A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 606 Nine-Aperture Stone Embryo
Looking up, amidst the overlapping and intertwining clouds, all that could be seen was the profound and wondrous beauty of heaven and earth.

They covered the entire "Foam World" sky, forming a vast world with extremely stable and profound characteristics in the deepest layer of space and time.

Looking closely from the perspective of Lu Jin, one can see that twenty-six kinds of supreme laws of faith are constantly flowing within it, tens of millions of divine thoughts of the King Realm, and hundreds of millions of consciousnesses at the True Immortal level.

Essentially, this is a strict legal network covering the entire "Foam World," created by twenty-six beings of supreme level contributing their supreme laws to reshape the laws of heaven and earth.

Every wisp of divine thought, every flicker of consciousness, that now roams within it represents an immortal being. Through this net of laws, they firmly anchor themselves to the laws of the entire world, constantly and automatically evolving matter and energy, maintaining the orderly cycle of the entire "bubble world," and expanding the hazy boundaries of this realm.

The concept of destiny that He radiated to this world was completely forged and transformed into a semi-transparent flame, placed at the very core of this vast world, serving as an "endless energy source," constantly infusing it with boundless faith power, thereby anchoring the entire world, including all life within it, in its "existence" in the next second.

From the perspective of the long river of time, this "bubble world" has been transformed into a "time celestial vessel" that can sail in this era by twenty-six supreme Dao Ancestors and numerous beings of the King Realm. As long as it does not encounter terrifying "storms" and "giant waves", it will not be in danger of capsizing or dissipating on its own.

Looking further down, one could see strands of faith rising from all corners of the earth, converging into a power that would startle even ordinary creatures on the road.

After being filtered through this strict network of Dharma created by Xuanhuang Merit, the vast majority of faith power is purified and transformed into divine faith power as radiant as the sun. Then, it is transmitted through this network to the body of every cultivator, or directly descends to all parts of heaven and earth to stabilize the world.

Of course, the most important part of this faith power, and the largest proportion of it, is transmitted to the core of the "Time Ark," providing support for anchoring the future.

Looking at the transformed world, Xiong Mo was filled with astonishment. "These twenty-six Dao Ancestors were able to devise such a method to reshape the laws of heaven and earth, and to recast my concept of destiny, thereby indirectly escaping the chaotic spacetime structure of this era and infinitely delaying the possibility of inexplicable dissipation that might occur under the 'End of the Road' position."

"This magnificent world that has been created is only missing one thing compared to the Spirit Realm, which is at the forefront of the long river of time, covering the Boundary Sea and Chaos, and filtering out all dark matter: the Heavenly Emperor of the End of the Road, who can traverse all the heavens and myriad worlds with his own Immortal Emperor Laws."

"With tens of millions of beings at the King Realm and hundreds of millions at the True Immortal level, this vast world is even more complete in terms of detailed development and related expansion than the various communication platforms currently in the [Spirit Realm]."

Looking at the "Time Ark," which constantly required the power of faith to operate and almost never stopped, Xiong Mo's expression had already shown a hint of understanding.

"As something created by the Supreme Dao Ancestor, it naturally has flaws."

"Faith can only be widely observed and utilized by cultivators before they have cultivated their primordial spirit, in a world with abundant vital energy."

“With this thing as the main ‘power source,’ if the entire world were to enter the end of the Dharma, cultivators below the King Realm would likely die in large numbers. And the entire ‘Time Ark’ would also face complete destruction, disappearing completely in this chaotic ‘ocean’.”

"As for the twenty-six Dao Ancestors who contributed their supreme methods, they will most likely sink to the bottom of the river of time along with the 'Time Ark,' and no more information about them will be passed down in the world."

Just by looking at this transformed "bubble world," even though Xiong Mo had not yet obtained the cultivation method of this world, he had gained a certain understanding of this faith-based cultivation method and saw the key difference between this cultivation system and the cultivation systems he had encountered in the past.

