Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 398: The Path to Transcendence, Swordsmanship Higher than the True Saint

Die completely for the last time?
Ji Jingqiu looked solemn. This guy had just finished his life and was preparing to start over again?
Just when you reach the top, you know there is no hope for future transcendence?
"sit."

Chi Yinghuo said briefly and skillfully,

“Thanks to your federal care, I would like to share with you today what I have learned over the years.”

In Ji Jingqiu's eyes, Senior Chi has never been very good at speaking and would avoid talking if possible.

Over the past twenty years, he had often come here to hone his sword skills with Qingzhu, and the man had spoken to him only a few times.

As Ji Jingqiu took his seat, Chi Yinghuo glanced at the sword light, seemingly not paying attention, and said:

“The most perfect man has no self, the divine man has no merit, the sage has no name – these are the three paths to transcendence.”

This person spoke a critical hit as soon as he opened his mouth. Ji Jingqiu looked at him in extreme shock.

The "path to transcendence" that all the saints are still desperately searching for, and even Hela and the others can't come to a definitive conclusion about, but this person not only knows it, but also has three paths at once? !
As if seeing his surprise, Chi Yinghuo said calmly: "Don't be surprised, Sheng and Cang Qing all know this sentence, but they only know this sentence."

Ji Jingqiu suddenly thought of a rumor he had heard not long ago, and was shocked: "In the era before the rule of the Five Pillars, was there really a transcendent who passed through this world?!"

Chi Yinghuo nodded: "It seems that you have also heard similar news."

"What I heard was not news, but just a rumor." Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but confirm again, "Is this actually true?"

Those who can pass through this world of transcendence are naturally not the masters of a world, but the true transcendental state that the four people including Hela and Wu Zhou have been pursuing for countless years.

Up to now, he had only heard two confirmed reports about the Transcendent, let alone seen them.

One is that Master Mu claimed that he had discussed the Dao with a transcendent person.

The second is this moment.

Such an existence is truly like a dragon that is hard to find from head to tail.

Even Hela and others have never seen a truly transcendent person in their entire lives.

Chi Yinghuo was silent for a moment, and then said, "In fact, we didn't know who he was at the time. We just thought he was an outsider who made a lot of mistakes that now seem... 'jokes'."

Ji Jingqiu's pupils shrank slightly. What a joke?

He couldn't help but be amazed. It seemed that those people who were born sacred must have received a lot of education back then.

Even the innate saints who were born in the eighth realm would probably be no different from children in front of a complete transcendent being.

Not to mention this group of innate sacred beings who were born not long ago.

Ji Jingqiu secretly thought that for these innate sacred beings, this was a way of making up for the beatings that were missing in their "childhood".

I don’t know whether the five pillars and Senior Aka have completed their “childhood”… He wondered how to ask in a tactful way.

Chi Yinghuo obviously had not expected Ji Jingqiu's reverie and fell into memories of the past:

"Before he left, he left us only these words: The most perfect man has no self, the divine man has no merit, and the sage has no name."

"It means that if we want to go further, the way is there."

"Thinking about it now, what happened back then really seems like a big dream..."

Even this ancient sun god couldn't help but sigh when he recalled the past.

In the past, they were unable to recognize the great man.

"Over the years, I have developed my own insights and opinions on this sentence. I cut off my innate foundation and rebuilt it just to verify some of my guesses."

"The perfect person has no self, and no ego. This should mean selflessness, or perhaps becoming one with the Great Dao, coexisting with heaven and earth? Unfortunately, I don't even know what a 'perfect person' is. I was basically absent from all the teachings and instruction that person gave me back then."

"Gods and humans have no merit... Qinghui and I had a discussion in the past. She believed that 'merit' is virtue. We are born divine, and we have the merit of creating the world. Especially Qinghui and I, we have the great merit of creation."

"Over the years, I have been studying this path - Gods and men have no merit."

At this moment, Chi Yinghuo seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be preaching to Ji Jingqiu.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly felt that these words seemed familiar and he had seen similar words somewhere before.

Soon, he thought of the source of this familiar feeling.

“The most perfect man seeks self, so he is the only one; the divine man seeks achievement, so he seeks profit; the sage seeks fame, so he establishes a religion and preaches…”

he whispered.

This was a message he had seen when he was reading the notes left by the predecessors of the Federation in the past in order to study the mystery of meditation.

