Chapter 452 - 332: Reality (2)
In an instant, countless memory fragments flashed through Jiang Ming’s mind.
It was when he traveled to the Jiuzhou Cultivation Realm for special training under a Demon Sect.
That was in Ningzhou. In that era, the Ten Thousand Dao Alliance dominated most of Ningzhou, which was the age of the Mara.
The Demon Sect followed an unorthodox path, combining Ghost Dao with the conventional Path of Cultivation, forming the Divine Cultivation Path.
It emphasized that Divine Sense and Divine Soul were everything, and cultivation could eventually lead one to abandon the physical body, existing like a Ghost Cultivator between heaven and earth.
Countless memory fragments flickered.
There was cultivation, competition, slaughter, and treasure hunting...
This sensation was unlike Acquired implanted memories; instead, it felt like Jiang Ming’s originally dormant memories had awakened.
Accompanying this was Jiang Ming’s rapidly surging Divine Sense.
Jiang Ming even felt as if his head was about to explode; his physical body could barely endure the Divine Sense.
"Exchange Heart Blood White Crystal, exchange Qi Devouring and God Swallowing Technique!"
This Demon Dao cultivation offered no matching Cultivation Techniques.
The violent Divine Sense swiftly operated along the paths of the Qi Devouring and God Swallowing Technique.
The Heart Blood White Crystal was almost refined in an instant.
Jiang Ming’s face turned pale, then green, and finally rosy.
It took a full three days and nights for Jiang Ming to finally restrain the surging Divine Sense.
These surging Divine Senses were actually not much different from what Jiang Ming had cultivated himself, except that his physical body and True Essence couldn’t match it.
Thus, this situation arose.
Most of the Divine Sense was still suppressed by the Qi Devouring and God Swallowing Technique.
The remaining Divine Sense was enough for Jiang Ming to perceive another world.
Essence, Qi, and Spirit, physical body, True Essence, Divine Sense.
The three are complementary.
The physical body is strong; the meridians can withstand unrestrained cultivation of True Essence.
The Divine Sense is strong; the mastery of True Essence can be greatly enhanced.
True Essence is strong; it can promote the progress of the Divine Sense and physical body.
The Path of Cultivation is a myriad of flowers blooming, but ultimately, it cannot escape the cultivation of Essence, Qi, and Spirit Three Paths.
The surging Divine Sense had a considerable positive impact on Jiang Ming’s cultivation.
The Nine Lotus Longevity Technique was activated.
Nine white lotuses appeared, two of which were already colored.
Jiang Ming had previously cultivated only two paths.
One was Sword Dao, the other was Fire Dao.
Now transformed into a Sword Lotus and a Red Lotus.
Jiang Ming’s mind stirred.
The Undefeated Demon Blood linked with the Nine Lotus Longevity Technique.
It seemed that a special reaction occurred between the two, making the Nine Lotus grow even more vigorous.
The initial stage of the Undefeated Demon Blood relied on cultivating the world’s techniques to enhance its Refining Primordial Qi capacity.
Thus Undefeated Demon Blood could make the Blood Lord learn all the techniques of the world.
A lotus was dyed black.
Demon Dao.
The Blood Spirit Scripture settled within.
Jiang Ming flipped his hand.
A long sword appeared in his hand, with the words "Immortal Slayer" engraved on its blade.
He grasped the incomplete Immortal Slaying First Technique, but now it seemed that this first technique didn’t even have one-tenth of the true essence of Jiang Ming’s original version.
Jiang Ming’s mind stirred, and yet another lotus transformed into a Sword Lotus.
"The framework is set, begin cultivation!"
Jiang Ming’s mind slowly sank, and the surrounding world changed.
Simulation Points were invested.
The surrounding area was transformed into the top-level cultivation field of the Sword Spirit Heaven’s Sword Institute.
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Great Lii.
A world filled with eeriness.
Mere mortals struggled to survive like ants.
Spirits and monsters roamed the world, some dominating territories, others disguising as humans to devour them.
They either turned mortals into resources or manipulated the world from courtrooms.
Three thousand years ago, the Martial Ancestor of Great Lii emerged, forming a pact with the Phoenix Ancestor, establishing a sanctuary for the Human Race on this continent.
The state name, Lii.
The Martial Ancestor united the power of the Human Race, creating a systematic cultivation system for humans.
Martial Artists cultivated Qi-Blood, capable of dealing with the unranked night-level demons.
