Chapter 193: A Hundred Divine Threads, Ji Qing Enters The Hundred Dao Realm! True Dragon Body, Ji Qing’s Third Divine Body!
Within the void, there were not only those three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators, but also many Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators native to the Desolate Realm.
They all watched this scene with great shock.
“One Martial Saint threatening three Cave Mansion Realm cultivators? Truly… courageous!”
“This person must have passed the first trial of the Martial Dao Seal. While few in the Desolate Realm have passed the first trial, it’s not unheard of. In at most ten years, he must participate in the second trial of the Martial Dao Seal. Basically, all the top martial artists in the Desolate Realm have fallen at the second trial, including some Martial Gods!”
“Yes, no one has ever passed the second trial. If he doesn’t pass the second trial of the Martial Dao Seal in ten years, then he, those he protects, and even his sect, will be utterly annihilated by those three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators!”
“This is a desperate gamble. If he fails in ten years, everyone dies…”
Many Deity Transformation Divine Lords had a faint feeling that this was a ruthless person!
Completely desperate.
But how could they know that Ji Qing had no other choice?
Only desperate.
The three Cave Mansion Realm cultivators were filled with immense anger.
Their eyes even held a chilling murderous intent.
Yet, they remained calm.
Faced with Ji Qing’s “provocation,” they could not, and dared not, act impulsively at this moment.
Killing Ji Qing was easy, but Ji Qing possessed the Purgatory Thirteen Meridians Mark; if they killed him, they would undoubtedly die as well!
Were they to be buried with Ji Qing?
The three glanced at each other, actually discussing amongst themselves.
“Killing him is definitely not an option, at least not now. He still has ten years. Let him bask in glory for another ten years. If he fails to pass the Martial Dao Seal in ten years, then we will grind his bones to dust! Even if he dies, his family, friends, and sect will all be exterminated!”
“But if we don’t destroy Heavenly Desolation City, will this person let us go? Don’t forget, we killed three Deity Transformation Divine Lords, and most likely, they were elders from this person’s sect. We are already locked in an inescapable feud.”
“No, it’s still different. Killing his sect elders is, at most, a personal grudge. We can hide in the Outer Domains afterward. As long as we don’t run into him, he has no reason to hunt us down at all costs. But if we destroy his sect, then it’s truly an inescapable feud, and there’s no use running anywhere.”
“In that case, we’ll wait another ten years! Hmph, as long as we block the World Membrane Passage, his family and friends will have no hope of going to the Outer Domains. When he dies, the Immortal Mansion will still be ours.”
“If he miraculously passes the Martial Dao Seal in ten years, we’ll flee to the Outer Domains immediately.”
After communicating, the three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators directly flew to the exit of the World Membrane Passage and waited silently.
Anyway, it was only ten years.
For their long lives, it was nothing at all.
At most, it was just a nap.
Seeing this, Ji Qing also breathed a sigh of relief.
He had a rough idea of the plans of these three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators.
They were waiting to see what would happen to him in ten years.
If he could pass the Martial Dao Seal, these three would immediately flee to the Outer Domains.
If he failed to pass the Martial Dao Seal, these three would immediately seize the Immortal Mansion and even annihilate Heavenly Desolation City.
And with the three guarding the World Membrane Passage, True Monarch Baoyue and the others would have no way to escape to the Outer Domains.
But no matter what, they were temporarily safe.
“Let’s go.”
Ji Qing immediately turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the horizon.
Soon, Ji Qing returned to Heavenly Desolation City.
Neither Heavenly Desolation City nor the Wind Thunder Sect had encountered any trouble.
However, the three great Deity Transformation Orthodox Lineages were shrouded in gloom.
After all, they had lost three Deity Transformation Divine Lords.
The current three great Deity Transformation Orthodox Lineages were entirely supported by Ji Qing alone.
“It’s Martial Saint Ji who has returned.”
“Martial Saint Ji, what exactly happened?”
“How did you provoke three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators out of nowhere?”
The Sect Masters and Elders of the Yin Yang Sect and Heart Sword Sect all inquired of Ji Qing.
The Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect knew a little about the situation.
However, his prestige was far inferior to Ji Qing’s.
Ji Qing thought for a moment and decided that he should inform the three sects about this matter.
He wanted to see how the three sects should proceed in the next ten years.
Therefore, Ji Qing summoned the Sect Masters and some core Elders of the three sects and said, “Currently, the Deity Transformation Divine Lords of the three great sects have perished, and those three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators came from the Outer Domains…”
Ji Qing explained the situation in detail.
The Elders of the three great sects were in an uproar.