The person who left these words was Zhang Tiancheng, who was once on par with his grandfather and Chi Yinghuo in the Federation.

Chi Yinghuo frowned slightly and said, "Where did you hear this?"

"It was the message that Zhang Tiancheng left on the book of Zuowang Lun in Xinzhai Dojo."

Chi Yinghuo was silent for a moment and said:
"I have also read the book on meditation that you mentioned. I borrowed a lot of books from your Federation back then, many of which were very interesting and had messages on them. I left this sentence in one of them. Zhang Tiancheng might have seen my message."

He paused for a moment and said, "After I reached an agreement with your Federation predecessor, I left to retrieve my early Dao fruit. I never met him, what a pity."

A ripple of the mind spread out, interrupting the conversation between the two. It was the third "person" present, the sword light hanging on Ji Jingqiu's shoulder.

"The person who left this sentence is a man of great talent, but he only saw through the first and second layers, just like seeing a mountain or a river. If he didn't see through the final third layer, he would have walked only halfway through a journey of a hundred miles, and the road ahead would only lead to a dead end."

Ji Jingqiu looked serious. He didn't expect Brother Jianguang to praise Zhang Tiancheng so highly.

Seeing that this person finally showed his willingness to communicate, Chi Yinghuo did not beat around the bush and said directly:
"I see that you have an aura similar to mine. Are you from the Great Sun lineage outside the world?"

Jian Guang did not answer, but continued to talk to himself:
"As a member of the innate divine spirit, you are born sacred. If you want to achieve enlightenment, you must continue to accumulate merits, starting from a little and accumulating them over dozens or hundreds of epochs. Then, you may have a glimmer of hope of achieving enlightenment."

"And now you have chosen to sever your innate foundation, which means you have to take the second path. However, you did not sever it completely, and there is still some merit from creation. This merit from creation is both a support and a shackle for you. You really need to go outside the realm and die 'completely' once."

Chi Yinghuo pondered in silence.

It is not easy to gain merit and virtue.

If you want to disperse, it's very simple.

The simplest way is to kill.

But this path goes against Chi Yinghuo's original intention.

In the past, he had discussed related issues with Moon God Qinghui. After the latter said that gods and men were powerless, he followed up with the idea that "all spirits return to one".

They believe that more than 80% of all living things in the world depend on these two to survive...

"Of all the paths to transcendence, the path to innate holiness is the most difficult."

The sword light ripples like water, like a low hum or a sigh.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked, "Brother Jianguang, have you ever heard of a successful example of using strength to prove the way of transcendence? Which of these three paths does it belong to?"

A bright sword light passed through Ji Jingqiu's eyes like water ripples, as if splitting the world in his eyes into two.

Jian Guang said mercilessly:
"How can a common man achieve enlightenment?"

"How can there be three paths? This is the 'Great Explanation' of that transcendent being. Those who imitate him will live, and those who are like him will die. It does not refer to three paths to transcendence."

“If we really want to talk about the orthodox way – the ancient saints with merit and virtue, established great achievements, convinced people with virtue, achieved great changes, conquered the world, and achieved the Tao by obtaining it!”

After hearing this, Chi Yinghuo fell into deep thought.

Ji Jingqiu looked solemn. Is the way of merit and virtue the most orthodox way to transcend?
No wonder this person values ​​the five virtues so much!
But, using force to prove one's truth has never happened before?
Yes, even if this person is truly a transcendent legacy, he is not the real one after all. Even if he is the real one, he would not dare to say that he has seen all of “past and present”, right?

Ji Jingqiu did not say this out loud. He was observing the expressions of Wu Zhou and Hela.

Originally, I thought that this discussion involving the path to transcendence would make both parties more serious and solemn than ever before.

Unexpectedly, while one of them was taking a bath, the other was sitting cross-legged in the bamboo forest, meditating. His demeanor became more and more detached, approaching his true self, with a sense of loftiness that was close to heaven's will, yet above it.

Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but ask what they thought.

Hila said absentmindedly, “The person who left these words to them was probably taking revenge on these guys for not recognizing the great man, so he left these vague words.”

"How much do you look down on us by comparing Chi Wanyang to us?" Wu Zhou said calmly, "As for this ray of sword light, it can't be separated from the word 'merit'. It can easily be a hundred or eighty epochs. Do you know how long an epoch it refers to? Forget it, you haven't even survived a calamity, so don't ask."

