A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 625 The Sun Saint
The thought lingered in his mind for a moment before the boy completely dismissed it.

Since you can't figure it out, then don't think about it. Anyway, the Taiyin Saint Emperor is on Ziwei Star and won't run away. Besides, there are a bunch of human quasi-emperors wandering around the universe, so it's not worth a fourth-level immortal saint worrying about such things.

The boy narrowed his eyes slightly, and a celestial chapter observing the movement of stars in the universe silently began to operate on the platform. Wisps of brilliant morning light, like the rising sun, slowly rose and transformed into a phantom of the sun. It was held in the palm of the primordial spirit, which was surrounded by some Xuanhuang merits, and emitted golden divine power, forming a shield that enveloped his consciousness.

The chapters accelerated, and his consciousness reached deep into the [Spirit Realm], encountering one dreamlike realm after another that reflected endless information. After purposefully exploring a "Great Realm" that shimmered with starlight, the entire vast universe unfolded before his eyes, transforming into a star map where most of the regions were blurred, depicting the magnificent scenery of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The young man nodded slightly. "The star map of the Star Cult is really useful. As long as you have the Saint Realm, you can retrieve the star map of the universe from the [Spirit Realm] and see the general shape and outline of this starry universe. And more importantly, it's completely free. There's no sudden need to collect some Xuanhuang merits, or hidden pitfalls that are hard to detect."

Then, he looked at most of the blurry areas on the star map and sighed slightly, "The star map areas that are open to all the saints in the starry sky are extremely incomplete, and some special services require additional Xuanhuang merits to unlock."

"However, overall, it has been very convenient for many saints. In the current era of the ever-expanding universe, this is also a very friendly application technology of the Spirit Realm for cultivators like me who have just entered the fourth level of immortal sainthood and need to travel the universe."

After a moment of contemplation, the young man began to mobilize a wisp of solar holy power and a wisp of profound merit to inscribe on the star map.

[Starting from your current location, plan an interstellar route to the Primordial Starfield.]
Strands of starlight slowly streaked across the sky, and countless pieces of information began to converge in the [Spirit Realm], eventually evolving into a special curve that appeared on the star map, connecting his current location with the location of the Primordial Starfield.

[The interstellar route planning for the peak Saint level in the game "Legend of Sword and Fairy 4" is complete, with the final destination located at the "Yinghuo Ancient Star - Public Star Teleportation Array".]
[The entire journey covers 791,672 standard life-bearing star systems, passing through 261 public interstellar teleportation arrays, and is estimated to take nine years and seven months.]
Looking at the somewhat dazzling journey, the young man who had just been promoted to the fourth level of immortal saints was a little stunned.

He subconsciously muttered to himself, "Isn't it... 791,672 standard life star domains? Is the Primordial Star Domain that far from the Ziwei Star Domain? If I were to slowly traverse the void towards the Primordial Star Domain in the cosmic star system, wouldn't it take me, a Saint at the peak of the fourth level of Immortal Realm, nearly ten thousand years?"

"From the age of mythology to the present, how many chaotic fragments have been cleaved open by various true immortals in the desolate frontier of the universe? How many life-bearing star fields have the quasi-emperors of various races created? And how many times has the scope of the great universe been expanded?"

"This journey is just too far!"

As an ordinary saint born on the ancient star Ziwei, he knew that many cultivators, after becoming Immortal Saints of the Fourth Rank, would go to the edge of the universe to form groups to open up the chaos and earn Xuanhuang merits in order to improve their cultivation if they found it difficult to cultivate.

However, the current scope of the universe seems to be at least ten times larger than he previously knew.

At least, he learned from some ancient books from the mythological era that the distance between the Ziwei Star Domain and the Primordial Star Domain was such that even a cultivator who had just entered the Saint Realm could reach them within a thousand years by traversing the void in the universe.

Now, if they don't use public star-space teleportation arrays, the sages in the game "Chinese Paladin 4" will most likely die of old age on the road.
That's really an exaggeration.

What struck this newly-minted saint as even more astonishing was the public interstellar teleportation array that spanned the entire universe.

The fact that a journey that would take ten thousand years could be shortened to within ten years was undoubtedly even more incredible to him.

Ordinary saints in this era are far more powerful than ordinary saints in the mythological era. After all, most cultivators have accumulated enough profound merit after becoming half-saints, and can find several of the Nine Secrets of Taoism or the Six-Syllable Mantra of Buddhism in the Spirit Realm to cultivate.

