Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 519 Fusion and Breakthrough: Creating a Method for Proving the Dao in Heaven and Earth? (10,000-word update)

The mountains are as green as ink, and lie like silkworm eyebrows; this is called Meishan.

If we consider the main continent of the Ancient Hills as a face, then Meishan is its beautiful eyebrow.

The spiritual energy index of most areas in the Meishan mountain range exceeds 40,000.

Any mountain peak moved to an ancient kingdom could become its place for imperial sacrifices.

Since the tenth era before the desolate region, the Heavenly Demon Ancient Kingdom has repeatedly sent large ceremonial processions to visit Meishan.

They even offered a sky-high price of several billion contribution points just to bring back a mountain from Meishan to be worshipped as a sacred mountain, but each time the Venerable of Meishan refused.

Zhao Xing and Lushan Jun traversed various regions, passed through several hollow tunnels, and changed ships several times before entering a red-layered landscape characterized by steep cliffs and slopes. This was the Meishan area.

Upon reaching the ground and soaring into the sky, the red color gradually diminishes, and looking down, one sees a mix of blue, red, and gold.

Meishan has a variety of tree ferns and nanmu trees, which are excellent materials for boundary ship parts. They are also used for defense, teleportation array setups, and spirit-gathering arrays for personal cultivation.

After flying with Venerable Lushan for a while, many demons began to appear in the air and on the ground.

Some are adults, but the vast majority are juveniles.

They frolic in the mountains and forests, and are not flustered when they see people; instead, they will take the initiative to greet them.

“Those are the ancient demon race,” Lord Lushan explained. “Some are locals, and some were sent by the demon kingdom.”

"If you go west for seven more major veins, you will find two high-grade life palaces, one called the 'Heavenly Demon Palace' and the other called the 'Ten Thousand Demon Palace,' which are specifically for the use of the two ancient kingdoms of the demon race."

Even without the Venerable Lushan's introduction, Zhao Xing already knew about these two underground palaces.

In his previous life, he had also raised powerful demon cubs. To purchase the right to breed two palaces, one needed to spend 100 million contribution points.

This only covers the 30-year stay; if you want to stay longer after 30 years, you'll have to pay an extra fee.

Besides contribution points, they also accept Xuanling Ancient Coins and Five Emperor Coins, both of which are incredibly expensive.

"I heard that 150 years ago, the King of Ten Thousand Demons brought up the old matter again, wanting to buy a mountain peak and move it back with him?" Zhao Xing asked.

“Yes,” Venerable Lushan sneered, “This guy is really persistent. He’s been scolded so many times, but he still hasn’t given up on this idea.”

“Last time he came with a bunch of gifts, Venerable Meishan received him and after he subtly expressed his idea, he was scolded.”

"Isn't he angry?"

"Angry? The King of Ten Thousand Demons still has to listen to Venerable Meishan's rant with a smile."

Zhao Xing smiled upon hearing this.

Normally speaking, Venerable Meishan's status is slightly higher than that of the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons, but not by such a large margin; their strengths are not that different.

Even if Venerable Meishan pointed at the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons and cursed him, he had to endure it.

Not only him, but also the Heavenly Demon King.

The demon race still has to find all sorts of ways to please the Ancient Hill.

Why is this so?
The earth, with its vast and generous nature, nurtures all living things, but in some places, life is born with exceptional strength.

The ancient ley lines of the Primordial Hill have a particularly significant positive impact on the descendants of the demon race.

Regardless of whether they are born from moisture, womb, egg, or transformation, as long as they are born in the Three Realms and Twelve Mountains of the Ancient Hill, they will spend their infancy there.

As it grew up, this demon's talent, comprehension, and bloodline growth rate far surpassed those of demons born in other places.

As early as the Five Emperors era, there were legends of pilgrimages to the ancient times among the ten demon kingdoms.

The Ancient Hill also has a tradition of opening its gates wide every now and then to take in some of the descendants of the demon race.

Nowadays, the ten great demon kingdoms send young beasts or adult demon couples here every now and then to carefully raise their offspring.

In the early stages of developing the Siyue Wasteland, the demon race attacked the Crimson Star Empire, the ancient kingdoms of the Wasteland, and even the Origin Heavenly Palace and the Samsara Temple.

However, they rarely trespass on the ancient road project led by the Ancient Hill, and even when they do, it's usually by ignorant little demons.

The causal battle that occurred around Zhao Xing attracted the attention of the Demon God Palace.

However, the Demon God Temple had no intention of harming Zhao Xing; they were merely curious.

Even later, in the Transcendental Tower, he was tricked because of Zhao Xing's matter.

After that, no demons came to cause trouble for Zhao Xing.

Even with the appearance of Venerable Bo Meng at the Origin Heavenly Palace this time, it was only a very minor competition, and the person sent was still Bo Meng, who was also at the twelfth level of cultivation.

