Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 445 Ferocious Crimson Rouge, Killing Array Diagram
It only breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that "Nang" was only at the fifth level of the Heavenly King realm.

"So it was a struggle over the Dao... the imprint of the Great Dao left in the Nether Sea in the past?"

It almost thought that during its slumber, the Ning and others who had traveled far and wide to explore the other side had returned and were being brutally beaten—the scene was too surreal.

Among that group, Ning was considered a latecomer, but his strength was not weak.

But after confirming that it was Ji Jingqiu who had made the move and was suppressing the ferocious attack, the sword light dimmed for a moment, as if it had gone silent.

Both being at the fifth level of the Heavenly King realm, young Ji's cultivation has already surpassed that of those who have transcended.
In its view, Ji Jingqiu's talent was indeed remarkable, and he might have the opportunity to step into the realm of returning to the true nature in the future. What was even more valuable was his good character; otherwise, it would not have passed on that sword technique to him.

However, after this battle, it realized that it seemed to have underestimated the kid.

It just stood by and watched as Ji Jingqiu suppressed his ferocity and beat him mercilessly, and the latter was completely powerless to fight back!
"It's like waking up from a dream... no, it's like a long dream!" Jian Guang thought to himself.

A roar of unwillingness echoed through the heavens and earth.

The ferocious beast outlined by starlight was destroyed between heaven and earth.

The boy's bestial side was a manic rage that reached its extreme, but his body had already dissipated like quicksand. In the final moment, his human side gave Ji Jingqiu a deep look.

"Is this the end?"

Ji Jingqiu frowned, as he had not yet been able to discern the opponent's background in this battle.

He felt that the other party was still hiding some tricks and was restrained in their actions, but he never expected it to end so hastily.

He stared at the distant meteor shower, pondering whether the boy's appearance was clearly related to these meteors and whether he could force the boy out again.
"Ha ha……"

Laughter came from behind Ji Jingqiu, like a string of silver bells being rang in the wind, or like a copper bell hanging from the eaves being gently plucked by the wind, its melodious sound spreading out.

The laughter was so soft, yet it seemed to touch one's heart, creating a tiny ripple.

Ji Jingqiu was deeply moved on the spot. His mind sank uncontrollably, and his inner world was violently impacted!

What kind of supernatural power is this?!

Laughter alone can reach the deepest part of the human heart, the inner world, one of the fundamental principles of the Great Dao!
At this moment, the intertwined starlight in the distance changed again. The starlight was like water, and the Great Dao roared and collided, reconstructing itself. This time, what was outlined and manifested was not a ferocious beast shadow, but a hazy and graceful figure, clearly a woman.

A faint fragrance wafted to Ji Jingqiu's nose. Someone stood behind him, their arms outstretched like jade, their skin as smooth and radiant as jade soaked in water. They gently lifted Ji Jingqiu's face from behind and turned it to the right.

It was as if he wanted to turn his head 180 degrees and make him look at him!

The force of those slender, jade-like hands was so great that it caused a chilling creaking sound to emanate from Ji Jingqiu's bones.

Fortunately, Ji Jingqiu was only momentarily calm. Having suffered from being caught off guard earlier, he regained the initiative and mentally prepared himself to build a defense. At the same time, he broke free of his restraints and reached out to grab the hands that had forcibly turned his head.

The woman seemed unwilling to fight him head-on, and she hadn't expected him to regain control so quickly. She withdrew her hand regretfully, as slippery as a fish in water, difficult to catch.

Ji Jingqiu slashed his sword behind him!

But the woman had already gracefully retreated, revealing an extremely beautiful face beneath her waist-length hair, her smile as radiant as a flower, and a fiery red dress that was absolutely stunning.

Beneath her feet lay a pool of blood-red lake, brilliantly red, swirling with pure gold, seemingly composed entirely of divine blood.