Almost every cultivator who aspires to leave the Starfield of Life and travel the vast starry sky will, at the Half-Saint stage or even shortly after entering the Immortal Platform, use their Xuanhuang Merit to purchase the "Secret of Travel" created by the Carefree Celestial Venerable in the Spirit Realm, in preparation for their travels.

Currently, the difference between the four immortal saints in cultivating the "Secret of the Word of Journey" lies only in the degree of their mastery, the degree to which their own path is compatible with this secret technique, and the amount of combat power they can unleash.

The young man looked in the direction of Ziwei Star and sighed softly, "No wonder the Saint Realm cultivators in the Ziwei Star Region always say that becoming a fourth-level Immortal Saint is the first step for cultivators of this era to embark on their own path of cultivation."

"So, this 'first step' refers not only to taking a slight step on the path that predecessors have walked and opening up one's own 'sacred path,' but also to having the 'qualification' to witness the boundless universe. Without the strength of the four immortal saints, it is unlikely that ordinary cultivators can even leave the Ziwei Star Region."

He clicked his tongue softly. "This is the first step in the four-step cultivation process that those old sages often talk about in the [Spirit Realm]: stepping into the starry sky."

"The scenery along the path of cultivation ahead will definitely be even more spectacular."

The boy slowly exhaled, his eyes shining brightly. Holding the small stone tower he had crafted, he raised a barrier around himself and, following the guidance of the [Spirit Realm], traversed the void towards the first public star-space teleportation array.

[Navigation begins.]
A century later, a faint white light flashed across the public star teleportation array on the ancient planet Yinghuo.

Immediately afterwards, nearly ten thousand figures imbued with holy power slowly emerged, departing in an extremely orderly fashion to various parts of the ancient star. Among them, a young man with a hint of solar Dao essence slowly walked towards the magnificent star city called "Little Thunder Sound Buddhist City," which floated in the sky outside the teleportation array.

Upon entering the city gate, the young man's consciousness, which had long resided in the [Spirit Realm], immediately received a message: [Respected Sun Saint, welcome to Little Thunderclap Buddha City. We wish you a pleasant day here.]
As the young man walked down the street, looking at the various buildings with Buddhist influences and the countless structures surrounding this giant star city, he slowly left a magnificent Buddhist-Taoist map on the small stone pagoda in his hand. Meanwhile, other parts of the stone pagoda were decorated with images recording the splendid scenery he had encountered while traveling through the starry sky.

There are over a million Dao diagrams in total. The strength of the Dao essence has risen from the peak of ordinary saints to the peak of great saints. These are all magnificent buildings and natural wonders that he personally witnessed before coming to the ancient star Yinghuo. They faintly reflect a wisp of the flame of time derived from civilization, as if forming a brilliant road leading to a higher realm.

The Sun Saint murmured to himself, "As expected of one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the universe, this one giant star city is already equivalent to an ultimate imperial weapon. Apart from the difficulty in launching ultimate attacks and the fact that it uses the power of faith and the power of the sun as its energy source to maintain its operation, it is no different from an ordinary ultimate imperial weapon."

"In terms of refining star cities, the Ziwei Star Region is now lagging far behind. However, relatively speaking, the spiritual energy of the ancient Yinghuo Star is not as abundant as that of the Ziwei Star Region, only about 70% of that of the ancient Yinghuo Star. What flows in the void is more incense and faith."

The Sun Saint slowly walked up to a viewing platform in this giant star city, gazing at the distant ancient star and the magnificent ancient pass that faintly appeared on the star under the faint reflection of the sun.

A wondrous realization slowly rose from his heart. The "Heart Secret" quietly began to operate, and the five secret realms within his body temporarily merged into one under the influence of the accumulated divinity, forming a nascent human microcosm. A power far surpassing the pinnacle of a Great Sage, yet gentle and mysterious, spread from his body, causing golden flowers made of the sun's holy power to bloom in the void above the viewing platform.

In an instant, an array rose from within the Starry Sky City, enveloping the Sun Saint and gathering more spiritual energy from heaven and earth, releasing it around him to temporarily enhance the environment for his enlightenment.

The quasi-emperors and supreme emperors existing in the Primordial Starfield immediately turned their attention to this place, looking at this remarkably young Sun Saint with great interest.

A somewhat haphazardly dressed scholar, holding a bamboo scroll, exclaimed in astonishment, "Has a great sage attained enlightenment on this viewing platform? That's truly rare!"