The reason for this is not that the demon race is afraid of the Crimson Star Empire, nor is it because of Zhao Xingyuan's status as a genius from the Primordial Realm.

Rather, it is because Zhao Xing is a genius from the Ancient Hill, who has mastered the Life Palace, studied under Venerable Meishan, and received the teachings of Venerable Lan!
Even Zhao Xing's theories became popular in the Ancient Kingdom of Heavenly Demons, leading to the establishment of the Boundary Mountain Society and the Annihilation Star Society... all because of the Primordial Hill.

“The birth of demons is not easy.” Venerable Lushan looked at the adorable cubs below. “As the laws of the universe change at different stages, demons with high bloodline talent are more and more likely to die young, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain a strong bloodline.”

Zhao Xing nodded. Looking at the history of life, plants, animals, and even newly born microcosms all decrease in size and quality from large to small and from high to low.

As the laws of the universe change over time, they enter different stages of annihilation, making it increasingly difficult for naturally powerful races to emerge. This may even lead to the natural extinction of some races.

There are probably no more than a hundred 'Horned Abyss Serpents' like the one Zhao Xing once encountered in the entire Xuanling Starfield.

Without a suitable environment, a powerful race can weaken or even become extinct.

The Three Realms and Twelve Mountains of the Ancient Hill preserve the earth's veins from the Archean, Prehistoric, and Daoxian eras. This means that the Ancient Hill has preserved a suitable environment for nurturing powerful life.

Generation after generation of demons were sent here, and over time, the demons with such experiences gradually acquired another name—the Primordial Demon Clan.

"The Heavenly Demon Kingdom has the most slots for demons to grow up in the Ancient Hill, followed by the Myriad Rivers Demon Kingdom," Venerable Lushan explained to Zhao Xing. "The other eight demon kingdoms have far fewer slots, which inevitably leads to jealousy and criticism of the two major demon kingdoms."

But the Heavenly Demon Kingdom and the Myriad Rivers Demon Kingdom didn't care at all. Appeasing the Primordial Hill was the same as appeasing Mother Earth. What was there to criticize about that?
Furthermore, the name of the Primordial Demon Clan is so resounding and powerful.

It can be said that this group of demons did not care about the opinions of the outside world at all, and instead took pride in becoming an ancient demon race.

"Look, another little fellow is about to take human form." As they were chatting, Venerable Lushan suddenly pointed downwards.

On a small hilltop, a spotted wolf with gray fur jumped onto the trunk of a tree fern.

"Ow~"

With a howl, the sky around the tree fern suddenly darkened.

Suddenly, a large amount of earth energy emanated from the mountain peak, gathering into clouds, and a full moon appeared in the clouds.

Before long, the spotted gray wolf began to shed its fur and stood upright.

“This is a Silver Moon Wolf.” Venerable Lushan stopped to observe. “In the Primordial Hill, the essential skill for these demon races is the Earth Transformation Technique to transform into a human.”

Zhao Xing watched with great interest.

The essence of the Earth Transformation Method and the Climate Transformation Method is actually the same: both are methods to cause drastic changes in life within a very short period of time, thereby drawing upon the power of heaven and earth.

The only difference is that the "favorable timing" faction and the "favorable location" faction rely on different sources of power.

The method of change based on the earth is relatively less difficult than the method of change based on the heavens. The danger curve of transformation is relatively smooth, and it is not as dangerous as the method of change based on the heavens.

Of course, the transformation of the earth into humans was purely a form of cultural education given by the ancient humans of the Hill to the demon race.

With this step, the ancient demon race will have a stronger sense of identity with the human race.

"Ow~~~"

Three more howls followed.

In the fourth tone, the vocal tone also begins to change.

"Ah~~ I finally did it! Hahaha."

The voice was very young, and you could tell that the child was very happy.

After transforming into human form, Silver Moon Wolf danced wildly and became unrestrained.

"Oh wow~~ It's done, it's done~"

Venerable Lushan couldn't help but chuckle, but Zhao Xing's expression was strange.

Because the guy below looks about 80-90% like himself after transforming, only his demeanor isn't as mature.

"Senior, what's going on..."

"Maybe the little guy is related to you," Venerable Lushan joked, like a playful old man.

Zhao Xing's face darkened.

"Hahaha." Venerable Lushan laughed loudly, "What else could it be? Of course, it's because you, Zhao Sinong, are famous."

"Hehe, back then, the Ancient Hill helped you hold a Dharma assembly and promote your teachings. The new generation of ancient demon larvae basically grew up reading your teachings."

"Many demons, after hearing your deeds, regard you as an object of reverence. When they transform, your image is naturally their first model."

Zhao Xing was speechless; he felt something was off.

I wonder if I'll see a lot of demons with my face on the Ancient Hill?

