Two Realms High Martial Arts: Gathering the Heavens to Become a Great Luo Immortal

Chapter 455 Finally Becoming a Yang God, 480 Million Thoughts

Deep within the land of the Yellow Springs, the strange phenomena of the primordial chaos and the cycle of the three realms slowly dissipated, and heaven and earth returned to that ancient stillness and twilight.

However, as Li Xijun sat cross-legged on the riverbed, his heart was in turmoil, far from calm.

His breakthrough to the middle stage of the Dharma Body realm greatly increased his strength, and the evolution of his grotto-heaven world became more perfect.

But he knew that this was only the accumulation of "quantity" and the initial understanding of "Tao".

To truly break free from the shackles of cultivation speed and achieve a fundamental leap in spiritual enlightenment, thereby enabling him to more quickly analyze the Great Dao, perfect his grotto-heaven, and even glimpse the profound mysteries of the "other shore," the highest realm of the path of spiritual refinement—the Yang God—is the peak he must immediately climb.

In the past, although he had high expectations for breaking through to the Yang God realm, he always had a sense of uncertainty.

This is because no one in the Great Sheng World, or even in this entire realm, has ever truly set foot in this place.

That is merely a theoretical realm deduced by the sages of the three religions based on ancient classics and the ultimate principles of heaven and earth. The road ahead is vast and unpredictable, like walking a tightrope over a dark abyss. A slight misstep could result in severe damage to one's soul and foundation of cultivation.

However, the five years of refining the Yellow Springs Finger Bone, especially the fleeting glimpse of the Bridge to the Other Shore at the end, were like a beacon in his heart, illuminating an unprecedented path to breakthrough!

"The Yang spirit is pure and immaculate, transcending Yin, roaming the vast emptiness, and moving the universe with its thoughts. Its essence is the ultimate pure Yang of the spirit and soul," and "transcendence."

Li Xijun's mind raced. "The other shore" was precisely the ultimate manifestation of "transcendence"! The bridge spanning this shore and the other shore, its very structure and purpose, were the manifestation of the highest level of "transcendental Tao"!

"Though I am powerless to build or cross the true bridge to the other side now, I have seen it and sensed a sliver of its true meaning."

"Why not—use this thought of transcending to the other shore as a guide, a blueprint, and the ultimate goal and reference for the transformation and sublimation of my soul?"

Inspiration strikes like lightning across the night sky!

A clear and bold approach to breaking through the current limitations took shape in Li Xijun's mind.

He did not rush to mobilize the vast golden power of his will in his sea of ​​consciousness, but instead calmed his mind and began to review the fundamentals of his own path of refining the spirit.

The views and ideas of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

In the past, in the world of Dasheng, he was a nobody who first ventured into the art of spiritual refinement, contemplating the methods of spiritual refinement from Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.

The three paths of contemplation each have their own strengths and limitations, and may even conflict with each other in their underlying principles.

However, relying on Li Boyan's teachings and the supreme method of the unity of the three religions, he took their essence and removed their constraints, and finally integrated them, condensing a unique "mind image" in his sea of ​​consciousness—neither Confucianism, Taoism, nor Buddhism, yet encompassing the essence of the three schools, with "I" as the master, governing all laws!

This is precisely the key to his superior spiritual foundation compared to his peers, enabling him to break through quickly and eventually achieve a near-pure yang divine soul.

"The essence of the three schools of thought (Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism) is to construct the framework and characteristics of one's own spiritual world by drawing upon the wisdom of the ancients. Confucianism emphasizes ethical order and righteous spirit; Taoism emphasizes natural freedom and tranquility; and Buddhism emphasizes wisdom, enlightenment, and compassionate transcendence—the unity of these three represents an ultimate exploration of the spiritual possibilities of humanity."

Li Xijun silently contemplated, "The Yang God I aspire to become requires more than just the pinnacle of human spirit; it requires an ultimate sublimation—transcending the realm of humanity, touching the origin of the Dao, and even glimpsing the light of the other shore!"

"My Great Luo Primordial Dao," governing Heaven, Earth, and Man, encompassing all things, already possesses the rudiments of supreme dominion and transcendence. Now, using this Great Luo Dao Heart as its core, the foundation of refining the spirit through the unity of the three teachings and with myself as the master, and the glimpsed true meaning of transcendence on the other shore as the ignition and blueprint—I will recast my divine soul, transforming it from near-pure Yang to a complete metamorphosis, achieving that unprecedented—Yang God!

The decision was made, and there was no more hesitation.

Li Xijun's consciousness sank completely into the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness.

There, the golden ocean of willpower surged and filled almost every inch of space, pure and vast, serving as the most powerful "fuel" for impacting the Yang God.

