After practicing Qi for a thousand years, one can finally become a god!

Chapter 242 Another Year

The wild western frontier.

Outside the Netherworld Sect.

The gale is like a steel knife that scrapes your bones, and it never stops.

The Netherworld Sect was like a giant malignant tumor growing in the center of this desolate place.

The twisted peak pierced through the low-hanging leaden clouds, upon which a thick, perpetual black mist swirled.

This place has long been torn apart by countless battles, turning it into a tragic hell on earth.

In a daze, it seemed like only yesterday that Qi Sheng had suppressed the two invincible Grandmasters of the Netherworld Sect—

Qi Huang.

Wu Wang.

It has been half a year.

During this half year.

Qi Sheng rarely appeared in the Celestial Court.

He spent most of his time in the desolate wasteland outside the Netherworld Sect.

The most powerful forces in the barbarian lands converge here:

The Nine Sword Ancestors of the Myriad Swords Immortal Sect, whose sword intent soared to the heavens.

The seven Poison Lords of the Spring and Autumn Alliance, their bodies shrouded in poisonous miasma.

The Ghost King Sect's Ten Ghost Kings Who Command the Wailing of Ten Thousand Ghosts.

The twelve demon lords of Yuanchu Mountain, whose demonic energy was overwhelming.

These thirty-eight invincible experts are all important figures in the entire Wild Frontier and even the entire Xuanming Realm.

But for the past six months, he has been at Qi Sheng's command and has been staying here.

While following Qi Sheng to seal off the Netherworld Palace, the heartland of the Netherworld Sect, they also continuously hunted down strange creatures.

"I see you!"

"I see you!"

"I see you!"

Qi Sheng relied on the "Heavenly Eye" of the Three Maps to gaze into the void time and time again, staring at the strange beings within it.

A faint light silently shone from beneath the skin between his eyebrows.

His vision was instantly freed from the constraints of matter and transcended the barriers of common sense.

What lay before them was no longer a wasteland and black mist, but countless overlapping, folded, and writhing currents of void, like the entrails of a gigantic creature. Thick, dark energy, exuding chaos and malevolence, traversed, collided, annihilated, and were reborn within it.

The moment their eyes met, it seemed as if a series of murmurs echoed through the heavens and earth, reverberating in Qi Sheng's mind. He had never heard that language before, but in a daze, he seemed to understand what those monsters were saying—

"I see you!"

Then.

boom!
That void seemed to have been violently torn apart by an invisible giant hand.

Space cracked inch by inch, accompanied by piercing, sharp noises.

A foul wind, mixed with blood, sulfur, and dust, and a torrent of filth gushed forth, sweeping across all directions!
Followed by.

A gigantic, distorted, and unimaginably terrifying figure was forcibly squeezed out of the shattered void.

Just a moment ago, it was a projection that existed between illusion and reality.

The next moment, its presence crashed down on reality like a landslide and a tsunami.

A thick carapace covered in viscous pus, a ferocious mouth dripping with corrosive fluid, an array of compound eyes composed of countless writhing eyeballs, or a distorted silhouette made purely of shadows and screams...

Oh shit!

My rationality is completely gone!

The foul-smelling wind pressure swept everything away!
weird!

Coming!

……

Such a terrifying sight would be enough to terrify even the most skilled and the most powerful experts.

But they were present.

Whether it was Qi Sheng or the thirty-eight invincible realm experts, they were already used to it.

immediately--

"kill!"

In response to this terrifying arrival, there were thirty-eight invincible beings.

The nine sword ancestors of the Myriad Swords Immortal Sect moved like lightning, their hands forming sword incantations and their mouths chanting mantras.

All of a sudden.

Clang Clang Clang.

Tens of millions of sharp and unparalleled sword energies burst forth from their bodies, not in a chaotic manner, but in an instant, they intertwined and connected in the void, forming an enormous spherical sword domain with a cold light that pierced the nine heavens.

Swords flashed wildly, accompanied by sharp, piercing whistles.