They hadn’t expected the situation of the three sects to be so dire!
They had almost been wiped out, along with the entire Heavenly Desolation City.
And now, Heavenly Desolation City was still intact thanks to Ji Qing’s protection.
But Ji Qing only had ten years.
Once Ji Qing could not pass the Martial Dao Seal in ten years, the fate of Heavenly Desolation City would be in the hands of those three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators.
As for whether the three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators, after obtaining the Immortal Mansion, would still destroy Heavenly Desolation City, no one knew for sure.
“I think we should start planning early. Let some disciples and Elders relocate from Heavenly Desolation City, establish branch sects far from Heavenly Desolation City. If Heavenly Desolation City is destroyed, we, the three great sects, can still preserve the continuation of our Orthodox Lineage…”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
This was indeed the most stable method at present.
Better safe than sorry.
However, while the sects had a way to continue, Ji Qing had only one choice.
He had to pass the second trial of the Martial Dao Seal.
Otherwise, there was only a dead end.
Of course, there was another way.
He could also take a gamble.
True Monarch Baoyue could strive to break through to Spirit Transformation in ten years.
Once True Monarch Baoyue broke through to Spirit Transformation, she could control the Xuling Immortal Mansion with her Primordial Spirit, and the might of the Xuling Immortal Mansion would surge.
It might not be able to contend with the three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators, but it would definitely be able to traverse space without issue.
The three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators would have no way to blockade the Xuling Immortal Mansion.
True Monarch Baoyue could escape to the Outer Domains with the Xuling Immortal Mansion, and the three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators would have no recourse.
However, this was very difficult.
Ten years was, after all, too short.
Even with True Monarch Baoyue’s various opportunities, the hope of breaking through to Spirit Transformation in ten years was less than one percent.
But even with a sliver of hope, True Monarch Baoyue would strive for it.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, during these ten years, I will be in seclusion in the Tianqing Grotto-Heaven, focusing on cultivation and striving to condense my Primordial Spirit!”
“Good.”
Ji Qing nodded.
He supported True Monarch Baoyue in doing so.
Ji Qing returned to the Tianqing Grotto-Heaven, and even his thoughts became more active.
He immediately took out three strands of Divinity.
He hadn’t had time to comprehend these three strands of Divinity before.
This Divinity was exchanged for with Divine Lord Tian Feng’s life.
If it were an ordinary Martial Saint, they would attempt to comprehend the Divinity, spending a long time to understand it bit by bit.
But comprehending it on their own was too slow.
And that was how ordinary Martial Saints cultivated.
Ji Qing was no ordinary Martial Saint.
His Merger Scripture was now at Perfection; he didn’t need to painstakingly comprehend Divinity.
He could directly “Merge” it.
Moreover, Ji Qing also wanted to test the effect of the Merger Scripture.
Thus, Ji Qing took out a strand of Divinity and immediately activated the Merger Scripture.
“Merge!”
Instantly, Ji Qing opened his mouth and inhaled, directly swallowing this strand of Divinity.
As the Divinity entered his body, the Merger Scripture began to operate in Ji Qing’s mind.
A peculiar power began to gradually decompose this strand of Divinity.
As the Divinity decomposed, Ji Qing felt as if he had entered enlightenment.
Inspiration struck him, and he seemed to know what this strand of Divinity represented.
This strand of Divinity represented the “Way of Life.”
And Ji Qing finally understood what Divinity was.
It turned out that Divinity was actually “Rule Fragments” between heaven and earth.
The operation of heaven and earth relied on various heavenly rules.
Each heavenly rule represented the supreme power of heaven and earth.
Originally, heavenly rules would not have fragments, but due to various reasons, some rules in heaven and earth would shatter.
The shattered rules would scatter throughout heaven and earth.
About ninety-nine percent of these rules would dissipate into nothingness, reintegrating into heaven and earth.
However, some fragments did not dissipate into nothingness; instead, they fell into certain peculiar places and continued to exist.
For instance, some spatial crevices.
Some dangerous places where even heavenly rules had to retreat.
Or perhaps Divinity Creatures.
These creatures were extremely special; their bloodlines were passed down through generations, and occasionally, some creatures would contain a trace of rule fragments within them. These creatures were then called Divinity Creatures.
The term “Divinity Creature” did not refer to a specific type of creature.
Rather, any creature with rule fragments within it could be called a Divinity Creature.
By killing Divinity Creatures, one could plunder the Divinity within them.
Once one advanced to Martial God, Divinity would then give rise to a Divine Path Fruit.