In the center of the ocean, a divine soul, identical to his own in appearance but more solid and radiating a faint golden glow, sat quietly in meditation. This was his current manifestation of a nearly pure Yang divine soul.

"Let's begin."

With a thought, the vast ocean of golden wish power suddenly boiled!

Boundless pure willpower, like the gentlest yet most steadfast tide, began to gently and continuously wash, cleanse, and permeate every thought and every strand of primordial spirit of the divine soul at a mysterious frequency, wave after wave.

This cleansing is not a simple infusion of energy, but a baptism of the Great Dao that contains Li Xijun's own "Great Luo" Daoist charm and his understanding of the "Other Shore".

With each surge of willpower, the soul becomes more transparent, and the remaining yin essence, subtle obsessions, and cognitive fog are gradually extracted and purified. The essence of the soul, nourished by the combined power of willpower and the true meaning of the Great Dao, becomes purer, more refined, and closer to a certain ideal state of "perfection."

At the same time, Li Xijun began to actively contemplate and reconstruct his own spiritual world.

He no longer contemplates the specific teachings of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, or his own mental image.

Instead, visualize the blurry image of the bridge to the other shore that is deeply imprinted in your mind!

Visualize the bridge formed by the river of time, the warp and weft of cause and effect, the runes of the Great Dao, and the eternal light!

Visualize that magnificent realm that spans this shore and the other shore, connects the known and the unknown, and represents ultimate transcendence and freedom!

He used his own "Great Luo Primordial Dao Heart" to understand, simulate, and try to resonate with the "transcendent Dao Rhyme" contained in the bridge, even if it was only a tiny fraction of it.

This is undoubtedly extremely difficult.

The bridge to the other shore is at a very high level; even if it is just a vague image or concept, it is far beyond what the realm of the Dharma body can easily reach.

Li Xijun's soul was under immense pressure during the visualization, as if a child was trying to lift a mountain. His thoughts kept collapsing and reforming, and his consciousness violently oscillated between clarity and ambiguity.

However, it was precisely this extreme pressure and challenge, coupled with the endless cleansing and nourishment of the golden willpower, as well as his own indestructible mental foundation and "Great Luo" Dao heart, that prompted his soul to undergo a kind of dramatic transformation of "destruction and reconstruction"!

"Snap—"

It was as if some invisible shackles had been broken.

Li Xijun's divine soul body, the faint golden light began to condense inward, and the color gradually changed from light gold to a warm and restrained pure gold that seemed to be able to illuminate all the heavens and myriad worlds.

The form of the soul also began to become unfixed, sometimes transforming into a warm light, sometimes into a flowing river of scriptures, and sometimes manifesting a miniature cycle of the three realms—ever-changing and incomparably agile!

His thinking speed, calculation ability, and comprehension ability began to increase exponentially!

The changes in laws that previously required months or even years of painstaking deduction can now be rapidly compared, verified, and analyzed in one's mind with the slightest thought.

In an instant, 480 million thoughts were activated simultaneously!

The fluctuations of thought emanating from the deepest part of the soul are no longer merely spiritual power; they begin to faintly bear the imprint of laws. A thought filled with unwavering will seems to transform into tiny yet real fragments of laws, influencing reality!

But this is not the end.

"The highest realm of soul cultivation between heaven and earth—the Yang Spirit!"

Li Xijun's understanding became increasingly clear: "The formation of the Yang Spirit requires not only a pure Yang soul, but also resonance with the Great Dao of the Universe, comprehension of the Dao of Heaven, the mechanism of the universe's rotation, the beginning of all things, and perfect harmony between one's own cycle and the fundamental Dao of the Universe!"

His spiritual senses began to extend and expand wildly outwards!

No longer confined to the Land of the Dead, no longer confined to the Great Xia World!

His thoughts seemed to transform into invisible tentacles, breaking through the barriers of the world and probing into the cold and vast endless starry sky!

He "saw" the birth and death of stars, felt the slow rotation of the Milky Way, experienced the coldness and profundity of the universe, and also captured the omnipresent fundamental law and pulse that maintains the operation of the universe. That is the "One Element Way", the breath and heartbeat of the universe!

At the same time, the evolutionary laws of the "Great Luo Primordial Beginning Heaven" cave world within his body began to resonate in a wondrous way with the pulse of the universe outside!

The trajectory of the Heavenly Dao in the Cave Heaven subtly echoes the rotation of certain galaxies in the outside world.

The rise and fall of the celestial veins in the cave seem to correspond to the tides of some kind of energy in the universe.

The flickering of the flame of civilization in the cave resonates with the frequency of the thoughts of intelligent beings.

The cycle of one's own microcosm begins to resonate with the breathing of the external macrocosm, attempting to harmonize with it!

This is an extremely dangerous yet crucial process.

