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Chapter 168 "Life" and "Dao Heart", "Die Once" (Please Subscribe)

"To cross the first abyss, one must learn the Dharma of Life —"

As Xia Mangqing approached the seven-colored chains, she saw a prismatic pillar standing at the edge of the abyss, covered with densely packed characters. She didn't recognize them, but she could still understand their meaning.

"Finally, I saw it!"

Xia Mangqing was overjoyed. This was one of the things he most wanted to obtain when he came to the Yi Bo Realm, second only to the Dao Heart in importance.

As for the fruits, they will be listed later.

"To alter the aura of the soul, the true spirit, and the very essence—this method is truly astonishing," Xia Mangqing exclaimed. (Life)

The Dharma is not perfect; it also has flaws, namely, cause and effect!

Even the Eternal Emperors are mostly unable to perceive cause and effect. Only the Lords and Sovereigns of Holy Cities can do so, and they can generally only judge whether there is a cause and effect with themselves, and then judge whether it is true or false.

For example, if Xia Mangqing used the "Life" method to transform into Ji Ning and go to see the Mangya Ruler, the latter could determine through causal connections that he was not the real Ji Ning.

However, if Xia Mangqing were to become a being with no causal connection to the Mangya Ruler, the latter would be unable to determine his authenticity through cause and effect.

Therefore, this "Life" method may be exposed in front of a powerful person you know and have had contact with, but it is almost safe in front of an unfamiliar powerful person.

They can even spend some time planning and creating a perfect identity disguise.

"Perhaps I can use this opportunity to travel to another realm and have some fun," Xia Mangqing thought to himself. Then, he began to comprehend and cultivate the "Life" method.

The seven-colored chains of the First Abyss each represent a different true spirit aura. Therefore, one must transform into the corresponding aura to pass through the chains; otherwise, one will be directly drawn into this endless abyss, resulting in death and annihilation of the soul.

"凝".

With the help of the Time Treasure, only a few days had passed in the outside world, and Xia Mangqing had refined the "Clothes of Life" with a very small amount of soul and divine sense. This invisible Clothes of Life could disguise itself as the aura of any soul or true spirit that Xia Mangqing had seen.

Even if he is a Dharmakaya, he can still perform it perfectly.

"It's done."

Xia Mangqing stepped out of the Time Treasure and immediately stepped onto the seven-colored chains without hesitation. He smoothly arrived at the second rocky land and obtained the token engraved with the character "一". With it, he could harvest all the divine fruits in the first area.

"To cross the second abyss, one must learn the Dao Heart Method —"

Near the second abyss, there is another pillar, and on it is recorded the Dao Heart method that Xia Mangqing values ​​most.

The "Dao Xin" method, once applied, immediately brings great suffering, which practitioners can use to refine their minds.

According to records, the Dao Heart is divided into seven levels of the Heart Refining Prison. The first level is enough to cause great pain to even a peak Dao Lord, and it becomes more and more terrifying as you go on.

If it were the seventh level of the Heart Refining Prison, it could even cause a peak Dao Lord to suffer a painful and annihilated soul and spirit in an instant!

"Unfortunately, only the first three levels."

Xia Mangqing was helpless. According to his calculations, once all seven levels of the complete Dao Heart method were mastered, one should be able to achieve Dao Heart perfection. Unfortunately, only the first three levels were available here. The subsequent levels could only be learned within the Sith race after achieving eternity.

"However, by comprehending the first three levels of the Dao Heart, I can deduce the fourth level of the Chaotic Heart much faster."

Xia Mangqing thought to himself that the core of the Chaos Heart was actually a Daoist method, but in the past he had used the "reincarnation" model to experience the mortal world and thus temper his mind.

However, after reaching the third level, the effectiveness of this method decreased, and it was difficult to improve one's Dao heart for a long time. He felt that the fourth level, the Chaotic Heart, was even more out of reach.

This is also why he was so eager to learn the Dao Xin method.

"Let's begin—"

After memorizing the method, Xia Mangqing entered the Time Treasure.

"Maya Thallium —"

Before long, Xia Mangqing's soul began to chant a mantra. This was the voice of the soul, with a strange tone and a mysterious rhythm. As soon as the chant began, pain gradually descended.

As if they were in purgatory, the pain intensified as Xia Mangqing's soul continued to chant.

Of course, after Xia Mangqing reached the third level of the ultimate Dao, his Dao heart was already very strong, because his basic Dao already included a path specifically for cultivating the Dao heart.

Even though Ji Ning is now a third-step ultimate Dao Lord, his Dao heart is still far inferior to Xia Mangqing's.

In fact, Dao Heart can also be easily compared. The Dao Hearts of peak Dao Lords, such as the Wine Saint and the Palace Master of Lixing, should be considered quite good among top Emperors.

If we only consider Dao heart, Ji Ning is still slightly inferior to the Wine Saint and the others. However, Xia Mangqing's Dao heart can barely be compared to the Lord of the Holy City!

