Chapter 189: Battling Spirit Transformation! Power Of Return To Ruin Erases The Primordial Spirit, Divine Lord Stunned!
“Boom.”
It’s strange to say, but the clash between the Primordial Spirit Sword and the Power of Return to Void was surprisingly fierce?
That Primordial Spirit Sword couldn’t cut through Ji Qing’s Power of Return to Void.
At the same time, the Power of Return to Void couldn’t decompose the Primordial Spirit Power either.
However, after a brief entanglement, a wisp of Divine Lord Tian Feng’s primordial spirit actually vanished bit by bit.
Yes, it just vanished.
It was as if it was outright “erased.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng’s expression trembled.
With a wave of his hand, he retrieved the remaining wisp of primordial spirit and examined its condition carefully.
“It actually completely disappeared… even I can’t sense it. Was it thoroughly erased?”
Divine Lord Tian Feng found it quite magical, even somewhat shocked.
The primordial spirit of a Spirit Transformation Divine Lord is, for many cultivators, the supreme power, an unsolvable existence.
Even among those of the same level, one can often only defeat the opponent.
To trap or kill a primordial spirit is too difficult.
There are such Magic Treasures, but they are too rare; not everyone has them.
At least Divine Lord Tian Feng and Eight Desolations Divine Monarch couldn’t do anything to each other.
Yet now, Ji Qing is only a Martial Saint, and his Power of Return to Void can actually completely “erase” a wisp of Divine Lord Tian Feng’s primordial spirit.
This is simply unbelievable.
“Ji Qing, is this the Second Form of Guixu Power?”
“Yes, the Second Form of Guixu Power has the added ability of ‘erasing,’ and it seems to be effective against primordial spirits as well. The Guixu Great Sage of the past likely only possessed the first form of Guixu Power, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been constantly pursued by Spirit Transformation Divine Lords and would not have mysteriously disappeared in the end.”
Ji Qing explained.
A glint flashed in Divine Lord Tian Feng’s eyes, and he mused, “Ji Qing, can you now rival the strength of a Spirit Transformation Divine Lord?”
“I’m not sure, I haven’t tried.”
After saying this, Ji Qing looked at Divine Lord Tian Feng with an eager expression.
“Alright, let’s try, just a sparring match!”
“Then I shall trouble the Divine Lord.”
Thus, the two arrived at the Wind Thunder Sect’s Secret Realm.
This Secret Realm had been reinforced by successive generations of Divine Lords and could withstand the power of the Divine Lord level.
Fighting here would not be discovered, nor would it cause damage to the surroundings.
“Ji Qing, the battles between Spirit Transformations are different from Nascent Souls. Watch closely.”
With that, Divine Lord Tian Feng moved his mind.
“Rumble.”
Magic.
The sky was filled with dense spells.
No need to form hand seals.
Not even any preparation time was required.
This was because all these spells were powered by the primordial spirit.
And the characteristic of a primordial spirit powering spells is Instantaneous Casting.
This is completely different from a Nascent Soul.
A Nascent Soul needs time to power spells.
That little bit of time is a significant disadvantage against a Martial Saint.
Therefore, Martial Saints can generally suppress Nascent Souls.
But it’s different at the Spirit Transformation level.
Spirit Transformation Divine Lords, without relying on Magic Treasures, are not necessarily at a disadvantage against Martial Gods.
Moreover, the primordial spirit also possesses short-range Teleportation, Primordial Spirit attacks, and immortality of the primordial spirit, among other abilities.
These various means far surpass those of a Martial God.
This is why, even though the Barren Domain had Martial Gods in the past, and more than one, the overlords were still Immortal Path sects.
The reason is the power of the primordial spirit, which elevates the strength of Spirit Transformation Divine Lords at least two tiers above Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
Now, Ji Qing was experiencing the terror of the primordial spirit.
The spells cast with Instantaneous Casting roared and engulfed him.
And there was no need to worry about depleting the Magic Power of a Spirit Transformation.
When powered by the primordial spirit, spells don’t even consume Magic Power.
As long as there is Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, various spells can be cast.
In places without Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, one can also use their own internal Magic Power to cast spells.
Facing so many spells, a Martial God might not be able to withstand them all if they had to resist them head-on.
After all, those were endless spells.
But Ji Qing stood still, unmoved, letting Divine Lord Tian Feng unleash his spells.
Each of these spells possessed astonishing power.
Forget about destroying heaven and earth, but destroying peaks, rivers, and cities was as easy as flipping a hand.
But now?
As these spells approached within ten feet of Ji Qing, they seemed to hit an invisible wall.
It wasn’t that they couldn’t penetrate, but they silently vanished.
This strange power was something Divine Lord Tian Feng had witnessed when Ji Qing fought against thirteen Martial Saints.
He knew this was the Decomposition Power of the Power of Return to Void.
And the Second Form of Guixu Power clearly had even stronger Decomposition Power.
