Chapter 297: Fearless Even Facing God King! Eight Years Of Comprehension, Space Great Dao Finally Breaks Through!
In the Thirty-three Heavens, within the Great Dao Immortal Sect, Ji Qing stood before the Great Dao Treasure Tree formation.
The Immortal Venerable who received Ji Qing was still the same one.
“Fellow Daoist, Ji Mou has returned again.”
The Immortal Venerable’s expression was also a bit strange.
However, he had already received the news of what happened within the Ninth Heaven.
The Heavenly Court counterattacked the Ninth Heaven and even occupied the Yun Guang Secret Realm as a base. Ji Qing had gained considerable fame and was awarded ten thousand battle merits by an Immortal King. Coupled with the battle merits Ji Qing had earned himself, he had now exchanged for a full two years of time to contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, your speed in acquiring battle merits is truly fast. After verification, there are no issues. Fellow Daoist Ji, please proceed inside. Hurry, even with two years of time, do not waste it.”
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist.”
Ji Qing took a step forward and re-entered the formation, once again facing the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
However, this time Ji Qing discovered two more figures beneath the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
Both were Immortal Venerables.
One male and one female.
These two should have been Immortal Venerables who had exchanged for the opportunity to contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
They had also accumulated ten thousand battle merits.
It seemed Ji Qing’s earlier worries were well-founded; not only was he diligently accumulating battle merits, but other Immortal Venerables were as well. If they didn’t seize the opportunity now, they wouldn’t be able to contemplate the Great Dao under the Great Dao Treasure Tree even with battle merits in the future.
Those two Immortal Venerables should have been engrossed in their contemplation of the Great Dao and paid no attention to Ji Qing.
There were many spots under the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
Ji Qing casually found an empty spot and, without wasting any more time, once again became immersed in contemplating the Great Dao.
Ji Qing chose to contemplate the Space Great Dao again this time.
He clearly understood that his current attainment in the Space Great Dao was the highest. It would be foolish to not diligently cultivate the Space Great Dao and instead try to comprehend other Great Daos.
Thus, Ji Qing continued to contemplate the Space Great Dao.
Under the Great Dao Treasure Tree, Ji Qing’s progress in comprehension advanced by leaps and bounds.
Three months, five months, eight months, a year…
Ji Qing was immersed in the contemplation of the Space Great Dao.
Meanwhile, the other two Immortal Venerables gradually awoke.
Their year of contemplating the Great Dao Treasure Tree had come to an end.
When they opened their eyes, they saw Ji Qing contemplating the Space Great Dao.
“Is that… Immortal Venerable Ji Qing?”
“It seems to be him…”
“Immortal Venerable Ji Qing has also exchanged for a contemplation slot at the Great Dao Treasure Tree. It seems he too has the potential to become an Immortal King…”
Both of them recognized Ji Qing.
Ji Qing’s current fame was simply too widespread.
However, they only had one year; once the time was up, they had to leave.
No matter how reluctant they were, the two could only hastily depart from the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
At this moment, only Ji Qing remained beneath the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
But Ji Qing continued to remain immersed in the enlightenment of the Space Great Dao.
Ji Qing did not know the extent of his current attainments in the Space Great Dao, but he felt that compared to his first contemplation of the Space Great Dao, his current mastery of it was vastly different.
Moreover, the further along he went, the higher his attainment in the Space Great Dao became.
One year, one and a half years, two years…
Finally, the two years were up.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, time is up!”
The voice of an Immortal Venerable from the Great Dao Immortal Sect echoed in Ji Qing’s mind.
At the same time, Ji Qing was moved out of the Great Dao Treasure Tree by the formation.
Ji Qing slowly opened his eyes.
He saw the Immortal Venerable of the Great Dao Immortal Sect.
Then, Ji Qing gently extended his hand.
“Buzz.”
The void rippled with a slight tremor.
Like ripples on water, this ripple quickly spread out in all directions.
This seemed simple, but in reality, Ji Qing’s heart churned with stormy seas.
Not only Ji Qing, but the Immortal Venerable of the Great Dao Immortal Sect also widened his eyes.
“This is… a space ripple?!”
The other party was greatly shocked.
Only cultivators with sufficiently high attainments in space had the possibility of creating space ripples.
And Ji Qing?
It was merely a casual gesture.
This indicated that Ji Qing’s spatial attainment had reached a certain level.
It was likely not far from preliminarily mastering the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body!
And the Space Great Dao was the most mysterious and difficult Great Dao, second only to the Time Great Dao.
The Space Great Dao was very common.
But very few could truly comprehend it.
“Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Ji, your comprehension of the Great Dao has yielded significant results.”
