Chapter 443 - 414: Harmonization
Upper Realm, Three Thousand Cosmos.
Any Harmonizer is a being who merges with the cosmic Heavenly Dao.
However.
Not every universe has a cultivator capable of successfully harmonizing.
If merging with the Heavenly Dao of a world signifies a one in a million chance of survival, then merging with a cosmic Heavenly Dao is beyond mere description of difficulty.
Even with immense fortune and perseverance, a cultivator only has a one in a billion probability of succeeding in Harmonization.
"A Harmonizer level expert equates to the ruler of the current Starry Sky, who can create or destroy the Starry Sky with a thought. Such an existence is beyond simple words.
No Harmonizer realm expert is within our realm of imagination.
The emergence of such beings is a nightmare for any living creature."
In the eyes of Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, there was reverence and even hidden fear.
He was truly afraid.
The terror of the Harmonizer is incomparable to common logic.
Gu Qingyang asked, "How many Harmonizer realm experts exist in the Upper Realm?"
"I am not sure."
Demon Venerable Xuan Yin shook his head.
"Such beings are beyond my reach, so how many Harmonizers are in the Upper Realm, even I do not know. But one thing I am certain of is that the Upper Realm has at least three Harmonizers."
"At least three Harmonizers... Do you know their names?"
"Unspeakable; should anyone speak of a Harmonizer’s name, they would sense it, even here in the Starry Sky which is severed from the Upper Realm. No guarantee that such beings won’t react."
Demon Venerable Xuan Yin explained hastily.
Gu Qingyang nodded slightly.
The seventeenth rank Harmonizer realm experts are known by Demon Venerable Xuan Yin as the strongest in the Upper Realm.
From what he said, merging with a cosmic Heavenly Dao allows one to ascend to rank seventeen.
The Upper Realm houses three thousand cosmos, so theoretically, there could be as many as three thousand seventeenth rank Harmonizers.
Then.
Gu Qingyang had another thought.
If the Starry Sky counts as a cosmos, could someday, if a strong cultivator merges with it, they too break through and ascend to the Harmonizer realm?
That thought arose and was quickly suppressed by Gu Qingyang within.
Matters of Harmonization.
Are currently too far from him.
He is only at the eighth rank top-grade right now; not even in the ninth rank, let alone seventeen.
Such beings are not for him to speculate about at this moment.
Whether beyond rank seventeen marks the end of cultivation is a question Gu Qingyang didn’t ask Demon Venerable Xuan Yin. He had thought the latter to be a top figure of the Upper Realm, yet now it seems he is but a minor character.
Thinking from another angle explains it.
If rank seventeen is likened to rank nine, then Demon Venerable Xuan Yin would be akin to a fourth-rank cultivator, which, wherever placed, are in abundance, fundamentally unremarkable.
How many Harmonizers there are, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin does not know, let alone what exists beyond Harmonization.
Compared to matters of Harmonization, Gu Qingyang is more concerned with how to bring forth Immortal Qi in the Starry Sky.
Given the Divine Kingdom chat group, Gu Qingyang is confident that he can help followers break through the ninth rank barrier, but without Immortal Qi, followers’ self-cultivation is doomed. Thus, he must solve this issue fundamentally.
Upon hearing this, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin replied without delay, "Immortal Qi actually originates from the Immortal Vein. What currently appears as Spirit Vein in the Starry Sky is actually scattered energy from the Immortal Vein, transformed into its current form.
The Immortal Vein can degrade into a Spirit Vein, but a Spirit Vein can never ascend to an Immortal Vein. The birth of the Immortal Vein is exceptional, possible only when a cosmos first opens, with the gathering of primal essence."
Immortal Vein!
Gu Qingyang nodded slightly.
At the cosmos’ inception.
The gathering of primal essence.
Indeed, the difficulty of birthing an Immortal Vein is extraordinary.
However.
Now that he knows that Immortal Veins are the source of Immortal Qi, Gu Qingyang ponders whether he can directly utilize the Divine Kingdom’s power to derive an Immortal Vein.
Subsequently.
Gu Qingyang immersed his mind into the Divine Kingdom, attempting to derive an Immortal Vein.
Moments later.
His mind exited the Divine Kingdom.
With the derivation of the Immortal Vein failing, Gu Qingyang was not discouraged; rather, there was a faint smile on his face.
"So this is the method to derive an Immortal Vein!"
Although the derivation of an Immortal Vein failed, in the Divine Kingdom, Gu Qingyang was subconsciously informed that as long as the Divine Kingdom one day advances to the tenth rank, he could expend Faith Power to derive an Immortal Vein.
Tenth rank!
This rank seems quite distant to Gu Qingyang, yet not unattainable.
At the current pace of faith accumulation, breaking through the tenth rank is only a matter of time.
If he can continue to expand the scope of faith, or subdue the Upper Realm strong beings like Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, Gu Qingyang is confident he can break through to the tenth rank in the shortest time possible.
Seeing Gu Qingyang’s silence, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin assumed he was concerned about the subsequent breakthrough to the tenth rank.
Thus.
Demon Venerable Xuan Yin spoke reassuringly: "Actually, my Lord Divine Emperor need not worry so much. Even if you never break through to the tenth rank, so what? With your unity with Heavenly Dao, you are already an immortal being.
As long as the world does not perish, you are equivalent to eternal life and deathless.
In a certain sense, it is no different from becoming Immortal.
The Path to Immortality is severed, and there’s no re-entry to the Starry Sky from the Upper Realm. As long as I recover my past cultivation, I can guard for my Lord Divine Emperor, resolving any and all issues!"
As he finished speaking, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s face was a bit more confident.
He now aims to maximize his utility, so as not to be directly eradicated by Gu Qingyang.
Gu Qingyang unobtrusively glanced at him, then said: "For your strength to recover, is it necessary to consume blood and energy of living creatures, or can Elixirs and other Heavenly and Earthly Treasures offer a chance of recovery?"
"I am a True Immortal, and my body is naturally an Immortal Body. Common Elixirs and Heavenly and Earthly Treasures have little effect, at least ninth-rank level is needed to barely have some efficacy."
"Hmm... So are you aware of where the other Upper Realm powerhouses are hidden in the Starry Sky?"
Gu Qingyang changed the topic again.
Demon Venerable Xuan Yin said: "The battle of yesteryear was widespread. After being sealed by True Martial, I knew nothing more, and with countless aeons passed, the Starry Sky has undergone innumerable changes, making any search exceedingly difficult.
However, as soon as they reveal even a trace of their presence, I can locate them."
This answer was what Gu Qingyang expected.
To say there’s no regret.
That is naturally impossible.
After all, just one Demon Venerable Xuan Yin can provide him so much faith. If there were ten more Demon Venerable Xuan Yins, he could immediately elevate the Divine Kingdom to the ninth rank.
But regret aside, things can only progress step by step.
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