Perfection: I have a Tree of Ten Thousand Paths

Chapter 56: The Ten Heavenly Caves Unite, Surpassing the Predecessors (Seeking First Subscription! 6000-Word Chapter)

Qi Shi'an's essence, energy, and spirit merged with the Ten Heavenly Caves. The Myriad Trees, which had been obscuring the heavenly secrets, erupted completely and merged with him as well.

The light of the Dao principles on the Tree of Ten Thousand Paths falls like rain, seeping into the skin and merging with the blood; the branches extend to the limbs and bones, and the physical body and primordial spirit are being baptized and reforged by the Dao principles.

The Great Dao Chains, like invisible saw blades, are cutting through bones, and the Ten Grotto Heavens are constantly being reshaped.

"Ugh—"

Qi Shi'an let out a roar that resounded through the heavens and earth, venting the unbearable pain of this transformation. He suppressed his weariness and kept himself awake at all times.

Because he knew that as long as he endured the transformation, he would have the opportunity to touch the Great Dao.

Within the Ten Caves, auspicious clouds surged and colorful mists swirled. His mind and spirit were focused here, becoming one with the entire cave, as if he were creating all things, wanting to reopen the world.

"Boom!"

Divine power surged, auspicious colors appeared, and endless ripples spread, like the roar of divine music.

Even when the spirit leaves the body, it can still resonate with the physical body within the grotto-heaven. The subtle threads between them resemble a divine chain of order, connecting the universe and its creation.

Nine out of the ten grottoes are spewing forth energy, with all the vital energy and spirit poured into one single grotto.

Even the black mist, the divine charm of the ancient map, and the divine liquid of the Myriad Trees were all crystal clear and brilliant, like a vast starry sea, all converging and pouring into a single cave.

One by one, specks of light appeared, like living beings, sprouting and emerging in this cave.

Qi Shi'an's divine sense condensed in the Ten Cave Heavens, and the Daoist charm of the Myriad Dao Tree was also being transformed, allowing him to perceive the vague evolution of the Great Heaven and Earth, which deeply moved him.

Divine light spread and auspicious radiance burst forth. The essence of the other nine grotto-heavens was all poured into this grotto-heaven. The myriad trees were like seeds of life, and the runes that fell from the wine made this place vibrant with life, evolving the aura of life.

"open!"

Qi Shi'an shouted loudly, "Recreate the grotto-heaven, where creation and life are full of vitality!"

The grotto-heaven is like the world; opening up the grotto-heaven is opening up the world. The death of the world is the end, representing the extinguishing of everything.

If opening up a celestial realm is the beginning of life, then destruction is the end, the abyss of death.

Since he transmigrated here, he did not obtain a good bloodline, and the Myriad Dao Tree was also nurtured by him step by step.

But he felt that was not enough. The future was destined to be dark. If he wanted to move forward and look down on the great path, he could only look inward and seek a way to transcend.

"I've come into this world to either live or die! I ask for nothing else!" Qi Shi'an's eyes were unusually firm.

He gathered the power of the nine celestial caves and bombarded one celestial cave, while also using his own essence, energy, and spirit to directly confront it!

"boom!"

The cavern outside his body exploded one after another, with magma rolling and divine energy surging. The evil energy hidden within him, which had been accumulated from countless previous killings, erupted completely at this moment.

A devastating force exploded in the void, as if causing a cataclysmic collapse, completely engulfing him.

Qi Shi'an coughed up a mouthful of blood, but his will remained strong. His eyes opened and closed, and a burst of blood-black divine light shot out.

The Tree of Myriad Paths is also frantically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, black mist, and ancient relics, transforming them into runes that are engraved into its flesh and blood.

This cycle repeated itself endlessly, constantly breaking down and rebuilding, recreating the grotto-heaven. His physical body was already in a terrible state, but his spirit seemed to be sublimating, becoming more and more abundant.

The Daoist aura swirling around the Myriad Dao Tree immobilized his physical body, slowing down the rate at which it decayed.

The malevolent energy, black mist, runes from ancient maps, and the Daoist aura of the Myriad Dao Tree continuously surged in, recreating the grotto-heaven. In the end, they resonated with each other, achieving a strange balance!

"Chance!"

A glint flashed in Qi Shi'an's eyes as he began to attempt the smelting. The ten caves trembled violently, merging into one and becoming a world of their own!

The ten grottoes resonated, their essence surging forth like magma, like a divine waterfall, all pouring into the body.