The Immortal Venerable of the Great Dao Immortal Sect also spoke to congratulate him.
“Not at all, I am still far from it…”
Ji Qing was humble in his words, but in reality, he knew very well that while his physical data had not changed, his comprehension of the Space Great Dao had indeed improved significantly.
Ji Qing even had a vague feeling.
He was truly close to preliminarily mastering the Space Great Dao.
Ji Qing then moved his thoughts.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing vanished.
Not even a trace of a spatial ripple.
It was as if he had completely “merged” into space.
Even an Immortal Venerable could not detect it.
The next moment, Ji Qing appeared within the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
Not in the Ninth Heaven, but directly in the Yun Guang Secret Realm!
Moreover, Ji Qing had a vague feeling.
His spatial traversal could even deceive an Immortal King now.
“Is this the Space Great Dao? It truly is… marvelous!”
Ji Qing was also very shocked.
He had not yet preliminarily mastered the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body.
However, with such attainments in the Space Great Dao, Ji Qing no longer feared the confinement of a God King.
If he wanted to traverse space, even a God King could not hold him back.
In fact, even within a God King’s Divine Kingdom, Ji Qing could come and go as he pleased.
This was the Space Great Dao.
Once Ji Qing preliminarily mastered the Space Great Dao, he would likely be able to roam freely throughout the vast Immortal Realm.
“Huff…”
With his spatial attainments reaching this level, Ji Qing could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, being constantly “watched” by a God King would have put immense pressure on him.
But it was still not enough.
He still needed to accumulate more battle merits and exchange for another opportunity to contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree as soon as possible.
Moreover, the more contemplation time, the better.
Ji Qing had a vague feeling that under the Great Dao Treasure Tree, after another few years of contemplation, he might be able to preliminarily master the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body.
At that time, Ji Qing would be considered “one-third” of an Immortal King.
Of course, there was no such thing as “one-third” of an Immortal King.
Under normal circumstances, preliminarily mastering a Great Dao within the Great Dao Body meant becoming an Immortal King.
But Ji Qing’s Great Dao Body was special, containing three Great Daos.
Preliminarily mastering the Space Great Dao was only one of the three Great Daos.
At that time, Ji Qing’s strength would be difficult to predict.
But regardless, battle merits were key.
Ji Qing had never needed battle merits so desperately.
Time passed day by day.
Ji Qing resumed assassinating targets on the wanted list.
However, since the Heavenly Court occupied the Yun Guang Secret Realm, the Gods Universe and the Heavenly Court seemed to have fallen into an eerie “silence.”
Many High Gods on the wanted list had “banded together.” Upon encountering Ji Qing, they would immediately flee. Moreover, the Gods Universe had three God Kings, who would immediately intervene if any High God was in danger, without hesitation.
This made Ji Qing’s “assassinations” extremely difficult.
He could only assassinate some Middle Gods.
No matter how many Middle Gods died, it would not have a significant impact on the Gods Universe.
Only High Gods who could form Divine Systems were considered the backbone of the Gods Universe.
Furthermore, the battle merits awarded by Middle Gods were too low.
Ji Qing was increasingly unwilling to “accumulate small amounts to reach a large sum.”
He wanted to achieve it in one go by assassinating High Gods, but he was still worried about the God Kings.
Time flew by, and ten years had passed.
Ji Qing had almost completely familiarized himself with his current spatial attainments.
Thus, Ji Qing finally made up his mind.
To assassinate High Gods!
Moreover, he would do so under the gaze of a God King!
At the very least, if he encountered a God King, Ji Qing had to be capable of escaping to safety.
Thus, Ji Qing went to meet the Creation Immortal King.
“Greetings, Immortal King.”
Ji Qing respectfully bowed.
“Oh? Immortal Venerable Ji, what brings you here?”
“Reporting to the Immortal King, I went to the Great Dao Treasure Tree to contemplate the Space Great Dao and achieved a slight improvement. Therefore, I wish to attempt to assassinate High Gods on the wanted list. If their God King intervenes, I ask that the Immortal King provide some protection at critical moments…”
Ji Qing explained his thoughts in full.
Hearing that Ji Qing was merely asking for a little protection rather than directly obstructing the Radiant God King, the Creation Immortal King was surprised.
“Ji Qing, are you truly determined to try it yourself? If you are drawn into the Radiant God King’s Divine Kingdom, even I, this Immortal King, cannot guarantee I can rescue you within a short time. If it takes too long, you might be in danger.”
“If there is any danger, I am willing to bear it all! I implore the Immortal King to grant my request!”
Ji Qing’s tone was firm.
Clearly, he genuinely wished to test the God King’s strength.
This would actually be beneficial to the Heavenly Court as well.
