Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 374: The Clash between the New Generation and the Old Generation
Qi Tian said in a deep voice: "With this man's talent, it may not be impossible! When he was training his body, he opened up a new upper limit for the martial arts of the Yanhuang Federation."

"Are the two comparable?" The red-dressed woman laughed out loud, "Do you think this is just a game? Let me ask you, how did the Heavenly King step foot on the Heavenly Lord?"

Qi Tian frowned and said: "After all five disasters have passed, the illusory avenue is deduced into the real avenue, and finally merged with the heaven and earth."

"good."

The woman in the red dress said calmly,
"When a celestial being breaks through the Heavenly King, he either opens up a new path or follows the path of others. Finally, he opens up an illusory road in the inner world. This is the Heavenly King."

“When one reaches the Heavenly King realm, as the inner world continues to improve and moves toward the embryonic form of the inner universe, the illusory avenue also becomes more perfect and real, until the illusory avenue evolves into the real avenue and is integrated into the underlying rules of the universe, becoming an inseparable part of it.”

"At this point, one has achieved the status of a Heavenly Venerable."

"And if Ji Jingqiu wants to open up a great way that benefits the world, he must integrate the way he opens into the underlying rules of the universe. This means that he must act like a celestial being and perform the actions of a celestial king—"

"Do you think that this gap can only be made up by a genius?"

The woman in the red skirt shook her head and said, "Even if he really wanted to and could achieve this, he would not do it now. He should first climb higher and wait until his realm and power are high enough, such as at least reaching the level of Heavenly Venerable, and then have the strength to spare before he can plan this matter."

Qi Tian said nothing.

After this trip, although he did not meet Ji Jingqiu, he was willing to acknowledge this man's extraordinary talent.

But what the woman was talking about at this moment was indeed not a gap that could be bridged by talent.

The Heavenly King unites the Dao into one realm to nourish his body.

The Heavenly Venerable unites the Dao into one realm to nourish his Dao.

Although they seem similar, they are worlds apart.

The Heavenly King is in harmony with the Tao, which means to align oneself with the Tao of Heaven and Earth. This is the most traditional way, and also a way to take refuge in Heaven and Earth and follow the will of Heaven.

However, Tianzun Hedao integrates his own "Tao" and "principle" into the heaven and earth, and establishes new rules and principles between heaven and earth. In a sense, this is a path that goes against the will of heaven.

The gap between the two is immeasurable.

The woman's next words made Qi Tian shudder.

"Before that, he'd better not expose himself, otherwise some Heavenly Venerable Dao Ancestors or even True Saints may be interested in him."

"To be honest, I really hope he has this ability."

The woman in the red dress smiled and said, "This kind of merit, opening the way for all living beings in the world, may help the Lord God to cross the last threshold."

Qi Tian looked at her deeply and said, "If he really has the hope of opening up a path, will the Lord God still want to take away his path?"

The one in front of him came from the Taiyou God System.

The red-dressed woman's voice turned cold and said:
"The Lord God's return has been blocked. In order to compete with the other four, we must find another way."

"This matter was originally done by Ji Tianxing of the Yanhuang Federation. If Ji Jingqiu can really give the credit for opening the way to the Divine Lord, it can be regarded as making up for the mistakes of their lineage."

"Besides, we never intended to let Ji Jingqiu go. This boy is the descendant of He Donghuang. Do you know where the fighting power that He Donghuang displayed 20 years ago came from?"

Thinking of the battle twenty years ago, Qi Tian's heart was burning with anger.

In that battle, the fighting power displayed by the Southern Emperor He Donghuang was undoubtedly beyond standard, and he almost swept away all the saints.

Many people have placed him above the five pillars, standing on the same level as the four demons who are not suppressed by the universe.

The woman in the red skirt said in a deep voice: "The reason why he can display such overwhelming combat power is entirely due to the long river of time. This is our ultimate goal!"

……

Tiansheng Lake.

"Brother Wutian, the Grandmaster has returned and is calling you to join him."

Taoist Wuju stepped aside to let him go, indicating that he should go to the Taoist palace deep inside.

"Excuse me, senior brother."

Taoist Wu Tian nodded. With his current status as the founder of the Great Universe, he didn't need to perform formalities even when facing his senior brother who was the Taoist master. In fact, when he became a Heavenly King, he would even be slightly superior.

Twenty years ago, the three true saint ancestors of Tiansheng Lake, Yinyang Taoist Palace and Wude Palace left together. No one knew where they went until they returned two years ago.

But Wu Tian Dao Ren knew very well that the founder had gone to the River of Time with others, going upstream in an attempt to trace back to its source.