A somewhat immature female Zhulong coiled up on a secluded peak of Kunlun, muttering softly, "Sigh, this sage seems quite young. Judging from his appearance, he's probably not even three hundred years old yet. His destiny is also very strong. It's still the era of the Human Race's Taiyin Sage Emperor. Maybe we should forget it; dragons shouldn't, or at least shouldn't."

The old man, carrying a small black dog with a bald tail, muttered to himself with a subtle expression, "Oh, it's a human with the body of a sun god. Its talent and ability seem quite good. Although it hasn't yet reached the level of the immortal laws like the Taiyin Holy Emperor at the Great Saint realm, as long as it doesn't go astray in the future, it still has a good chance of becoming a four-generation emperor."

An old monk, undergoing a transformation while lying in a stone coffin, opened his eyes. His consciousness broadcast within a certain circle of the [Spirit Realm], "Amitabha Buddha, this saint is currently comprehending the laws of the Sun Saint Path. This is a predestined connection with our Buddhist sect, everyone. If none of you are tempted to accept this great saint as a disciple outside the sect, then this old monk will proceed."

However, in the next moment, a child with a few stars on his body in the [Spirit Realm] shouted loudly, "Hey, old monk, as a Vajra Arhat of Buddhism, you should at least use the Law of Cause and Effect to calculate the information of this Sun Saint, right? He is indeed destined to be with your Buddhism, but his greater destiny with the Primordial Starfield lies on Mount Funiu of my Taoism."

Upon hearing this, the Spirit Realm within the Primordial Starfield instantly exploded, affecting countless different causes and effects, and recalculating countless destinies from beginning to end.

In the end, the faith avatars left behind by the many supreme emperors and true immortals in the primordial star field, the avatars derived from a wisp of divine thought of the immortal king, the supreme consciousness emerging from the cycle of reincarnation, and the curious gazes descended by the beings at the end of the road all withdrew.

What they shouldn't know is that they've already seen a Bagua furnace emitting Samadhi Fire in the deduction, and the figure of Laozi refining elixirs.

Now that they knew what they needed to know, they knew everything and continued to stare at the saint with a touch of curiosity.

Time flowed slowly, and a hundred years passed. The solar Dao essence on the Sun Saint's body gradually receded, and he gradually awoke from his enlightenment.

Immediately, he respectfully bowed to the weapon deity hidden deep within the starry city, which had fallen into slumber once more. He then separated several streams of profound merit from his altar and merged them into the city as a way of thanking the deity for its protection. If this city deity hadn't activated the ultimate Dao formation, it would have been truly difficult for him to achieve enlightenment so smoothly for a hundred years without disturbing others.

Within this colossal star city, there still live many beings below the Saint Realm. The Dao essence he released during his enlightenment was relatively gentle, but only relative to the four Immortal Saints. If cultivators below the Immortal Platform were to touch it, although they would not be in mortal danger, it would definitely affect their own foundation, causing their Dao foundation to lean towards the sun.

This is a cause and effect situation of unknown good and evil; if you can avoid forming a bond with it, then try your best not to.

Looking at the extremely powerful formations that had disappeared from his surroundings, and the weapon deity that had completely vanished from his perception, the Sun Saint realized that his karma with this deity had been completely settled through the Xuanhuang Merit, and a smile appeared on his face.

He slightly circulated his holy power, assessing in his mind, "A hundred years of enlightenment. This is the first time I have spent so long in enlightenment. The Primordial Star Domain is indeed worthy of being praised by the Taiyin Holy Emperor as a life star domain. It is indeed full of myriad paths, making it easy to comprehend the mysteries of creation of heaven and earth."

“However…” The Sun Saint touched the barrier of the Quasi-Emperor realm with his own Saintly power and found that it was still so difficult to shake. “Indeed, there is a heavy barrier between the Six Great Saints of Immortal Realm and the Quasi-Emperor Realm. If I want to transform my own Saintly Law into the Quasi-Emperor Law, my current accumulation seems to be insufficient. Forcing a breakthrough is not impossible, but it will most likely cause regrets.”

"The quasi-emperors of various races in the universe are all in the [Spirit Realm]. It is advisable for cultivators to spend more time accumulating strength at the peak of the Great Saint realm. Now it seems that this makes a lot of sense."

"No rush, I'm only 326 years old. I'm still far from the lifespan limit of ten thousand years."

(End of this chapter)