"Don't worry, this little guy is just playing around," Venerable Lushan said. "It's okay for a young demon beast to secretly change your appearance, but if an adult beast were to transform into you, it would be punished by the Ancient Hill."

"You are a demigod, and your status in my Ancient Hill is not low. How can you allow anyone to defile you at will?"

Zhao Xing nodded.

There are strict rules regarding the transformation of the Earth Transformation Method. Without the corresponding authorization or the Life Dao Diagram, it is very dangerous to arbitrarily change the form of a demigod.

This little guy is only at the Dao Establishment stage, merely at the mental image level.

Unless they obtain their own Dao diagram of life, such as by cultivating the "Nine Ze Gods" and having a complete cultivation method, wolf demons cannot reach the level of Dao image or god image.

Even if one reaches the level of a Daoist or a Divine being, one will still experience causal cognition when the wolf demon transforms.

"Thinking about it this way, what Lao Qing did in the past was not only daring, but also a technical skill."

The two only stayed for a short while before leaving the place.

As they continued forward, the number of bystanders gradually decreased.

About two days later, we entered the main peak area.

"Meishan has seventy-two main peaks, which is more than my Lushan."

"The competition for the top spot will begin with the first round of selection from within the twelve mountains."

"Zhao Xing, the situation is special now. The gods of the Three Realms have decided to start the Twelve Mountains Dharma Assembly as soon as possible to select a new mountain leader."

"If you want to participate in the competition for the top spot, you must first stand out from within Meishan and then compete with masters from other mountains."

Lushan Jun and Zhao Xing emerged from underground and appeared under a mountain gate pillar.

Surrounded by swirling clouds and shimmering light, the mountain peaks appeared and disappeared amidst the mist, exuding extraordinary charm.

"I'll leave you here. You should know how to get in from here."

"Thank you for guiding me." Zhao Xing could now clearly sense the presence of the split soul.

Gradually accepting the memories from the split soul, one will naturally know where to go.

"It's alright to be polite off the field." Lord Lushan stroked his beard and smiled. "If we meet on the field, don't be so polite to me."

Lord Lushan is also a demigod, and he will definitely represent Lushan in the battle for the mountain leader.

Zhao Xing smiled and cupped his hands in greeting: "Definitely."

"Off we go!"

Lushan Jun shrank in size, disappearing into the ground like a wisp of green smoke, and his aura vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Lushan Jun's escape technique is also very exquisite, much more exquisite than what I learned when I was in the Dao Domain Realm."

"I wonder how much my divided soul has learned in these three thousand years."

Zhao Xing closed his eyes and meditated for a moment. When he opened them again, he already knew how to open the barrier of Meishan Mountain Gate.

With his hands forming a hand seal, a small opening appeared in the mountain gate's barrier, allowing Zhao Xing to slip through the ground and escape towards the highest peak of Meishan.

……

The highest peak in Meishan is called Qingling.

Zhao Xing traveled unimpeded all the way to the main hall at the top of the mountain.

When the disciples and spirit beasts passing by saw Zhao Xing appear, they all stopped and bowed.

"Meet Uncle Master."

"Meet Senior Brother."

"Greetings, Grandmaster Uncle."

"Greetings, Divine Palace Envoy."

……

Zhao Xing smiled and returned the greeting.

The divided soul has cultivated here for three thousand years, and its identity has undergone many changes.

Initially, he was guided by Emperor Hongshan and became a disciple of the Hongshan lineage.

However, Emperor Hongshan was merely providing routine guidance at the time; he was in the position of a Taoist master, but not in the name.

Later, Zhao Xing wrote the Daoxian Zhou Tuji Dibian Lun and held a series of Dharma assemblies.

At that time, a demigod decreed that Zhao Xing's status should be elevated.

When Lord Lushan came to teach, he was in fact a Taoist master, but he did not have the title of a Taoist master.

He continued until the Annihilation Star Dharma Assembly was held, when he cultivated his clone and went to Meishan.

However, Venerable Meishan only taught Zhao Xing and did not establish a master-disciple relationship with him.

It wasn't until Lord Lan stepped forward that it was confirmed that Zhao Xing's first Daoist master was Lord Lan!
In other words, he is now considered the youngest junior disciple of Venerable Meishan.

Of course, seniority was not that important in Taigu Hill. Learning had no order of precedence, and those who reached the highest level were considered teachers. Therefore, only Taoist masters who had undergone formal ceremonies were considered to have a relatively important status.

Those with a more significant stake in the matter are the various positions within Taiko Hill.

The Ksitigarbha Bureau, the Underground Palace Bureau, the Earth Communication Bureau, the Mysterious Earth Bureau, the Mountain and Sea Bureau, the Mountain Temple, the Palace Treasury, various Daoist academies, the Fengyuan Dao, the Xinghai Dao, and other major Daoist envoys, etc.

