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

Chapter 174 Guarding the Tower

Jing Qian has exhausted almost all his trump cards; apart from self-destructing the [Sumeru] dimension, he can no longer demonstrate any greater power.

In the Tower of Victory, the practice of using offering talismans crafted by cultivators is not prohibited; otherwise, the talisman cultivators and weapon cultivators would be unable to participate.

Only offering tokens refined by outsiders are allowed inside the tower; Jing Qian's newly acquired monkey hair is completely unusable.

Ren Chong's unique lightning tribulation sword energy in its activated state was sealed by his spatial power.

It is also regarded as a "sacrifice symbol" that he created himself.

Thanks to this, he successfully used this sword energy to ambush and kill the Duke of Dingguo, achieving the impossible miracle of a fifth-grade Earthly Fiend cultivator defeating a first-grade cultivator.

This is an incredible feat that surpasses even the Empress's (Ghostly Appearance) wildest imagination.

She also went through the deduction process when she was building the genius evaluation system.

What kind of genius, and what kind of achievements, are needed to be considered to have taken a step further than the [Eternal Demon] and reached a new level?

In her eyes, even the Nine-Character Stele, which could defeat the upper limit of the second rank, could not allow the Eternal Demon to continue to advance.

Only battlefield miracles that truly occur only once every million years can be considered to belong to another level.

Jing Qian's sword strike was a success, and the emblem on his body immediately changed from pure black to a transparent white diamond, sparkling with dazzling starlight.

[Level: One]

[A being born a god, inconceivable, indescribable, should not exist.]

[Earthly Fiends: Rank 1]

For this level, the Empress didn't even give it a name, referring to it simply as a born god of sequence one.

Whether it was cheating or luck, Jing Qian had the ability to execute the first-rank official, the Duke of Dingguo.

Within the existing system, he is the undisputed number one in combat power among the [Earthly Fiend Realm], overwhelming all geniuses throughout history.

Jingqian played eleven games in a row, scoring points in every match. He went all out and successfully dominated the ranked matches, having an incredibly satisfying time.

After retrieving the eleven combat power analysis reports generated by the [Victory Tower], he flashed out of the tower and left.

Jing Qian has a wealth of theoretical knowledge but lacks practical experience. Now, within this divine tower, he has combined theory with practice and has finally established his true position in the food chain, which is of great significance.

Of course, he himself knew that such arrogance and relentless pursuit of victory, achieving the best record in the entire [Wuji Heavenly Dynasty], would inevitably be extremely conspicuous and cause unnecessary ripples.

But that's just how we, the Pure Yang Masters, do things. If there's an opportunity, we'll seize it; if there isn't, we'll create one!

I just arrived in Tianjing and immediately pulled off a major operation, basically just fishing and baiting.

It also makes those scheming and manipulative people who are keeping a close eye on him realize their own worth and give him more opportunities to work in quality control departments, so they don't misjudge each other's strength and send weaklings to peck at him and waste his time.

As he predicted, the birth of a genius at the level of [Eternal Demon] caused quite a stir, leading to the emergence of a higher-level sequence god, and even awakening the sleeping Empress [Ghost Appearance].

……

Inside the Cave of Darkness Palace, there is a Azure Phoenix Palace. A beautiful woman awakens from her sleep and stretches out in a big yawn.

This beauty has green hair and red eyes, exudes a bewitching aura, and has an extremely unique appearance and temperament.

For anyone else, this old-fashioned combination of red and green would make even the most attractive person look rustic.

Yet, on this beauty, there was a captivating, soul-stirring kiss.

This is one of the five aspects of [Goddess Ego], and also the most individualistic and elusive aspect, the [Ghost aspect].

After she woke up, her eyes darted around, and she stood up naked.

A set of exquisite Hanfu-style dresses in purple and blue appeared out of nowhere and was put on her.

But when she arrived at the entrance of the Azure Phoenix Palace, another beauty blocked her way.

The beautiful woman spoke:
"Fourth sister, it's not your turn yet. You can't take up my time to wake up!"

"I've finally gotten my turn, don't try to take advantage of me."

The one speaking was the Empress [Human Appearance], who ranked fifth after Heaven, Earth, Gods, and Ghosts.

But after hearing this, the Ghostly Appearance smiled slightly and said:
"As you wish, I won't take up your time."

"But within the Tower of Victory, geniuses are born, and I simply cannot resist my curiosity and want to go and see for myself."

"Here's what we'll do: you bring him to the palace to see me, and I won't go out."

[Personal Appearance] After hearing this, her face turned red, and she didn't respond.

