Start getting stronger by modifying your breathing method

Chapter 557 Delusion [4]

Chapter 557 Delusion [Part Four]

Baidi Palace.

The silent palace remains shrouded in a familiar gloom.

Wisps of black mist drifted through the hall as usual, but upon closer inspection, one would notice something.

These wisps of black mist were flowing faster than usual.

Everything in sight was darker and more blurred than before.

Even the figure of Ryuji on the throne in the distance is now just a blurry outline.

All these changes originated from that black crystal.

Over time.

Its density is constantly increasing, not only distorting the light, but also causing the passage of time to stagnate here.

Hu Qi was in the midst of it all, and the flow of time within him had already deviated considerably from that of the outside world.

"I just didn't expect it to take so long!"

Hu Qi muttered to himself.

He originally thought it would only take a few decades at most to resolve.

Unexpectedly, the purification process of the Dao Tree becomes increasingly difficult as you progress, and you can only slowly work through it over time.

in vivo.

The uppermost level of the grotto world.

A pale ring hung high in the sky, like an entrance to death, casting a cold, silvery glow.

The White Bone Path Tree below has undergone tremendous changes compared to before.

The overall appearance has become more transparent and has a more textured look.

Like crystal, it is crystal clear inside the tree trunk.

Furthermore, there are white, thread-like objects, resembling meridians, that spread along the tree trunk.

The surface of the Dao tree emitted a faint glow, and as the light swirled, it seemed as if countless auspicious wisps of energy were falling down.

At first glance, it lacks that cold and desolate feeling.

It adds a touch of the divine, like an ancient sacred tree.

this state.

This is already the limit that the Dao Tree can purify.

This also means that the requirements for breaking through to the Jade Realm have been met.

Think about this.

Hu Qi's heart stirred, and he summoned the Crimson Panel.

My gaze fell directly on the skills section.

【Divine Limit Heart Technique △ (Dao Lord Chapter 18: Dao Landscape Realm) Dao Landscape: Pale Ring】

……

[Modified value: 56722310 (51%)]

Over eight thousand years, even though Hu Qi never actively harvested the modified values.

However, due to the cumulative death of living beings in the inner world of the cave, over time...

This also caused the modified value to reach an extremely terrifying number.

However, a figure of 50 million, when really considered, is less than 10,000 points per year, which is obviously abnormal.

Given the current size of the cave world, it's absolutely impossible for it to be just this small.

The reason for this is that the Burial God Void Crystal, which sealed Hu Qi, is the same one.

Over time.

It was normal at first.

But gradually.

The flow of time inside and outside the black crystal gradually created a huge difference.

In total, eight thousand years have passed in the outside world during this period.

However, Hu Qi himself, who is deep within the crystal, has only lived for about a thousand years.

If there were no clones as anchor references.

Hu Qi has probably lost his sense of time.

But the good thing is.

He has now finally completed the purification of the Dao Tree.

It can be modified and improved to advance to the Jade Realm.

Think about this.

He looked at the panel.

Something moved in my heart.

"Crimson!! Revise and upgrade the Divine Limit Heart Sutra Dao Master Chapter to level twenty-seven!!"

Hu Qi made direct modifications and improvements!
The Dao Lord has four realms: Spiritual Land, Dao Landscape, Wonderful Jade, and Dao Fruit.

Each realm is further divided into nine levels within the Divine Limit Heart Sutra.

The twenty-seventh floor corresponds exactly to the peak of the Jade Realm.

Anyway, there are plenty of modified values now, plus the accumulation of thousands of years.

Hu Qi simply made a one-time modification and upgrade to the top level, too lazy to upgrade it in stages.

The instant the thought arises.

The Divine Limit Heart Technique was operating at high speed.

The spiritual energy that had been isolated from the outside world by the Burial God Crystal was now being poured in directly.

It was directly absorbed and devoured by Hu Qi.

Originally, it took a long time for Dao Lords to improve, but their cultivation, which had been almost stagnant, began to rise again.

in vivo.

The tree branches, like crystal, trembled slightly.

It was as if it had come back to life.

Like a newborn, it exudes an amazing vitality, with tender buds sprouting from each branch and emerging as flower buds.

Regarding the Miaoyu Realm, we benefited from the information given by Wan Gu Yi.

Hu Qi already knew everything about it and had no doubts.

Miaoyu Realm.

To put it simply, it is the process that purifies the Dao Tree and eventually makes it bloom.

Originally, this process needed to be done gradually, divided into three stages: sprouting, budding, and blooming, which usually took the Daoist a lot of time.

However, with Hu Qi's modifications and improvements using the Crimson Panel, this long process seemed to be accelerated and completed in an instant.

At that moment, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared on the tree branches.

Countless flower buds bloomed in succession, each one entwined with profound Taoist charm.

