Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 485 The Past Holy Land of the Boundary Sea

The moment Ji Jingqiu had the idea, it began to spread uncontrollably.

He wondered in his heart whether Wu Zhou and Hela's idea was feasible.

Both remained silent for a moment, unable to give him an answer immediately, and finally could only say "Let's try."

Even at the peak of True Sainthood, they were unable to merge with the Dao of the Nether Sea. Ji Jingqiu was merely a Heavenly Venerable, so his realm and Dao power were far from sufficient.

But Youhai was surprisingly tolerant and accepting of him!
If Youhai cooperates, Ji Jingqiu might actually be able to merge with a portion of Youhai's Dao first.

"The so-called 'merging with the Dao and the Nether Sea' is essentially about making the Nether Sea a part of you, merging into you, rather than you merging into the Nether Sea."

Wu Zhou said slowly,
"You can try to scatter your mind in the Dark Sea and see if it is swallowed up. If not, you can try to slowly swallow the Dark Sea step by step."

Ji Jingqiu closed his eyes and concentrated, his mind wandering in the dark sea.

In that instant, he seemed to merge with this vast and boundless sea of ​​the mind, his body and soul being washed and immersed by the deep waters.

As the true Dao is opened up and perfected, his physical body is becoming a true "Dao Body," an embodiment of the Dao.

Just as Ji Jingqiu's mind began to wander, attempting to merge with the general consciousness of the Netherworld—

"boom!!!"

The dark sea suddenly trembled violently, as if the solidified heaven and earth were shattering inch by inch!
"Zheng——!"

A beam of emerald light burst forth from Ji Jingqiu's inner universe!
That was the light of the Moon-Slaying Sword. It slashed forward with all its might, as graceful as a rainbow and as elegant as a dragon, but it was stopped halfway by a finger, unable to advance or retreat!

at the same time.

Someone pointed a finger at Ji Jingqiu's brow from a distance, just inches away from nailing him to death in the Nether Sea!

"Don't do anything that might disrupt the situation."

A deep, cold voice reached Ji Jingqiu's ears. Across endless time and space, a figure shrouded in shadow raised his head, his gaze indifferent and detached.

Ji Jingqiu, however, kept his eyes fixed on the small area just a foot in front of him.

It was a pale gold and glass finger, beneath which all things seemed to vanish into nothingness, ethereal and distant. The intense Daoist charm contained within it deeply "pierced" into Ji Jingqiu's eyes, making it almost impossible for him to look directly at it.

With that single finger, time itself seemed to age, fate withered, flowers bloomed and faded, the world became an illusion, and the breath of death swept over us…

Ji Jingqiu smelled the scent of death, an unprecedented experience, as if death itself was standing right in front of him, within arm's reach.

It's impossible to resist, impossible to avoid!
Even though the Nether Sea suddenly surged and churned, whipping up towering waves that seemed like countless creatures roaring, as if sensing his danger and angrily attacking, it still couldn't do anything to him.

"Ji Jingqiu, don't confront him head-on; avoid his sharp edge for now!"

Within the inner universe, Wu Zhou and Hela, witnessing this scene, both turned serious and spoke quickly, offering advice and warnings to Ji Jingqiu.

"Retreat! This person is at least a half-step Transcendent, and may even be a completely unrestrained Transcendent! You are no match for him now! Save him for another time!"

Despite being the closest he had ever come to death, he remained calm and undisturbed.

Was it because he knew perfectly well that the other party would never dare to kill him like that?
but……

Master He did not intervene earlier, partly because the other party dared not actually make a move for the time being, and partly because Master He had freed himself up...

Although the other party dares not make a move for the time being, no one can say for sure whether he will resort to desperate measures or whether he has other tricks up his sleeve.

“Ji Jingqiu, you can become the next Mu Shitian, He Donghuang, or even… the next new Lord of the Underworld.”

"But all of this is predicated on the premise that you stop making foolish mistakes and stop taking such dangerous actions. You are not yet qualified to merge with the Dao of the Nether Sea."

The indifferent words came again, but this time the tone was slightly gentler than before, like giving someone a red date after a beating, a reassurance after a warning.

at the same time.

The finger that had been positioned an inch in front of Ji Jingqiu's brow, seemingly capable of taking his life at any moment, was lightly withdrawn and vanished into the void.

It seems this is just a warning.

A warning tinged with candy...

Ji Jingqiu gazed into the distance.

As expected, it was something from the Burial Sea that made its move.

Who is this person?

Could it really be a trace left behind by the legendary Great Ancestor Wan Qianqiu?

But what is the relationship between Wan Qianqiu and the Lord of the Underworld? Why would he deliberately leave a trace of his existence in the Underworld to monitor everything that happens there?
He awaits the outcome between Master He and the River of Fate, where the souls of the living will be determined. What is it that he seeks in this endeavor?

"Are you that afraid of my Dao-Merging Nether Sea?"

Looking at the spot where the other person disappeared and then reappeared, Ji Jingqiu murmured to herself.

This person's reaction was so strong that their fear was not concealed at all.