At this moment, the Ten Heavens reached their peak of brilliance, releasing an immortal radiance. The same was true for itself, with runes and Daoist energy swirling together, its essence and spirit piercing through the sky.

"Buzz!"

The ten grottoes encircled Qi Shi'an, interconnected, forming a magnificent crimson divine ring, dazzling and awe-inspiring, its divine light piercing the sky.

Finally, the divine ring disintegrated, and the ten grotto-heavens separated again, beginning to swirl and dance, floating around Qi Shi'an.

Just then, the black mist condensed into a dark shadow. Qi Shi'an looked closely and realized that the shadow was the terrifying figure he had seen in the illusion earlier.

The terrifying figure slowly opened its eyes, and in an instant, a ball of light composed of blood, black, white, and gray emerged from its body. This ball of light was expanding at an astonishing speed.

"Why----"

The terrifying figure let out a mournful sigh, a sigh that seemed to have traveled from the past across the river of time to the present, filling Qi Shi'an with terror.

The terrifying figure opened its mouth and uttered a sentence, then transformed into a cloud of black mist, entering Qi Shi'an's body and merging with the four-colored divine light.

"Buzz!"

The ten celestial caves merged once more into a dazzling crimson divine ring, transforming him into a young god who was both saintly and demonic.

At the center of the divine ring is a black round sun and a silvery crescent moon, which are constantly rotating, sometimes appearing as a round sun and a crescent moon, sometimes as a crescent moon and a crescent moon, and sometimes as a crescent moon and a round moon.

Between opening and closing, it seems as if the seasons have changed, the sun and moon have alternated, and life and destruction coexist!

This unique cave has only one mouthful!

The dazzling divine halo exhaled wisps of essence, the blood-black essence cleansing Qi Shi'an's body, and the silvery-white essence nourishing his primordial spirit. The divine light emanating from his entire body was extremely brilliant and dazzling, and those lights formed a central ball of light within his body, which was extremely radiant.

"Phew, the physical body has become a paradise! Finally—it's a success!"

Qi Shi'an exhaled a breath of stale air, opened his eyes, and his black and white pupils shone with a divine light as brilliant as the sun and moon.

The Tree of Ten Thousand Paths completely merged with him, after which he was able to cultivate immortal energy effortlessly, and his spells and supernatural powers reached the highest level.

With continuous cultivation, the Tree of Myriad Paths can also grow together, eventually achieving a complete fusion of body, mind, spirit, and the rules of heaven and earth.

Reaching the state of "merging with all things," every gesture and movement contains the principles of heaven and earth.

Qi Shi'an should have been very happy at this moment, but he had a gloomy expression.

The last, fragmented words spoken by the shadowy figure as it vanished flashed through my mind: "Fulfill my final wish."

"Destroy—the Immortal Palace—Luofu True Valley—"

His words were filled with intense killing intent, suggesting that he was killed by several major lineages, including the Immortal Palace and Luofu True Valley.

Through fusion, the shadowy figure bestowed all its inheritance upon Qi Shi'an, including Moro Peak, the treasure placed in the Heavenly Bone Forbidden Zone, and the location of a teleportation array in the outside world.

At the same time, he also learned who the dark figure was.

Supreme Lord Luo Xiu!

The ancestor of the Luo family was born in the lower realm of the universe. He possessed unparalleled combat power and his cultivation had reached the Supreme Realm.

As he had expected, this Treasure Cliff was indeed a priceless treasure.

The original name of Fenbao Cliff was Molu Peak, which was a magical artifact refined by the Supreme Lord Luoxiu.

Back then, because he sheltered the Ten Fierce Kunpeng and the descendants of the Seven Kings, he was attacked by several major lineages, including the Immortal Palace and Luofu True Valley, and ended up dying and disappearing. The Luo family was also completely wiped out by these major lineages.

Moro Peak was also shattered in that great battle. Afterwards, Supreme Luo Xiu, with his severely injured body, rebuilt the peak and entrusted his divine consciousness to it.

In the end, because he protected all living beings in the lower realm, he was destroyed in both body and soul, and was not reincarnated!

"Senior Luo, I'll take responsibility for your karma!"

Qi Shi'an made up his mind, his eyes blazing with murderous intent.

He also harbored deep hatred for the various Daoist lineages, such as the Immortal Palace, Sword Valley, and Luofu True Valley, because these lineages not only treated them, the people of the lower realm, as food and plundered them at will.

They also splashed dirty water, distorted history, and smeared the descendants of the seven kings as sinners.

