Chapter 216: Opening The Heavenly Gate Again, The True Use Of The Martial Dao Origin! Breaking The Physical Body Bottleneck, Breaking Through To Second Order!
“Hum.”
The Five Elements Dao Fruit shattered.
A mass of five-colored light shot out from the broken Dao Fruit and rapidly spread in all directions.
The five-colored light was extremely brilliant and did not possess the terrifying might to annihilate the void as before.
It didn’t look like a particularly terrifying divine ability.
But as the five-colored radiance swept past the Thirteen Lineage Masters.
“Huh? Where is my Geng Gold Sword?”
“Where is my Thick Earth Battle Robe?”
“And my old man’s Return to Origin Cauldron is also gone.”
“Could it be that formation of five-colored light just now? It silently took away the treasures on our bodies, and we were powerless to do anything…”
The Thirteen Lineage Masters found it all too incredible.
They were top Great Experts.
No matter how profound and mysterious Ji Qing’s divine ability was, it was preposterous that it silently took away their treasures.
They couldn’t even imagine what kind of divine ability this was.
“It is rumored that divine abilities derived from Legendary Dao Fruits are very different from all other divine abilities. Legendary divine abilities directly touch the origin… In this regard, the essence of Legendary divine abilities is likely even more terrifying than that of us top Great Experts.”
The Rong Shen First Meridian Master suddenly spoke.
The other twelve Lineage Masters fell silent upon hearing this.
Directly touching the essence…
Even top Great Experts could not achieve this.
In fact, the treasures of the Lineage Masters were indeed swept to Ji Qing by the five-colored radiance.
But Ji Qing had no time to deal with various treasures right now.
He sensed that the divine ability evolved from the Five Elements Dao Fruit was indeed incredibly profound.
But he still had two more Dao Fruits and must go all out.
The next Dao Fruit was the True Dragon Dao Fruit.
This was the Dao Fruit Ji Qing understood the least.
In the beginning, he had stumbled upon a drop of True Dragon Blood from Chi Wen, which led to the formation of the True Dragon Divine Body, and gradually led to the True Dragon Dao Fruit.
Ji Qing’s spiritual power surged.
The True Dragon Dao Fruit then broke open.
“Roar…”
As the Dao Fruit shattered, eight terrifying illusory dragon figures vaguely appeared.
Those were not True Dragons, but the legendary Heavenly Dragons!
Possessing immense power.
And the eight Heavenly Dragons formed the legendary Eight Heavenly Dragons!
The illusory figures of the Eight Heavenly Dragons made the Thirteen Lineage Masters’ hearts tremble just by looking at them.
Perhaps the divine power of the Eight Heavenly Dragons was not that strong at the moment.
But the essence it contained was extremely terrifying.
The last Dao Fruit was the Blood Flame Dao Fruit.
This Dao Fruit was very special.
Originally, Ji Qing only had three divine bodies and had not considered having four.
Unexpectedly, Ji Qing killed Di Cang and obtained a drop of “Imperial Blood” from Di Cang’s body.
This single drop of Imperial Blood was considered the supreme treasure of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect.
Upon obtaining the Imperial Blood, one could create an “Emperor’s Son.”
Unfortunately, it benefited Ji Qing, leading to this Blood Flame Dao Fruit.
“Open.”
Ji Qing broke open the Blood Flame Dao Fruit.
He could feel a terrifying flame hidden within the Blood Flame Dao Fruit.
It was somewhat similar to Heavenly Fire, but seemed different.
Ji Qing had a general idea that the divine ability derived from the Blood Flame Dao Fruit must be related to flames.
But what kind of flame was it?
One must know that the strongest flame in the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect was Heavenly Fire itself.
Moreover, Ji Qing had already experienced the power of Heavenly Fire.
It could even scorch his First Order Perfection Giant Spirit Race Physical Body.
But was it truly Heavenly Fire?
“Boom.”
The Blood Flame Dao Fruit shattered with a roar.
A wave of scorching heat instantly swept out.
At the same time, the void instantly turned purple.
Even space was distorted and shattered.
“This is… a kind of flame?”
“What flame is so terrifying that even we feel a trace of trepidation?”
“Didn’t Ji Qing’s Blood Flame Dao Fruit come from refining a drop of ‘Imperial Blood’ from the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect? In the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect, the strongest flame is Heavenly Fire, but this purple flame seems more terrifying than Heavenly Fire…”
The Thirteen Lineage Masters were all filled with doubt and uncertainty.
They knew there were many flames in the world.
They had seen many white, black, and golden flames.
But they had never seen purple flames before.
Furthermore, when it came to “flames,” the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect was definitely an expert in the Black Ruins.
The Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect had at least eight hundred types of flames.
But none of them were like this purple flame, which could be more terrifying than Heavenly Fire, truly unimaginable.
However, the purple flames soon disappeared.
As the dust settled, Ji Qing’s appearance was revealed.
The four Dao Fruits above Ji Qing’s head had vanished.
However, the aura on his body had not weakened; instead, it was extremely terrifying.
