A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 673 Spirit Emperor
Winter goes and autumn comes, year after year passes, and Shencanling has experienced nearly ten thousand cycles of the four seasons.

The mountain peak, which changes with the seasons, is now covered with a thick layer of auspicious snow, making the stone formation, which always exudes auspicious energy and resembles a qilin, even more vibrant. It is like a warm and sacred statue that has shed its heavy stone film and carries a peaceful and divine aura.

As the sun rose above the horizon and wisps of purple aura descended from the starry sky, a slightly ethereal, pale green Qilin emerged from the stone embryo and lay down on the thick, auspicious snow. With a mysterious rhythm of breathing, it resonated with the great Dao of heaven and earth, absorbing the gentle spirituality permeating the sky, causing the stone embryo beside it to emit a subtle radiance.

"tread."

A middle-aged figure, clad in a snow-white robe, strolled out from the void, stepping onto the auspicious snow, watching with great interest the pale green Qilin that was exhaling gentle spiritual energy.

Several unique ancient characters flickered in his pupils, forming a ring that reflected a sky full of spiritual radiance and the rhythm of all things. From a very unique perspective, he observed the myriad changes of Shencan Ridge at this moment.

After a moment, the Divine Emperor's expression gradually showed a hint of surprise. "Fellow Daoist Qilin, is this one of the methods you recently comprehended for breaking through from King to Emperor?"

"By relying on one's own 'breath,' resonating with all things, and absorbing the spiritual particles existing between heaven and earth, one can continuously elevate the essence of the true spirit and bypass the constraints of the King Realm?"

Qi Jing slowly calmed his breathing, exhaled a breath of pure Qi, and dispersed it into Shencan Ridge, causing a winter rain carrying wisps of pure Yang purple Qi to fall. Several demigod herbs at the foot of the mountain, who were looking up at the mountain peak with curiosity, trembled slightly and showed a comfortable expression.

The azure Qilin shook its ethereal primordial spirit body, its face beaming with joy, and said, "Not bad, this is the method for breaking through from King to Emperor that I devised a year ago. Although the specific chapters are still being perfected using the [Spirit Realm], and the success rate is unknown, it is at least much better than before when there was no hope of breaking through at all."

The Divine Emperor looked at the increasingly powerful stone embryo, its vitality and cultivation growing stronger, and asked with some doubt, "Then, does your stone embryo clone still intend to use the method of ascending the path to first attain the realm of Quasi-Immortal Emperor?"

Qi Jing nodded. "Of course, this clone of mine will naturally follow the path that was planned beforehand."

He swayed his fluffy tail, his expression slightly helpless. "The Candle Dragon Celestial Venerable relies on the origin of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which possesses the laws of the Immortal Emperor. The Silent Future Buddha relies on the 'Sea of ​​Suffering' formed by the suffering of countless beings in all the heavens and myriad realms. As for my method of breaking through realms, when breaking through the King Realm, it requires a huge number of spiritual particles at the level of the Supreme Dao Ancestor."

"In essence, my method of breaking through realms and their 'heretical' methods are both 'shortcuts'. However, although my method is not as 'shortcut' as their breakthrough method, it is still inferior to those supreme Dao Ancestors who are exceptionally talented, created their own cultivation system, and could break through to the King and become Emperor on their own without the help of the outside world."

"Therefore, I still need an avatar to try to break through the King Realm first, so that I can look back from a higher level and see if there are any hidden dangers that I am unaware of. Moreover, the enormous number of spiritual particles also requires the combat power of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor to collect them all."

Most of the thousands of methods for breaking through the King realm and becoming an Emperor that Qi Jing had previously deduced failed because after breaking through the King realm, he was unable to withstand the enormous pressure of transformation, resulting in the disintegration of his flesh and blood, the sinking of his consciousness, and the collapse of his true spirit.

Now, the method he has deduced for breaking through the King and becoming an Emperor is to "gather the masses" so that the pressure of transformation can be distributed when advancing in realm, allowing him to calmly complete the transformation of his life level.

The "crowd" that gathers together, the "crowd" that shares the pressure during the transformation of life, is a spiritual particle at the level of a quasi-immortal emperor, and it is a spiritual particle that carries the imprint of its own consciousness.

As for why it's called "taking shortcuts"?
The method he pioneered for breaking through realms is only viable in this current golden age of cultivation; in other cultivation eras, it would be a dead end with absolutely no chance of success.

Without the Emperor above to stop all the strange and ominous things, without the appearance of the [Spirit Realm] and without the Heavenly Venerable of Nirvana gathering the kings to establish the corresponding cultivation order, Qi Jing would have no safe environment to try this unstable method of breaking through the king to become an emperor.

