Destiny is ashes

Chapter 976: Immortal Dao Revolution
"An Jing!"

Upon leaving the ley lines, the first thing You Ruhui saw was An Jing, who was completely different from Liu Yin. Naturally, she was overjoyed and ran towards An Jing.

An Jing leaped down from the Golden-Winged Roc to greet it.

"I've been running around for the past month or so, and I'm also in seclusion for spiritual practice."

But as she got closer, You Ruhui felt a little strange and worried. She reached out and wanted to touch An Jing's face: "I'm so glad to finally see you today... but what's wrong? You don't seem very happy?"

"It's not that I'm not happy."

Upon seeing You Ruhui, An Jing's previously depressed mood improved considerably. He stepped forward, embraced You Ruhui, and then separated, sighing, "Mainly, that Yinglong stirred up my fighting spirit... but it didn't last until I could unleash my sword."

"This feeling is too painful. He clearly had supernatural powers equivalent to the power of a saint, so he should have been able to withstand several of my sword strikes. How could he have died so quickly?"

"This...you were always this strong?"

You Ruhui didn't know what to say, and even felt a sense of entitlement.

Back when she was in Kanming City, she personally witnessed An Jing slaughtering members of the True Demon Sect and turning the tables on the Demon of Death. He was practically invincible, leaving everyone and everything in his wake dead. He was like a demon lord descended from heaven, a god of war on earth.

—What's so strange about a mere dragon or snake from another world being instantly killed by An Jing with a single glance?
Compared to An Jingquan, who took it all for granted, Fu Xie, who knew more, was even more speechless: "An Jing, what have you got wrong? These dragons and snakes of the Great Wilderness Realm only have True Spirit Armaments at the first level of Manifestation Golden Core, while you even have 'Immortal Achievements' that only the peak of Immortal Golden Core can have, and two of them at that!"
"Kill him instantly? Of course! If you just give them a serious glare, they'll die, just like that silver dragon!"

An Jing subconsciously glanced at the mirage dragon whose soul had been annihilated by the Heart Sword he had nurtured with the 'Tranquil Sword View,' leaving only its twitching body, and couldn't help but whisper, "But it shouldn't have died as soon as the sword was drawn, right? It can use True Spirit Armament, so it should be able to withstand two sword strikes, shouldn't it?"

He was genuinely itching to have a serious match.

"In fact, quite the opposite."

Fu Xie said seriously, "Being instantly killed by you was exactly what I expected. To be honest, although you were indeed raised by me, I really didn't expect you to become so strong under the influence of the Heavenly Dao and your own efforts... even to an unbelievable degree."

"Speaking of which, do you know about immortality?"

“Of course, I just realized that.”

An Jing nodded slightly. He had just summarized the essence of a 'prodigy' himself, which is to [construct a simple and solid spiritual structure that can be continuously improved by adding subsequent laws and principles, and maintain its own orderly and benign spiritual energy structure].

As long as one possesses this ability, one will inevitably achieve the 'Manifestation Golden Elixir'... If nothing unexpected happens, this is the 'True Meaning of Heaven and Earth' and 'Immortal Career' in the martial arts and immortality system.

"This is not a celestial undertaking, but merely a prerequisite for it. Although the true meaning of heaven and earth originates from the same source as celestial undertakings, there are actually slight differences."

Fu Xie denied this, saying, "In fact, the cultivation system of the Dao Court is constantly being innovated and modified. As the various cultivation methods become more sophisticated in their use and manipulation of spiritual energy, and the algorithms they employ become more refined, the power of various spells will also become greater."

"At the same time, the characteristics of the realm will also change, shifting towards a more accessible and easier-to-reach structure."

"Immortal work, that's what it is."

"In the oldest immortal lineage of the Daoist Court, only by comprehending 'Immortal Work' can one attain the 'Golden Core,' not like now, where one needs 'Immortal Work' to become a 'Great True Lord' and ascend to the Dao Embryo and Nascent Soul realms after completing the entire Golden Core stage." "This can be optimized?"

Fu Xie did not avoid talking to You Ru Hui, whose existence was already known to many people. You Ru Hui and An Jing listened attentively to the explanation of this former immortal swordsman.

But An Jing was still a little confused: "So, the 'structure' I was talking about..."

"That is the foundation used to support the work of immortals."

Fu Xie denied it, saying, "The cultivation methods of the ancient Daoist court placed too much emphasis on talent. Only those who possessed immortal talent could achieve the immortal golden elixir and attain the status of longevity."

"While this ensures that only geniuses advance, it also restricts the path of these geniuses."

"The immortal path of the Four Extremes has four extremes, but no matter how talented a person is, they can only comprehend one of them at the Purple Mansion Realm."

"Then, the entire Manifestation Realm is cultivated with this immortal work that one has comprehended as its core... In this way, even if one cultivates to the Dao Embryo Realm, the core is still one extreme, not perfect enough, nor 'extremely strong' enough!"

Upon hearing this, An Jing understood somewhat: "You mean that the Daoist court later reformed the cultivation system and solved this problem?"

"Yes."

Fu Xie shook the tip of his sword, seemingly nodding: "With the Central Heavenly Emperor of the Ancient Dao Court, [Ge Gu Immortal Emperor], as the main figure, and Dao Venerables of the same realm, such as [Huai Xu Great Immortal], as the assistants, the Dao Court at that time gathered the Dao scriptures of various emperors and the essence of inheritance from many worlds, and rebuilt the entire foundation of the Immortal Dao."

"The most important link in this process is the realm of 'Purple Mansion Golden Core Supreme Dao Embryo'."

"The improved path of immortality, from the Purple Mansion to the Golden Core, no longer requires comprehending immortal deeds as the core and condensing golden nature. What is needed is what you mentioned, the 'benign spiritual energy structure that can be continuously upgraded,' which is also known as the 'virtual core.'"

"Borrowing the false to achieve the true is cultivation. The threshold for the Golden Core has been greatly lowered, and with this 'new Golden Core' as the core, a Golden Core True Monarch can also condense immortal golden essence and enjoy longevity... and that's not all."

"That's not all," An Jing said, suddenly realizing something. "A True Monarch can comprehend more than one immortal path!"

"The threshold for Golden Core has been lowered, and the upper limit of Golden Core has been raised!"

"Yes! It not only expanded the lower limit, but also the upper limit!"

Fu Xie laughed and said, "The process of condensing and enhancing the Immortal Golden Core is essentially a process of becoming familiar with the four extremes of the righteous path: [Nature], [Life], [Spirit], and [Method].

"Based on the longevity of the Immortal Golden Core, a Golden Core True Monarch is fully capable of comprehending one Immortal Realm, or even more Immortal Realms!"

"The power of attaining the Dao Embryo and Nascent Soul through multiple immortal achievements is far beyond what the Dao Embryo of the old immortal path can compare to."

"As for the 'True Meaning of Heaven and Earth' in martial arts, it's actually quite similar, except that the requirements of martial arts are more demanding. When breaking through from the Divine Treasury to the Manifestation Saint, one must choose a direction to specialize in cultivation. When one reaches the peak of the Manifestation Saint, one will naturally possess a celestial career. Using this as the core, and then combining it with one's destiny to break through the 'Divine Fate'... There is less freedom, but because one has one's destiny as the core, the actual cultivation speed will be much faster."

(End of this chapter)