Chapter 65

"Indeed, Master is wise and has grasped the essence." Yiming praised, "In the ancient times, it took humans millions of years to evolve from a primitive state to a civilized one, from eating raw food to cooked food, and finally to possess high intelligence. However, it has been less than a hundred thousand years since humans began to absorb spiritual energy, so a complete evolution is still far off. It's too early to discuss these matters; we should focus on the specifics. Master must first learn the method of gathering spiritual energy, using one's mind to sense the magnetic poles of heaven and earth, and combine it with the spirit of martial arts to have any hope of entering the Dao realm."

"Your knowledge is so profound that you surpass the learned scholars of our Great Yong Dynasty. Do the barbarians also have a civilization?" Guchen Sha was curious, as according to reason, the barbarians had little culture and were still in a tribal state.

"We naturally have a civilization, but due to the guidance of the evil deity, we have taken a different path." Yiming thought carefully, and a conflicted expression appeared on his face. "I no longer believe in the evil deity, and now I can see clearly that the evil deity is actually using us barbarians as slaves, making us kill in the material world to obtain the souls they need. Without the evil deity, our barbarian tribe could also establish a dynasty like yours."

"Indeed, all this is due to the evil deity's mischief, but there is no way to resist a deity, especially for your barbarian tribe, where faith is deeply rooted." Guchen Sha was secretly pleased, thinking that Yiming might truly reform in the future.

"In the future, when Master builds a mansion, I can oversee the construction of a true gathering array, making the entire mansion filled with spiritual energy without it leaking out." Yiming was also a master architect, overseeing the construction of temples, and was knowledgeable in all aspects.

To reach the seventh transformation of the Dao realm, one must be no ordinary person. At that moment, Guchen Sha began to learn the method of gathering spiritual energy from him, listening to his explanations of various geomagnetic changes, his understanding and insights into the Dao realm, and the experiences of many barbarian experts in advancing to the Dao realm. He even heard a lot about the martial arts in the Mahakala Town Jail Sutra, comparing it with the Giant Spirit God Technique and the Heavenly Son Sealing God Technique, and summarized a systematic cultivation method.

In a daze, he felt the world shrink and himself grow larger, time passing quickly. Various knowledge floated in his mind, but it was not chaotic; rather, it was very harmonious, like a clear spring flowing in his heart.

Unconsciously, three days and nights passed, and he was completely immersed in learning. When he finally woke up from his immersion, he felt no fatigue. He slightly circulated his blood and qi, and his breath and exhalation. The blood in his body surged like a great river, instantly circulating throughout his body. Every inch of his flesh was soft like cotton and hard like iron, and he had new insights into the Sun and Moon Refinement and the Sun and Moon Transformation.

"Master has benefited greatly. I can feel the changes in your blood and qi, vast yet not overwhelming, like the eternal sun and moon hanging in the sky. This technique is truly marvelous," Yiming also felt it carefully and occasionally gave pointers.

"I don't think the Mahakala Town Jail Sutra is an evil or heretical path. On the contrary, it is a path to subdue demons, with a broad and inclusive heart to suppress the evil spirits of hell. I have read the principles at the beginning of the sutra and find them very consistent with the Legalist path of punishing evil," Guchen Sha sought further guidance.

"Mahakala can be both righteous and evil. In mythology, he is both the deity who suppresses hell and the king of various demons and evil deities in hell. Therefore, the Mahakala Town Jail Sutra contains both righteousness and evil, making it difficult to distinguish. Those who cultivate this sutra can choose to become demons or immortals according to their own will," Yiming explained. "However, this sutra has three volumes, and my cultivation can only reach the first volume. The latter two volumes are even more profound and beyond my reach."

"What level of cultivation has the barbarian king Karo reached?" Guchen Sha recalled the barbarian king who was to come through the teleportation array.

"He has reached the twelfth transformation of the Dao realm, the realm of soul capture and soul control. Wherever he goes, within a ten-mile radius, people are controlled by his divine consciousness, turning them into his obedient followers. This is a trump card against the Great Yong Dynasty's army," Yiming said. "The ninth to twelfth transformations of the Dao realm are the cultivation of the soul, divine consciousness, and spirit. The tenth transformation is the ability to use one's mind for a thousand tasks, dividing oneself into a thousand selves in the mind to perform different tasks without conflict. At this transformation, the computational power is unimaginable, so a brain of crystal jade is required to support it. Without such a brain, even using one's mind for ten tasks is difficult, and one might even become a fool. The eleventh transformation is the soul tentacles, where one's thousand thoughts extend like tentacles from the body, sensing the surroundings more clearly than with one's own eyes, even seeing through objects and observing their structure, something that innate qi cannot achieve. The thirteenth transformation is soul capture and soul control, where the thousand tentacles of thought enter others' bodies, suppressing their thoughts and controlling their bodies. At this transformation, walking among people is extremely terrifying."

"Soul tentacles and soul capture and soul control are indeed terrifying and unstoppable," Guchen Sha was shocked. "As long as one's realm is lower than his, even without seeing you, within ten miles, he can silently suppress your thoughts and turn you into his puppet. Innate qi is tangible and can be avoided or resisted, but this mental power is impossible to defend against."

"Indeed, there are many levels of power. Below the fifth transformation of the Dao realm, it is the brute force of the flesh. From the sixth to the eleventh transformation, it is innate qi, or internal energy. At the twelfth transformation, it is divine power! Brute force, internal energy, and divine power are the spirit," Yiming explained in detail. "This is like the ancients using stone tools, then bronze tools, and finally iron tools, each bringing fundamental changes."

