Invincible!

Chapter 239 Divine Consciousness
Three days later, an elder delivered the materials he had exchanged, which could be used to cultivate the Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi to the eighth level.

After obtaining these refining materials, Li Xian improved his Floating Dawn True Body and Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi while waiting for the official birth of this ninth-realm magic weapon that could help him perfect his sword intent.

As Li Xian went into seclusion, the uproar and discussion surrounding him gradually subsided.

The True Immortal World, with its three continents and two seas, is home to countless beings. At all times, people are performing amazing miracles on this land.

The world's gaze will not linger on any one person for long.

In this situation, time flies by, and a hundred days have passed.

……

"call out!"

Above a lava volcano.

A sword aura shot into the sky, its sharpness tearing through the haze and smoke above, penetrating the gale layer as if to pierce the heavens and earth.

This scene attracted everyone's attention.

In particular, some True Fire Realm cultivators and Golden Core Realm True Persons with exceptional eyesight and knowledge discerned something from this strange phenomenon.

"This is... Li Daozi cultivating the Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi!?"

"The sword energy stretched for hundreds of miles. Such sharpness was actually unleashed by a Golden Core cultivator. It's truly unbelievable!"

"Sometimes I really can't understand why there's such a huge difference between two people who are both Golden Core cultivators!"

"If you don't understand, then imagine why, although we are all human, some people have to spend their whole lives facing the yellow earth and never get a moment of leisure, while we can soar through the clouds and fly through the heavens on swords."

"Thank you for your comforting words. Thinking about it that way makes me feel much better."

The sword light continued to pierce the sky for a moment, and then the sword energy that tore through the clouds and seemed to penetrate the gale layer fell down from the sky again and plunged into the cave of the lava volcano.

Outside the cave, Chixia immediately cupped her hands in congratulations: "Congratulations, Daoist Li, on another breakthrough in your Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi. Today is truly a double celebration."

"The advantages brought by the Void Dao Body have allowed my supreme and wonderful technique to catch up and surpass others."

Li replied first.

But after a moment, he realized something: "Double happiness? Could it be..."

"My master asked me to summon you. That ninth-realm magic weapon is finished!"

"All right!"

An irrepressible surge of joy welled up in Li Xian's eyes.

He immediately ended his cultivation: "I'm coming right now!"

As he rode his escape light, he quickly arrived inside the lava volcano.

"coming."

Zhuoyong Taishang greeted him with a smile and immediately tossed him a sharp sword as black as ink.

"Let's see how it goes."

The sword is acquired.

Li Xian's first feeling was one of heaviness.

A sword-like magical weapon that looks to be only a little over four feet long feels as heavy as ten thousand pounds once you get your hands on it!

This weight is not advantageous for flying swords, which often rely on speed and sharpness as their core lethality.

However, after examining the flying sword for a moment, Li Xian was surprised to discover: "This weight... isn't real!?"

"That's right, it's just that you perceive it as very heavy."

Zhuo Yong knew that Li Xian was eager to experience the wonders of this ninth-realm magic weapon, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "Alright, take it and look at it slowly. I've been busy for several years, so I need to rest for a while."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty Zhuoyong."

Li Xian said something.

He quickly leaped away and returned to the temporary cave dwelling arranged by Chixia.

Upon arriving at the cave, he immediately sensed the changes that this ninth-realm magic treasure brought to his sword intent.

When he acquired the magical artifact, it directly interfered with his perception of weight, causing him to mistakenly believe that it weighed tens of thousands of kilograms.

This interference...

Li Xian held his sword, quietly contemplating its meaning.

"Sword intent can cause direct or indirect damage to other cultivators on a spiritual level, but... the instinct to survive is the instinct of all life. Any damage to the spiritual level will lead to the opponent's fiercest resistance and counterattack, thereby breaking through this illusory interference and suppression, unless... everything is real."

He vaguely understood the difference between perfected sword intent and great mastery of sword intent.

Or rather, through the experience of many predecessors in the Ancient Burial Ground of Immortals, he has realized the difference between perfect sword intent and sword domain.

"Everything outside tells him that everything derived from sword intent is the true reality."

Li Xian reached out his hand, and a black sun appeared above him.

The scorching light shone down from the dark sun.

He reached out and picked up one strand, his fingertips clearly feeling the heat emanating from the dark sun.