Ji Qing was not attempting to battle a God King, but rather to test whether he could escape from a God King’s Divine Kingdom.
If so, it would greatly benefit the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court would essentially possess a “half-step Immortal King” who could also defy the formidable power of a “God King.”
The benefits would be immense.
“Since you are not afraid of danger, then this Immortal King approves! The limit will be one breath. If you are drawn into a God King’s Divine Kingdom and cannot escape within one breath, this Immortal King will fully exert himself to tear open the Divine Kingdom and rescue you! Remember, even if you cannot escape, you must hold out for one breath!”
The Creation Immortal King agreed to Ji Qing’s request.
“Thank you, Immortal King!”
Ji Qing also felt a sense of relief.
With the Creation Immortal King’s guarantee, he had no further worries.
He could now give his all and try.
Moreover, even if he truly couldn’t escape, Ji Qing didn’t believe he couldn’t last for even a single breath.
With the Creation Immortal King’s guarantee, Ji Qing immediately began selecting targets from the wanted list.
Finally, Ji Qing chose the “God of White River” from the Heaven Peak Secret Realm.
This God of White River was a High God and had formed a Divine System.
Crucially, the Heaven Peak Secret Realm was located in the central region of the Ninth Heaven.
Regardless, the Radiant God King would definitely detect any commotion in the Heaven Peak Secret Realm immediately, and at that time, the Radiant God King would undoubtedly arrive at once.
Seeing the target Ji Qing had chosen, the Creation Immortal King nodded and said, “When do you plan to make your move?”
“In three days.”
“Good.”
Ji Qing rose and bid farewell to the Creation Immortal King.
He returned to his Cave Dwelling.
Ji Qing also began to adjust his state.
After all, he was about to face a God King, and Ji Qing had to face a God King in his peak condition.
Even with the Immortal King’s guarantee.
But the battlefield changes in an instant, and anything is possible.
Ji Qing had to make the most thorough preparations.
Of course, the worst outcome would be Ji Qing’s demise.
But he could still “revive” through his spiritual imprint.
This was the worst outcome.
But this possibility was small.
Ji Qing didn’t believe that with his current strength, he couldn’t even last for a breath against a God King.
Ji Qing would not be arrogant, nor would he be self-deprecating.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Ji Qing sent a communication talisman to the Creation God King.
Afterwards, Ji Qing’s figure instantly merged into the void.
As if without a trace.
……
Heaven Peak Secret Realm is also one of the Ten Great Secret Realms of the Ninth Heaven.
Moreover, Heaven Peak Secret Realm is extremely special, located in the center of the Ninth Heaven.
Therefore, the number of High Gods in Heaven Peak Secret Realm far exceeds that of other secret realms.
Among these High Gods, the God of White River is the most special.
The God of White River is an extremely ancient High God in the Gods Universe.
It is said that the God of White River has accumulated a vast amount of faith, and this trip to the Immortal Realm is to develop even more faith, and then ignite his divine fire to be promoted to God King!
This step is extremely crucial for High Gods.
There are not many High Gods in the Gods Universe who can be promoted to God King.
The God of White River is one of them.
The Immortal Realm is very dangerous.
The God of White River was also very cautious and stayed in Heaven Peak Secret Realm motionless.
Or acted together with other High Gods.
Especially after “Ji Qing” rose and made a great reputation, the God of White River became even more cautious. He didn’t want to capsize in the gutter at such a critical juncture.
Then his countless years of effort would be in vain.
However, the more the God of White River feared something, the more it would happen.
Even if the God of White River didn’t step out of Heaven Peak Secret Realm, his potential to become a “God King” still put him on the bounty list, worth a high of two thousand battle merits.
Ji Qing set his sights on the God of White River.
“Swish.”
Suddenly, a figure appeared.
And it appeared so abruptly.
There were no signs before its appearance.
And it appeared right near the God of White River.
Seeing an Immortal Venerable suddenly appear.
The God of White River’s face changed instantly.
“It’s Immortal Venerable Ji Qing…”
Unfortunately, a mere hundred miles was as fast as a blink of an eye for the current Ji Qing.
Ji Qing took a step and instantly crossed a hundred miles.
“Clang.”
As he traversed the hundred miles, Ji Qing drew his sword.
This saber slash was silent, as if hidden in the shadows. It fell before the God of White River as Ji Qing’s figure appeared.
Cannot escape! Cannot avoid!
At this moment, the God of White River made a decisive choice and immediately mobilized the power of his divine system, going all out with the power of his divine kingdom, attempting to block Ji Qing’s saber slash.
While the God of White River’s divine spirit body fled madly.
Unfortunately, Ji Qing’s saber was fast.