"The 'Secret Realm Technique' created by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor reduces the dependence on the resources of heaven and earth to a certain extent after one has attained the pinnacle of humanity. After living out his fourth life, his direction of enlightenment clearly changed from 'seeking outward' to 'seeking inward.' After attaining the status of a Mortal Immortal, external possessions are almost dispensable and cannot become an obstacle to advancing to the next realm."

"My creation, the 'Spiritual Root Method,' came even earlier. After attaining the seventh realm, the 'Immortal Dao Fruit,' and transforming into a True Immortal, the dependence on the resources of heaven and earth is basically zero. With resources, progress will be faster. Without resources, one can rely on one's own slow deduction. As long as one has enough talent and ability, one can also become a 'Great Universe' over endless years."

"Dream Seeds, created by the various supreme giants during the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor era, are highly dependent on resources. However, after overcoming the tribulations of the heavenly rules and obtaining the Immortal King Dao Fruit, they gradually shifted from 'seeking externally' to 'seeking internally.' The Immortal Kings like Butcher during the Chaotic Ancient Era did not obtain their achievements of Body-Born Emperor Light by relying on a large number of external objects."

"The cultivation system of this 'Foam World' will likely rely heavily on the faith in all things during the King Realm cultivation. As for what it will be like after breaking through to the King Realm and becoming an Emperor, and attaining the Dao Ancestor Realm, it is difficult to make an accurate prediction without obtaining the corresponding supreme method. However, according to this logic, cultivation still needs the assistance of the faith in all things."

As a being who had thoroughly studied the power of faith, Xiong Mo was very clear about the convenience of faith, but he was also aware of the harm that this thing, which originated from the thoughts of all spirits, could bring to cultivators.

The terrifying phenomenon of beings who subtly adopt faith as their primary means of spiritual practice, leading to personality distortions, is a real occurrence.

The idea that faith can be toxic is not just idle talk.

One can attain the supreme Dao fruit by relying on the faith in all spirits and become a pioneering Dao ancestor who opens up a new evolutionary system or cultivation system. However, it is almost impossible to attain the highest level of enlightenment by following this cultivation logic.

To stand on the precipice of the Tao and reach the end of the path of cultivation, one must be "pure" and not tolerate any "impurities".

The "yearning," "desire," and "expectation" carried in the belief in all souls, imbued with the spirits of others, are, for the vast majority of supreme beings, an "impurity" that is sufficient to pollute their own path of spiritual cultivation.

If His deduction is correct, even for a ancestral spirit like the Willow God, who is adept at wielding the power of faith, the power of faith is merely an embellishment when one fully enters the realm of the end. As for the core of the cultivation system established by the Willow God, it always revolves around the two words "sacrifice" and "spirit." If expanded upon, somewhat imprecisely, it could be described as "the spirituality of sacrifice." The power of faith is merely a byproduct of the "sacrifice" process; it is only an adjunct to worship. Similarly, it is not considered the basis of spirituality.

The powerful force of the ancestral spirit is always that "person," not anything else, and certainly not the power of faith.

Xiong Mo's gaze deepened. Now that he was a being at the end of the road, he was naturally not afraid of these "impurities" and could refine the power of faith to a certain pure state. However, if possible, he did not want to spend more energy sorting out this power of faith during his cultivation.

He silently calculated in his mind, constantly deducing the cultivation system according to the relatively stable laws of heaven and earth, attempting to uncover other hidden possibilities.

But after thoroughly examining the evolution of the laws governing this "bubble world" from its inception to the present day, as well as its relatively stable rules and logic, He gave up. Gazing at this "bubble world" transformed into the "Time Ark" by the twenty-six supreme Dao Ancestors, He felt as if He were watching a dreamlike bubble that would eventually burst.

Xiong Mo's thoughts calmed down, and he murmured to himself, "Probability is hard to measure accurately, fate is almost non-existent, cause and effect are like flies buzzing around, and rules and logic are on the verge of collapse. It's almost like the moment of tranquility before the end of the world."

"In this era, chaos is absolute. Whether I want to adjust my Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit, or cultivate another Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit in this world, or step into the End of the Road, I can only start with 'chaos' and conform to the extremely chaotic underlying rules and logic of 'probability'."