A Divine Path Fruit was formed by the interweaving of certain rules, possessing the power of those rules.
This was why Divine Abilities possessed world-destroying power.
Ji Qing’s heart stirred, and he thought of a possibility.
Martial Saints comprehended Divinity, attempting to give rise to a Divine Path Fruit.
In that sense, were those Martial Saints who possessed Divinity somewhat like Divinity Creatures?
Ji Qing thought carefully, and his heart sank.
Martial Saints who nurtured Divinity within their bodies were, in a sense, Divinity Creatures.
Therefore, such Martial Saints were in the most dangerous situation.
Some people would definitely take the risk to hunt Martial Saints and extract the Divinity from within them.
As for Martial Gods, their Divinity had already transformed into Dao Fruits when the Divine Path Fruit was nurtured. Their forms merged into the Dao Fruit, making it impossible to extract Divinity.
Martial Gods were very safe; only Martial Saints were in danger!
“No wonder the Martial Saints of the Barren Domain would go into seclusion in their sects when comprehending Divinity. If they nurtured Divinity, they would slowly wait for it to give rise to a Divine Path Fruit and naturally advance to Martial God, rarely venturing to the Outer Domains.”
“So, Martial Saints face such a perilous situation in the Outer Domains…”
Ji Qing murmured softly.
It was uncertain whether the Martial Dao sects in the Barren Domain recorded such matters.
In any case, the Wind Thunder Sect had no such records.
Apart from Ji Qing, the Martial Dao lineage of the Wind Thunder Sect had only produced one Martial Saint. Furthermore, Feng Jin Martial Saint had not comprehended Divinity and had not nurtured any within his body.
If he had Divinity, he would naturally understand his “situation” without anyone needing to remind him.
Ji Qing did have Divinity within him.
But it was only a nascent form, not yet fully transformed into Divinity.
Once his physical body transformed into a “Divine Body,” a powerful Divinity would be fully nurtured within him.
With this Divinity, he might even have a great chance of nurturing a Peerless Divine Path Fruit!
This was the power of the Divine Body!
Ji Qing understood everything.
However, after Ji Qing cultivated the Merger Scripture and merged with the first strand of Divinity, he finally felt the nascent innate Divinity brewing within him.
He sensed it.
It was the “Five Elements Divinity,” which also represented the Five Elements Dao.
It was the Divinity most compatible with his current physical body.
And it was one of the superior rules.
But once the “Way of Life” was merged, things would be different.
The Five Elements Divinity would be “influenced” by the Way of Life.
At that time, the Five Elements Divinity would no longer be pure.
Ji Qing was unsure what kind of Divine Path Fruit the final merged Divinity would give rise to.
Ji Qing fell into contemplation.
In fact, these were two paths.
One was that he would always uphold the Five Elements Saint Body, and even transform into the Five Elements Divine Body, continuing on the path of the Five Elements. In the future, he would nurture a Peerless Divine Path Fruit, a clearly foreseeable path to greatness!
The second is to completely follow the path of the “Merger Scripture.” This path is to merge countless divinities, accepting all rivers, but the uncertainty is too great, and it requires too much time.
This is a Dao Fruit naturally nurtured.
I don’t know how many divinities will ultimately be merged.
The certainty is far inferior to the first path.
However, are there any other options now?
If he doesn’t cultivate the “Merger Scripture,” can he go to the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory?
There’s also the point that the “Merger Scripture” is the foundation of the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory, so can it be inferior to Five Elements Divinity?
Ji Qing immediately made up his mind.
Merge!
Directly merge! Thus, that strand of “Way of Life” divinity quickly merged with the Five Elements Divinity.
This process was not instantaneous but very slow.
About a month later, Ji Qing opened his eyes.
“It’s done!”
The Merger Scripture finally merged one strand of divinity.
However, there are still two more strands of divinity, so continue merging.
It took another two months for Ji Qing to fully integrate the two strands of divinity into his own Five Elements Divinity.
If we add the Five Elements Divinity innately nurtured within his body, Ji Qing has now merged about four strands of divinity.
Although Ji Qing’s strength did not improve after merging four strands of divinity, he could feel that his physical foundation had been strengthened.
But it is still far from the “limit.”
The Merger Scripture is very special.
Theoretically, it can merge infinitely.
But in reality, each person’s physique, foundation, etc., are completely different.
Therefore, the actual number of divinities that can be merged varies greatly.
Even if they all cultivate the Merger Scripture, the gap between them is almost heaven and earth.
According to the Merger Scripture, based on the number of merged divinities, one can be divided into the Beginning Realm, Ten Dao Realm, Hundred Dao Realm, Thousand Dao Realm, and Ten Thousand Dao Realm!
