Swallow the Starry Sky, my clone can evolve infinitely

Chapter 244: The Basic Branch of the Soul Avenue, Spirituality of Thinking

"Treasure?"

Shen Mu's eyes fell on the glass treasure box that Li Yang Tiancheng presented with both hands.

Noticing the change in Shen Mu's expression, Li Yang Tiancheng looked extremely respectful, bowed slightly, held the treasure box steadily with both hands, and said in a pious tone: "Please look, Your Excellency."

As he spoke, Li Yang Tiancheng opened the treasure box. At this moment, it seemed as if time had slowed down.

When the lid of the box slowly opened, a mysterious light suddenly burst out. That light was like a bright star, illuminating everything around.

A blood golden elixir emitting mysterious light appeared before his eyes, suspended in the treasure box.

This golden elixir is crystal clear all over, just like the most magnificent and clear crystal in the world.

On the surface of the golden elixir, countless mysterious lines flowed through it, as if the mysteries of the universe were intertwined in it. There was a light that was sometimes soft, sometimes bright, flickering, emitting a special soul rhyme.

Li Yang Tiancheng saw that Shen Mu's attention was attracted by the golden elixir, and hurriedly introduced it to Shen Mu.

"Your Excellency, this bloodline golden elixir originated from the life of a dragon-like beast of a heaven-defying level."

"Thousands of years ago, the Hundred Thousand Mountains once launched a beast tide to the northwest. The scale of that beast tide was rare in ancient times, and countless demon gods and venerables fell."

"The ancient ancestor of our clan perished in this beast tide, but he did not fall into the hands of the demon god, but perished together with a seriously injured and dying beast."

Shen Mu stared at the golden elixir, his eyes shining with bright light, as if he wanted to see through the surface of the golden elixir and see through its essence.

"This bloodline golden elixir came from that seriously injured and dying beast, right?"

Shen Mu could clearly feel the soul and blood fluctuations contained in this golden elixir. This was an extremely special and perfect fluctuation, somewhat similar to the complete destruction fluctuations on the body of the World Beast King.

In this world, there are actually incredible creatures that are born to represent the complete origin of the soul?

Shen Mu was a little uncertain. Logically speaking, this kind of creature should not exist, because the path of the soul was different from any other avenue. It was a path that led directly to transcending the cage.

"Your Excellency, this golden elixir is the last legacy left by our ancestor. It is also a treasure that our clan has preserved after countless years."

Shen Mu hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Forget it. This treasure is precious. I will give you one more chance."

"Li Yangchen, if you can fully comprehend the state of mind of fire within a hundred years this time, I will accept you as my disciple."

Li Yangchen was originally lying on the ground crying, but when he heard Shen Mu's words, a glimmer of hope instantly lit up in his eyes.

"Thank you, teacher. I will try my best to live up to your expectations."

As he spoke, Li Yangchen's body trembled slightly and he kowtowed heavily, the sound of his forehead hitting the ground crisp and loud.

Afterwards, Shen Mu turned to face Li Yang Tiancheng and others, and everyone lowered their heads wherever his eyes passed.

"I will be in seclusion again next. Please don't disturb me if you don't have anything important to do during this time."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"I will follow the Venerable's instructions!"

……

In the dilapidated courtyard, moss grows tenaciously in the cracks, and some mottled marks on the wall flash a mysterious light.

Shen Mu was sitting cross-legged in the courtyard. Countless magical patterns bloomed at Shen Mu's fingertips, condensing into great chains of magic that completely blocked the entire courtyard.

This bloodline golden elixir is not ordinary. If one can obtain the soul bloodline in it, the difficulty of comprehending the soul in the future will be greatly reduced. Therefore, there can be no disturbance during this period of time.

hum!
The glazed treasure box opened, and the crystal clear ancient golden elixir floated in front of Shen Mu like a miniature star, emitting invisible light.

"Don't let me down."

Shen Mu no longer hesitated and swallowed the blood elixir.

In an instant, a gentle and special force spread out from Shen Mu's body and merged into every particle of Shen Mu's divine body, as if modifying some genetic trait.

During this process, Shen Mu could not help but reveal his true self. Under the glowing divine light, a ten-foot tall giant god sat cross-legged, his body crystal clear and his appearance solemn.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but Shen Mu suddenly opened his eyes, and the clear light of his soul reappeared.

"I can finally feel the fluctuation of...the soul's bloodline again!"

Previously, Shen Mu's original body possessed three kinds of soul bloodlines, which made Shen Mu quite efficient in the process of comprehending the soul.

However, this second incarnation of his, who came to this world accidentally, is like other life forms in the universe and has no bloodline power.

"Sure enough, he is much worse than the World Beast King."

Shen Mu now felt that it was more reasonable. The king of world beasts was an absolutely special life.

