While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Cao Kun understood.

The Grand Celestial Master cultivates strength and borrows the power of heaven and earth.

Taoist masters cultivate the Tao and govern the rules of heaven and earth.

These three stars didn't allow him to immediately master these three rules, but rather gave him a key and a direction.

This is what is known as "enlightening the Way".

For an ordinary cultivator, to be able to comprehend even a basic rule at the Dao Master level in their entire life is already a testament to exceptional talent.

He imprinted the three supreme rules of space, time, and causality in one go.

The difficulty involved is countless times greater.

"Without the system, I probably wouldn't even be qualified to take a look at these three stars on my own."

Cao Kun gave a self-deprecating laugh, then his eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"But now that I've obtained it, what level will I reach once I've grown up?"

Cao Kun himself didn't know the answer, but he was extremely looking forward to it!

Cao Kun stood up, raised his right hand, and loosely clenched his fist.

The air in the training room instantly froze, as if it had become a solid object.

"This feeling..."

Cao Kun muttered to himself.

If the Grand Celestial Master realm is about "borrowing" power from heaven and earth, then it requires an IOU and communication.

So now, he is a part of heaven and earth.

He no longer borrowed; he took it directly.

With a single thought, the surrounding spiritual energy moves as if guided by an arm or finger. No complicated incantations are needed to guide it; wherever the mind goes, the magical power arrives.

He closed his eyes, and his spiritual consciousness suddenly spread outwards.

Passing through the thick basement walls, through the villa's garden.

One kilometer, five kilometers, ten kilometers...

"Fifty kilometers."

Cao Kun withdrew his spiritual sense, his eyes gleaming.

"The coverage area has increased several times, and the clarity is completely incomparable."

He introspected his inner sea of ​​consciousness.

The three star imprints floated silently.

A silver space, a colorless time, a gray cause and effect.

Although he couldn't fully control it yet, he could sense that mysterious fluctuation.

Cao Kun glanced at the water glass on the table, a thought flickered in his mind, and he touched the silver "space" mark.

"Buzz".

The air around the glass suddenly distorted.

There was no wind, and the cup didn't move, but in that instant, the space where the cup was located seemed to be folded.

"Although we can't teleport or cut through space yet, this is a start."

Cao Kun's lips curled up.

He looked at the system panel; remaining merit points: 48,142,200.

"continue."

Without hesitation, Cao Kun pressed the upgrade button again.

"Consuming 2,000,000 merit points, cultivation level increased."

boom!

The power of heaven and earth poured into the body, and this time it was no longer a simple cleansing of magic power, but a profound baptism of the body and soul.

Cao Kun felt every cell in his body cheering and greedily absorbing this higher level of energy.

After a while.

Cultivation level: Second-grade Daoist Master.

Merit points: 46,142,200.

"Again!"

"Consuming 4,000,000 merit points..."

Cultivation level: Third-grade Daoist Master.

Merit points: 42,142,200.

As his cultivation level improved, the three rule imprints in his mind became clearer.

The previously blurry stars began to emit a faint but steady halo, seemingly slowly merging with Cao Kun's soul.

"He can still be promoted."

Cao Kun looked at the remaining 40 million merit points with burning eyes.

The feeling of such a rapid increase in strength is simply mesmerizing.

"upgrade!"

"Consuming 8,000,000 merit points..."

Cultivation level: Fourth-grade Daoist Master.

Merit points: 34,142,200.

The magical power within his body had become extremely concentrated, and it was even beginning to show signs of liquefaction.

That was not ordinary magical power, but "Dao power" containing a trace of Daoist principles.

Cao Kun clenched his fist, and the lightning in his palm was no longer a simple purple, but had a faint chaotic color.

That was the rudimentary form of the power of rules.

"There are still 34 million left. It will take 16 million to upgrade to the next level. That should be enough."

Cao Kun took a deep breath and clicked again.

"Consuming 16,000,000 merit points..."

Rumble!

Thunder suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the training room.

Cao Kun's body floated up, surrounded by an invisible force field.

After a long while, the strange phenomenon dissipated.

As Cao Kun landed, his eyes seemed to shimmer with the movement of a galaxy as he opened and closed them.

Cultivation level: Fifth-grade Daoist Master.

Merit points: 18,142,200.

The next level requires 3200 million points, which is not enough.

Cao Kun spent another 1000 million merit points to upgrade Qimen Dunjia to level seven.

Then, I spent 600 million merit points to upgrade the remaining five levels of spells to level six.

Cao Kun stopped what he was doing and looked at the panel.

Host: Cao Kun

Constitution: Innate Thunder Spirit Body

Cultivation level: Fifth-grade Daoist Master

Cultivation Technique: Taiqing Shenxiao Jue

Body Refining Technique: Purple Heaven Thunder Dragon Body Refining Technique (Fourth Level)

Skills (Spells):

Ziwei Zhenyuanzhong: Sixfold

Soul-Suppressing Dao Sound: Sixth Level

Taiqing Sword Technique: Six Levels

Five Thunder Orthodox Method: Seven Levels

Qimen Dunjia: Sevenfold

Shrinking the Earth to an Inch: Sixfold

Five Elements Thunder Prison: Six Levels

Spirit Binding Rope: Sixfold

Talisman Technique: Sixfold

Qi Observation Technique: Six Levels

Summoning Divine Art: Sixfold

Weapon Forging Technique: Level Six

Alchemy: Sixth Level

Nine-Character Secret Technique: The "Lin" Character Formula and the "Bing" Character Formula

Big Dipper Mantra

Purification Mantra

Purification Mantra

Purification Mantra

Golden Light Divine Mantra

Merit points: 2,142,200

To leap from Grand Celestial Master to Fifth-Rank Daoist Master in such a short time is nothing short of a miracle.

"A fifth-rank Daoist master..."

Cao Kun felt the vast, ocean-like power within his body.

And the newly acquired "soldier" strategy.

The Nine-Character Mantra contains immense power in every single character.

Previously, he easily dealt with Valack's projection by relying on the "Lin" technique.

This "soldier" strategy also possesses a mysterious and powerful force.

After learning more about it, Cao Kun couldn't help but feel excited.

"Now, if I encounter Valak's projection again, I can take it down much more easily."

"Even if its true form were to appear, I could still break off two of its teeth."

He left the practice room and went to the back garden.

Chris emerged from the phone, only to be startled by the aura emanating from Cao Kun.

"Master...Master?"

Chris instinctively took two steps back, her alluring eyes filled with fear and awe.

Even now, Cao Kun, though he has concealed his aura, still makes her feel a sense of oppression from the depths of her soul.

It was like a little white rabbit standing in front of a giant dragon.

"Don't be afraid."

Cao Kun spoke calmly, his aura instantly concealed, and he transformed back into the seemingly ordinary Asian youth.

With a thought from Cao Kun, the terrifying pressure that seemed capable of crushing the void vanished without a trace in an instant.

The tiny arcs of electricity that had been faintly flickering around his body all retreated deep into his pores.

He stood there, on the lawn in the garden, right in front of Chris.

But the feeling it evoked has changed.

One second ago, he was like a volcano about to erupt, or a peerless sword drawn from its sheath, its sharpness fully revealed, making people afraid to look directly at him.

In that instant, he was like a stone, a tree, or a wisp of wind passing through the courtyard.

A withered yellow leaf drifted down from the treetop, swaying gently, and finally landed softly on his shoulder.

It was neither propelled away by the airflow nor slipped.

He just stood there quietly, as if he himself were part of the natural landscape.

Chris was stunned.

She blinked her captivating eyes, looking at the scene before her with disbelief.