My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 236 The Path of Cultivation Should Not Be Interrupted!
A near-immortal who transcends the Dao in one step, possessing a power of transcendence.

Each power of transcendence represents a path to transcendence. While the methods can be practiced together, the paths cannot be walked together. Therefore, each path to transcendence can only be successfully traversed by one near-cultivator.

These ten Heavenly Paths are a path that requires great perseverance, courage, wisdom, and opportunity to reach the end.

Since the void and the beginning of chaos were filled, the path of the ten heavenly staircases has been established for countless eons. So long ago, even the original ten heavens were destroyed and collapsed, before five near-Dao immortals who transcended in one step were born. One can imagine how difficult this path is.

However difficult the journey may be, compared to before the void was filled, the near-immortals of these void heavens undoubtedly find it much easier.

At the very least, one can enjoy a carefree life for ten thousand years.

And there will be another chance.

If one dares to embark on the path of the ten Heavenly Ranks, then starting from the seventh Heavenly Rank, while resolving one's own lifespan issue, one can obtain power far exceeding that of a near-immortal.

That was the power that began to approach the true power of Banhu countless years ago.

After the void, which existed since the beginning of nothingness, was filled, the path of cultivation that had once been completely severed was now truly open.

It is possible for someone to reach the end through personal cultivation.

However, the person who enabled this path of cultivation has long since vanished without a trace.

Even everything related to him has vanished into silence.

Sometimes, the sacrifices of those who came before us are simply forgotten, even if we want to. They have become nothingness.

At this moment, outside this outer heaven, a petite figure reappeared, and she attempted to enter with her physical body as before. This time, she was still able to enter, but she stopped herself upon entering and instantly withdrew from the outer heaven.

Because if she were to enter this outer heaven now, she would release the five transcendent true spirits that had already entered.

This would cause her journey home to fail.

She had been away from her home for far too long, long enough to predate the beginning of the Myriad Eras of the Dao, an incredibly long period of time, practically immeasurable.

Hundreds of blood-red rivers can be extracted from this long river of time to refine once-powerful treasures of slaughter.

A long river of blood could be a supreme treasure for slaughter.

She wants to go home!
Only by going home could she find the last trace of that person!
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Beyond the Heavens, there is an unimaginable world. Once a true spirit enters, it will become the core of a small world that is dominated by that true spirit.

In these small worlds, each and every true spirit is undoubtedly the protagonist.

Therefore, without exception, all the true spirits that enter become immersed in it. Many times, the door to leaving the small world has already been opened, but these true spirits choose to turn back without hesitation and continue to stay in this small world.

The Outer Heaven is the last choice for all beings in this void. Anyone who is unhappy outside can experience what it means to be a chosen one here!
However, a few true spirits managed to break free from it.

Upon landing, they transformed into various shapes. Some were dragons, some were stones, some were houses, and some had human heads and snake bodies...

They varied greatly, and few resembled human beings.

Because they were all tired of being human.

After these true spirits broke free from the small world, they immediately headed towards the only city in this outer heaven. Calling it a city is a bit of an exaggeration, because it was essentially a simple village.

The fence, the house with holes, the wooden gate that couldn't be closed, and the broken wooden steps.

However, the closer they got to this extremely simple city, the more respectful the expressions of these freed spirits became in their manifested forms. This was because this simple city was actually the manifestation of the spirits of a group of near-immortals who had attempted to transcend but ultimately failed.

The true spirit that transformed into the broken wooden steps was extremely powerful in life, and already possessed the rudiments of transcendent power. Unfortunately, when it reached the end, it helplessly discovered that the path it was on already had a transcendent being.

Thus, this powerful true spirit chose to escape into the outer heavens and transformed into these dilapidated wooden steps.

Being able to cultivate the rudimentary form of transcendent power means that one has not only stepped into the ninth heavenly realm, but has already reached the tenth heavenly realm and is capable of stepping onto it.

Ultimately, the inability to take that first step wasn't due to personal inadequacy, but rather because there were already people ahead of them.

A path to transcendence, allowing only one person to walk it at a time!
Once someone has proven this path, no one who comes after them should ever try to prove it again!
The true spirits who come here to worship are all seeking a glimmer of hope for transcendence; they want to find a way out of the path of transcendence that they have already failed to take.

These are all things that our ancestors tried with their lives, so they couldn't help but show their respect.

Failure to reach the tenth Heavenly Rank results not only in physical death and the dissipation of one's Dao, but also in the complete loss of even a trace of one's true spirit. It is only because of the unique nature of this Outer Heaven that the traces of these failed transcendent beings can be slowly collected and gathered here into true spirits.

This is what a little girl saw in a fleeting glimpse when she last barged in, and it is because of this that she firmly believes that someone's last trace still exists here.

After all, this outer heaven was created by someone.

Originally, everything here was like this: the true spirits that entered either became immersed in their own little worlds, becoming the protagonists in those stories; or they broke free, reflected themselves here, and sought their own opportunity for transcendence.

At this moment, five true spirits appeared and immediately broke free from the small world that was about to evolve.

Then, five figures appeared.

As these five figures appeared, an unprecedented aura instantly filled the air. Although they were only at the True Spirit stage, each step of transcendence was still a step of transcendence, and five completely different powers of transcendence began to evolve right there.

With all things as steps, each step reveals a new world;

Those with karmic connections pave the way, while those below them defy their superiors;
With a single thought, creation can arise from nothingness;

The heavens are vast and boundless, and the essence of heaven and earth is refined within one's body;
There is enlightenment without slaughter, resulting in the upper realm being pure and the lower realm being turbid.

These are five paths to transcendence, representing the entirety of the cultivation practices of the five immortal lords: Beitian, Hongshi, Shengqi, Shangcang, and Huangchi.

Upon witnessing these five powers of transcendence, those true spirits who had broken free to fight for a sliver of transcendence were all filled with excitement, despair, madness, and agony... their emotions were so complex that they defied description.

Because they all found their own path to transcendence, but also discovered that their path to transcendence was impassable.

Their path of cultivation has been severed.

"No!"

"I won't accept this!"

These spirits began to roar and shout, expressing their emotions.

They were truly unwilling to accept this!
They were unwilling to let their path of cultivation end here!
The path of cultivation for those who practice in this world should never be like this!

In an instant, the emotions of these true spirits became uncontrollable, and various such emotions arose. And in this seemingly chaotic yet unified state of mind, an indescribable, invisible force instantly swept across the entire Outer Heaven.

Then, a consciousness that had been dormant in the outer heavens for countless years began to awaken!

(End of this chapter)