He had unleashed so many spells, yet none could approach within ten feet of Ji Qing?
However, Divine Lord Tian Feng also had an advantage.
He smiled and said, “Ji Qing, even if your Power of Return to Void is strong and can decompose countless spells, you are consuming your Power of Return to Void, while I am using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which is inexhaustible. In the end, your Power of Return to Void will inevitably run out.”
This was, after all, a sparring session between the two.
It wasn’t even a proper sparring match, more like an exchange of techniques to verify each other’s abilities.
That’s why Divine Lord Tian Feng pointed out Ji Qing’s current weaknesses and disadvantages.
“Is that so? My Power of Return to Void may have an end, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth isn’t necessarily inexhaustible.”
Ji Qing moved his mind.
His internal Domain Space instantly radiated outwards.
A layer of white light instantly spread in all directions, forming a vast circular area that enveloped Divine Lord Tian Feng as well.
“Seal!”
Ji Qing let out a soft shout.
Divine Lord Tian Feng carefully sensed his surroundings.
There seemed to be no change.
The only change was that he had lost contact with the outside world.
He could no longer sense what was happening outside.
“A Domain?”
Divine Lord Tian Feng knew Ji Qing possessed a Domain, so he wasn’t too surprised.
But when he tried to cast a spell again, he immediately noticed the difference.
He found that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy had been instantly depleted.
Yet, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy from the outside seemed unable to enter this circular area.
It was as if this circular area had been completely sealed off.
“This is definitely not a Domain. Even a perfected Domain cannot seal the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy in this area. Unless this is an independent Space!”
“Could it be that your Domain has transformed into Space?”
Divine Lord Tian Feng’s face changed drastically.
Immediately followed by immense joy.
Domain Space.
To this day, he had never seen anyone master Domain Space.
At most, there were Domains. In the Barren Domain, there were none, but in the Central Region, there were still some Heavenly Talents who mastered Domains.
But Domain Space?
He had never heard of anyone mastering it.
It seemed one could only find records of it in ancient texts.
He hadn’t expected to witness Ji Qing comprehending Domain Space with his own eyes now?
Simply unbelievable!
“That’s right, I had a sudden realization and transformed my Domain into Space. I’ve only just begun.”
Ji Qing also showed a hint of a smile on his face.
He himself was well aware of how difficult “Domain Space” was.
With the Heavenly Mandate Lock, in order to unlock its fourth level, he had to gather the Fortune of almost the entire Southern Region to do so, thus allowing his Domain to transform into Space.
If he hadn’t had the Heavenly Mandate Lock, and relied solely on “Comprehension,” how profound would his Comprehension need to be?
“Good, a fine Domain Space!”
Without the support of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, Divine Lord Tian Feng would have to rely on his own Magic Power to compete with a Martial Saint in terms of consumption, which he would surely lose.
“I shall get serious now.”
Ji Qing nodded.
Divine Lord Tian Feng’s primordial spirit instantly manifested.
“Whoosh.”
The primordial spirit instantly arrived before Ji Qing.
And a great seal was smashed down from above.
Fast!
Too fast.
Primordial spirit attacks are fast.
Ji Qing also moved.
He threw out a punch.
This punch was unremarkable.
Yet, with this single punch, the great seal was instantly sent flying.
Then, a net-like great net suddenly enveloped Ji Qing, causing the Power of Return to Void on Ji Qing’s body to feel as if it were being “sealed.”
Clearly, this was a Magic Treasure specifically designed for Martial Saints.
It could seal the power of a Martial Saint.
But Ji Qing was not afraid at all.
If he didn’t have the Power of Return to Void, he still had his Physical Body.
His Physical Body was no less powerful than the Power of Return to Void.
Thus, he grabbed the great net with both hands and tore it with all his might.
“Stop, this great net is a treasure, don’t damage it for me. I won’t use this great net anymore…”
Divine Lord Tian Feng genuinely cherished the great net.
Thus, the Divine Lord retracted the great net.
“Whoosh.”
The next moment, Ji Qing actually teleported in front of Divine Lord Tian Feng.
“What? You don’t have a primordial spirit, how can you teleport through space?”
Divine Lord Tian Feng was greatly alarmed.
How could a Martial Saint teleport?
Let alone Martial Saints, even Martial Gods couldn’t teleport.
It was just that Martial Gods were so fast that sometimes their primordial spirits would be injured by the Martial God before they could even teleport.
But Ji Qing’s speed was not that fast.
And Divine Lord Tian Feng saw very clearly that Ji Qing was teleporting, not just moving extremely fast.
“Bang.”
Ji Qing punched Divine Lord Tian Feng’s primordial spirit.
Ji Qing didn’t use his full strength.
The Power of Return to Void was also held back.
Even so, an inner armor on Divine Lord Tian Feng’s primordial spirit instantly cracked.
It seemed like it would collapse in the next moment.
Divine Lord Tian Feng was about to teleport away when he discovered that the surrounding space was incredibly stable.