Moreover, there were four terrifying auras, which, despite Ji Qing’s best efforts to conceal them, still emanated out.
The Thirteen Lineage Masters exchanged glances, roughly understanding Ji Qing’s current state.
Divine Ability Realm!
Ji Qing was now a Supernatural Realm Venerable!
They seemed to have a feeling that Ji Qing’s breakthrough to the Divine Ability Realm was like water flowing to its natural conclusion.
Effortless.
When the conditions were met, he evolved his divine ability.
This was in stark contrast to other cultivators.
For other cultivators to advance to the Divine Ability Realm was a near-death experience, extremely difficult, filled with joy of survival and lingering fear.
But Ji Qing?
It was all natural.
They were only worried that Ji Qing’s evolved divine ability would manifest as too grand an anomaly.
As for failure?
There were absolutely no signs of failure.
The failure rate for evolving divine abilities from Dao Fruits was actually quite high.
But Ji Qing was indeed very special.
“Ji Qing, what divine abilities have your four Dao Fruits evolved into? Can you demonstrate them?”
The Jie Mie Lineage Master suddenly asked.
“Stop.”
“Everyone, even though our thirteen lineages are united, each person has their secrets. Matters of divine abilities are extremely private. The functions of divine abilities should be hidden as much as possible. Moreover, Ji Qing will become a Supreme Expert in the future. Do you want Ji Qing’s divine powers to be completely understood by others in the future?”
The Rong Shen First Meridian Master immediately intervened.
The other twelve Lineage Masters nodded upon hearing this.
It made sense.
Even for the closest of kin, when it came to one’s divine abilities, it was best to keep them hidden.
Who knew what would happen in the future?
Having one more hidden means meant one more chance of winning.
“Haha, it was indeed presumptuous of us. Alright, since Ji Qing has already achieved the Divine Ability Realm, we will not disturb you further.”
The Jie Mie Lineage Master took his leave.
The other Lineage Masters also took their leave one after another.
However, the Reincarnation Lineage Master stayed behind and said to Ji Qing, “Ji Qing, you haven’t been to my Reincarnation Lineage, have you? Although I don’t know why your spiritual cultivation has improved so quickly, my Reincarnation Lineage has the Reincarnation Realm, which can help your spiritual cultivation improve. If you have free time, you might as well come to my Reincarnation Lineage and try.”
After speaking, the Reincarnation Lineage Master left.
“Lineage Master, my divine abilities…”
Ji Qing looked at the Rong Shen First Meridian Master.
But the Lineage Master resolutely shook his head and said, “Ji Qing, divine abilities are personal secrets, especially the various effects of divine powers. Hide them for as long as you can. Moreover, you have four divine abilities, so don’t tell anyone, understand?”
Ji Qing nodded and said, “Disciple understands.”
“Good, you have just broken through to the Divine Ability Realm. Go back and stabilize your cultivation first.”
Ji Qing almost forgot that this was the Lineage Master’s Cave Dwelling.
Thus, Ji Qing took his leave and returned to Ninth Peak.
The matter of Ji Qing’s promotion to the Divine Ability Realm still needed to be informed to Baoyue, Yunmeng Goddess, Canopus, and others.
Shen Jun Bao Yue said with a complex expression, “Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Ji. You have been promoted to the Divine Ability Realm, and this time you have truly taken the lead…”
Yunmeng Goddess, however, smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist Ji’s talent is rare in the Black Ruins. Even if we want to keep up, it’s difficult to catch up.”
Ji Qing naturally exhorted the two of them and then returned to his cultivation secret chamber.
Ji Qing opened the Demon Record and checked his own situation.
Ji Qing: Divine Ability Realm （ Early Stage ）
Giant Spirit Race: First Order （ Perfection ）
Grotto-Heaven Small Realm: Beginner （ 1% ）
Annihilation of Ten Thousand Laws Supernatural Power: Beginner （ 1% ）
Great Five Elements Divine Light: Beginner （ 1% ）
Eight Heavenly Dragons Supernatural Power: Beginner （ 1% ）
Sky Burning Purple Flame: Beginner （ 1% ）
Spirit: Seeing the True Nature of the Mind （ Second Realm Fifth Stage ）
Origin Point: 1007503800 Points
Ji Qing indeed had four additional divine abilities.
The Annihilation of Ten Thousand Laws Supernatural Power was somewhat similar to Ji Qing’s Power of Return to Void, but even more terrifying.
It directly annihilated everything, even extending to the spiritual level.
Then there was the Great Five Elements Divine Light, which was said to be able to brush away anything. Especially within the Five Elements, any treasures would be brushed away silently. Treasures outside the Five Elements could also be brushed away, just with slightly weaker effects.
Ji Qing’s Great Five Elements Divine Light had even brushed away the treasures of the Thirteen Lineage Masters before.
Upon seeing the Great Five Elements Divine Light, Ji Qing’s first thought was that he had found a source of resources for forging Dharma Aspects in the future.