The selection of dukes by the empress has always been presided over by the Ghost Minister. Only the Ghost Minister and the Heavenly Minister will attempt to communicate with the selected dukes to enhance their spiritual cultivation.

Such a person, with profound humanity, would never be involved in such matters.

Fourth Sister is making things difficult for her!

……

Within the [Immobilization Barrier], the [Duke of Dingguo] felt a faint sense of unease, but he quickly extinguished it.

He no longer cares about things outside of his own life.

He had been cultivating at the first rank for a long time, and was just one step away from being promoted. Even though the Empress fully supported him, he still couldn't make any progress.

But suddenly, he had a brilliant idea and got up to go to the underground level of the [Immobilization Gate].

A pool of "Fire of Evil" has been built here, containing a vast amount of "Demon Gods and Demons" offered from the "Tower Area".

Within this world, it is extremely difficult to store large quantities of [immortal spiritual energy], and it is also difficult to digest and utilize it. On the contrary, [evil fire] that is properly refined is the best reserve of magical power.

This pool in the [Immobilization Barrier] is specifically used for reshaping the physical body of a second-rank [Great Spirit Official].

All [Great Spirit Officials] who sacrificed their lives for the Empire and whose physical bodies perished in this world can enter the [Immobilization Pool] upon returning from the [Mountain of Immortal Qi] and use its magical resources to be resurrected.

At this very moment, a silver spear quietly appeared, beginning to violently emit and exhale [Po Suo Shen Sha].

The Duke of Dingguo clearly saw that the Privy Councilor Su Jin had finally escaped his predicament and been reborn.

This deity was killed by the Demon Child three thousand years ago, and it was only at this moment that he was resurrected. It was quite a difficult time for him.

The Duke of Dingguo didn't say anything, but simply took out a stool, sat cross-legged by the pond, and helped protect Su Jin.

……

The Tower of Rewards and Punishments contains a spirit, which is the core of processing all kinds of information.

When Jing Qian broke through to the [Eternal Demon] level, the divine tower immediately sensed it, and Jing Qian, the seventh-rank [Secretary], was inexplicably rewarded with an additional merit.

If he were to pursue a military career, this reward would allow him to advance several ranks and command a directly subordinate [Spirit Officer] unit, making it one of the most valuable rewards.

In the system of [Wuji Celestial Dynasty], the generals' subordinates are deeply connected with their commanders.

The commander can draw valuable magical power and merits from his subordinates, which is of great benefit to his cultivation.

Unfortunately, this official who received the reward insisted on pursuing a civil service career.

……

As Jing Qian walked through the streets of the Tower District, he carefully analyzed the combat techniques produced by the Tower of Victory.

The "Victory Tower" established by the Empress is renowned and extremely popular. In addition to its miraculous ability to hone skills, the post-battle analysis is also a valuable and highly instructive resource.

Jingqian read it carefully, pondered it thoroughly, and compared it with his existing knowledge, and felt that he had gained a lot.

What he found most interesting was the Empress's insightful and comprehensive assessment of the level of genius.

Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, the number of cultivators who have fought in the [Victory Tower] and left their mark has exceeded three hundred million.

Among these cultivators, fewer than a million were geniuses who had achieved the "Zhong Shenxiu" rating at various cultivation stages.

Even many of these individuals only experience a temporary surge in popularity, achieving high ratings once, and may fade into obscurity after a promotion.

Even so, such geniuses are already rare elites, one in a hundred.

As for the higher-level top-tier templates such as [Amazing World], [Forbidden Child], and [Eternal Demon], they are extremely rare, with fewer than 100,000 people in total, and ordinary people can hardly see them at all.

In the Empress's eyes, these geniuses were all favored children of the heavens, who had gained a great advantage in their cultivation.

However, she still encouraged all cultivators to remain steadfast in their beliefs, cultivate diligently and tirelessly, and strive for progress on their path.

It is not only geniuses who can advance to the upper three ranks and eventually ascend to the immortal mountain to obtain the status of immortality.

As long as one can advance to the middle third rank, one's lifespan will be abundant and one's future will be limitless.

Moreover, she provided even more solid data.

Within the [Boundless Heavenly Dynasty], the number of cultivators who have advanced to the second-rank [Great Spirit Official] level has exceeded two thousand.

Among them, 40% of the cultivators were ordinary people below the [Zhong Lingxiu] level, who gradually rose from humble beginnings to achieve their current status.

Even the Duke of Dingguo, who was hailed as the "God of War of the Empire," was one of them.

His existence fully proves that even with ordinary innate talent, one can still rise to the top through their own efforts.

Even though cultivators with low talent levels have an extremely low chance of achieving enlightenment, it does not mean they have no future.