He couldn’t teleport?
“It’s your Domain Space… you’ve suppressed this Domain Space?”
“Yes.”
Ji Qing readily admitted.
Within his Domain Space, as long as he didn’t wish for the Divine Lord to teleport, the other party would be unable to traverse space and teleport.
In contrast, he could teleport with ease.
With this reduction and increase, Ji Qing undoubtedly held the absolute advantage.
“Boom.”
Within the domain space, Ji Qing no longer unleashed saber qi.
Now it is a domain space, his Martial Saint power can change in myriad ways.
There is no need to be constrained by whether it is saber qi.
Moreover, Ji Qing gradually realized that saber qi was actually not very effective.
What is his strongest?
It is naturally the Power of Return to Void!
And the Power of Return to Void, as long as it touches the enemy, it can continuously decompose and erase the enemy.
Therefore, saber qi and the like are actually not of much significance.
Thus, Ji Qing had a new idea.
His idea was… rain!
It’s raining!
Divine Lord Tian Feng suddenly raised his head.
What did he see?
It was actually raining in the void.
And the rain was getting heavier and heavier.
If it were just ordinary rainwater, then so be it.
How could mere rainwater stop a Deity Transformation Divine Lord?
The key was that this rainwater was composed of the Power of Return to Void.
The sky full of rainwater was actually the sky full of the Power of Return to Void.
How to block it?
As the Power of Return to Void fell, Divine Lord Tian Feng’s magic or magic treasures were all decomposed.
The crucial point is that this is Ji Qing’s domain space.
Nowhere to escape!
“Stop, don’t fight anymore.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng looked at Ji Qing with a complex expression.
Ji Qing also waved his hand, retracting his domain and the Power of Return to Void.
“Ji Qing, you won… I didn’t expect you to possess power comparable to a Divine Lord so quickly. No, even an ordinary Divine Lord facing you would consider escaping a luxury…”
Although Divine Lord Tian Feng was unwilling to admit it, this was the fact.
If he did not unleash his ultimate trump card and bottom line, he would indeed not be Ji Qing’s opponent.
“Divine Lord, you still have means you haven’t used.”
Ji Qing also guessed it.
“Haha, that’s a trump card, for desperate situations. We are just sparring, no need to use a trump card.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng also laughed.
The stronger Ji Qing’s strength became, the more glorious the Wind Thunder Sect would be.
“Ji Qing, how is your physical body? Has your divine body made progress?”
Divine Lord Tian Feng asked.
Ji Qing shook his head: “There hasn’t been much progress yet. I haven’t found the Geomagnetic Malevolent Energy for the Geomagnetic Malevolent Energy Body Tempering Divine Skill yet, so I haven’t cultivated it. However, just cultivating these martial arts that strengthen the physical foundation is unlikely to transform the physical body into a divine body.”
Ji Qing understood his own situation very well.
He was currently still the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body. Even after merging with a portion of the Martial Dao Origin, it was not enough for him to transform into a divine body.
“Divine Body… perhaps it’s related to divinity. Can you sense your own divinity?”
Ji Qing frowned.
Divinity?
He sensed carefully.
To be honest, it was only vague, a very hazy feeling.
Ji Qing himself didn’t even know what divinity was.
“I can sense divinity, but I am clueless about the next stage of cultivation. Divine Lord, does the Wind Thunder Sect have any Martial God Legacy?”
Ji Qing asked.
Even a Martial God cultivation technique would be fine.
He could glean secrets of Martial Gods from the cultivation technique.
Ji Qing vaguely sensed that for his divine body to fully transform, it should be related to divinity.
But he didn’t know the specifics.
“Martial God Legacy…”
Divine Lord Tian Feng shook his head.
“In our Wind Thunder Sect’s Martial Dao lineage, the highest is Martial Saint; there is no Martial God Legacy.”
“However, I have this intention: to take you to visit a true Martial God!”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
Visit a true Martial God?
He definitely wanted to go.
After all, that was a Martial God!
A true peak figure in the Martial Way of the Barren Domain.
Ji Qing had reached the peak of the Wind Thunder Sect’s Martial Dao lineage.
To become a Martial God, if he could obtain a cultivation technique, he would have a way.
But if he could visit a Martial God and communicate with one, that would be even better.
“Which Martial God are we going to visit?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Just follow me.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng was also a decisive person.
He transformed into a streak of light and flew out of the Wind Thunder Sect.
Ji Qing followed closely behind.
Ji Qing also discovered that the speed of a Deity Transformation Divine Lord was faster than that of a Nascent Soul.
However, a Divine Lord still had a physical body.
Having a physical body slowed down speed; it was not as fast as the Primordial Spirit.
And Ji Qing’s domain space was even more terrifying.
It could directly “teleport.”
His speed increased again.
Soon, Divine Lord Tian Feng stopped.
Ji Qing looked at a towering mountain peak before him, somewhat surprised.
