Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 363 Totem Trial
Deep within the Sea of ​​All Beings' Minds, Jing Qian was panting heavily, looking completely drained.

His Pangu body is unprecedentedly damaged!
The body, once as majestic as the Milky Way and possessing a powerful aura as if it had created the primordial chaos, is now covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Dark golden divine blood slowly seeped from these wounds, staining him into a golden statue.

Before the divine blood could fall, it dissipated into dim specks of light in the waves of the heart.

Every breath was accompanied by excruciating pain that spread throughout the body and penetrated deep into the marrow and soul, as if the entire "body" was about to completely collapse and return to chaos at any moment.

In order to weave that "net of the heart" that was enough to deceive and even imprison the [Totem] incarnation, he not only exhausted the immense magical power he had just gained from advancing to [Heretical Moon], but also overdrawn the origin of [Pangu Body].

Each thread of that sword net drew upon a portion of his primordial energy and the true meaning of the Great Dao, forcibly resonating with the hearts of all living beings.

This is tantamount to gambling with one's very existence for an opportunity.

Fortunately, he won his gamble!
Taking advantage of the [Totem] avatar's unpreparedness, Jing Qian, through the resonance of [Intent] and [Heart], and utilizing his own [Dimensional Lord] status, successfully opened a passage directly to the [Imaginary Ruins], sending the avatar inside.

He only clashed with that avatar for a brief moment before being annihilated by the opponent's powerful magic!
Now, he is lying deep within the Sea of ​​Souls, healing his injuries and recovering his strength.

As for the consequences of sending that [Totem] avatar to the [Imaginary Ruins], Jing Qian had absolutely no idea.

However, the [Daydreaming Society] has stood in the void for so many years, ranking among the "Three Powers and Four Hidden Ones". It shouldn't be so easily defeated by an incarnation of a [Totem], right?

Jing Qian rubbed his hands together, feeling somewhat apologetic for having tricked his colleagues in the [Imagination Society].

But there really aren't many...

Having reached this point, an immense opportunity lies before us. The Five Saints' Heritage Site points directly to the essence of the [Totem], and its importance goes without saying.

He had no other way to suppress the [Totem] avatar, so he could only try to kite it away and completely transfer the risk.

Now, in the place where the original incarnation of the Demon Ancestor was located, the Five Saints Inheritance Secret Realm flickers like a candle flame in a dark abyss.

After Jing Qian extracted the memories of the former Immortal Venerable from the incarnation of Littlefinger and learned about this secret realm, he entered and exited the Sea of ​​Souls of All Beings five times, and this time he finally got his wish.

Without further hesitation, he brandished the [Jing Sword] and transformed into a streak of light, heading towards that secret realm.

Immediately, a beam of clear light shone out, blocking him from entering the secret realm.

This is a restriction left by the Five Saints, firmly sealing the secret realm and preventing outsiders from entering.

Even the previous [totem] avatar was not broken.

When Jing Qian arrived at this place and faced the restriction, two divine lights suddenly rose from his body, echoing the restriction.

He carefully sensed them and found that both divine lights originated from the Five Saints.

Firstly, he obtained the inheritance of the Lord of Summer Sun from the dark side of the Clock of Time, which corresponds to the Venerable Saint of Time.

Secondly, the secret technique of the Immortal Seal, obtained from the incarnation of the Little Finger, corresponds to the Immortal Venerable.

These two inheritances are the keys to unlocking the secret realm's legacy. Amidst the entanglement of divine light, Jing Qian's figure silently disappeared into the secret realm.

Yin and Yang reverse, and emptiness and fullness give rise to each other.

Jing Qian felt his magical power rapidly slipping away, and he was falling quickly from his position as a [Dimensional Lord].

This feeling is not simply a loss of power, but more like a stripping away of the foundation and a reconstruction of the Great Dao!

Among them, the power of [Time Sequence] takes the lead.

The time ripples surrounding Jing Qian were smoothed out as if by an invisible hand, and his vague perception of the past and future became chaotic. The phantom of the [Clock of Time] let out a long, mournful cry in his sea of ​​consciousness, and then disappeared.

He is no longer the "Heretical Moon" who can interfere with the flow of time, and has lost the most important part that maintains his status as "Transcendence" and "Old Days".

Next came the power of [Destiny Sovereign], which originated from the manipulation of the trajectory of destiny. It corresponded to the many [Destiny Elements] that formed the foundation of his cultivation, and they dissipated from him like the receding tide.

He seemed to have transformed from a swimmer trying to break free from the river of fate back into driftwood, his once sharp spirit of "my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens" suddenly dulled.

Then there is the power of [Qi Saint], which is the most direct manifestation of his power and the root of the [Pangu Body] and the driving force of [Jing Sword].

The immense primordial energy, like a burst dam, poured out uncontrollably, flooding into the void of this secret realm.

The already damaged and broken Pangu body became even dimmer, and the cracks seemed to become even deeper, as if it was about to degenerate from a divine body into a mortal form.

