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

Chapter 169 The Fiery Evil is Like a Fleeting Cloud to Me

Jing Qian, following Shang Xi's magical aura, traveled hundreds of millions of miles in the [Ying Futu Realm] and directly jumped into the [Yao Gu Lin Realm].

This is an extraordinary divine power unique to the [Void Lord].

He was lucky; he happened to catch Shangxi and Chimiao sparring, so he joined in.

For Jing Qian, this was the first time he had faced the power of the Daoist after his promotion.

It was still his mentor Shang Xi, whose combat prowess was extremely authoritative in his mind!
I wanted to take this opportunity to properly assess my own strength.

He took his stance and wholeheartedly participated in the sparring match between the three [Chunyangzi].

In an instant, the three sword lights stirred up a magnificent storm.

In terms of the essence of the three sword energies alone, they are almost equal.

Whether it's Chi Miao's [Forceful Severance], Shang Xi's [Soul Slaughter], or Jing Qian's [True Illusion], they are all of the first rank.

For these three Pure Yang Masters, these were all powerful spiritual energies far exceeding their own cultivation levels.

In this situation where a small horse is pulling a large cart, the extent to which the [Immortal Sword Embryo] can unleash its full power depends entirely on the cultivator's accumulated experience.

In this respect, Chi Miao is only at the eighth rank of the [Dragon Elephant] cultivation level, and has not yet condensed the [Dharma Form]. Although he has [Immortal Spiritual Qi] residing in him, his cultivation level is still far from sufficient.

At this moment, in the midst of this battle, she was completely swept up by the sword light of her master and senior brother, and was almost powerless to control her own destiny.

If Shang Xi and Jing Qian were serious, they would have kicked her out long ago.

Fortunately, both of them knew that this sparring match would be beneficial to Chi Miao's growth, so they let her do as she pleased.

In the actual battle, Shangxi and Jingqian's swords collided and swept each other like two hurricanes meeting on the sea, as if it were a natural disaster.

But that crimson sword light, like a sea swallow, darted through the hurricane like a sprite.

The three Chunyangzi fought fiercely, each relying on their own abilities.

Jing Qian used the combined [Immortal Sword Embryo], which gave him an advantage in the sparring match.

So he withdrew from the "Buddha's Salvation" and reduced the "Mount Sumeru" blessing, exerting only 60-70% of his power at most.

However, within his "Three Lives Eye," Chi Miao was already exerting every ounce of strength she had.

My mentor, Shang Xi, still maintained a relaxed and nonchalant demeanor.

He's decided to go for a higher intensity level!

Amidst the storm of sword light, the [True Illusion Immortal Sword Embryo] began to increase its output!
The newly appointed [Void Lord] is gathering the power of the [Sumeru] dimension and adding it to the sword light.

As the saying goes, great power brings great strength!

When the power of an entire dimensional space is poured into a celestial sword, the resulting enhancement is terrifying beyond imagination.

Jing Qian's cultivation level is still low at present, but the spatial power he can manipulate already seems exaggeratedly powerful.

Compared to the true origin of the [Sumeru] dimension, it is but a drop in the ocean.

When Jing Qian fully utilized all the available power of [Sumeru], he had only used one percent of the [Sumeru] dimension.

Even so, the situation in the battle has changed drastically!

The [True Illusion Immortal Sword Embryo] is already a celestial dragon descending to earth, suppressing the sea and calming the wind, completely suppressing the sword light of the two enemies.

Among them, Chi Miao's realm was far inferior. Her [Force to Sever Immortal Sword Embryo] was hit by Jing Qian once, and her magic power was almost shattered. She fell to the side and completely withdrew from the battlefield.

And then, the real battle between master and disciple had only just begun!
The sword energy was as deep as an abyss, and the Milky Way seemed to hang upside down.

Shang Xi's robe remained perfectly still amidst the turbulent flow of sword energy. Under his control, the trajectory drawn by [Soul Slaughter] resembled the laws etched by the Heavenly Dao.

Where the sword's edge passes, cause and effect are revealed, karmic fire spreads, and ghosts and gods roar in terror.

