Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 234 The Saint Master of Array Formations: Two Paths to the Path of Truth
Noticing the commotion at the Shenxiao Dojo, quite a few cultivators gathered there, filled with curiosity and doubt.

He wondered which cultivator had the audacity to provoke the Sword God Realm.

Everyone came to watch the spectacle, but gradually they realized something was wrong. The cultivators from the Sword God Realm did not seem to be repelling the invaders as expected.

Instead, a realm of equality for all beings arose within the temple.

"They are cultivators from the Kunlun Realm. Only cultivators from the Kunlun Realm can open the Divine Firmament Dojo's principle of equality for all beings. The Kunlun Realm actually dares to be an enemy of the Sword God Realm. They are truly audacious."

"Why have the cultivators from the Sword God Realm not appeared yet after so long? Have they all been suppressed by the cultivators from the Kunlun Realm?"

"Impossible. Ye Wuming is the biological son of Yuanya Sword Emperor. He has cultivated the Sword Dao Profound Qi and is virtually invincible among those in the same realm. How could anyone from the Kunlun Realm be his match?"

"I heard that a ruthless character has emerged among the younger generation of the Kunlun Realm. Even the princess of the Rakshasa Clan suffered a great loss at his hands. Perhaps it is because he came to the Realm of Truth."

The Heavenly Court is too vast, with hundreds of millions of cultivators. Only a small fraction of them are paying attention to the Merit War of the Ancestral Spirit Realm. Moreover, the Merit War of the Ancestral Spirit Realm has only been over for a month, and the news needs time to spread. The vast majority of cultivators have never even heard of Emperor Yi's name.

"There are such figures in the Kunlun Realm, even Princess Rakshasa suffered a great loss at his hands? I heard that Princess Rakshasa was in charge of a merit battlefield and was a representative figure of the younger generation in the Hell Realm. She is quite extraordinary."

Outside the Shenxiao Dojo, there was much discussion. Because of the barrier of the formation, they could not see the battle situation inside the dojo and could only wait quietly.

After a while, there was finally some movement inside the Shenxiao Dojo.

A huge metal pillar flew out from the dojo and landed at the edge of the formation.

It slammed into the ground with a loud 'boom'.

The pillar was densely wrapped with metal chains, and at the end of each chain was the corpse of a cultivator from the Sword God Realm.

Upon seeing this scene, the area outside the Shenxiao Dojo fell into a deathly silence, with only the sound of the wind whistling through the crowd.

Immediately, a series of gasps of astonishment rang out.

"Hiss, it's too bloody, too brutal. All the cultivators in the Sword God Realm have been killed."

"A group of ruthless people have arrived from Kunlun Realm. They've completely broken ties with Sword God Realm. There's bound to be another bloody battle ahead."

The Sword God Realm is one of the top 100 great worlds in the Western Universe. Every year, it can obtain a lot of quotas to enter the Temple of Truth for cultivation. Currently, there are hundreds of Sword God Realm cultivators still cultivating in the Heavenly Domain of Truth, including many Saint King Realm experts. Ye Wuming can only be ranked in the top ten among them.

On a low mountain about a hundred miles away from the Shenxiao Dojo, two figures stood.

One of them was Nie Yuan.

As a first-class disciple of the Temple of Truth, Nie Yuan held a high status, but at this moment he stood respectfully behind another person.

The man was dressed in a robe with a crane and blue sky, signifying that he was a divinely ordained disciple of the Temple of Truth.

"The cultivators from the Kunlun Realm started a massacre as soon as they arrived in the Truth Heaven Domain. Clearly, they wanted to establish their authority and make sure no one dared to underestimate them," Nie Yuan said.

"The fundamental principle of the world is the survival of the fittest, so his actions were to be expected. This is just the beginning; the real bloodshed is far from over." Nie Xiangzi's expression was calm, and his tone was undisturbed, just as his nickname suggested—indifferent to all things.

“What you said makes sense, but killing is forbidden in the Temple of Truth. Won’t the Kunlun people’s actions have a negative impact?” Nie Yuan asked cautiously.

"The fighting within the dojo is something the Temple of Truth has tacitly approved. As for the impact, if the situation really gets out of control, the gods will step in. It's not up to you or me to interfere."

"Stay here and keep an eye on everyone in the Kunlun Realm, especially Emperor Yi. If anything happens, inform me immediately," Nie Xiangzi said calmly, then turned and walked down the mountain, disappearing into the thin mist.

……

soon.

"Kunlun Realm reclaims the Shenxiao Dojo."