Therefore, he could feel this pain, but the first level alone was not enough to shake his Dao heart. That is why he quickly mastered the first level.

The second challenge followed smoothly as well, remaining within his limits and not offering him much help.

The third level, however, was close to his limit, but he still mastered it in one go. This shows that although the first three levels of the Dao Heart method were useful to him, their effects were not significant.

Of course, compared to the past, cultivating one's Dao heart through the experience of reincarnation and the mortal world is more effective.

"Heart Refining Prison—Perhaps I can combine the Heart of Chaos with the Dao Heart to create my own fourth Heart of Chaos, or perhaps a fourth Heart Refining Prison—"

Xia Mangqing had a realization: his memories had already been shared with his main body and second primordial spirit, so he stopped thinking about it and quickly passed through the second abyss to obtain the fourth command token.

"Daoist Qingxuan, you're really fast! It's only been a short time, and you've already mastered two major techniques."

Realm Spirit Pu Luo exclaimed, "However, obtaining the Ninth Command Talisman will not be easy; you will need to break through those nine thousand layers of restrictions."

Before Xia Mangqing was an ancient altar. At its top, a triangular golden light descended, and countless layers of array formations and restrictions continuously overlapped, forming a mysterious and dazzling golden barrier.

Upon seeing this, Xia Mangqing threw out a time-traveling artifact, which enveloped the entire altar.

These restrictions will become increasingly difficult to break. As far as he knows, after five thousand layers of restrictions, even the Holy City Lord's full-force attack cannot break through one layer at a time.

In other words, this restriction targets the same person, does not self-repair, and can be continuously weakened; otherwise, almost no Dao Lord of Life and Death could break through it.

"Speaking of which, this is an opportunity to further refine the Three Powers Unity Method."

Xia Mangqing thought to himself, since the Dharma Body does not have the Blue Flower Space, it naturally cannot use the power of the Blue Flower Mist, and its burst of power is somewhat weaker.

However, the Dharmakaya also cultivates the three powers simultaneously. As long as the method of unifying the three powers is used, the strength can also be greatly enhanced.

Xia Mangqing once comprehended the "Heart Sword Technique" and, after stepping into the ultimate Chaos Path, also created his own method of unifying the three forces. However, because he always prioritized enlightenment, the progress of the method of unifying the three forces lagged behind, and he could not perfectly integrate his current divine power, magical power, and mental power, resulting in some flaws.

Now is an opportunity to further deduce and thus enhance one's own strength.

"Hmm—I'll pick up 'Heart Sword Technique' and study it too."

The Heavenly Ruins Emperor had already bought the complete scroll of the "Heart Sword Technique" and taught it to him. However, after becoming the Ultimate Dao Lord, he devoted all his attention to comprehending the ultimate Dao, and he temporarily put aside sword techniques, saber techniques, alchemy, formations, and so on.

Now that I'm stuck on the path to enlightenment and need to improve my offensive power to obtain the ninth command talisman, I can pick them up one by one and study them. Perhaps I can gain insights from them.

Moreover, his current level is very high, and his improvement will be very rapid, so he won't waste too much time.

With this thought in mind, Xia Mangqing began to comprehend the "Heart Sword Technique" while simultaneously perfecting the Three Powers Unity Method. As usual, he divided the work, with his main body and Dharma body working on perfecting the Three Powers Unity Method.

Meanwhile, the second primordial spirit was deducing the Heart of Chaos.

boom!

Time flew by, and the fifth thousandth layer of restrictions was finally broken after Xia Mangqing's repeated attacks.

Now, he has perfected the Three Powers Unity Technique to its limit, greatly increasing his offensive power. When he unleashes his full strength, it can rival the full-force attack of an ordinary Holy City Lord.

He has even comprehended the eleventh form of the "Heart Sword Technique." Of course, he does not specialize in swordsmanship; he merely uses this method to deduce and perfect his own method of unifying the three forces.

"With this much refinement, the speed of breaking through the nine thousand layers should be faster," Xia Mangqing thought to himself. Then, with a thought, he looked towards the initial location of the third layer of the world.

He saw two figures, Ji Ning and Jiu Chen, who had just passed through the second level of the world.

Of course, this is also because Xia Mangqing is too fast. He hardly wasted any time cultivating the "Life" and "Dao Heart" methods. The most time-consuming thing was perfecting the Three Powers Unity method.

When he saw Ji Ning and Jiu Chen, they also saw him. After nodding in greeting from afar, Xia Mangqing continued to attack the restriction. After more than five thousand layers, even he could not break through a single layer of restriction with a full-force attack. He would need to attack multiple times to weaken the restriction before he could break it.

"His speed is really fast."

Jiu Chen sighed, "But this person really isn't interested in the Dongming Jade Talisman; they didn't even take it."