Without the "Xuanhuang Outer Heaven" passed down by Xuanhuang Tianzun to guide him upwards, even if he successfully created an avatar, it would be impossible for him to first ascend to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm to collect a massive amount of spiritual particles, thereby enabling his main body to attain the supreme Dao fruit.

Without the various cultivation resources available today that greatly aid his cultivation in the King Realm, he would have faced numerous difficulties even in becoming a giant Immortal King, let alone achieving his current level of cultivation.

All these conditions are indispensable.

To this, the Divine Emperor shook his head, "Fellow Daoist claims to be 'taking a shortcut,' but even with such a 'shortcut,' there are very few among the kings who can create such a method and truly have the potential to become a Quasi-Immortal Emperor."

"The number of Quasi-Immortal Emperors clearly recorded in history is now less than ten. If you, Fellow Daoist, can truly attain the supreme Dao fruit through this method, your cultivation achievements will be truly magnificent."

Qi Jing grinned and said with a smile, "I was able to create this method of breaking through kings and becoming emperors, which is actually largely thanks to you, fellow Daoist."

Amidst the somewhat bewildered expression of the God Emperor, he continued, "Given your current status, you must be aware of our schemes against the Blood Phoenix. In essence, it was an experiment to explore the supreme realm, involving nearly a thousand Immortal Kings and investing enough rare resources to create thousands of conventional universes."

"The final result can hardly be called a success. Even though Blood Phoenix broke through the invisible limitations we had drawn in less than 300,000 years, forged its own path, and proved the King Realm Dao Fruit of 'Spiritual Root Method - Weapon Immortal Branch', gaining the combat power and cultivation of a Celestial King giant."

Qi Jing stared intently at the God Emperor, “But Fellow Daoist God Emperor, you, this ‘unrelated person’ who ‘intruded’ into this experiment, actually succeeded through various coincidences, and you possess the potential to become an unparalleled Dao Ancestor.”

"Through the process of 'consciousness sublimation,' he integrated the fragmented insights of the kings in the realm of humanity, directly enhancing his own true spiritual potential. Ultimately, before even breaking through to the fourth incarnation, he possessed the true spiritual essence and power of a Celestial King."

"My method of using spiritual particles to elevate one's own true spirit and to share the pressure of transformation, which is a 'shortcut' to break through the king and become an emperor, was inspired by the characteristics of you, fellow Daoist."

In that experiment, Blood Phoenix was undoubtedly not a successful test subject, but the God Emperor, who 'accidentally' stumbled into the experiment and was affected, did indeed possess some of the things that the kings hoped to see.

At least, Qi Jing has found what he hoped to discover in the God Emperor, and has now verified it, something that can help him break through to the King Realm.

The God Emperor looked up at the rising sun and fell silent.

In fact, he didn't know whether being affected was a blessing or a curse.

Without the insights gained from nearly a thousand Immortal Kings, he would absolutely not have achieved his current strength; there is no doubt about that.

Without this "fortune," he wouldn't have needed to undergo such a perilous life-or-death transformation, venturing to the foot of Mount Funiu on the ancient star, and could have slowly embarked on the path to immortality at his original pace. The God Emperor believed that with his talent and abilities, given enough time, the achievements he could ultimately attain wouldn't be too different from what he has now.

His senses were actually quite complex regarding the nearly one thousand Celestial Kings who were conducting experiments in groups.

Hate? Perhaps a little.

After all, without the schemes of these Celestial Kings, he wouldn't have had that near-mad experience.

Gratitude? It seems there's something there, not entirely.

Without this "fortune," he would not have been able to reach the summit of Funiu Mountain, obtain such a great opportunity, and thus elevate his true spirit level to the level of Immortal King.

Qi Jing watched the God Emperor's expression change and chuckled with a hint of amusement. He stretched out his heavy claws and wrote one Immortal King Dao scripture after another in mid-air, gradually forming a special scripture. It was permeated with the faint divine intent of the Qilin and contained traces of the profound meaning of the "Qilin Treasure Technique," but it was not entirely the same and was more succinct.

The God Emperor's attention gradually focused on this scripture, and his expression changed again. "This seems to be a simplified version of your method of breaking through kings to become emperors, a special cultivation method?"

He saw the description of the "Qilin spiritual particles" within it, and also saw a path of cultivation that extended to the bottom of the human realm, and even to the mortal level.

It is a special path that takes "spirituality" as its essence and breathing as its manifestation, allowing ordinary beings to step into the extraordinary and seamlessly connect with many cultivation systems.

"Perhaps I should address you as 'Qilin Dao Ancestor' now."