The internal structure of the Ancient Hill is vast and complex. The twelve mountains are like twelve ancient kingdoms, and the highest-ranking person is the mountain chief.

These twelve mountain chiefs, among whom there is a supreme mountain head who holds the highest authority over the secular affairs of the Ancient Hill.

The gods of the three realms—the Primordial Realm, the Primordial Realm, and the Dao Manifestation Realm—do not participate in worldly affairs, as getting entangled in karma is a rather troublesome matter for the divine realm.

In this respect, the Crimson Star Empire, the Primordial Realm, and the Ancient Hill are similar, with the Ancient Luo River in the Primordial Realm being the supreme ruler.

However, long ago, Gu Luohe's status was already equivalent to that of a god, and he delegated many powers to Wudu, Zuo Qiyu, and others.

This is Zhao Xing's first time here, but his divided soul has been here for over three thousand years.

Therefore, the disciples were used to Zhao Xing's appearance, and after bowing, they went back to their own business.

Among these titles, the one that carries the most weight for Zhao Xing is "Divine Palace Envoy," a position he held in Meishan.

To facilitate Zhao Xing's cultivation, Venerable Meishan promoted Zhao Xing's divided soul to the position of [Divine Palace Envoy] after Zhao Xing's divided soul completed several missions.

This position involves managing the repair of the underground palace used to suppress those born demon gods, the operation of the earth's veins, and checking for any omissions or deficiencies.

Zhao Xing's true form stepped into the main hall, which had many doors leading to different areas.

Upon opening one of the doors, Zhao Xing found himself in a space filled with floating rocks and flowing lava, where he met Venerable Meishan.

"Zhao Xing, the Divine Palace Envoy, pays his respects to the Mountain Chief!"

The Venerable Master Meishan was currently above a miniature continent.
He has tens of thousands of ley line clones, all of which swim around the glowing miniature continent.

Capture, receive, and analyze the emitted fluctuations.

This belongs to one of the methods of Yao Guang Di Tong Fa.

However, Venerable Meishan's cultivation was clearly extremely profound. Zhao Xing discovered that he could sense that most of Venerable Meishan's clones contained strong time fluctuations.

Looking at his clone, Zhao Xing felt his biological clock go haywire.

"Zhao Xing, you've arrived." The true form of Venerable Meishan pointed.

The light of the miniature continent dimmed instantly, its overall shape changed, and the edges bulged up, like petals closing, forming the shape of an iceberg in the blink of an eye.

Then it quickly shrank and landed in the palm of Venerable Meishan.

Zhao Xing no longer felt any sense of time disorder.

"Do you still recognize this treasure?" Venerable Meishan asked.

“I recognize it.” Zhao Xing nodded. “This is one of the divine artifacts of the Primordial Hill, ‘Mount Yuanji’.”

The divine artifact, Yuanji Mountain, was refined from the essence of all the spiritual mountains and earth veins from the Primordial Era to the Desolate Era.

It was continuously replenished by generations of mountain chiefs, making it a divine artifact that grew stronger with each refinement.

Venerable Meishan nodded: "One of the most important functions of Yuanji Mountain is that it allows one to perform the 'Time-Space-Earth Communication Technique'."

"Because this artifact contains the essence of the earth veins of a sacred mountain from every era."

"Holding the [Mount Yuanji], one can use the Time-Space-Earth Communication Technique to communicate with countless time and space."

“The spiritual mountains, whose earth vein essence has been excavated, are the time and space anchors left by the ancestors of the ancient hills.”

“The Earth Communication Method can receive and transmit messages through these mountains that exist in space and time.”

"Theoretically speaking, this artifact can allow people to travel through time and space."

Traveling through time and space? Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised; it turned out that the Ancient Hill also possessed such a method.

"Of course, this is only in theory." Venerable Meishan said helplessly, "As a super power, the clan history records that a long time ago, the mountain chief could use it to travel through time and space."

"However, due to the refinement of each generation, this artifact has become stronger and stronger, and even the teacher cannot activate this function."

"My strength as the head of this mountain is even more limited. Not only am I unable to fully understand it, but I have also been affected by the Lord of Cold Food, causing Mount Yuanji to lose the connection of more than a dozen time anchor points..."

Venerable Meishan sighed with some self-reproach: "The Cold Food God King is only an incarnation, yet he is so powerful."

"Although the gods of the Three Realms did not blame me, this is still a disgrace in my heart."

"I have decided to step down as the mountain chief ahead of schedule and travel back through the time-space channel to a certain secret place to break through."

"After I step down, a new round of power struggles will begin."

The Venerable Meishan looked at Zhao Xing expectantly: "Junior Brother, once you win the position of the mountain leader, you must help your senior brother repair this negative influence."

Zhao Xing said somewhat fearfully, "I will do my best to participate in the Dharma assembly, but my cultivation is still shallow, and I am afraid I will fail your expectations."

