Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 461 Dreamland
After handing over the Skeleton Demon Lord, Black Sky Demon Lord, and other demons to Yang Kaitai, Fang Qiyun, and others to deal with, Ji Fuyou focused his energy on the energy transformation of his body.

Not long ago, he had gone deep into the vicinity of the great being Zhou Guang and even witnessed the location of his "corpse". By digesting this information, he was able to advance to the twelfth level.

at best……

It will simply take a considerable amount of time to reach this point.

Besides his cultivation, his more important task was to prepare for traveling to those powerful worlds to obtain information on the legendary stage of cultivation.

To successfully achieve this goal, mental strength is not enough.

They also need to have effective concealment abilities.

As for the ability to conceal oneself...

On Crimson Star, if that Sage Gu dares to claim second place, no one dares to claim first.

……

On the top of Yunding Mountain.

Ji Fuyou and the invited Sage Gu sat on the ground.

"So, what have you been doing all this time?"

He rubbed his temples: "Why do I always feel like you just vanished in an instant?"

"I have been cultivating on Red Star."

Gu Qing answered honestly.

Finally, he replied, "At most, I managed to get through a tribulation in my spare time."

"Overcoming the tribulation?"

Ji Fuyou was taken aback: "Didn't you already get through it?"

Then, as if realizing something, he exclaimed, "A second tribulation of lightning!?"

"Ah."

Gu Qing responded.

Starting from the ninth-tier Heavenly Realm, the transformation of the primordial spirit into Yin and Yang has led spiritual practitioners down two different paths from orthodox cultivation.

This path requires overcoming tribulations time and time again, borrowing the power of lightning tribulations, and finally, using the power of stars to temper and refine one's primordial spirit.

Until one day, the primordial spirit is refined to its ultimate state.

By that time, the primordial spirit will have fully comprehended the trajectory of the stars in the entire world, and will be able to act on behalf of the heavens, transforming into a star god and merging with its own planet, thus entering the realm of demigods!

According to the description of that cultivation method, even a weak demigod would be considered a strong person even among legends.

Some powerful demigods are among the most outstanding beings in the entire legendary realm.

"sharp."

Ji Fuyou exclaimed in genuine admiration, "I thought I had improved fast enough, but now it seems that you are the real genius."

Gu Qing shook his head, looking very serious: "No, no one can compare to you. You are the only savior of the Crimson Star Civilization."

"Savior?"

Ji Fuyou smiled, unconvinced by this statement.

Fortunately, after some conversation, he got to the point: "I came here today to ask you about the mysteries of the power of nothingness. After you obtained the authority of nothingness, you must have studied this power in detail, right?"

"The power of nothingness..."

Gu Qing had actually guessed this in her heart.

After some thought, he finally spoke: "Actually, you are not suited for this kind of power."

After saying that, he added, "I didn't mean the person, but rather their status and position."

"Identity, location?"

"Ah."

Gu Qing said, "The most important thing to do if you want to delve deeper into the power of nothingness is to learn to let go."

"Learn to let go..."

Ji Fuyou vaguely realized something.

His gaze fell on Gu Qing, his expression gradually becoming solemn: "So, all these years of your inexplicable disappearances and your refusal to accept any identity or status, and after I became the number one in Crimson Star, you, the former number one spiritual master of the Great Shang Dynasty, have gradually faded from everyone's sight... Is this also the price of comprehending the power of nothingness?"

"You could say that, but you could also say it's my personal choice."

Gu Qing said calmly.

Many things...

Even if we knew, we would be powerless to solve the problem.

and so……

He chose to let go.

“I know you are asking about the significance of the power of nothingness, but the best way to comprehend the power of nothingness is to make yourself non-existent. When a person ceases to exist, over time, he will naturally be forgotten by everyone. When everyone has forgotten his existence, and he never appears in front of the world, then... you can be said to have truly entered the realm of the power of nothingness.”

Gu Qing responded to Ji Fuyou's gaze: "And you, given your position and inner thoughts, are destined to be unable to do this."

He then added, "Therefore, I admire everything you have done."

After hearing this, Ji Fuyou fell silent.

He knew what Gu Qing meant by "admiration".

pity……

Ultimately, someone has to do this kind of thing.

Perhaps he could still place his hopes on that peerless swordsman who "slashed the heavens and the abyss with his sword".

But as his soul underwent a transformation, this thought dissipated.

He believed in and relied on only himself.

"Although the power of nothingness is difficult to master without authority, I have still improved the Shadowless Technique based on my experience and insights, and I hope it will be helpful to you."

As Gu Qing spoke, he quickly transmitted the information about the Shadowless Technique to Ji Fuyou.

Ji Fuyou nodded and digested the information. He then said, "There should be several ninth- or tenth-order demons lurking around Crimson Star, including the Black Heaven Demon Lord. I will be going out soon. You possess the power of nothingness and are stationed in Crimson Star, so please keep an eye on things."