Finally, there is the power of the [Immortal Venerable], the transcendent and carefree state of mind derived from the [Immortal Seal], which fades rapidly like ink being washed away by water.

An invisible sense of constraint descended, and the immortality and carefree existence that had once been within reach became unattainable, pulling him back into the realm of ordinary people.

Jing Qian's cultivation level plummeted like an avalanche, rapidly falling from his lofty position as a [Dimensional Lord]. His powerful aura vanished quickly, replaced by an unprecedented weakness and… "reality." The cultivators of the [Great Abyss] construct their most fundamental cultivation system based on [Fate], [Qi], [Immortal], and [Time Sequence]. Every bit of their cultivation is inseparable from the power of the various [Totem Venerable Saints].

His first step into this secret realm was marked by repeated torment from several powerful [totem] figures.

All the power accumulated by relying on several [totems] was separated and extracted.

This is the ultimate test!

However, after experiencing the pain and emptiness of having his power forcibly stripped away, Jing Qian did not completely succumb to the mundane as expected.

In that ultimate emptiness and nothingness, a faint yet incredibly pure light stubbornly shone from the deepest part of his broken body.

After being thoroughly beaten by the Five Saints, what remained in Jing Qian's body was the power that belonged only to him!

He carefully sensed it and was shocked to find that only a drop of Pangu's blood, half of the Zhuxian sword, and a small piece of Sumeru fragment remained.

Immediately afterwards, the immense power that had just been stripped away from the four [Totem Saints] did not truly dissipate into the void of the secret realm.

Instead, under some mysterious pull, it transformed into four torrents of different colors and full of Daoist charm, which surged back and poured into Jing Qian's nearly dried-up body once again!
But this is not simply a matter of returning the item to its rightful owner.

The power remains the same, but its essence has undergone a radical transformation.

They are no longer, as they were in the past, merely “external energy” borrowed by Jing Qian to power his supernatural abilities.

Rather, it had undergone the extreme tempering of that "empty" state, and was completely shattered and purified.

Then, the three unique powers that remained within him were like three bottomless black holes, greedily devouring, absorbing, and merging them!
Pangu's Blood, the Immortal-Slaying Sword, and the Sumeru Realm!

After eliminating the dross and retaining the essence, only these three powers are the true foundation of Jingqian's cultivation.

Other things like the [Primordial Forbidden Zone], [Chronology], [Hongjun Furnace], and [Six Paths of Reincarnation] are all false prosperity based on impure foundations.

After absorbing all the returning energy, these three core forces did not expand out of control; instead, they became more condensed and pure, forming a stable and mysterious triangular cycle among themselves.

The Pangu Body provides infinite power and the foundation of existence; the Zhuxian Sword Formation is responsible for breaking through all internal and external obstacles and shackles; and the Sumeru dimension carries, evolves, and stabilizes all of this.

Jing Qian stood in the secret realm, feeling the new power system within his body that belonged entirely to him.

His realm didn't seem to have risen directly, and his total power even appeared to have "reduced" on the surface, but he clearly sensed that this was a fundamental leap!

With power as responsive as an arm or fingers, and with a thought, the laws follow, without any further hindrance or dependence.

"When external forces are gone, the true self is revealed; when the heart and mind are in harmony, the Tao is boundless."

"Is this the power of the Heart Saint?"

This secret realm containing the inheritance of the Five Saints was not at all what Jing Qian had expected. It was not meant to preserve the inheritance of the five [Totem Saints] for him to use and cultivate.

Essentially, this secret realm is a feng shui treasure land left behind by the five [Totems] to help future disciples temper their cultivation and improve their essence.

The four sages of [Fate], [Qi], [Immortal], and [Time] used their great power to disperse and extract the cultivation of their descendants, leaving only the true seed of the Great Dao that could withstand the combined erosion of the four sages.

Then, the [Heart Saint] will step in and use his unique mental power to reshape his cultivation through the transition between reality and illusion.

This back-and-forth process can be described as an extremely perfect and thorough tempering.

Jing Qian stood in the center of the secret realm, feeling an unprecedented sense of clarity and harmony within his body.

The triangular cycle formed by Pangu's blood, the Zhuxian Sword, and the Sumeru Realm is not static, but rather slowly and continuously operates under the harmonizing influence of the omnipresent yet subtle power of the [Heart Saint].

He understood the true meaning of this place.

The Five Sages were not stingy with their inheritance; rather, they used this almost cruel method to "rectify the source" for future generations.

Strip away all the "excessive branches and leaves" that have grown by relying on their strength, and then guide them with the power of the [Heart Saint] to help them rebuild their foundation, so that their future path can break free from absolute dependence on them and walk their own "path".

Jing Qian sighed silently.

"I see... Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

However, this ultimate trial imposed by the Five Saints is not the full extent of this secret realm's capabilities.

Jing Qian fixed his gaze on the depths of the secret realm, then stood up and walked forward into the depths of the secret realm.

(End of this chapter)