“Puchi.”
A flash of saber light, and the God of White River’s vast divine kingdom was split in two.
The divine kingdom collapsed.
As the God of White River’s divine spirit body was attempting to traverse the void, Ji Qing’s mastery of space caused the void to vibrate, forcing the God of White River’s divine spirit body out of the spatial channel.
“No…”
The God of White River never imagined that despite being so cautious, he would still be killed by Ji Qing.
“Bang.”
Ji Qing’s saber light instantly annihilated the God of White River’s divine spirit body.
A dignified High God, and one with the potential to become a God King.
In the end, he was killed by Ji Qing’s saber!
“How dare you!”
At the same time, at the moment Ji Qing made his move, the Radiant God King immediately sensed it.
He descended with the power of his divine kingdom at the first moment.
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late.
The God of White River had perished.
The Radiant God King was extremely enraged.
This was in Heaven Peak Secret Realm, right under his nose.
As a result, the God of White River, who had the most potential to become a God King, died, assassinated by a sneak attack.
This was practically slapping him in the face!
“Ji Qing, die!”
The terrifying divine kingdom instantly descended.
This time, the divine kingdom was not specifically targeting Ji Qing, but enveloped the entire Heaven Peak Secret Realm.
When the divine kingdom descended, even the void was sealed.
It was basically impossible for any Immortal Venerable to escape.
After all, this was a God King’s divine kingdom!
The Radiant God King went all out this time.
The divine kingdom instantly descended.
Even Ji Qing couldn’t react in time.
By the time Ji Qing reacted, the divine kingdom had already descended.
Ji Qing could clearly feel the void becoming incredibly stable.
In reality, it wasn’t that the void was stable, but that the divine kingdom had cut off its connection with the void of the Immortal Realm.
It was as if the divine kingdom was self-contained.
A divine kingdom was essentially a “small space” for deities.
Within a divine kingdom, the strength of a deity could be displayed to its fullest.
Ji Qing was essentially confined by the divine kingdom’s space.
At the same time, terrifying radiance from within the Radiant God King’s divine kingdom instantly blasted towards Ji Qing.
This was the Radiant God King’s attack fueled by hatred.
Giving Ji Qing no opportunity to dodge.
If you can block it, you live.
If you can’t block it, you die.
One breath?
The Radiant God King gave Ji Qing no time at all.
Ji Qing sensed danger.
But he had no intention of confronting the Radiant God King.
His goal from beginning to end was only one.
That was to escape!
Escape by traversing space!
To traverse space, he could only rely on his current mastery of space.
Ji Qing’s mastery of space was already very high.
However, the divine kingdom had severed the spatial connection with the Immortal Realm.
How could Ji Qing escape?
“Boom.”
The radiance fell.
Ji Qing’s figure instantly disappeared.
“What?”
The Radiant God King could hardly believe his eyes.
Ji Qing had actually disappeared?
Was it space traversal?
But his divine kingdom had already severed its connection with the Immortal Realm. How could an Immortal Venerable like Ji Qing traverse space?
This was absolutely impossible!
However, this was the reality!
Ji Qing was currently standing outside the Heaven Peak Secret Realm.
A trace of excitement appeared on his face.
He had escaped!
He faced a God King directly, and was even enveloped by the God King’s divine kingdom.
Facing the terrifying attack of the God King, Ji Qing still escaped!
“Hahaha… From today onwards, God Kings can no longer trap me!”
Ji Qing was very happy.
Not just happy about escaping this time.
But happy about the experience of traversing space just now.
Happy about the future.
The space Ji Qing traversed just now was actually the space of the divine kingdom.
Yes, a divine kingdom, in the end, was still a space.
Even if it was a special space controlled by a deity.
But as long as one’s mastery of space was high enough, they could traverse space.
This was the benefit of mastering the “Great Dao”.
No matter where you went, the “essence of the Great Dao” was common.
Even if one went to a different universe devoid of Immortal Spiritual Energy, it wouldn’t have a significant impact on an Immortal King.
Because Immortal Kings mastered the “Great Dao”.
This was the essence of the universe!
Ji Qing had actually traversed twice just now.
The first time was traversing to another place within the Radiant God King’s divine kingdom.
He dodged the Radiant God King’s attack.
Then he directly utilized the spatial characteristics of the divine kingdom to escape the divine kingdom and appear outside Heaven Peak Secret Realm.
Once he reached Heaven Peak Secret Realm, Ji Qing was safe.
“Whoosh.”
The next moment, Ji Qing vanished without a trace.
Only the enraged Radiant God King remained.
And with the Radiant God King’s control over his divine kingdom, he would definitely be able to know afterwards that Ji Qing had traversed the space of the divine kingdom.