The chilling sword intent locked the strange creature firmly in place.

The seven Poison Masters of the Spring and Autumn Alliance simultaneously raised their hands and threw out seven strangely colored, heart-shaped poison sacs.

Peng!
The poison sac exploded in mid-air.

In an instant, seven different colors of thick, poisonous mist—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—each with its own malevolent nature, burst forth and spread wildly.

These poisonous fumes corroded the terrifying creature, sending up pungent, foul-smelling smoke.

They intermingled and multiplied, instantly transforming into a highly toxic swamp.

The ten Ghost Kings of the Ghost King Sect simultaneously became blurred and illusory, merging into the shadows.

A gigantic ghost banner, formed from the skeletal remains and vengeful spirits, burst forth from the sky and fluttered in the wind.

Countless grotesque faces, contorted in agony, howled silently on the banner's surface.

An intense, icy wind rose from the ground, and countless translucent, fierce, and hideous demons rushed out of the banner, converging into a surging ghost tide.

The twelve demon lords of Yuanchu Mountain stepped forward in unison, the earth beneath their feet bearing an unbearable weight.

Rumble.

A spiderweb-like crack appeared.

The twelve demon lords simultaneously clenched their fists and slammed them into the void.

A torrent of demonic energy surged forth, instantly condensing into twelve colossal pillars of malevolent energy in the air.

The giant pillar rotates, leaps, and never stops.

It caused a loud noise.

It stirs up the heavens and the earth.

Energetic outburst.

This created a chaotic and violent Dutian Sha Domain.

The four sects of the barbarian lands have thirty-eight invincible realm warriors!

Each and every one of them is a top-tier existence standing above hundreds of millions of people on this wild land!
Let's join forces now!

Four terrifying killing formations, each with its own profound mysteries and power capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, instantly took shape!
These four killing formations are not isolated; their energy flows and they resonate with each other.

The gaps created by the sword's light were permeated by the deadly poison.

The ghostly figure moved swiftly through the storm of malevolent energy.

The ferocious aura added to the power of the sword light.

In that void, Qi Sheng would only look at one strange being at a time, causing it to appear. Then, if it was an eight-star, eight-and-a-half-star, nine-star, or nine-and-a-half-star strange being, he would use the thirty-eight invincible realm beings and the four great killing formations to kill it with thunderous force.

If it is an unkillable ten-star monster.

Having experienced repeated failures, Qi Sheng had long since given up trying.

He used only four formations to control it, and then used the 'Azure Corpse Staff' to reverse Yin and Yang, connect with the Ninth Heaven, and suppress the ten strange creatures in the Ninth Heaven with the essence of the Heaven.

For the past six months.

Qi Sheng has killed more than a thousand beings below the nine-and-a-half-star level, including those of the nine-and-a-half-star level, through this method.

In addition, more than 250 unkillable ten-star monsters were suppressed.

The source of the Ninth Heaven was used to suppress strange phenomena, and much of it was occupied.

Qi Sheng estimated that at most, he could suppress three to five thousand ten-star monsters before reaching the limit of the cave heaven.

Fortunately.

Still far away.

The suppression of the anomaly went smoothly.

It's easier to kill the monsters.

As one strange creature after another was slain, Qi Sheng gained more and more 'merit'.

Half a year.

Earning over 4000 million 'gong' per day.

Six months later.

180 days.

Qi Sheng's contribution amounted to a staggering 72 billion.

Unprecedented wealth.

"I've never fought such a rich battle in my entire life." Qi Sheng was so engrossed in the moment that he couldn't pull himself away.

An unprecedentedly exhilarating experience.

Continuously gain merit.

Continuous self-cultivation.

Qi Sheng's "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" continues to improve.

Even the world's most outstanding geniuses need decades or even centuries to complete even a single chapter of their cultivation.

Ke Qisheng—

Just half a year.

He easily mastered the first chapter, "The Wrath of the Wind God," and the second chapter, "The Wrath of the Fire God," of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will."