Compared to the uncertainty of reincarnation, perseverance is far more important.

However, for Jing Qian, since he has exceptional talent, if he can also persevere and be as persistent as others, he will naturally achieve success on his path.

The genius system defined by [Goddess Ego] is quite precise and meticulous.

Taking the [Earthly Fiend] realm as an example, starting from [Zhong Shenxiu], with each level increase in talent, combat power can leap to an entire major realm.

The [Zhong Lingxiu] level is comparable to [Zhaixing]; the [Jingqi Shi] level is comparable to [Mutian].

Once you reach the [Forbidden Child] sequence, you'll be able to spar with a second-rank powerhouse like the [Wordless Stele].

As for top geniuses at the [Eternal Demon] level, they can compete with second-rank individuals who have more [Destiny Stele] characters, until they enter the top ten of the Heavenly Ladder and are ranked among the gods.

Jing Qian has deeply integrated this evaluation system into the [Three Lives Eye]. In future battles with enemies, in addition to probing their cultivation level, judging their level of genius will become even more important.

Based on this system, Jing Qian incorporated all the talented cultivators he had encountered in his decades of cultivation and evaluated them one by one.

People like Qiongqi and Ling Mingji should be ordinary cultivators who wouldn't even be considered as good as Zhong Shenxiu.

However, Ling Mingji's aptitude is decent, not far from that of Zhong Shenxiu. After refining the Fulong spiritual energy, he may be able to be promoted.

Luo Tian, ​​Ye Zhong, and Mo Pin'er, being from the great lineage of the Yingfutu Realm, possess profound potential and are capable of reaching the level of Zhong Shenxiu.

Those with higher cultivation levels, such as the Son of Thunder, Sheng Ji, Su Yan, Su Zhao, Blood River, and Three Poisons, also belong to the [Zhong Shenxiu] rank.

Reaching the level of "Amazing World" is something only cultivators with extraordinary backgrounds and even greater futures, like Ying Hao, Ao Run, and Su Qing, can achieve.

The next level up, the "Forbidden Child," is the Dao Child level. Jing Qian has only met three of them: Shang Xi, Gu Lin, and Zhen Yumi.

As for the [Eternal Demon] level, Ao Bao, Wu Yan, Gu Long, Zhu Yun, and Chi Miao should all belong to this level.

This is already a top-tier prodigy who dominates his generation and slaughters indiscriminately everywhere.

Aside from Jing Qian himself, he felt that only Ancestor Ren Chong had a slight chance of reaching the pinnacle and truly entering the ranks of the gods.

It wasn't that he was too arrogant, but through personal experience, he realized that to break through the bottleneck of the [Eternal Demon] and enter another level, in addition to having truly superior strength, one also needs to have some unorthodox methods.

In this respect, he only shared some common ground with Ren Chong. Jing Qian eagerly anticipated encountering more Daoists to verify the Empress's system.

This evaluation of talent is only effective before reaching the second rank.

All battles against opponents of higher ranks, comebacks and kills, differences in talent, and varying degrees of opportunity will all come to a head during the advancement to the second rank.

When all cultivation is transformed into the Great Dao inscriptions on the [Life Stele], the differences between them are fully revealed in the number of inscriptions.

In other words, both are powerful cultivators of the [Five-Character Stele], whether it is an [Eternal Demon] or not, they directly achieved this when they advanced to the second rank.

It is still a [Zhong Shenxiu], who first advances to the second rank and obtains the [One-Character Stele], and then continues to cultivate and improve to the [Five-Character Stele].

There will then be no fundamental difference between the two.

At this moment, if we disregard the interference of Ren Chong's sword energy, Jing Qian's [Earthly Fiend] cultivation level is equal to that of the [Five-Character Stele].

This means that as long as he can maintain his talent level in the next two promotions, he may be able to directly challenge for the [Seven-Character Stele] achievement when he is promoted to the second rank.

The upper limit of the second rank is only the [Nine-Character Stele]. Jing Qian has already accumulated an incredibly profound foundation in his previous cultivation, which will allow him to achieve twice the result with half the effort in his subsequent cultivation.

Jing Qian was extremely satisfied with his gains from the [Victory Tower] journey!

Often, spiritual practice is like walking alone in a dark forest; it's very easy to lose your way.

Occasionally exchanging ideas and comparing oneself with other practitioners can help one reposition oneself, and by drawing inspiration from seniors and juniors, one can greatly eliminate inner doubts and make one's practice more focused and pure.

Jing Qian has decided that after each promotion, in addition to returning to the Pure Yang Heaven to obtain a sword aura, he must also come to the Victory Tower to climb the Heavenly Ladder again.