The flowers bloom in three colors, each with its own unique charm:
White as frost and snow, red as blazing flames, and gold as the scorching sun.

This corresponds to the three major characteristics of the beginningless true understanding: the immaculate heavenly garment, the wheel of prayer, and the incarnation of all phenomena.

According to the information provided by Wan Gu Yi.

Breaking through to the Jade Realm allows the flower stamen to bloom. The deeper the color of the flower, the stronger the power after the breakthrough.

Hu Qi's three-colored Daohua.

This is unprecedented.

In the blink of an eye, the tree was in full bloom, its brilliance dazzling.

The third realm of the Dao Lord.

Miaoyu Realm, complete!
Furthermore, this is not the first time one has entered the Wonderful Jade Realm.

Instead, it leads directly to the peak of the Wonderful Jade Realm.

In an instant, a vast spiritual energy surged forth like a raging sea, sweeping across the entire cave world.

The powerful torrent of spiritual energy continuously washed over Hu Qi's body, and every inch of his flesh trembled and sublimated in the spiritual light.

It made his body, which had been somewhat stiff due to the erosion of the God-Burial Crystal, feel much more relaxed.

outside world.

The moment Hu Qi advanced to the Jade Realm.

At the Gate of True Spirits, the inscription bearing the true name of the Lord of Infinity once again burst forth with dazzling golden light.

The entire Gate of True Spirits began to tremble once more.

However, unlike before.

This time it didn't last long.

It stopped on its own.

A hazy black light enveloped the true name of the Lord of Infinity.

This makes the handwriting appear somewhat blurry.

That's because Hu Qi's true form was blocked by the Burial God Void Crystal.

This reduced Hu Qi's special connection with the Gate of True Spirits to an extremely low level.

……

Inside the White Emperor Palace.

The white-haired boy, Takashi, who sat on a throne to one side, seemed to sense something.

He suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them.

The figure flashed.

We arrived outside this black crystal structure shaped like a coffin.

At this moment, the Burial God Crystal has not changed much compared to thousands of years ago.

The only difference is that the black has become purer, without a trace of impurity, as if it can devour and absorb all light.

Hu Qi's original figure was reduced to a white blob at the very center.

At this moment, in his perception.

Hu Qi, who had been motionless, suddenly felt his aura intensify.

"You can actually increase your strength under these circumstances?! How did you do that?"

Takashi frowned slightly.

His expression was somewhat surprised and uncertain.

He found Hu Qi increasingly difficult to understand.

Whether it was Daojing's strength that injured him, or that indelible characteristic.

All of this was to make him understand that the other person was special.

This is also why he sealed the opponent away after discovering he couldn't kill him.

for him.

Hu Qi is an unstable factor.

The Burial God Crystal can not only block and seal time, but also prevent the infiltration of spirituality.

But now, the opponent is actually able to break through it.

This completely overturned Ryuji's understanding.

Seeing this scene, he himself did not realize that he was actually feeling uneasy.

However, perhaps the crystal's density was too high, preventing the transmission of his spiritual power. Hu Qi still showed no reaction.

The last time Hu Qi responded to Takashi was three thousand years ago.

As Ryuji looked at the Burial God Crystal, whose color had become increasingly dark and pure, his brows relaxed.

"Forget it! Even if you can improve, it won't change anything! In fact, it's just accelerating the erosion in some ways."

Cherish your last moments of freedom!

……

Regarding Takashi's words.

Hu Qi ignored it.

Because the mental fluctuations from the other party were already coming to him intermittently.

It is clearly affected by the density of the crystal.

Sensing the changes in my body.

After breaking through to the peak of the Jade Realm.

He could clearly sense that his own strength had undergone a qualitative leap.

However, he probably still wouldn't stand a chance against Takashi.

After all, he had previously used the boost from the Sage's Seed to briefly reach the Dao Fruit realm. Although it was not as stable as his own improved strength, it was still stronger than the Jade Realm. Even so, he was no match for his opponent.

Moreover, now that his strength has increased, and he has also condensed the characteristics of three supreme divine abilities, he is even more powerful.

The chances of winning are still slim.

His assessment of the opponent's strength was accurate.

It is at least the late stage or even the peak of the Dao Fruit Realm.

Otherwise, with Wan Gu Yi's strength, plus the ability to unite as one and use the World Tower, he wouldn't have been able to be suppressed by Long Si.

Moreover, there is the most important point.

During the spiritual cleansing of his body.

The density of the black crystals that sealed him around him began to increase rapidly once again.

It was as if it had absorbed the power that Hu Qi had dissipated.

In the current situation, he is still unable to break free from the binding effect of the Burial God Crystal on himself.

Although he managed to prevent his aura from dissipating in time.

However, that brief moment intensified the corrosive effect on him.

