Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 152 The Life Stele Evolves Again
Jing Qian had never imagined that there were so many methods for cultivating one's destiny.

Compared to the accumulation within the [Book Mountain], the inheritance of [Pure Yang Heaven] and [Yanfu Dao] is far inferior in terms of breadth.

Within ten days, Jing Qian deciphered more than 500,000 "Destiny Charts".

Among them, there are more than 320,000 White Fang level, more than 150,000 Azure Wing level, and more than 20,000 Blue Blood level.

Once you reach the Purple Eye rank, there are only a little over a thousand left.

These "destiny types" encompass five categories: living beings, mountains and seas, gods and ghosts, spiritual treasures, and primordial energy, making them all-encompassing.

The entire research process was full of ups and downs and twists and turns.

This was because Jing Qian had exhausted all his efforts to deduce and summarize the meaning deeply buried behind the "destiny".

He vaguely felt that the true laws of the universe were hidden within these "destinies".

However, just when he thought he had seen through it all and summarized the effective rules, a "fate pattern" that completely overturned the previous rules would always appear.

As the battle lines stretched out, he gradually abandoned his original naive ideas.

My current cultivation level is still insufficient to fully comprehend the essence of [Destiny].

However, even just learning so much about "destiny" has brought him a tremendous amount of gains.

His own spiritual consciousness increased by an exaggerated twofold once again.

The [Sumeru Great Way Stele] has accumulated a great deal of foundation in this process, and the opportunity for transformation is now right before our eyes.

More importantly, Jing Qian took this opportunity to discover several crucial "destiny charts," which, after his deduction, were even more compatible with his system than the originally planned "destiny charts."

His remaining gaps in destiny have been perfectly filled.

He would inevitably select the best of the best from among the last few [destiny slots] within the system.

Having finished reading through more than a dozen books on "Destiny," Jing Qian continued his journey upwards.

Starting from the twenty-first level, one enters the realm of knowledge related to [Dharma Form].

【Egao Shangdi】extracted all the knowledge and skills of 【Dharma Form】 from the many inherited secret methods and gathered them in the seventy-story book pavilion.

These [Dharma signs] are closely related to the [Destiny] knowledge discussed earlier.

With over 500,000 [Destiny Element]s, through free combination, a total of over a million [Dharma Image] refining methods were derived.

It includes categories such as flowers and birds, insects and animals, fish and dragons, beasts, gods and ghosts, spiritual treasures, and mountains and seas.

This knowledge not only includes the method of condensing the [Dharma Form], but also the techniques and experience of condensation, making it all-encompassing.

This part of the content is of immense benefit to Jing Qian's understanding and practice of the "Sage Image".

He poured even more effort into it.

As his spiritual consciousness and mental power continued to rise, his reading speed increased dramatically at all times.

The more similar knowledge he reads, the faster he understands things by analogy.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation and Three Lives Eye between Jing Qian's eyebrows, nourished by a vast amount of knowledge, has become increasingly agile and wondrous, taking another step closer to being perfectly refined.

In the present world, the [Great Sun True Flame] slowly burns, and on the [Book Mountain], he is like a general conquering cities and territories, quickly capturing one book pavilion after another.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the [Sumeru Great Dao Stele] seemed eager to come alive.

The world's precious knowledge, especially knowledge related to cultivation, is an extremely magical nourishment for the Great Dao Stele.

Once these nourishing elements break through the critical point, the [Sumeru Great Dao Stele] will undergo a new qualitative leap.

The knowledge within the [Mountain of Books] far exceeds the needs of the [Stele of the Great Way of Sumeru].

After Jing Qian completed his study of the [Dharma Image] section, the Destiny Stele space was closed for the third time.

This promotion will take at least a month to prepare.

At this point, a full six months had passed since he left Hunzhou Island.

He breathed a huge sigh of relief as he returned to the real world from the "mountain of books".

