Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

Now that she had personally experienced it and watched this innate magic evolve up close, it was like a new world had opened up for Gu Chi, giving her a deep understanding.

"The so-called three thousand great ways are just an imaginary number. The great ways are infinite, so how can there be more than three thousand?"

Gu Chi muttered to himself, "My direction is wrong. Using the heaven and earth as the alchemy furnace and the three thousand great ways as the furnace fire, its purpose is not to obtain the power of the great ways of heaven and earth and then condense the Qingmu Dao Seal, but to let me realize my own 'Dao' through this!"

It was not until this moment that Gu Chi finally understood the essence of the scriptures on the wall. The Qingmu Daoyin was only a subsidiary part of this link, and realizing his own "Tao" was the key.

"Yes, the Dao rules of this world are flawed and imperfect. If the Dao rules of this world were to confer upon me the title of King, although it would allow my strength to soar to the sky, it would not be a long-term solution."

Gu Chi thought about it carefully and gradually came to his senses.

Only when the country is strong enough can kings, princes, generals and ministers be truly second to none.

When a country is destroyed and its mountains and rivers are perished, the lives of kings and princes are no more worthless than those of ordinary people.

Similarly, the world where Gu Chi and the others are now located has already lost its rules, and has shown signs of decline since its fall from power in ancient times.

If you are crowned a king and given a title by him, and are linked to him by cause and effect, it is equivalent to a bondage.

This was not what Gu Chi wanted. She had already made a rough plan for her future life. Sooner or later, she would take the big black dog and leave this world for the upper realm or even other heavens. Naturally, she could not be bound by this world.

She looked at the scripture on the wall. She was not sure whether it was left by an ancient sage, but she was sure that it was written by a man of great courage.

This person's original intention was never to gain the recognition of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, but to transcend it and let his own "Tao" surpass the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Gu Chi didn't understand these things at first, and later his mind was confused by the appearance of the Qingmu Daoyin. Now that he has calmed down, he can finally taste some of the flavors.

I don’t know how long it took, but the cluster of Dao fire gradually calmed down, and that innate and natural evolution entered a period of stagnation.

That is her own "Tao" that is evolving now, but this process will definitely take a lot of time.

At this point, Gu Chi opened his eyes, stood up and walked down the platform, feeling extremely fulfilled in his heart because of the huge gains he had made.

She walked out of the Three Emperors Hall and explained to the big black dog and the nine-tailed white fox everything that had happened in there. After asking, she found out that she had been there for nearly a year.

"So long..." Gu Chi was surprised. She couldn't feel the passage of time in there. When she walked out of the Three Emperors Palace, she thought that only more than a month had passed at most. She didn't expect it to be so long.

"It's a good thing you came out, otherwise this black dog would have overturned the Three Emperors Palace." The nine-tailed white fox curled its lips, and finally muttered softly, "But it can't be overturned even if it's left out."

Gu Chi smiled and patted the big black dog's head, saying, "Don't worry, I still have five lives in there. It won't be a big problem if I die a few more times."

"By the way, do you really think that scripture is feasible? Being able to condense the Qingmu Dao Seal is enough to leave many of your peers behind, and you actually want to surpass the Dao of this world."

The nine-tailed white fox glanced at her. How could a woman with only two or three hundred years of Taoist experience, who hadn't even crossed the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage, dare to have such thoughts?

"I advise you to keep your feet on the ground and not be too ambitious. After all, you may not be able to leave the lower realm in this lifetime. Having a Qingmu Dao Seal by your side will only benefit you, not harm you at all. What else can you be dissatisfied with?"

"Who can predict the future? How do you know that I will stay in this world for the rest of my life instead of traveling around the universe with Lao Hei?" Gu Chi raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

The big black dog nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"We can't rule out this possibility, but it's better to take the immediate benefits first." said the nine-tailed white fox.

It actually didn't have much doubt about what Gu Chi said.

After all, it can see some figures of the big black dog over the long years, and even had an encounter with the big black dog in ancient times.

A mere pet could already traverse the ages and travel back into the past. How could its owner be anything less? Traveling the universe would likely be a possibility in the future.

"The road is still long. Maybe one day I will be able to transcend the laws of the heavens and the universe." Gu Chi thought to himself.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky and struck her directly, sending her flying on the spot.

Even a body as strong as hers was struck and covered in blood. The lightning was simply terrifying!

If it were any other cultivator, he would most likely have turned into a pool of ashes.

The nine-tailed white fox was stunned. In a blink of an eye, it ran away furiously, still screaming, "I've let you be so arrogant. Now you're being punished by heaven!"

The big black dog was shocked. Why did thunder suddenly strike out of nowhere? And it hit Gu Chi right on target?

Gu Chi's face also changed color. She quickly took out an incense burner from her Heaven-Swallowing Bag and called the big black dog to come over to burn incense with her, begging God to forgive her for her recent outrageous remarks.

Afterwards, Gu Chi entered the Three Emperors Palace again to go into seclusion.

She carefully watched the evolution of the Dao fire in her body, and only opened her eyes a month later, preparing to go into seclusion and completely ignite the three thousand Dao fires.

"Just do what you can and don't try to show off!" The nine-tailed white fox shouted loudly outside the Three Emperors Palace.

The big black dog pulled it back, glared at it fiercely, and said, "Don't disturb Sister Gu Chi's retreat!"

The nine-tailed white fox said, "Oh, I'm worried something might happen to her. I'm counting on you to help me break the confinement of this island and the secret realm of Kunlun Ruins. If she dies in there, can you do it alone?"

The big black dog bared its teeth: "Shut up your crow mouth, Sister Gu Chi will be fine!"

It then looked towards the incense burner not far away, from which smoke curled up, and muttered, "Sister Gu Chi has merits, and God will surely bless her."

"What? What did you say? She has merits?!"

The nine-tailed white fox looked surprised and almost laughed out loud in the end.

The big black dog glared: "What are you laughing at!"

The nine-tailed white fox said, "As far as I know, the number of people who have died at her hands over the years must be in the thousands, if not tens of millions. Just someone with such blood on her hands, do you think she has any merits?"

"We didn't kill innocent people indiscriminately. We only killed those who posed a threat to us and wanted to harm us! And we often collect the bodies of those who died in the wilderness, dig graves for them, erect tombstones for them, and chant sutras to pray for their souls. Sister Gu Chi said that if we do this, the heavens will bestow merit upon us!"

The nine-tailed white fox was frightened by its aura and ran away before it could finish speaking.

At the same time, in the secret retreat room of the Three Emperors Palace, three thousand strands of the Great Dao Divine Fire were ignited at the same time, burning fiercely. The movement was so terrifying that it even affected the outside world. The raging flames and scorching heat swept across the entire sky, as if to melt the sky.