Cultivation begins with separation.

Chapter 410 Dreamlike Immortal Lord
Inside the research lab at Purple Mountain, rows of people, some frozen and others submerged in liquids of different colors, stood in rows.

Yi Dong looked at the research report printed out by the magical artifact, and shook his head.

"The human bloodline in the starry sky is not evolving, but degenerating."

The bloodline of the human race in the Immortal Kingdom can give birth to spiritual body supernatural powers comparable to the innate supernatural powers of a true spirit, and can even construct a nascent soul body that can live forever at the fourth level. This bloodline is the most powerful bloodline that Yi Dong has ever seen.

However, while the bloodline of the Immortal Kingdom is powerful, naturally born spiritual roots are extremely rare, reaching one in ten thousand, and single-element spiritual roots, especially heavenly spiritual roots, are even rarer.

In Yi Dong's view, only the Heavenly Spiritual Root and the Spiritual Body can demonstrate the power of the Immortal Kingdom's bloodline. Unfortunately, the probability of the Heavenly Spiritual Root being born is too low. Among meritorious families, the Spiritual Body is the main focus, rather than the Heavenly Spiritual Root.

In Yi Dong's view, the Heavenly Spiritual Root, apart from the original spiritual body, is more powerful than most spiritual roots and is completely incomparable to mixed spiritual roots plus some upper and middle-grade spiritual bodies.

Originally, when Yi Dong saw the human race in the starry sky, and the proportion of spiritual root humans was so large, he thought that this was a different evolutionary path from the human race of the Immortal Kingdom.

I'm thinking of researching spiritual roots so that my bloodline will be primarily based on celestial spiritual roots, rather than any kind of spiritual body.

Unexpectedly, the spiritual root of the Starry Sky Human Race was completely different from that of the Human Race in the Void Myriad Realms.

Simply put, if the efficiency of converting spiritual energy from the same type of spiritual root in the outside world is 100 points, then the efficiency here is only 10 points or even lower.

No wonder they don't use terms like "heavenly spiritual root" or "dual spiritual root" to describe spiritual roots here, but instead use terms like "top-grade" or "superior-grade spiritual root".

The humans in this starry sky carry the power of calamity within their bodies, their spiritual roots seemingly diluted.

The humans outside the stars are different from the humans in the outer space; they also study the path of bloodline evolution.

From the information obtained through soul searching and research on the true disciples of the Great Dream Immortal Sect, Yi Dong discovered that, according to rumors, the three major Taoist sects even had methods to activate bloodlines, allowing mortals to ascend to immortality in a single day.

Of course, there are special requirements for mortals who can ascend to immortality in a day. They must be born with an immortal body and soul, and they also need a lot of human fortune. In short, the conditions are very demanding.

In Yi Dong's view, the ancient cultivators of the Heavenly Capital Spirit Realm were ascetic practitioners of ancient times, while the immortal cultivators of the starry sky were modern immortal cultivators who had developed after the advancement of technology.

In this starry sky, mortal technology is indeed very advanced; some inhabited planets have even created starships capable of traversing the cosmos.

Previously, Yi Dong believed that the cultivators here had taken a wrong path.

But I don't think so now.

Most cultivators here have indeed taken shortcuts.

However, within some major sects and religions, the holy sons of the sects above the core true teachings have all laid an unparalleled foundation.

Some holy sons, during the Qi Refining stage, refine immortal artifacts and use these artifacts as their dantian, opening up dantians with virtually unlimited capacity.

Some holy sons, during the Qi Refining stage, take supreme elixirs, transforming their dantian into an infinite starry sky.

Some holy sons, during the Qi Refining stage, refine countless stars, using the stars of the heavens as their dantian, and billions of living beings cultivate their magical power for them.

From this perspective, Yi Dong felt that his magical space didn't seem to be too extraordinary. At least, when facing those so-called holy sons, ignoring external assistance, he didn't have any advantage.

Of course, not just anyone can become a Holy Son. To refine immortal artifacts, immortal pills, or stars, one must possess an unparalleled Dao Body.

Just like among the human race in the Immortal Kingdom, those who are born with the supernatural power of longevity and can accumulate Qi for ten thousand years to build an unparalleled foundation are extremely rare.