This is an excellent way to verify one's spiritual practice.

As he pondered, he walked until he arrived at an open space in the Tower District.

On either side of the open space, there is a tall tower reaching into the clouds, but this open space itself is completely empty.

At the entrance to the open space, there is a bronze plaque that reads "No. 47, Jia".

Currently, this piece of land is Jing Qian's private property.

As a minor cultivator of the Earthly Fiends, being able to directly own a plot of land in the Tower District within the Boundless Heavenly Dynasty is something many people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Jing Qian not only owns the land, but he also wants to use his own strength to build a new tower that belongs to him alone on this land!
Without hesitation, he strode into plot number 47.

……

A cloud drifted and flew into the [Bei'e Yinghuang Wuji Tian].

Inside the clouds were two cultivators with unique backgrounds: [Lingbaotian] Duoqiu, who had fully recovered from his injuries, and [Luoshaji] Miluo.

Miluo then spoke:
"Duoqiu, with your many methods, is it possible that you could find the reincarnation of the goddess?"

"I am completely in the dark and have no idea where the Pure Yang lineage is located."

But then he saw Duoqiu shake his head and say:

"There's no need to rush. We've come all this way to the [Divine Shuttle], so we should experience the local customs and culture to make the trip worthwhile."

"Let's go and have a look at the place where the God of God Ego is located."

Having said that, the cloud suddenly accelerated, transforming into a white streak that pierced through the void.

It traveled at breakneck speed and soon encountered a treasure ship traveling through the void.

The clouds didn't stop; they rushed up and instantly enveloped the treasure ship.

Within the treasure ship, in the [Hundred Veins at the Top of the Tower], there are two brothers from the family of [Fan Qi, the Minister of Rites bestowed by Heaven], both of whom possess the cultivation level of [Star Picking].

However, these two geniuses of the [Zhong Shenxiu] level were killed on the spot without even uttering a sound.

That [Rakshasa] was quite skilled and adept at manipulating corpses. Before long, he had completely skinned the two Fan family members.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he and Duoqiu each put on one of the two human skins.

With the help of this skin-changing technique, the two completely transformed into the Fan brothers, leaving no trace of their true identities.

Furthermore, the souls and flesh of the two Fan family members were completely sealed within this human skin.

In this way, Lingbaozi and Luoshazi can easily access the memories of the two people and deceive any secret methods that detect bloodline and soul.

After making thorough preparations, the two piloted the stolen treasure ship and flew towards the [Tianjing Star].

As they flew, the two quickly browsed through various information about the [Wuji Celestial Dynasty], finding it all quite interesting.

Duoqiu then spoke:
"【Goddess Ego】truly lives up to her reputation as a rare female deity; her methods of arrangement are quite ingenious and extremely interesting."

"I'm going to explore the [Victory Tower] and the [Mountain of Books] to find out what's going on, fellow Daoist. Where are you going?"

Miluo replied:

"I'm going straight to the [Book Mountain] to see how the cultivation methods in the [Divine Shuttle] differ from those in my [Mountain and River Map]."

"Also, this [Bosa Divine Court] is a good thing. Should we drive a nail into it and explore it properly?"

Confident in their clever disguise, the two brazenly barged into [Tianjing Star]!
Moreover, whether out of recklessness or genuine skill and daring, the two headed straight for the [Tower District].

As luck would have it, just as the two of them had anchored their treasure ship and were flying into the [Stabilizing Pass], the [Duke of Dingguo] happened to sink to the bottom of the pass, protecting Su Jin.

The two invading enemies brazenly barged in!

Then, the two of them slowly made their way toward their goal.

……

This plot of land, designated "No. 47, Jia", is 66 mu in size, square in shape, and clean and tidy, with all three channels and one level surface.

Jing Qian sat cross-legged in the center of his homestead, carefully sensing the [Posuo Divine Court] beneath his feet, while patiently studying the construction method of the [Tower of Babel].

Within this divine court, the construction of a divine tower will grant one a unique dwelling imbued with spatial power.

Whether it's sensing the void, fishing in other realms, or accumulating [evil fire], it has considerable use.

This is a top-tier treasure capable of suppressing the family's fortune!

As for Jing Qian, his cultivation of the [Sumeru] spatial Dao is even more compatible with the [Tower of Babel]!
Furthermore, he is the only one to support, and the benefits he can obtain from this Tower of Babel are more abundant than those of anyone else.

Therefore, after finishing his other business, he went straight to claim his land and prepared to build the Tower of Babel.

At this moment, he had already used the power of the [Bosa Divine Court] to connect with that [Insect Nest Universe].