“Is this… Heaven Pillar Peak?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Correct, Heaven Pillar Peak!”
Ji Qing understood.
This time, they were likely visiting that legendary Martial God from the Heaven Pillar Sect.
The Heaven Pillar Martial God was a legend of the Barren Domain. He rose from a mere grassroots martial artist to achieve Martial God, occupied Heaven Pillar Peak, opened his sect wide, and established the Heaven Pillar Sect.
He was also known as the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor!
“The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor is one of the only two Martial Gods currently alive in the entire Barren Domain. In the vast Barren Domain, due to the issue of the Martial Dao Seal, no Martial God has appeared for eight thousand years, and even the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor’s lifespan is nearing its end.”
“However, the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor and I are on good terms. This time, I will take you to visit him, so you must seize the opportunity.”
Ji Qing nodded.
One of the two living Martial Gods in the Barren Domain.
Such an opportunity was indeed rare.
Once these two Martial Gods reached the end of their lifespans and passed away, the Barren Domain would very likely experience a gap in Martial Gods.
Divine Lord Tian Feng arrived at Heaven Pillar Peak and directly manifested his Primordial Spirit.
“Boom.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng’s Primordial Spirit manifested, resembling a giant that reached the heavens and earth, spanning across the void.
“Wind Thunder Sect’s Tian Feng, with Elder Ji Qing, has come to visit Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor!”
The vast voice echoed throughout the Heaven Pillar Sect.
“Is that… a Deity Transformation Divine Lord?”
“Divine Lord Tian Feng of the Wind Thunder Sect. As for the other one… could it be the ‘Blade Domain Great Sage’ Ji Qing, who has recently been the most famous in the Barren Domain?”
“Besides the ‘Blade Domain Great Sage’, who else could it be?”
“I went to the Wind Thunder Sect in Heavenly Desolation City back then and personally witnessed the ‘Blade Domain Great Sage’ slay thirteen top-tier Martial Saints. He was incredibly powerful, even more terrifying than the legendary Guixu Great Sage. Such a top-tier Martial Dao powerhouse, yet he didn’t emerge from a Martial Dao sect, but from an Immortal Path sect? Truly… fate plays tricks on people.”
Many martial artists of the Heaven Pillar Sect greatly admired Ji Qing.
Martial artists, after all, fight against heaven and earth.
As long as one’s strength is formidable, everyone will obey.
Ji Qing was not famous without reason.
Below Martial Gods and Divine Lords, who else could be Ji Qing’s opponent?
“Fellow Daoist Tian Feng, Young Friend Ji, please enter the mountain gate.”
An ancient voice came from Heaven Pillar Peak.
Immediately, the Mountain Protecting Formation opened, and Divine Lord Tian Feng and Ji Qing flew into Heaven Pillar Peak, arriving at the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor’s Cave Dwelling.
Divine Lord Tian Feng had clearly been to the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor’s Cave Dwelling before.
The two entered the cave dwelling.
Ji Qing’s heart immediately leaped.
Terror!
He felt immense terror!
Before him stood an old man, who looked frail and old, even having death qi all over his body.
Yet, it seemed as though terrifying power was contained within him.
Once this power erupted, it would be simply inconceivable.
“Old friend, you are full of death qi, I fear you don’t have many days left…”
Divine Lord Tian Feng spoke.
Although his tone was impolite, it revealed a trace of sadness.
Clearly, their relationship was unusual.
“Swish.”
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor opened his eyes.
He glanced at Divine Lord Tian Feng and Ji Qing.
Finally, his gaze settled on Ji Qing.
“Tian Feng, your Wind Thunder Sect has good fortune indeed, to have produced such an excellent martial seedling? It’s a shame you are a Deity Transformation; giving such a martial seedling to you is truly a waste of talent! If Young Friend Ji were a disciple of my Heaven Pillar Sect…”
Before the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor could finish speaking, Divine Lord Tian Feng interrupted unceremoniously, “Tian Zhu, if Ji Qing were truly your Heaven Pillar Sect’s disciple, that would be the real waste of talent. Just one point, where would you find divinity for Ji Qing? Can you go to the Outer Domain?”
“But I can go to the Outer Domain! I can hunt Divinity Creatures for Ji Qing, obtain divinity, and help him become a Martial God!”
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor fell silent.
Even though he was a dignified Martial God, revered throughout the Barren Domain!
However, as Divine Lord Tian Feng said, if Ji Qing were in the Heaven Pillar Sect, he would truly be buried.
Without divinity, how could Ji Qing become a Martial God?
Instead, in the Wind Thunder Sect, Divine Lord Tian Feng could fully support Ji Qing, even risking going to the Outer Domain to hunt Divinity Creatures and gather divinity for Ji Qing to aid his cultivation.
“Tian Feng, you brought Young Friend Ji to see me, are you not trying to bid me farewell?”
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor asked.
“Hehe, the purpose of bringing Ji Qing here is simply for a late-stage Martial Saint junior to pay respects to a Martial God senior. Ji Qing has some doubts about the path of Martial God, so…”
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor immediately understood.