After breaking free of his restraints, Ji Jingqiu turned around and met the woman's gaze. The woman's smile grew even brighter, possessing a natural and alluring beauty that captivated the heart.

Ji Jingqiu, who had been lost in thought, suddenly realized what was happening.

He was already on guard, but he still almost fell for it. In such a short time, he actually got hit by one and a half moves?!
If even someone with his level of spiritual cultivation can be like this, how are others supposed to survive? In the same realm, there is simply no possibility of resistance!
The opponent's mind-control techniques are all-pervasive and silent; you won't even know when you've been hit, and defense is useless.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. In the instant he was distracted, the woman in the red dress pulled out a huge ancient banner from somewhere and waved it with an imposing aura that seemed to swallow the universe!

The woman in the red dress was at the same Heavenly King level as him, but this divine weapon was definitely not just at the Heavenly King level!
Equal cultivation levels, but the divine weapon is beyond the standard?!

Is this also within the permissible scope of Daoist disputes?

Unless this divine weapon was personally crafted by him, it is extremely rare in the world for a divine weapon to precede one's cultivation level.

The woman smiled sweetly, her red dress fluttering, her beauty unparalleled. She strolled between heaven and earth, exuding an ethereal charm, but her actions were extremely violent. She swung the ancient banner in her hand, as if she wanted to shatter this world and directly slap it at Ji Jingqiu!
The ancient banner swept down, pressing down as heavily as the sky. The terrifying patterns of the Great Dao expanded and spread, covering heaven and earth, instantly shattering the void and returning to the primordial chaos of earth, fire, wind, and water.

Ji Jingqiu remained silent, using the [One True Dharma Realm] to withstand the opponent's Heaven and Earth Annihilation, forcibly closing in, and unleashing a vertical slash without holding back. The blade light erupted, engulfing the void in front of him!
The woman held an ancient banner in one hand, revealing the tip of the banner, which turned out to be a spearhead. She thrust the spear straight in, unstoppable, and bursting out with a terrifying dark light. The spearhead precisely touched the tip of Ji Jingqiu's knife.

boom!
A terrifying surge erupted from the point where the blade and the spear collided, and a deep black aura emerged at the intersection, then suddenly expanded, engulfing everything around it!
The two sides clashed head-on, creating terrifying ripples in the Great Dao that easily tore through the void.

Ji Jingqiu unleashed his full power, and his hand holding the knife slowly pressed down, overwhelming his opponent!
The woman in the red dress's eyes flashed, and she suddenly withdrew her hand, turning her body to the side. She decided to exchange injury for injury, and the ancient banner in her hand, which had transformed into a spear, thrust out again at an incredible angle!
But Ji Jingqiu was faster. He kicked out from mid-air, striking the woman's shoulder squarely. The shoulder collapsed on the spot, and the terrifying force sent the woman flying.

"Red dress, world-destroying banner..."

In the inner world, it was fortunate that Brother Jian Guang was not in human form, otherwise he would have gasped for breath and suppressed his heart that had risen to his throat.

"Could it be that killer star?!"

Jian Guang was shocked. This kind of emotional flow was something Ji Jingqiu had never seen before. Neither when he met the Death Demon nor when he went to the Dawn Realm could compare to this moment.

It was not only the other party's identity that shocked it, but also Ji Jingqiu's performance!

Both being at the fifth level of the Heavenly King realm, could this kid kick away 'Red Rouge,' who had hunted countless gods but never killed anyone?

In terms of great achievements, Hongyan is even more outstanding than Ning. Before she attained enlightenment, top-tier true saints and gods such as Taiyi and Mengmo were on her list of gods to hunt.

hiss--

Amidst the sharp sound of tearing silk.

Ji Jingqiu wielded his knife and cleaved it, tearing the ancient banner open with a gash!
The woman in the red dress frowned and glared angrily. Finally, she revealed her rage and became very concerned about the weapon in her hand. With a slight tremor of her hand holding the banner, the banner instantly rolled back over the spear shaft, completely transforming into a long spear.

