Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 444 The Bitter Struggle and the Youth's Transcendence
Following Ji Jingqiu's gaze, Qi Tian still found nothing, but vaguely sensed that the meteorite zone to his right was fraught with danger.

I couldn't see it myself, but Brother Ji seemed to be able to, and there was also the outline of the beast drawn by the meteorite field...

Many records about the Netherworld were quickly reviewed in Qi Tian's mind. In the Netherworld of that time, there were also people like Ji Jingqiu who had a relatively "close" relationship with the Netherworld.

The fact that the spirit world was able to resist and persevere until they found the secret method of symbiosis was due to the achievements of this predecessor. It's just a pity that this predecessor died at the hands of the four demons before dawn.

That senior left behind a lot of information about the Nether Sea, including similar records.

Qi Tian's expression gradually changed.

He found relevant records, and the situation of that predecessor back then was similar to theirs now.

And most importantly, the person standing next to that senior was not "Qi Tian", but several True Saints!

That senior saw a "scenery" that even a true saint couldn't see. The record describes it as a faint human-shaped outline, somewhat blurry, like a splash of water in the flow of time, gone in a flash.

At first, the senior repeatedly confirmed with the other True Saints who were traveling with him, almost thinking it was an illusion...

"Brother Ji, did you see a blurry outline?"

Qi Tian sent a message asking.

Upon hearing Qi Tian's question, Ji Jingqiu knew that bringing Fellow Daoist Qi along was the right choice. As a "senior," the Yin Spirit Realm seemed to have recorded many events related to the Ocean of the Mind.

"Is this blurry outline humanoid, or...beastoid?" Qi Tian continued to ask.

"Human form."

Ji Jingqiu hesitated slightly. He could see it clearly: it was a boy with half a human face and half a beast. The human side was peaceful and calm, while the beast side was full of primal wildness and a bloodlust.

Qi Tian breathed a sigh of relief: "This has happened before in the history of the Yin Spirit Realm. The predecessors who discovered it explored it. As long as it is not in the form of a beast, there will not be much danger."

"This is different too?"

“There isn’t much recorded about it,” Qi Tian said with a wry smile. “Back then, that senior was killed by the Four Demons because he was exploring this mystery.”

Ji Jingqiu observed a few seconds of silence, then strongly condemned the two parties involved in the interior world.

Speaking of which... instead of asking Fellow Daoist Qi, why not ask a semi-local?
It was uncommon for Zhou to have such a furrowed brow; it seemed that this was, for him, an unsolved mystery.
"I had two guesses back then. One was that these figures were imprints that existed in the rifts of time, similar to the imprints of time, sealed by the special environment of the Nether Sea and revealed at a specific time. As for being deliberately sealed by the Nether Sea... I conducted an experiment as a True Saint, and the result was a failure."

"The second one is a bit tricky. I've always suspected that the Nether Sea has an owner, or at least it had one in the past. This thing was probably left behind by the owner of the Nether Sea. As for its purpose? There are too many possibilities."

"Speaking of which..."

Wu Zhou paused for a moment. He was seeing the outside through Ji Jingqiu's perspective, so he also saw the boy very clearly.

Neither that junior from the Yin Spirit Realm who almost had a major battle with them back then, nor any of them, saw things as clearly as Ji Jingqiu did.

If this were an assessment, they would barely qualify, but Ji Jingqiu directly broke through and activated the simplified mode.

"Youhai has treated you very well. Could it be that you can choose your own master?"

As Wu Zhou finished speaking, he seemed to be talking to himself, and he glanced at Hela unintentionally.

Hela rolled her eyes, looking utterly disappointed:
"What are you afraid of regarding things related to the Nether Sea? You can now completely treat the Nether Sea as half of your home ground."

Ji Jingqiu said seriously, "They might be the previous homeowner!"

Hela paused for a moment, then shrugged and said, "It's alright. Didn't the little guy from the Netherworld say that human form is harmless?"

"This thing is half human and half beast, are you sure it's harmless?" Ji Jingqiu asked rhetorically.

Hela rolled her eyes again, her snake tail appearing and disappearing in the lotus pond: "You've prepared so thoroughly this time, you're practically asking a transcendent being to protect you, what else is there to worry about?"

