Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 735 Destroying the Dao Heart, First Exploration of Another World (Part 2)

Qin Qian walked slowly through the starry sky.

In that instant, his emotions surged.

He emerged from the Pool of Reincarnation, a being who embodied the divine will of the Northern Star Realm, and was born to receive the teachings of the Dao Lord. He made rapid progress and overwhelmed all the geniuses of the Northern Star Realm.

All the cultivators in the realm believed that he was destined to become a Dao Lord, and that he would be able to compete with the destined individuals from all the realms of Guixu for the supreme Dao.

He himself thought so too.

Even though Jue Shenji, Zhu Xian Wang Tu, and others had cultivated for hundreds of years longer than him, he believed that he would eventually surpass them.

But everything changed suddenly after he joined Dongxuan Mountain...

"This person is my enemy!"

Looking at the Taoist priest intently observing the heavy hammer and knee strike before him, Qin Qian suddenly understood.

If initially he only wanted to reach the pinnacle of the sword world, now he only wants to defeat this person.

"I'm possessed!"

In the Northern Star Realm, the Nile monk, who was watching the Sword Realm, couldn't help but sigh with regret.

The Heavenly Heart Reflects and Transmits the Law. Born with an innate physique, Qin Qian had almost never encountered an opponent before leaving the Northern Star Realm, which led to his obsession when he suddenly faced a formidable foe.

"It's up to him now."

Knowing he couldn't stop them, the monk could only watch the battle silently.

He opened the 'Gods' interface, where many powerful cultivators from other realms were also paying attention, but most of them were unaware of Qin Qian's origins.

Some people are commenting, some are making calculations, and some believe that Qin Qian also deserves to be on the 'Execution List'.

Not only in the Realms of Guixu, but also in the Realms of the Present World, countless cultivators are paying attention to this battle.

As the second person after Li Yuan to break into the twelfth level of the Sword Realm, countless people were trying to figure out Qin Qian's intelligence, but it all ended at Dongxuan Mountain.

"Another disciple of the Dongxuan realm!"

"Qin Qian is from the Dongxuan sect and is Li Yuan's junior brother..."

"The Dongxuan Sect is truly producing outstanding talents this generation. I originally thought Yu Wangxian was already a genius, but I never expected that his two junior brothers would be even more outstanding than him..."

Outside the Sword Realm, divine thoughts surged, a mixture of shock, doubt, and astonishment.

"Disciple Dongxuan!"

Hearing the discussions from all sides, cultivators such as Xu Xunyi and Ding Yunjie, who had also successively broken into the eleventh level of the Sword Realm, were all filled with astonishment and doubt.

……

"This junior brother's talent is truly amazing."

Inside the bamboo building, Li Yuan was also concentrating on sensing the surroundings.

Through the light barrier, he couldn't sense Qin Qian's aura, but he could see that this junior brother was skilled in martial arts and magic. Although he was only at the third realm, he had the air of a great cultivator.

It is evident that he possesses extraordinary talent and a very solid foundation.

Among all the cultivators of the three realms he had ever seen in his life, he was second only to himself and the White-Robed Five Dragon Immortals.

"However, it was a bit too hasty."

When Li Yuan opened the "Visiting Friends" interface, he found that not only the current disciples but also the senior disciples from previous generations were paying attention to the battle, and some had even opened betting odds.

"Senior Brother Zhiqing..."

Li Yuan recognized the senior brother who opened the betting shop. He had previously asked him about the secret of Yin arising from Yang. Immediately, he put in ten thousand small efforts to bet on himself to win.

"Junior Brother Li, you..."

Daoist Zhiqing was taken aback, then saw that most people had bet on Li Yuan, so he quickly adjusted the odds.

"Junior Brother Qin Qian, one to ten!"

"No, it's thirteen times the original price!"

Seeing that there were still not many people betting on Qin Qian, Daoist Zhiqing decisively stopped placing bets.

"Senior Brother Zhiqing, are you perhaps unable to afford to pay the compensation?"