The Dingyuan floated on the Tianhe Waterway and, under Mo Pin'er's control, toured several upper continents.

She had never traveled far from home, so she took advantage of Jing Qian's seclusion to satisfy her curiosity.

Once Jingqian officially left the pass, she obediently steered the boat towards the [Northern Pass].

When the Dingyuan descended from the Milky Way and landed on the ground, the first formidable pass of the Yingfutu Realm was already in front of them.

The Divine Dynasty's [Northern Pass] is not an ordinary pass in the physical sense. Although it is located between the Divine Dynasty's territory and [Fear Continent], it perfectly separates the two places.

In reality, the status of Beishangguan was far beyond that of ordinary Shangzhou.

In a true sense, the so-called "Beishangguan" was an agency dispatched by the "Wuji Celestial Dynasty" and also a garrison for the Celestial Dynasty's Heavenly Army.

Within the entire [Bei'e Yinghuang Wuji Tian], almost every realm contains a majestic pass of the Heavenly Dynasty.

This is a necessary means for the Wuji Celestial Dynasty to govern its own territory.

The Beishang Pass in the Yingfu Pagoda Realm is guarded by Su Zhao, the Supreme General of the Privy Council.

This is a fourth-rank official, a position equivalent to a mid-ranking title, from the direct line of the Celestial Empire.

The next step up is the "Great Spirit Official" sequence, which is in the upper three ranks.

Within the entire realm, setting aside strength and cultivation, the person with the highest political status, besides Emperor Yingkun, is none other than Su Zhao before us.

[Beishang Pass] has never participated in matters within the realm, and because of the special status of [Yingfutu Realm], it is suppressed by the remnants of two [Dao Ancestors].

Therefore, Su Zhao was naturally not well-known within the region.

However, Jing Qian was not unfamiliar with this old general Su Zhao.

After his trip to the "Book Mountain", he was mistaken for a member of the Su family.

In order to find out the reason, he read the "Annals of Privy Councilor Su" carefully and gained some understanding.

Although Su Jin Gong perished three thousand years ago, almost all of his male descendants in the Wuji Heavenly Dynasty were wiped out.

Unfortunately, his youngest son's lineage was scattered and lost due to family strife. Although most of them died or were injured because of the curse of the "Heavenly Demon Child", they miraculously survived.

A small part of this lineage corresponds to [Crimson Pearl Island].

Back then, on Jiangzhu Island, the Su and Jing families worked together to manage the business.

The two families have an excellent relationship. In addition to their shared interests, they have been intermarried for generations, and their bloodlines are intertwined.

Jingqian's birth mother and grandmother were both women from the Su family. Based on this relationship alone, it's almost certain that Jingqian is a son of the Su family, and it's not a misunderstanding.

Moreover, once he learned of this relationship, he had already used the [Three Lives Eye] to search for and locate his remaining blood relatives throughout the entire realm.

However, it was discovered that the only two people were actually inside the [Beishangguan] pass.

One of them is the formidable General Su Zhao, also known as "Star-Picking General," while the other is Su Min'er, with whom he has had a profound exchange.

This old friend, whose Dao heart was quite firm, who used the corpse of his elder to forge the [Spiritual Mechanism] and fought a great battle with [Qingxingdeng], not only did he not die, but also began a new cultivation in this [Beishangguan].

For Jing Qian, this was naturally a very gratifying thing.

However, he came to Beishangguan with no intention of recognizing anyone. With his current level of cultivation, he no longer needed to get involved in such karma.

He came to this formidable pass with ulterior motives!
He led Luo Tian into the [Beishang Pass]. Although this pass was exceptionally majestic, it did not allow ordinary people to enter or leave.

On both sides of the majestic pass, many ordinary people found refuge and lived there, creating a surprisingly lively scene.

They mingled among the ordinary people, walking leisurely as they crossed the Fear Continent.

But before he knew it, a skinny, withered donkey appeared inexplicably beside him.