"The Dark Lord?"

Gu Qing seemed somewhat surprised.

But this was Ji Fuyou's request. His request...

Gu Qing nodded: "I will do my best."

"Ah."

Ji Fuyou responded.

Gu Qing is not a person who likes to communicate with people.

The two sides didn't exchange many pleasantries and left quickly.

After Gu Qing left, Ji Fuyou focused his attention on the new Shadowless Technique.

The Shadowless Technique, which Gu Qing further improved, has indeed become significantly more profound.

Although he couldn't reach the level of being forgotten or ignored like a void authority, he believed that with the absolute control brought by the power of his mind, no non-legendary person could possibly discover his existence if he wanted to conceal his tracks.

"Unfortunately, one cannot escape the gaze of legends, and to obtain legendary information and methods, one inevitably has to deal with legends."

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

Although disappointed, he still tried to understand it seriously, thinking that it was better than nothing.

……

On the other side, as Gu Qing was descending the mountain, he saw a group of people arriving by vehicle and heading straight for Yunding Mountain.

Just then, the people in the car opened their windows and breathed in the fresh air along the way.

Their eyes met on the road at the foot of the mountain...

They recognized each other at a glance.

Gu Qing?

Chen Yunye?
Since one of them was going up the mountain and the other was coming down, and they were both busy with their own things, even though they actually had some acquaintance, they simply nodded to each other as a greeting.

Next, Gu Qing went down the mountain.

Chen Yunye, sitting in the car, couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"I thought that person would be you..."

He muttered something to himself in a low voice.

Although his voice was very soft, there was a woman beside him who admired him greatly and whose attention was always on him, so much so that she seemed to hear his words.

"Which person?"

She looked out the window curiously.

However, no particularly special person was seen.

One of them looked familiar from behind...

But she didn't think much of it and quickly moved on, looking into the distance.

"nothing."

Chen Yunye smiled, showing no intention of delving deeper into the topic.

"Senior, tell me about it. From your tone, you seem to admire that person a lot. Besides President Ji, who else is worthy of your admiration?"

The woman opened her beautiful big eyes and asked curiously.

Chen Yunye glanced at her and smiled: "Just think of him as Chairman Ji."

Then he added, "It could only be Chairman Ji."

"Ugh?"

The woman was confused.

Chen Yunye seemed to have been holding it in for a long time, and coupled with his good mood at the moment, and the fact that he happened to see Gu Qing, which triggered some memories from previous years, he actually said a few more words: "He is a truly mythical and legendary figure... I don't even know if he exists."

As he spoke, he thought to himself, "It must exist, otherwise it would be inexplicable why I was able to research the potion of life so smoothly and quickly... just like I have done before."

"I wonder if it exists?"

The woman asked curiously, "Aren't they people from our real lives?"

"Perhaps...not now...but in some future..."

Chen Yunye said, "One day in the future, a powerful demon, blotting out the sky and almost devouring the entire world, finally... stood up."

His gaze drifted wistfully: "To soar into the sky with unparalleled grace that astounds the world, to cleave the heavens with a single sword stroke, and to confront that terrifying demon..."

At this point, he seemed to realize he had said too much: "It was just a dream I had. Just listen to it and don't take it to heart."

"Are you dreaming?"

After hearing this, the woman continued, "That person can only be Chairman Ji. Who else but Chairman Ji could have such strength to soar into the sky? I've heard that only those at the ninth level of the Heavenly Realm can truly fly through the air."

"Well, it's him."

Chen Yunye nodded slightly, and then quickly added, "What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. I guess the news of President Ji breaking through to the tenth level was too shocking, so I had such a dream."

"Yes! Tenth level! My goodness, we were able to reach the fifth level thanks to your life potion, otherwise, it would have been a problem if we could even reach the fourth level in our lifetime. But President Ji has actually reached the tenth level... When I heard this news, my head was spinning."

The woman nodded in deep agreement.

"You also helped me a lot in the development of the life potion."

"We were just helping out. You overcame all the difficulties, senior. Without you, we wouldn't have been able to figure it out even if we had another hundred years."

As the woman spoke, she glanced again at the documents and samples in Chen Yunye's hand, intending to show them to Chairman Ji the new drug: "Especially the psychotropic drug you have, we haven't been able to help you at all."

Chen Yunye listened, but just smiled and didn't continue.

Others may not know, but he knows in his heart that his rescue-like remarks just now deliberately obscured a concept of time.

That is, the point in time of his dream that is now completely blurred, so blurred that only a tiny fragment remains.

Before the dream is born...

The world had no idea who this person was, "Ji Fuyou".

but……

unimportant.

He has found him and will use his forgotten, yet instinctive, knowledge to do everything in his power to help Akahoshi overcome that hazy calamity. That is enough.

(End of this chapter)