From the end of the world

Chapter 385 The Price of Becoming Stronger 1
The reason why the "slag" became the size of a head was not because its quantity had decreased, but because it was compressed into this size by me.

Normally, the "slag" is in a state of combination with my flame, and will only come out from the flame when I need it (having said that, I never needed it before). My flame can be freely compressed into a point, and the "slag" combined with it can also be compressed with the compression of the flame.

In fact, even without the flame, I can compress it into this size. Although my superpower is ultimately to manipulate flames, not "slag", I recently discovered another property of "slag".

The "slag" is probably the residue of failure caused by my inability to smoothly control the power of refining. However, from another perspective, even if it is a failure, the "slag" can be regarded as the "tool" I refined. After I developed this awareness, I gradually found that I could directly control the "slag" itself. Although it is not so fast and flexible, I can make real-time adjustments to its shape and size.

This head-sized "slag" in front of me may look small, but it is only physically small. If you perceive it on a spiritual level, you will find that it is simply a behemoth of the scale of the Great Impermanence.

More importantly, this thing can do something that the so-called top-level magical weapons cannot do, and that is, it can carry my flames.

If you think about it, you will understand that this is what remains after my flame burns the enemy's soul with murderous intent. In other words, it is something that even my full strength cannot destroy.

Although it is difficult to use it directly as a weapon, it may have great potential as a material for making weapons.

I recently gave a small part of it to Mr. Zhu, asking him to find professionals who can study the use of "slag". We will have to wait for follow-up feedback on the specific results.

At the same time, I also tried to consult Gua Tianshi, hoping to find out how to become stronger after becoming the Great Impermanence. Gua Tianshi is the oldest Great Impermanence known in Luoshan. Even the Great Impermanence who is like a god on earth has changed generations in his eyes. It should be right to ask him for answers to questions related to the Great Impermanence.

Now I am the Great Impermanence who stands for the rule of the world. It seems not good to go to the residence of the Great Impermanence of the supernaturalism for no reason, but I don’t care about my reputation in this regard. At noon that day, I went directly to visit Gua Tianshi. Gua Tianshi seemed to have nothing else to do recently, so I met him easily.

Still under the pavilion, Gua Tianshi waved his hand and steaming tea appeared on the coffee table out of thin air. He drank tea while listening to my questions.

After a moment, he gave his opinion.

"The way for Great Wuchang to become stronger, apart from the few external things, is nothing more than making breakthroughs in strength and skills." Gua Tianshi said, "Now you have already exhausted your spiritual potential. According to common sense, you can only pursue skills. I don't need to say more about this.

"On this basis, if you are still pursuing a breakthrough in strength, you should not think in the direction of 'possible', but in the direction of 'impossible'."

I felt that this statement was somewhat familiar, and then asked the question: "What is the 'impossible' direction?"

"First of all, the birth of every great impermanence is an unrepeatable miracle. It is an existence that turns the impossible into the possible. You must have heard this statement many times." said Gua Tianshi.

"Yes." I nodded.

"So, do you think this statement applies to you?" asked the Gua Tianshi.

After hearing this, I thought about it carefully and gave my answer: "...not applicable."

In the process of my sublimation into the Great Impermanence, there was no stage of turning the impossible into the possible.

Rather, it would be strange if I had not become the Great Impermanence. Because my soul already has the power of the Great Impermanence, and the process of becoming the Great Impermanence is more like "returning to the position I should be in" than "breaking through".

Although there are links on this path that require external stimulation of life and death crises, even without these life and death crises, if I am placed purely in the environment of daily life, sooner or later I will be able to unleash the power of the Great Impermanence. It's just that it will probably take several years to slowly build up.

It is basically impossible for weak creatures to train themselves to the point where they can compete with wild beasts. Even if there is a way to make the impossible possible, it is unknown how great an opportunity and effort are needed to realize it. Beasts are born wild beasts. If they want to obtain the strength that wild beasts should have, they only need to eat well, sleep well, and wait for time to pass and grow up. There is no such thing as making the impossible possible.

"Most Great Impermanence are actually like you. They are born with the qualifications to become Great Impermanence. They are not in the same dimension as those mortals who work hard to learn theory and practice spells to barely master power."