If he encountered opponents again, he could directly use the Great Five Elements Divine Light to brush away their treasures. If he could intimidate his opponents, even their Dharma Aspects could be brushed away, eliminating the need to worry about them being damaged.
This was truly a great divine ability!
Next was the Eight Heavenly Dragons, which were said to possess infinite divine power. Once unleashed, the eight Heavenly Dragons would shake the heavens and earth. This could complement the Giant Spirit Race Physical Body.
Finally, there was the Sky Burning Purple Flame, which was even more terrifying. It could burn everything, possess the power to burn the heavens and boil the seas, and could also scorch the spiritual level. It had some overlapping power with the Annihilation of Ten Thousand Laws Supernatural Power.
After carefully examining these four divine abilities, Ji Qing found that any one of them was terrifying.
Even possessing one divine ability would allow one to roam freely in the Black Ruins.
And with four divine abilities, his current strength was unimaginably powerful.
If he were to face Wang Feng again now, why would it be so troublesome?
A single divine ability, coupled with his First Order Perfection Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, would be enough to crush Wang Feng.
Moreover, Ji Qing’s divine abilities could continue to improve in power.
It was only at the beginner stage now; what if it reached Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, or even Perfection?
The key was that Ji Qing’s Spirit was only at the Second Realm Fifth Stage.
He could only mobilize half of the divine ability’s power.
If his Spirit could reach the Second Realm Tenth Stage, he would be able to fully mobilize all of the divine ability’s power.
Therefore, for Ji Qing to improve his strength, he needed to improve his Spirit, the progress of his divine abilities, and so on.
“If the Martial God Realm had a reference, then at the Divine Ability Realm, everything must be relied upon oneself! Every divine ability is unique. Even with the same cultivation technique or the same divine body, the person who nurtures the Dao Fruit is different, so the evolved divine ability will also be different.”
“The uniqueness of divine abilities leads to a problem, which is that they cannot be inherited, nor are there any cultivation techniques. After all, everyone’s divine abilities are different, and even if cultivation techniques are passed down, they cannot be cultivated.”
“Therefore, for all cultivators in the Divine Ability Realm to perfect their own divine abilities, they can only create their own methods. It can be said that every person creates their own technique! At this point, comprehension becomes very important. Those with high comprehension can create the most suitable methods for themselves, and these methods are also very powerful, invisibly enhancing the divine ability’s might. If comprehension is low and the created method is too weak, even Peerless Supernatural abilities may have their might greatly reduced, or even be inferior to Superior Supernatural abilities.”
Ji Qing carefully studied the cultivation of the Divine Ability Realm.
The cultivation at this realm was indeed very special; one could only cultivate divine abilities by creating their own methods.
If I cannot create a method, then I can only let my divine abilities improve on their own.
Some people are lucky enough to achieve perfection in their divine abilities.
But most people have average luck and no self-created methods. For their divine abilities to reach perfection? That’s no different than a fool’s dream.
“Self-creating cultivation techniques can wait. Ever since I killed Wang Feng, the fortune of the Black Ruins that I’ve accumulated for so many years can now be considered for a spiritual imprint fusion with the Black Ruins…”
Ji Qing had always been thinking about this.
By integrating his spiritual imprint into the Black Ruins, he would truly become immortal.
Apart from the limitation of lifespan, in the Black Ruins, no one would be able to kill him.
Moreover, Ji Qing harbored a sliver of worry.
He was concerned that the Desolate Realm and Purgatory Realm alone would not be enough to allow his mind to transform to the Third Stage.
This was highly possible.
But if his spiritual imprint were to merge with the Black Ruins, it would be different.
He could rely on the Black Ruins to improve his mind.
Ji Qing’s fortune was sufficient now.
But the key was that Ji Qing lacked the opportunity for “enlightenment.”
Without enlightenment, it was impossible for him to merge his spiritual imprint with the Black Ruins.
With one more enlightenment similar to when he was in the Hundred Dao Realm, Ji Qing would have confidence.
“Enlightenment…”
Ji Qing pondered deeply.
Now that the Merger Scripture was gone, it was not so easy to achieve enlightenment.
“Canopus, are there any methods to help a cultivator achieve enlightenment? Whether by external forces or any other means, as long as it can lead to enlightenment.”
Ji Qing asked Can Xiu Venerable.
The other party was also a Venerable, experienced and knowledgeable, perhaps he could provide some ideas.
“Enlightenment?”
Can Xiu Venerable mused.
“Actually, in the Divine Ability Realm, many cultivators wish for enlightenment…”
Can Xiu Venerable sighed.
He also wished for enlightenment.
This was because in the Divine Ability Realm, one needed to create their own divine abilities and methods.
With enlightenment, creating methods would become much easier.
But achieving enlightenment was very difficult.
Relying on external forces made it even more difficult.
“Although enlightenment is difficult, it’s not impossible. Others may not be able to, but Your Highness might.”
Can Xiu Venerable said.
“What method?”