If the world beast king can be promoted to the realm of God King, he does not need to comprehend anything at all. The moment he achieves God King status, he will be able to understand all the branches of the Great Way of Destruction.

Then you just need to combine these branches into one, and you will directly achieve the ultimate realm of the God King.

Of course, the source of this bloodline golden elixir...that mysterious ancient beast is also extremely powerful, otherwise it would not have been possible for it to kill the ancestor of the Li Yang family, a God King in peak state, when he was seriously injured and dying.

Even if he had just entered the realm of God King, he was still at his peak state. The two could not be compared.

Being able to do this, this ferocious beast is already incredible enough.

In terms of potential, this beast is only one level lower than the king of world beasts. His bloodline represents a branch of the soul path, a complete branch of thinking and spirituality.

"As expected of a bloodline with the potential of a Divine King, the affinity for the Great Soul Avenue is so high."

At this moment, Shen Mu only felt that his soul seemed to be wrapped by a warm force. His thinking became clearer than ever before, and his operating speed was greatly improved.

The most important thing is the clarity of perception of the Soul Avenue, which is thousands of times greater than before.

Shen Mu closed his eyes and immersed himself in the mysteries of the soul.

At this moment, Shen Mu's consciousness seemed to have traveled through time and space and touched the soul origin of this world.

The nine branches of the Soul Path emerged one by one in his mind, each of which contained endless mysteries. They were like bright stars, shining with mysterious light in his mind.

As the years go by, Shen Mu's understanding of the mysteries of the soul becomes deeper and deeper.

“Spiritual thinking is the foundation of the soul.”

"Those so-called soulless intelligent beings, such as the mechanical race and the skeleton race, all have thinking spirituality."

"It's just that their souls are incomplete."

In the process of comprehending the way of soul, Shen Mu vaguely discovered the wonderful connection between the way of soul and the way of life.

Soul and life complement each other. Soul is the core of life, giving life consciousness and perception.

Life is the carrier of the soul and provides the basis for the soul's existence. Even those lives without intelligence have souls, but lack thinking spirituality.

As his understanding of spiritual thinking deepened, Shen Mu also realized that the nine branches of the soul path did not exist in isolation, but were interrelated and influenced each other.

"Hahaha, it looks like my supreme heart tribulation can be perfected once again!"

Shen Mu suddenly opened his eyes, and endless spiritual light bloomed around him, reflecting the shadow of a world.

This is a vast universe with countless sentient beings reproducing, developing, and creating brilliant civilizations.

Gradually, the phantom of the universe began to expand, becoming more and more illusory as it expanded. Until finally, the phantom of the universe completely changed into an endless light and shadow that could not be seen, covering the entire sky above Liyang City.

……

At the same time when Shen Mu caused the strange phenomenon, people from the Chiwu royal family also arrived at the Liyang clan.

In the ancient palace of Liyang clan, the prince of the Chiwu royal family, who was waiting for the Liyang clan's top leaders, looked up at the sky with a look of shock.

"Is this... that senior in the God Realm studying some secret technique?"

At this time, the elders of the Li Yang clan just arrived at the ancient hall.

The leader, Li Yang Tiancheng, was wearing a gorgeous robe and had a serious face. He bowed slightly to the royal prince and said, "Li Yang Tiancheng, I meet the Fourth Prince."

Upon seeing this, the Fourth Prince quickly stood up, turned slightly sideways, and accepted only half of the courtesy from the ancient ancestor of the Li Yang clan.

"Senior Zhengde, please forgive me for my humiliation. I came here to visit a senior noble who has just reached the God Realm. I would like to ask Senior Tiancheng to introduce me to you."

Li Yang Tiancheng's heart tightened, he knew that the newly promoted god-level being that the Fourth Prince was referring to was Shen Mu.

But Shen Mu was not from the Li Yang clan, so he did not dare to make any statement on behalf of Shen Mu.

Li Yang Tiancheng said helplessly: "Fourth Prince, that person... is not from my Li Yang clan. He was just a guest of my Li Yang clan and caused a strange phenomenon in the world when he was in seclusion."

The Fourth Prince's eyes changed slightly, but his expression remained the same: "Oh? He is not from the Li Yang clan? Then who is this senior?"

Li Yang Tiancheng shook his head, his eyes full of awe, and said slowly: "Fourth Prince, we don't know the specific origins of this senior. We only know that he is a traveler who has crossed 100,000 mountains and has unfathomable strength."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince was stunned and fell silent.

After a moment, the Fourth Prince looked at Li Yang Tian Cheng again and said slowly, "In that case, I would like to meet this senior. I wonder if the elder of the Tian Cheng clan is willing to introduce me?"

Li Yang Tiancheng looked embarrassed and said helplessly: "Don't blame me, Fourth Prince. This senior is in retreat and we dare not disturb him. How about I wait until the senior comes out of retreat and then send someone to notify Fourth Prince?"