"I have become familiar with the various transformations from the Mortal Realm to the Dao realm, and how to mobilize the oscillation of the magnetic poles to make the spiritual energy of the spirit realm leak down. In simple terms, for the human body to enter the Dao realm, it is also a matter of blood and qi oscillation, coordinated breathing, and penetrating wisdom, forming a geomagnetic array within the body to enhance the penetration of the magnetic poles, allowing the absorption of spiritual energy into the body, merging with blood and qi, strengthening the flesh, and opening the hundred channels." Guchen Sha fully understood, and after learning and comprehending, his mind became crystal clear, repeatedly calculating and becoming thoroughly familiar with the transformations from the Mortal Realm to the Dao realm.

At this moment, he felt that the Dao realm was not far from him, just a thin layer of paper away, ready to be broken with the right opportunity.

"Indeed, Master has understood everything and has no confusion or hesitation, which is beneficial for cultivation. However, Master should be careful not to misuse Heavenly Dew. This substance has the power to change the world. In the future, when you enter the Dao realm and absorb spiritual energy, and then take Heavenly Dew, the cultivation speed can be ten times faster. Heavenly Dew can strengthen everything and endow any object with spirituality," Yiming advised. "The first transformation of the Dao realm is the absorption of spiritual energy, accumulating it to a substantial level, which requires five to eight years of diligent practice. Then, the body changes to reach the second transformation, the realm of nine oxen and two tigers. If Master takes Heavenly Dew to balance the spiritual energy, it will only take ten to eight days to reach the second transformation, and with diligent practice, one year to reach the third transformation, three years to reach the fourth transformation, and five years to definitely reach the fifth transformation. The effects of Heavenly Dew go far beyond this."

"Is Heavenly Dew really so versatile?" Guchen Sha regretted, as he had wasted four hundred drops of Heavenly Dew to evolve the Chi Dragon Armor, which was not worth it: "By the way, I have obtained a Law-Breaking Immortal Sword. How do I collect it?"

Guchen Sha put on the Chi Dragon Armor and slightly grabbed with his hand, and a silver fish-like immortal sword appeared in his hand.

The immortal sword, upon leaving the Sun and Moon Altar space, immediately burst with authority, shooting straight up into the sky, trying to fly away, even lifting Guchen Sha's body.

Fortunately, Yiming was there, grabbing with both hands, and his innate qi formed bubbles, enveloping the immortal sword.

The immortal sword struggled continuously but could not escape the suppression of a seventh transformation Dao realm expert.

"This sword is remarkable," Yiming's face showed obvious shock. "Its internal spiritual energy is insufficient, only one-tenth of its usual strength. If fully charged, even I could not suppress it. In the past, our barbarian tribe could not conquer the Xian Dynasty because the five swords—Law-Breaking, Law-Ending, Law-Cutting, Law-Destroying, and Law-Annihilating—combined with the Ten Thousand Laws Heaven-Connecting Array Map, formed a massive sword array capable of killing a barbarian emperor. However, after the five swords are used to form the array, their internal spiritual energy is completely depleted, and it takes a hundred years to recharge for the second use."

"Is that so?" Guchen Sha said, "I heard from the Chen family that Grand Tutor Wen Hong is almost at the twenty-seventh transformation of the Dao realm, the realm of the Two Worlds Without Separation. If he recovers this sword, I wonder if it's true."

"Most likely it is true. Grand Tutor Wen Hong is a person of great renown, cultivating the Ten Thousand Stars Flying Immortal Technique and obtaining the remains of an ancient deity, which he integrated into his body, adding a thousand years of cultivation. This is a world-renowned encounter, making him far surpass ordinary people," Yiming continued to suppress the Law-Breaking Immortal Sword. "This sword bears his mark and cannot be collected or subdued. Unless someone of a higher realm, but where can such a person be found? Only the Great Yong Heavenly Symbol Emperor Guta Xian could refine this sword with a snap of his fingers. Of course, if I use the Mahakala sacrifice, killing living beings and using the power of the Mahakala deity, I might erase Grand Tutor Wen Hong's mark."

"Sacrifice?" Guchen Sha suddenly thought, "Sacrificing to the Mahakala deity is not as good as finding a way to sacrifice to the Heavenly Dao, which would easily erase Grand Tutor Wen Hong's mark. But I have not found the method of sacrifice in ancient books."

"Yiming, you are also a high-ranking member of the barbarian tribe. Do you know the level of my father's cultivation? This time, a great war is to be waged against the barbarian tribe, which is to face the evil deity. Do you think we have a chance of winning?" Guchen Sha was most concerned about this.

"The cultivation of the Heavenly Symbol Emperor is the strongest of all time, even surpassing the ancient emperors. I have received divine messages multiple times, and even the deity feels fear. He should have reached the thirty-sixth transformation, the realm of self-manifestation, and is at the highest peak, ready to break through or already has. However, the barbarian tribe has many evil deities, and some righteous deities are also dissatisfied with the Heavenly Symbol Emperor. The Great Wei Dynasty, which is billions of miles away, also feels threatened and has allied with our barbarian tribe to resist the Heavenly Symbol Emperor's actions. Moreover, many immortal sects hidden in various grottoes also feel the Heavenly Symbol Emperor is too dangerous and have begun to unite. Across the vast continent, countless powerful beings are ready to oppose the Heavenly Symbol Emperor, and it will not be easy for him to face them all," Yiming said. "These matters are beyond our ability to guess. Even the Heavenly Dao has its limitations, and we are just insignificant pawns in the grand scheme of things."