Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Body cultivation progresses from the fourth to the fifth level.

In the current world of cultivation, it is called the "Opening Heaven and Condensing the Dao Fruit".

According to the ancient cultivation world, this is called opening up a cave within the body to verify one's own path.

The wording may differ, but they are essentially the same thing.

That is, it is done in three steps.

First, it is to spread the influence of the Dao patterns condensed on one's body in the present world, so as to gain the recognition of all living beings and leave a mark between heaven and earth.

Secondly, one can use the Dao patterns condensed within oneself as a foundation to open up an inner cave heaven, so that the physical body can be nourished by the cave heaven at any time and place, no longer bound by the local world, and can roam freely wherever one goes, which is the so-called breaking through the void and transcending the world.

Thirdly, it utilizes the imprint left by its own Dao patterns in the outer world, allowing the inner world to absorb the energy of heaven and earth from the outer world through this imprint to nourish itself and devour the heavens. This imprint is also known as the Rainbow Bridge between heaven and earth.

Thus, it can be seen that while the Heaven Opening step is important for physical cultivators to advance to the fifth level, the importance of the Heaven and Earth Rainbow Bridge and the Dao pattern imprints cannot be ignored.

For Su Qing, when he advanced to the fourth level of body cultivation, the Dao pattern he condensed was the Fearless Dao Pattern.

Before establishing the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, he fought countless battles in the south and north, achieving remarkable feats and remaining fearless to the end.

Not only have cultivators from all over Tianyuan heard of him, but he has even entered the All-Heavens Demon Extermination List because of his slaying of a high-ranking demon. When cultivators from all realms of the heavens talk about Su Qing, they have to give him a thumbs up and call him a real man and a tough guy!
Thus, the imprint of his fearless Dao pattern has been deeply imprinted in this world. Generally, when a fourth-order body cultivator breaks through to the fifth order, the Dao pattern imprint cannot reach the level he had back then.

He was particularly dissatisfied, having acquired the Heaven-Opening Blood Axe, which could open the heavens for others and also open the heavens for himself at any time.

They managed to endure for a hundred years without opening the heavens, and for a hundred years without making a breakthrough.

What is the reason?

Firstly, he has many puppets under his command and many friends around him, so his safety is guaranteed and he doesn't have much need to advance to the fifth-level body cultivator.

In short, he had the means to tolerate it!
Secondly, he knew that after a body cultivator advances to the fifth level, their strength largely depends on the depth of the Dao pattern imprint in their own world at the moment of creation.

This mark, like a water pipe, determines how much benefit one's own grotto-heaven can extract from this world in the future.

The deeper and thicker the imprint, the more spiritual energy is extracted, which can expand the size of the cave and accumulate more energy to unleash even stronger power.

This step is crucial for advancing to the fifth rank, and even the path of body cultivation beyond the fifth rank, so Su Qing naturally wants to be as well-prepared as possible.

In short, he endured it because he was greedy!
In the far west, from nothing, a celestial kingdom was established.

Isolated overseas, with no one to help.

It is inhabited by evil spirits and monsters that have taken over major mines and wreaked havoc.

With evil spirits rising again, everyone in the various immortal kingdoms is living in fear.

In such circumstances, as the ruler of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, he dared to protect the country, guarding and protecting it, unafraid of any demons, evil spirits, villains, or powerful figures attacking.

This fearless and dauntless spirit is even more astonishing than his past annihilation of several high-ranking demons.

As the ruler of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, he could encourage his people to comprehend the Fearless Dao Pattern, from which corresponding runes could be deduced to apply to all arts of cultivation, and spread throughout Tianyuan along with the creation of cultivation artifacts.

Thus, after a century of accumulation, the Dao Fruit he has condensed at this moment, the Fearless Dao Pattern, has already been promoted to the top-grade Five Elders Dao Pattern. Although there is still an insurmountable gap between it and the Four Imperial Dao Pattern, it is several times deeper than the mark he left on the world a hundred years ago.

In fact, he wanted to endure for a few more years until the battle of Wufo Mountain began, and then, in front of countless cultivators from all the heavens and myriad realms, he would demonstrate his fearless spirit again, so that the mark might be imprinted even deeper.

But now he is about to enter the Abyss Secret Realm. Among those going with him are Liu Yun'er, Tang Wanqing, Debao, Haishun and other family and friends. It is not enough to just take care of himself. He also has to take care of the team. To ensure that nothing goes wrong, it would be best to reach the fifth level.

"Endure, endure, endure, how long will this end! Today, right now, I will transform all my accumulated knowledge over the years into resources for opening up my own grotto-heaven! I will ascend to the fifth level of body cultivation and embark on the path to the sixth level!"

Breaking through earlier will also allow you to start the cultivation process of advancing from the fifth to the sixth rank sooner.

A fifth-order body cultivation wouldn't significantly boost his combat power, but a sixth-order one would be a different story.

Anyone who has reached the sixth level of the Void Refinement Realm is a powerful and influential figure in all the myriad realms, possessing the high-end combat power to influence the situation in all the myriad realms.