"Forget it, the outcome is too obvious, so there's no point in setting these odds."

"Let's just watch the battle."

The group laughed and joked for a bit, but no one took it seriously, and they all looked toward the twelfth level of the Sword Realm.

"Whoo~"

The stars move even without wind.

Behind Qin Qian, celestial light intertwined, transforming into a deep starry sky. Within the starry sky, nine dragons and snakes could be seen with their mouths holding their tails, forming concentric circles, one inside the other.

It was indeed the true form of nine coiled dragons!
"boom!"

In the next instant, a divine light burst forth, cleaving through the starry sky and striking directly at the One Heart Temple.

The divine light was like the light of a sword. The moment it burst forth, the meteorite that carried the One Mind Contemplation trembled violently, as if it were about to disintegrate and shatter.

"Shh!"

Almost simultaneously, the Taoist priest who had been sitting in meditation in front of the temple opened his eyes.

With a single strike, Qin Qian had already retreated tens of thousands of miles away. The nine coiled dragons were scattered in various places in the void. Relying on the nine true forms, he could move and change positions.

Over the past twenty years, he had fought Li Yuan countless times and knew he couldn't let him get close.

To his surprise, the Taoist priest did not get up. Instead, various colors rose behind him, first five colors, then seven colors. The seven colors rose up like seven peerless divine swords, their aura extremely sharp.

"This is?"

The moment Qin Qian had that thought, a white light swept in and instantly extinguished the sword light he had unleashed.

"Not annihilation!"

Qin Qian's pupils contracted slightly.

When sword lights collide, regardless of victory or defeat, they will inevitably cancel each other out or weaken each other. However, the white light that annihilated its own sword light did not suffer any damage to its aura, and even seemed to strengthen it slightly.

It was as if it had 'devoured' its own sword light!

"Chichi~"

As his thoughts raced, Qin Qian activated his Divine Realm, unleashing hundreds of spells almost simultaneously, intertwining and clashing with each other, bombarding the Taoist from all directions.

But the Taoist priest sat still, with seven colors swaying behind him, sometimes rising and sometimes falling, completely extinguishing all the spells he had used to test him!

"Five Extreme Divine Light!"

Outside the Sword Realm, a powerful cultivator was shocked and speechless.

"No, this is magic, but it already has some divine characteristics..."

"It seems to be related to the Five Elements and Yin and Yang?"

The group of great cultivators had excellent eyesight; with the fluctuations of their divine senses, they had already deduced the essence of Li Yuan's seven divine lights.

Even so, it was still quite amazing.

These seven divine lights were all top-tier spells, and when they resonated with each other, they were no less than a divine power.

"boom!"

In the starry sky, Qin Qian once again activated all his spells. Divine light cascaded down like a waterfall, causing the void to tremble. The myriad spells rose and fell, seemingly able to directly vanish into the void.

As if teleported, it arrived directly in front of Yixin Guanjian.

He had already activated the Sacred Body of Time and Space!

The Time-Space Sacred Body possesses a talent beyond instinct in the art of teleportation and escape. Its magical abilities can even ignore the distance in the void and directly affect the cultivator's body!
If the Holy Body is fully developed, it can even ignore a cultivator's spiritual treasures, protective spells, and supernatural powers, and directly reach the cultivator's Dharma Realm, Dharma Heaven, and Dao Field!
"Om~"

As Qin Qian unleashed his killing move, the Taoist in front of Yixin Temple remained unmoved, but behind him, a myriad of colors shone forth, seven divine lights intertwined, covering all directions.

Those beams of divine light were distinct yet interdependent, their colors vibrant yet their underlying principles profound.

With a hissing sound, all the thousands of spells Qin Qian unleashed vanished into the void, while the seven divine lights remained unharmed and instead grew even stronger.

"Combination spell!"

Qin Qian's eyes narrowed, and he had already seen through the essence of these seven divine lights.

Each of these seven divine lights is a top-tier spell that combines killing, escape, immobilization, sealing, and capture, and they can also be combined with each other.