"I'm being cautious. The world is tough, and people's hearts are treacherous, so I have no choice but to be on guard."

Ji Jingqiu turned to Qi Tian and asked, "Brother Qi, what would happen if it were in beast form?"

As soon as the words were spoken, countless meteorites shone on the right, slowly rotating with a peculiar rhythm. Each meteorite lit up with ancient patterns, which spread like blood vessels, instantly covering the entire meteorite cluster.

The blinding blood light intertwined and swirled, seemingly coming alive as it outlined itself. The blood light grew increasingly intense, eventually sketching out a terrifying yet majestic, incomplete beast.

The beast's head is ferocious, resembling a dragon, with nine eyes on its forehead. Each eye is like a spinning black hole, devouring the surrounding light.

Roar--

A roar that spanned the ages resounded directly in Ji Jingqiu's mind.

In the end, the entire world was stained blood black!

In Ji Jingqiu's eyes, the young man stood up and walked towards him, his body radiating and intertwining with the laws of the Great Dao, covering the entire world, as if he wanted to fight him.

Qi Tian still couldn't see the specific figure, but he could feel that the atmosphere around him had changed, and there was an overwhelming sense of oppression!

He said urgently, "A battle for the Dao! It will trigger a battle for the Dao! Back then, that senior was the hope of the Yin Spirit Realm. He was nurtured by the entire realm and was the strongest in his own realm. He could even fight beyond his own realm, but he still suffered a crushing defeat in the end. His opponent was at the same level as him, but his strength was simply in another realm!"

"A battle for the Dao?" Ji Jingqiu muttered to himself. "So, he'll adjust himself to the same level as me, the fifth level of the Heavenly King realm? It seems to be some kind of test from the Nether Sea?"

As he muttered to himself, he stepped out and entered the blood-red battlefield, taking the initiative to meet the enemy.

Since we're in the same realm, there's nothing to worry about.

Ji Jingqiu stepped into the blood-red battlefield. If the opponent was truly a mark of the past, then he was a traveler going against the current, approaching the half-beast, half-human youth.

Qi Tian, ​​standing behind him, was stunned. He never expected Brother Ji to be so bold and fearless, taking the initiative to meet him.

"Be careful. Whether it's the first or the second possibility, this guy is most likely related to transcendence, or perhaps he's the past incarnation of a transcendent being."

Wu Zhou reminded him that, due to his bet with Mu Shitian, he had to provide some advice on Ji Jingqiu's cultivation.

In addition, he also wanted to see more clearly through Ji Jingqiu's battle with the opponent, and did not want Ji Jingqiu to be defeated due to underestimating the enemy.

"The past life of a transcendent being?"

Ji Jingqiu's eyes lit up, his fighting spirit visibly rising, and he looked eager to try, showing none of the wariness that Wu Zhou hoped to see.

He stepped onto the battlefield, and the clash of their auras froze the entire world, forming a clear dividing line.

This is no longer a simple clash of power, but a collision of two completely different paths to the Great Dao!

Beside the boy's strange face, there was a beastly side; in his dragon-like eyes, the light was ferocious and cold. Behind him, the phantom of a giant beast manifested, suppressing the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Ji Jingqiu's [One True Dharma Realm] is a realm of its own, unafraid of the opponent's oppressive power.

He scrutinized the young man. The other man's realm was indeed the same as his, but he was also ridiculously strong. His illusory Dao was almost solidified, shining as brightly as heaven and earth. It was hard to imagine that someone could be this strong at the fifth level of the Heavenly King Realm.

The boy's face, which was only half human, seemed somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that the newcomer would not only not run away, but would instead take the initiative to meet him, looking eager to fight.

"Who are you, fellow Daoist? What changes have occurred in this world?" Ji Jingqiu asked, trying to extract some information from the other party.

But the other party was very uncouth; without exchanging a single pleasantry, they attacked him directly.

