A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 663 The Stone Embryo Exuding the Daoist Essence of a Qilin

The terrifying calamity that erupted from the mythical battlefield subsided. At the same time, the movement of the Heavenly Heart Mark returning to the myriad paths of the universe was also noticed by many living beings, who silently began to calculate the years since the Heavenly Heart appeared in the world.

The God Emperor, residing on the edge of the universe, withdrew his gaze from the mythical battlefield, thinking to himself, "He actually used the tribulations of the rules of the heavens to disintegrate once again. If the power of the lightning tribulation is too great, he will die completely; if the power is too small, he will not be able to completely break free from the shackles of the past. Blood Phoenix's actions are truly insane, as if he is putting his life on the gambling table."

The God Emperor's eyes darkened slightly, and he sighed softly, "However, this is indeed the best and most suitable way for him to obtain the Immortal King Dao Fruit."

Even before its birth, the Blood Phoenix had already come into the sights of the kings because it had fused with the True Phoenix Immortal Blood of the Heavenly Emperor.

On his path of cultivation, he was manipulated almost like a puppet, with all sorts of insights at the Immortal King level related to "disintegration" being poured into his mind. His inner secret realm was filled with various traces of laws at the King level, firmly imprisoning his steps on other paths.

Once the path to immortality was opened after his body was dissolved and he merged with the will of Heaven, becoming one with this Immortal King's Foundation, the kings slowly severed the "threads" that controlled his fate and karma.

The fact that she could calmly pluck the Heavenly Heart without any formidable enemies interfering might be a special form of compensation from the kings to the Blood Phoenix. Having this Immortal King Foundation is equivalent to possessing an opportunity to ascend to the King Realm. Even with numerous constraints and her inner realm tainted by nearly a thousand Immortal Realm Laws, she still has hope of attaining the Immortal King Dao Fruit in the long years after her abdication.

Although achieving the Immortal King Dao Fruit would mean the end of any hope of further advancement due to the erosion of numerous King-level laws, for an ordinary Great Perfection Saint who had fused with a portion of the Heavenly Emperor's Immortal Blood, wasn't this a unique honor?

In this day and age, even if a normally born Great Perfection Saint is extremely lucky and joins a certain immortal lineage with ample cultivation resources, it is basically hopeless for him to seize the Heavenly Heart and obtain the Immortal King Foundation in his third life.

Over the years, quite a few holy spirits have relied on the foundation of their innate immortal gold to attain true immortality or even supreme true immortality through the profound mysteries of immortal gold. However, not a single one has overcome the tribulations of the rules of the heavens, attained the Dao Fruit of Immortal King, and become one of the more than three thousand Immortal Kings in the myriad realms.

Therefore, from the perspective of cause and effect and destiny, the "transaction" between the kings and the Blood Phoenix was almost equivalent. As for the Blood Phoenix's personal intentions at the time, they were not important to the kings.

Before they have aligned themselves with the will of Heaven, they are merely puppets attempting to forge new paths, nothing more. Only when they have aligned themselves with the will of Heaven, and the kings have obtained what they desired, do they gradually relinquish their responsibilities and become "passersby" in terms of cause and effect and destiny, "owing each other nothing."

Blood Phoenix transformed itself into a weapon, and in turn used the erosion of these Immortal King laws to refine itself, quickly gaining combat power at the quasi-Immortal King level. It then used various means to enhance the tribulations of the heavenly rules, forcibly breaking all kinds of restrictions with the power of lightning tribulation, and transformed itself into a weapon for the second time, thus obtaining the Immortal King Dao Fruit of "Spiritual Root Law - Weapon Immortal Branch". Only then did the kings take notice of it.

The Divine Emperor slowly stopped his calculations, and after clarifying the various manifestations and the undisguised causes and effects, he nodded slightly.

“A being whose body is in harmony with the will of Heaven should not be underestimated. Before Blood Phoenix was in harmony with the will of Heaven, the kings should not have imagined that this former ‘puppet’ would actually call them fellow Daoists after such a short time.”

"However, for someone who has become a king using the 'Spiritual Root Method' cultivation system, it will be much more difficult to continue to advance in the realm of Immortal King giants compared to most other cultivation systems."

The God Emperor looked toward the center of the universe and starry sky. "It takes ten thousand years for the Heavenly Heart Mark to erase the traces of the laws within it. I just don't know who the next emperor to take the Heavenly Heart will be?"

The Divine Emperor shook his head slightly, gathering his scattered thoughts. No matter who the next emperor to seize the Heavenly Heart is, it will be his time to try to enter the arena after this future emperor has severed the Heavenly Heart ten thousand years ago. He will definitely strive for the Heavenly Heart Imprint, this Immortal King Foundation.