“A Wonder, the Divine Ability Forest! Your Highness, within the Black Ruins, there is a Wonder that records various divine abilities from the Black Ruins. One is the ‘Curiosity Ranking,’ which collects various strange and peculiar divine abilities, disregarding their quality or might, focusing only on whether they are sufficiently bizarre or unique. Once recorded, one can receive rewards from the Divine Ability Forest, some of which help with ‘enlightenment’.”
“The Divine Ability Forest also has a ‘Divine Ability Ranking.’ This is more difficult, ranking divine abilities by their might. Only those whose divine abilities are among the top ten can receive rewards, which also include rewards for ‘enlightenment’.”
“There’s also the Dharma Aspect Ranking, which also ranks by might. Therefore, many cultivators in the Divine Ability Realm and Dharma Aspect Realm of the Black Ruins visit the Divine Ability Forest, often aiming for the ‘Curiosity Ranking.’ If their luck is good enough, they can be recorded and receive rewards. However, I believe Your Highness could try for the ‘Divine Ability Ranking’ and aim for the top ten.”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
Such a Wonder existed?
The origin of Wonders has always been a mystery.
They seem to have existed since time immemorial.
And they cannot be destroyed.
Even Supreme Experts cannot destroy them; they can only abide by the rules of the Wonders.
“Are there any restrictions on entering the Divine Ability Forest?”
“Anyone above the Divine Ability Realm and below the Great Expert level can enter.”
Ji Qing pondered.
He was very suitable for going to the Divine Ability Forest.
However, before heading to the Divine Ability Forest, Ji Qing had one more thing to do.
That was to “Open the Heavenly Gate.”
Ji Qing had never forgotten that he could still open the Heavenly Gate and enter it.
That mysterious Martial Dao Mountain remained an enigma to this day!
Moreover, if he met the requirements for climbing the Martial Dao Mountain, he could even obtain Martial Dao Origin.
Ji Qing didn’t know what “Martial Dao Origin” was before.
He still didn’t know now.
But the word “Origin” often points to the very essence!
For example, World Origin is the fundamental basis of a world.
Then, is Martial Dao Origin also the fundamental basis of the Martial Way?
Only after breaking through a cultivation realm can a Martial Artist open the Heavenly Gate and enter it.
Ji Qing intended to be “low-key” this time.
Therefore, he did not want to open the Heavenly Gate in the Purgatory Realm.
Thus, Ji Qing decided to go to the Black Ruins, a foreign land, to open the Heavenly Gate.
To avoid being discovered.
However, Ji Qing still had to consult the Lineage Master about the Divine Ability Forest.
Soon, Ji Qing went to visit the Lineage Master again.
“Lineage Master, I heard about the Divine Ability Forest. Can I go to this Divine Ability Forest?”
Ji Qing asked directly.
The Lineage Master heard this and pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, “Actually, it’s best for you to stay in the Purgatory Realm, but you also need to cultivate. Never has a Supreme Expert become one by quietly staying in one place and engaging in closed-door cultivation. Every Supreme Expert has fought their way through life and death.”
“The Divine Ability Forest is not a problem; many in the Divine Ability Realm and Dharma Aspect Realm have sought opportunities there, even I have been there. However, your situation is more complex. The Old Ancestors have gone to some top powers within the Black Ruins, including the Demon Country. Those old monsters should not attack you; if they were to attack, they would definitely leave traces, and the Old Ancestors are not to be trifled with. But if some hidden Great Experts, or even Top Great Powers, were to act, it would be difficult for the Old Ancestors to find any trace.”
“I will give you some life-saving methods, but you just killed Wang Feng, and Wang Feng also had life-saving methods from a Top Great Power, yet he still died in your hands? Therefore, be careful in all matters.”
Ji Qing understood.
The Old Ancestors of the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory had not gone out for social visits before; they had genuinely “warned” the various powers.
It could deter some old monsters.
After all, if old monsters attacked, no matter how hidden, they would leave traces.
But for some less powerful Great Experts, it was truly difficult to find any trace.
It was even possible that some top powers secretly cultivated Great Experts specifically for “dirty work.”
The Demon Country was even more so.
Ji Qing was not absolutely safe.
It was possible that some forces would indeed dare to act against Ji Qing.
But Ji Qing was no longer without the ability to protect himself.
He was now in the Divine Ability Realm.
Even a typical Great Expert couldn’t do anything to him.
And the most crucial point: since the Purgatory Realm and Desolate Realm were not destroyed, Ji Qing was an “immortal” being.
Even if he truly died, he could “resurrect.”
However, Ji Qing did not want to “die” unless absolutely necessary.
Once he “died” once and resurrected,
that trump card of his would be completely revealed.
Once the trump card was revealed, perhaps someone could target this method of his.
After all, the Great Thousand Worlds are full of wonders, who knows what bizarre methods those old monsters might possess?
“With my strength, as long as I’m careful, there might be dangers, but it won’t be that easy to kill me.”
Ji Qing still decided to go to the Divine Ability Forest.
As the Lineage Master said, no Supreme Expert became one through closed-door cultivation.