Those who have merged fewer than ten strands of divinity are all classified as the Beginning Realm.
If one has merged ten or more strands of divinity, they are in the Ten Dao Realm.
Those who have merged one hundred or more strands of divinity are in the Hundred Dao Realm.
And so on.
Ji Qing now belongs to the Beginning Realm.
He is in the initial stage of cultivating the Merger Scripture.
Each person’s limit is different.
Some people reach their limit at the Ten Dao Realm, and the Dao Fruits they nurture are average.
Some people can reach the Hundred Dao Realm, and the Dao Fruits they nurture are very powerful.
As for the Thousand Dao Realm and Ten Thousand Dao Realm, they are almost legendary existences.
Even in the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory, it has been a long time since a Thousand Dao Realm Martial Saint has appeared.
Ji Qing cannot currently estimate his limit.
But he has a vague feeling that he should be able to reach the Hundred Dao Realm!
After all, his foundation is not bad.
Unfortunately, there are no more divinities available now.
Ji Qing cannot continue to merge divinities.
Although this divinity does not seem to directly increase combat power, Ji Qing carefully observed the changes within himself and found that the more divinity there was, the more it subtly changed his “physical body’s upper limit.”
This discovery made Ji Qing overjoyed.
Originally, although Ji Qing’s physical body had not reached its extreme, he could already feel its “limit.”
But it was different with the appearance of the “Merger Divine Body.”
The Merger Divine Body is also an upper limit. Besides accommodating divinity and Dao Fruits, it also has a pioneering effect on the physical body.
With the addition of a divine body, Ji Qing’s physical body’s upper limit was naturally greatly expanded.
And he merged several more strands of divinity. These divinities are all fragments of certain rules, which can also subtly change the physical body, thereby increasing the physical body’s upper limit.
“Ten years later, I must challenge the second level of the Martial Dao Seal, and what I need most is an increase in combat power. Currently, if I want to increase my combat power, the Power of Return to Void has reached its limit and cannot be improved, so I can only improve my physical body and domain space.”
“Domain space requires a large amount of fortune to promote the progress of the Heavenly Mandate Lock, which is not difficult. As for the physical body, it requires cultivation techniques that greatly strengthen the physical foundation. These cultivation techniques are not difficult, but improving them requires a large amount of Origin Points.”
Ji Qing now only has a little over 700,000 Origin Points left.
These Origin Points are no longer enough.
Therefore, Ji Qing immediately got up and prepared to go to the Sea Area.
Just as Ji Qing was about to set off, True Lord Tiansheng and the Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect arrived together.
True Lord Tiansheng said solemnly, “Elder Ji, the Sect Master and I, along with many Nascent Soul Elders, have discussed and believe that the sect is in imminent danger, and you urgently need divinity. Martial artists cannot leave, but we Nascent Soul cultivators are not affected. Those three Void Comprehension Realm cultivators likely don’t know us and won’t intercept us. Therefore, if we go to the Outer Domain, we will try our best to hunt divinity creatures and obtain divinity to help Elder Ji!”
Ji Qing looked at the Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect with some surprise.
The other party also nodded and said, “Elder Tiansheng’s words also represent the will of all the Nascent Soul Elders of the sect. We are willing to go to the Outer Domain to jointly hunt divinity creatures and obtain divinity!”
It seemed that the entire Wind Thunder Sect had placed their hope on Ji Qing.
They wanted to do everything they could to help Ji Qing increase his strength.
But Ji Qing shook his head and said, “You just need to guard the Wind Thunder Sect well. As for the Outer Domain, none of you are allowed to go! Only those at the Spirit Transformation level are qualified to hunt divinity creatures. Going to the Outer Domain would be seeking death.”
“Moreover, even though Nascent Soul cultivators can go to the Outer Domain, why are those who venture into the Outer Domain basically Spirit Transformation Divine Lords and not Nascent Soul cultivators? The reason is simple: only Spirit Transformation Divine Lords can barely establish a foothold in the Outer Domain, while the mortality rate for Nascent Soul cultivators in the Outer Domain could be as high as ninety percent!”
Ji Qing would not allow True Lord Tiansheng and the others to go to the Outer Domain to die.
“This…”
True Lord Tiansheng and the Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect exchanged glances, speechless.
They genuinely wanted to do something for Ji Qing.
“If you truly want to help me, then go and collect martial arts that strengthen the physical foundation. Any martial arts that can improve the physical body will do. Of course, focus on martial arts at the Heavenly Human Realm level!”
