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

Chapter 319 Ascending the Heavenly Ladder

With the nine cauldrons combined, Jing Qian's Dao power reserves took off tenfold!
Although the number of [Time Sequences] did not increase, the amount of [Dao Power] he could store in his own sea of ​​consciousness was still 143.

However, each of the [Hongjun Furnace] now has twice the storage space for [Dao Power].

His entire magical system can accommodate a total of 1,430 [Primordial Power].

The nine [Hongjun Furnaces] are directly connected to the nine primordial energy cores of the [Xumi] dimension, and their source of primordial energy is far greater than that of Jing Qian.

Therefore, within the divine furnace, the power of the Dao accumulates rapidly.

In particular, the dragon horn was cut in half and suppressed inside the two Hongjun Furnaces. By refining this Supreme Heavenly Demon Lord, the quality of the Dao Power can be rapidly improved.

Jingqian now has a fully automated production and refining magic factory, and its resources are growing rapidly.

Through the [Hongjun Furnace] and the [Pangu Body], the [Sumeru] dimension finally began to truly integrate into his system.

He also had a clearer understanding of his own path of cultivation.

To advance to the totem rank, one must completely integrate the entire [Sumeru] dimension into one's own system.

By unifying its primordial energy and absorbing matter into its body, the [Sumeru] dimension is further nurtured, becoming a true [Great Ruins] existence.

At that time, his cultivation level will naturally and logically reach its peak.

Compared to other cultivators, his path was clear, without competition; he only needed to face the challenges head-on to achieve the Great Dao.

This is his greatest fortune!

With the new [spiritual treasure] in hand, Jing Qian immediately began his experiments.

With a wave of his hand, he opened the two [Hongjun Furnaces], and the two halves of the [Dragon Horn] were shaken out.

This [Transcendent] Great Demon, who had been refined to the point of near death, immediately had its two halves converge towards the center once it broke free.

It quickly recovered and its aura surged!

"Roar!"

[Dragon Horn] roared in fury, gathering all his magical power, preparing to fight Jing Qian to the death.

"town!"

A powerful suppressive force descended upon it, easily suppressing this [Transcendent] Great Demon.

Jing Qian carefully considered it and found that his "Suppress" technique was incredibly useful.

With just a few [Dao Power], enemies can be easily suppressed; it is a short-duration, strong control skill.

It could completely change his combat system.

If it were someone else using the cultivation of [Time Sequence] to drive this [Dao Technique], its power would be less than one-hundredth of Jing Qian's.

He creatively incorporated the "Suppress" technique into the "Pangu Body".

This allows one percent of the power of [Sumeru] to be added to the [Suppress] technique.

This granted Jingqian extraordinary power sufficient to suppress [Transcendence].

[Dragon Horn] had just escaped its confinement when it was easily suppressed, proving to be a complete fraud who could be manipulated at will.

He was controlled by the [True Sin] finger and, relying on his unique aptitude, managed to reach the [Transcendent] level. However, his foundation was unstable, and his combat power was insufficient.

His promising spiritual journey was tragically cut short.

After testing the [Suppress] technique, Jing Qian released the [Dragon Horn] again.

But before the dragon horn could react, he attacked it again.

This time, he summoned nine [Hongjun Furnaces] and scattered them around the opponent.

Nine dragon-shaped magical powers landed on the [Dragon Horn], suppressing the unfortunate fellow once again.

This is Jing Qian testing the power of the "Nine Dragons Binding".

Despite the power of the [acquired spiritual treasure], the [dragon horn] was still unable to break free.

However, compared to the essence of the 【镇】 (Zhen) technique in sealing space and time, the 【九龙系束】 (Jiulong Xishu) relies purely on power to seal and suppress enemies, which is a different approach.

Moreover, the "Suppress" technique is similar to a short-duration, strong crowd control skill.

However, sealing spacetime is extremely difficult and cannot be sustained.

The [Nine Dragons Binding] skill is more like a long-term sealing skill.

As long as Jing Qian doesn't remove the power of the [Hongjun Furnace], his seal on the [Dragon Horn] will never disappear.

Both of these Taoist methods have their strengths and are very useful.

After testing the power, Jing Qian raised his hand again and unleashed another sword beam.

The sword light slashed straight at the dragon horn, splitting its enormous demonic body into nine pieces.

Subsequently, the power of the nine [Hongjun Furnaces] transformed into nine true dragons, each biting a piece of the [Dragon Horn] flesh and dragging it back into the divine furnace.

This kind of seal is perfect!

Moreover, the dispersed suppression allows all nine [Hongjun Furnaces] to begin refining the [Dragon Horn] simultaneously, greatly increasing efficiency.

In less than thirty years, Jing Qian will be able to completely refine it to death and then absorb the [Time Sequence] within its body.

It won't be long before he improves his cultivation level again.