If he could have become a Supreme Expert by continuously cultivating in seclusion on Ninth Peak, he definitely would have done so.
But that was simply impossible.
“Thank you, Lineage Master.”
Ji Qing took his leave and departed.
Naturally, he had to go to the Divine Ability Forest, but before that, he needed to find a place to “open the Heavenly Gate.”
Thus, Ji Qing directly tore through space and entered a spatial channel.
As for where he would “open the Heavenly Gate,” even Ji Qing himself didn’t know.
He was just randomly traversing space.
Since even he didn’t know his destination, would anyone be able to “follow” him?
“Swish.”
Ji Qing emerged from the void.
He looked around in all directions.
This was an unfamiliar part of the Black Ruins.
He only knew that he had traveled a long distance through space.
He didn’t know precisely where he was.
However, it looked very desolate here.
There was no Inner World.
Nor were there any cultivators.
But wasn’t this exactly the place Ji Qing wanted?
Since this place met Ji Qing’s requirements, he hesitated no longer.
“Boom.”
Ji Qing threw a punch.
“Open!”
For Ji Qing, opening the Heavenly Gate was something he was already very skilled at.
He was too familiar with it.
Soon, a massive portal appeared in the void.
Ji Qing immediately leaped into it.
Inside the Heavenly Gate, Ji Qing gazed at the Martial Dao Mountain before him.
Even though he was now in the Divine Ability Realm, he still couldn’t see through the Martial Dao Mountain.
Looking up, it was also impossible to see its summit.
Ji Qing pondered that this Heavenly Gate was extraordinary.
He recalled that in the Desolate Realm, he could open the Heavenly Gate.
Now, in the Black Ruins, he could also open the Heavenly Gate.
This Heavenly Gate was truly magical.
It was just that Martial Dao Cultivators in the Black Ruins didn’t pay much attention to the Heavenly Gate.
Past the Martial Saint realm, he hadn’t seen any cultivators in the Black Ruins open the Heavenly Gate.
In fact, if Ji Qing hadn’t wanted to obtain the Martial Dao Origin from the Martial Dao Mountain, he wouldn’t have opened the Heavenly Gate.
Because apart from the Martial Dao Origin, there were no other benefits for Ji Qing to enter the Heavenly Gate.
“Let’s begin…”
Ji Qing immediately jumped onto the Martial Dao Mountain and began climbing.
As a Martial God, Ji Qing had to climb ten thousand zhang on the Martial Dao Mountain to obtain a portion of Martial Dao Origin.
He was now in the Divine Ability Realm, and according to the past rules of the Martial Dao Mountain, he would need to climb over one hundred thousand zhang to possibly obtain a portion of Martial Dao Origin.
Thus, Ji Qing rapidly ascended.
This time, Ji Qing was only in the early stage of the Divine Ability Realm and did not, as in the past, insist on reaching perfection before entering the Heavenly Gate.
The reason was simple.
Ji Qing had a First Order Perfection Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, so he no longer needed to reach perfection in the Divine Ability Realm.
If even a First Order Perfection Giant Spirit Race Physical Body couldn’t climb to the one hundred thousand zhang mark on the Martial Dao Mountain, then even if he reached perfection in the Divine Ability Realm, it would be the same.
This time, Ji Qing found climbing the Martial Dao Mountain very easy.
Twenty thousand zhang, thirty thousand zhang, forty thousand zhang, fifty thousand zhang…
Ji Qing had already climbed over fifty thousand zhang. The invisible pressure from the Martial Dao Mountain had indeed become a bit heavier, but for the Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, it was practically negligible.
Finally, Ji Qing effortlessly reached the height of one hundred thousand zhang.
Ji Qing had climbed the Martial Dao Mountain so many times before, but this was the only time it was truly easy, with no difficulty at all.
In fact, Ji Qing’s method was somewhat like “cheating.”
His First Order Perfection Giant Spirit Race Physical Body was theoretically comparable to the limit of the Dharma Aspect Realm.
Yet, he was climbing the Martial Dao Mountain as a Divine Ability Realm cultivator.
The two cultivation systems caused Ji Qing to climb the Martial Dao Mountain one hundred thousand zhang with great ease.
However, the Martial Dao Mountain clearly didn’t have this kind of discernment.
It could only mechanically grant rewards based on Ji Qing being a Divine Ability Realm cultivator.
“Rumble.”
As Ji Qing climbed to one hundred thousand zhang on the Martial Dao Mountain, the Martial Dao Mountain began to vibrate violently.
Immediately after, a beam of light descended from the sky and enveloped Ji Qing.
Ji Qing was already very familiar with this situation.
Instantly, a portion of Martial Dao Origin rapidly merged into Ji Qing’s body.
This portion of Martial Dao Origin had been of great help to Ji Qing before.
It helped Ji Qing cultivate the Saint Body, and later helped Ji Qing’s Saint Body transform towards the Divine Body.
It could also be said that he cultivated a “Half-step Divine Body.”
It seemed to be of less and less help to Ji Qing.