Ji Qing decided to give True Lord Tiansheng and the Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect something to do.
He urgently needed to improve his physical body, so physical martial arts were indispensable.
The Wind Thunder Sect’s Martial Arts Library alone was not enough.
Ji Qing had already thoroughly searched the Martial Arts Library last time and found no martial arts to improve his physical body.
Upon hearing Ji Qing’s request, True Lord Tiansheng and the Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect immediately became serious and said solemnly, “Elder Ji, rest assured, we will do our best to collect physical martial arts.”
“Good, I need to go out for a trip. I’ll see your harvest when I return.”
After speaking, Ji Qing immediately left the Wind Thunder Sect and flew towards the Sea Area.
Watching Ji Qing’s receding figure.
True Lord Tiansheng and the Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect exchanged glances.
The Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect gritted his teeth and said, “I will mobilize the connections of the Wind Thunder Sect to search for all physical martial arts in the entire Barren Domain.”
True Lord Tiansheng said, “Heh heh, if there are any martial arts that meet the requirements, and the Sect Master can’t get them openly, then I will take action. In the current situation, we can’t care about face, rules, or anything else. If Elder Ji fails the Martial Dao Seal in ten years, then everything will be for naught!”
The Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect could only nod upon hearing this.
Given the circumstances, he could do nothing else.
Now the Wind Thunder Sect had “bet” everything and placed all their hope on Ji Qing, so naturally, they had to go all out to help Ji Qing!
…
In the vast Sea Area, Ji Qing has arrived again!
For Ji Qing, this vast Sea Area is an endless treasure trove.
It contains infinite Origin Points.
And unlike last time, Ji Qing was still wary then, fearing that some demon might still injure him in this Sea Area.
But now, Ji Qing has no worries.
Ji Qing flew above the Sea Area and directly unleashed his domain space.
The domain space expanded, radiating for dozens of miles.
And it was still extending.
Ji Qing’s domain space can now cover a very large area.
Anyway, he was only dealing with some demons.
Most of them were only at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core levels, and even Nascent Soul level demons were rare. It wouldn’t matter how large Ji Qing’s domain space was.
Then, within the domain space, Ji Qing immediately unleashed the Power of Return to Void.
“Boom.”
The immense Power of Return to Void immediately filled the domain space.
Even a wisp of the Power of Return to Void, as long as it touched a demon, could directly decompose it.
How could these demons withstand the Power of Return to Void?
Therefore, countless demons were instantly decomposed by the Power of Return to Void, and Ji Qing’s Origin Points surged accordingly.
Ji Qing was also rapidly moving towards the deep sea.
Because there were more demons in the deep sea.
Ji Qing continued to move towards the deep sea. Anywhere covered by his domain space, no demon could withstand the large amount of Power of Return to Void within the domain space.
This was not a battle, but pure harvesting!
Unknowingly, Ji Qing had moved far from the coastline.
He had completely entered the deep sea region.
This was an area that many Nascent Soul cultivators and Martial Saints normally would not venture into.
But Ji Qing had come now.
He was even filled with killing intent.
Wherever he passed, demons were annihilated, and the vast Sea Area was cleared.
“Hmm? This is…”
Suddenly, Ji Qing felt the “divinity” within his body leap.
Ji Qing paid close attention to divinity.
He immediately sensed the anomaly of the “divinity.”
He sensed carefully and found the reason.
His “divinity” should have sensed another divinity.
That’s why there was an anomaly.
But this is the Barren Domain, where else would there be divinity?
Ji Qing continued to fly towards the deep sea.
As a result, after trying a few directions, Ji Qing vaguely sensed that the “divinity” sensation was weakening.
It seemed like the connection could be broken at any moment.
“Could there be divinity creatures in this Sea Area?”
Ji Qing thought of a possibility.
The Barren Domain once had divinity creatures.
But later, they were hunted so much that they gradually disappeared.
However, the vast Sea Area, especially the seabed, is too immense. Few high-level cultivators venture into the deep sea regions, let alone the seabed.
But Ji Qing could feel that the divinity connection was in the seabed, and it was getting farther away.
Could it have sensed something?
“If it is truly a divinity creature, since I can sense it, it might also sense me, so is it trying to get away from me?”
Ji Qing thought of a possibility.
The more Ji Qing thought about it, the more he felt this was the case.
Perhaps there are divinity creatures in the deep sea seabed?
With this thought, Ji Qing could no longer hold back.
“Plop.”
Ji Qing entered the water.
He contracted his domain space, forming an independent space only within three feet around him.
Within three feet, even the water was repelled.