Jing Qian then spoke up:
"Master Niu, take me to the land of Juzhou to explore. I have advanced to the level of Fuling and am preparing to find some powerful demons to practice against."

The skinny donkey spoke up:
"Master, the entire realm witnessed your techniques in slaying the Kunpeng."

"Right now, you have at least the combat power of a one-word [Life Stele]. In the entire [Yingfu Pagoda Realm], the only ones who can rival you are [Wuchang] and [Fisherman].

"In the Fear Continent, there is also an old ape of the second rank, whose strength is not weak."

"But it's only at the level of just erecting a monument, its cultivation level is comparable to that of the Kunpeng."

"The other demons are simply not enough for you to kill."

Once a cultivator reaches the second rank, their strength is measured by the degree to which their natal Dao stele is manifested on the Immortal Qi Mountain.

A third-rank [Heaven-Mending] cultivator can successfully advance to the second rank by using their own [Immortal Spiritual Energy] combined with their cultivation foundation to project their original divine soul onto the [Immortal Qi Mountain] and establish a blank [Life Stele].

At this point, the cultivator possesses an anchor that grants them immortality and indestructibility, resulting in a complete qualitative change.

From this point onward, all of a cultivator's practice will revolve around the inscription of the [Life Stele].

Second-rank cultivators comprehend the Great Dao and accumulate Immortal Qi. Whenever they make progress, they can try to carve their own name on the Destiny Stele.

With each additional stroke carved, their cultivation level will see a significant improvement.

Once all means are exhausted and a complete character is carved, one's cultivation level will undergo an immediate qualitative change. The difference of just one character is even greater than the improvement from advancing from the third rank to the second rank.

To advance from the second rank to the first rank, one must have a complete character with a magical aura engraved on the [Destiny Stele].

This is not just the hard work of a terrazzo worker; for many second-rank individuals, their foundation has been exhausted during the advancement process. After thousands of years of hard work, they can't even leave a single stroke on the [Destiny Stele].

Among the second-rank beings in the Yingfu Pagoda Realm, the old Kunpeng achieved enlightenment the earliest, but his foundation was the weakest. His Life Stele was completely empty, with only a few strokes, making him arguably the weakest second-rank being.

Therefore, it almost never leaves its territory, since it can't defeat anyone anyway.

The Six-Eared Macaque in the Fear Continent, though having attained enlightenment less than three thousand years ago, has surpassed others and successfully carved half a character on the Destiny Stele.

Both the Impermanent Ghost Emperor and the Dragon Fisherman had at least one complete character engraved on their characters. They were both of the second rank and their strength far surpassed that of the two great demons.

Jing Qian is about to face Blood River and Three Poisons, whose strength and foundation are even greater. They may have already carved the second and third characters, making it difficult to predict their strength for the time being.

As for Jing Qian, his perfect refinement of the Yin-Yang Immortal Sword Embryo using the [Saint Avatar] and the power of the first-grade sword embryo made his combat strength comparable to that of a blank second-grade [Kunpeng], which was quite exaggerated.

He just opened his mouth and said:
"Uncle Niu, didn't you see I brought along a friend from the [Kitchen God Shop]?"

"Just take a look at your friends and see who has the best appetite, then drag me over to visit them."

"Fellow Daoist Luo's skills are superb; let's try some local delicacies."

The old white ox immediately perked up upon hearing this!

He opened his mouth and said:
"There is a mushroom spirit in the Western Hills. It is a third-grade cultivator. I don't know what kind of cultivation method it has practiced. It is red and beautiful, and it smells very good."

"How about we bring it over and make a good soup?"

Luo Tian chimed in from the side:

"Yes! Yes!"

"The seafood in the sea is all meat, and I'm so full. I'll have to eat vegetarian food for two days to cleanse my system!"

Jing Qian mounted the donkey, raised a finger, and said:
"Then let's go!"

"First stop, Red Umbrella!"