But so what?
The essence of a divine kingdom was a small space.
Even if he knew Ji Qing could traverse the space of the divine kingdom, the Radiant God King could do nothing.
When Ji Qing returned to Yun Guang Secret Realm, a moment later, the Creation Immortal King arrived through the air.
“Hahaha, good, good! What a Ji Immortal Venerable! I didn’t expect you to actually escape from the Radiant God King’s divine kingdom, truly… incredible! The Radiant God King was furious but helpless.”
The Creation Immortal King looked at Ji Qing in surprise.
He had been watching Ji Qing, and also the Radiant God King.
When he saw Ji Qing sneak attack and assassinate the God of White River, then the Radiant God King descended almost instantly, swept Ji Qing into his divine kingdom with a single roll, the Creation Immortal King’s heart sank.
He was ready to make a move to break open the Radiant God King’s divine kingdom.
But he wasn’t sure if Ji Qing could last for even a breath of time.
As a result, Ji Qing actually escaped?
Creation Immortal King knew Radiant God King’s strength very well.
Did he also know how terrifying the Divine Kingdom unleashed by Radiant God King was?
Even Creation Immortal King would not be able to escape easily from Radiant God King’s Divine Kingdom.
Unless he tore through the Divine Kingdom.
Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to traverse space and leave.
But Ji Qing actually did it!
This was enough to show that Ji Qing’s attainments in the Space Great Dao had reached an incredible level.
Perhaps, he could truly begin to master the Space Great Dao.
There were many Immortals in the Immortal Realm who attempted to comprehend the Space Great Dao.
But to this day, at most, only Immortal Venerables had introduced the Space Great Dao.
Yet, there was not a single one who had achieved Immortal King by relying on the Space Great Dao.
This showed the difficulty of the Space Great Dao.
…
In the Gods Universe, three God Kings gathered. Among them, Radiant God King’s expression was very grim.
“Both of you, did you see it? That Immortal Venerable Ji Qing from the Immortal Realm could escape from me, and even when trapped by a God King, he couldn’t be dealt with. This poses a great threat to the High Gods of our Gods Universe. Let’s think of a way to get rid of this Ji Qing.”
After Radiant God King finished speaking, Judgment God King said, “Radiant God King, how exactly did this Immortal Venerable Ji Qing escape from your Divine Kingdom?”
“You all can see…”
Radiant God King waved his hand, and this was the scene from his Divine Kingdom.
After Ji Qing escaped, Radiant God King meticulously studied how Ji Qing had escaped and finally found some clues.
Radiant God King could record any scene that occurred within his Divine Kingdom.
Upon seeing the scene recorded by Radiant God King of Ji Qing escaping from the Divine Kingdom, War God King and Judgment God King exchanged glances, a hint of solemnity flashing in their eyes.
“To actually traverse within the Divine Kingdom and then merge into the Divine Kingdom’s space, thereby brazenly escaping from the Divine Kingdom… this child’s attainments in space are simply peak perfection, even a God King’s Divine Kingdom cannot trap him…”
Judgment God King’s tone was solemn.
Clearly, the three God Kings could see at a glance how Ji Qing had escaped.
But even knowing that, the three God Kings had no solution.
With such spatial attainments, even if given ten more chances, the result would be the same.
“Since Ji Qing has such spatial attainments, we must focus on space. Only by having spatial attainments stronger than Ji Qing’s might we be able to keep him. But in the Gods Universe, which deity has spatial attainments stronger than Ji Qing’s?”
The three God Kings looked at each other.
It was widely known that space was the most common, yet also one of the most difficult rules to comprehend.
It was very difficult.
Even with so many deities in the Gods Universe, there wasn’t a single one who specialized in space.
“How about we invite the ‘Calamity God King’? We won’t compete with Ji Qing on spatial attainments. He needs to traverse space, right? Let’s directly shatter space, so Ji Qing can’t use space to escape, won’t that suffice? And Calamity God King is a terrifying mobile calamity. Once Calamity God King descends, he can easily shatter the void. For Ji Qing to try and escape using space would be a dream!”
The three God Kings’ eyes lit up.
Yes, no matter how high Ji Qing’s spatial attainments were, if there was no space, wouldn’t Ji Qing’s greatest reliance be gone?
In fact, they could also shatter the void.
But the void they shattered was not thorough.
Or it required a certain amount of time.
With that much time, Ji Qing would have long since traversed space and escaped.
But Calamity God King was different.
Wherever he went, it was like a natural disaster.
Space would also be completely shattered.
However, one point was very troublesome.
Inviting Calamity God King was as difficult as ascending to heaven!