"The Sword God Realm suffered a bloodbath, and all forty-odd Saint Realm prodigies were killed."

……

One shocking piece of news after another spread throughout the Realm of Truth, alarming even the most outstanding talents of the Heavenly Court and the myriad realms.

The Sword God Realm is no weak realm; its sword cultivators are among the top in their respective realms. Even other great worlds ranked in the top 100 dare not easily provoke the Sword God Realm.

The prominent figures from all sides began to exchange ideas and analyze how things would develop.

Inside the Shenxiao Daoist Temple.

The sacred artifacts and treasures of more than forty cultivators from the Sword God Realm were all collected together. There were more than thirty sacred artifacts with ten thousand patterns, as well as many precious pills and talismans. They were far wealthier than ordinary cultivators, which shows their extraordinary status.

Besides the Great Sage Armor and the Five Elements Myriad Pattern Sacred Artifact Battle Sword on Ye Wuming's body, Di Yi also took eight other battle swords of the Myriad Pattern Sacred Artifact level as consumables for cultivating the Hidden Sword Technique.

The remaining treasures were divided among the other six people.

Li Qian put away more than twenty sacred artifacts of different grades, her face full of joy, unable to suppress the happiness in her heart.

Wan Zhaoyi, Xue Wuye, and the monk Lidi also received a lot of treasures and had a very good harvest.

Ling Feiyu received the most sacred artifacts, about forty in total. Although she didn't need these artifacts, the disciples of the Moon Worship Cult did.

Compared to Shi Qianjue's lineage, Ling Xiu's lineage is still far weaker in terms of the power of the Divine Sect. They have a long way to go if they want to regain the rightful name of the Divine Sect.

“The Sword God Realm is a powerful realm in the Western Universe, with many cultivators practicing in the Realm of Truth. Once they learn of the news from the Divine Firmament Dojo, they will definitely rush to support us as soon as possible. They are numerous and powerful, and even if we activate the Equality of All Beings, it will still be very troublesome to deal with them,” Ling Feiyu said worriedly.

Although the great battle within the dojo ended in a resounding victory, it must be said that the cultivators of the Sword God Realm were all exceptionally powerful. Any one of them, if placed in the Kunlun Realm, would be comparable to most of the nine realm masters.

The Nine Realms' achievements today are largely due to the efforts of Empress Chi Yao.

Within the Sword God Realm, there are far more cultivators whose cultivation rivals or even surpasses that of Empress Chi Yao. The foundation of the top 100 worlds in the Western Universe is incomparable to that of the Kunlun Realm today, so naturally, geniuses emerge in endless succession.

"Integrating the 'Ten Thousand Lights' image into the formation outside the dojo should be able to stop experts below the Seventh Step Saint King level," Luo Xu said.

The painting of ten thousand lights in his hand possesses unfathomable power and a mysterious origin. Some say it was painted by the Fourth Confucian Ancestor himself, while others say it originated in ancient times and the Fourth Confucian Ancestor was just one of its owners.

"It's a pity that my skill in painting is far inferior to Brother Ju's. If he were to activate the 'Ten Thousand Lights Painting,' even the Eight-Step Saint King could stop him."

Luo Xu's main path of cultivation includes Confucianism, but he follows the martial path pioneered by the Third Confucian Ancestor, rather than the path of spiritual power. His spiritual power is not high; he has only just become a saint, and the power of the Myriad Lights Diagram that he can invoke is very limited.

Di Yi's spiritual power is high enough, but his attainments in Confucianism and Taoism are far inferior, so whether he can activate the Myriad Lights Painting is a question.

However, he did have other options.

Taking out a dark red spiritual power staff, Emperor Yi said to Luo Xu and Ling Feiyu, "This is a staff left behind by a spiritual power sage. It contains the power of a spiritual power sage. Using it as the array eye of the outer array of the Divine Firmament Dojo will definitely greatly enhance the power of the array."

The Holy Staff was taken from Yinghuo when we were in the Sword Tomb, but it had never been used.

"The 'Ten Thousand Swords Paying Homage to the Ancestor' formation outside the Shenxiao Dojo was created by a Saint Master of Formations. Are you confident that you can change the formation's core?" Luo Xu asked.

"I'm fairly confident; we can give it a try," Emperor Yi said.

Those who can be called Saint Masters in the Dao have already achieved extremely high levels of accomplishment, even more so than Great Saints.

Taking the Guanghan Realm as an example, there are as many as sixty-two Great Sages, but only four Array Masters.

