Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 443 The Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws, the Desolate Heaven, the Realm of Truth
After much deliberation, Ji Jingqiu took the reluctant Qi Tian away and traveled with him.

They left behind their own guardian deity, allowing him to cultivate diligently in the sealed land.

Before leaving, Ji Jingqiu noticed that Senior Qinglian seemed to be treating several extraterrestrial celestial beings as research subjects.

"You should think carefully about the realm of Heavenly Monarch. Don't rush to become a Heavenly Venerable. Your advancement speed is already fast enough. Find a way to further broaden your depth and breadth."

Qinglian gave Ji Jingqiu another instruction, clearly having recently gained some insights.

Ji Jingqiu traveled with Qi Tian. Although the latter felt regretful, he knew that there would be plenty of time in the future. By building good relations with the Yanhuang Federation, he would have no shortage of opportunities to come here in the future.

Since this matter involved the four God Lords of the Federation, Qi Tian was also quite interested.

Along the way, Ji Jingqiu inquired about matters related to the Heavenly Monarch Domain.

He only needs to hone his cultivation to its peak before he can begin to break through the threshold of the Heavenly Monarch realm.

The Heavenly Lord's most important creation-of-the-world divine power is only a matter of time for him.

Qi Tian had no reason to refuse, and at the same time, it was also a way of repaying Ji Jingqiu for her recent insightful advice, which she explained in great detail.

"The origin of the Heavenly Monarch's Path is actually not very long. It is not an ancient path, but a new one."

"The first to embark on this path was revered by the world as 'Wonderful Dharma Heavenly Lord,' a sage from the previous era. He and another senior with the Daoist name Du'e were considered the most likely to achieve transcendence in the previous era, and their fame was illustrious."

"The Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma has opened up the path to Heavenly Lord for the world. The key to this realm is not the improvement of Dao power, but the cultivation of the divine power of opening the heavens."

"Generally speaking, after reaching the peak of the Heavenly King realm, one must hone their skills to break through to the next level, which means that their Dao power has crossed a new level, thus signifying that they have crossed the threshold of the Heavenly Monarch realm."

"But only by completing the creation of the divine power of creation can one be called a Heavenly Lord. The Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws completed this step. Before him, there were people who could rival the Heavenly Venerables when they were Heavenly Kings, but no one had ever completed the evolution of the divine power of creation."

"After truly entering the realm of the Heavenly Lord, there will be a prominent mark, which we call the 'Human World,' but according to historical records, the Wonderful Dharma Heavenly Lord prefers to call it the 'Real World.'"

"The Real World, the Human World?"

Seeing Ji Jingqiu's curiosity, Qi Tianxuan immediately showed him the so-called "Human World".

Centered on Qi Tian, ​​the principles of the Great Dao are being materialized. He is like an immortal sun, his domain radiating in all directions, evolving into a wondrous realm.

This wondrous scene was pristine and clear, yet it carried a sense of oppression. From the moment it appeared, it had been continuously reshaping the surrounding environment. As Ji Jingqiu stood closer, he felt as if he had stepped into someone else's inner world, a world separated from the rest of the world.

Qi Tian, ​​being in the midst of it all, felt a sense of harmony with the Great Dao and a sense of divine perfection in every gesture he made.

"This is... a wondrous sight on the Great Dao?"

Ji Jingqiu carefully examined it.
"It's closer to reality than a wonder, like an inner world, or a Heavenly King's Dharma Realm, a combination of the two? Yet there are some differences... Interesting. This thing alone can completely crush any existence below the Heavenly Monarch level. How come I've never seen you use it before?"

The Heavenly King's Dharma Realm is the sublimation of the human body and the Daoist field, fusing the inner world and the Daoist field, and is the foundation of the Heavenly King.

The wonders of the Great Dao are essentially manifestations of the Great Dao itself.

Qi Tian said dismissively, "Among those of the same level, this thing is of little use, except for bullying those who are inferior to us. But once this picture is damaged, we will also suffer Dao injuries, which are a hundred times more serious than mere physical or mental injuries. Therefore, its decorative value outweighs its practical value."

Ji Jingqiu understood that the injury was extremely serious.