Venerable Meishan laughed and said, "Junior Brother, you haven't fused with your split soul yet, so it's normal to have such worries."

"Don't worry, you won't think that way after you merge with your split soul."

Zhao Xing has indeed not yet merged with the split soul. He can only receive some less important memories through remote sensing.

Cultivating memories, which contain the origin of the Dao, still requires merging the divided soul with the original body.

Venerable Meishan waved his hand, and a door appeared in the void: "Five hundred years after you came to the Ancient Hill, I have nothing left to teach you."

"For the next two thousand six hundred years, your divided soul stayed in the Primordial Realm, cultivating in your teacher's divine domain."

"After you returned, you couldn't summon back your divided soul, and your senses were blurred. That's the reason."

"Now that you're here, go and integrate."

"Your teacher is waiting for you."

"Yes, Big Brother."

Zhao Xing took a deep breath and flew into the doorway.

……

Beyond the gate lay a completely different world, and Zhao Xing felt as if everything had changed.

The sky became clearer, the earth more substantial, and although the concentration of spiritual energy hadn't increased significantly, the various fundamental sources of the Great Dao seemed to have grown several times stronger. The coordinates on the panel indicated that he had entered the Lan Chuan Divine Realm of the Primordial Era.

"The Lan Chuan priest I encountered in the Xuanhuang Realm's historical timeline is indeed the current Lord Lan."

"The Primordial Realm... Is this the Primordial Realm? I feel that as long as I adapt to this environment, it won't be long before my strength becomes even greater."

The Primordial Realm has greatly preserved the environment of the early universe's origin, making the environment for enlightenment and cultivation better. Even if you do nothing, as long as you live there and adapt, you will become stronger, and your chances of cultivating your origin and becoming a god are greater.

No wonder the evil gods all want to escape to the past. This is only the Primordial Realm. If they were truly in the past, they probably wouldn't want to come back.

Just as Zhao Xing was feeling sentimental, a palace emerged from the ground in the gray earth.

Lord Lan and his clone walked out of the palace and came up the steps.

The God of the Mist was dressed in a gray robe and straw sandals, with his hair held up with a white jade hairpin, his attire was very simple.

He appeared to be a middle-aged man, and there were no supernatural phenomena surrounding him.

It matches the image I initially saw.

"Zhao Xing, it's been a long time." Lan Chuan smiled at Zhao Xing himself.

With a "whoosh," Zhao Xing landed immediately and bowed in greeting: "Disciple Zhao Xing greets the Divine Lord."

"No need for formalities." Lan Chuan waved his hand. "The battle for the mountain stronghold is imminent, and you don't have much time to prepare. There are some things I've already entrusted to your soul fragment."

"You will know after you merge with the split soul. Go, take your clone out and merge with it."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Xing waved his hand, and the straw doll clone was taken away.

The reason for fusing outside the Primordial Realm is that the origin of the Primordial Realm is significantly different from the outside world. The divided soul has adapted, but the original body has not. Fusing outside allows for comprehension and comparison.

The 30th underground level of Meishan, Hanghu City, Nanshan Manor.

For three thousand years, if Zhao Xing's divided soul had stayed in the outside world, it would have resided in Nanshan Manor.

There are multiple underground spaces in Meishan. The first thirty layers are all living and cultivation spaces, with many wonders and wonders for people to contemplate.

Thirty levels below ground, down to the ninety-ninth level, lies the place where the descendants of the demon god are imprisoned.

The last level is where the underground demon god is imprisoned.

Born underground and influenced by the corrupting influence of negative energies, these naturally born deities are tyrannical, bloodthirsty, and possess a strong tendency towards destruction; hence, they are called demon gods.

"Boom~"

After Zhao Xing merged with the split soul, the surrounding earth veins began to tremble, and the various origins of the five elements, wind, thunder, yin and yang began to merge with the origin within the body of the original body.

"It has begun." A large number of cultivation memories surfaced in Zhao Xing's mind.

The most memorable scene related to cultivation is, of course, the scene of transcending tribulation.

Zhao Xing first witnessed the Ninth True Spirit Tribulation, which took place at the summit of Qingling Mountain, 350 years after his divided soul arrived.

Venerable Meishan stood guard on the side.

“Junior brother, your Primordial Avatar does not have the Extreme Continent Techniques, so you can only rely on your magic power and the advantage of the terrain to overcome the tribulation.”

"The Ninth True Spirit Tribulation is the key to becoming a demigod, but it is still somewhat dangerous. I will protect you on your path."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Having said that, he deliberately brought about the calamity, and the Ninth True Spirit Tribulation immediately descended.

This tangible calamity did not come from the sky, but rather from the ground.

Suddenly, cracks appeared beneath his feet, and the earth's vein fire surged forth, engulfing his entire body.