Although there are hundreds of young prodigies in the Sword God Realm cultivating in the Temple of Truth, none of them have yet achieved the status of a Saint Master of Array Formation. The Ten Thousand Swords Paying Homage Formation outside the Divine Firmament Dojo was left behind by a genius of array formations in the Sword God Realm more than three hundred years ago.

Of course, more than half of the cultivators in the Sword God Realm practice the way of the sword, and not many study formations.

Di Yi was confident that he could change the core of the formation. First, his mastery of formations was not low; he could be called a half-step Saint Master. Second, he possessed the True Source Demon Eye and was a Primal Cultivator, so his understanding of formations was no weaker than that of a Saint Master, and might even be stronger.

After leaving the dojo, Di Yi and Luo Xu walked together into the Myriad Swords Paying Homage Formation.

This great formation is actually of a high grade. It only requires a spiritual saint to preside over it to block the attack of a six-step saint king. Di Yi and his group were able to break through the formation because the Sword God Realm was unprepared.

This formation alone is enough to stop more than 90% of the geniuses in the Realm of Truth, but there is a sixth-step Saint King level divine son in the Temple of Truth in the Sword God Realm. It is difficult to stop him with just the Myriad Swords Converging Formation.

Luo Xu unleashed the "Myriad Lights" scroll, which naturally merged with the formation, significantly enhancing its defensive capabilities. It could even withstand some attacks from an Eighth-Step Saint King.

Di Yi was still not at ease, so he activated his True Source Demon Eye and used his spiritual power staff to find the core of the great formation, which was a sword carved from Yuan Magnetic Sacred Jade.

"They actually used Yuan Magnetic Sacred Jade to refine an array. The cultivators of the Sword God Realm are truly wealthy and powerful."

The Primordial Magnetic Jade is extremely precious and is used as a material to refine top-tier sacred artifacts.

The small amount of primordial magnetic matter it contains is one of the ten major substances in the universe, on par with the substances of creation, divine forging, and dark matter.

If a large amount of primordial magnetic matter were to be born, even the gods would try to seize it.

"This is a bit troublesome."

After careful observation, Di Yi discovered that the key point of the Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin Formation could not be moved lightly. If one was not careful, the operation of the entire formation could be obstructed, and its power would be greatly reduced.

"With my current skill in formations, I only have a 30% chance of success. It's too risky. I need to think of another way."

Emperor Yi released his spiritual power, the Holy Image of Eternal Night Burial Realm, and his spiritual thoughts spread in all directions, drawing upon the dark power of heaven and earth to strengthen the formation.

A moment later, the entire operating principle of the formation was concealed.

As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. What seemed like a small change actually increased the deterrent power of the Myriad Swords Converging Formation several times over. Emperor Yi was not satisfied with this. He used the methods of the Origin Dao to condense guardian warriors from the earth and stones outside the Dao field that contained divine energy. These warriors stood guard at various positions in the formation, each possessing combat power comparable to a Saint King. Combined with the power of the formation itself, this was a considerable enhancement.

Emperor Yi did not stop there. He stayed inside the Myriad Swords Paying Homage Formation and continued to study the formation.

He took out an item from the spatial bag: the Heart of Sacred Wood, which he had obtained from Qiao Zu in the Ancestral Spirit Realm. It contained Qiao Zu's knowledge and insights into the Sacred Path.

The purifying divine fire at the ministerial level enveloped the heart of the sacred wood, and then a massive amount of knowledge flooded into Emperor Yi's sea of ​​consciousness.

Although Qiao Zu is not a god, he has existed for nearly a million years, but he has only been on the path of cultivation for ten thousand years.

Even so, his understanding and perception of the sacred path and the universe were far beyond what Di Yi could achieve.

Di Yi frantically absorbed Qiao Zu's knowledge, especially the parts related to formations.

Those who cultivate the Way of Origin have a deeper understanding of heaven and earth than other cultivators, and they can transform knowledge much faster.

Luo Xu and Ling Feiyu stood not far from Di Yi, using their divine senses to perceive that the sacred rules around Di Yi were operating in a mysterious way, with connections between them.

The so-called array master is someone who can use arrays to invoke the sacred rules of heaven and earth; it is another method of sacred cultivation.

The Dao of Alchemy, the Dao of Talismans, and the Dao of Artifacts are all like this; they all use some kind of spiritual power to manipulate the sacred rules of heaven and earth.

Unlike martial arts cultivators, spiritual masters can invoke almost no restrictions on the rules of heaven and earth, except for the eternal Dao.

For example, the Ten Thousand Swords Converging Formation in front of us simultaneously triggers the rules of swordsmanship, the rules of force, the rules of wind, and so on.