The ultimate skill of "Wind God's Wrath" can condense the "Celestial Phenomenon of Wind" and the "Sword Intent of Wind" into the "Wind God" and reside within the cultivator's body. When summoned at a crucial moment, it can unleash unparalleled combat power.

Now, in this wild frontier.

He cannot leave the Invincible Realm.

Reaching the pinnacle of power.

With this 'Wind God' bestowed upon him, the 'Wind God Messengers' in the Celestial Court are virtually invincible.

then.

More 'Vulcans'.

With Qi Sheng's mastery of 'Fire God's Wrath', the Celestial Court gained another 'Fire God's Messenger'. Their trump card was the 'Fire God' that Qi Sheng had left inside them, making them equally formidable.

For a while.

The Celestial Court swept through the eight directions and five realms, and the entire Barbarian Frontier was cleansed by the twenty-eight 'Wind God Messengers' and the twenty-eight 'Fire God Messengers'—

Demons and monsters make things easier.

The evil spirits were terrified.

Heaven and earth are pure.

……

"The Four Symbols of Heavenly Will".

"I have now completed the first chapter, 'The Wrath of the Wind God,' and the second chapter, 'The Wrath of the Fire God.'"

"After that, it won't take more than half a year."

"The third chapter, 'Thor's Wrath,' and the fourth chapter, 'Thunder God's Wrath,' will also be completed."

"At that time."

“Before the ‘celestial phenomena’ and ‘sword intent’ have been fully accumulated, the ‘celestial intent’ will be difficult to achieve, and the ‘Four Symbols of Celestial Intent’ will be difficult to cultivate to the next level.”

"You can switch to practicing other methods."

Qi Sheng sat cross-legged on Huangting Mountain, lost in thought.

He listed the methods he still needed to cultivate—

The "Scripture of the Dead" is a path to immortality and longevity. It does not increase combat power, but only cultivates vast magical power and extends lifespan. This can be done gradually, as Qi Sheng is still young, only twenty-four years old.

"Twenty-Four Solar Terms Exercises" is a martial arts close combat technique that cultivates a strong physique and close combat skills. It can serve as a powerful supplement to "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique".

"Stellar Transformation" is a grotto-heaven cultivation technique derived from "The Three Diagrams of Heaven".

This method progresses from the "original beginning" to the "yin and yang", then to the "three powers", then to the "four symbols" and "five elements", and theoretically all the way to the sun, moon and stars, and the celestial constellations. From this point on, the grotto-heaven is considered to have been upgraded to the heaven and earth.

Unfortunately, the founder only extended the concept to the 'Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals'.

The 'Three Diagrams Reaching Heaven' is a rudimentary introductory version that evolved from this. Its body-refining power is so strong because it is supported by the power of the source of heaven and earth, or the power of the origin of the cave heaven.

However, even if he can only cultivate up to the Heavenly Gang chapter, it will still allow Qi Sheng to further develop the Ninth Cave Heaven and utilize more of its origins to perform more techniques.

This is an alternative.

Also.

For example, the four great mystical arts of the Netherworld Sect—Corpse Refining Technique, Wandering Freely, Crossing Calamity Robe, and Divine Light of Separation and Union—can be learned, but there's no rush; they'll be learned later as a side effect.

Its difficulty is far less than that of the previous four methods.

As for "Discourse on the Supreme Way of the World, On the Correspondence of Yin and Yang, The Great Method of Returning to the Nine Peach Blossoms, and The Secret of the Jade Chamber for Many Children and Many Blessings", it has already been completed, so we will not discuss it here.

Qi Sheng thought it over and over.

"After the Four Symbols of Heavenly Will, let's start with the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Exercises!"

……

Another year.

Qi Sheng finally began to study the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms Exercise".

This skill is first practiced separately according to the twenty-four solar terms. After all of them are perfected, they are then integrated. The six major solar terms of each quarter are combined into one, transforming into the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, thus creating the "Four Seasons Battle Strategy".