It sensed the immense life force within, which seemed unable to be contained and was about to burst forth.

When God Ego discovered this cosmic beacon, he did not rashly attempt to conquer it.

On the contrary, the opponent is a powerful insect demon world whose status is no less than that of the [Daoyuan Divine Shuttle Universe], which the [Wuji Heavenly Dynasty] cannot completely swallow up by its own strength.

Although she couldn't completely conquer it, the Empress used the [Bosa Divine Court] to create a deep opening in this [Insect Hive Universe], perfectly controlling the passage between the two universes.

This passage has become a window through which the [Boundless Celestial Dynasty] unilaterally extracts resources from the [Insect Nest Universe].

Besides its own mystique, the Tower of Babel connects to the Insect Nest Universe, making it like a powerful dungeon with endless resources that refreshes constantly.

By repeatedly harvesting the insect demons, you can obtain a massive amount of resources.

Even though a small portion of these resources must be given to the Empress, this is still considered one of the greatest opportunities in the void!
Jing Qian activated his Three Lives Eyes, observing the information in the Insect Nest Universe while frantically deducing the tower-building process.

There is almost no shortcut to establishing the Tower of Babel. The only way is to open up the spatial passage, continuously kill the insect demons, and refine the unique Daoist essence of the Insect Nest Universe from the sea of ​​consciousness and soul of the insect demons.

As these Daoist principles accumulated, they eventually established a spatial gate within the [Possa Divine Court] that led directly to the [Insect Nest Universe].

This spatial gate can be opened and closed at will, controlling the flow of the insect demons.

With this, the construction of the Tower of Babel can be considered to be initially completed.

After that, it's about continuing to kill the insect demons, accumulating matter and energy, and gradually nurturing the Tower of Babel to make it grow taller and taller.

The higher the tower, the stronger its divine power and the greater its might.

And once the process of building the Tower of Babel begins, it cannot be stopped.

If they cannot withstand the erosion of the insect demons and the other party seizes the spatial passage, it will trigger the security measures of the [Possa Divine Court] to forcefully block the spatial passage.

Then this land will be temporarily rendered useless, and the Empress will need to reclaim it and restore its energy.

As a result, the family that failed to build the tower will completely lose ownership of this piece of land.

However, for Jing Qian, he had already surpassed the [Eternal Demon] and [Earthly Fiend] realms, becoming the number one on the Heavenly Ladder throughout history.

Given their own strength, killing more bugs and completing the opening quests is not too difficult at all.

After a moment of preparation, he unhesitatingly activated the power of the [Bosa Divine Court], unleashing the magical power that connected to the [Insect Nest Universe].

Furthermore, because of his title of "Child of the Sacred World," the divine court beneath his feet provided him with 120% full cooperation!

A rather massive void wormhole opened completely on his landmass.

A powerful, malevolent aura surged forth from the spatial wormhole.

The terrifying insect demon is on its way!
Jing Qian was prepared for this. With a wave of his hand, he split the [Suppressing Nails] into thirty-six, completely surrounding the wormhole exit.

He perfectly set up the [Great Zhou Heaven Sumeru Sword Formation].

By this time, the first insect demon had emerged from the wormhole.

Judging from its aura alone, this was actually a large insect at the third-grade [Heaven-Mending] realm.

However, such an enemy coming to Jing Qian was simply handing himself over as food.

With a casual swing of his sword, he killed the third-grade insect demon on the spot.

At that moment, within the [Possa Divine Court], a power quietly emerged that devoured the essence of the insectoid race's flesh and blood.

Jing Qian did not stop him; this was a necessary cost in building the Tower of Babel.

At this point, his tower-building process was fully underway, and it could never be stopped except through success or failure.

The power of the [Possa Divine Court] also joined in, completely enveloping this "Land No. 47".

The second wave of insect demons was much stronger than the first. Three giant insects, each leading a small squad of insect demons, charged out of the wormhole.

Jing Qian had absolutely no intention of holding back!
For him, the sword in his hand was the best tool for building the tower.

Boundless sword energy began to be released brilliantly, like a sickle cutting grass.

Three powerful Zerg teams were easily extinguished.

The souls and remains of these giant insects were also incorporated into the materials used to build the Tower of Babel.

Jing Qian was completely immersed in the exhilarating experience of reaping the Zerg.

In an instant, the corpses and blood of insects flowed like rivers and seas!

But he still complained that the harvesting was too slow.

He used his spatial authority to directly enhance the path leading to the [Hive Universe].

As a result, the area of ​​the spatial wormhole widened, and then a second-grade insect demon emerged from it.

(End of this chapter)