Only in this way can a complete grand formation be constructed.

"Everyone says he cultivates all three paths simultaneously, each one exceptionally brilliant. Now it seems that the rumors are true; he's on his way to becoming a Saint Master of Array Formations," Luo Xu exclaimed in admiration.

"With a Grand Master of Formations presiding over the Myriad Swords Paying Homage Formation, and the added blessing of the Myriad Lights Diagram, even a Nine-Step Saint King wouldn't be able to break through easily. Now, the Divine Firmament Dojo is completely secure."

The breakthrough in array formation lasted for about half an hour. After absorbing a large amount of knowledge from Qiao Zu, Di Yi's understanding of array formations entered a completely new level. He officially entered the ranks of Saint Masters, and his spiritual power cultivation reached the extreme of the fifty-sixth level. He only needed one more opportunity to break through to the fifty-seventh level.

"Now we can get started."

Emperor Yi stood up and struck out with the dark red holy staff in his hand, which landed below the Yuan Magnetic Holy Jade.

What may seem like an ordinary action actually contains profound knowledge, and can be described as exquisite.

The Holy Staff and the Primordial Magnetic Jade combined, unleashing the power of the Great Sage of Spiritual Power. This caused a sudden change in the entire formation, with the powerful Primordial Magnetic Power drawing in the holy energy of heaven and earth, forming a vortex with a diameter of several hundred feet outside the Divine Firmament Dojo.

The power of darkness permeated it, making it appear profound and deathly still.

Seeing this, Emperor Yi nodded in satisfaction.

With numerous enhancements, the Myriad Swords Converging Formation has been upgraded to a top-tier eighth-grade formation, one that even ordinary ninth-step Saint Kings might not be able to break through.

The Yuan Magnetic Sacred Jade was activated by the Spiritual Power Sacred Staff, growing to the size of a pillar, with beams of Yuan Magnetic Sacred Light swirling around it, creating a unique force field.

"Why does this look so familiar?"

Di Yi seemed to be deep in thought, and took out the purple divine stone he had obtained from Lingquan Shaojun.

Using holy energy to activate it, they were surprised to find that the power erupting from the purple divine stone was extremely similar to that of the Yuan Magnetic Holy Jade.

"Could this divine stone be composed of primordial magnetic material?"

Emperor Yi knew nothing about the specific origin of the purple divine stone, only that it was the core part of the divine body of a stone race deity.

The gods of the Stone Clan possess the most powerful physical bodies, and the material of the core of their divine bodies is definitely not ordinary.

It is quite possible that it really is a magnetic material.

"If it really is a primordial magnetic material, then the value of the purple divine stone is extremely high, comparable to a supreme holy artifact."

The purple divine stone was only the size of a fist in Di Yi's hand, but its true size was as large as a mountain peak, enough to be used to forge a powerful weapon.

Based on this, it is even possible to create a prototype of a divine artifact, which is even more precious than the World Seal.

"When I have time, I really need to study it carefully. The core of a god's body is probably not that simple."

After setting up the formation, Di Yi returned to the dojo to recover his depleted spiritual energy.

Then, they arrived at the core of the dojo and began to comprehend the Dao of Truth in front of the Dao of Truth left by the Sword God of Enlightenment.

The reason why Daoist temples are so sought after by powerful realms is that they are mostly located on divine veins or sacred veins, where the sacred energy of heaven and earth is abundant and the rules of the sacred path are active.

Secondly, the Dao diagrams left by the deities within the Daoist temple are the best way to comprehend the Dao of Truth in the Realm of Truth, besides entering the Temple of Truth.

The more powerful the deity who left behind the diagram of truth, the greater the help it will be for cultivators to comprehend the path of truth.

Di Yi lit a section of Rainbow Vine and sat down beneath the Dao Diagram.

The Dao Diagram of the Sword God of Enlightenment is a golden divine sword thirty-three feet long, its blade formed from countless truths and rules.

Truth is eternal and unchanging; it is the essence of the rules of heaven and earth, and no one can clearly explain what it is.

The reason why intermediate-level sacred arts are more powerful than low-level sacred arts is essentially because intermediate-level sacred arts can integrate with the rules of the sacred path, thus unleashing greater power.

Incorporating the rules of truth into sacred arts greatly enhances their power because the rules of truth help sacred arts harmonize with the rules of heaven and earth.

The former is about integrating into one's own rules, while the latter is about integrating into the rules of heaven and earth.