“There’s still only one portion of Martial Dao Origin?”
Ji Qing was somewhat disappointed.
A mere portion of Martial Dao Origin couldn’t even transform the Divine Body back then; how much use could it be to him now?
“One portion of Martial Dao Origin is like a drop in the bucket, it’s completely useless…”
But no matter how disappointed Ji Qing was, there was nothing he could do.
He still held a sliver of hope.
He hoped to obtain several more portions of Martial Dao Origin this time.
But reality proved that there was indeed only one portion of Martial Dao Origin.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, Ji Qing seemed to perceive something unusual.
This portion of Martial Dao Origin entering his body, by rights, should not have provided much of an increase to his current strength.
But as this portion of Martial Dao Origin entered his body, Ji Qing’s body underwent some changes.
Some… unbelievable changes!
“Holy crap, what is this…”
Ji Qing was somewhat moved.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing was instantly teleported out of the Heavenly Gate.
He found himself once again in the vast Black Ruins.
However, Ji Qing smiled.
He smiled wantonly.
“Hahaha, so this is the effect of Martial Dao Origin… No, I was wrong before…”
Ji Qing finally understood why Martial Dao Origin could transform the physical body into a Saint Body and Divine Body.
So this was the power that directly pointed to the “essence.”
“Buzz.”
With a thought, Ji Qing instantly unleashed the physical body of the Giant Spirit God Clan.
Originally, his physical body was ten zhang tall.
But now?
It expanded!
It expanded crazily!
In the blink of an eye, Ji Qing’s physical body expanded to a hundred zhang tall!
It spanned the void, becoming a true giant.
Ji Qing’s Giant Spirit God Clan physical body had clearly undergone a transformation.
And this was all because of just one portion of Martial Dao Origin.
“Giant Spirit Race: Second Order （1%）”
Ji Qing’s physical body had transformed.
It had merely transformed from First Order to Second Order.
Originally, his physical body had already reached First Order Perfection.
The appearance of Martial Dao Origin instantly broke the bottleneck of Ji Qing’s physical body.
It was equivalent to breaking the balance.
The power strengthened by Martial Dao Origin was not much, but it could help the physical body break through bottlenecks.
Then its effect would be immense.
First Order and Second Order represented a qualitative difference.
This was the true effect of Martial Dao Origin!
Previously, Ji Qing using Martial Dao Origin to cultivate the Saint Body and Divine Body was actually putting the cart before the horse, discarding the significant for the trivial.
So, Martial Dao Origin could actually break through physical body bottlenecks?
That was terrifying.
The First Order physical body of the Giant Spirit God Clan was below the Great Expert level.
Regardless of how strong their combat power was, they were still comparable to those below Great Experts.
First Order Perfection was equivalent to the Dharma Aspect Realm Limit of a martial artist.
But Second Order was different.
Stepping into Second Order, even if it was just Beginner, meant completely entering the Great Expert level.
It was a qualitative transformation!
This meant that even though Ji Qing’s martial cultivation was only at the Divine Ability Realm.
His physical body could indeed be compared to a “Great Expert.”
A Second Order physical body was comparable to a Great Expert.
Once a Divine Race member stepped into Second Order, their strength would also greatly increase.
If he were to encounter a Great Expert like Wang Feng again, even if Ji Qing didn’t use any divine abilities, he could crush Wang Feng with just his Giant Spirit God Clan physical body.
“Therefore, the correct way to use Martial Dao Origin should be to break through physical body bottlenecks. Before each entry into the Heavenly Gate, strive to reach the bottleneck for the physical body. For example, if my physical body can reach Second Order Perfection the next time I enter the Heavenly Gate, wouldn’t I be able to use Martial Dao Origin to break through the constraints and reach Third Order?”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
Third Order was the strongest level below True Immortal.
However, Ji Qing could only think about it.
Since his physical body transformed into the Giant Spirit God Clan physical body, it had been difficult to improve using the resources in the Black Ruins.
How easy was it to raise his physical body to Second Order Perfection?
Even in the Immortal Realm, it was not easy to shorten the growth time of the Giant Spirit God Clan physical body.
Therefore, Ji Qing’s current thought of directly reaching Second Order Perfection next time was no different from a fool’s dream.
However, Ji Qing had learned the correct way to use “Martial Dao Origin.”
This was a good thing.
Moreover, his physical body’s transformation, truly entering the Great Expert level, was icing on the cake.
“To the Divine Ability Forest!”
Ji Qing had not forgotten his goal for this trip.
He immediately traversed space and headed towards the Divine Ability Forest.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing emerged from the spatial tunnel.
“Hmm?”
When Ji Qing arrived outside the Divine Ability Forest, he saw dense clusters of cultivators.
There were simply too many.
They were mostly at the Divine Ability Realm and Dharma Aspect Realm.
“Why are there so many cultivators at the Divine Ability and Dharma Aspect Realms?”
Ji Qing casually glanced around.
There were probably over a thousand just outside.
The number of cultivators inside the Divine Ability Forest was likely even greater.