Ji Jingqiu was also quite surprised. He had intended to cut off a corner with his sword, but he only managed to make a small cut. It seemed that the sharpness of the Azure Lord's sword still needed improvement.

The woman moved with the spear, her previous ethereal grace vanishing in an instant, replaced by a sharp and ruthless edge.
With each thrust of her spear, more ferocious than the last, she wielded it with unrestrained abandon. The tip of her spear, like ink on a brush, splashed across the heavens and earth, creating a magnificent scroll painting. Within it, chaotic light intertwined, revealing a vast world like a fairyland, where sacred mountains stood tall and celestial palaces stretched into the distance.

This is the inner universe of a divine weapon. This divine weapon has undoubtedly reached the eighth realm level, and is not even a simple Heavenly Venerable level!

Without saying a word, Ji Jingqiu unleashed a single strike, the [Sumeru Mustard Seed], overwhelming everything with sheer force, his Dao power crushing and tearing everything apart, like a divine mountain pressing down on a celestial realm!
Having already tested each other's strengths, the two are now going all out, pushing their own limits in their areas of expertise.

The moment the two intertwined and confronted each other, the banner wrapped around the gun suddenly unfurled, its Daoist aura surging, and slapped directly at Ji Jingqiu, as if it were about to suddenly deliver a big slap to his face!
Ji Jingqiu's face darkened. This fellow Daoist is really too unscrupulous!

He reached out to block it, gripping the banner tightly. He unleashed his power, attempting to tear it apart. Even though the banner was made of amazing material, it emitted a mournful cry as if it were about to break.

The woman gritted her teeth, her five fingers twisting and rotating the gun violently. Her eyes were fierce, devoid of any of her previous beauty. A cold, bloody aura burst forth, and disregarding the tearing of the banner, she thrust the gun into Ji Jingqiu's head!
Ji Jingqiu remained calm. Qingzhu blocked the spear tip, and with a crisp tearing sound, he finally managed to tear off a corner of the banner, covering his fist with it, and punched the woman in the red dress. The woman's pupils contracted. This punch had no fluctuations, seemingly skillful yet clumsy, but it contained a powerful aura that moved her.

The fist reached her, and only then did the overwhelming power of that fist erupt. There was no one in front of the fist, and even though the woman dodged in time, she was still hit on the other shoulder by the fist and collapsed on the spot!

At this point, the woman's hand holding the spear paused involuntarily.

Ji Jingqiu held nothing back, slicing through the spear with a single strike, seizing the opening, and cleaving it with a powerful blow!

Under the blinding white light of the blade, the woman in the red dress didn't utter a sound. Blood splattered across the starry sky as she flew backward, scattering into countless starlight points in mid-air!
……

"This kid has no sense of chivalry and doesn't know how to respect his elders..."

The sword flashed, and he seemed to twitch his face, muttering to himself.

At the same time, Jian Guang briefly regained full consciousness and observed the surrounding world through Ji Jingqiu's inner world.

It was somewhat puzzled as to why Ji Jingqiu had inexplicably come into conflict with the marks of these individuals, thus initiating a battle of wits.

Could it be that these individuals are already on their way back, and the traces they left behind in the world are beginning to find a vessel?

Jian Guang's mind grew increasingly serious. If that were truly the case, he wondered if Ji's act of forcefully shattering the "Ferocity" and "Red Rouge" marks would make him a target, or if he should be marked first and the matter settled later.

"That won't do. Everything has to be done in an orderly fashion."

Jian Guang pondered. Ning was one thing, a junior student, but Hong Yan, that crazy woman, was not easy to deal with. She never reasoned, and if the traces she left behind were to target Ji Jingqiu, it would be a considerable problem.

"So, where did this kid just come from?"

"This world does indeed retain the aura of Ning and Hongyan, but when did their relationship become so close that they left traces of their existence in the same world? They are not from the same era at all."