Qi Jing shook his head and explained, "You shouldn't call it that too early. I'm afraid I can't bear it. I'll call it the 'Qilin Breathing Method' when I truly attain the Supreme Dao Ancestor title. It's a special cultivation system that I found in the [Spirit Realm] database and translated into my own words."

"Although my 'Qilin Breathing Method' is quite different from that special system involving 'spirituality', and is a re-compiled version based on the 'Tao Seed Method' as the underlying cultivation framework, some of its internal operating logic still has an indelible connection with it."

The Divine Emperor carefully perused the text and had a semi-transparent silkworm perform deductions and practice on the Immortal Platform. He finally concluded that "the foundation of cultivation that this 'Qilin Breathing Method' can lay at the beginning of cultivation is already comparable to famous chapters such as 'Xuanhuang Dao Jing: Lun Hai Juan', 'Dao Jing: Lun Hai Juan', and 'Tianhuang Zhen Jing: Lun Hai Juan'."

"The difference between this and other Taoist scriptures is that it focuses more on 'spirituality' and 'virtue,' guiding practitioners from the very beginning to gradually move towards the path of natural harmony, achieving a higher degree of compatibility with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and making ordinary beings more likely to be favored by the fortune of the universe."

"But that's also the drawback. Similar to those immortal scriptures that can lay a solid foundation for cultivation, the increase in combat power is not significant. At least compared to immortal scriptures such as the Lingbao Dao Scripture: Wheel Sea Scroll, the Wuliang Dao Scripture: Wheel Sea Scroll, and the Xiaoyao Dao Scripture: Wheel Sea Scroll, the increase is not large enough."

Qi Jing snorted and wagged his fluffy tail, but did not refute the God Emperor.

He was aware of this relative flaw, but he had no intention of making up for it. After all, his "purification path" was fundamentally not inclined towards various kinds of "conquest".

After so many years of opening up the chaos, creating life star fields, and being tempered by the Immortal Emperor Dao Light of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, he has come to understand a "way of cultivation" that allows him to coexist harmoniously with nature and progress together. He can feel that this is the true way of progressing in "Dao" and "Dharma" that is suitable for him, this Qilin.

As an extension of his Dao Fruit, the relative flaws of the Qilin Breathing Technique are normal. Moreover, it is not that it lacks terrifying offensive capabilities; it just needs to be manifested in certain specific situations.

Qi Jing said softly to the God Emperor, "Fellow Daoist, you should attain the Immortal King realm as soon as possible, or ascend to immortality in the mortal world. Without using the power of your true spirit, you can possess the power of an ordinary Immortal King. There are many places and special locations within the Spirit Realm that require an Immortal-level Dao Fruit to enter."

The Divine Emperor nodded, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, the time for me to attain the Dao Fruit of Immortality should be soon."

The next instant, he and Qi Jing looked up together, gazing into the depths of the universe, sensing the changes in the myriad paths of the universe, and watching the entire process of the Heavenly Heart Mark being cut out, reintegrating into the universe, and slowly clearing away the traces of the Imperial Law within.

Tianxin has lost its owner.

The Divine Emperor sighed softly, "The time this Supreme Emperor has held the Heavenly Heart is truly long. It's been about two hundred thousand years."

Qi Jing nodded and said calmly, "A young man named 'Ling Huang' is accompanied by a Holy Spirit with a Celestial Gold Supreme Emperor Weapon. Although his own foundation is not as good as those who have taken human form from Celestial Gold, he has also walked his own path. He has no backing and has not joined any immortal lineage. He has been cultivating almost entirely according to the information left by Xuanhuang Tianzun."

The Divine Emperor raised an eyebrow slightly, gently making hand seals to sort out the secrets of heaven and gather the relevant information. "Indeed, this Spirit Emperor can be considered to be born from the Stone Holy Spirit. In his second life, he lived out his life essence, and in his third life, he studied the essence of the Holy Spirit and transformed into this new kind of Holy Spirit to live another life."

"However, the way this Spirit Emperor lived out his third life was too crude. He almost failed to transform. His success was entirely due to the blessing of the Holy Spirit Clan and the favor of the will of the universe."

"However, because of this method of transforming back into essence and spirit and being reborn, he gained nearly a million years of cultivation time out of thin air, thus possessing a level of cultivation that most three-generation emperors did not have, defeating many 'reincarnated' immortal kings and removing the Heavenly Heart Mark."

"That's really impressive. He already had millions of years of cultivation before even living out his fourth life."

Qi Jing looked at the God Emperor, his expression incredibly subtle.

Is the Spirit Emperor powerful?

You, a god-emperor who has lived for over 500,000 years and possesses the true spirit of a celestial king, are nothing short of a monster.

(End of this chapter)