Not only the fingertips, but also the surrounding environment were affected by the black sun, resulting in a series of changes.

If this cave were not just bare rocks and crystals, but filled with flowers, grasses, and trees, at this moment, all the trees would probably look like they were being scorched by the blazing sun and withering rapidly.

"The sword intent at the Great Completion level is still directed at the cultivator himself, but the sword intent at the Perfection level has already changed the external environment. This illusory power of sword intent, even if it undergoes a qualitative change at the Lesser Completion level, theoretically still won't break trees when it cuts through the earth and trees. But the Perfection sword intent... truly cuts down trees..."

Li Xian's outstretched hand was touching something.

But I didn't touch anything.

But he already understood in his heart that from this moment on, his thoughts had acquired attributes and weight.

Turning stone into gold?

May all your wishes come true?

It is not a pipe dream to reach the pinnacle of sword intent.

Cultivators have truly become able to rely on their own willpower to suppress, distort, and even change the original material form in a short period of time.

"It's somewhat like the Great Dao of Creation? But it's more like using the power of idealism to distort reality and interfere with the material world!"

The moment he grasped this point, Li Xianna, who was actually only half a step away from perfecting his sword intent, silently broke through to a new level.

He didn't even rely on his talent to capture the inspiration for perfect sword intent.

The realm of sword intent thus naturally entered the realm of perfection.

Once the sword intent is perfected, there is no higher level to rise or further to advance.

Above that is the Sword Domain.

This ninth-realm magic treasure offers a slight guidance on the mysteries of the sword domain, but it does not contain the complete Dao of the sword domain.

However, while in the Ancient Burial Ground of Immortals, Li Xian was fortunate enough to glimpse the mysteries of the Sword Domain from the Floating Light Sword Immortal.

This kind of power...

"Perfect sword intent is an explosion of idealistic power that distorts reality, but sword domain is a world, a domain, truly created with idealistic power. It transforms a form that only exists in special explosions into the norm, thus interfering with and influencing every aspect of life in an all-pervasive way, making it unstoppable and undefendable!"

Li Xian's thoughts wandered.

But he quickly focused his attention on the sword intent that had already been perfected.

Sword Domain...

It's not that time yet.

Without transforming into a primordial spirit, the divine consciousness is simply unable to support the power of the sword domain.

What he needs to do now is to push the distortion of the real world caused by the eruption of perfect sword intent to its limit.

……

Over the next six months, Li Xian gradually adapted to the changes brought about by the perfection of his sword intent.

At the same time, he also used his perfected sword intent to stimulate the Upper Yuan Cave Heaven, causing his spiritual consciousness to transform into divine consciousness.

"Taiyin, Taiyang, Jindan, and Lianshen were collectively known as Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation in ancient times. These four realms can even be seen as the early, middle, late, and perfect stages of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation. Everything I did before was to stimulate my divine consciousness..."

Li Xianjian's sword intent was refined and intertwined with the spiritual consciousness gathered in Shangyuan Cave Heaven, continuously expanding the space of Shangyuan Cave Heaven.

The process of exploring the Shangyuan Cave Heaven will also cause great depletion of his own vital energy.

Just like an injured person needs supplements to replenish their energy.

Fortunately, he possessed an immortal body and had completed the cultivation of the Taiyin, Taiyang, and Golden Core realms, so this kind of consumption was completely within his tolerance range.

This change quickly made him realize the reason behind the saying, "If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening."

“Ancient cultivators, through the process of refining Qi into Spirit, might achieve a sudden enlightenment, shaking the Upper Yuan Grotto-Heaven and unleashing the power of divine sense. However, this is equivalent to pushing one's own essence to its limit. If one does not receive nourishment from rare and precious herbs after activating their divine sense, they will soon die from the depletion of their essence…”

Upon realizing this, Li Xian's heart stirred.

The sword intent that had been expanding the Shangyuan Cave Heaven suddenly subsided.

Before Shangyuan Cave Heaven could adapt to this stagnation, the perfect sword intent suddenly erupted.

Under this outburst, the entire Shangyuan Cave Heaven seemed to be in response, shaking incessantly. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Xian frantically refined his spiritual consciousness, absorbing the power squeezed out during the tremors of the Shangyuan Cave Heaven, and at the critical moment, condensed it into a single force.

Although Shangyuan Cave Heaven stabilized after adapting to this sudden change, the squeezed-out power dissipated, but...