Yi Dong manipulated his magical artifact, watching the various battle scenes unfold.
"Another Dao Integration True Immortal has broken in. Oh, this Dao Integration True Immortal doesn't seem to be the simplified version of the True Immortal from the Starry Sky. Could it be that the Great Dream Immortal Sect is starting to get serious?"

The Golden Glow Galaxy.

Amidst a meteor shower.

A person radiating seven-colored light is engaged in a fierce battle with another person whose body emits seven-colored bubbles amidst a meteor shower.

Countless meteors collapsed amidst the colorful light and bubbles.

One of these two is the Bodhisattva of Karma, and the other is a True Immortal of the Great Dream Immortal Sect.

"Ten years have passed, and this Buddhist cultivator at the Bodhisattva level is finally showing signs of exhaustion. However, the fact that he has been able to fight me for so long suggests that he truly is one of the original eighteen Bodhisattvas."

The Dreamlike Immortal Lord pondered.

After fighting for so many years, the Great Dream Immortal Sect has basically learned about the main fighting force under the Demon Overlord.

The strongest individual is the Fighting Buddha, who has mastered the Dao of Cause and Effect. This type of Buddhist cultivator has a unique characteristic: the more lives they kill, the stronger they become.

The most powerful Buddhist cultivators were referred to by the Great Dream Immortal Sect as the original eighteen Bodhisattvas.

These eighteen Bodhisattvas were already advanced in rank before the Great Dream Immortal Sect arrived in this surrounding star system.

The quantity and quality of the supernatural powers they possessed were superior to those of the later-ascended Buddhist bodhisattvas.

Besides the Fighting Buddha who understands the principles of cause and effect, there is a group of wise Buddhas who possess unparalleled knowledge of formations and the technology to manufacture warships and puppets.

Of course, the Buddha of Wisdom was deduced by the Great Dream Immortal Sect through the luck of humanity, and no one had ever seen him on the battlefield.

Those wise Buddhas who possessed supreme knowledge of array formations used planets and stars as the base to lay out layers upon layers of galactic arrays, controlling factors such as space, time, and energy within them for offense and defense.

With the presence of the Wise Buddha, it would be impossible for the Dao-Merging True Immortals and the sect's fleet of the Great Dream Immortal Sect to traverse space and reach the core of the star system.

As long as the galactic array remains, everything in this galaxy is basically under the control of the wise Buddhist cultivators, making it impossible to approach the galactic center where the Abyss Ruler resides.

What ordinary True Immortals couldn't do, Immortal Lord Dream believed he could. Immortal Lord Dream was one of the True Immortals in the Great Dream Immortal Sect who was closest to an Immortal King. Moreover, apart from the Great Dream Immortal Venerable, whom he hadn't fought, Immortal Lord Dream had briefly sparred with all the other Immortal Kings in the sect. He had also fought against True Immortals and Immortal Kings from other sects and major sects in the Immortal Realm. He was confident in his strength and believed that even if he encountered three Dao Ancestors, he could hold his own for a short time, and if he couldn't win, he could escape.

Therefore, upon hearing that a Human Immortal was causing trouble in the sect's territory on the edge of the star system, leaving the sect helpless, they became interested and came here specifically to capture the Abyss Ruler, wanting to study him.

However, as soon as he used the dream travel technique to enter the Golden Glow Galaxy, he directly entered the dream of this Buddhist cultivator.

Clearly, this galactic array was more powerful than he had imagined.

The flow of time in dreams is unpredictable. In the dream, he fought with this Buddhist cultivator for over a thousand years without a clear victor. Then his true form appeared in the outside world, and after another ten years of fighting, he finally gained the upper hand.

In my dream, I have billions of dream clones, but the other party also has billions of reincarnation avatars. It's simply outrageous.

After thinking for a moment, the Dream Immortal Lord transmitted his voice to the Bodhisattva of Karma:

"This is a celestial technique built from my immortal power accumulated over millions of years. Can you withstand it?"

"An old dream reappears!"

In an instant, countless beings emerged from the bubbles, their numbers filling the starry sky and instantly engulfing the Bodhisattva of Karma.

"Even if these Buddhist cultivators possess endless supernatural powers, their Buddhist power within their bodies is a weakness."

A thousand years in dreams, ten years in reality—his Buddhist power is finally about to be exhausted.