The Gods Universe was also not peaceful.
Calamity God King and the three God Kings were not on the same side.
To invite him to the Immortal Realm would require a great price, and perhaps he wouldn’t even come to the Immortal Realm.
“No matter what, we must try. Immediately send someone back to the Gods Universe, meet Calamity God King, explain the pros and cons, and be sure to invite him to the Immortal Realm.”
The three God Kings immediately reached a consensus.
…
Ji Qing did not know that the three God Kings had already devised a plan against him.
This time, after killing God of White River, he gained another two thousand battle merits, bringing his total to 7600, not far from ten thousand.
Since Ji Qing knew that God Kings couldn’t trap him, he completely let loose and hunted his targets from the kill list one by one.
And he took them all, specifically hunting High Gods.
During this period, Ji Qing thoroughly angered the three God Kings.
They pursued him time and time again.
Unfortunately, Ji Qing calmly escaped each time.
Once, it was extremely perilous, being cornered by the three God Kings.
Ji Qing hadn’t expected that the dignified three God Kings would actually join forces to hunt down a mere Immortal Venerable like him?
However, in reality, facing Ji Qing who was intent on escaping, the combined efforts of the three God Kings were not enough. Ji Qing still managed to escape, leaving the three God Kings helpless.
Ji Qing’s frenzied assassinations allowed him to kill over forty High Gods in just four years.
Finally, Ji Qing’s battle merits broke through the fifty thousand mark.
“50,600 battle merits, it should be enough…”
Ji Qing murmured softly.
Finally breaking through fifty thousand battle merits meant he could directly exchange for five years of contemplating the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
Ji Qing’s spatial attainments were already very high.
He had a faint feeling.
If he were to contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree again, it might only take three to five years for his comprehension of the Space Great Dao to break through a bottleneck.
Now that Ji Qing had accumulated over fifty thousand battle merits, he felt it was time.
“Exchange for five years of Great Dao Treasure Tree contemplation time!”
Without hesitation, Ji Qing directly exchanged for five years of contemplation time with the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
This consumed fifty thousand battle merits at once.
Ji Qing felt a pang of heartache.
But only by quickly converting battle merits into strength was the true purpose of battle merits.
Without further ado, Ji Qing immediately traversed space to the Thirty-three Heavens and met Green Leaf Immortal Venerable of Great Dao Immortal Sect again.
“Green Leaf Immortal Venerable.”
Ji Qing greeted Green Leaf Immortal Venerable proactively.
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable, who was in charge of guarding the Great Dao Treasure Tree, showed a hint of surprise upon seeing Ji Qing again.
“Immortal Venerable Ji, you’ve done something monumental in the Ninth Heaven, even the three God Kings joined forces to hunt you, yet they couldn’t harm you, truly remarkable!”
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable’s tone also subtly changed.
Although he had not fought against God Kings, he had fought against High Gods.
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable naturally knew how troublesome deities were.
If High Gods were so troublesome, how much more so were God Kings?
Those were existences comparable to Immortal Kings!
Equivalent to three Immortal Kings ganging up to kill Ji Qing, and he could still escape?
Of course, God Kings and Immortal Kings each had their strengths.
Ji Qing could escape from three God Kings, but not necessarily from three Immortal Kings.
Immortal Kings had initially mastered the Great Dao within their Great Dao Bodies.
Great Daos were mutually generated and restrained.
If three Immortal Kings were to attack Ji Qing together, with the power of Immortal Kings, mobilizing the Power of the Great Dao, Ji Qing might…
No one could say for sure.
But regardless, Ji Qing had become quite famous in the Ninth Heaven over the past few years.
He was even implicitly called the foremost Immortal Venerable of the Immortal Realm!
Of course, the title “foremost Immortal Venerable” was too grand.
It was only spread in a small scope.
Even Ji Qing himself dared not claim to be the “foremost Immortal Venerable.”
After all, there were many Immortal Venerables who claimed to be “invincible Immortal Venerables,” and not all of them were conscripted by the Heavenly Court.
Especially some ancient Immortal Venerables.
They had always been preparing to ascend to Immortal King and rarely appeared.
But no matter what, Ji Qing had reached a peak for an Immortal Venerable.
Even Green Leaf Immortal Venerable’s attitude towards Ji Qing had changed.
When Ji Qing handed over his Identity Token, Green Leaf Immortal Venerable examined it closely.
“Five years?”
“Yes, this time I exchanged for five years of contemplation time!”
“Immortal Venerable Ji has now exchanged a total of eight years for contemplation time under the Great Dao Treasure Tree. Among Immortal Venerables, no one has spent more time contemplating under the Great Dao Treasure Tree than Immortal Venerable Ji…”
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable’s expression was somewhat peculiar.