Jing Qian's [True Illusion] was distorted into a dimensional barrier. The weight of [Sumeru] caused the space within a thousand miles to collapse, creating countless spatial rifts.

"My disciple's swordsmanship is excellent! Even at the [Earthly Fiend] realm, I couldn't withstand a single strike from you!"

Shang Xi chuckled and exclaimed in admiration.

"I'll have to go all out, otherwise I'll really lose to you, kid, and I'll lose face."

Having said that, Shangxi's sword stance changed, its power suddenly surging as he launched a full-scale attack.

His [Reincarnation Eye] between his brows glared like a copper bell, and an extreme killing intent was added to [Soul Slaughter].

In the Pure Yang Cave, the Immortal Shangxi spent three thousand years honing his skills with Wuzhiqi and the Mother Yaksha.

One man and one sword, suppressing two second-rank great demons.

In this process, all the combat experience accumulated was honed into resources for advancing towards the [Pure Yang] title.

Unlike Jing Qian, who had a cheat code, Shang Xi truly earned his title of "Pure Yang" through his own hard work, honing it to the superior rank of "Pure Yang God-Slayer, Immortal-Slaying Lord of Extinction".

The title 【Chunyang】is associated with killing and offense, and it is perfectly suited to the Chunyang sword style.

When Shang Xi used the power of his title to enhance his sword light, the power of his [Soul Slayer] underwent a qualitative change, instantly suppressing [True Illusion].

In terms of the power of the sword light alone, Shang Xi completely overwhelmed Jing Qian!
This is a battle between two top-tier titles: [Pure Yang Extinction Lord] and [Void Lord].

Every sword strike from either of them was devastating and extremely terrifying.

This is true Dao Child level combat power!

Only one true prodigy, a top genius, can be born among billions of cultivators.

The two were locked in fierce combat, while outside the battlefield, Chi Miao's newly formed [Heaven-Mending Eye] also opened between her brows.

Watching the two friends and relatives fighting so fiercely in front of him, he couldn't help but feel envious and jealous.

Three thousand years ago, during her first incarnation's cultivation, Shangxi accompanied and guided her.

At that time, Shang Xi's cultivation level was still low. Although he was also known as Chunyangzi, his combat system was not yet fully developed.

Back then, Chi Miao was clueless and played around for more than ten years, and his cultivation level soared all the way to the [Heaven-Mending] level.

When she was about nine years old, Shangxi could no longer beat her.

Therefore, she rarely experienced the trials of battle.

Chi Miao's first life-or-death battle was the invasion of the great demon [Yao Gu Lin Hai], and the decisive struggle against [Wu Zhi Qi] and [Mother Yaksha].

This battle almost completely shattered her path.

If Shang Xi hadn't exhausted all her resources, using up all the reserves in the [Sword Lotus Pool] to preserve her primordial spirit...

All her painstaking efforts to achieve this reincarnation have been in vain!
Chi Miao's background is extremely distinguished; to say that she is the first person with connections in the Dao Yuan Divine Shuttle Universe is a bit of an exaggeration.

However, to say that they only ranked in the top five would be too modest and conservative.

She is that fellow [Yuan Yang], and the great karmic connection she made during the previous [Breaking Tribulation] process.

Finally, after Yuan Yang miraculously broke through the tribulation, he was guided back to the Dao Yuan Divine Shuttle Universe for reincarnation.

Given his cultivation level of [Yuan Yang], any calamity he could trigger would undoubtedly be extremely dangerous.

Moreover, only a reckless and eccentric sect like the Pure Yang Heaven would dare to so casually accept such karma and bring it into their own sect.

Yuan Yang may have thought he was quite capable, planting a huge bomb by causing calamities for his younger disciples' cultivation.

If the calamity concerning Chi Miao is triggered one day, all of you [Chunyangzi] might just get a taste of the benefits.

However, the karmic consequences triggered by Chi Miao were a bit too severe.

Ever since she joined the sect, the entire Chunyang Heaven has become more and more difficult, and its bad luck has become visibly apparent.