Ji Qing could vaguely sense the anomaly of divinity and thus continuously adjusted his direction to chase after it.
The seabed became deeper and deeper.
Ji Qing chased for several hours and finally saw an unusual strange beast.
It had no aura of a demon.
Instead, it had a “divine” fluctuation.
Clearly, it was truly a divinity creature.
“Buzz.”
Ji Qing immediately expanded his domain space.
The divinity creature offered no resistance and was about to be drawn into the domain space. Ji Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Once it was in his domain space, it would be a luxury for this divinity creature to escape.
It had already become a fish in a barrel!
However, the divinity creature, trapped within the domain space, seemed not panicked at all.
It even revealed a human-like smile at the corner of its mouth.
Ji Qing had a vague sense of foreboding.
But before he could figure out what was happening, a powerful suction force instantly enveloped him. Even with the domain space, it was useless because this powerful suction force also acted on the domain space.
“Not good…”
Ji Qing immediately wanted to leave.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
That terrifying suction force instantly “sucked” him away, along with his domain space.
A slight ripple spread across the seabed.
Then Ji Qing’s figure disappeared, as if he had never appeared before.
“Swish.”
When Ji Qing’s figure reappeared, he found himself in a vast palace.
Moreover, he took a closer look.
In front of him was a terrifying strange beast as large as a small mountain.
It had a dragon’s head and a fish’s body, or half dragon and half fish, exuding a terrifying aura, far surpassing anyone Ji Qing had ever seen.
“You’ve finally arrived…”
Suddenly, an ancient voice appeared in Ji Qing’s mind.
“Who?”
Ji Qing looked around.
But before him was only this dragon-headed, fish-bodied strange beast.
“It’s you?”
Ji Qing had a guess.
The dragon-headed, fish-bodied strange beast nodded, and its voice reappeared in Ji Qing’s mind: “That’s right, it’s me. The world calls me Chi Wen!”
“Chi Wen? Offspring of a dragon and a fish…”
Ji Qing’s pupils contracted, and he felt incredibly shocked.
It was actually Chi Wen, a descendant of a True Dragon.
True Dragons were at the “Immortal” level, belonging to mythical beings.
And “Chi Wen” was also a mythical creature, though certainly not an “Immortal.” It was perhaps one or two levels below an “Immortal,” but still incredibly terrifying.
If we followed the Immortal Path system, it would be Mahayana or Tribulation Crossing?
In any case, it was more terrifying than Xuling Venerable, the master of the Immortal Mansion.
However, why would such a terrifying existence be at the bottom of the sea in the Desolate Realm?
Moreover, Ji Qing discovered something else: although this Chi Wen’s aura was terrifying, its body was deathly still, entangled with endless death qi, as if its lifespan was coming to an end.
This was not normal!
Chi Wen slowly spoke: “I am a True Dragon descendant. I also wanted to undergo the Dragon Transformation Tribulation to become a True Dragon, but I failed the tribulation and fell short. I can only use a bloodline secret technique to hide in this realm and linger on.”
“This is a secret realm I set up to avoid the Dragon Transformation Tribulation. If I leave here, I will be targeted by the Dragon Transformation Tribulation and will surely die! However, I have been hiding for so long, and I was already severely injured. Now, with death qi surrounding me, I can’t hold on for much longer, even if I’m just lingering on.”
“Therefore, I let a divinity creature deliberately lure you here and drag you into my secret realm. As long as you agree to bring me with you when you ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future, I will bestow upon you the True Dragon bloodline, help you refine it, enhance your physical body’s strength, and help you condense the True Dragon Divine Body. And I will give you all the divinity creatures in this secret realm.”
The information in Chi Wen’s words was extensive and shocking.
Ji Qing pondered for a long time and then asked, “Why me?”
Chi Wen smiled and said, “Because you bear the mark of the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory, which means you are breaking through the Martial Dao Seal, having at least passed the first layer of the seal. And your physical body is incredibly strong. As far as I can sense, there are two divine body auras. With my True Dragon bloodline to help you condense the True Dragon Divine Body, you might be able to gather three divine bodies, which is unheard of! With all these powers combined, you have a high chance of breaking through the second layer of the Martial Dao Seal.”
“Also, you are covered in dense fortune, almost embodying the entire Desolate Realm. It’s not an exaggeration to say you are the child of fortune in this realm. You are already the best candidate I can find in the Desolate Realm…”
Ji Qing understood.
This Chi Wen didn’t just “choose” him in the sea area.
It likely knew everything that happened in the Desolate Realm.
Ji Qing’s “unconscious” deeper descent into the deep sea was probably also Chi Wen’s doing.