Especially the five-colored divine light, which echoed each other, was clearly a supernatural technique with extremely high restrictions!

But what alarmed Qin Qian was not the divine light itself, but the fact that he had never seen Li Yuan activate this spell on the martial arts stage.

Was it practiced later?

Or should we hide our talents?

In a flash, Qin Qian decisively swallowed a 'Burning God Pill'.

This is a forbidden pill that is even more ferocious than the Divine Splitting Pill. If a cultivator ingests this pill, all three elements of their being will ignite, and their spirit and willpower will rise by more than one level.

The operation, activation, and arrangement of spells will all be greatly enhanced.

Furthermore, the burning of the three elements will allow him to forcefully activate his Sacred Body in a short period of time, unleashing power far exceeding his own grade.

"boom!"

After the Divine Elixir entered his stomach, Qin Qian's vital energy surged.

Divine light surged in the starry sky, and the nine great coiled dragon forms trembled and swirled, like nine rapidly spinning magic rings, unleashing a torrent of magic that swept across the sky!

In that instant, Qin Qian consumed over a thousand strands of Great Void Magic Power!
At the same time, his figure disappeared into the void, and even the many great cultivators watching from outside the Sword Realm could not see his figure or aura.

"As expected of the Time-Space Sacred Body."

Inside the bamboo house, Li Yuan, who was intently watching, didn't see Qin Qian and couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

The Space-Time Sacred Body ranks among the nine Sacred Bodies and is a top-tier Sacred Body that combines both cultivation and combat abilities.

He gathered a lot of relevant information.

It is said that even if one only achieves a minor level of mastery of the Space-Time Sacred Body, one can still move freely and break through boundaries. If one achieves a major level of mastery, one can even travel through the long river of time.

Legend has it that in the 18th century, there was a near-perfected innate spacetime saint who intended to trace back the origins of time and kill the god-king before he attained enlightenment!

Qin Qian, who was only at the third realm, naturally did not have the ability to reverse the flow of time, but once he disappeared into the void, not to mention watching from the sidelines, even if he were on the battlefield, ordinary great cultivators would not be able to find him.

"It's not something to be underestimated."

Looking at the divine light that kept exploding in the Sword Realm, Li Yuan sighed inwardly, but was not worried.

Even if the Time-Space Saint Body possesses astonishing power, it is absolutely impossible for him to kill Qin Qian five times in an instant. In an instant, Qin Qian could kill Qin Qian in return.

"He had already mastered top-tier magical power twenty years ago?"

Wandering through the void like a ghost, watching the divine light that flowed with seven colors and annihilated all laws, Qin Qian was filled with doubt and unease.

He was able to fight Li Yuan to a draw multiple times on the martial arts stage, not only because of his unparalleled teleportation ability with his Time-Space Holy Body, but also because he had cultivated top-tier magical power, which the latter simply could not outlast.

This is his foundation.

But now, Li Yuan's Dao image shows no signs of exhaustion; on the contrary, he is unable to maintain it...

"He has mastered the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture and is now protected by the Mysterious Vine Tree. Even a peak fifth-realm cultivator cannot kill him in one strike; it would take at least two instant kills..."

Qin Qian's mind raced.

Having fought Li Yuan many times, he knew him inside and out, and had seen all sorts of his tricks.

In his view, Li Yuan's deepest cultivation was the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture. With the help of the Mysterious Vine Tree, he was practically living two lives, which was why he had fought to a draw many times and was unable to win.

The substitution method can be broken, but the substitution method of the natal spiritual plant can only be broken by killing the person who committed the substitution.

Because the natal spiritual plant grows in the divine realm, which is where the three elements of a cultivator converge, in other words, the spiritual plant is its divine soul.

"boom!"

In the blink of an eye, Qin Qian's seven-colored divine light, crisscrossing the starry sky, had annihilated countless magical waves and destroyed the true forms of three coiled dragons.

“No chance…”

Qin Qian wandered through the void. At his closest, he was only a mile away from Li Yuan's Dao shadow, but he was unable to break into it.