If it weren't for Jingqian's guidance, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to turn my life around for many years.

Fortunately, after surviving a perilous ordeal, Chi Miao was reborn, no longer wasting time and talent like in her previous life.

She began to truly pursue her own spiritual practice with the mindset of "Chunyangzi".

At this moment, comparing her own strength to that of Shang Xi and Jing Qian, she felt that the gap between them was as vast as an insurmountable chasm, and that it was impossible for her to catch up in a short time.

This undoubtedly fueled her fighting spirit; she felt utterly inadequate and unable to accept it.

Chi Miao's background is extraordinary, and his talent can be considered the greatest in the history of the Pure Yang Heaven.

This made her think highly of herself and unable to accept even a temporary setback.

She could somewhat accept Shangxi's fighting strength.

But she already knew that Jing Qian had only been a student for about twenty years longer than her, yet the gap between them had already widened considerably.

Chi Miao's motivation for cultivation is already at its maximum!
She couldn't help but blur her figure, and the [Severing the Immortal Sword Embryo] technique transformed into sword light and disappeared once more.

However, this time she was defeated even faster; she was slashed back by several swords almost as soon as she rushed forward.

On the battlefield, Jing Qian became more and more engrossed in the fighting, finding the battles increasingly exhilarating.

When the Three Poisons and Blood River could not withstand his sword strike, Shangxi's sword light finally made him experience the chilling killing intent that penetrated to the bone.

The intense pressure spurred him on, and he gave it his all.

Only with such high-quality opponents can Jing Qian's potential be fully unleashed.

Shang Xi's extremely sharp offensive sword energy also made Jing Qian wish he could immediately hone his [Pure Yang] title to the upper grade.

However, even though Shang Xi's sword energy was far superior to Jing Qian's, Jing Qian could still move freely across the battlefield with the power of the [Sumeru] space, making him completely invincible.

Ren Shangxi's swordsmanship was sharp, but it could never strike Jing Qian's true form.

Shangxi naturally won, but Jingqian seemed to have not lost.

If the current battle is not a friendly spar, but a real fight to the death, it's really uncertain who will come out on top!
While fighting, the two also exchanged information extensively.

Their eyes met, exchanging a vast amount of information.

These two weren't just chatting idly; they were analyzing each other's battle without reservation.

What are your weaknesses? Why am I attacking in this way? How should you defend yourself?

The two competed, reviewed, adjusted, improved, and validated their skills in real time.

This is a cultivation method unique to [Chunyangzi]!

This one sparring match is equivalent to the effect of hundreds or thousands of other matches.

This one sparring match is all it takes for Shangxi and Jingqian to greatly enhance each other's combat abilities.

This is why Jing Qian rushed to find Shang Xi immediately after his promotion.

Among the many Daoist disciples, Chunyangzi's best opponents are Xuanyuanzi and Chunyangzi, who are both sword cultivators.

……

Within the [Virtual Realm], [Good Corn] awoke leisurely from its meditative state.

This major promotion not only brought Jing Qian to the [Earthly Fiend] rank, but also resulted in a significant improvement.

[Good Corn] has finally separated and become its own [Void Mother Tree], and the enhancements it received are in no way weaker than those for Jing Qian.

At this point, it had completed its layout on the [Mountain of Immortal Qi].

Not only did it reshape its own unique Void Mother Tree Life Stele incarnation, but it also successfully produced its first fruit, raising its cultivation level to the One-Word Stele level.

He even moved his avatar to a dimensional space known only to himself, and set up a hiding place.

Its new location is where the Six-Eared Monkey's hiding place is no longer safe.

This time, after creating a secret dimensional realm known only to itself and ensuring its own safety, it officially ended its seclusion.

As soon as it woke up, [Qili] brought a large bag of [Dimensional Rings] to its front.

The little black cat then spoke:
"Master Mi, the master said you should scatter these rings into the void, so each one can find a suitable host."

"Ideally, there should be arrangements in all directions, including the southeast, northwest, and other directions."

"Furthermore, we must also have a plan for the outer heavens that we can sense."

"If we don't have enough rings, I'll keep refining them."