The sword light that cleaved the moon finally broke free of its restraints, trembling incessantly, and said in a voice filled with shock:
"This is truly the aura of Wan Qianqiu! Wan Qianqiu even left a trace in the Boundary Sea that is almost beyond the level of transcendence?! This is completely illogical!"

"Jingqiu, let's get out of here! This place is no place to stay!"

Ji Jingqiu suddenly coughed lightly.

A light touch of the finger revealed traces of bright red blood.

He stared at the bloodstain on his palm, just a little... the lingering ripples of Daoist energy it stirred up?

It's unimaginable that he would suffer such injuries.

"Is this transcendence?" he exclaimed in admiration. "Truly, there is no way to fight back."

The sword blazed brightly and hummed: "You still have the leisure to praise the other party?"

“That’s the truth.” Ji Jingqiu shook his head, wiped away the blood, and paused. “Besides, where can we go if we leave here? As long as we don’t leave the Netherworld, it will be difficult to escape his sight.”

Ji Jingqiu remained calm, seemingly having taken it all in stride.

He gestured for the sword light to return to his inner universe.

The inner universe, being the interior of the body, is completely isolated from the outside world after merging with the inner landscape, so there is no need to worry about anyone eavesdropping.

"Is the other party truly transcendent?!"

Wu Zhou was the first to ask a question, which directly targeted the light of the Moon-Slaying Sword.

Over time, they had grown accustomed to each other's presence.

"I haven't seen through his true nature, but the fact that he could imprison me in an instant is something even someone like Luo Xuan, who is only half a step beyond transcendence, couldn't do!"

Sword Light solemnly declared.

The group fell silent. So, even if the other party wasn't a transcendent being, they would still be considered a transcendent being in the Netherworld, making them no different from each other.

“He is definitely not just an overseer,” Ji Jingqiu said slowly. “No overseer would use the position of ‘Lord of the Netherworld’ to appease me.”

Jian Guang said, "This is also what I suspect. This person's aura is very similar to Wan Qianqiu's, but his behavior is completely different from Wan Qianqiu's."

"What kind of person is Wan Qianqiu?" Wu Zhou asked.

With just two sentences, Jian Guang brought Wan Qianqiu to life before their eyes:
“I have never seen him speak a single word to any of the beings who have transcended. Apart from a few fellow travelers, he looks down on all beings equally.” “Regarding unification, he once proposed a suggestion: that all the ancestors unify the World Sea and then launch a counterattack against the Land of Return to Truth.”

"The unified sea?" Wu Zhou repeated these four words.

“Apart from the ancestors, there are no living people in this plan,” Jian Guang said calmly.

Wu Zhou said thoughtfully, "It makes sense. Well, I mean it fits his character perfectly. After all, in his eyes, someone who transcends shouldn't even be considered human."

Hela asked Ji Jingqiu, "What are you going to do next?"

"I need to find a place where he can't see me or interfere." Ji Jingqiu seemed to have already made up his mind.

"You... haven't given up yet?" Both of them understood the implication in Ji Jingqiu's words.

"People have a rebellious streak; the more someone doesn't want me to do something, the more I want to try it."

Ji Jingqiu coughed softly, looked up, and seemed to realize that his crisis had dissipated. The surging and turbulent sea also calmed down, gradually returning to its former secluded tranquility.

The world was silent, yet an invisible force lurked beneath the surface, unpredictable and turbulent, causing unease.

“I can feel more and more clearly that the Dark Sea seems to be suppressed. This is not its true nature, and perhaps this is why it is yearning for me.”

Hela and the others frowned. This was not the true appearance of the Dark Sea.
What is the true nature of the Dark Sea?

Hela and Wuzhou exchanged a glance; the former sneered, while the latter remained unmoved.

"The true face of the Dark Sea..."

Sword Light was lost in memories.
“That’s right. When the Lord of the Netherworld merged with the Nether Sea, the Nether Sea was not like this.”

The sword light suddenly brightened, illuminating an illusory, ancient painting—

The vast and boundless blue sea stretches across the heavens, where billions of stars rise and fall.

Countless dazzling points of light danced on the sea like fireflies, projections of the souls of countless living beings, transforming into a wondrous spectacle that swept across the heavens and earth.

"Back then, that guy used the Nether Sea as his foundation to create the Path of the Mind and became the Ancestor of the Great Dao. The Nether Sea was once a sacred place covering the entire Boundary Sea, a place of enlightenment that countless beings dreamed of. But now..."

Everyone instinctively looked outside.

Today, the Dark Sea is deep, lifeless, and murky...

Thick black fog churned on the sea surface, and countless twisted shadows writh in the depths, like a deep prison that imprisoned endless evil thoughts and demonic ideas.

They intertwined and devoured each other, emitting silent roars, swirling and merging within the black curtain.

Where is there even a trace of the sacred land revered by all realms?

It's basically a...

“A cemetery,” Hela said softly. “A cemetery for all the holy ones.”

Ji Jingqiu stood in the dark sea, his robes fluttering without wind. Countless shadows, leaping and overlapping, detoured around him, carefully and respectfully passing by his feet.