After all, even the Immortal Venerables within the Great Dao Immortal Sect had not spent as much time contemplating under the Great Dao Treasure Tree as Ji Qing.
Of course, he didn’t feel anything unfair about it.
It was very fair.
Ji Qing had genuinely exchanged it with battle merits.
Among the many Immortal Venerables in the Ninth Heaven, which one could possess so many battle merits?
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing stepped under the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
He scanned his surroundings.
This time, he surprisingly saw five figures, all contemplating under the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
“As expected, the further one progresses, the more Immortal Venerables can accumulate ten thousand battle merits, and thus the more people will exchange for contemplation time under the Great Dao Treasure Tree. Contemplating the Great Dao Treasure Tree should be done as early as possible…”
Ji Qing’s heart tensed.
It was just as he had predicted.
Perhaps in some more time, for example, in a few decades or a century.
The number of Immortal Venerables contemplating under the Great Dao Treasure Tree would likely be dozens, or even more.
At that time, the Dao Rhyme of the Great Dao Treasure Tree would eventually be depleted, and even with battle merits, one would no longer be able to contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
“I must seize the time. Besides the Space Great Dao, I still have the Five Elements Great Dao and the Saber Great Dao that I haven’t contemplated…”
Ji Qing’s sense of urgency grew stronger.
Thus, Ji Qing found an open spot, sat down cross-legged, and began to contemplate.
Time passed day by day.
Ji Qing felt that this time, his contemplation of the Space Great Dao seemed to be progressing more and more slowly.
But no matter how slow, his comprehension of the Space Great Dao was still steadily improving.
After one year, Ji Qing’s Space Great Dao had greatly improved.
After two years, the rate of improvement for Ji Qing’s Space Great Dao slowed down.
After three years, Ji Qing’s Space Great Dao took a further step forward.
After four years, even facing the Great Dao Treasure Tree directly, Ji Qing seemed to feel that his progress in the Space Great Dao had stagnated, as if no matter how he comprehended, he couldn’t grasp the Space Great Dao.
But Ji Qing remained unmoved.
He continued to diligently contemplate the Space Great Dao.
Ji Qing still had one year of contemplation time left.
One month, three months, five months, eight months…
Ten months!
Four years and ten months!
Ji Qing tirelessly contemplated the Space Great Dao.
The Space Great Dao, which had already stagnated, seemed to show a glimmer of hope.
The infinite Space Great Dao, in Ji Qing’s comprehension, suddenly became clear, resonating with the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body.
At this moment, Ji Qing had an epiphany.
He “saw” it.
He also “comprehended” it.
Everything became “clear.”
“Swish.”
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
“So that’s how it is…”
Ji Qing murmured softly.
At the same time, Ji Qing’s Great Dao Body was vibrating violently, and the Space Great Dao was churning.
At this moment, in Ji Qing’s eyes, the surrounding void had formed countless spatial patterns.
Dense and numerous, like a spider web.
Countless space patterns intertwined.
Between these space patterns, some nodes were formed.
These nodes, Ji Qing previously couldn’t see, nor could he comprehend them.
But now, he “saw” them.
Very clearly.
As long as he willed it, he could leverage these “space nodes” to stir space, making space vibrate, or even causing space to collapse.
Even, to stir up a space storm!
Yes, Ji Qing could also stir up a space storm now.
However, that would require the power of space within his Great Dao Body to go all out.
This is the feeling of mastering the Space Great Dao.
However, Ji Qing had only initially mastered the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body.
He could only mobilize the meager “Space Great Dao” within his Great Dao Body.
This is actually the cultivation realm of Immortal Kings.
And an Immortal Emperor, they completely master one complete Great Dao!
They master one complete Great Dao in the universe.
At that time, the Immortal Emperor *is* the Great Dao!
Every move they make can shake the universe!
That is considered mastering the essence of the universe.
Whereas an Immortal King can only “leverage” the Great Dao between heaven and earth by relying on the “Great Dao” within their Great Dao Body.
“Leveraging” the Great Dao between heaven and earth will also cause severe consumption to the Great Dao within the Great Dao Body.
For example, if Ji Qing wanted to leverage a space node now to create a space storm, he could do it, but it would place a severe burden on his Great Dao Body.
And it also depends on the scope of the space storm.
The larger the scope, the heavier the burden on the Great Dao Body.
But no matter what, Ji Qing had already initially mastered the Great Dao within his Great Dao Body.
This is a qualitative transformation!
Ji Qing contemplated beneath the Great Dao Treasure Tree three times.
A total of eight years passed.
After eight years of contemplation, the Space Great Dao finally broke through!