[Good Corn] nodded after hearing this.

Scattering the rings is a serious matter; it's obvious that Daozi is working hard to prepare the bait in order to catch a big fish.

As a fishing immortal, [Good Corn] was more than willing to take on this task. It took the bag of [Dimensional Rings] handed to it by Qili, sat cross-legged within this [Virtual Realm], silently sensing the myriad worlds, and began to prepare its fishing spot.

Behind each [Dimensional Ring] lies an independent [Void Realm]. Even if the ring is damaged, the [Void Realm] remains within the [Sumeru] dimension, so there is no need to worry about any loss.

Each host of a [Dimensional Ring] is an excellent tool for Jing Qian to help build the [Sumeru] dimension.

For the [Sumeru] dimension, the more the better, the demand is endless. Furthermore, each [Dimensional Ring] serves as a spatial beacon for the [Void Lord] traversing the void.

The wider the distribution of this ring, the broader the scope of Jing Qian's influence will naturally become.

The more places he can have fun, the more freedom he has.

All the heavens and myriad realms are places where he met his good friends.

In order to make friends, he first made a copy of a key to his friend's house. That makes perfect sense, right?

……

In the story of "Half-Day Sea," the newly minted black marketeer, Lady Green Calyx, is staring blankly at the sea.

The ocean-going fleet that came from the Beast Taming Sect will be setting sail for home in a few days.

However, her [Dimensional Ring] had not yet been upgraded and reopened. This almost completely ruined her newly made career plan as a dimensional merchant and void trader.

Before the [Dimensional Ring] was sealed off, she tried her best to clear out her inventory, but only managed to sell 80% of the supplies she was carrying.

Furthermore, due to inexperience and a rush to sell, the price was drastically reduced, resulting in a significant loss of profit.

Although she still made a considerable amount of money, when you factor in the cost of capital with double the leverage and the forced cash out on the return trip, a large portion of her income was lost. In all these years of going overseas, she had almost wasted her time.

Just as she was worrying, the [Dimensional Ring] on her left ring finger suddenly vibrated.

A wondrous message entered its very soul:
"Dear host of the [Dimensional Ring], greetings."

"After your patient wait, the Void Divine Court has finally been rebuilt and is ready to set sail again."

"To make up for the impact of the reshaping of the Divine Court, and to celebrate the Great King's ascension to the throne, and to show his boundless divine power."

"The Divine Court has prepared the following compensation for you."

"First, the existing space will be expanded by 300 cubic meters."

"Secondly, to facilitate your space management, we are giving away a [Void Servant] (Intelligent Type) as a gift."

"This type of ghost servant possesses a wisdom [destiny] of the [metal element] level, and is most adept at information processing, recording and deduction, making it your best partner."

"Third, the temple contribution system will be activated ahead of schedule. Please explore the details yourself."

"We hope you enjoy using it!"

Green Calyx was almost moved to tears of joy!
Regardless of anything else, as long as she can load the cargo and not have to run back to her hometown empty-handed, wasting a golden opportunity for ocean trade, she'd do anything.

For Jing Qian, the deployment of the "Life Ghosts" who contain the "Worldly Understanding" for future "Dimensional Ring" hosts to master and utilize is both the best benefit and the most inconspicuous shackle.

……

The battle between Jingqian and Shangxi is almost over.

It wasn't that the two were too exhausted to fight anymore, but rather that they had engaged in ten days of frantic battles and had thoroughly reviewed and analyzed each other's performances.

The growth of their combat power has temporarily reached a bottleneck.

Only by going back and accumulating experience slowly can we seek new improvements.

Shang Xi then spoke:
"The Wuji Celestial Empire is not an easy place to navigate; it's a complex and unpredictable place where people's hearts are hard to fathom."

"In the entire universe, the number of cultivators at the top three ranks is the largest in the [Boundless Heavenly Dynasty], and it is full of hidden talents, making it difficult to distinguish between strong and weak."

"Judging from your current strength, there are still those in the [Boundless Heavenly Dynasty] who can defeat you."

"Overall, it's always better to keep a low profile."