If one is not careful, one's own inner world may be assimilated and devoured by the vast laws of the universe, or it may collapse due to frequency conflicts.

Li Xijun must precisely control the cycle of his own celestial realm, ensuring that it maintains the independence and uniqueness of the Great Luo Primordial Dao while subtly embedding itself in and conforming to the fundamental pulse of the universe, achieving a delicate balance of harmonious coexistence and mutual nourishment.

His soul was under an unprecedented burden, simultaneously processing multiple pieces of information and pressures, including the evolution of his internal grotto-heaven, his perception of the external universe, his own transformation into pure Yang, and his contemplation of the other shore.

The golden power of will was being consumed at an alarming rate.

Time seems to lose its meaning in this deepest transformation.

It could be a moment, or it could be ten thousand years.

As the days passed, the immense, star-like power of will continued to burn, and finally—

When the last trace of yin essence was cleansed, when the soul completely transformed into that warm, restrained, eternally indestructible pure gold, when the cycle of one's own inner world and the primordial pulse of the universe achieved that mysterious and harmonious perfect resonance, "BOOM!!!"

A Daoist voice, originating from the very source of his soul yet seemingly resounding throughout all the heavens and myriad realms, erupted from the deepest part of Li Xijun's sea of ​​consciousness!

It is not a sound heard by the ears, but a sound that directly affects the soul level of all sentient beings!

Yang Shen, accomplished!

Li Xijun suddenly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, there were no stars, no mountains and rivers, no civilization, no reincarnation.

There was only a pure, warm, golden light, as if it contained the light of the universe's birth!

The golden light was not dazzling, but it carried a supreme artistic conception that penetrated all things, comforted all things, and transcended all things.

His soul—no, it should now be called the Yang spirit—has undergone a complete transformation.

Every thought is pure and flawless, incredibly resilient, containing faint patterns of the Great Dao, as if it itself were a miniature carrier of laws. Its computational and deductive abilities have reached an inconceivable level; with the slightest thought, it can perceive the smallest details and deduce all laws.

The power of the soul is as vast as the starry sky. A single gaze filled with willpower is enough to make an ordinary Dharma Aspect Grandmaster lose his composure; a condensed thought curse is enough to transform into a real and tangible chain of laws, binding the enemy's foundation.

More importantly, the Yang spirit resonates with the universe, and its breathing is synchronized with the universe.

He doesn't need to consciously exert his energy; his pores and acupoints are constantly exchanging energy and information with the universe, absorbing the brilliance of heaven, earth, sun, moon, and stars, the energy of the void, and even the laws and rhythms in the darkness!

It is itself like a miniature, highly ordered and ever-growing world embryo!

The control over force reaches an unparalleled level, where a fraction of force can produce ten or even a hundred times the effect.

Their grasp of future opportunities, their anticipation of danger, and their insight into chances have all reached unimaginable heights.

"call----"

Li Xijun slowly exhaled, and this breath carried faint golden light, purifying and dispelling the dense death aura around him.

He felt the unprecedented power and clarity of the Yang God, yet his heart remained calm.

"The Yang God—finally achieved." He murmured to himself, his tone tinged with emotion.

Looking back, when I received that rudimentary introductory manual on the first floor of the Dasheng World Cunsi Association, I never imagined that one day I would stand at the pinnacle of the Refining Spirit Path and become the first person in history to truly step into this realm.

"The path of cultivation is indeed infinitely mysterious."

"The Martial Saint and the Dharma Body temper the physical body and the Great Dao, while the Yang Spirit transcends the soul and cognition. Only when the two are combined can one truly achieve perfection."

He could clearly feel that after achieving the Yang God status, his understanding of the Great Luo Primordial Dao and the Original Dark Laws had increased by more than a hundred times. Many things that were previously obscure and difficult to understand were now suddenly clear.

The evolution of the inner world within the body also began to automatically optimize and accelerate under the impetus of the Yang God's terrifying calculation and perception abilities.

The realm of the mid-stage of the Dharma Body, which had just been stabilized, has begun to show signs of slow but solid improvement!

More importantly, he felt that he had a more subtle connection with the concept of the "other shore" in the dark.

Although it is still far away, the direction seems to be—a little clearer.

"It's time to go back." Li Xijun stood up, and the deathly silence of the Yellow Springs seemed unable to touch the faint, warm, and transcendent golden aura around him.

After five years of secluded cultivation in the Yellow Springs, he broke through to the mid-stage of the Dharma Body realm. In the following two years of cultivating the Path of Refining the Spirit, he achieved an unprecedented Yang Spirit realm.

This harvest far exceeded expectations.

Now it's time to return to the main world and have a good chat with the Blood Kun from the Blood God World, and the Cyclops, the God King of Anagard!

He took a step, and his figure was no longer in this world.