“The Way of the Martial God…”
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor asked Ji Qing, “Does Young Friend Ji know where the Martial Way comes from?”
Ji Qing was slightly stunned.
He really hadn’t thought about this before.
He then shook his head.
“Initially, the Martial Way was for those without Immortal Path talent who were unwilling to live an unremarkable life and turn into dust, so they imitated some divine beasts in the world.”
“Each of those divine beasts was comparable to ‘Immortal’ beings. Thus, the first martial artists were born, imitating divine beasts to temper their physical bodies and gradually strengthen their physical power. Later, it gradually perfected, and true qi was born…”
“And divine beasts have a terrifying ability called innate divine abilities! When divine beasts unleash their innate divine abilities, they can truly destroy heaven and earth, their might being extremely terrifying. The ‘God’ in Martial God actually refers to divine abilities.”
“To achieve Martial God, one must nurture divine abilities. However, divine abilities are too powerful, and ordinary martial artists’ physical bodies cannot bear them. What to do? Martial artists found creatures with divine beast bloodlines. They possess a special substance called divinity within them. As long as there is strong divinity, it can support ‘divine abilities’ without worrying about the physical body collapsing.”
“Over time, martial artists used divinity to merge the martial dao of a Martial Saint’s entire life, slowly nurturing a ‘Divine Path Fruit’. The stronger the divinity, the stronger the nurtured Divine Path Fruit!”
“Once a Divine Path Fruit is nurtured, one achieves Martial God! And the cultivation of a Martial God is to continuously nurture the Divine Path Fruit until the true divine ability is nurtured.”
Ji Qing suddenly understood.
The Martial God uses divinity to nurture a Divine Path Fruit.
Divinity arises because the physical body is not strong enough.
But what if the physical body is strong enough?
“Old Ancestor, what about the Saint Body and Divine Body? Are they related to divinity?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Saint Bodies and Divine Bodies are special physiques. Some divine beasts transform in myriad ways and leave various offspring with many living beings. Some of these descendants possess a trace of divine beast bloodline. After countless years of change, certain extremely special existences among humans will also possess this bloodline physique, such as the Saint Body and the Divine Body.”
“Among them, the Divine Body is the most special. Rumor has it that the Divine Body can naturally nurture a trace of divinity, and with this trace of divinity, it has a high chance of nurturing a ‘Peerless Dao Fruit’.”
“Divine Path Fruits are divided into Ordinary Dao Fruit, Superior Dao Fruit, Peerless Dao Fruit, and the extremely rare Legendary Dao Fruit found in the Outer Domains! The Divine Body has a high chance of nurturing a Peerless Dao Fruit, which is why cultivators with a Divine Body can sweep through the Outer Domains with impunity. As for the Saint Body, it is much inferior.”
“Of course, ordinary Martial Saints are not entirely without hope. It is said that as long as one comprehends enough divinity, ordinary Martial Saints also have a slight chance of nurturing a Peerless Dao Fruit. Even if they cannot nurture a Peerless Dao Fruit, nurturing a Superior Dao Fruit is not a problem.”
Ji Qing’s heart trembled.
The Divine Body has a high probability of nurturing a Peerless Dao Fruit?
“Old Ancestor, what kind of Dao Fruit do you have?”
Ji Qing couldn’t help but ask.
“This old man? Merely an Ordinary Dao Fruit…”
A colossal Dao Fruit suddenly appeared above the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor’s head.
Within the Dao Fruit, it seemed as if a majestic mountain was being nurtured.
It was somewhat similar to this Heaven Pillar Peak.
Yet, the aura of this single Dao Fruit made Ji Qing feel a sense of dread.
“Spirit Transformation Divine Lords condense their Primordial Spirit, while Martial Gods condense a Divine Path Fruit… Both are qualitative transformations! It truly is… the same path by different routes!”
Ji Qing pondered.
“Tian Feng, don’t be stingy, take out your Heaven Pillar Martial God Scripture. After all, in the entire Barren Domain, besides Ji Qing, who else has the hope of breaking through the Martial Dao Seal? If Ji Qing breaks through the Martial Dao Seal, he will open the passage to the Outer Domains, and your Heaven Pillar Sect, your disciples and their descendants will have the chance to hunt Divinity Creatures in the Outer Domains and obtain divinity, thus advancing to Martial God!”
Divine Lord Tian Feng said with a smile.
Ji Qing’s eyes widened.
This Divine Lord Tian Feng, right from the start, was asking for the core inheritance of the Heaven Pillar Sect, the Heaven Pillar Martial God Scripture.
He was truly… not being polite at all!
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor wasn’t dead yet.
“You can look, but you can’t take it away. And, you must promise me one condition.”
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor pondered for a moment and was actually preparing to hand over the Heaven Pillar Martial God Scripture.
“What condition?”