"Oh, right, there's another wonderful thing about the [Human World]," Qi Tian recalled. "If we are unfortunately lost in the Boundary Sea, the [Human World] allows us to be like some True Saints, unafraid of the erosion of the Great Void in the Boundary Sea, and to remain 'undamaged'."

"But there are usually not many opportunities."

Qi Tian shrugged and said,
"We are noble Heavenly Lords, and our path leads directly to the True Saints. We are all qualified to pave the way in the future, and the True Saints will protect us when we enter and leave the Boundary Sea."

"So at first, we find this thing novel, but after experiencing it, we realize it's a useless thing."

Ji Jingqiu pondered for a moment longer and said, "This is a very interesting Heavenly Monarch Domain. Why does the Heavenly Monarch of Wonderful Laws prefer to call it the 'Real Realm'? Will this domain undergo further transformations in later realms?"

“It is probably derived from the meaning of truth and reality.” Qi Tian thought for a moment and said, “Indeed, there will be a transformation. The Realm of Truth will continue to expand and improve as the power of the Dao increases. When it reaches the realm of True Saint, it will become the supreme foundation. Therefore, every Heavenly Monarch has the hope of stepping into the realm of the Supreme True Saint.”

Ji Jingqiu moved slightly away, standing outside Qi Tian's [Real World], and quickly discovered places he hadn't noticed before.

Compared to the void he inhabited, Qi Tian's [Real Realm] was clear, otherworldly, pure, and full of life.

The void beneath his feet resembled a dusty, decaying, and gloomy painting.

There is a clear boundary between the two.

Ji Jingqiu frowned. He had never felt that anything was wrong with the world before, and this was the first time he had sensed something unusual.

Could this be the key to why the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws called it the "Real World"?
Ji Jingqiu suddenly felt that the Realm of Truth might be the most worthwhile thing to explore in the Heavenly Monarch's Domain.

"What happened to that Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma afterward?"

"I don't know." Qi Tian shook his head. "Like the Daoist Du'e, they all disappeared in the end. No one knows where they went or whether they have achieved transcendence."

The journey was spent in a series of inquiries between Ji Jingqiu and Qi Tian.

Through Qi Tian's popular science explanations, Ji Jingqiu greatly increased his understanding of the Boundary Sea, although compared to the Boundary Sea, it was still only the tip of the iceberg.

The two exchanged and verified information along the way. Qi Tian was particularly interested in Ji Jingqiu's [One True Dharma Realm], and guessed its first characteristic from the previous battle.

In Qi Tian's view, Ji Jingqiu's Heavenly King Dharma Realm had transcended the norm to a certain level.

The Dharma Realm is the vessel of one's own illusory Great Dao. Unless one possesses special realm-specific supernatural powers, few people can directly suppress their opponents with the Heavenly King Dharma Realm.

Ji Jingqiu's Heavenly King Dharma Realm has been mastered into a top-tier realm divine power that combines offense and defense, directly leading to the pinnacle of the Heavenly Monarch Path.

As for the [One True Dharma Realm], Ji Jingqiu himself has not yet fully mastered it, but he hopes to make further progress when he evolves the Heaven-Opening Divine Power.

At that time, he might be able to integrate the Heavenly Lord's [Real World] as well, with the light of wisdom as a harmonizer, which he felt was quite feasible for the time being.

finally.

The two arrived outside the desolate sky.

The three thousand Jambudvipas are all part of the heavens, not comparable to the complete universe, but they also have their own divine will.

Especially sects like the Desolate Heaven, which are part of the Ten Directions Sect, often cultivate the will of Heaven in their respective realms to monitor and protect their sect's monasteries.

Therefore, Ji Jingqiu did not rush in rashly, but needed to make some preparations in advance.

“The Celestial Venerable from Cangqing’s side hasn’t arrived yet, so we can go ahead,” Ji Jingqiu said.

Qi Tian stood beside Ji Jingqiu, gazing into the distance at a terrifying rift, which resembled a vast, dark ocean leading to an endless cosmic abyss.

"Is this the Burial Sea of ​​your realm?" Qi Tian asked solemnly, feeling that the place before him was deep and unfathomable.

He had also heard rumors about the Netherworld Burial Sea from his master, that terrifyingly powerful beings slumbered deep within it.

"good."