The descendants of the seven kings were either banished to the lower realms or exiled to the lands of sin, becoming slaves and human sacrifices.

Such acts deserve divine retribution!

When he is strong enough, he will surely transform into a great demon and slaughter all these wicked creatures that plague the world!

History will eventually return to normal, and the descendants of the seven kings will not be slaves forever!

Qi Shi'an successfully broke through, and the strange phenomena in the world dissipated. The black mist was completely refined by him and then vanished. The surrounding sky was no longer dark and became clear and bright.

The many creatures below the Treasure Sharing Cliff looked on in disbelief at the sight.

"How is this possible? How did the surrounding black mist all disappear?"

"I don't know, perhaps something happened at Treasure Sharing Cliff."

"Hey, look! That thuggish kid is still alive!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise, and everyone's attention was drawn to him. Not far away, a small figure was descending from the sky.

"boom!"

The moment Qi Shi'an landed, he created a huge crater, with cracks stretching for miles, causing the mountains and forests to tremble.

"Xiao An!" Shi Hao's face lit up with a smile when he saw Qi Shi'an. He skipped over to his side, "Haha, I knew it! A troublemaker like you is definitely not going to die!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Shi'an was speechless: "What kind of talk is that!"

After observing carefully, Shi Hao discovered that Qi Shi'an's aura seemed to have become even stronger, giving him a subtle sense of oppression.

"Xiao An, you didn't... break through?!" Shi Hao exclaimed in surprise, his eyes wide.

Suppressing his excitement, Qi Shi'an slowly said, "Yes, I succeeded!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao was immediately taken aback. Qi Shi'an was originally a Tenth Heaven Cave, and now that he was breaking through again, it could only mean that he was a Tenth Heaven Cave merged into one!

"How did you break through? What is that cave heaven like? And also—" Shi Hao asked incessantly.

Qi Shi'an's mind went blank, and he quickly covered his mouth: "If you want to know, I'll tell you after we get out."

"There are more important things to do now!"

Qi Shi'an's gaze swept over the group of menacing creatures around him.

"Boy! What fortuitous opportunity did you obtain at Treasure Sharing Cliff? Hand it over now!"

"Little brat, that kind of treasure is not for you to possess. Hand it over immediately, and I'll spare your life!"

A group of creatures sneered. They concluded that the disappearance of the black mist was related to the human brat in front of them, and that he had violated the rules of the Treasure Sharing Cliff, yet he had not died!

They simply assumed that this human brat had obtained some extraordinary treasure, which allowed him to survive.

"You want it that much?" A glint flashed in Qi Shi'an's eyes, and a mysterious smile curled at the corner of his lips. "Since you all want it, then I'll—give it to you!"

Suddenly, Qi Shi'an, like lightning, rushed towards the loudest humanoid creature and delivered a simple, unadorned punch.

"puff!"

Before the humanoid creature could react, it was blasted dozens of miles away by a punch, eventually collapsing to the ground, its bones broken, its chest caved in, and its entire body a bloody mess, its fate unknown.

Qi Shi'an has now completed the unification of the ten grotto heavens, truly surpassing all the sages of the past and present. In the realm of grotto heavens, no one can rival him!

Moreover, he has also integrated the Myriad Dao Tree, and every move he makes contains the fluctuations of the Great Dao. If the Myriad Dao Tree reaches its complete stage, he can also freely manipulate the laws of heaven and earth and control the myriad Daos.

Qi Shi'an's attack was very sudden, and what shocked many creatures was that he killed a powerful creature with just one punch.

How could this not shock them? The many beings present were all prodigies, and they were evenly matched with the humanoid being.

Now that humanoid beings have been killed with a single punch, they should ask themselves, could they possibly be a match for them?

Qi Shi'an's current strength made Shi Hao feel somewhat inferior. At the same time, he also witnessed the power of the Ten Cave Heavens combined into one, surpassing the sages' Cave Heaven Realm.

Shi Hao's desire to merge the ten grotto heavens into one grew stronger and stronger. He had to step into this realm and could not be easily surpassed by Qi Shi'an!

"Come on, all of you, come at me! Let me see just how strong you geniuses who stand above all others really are!"

Qi Shi'an's voice boomed like thunder. His eyes swept contemptuously over the creatures around him, a wicked smile playing on his lips. He exuded an aura of dominance over the world, showing no fear whatsoever.

Now his realm has surpassed everyone else's, and his combat power is unparalleled.