"The only viable and existing cultivation system in this world is faith, which originates from the thoughts of all living beings. This is because faith is inherently chaotic, but this 'chaos' is constrained by other 'chaos' and thus appears to be full of order."

"I see. The 'probability era' only has absolute chaos and relative chaos."

Since the only path to cultivation that aligns with the era's practices is to draw upon the faith of all spirits, He must prepare in advance and stockpile resources for His own cultivation.

"Little Bubble" quietly looked towards the sky, through the net guarded by twenty-six supreme Dao Ancestors, and towards the location of the "Bubble Group".

He murmured to himself, “Since it is a faith, then drawing on faith that originates from oneself is theoretically not a problem. As long as the logic of this ‘Foam World’ faith cultivation system is not bizarre to a certain extent.”

Using the [Gray Fog Space] as a transit point, the "small bubble" transmitted its thoughts back to the "big bubble" and arranged the corresponding faith resources. The "small bubble" that arrived in this "bubble world" suddenly dispersed, becoming compatible with the concept of destiny that permeated the entire world, and promoting the evolution of certain laws of the world.

At the edge of this "bubble world," wisps of primordial energy, derived from the flowing divine power of faith within the law net, descended upon this blurred area, filling the voids in the earth, dripping down raindrops imbued with the vitality of creation, stirring up endless breezes, and scattering sparks representing hope.

"Rumble"

A deafening roar, almost like the creation of the world, resounded. Earth, water, wind, and fire appeared as the divine power of faith evolved, slowly expanding this desolate land. For the first time, this region, with its chaotic spatial structure, experienced a baptism of order.

Endless soil converges, gradually forming a vast land, majestic mountains rise, and long canyons emerge. The ceaseless wind connects to traversing the sky, bringing things from distant lands and shaping even more unique landscapes for the earth.

As time passed, lightning struck from the sky, igniting the metal and stone, and sparking boundless vitality. This allowed seeds, each brimming with life, to take root and sprout on this newly emerged land, establishing a preliminary ecological cycle.

Amidst a series of extremely subtle coincidences, a sacred mountain rose from the ground, attracting even more faith and divine power from the Dharma Net. The wind etched natural divine patterns, piling up immortal divine arrays, and gathering the essence of the entire desolate frontier.

Under the arrangement of fate, the essence of the earth gathered and the spirit of soil and stone were formed. Under the engraving of heaven and earth, profound Dao markers were carved, and a stone embryo with nine orifices was formed. It silently took shape inside the divine array and gave birth to an immortal consciousness of "new life".

The strict legal network moved accordingly, autonomously generating a corresponding authority and gradually drawing in strands of cultivation information, slowly injecting the knowledge of the cultivation system of the deity into the stone embryo.

Ultimately, this generates tiny divine images imbued with the true meaning of the Earth element, evolving into a divine scripture about the Earth element of the Five Elements, which expounds the cultivation of the belief system of deities to the "newborn" consciousness within the nine-aperture stone embryo.
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In the "ocean," far from the "bubble world" guarded by twenty-six supreme Dao ancestors.

Countless bubbles, rising and falling with the increasingly regular "waves," have quietly changed. Each radiant bubble has gradually developed its own characteristics, like individual "separate selves" attached to each other.

In the next instant, the undulating thoughts came to life from the clustered "bubbles," gradually stirring up a surging "tide of thought," which gradually gave rise to different levels, different essences, and different characteristics, but all belonging to the same entity and being extremely pure faith power.

As the power of faith gradually spread and seeped into the chaotic and disordered spacetime structure, a sacred yet extremely chaotic field was created.

In an instant, the chaotic spacetime structure disintegrated into strings, playing an ancient and chaotic melody. Mysterious and ethereal songs resounded in the void, as if echoing from the distant future to the present day.

In the deepest depths, these melodious tunes, evolved from faith, gave birth to a vibrant life force, softly reciting some almost whispered verses, donning masks that concealed their faces, and following the established signposts, seeping into the inverted and chaotic paths along the way, quietly merging into the "bubble world" where "Little Bubble" resides.

(End of this chapter)