Ji Jingqiu nodded. He had been to the area near the Burial Sea before and had even fished out some ancient people buried there.

“The Holy King has been keeping an eye on this place, so there shouldn’t be any problems here for the time being,” Ji Jingqiu said.

Qi Tian looked towards the location of the desolate heavens and discovered that this realm was actually suspended not far from the Burial Sea, causing him to frown:
“Brother Ji, even if the Holy King of your realm keeps a close eye on this place, it is still the most dangerous area. There is no room for hidden dangers near one's bed. If you were in this situation, after witnessing the dangers hidden in the Burial Sea, would you still set up your dojo near the Burial Sea?”

Ji Jingqiu understood Qi Tian's meaning and squinted, saying, "Brother Qi suspects that there is a connection between the Desolate Heaven and the great creature deep in the Burial Sea?" "Better safe than sorry," Qi Tian said calmly. "I taught you a technique to conceal your presence. The aura of the Nether Sea here is so strong. With the Nether Sea as a cover, as long as we don't make a move, even a Dao Ancestor might not be able to detect our infiltration."

"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist."

Ji Jingqiu sensed the situation within the inner world.

The reason he rushed here was not only because he "trusted" Ji Shuai, but also because of his brother Jian Guang, who was always with him.

In critical situations, he would spare no expense to get this person to help.

In addition, there is the Holy King.

After hearing from Cang You that the Holy King had been watching this place, he figured that he might have become bait in the eyes of this god.

I wonder if the one buried at the bottom of the sea is still interested in him.

Qi Tian passed on to Ji Jingqiu an extremely exquisite technique of concealing one's aura, which used the power of the Nether Sea to hide one's presence.

"How did the Netherworld escape the collapse of the Nether Sea back then?" Ji Jingqiu asked curiously.

“Our predecessors sacrificed countless lives to find a way to coexist.” Qi Tian was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly, “But before we could even use this method, Youhai left us on its own.”

Ji Jingqiu was stunned. What did this mean?
He guessed that the so-called method might be related to what Cang You had mentioned before: "The Yin Spirit Realm is full of the dead."

But Qi Tian's second half of the sentence still shocked him. After going through many hardships and making countless sacrifices, they finally found a way to coexist, but You Hai took the initiative to leave at this moment.
No wonder the spirit world is so obsessed with Youhai, and even after so many years, they still take the initiative to seek him out.

He wouldn't forget it either!

With a little practice, Ji Jingqiu quickly mastered the art of concealing his breath. Together with Qi Tian, ​​they used the cover of the Nether Sea to deceive the will of the Desolate Heaven and sneak into it.

According to Ji Anquan's calculations, Qin Shuai's reincarnation is in this world.

Qin Shuai's title back then was "Heavenly Blade," and he was second only to Master He in the art of swordsmanship within the Federation.

The two entered the Desolate Heaven. This place lived up to its name. With the edge they were on, the world was desolate, as if they had arrived at the end of the world, deep and remote.

In Ji Jingqiu's perception, there were no footprints nearby, as if no living beings had set foot there for a long time.

Gray snowflakes were still falling in the sky and earth.

Both of them immediately noticed that the aura of the Nether Sea here was even denser than that outside the boundary!

Upon entering this place, Ji Jingqiu suddenly remembered that before the return of the five great gods, some forces in the three thousand Jambudvipas belonged to the "surrender faction." They believed that the Nether Sea would inevitably swallow everything, so they attached themselves to the creatures of the Nether Sea, attempting to still have a space to survive after the destruction of the world.

Ji Jingqiu assumed that the one who set the trap for him was Ji Shuai. So what did Ji Shuai hope he would discover on this trip?
He had some preconceived notions, thinking that the desolate sky was on the edge of the Burial Sea, and that this matter was most likely related to the large creature in the Burial Sea.

But at present, it seems that it may be related to the Nether Sea.

"Speaking of which, in the history of the spirit world, have there ever been any contact with the creatures associated with the Nether Sea? They seem to call themselves Holy Spirits."

Ji Jingqiu recalled the rumors he had heard in the past and asked casually. It was not the first or second time he had explored the Nether Sea, but he did not seem to have encountered any creatures with clear intelligence. Most of them were chaotic aggregates of minds.