The Fourth Prince nodded slightly, his expression full of respect. He slowly said, "Then follow the elder's advice. When this senior comes out of retreat, be sure to notify me as soon as possible."

"I must explain to this senior that my royal family has great admiration for him, and our venerable also wants to make friends with him!"

Li Yang Tiancheng laughed and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Prince. I will report the attitude of the royal family to you, Senior."

"Then I will trouble the elders of the Tiancheng clan and the worshippers of the Liyang clan."

A moment later, at the east gate of Liyang City, many Liyang clan leaders gathered and watched the fourth royal prince and many ninth-level peak imperial guards leave.

……

After returning to the clan, Li Yang Tiancheng immediately summoned the clan leaders to discuss the matter.

The atmosphere in the ancient hall of the Liyang clan was solemn and serious. Everyone sat together, their eyes full of worry.

"Everyone, the four princes of the Chiwu royal family have already been here. I think they want to invite Venerable Shen to serve as the protector of the country." Li Yang Tiancheng said solemnly.

"What, Protector of the Nation!?"

"That person from the royal family... is he going to pass away?"

"Hush, be silent!"

"Don't criticize the Venerable!"

Li Yang Tiancheng frowned slightly, his eyes revealing deep thought.

"This is a very serious matter. Venerable Shen is very powerful. If he becomes the Protector of Chiwu Nation, it will be both an opportunity and a challenge for our Liyang Clan."

A worshipper also spoke up: "Yes, the ancient ancestor is right. If Venerable Shen becomes the Protector of the Nation, the status of our Liyang clan will surely rise. You know, Venerable Shen still admires Xiao Chenzi very much."

Li Yang Tiancheng nodded and said, "You all have a point, but I still need to report this matter to the Venerable. After the Venerable comes out of retreat, I will ask the Venerable to make the final decision!"

At this time, Shen Mu, who was in seclusion in the garden, knew nothing about what was happening outside. He was completely immersed in the comprehension of the soul and constantly exploring the mysteries of this world.

……

The ancient courtyard is quiet and peaceful.

The ancient vines are winding and the plants are swaying, as if nothing has changed from before. But if you look closely, you can find that these plants and ancient vines all possess wisdom, that is, spiritual thinking.

Under the protection of countless plant elves, Shen Mu sat cross-legged with a solemn and peaceful expression, immersed in the contemplation of spiritual thinking.

The years passed day by day in this process.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. More than ten years in this world is still quite long.

During this period of time, Li Yangchen was almost always in seclusion, studying the "Origin of Water and Fire" left by Shen Mu day and night, in an effort to comprehend the mystery of the artistic conception.

However, it is still too difficult to skip the law stage and directly comprehend the origin of the great way.

Even for life forms born in the Chaos Realm, it is extremely difficult, otherwise the peak of Transcendental Realm would not be so rare in this world.

……

On this day, a special wave spread out in the ancient courtyard.

The sound of chanting from the depths of the soul echoed throughout the entire Liyang City and in the hearts of everyone.

However, this level of understanding is too profound for countless people in Liyang City, so there is no understanding at all.

"Thinking spirituality... It seems that I still have hope to achieve the realm of God King through the soul path."

The difficulty of comprehending the way of the soul is far greater than that of comprehending the way of life.

You should know that during the Universe Sea period, Shen Mu had a very high understanding of the Way of Life, especially the branch of life spirituality, which he had a very deep understanding of.

For a long time, Shen Mu thought that in the future he would be able to achieve the realm of God King through the Way of Life.

A moment later, Shen Mu appeared at the entrance of the courtyard. At this time, everyone from Li Yang family was already waiting there.

The leader, Li Yang Tiancheng, stepped forward and said respectfully, "Congratulations, Your Excellency, for coming out of seclusion."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Everyone from the Liyang clan congratulated him immediately, and then Liyang Tiancheng bowed slightly to Shen Mu: "There is something I need to report to Your Excellency."

"But there's no harm in talking."

After Shen Mu finished speaking, Li Yang Tiancheng spoke up, "When Your Excellency had just started his retreat, the fourth prince of the Chiwu royal family came and wanted to visit Your Excellency."

"According to my speculation, the Chiwu royal family should be interested in inviting Venerable Shen to serve as the Protector of the Nation."

Shen Mu smiled in surprise and said, "Can a foreigner be appointed as the Protector of the Nation?"

Li Yang Tiancheng said quickly: "Your Excellency, our northwest region is barren and there are few powerful gods. Therefore, most of the protectors of the northwestern countries are not necessarily from the royal family."

"I see."

Shen Mu nodded slightly, and then said: "Please ask the elder of Tiancheng clan to reply to the Chiwu royal family and tell them about the matter of the Protector of the Nation. I still need to think about it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)