He Shuai's actions twenty years ago made the ancient saints aware of the abnormality in the long river of time.

At this moment.

Walking towards the Taoist palace along the bluestone road, Wutan could vaguely feel the passage of time.

He lowered his eyes.

On the bluestone floor, you can vaguely see ripples of water and the ebb and flow of the tide.

This is……

Ripples in the long river of time?
Has the master's cultivation improved again?
Enter the Taoist Palace.

"Ancestor."

Wu Tian Dao Ren saluted. As he was now the founder of a religion, he did not need to kneel down to salute, but he still bowed his head to show respect.

"three things."

Shouzhen's voice came from deep inside the Taoist palace. It was very gentle and went straight to the point.

"First, I am about to go to Daluo Heaven to participate in the meeting of the saints. This meeting is held by the five pillars and is related to the future structure of this world. Do you have any questions?"

Wu Tian raised his head and asked, "Have all five pillars returned?"

"The Holy King and the Void Emperor have both returned, and the Cangqing and Mingxu lineages are also about to return. Taiyou's return was originally planned in the near future, but was blocked by Ji Tianxing, who ascended to the Heavenly Demon Throne, and Taiyi, delaying his return by at least ten years."

Wu Tian pondered: "Not long ago, I received an order to prepare for war. Is it related to this matter?"

"Have."

Shouzhen did not explain in detail, but continued,
"The second thing is that this time, Kong Xuan and I went upstream along the long river of time and found some clues. We suspect that one of the five pillars has been 'replaced'."

"If this suspicion is true, then perhaps we have found the reason why the five pillars failed to prove their truth in the past."

Wu Tian frowned and asked, "What do you mean by replaced?"

Shouzhen was silent for a moment and said:
"The two long rivers of time and destiny in this world can almost be regarded as divine weapons of a transcendent level."

"We originally thought that this was the way it should be, but until recently, through our contacts with the surrounding realms, we discovered that we are the only one of the many realms around us."

"In other realms, Time and Fate have never exceeded the scope of the Eight Realms. In terms of power, it is at most equivalent to the peak level of True Saint."

Wu Tian’s expression suddenly became solemn.

In other words, under normal circumstances, the power of the two long rivers of Time and Destiny should not be so high?
"The ancestor suspects that these two long rivers have been refined by others into...divine weapons?!"

Wu Tian’s tone was solemn.

Those who can refine these two long rivers into transcendent divine weapons...

It can only be a transcendent!
"This matter is complicated and full of mysteries, and I dare not make any rash decisions. We originally wanted to meet He Donghuang, but we never found any trace of him. I'm afraid he is not in a good condition at the moment."

Shouzhen said slowly,
"This matter is confidential and cannot be spread outside. I am telling you so that you can remind me to be careful."

"If there really is someone hiding behind the scenes, He Donghuang's combination of Dao Time and Long River can be regarded as taking away his magic weapon. This person will definitely try every means to take it back."

Wu Tian frowned and said, "Grandmaster, do you think this person is...transcendent?"

Shouzhen looked calm and said, "He is now at most the same as the four demons of the past, otherwise why would he hide behind the scenes? A true transcendent, even if incomplete, can crush us true saints."

"certainly……"

Shouzhen paused and said in a deep voice: "If it is really as we guessed, he will be much more difficult to deal with than the four demons."

"Why?" Wu Tian asked, "Because of the two super-level divine weapons?"

"This is not the scariest thing." Shou Zhen sighed, "The scariest thing... involves the 'truth' of this realm."

"What do you mean?" Wu Tian was shocked and asked.

But Shouzhen obviously had some big taboo in mind, so he did not explain it, but continued:
"The third thing is that Tiansheng Lake will enter a war preparation mode to welcome the opening of the universe in the near future."

Wu Tian asked: "Who are we going to fight against? Aren't all the Taoist temples focusing their attention on Daluotian?"

As the founder of the Tiansheng Lake Universe, Wutan received the news before Ji Anquan and others.

Someone within the Five Pillars openly declared that the great universe entangled by the Dark Sea should be abandoned, and each Taoist temple should abandon peripheral forces and move all core descendants to Daluo Heaven.

"That's the crux of the matter."

Shouzhen said with deep eyes,
"We can't give up everything we have now to gamble with them. The fifty-three Jambuvipas are the foundation of Tiansheng Lake in the present and the past, and the universe will be the foundation of Tiansheng Lake in the future."

Wu Tian said in a deep voice: "I heard that someone wants to completely refine the universe into the foundation of Daluotian."

According to this statement, those people not only want to give up the universe, but also want to completely drain the value of the universe.