On the path of truth, Di Yi was not a beginner. He came into contact with the divine script of the character 'truth' from the Heavenly Extreme Realm, and even comprehended the rules of truth through it, integrating them into his martial soul.

He currently possesses hundreds of truth rules within him, but he has yet to master the method of integrating these truth rules into sacred arts.

His use of the Way of Truth is still based on the divine script of the character '真' (truth), and it is more like using secret methods to tap into his own power rather than seeking it from the external world.

The Dao of Truth left behind by the Sword God of Enlightenment, or rather, the method of applying the Dao of Truth passed down from the Temple of Truth, is to seek externally.

The true characters and divine script seek the inner self.

These are two different directions, and with Di Yi's level of understanding, it's impossible to say which is better or worse.

Integrating the rules of truth into one's own sacred arts can unleash ten or even twenty times the power of the sacred arts, something that the True Word script cannot achieve.

However, the enhancement of oneself by using the True Word Divine Rune is comprehensive, including physical body, mental strength, speed, power... it is an all-round enhancement, not just a simple amplification of the Holy Art.

"It seems that the method of application contained in the True Script is different from the prevailing Way of Truth in this world. If that's the case, then the source of the True Script is not the Temple of Truth. So where did it come from?"

Mingxin Sword God's understanding of the Way of Truth is like the eternal sun in the heavens, while Di Yi is like a faint firefly. The difference between the two is beyond description.

Di Yi had a clear understanding of himself and did not try to comprehend the entire Dao Diagram. Instead, he started from the details and observed the most basic application of the rules of truth.

With his peak spiritual power at the 56th level combined with the True Source Demon Eye, Di Yi began to comprehend the Dao of Truth, making rapid progress.

He was able to cultivate the Path of Truth to a level no weaker than that of a master using only a divine script technique, making him one of the most talented in the world in the Path of Truth.

Now that there are complete guidelines for inheritance, the speed of progress is naturally beyond imagination.

The common application of the rules of truth in the Temple of Truth: a saint only needs to comprehend nine rules of truth to unleash the power of sacred arts twice as strong.

At the Saint King realm, it is necessary to integrate eighty-one truth rules to unleash the Saint Technique with twice the power, and to integrate seven hundred and twenty-nine truth rules to unleash three times the power.

Half a day later, Di Yi integrated the eighty-one truth rules into the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, unleashing a palm strike with twice the power. He then took out the Ice and Fire Phoenix Rule Emperor Artifact, studying the Dao Diagram while refining the truth rules.

Di Yi was like a sponge that had been in the desert for more than ten years, extremely dry. Now, he came to the ocean of Truth Heaven and frantically absorbed water, completely immersed in it.

Apart from him, the other six people in the Kunlun Realm found it much more difficult to comprehend the Way of Truth. They had no clue whatsoever and had to give up temporarily after trying several times.

The first rule is the biggest hurdle in cultivating the Path of Truth. Not every cultivator who comes to the Realm of Truth can comprehend the Path of Truth. In fact, the majority fail.

Of the cultivators who are able to comprehend the rules of truth, over 99% do so by entering the Temple of Truth. It's extremely rare to find someone who can comprehend the rules of truth solely by relying on the Dao diagrams left by the gods within the Daoist temple—it's almost impossible to find one like that in a year.

The people of Kunlun Realm devoted themselves to cultivation, waiting for the vacancy of the cultivation temple of the Temple of Truth to become available. During this period, cultivators from the Sword God Realm came several times, each time stronger than the last, but they were all blocked by the formation and retreated in a sorry state.

In the end, even when Qian Yuan Shenzi, a leader of the younger generation in the Sword God Realm, personally took action, he was unable to break through the formation outside the Shenxiao Dojo. Instead, he was corrupted by the dark power and suffered a minor loss.

In an instant, the perception of the Kunlun Realm among the myriad geniuses within the Realm of Truth changed drastically. The fact that it could withstand the attack of the Divine Son of Qian Yuan, regardless of the means used, meant it could not be taken lightly.

A leader of a world among the top 100, he is considered a top-tier expert in the Realm of Truth, second only to the ten divine disciples of the Temple of Truth. He is able to be on friendly terms with Shang Ziheng of the Temple of Merit and Gongzi Yan of the Temple of Space.

Emperor Yi knew nothing of the outside world, completely immersed in the vastness and beauty of the Path of Truth. The rules of the Path of Truth within his body doubled, approaching seven hundred.

After an unknown amount of time, Ling Feiyu called out to him.

"A message has arrived from the Temple of Truth; we can now go there to cultivate."

(End of this chapter)