“After I pass away, if the Heaven Pillar Sect faces a danger of annihilation, Fellow Daoist Tian Feng and Young Friend Ji must provide assistance.”
“Haha, good, I promise this condition.”
Ji Qing cupped his hands and said, “This junior also promises.”
“Then I shall give you this Heaven Pillar Martial God Scripture. Do not resist…”
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor directly pointed a finger at Ji Qing’s forehead.
“Buzz.”
A foreign piece of information appeared in Ji Qing’s mind.
It was indeed the Heaven Pillar Martial God Scripture!
“Young Friend Ji, your talent and comprehension are ten times greater than mine! If possible, when you reach Martial Saint, try to break through the Martial Dao Seal. If successful, then go to the Outer Domains and seek some top-tier methods. Only top-tier methods can nurture Superior Dao Fruits or even Peerless Dao Fruits. My self-created Heaven Pillar Martial God Scripture is considered a superior method in the Barren Domain, but it’s not worth mentioning in the Outer Domains.”
The Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor cautioned.
“This junior understands.”
“Alright, my lifespan is nearing its end, so I won’t keep you. I still need to attend to some final matters for my disciples and their descendants.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng looked deeply at the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor, and in the end, said nothing. He then got up with Ji Qing and they departed.
The two of them left Heaven Pillar Peak.
Divine Lord Tian Feng looked back at the towering Heaven Pillar Peak and sighed, “What a pity for the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor. His martial talent was actually very strong. He became a Martial God by chance after obtaining a trace of divinity. But later, the Martial Dao Seal blocked the passage to the Outer Domains, and he once attempted to break through it but failed…”
“If he could have remained in the Outer Domains, with Tian Zhu’s talent, he could have potentially advanced further.”
Ji Qing’s expression was also somewhat complicated.
No matter how brilliant the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor was in his prime, or how peerless his talent was.
Now that his lifespan was ending, he was just an old man awaiting death.
But the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor was also very lucky; he had gone to the Outer Domains before the Martial Dao Seal, and had the opportunity to obtain divinity.
But what about future martial artists?
They could only gaze at the Martial Dao Seal with lifelong regret, and even the promotion to Martial God would be a distant dream.
“There is another Martial God, whom I originally intended to take you to see, but my relationship with that Martial God is average. If I were to bring you there, the cost might be considerable… It depends on your choice.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng looked at Ji Qing, awaiting his decision.
Ji Qing closed his eyes, carefully reviewing the Heaven Pillar Martial God Scripture in his mind.
After reading it, he knew that what the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor had said was true.
This was a Martial God cultivation technique that he had created himself.
It could only condense an Ordinary Divine Path Fruit.
The other Martial God was even inferior to the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor.
Ji Qing was currently a Saint Body, and in the future, he intended to find a way to transform his Saint Body into a Divine Body.
He did not want to nurture an Ordinary Divine Path Fruit.
Therefore, Ji Qing shook his head and said, “There’s no need to go. This visit to the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor and obtaining the Heaven Pillar Martial God Scripture is enough!”
“Good, then we won’t go!”
Divine Lord Tian Feng smiled.
In fact, he also didn’t want to go.
That Martial God with whom his relationship was average was a bit difficult to deal with, unlike the Heaven Pillar Old Ancestor.
He was too lazy to humble himself.
“By the way, weren’t you going to cultivate the Geomagnetic Malevolent Energy Body Tempering Divine Skill? I remember there’s a valley nearby with Geomagnetic Malevolent Energy…”
Divine Lord Tian Feng immediately took Ji Qing to search for the nearby valley of Geomagnetic Malevolent Energy to help Ji Qing cultivate the divine skill.
Seven days later, Ji Qing and Divine Lord Tian Feng returned to the Wind Thunder Sect.
Ji Qing returned to Immeasurable Peak.
“This time, the Geomagnetic Malevolent Energy Body Tempering Divine Skill went very smoothly and has been completely perfected. My physical body has indeed increased somewhat, but that’s all. There has been no qualitative transformation in my physical body.”
Ji Qing had a vague feeling.
If his physical body did not become a Divine Body, its upper limit might not be very high.
But becoming a Divine Body was difficult!
Could simply continuously strengthening the physical foundation lead to becoming a Divine Body?
Ji Qing was currently uncertain.
A few days later, Divine Lord Tian Feng arrived at Immeasurable Peak.
“Ji Qing, I am going to the Outer Domains.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng said directly.
“Going to the Outer Domains, so soon?”
Ji Qing naturally knew the purpose of Divine Lord Tian Feng’s trip to the Outer Domains.
It was to hunt Divinity Creatures, to collect divinity for him!
“Ji Qing, you now have the strength of a Divine Lord. I am at ease leaving you at the Wind Thunder Sect. Hunting Divinity Creatures in the Outer Domains is not an easy task, and I cannot do it alone. I need to find two companions.”
“Companions?”
Ji Qing knew that those who could become companions of Divine Lord Tian Feng were likely also Spirit Transformation Divine Lords.