Jing Qian, who was already the strongest fighter in the Great Abyss, was even more confident in himself!

His formidable strength instilled in him an extremely high fighting spirit.

Just like the undefeated swordsman Dugu Qiubai, he only wanted to pursue greater challenges.

He actively connected with a hidden magical beacon within his sea of ​​consciousness, projecting a portion of his divine sense into it.

Immediately, he shifted his thoughts and found himself in a secluded place.

This is the [Heavenly Staircase] that he finally ascended after expending tremendous effort, resorting to all sorts of opportunistic tricks, and going through life and death.

Among the "Three Powers and Four Hidden Strategies," the [Heavenly Strategies] have the lowest entry requirements but the fewest participants.

Regardless of which world a cultivator is from, as long as they can deliver five high-quality placement matches, they will be captured by the Heavenly Ladder and granted the opportunity to step into the Heavenly Rank.

Regardless of background or cultivation level, anyone who can fight and dares to fight can be admitted, which seems to be a very low threshold.

Even so, very few players actually manage to play five placement matches.

I only used Jing Qian's own experience as an example.

A mere child who had just entered the Daoist path killed a powerful cultivator, the [Dragon Elephant], whose magical power surpassed his own by a hundred times, with a single sword strike.

Only a spectacle as rare as this, appearing only once in a millennium, could catch the eye of the "Heavenly Ladder".

It can be said that every member of the [Ascending Heaven Rank] is the strongest king destined by heaven.

Jing Qian was fortunate to encounter Dao Yuan and obtain enough information to be able to join the Heavenly Rank.

Otherwise, he would continue to focus on improving his cultivation. Even if he remained invincible in the Great Abyss and could kill anyone in his path, he would lack sufficient challenges and would not be able to be recruited.

By analogy with his own situation, that fellow [Xuanyuan Daozu] was able to win five [ranking matches] in the lower three ranks.

One can only imagine what a belligerent madman he must be!

Having undergone two important trials, the Million Palace and the Nine Dragon Cauldron, Jing Qian finally has time to experience the so-called Heavenly Staircase.

The place he landed in was quite narrow, and there was nothing else around him except a narrow ladder to heaven in front of him.

He looked around but found nothing, so he had no choice but to walk up.

As soon as he stepped onto the first step, an illusion unfolded.

As Jing Qian had predicted, a great battle was inevitable after arriving at the [Heavenly Stairs].

He had already made thorough preparations. Suddenly, the surrounding scenery changed; the narrow staircase and the empty space disappeared, replaced by a boundless and vast starry sky.

Beneath my feet lies a dazzling galaxy, above me a deep darkness, and in the distance, nebulae swirl, exuding a cold and eternal aura.

In the center of this starry sky, there floats a huge, black platform that looks like a meteorite.

A figure stands on the platform.

The person was covered in dark, dull metal armor, which was covered with mysterious patterns that seemed to be formed naturally, and flowed with a heavy, mountain-like luster.

He made no unnecessary movements; simply standing there, he gave off a feeling of being as condensed, stable, and unshakeable as the core of a star.

Its aura was as deep as the sea, clearly indicating that it was also a powerful figure who had reached the [Transcendent] level. Moreover, its foundation was far more solid than the [Dragon Horn] that Jing Qian could easily manipulate.

"A newcomer?"

The presence of the metal armor emitted a dull sound, like metal striking metal, echoing through the starry sky.

"I am [Xuanjia], born from [Yefei], and I guard this level."

"Defeat me, and you can continue your ascent."

There was no unnecessary fluff; the rules were explained directly.

This is precisely the style of the [Heavenly Rank], where everything is judged by strength and performance.

Jing Qian's fighting spirit surged; he had come here specifically to find a fight.

The [Black Armor] in front of me doesn't seem to be putting on a show; he must have some real skills.

He bowed respectfully and began to speak:
"please!"

Before the words were even finished, [Xuanjia] had already made his move.

He didn't use any fancy techniques; he simply threw a punch.

This punch seemed to draw upon the power of the entire starry sky. The immense force compressed the space, distorting even the starlight. A fist imprint, condensed to its extreme, pressed down on Jing Qian like a falling meteor!

pressure!

The pressure brought by an unprecedented amount of pure power!

Jing Qian's pupils contracted slightly, but he was not surprised; instead, he was delighted.

He didn't dodge either. With a thought, the [Primordial Power] within his body surged and roared as he met the attack with a punch!
On the surface of the fist of the [Pangu Body], there are faint phantom images of the [Sumeru] dimension flowing, bearing the weight of a world.

"boom!!!"

The two fists collided, and a silent explosion resounded at the level of consciousness.

A violent energy ripple spread out from the two of them, instantly pulverizing the nearby floating star meteorites.