"Especially avoid offending the Empress and angering her."

"As for the others, I, [Pure Yang Heaven], am not so afraid."

"If you're not happy with your life, kill your enemies and come find me."

"Anyway, we Pure Yang disciples rely on the swords in our hands to overcome countless tribulations, and we don't care much about other external things."

"It's just that you're a cunning guy, willing to cause trouble in the Celestial Empire."

“In our Pure Yang Heaven, there aren’t many people with your kind of leisure time.”

"With this effort, you might as well go to the [Outer Heaven] and fight your way through a few more cycles of reincarnation."

Jing Qian shook his head after hearing this and said:
“Master, I’m only at the Earthly Fiend realm, not even at the Star-Picking realm yet, how could I possibly run that far?”

"Right now, we need to find a way to get more [Fire of Inauspiciousness] and [Destiny Star]."

Upon hearing this, Shang Xi nodded and said:
"That's true. We need to think of more ways to help Chi Miao advance."

Jing Qian laughed heartily and said:
"Then I'll have to put in a lot of effort, Master. I think Chi Miao has a lot of karma on her body, so she might not be easy to deal with."

"This disciple will take his leave now. I will come back to spar with you again after I have accumulated some new knowledge."

"Please let me know if you need anything."

After saying that, he once again slashed his sword fiercely at Chi Miao, slamming her into the earth's core.

This is a small farewell gift from Jing Qian, meant to inspire her to strive even harder in her spiritual practice.

Then, he vanished in a flash, returning laden with spoils.

Although this intense sparring session with Shang Xi yielded no tangible gains, it greatly broadened Jing Qian's horizons and honed his combat skills, making them even more solid.

It also allowed him to clearly identify his own level.

Currently, Shang Xi and Jing Qian, with their fully developed systems, have firmly established their combat strength at the level of the [Three-Character Stele].

This is an extremely exaggerated level of spiritual cultivation!

When facing cultivators at or below the level of the "Two-Character Stele," the two of them could almost fight ten against one, winning every battle.

Among a hundred second-rank cultivators, it would be difficult to find even one with the [Three-Character Stele]!
Their current achievements are inseparable from their respective powerful spiritual abilities, abundant immortal spiritual energy, and a superior title.

A broader space for growth is what's even more important.

Among the many lineages of the Dao Ancestor, the true Dao prodigies are all a bunch of cheaters.

These overpowered individuals can easily crush their peers and humiliate senior experts from the moment they enter the Dao.

When they cultivate to the point of mastery in their respective starting villages and their combat power soars to the level of [Two-Character Stele] or [Three-Character Stele] or above, these Daoists will leave the realm and come to the void.

At this point, the struggles between the Daoists became the mainstream of their respective cultivation practices.

At present, Shang Xi and Jing Qian have made full preparations.

……

Within the Great Black Heaven, the Void Lord easily traversed countless ages and descended upon this place.

The Great Lord just told his master that his cultivation level was too low and he couldn't leave the realm.

But in the blink of an eye, he arrived at this otherworldly realm.

Jing Qian is here to inspect his core assets!
This celestial realm, which had been wiped out of all living beings by Zhu Yun, still possesses terrifying value beyond imagination.

In terms of abundant vital energy and material resources, the Great Black Heaven far surpasses the Yingfu Pagoda Realm.

Jing Qian wished he could swallow the entire [Daheitian] into his [Xumi] dimension.

However, this project is too large to be undertaken at the moment, and she can only proceed slowly.

But he's already provoked us, so it was only a matter of time!
Jing Qian stepped into the location of the Ghost Yuan Palace and used his Three Lives Eyes to observe the operation of this temple.

It was discovered that the [Ghost Palace] was constantly generating [Yin-Yang Evil].

Over the past six months, a considerable amount of capacity has been accumulated.

These Yin-Yang Fiends are what he needs for his cultivation at this moment.

This was also the purpose of his descent to Mahakala.

Surrounding the Ghost Palace is a new city under construction, which is in full swing.

This city is the core of the entire [Daikokuten], both now and in the future.