The perfect fulfillment of all four seasons is the pinnacle.

For example, Qi Sanniang, with the help of the resources in the Netherworld Palace, cultivated at a rapid pace and perfected the "Four Seasons Battle Technique", becoming a top-tier figure, only one step away from the invincible realm.

However, just as Qi Sheng wanted to use the "Four Sword Techniques" to reach the invincible realm, he had to fully master the "Four Sword Techniques" and synthesize them into the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique" before he could step into the invincible realm.

The same applies to Qi Sanniang's work on the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms".

From the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" to the "Four Seasons", the four seasons will need to be integrated again, which is called the "Four Seasons Rotation", also known as the "Year Plan".

There are two methods for this step—

Firstly, it involves utilizing readily available powerful weapons.

Using divine weapons as a bridge, he forcibly controlled the power of the four seasons within his body, enabling it to complete its initial cycle and fusion.

This method is relatively "easy," but it carries enormous hidden dangers.

To date, all the martial arts gods who have achieved the invincible realm in the history of the Netherworld Sect, including the few still existing, have all relied on the sect's inherited divine weapon—the "God-Destroying Blade"—to forcibly complete the breakthrough of "Four Seasons Cycle".

These people can only be called "commanders of troops," and the source and core of their power are extremely dependent on the existence of the "God-Destroying Blade."

If the 'Death Blade' is lost, its power will be greatly reduced, and its circulation may even be disrupted.

More importantly, limited by the level of the "God-Destroying Blade" itself, their power in this lifetime is firmly imprisoned at the level of just entering the invincible realm, making it difficult to advance any further.

In the early stages, the 'Death God Blade' is an aid.

From now on, the 'Death God Blade' will be a shackle.

Qi Sheng refused.

The second path is to collect rare and precious materials, use one's own will as a furnace and the power of the four seasons as fire, and personally forge a supreme divine weapon that perfectly matches oneself and carries one's own martial arts will.

Using this divine weapon as the core hub of the "Four Seasons Cycle," one can completely control the power and become the true "Master of Weapons."

This path not only requires a vast amount of rare and precious treasures, but the forging process is also extremely dangerous. The slightest mistake will result in the destruction of the divine weapon and severe backlash.

But once successful, the potential is limitless, and there will be no more obstacles ahead.

A bright future ahead.

Hard to imagine.

“Since I practice the ‘Seasonal Qigong,’ I will naturally follow the path of the ‘Master of War.’”

This road is certainly difficult.

However, Qi Sheng has two major advantages:
First, he is diligent enough to master the "Four Seasons Cycle" and the method of forging divine weapons. During the cultivation process and the process of forging divine weapons, Qi Sheng can ensure that he will not make the slightest mistake.

Among the risks are...

There is no such thing.

Also.

Qi Sheng is now the ruler of the Celestial Court, wielding immense power over the barbarian lands.

Rare refining materials.

Although rare, they can still be collected.

Over the past two years, Qi Sheng has dominated the entire barbarian lands with an iron fist, established the Celestial Court, and ruled over all directions.

Give an order.

Countless demons were shattered.

Countless powerful and extraordinary individuals from various sects, families, and independent cultivators who were affiliated with the Celestial Court worked tirelessly for its benefit.

even.

Even the treasure vaults of the other four of the five sects in the Barbarian Frontier were Qi Sheng's backyard.

"In just one barbarian territory, the materials needed for the initial stage of forging a divine weapon can be easily gathered."

"It can be initially refined."

"You can begin cultivating."

"As for the future, with the advancement of divine weapons and the continuation of cultivation techniques, I can search for them after I go to the Yuan Realm."

He was the chief of military affairs.

What was forged was a divine weapon that could grow.

Not afraid of being restricted.

Qi Sheng had already gathered all the rare materials needed to refine the divine weapon required for the early stages of cultivating the "Four Seasons Cycle".

now.

Practice the techniques.

The time has come.

……

(End of this chapter)