If this plan is implemented, the universe will become a dead place, and all the "essence" will be condensed in Daluotian.

Shou Zhen said calmly: "So if necessary, war may break out between the saints, or even between the five pillars."

Wu Tian: "Are there any saints who support this idea?"

"nature."

Shouzhen nodded.

"The Five Pillars have no shortage of supporters. They are still the most transcendent beings in this world."

"Now the five pillars have awakened one after another, and many ancient gods have returned at the same time, but today is different from the past. The existence of the saints has occupied their former territories." "So this will be the first war for the right to speak after the awakening of the universe and the return of the five pillars."

Wu Tian suddenly understood the essence of all this.

What is Daluotian, the Great Universe...

They're all just excuses.

The true nature of this war is a war between the new generation of strong men and the old generation of strong men, and it is about the struggle for the right to speak in the future!

Among them, there are also possible unknown powerful people hiding behind the scenes.

Wu Tian suppressed all his thoughts and said, "Ancestor, my body needs your help."

Shouzhen raised his head and said, "Did the Taiyou lineage put pressure on your Yanhuang Federation?"

Wu Tian shook his head: "My original body hopes that you can help protect it for a while."

"Oh?" Shouzhen couldn't help but said with relief, "Finally, I'm about to break through to the Heavenly King level. You're almost there too, right?"

Wu Tian's accumulation had reached its limit ten years ago with the help of his identity as the founder of a religion. His speed was ahead of all the divine prohibitions, but due to the limitations of his clone's self, he was unable to take the last step.

"It's just right. When you break through to the Heavenly King level, you will be needed in this war."

Suddenly, Shouzhen frowned slightly and said, "Your foundation is deeper than yours, right? Do you still need my help to protect you after you break through to Heavenly King? Where are Xuanji and Wanxiang?"

Although the alliance of the Yanhuang Federation is not united, there are still True Saints who are completely on their side, such as Xuanji True Saint and Wanxiang God Lord.

Wu Tian said: "I have already persuaded Xuan Ji Zhen Sheng and Wan Xiang Shen Zhu, but it is not enough. The path of my main body's breakthrough to the Heavenly King this time will be somewhat different from the traditional path."

"Difference? Not enough?"

Shouzhen was unusually in high spirits.

One True Saint Guardian isn’t enough?
"What path are you going to establish? The Myriad, or directly to the Formless? Or is it the path of cause and effect that has already been successfully opened up?"

Ever since the war twenty years ago, the Yanhuang Federation had been investigated by all parties, and Ji Jingqiu was naturally among them.

Many powerful people believe that these three are the paths that Ji Jingqiu is most likely to take.

When Ji Jingqiu revealed the great path of cause and effect that he had opened up, many powerful people thought that this boy had already become a king of heaven.

But it was later proved that Ji Jingqiu did not choose the theory of cause and effect as the foundation of his path as the King of Heaven.

"I am ready to open the way." Wu Tian added, "Open the way for the world."

Shouzhen looked calm when he heard the first sentence, even taking it for granted, but his expression suddenly changed when he heard the second sentence.

He stared at Wu Tian Dao Ren closely and said in a deep voice:

"Can you say that again!"

"The main body has opened up a step between sitting and forgetting and fetal breathing, which can allow the celestial being to break through to the Heavenly King more perfectly. This level of spiritual practice is enough to support the illusory path of the Heavenly King, and there is no need to merge with the Dao to nourish oneself."

Hearing this, Shouzhen stood up suddenly.

"Between fetal breathing and meditation, there is another realm?" Shou Zhen murmured, looking at Wu Tian, ​​"Does it have a name?"

"【Keep the Void and Calm】."

"Keep the emptiness and be quiet... Only the Tao gathers the emptiness, and keep quiet and keep your heart?"

With his level of Taoism, just by listening to Ji Jingqiu's name for this realm, he could vaguely glimpse some of its true meaning.

And if what Wu Tian just said is true, then the structure of the three thousand Jambuvipas will be changed a lot.

In the past, most of the Heavenly Kings were born in the hands of powerful forces because they needed to unite with one another to nourish their bodies.

Even within each faction, the position of Heavenly King is not enough to be divided up. There are many people who have reached Perfect Heaven and have the hope of a breakthrough, but are stuck before the Heavenly King.

Even if one were to break through by force, due to the lack of a world to shelter him, not only would there be no room for subsequent improvement, but he would also face disasters.

Once Ji Jingqiu opens up a spiritual realm that allows the Heavenly Kings to break free from the 'shackles', the number of Heavenly Kings among the various families will at least increase by 20 to 30 percent, if not dramatically.

And the war that followed soon...

