A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 654 Divine Silkworm Transforms into Phoenix
Looking at the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor who had successfully merged with the Heavenly Heart, the eyes of the many Immortal Kings who were entrenched in the [Spirit Realm] brightened considerably, and they gained many useful insights from his state.

The Qilin Immortal King clicked his tongue softly, and muttered to himself with a detached gaze, "The path of becoming an immortal through physical transformation, compared to the path of true immortality and the path of immortality in the mortal world, is an extreme one, bringing all cultivation and enlightenment to the primordial spirit."

"However, as long as the natal immortal weapon is powerful enough and the speed of the self-generated immortal matter is fast enough, the 'Dao' and 'Dharma' that can be chosen in the future will be greatly limited, and the upper limit seems to be able to touch the domain of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor."

The Boundless Heavenly Venerable nodded slightly, and the Immortal King Mysteries around him transformed into "Blood Phoenixes" carrying the aura of war, constantly evolving and advancing the path to the future. "Indeed, the path that we have jointly deduced, as long as the immortal weapons we possess are powerful enough, can reach the realm of Quasi-Immortal Emperors."

"At least it has already merged with the Heavenly Heart. With this Immortal King Foundation, we can make up for the instability in the realm of our Blood Phoenix friend caused by our manipulation of cause and effect and fate to improve his cultivation. As long as he doesn't make any mistakes in the future, with the accumulation of countless years, he will most likely be able to reach the realm of Body Born Emperor Light."

The Celestial Venerable of Freedom silently calculated for a while, then slowly shook his head. "Simply raising one's level to the realm of 'Body Born Emperor Light' is far from enough, at least it doesn't meet our expectations for opening up this path to immortality."

"Moreover, beings who ascend to immortality through this path are completely cut off from the Immortal King techniques related to physical strength. Climbing the strength of the Immortal King body is also an important way to improve their combat power. This is definitely a major weakening for ordinary King-level beings."

"When facing opponents with lower cultivation levels, one might be able to crush them with a powerful primordial spirit. However, once encountering opponents of similar strength, one is highly likely to fall into a tug-of-war and ultimately be defeated."

After using a royal artifact that emitted a few drops of imperial light to perform the deduction, the Golden Peak Immortal King sighed with a hint of helplessness, "Those who advance to the King Realm through this path of immortality and possess the Immortal King Dao Fruit must first strengthen their natal immortal weapon to a higher level if they want to break through from King to Emperor."

"But a being who can transform a celestial weapon into a quasi-celestial emperor artifact indicates that it has the ability to advance to the quasi-celestial emperor level on its own. It is a genius at the level of a Dao Ancestor. If it hadn't truly had no other choice during the time of the Six Great Saints of Immortals, why would it have chosen this path of self-disintegration to become an immortal, which is arduous and thankless?"

Changsheng Tianzun, on the contrary, remained calm and said with a hint of indifference, "The primary goal of our collective efforts in opening up this 'Path to Immortality through Disintegration' is to explore a corner of the mysteries of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm and ensure that our cultivation direction does not deviate."

"But if we could so easily discover even a corner of the mysteries of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, then breaking through to the King realm and becoming an Emperor would not have been the most coveted thing for beings in the King realm throughout countless eras of the myriad worlds. Failure was already within our expectations, wasn't it?"

"Moreover, we have not gained nothing. The profound merits and destiny of heaven and earth that come with the opening of the path should be able to increase our success rate in becoming the supreme Dao Ancestor by a tiny bit."

The old man, who was transformed from the Cloud Cauldron Ancestor, patted his hand and said with a smile, "In fact, the greatest significance of this path to immortality is to lower the threshold for attaining the true immortal fruit, and to open up a channel for many beings in the myriad realms who lack comprehension, opportunity, and perseverance to become immortal beings."

"In this day and age, as long as one can attain the realm equivalent to the fourth level of the Immortal Saint, with the help of various transformation techniques, one can live one lifetime after another and definitely cultivate to the peak of the sixth level of the Immortal Saint, thereby relying on this path of self-disintegration to become an immortal being."

"Once one attains the Immortal Path, there will be enough time and energy to switch to other paths, thus gradually crossing the threshold of Immortal King and eventually becoming one of our fellow Daoists. Many hands make light work. Even if we haven't found the opportunity to attain the supreme path by then, we can still try to force our way up by slaying those strange creatures deep within the Spirit Realm and relying on the insights we've gained."

Master Yunding held some expectations for the future "Immortal of Dissolving the Scriptures".

From the perspective of cultivation foundation, this path of achieving immortality through physical transformation is very compatible with the cultivation branch of his lineage of "spiritual root method".