Ji Jingqiu clenched his fist silently, his expression becoming dangerous. This guy actually took the opportunity to mock him harshly.

“Ji Jingqiu, you really don’t understand us. If we talk about the difference in combat power, 90% of the true saints in this world would look up to us like a mountain.”

I, Zhou Yun, said calmly,
“Even if we talk about the path to transcendence, if you can return my throne now and give me Hela’s throne, do you believe that I can immediately enter the realm of complete transcendence?”

In the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, Hila opened her eyes and sneered, “Same, you ask Ji Tianxing to give me Wu Zhou’s throne, and I will show you the process of breaking through the Transcendent on the spot.”

Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but praise: "I heard it, you guys are really capable."

Then he took advantage of the situation to suppress Wu Zhou.

"But I'm not bad either."

Leaving Chi Yinghuo and Jian Guang discussing in mid-air, Ji Jingqiu walked slowly forward and stepped into the small world where sword energy was dissipating.

According to Senior Qinglian, the sword intent overflowing from here is less than one tenth of that of the Death Demon.

The killing intent of this man is so strong and his swordsmanship is so high that more than 90% of the true saints in the world would regard him as a mountain that can only be viewed from afar. If one watches him too closely, he will die.

According to Hela, the Death Demon was originally a spirit of an artifact called the Book of Life and Death, which could cut off the life of all living beings.

The fundamental way He grasps is not death, but extinction, extinction at the level of cause and effect and time.

This is also the mystery that Ji Jingqiu has been trying to comprehend for the past twenty years.

This is like adding wings to his theory of cause and effect.

Unfortunately, during the past twenty years, he had just begun to understand the path of cause and effect, but because his realm was too low, he was never able to comprehend it fully.

This time, Ji Jingqiu had set foot in the King of Heaven and was about to head out of the world, so he came here specifically in the hope of gaining something.

suddenly.

A figure with red hair and blood-red robe appeared in front of Ji Jingqiu, with an endless sea of ​​blood floating behind him.

Chi Yinghuo, who was thinking, was interrupted and looked up.

Although the Death Demon has been suppressed over the years, it has never been at peace. There have been "turmoils" from time to time, and it has tried to break the seal by various means.

Every time thousands of thoughts tried to break the seal, he had to use his own Dao Fruit to suppress them. This accelerated his cultivation speed, allowing him to return to the rank of Heavenly King in twenty years, but it also made him no longer pure.

This is a helpless move.

After all, he is the only one in the Federation who can shoulder this heavy responsibility.

Fortunately, Qinglian is about to recover, and he can step down and continue to pursue his own path to transcendence.

"You won't pull him back?" the sword flashed.

Chi Yinghuo shook his head and said, "He is already a Heavenly King, and has completely inherited Mu Shitian's Dao Fruit. He is the new generation of the World Honored One. He can withstand a little bit of storm."

"World Honored One?" Jian Guang said calmly, "I have never heard of him, but I can hear a hint of respect from your tone. To be able to make you admire him, it seems that he is another peerless master. The waters here are very deep, I wonder if there are many 'turtles'."

Chi Yinghuo said noncommittally: "Daoyou seems to be not a simple person either, and seems to have a close relationship with Chaotuo."

"You misunderstood." Jian Guang corrected him solemnly, "I am just a ray of Jian Guang who loves the human world. I abide by the principles of the Great Dao and uphold my own morality in the human world. It is pure and simple."

Chi Yinghuo twitched his lips and suddenly asked, "Is there really no one in this world who can prove the truth with strength?"

Jian Guang could naturally hear the hidden meaning in these words, so he was silent for a while before asking carefully:

"In your world, is there really a 'big turtle' that has lived for hundreds of centuries?"

Chi Yinghuo shook his head and looked up. His gaze seemed to penetrate the void and he saw the long sword floating up and down in the long river of time. He was a little dazed.

It’s only been less than ten thousand years…

He murmured, "The most perfect man has no self, the divine man has no merit, the sage has no name... But what is the most perfect man, what is a divine man, and who is a sage?"

The sword light shook slightly, as if shaking its head.