"Chichi~"

The split soul body did not have the Polar Continent bonus, but it cultivated a variety of terrain-advantageous techniques that could be compatible with the straw man's body, although the Polar Continent amplification was not as strong.

When the local fire calamity appeared, Zhao Xing's divided soul immediately cast a spell.

"Boom~"

Five streams of magical power surged forth from his body, condensing into five earth stones.

"Bang bang bang~~"

The five stones, each a different color, resembled five magical pearls, rolling and swirling in the air.

As the earth stones rotated, they crushed the void, distorting even the path of the erupting earth fire.

"Chichi~"

The calamity of earth fire was extremely swift, constantly scorching the space, but because Venerable Meishan was nearby, the area affected was not large.

"The Five Elements Spirit Pearl Underground Palace." Zhao Xing felt the same way, comprehending the secret technique used by his divided soul during his tribulation.

"This is one of the types found in the Life Demon God's Dungeon."

The full name of the Palace of Life is the Palace of the Demon God of Life, and the Demon God of Life, Agara, possesses a variety of innate abilities.

Having been suppressed and studied for countless years, many secret techniques naturally emerged.

The Five Elements Spirit Pearl Underground Palace is one such example.

"The five spirit pearls correspond to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The magic power draws upon these five fundamental elements, creating a cycle of mutual generation and integrating offense and defense."

"As long as it keeps rolling, its power can continue to accumulate, drawing upon all the surrounding essence for its own use."

“Underground palace methods are often limited by the environment, but these five earth stones are mobile underground palaces, free from environmental limitations, and will not be affected even in the void of the universe.”

The Five Elements Spirit Pearl Underground Palace has two main characteristics: it is movable and it can roll, resulting in a very high upper limit for the accumulation of power.

The tribulation of earth fire that Zhao Xing experienced during his breakthrough to demigod status was easily resisted by his divided soul.

When the cultivation memories merged and the origin was assimilated, a prompt appeared on Zhao Xing's panel.

You have learned the 'Five Elements Spirit Pearl Underground Palace Method'

【The Five Elements Spirit Pearl Underground Palace (Semi-Mystical Method)】

However, only a moment later, after Zhao Xing finished absorbing the cultivation memories, the panel underwent new changes.

【The Five Extreme Spirit Pearl Underground Palace (Complete)】

[Note: When activated using the fourth level of the "Extreme Continent" magic, it becomes the Five Extreme Spirit Pearl Underground Palace Technique.]

[The Spirit Pearl is the underground palace. When the five primal elements are condensed to their extreme, divine power is born from the Spirit Pearl, allowing one to cultivate the Five Extremes Free Divine Body.]

"Combined with the polar continent, it becomes the Five Extreme Spirit Pearl Underground Palace Method."

"Once the polar continent reaches the fifth level, it will become a secret technique of the God of Freedom."

This being possesses the techniques of the Arctic Continent, but lacks the memory and understanding of cultivating techniques based on geographical advantages.

The divided soul does not have the extreme continent, but it has the memories and insights of secret techniques.

When cultivation memories are combined, it's like one plus one equals more than two.

This secret technique reached the pinnacle of semi-mystical arts in the blink of an eye.

Once the polar continent is breached, semi-mystical magic can be upgraded to god-level magic.

……

The memories continue to merge.

The tenth True Spirit Tribulation occurred five hundred years after arriving at the Ancient Hill.

“Junior brother, I have nothing more to teach you.” Venerable Meishan stood atop Qingling Mountain, looking at Zhao Xing with some emotion.

"Next, you will undergo your tenth True Spirit Tribulation. Once you reach the tenth level of True Spirit, you will enter the Primordial Realm and will no longer be affected by the extremely strong origin there."

"Your master will personally teach you. Of course, you will need to undergo each tribulation in the outside world, as it is inconvenient to undergo tribulations in the Primordial Realm."

"Yes, senior brother."

The split soul actively triggered the tenth True Spirit Tribulation.

This time, it is still a tangible calamity.

Large amounts of thunderclouds gathered in the sky, and the heavenly tribulation of lightning quickly took shape.

Because the body of the divided soul is inferior to that of the original body, the divided soul unleashed a powerful technique.

"Boom~~"

Five-colored light rose from beneath Zhao Xing's feet, these lines resembling the laws of the Great Dao, weaving around his body like lines.

Before the tribulation of lightning descended, a triangular phantom of a mountain was formed, and the clone sat cross-legged at the center of the mountain.

"boom!"

The first bolt of lightning struck down, its light flowing and quickly absorbed by the mountain. After a tremor, the mountain's form became more solid and larger!
Seeing this, Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh.

This method is called "Diejie Mountain", but it is very different from the Diejie Mountain created by Zhao Xing. Instead, it is a version deduced and created by the divine realm of the Ancient Hill.