With every gesture of the young man, a dazzling torrent of the Great Dao swept towards Ji Jingqiu, so pure that it had no supernatural powers or techniques. Or rather, this was his supernatural power, an expression of the origin of the Great Dao! Ji Jingqiu was not afraid. He controlled the [One True Realm]. As long as the realm did not dissipate, he would remain invincible and withstand his opponent's attacks.

Bang!
The young man defied Ji Jingqiu's Dharma Realm. His mind resonated with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. With his hands, he drew the trajectory of the Great Dao's operation, and with his mind, he created a vast and boundless sea of ​​Dao. The Great Dao crisscrossed, like a raging torrent, sweeping everything away!
Amidst the thunderous roar reminiscent of crashing waves, the Daoist principles were vast and magnificent!
This vast scroll unfolded from his hands, connecting to the Great Dao Sea, its power sending chills down Qi Tian's spine from afar.

He could not see where the enemy was, but the changes in the Great Dao could not escape his eyes.

How dare someone at the fifth level of the Heavenly King realm create such a grand scroll?
Even top-tier celestial rulers would find it difficult to do! At least, he absolutely could not!

The great waves crashed down, one wave stronger than the next. With just a slight tremor, the waves crashed against the shore, and it seemed as if this world was about to be shattered!

In the midst of this, Ji Jingqiu sensed the other party's invincible Dao heart, an invincible Dao heart that remained alone and supreme amidst the ups and downs of the world, through one era after another!
Ji Jingqiu's gaze burned with intensity; he finally felt a sense of having met his match.

The opponent pressed down with pure Dao, and Ji Jingqiu responded with the purest Dao power.

A soaring sword intent rose into the sky, stirring up the heavens and earth, domineering and tyrannical. He did not use the Heavenly Blade, but instead drew the Azure Lord.

As the longsword slashed down, its blade resembled the outline of the other shore, its light flowing like water, elevating the already formidable Dao power to another level. Its aura could pierce through the Milky Way, unleashing the full potential of his Dao power.

Both of them were at the fifth level of heaven. Even though they had not yet reached the level of Heavenly Monarch and had not yet developed the divine power of creation, ordinary Heavenly Monarchs were no match for them.

Their strengths are not the same.

The young man's strength lay in his comprehension of the Great Dao's origin, which evolved into the true Great Dao, reaching the level of a Celestial Venerable. At the same time, his Dao power was also extraordinary.

Ji Jingqiu was only at the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm, yet his Dao power was comparable to that of a Heavenly Monarch or Heavenly Venerable, reaching a first-level realm. In addition, due to the unique nature of the [One True Dharma Realm], he was no weaker than the Heaven-Opening Divine Power.

Neither of them held back, but they were still in the stage of testing each other, both surprised by each other's strength.

In the boy's view, there should be no rivals among those of the same level; all should be crushed by him with overwhelming force.

But today, he encountered someone of extraordinary stature!
The boy's bestial side roared and howled, unable to tolerate Ji Jingqiu's existence. With a single move, he created a vast world, with countless star systems in the Milky Way. Before this realm, everything seemed insignificant, even a True Saint.

The power of the entire world was forcibly mobilized, forming a "vacuum" of the Great Dao, just like the Lord of this Heaven!

Boom!

Under the boy's influence, it was as if a realm collapsed and overturned, with a vast and boundless sense of destruction mixed with a terrifying sense of annihilation. The force of the collapsing sky crushed everything, a technique that would destroy the entire world!
Inside the inner world, Hela and Wu Zhou, who witnessed this scene through Ji Jingqiu's perspective, both had solemn expressions.

Especially Hela, this was the first time she had ever seen a creature whose performance among its peers even slightly surpassed that of Ji Jingqiu!

"With Ji Jingqiu's strength, even if we were at the Heavenly King level, we would not be his match. Just who is this person?"

Hela couldn't help but look at Wu Zhou, a sense of doubt rising in her heart.

Could this truly be the past life of a fully transcendent being?
In the battlefield.

Blood dripped down, Ji Jingqiu fought head-on against the opponent who destroyed a realm, and finally his tiger's mouth was torn open, blood sliding down the edge of Qingzhu's blade.

The divine weapon, having drunk blood, spontaneously generated a sense of resonance. In Ji Jingqiu's hand, it trembled violently, its blade meandering, faintly reflecting the phantom of a vast river.