Once one attains immortality, one's primordial spirit merges with the deity of the immortal weapon, instantly transforming into a "weapon immortal." Following his methods, one can create an immortal grotto within the immortal weapon, embarking on the path to becoming a primordial deity.

At this moment, Immortal King Yunlong also confirmed some of his guesses based on the state of Blood Phoenix.

He glanced at the Immortal King beside him and said in a subtle tone, "We should withdraw the methods we used on this Blood Phoenix. He has already merged with the Heavenly Heart and is now the emperor of this world. His actions represent a part of the will of the universe. During the reign of the one who holds the Heavenly Heart, he cannot be interfered with."

"No matter how many beings at the King Realm are there, they cannot stir up any waves in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Especially after the Candle Dragon Celestial Venerable 'merged with the Dao' and achieved the 'Four Symbols' of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, this great universe became even more terrifying."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of many Celestial Kings changed slightly.

That was a complex expression formed by jealousy, envy, shame, and disdain towards Zhulong Tianzun, who now possessed the combat power of a quasi-Immortal Emperor.

Zhulong Tianzun caught the will of the universe off guard by forcibly "merging with the Dao," taking the lead in forcibly elevating his own life level to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, setting a very good "example." Among them, there were also many Immortal Kings who wanted to take a shortcut and attempt to make such a "feat," getting on the bus first and buying the ticket later.

However, Zhulong Tianzun acted too quickly at that time, and the will of the universe, having regained its senses, immediately patched up this bug, causing a large number of restless immortal kings to calm down.

With the ability to summon a quasi-Immortal Emperor level henchman at any time and carry out precise heavenly punishments, which King-level being in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths wouldn't be extremely wary of this?

The various Celestial Kings exchanged glances, then withdrew their methods, causing the cause and effect and destiny, which were all under their control, to recover from their "rigidity" and regain their "dynamic" vitality. They then withdrew their divine senses from this open spiritual star system in the [Spirit Realm] and gradually moved away from the scope of the cosmos.

Meanwhile, the Blood Phoenix, who had buried tens of millions of royal corpses on the ancient star, was stunned for a moment.

Within the mind, in consciousness, deep in the soul, and within the true spirit of one's nature, the various insights into the realm of kingship that were once filled with them slowly shattered like a dream, turning into a hazy illusion that was difficult to recall, and also lost that special feeling of "omnipotence" as a "chosen one of destiny".

A sudden realization dawned on the Blood Phoenix Emperor: he had already completed certain historical missions, and the great fortune of heaven and earth that had gathered around him was beginning to slowly dissipate.

When the time is right, heaven and earth lend their strength; when the time is far off, even heroes are powerless.

The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor looked up blankly, muttering to himself, his eyes filled with confusion.

As he gazed at the seemingly calm universe, the burning passion in his heart gradually cooled.

Looking back on his own experience, he seemed to understand everything and silently accepted what was, for him, the "best" outcome.
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On the other side of the ancient, primordial star.

A small, milky-white silkworm, hidden beneath the earth and wrapped in a thick layer of silk, slowly woke up, stretched out its plump thorax and legs, and rubbed its big, round eyes.

"I'm alive!"

"I'm not crazy."

"I"

Suddenly, he stopped, a hint of fear flashing across his face as he saw something horrifying.

Swallowing hard, he slowly developed his own senses, and in an instant, tens of millions of "ids" with relatively independent consciousness began to clamor on the Sendai.

"Get off me, you're pressing down on me."

"Losing weight! Losing weight! Losing weight! You fat worm, you're too heavy!"

"Come on, real body, let's play together!"

"Hey, the real body's awakened. Aren't you surprised to see us?"

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On the altar filled with the laws of the Imperial Way and the Laws of the Immortal Way, a small silkworm exuding a faint aura of Nirvana, cause and effect, and destiny looked at the little silkworms hopping around it, each with a different personality, and each with their own understanding of the Dao and the laws they comprehended. Its face turned ashen, and its eyes became dull.

With a hint of hesitation, the little silkworm stretched out one of its plump thorax legs, picked up a tiny silkworm, and listened to the tiny silkworm's extremely happy babbling. Its consciousness went blank for several breaths.

Looking around, the number of tiny silkworms reached as high as 108,600.

Some gathered together to practice divination, deducing their path to cultivation. Others huddled together, gossiping and discussing everything under the sun. Some sat in rows, spinning silk threads and weaving adorable silk dolls. Still others were tangled up, their playful antics growing increasingly deafening.
Xiao Can's lips twitched slightly, her expression inscrutable and complex.