Originally, Zhao Xing's eight spells were all created for the earth veins of Diejie Mountain. Although it was also called Diejie Mountain, the eight spells were not compatible and were only at the level of great supernatural powers.

The magic was so powerful that it has now become a true divine technique.

"It keeps getting bigger and stronger, and its defenses only get stronger the more we fight it," Zhao Xing remarked.

"And this is only the first level of the [Boundary Mountain Dharma Form]."

"If we encounter a powerful enemy, such as this lightning tribulation that bombards us rapidly and instantly maximizes its intensity, then we must unleash the second form."

"Jieshan Corner Peak".

Zhao Xing carefully comprehended the situation, and faced with the rapidly accumulating lightning tribulation, his clone ultimately had no choice but to unleash its second transformation.

The magical power within his body surged forth, and at the same time, a boundary mountain peak appeared, overlapping with the [Boundary Mountain Dharma Image].

This is a horn peak that has been refined and stored within the body. When the real and tangible matter merges with the Dharma form, the defensive capabilities suddenly increase dramatically.

No matter how fiercely it was struck by lightning, it could not harm the clone in the slightest.

They even have the power to retaliate.

Zhao Xing's initial plan for the split soul was to focus on cultivation, and he was indifferent to everything else.

Seeing that the tribulation lightning was slow to dissipate, the divided soul, in order to hurry up and cultivate, began to fight back.

The horn, which had been transformed into a thunderous peak, suddenly soared into the air, its sharp point shooting upwards, forming a sharp shield of thunderous energy.

"Oh!"

The calamity clouds were thus dispersed by the impact.

You have learned the 'Diejie Mountain Method'

【The Diejie Mountain (Semi-Mystical Method): The first boundary mountain form, the second boundary mountain corner peak.】

Zhao Xing closed his eyes and pondered, just like before, when the Extreme Continent Technique was activated, it was driven by the Extreme Continent Magic Power.

The secret method has changed its name again.

【Polar Land Boundary Mountains】

[First Stage: Boundary Mountain Dharma Image (Complete)]

[Second Stage: Boundary Peak (Complete)]

Zhao Xing vaguely felt that this method had a higher direction, so he stopped and began to deduce it on his own.

Finally, his body trembled, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

On the display board, a third realm appeared regarding the Polar Continental Boundary Mountain.

[Third Level: Polar Divine Mountain (Unverified)]

[Items for Proving the Dao: None available at present]

[Place of Proof: Not Selected]

[The Method of Attaining the Dao in Heaven and Earth: After completing the steps, one can attempt to ascend to the Divine Realm of the Extreme Continent Divine Mountain. If successful, one will attain the Divine Realm and become the Mountain God of No Tribulation.]

"My understanding of merging with the divided souls just now had a flash of inspiration. After some deduction, I actually came up with a theoretical method for proving the Dao of Heaven and Earth?" Zhao Xing was somewhat shocked.

Although the third realm, the Extreme Continent Divine Mountain, is still only a theoretical method that I haven't mastered yet, at least I have a direction.

"It's appearing on the panel, does that mean it's highly feasible?" Zhao Xing asked excitedly.

He had studied Wei Tianchen's Heaven-Mending Method and the Earth-Refining Method. Theoretically speaking, these two methods were also ways to prove the Dao of Heaven and Earth, but they did not appear on the panel.

"It was definitely worth the trip to Taikoo Hill."

The divine realm of the Ancient Hill was deduced to have two levels. As the creator, after integrating the insights of the divided soul, he actually created a third level of theory on the method of becoming a god and proving the Dao.

"The place for proving the Dao, the object for proving the Dao, it seems to be related to the mountain," Zhao Xing pondered.

"The God of No Calamity" is a general term; there are also specific gods such as the God of No Calamity Mountain, the God of No Calamity River, and the God of No Calamity Star.

"If one's body is transformed into a divine mountain, one's lifespan will be infinite. This would not be considered a violation of the lifespan limit of the universe's laws, and one would naturally not need to undergo divine tribulations."

Suppressing the urge to unleash his power immediately, Zhao Xing continued to integrate his cultivation insights from the split soul.

The scene from my memory is replayed once again.

The eleventh True Spirit Tribulation occurred 1,500 years after the avatar arrived at the Primordial Hill.

"...Junior brother, are you going to undergo another tribulation this time?" Venerable Meishan asked as he saw Zhao Xing emerge from the Primordial Realm.

"Hmm," the clone replied calmly. "Please protect me, Senior Brother."

"Good, good." Even Venerable Meishan was somewhat shocked.

A True Spirit Tribulation occurs once every five hundred years, which is still extremely fast.

It was the primordial straw man's physical form that limited the divided soul's ability to function, forcing the divided soul to raise its understanding of secret techniques to an extremely high level.

If I were here, wouldn't I have already overcome this?
……

During the eleventh True Spirit Tribulation, Venerable Meishan did not witness the formation of the calamity.