Shouzhen suddenly asked, "How many perfect celestial beings have emerged from Xuanji Heaven and Wanxiang Divine Kingdom to cooperate with your original body in opening the way?"

"There are seven perfect celestial beings in Xuanji Heaven who have already figured out the true meaning of [Keeping the Void and Tranquility]. There are fewer in Wanxiang Divine Kingdom, only four. All eleven of them are expected to be promoted to Heavenly King by stepping into [Keeping the Void and Tranquility].

Shouzhen nodded and said, "Let Wujiu select the celestial beings in his sect, choose those with clean backgrounds, and let them follow you to comprehend the true meaning of this realm - the Heavenly King should be able to comprehend it, too?"

"Naturally."

Shouzhen nodded: "Let those Heavenly Kings who have not yet achieved the state of meditation prepare themselves."

Wu Tian's eyes flashed with surprise and he asked, "Isn't this a little too decisive, Grandmaster?"

Shouzhen smiled and said, "Isn't this the reason why you came to see me? Why, I satisfied you, but you think I agreed too quickly?"

Wu Tian was speechless.

If the main body wants to open up the world, it must embed this realm into the underlying rules of the universe.

To achieve this step, it is very difficult to rely solely on the current state of the body.

In theory, this is the step for the Heavenly King to be promoted to the Heavenly Venerable.

This step will be even more difficult.

It is obviously impossible for the original body to wait until he is promoted to the peak of Heavenly King or even Heavenly Venerable to plan to open the way.

Therefore, the best solution is to [spread the gospel throughout the world].

That is to allow more warriors to take this step.

Among them, especially those who have achieved perfection in heaven and have understood the true meaning of [keeping emptiness and tranquility] in advance, when they step into the realm of heaven and gain the recognition of heaven and earth, they will subtly integrate this state into the rules of heaven and earth.

This makes it much easier for the main body to clear the way later.

"I understand." Shouzhen nodded, and had a plan in mind. "If he really has the ambition to become the current Dao Ancestor, I will lend him a helping hand."

"Thank you, Patriarch."

Shouzhen finally advised: "Tell Ji Jingqiu that his breakthrough this time may become a fuse for the competition among the strong. You must be fully prepared and at least communicate with one of the five pillars."

Wu Tian thought that the most suitable person at the moment was the Holy King.

As for the other Void Emperor who has returned...

He seemed dissatisfied with the fact that the Yanhuang Federation had two void beasts.

This is the first void giant beast born in the starry sky of the universe, and his real name is [Six-Sky Ancestral Dragon].

All the giant beasts in the void in later generations can be regarded as its source.

……

……

This day.

The twenty years of peace that Mu Shitian promised had finally come to an end.

The universe then entered its second recovery.

The avenue roared, and in the uninhabited area deep in the boundless starry sky, billions of rays of light burst out, all kinds of strange lights danced, and countless black holes appeared in it.

The sounds of sacrifice, Zen chanting, the sounds of gods and demons, the sounds of the great way, the sounds of heaven and earth...

All kinds of ancient sounds engraved in history resounded together, and endless chaotic energy surged.

Countless warriors clearly felt that the invisible shackles above their heads had been released.

This day.

The kings of all realms rushed into the universe and into the depths of the starry sky, looking for the opportunity when the Great Dao awakens.

At this moment, Ji Jingqiu was well prepared. He entered the depths of the universe and tempered his body with the strange light transformed from various great ways.

He sat cross-legged in the depths of the starry sky, his eyes closed in meditation, his black hair loose, looking even more majestic, his body seemed to be in communication with heaven and earth, and was also surrounded by countless rays of light.

In the body, where the five major organs are located, the glow is the brightest, revealing an immortal aura and tending to form a world of its own.

Deep in every heaven and earth, there is a sitting god.

The five heavens and earths merged into one, forming a clear world. The divine fetus nurtured inside seemed to have been born and transformed into a vague and majestic figure.

Around Ji Jingqiu, there were a total of thirteen creatures of various shapes, with him as the center, sitting around them.

These are all the creatures rescued by Ji Jingqiu from the Burial Sea.

Each of them, at the peak of their lives, had at least reached the status of a perfect celestial being, and some were even celestial kings, but now they have all fallen to the level of a celestial being.

At this moment.

They were all forced into some kind of enlightenment.

Everyone was tense and tried their best to comprehend the true meaning of what Ji Jingqiu was teaching, not daring to relax at all.

Just because——

“Not only have I saved you, I will also preach for you.”

"But if you can't meet my requirements, you will be my next bait. With the sins you committed in the past and the karma entangled in your bodies, it will be enough for me to reap something in the dark sea."

(End of this chapter)