Although such explanations of the great principles by others can serve as a direction, the most worrying thing is “overthinking, thinking wrongly, and thinking biasedly”, and falling into “attachment to the Dharma”.

In its view, this equatorial friend had obviously fallen into the state of "attachment to Dharma".

It is a shackle, but also an opportunity.

After all, if you are not attached, how can you let go?

The road to transcendence must be walked by oneself after all.

After all, every truly transcendent person is a "guide" in this world.

……

……

The image of the Death Demon Yan suddenly appeared in front of Ji Jingqiu.

At this moment, it was unclear whether Yan had infiltrated his mental world or he had been incorporated into Yan's mental world.

And this is easy to verify... As soon as Ji Jingqiu thought about it, the void evolved into a complete world, which was actually a corner of his inner world.

He stood in the small world and pointed with one finger. A tiny light appeared in front of him, suppressing the world with the endless small town, evolving the scene of the creation of the world and the birth and death of all things.

Although this grain of white light was as tiny as a mustard seed, it expanded into an endless sea of ​​light in an instant. All kinds of great principles emerged, mountains and rivers rose from nothingness, the sun rose and the moon set between heaven and earth, flowers bloomed and faded, and the stars turned upside down, and everything changed.

This is the real [beginning of the new era]!
As Ji Jingqiu waved his sleeves, an illusory world was created to suppress Yan.

Being able to do it so "easily" is due to the fact that this is a world of mind, but it also truly proves his current level of attainment!

This vast world is still expanding, forming its own world and gradually becoming "complete".

As it became complete, Ji Jingqiu's aura and strength continued to rise.

On the contrary, the aura of the red-haired Taoist standing in the air was constantly falling.

This confirms that this place is his mental world!

Just when Ji Jingqiu was about to take action to expel him.

The figure standing with his hands behind his back slowly stretched out one hand, as if disdainful of bullying a junior, and a sword light fell from his fingertips.

The sword light fell straight down, and in an instant it turned into a torrent, unstoppable all the way, breaking through the world and going into nothingness. All the laws of the universe, the sun, the moon, the mountains and the rivers here were all shattered by the sword light, leaving no trace of their existence!
The magnificent scene of all things being destroyed by this sword was reflected in Ji Jingqiu's heart.

This is... one sword that can break all laws? !
Wu Zhou's reminder suddenly rang in Ji Jingqiu's mind:
"Among Yan's fundamental ways, the first one is naturally [Extinction], but the second one is not [Death] based on endless killing, nor is it [Blood] based on a long river of blood, but - the supreme [Sword Dao]."

"Do you know why we all think that the sword light outside came from the hands of a transcendent person? Because the strong man who left this sword light, in terms of [Swordsmanship] alone, may not be much better than Yan, but his methods are far superior."

"As for the high level of swordsmanship, under the transcendence, almost no one can be better than Yan. Otherwise, if you only rely on the way of annihilation, you are not qualified to be called 'the killing power is higher than that of a true saint'."

"If you want to learn his [Destruction] secretly, you should pass the [Sword] level first."

"Don't worry, your ban is still good. He is currently showing the most Heavenly King level."

A sword light fell straight down, then shot up into the sky, creating a brilliant sword path that shattered the entire world that Ji Jingqiu had evolved into, as if to say—

Under the sword, heaven and earth are free.

Ji Jingqiu put away [The Beginning of the Yuan], and his mind resurfaced. Qing Zhu appeared out of thin air and reached out to grasp the hilt of the knife.

Seeing that the young man still had the courage to draw his sword.

The figure with red hair and blood-red robe lowered his head slightly, as if looking over, and when he pointed his fingers again, three sword lights fell.

In an instant, the sky and earth that had been shattered into nothingness turned into a sea of ​​white, and the sword light was like a rainbow!

At the same time, Ji Jingqiu's mind flashed through Wu Zhou's words.

Most kings?
At the peak of the king, he is still the king!
This person is at the peak of the Heavenly King level, and it is not likely that he can easily kill the Heavenly Lord with his sword!
As his thoughts fluctuated, Ji Jingqiu became more and more determined. His body became a small world of his own, with strange visions appearing everywhere. He went against the majestic aura displayed by the other party.

Compared with this majestic sword light, his figure could only be regarded as a mustard seed, but his sword had forcibly cut a path through the majestic sword light!
A road to heaven.

(End of this chapter)