"Human brat, don't be so arrogant!" a large golden bird shouted.

At this moment, another group of people arrived at the bottom of the cliff. The leader was a young girl with jet-black hair, a full and fair forehead, bright eyes and white teeth. She was very beautiful and had a kind of spiritual quality.

Upon recognizing the person, Shi Hao waved and laughed excitedly, "Junior Sister! What brings you here?"

The newcomer was none other than Princess Huo Ling'er of the Fire Kingdom. Upon hearing the familiar address of "Junior Sister," she staggered, her large, black, gem-like eyes widening in surprise: "Don't call me Junior Sister, you little brat!"

No matter how you looked at it, the baby was just taking advantage of the situation, and he said it so matter-of-factly, which made her furious.

Besides, she was already older than this tiny baby. If we were to rank them, she should be his senior sister, but she was always called junior sister. She had been unhappy with this baby for a long time.

Behind Huo Lingji were several cloaked figures, clearly the sealers. It was they who broke into the Divine Cave and were able to bring out the descendants of the gods. Now, they had long since recovered from their injuries.

In addition, the five geniuses from Butian Pavilion followed behind and did not perish along the way.

"The Fire Kingdom's princess, the Human Emperor's daughter!" Everyone turned their heads and exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, both human powerhouses and geniuses from other races couldn't help but gasp in shock. Many powerful races dared not provoke them easily and all had to retreat.

"Hey, junior sister, you really need to work on your temper. Why are you always glaring like that!"

With his broken sword on his back, Shi Hao swaggered over to Huo Lingji. He reached out and pinched the little wolf, and the young god immediately jumped into his arms.

She still carried Huo Ling'er's unique body fragrance, rubbing against Shi Hao to express intimacy.

Seeing this, Huo Ling'er's eyebrows twitched repeatedly, and she said angrily, "You ungrateful wretch!"

She fed it well along the way, but as soon as it saw the baby, it immediately ran away without the slightest hesitation.

"Hey, are you still going to fight or not? If you don't make a move, I'm going to take action." Qi Shi'an raised an eyebrow and said quite casually.

He must scare away all these creatures before he can safely collect Moro Peak and avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

If we can't scare them away, then we'll have no choice but to annihilate them all here!

"Arrogant! Everyone, attack together!"

"How dare he underestimate us! Annihilate him!"

A group of creatures roared in anger. The large golden bird glanced sideways, its pupils like golden vortexes, extremely terrifying, as if it wanted to swallow a person's soul whole. "I—why do I feel a little dizzy?"

The big red bird was terrified. Its feathers stood on end, and it shook its head violently before it came to its senses.

For a moment, tensions rose at the bottom of the Treasure Sharing Cliff. The Fire Kingdom princess and her entourage did not make any move, but the five geniuses from the Heaven-Mending Pavilion who had accompanied Qi Shi'an wanted to step forward to help.

Unfortunately, Shi Hao stopped him, saying, "Don't worry, Xiao An can handle these chickens and dogs all by himself."

He was quite confident in Qi Shi'an, whose realm of unifying the ten grotto heavens had surpassed that of many others, and whose combat strength was on a completely different level.

"But—" one of the senior students was still a little worried.

"Relax, relax."

Shi Hao teased the little wolf god with amusement, without showing the slightest sign of worry.

Huo Ling'er was also a little curious. Although she had witnessed the strength of these two brats, she wondered why this little baby was so confident when surrounded by a group of creatures. Could he have a trump card?

Qi Shi'an said disdainfully, "You're that half-blood golden roc? Not bad, you'll be my dinner tonight!"

"Eat me? You're asking for it!"

The Golden-Winged Roc's eyes were deep and swirling like an abyss. It stood on a boulder, its entire body gleaming with golden light, exuding an innate majesty, like a golden deity descending to earth, looking down upon its people.

"Stop talking so much nonsense, let me go first!"

The ape roared and strode forward, causing the earth to tremble and the stones on the ground to shake.

With a loud "boom," the black ape stomped down with a domineering, wild, and contemptuous stomp, looking down at the human youth before it, intending to crush him to death.

With its wide mouth and fangs, and its fierce appearance, it exudes an arrogant confidence, but also a sense of humiliation. It crushes insects with the nonchalance of a dragon, suppressing them with unstoppable force.

In its eyes, the humanoid creature that had just been killed with a single punch was simply too unguarded and deserved to die.

But who is Qi Shi'an? No one has ever dared to bully him. All creatures that attempt to bully him are either eaten or blasted into a bloody mist.

