The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 779 Sacrificial Ritual Above the Sacrificial Ritual
However, to everyone's surprise, his fusion of Dao Fruits ultimately failed to reach the level of sacrificial Dao.

Although he had already reached the level of the Sacrifice Dao and was cultivating wisps of energy that transcended the realm of the Immortal Emperor, he was unable to break through the bottleneck and was unable to transform and sublimate, as if he was missing something of vital importance.

"What exactly is missing?" Li Daoming murmured to himself.

Even at this moment, Li Daoming couldn't help but wonder if his accumulation was not enough. He needed to perfect both the Chaos World Dao Fruit and the Secret Realm Dao Fruit to the limit of the Immortal Emperor, and then fuse the Chaos World Dao Fruit and the Secret Realm Dao Fruit to transform and sublimate the fused Dao Fruit to the level of the Sacrifice Dao.

However, Li Daoming quickly shook his head, denying his own guess.

He had a premonition that his fusion of Yin and Yang Dao Fruit could not transform and sublimate to the level of sacrificial Dao, not because of insufficient accumulation, but because he was missing something.

Having cultivated to his level, unless there is a powerful being whose cultivation realm is one or more levels above his, his senses will definitely not be wrong.

However, there are no experts whose cultivation surpasses his by a whole level, not even in the heavens above the heavens, let alone in the myriad worlds.

And don't even mention that the eerie dark race has ten ancestors who reached the sacrificial realm.

The Sacrifice Dao realm does indeed surpass the Immortal Emperor realm, but it only represents a half-step beyond the Immortal Emperor realm. It has not yet completely transcended the Immortal Emperor realm and is not considered to have surpassed the Immortal Emperor by a major level. To surpass the Immortal Emperor by a major level, one needs to reach the Sacrifice Dao realm.

Moreover, he possesses a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation, a supreme treasure of chaos. Even a single fragment is enough to protect him, making it difficult for even powerful figures at the Dao of Sacrifice to interfere with his mental perception.

With this thought in mind, Li Daoming fell into deep thought:
"Sacrifice to the Dao! Sacrifice to the Dao! What is missing? How can I elevate my Dao to the level of sacrifice?"

Li Daoming pondered, his mind racing as he continuously deduced the possibilities.

After pondering and deducing for a while, a sudden flash of inspiration struck Li Daoming, and he gained a glimmer of understanding.

According to the messages conveyed to him by the fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation, he knew that the myriad worlds, the heavens above, the plateau... these together constitute a universe.

The universe is equivalent in status to the true Great Chaos and the Primordial Chaos.

Furthermore, the highest realm in this universe is beyond the Dao of Sacrifice. Reaching this realm allows one to transcend this world, disregard all the rules of the Great Dao, and reconstruct the world and destiny. This should also be equivalent to the Primordial Chaos.

The realm above the Sacrifice Path is equivalent to Hunyuan, and the Immortal Emperor is equivalent to Daluo. In other words, the Sacrifice Path realm should be between Daluo and Hunyuan, or perhaps it should be called half-step Hunyuan.

What is Hunyuan? It is to integrate everything about oneself, including one's essence, energy, spirit, mind, and will, into the Great Dao, accept the cleansing of the Great Dao, not completely sink into it, and transcend from the Great Dao to become the Dao itself. This is Hunyuan.

Take him as an example! His fundamental Dao is the Dao of Yin and Yang in the Chaotic World and the Dao of Yin and Yang in the Illusion and Reality of the Mind. More accurately, it should be the Dao of Yin and Yang formed by the fusion of the Dao Fruit of the Chaotic World and the Dao Fruit of the Secret Realm.

To break through the Hunyuan realm, he needed to integrate everything about himself, including his essence, energy, spirit, mind, and will, into his Yin-Yang Dao, completely merging with it, while maintaining his own identity, without losing consciousness, and transcending it.

At that time, he will transform into the Yin-Yang Great Dao. He is the Yin-Yang Great Dao, and the Yin-Yang Great Dao is him; that is Hunyuan. However, even if he achieves Hunyuan and transforms into the Dao, becoming the Dao and the Dao is him, the Great Dao is not yet perfect. This state can still be knocked down, causing him to fall from the Great Luo realm, and the Dao and he will separate again.

When the Great Dao is perfected and completely transformed into the Dao, becoming indivisible, then one can break through to the Primordial Grand Luo realm and cultivate to the Primordial Grand Luo realm, which is considered true enlightenment.

According to the original novel of Sacred Ruins, to break through the path of sacrifice, one needs to sacrifice one's own path of evolution, the Dao, and all existence, and then transcend after being revived in annihilation.

Actually, that's a bit of an exaggeration. It should be similar to breaking through to the Primordial Chaos stage, except that one sacrifices everything to the Great Dao, and then transcends after being revived in annihilation, transforming into the Dao. There is no essential difference, only a different way of saying it.

Leaving aside the realms of Hunyuan and Sacrifice Dao for the time being, although he has already broken through to the peak of Immortal Emperor, what he needs to consider is breaking through the Sacrifice Dao realm/half-step Hunyuan first. Only by breaking through can he further pursue the higher realms of Sacrifice Dao or Hunyuan.

The original novel of Sacrifice Dao also mentions that to break through to the Sacrifice Dao realm, one needs to burn all the rules of the Great Dao and sacrifice the supreme law in one's own cultivation system to achieve annihilation of cause and effect and transcendence of time and space.

Those who reach this realm are not bound by reincarnation, and their true bodies can reside in an eternally unknown place; their very existence can shake the foundations of the universe.

He felt that this was somewhat of an exaggeration; breaking through to the Sacrifice Dao realm should be similar to breaking through to the Half-Step Primordial Realm.

To break through the Hunyuan realm, one needs to integrate everything about oneself, including one's essence, energy, spirit, mind, and will, into the Great Dao, and then revive and transcend from the Great Dao.

According to his speculation, to break through to the half-step Hunyuan realm, one should integrate one's essence, energy, and spirit into one, and then completely merge into the Great Dao, becoming one with it.

However, it is easy to integrate one's own essence, energy, and spirit into one, but it is not so easy to completely integrate essence, energy, and spirit into the Great Dao and completely integrate them into one.

One should burn away all the rules of the Great Dao and completely fuse one's own Great Dao, essence, energy, and spirit into one.

At that time, his essence, energy, and spirit will become the embodiment of his Dao, and his connection with his Dao will become even closer.

Even if he doesn't perfect his Great Dao to a higher level by then, the physical body, primordial spirit, and magical power he manifests will still be considered the physical body, primordial spirit, and power of the Great Dao because they are completely integrated with it. His strength, including his offense and defense, will definitely increase significantly, and his methods will become more powerful and unpredictable.

Furthermore, by receiving nourishment from the more powerful Dao, which integrates essence, energy, and spirit, his mind and will will surely undergo a transformation, becoming even stronger.

This can lay the foundation for him to integrate everything else, including his mind and will, into the Great Dao and break through to the level of Sacrifice Dao/Primordial Chaos.

He was certain that the stronger his mind and will, the greater the possibility that after breaking through to the Sacrifice Dao/Half-Step Primordial Chaos, he could integrate everything else, including his mind and will, into the Great Dao, accept the Great Dao's cleansing, maintain his self, not completely sink into unconsciousness, revive from the Great Dao, and then transcend, thus transforming into the Dao itself.

Furthermore, according to his speculation, his desire to completely integrate his essence, energy, and spirit into his Dao would definitely not be smooth sailing; he would encounter two major obstacles.

(End of this chapter)