After all, a true True Dragon descendant would have unfathomable methods.
“You can help me condense the True Dragon Divine Body?”
Ji Qing was somewhat skeptical.
“If it were any other strange beast, or any other Tribulation Crossing or Mahayana cultivator, they would definitely not have this ability. But I am different; I am a True Dragon descendant with an extremely rich True Dragon bloodline! Relying on my rich True Dragon bloodline, I can help you cultivate the True Dragon Divine Body! You might not know what the True Dragon Divine Body means, but you are cultivating the Merger Scripture. To reach the ‘Ten Thousand Dao Realm’ in the Merger Scripture, you must possess three divine bodies! Even in the vast Outer Domain, besides me, no one else can help you condense a third divine body…”
Ji Qing’s heart trembled.
Ten Thousand Dao Realm?
It was actually related to divine bodies? One must possess three divine bodies to cultivate to the Ten Thousand Dao Realm…
This Chi Wen was so familiar with the Merger Scripture from the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory. It was indeed a True Dragon descendant, having lived for who knows how many years…
Ji Qing did not know the relationship between the “Ten Thousand Dao Realm” and “divine bodies” that Chi Wen mentioned.
However, he also knew that having an extra divine body would undoubtedly bring immense benefits.
Moreover, there was another crucial point.
If he refused, could he leave this secret realm?
Therefore, Chi Wen seemed to be discussing with Ji Qing, appearing benevolent and extremely amiable.
But did he have a choice?
This True Dragon bloodline was about to die.
To survive, it could do anything.
Ji Qing was its last hope.
If hope were to be dashed…
Ji Qing dared not even think about it.
“Is it really just taking you with me when I ascend? Will it have any impact on me?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Of course. As the saying goes, ‘when one person attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.’ You can even bring many people with you. However, the more people you bring, the heavier the burden.”
“Once you agree, I will fall into a deep sleep, and my physical body will shrink. I will only wake up when I ascend to the Immortal Realm. Then, by the transformation of the various immortal qi in the Immortal Realm, I can complete the final transformation of a True Dragon and have a chance to overcome the Dragon Transformation Tribulation.”
Chi Wen looked at Ji Qing with yearning in its eyes.
This was its only hope.
It yearned so much.
The days of waiting endlessly at the bottom of the Desolate Realm’s sea were not easy.
If it missed Ji Qing, it would likely be doomed.
“Alright, I promise you! If I can successfully ascend to the Immortal Realm one day, I will definitely take you with me into the Immortal Realm!”
Ji Qing agreed.
Chi Wen’s face broke into a smile.
“Hahaha, good, I will bestow the True Dragon’s blood upon you now!”
Chi Wen opened its mouth, and a drop of massive essence blood appeared.
As this drop of essence blood appeared, Ji Qing felt a terrifying aura.
That was the aura of a True Dragon!
Ji Qing even felt that even with his current physical body, he couldn’t withstand this drop of True Dragon essence blood.
This was not a power that a “Martial Saint” could withstand.
“This is a drop of True Dragon blood. Only True Dragons or their descendants can control this drop of True Dragon blood. Without me, you would absolutely not be able to cultivate the True Dragon Divine Body. However, with my help, you don’t need to worry. This process may take a long time, depending on your physical body’s strength. The stronger your physical body, the shorter the modification time.”
Ji Qing nodded: “I can bear it!”
“Good!”
Chi Wen said no more, and the drop of True Dragon blood instantly flew towards Ji Qing.
Ji Qing opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the True Dragon blood in one gulp.
However, after swallowing this drop of True Dragon blood, Ji Qing felt an intense heat, incredibly scorching.
It felt as if his body was about to burn up.
His powerful physical body seemed unable to withstand it, about to be completely “drained” by this drop of True Dragon blood.
It couldn’t bear it!
It truly couldn’t bear it!
This had nothing to do with willpower.
It was simply that his physical body couldn’t withstand it; Ji Qing couldn’t “digest” this drop of True Dragon blood.
He lacked the ability.
Chi Wen smiled slightly: “Your physical body is already very strong, but let alone you, even a Martial God or someone above a Martial God cannot withstand True Dragon blood.”
“However, with my help to suppress the True Dragon blood and lend you a hand, there will be no problem.”
Chi Wen hadn’t acted earlier because it wanted Ji Qing to experience the might of True Dragon blood himself.
Even though Ji Qing’s willpower was astonishing, even though his physical body’s vitality was endless, even though Ji Qing possessed the Merger Divine Body and the Half-step Five Elements Divine Body, so what?
He still couldn’t withstand the True Dragon blood.