Tens of thousands?
Hundreds of thousands?
It was entirely possible.
After all, the Black Ruins were too vast.
“Is this your first time in the Divine Ability Forest, fellow Daoist? I have a guide here. If operated correctly, you might even make it onto the Curiosity Ranking and obtain rewards from the Divine Ability Forest, leading to rapid progress in cultivation and strength…”
A cultivator in blue at the Divine Ability Realm approached Ji Qing.
He didn’t even properly look at Ji Qing before relentlessly recommending his so-called “guide.”
“The Divine Ability Forest even has guides now? The Curiosity Ranking only accepts strange, rare, and special divine abilities, doesn’t it?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Fellow Daoist, you wouldn’t know. The Curiosity Ranking does indeed only accept strange, rare, and special divine abilities, but what constitutes strange, and what is rare? Every divine ability is unique. To be strange and rare, it needs some packaging…”
The other person began to elaborate.
“Packaging?”
Ji Qing understood.
It was actually about altering certain attributes or effects of divine abilities.
Some self-created cultivation techniques could achieve this.
And self-created cultivation techniques, as long as the difficulty wasn’t too high, could be “induced.”
Many people went to great lengths for the rewards of the Divine Ability Forest’s Curiosity Ranking.
And indeed, some people succeeded.
Ji Qing would naturally not do this.
If his perfectly fine legendary divine ability were ruined in an attempt to get onto the Curiosity Ranking, what then?
It wasn’t necessary.
Besides, whether he got onto the Curiosity Ranking or not didn’t matter.
He could also get onto the Divine Ability Ranking!
This so-called guide was only for the Curiosity Ranking; it was useless for the Divine Ability Ranking.
After all, the Divine Ability Ranking relied on the actual might of divine abilities.
“Huh? Why does fellow Daoist look increasingly familiar, as if I’ve seen you before, yet I’m certain I haven’t met or known you…”
Suddenly, the cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm looked at Ji Qing’s appearance, deep in thought.
“Fellow Daoist, I bid farewell.”
Ji Qing immediately flew towards the Divine Ability Forest.
It wasn’t until Ji Qing’s figure disappeared that the cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm seemed to finally recall.
“Holy crap, it’s him…”
“But wasn’t he the Martial God? Why is he also in the Divine Ability Forest? Could it be that he broke through…”
This was indeed earth-shattering news!
The cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm gritted his teeth and resolutely followed into the Divine Ability Forest.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing had entered the Divine Ability Forest.
As expected, there were many cultivators in the Divine Ability Forest.
The reason was quite simple: the Divine Ability Forest, as a wonder, was very special and held no danger.
It wasn’t a wonder for fighting, but for competing with divine abilities.
Even to make divine abilities stronger, or more bizarre and rarer.
Many cultivators at the Divine Ability Realm were verifying and exchanging divine abilities with each other, hoping to create powerful cultivation techniques and guide their divine abilities to transform gradually.
Consequently, various factions had formed within the Divine Ability Forest for exchanging and verifying divine abilities.
This was also a characteristic of the Divine Ability Forest.
However, the fundamental purpose of the Divine Ability Forest always revolved around three rankings: the Curiosity Ranking, the Divine Ability Ranking, and the Dharma Aspect Ranking.
The Curiosity Ranking was the most popular.
This was undisputed.
The reason was also simple: the Curiosity Ranking had no entry barrier; everyone could participate, and everyone had a chance.
Both the Divine Ability Ranking and the Dharma Aspect Ranking required participants to be in the top ten to receive rewards.
How could ordinary cultivators dream of such a thing?
It was only the Curiosity Ranking where one could truly get on with good luck.
Ji Qing looked at the Curiosity Ranking from afar.
The three major rankings were in the void, represented by three colossal stone tablets.
The names on the stone tablets occasionally flickered.
Each stone tablet contained one hundred names.
As long as one made it onto the Curiosity Ranking, there were rewards regardless of the ranking.
For the Divine Ability Ranking and Dharma Aspect Ranking, if one was in the top one hundred but not the top ten, although there were no rewards, one’s comprehension would increase slightly while within the Divine Ability Forest.
This was also an intangible benefit.
Therefore, for many people, even if they couldn’t secure a top ten spot on the Divine Ability Ranking, being in the top one hundred was acceptable.
Ji Qing observed many strange and varied divine abilities on the Curiosity Ranking.
The current number one divine ability was the “Shadow Clone” divine ability.
This divine ability was extremely peculiar.
Can split out its own “Shadow Clone”.
Although “Shadow Clones” have little combat power, they can cultivate.
All gains from cultivating Shadow Clones are fed back to the main body.
In other words, if there is one Shadow Clone, the cultivation speed doubles.
If there are ten Shadow Clones, the cultivation speed will be ten times faster than others!
It is said that the strongest cultivator with Shadow Clones can maintain one hundred Shadow Clones for long-term cultivation.
This means the other party’s cultivation speed is one hundred times that of other cultivators!
This is terrifying.
It is said that the other party has long been a Great Expert.