"...The Holy Spirit?"

Qi Tian, ​​who had been observing what was ahead, suddenly turned around, repeated the two words, and his expression became solemn and cold.

"That's what I heard, but I've never seen it myself." Ji Jingqiu sensed something was wrong and asked seriously, "Is there a problem?"

“In the Nether Sea, there are no subordinate beings, only some aggregates of minds. They have no reason, are chaotic and ignorant, and have nothing to do with the word ‘saint’.” Qi Tian said, emphasizing each word.

Ji Jingqiu frowned. Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, the source of this information should be correct. It was the will of the Ancient Path of the Heavenly Emperor that had been destroyed by the Nether Sea.

Is their understanding of the "Holy Spirit" flawed?

The two did not continue their conversation for a while. After confirming the location, Ji Jingqiu led Qi Tian toward the central area of ​​the desolate sky.

Along the way, there was still no sign of any living creatures. In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, the gray snowflakes gradually turned into black snow. The only change was that there were many burning meteorites on the right side. They did not fall, but just hung in the air, carrying an inextinguishable flame.

“The distribution of these meteorites resembles the outline of a… beast!” Qi Tian, ​​whose vision far surpassed that of Ji Jingqiu, quickly sensed something amiss and said solemnly.

Ji Jingqiu remained silent, not paying attention to the distribution of the meteorites, but staring at one of them.

A young man sat cross-legged, looking up at the sky, his back to them, so his face was not visible.

Ji Jingqiu glanced at Qi Tian, ​​who seemed completely unaware of the boy's presence.

Then, he pointed to Qi Tian and looked, but the latter frowned, saw nothing, and became serious.

Qi Tian didn't doubt that Ji Jingqiu was seeing things. In their field, there was no such thing as seeing things. In addition, given Ji Jingqiu's relationship with You Hai, it was entirely possible that he could see more than Qi Tian could.

"This place is a bit...eerie," Ji Jingqiu murmured. "Was it always like this, or is it a recent change? If it's the latter, where have all the people from the Desolate Heaven Sect gone?"

The two exchanged a glance, then stopped, their minds radiating outwards to an infinite distance before traversing the void and quickening their pace.

Although he was a Heavenly Lord, Qi Tian was extremely wary of everything related to the Nether Sea and never took anything lightly.

Ji Jingqiu was wary of Ji Shuai in the shadows, fearing that this person would stage a similar scene to last time and disgust him severely.

During their journey, under Ji Anquan's previous guidance, Ji Jingqiu, with himself as the center, followed the causal line to explore all the "possibilities" related to himself.

He had no dealings with Kujitian, so the cause-and-effect relationship that emerged was most likely with Qin Shuai. In addition, he had specifically borrowed Qin Shuai's [Heavenly Blade] from Qin Qingjue.

The latter originally wanted to come with him to retrieve their ancestor, but he refused, saying it was too dangerous.

suddenly.

Ji Jingqiu stopped in her tracks, her eyes twitching.

A dense network of cause and effect radiates outwards from him like a net.

The bad premonition went from appearing to becoming incredibly strong in the blink of an eye.

Without hesitation, Ji Jingqiu summoned the Heavenly Blade, awakened the Blade Soul Ancestor within it, and used this calamity weapon to sever all causal threads in one strike!

As soon as this divine weapon appeared, Qi Tianxia consciously avoided its sharp edge.

A holy weapon?!
Before he could ask, a mournful cry resounded in their hearts, like a demonic sound, carrying the whispers of countless creatures, squeezing into their hearts all at once, accompanied by bizarre and grotesque scenes!

Qi Tian instinctively stood in the human world and avoided the attack.

Behind Ji Jingqiu, a Bodhi tree appeared, lush and verdant, its canopy covering the sky.

The entire world seemed to be crashing down on them from all directions.

Ji Jingqiu snorted coldly and took the initiative to remove the protection of the Bodhi tree. He then visualized the Fire House Buddhist Hell in his mind, and the demonic sound instantly disappeared, like a stone thrown into an abyss without even a splash.

Since it is a matter of the mind, let's resolve it using methods of the mind.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly looked to his right, his expression serious. In that meteorite field, the boy who had been facing away from them had turned around at some point and was now staring at them!

(End of this chapter)