Ji Jingqiu stared at the web of his hand and muttered to himself:
"It's been so long, I can't even remember who was the last person who could make me bleed at the same level."

The boy's beastly side was furious that Ji Jingqiu dared to show such a high attitude in front of him, while his human side was shocked that the other party had actually blocked the attack, only suffering a minor injury to his tiger's mouth!
He approached again, his Daoist aura bursting forth like the sun, manifesting the Great Dao across the sky. All sorts of supreme wonders appeared around him, making him appear like a god-king.

This entire world is responding to his will.

To achieve this level in the Heavenly King realm is simply astonishing if word gets out.

suddenly.

The boy suddenly stopped and looked up.

Burning, dripping blood fell from the scorching sky, landing on his face, containing endless depravity and bitterness.

A vast, illusory ocean then filled every corner of the world, submerging everything.

The sky tilts to the northwest, the earth sinks to the southeast, the world is filled with five turbidities and evils, the sea of ​​suffering invades, all worlds are destroyed, and the mortal world becomes a purgatory...

All the heavens and myriad realms, without exception—

They all fell into a sea of ​​suffering.

Ji Jingqiu used the Fire House Buddhist Hell Contemplation Method as the core, visualized the projection of the Sea of ​​Suffering descending into the world, and then approved this action with the [One True Dharma Realm], personally creating a projection of the Sea of ​​Suffering.

The boy retreated again and again until there was nowhere left to retreat, yet he still could not escape that invisible and intangible sea of ​​suffering that encompassed everything.

He looked up sharply.

Amidst the sea of ​​suffering in all worlds, Ji Jingqiu stands tall at the center of heaven and earth, his mind residing high in the center. His body, imbued with the weight of the Dao, manifests the myriad universes through its numerous acupoints, resembling a majestic Mount Sumeru suppressing the three thousand centers, making it the only pure land in this world.

next moment.

Ji Jingqiu drew his sword and stepped forward.

As Hela said, this is the Dark Sea, which is also the ocean of the soul, and it can be regarded as half of the home ground.

At this moment, the battlefield is no longer blood-red, but a dark sea.

Since the other party could forcibly requisition this land for their own use, he would make the Nether Sea his main arena.

With a whoosh, Ji Jingqiu arrived from nowhere, and Qingzhu raised his sword and slashed down with force.

boom!
The boy's body was half-covered in blood, and his brilliant Daoist aura, as dazzling as the sun, was mostly obliterated, leaving him dim and falling into the distance.

The strike failed to cleave him in two, and the youth attempted to merge with the Dao of Heaven and Earth, allowing this world to absorb most of the Dao's power on his behalf.

Ji Jingqiu calmly followed, unleashing his full power. His movements were ethereal, yet the oppressive aura filled the heavens and the earth. No matter what methods the young man used to fight, Ji Jingqiu, who held the home ground, simply slashed down with his sword, shattering all laws.

In this battle, the boy suffered repeated defeats, his blood staining the sky and earth.

The broken yet majestic beastly shadow coiled behind it seemed to be provoked, roaring and howling, but it could not defy the invisible rules and could only watch helplessly as "itself" was suppressed and beaten by a newcomer.

……

The Moon-Slaying Sword Light, which had been dormant in the True Spirit Pool of the Inner World, slowly awoke, as if it had just taken a light nap. Its self-talk revealed a heavy weariness, as if its energy expenditure was far from being recovered.

It yawned and muttered to itself:

"A dream spanning millennia, how long have I slept? This kid's inner world has undergone another transformation, tsk, this speed of progress..."

"Huh, I feel a familiar presence—no way, those guys are long gone. Could it be that I've really slept for millions of years...?"

It mustered its strength and leaped from the Pool of True Spirit.
The sword light suddenly intensified like a divine sun, as if someone were staring wide-eyed at the arena outside, and intense mental fluctuations emanated from the sword light—

"Fuck! What did I see?"

"The 'Fierce' who once dominated the Boundary Seas and achieved Dao after three eras is actually being brutally beaten?! Am I still dreaming?"

(End of this chapter)