Just as he was wondering if this was an unseen calamity.

Zhao Xing, however, saw a blue river suddenly appear half a meter in front of him from his memory.

It then spread rapidly, like a water film, enveloping the clone closely.

At the same time, Zhao Xing's clone became illusory, flickering incessantly.

"The river of time flows, space flickers—is this a cataclysmic event in spacetime?!"

Zhao Xing recalled it all and still found it somewhat strange.

The clone actually encountered a spacetime tribulation that is extremely rare in the True Spirit Tribulation!

Even in the vast and complex Daoist scriptures, there are very few records of time-space calamities.

Demigods typically cannot grasp the essence of time; at most, they can only invoke a trace of it and utilize it on a very limited scale.

Even among gods, not all can master it. To travel back in time, one needs a divine artifact or the guidance of a god-king.

"The split soul triggering the calamity of time is probably related to his comprehension of the suppressed Time-Space Demon God in the Primordial Realm," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

At this moment, he could feel everything that his divided soul had sensed at that time.

A tiny tributary branched off from the river of time and descended, triggering a temporal catastrophe.

In the first stage, the straw doll body of the clone began to decay rapidly.

It is quite obvious that the material of the clone's body has wrinkles, as if the person has aged.

At the same time, time also flows within the divided soul located in the heart of the Soul Tree (Reincarnation Soldier Level).

If you can't withstand it, you will age rapidly, eventually collapse, and return to the origin of the universe.

Logically speaking, a divided soul should not be able to withstand such a calamity.

However, after a few breaths, both the divided soul and the body quickly stabilized.

At this moment, Zhao Xing finally understood the meaning of the words Lan Shenzun said when he met his true self—some words and some laws would become clear once the divided souls were merged.

"Lord Lan actually taught me the Time-Space-Earth Transmission Technique, which can only be learned at the top of the mountain."

Zhao Xing was stunned.

What is the struggle for at the top of the mountain?
Of course, it's not some worldly right. The main benefit is that you can control a divine artifact and learn and comprehend some extremely powerful divine secret techniques.

The divine artifact Yuanji Mountain and the Time-Space-Earth Connection Method are one and the same.

Only the head of the twelve mountains can learn it.

"This isn't how you do things, is it..." Zhao Xing was a little embarrassed.

It seems he has no choice but to fight for this mountain stronghold.

Otherwise, it would be putting Lord Lan in an unjust position.

No wonder Venerable Meishan said that after he fused with the divided soul, he would no longer feel weak.

"Although I cannot demonstrate this in the struggle for the top spot, it also has great benefits."

Zhao Xing carefully comprehended that his clone was aging continuously during the first stage of the Space-Time Tribulation, but this aging was stopped after he used the Space-Time Earth Connection Technique.

However, the spacetime tribulation soon entered its second phase: sending Zhao Xing's clone and his divided soul away from this spacetime.

Zhao Xing could see that at the moment of his tribulation, for a very brief instant, he entered completely different time and space.

They are either being dragged into an extremely dangerous wasteland, or into a time and space where gods clash, or into a distant and desolate future...

Of course, Zhao Xing did not actually descend into those timelines.

Using the Time-Space-Earth Transmission Technique, he was repeatedly pulled back to the starting point just before being transported to countless different timelines.

That's why Zhao Xingcai saw the clone constantly flashing in place.

……

Three years later, Zhao Xing emerged from Nanshan Manor.

At this moment, he had completely merged with the original.

"Whoo~"

A surge of subterranean fire erupted, and the calamity of subterranean fire reappeared. Zhao Xing lightly stomped his foot.

The thirteenth True Spirit Tribulation was broken by being trampled.

Immediately afterwards, the main body took the lead over many other divided souls and reached the Thirteen Tribulations True Spirit.

"After the fusion is complete, my strength will increase greatly, and I can definitely break through to the thirteenth-level demigod realm." Zhao Xing was in a good mood.

For a powerful demigod, undergoing tribulation is more beneficial than harmful.

"Brother Meishan is about to retire." Zhao Xing looked at the words that appeared on the ground.

That was a message from Venerable Meishan reminding him.

In eight years, the internal selection process in Meishan will begin.

Of the seventy-two peak masters, only one will represent Meishan in the battle, competing with the other eleven peak candidates for the final position of peak master.

"Eight years, I wonder if that's enough time for me to make a trip to the Black Sky Wasteland and ask the Boundless True God for a reward."

Inside Meishan, Zhao Xing was quite familiar with the area after merging with the memories of his divided soul, and the Venerables of the Seventy-Two Peaks were not much of a threat.

However, the remaining eleven mountains still have quite a few monstrous-level Venerables.

“Master Kuangchuan is a formidable opponent. If I want to kill him, I must first be able to defeat him.” Zhao Xing decided to take some time to accept the award.

(End of this chapter)