Tianyuan is not yet able to allow Void Refinement cultivators to enter the realm. Otherwise, in the previous Heroes' Assembly, Tianyuan's local forces, including their Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, would not have even been selected as second-tier forces. They would have had to compete with the various sects of the heavens that did not have Void Refinement cultivators to take charge for the third-tier force slots.

It's only because these powerful figures who could single-handedly crush the current Tianyuan world were not present that the local forces of Tianyuan could still bargain with the forces of the heavens.

Otherwise, the Penglai Immortal Kingdom might have to be renamed the Eastern King Immortal Kingdom, and the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom would have to be renamed the Rahu Immortal Kingdom.

However, the Heavenly Origin Realm Gate can only stop these Void Refinement experts for a time, not forever.

They will eventually enter the Tianyuan Realm. At that time, if Su Qing does not have the ability of a sixth-order Void Refining cultivator, how can he protect the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom that he created and built with his own hands?
As the Heavenly Emperor's attendant, Su Qing had the authority to oversee and manage the opening and closing of the Heavenly Gate, something he knew better than anyone.

In a thousand to ten thousand years, the Heavenly Gate will be able to recover to a level that allows a sixth-level Void Refinement cultivator to pass through.

Leaving aside these Void Refinement experts, even those evil spirits that are causing demonic calamities in various parts of Tianyuan will eventually recover to the sixth, or even seventh or eighth rank.

"Therefore, the sooner the better. The sooner you reach the fifth rank, the sooner you will reach the sixth rank. The sixth rank is a truly earth-shattering transformation!"

Su Qing kept comforting herself, telling herself not to dwell too much on the loss of advancing to the fifth rank early and not being able to take advantage of the outer world.

Hesitation when you should make a decision, or failure to promote when you should, will delay your own path!

With his solid foundation and profound Dao patterns, he had no need for Xing Tian's Blood Axe to advance to the fifth rank.

Simply by moving one's own incomparably abundant vital energy and blood to break through the barrier between heaven and earth, one can break through the barrier and open up the inner world within one's body!

Everything went smoothly.

But watching as the fearless Dao patterns drew boundless energy from the outer world, and his own inner world rapidly expanded from nothing to something.

In the blink of an eye, there was a vast expanse of land, thousands of feet in diameter, and a sky a thousand feet high.

He couldn't help but regret it.

Although the inner world he has now created is more than a hundred times larger than the inner worlds he has helped others create in the past.

But what if he had endured it for a few more years?

Could it be a little bigger, a little taller?
It should be understood that opening up the inner world means that only in this one moment can one draw upon the outer world to help nourish one's own inner world.

If its internal spiritual energy becomes insufficient in the future, it may still be able to secretly draw from the outside world.

However, to expand the size of the cave, one must search for rare and precious materials and nurture one's own qi and blood to drive the expansion of the cave. It all depends on one's own efforts! "I remember that the inner world of Subduing Dragons and Tigers is thirty feet high and twenty feet long and wide. It cannot be called a cave, but only a cave."

My grotto-heaven can at least be considered a small town, and it started much better than theirs. I should be content!

With the comparison, Su Qing felt slightly better.

Seeing that the cave was spacious, he dumped all the items from his storage bag into it.

To put it simply, after having this hidden world, he will no longer need storage bags.

"Either Liu Qianpiao and the others are crying and begging me to help them advance to the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm. This fifth-level True Monarch is really different. Just by using their cave heaven as a warehouse and logistics, they can make a fortune. Of course, their cave heaven has to be this big!"

At this point, it was pointless for him to exert any effort in governing the inner world.

The incredibly solid and fearless Dao patterns he nurtured had long since spread throughout his inner world, becoming the supreme law within this realm and giving him complete control over it.

From this day forward, all living beings born within this inner world, regardless of anything else, from birth to death, must be fearless and undaunted, and must not be cowardly in the slightest.

"It seems like it could also be used as a barracks? The creatures born in this inner world are practically born soldiers. If there are enough of them in the future, we could really summon them and put them to use?"

Discovering a wonderful use for the inner world made Su Qing even happier.

At this point, according to the usual practice of body cultivators, if they are fortunate enough to have comprehended other Dao patterns, they should now move the other Dao patterns nurtured in their dantian and sea of ​​consciousness into their inner world.

It assists the natal Dao lineage in maintaining the balance of the inner world and helps the inner world develop more quickly.

Su Qing's dantian was always very crowded.

The Great Sun Dao Pattern, the Nine Li Dao Pattern, the Xing Tian Dao Pattern, the Embryo Transformation and Change of Form, the Transformation of Origin Hand, the Phoenix Boiling the Sea, the Azure Dragon...

With so many Dao patterns crammed together here, they should all move out.

But he did not do so.

He only placed a few Dao patterns, such as Embryo Transformation, Qiongqi Dao Pattern, and Huayuan Hand, which he was destined not to be able to collect in their entirety or were of a lower level, into the Fearless Cave Heaven as boosters for its growth, bringing more changes to this cave heaven.

As for the Azure Dragon Dao Pattern, Xing Tian Dao Pattern, and Jiu Li Dao Pattern, he completely controlled these three, and their levels were high enough for a fourth-order body cultivator to open up a cave heaven.