Even among Great Experts, they are now top-tier.
Such a strange Divine Ability truly deserves first place on the Curiosity Ranking!
Next is the Divine Ability Ranking.
This list is more “authoritative”.
To be precise, all the Divine Abilities on the Divine Ability Ranking are offensive Divine Abilities.
The number one Divine Ability on the Divine Ability Ranking is a Divine Ability called “Absolute Freeze”.
The name sounds rather ordinary.
But its Might is extremely terrifying.
This Divine Ability has a characteristic: as long as its Might is not comparable to “Absolute Freeze”, even if it’s just a little bit less, it will be crushed overwhelmingly and directly frozen.
Once frozen, one is basically doomed.
Few people can survive.
It can even freeze the Primordial Spirit of Immortal Path cultivators.
Therefore, to deal with this Divine Ability, one must have stronger Strength than the opponent.
Being slightly weaker means certain death!
This ability is simply unsolvable.
In confrontations between Divine Abilities, it’s actually okay to be slightly weaker.
It’s not like Absolute Freeze, where being slightly weaker means being directly frozen.
When encountering “Absolute Freeze”, it’s best to stay as far away as possible.
For example, if one were to become a Supreme Expert one day.
Wouldn’t that mean being able to sweep through everyone?
As long as one is slightly weaker, one will die.
Which of the past Supreme Experts could achieve this?
Even Supreme Experts cannot kill whoever they want.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many “old monsters” still alive.
Ji Qing’s eyes flashed with brilliance.
This “Absolute Freeze” Divine Ability made even him extremely covetous.
Unfortunately, Divine Abilities cannot be copied.
Every Divine Ability is unique.
In the past, many people tried to “imitate” Absolute Freeze, creating various Divine Ability arts and trying their best to approach “Absolute Freeze”, but all failed.
“I wonder if my four Legendary Divine Abilities can suppress ‘Absolute Freeze’ and become number one on the Divine Ability Ranking?”
Ji Qing’s four Legendary Divine Abilities were of good quality.
But whether they could suppress “Absolute Freeze” was truly hard to say.
“Huh? Is that… Ji Qing?”
Suddenly, someone recognized Ji Qing.
“Ji Qing of the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory? A Martial God who can slay Great Experts?”
As soon as this was said, countless gazes in the Divine Ability Forest instantly fell upon Ji Qing.
Shock! Doubt! Envy!
All sorts of emotions were contained within those gazes.
Ji Qing is now a prominent figure in the Black Ruins.
A Martial God slaying Great Experts is simply too shocking.
No one in history has ever achieved this.
“Isn’t Ji Qing a Martial God? If he came to the Divine Ability Forest, there’s only one possibility: he has evolved a Divine Ability and advanced to the Divine Ability Realm!”
“Ji Qing has nurtured four Legendary Dao Fruits. If he evolves a Divine Ability using Legendary Dao Fruits, how powerful and terrifying must that Divine Ability be?”
“I wonder if Ji Qing’s Divine Ability can suppress the ‘Absolute Freeze’ Divine Ability?”
Many people felt their eyes light up.
“Absolute Freeze” had occupied the first place on the Divine Ability Ranking for too long.
They also hoped to see a more powerful Divine Ability suppress “Absolute Freeze”.
But how easy was that?
But Ji Qing was different.
Ji Qing had nurtured Legendary Dao Fruits!
The Divine Abilities evolved from Legendary Dao Fruits would surely far surpass ordinary Peerless Supernatural abilities.
Everyone was filled with anticipation.
Ji Qing did not hesitate and silently recited in his heart, “I want to record Divine Abilities.”
“Swish.”
The next moment, Ji Qing disappeared.
The cultivators in the Divine Ability Forest knew that Ji Qing was recording Divine Abilities.
They would just wait to see the changes on the Divine Ability Ranking.
Meanwhile, Ji Qing arrived in an empty space.
Ji Qing took a deep breath.
“First Divine Ability, Sky Burning Purple Flame!”
Instantly, the sky was filled with terrifying purple flames, scorching the Void.
“Second Divine Ability, Eight Heavenly Dragons!”
Eight Heavenly Dragons seemed capable of shaking the heavens and earth.
“Third Divine Ability, Great Five Elements Divine Light!”
Five-colored light filled the Void.
“Fourth Divine Ability, Annihilation of All Laws!”
Ji Qing went all out, basically unleashing all four Divine Abilities without reservation.
“Four Divine Abilities have been recorded. Commencing comparison with the Curiosity Ranking and the Divine Ability Ranking.”
This was to see if the four Divine Abilities displayed by Ji Qing could be recorded on the Curiosity Ranking and the Divine Ability Ranking.
At the same time, almost all cultivators in the Divine Ability Forest were staring intently at the Divine Ability Ranking and the Curiosity Ranking.
“Hum.”
The next moment, the Curiosity Ranking shone brightly!
The Divine Ability Ranking also vibrated, its light even more brilliant!
The two Stone Tablets, the two lists, vibrated together!