"We should try to use these tens of thousands of years to further improve our combat strength, and it would be best to add a few more trump cards. In case those immortal kings who have been 'reincarnated' to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths don't care and use the methods left behind by their 'previous lives', then we will be in trouble."

After slightly revising his travel route, the God Emperor, with a wisp of immortal law protecting him, stepped directly into the chaos before him.

In an instant, a heavy pressure came from all directions. Most of it was blocked by the laws of immortality, but the chaotic power that penetrated through it gradually suppressed the magic power circulating in his body, slowly assimilating the flesh and bones of the Supreme Emperor Body.

The Imperial Spirit's hand seal on the altar, a method widely circulated among the supreme emperors of the [Spirit Realm], is specifically used to extract the erosion of chaos. With the cooperation of the body's magical power and immortal laws, strands of chaotic power are extracted from the body and gathered into the Life Spring.

The God Emperor, who had already ventured deep into the Chaos and was continuing to advance within it, muttered to himself, "No wonder that emperors who have lived for more than four lifetimes in the [Spirit Realm] do not recommend that ordinary emperors who have lived for three lifetimes or less venture into the Chaos. The innate Chaos Body is also highly valued by many emperors. The assimilation ability of Chaos is indeed very troublesome without the means of resisting it at the True Immortal level."

Then, the God Emperor said with a hint of anticipation, “In the Spirit Realm, the disciples of those immortal lineages often say that stepping into the starry sky is the first step on the path of cultivation, while traversing the myriad worlds is the second step. Now that I have the cultivation of the Three Lifetimes of the Ultimate Dao and can travel through the chaos independently, I should be considered to have taken the second step.”

"For the second step, I need at least the cultivation level of the Three Realms of the Ultimate Path. I just don't know how high a cultivation level I need for the third step on the path of cultivation, stepping into ancient history."

Suddenly, the God Emperor stopped in his tracks and looked ahead in astonishment.

His senses, which emanated from the chaos, were blocked ahead, as if there was a colossal, insurmountable object standing about a standard life-bearing star field away from his current location.

"My consciousness in the Spirit Realm didn't see anything special ahead, and the information gathered from the Spirit Realm also indicated that everything ahead was normal."

The God Emperor frowned slightly, gathered a wisp of immortal law, circulated his divine power, raised his hand, and slowly pushed it forward.

Suddenly, a specially arranged attack erupted from in front of the God Emperor, directly pushing aside the chaotic energy in front of him and revealing a colossal object about one standard life star field away from him.

"Is this... the Daoist temple of some powerful immortal?"

The God Emperor stared in surprise and doubt at the enormous immortal mountain that had revealed its form before him, a strange sense of unease creeping into his heart.

Just as this thought arose in his mind, a spiritual power carrying the aura of an immortal king surged out from the depths of the [Spirit Realm], landing before his wisp of consciousness, shimmering with a faint imperial light.

[Please, Fellow Daoist Divine Emperor, come to my Daoist temple for a while.]
The God Emperor's consciousness in the [Spirit Realm] reached out and grasped the wisp of spiritual power radiating imperial light. He looked at the manifested information, then looked up at the immortal mountain in front of him, which was emanating a faint immortal light, and his lips twitched slightly.

He shouldn't have had much interaction with the kings, so why did an Emperor Light Immortal King bring his dojo to him as soon as he left the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?

Moreover, judging from the sheer size of the formation, there was absolutely no room for me to refuse.
The God Emperor calmed his mind slightly. As a being who had transformed from a true spirit to the King level, his essence was, in a certain sense, equivalent to that of this unknown Immortal King. Although he was inevitably a little nervous, he was able to look at this unknown Immortal King, who was radiating imperial light, on the same level.

He took a step forward and arrived before the sacred mountain, looking at the mountain stele standing beside it, exuding a profound aura of virtue and divine grace. "Qilin Cliff was originally the Qilin Immortal King."

The God Emperor was stunned for a moment. He had heard of this "unique" Emperor Light Immortal King.

But why is this person, who doesn't use the power of a Celestial King to create chaos, create life star fields, and expand the universe, but instead controls his own Dao field, coming here to find him?

Looking at the mountain path that had already materialized before him, the Divine Emperor did not hesitate for long. He slowly carried the path inside and in an instant arrived at a cliff. There he saw a giant, extremely large Qilin lying on a rock, its body radiating a faint imperial light and a profound aura of virtue and fortune.

The God Emperor actively mobilized some of his true spirit's power to empower himself, emanating a kingly Dao essence belonging to the true spirit, and cupped his hands in greeting to the Qilin Immortal King.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Qilin."

Qi Jing nodded slightly, and with a slight movement of his thick paws, he set up a stone table and chair, in exchange for a cup of tea and a dozen or so fairy fruits.

"Fellow Daoist Divine Emperor, please."