In Ji Qing’s current state, trying to completely refine the True Dragon blood was akin to a fool’s dream.
Then, Chi Wen made its move.
As Chi Wen made its move, Ji Qing felt the extremely restless True Dragon blood within his body instantly calm down.
The True Dragon blood no longer seemed so terrifying, emitting wisps of True Dragon power, slowly transforming Ji Qing’s body bit by bit.
And this transformation process was indeed long.
One month, three months, six months, nine months, one year…
“Boom.”
A roar echoed within Ji Qing’s body.
Simultaneously, Ji Qing felt his physical body’s strength skyrocket.
“Roar…”
It was as if a True Dragon was coiled within Ji Qing’s body.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
He checked his condition in the Demon Record.
Ji Qing: Martial Saint （ Perfection ）
Domain Space: Minor Accomplishment （ 3% ）
Nine Heavens Mandate Lock: Fifth Level （ 3% ）
Divinity: Beginning Realm （ Four Strands of Divinity ）
True Dragon Body: Divine Body （ Perfection ）
Merger Divine Body: Divine Body （ Perfection ）
Power of Return to Void: Third Form （ Perfection ）
Origin Points: 51,783,800 points
Indeed, Ji Qing now possessed the Merger Divine Body and the True Dragon Divine Body, two divine bodies. The “Half-step Five Elements Divine Body” had not yet transformed and was currently just the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
But Ji Qing would eventually transform into the Five Elements Divine Body.
The True Dragon Divine Body caused Ji Qing’s strength to surge.
The power contained within that drop of True Dragon blood was extremely terrifying.
Ji Qing’s physical body was now at least several times stronger than before.
“A single drop of True Dragon blood has increased my physical body’s strength severalfold! And the birth of the True Dragon Divine Body has further raised the ceiling of my physical body…”
The upper limit of Ji Qing’s physical body was unimaginably high.
As for Origin Points, there were over fifty million, which was also a astronomical figure.
However, Ji Qing planned to save up to one hundred million points for unforeseen circumstances.
“Ji Qing, your True Dragon Divine Body is now formed. While I can still hold on for a while longer, you should first fuse with the divinity within this secret realm.”
Chi Wen said.
Ji Qing was a little puzzled: “May I ask Senior Chi Wen, since this secret realm was created by you, where did these divinity creatures come from?”
“Heh heh, these divinity creatures were originally just ordinary seabed creatures. I was too bored, so I captured some seabed creatures and brought them in. Over time, under my influence, so many divinity creatures were born.”
“In a sense, these divinity creatures are my ‘dependents’…”
Ji Qing fell silent.
Dependents?
Chi Wen’s “dependents” could even develop into divinity creatures.
At this moment, Ji Qing once again experienced the “value” of being a “True Dragon descendant.”
If he captured a “Chi Wen,” could he develop countless divinity creatures?
However, this was just a thought.
Even in the Outer Domain, who dared to claim they could capture a True Dragon descendant?
“Since these are your dependents…”
Ji Qing felt a little embarrassed to attack them.
“It’s fine. How can mere dependents compare to your importance? You need to cultivate the Merger Scripture, which requires a large amount of divinity. If possible, until you reach the Ten Thousand Dao Realm, you should not give birth to a Divine Path Fruit. It’s best to reach your own limit.”
“Yes, Senior Chi Wen.”
Ji Qing nodded.
Since Chi Wen didn’t mind, Ji Qing was no longer hesitant.
He immediately began hunting the divinity creatures in the secret realm, one after another, extracting strands of divinity from them and integrating them into his body.
The amount of divinity integrated into Ji Qing’s body rapidly increased…
Ten, thirty, fifty, seventy, ninety…
Getting closer to one hundred.
Once one hundred strands of divinity were fused, it would be the “Hundred Dao Realm.”
Even within the Merger Scripture lineage of the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory, it would not be considered weak.
“Boom.”
Finally, Ji Qing merged with one hundred strands of Divinity.
A roaring sound echoed in his mind.
Ji Qing even felt as if his consciousness had merged into “Heaven and Earth” in the unseen depths.
Chi Wen’s face revealed a hint of a smile.
Hundred Dao Realm!
The lineage of the Merger Scripture is indeed extraordinary.
Once one reaches the Hundred Dao Realm, there will be an Opportunity for “Enlightenment,” where consciousness merges with Heaven and Earth.
As for what one obtains from “Enlightenment,” that depends on one’s personal Fortune.
It also looked forward to whether Ji Qing’s “Enlightenment” this time would be ordinary or lead to some immense Fortune.
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