Gua Tianshi obviously swept those demon hunters who followed the level system of residence, destruction and emptiness into the category of mortals. He continued slowly: "The saying that the Great Impermanence is the existence that turns the impossible into the possible comes from them. They think that becoming the Great Impermanence is impossible for them, and in fact it is really impossible.

"However, even if he does not have the qualifications to be the Great Impermanence, he still became the Great Impermanence. He really existed in history, and you may even have seen him recently." "Are you talking about the old boxing god?" I asked.

"Old Fist God, Willow Tree Shadow, and Zhu Family's ancestor Zhu Yi... none of them were qualified to be Great Impermanence, but they still incredibly became Great Impermanence. Do you know what this means?" Gua Tianshi said, "The paths they have taken can actually be explained in one sentence - they broke through the shackles of their own souls."

Hearing this, I almost understood what he was hinting at, and at the same time, the words left by the old boxing god a week ago echoed in my mind.

——"If you want to break through your own limits and reach a level that can kill me, you must have the determination to kill yourself first."

——"Without the awareness of giving up, you are doomed to not be able to welcome the real big harvest."

If Yuchi wants to gain enough power to fight against the old fist god, he must first take a step to break through the limit of his soul. And the limit is another way of saying it. For the soul, it is both a confinement and a protection. Breaking through the limit means destroying one's soul and reshaping a new existence.

“Things that you cannot accomplish on your own should be handed over to a newer and better self... Is that what you mean?” I asked.

If a caterpillar wants to turn into a butterfly, it must first go through the pupa stage. It is said that in the pupa, the caterpillar will secrete an enzyme, and then it will be dissolved like being digested by the stomach, turning into a mass of thick liquid, and then becoming nutrients for a new life that is completely different from its previous self in terms of physiological form and structure.

If you want to be reborn and transform into a butterfly, you must be prepared to embrace death and be torn into pieces.

“If a mortal wants to reach the realm of God, he must at least have this level of awareness. And if you want to make further breakthroughs in strength, it is also necessary to be mentally prepared to this extent.” said Gua Tianshi.

"Did the old boxing god do the same thing?" I asked.

"I haven't heard whether he has done it or not. But based on my experience, he has definitely done it. It's just that it may have happened a long time ago, such as when he was a young man before he entered the strange world, and he may have done it more than once. Maybe this is also the reason why he can walk to this day on the road of cultivation without any obstacles." Gua Tianshi thought, "But even he seems to have reached his limit now, and he is planning to break through his limit."

"You mean... the fourth door?" I felt incredible when I asked this question.

The Great Perfection Stage is a strong person who has opened the first door, and the Great Impermanence Stage is a person who has opened the second door. According to rumors from the outside world and my personal perception, the old boxing god may have opened the third door.

He has already opened up a dimensional gap with the Great Wuchang, who is regarded as a god on earth, and has reached a realm so powerful that I can't even imagine how powerful it is. Now he is planning to open up another dimension?

"Maybe." Gua Tianshi did not deny it. "Although the examples of pushing open the third door are many times rarer than the Great Impermanence, I have witnessed a few people in the long history. The only one who is still active in this era, apart from the old fist god, is probably Shan Liangyi, who is reincarnated to an unknown place.

"As for the fourth door, even I have never witnessed one. To cross that threshold, the old boxing god must make a big sacrifice that even he cannot accept."

I immediately had an idea: "For example...giving up his martial arts, or the spirit of pursuing martial arts?"

"Don't think about anything else." Gua Tianshi gave an affirmative answer.

“Isn’t that putting the cart before the horse?” I asked.

For the old boxing god, martial arts is far more important than magic power. In his concept, magic power was just an unexpected product of his martial arts practice. For the sake of his dream martial arts, he did not hesitate to repeatedly experience life and death dangers, just for a little inspiration for martial arts practice. It can be said that he dedicated his life to it.

Asking him to give up the pursuit of martial arts and the body for the sake of magic power and soul breakthrough, and asking him to do this by himself, is to subvert his personality and dignity from the absolute premise.

"This is also the price you must pay for your pursuit of greater power in the future." Master Gua Tian looked at me.

(End of this chapter)