The sword light pierced through the illusion and reality of the surrounding world, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise:

"These are... two ancient roads?"

"Is this truly a remnant left behind by Ning and Hongyan together?!"

……

It seems to be over?
Qi Tian, ​​who had been watching with trepidation from afar, finally breathed a sigh of relief, while feeling a sense of absurdity.

Brother Ji actually won!

In this respect alone, he surpasses that predecessor in the history of the spirit world!
The woman in the red dress disappeared into the world.

Ji Jingqiu stared intently at the meteorite cluster, awaiting his next opponent.

But this time, amidst the intertwining starlight, the third phantom could not be manifested. In the end, the starlight shattered, the meteorite cluster dimmed completely, and returned to silence.

"Is this the end?"

Ji Jingqiu stared at the meteorite cluster and muttered to himself,
"Although there were only two, they were both very strong, exceeding the norm. I wonder if the opponent had been a True Saint, would their cultivation level have also risen to the True Saint level?"

His expression was grave. If this extraordinary level of performance were to be maintained until the True Saint realm...

He finally understood why the sages had always been wary of the Nether Sea.

From the moment he embarked on the path of martial arts, he constantly heard of the strangeness and danger of the ocean of the mind.

But only today has he truly witnessed the true treacherous nature of the Ocean of the Mind, a danger that even the true saints fear and ultimately avoid.

When encountering such extraordinary beings of the same realm, others have no chance of survival, even those who reach the True Saint realm. They will be utterly crushed and their existence erased without a trace.

Ji Jingqiu raised his hand, and countless lines of cause and effect immediately appeared in his field of vision.

He found his own causal line, and sure enough, he discovered two newly formed causal lines that were "thicker" than the others.

"Can this really be related to karma?"

Ji Jingqiu followed the cause and effect line and found that the end was a faint mist, something that had never happened before.

Even though Ji Jingqiu tried to peek through the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, he could only see a layer of mist and could not see the truth in the depths.

"I felt as if there were eyes watching me from behind the fog."

Ji Jingqiu frowned, recalling the previous battle.

The young man in front, who seemed to have two sides to him, was one thing, but the woman in the red dress behind him clearly wasn't very particular about appearances.

"Can't accept defeat?"

After pondering for a moment, Ji Jingqiu walked towards the cluster of meteorites.

After the battle, this meteor shower seemed to have run out of energy, so there was no reason not to explore it.

After speaking with Qi Tian, ​​Ji Jingqiu stepped into the meteorite cluster, his mental perception gradually spreading until it covered the entire star cluster.

He clearly perceived the layout of the meteorite cluster and discovered the anomaly; the arrangement of these meteorites resembled an array.

Ji Jingqiu began to capture the trajectory of each meteorite, "placing pieces" in his mind, converging them into a sea of ​​stars, and finally piecing together an incomplete array diagram.

"Why does this array diagram feel... even more profound and complex than the killing array I obtained from the Netherworld lineage?"

As Ji Jingqiu gained a deeper understanding, he gradually revealed a look of surprise.

The array diagram he pieced together was actually a killing array, just like the incomplete killing array he had obtained from the Netherworld Clan.

He compared the two and found that the killing formation here was clearly more profound than the one obtained from the Netherworld lineage.

"Is this considered a reward for winning?"

Ji Jingqiu looked up at the meteorite cluster and murmured, finally closing his eyes and trying his best to comprehend the killing formation diagram left in the meteorite cluster.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but in his mind, a vast universe appeared, in which galaxies were born and died, and countless stars flowed like grains of sand, like a "river". But in the end, everything returned to oneness.

In an instant, Ji Jingqiu's mind radiated across boundless territory, establishing a broken array. His mental light transformed into divine chains, sealing off the void. Countless terrifying Dao patterns covered the array, and anyone who entered it would die instantly!
(End of this chapter)