The moment Li Xian captured that power, he had already memorized the entire process.

As his spiritual consciousness re-condensed, a different change had clearly occurred.

For the first time, the spirit separated from the body, and without using any magical power as a medium, it further left the physical body and explored the outside world.

And this power that can leave the body without needing magical power to support it...

"You've managed to cultivate your divine sense, after all."

Li Xian smiled slightly.

If he were to develop the Shangyuan Cave Heaven in the conventional way, even with his perfected sword intent, it would still take him one or two years. But now...

Li Xian sensed this power, distinct from spiritual consciousness, and its connection with the outside world...

In just a moment, he had come to understand the extraordinary nature of this power.

It's like a completely new tactile and sensory experience, similar to radar.

Using his "divine sense," he could easily gather far more information from the outside world than through sight, hearing, or touch.

"Intense, icy...or rather, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, yin, yang...and further exploration reveals life, destruction, chaos, order, creation, and..."

Li Xian unconsciously reached out, and under the guidance of his divine sense, he seemed to touch something.

"Void."

Following that mysterious feeling, he gripped it tightly.

With that one grasp, the void, something that seemed to exist only in concepts, was as if he had actually "grasped" it, and it could no longer flow away even a little bit.

Void...

In his hands, it froze.

This change...

"Void stagnation!"

Li Xian instantly realized something.

"My Void Dao Body has been fully formed."

With the help of the profound mystery of the void spirit and his own talent, he had already glimpsed the direction of the Great Dao of the Void in one fell swoop.

It is the shifting of the void, the stagnation of the void, and the storm of the void.

He clenched his fist, freezing the void, which was one of the external manifestations of the Void Dao Body's great success. "Indeed, just as Lingxu said, the reason why my Void Dao Body cannot be perfected is not because my comprehension is insufficient, but because I have not cultivated divine sense and lack the medium to manifest the power of the Void Dao Body's great success."

Li Xian was completely immersed in this realization, unable to extricate himself for a long time.

It took him a while to open his eyes again.

"Once the divine sense is released, the world changes."

He made full use of his divine sense, this new perspective and organ, to perceive and permeate the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, the changes in energy, and to sense the operation of the Great Dao in the universe.

However, the perception process went very smoothly, but when he tried to use his divine sense to touch and change the essential rules of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and energy changes, he felt an immense terror in the darkness.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he realized something.

"It is pure Yang."

Divine consciousness belongs to Yin in the Yin and Yang aspects of all things.

To some extent, it can be seen as the opposite of matter.

When the opposite of this substance tries to cross the boundary and come into direct contact with the substance, it produces a terrifying annihilation effect.

"Only by surviving the tribulation of lightning, collecting a bit of pure yang from it, and using the yin spirit as a vessel to transform it into a primordial spirit, can one master the power of pure yang... that is, antimatter energy!"

Li Xian's expression became slightly strange as he pondered this.

Upon closer examination, the power of the Taiyin star is equivalent to a powerful magnetic field device.

The true fire of the sun is the fire of fusion.

Only when the Golden Elixir is formed, with the union of Yin and Yang, does it truly evolve into an energy core similar to a fusion furnace.

And when the Yin spirit gathers pure Yang from the tribulation lightning and cultivates pure Yang immortal power...

That's practically equivalent to using energy from a fusion furnace to produce antimatter!?

This……

That's actually quite scientific.

Shaking his head, Li Xian dismissed the somewhat absurd idea.

For him, undergoing the tribulation of lightning and absorbing pure yang energy was far too early for his divine consciousness, which had not yet fully developed its yin spirit.

Without the "Yin Spirit" as a vessel, even if the pure Yang power in the lightning tribulation is collected, it can only be released as a one-time attack.

It's roughly the difference between controllable and uncontrollable antimatter.

"However... the growth of spiritual consciousness is very slow. Even if my sword intent is perfected, it will take at least ten or twenty years to grow to the point where I can condense a Yin spirit to serve as a vessel. If I am delayed by other things or encounter an accident during this period, it may take thirty or forty years."

This is the process of opening up the Shangyuan Grotto-Heaven.

What's needed is for the body to adapt.

It can only be refined by time, and cannot be changed by personal will.

He has only been in this world for twelve years, cultivating himself.

It takes at least ten to twenty years to cultivate one's spiritual sense to its full potential...

It must be said that this was a very long process.