“In my current state, I should be considered a half-step Immortal King?”
Ji Qing smiled.
“There are two months left… I mustn’t waste them!”
Ji Qing took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and continued to contemplate the Great Dao.
However, this time Ji Qing no longer contemplated the Space Great Dao, but instead, the Saber Great Dao!
The Five Elements Great Dao is vast and profound, and it can be used for both offense and defense.
But Ji Qing had now initially mastered the Space Great Dao.
With his personal safety assured, he needed extremely formidable offensive capabilities.
Therefore, contemplating the Saber Great Dao was most suitable.
However, two months was too short.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed.
Ji Qing’s five years of contemplation beneath the Great Dao Treasure Tree had arrived.
“Buzz.”
The Great Formation of the Great Dao Treasure Tree was activated, attempting to move Ji Qing away from beneath the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
“Hmm?”
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable activated the formation.
As a result, a surprising scene occurred.
The Great Formation was actually unable to move Ji Qing?
This was truly unbelievable.
One must know that this formation was arranged by the Immortal Kings of past generations of the Immortal Sect, and it was continuously improved and reinforced.
How could an Immortal Venerable possibly contend against a Great Formation?
Absolutely impossible!
But the fact was so.
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable had almost fully activated the formation.
As a result, Ji Qing remained motionless.
In his shock, Green Leaf Immortal Venerable immediately flew into the Great Formation.
His gaze instantly locked onto Ji Qing.
“Immortal Venerable Ji, your time is up…”
Ji Qing naturally heard Green Leaf Immortal Venerable’s words.
He slowly opened his eyes.
“It’s time?”
Ji Qing pondered.
“Immortal Venerable Ji, just now I used the formation to prepare to move you out of the Great Formation, but you remained motionless, what’s going on?”
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable couldn’t help but ask.
“The Great Formation can’t move me?”
Ji Qing was slightly surprised in his heart, but he carefully examined his own condition.
He immediately understood what was happening.
The Great Formation moving an Immortal Venerable also utilized a portion of the power of space.
And he had now initially mastered the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body.
How could mere power of space move his body?
If Ji Qing was unwilling, even an Immortal King personally activating the Great Formation would not be able to move him an inch!
The current Ji Qing, in terms of space attainment, was the foremost person in the Immortal Realm!
Ji Qing smiled faintly and said, “My comprehension of the Great Dao has only slightly improved, it’s nothing. Since time is up, I should leave.”
Ji Qing then stood up and flew out of the Great Formation.
“Slightly improved?”
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable was skeptical.
He looked closely at Ji Qing.
He seemed to feel that Ji Qing was somewhat different.
He didn’t know what was different, but he just had a feeling.
Ji Qing’s five years of contemplation beneath the Great Dao Treasure Tree seemed to have indeed brought about some changes.
“Could it be that the Space Great Dao has improved further?”
“It’s impossible that he has mastered the Space Great Dao…”
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable shook his head.
Mastered the Space Great Dao?
That’s impossible.
If he had truly initially mastered the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body, then Ji Qing would have become an Immortal King.
But Ji Qing’s Great Dao Body had not yet transformed.
Therefore, he was not an Immortal King.
To achieve the status of an Immortal King, one must first initially master the Great Dao within the Great Dao Body, and second, the Great Dao Body must transform.
The first step is the most difficult.
The second step is the simplest.
Once the first step is completed, the second step naturally follows.
But it just so happened that Ji Qing was somewhat special.
His Great Dao Body contained three Great Daos.
Even if he mastered the Space Great Dao, Ji Qing’s Great Dao Body could not transform.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Ji Qing was not an Immortal King.
At best, he could be considered a “half-step Immortal King” or a “one-third Immortal King.”
Ji Qing looked back.
The Great Formation guarding the Great Dao Treasure Tree, in its spatial aspects, still had many weaknesses.
With his current spatial attainments, he could see them at a glance.
However, Ji Qing understood that tampering with the formation would affect the entire system.
And this was the Great Dao Immortal Sect’s Great Formation; Ji Qing naturally would not overstep his bounds to “perfect” it.
“Immortal Venerable Green Leaf, Ji Mou will return again…”
After speaking, Ji Qing had already vanished.
This time, Ji Qing’s disappearance was even more natural, so much so that Green Leaf Immortal Venerable was completely unaware.
“To what extent have the spatial attainments of this Immortal Venerable Ji Qing reached?”
Green Leaf Immortal Venerable was moved.
But no matter what, he would never have imagined that Ji Qing had already mastered the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body.
That was something no one had ever accomplished since the birth of the Immortal Realm.
But Ji Qing had done it!
Truly the foremost person in the Immortal Realm!