Think of this.

He looked beyond the crystal.

The observable distance shrank again, to less than ten meters.

Furthermore, the black mist was flowing much faster than before.

Previously, the time spent inside was only about one-seventh of that spent outside.

So now it has reached one-tenth.

That is, a hundred years outside is only one year inside the crystal.

For ordinary people, this kind of time flow might be a good thing.

But for Hu Qi, who was sealed away, it was terrible.

"This thing... is really weird..."

Hu Qi's eyes flickered.

This change indirectly led to a significant reduction in the time he could intervene in external affairs.

The clone left inside the Boundary Tower must be retrieved as soon as possible.

"It seems that I can only place my hopes on the mutated Yuan Eye. I hope it can bring me a surprise!"

Hu Qi's eyes flickered.

If the Yuan Eye, once successfully hatched, cannot change his current situation, then he can only continue to wait, waiting for his strength to break through to the Dao Fruit stage.

He believed that one day he would be able to break through this thing.

But that would undoubtedly take a lot of time.

This is something Hu Qi does not want to see.

Moreover, compared to being trapped in this Burial God Crystal and unable to leave...

Hu Qi was most worried about something else.

If he is trapped for too long.

The Origin Realm failed to stop the invasion of the Void Sea, and all the heavens and myriad realms fell into ruin.

That gate to the true spirit was completely eroded.

As his true name is engraved on the Gate of the True Spirit, he will likely also be affected by unknown influences.

This is something he doesn't want to see.

Think of this.

He calmed down.

The will once again detached from the body.

……

Boundary Tower, fourth floor.

Hu Qi, who was sitting upright at one side of the long table, suddenly noticed something.

A barely perceptible glint of something unusual flashed in his eyes.

"As expected, with the deepening of the influence, the delay time for the arrival of this will has been extended considerably. This may be the last time!"

For the Dao Lord, his clone's memories should be synchronized with his main body, just like multitasking.

However, it was sealed away.

It's simply impossible to do that.

To avoid using his power and deepening the seal on the Burial God Crystal, Hu Qi's main body rarely controlled this clone.

It will only be controlled when necessary.

He was processing the memories of this clone from this period of time.

Looking around at the scene.

The candlelight flickered gently, casting the shadows of people on either side of the long table onto the mottled murals.

An old oil painting, a long black table.

Fourteen high-backed chairs are arranged symmetrically along both sides of the table.

The flame on the bronze candlestick flickered slightly, its pale blue light illuminating the space.

Around the long table, seated on chairs, were powerful figures.

These are clearly Dao Lords.

At this moment, the once-in-ten-thousand-years Boundary Tower Dao Discussion Conference is taking place.

The number of people this time has increased significantly compared to before, excluding the Lord of Cause and Effect and the Lord of Time.

Everyone else has arrived.

Moreover, Hu Qi spotted a familiar figure among them.

It was none other than 'Pan'.

This person has now broken through to the Jade Realm and returned to the World Tower.

This is a good thing for the Boundary Tower. With one more Dao Lord, more of the pressure on the Boundary Membrane Crystal World can be shared.

Besides.

Ever since Wan Gu Yi suffered a severe blow.

The first floor of the Boundary Tower was sealed off directly.

The matter was left entirely to the Lord of Truth and the Lord of Cause and Effect.

Knowing the inside story, Hu Qi understood that this was nothing more than a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other.

Perhaps due to its special nature.

The two are not the same as one throughout eternity.

But he is absolutely more trustworthy than anyone else.

Because it is the manifestation of the original body's will descending upon an avatar, it is extremely subtle.

Except for the one sitting at the very top, the Lord of Truth, who noticed and glanced in his direction.

The other Dao Lords were not discovered.

At this moment, the discussion was coming to an end.

Soon, many Dao Lords also stood up, preparing to leave.

at this time.

The Lord of Truth spoke.

He looked at Hu Qi.

"If I'm not mistaken, this clone of yours should be nearing its limit, right?"

"Not bad!"

Hu Qi nodded.

"This may be the last time I see you all."

Hear the words.

Everyone had a different expression.

The Lord of Truth gave Hu Qi a deep look.

There was a pause.

With a flick of his hand, ten Dao Crystals appeared.

"These extra Dao Crystals are useless to me anyway, so I'll give them to you as a thank you for your contributions to the Boundary Tower during this time!"

"Thank you!"

Hu Qi's expression shifted slightly, but he did not refuse.

He reached out and took it.

"May we meet again someday!"

Hu Qi cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the crowd.

Then turned and left.

See this scene.

The expressions on everyone's faces were complicated.

This is not because they have a particularly good relationship with Hu Qi.

Quite the opposite.

People like Hu Qi, who have only been Dao Lords for ten thousand years.

He had only met some of the Dao Lords for the first time.