The deepest part of his pupils seemed to reflect the truest appearance of the dark sea.

……

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The Intercepting Heaven Cult

"What is it that has summoned me back so urgently?"

The Venerable One had a serene expression, and stood before him the severely injured Zhang Tiancheng.

"It seems your trip to the Void Realm did not go smoothly."

Zhang Tiancheng took a deep breath, suppressing his injuries, and said in a deep voice:

"I was injured on my way back, and I stumbled upon the battle between that 'Heavenly Emperor' and the True Saint of the Eternal Pavilion!"

"Oh?" Xin Zun asked in surprise, "What are the specifics?"

"Just one strike!" Zhang Tiancheng's eyes burned with fervor. "That 'Heavenly Emperor' caused the True Saint of the Eternal Pavilion to perish in the vast Boundary Sea with just one strike!"

Xin Zun nodded slightly and said, "At this time, that 'Heavenly Emperor' should be heading towards the Chaos Sea... You should have already heard the rumors about the Netherworld."

Zhang Tiancheng frowned: "You mean the rumor that the 'Ancestor' explored the Netherworld but was driven out by a group of people?"

"Join forces?" Xin Zun chuckled coldly. "This news is getting more and more outrageous. Those people need to join forces to deal with him? He tried to enter the Netherworld three times, and each time he was banished from the Netherworld with a single blow by a different person!"

Zhang Tiancheng's pupils shrank sharply as he exclaimed, "Three times? Besides He Donghuang and Tianming, who else could it be?! Could it be that Holy King?"

“The Holy King doesn’t have that power yet,” Xin Zun finally sighed. “According to what that Xuan Ancestor said, it is suspected to be a trace left behind by Wan Qianqiu.”

“Wan Qianqiu…the Great Dao Ancestor Wan Qianqiu?” Zhang Tiancheng asked in surprise, his myriad questions condensing into one question: “When did he become involved with our Netherworld?”

"Have!"

The Venerable One said in a deep voice,
"Back then, when the Heavenly Prison Palace led the attack on my Netherworld, that Great Dao Ancestor Rahu even invited Wan Qianqiu to assist him!"

"After the patriarch's defeat, the one who proposed and carried out the plan to 'divide' the patriarch and suppress the two groups was Wan Qianqiu himself!"

Zhang Tiancheng's expression was extremely unpleasant.

It was this person who forced the patriarch's life soul and seven spirits to be separated and reincarnated!
The Venerable One said with a deep and somber expression:
"That battle was too sudden. Even the founder was caught off guard, and many truths were buried in the long river of history."

"The reason we planned to infiltrate the [Intercepting Heaven Sect] is because the sect's founder [ascended to immortality] was one of the transcendent beings who hunted down our founder back then."

"Over the years, we have either directly sought knowledge from within the Jietian Sect or sought advice from other sects under the name of the Jietian Sect, and have obtained a great deal of inside information about the battle back then."

"Furthermore, according to the descriptions of Yu Hua's direct disciples and followers, after participating in that battle, Yu Hua went into seclusion for a long time, and after emerging from seclusion, he warned his direct disciples to avoid Wan Qianqiu and his followers in the future!"

Zhang Tiancheng said in a deep voice, "Wan Qianqiu left traces of his existence in the Netherworld. What exactly does he want to do?"

“I don’t know.” Xin Zun shook his head. “No one knows what those Great Dao Ancestors are thinking.”

"Why did you bring me back?" Zhang Tiancheng suppressed the shock in his heart.

Xin Zun slowly said, "That Xuan Zu has come to us. He knows that they must have a backup plan in the Netherworld and asks us to cooperate with them in the following operations."

"Them? This side?"

“To be precise, it’s Ancestor Xuan and that Crimson Lotus Realm Lord.” Xin Zun paused. “Crimson Lotus has now arrived near the Netherworld, while Ancestor Xuan has returned to the Heavenly Prison Palace, supposedly to retrieve a divine weapon left to him by his elder brother.”

Zhang Tiancheng said in a low voice, "As expected of the Great Dao Ancestor's younger brother, the treatment he receives is unimaginable. Until the very end, no one knows how much legacy that person has left him..."

Xin Zun said noncommittally, "Our various lineages have reached a tacit understanding in the shortest possible time. This will be an excellent opportunity to eliminate He Donghuang and 'Tianyou' in one fell swoop. The return of the Ancestral Master's life soul and seven spirits to their rightful place is just around the corner."

Zhang Tiancheng showed no joy, and said solemnly, "What about the one in the Burial Sea? Isn't it rumored that another Great Dao Ancestor also left a contingency plan in the Netherworld?"

Xin Zun calmly said, "Our goal is to resolve the conflict between He Donghuang and Tian You. That person will not interfere. As for what [This Shore] wants to do afterward, we don't care."

Zhang Tiancheng took a deep breath and nodded emphatically:

"I understand. I have waited for this day for too long. I am ready to sacrifice myself for the Netherworld and dedicate myself to the Ancestral Master at any time!"

(End of this chapter)