The divine light, which embodied the five elements, flowed smoothly and flawlessly. Although the remaining two rays could not be integrated into it, they could still fight outside.

We must confront them head-on!

Feeling the magical power within his body, Qin Qian hardened his heart and used teleportation again, crashing into a place about a mile outside the One Heart Temple amidst the flowing five colors.

It immediately transformed into a coiled dragon, holding its tail in its mouth, and as it spun rapidly, it unleashed an extremely dazzling divine light.

This is his top-tier spell, the Light of Void Breaking, which he created by combining various magical techniques.

The model imitated is the natal divine power 'Void-Breaking Divine Light' that can be condensed after cultivating the Great Void Dragon Path and forging a first-grade Great Elixir.

As its name suggests, it can pierce through the void and directly sever the very essence of a cultivator's soul! "Boom!"

The divine light pierced through the void and, in an instant, went straight for Li Yuan's brow.

But in the next instant, Qin Qian's pupils shrank as a heavy, bluish-purple hammer blocked the way, shattering the divine light that pierced through the void.

Immediately, the heavy hammer came hurtling towards them.

"Boom!"

It was like a god beating a drum!

Visible ripples vibrated and surged in the void.

Unable to move any further, Qin Qian could only unleash various spells outside his body. Soon after, amidst the enormous roar, he and the twelve levels of the Sword Realm vanished into the darkness.

"Failed!"

Upon witnessing this scene, the area outside the Sword Realm suddenly fell silent.

Even though most cultivators didn't believe Qin Qian could win, his defeat was still far too swift...

"Dongxuan Liyuan!"

Xu Xun looked up at the light screen of the twelfth level of the Sword Realm.

Amidst the shattered light and shadow, one could see the Taoist standing with his hammer, his expression indifferent, yet seemingly looking down upon himself from a superior position.

"Brother Xu."

At this moment, Xu Xun heard a familiar voice, turned around, and saw Ding Yunjie, who was wearing a cloud robe and had a calm expression with a hint of bitterness.

"you are leaving?"

Xu Xun steadied himself.

"This person has already reached the pinnacle of the Divine Palace Realm. Rather than wasting a hundred years, it would be better to save it for later."

Ding Yunjie was deeply troubled.

This blow not only extinguished Qin Qian's spirit, but also extinguished his ambition to reach the pinnacle of the sword realm.

"Leave it for later?"

Xu Xunyi's expression was complicated; it was the first time he had ever seen Ding Yunjie like this.

He and Ding Yunjie are old rivals.

Unlike his past self, who had extremely poor natural endowments, Ding Yunjie was born with divine and demonic talents, achieved success at a young age, and was ennobled at a young age, truly a genius of the world.

Even with the help of the 'Three Buddhas', he could only barely defeat him.

"The path of cultivation is long, why bother with short-term gains? The pinnacle of the three realms does not necessarily mean that every realm is the pinnacle."

Ding Yunjie remained calm:
"I plan to become a disciple of Shizun Mountain, and then I will have the opportunity to compete with Dongxuan Liyuan during the martial arts competition in the future!"

"Ok?"

Xu Xun was startled.

The Ziwei Realm is extremely exclusive and domineering. He knew very well that the Ziwei Divine Dynasty was always wary of the Weitian Dao Sect and would never allow anyone from the realm to join the Weitian Dao Sect.

"The Divine Dynasty will not allow it..."

"so what?"

Ding Yunjie didn't explain, but instead gave Xu Xunyi a meaningful look:

"Your situation is actually more suitable for you to join the Weitian Dao Sect than mine..."

Xu Xun was taken aback.

"Your Grand Tutor father is practically your mortal enemy. Are you really afraid of implicating the Xu family?"

Ding Yunjie smiled, turned and left.

"Join the Weitian Dao Sect..."

Xu Xun pondered Ding Yunjie's words, then strode after him, calling out, "Brother Ding, please wait..."

……

It wasn't just Ding Yunjie and Xu Xunyi.