"Alright, let's take it slow. I've already cultivated my divine sense and broken through to the Refining God Realm. Next, I can head to the Boundless Immortal Dynasty and push forward with the matter of the Dao Realm Supreme Ranking."

Li Xian spent nearly a year in the lava volcano, not only pushing his Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi to the eighth level, but also perfecting his sword intent.

Furthermore, with the cultivation of divine sense and the perfecting of the Void Dao Body, one can master the freezing and solidification of the void...

Compared to his fight with Gu Qianfan, his strength has clearly increased dramatically.

However, the exact extent of the growth is not accurate.

He planned to spend another month or two cultivating his Floating Dawn True Body to the eighth level, and then find someone to practice against.

He then spent another day calming himself down before leaving the cave and heading straight for the communication array at the lava volcano.

However, before he even reached the location of the formation, something occurred to him: "Lord Xuanling."

"I'm here."

Soon, spiritual energy condensed, and the figure of Xuanling manifested.

After manifesting its form, it immediately smiled and nodded: "Congratulations, Li Daozi, for activating your divine sense and entering the eighth level of the Dao Realm, which is also the last level in Dao Realm theory, the Refining Spirit Realm. From this moment on, you have truly stood at the pinnacle of the Dao Realm."

"It was a bit slower than I expected."

Li Xian smiled.

As early as when his sword intent was fully developed, he had already begun to explore the Shangyuan Cave Heaven to stimulate his spiritual consciousness to transform into divine consciousness. When he was in the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top stage, Lingxu even suggested that he skip the Taiyin, Taiyang and Golden Core stages and focus on sword intent to perfect his sword intent and directly reach the Refining God stage.

It's just that there have been too many big and small things happening in the past few years, which is why there hasn't been a breakthrough.

"You haven't cultivated your Golden Core for very long, so it's impossible that you relied on the Golden Core's nurturing and spiritual refinement to gradually open the Upper Yuan Cave Heaven, so..."

Xuanling looked at Li Xian: "Have you reached the pinnacle of sword intent?"

"good."

Li Xian didn't need to hide anything from Xuan Ling: "I did indeed rely on the perfect sword intent to stimulate the Shangyuan Cave Heaven and complete the transformation of my divine consciousness."

"Sword intent perfected."

Xuanling smiled slightly and said, "Once the sword intent is perfected, it is said to slay Yin gods and kill ghost immortals. The reason is that the power of sword intent is more condensed and sharper than divine sense. It is inherently restraining Yin gods and ghost immortals who are mainly based on divine sense. In particular, ghost immortals lack the nourishment of the physical body. Even if the sword intent is perfected, they are like rootless duckweed. Cultivators rely on the warmth of the physical body to wear down a ghost immortal to death."

It paused for a moment: "Of course, that is, on the premise that you can block the opponent's ninefold spells and nine-realm magic treasures."

Upon hearing this, Li Xian's eyes lit up: "Is there a ghost immortal that I need to hunt down?"

"That's not it."

Xuanling glanced at him: "Ghost Immortals need materials from immortal artifacts to cultivate. A single piece of immortal artifact material is worth as much as a top-grade Dao artifact. Therefore, Ghost Immortals are even rarer than Nascent Soul Immortals in this world..."

After hearing this, Li Xian's interest waned considerably.

"Although there are no ghost immortals, there is a demon lord of the Wuxiang Demon Sect, known as the Xuandu Demon Lord. He has cultivated the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Wuxiang Method to the ninth level and has transformed his Yin Spirit into a Heavenly Demon Body."

Xuanling smiled and said, "We have traced its trail between the Falling Star Sea and the Outer Sea Fortress... That sea area is no longer under the control of the sect, so it will not be easy to find it. But with your name, if you appear in that sea area, it will surely attract that demon to attack."

"The Great Freedom Demon Formless Technique of the Nine Heavens?"

Li Xian was somewhat surprised: "This person probably has the strength of the Nine Marks, right? Such strength and still hasn't transcended the tribulation... Does he want to retain his physical body?"

"Although not Nine Marks, its difficulty in dealing with others is in no way inferior to Nine Marks."