The Heart Lamp, once lit, granted various magical powers. Cultivators used this power to fight demons and were able to handle Mortal Transcendence Level demons and other anomalies, known as Immortal Masters.
The Peak of Red Body, purified by the Fire of the Heart Lamp, made the body pure as Liul, impenetrable by all evils. The Heart Lamp’s abilities were greatly enhanced, with sky-controlling abilities, capable of handling Disaster Level anomalies, and could serve as senior figures within cities.
Divine Treasure, rare throughout Great Lii, when one reaches the limit of Red Body cultivation, a Divine Treasure can be found within the body. Upon discovering it, one achieves Celestial Power, capable of handling Calamity Level anomalies.
Further up, realms remain unknown to the public.
However, the Phoenix Ancestor of the Great Lii Divine Capital is likely a strong figure of this realm.
Thus, the entire realm is referred to as the Ancestor Realm.
Because many cultivators in Great Lii rely on a thread of Phoenix Blood from the Phoenix Ancestor to break through bottlenecks.
And countless cultivators affirm that Divine Treasure is the limit of the Human Race.
In ancient times, if it weren’t for the natural intelligence and reproductive ability of the Human Race, the national fate of the Capital built by humans would have been a beloved object of Great Demons.
The seven emotions and six desires of the Human Race were regarded as delicacies by Great Demons, forbidding low-level anomalies from using the extremely lowly method of devouring the flesh.
Thus, the Human Race was kept as livestock by anomalies, otherwise, the weak human race would have perished long ago.
Even the most powerful and unruly cultivation corps of the Southern Border had to admit this point.
Beyond Divine Treasure... there is no path!
Even that Martial Ancestor who founded the flourishing era for the Human Race in Great Lii could only reach the Ancestor Realm with the power of the Phoenix Ancestor.
But...
There is another way.
That is to extinguish the Heart Lamp; without it, a cultivator can directly fall into the Ghost Dao and become an anomaly.
At this time, there might still be hope to become an Ancestor Strongman like the Phoenix Ancestor.
Fewer and fewer Human Race cultivators can hold onto their original intentions...
"Court death!!!"
Wuu Quan’s eyes burst with Thunder Light.
As Thunder Light whistled, a cloud of thunder instantly appeared in the sky.
The flashing Thunder Light was enough to turn the eerie creatures in the wilderness forests at night to powder.
At this moment, this Night Patrol Envoy was furious to the extreme.
Yet another... another City Lord had fallen into madness!
"Wuu Quan! What are you holding onto with your illusory beliefs!"
"We of the Human Race no longer have the possibility of advancing; it’s better to fall into the Ghost Dao and seek the boundless Great Dao!"
An elder in a Taoist robe, with his eyes gouged out, stood upon the city wall.
Behind him, citizens were hanging in mid-air.
The entire city had turned into a hellish scene.
Although the elder had no eyes, there was still a faint light in his empty sockets.
"You are truly fortunate..."
"With the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Heart Lamp, you are naturally resistant to anomalies, protected by Divine Thunder, unreachable by ordinary anomalies, and possessing unparalleled talent."
"You are also born from the Night Patrol, receiving countless resources; your life is... indeed fortunate!"
"That is why you cannot imagine what we cultivators endure every day!"
The elder in the robe nearly roared.
"Do you know, do you know..."
Behind the elder, something seemed to be wriggling.
It was as if something was about to crawl out.
But before he could finish speaking.
A sea of thunder descended, boundless thunder came rolling in, melting half of the city wall.
"Boom——"
The thunder roared, like the wrath of a Celestial God.
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"The third..."
"Cough cough."
Wuu Quan spat out a mouthful of blood.
Lightning faintly flashed within the blood.
A hint of exhaustion flashed in his eyes.
Every Divine Treasure was a pillar of Great Lii, and these Peak of Red Body cultivators were future Divine Treasure seeds.
But recently, more and more Peak of Red Body experts were falling into the Demon Dao.
Once they break through, they can rapidly turn into Calamity Level anomalies.
The entire Night Watch Pavilion was mobilized, yet could not stop this phenomenon...
Moreover... this was only in the few large cities of the Southern Border Households.
Wuu Quan could not help but suspect whether the anomalies in the south were plotting something...
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Peach Blossom Spring.
Jiang Ming in a green robe emerged.
At this moment, he was a True Master!