After Qin Qian's crushing defeat, many cultivators at the third realm of the twelfth level of the Sword Realm gave up their ambitions, and hundreds of them left the Sword God Continent on that very day.

Including Qin Qian himself.

A lone boat drifted through the darkness, Qin Qian clutching the Knowledge Sphere, his expression shifting uncertainly.

"Although the Chaos Body is one of the nine sacred bodies, the person did not obtain the Innate Body, and perhaps even the tribulations of the past would have been difficult to overcome..."

"you……"

In the interplay of light and shadow, the monk Nile continued to offer words of comfort.

"call!"

After a long silence, Qin Qian put away the General Knowledge Sphere, his expression gradually calming down.
"Don't fight for a moment, fight for a lifetime!"

……

"Wow~"

In the divine realm, incense smoke billowed forth.

After Qin Qian's defeat, Li Yuan reaped another wave of rewards, which put him in a great mood.

"The amount of coins earned from watching the game will also increase significantly."

Li Yuan was satisfied.

He has enjoyed the benefits of reaching the pinnacle of the sword world for over twenty years, and will likely continue to do so for another hundred.

Not to mention the ever-increasing incense offerings, his income from watching battles in the Battle Hall has also increased many times over, far exceeding that of Phoenix, whom he used to envy.

Even those who fought against him, such as Lin Yue and Feng Xiuqi, saw their incomes skyrocket, with the latter reportedly preparing to forge a great elixir.

"Daoying is still a bit too rigid."

Li Yuan was slightly dissatisfied that the Sword Realm Guardian had acted too ruthlessly.

With that blow, Qin Qian probably won't be able to enter the sword realm for a long time.

If it were him, he would definitely go easy on his opponent, winning by a narrow margin each time, and reaping the rewards multiple times.

"Never mind, we don't need to do good deeds for the time being anyway."

Seeing that he had still broken through 100,000 minor merits after several large purchases, Li Yuan closed the Knowledge Ball and continued to practice his cultivation technique.

……

Refining magic and demons, listening to sounds and fishing, reading books and gaining general knowledge.

Li Yuan cultivated step by step, feeling his progress little by little. He did not find it boring at all, and even enjoyed it.

"Om~"

That day, Li Yuan was practicing his cultivation on the Qi-gathering platform when he suddenly sensed something and rose to bow:

"Welcome, Master."

A faint light shone from his thoughts, and the voice of the Heavenly Dao Lord echoed:

"The Golden Core is now solidified; you can now cultivate superior techniques."

Before Li Yuan could respond, he felt his heart surge with a message that flooded his mind, immersing him in it.

"The Golden Elixir is the union of humanity and heaven; the nine realms represent its pinnacle, and the tenth represents its ultimate..."

"The highest grade is the Ten Scenery Golden Core, but cultivators only have the Niwan Palace and Nine Palaces, so the Ten Scenery Golden Core must be sought externally..."

"Breaking through strange lands, fragments of other dimensions, or even remnants of the realm's core, can lay the ultimate foundation for a superior-grade elixir..."

The meanings of all scriptures flow within the sea of ​​my mind.

This method was naturally not as complicated as supernatural powers, but it was quite obscure. Li Yuan glanced at it once and then thanked his master for passing on the teachings.

"It's good to have a top-grade pill, but if you can't achieve it, there's no need to dwell on it. Cultivating a higher realm is the most important thing."

Daoist Tianyu admonished his disciples.

Li Yuan naturally agreed respectfully. After seeing his master off, he resumed his study of the method for improving the quality of his Golden Core.

The divine realm is the foundation of the Dharma realm, and this Dharma method must also be based on the divine realm.

To be precise, it is about expanding the divine realm.

"The Dharma Realm inherently possesses the ability to devour strange lands and strengthen itself. Once this method is cultivated, even the Divine Realm will have the ability to devour strange lands and dimensional fragments!"

After studying the text word by word and reading it in detail, Li Yuan felt that he had gained a great deal.

"This method seems to be an advanced method of the Divine Furnace Technique..."