Xuanling said, "The reason why the six great demonic sects have been less powerful than the nine great immortal sects all these years is because the demonic arts they cultivate have angered both heaven and man, and have caused their inner demons to grow. Every time they undergo tribulation, they suffer from the influence of their inner demons several times more than the true lords of the nine great immortal sects. Even though the Lord of Xuandu has obtained an opportunity and cultivated the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Formless Method to the ninth level, he is still not confident in passing the tribulation and condensing his primordial spirit."

"I took it."

Li Xian immediately agreed.

"can."

Xuanling nodded slightly: "This mission carries a certain degree of danger. You can apply to your sect for a ninth-realm magic weapon..."

"Has Your Excellency Xuanling forgotten that I still possess two high-grade Dao artifacts?"

"If you use a superior artifact, your situation will be even more dangerous unless you silence all those who know about it."

"I know it well."

Li Xiandao.

"That's fine."

Xuanling did not insist.

Geniuses have their own path to becoming geniuses.

At that moment, it said directly: "The news of your appointment to take up a post at Flame Furnace Fortress has been circulating since you left the Ancient Burial Ground of Immortals. Now, you should take the sect's Sky Ship to the Fallen Star Sea openly and legitimately, and then take the Sky Ship from the Fallen Star Sea to Flame Furnace Fortress to make it easier to reveal your whereabouts."

"it is good."

Li Xian replied, "On this journey, I will cultivate my Floating Dawn True Body to the eighth level."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanling immediately changed his mind and said, "The matter of Xuandu is not urgent. Every sixty years in the outer sea, a group of dragon whales will follow the endless ocean currents and approach the Falling Star Sea. The dragon whales are rich in the treasure Dragon Blood Jade, which is a supreme treasure for suppressing inner demons."

It explained, "The dragon whales arrived a bit earlier this year, and Xuandu missed the best sniping spot. Currently, these beasts have entered the area guarded by the Flame Furnace Fortress. He must wait a year or two until the dragon whales return and leave the Flame Furnace Fortress's range before he has the courage to kill them."

Li Xian acted strangely again.

The dragon whale's unexpected early arrival forced Xuandu to stay for another year and a half.
These dragon whales...

Did you guys bring them here beforehand?
"In short, your cultivation is the priority, there is no need to rush. Just arrive at Youxian Island within half a year, show yourself once, and board the celestial ship to Yanlu Fortress."

Xuanling Dao.

"Okay, I understand."

Li nodded.

"Furthermore... you should remember that an elder once gave you a communication stone that could directly contact the Holy Son of the Imperial Palace? According to the sect's investigation, this matter is related to Shen Zangxing! Although he only tipped off the culprit, such behavior of betraying one's own Dao Son's whereabouts and potentially putting him in danger is something the sect has always severely punished..."

"Shen Zangxing?"

Li Xian was somewhat surprised: "Is this related to me?"

"It's only because of you that the investigation came to him, but the sect has always had its own rules and regulations. If Shen Zangxing is innocent, the sect will not break the rules because of you."

Xuanling said calmly.

"So now, the sect has already executed him?"

"That's not true."

Xuanling said, "Further investigation is currently underway. However, the evidence that he leaked your whereabouts is conclusive. Even if he never caused you any substantial harm, the best outcome for him is to strip you of your status as a true disciple, abolish your cultivation, and expel you from the sect."

"After all, he is a true disciple who has mastered the supreme technique. His aptitude is not bad. It would be a pity to directly cripple his cultivation. I would like to give him a chance."

Li Xiandao.

"You're going to plead for him?"

Xuanling was somewhat surprised.

"You could say that."

Li Xian said, "I had an unfulfilled duel with this Shen Zhenchuan. So, we might as well give him a chance to fight me. If he can beat me, he will be exceptionally talented. We might as well give him a break."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xuanling, a man of great experience and who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, was momentarily at a loss for words.

If you want to kill him, you can just say so.

After a long pause, it said tactfully, "Although I think this is a waste of your time, Li Daozi."

"No, this is not a waste of time."

"Alright, if you insist... I will apply to the sect to give him a chance."

"Thank you for your trouble. I'll head back to the Great Luo Immortal Sect now."

Li Xiandao.

Killing Shen Zangxing is not important.

However, deep down he always believed that resolving this matter was the benchmark for completely repaying Nangong Feixu's favor.

A promise must be kept; how can one rely on others for assistance?

Therefore, it is important to personally fulfill this promise.

　Although his cultivation level seems to have improved rather quickly, the story has progressed to this point, and he can't deliberately suppress his cultivation level.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)