The two men and their donkey swayed and staggered out of the pass, heading towards [Fear Continent].

The two boys walked along, listening to Grandpa Niu tell stories.

The old ox had already revealed its form and spoke:
“Our Yingfutu Realm was originally called the Juluo Zhou Realm, which was once a prestigious Sea Realm.”

"Moreover, it is one of the few demon realms in our Northern Heaven."

"However, later the remnants of the Pure Yang and Yanfu lineages escaped from the Divine Heaven of the Dao Abyss and settled in this realm."

"The two factions divided up the great demons within this realm and absorbed most of the realm's origin, causing the [Sea Realm] to fall to the [Mountain Realm]."

"However, this angered the Empress, who picked up her weapon and nearly wiped out the entire Chunyang and Yanfu clans."

"Since then, the two lineages of the Dao Ancestors have been stationed here, effectively imprisoned."

"Compared to the demons of the [Fear Continent], the Ying Clan are still newcomers." "That is why the mountain demons of our [Ying Futu Realm] are originally from the [Sea Realm]."

"Both the purity of the bloodline and the cultivation lineage are quite good."

"For so many years, the suppression of a second-grade demon has never stopped."

"I am old enough, and I have some old connections in [Fear Continent]. Sect Leader, please don't get too carried away and wipe out all my old connections."

"We've been drinking buddies for so many years, we have a deep bond."

Jing Qian nodded and said:
"Don't worry, Master Niu, I'll do whatever you say."

The old white ox continued:
"After we kill the mushroom spirit, we'll go find that old pear tree."

"That old pear tree must be over 70,000 years old, and it's also at the third rank of cultivation."

"Over the years, it has accumulated more than thirty old root pears, which are by no means ordinary."

"Legend has it that if you eat a few more, even your destiny can be nourished by them, and there is a chance that it will increase by one coin."

"Let's split the work up and dig up that old pear tree."

As the old white ox spoke, he shook his head and swayed his body, practically drooling.

With Jingqian leading the way, these prey that it had never even considered before were actually brought onto the menu, which was really lucky.

"And there's more!"

"I never realized before! From this angle, the Fear Continent is full of delicious food!"

"By the way, Master, after you advance to [Spirit Subduing], when do you plan to use the Sword Grinding Cliff?"

Jing Qian thought for a moment and said:

"Wait for me for another month, until I complete a crucial step in my cultivation."

He needs to see the changes to the [Sumeru Great Way Stele] first.

……

In the Tianjing Star, in one corner of the tower area, stands a tower that looks like a large spear.

The tower's body is grayish-brown, but the spearhead at the top is made entirely of glass.

Inside the room at the top of the tower, two female warriors dressed in plain armor were sparring and exchanging blows.

Both men wielded large spears, wielding them with incredible speed and precision.

The two knew each other very well. Although neither was willing to give in, they couldn't hurt each other at all, and even had time to talk.

"The An family sent an invitation; their young lady wishes to meet our young master."

"But where would we get a young master?"

"Sister, you're not hiding this from me, are you? You've secretly had a baby with some random man."

"Pooh!"

The woman opposite spat and replied:

“I went in secret to inquire, and there is a young man in a golden robe on the top of the Mountain of Books who is very good at reading.”

"Moreover, what is revealed is the magical aura of our Su family."

“I have already searched the ancestral hall carefully.”

"It could only be a descendant trained by Su Zhao of the [Yingfu Pagoda Realm]."

The younger sister across from me said upon hearing this:

"Can Su Zhao withstand the curse of the [Heavenly Demon Child]?"

"If he hadn't been protected by the fourth-rank [Spirit Official], he would have perished long ago, with that poison that kills off his offspring."

My sister said:
"Little sister, you should still go and take a look. What if there's a chance?"

"The Three Paths Woman and the Eyeless Woman have a deep connection, so perhaps she has the antidote left in the Yama Path."