Jing Qian was completely exposed!
The newly formed Pangu Body had its entire right arm hammered into a tattered rag.

In a pure clash of strength, Jing Qian, who possessed the Pangu Body and could draw upon the power of Sumeru, actually lost!
In his perception, the [Mysterious Armor] opposite him was not a single person, but a colossal power formed by the convergence of countless stars.

A single star, and Jing Qian could cut it down with a wave of his hand.

However, the combined power of an entire starry sky far exceeded his output capacity.

His attack was distributed among a massive number of stars by the opponent, and the portion that landed on each star was already very weak and could not cause any damage.

The opponent is an extremely powerful [Starry Sky] Martial Saint who has entered the Dao through martial arts, condensing billions of stars into his own body, making his power almost inexhaustible and his defense virtually invincible!

This "ladder" system is quite intelligent in terms of its matchmaking mechanism.

Jing Qian's ultimate sword of slaughter is matched with a shield of billions of stars.

Throughout their respective cultivation journeys, there was no attack that Jing Qian could not sever, nor any attack that could break through the [Mysterious Armor] defense and injure him.

[Sky Ladder] is quite curious about who is stronger between the two.

Although Jing Qian's [Pangu Body] was damaged, he could restore the body by activating his [Dao Power].

His combat strength improved too quickly, and he became somewhat arrogant.

Seeing the cold and aloof brute opposite him, Jing Qian, true to his nature, refrained from drawing his sword.

Having been thoroughly thrashed, he has undoubtedly calmed down considerably.

Those who can enter the [Heavenly Realm] are definitely not slackers.

It's not his place to mess around!
Seeing that Jing Qian had recovered, the [Xuanjia] on the opposite side spoke again:
"too weak!"

"If this were in the real world, I would just punch you to death in three punches."

"However, due to the rules, since this is your first time here, I cannot use lethal force."

"Take your time to adjust and come back to play."

Before he finished speaking, he took the initiative to make a move.

He stepped forward again and threw another punch. This punch unleashed even more powerful stellar energy. Wherever his fist passed, space shattered, revealing an even deeper darkness behind it.

Can't be hardwired!

Jing Qian's mind raced, and his figure suddenly became ethereal. In a flash, he dodged the fatal punch at the last possible moment.

The terrifying force of the punch grazed past his afterimage, shattering a small nebula in the distance!
"Oh? The speed is acceptable."

[Xuanjia] commented, but the offensive did not stop. He unleashed a series of punches, each punch drawing upon the power of the stars to transform into countless enormous star-shaped fist imprints, covering all of Jing Qian's dodging space like a meteor shower.

As the gatekeeper, [Xuanjia]'s location is the perfect stage for him to shine.

His Starry Sky Fist technique was able to unleash its full power!
Faced with this overwhelming attack, a glint of light flashed in Jing Qian's eyes.

This is far more powerful than the [True Evil]'s [Swallow] technique transmitted from afar.

He appears to be a transcendent being, but his strength and combat power far exceed his cultivation level. Even a thousand dragon horns wouldn't be enough to withstand him.

This [Starry Night] Martial Saint can be considered the strongest enemy Jing Qian has ever encountered.

The immense pressure forced Jing Qian to hold nothing back.

His immense power surged forth, and the true meaning of the "Suppress" technique flowed through his heart.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"...

With nine divine furnaces at his disposal, his magical power was more than sufficient.

This "suppress" technique was thrown outwards as if it were free.

Even Littlefinger has never done anything so outrageous.

Jing Qian unleashed a 66-hit combo, firing over 300 [Primordial Power] attacks, unleashing his full power.

A strange scene happened!

The stellar fist imprints containing destructive energy, upon touching the [Suppress] technique, had their violent power seemingly forcibly paused, abruptly stopping and solidifying!
Although it lasted for less than a hundredth of a breath before shattering, this brief pause created enough openings for Jing Qian.

His figure moved like a fish or a ghost, weaving through the gaps between countless stagnant and broken fist imprints, and he passed through this devastating meteor shower unscathed!
[Xuanjia] The eyes hidden beneath the mask finally revealed obvious surprise.

His [Starfall Fist] combines offense and defense, and its power is extremely high. Even though his opponent's cultivation level was not high, he was still able to withstand it.

"I underestimated you!"

He tried to turn around and grab it!

But after Jing Qian got close, the Pangu Great Abyss Sword in his hand, imbued with the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, slashed out.

The strongest sword has finally struck the strongest shield.

The sword formation storm instantly engulfed the [Mysterious Armor]!
The dark armor, imbued with the power of countless stars, emitted a teeth-grinding, ear-piercing scraping sound as it was cut by the sword light, sparks flying everywhere, and deep sword marks quickly spread across its surface!
And among these, the sharpest and most essential part has already cut to the core of the [Mystic Armor]'s power.

(End of this chapter)