He is preparing to create the world one by one!
Yes.

He's incredibly greedy!
One opening of the sky is not enough; it needs to be opened several times.

Even after he finishes opening the heavens today, once he has collected all the Dao patterns such as the Qiongqi Dao Pattern and the Great Sun Dao Pattern, he will continue to open the heavens!
As long as there are many Dao patterns, who would complain about having too many grotto-heavens!
Unlike the Fearless Dao Pattern, which, when used to open the heavens, can be propelled by one's own blood and energy and utilize one's own resources without the need for external assistance.

These Azure Dragon Dao Patterns, Nine Li Dao Patterns, and Xing Tian Dao Patterns are all Dao Fruits condensed by others, not created by him.

Therefore, if one wants to use them to create the heavens, one cannot create the heavens within the body.

We must create something new outside the body!
At this moment, Su Qing broke through the barrier and emerged from seclusion.

Within the city of the far west, in the country of Kaiyuan, within the realm of Tianyuan, and throughout all the heavens.

They could almost hear the roar of a blue dragon, a powerful cultivator, a true immortal, a true lord. Everyone's souls trembled, and they all felt that something big was about to happen.

For the time being, no one knows who is causing trouble or where they are causing trouble.

Has anyone told us? We're really panicking!
The big shots were in a panic.

In the far west, within and beyond, in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

Countless immortals were also somewhat uneasy.

Because it was accompanied by the roar of a blue dragon.

They saw that their Kaiyuan Emperor, the leader of all the heavenly puppets, was Su Qing, who should have been in seclusion.

At this moment, he stands with the Azure Dragon beneath his feet and Xing Tian in his hand, before the vast multitude of beings and trillions of his people.

He's carving out his own empire!

"Su Qing, a man of later generations, wished to emulate the great virtuous and powerful figures of the past. He opened the Azure Dragon Cave Heaven in the westernmost city of Kaiyuan to protect the fortune of our human race and to select and bless human cultivators. All the immortal citizens of Kaiyuan who have made contributions may enter it to cultivate!"

boom!
As the Heaven-Opening Blood Axe cleaved down, a spatial rift appeared in the sky above the Western City.

The Azure Dragon roared and charged through the barrier, smashing the rift open completely.

Then, boundless spiritual energy surged into the rift from the Tianyuan Realm, making the rift grow larger and larger, even larger than the entire Far West City. However, the two seemed to be in different spatial dimensions, not interfering with or affecting each other. Once it was fully formed, Su Qing, who had split the heavens with his axe, moved his divine thought, and the entire Azure Dragon Cave Heaven completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

The cultivators were still marveling at his feat and had not yet realized the significance of his actions or their impact on the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and the myriad realms.

He then moved to Linhai City, the easternmost city of Kaiyuan.

"The Holy Lord of the Witch Clan, Su Qing, has reopened the Nine Li Grotto Heaven in Kaiyuan Linhai to carry on the legacy of the ancient Great Witch and to bless the descendants of the Witch Clan. Throughout the myriad realms and under the heavens, all those who possess the bloodline of the Witch Clan, regardless of their merits or demerits, have had their ancestors earn merits for them and can enter this grotto heaven to cultivate!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xing Tian's Blood Axe cleaved through space again, and a phantom of a Jiuli Great Witch emerged from Su Qing's body. It roared and tore open the rift with its hands, opening the cave entrance so that future generations of its people could obtain more resources from heaven and earth. Through this rift, the Jiuli Cave Heaven also devoured the spiritual energy of the Tianyuan Realm like a whale swallowing seawater.

By this time, Yao Fei and the other members of the Jiuli tribe had all knelt down, constantly reciting the achievements of their ancestor, the Great Shaman, and the kindness of the Holy Lord Su Qing.

They were the first witches to follow Su Qing, and they firmly believed that Su Qing could lead them out of suffering and into a better life.

Now, they are also among the first to reap the rewards from Su Qing.

Having escaped the curse of the sea witch, they can live in peace and prosperity within the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. Furthermore, the Jiuli Grotto-Heaven will enhance their bloodline and increase their potential, giving them the possibility of recreating the unparalleled power of their ancestral great witch!

However, in Su Qing's view, this was still not enough.

He turned north, to the northernmost point in the far west, in Lingbei City, and once again declared to the people of Kaiyuan and to heaven and earth.

"The Holy Lord of the Witch Clan, Su Qing, has reopened the Xingtian Cave Heaven in Kaiyuan Linhai to carry on the legacy of the ancient Great Witch and to bless the descendants of the Witch Clan. Throughout the myriad realms and under the heavens, all those who possess the bloodline of the Witch Clan, regardless of their merits or demerits, have had their ancestors earn merits for them and can enter this cave heaven to cultivate!"

Xingtian's Blood Axe has opened up countless heavens for others; now that he's opening up a heaven for himself, he dares not spare even a fraction of his strength.

The Xingtian Blood Axe, whose power had not been fully unlocked before, now unleashed 30% of its full power.

With a single axe stroke, as if a slit had been opened in the sky, boundless spiritual energy slid into its celestial abode through this white line. (End of Chapter)