It is the sole core of politics, economics, civilization, and spiritual practice.

Jing Qian strolled to the city gate and saw the two characters "Mo Jing" written on it, written in a powerful and majestic style.

Inside the city gates are numerous construction sites underway.

The heavy construction tasks were undertaken by a large number of tireless [Destiny Ghosts] and the newly formed [Shadow Demon] race.

The entire civilization of the Shadow Fiend has been completely reduced to ashes.

However, the Great Black Heaven remains the most peculiar place where the Shadow Fiend is most likely to be born.

This kind of naturally born and naturally multiplied demonic branch, once it emerges after the loss of its civilization, will be recruited by Mo Pin'er and turned into members of her construction team.

Currently, she is the top contractor in [Daheitian].

With her power greatly increased, Pin'er had long forgotten about the matter of the [Yingfu Pagoda Realm].

She considers Mahakala as the place where she truly feels she should take root.

Jing Qian's Three Lives Eyes swept over Mo Jing, and the combined number of Shadow Demons and Fate Ghosts inside had exceeded ten thousand.

The numbers may seem small now, but the potential for the future is limitless!

Jing Qian was basically satisfied with Mo Pin'er's work as the "Great Black Heavenly Lord".

After his tour, he returned to the Ghost Palace.

The black snake had been waiting there for quite some time.

It has only been in [Daheitian] for a little over half a year, and it has already become so fat that it's out of shape.

It never imagined that there would be such an unclaimed outer heaven for it to study the primordial energy; it was incredibly lucky.

Upon seeing Jing Qian arrive, it spoke:
"Congratulations to Daozi on your advancement in cultivation!"

"I never imagined that Daozi possessed such a skill of teleportation and secretly controlled a Heaven beyond Heaven."

With such a foundation, why worry about not succeeding in cultivation?

“After my wife and I settled down in Daheitian, we dared not delay for a moment.”

"In the past six months, we have condensed five hundred [Yin Yang Sha]."

"This kind of [evil fire] is among the highest grade in my [Yanfu Dao] cultivation."

"The Daoist uses this Yin-Yang Sha to refine the Dharma Armament. In addition to greatly increasing his magical power, he can also use it to comprehend the Sea of ​​Primordial Qi ahead of time. Its uses are endless."

"Would Daozi like to try some?"

Jing Qian nodded and said:
"That's why I've come here!"

The fat snake said again:

"Master Dao, please come with me!"

After saying that, Jing Qian followed the fat snake straight into the depths of the Ghost Yuan Palace.

This place has been carved out into a huge pool of malevolent fire by two snake spirits.

Five hundred [Yin Yang Sha] are stored within it, rolling and swirling.

After arriving here, Jing Qian enveloped himself with the image of "Sage of Sumeru Holding a Sword to Open the Six Paths of Reincarnation" and plunged headlong into the pool of "Yin Yang Sha" without hesitation.

The tempering of the Dharma image by the fiery fire is the fundamental practice for the entire fifth-grade [Earthly Fiend] level.

There is a fundamental difference between being tempered by the "Fire of Evil" and being burned by the "Life Fire" of the lower three ranks.

This time, the goal is to thoroughly refine the cultivator's magical power, spiritual energy, destiny, and other elements condensed within the [Dharma Image Armament] into a single entity.

Only when everything is perfectly integrated and unified can one condense the embryonic form of [Immortal Spiritual Energy] and attempt to advance to [Star-Picking].

During the process of being tempered by this [Fire of Evil], the cultivator will eventually reach the upper limit of their own magical power.

When that time comes, it will be the time to truly pursue the quality of magical power and seek advancement in [Immortal Spiritual Energy].

For Jing Qian, the [Yin Yang Sha] before him was his first experience with the cultivation of [Earthly Sha], so he naturally attached great importance to it.

When the Yin-Yang Fiend actually struck, he felt no pain or danger as described in the many ancient texts.

He felt as if he were taking a comfortable hot bath.

At the same time, his cultivation of the [Golden Root Life Essence] also seemed to have been given a cheat code, rapidly increasing!
(End of this chapter)