“The An family wouldn’t speak carelessly; this is the most likely explanation right now.”

"If a suitable candidate is found, the next selection process will be an excellent opportunity!"

The other woman nodded and did not refuse.

……

In the story of "Beishangguan", Su Min'er wakes up to find that her donkey is missing.

She searched the entire yard, but the donkey, who was usually the laziest to go out to the stall, had vanished without a trace.

She could only call over her stupid dog and ask:
"Dog, sniff around, where's the donkey?"

The spirit dog spoke:
"My lady, don't worry about it. That old donkey is very clever; no one can outsmart it!"

As it spoke, it activated its supernatural power, taking a deep sniff.

"what?"

The spirit dog said with considerable surprise:

"My lord, the donkey's scent disappeared not far from where we entered [Fear Continent]."

"However, that's not the strangest thing!"

"There was a scent beside the donkey that I found somewhat familiar."

“My lord, do you remember a few years ago, when you had just returned home, you made me make a trip to Hunzhou to find my relatives?”

"The scent that's right next to the donkey is quite similar to the scent you gave me back then."

"Although the change in their aura is quite significant, they are now completely different people."

"Anyone else would never notice, but this can't escape my nose!"

Su Min'er's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

If there's any unresolved issue she's had over the years, it's that her brother, who can't be found back in her hometown, is still a thorn in her heart.

Back then, her brother lured away the [Blue Lantern] at a crucial moment, which gave her a chance to catch her breath and successfully wait for rescue.

However, after she recovered from her injuries, she sent her spirit dog to search for the body, but there was no trace of it.

Over the years, her cultivation has been smooth, and she has completed the seventh rank of cultivation, awakened the high-level [Lifespan] destiny, and attained immortality.

But whenever she thinks of her brother, she always thinks that if he had such favorable conditions for cultivation, he would surely have achieved even better results than her.

Now, upon suddenly hearing the message from the dog, although I can hardly believe it, I absolutely dare not give up this hope.

"My elder brother also went to [Fear Continent]?"

"I can smell it. Although the scent is very faint and fleeting, it's enough for me to detect it."

This lazy dog ​​is useless at everything and can never get enough to eat, but its sense of smell is exceptionally keen, coming from a unique "destiny," allowing it to detect a trace of aura left behind the moment Jing Qian opened his "sage form."

"Let's go find my great-grandfather!"

……

Deep within the Fear Continent, two people and an ox gazed in astonishment at the enormous mushroom spirit opposite them.

A red umbrella, as tall as a hundred-story building, was swaying in front of them.

As Jing Qian gazed at the crimson umbrella mushroom demon that blotted out the sky, ripples suddenly appeared between his brows at the [Six Paths of Reincarnation and Three Lives Eye].

The surface of this mushroom spirit was covered with mysterious patterns, which perfectly matched the fate of a certain purple-eyed [mushroom mother] he had just comprehended, thus confirming the knowledge he had just learned.

"Old Luo, how are you going to stew these mushrooms?"

"Daozi, don't doubt the culinary skills of my [Zao Wang Dian]. As long as you can dig up these mushrooms, I have a way to cook them and guarantee that the taste will be absolutely amazing."

Without further hesitation, Jing Qian attacked the terrifying demon!
The perfect mastery of the [Sage Appearance] of the first-grade [Spiritual Ability] gave Jing Qian boundless confidence.

Even a second-grade Kunpeng couldn't withstand his sword strike, let alone this fragrant mushroom in front of him.

A fierce sword aura split apart, transforming into a [Great Zhou Heaven Sumeru Sword Formation], easily enveloping the [Red Zhao Mushroom] within it.

Then, the [Yin-Yang Immortal Sword Embryo], carrying an even stronger sword light, slashed fiercely at the mushroom.

At the same time, Jing Qian appeared from the root of the [Red Zhao Mushroom] in a flash, and the [Pure Yang Sumeru Immortal Sword Embryo], which was hiding its form, also slashed out with a sword.