Li Yuan sensed the Fire Phoenix Furnace within the Divine Realm.

Nine-Headed Serpent was tending to the divine furnace. Under the furnace's forging, the remains of demons were transformed into streams of pure energy, while the scattered divine runes disappeared into the island where soldiers were raised.

After more than twenty years of uninterrupted demonic refinement, Li Yuan's training island has grown to a size larger than Xuan Teng Island, and is also subtly enhancing the foundation of his divine realm.

"Theoretically, even a demon could?"

Li Yuan compared the method with the demon-refining method and found that it had many similarities with the method of demon refining. Even without the strange land, a large number of demons might be able to transform the golden core.

However, a large number of demons at the fourth level or above are needed, preferably those of superior quality.

"Superior demons are already quite intelligent and difficult to attract unless we enter the Heavenly Demon Realm... Hmm, my Shadow Demon Body is a bit too busy. Perhaps I need to cultivate another incarnation technique?"

With his mind free of distractions, Li Yuan multitasked, comprehending the method of Golden Core transformation without neglecting his daily cultivation.

Thus, several months later, the Shadow Demon returned from the Sword Realm.

Li Yuan sent him to the secluded corridor. He usually wouldn't waste the opportunity that only came once every six months and couldn't be accumulated.

Thus, a few days later, the Shadow Demon returned from his exploration and, after a short rest, went to the Ruins of Return again, heading straight for the Ten Realms of Wrath based on the intelligence he had gathered.

Of course, he informed Yu Huanzhen.

The latter was quite pleased and insisted on sending him there.

……

The Ruins are vast and desolate.

Even cultivators at the peak of the fifth realm often take months, years, or even decades to travel to various forbidden lands and otherworldly realms.

The Ten Realms are located on the tenth level of the Ruins of Return, quite far from Dongxuan Mountain.

Even though Yu Huanzhen's Nine Smoke Luo was already at the level of a top-grade spiritual treasure and was extremely fast, it still took Li Yuan nearly a year to see the Ten Realms through the Shadow Demon Body.

"Woo~"

In the deep darkness, a cold wind seemed to roll, and a faint light would appear and disappear from time to time.

On the nine-colored ship, the Shadow Demon leaned on the railing and looked around. He felt that the energy of the Void was chaotic and violent, like a live volcano that could erupt at any moment.

And in the darkness, there was an even deeper shadow.

"Another dimension, hidden in the darkness of the void, its form is uncertain; it may be a speck of dust that is a world, or it may manifest as a meteorite..."

Yu Huanzhen explained to him, "The Ten Realms of Wrath is that shadowy place. Because it is about to perish, its aura is extremely violent. Any grotto-heaven or Dharma realm that enters it will suffer a terrifying impact..."

"Therefore, not only are cultivators at the fifth realm unable to enter this place, but divine treasures are also prohibited..."

Li Yuan gazed at Guixu, when suddenly, a streak of light disappeared into the shadows.

“Those are other cultivators.”

Yu Huanzhen focused his mind slightly and discerned: "Judging from that aura, he should not be a member of the Weitiandao Sect. He is most likely a rogue cultivator, or perhaps a demonic cultivator."

"Won't these Ten Realms suddenly disappear?"

Li Yuan asked a question.

"No, the time dimension of the world is different from that of cultivators. Although it is said to be about to perish, it can still exist for tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands of years."

Yu Huanzhen was also glancing at the Shadow Demon's body out of the corner of his eye.

Along the way, she would occasionally glance at him and felt that Li Yuan's second primordial spirit was really unlike him. The rolling black mist made him look just like a demonic cultivator.

And it's the extremely ferocious kind!

That black mist was more than just mist; it contained intertwined demonic shadows and an extremely terrifying killing aura, which even made her feel vaguely uneasy.

"Junior brother understands."

Li Yuan nodded without any doubt. He then bid farewell to Yu Huanzhen and did not accept the fourth-realm Dao weapon offered by the latter. With a thought, he disappeared into the darkness.

(End of this chapter)