He was extremely aggressive and showed no intention of dodging. He focused the true roar's head on his fist and then raised his hand to strike.

The True Roar Fist struck the ape's sole directly, causing the True Roar's head to grow larger. It viciously bit and swallowed one of the ape's legs.

"Awooo!" the violent ape roared in pain.

Qi Shi'an, not one to back down, charged forward and unleashed another True Roar Fist, smashing it toward the ape's head with the force of a hammer.

As it was about to reach him, the raging ape had no choice but to activate its protective divine energy, which surged with dark light as it crossed its arms to block.

A dozen or so powerful ancient species nearby also quickly took action, trying to kill him swiftly. Instantly, the world was filled with runes, dazzling and magnificent, and several magical techniques flew towards Qi Shi'an.

However, he ignored it and only wanted to withstand the attack head-on.

"Boom!" "Pfft!"

Blood splattered everywhere. The ape's protective divine energy was shattered by a single punch, and the bones in its arms were broken by this domineering and unparalleled True Roar Fist, rendering it unable to lift its arms any longer.

Those magical techniques struck Qi Shi'an's body squarely.

Unfortunately, his physical body is now incredibly strong, and if these beings don't use their trump cards, they can't even budge him.

"What!" many creatures exclaimed in surprise.

This human youth is truly unparalleled in combat power. He was able to withstand the powerful techniques that attacked him with his bare body, without even leaving a wound.

Only then did the raging ape realize just how terrifying this human boy was; with just two punches, he had crippled both of the ape's arms and one leg.

Qi Shi'an glanced at it briefly and said sarcastically, "Not bad. To be able to withstand two of my divine punches without dying, your physical body is much stronger than that of ordinary ancient remnants. You have some skill!"

Although it didn't use its full strength in those two punches, the fact that it could withstand two of his true roar punches shows that its protective divine energy saved its life.

Qi Shi'an became serious. He moved with lightning speed, rushing towards the raging ape. His body radiated a blood-black divine light, and a ferocious, roaring phantom appeared. Blood-black runes spread out, and a black sun shone across the sky.

The ape was filled with shock, anger, and fear. It dared not take another punch, but it had already lost a leg and two arms and was powerless to escape. It could only fight to the death.

The ape glowed brightly, and a towering black mist rose up, transforming into a tornado that surrounded it.

This is the Vajra rune, with astonishing divine power. Its entire body swelled up, suddenly growing much taller, reaching an astonishing thirty meters, a significant increase from its original height.

Moreover, his body was bulging, with dragon-like patterns winding around it.

"boom!"

The ape charged forward on its remaining leg, its body enveloped in a dark light, like a large black bell weighing down on it, making a buzzing sound.

He charged forward, his footsteps causing the earth to crack open rapidly. Boulders flew through the air, and the earth and rocks surged forward like a tidal wave, threatening to engulf Qi Shi'an.

This was a shockwave that erupted from the violent ape, with black runes transforming into dozens of waves that crashed towards Qi Shi'an.

"No problem!"

Qi Shi'an said coldly. He kept changing his hand gestures, and various runes appeared together, condensing into phantom images such as the Primordial Demon Peng, White Tiger, True, and Flood Dragon.

These are all original magical runes engraved in the Myriad Dao Tree. After he merged with the Myriad Dao Tree, he had fully comprehended the magical techniques and could easily unleash magical techniques that surpassed the level of others.

With a loud "bang," the dozens of black waves were shattered by the blow. Although Qi Shi'an was small, his strength was unparalleled. He punched the violent ape, and the earth trembled.

The ape's eyes were fierce, and a mountain-sized foot stomped down, as imposing as Mount Tai pressing down on one's head.

Qi Shi'an's fist collided with the giant ape's foot. The giant foot seemed to be engulfing him, but in reality, it broke his bones and tendons. The giant ape roared, feeling excruciating pain.

Qi Shi'an's fist, imbued with a powerful devouring and tearing force, wreathed in runes, smashed into its flesh, splattering large amounts of blood.

At this moment, a powerful devouring and tearing force was tearing apart the internal organs of the violent ape. With a "bang", its entire chest was ripped open, and it was dead beyond any doubt.

The onlookers were dumbfounded. How could such a small figure so easily kill the violent ape?

They observed Qi Shi'an's state; his aura remained perfectly still, and he had no injuries whatsoever. It was as if, in the eyes of this fierce child, killing a monstrous ape was as simple as crushing an ant.