However, hunting Divinity Creatures was Divine Lord Tian Feng’s private matter; who would help him?
“Ji Qing, for now, you just need to display your Spirit Transformation Divine Lord strength. Those two old fellows won’t be at ease unless they personally test your strength.”
Although Ji Qing was confused, he still nodded.
After just a moment, Tian Feng said sternly, “They’re here!”
“Hmm?”
Ji Qing looked up sharply.
He saw two figures.
But before these two figures even descended, Ji Qing felt a terrifying attack like a collapsing mountain and a surging sea.
Magic!
The sky was filled with magic!
Dense and numerous, it seemed as if they were about to drown Ji Qing.
It was no worse than the magic Divine Lord Tian Feng had cast previously.
Clearly, the other party was also a Spirit Transformation Divine Lord, and there were two of them!
“Rumble.”
The rolling magic struck Ji Qing, engulfing him.
However, although the magic was terrifying, Ji Qing did not feel any killing intent from beginning to end.
Clearly, as Divine Lord Tian Feng had said, the other party was just “testing” his strength.
Ji Qing immediately circulated the Power of Return to Void throughout his body.
He allowed the vast magic to bombard him, but any magic that came within three zhang of Ji Qing was immediately decomposed and erased by the Power of Return to Void.
It didn’t matter how much magic there was.
“Oh?”
“This Power of Return to Void is truly mystical…”
Two Spirit Transformation Divine Lords landed on Immeasurable Peak.
“Hahaha, didn’t I say it? You didn’t believe me, but now you do?”
Divine Lord Tian Feng also showed a smile, looking quite proud.
“Hmph, what’s there to be proud of? Tian Feng, you just got lucky and picked up a disciple with exceptional martial talent. It’s not that your Wind Thunder Sect is truly that powerful.”
One of the Divine Lords said with a cold laugh, seemingly annoyed by Divine Lord Tian Feng’s proud demeanor.
“Hehe, say whatever you want, it won’t change the fact that Ji Qing is a member of my Wind Thunder Sect! Alright, now that you’ve tested him, Ji Qing is no worse than any of you. If Ji Qing can advance further, it will be good for all three of our sects.”
The other two Divine Lords exchanged glances and finally nodded, “Fine, we’ll help you again this time and hunt Divinity Creatures together. But as we said before, if we encounter other opportunities, we two will take them first.”
“No problem.”
Divine Lord Tian Feng readily agreed.
Ji Qing looked at the two Divine Lords before him, and a thought moved in his heart. He stepped forward and bowed, “Are you Nine Swords Divine Monarch of the Heart Sword Sect, and Primordial Chaos Divine Monarch of the Yin Yang Sect?”
“Correct, you are quite clever.”
The two acknowledged their identities.
However, Ji Qing felt something strange.
The Heart Sword Sect, Yin Yang Sect, and Wind Thunder Sect were collectively known as the three great Spirit Transformation Orthodox Lineages of Heavenly Desolation City.
Normally, these three great Spirit Transformation Orthodox Lineages were in a state of subtle rivalry, but overall, they maintained a peaceful coexistence and together upheld the order of Heavenly Desolation City.
Ji Qing had assumed that the relationship between these three great Spirit Transformation Orthodox Lineages would be very tense, and even if not as irreconcilable as the Zhou Tian Sect, they would definitely not be as harmonious as they were now.
This was not normal.
Looking at these three Divine Lords, their relationship was more than just acquaintances.
They could almost be called sworn friends.
“Ji Qing, do you have anything you wish to ask?”
Divine Lord Tian Feng asked with a smile.
Ji Qing hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, “The relationship between the three Divine Lords… seems to be not as tense as the rumors suggest?”
“Hahaha, Tian Feng, haven’t you told Ji Qing yet?”
Divine Lord Tian Feng shook his head.
Primordial Chaos Divine Monarch of the Yin Yang Sect immediately spoke, “Ji Qing, now that you also possess Spirit Transformation strength, you are qualified to know these secrets. In fact, the Wind Thunder Sect, Yin Yang Sect, and Heart Sword Sect all originate from the same source, having split from the Heavenly Desolation Sect, a former Void Glimpse sect.”
“The frictions between the sects in private are merely put on for outsiders to see. But in reality, the higher echelons of our three sects are very clear-headed. Once a new Void Glimpse expert is born, the three sects will reunite and recreate the glory of the original Heavenly Desolation Sect!”
Ji Qing was inwardly shocked.
The three sects originated from the same source?
Heavenly Desolation Sect? A Void Glimpse sect?
“Then the Wind Thunder Sect and the Zhou Tian Sect…”
“That is true! In fact, the three sects cannot forever engage in such minor squabbles. There must be an enemy, and that enemy is the Zhou Tian Sect. As long as the Zhou Tian Sect exists, we don’t have to worry.”
Ji Qing had a vague guess.