Just as the Dream Immortal Lord was thinking this, he suddenly caught a precognitive dream, and immediately frowned.

"Can't you make things a little easier for me?"

Just as the Immortal Lord sighed, a voice filled with compassion rang out.

"The karmic retribution for the ten evil deeds—the hell of killing!"

In an instant, countless beings that emerged from the dream fell into hell, and the light of the entire starry sky vanished in an instant.

The Immortal Lord frowned.

"A divine power comparable to a great immortal technique—this kind of divine power has not appeared in the intelligence reports."

So that's how it is. The celestial and earthly immortals of the vast world can't force Buddhist cultivators to display their true power?

The Dream Immortal Lord was not surprised that the Bodhisattva of Karma possessed such power.

In the Immortal Realm, there are also many cultivators who become incredibly powerful once they reach the Void Returning stage, capable of fighting against most orthodox Dao Integration cultivators.

This is not hard to understand. There is no qualitative improvement between the Return to Emptiness realm and the True Immortal realm. The increase in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and the total amount of magical power is far less than the power of supernatural abilities and immortal techniques.

After mastering powerful supernatural abilities and immortal techniques at the Void Returning stage and advancing to the Dao Integration True Immortal level, combat power will not change much unless the supernatural abilities and immortal techniques are improved. Only with the assistance of a supreme treasure or immortal artifact that perfectly matches oneself will there be a significant improvement.

The same applies to these Buddhist cultivators; their current combat power is formidable because they have mastered countless supernatural abilities.

However, even if they advance to the Buddha realm, their combat power probably won't increase much.

In the starry sky, True Immortals are stronger than Returning to Emptiness because cultivators here, before reaching the Dao Integration Realm, generally have short lifespans and do not cultivate powerful supernatural abilities. Only when they reach the True Immortal Realm and have endless lifespans do they have time to cultivate extremely powerful supernatural abilities.

Humans in the starry sky have relatively weak bloodlines. Even if they possess innate supernatural abilities, they are not very strong. There are very few individuals who can fight against true immortals at the Void Returning stage.

These Buddhist practitioners clearly entered the vast world from the outside. It's not surprising that a Bodhisattva would possess such power in the myriad realms of the void.

"However, the feeling I get from this Buddhist cultivation is different from that of the righteous and evil Buddhas in the immortal realm."

The supernatural power appeared to have no evil aura whatsoever, but its reflection in the dream was more malevolent than any evil Buddha.

Could it be that the lineage of the heretical Buddha has made a new breakthrough?
Judging from this, the Abyss Ruler is probably from a Buddhist background. If we go back and investigate his origins, we can find a way to force the Abyss Ruler into our dreams.

Among the human cultivators in the Immortal Realm, there are both righteous and evil ones.

The path of cultivation is not just about becoming an immortal; there are also all sorts of unorthodox and unorthodox paths, such as becoming a Buddha, a demon, or a monster.

Among all sorts of unorthodox methods, there are countless branches.

Even the Immortal Lord of Dreams, who has lived for hundreds of millions of years, is unclear about the many cultivation paths within Buddhism.

Just as the Immortal Lord of Dreams was thinking, some of his opponents, who had reappeared in the dream of the past, were all obliterated by the power of the Killing Hell.

Just as the power of the Killing Hell touched his true form, the Dream Immortal Lord's body vanished like a bubble.

"Someone else is coming. Continuing to fight will only waste our magic power. Let's stop here for now."

After a while, the darkness faded, and in the starry sky, only a bald Buddhist monk silently gazed in one direction, muttering to himself:
"It seems that to deal with these Dao Integration True Immortals from major sects, it's still not possible without drawing their natal Buddhist artifacts from the Void."

The causal puppet began to calculate how to reasonably sacrifice living beings and quickly bring its several natal Buddhist artifacts, which it had refined over countless lifetimes, into this world through the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

At this moment, another causal puppet appeared, glanced in the direction where the Great Dream Immortal Lord had left, fiddled with the ancient Buddhist beads in its hand, and then disappeared.

"It seems that even the Eighteenth Patriarch Buddha is not confident in subduing this person in a short time."

It turns out that the one who just fought against the Dream Immortal Lord was just a relatively "ordinary" causal puppet, not the original eighteen Bodhisattvas.

(End of this chapter)