Ji Ning smiled and said, "That's not the case. I made a deal with you, senior. If I get the token, I will have to give you all the fruits from a certain area."

"No wonder!"

Jiu Chen suddenly realized: "However, since I obtained the Dongming Jade Talisman, if I obtain the Token, I will bear the consequences. Don't even think about competing with me for it. I know what you're thinking, but one thing is one thing. That matter was Tianyi's fault, not yours."

"This—" Ji Ning looked at Jiu Chen's resolute expression and finally nodded: "Alright."

As time accelerated, more than a hundred years passed, and Xia Mangqing finally broke through all nine thousand layers of restrictions.

As for Ji Ning now, he is also attacking the restrictions on another route, but his speed is significantly slower than Xia Mangqing's. After all, he has only recently become a three-step Dao Lord, and his accumulation is much less than Xia Mangqing's, so it is normal for him to be slower.

Jiu Chen is also on a different path, but he is still cultivating the Dao Heart method, and the possibility of success is not small, provided that no other powerful people interfere.

"Let's pick some fruit first, then leave Yibo Realm."

Xia Mangqing said that in the third layer of the world, each Dao Lord can only choose one route, which is also to avoid the same Dao Lord obtaining too many command tokens.

For example, if Xia Mangqing could go to the other two routes, Ji Ning and Jiu Chen would have no chance of getting the seventh and eighth tokens. They could easily surpass them and take the tokens.

Of course, if one has enough strength, one can also snatch it from other Dao Lords, but Xia Mangqing has no such intention, so he plans to pick the fruit and then leave Yi Bo Realm.

As for the Dongming Jade Talisman in his hand, he could take it to the Heavenly Ruins Holy City for auction to avoid a bunch of people fighting over it here, or he could give it to his relatives and friends, such as Daoist Damo.

But there are many ways to handle this, so he's not in a hurry.

"The cycle of reincarnation and purgatory is finally complete."

In the forbidden land, Xia Mangqing's second primordial spirit exhaled a heavy breath of turbid air. This "Reincarnation Purgatory" was the fourth level he created after comprehending the first three levels of "Dao Heart".

The pain of tempering one's Dao heart is melted into the cycle of reincarnation, transforming into an endless purgatory of reincarnation.

"Hmm—by integrating it into the Heart of Chaos, I should be able to create the fourth layer." Xia Mangqing thought to himself, while simultaneously circulating the Cycle of Reincarnation to temper his Dao Heart and comprehending the method of fusion.

Thousands of years have passed within the Time Treasure. A tear rolled down Xia Mangqing's cheek, and with a soft sigh, he slowly opened his eyes.

Compared to before, he had undergone a change; his eyes seemed to have witnessed countless reincarnations, weathered and ancient, revealing—

There was an ancient feel to it, but in the blink of an eye, that feeling vanished, replaced by a pair of eyes that seemed to see through everything.

Through the vicissitudes of life, the Daoist heart remains steadfast.

At this moment, Xia Mangqing's Dao heart underwent a leapfrog transformation. Previously, he could only be considered to be barely comparable to the Lord of the Holy City, but now, he is probably no worse than the Lord of the Eight Holy Cities.

"But—it's even more difficult to transform into the ultimate Dao of the fourth level." Xia Mangqing felt something in his heart. Because he created the Dao of the Heart of Chaos, he speculated that when he stepped into the fourth step of Dao Lord, he might directly achieve the perfection of his Dao Heart.

This invisibly increases the difficulty of transformation countless times.

Moreover, the ultimate Chaos Dao at the fourth level has both a "beginning" and an "end." Not only the Heart of Chaos, but also the Chaos Cycle will most likely undergo another transformation.

Just like now, although he has comprehended the fourth level of Chaotic Reincarnation, he is unable to perfectly integrate it with the basic Dao.

"Let's find some time to let the Dharma Body go to the Yin-Yang Life and Death Wheel," Xia Mangqing thought to himself.

The Yin-Yang Wheel of Life and Death is one of the most terrifying celestial bodies naturally born in the chaotic universe. Only a supreme being can destroy it. He went there to comprehend it and see if it was of interest to him.

"Besides that—I should also 'die'."

Between life and death, there is both great terror and great fortune.

He felt that to comprehend the ultimate Dao of the fourth level, he had to experience life and death, but he couldn't just commit suicide for no reason, so he thought of Perfect World.

Because of the separation between two realms, the Golden Crow Primordial Spirit does not need to break through simultaneously like the main body and the second primordial spirit on this side. Therefore, the Golden Crow Primordial Spirit still has a thousand clones. He plans to deliberately court death to see if he can gain any insights.

Of course, he also knew that with thousands of clones as his trump card, he wouldn't have much fear of death. But simply courting death wouldn't work, and his understanding wasn't enough to support his transformation.

He had to do something to let his clone experience "real" death so that it could have a more direct and profound understanding.

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