The Emperor remained calm and did not refuse the invitation, which expressed a hint of goodwill. He sat down on the stone chair and took a sip of tea.

In an instant, a surge of immortal Dao essence emanated from within his Sea of ​​Wheels, extending to the Five Great Dao Palaces, swirling around the four poles, and ascending along the great dragon of his spine. It then manifested countless hazy immortal Dao laws on the Sendai, almost making him believe that he had entered a state of enlightenment.

After a long while, the Divine Emperor put down his empty teacup and sighed softly, "Is this the Enlightenment Tea grown on Mount Tianhuang, the ancient star of the Big Dipper?"

He reached out and picked up a celestial fruit that resembled one of the Ten Fierce Qilin, which was placed to the side. "If this kind of celestial fruit were given to an ordinary early-stage True Immortal, it would most likely allow them to accumulate the cultivation required for hundreds of thousands of years of arduous practice, thus enabling them to enter the middle or late stages of True Immortal. Fellow Daoist Qilin is truly generous."

Qi Jing shook his head, then nodded. "These immortal fruits were cultivated in my Daoist temple during my spare time, imitating the cultivation methods of a certain immortal king from the Chaotic Ancient Era. If an ordinary early-stage True Immortal takes them for the first time, the effect is indeed as you said, adding hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation, allowing them to directly enter the late-stage True Immortal realm."

"However, for us beings who possess the King Realm, it's just a fruit that tastes alright."

Qi Jing looked at the empty cup of tea and said with a smile, "But you guessed wrong about the origin of this cup of tea."

"The Enlightenment Tea on Mount Tianhuang, which the Emperor recently invited to all the kings, has been imbued with more than three thousand kinds of Immortal King Paths. Its medicinal power is enough to enable a giant who takes it for the first time to maintain a half-day of enlightenment. However, it takes 100,000 years for a single tea leaf of this level to be produced."

Qi Jing paused, shook his head, and continued with some remorse, "At that time, out of curiosity, I used a piece of the Blessing Immortal Qi at the King Realm level as an exchange to cut a branch of the Enlightenment Tea from Mount Tianhuang and cultivate a new tea tree in this dojo that had deteriorated by several minor levels."

"The tea leaves in the cup of clear tea that you just drank were picked from this new tea tree in my Daoist temple. As for its medicinal effects, even for a top-tier Immortal King, even on the first use, it is better than nothing, equivalent to a cup of reasonably tasty clear tea."

"It's a big loss."

The Divine Emperor blinked, looking at the enormous Qilin before him, and was immediately filled with astonishment.

It's quite unbelievable that a being who has already attained the Dao of Immortal King, whose body radiates imperial light and whose body is filled with blessings and immortal energy, would suffer a loss in this matter.

The Divine Emperor looked at the Qilin Immortal King and said, "I do not yet know why Fellow Daoist Qilin invited me to the mountain. If there is anything I can do, I will do my best."

Qi Jing extended his heavy claws and pinched out a light-colored thread from the void, which connected him to the God Emperor through cause and effect.

He looked at the God Emperor, whose expression had changed slightly, and said softly, "The first thing I wanted to do when I invited you, Fellow Daoist God Emperor, to come up the mountain was to deal with this karmic issue."

"We both know what happened back then. Although most Immortal Kings don't care much about it, I feel it's best to deal with this cause and effect as soon as possible, lest it become more entangled and bring unknown consequences under certain coincidences in the future."

"Fellow Daoist Divine Emperor, what do you think?"

The Divine Emperor took a deep look at the Qilin Immortal King in front of him, gaining a deeper understanding of the auspicious signs that had already attained the Immortal King Dao Fruit and whose body radiated imperial light.

He reached out and grasped the teacup on the stone seat, and said quietly, "Fellow Daoist Qilin is right. This karmic connection between us should indeed be dealt with as soon as possible. If we continue to entangle ourselves, things may change."

The God Emperor extended his finger and gently traced the line of cause and effect that had been manifested by Saki.

In an instant, a crisp sound, like a string snapping, echoed. Both the Divine Emperor and Qi Jing's immortal primordial spirits felt a sense of lightness, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Qi Jing smiled and looked at the God Emperor, his expression becoming increasingly friendly.

He extended his heavy claws and gently moved a stone embryo that exuded a profound Qilin Dao essence and vaguely exhaled all kinds of laws, as well as a solidified King Realm Blood Crystal that carried the aura of the "Qilin Treasure Technique" King Realm Dao technique, shimmered with faint imperial light, and was filled with a heavy aura of blessings and virtues. He placed them in front of the God Emperor.

Qi Jing said softly, "The second thing is that after you finish your journey of tens of thousands of years, please take this stone embryo back to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and take care of it until its birth."

"My reward to you, fellow Daoist, is this drop of King-level essence blood."

(End of this chapter)