“Three Divine Lords, who are you worried about? Or rather, which sect or power are you worried about?”
“Of course, it’s the Haoxian Sect of the Central Region! Hmph, the Haoxian Sect is insidious and cunning. When our Heavenly Desolation Sect’s Void Glimpse ancestor died in the Outer Domains, even though the ancestor perished, Void Glimpse experts would establish a Grotto-heaven. With the Grotto-heaven within the sect, if a genius were born, there would be hope for a second Void Glimpse expert. Even if a Void Glimpse expert couldn’t be born, with the Grotto-heaven, it could ensure an endless supply of Spirit Transformation Divine Lords.”
“But the Haoxian Sect found an excuse and forcefully seized our Heavenly Desolation Sect’s Grotto-heaven. From then on, our Heavenly Desolation Sect’s prestige plummeted. The Haoxian Sect even felt uneasy and prepared to destroy the Heavenly Desolation Sect. Fortunately, at that time, the elders of the Heavenly Desolation Sect discussed and divided the Heavenly Desolation Sect into three, and even made the Wind Thunder Sect and the Zhou Tian Sect engage in fierce combat, which made the Haoxian Sect feel at ease. Over time, this led to us becoming the three great Spirit Transformation Orthodox Lineages of Heavenly Desolation City.”
“But the higher echelons of our three sects have been longing to recreate the glory of the Heavenly Desolation Sect every moment! It’s a pity that no Void Glimpse expert has been born after so many years… As for Ji Qing, you are a promising talent, it’s just a pity you are a martial artist…”
Primordial Chaos Divine Monarch truly felt it was a pity for Ji Qing.
If it weren’t for the Martial Dao Seal, Ji Qing’s future would have been limitless.
But there was a Martial Dao Seal, which almost locked the upper limit for martial artists.
Ji Qing knew that this was the highest secret of the three sects.
And now that the Spirit Transformation Divine Lords of the three sects were willing to tell him this secret, it meant they had accepted him and he had become one of the top-tier high-level figures of the three sects.
“Ji Qing, you don’t need to think too much about it. You will preside over the Wind Thunder Sect. After we leave, if the Heart Sword Sect or Yin Yang Sect encounter any problems they cannot resolve, you will also need to resolve them.”
“Remember, our three sects are one. In recent years, the Haoxian Sect has basically given up monitoring us three sects, so you don’t need to be so restrained in your actions. But as long as a Void Glimpse expert is not born, our three sects will continue to bow to the Haoxian Sect.”
“With two Fellow Daoists helping this time, your divinity should be fine. You can rest assured.”
Ji Qing nodded.
The Outer Domain is dangerous. Spirit Transformation Divine Lords are top-tier existences in the Barren Domain and even other major domains.
However, in the Outer Domain, they are nothing special.
One could fall at any moment if not careful.
This is why Divine Lord Tian Feng had to bring along two other Spirit Transformation Divine Lords when going to the Outer Domain.
With three Spirit Transformation Divine Lords acting together, the safety assurance is much higher.
“Alright, the three sects and Heavenly Desolation City are left to you.”
With that said, Divine Lord Tian Feng and the other two Divine Lords flew out of the Wind Thunder Sect together and disappeared into the sky.
“The Outer Domain…”
Ji Qing shook his head.
The Outer Domain was not a place he could venture into currently. Thinking about it was pointless.
After the three Spirit Transformations departed, Ji Qing was currently the only Spirit Transformation-level combat power in Heavenly Desolation City.
He stayed on Immeasurable Peak of the Wind Thunder Sect, mainly cultivating Exotic True Qi.
Through a rough attempt, Ji Qing found that cultivating one type of Exotic True Qi could only increase the Second Form of Guixu Power by 1%. However, this was not a difficult task for Ji Qing.
It would only take cultivating one hundred types of Exotic True Qi for the Guixu Power to break through to the third form.
Ji Qing had a vague feeling.
The third form should be the final form of Guixu Power.
He was eager to see what miraculous aspects the third form of Guixu Power possessed.
One hundred types of Exotic True Qi, each costing thirty thousand Origin Points, would only be three million Origin Points.
Ji Qing had ample Origin Points.
Enough to support him in cultivating one hundred types of Exotic True Qi!
Even if cultivating one type of True Qi to the Beginner stage only took three days, cultivating one hundred types of Exotic True Qi would take nearly a year.
Time flew by.
Cultivation knows no years.
One day, on Immeasurable Peak, Ji Qing’s eyes snapped open.
He extended his hand.
A wisp of Guixu Power surged forth from his hand.
“Guixu Power has broken through to the third form…”
The Guixu Power was now rapidly transforming.
Ji Qing stared intently at the Guixu Power.
He was very eager to know what the third form of Guixu Power truly was.
Finally, the transformation of Guixu Power was complete.
With a thought from Ji Qing, countless Guixu Power spread all over his body.
“This is…”
Ji Qing’s eyes widened suddenly, as if he had made some unexpected discovery…
