like thunderclaps.
As these cultivators worshipped, golden auras immediately surged from their crown chakras and entered Qin Hao's statue, making the incense power within the statue even more intense.
Seeing this, Qin Hao pondered, "The nine ancient demon primordial spirit avatars are instructing the local people in cultivation and building ancient demon statues. Could it be that they are also using the power of incense offerings to cultivate?"
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Although ancient gods, demons, and monsters do not cultivate their original nature, the power of incense is also a kind of power of heaven and earth, and one of the most magical powers, which can also help them restore themselves.
"This can only be done in this demonic land; it probably wouldn't be as effective elsewhere!"
Qin Hao knew that all of this was because the Demon Spirit Land, or rather the Immortal Spirit Heavenly Realm, was the cave dwelling of the Immortal Emperor Qing Lin.
The materials Qinglin used to create the Immortal Spirit Heaven Realm must be the same as those used to create the Four Immortal Realms.
The reason why the cave realm is divided into inside and outside is actually because it is divided by a sealing array.
The four major star regions of the Alliance, Luotian, Yunhai, and Zhaohe, along with the four immortal realms, were all enveloped by a large array.
This grand formation can absorb the incense offerings within the realm, preventing the birth of a third-step powerhouse within it.
After the Four Immortal Realms were shattered, achieving the third step became increasingly difficult.
This is why the number of third-step powerhouses in the four major star regions of the realm is so small.
"Ouyang Hua, welcome back, Ancestor!"
Hearing the commotion outside, Ouyang Hua rushed out of a building and bowed respectfully.
"Get up, everyone!"
Qin Hao landed slowly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and asked, "Where are Thirteen and Tiger Roar?"
"Ancestor Qi, Thirteen has led the expedition against the tribes!"
Ouyang Hua said, "Thirteen has been diligent in his cultivation. Over the years, he has fought in the north and south. Half of the newly expanded territory of the tribe was conquered by Thirteen."
After a pause, Ouyang Hua sighed and said, "As for Hu Pao, he mysteriously disappeared after one of his outings... Our tribe sent many people to inquire with other large tribes in the surrounding area, but none of them could find any trace of Hu Pao."
"Missing?"
Qin Hao was taken aback at first, then a possibility came to mind.
He thought to himself, "Could it be... that Tiger Roar was taken away by the Scattered Demon's subordinates?"
These scattered demons were subordinates of the ancient demon Taga. Back then, these nine scattered demons followed the ancient demon in attacking Qinglin, but were severely killed or wounded by Qinglin.
One of them was lost outside the Immortal Emperor's cave and has never recovered even after countless years.
Because the Scattered Demon is already a second-stage Shattered Nirvana expert, he needs Yuan Power to recover his cultivation.
The demon cultivators born in the Demon Spirit Land are all trained by ancient demons. They do not cultivate the power of intent, and even if they advance to the Ascendant Stage and the Yin False Yang Realm, they cannot generate primordial energy.
The only way for a rogue demon to restore its strength is to capture outside cultivators who have reached the pinnacle of cultivation.
To protect themselves and to get help from others to find and capture cultivators who have reached the pinnacle of cultivation, the scattered demons also trained some natives to serve as demon guards.
Tiger Roar was captured, probably because of its talent.
It should be noted that Tiger Roar's cultivation speed is even slightly faster than Red Butterfly's.
Qin Hao said, "I will handle the Tiger Roar matter later!"