"I still cracked."

"It split into 108,600 pieces in an instant."

Is there any hope for my current state of 'consciousness'?

At this moment, the tiny silkworm, which had been pinched, stared with its big eyes and babbled with a hint of optimism, "I think this is great! Doesn't this mean the main body has many, many more clones that can be used to comprehend the laws and deduce the future?"

“We little silkworms are all part of the original spirit. Using us for meditation and enlightenment, I don’t think it will increase our comprehension speed by 100,000 times, but I think it’s not difficult to increase it by 1,000 times. This is a great opportunity.”

A tiny silkworm with a "serious" expression took the initiative to hug the silkworm's original spirit and said solemnly, "The original spirit should now take advantage of the situation to complete its Nirvana. This is an excellent time to live out a second life while in this cocoon state."

Immediately afterward, several tiny silkworms, using their spiritual power to conjure a pair of glasses, shouted in unison, "That's right! We should immediately complete our second life! This is an excellent opportunity!"

"However, before that, we must first take out a portion of the Emperor's True Phoenix Immortal Blood, comprehend the Nirvana principles within it, perfect the Nirvana Method that has already been prepared, change our own 'state,' and break free from the cocoon to become a 'Phoenix'!"

"We carefully calculated the process while you were asleep, and the transformation from a silkworm into a 'phoenix' is absolutely feasible!"

A group of silkworms, spinning silk to weave a tiny, cute, milky-white silkworm, suddenly raised its head from the edge of the platform, covered its mouth with its two thoraxes, and gasped softly.

"Oh, so it's going to transform from a silkworm into a 'phoenix'?"

"In that case, we won't be ordinary silkworms anymore; we can have a new page in the family tree!"

"So, what should we call our clan?"

"How about calling it the 'Schizophrenic Silkworm'? I think it's very fitting!"

"It sounds awful. If we shorten it, let's call it 'Divine Silkworm,' that sounds much better."

"Alright! Let's call it 'Divine Silkworm'!"

"Oh, we call ourselves 'Divine Silkworms'!"

"What's the name of the main body?"

"God Emperor! Let's call him God Emperor!"

"Praise be to you, my true form, God-Emperor!"

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Looking at the murmurs around him, and the tiny silkworms with different personalities swirling before his eyes, the God Emperor's lips twitched, but in the end, he could say nothing.

At least for now, things seem pretty good.
The God Emperor could clearly perceive that these tiny silkworms were all parts of himself, but each represented a different aspect of his "true self" and "inherited" the incomplete understanding of "Dao" and "Dharma" from many Immortal Kings.

He could differentiate himself into more than 100,000 different thought processes, and the resulting improvement in his comprehension was something he could clearly perceive even after forcibly calming down.

Most importantly, none of these tiny silkworms competed with him for the position of "the main body," and they completely respected "him."

"No, that's not it! Today I will defeat your true form, make you step aside, and prove my Dao to become emperor!"

A tiny silkworm, holding a small sword imbued with a hint of destruction, resolutely swung it towards the God Emperor's primordial spirit, unleashing strands of terrifying ultimate Dao essence.

"Smack."

Black lines appeared on the God Emperor's forehead. He used his tail to suppress the rebellious little silkworm, crushing it into a pile of silkworm dregs and throwing it into the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

Immediately afterwards, tiny silkworms, dressed in cleaning suits, picked up cleaning tools and began to clean up the remaining debris on the altar, sweeping the "stains" into the Sea of ​​Bitterness, allowing the terrifying divine power of the Imperial Way to completely engulf the rebellious silkworms.

"Squeak! I'm back!"

Suddenly, the rebellious little silkworm, which had been knocked off the platform and plunged into misery, was reborn from the platform and began to shout loudly once more.

"boom!"

Before the God Emperor could extend his tail again, the tiny silkworms wearing glasses reached out and suppressed the restless creature.

Seeing the increasingly lively scene inside Sendai, the God Emperor felt a bit overwhelmed.

He looked at the several tiny silkworms wearing glasses and said, "Let's undergo Nirvana according to the method you deduced."

"Now my primordial spirit has split into more than 100,000 parts. Both my life essence and my ultimate blood energy have been consumed too much. My lifespan in this life is nearing its end."

"At present, the best choice is to use the Nirvana mystery of the Emperor's True Phoenix Immortal Blood to live a second life and transform the Divine Silkworm into a Phoenix."

"As for the Nirvana that has undergone major changes and is completely out of the original plan, as well as the Immortal Path in the Mortal World that needs to be re-deduced after this Nirvana is completed, we can take it slowly after this Nirvana is finished."

(End of this chapter)