The three first-grade [Immortal Sword Embryos], empowered by Jing Qian's swordsmanship [Heavenly Mandate], displayed terrifying power that directly cut down the giant mushroom.

Has anyone ever heard a mushroom make a sound?
Jing Qian was astonished to find that the mushroom spirit's call was so melodious, like a baby waking up and calling for its family.

He gave the opponent no chance to struggle, and with alternating strikes of his two swords, he shattered the [Immortal Spiritual Energy] within the mushroom spirit's body one by one.

The Three Reincarnations Eye had long seen through the opponent's weakness. With each sword strike aimed at the opponent's magical power nodes, he actually managed to shatter the opponent's cultivation into pieces.

This enormous [Red Zhao Mushroom] was thus dismembered and completely perished.

Looking at Jing Qian, he is like a saint, untouched by a single leaf, and his magical power is consumed with minimal effort.

Upon seeing that he had succeeded, Luo Tian hurriedly stepped forward, and his [Gluttonous Spatula] suddenly opened, firmly sucking up the remains of the large mushroom and beginning to devour it bit by bit.

Jing Qian couldn't get involved, so he just chimed in from the sidelines:
"Old Luo, you must clean it up thoroughly, otherwise the three of us will get food poisoning, and that would be incredibly embarrassing."

"Don't worry, sir, I guarantee I won't ruin the reputation of [Kitchen God Shop]!"

Jing Qian shook his head, sat down on the ground with the old ox, and began to patiently wait for the mushroom feast.

At the same time, he naturally made use of this rare fragment of time to enter the "mountain of books" and start reading again.

Above the [Dharma Image] are even more exaggerated layers of content related to [Spiritual Inspiration].

This is such an important matter concerning spiritual practice that it deserves to be written about in great detail.

There are countless kinds of spiritual opportunities in the world, even for someone with the cultivation level of Goddess Ego.

Behind these three categories of offering symbols, heretical moons, and self-seeking roots lies a vibrant ocean of countless dharma objects and millions of destinies intertwined and complementing each other.

Each of these "insights" can be elaborated upon in numerous scholarly works.

Even for Jing Qian, this was a huge project that would take a tremendous amount of time.

He had already accumulated enough for the advancement of the [Sumeru Great Dao Stele], and instead of rushing to complete it, he patiently began to enjoy it.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and a pot of mushroom soup was ready.

When Jing Qian awoke from his meditation, he smelled the bright red mushroom soup and felt that it had an extremely delicious aroma.

Without hesitation, he took the bowl from Luo Tian and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls.

The next second, a magnificent illusion exploded in his mind.

Jing Qian felt as if his surroundings had suddenly turned upside down!
His Adam's apple was still bobbing, but the sweet broth had already transformed into millions of mycelia that were growing wildly in his veins.

Suddenly, the world before his eyes rippled with colorful patterns. He saw his fingers melting, and countless red spores gushing out from under his skin.

The world changed accordingly, becoming a world of mushrooms, filled with mushroom people, mushroom demons, mushroom ghosts, and mushroom fairies.

Jing Qian's consciousness was clear. He knew perfectly well that what he was seeing was just a unique illusion created by the mushroom soup, which could temper his consciousness and mind and was of great use.

He simply treated it as a wonderful experience and did not violently interrupt it.

He felt as if he were floating on air in this mushroom world, experiencing an extremely wonderful sensation.

Just then, a colossal tower descended from the sky, crushing this mushroom-shaped world into countless fragments.

Jing Qian quickly shook off the effects of the mushroom soup, only to be surprised to find that the space of the life monument, which was originally closed, had opened ahead of schedule!
This must be due to the effect of the mushroom soup on his consciousness.

This unexpected surprise led Jing Qian to enter the space of the Life Stele without hesitation.

He was incredibly excited about the new features of the [Sumeru Great Way Stele]!
(End of this chapter)