Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

Gu Changjin pursed his lips.

Watching Shen Zhao walk out of the courtyard with that "you better know your place" look, he felt utterly bewildered.

"Why is everyone so confident these days?"

From Old Wang in Blackstone Town, to Zhao Hong, and now to Shen Zhao in front of us.

Each of them felt that they held some power and could manipulate others at will, and it was unclear where their confidence came from.

A wisp of Gu Changjin's vital energy dissipated from his body.

Bang! The courtyard gate, which had just been open, closed by itself.

If Shen Zhao were still standing outside the door, he would probably immediately realize that he had never truly seen through the young man in front of him.

What kind of first-tier Qi and Blood Warrior?

The blood and energy within this body have already reached the ninth level.

Moreover, it's at the ninth level of perfection.

Although Gu Changjin had been acting very leisurely these past few days, he had never stopped cultivating.

The "General Outline of Demon Warriors" was something he derived by combining his countless body-refining experiences with the Dao of Returning to the Origin.

When helping others with their training, it can only be done step by step.

He cultivates on his own, so naturally there is no such restriction.

It's only the ninth rank.

It's hardly a bottleneck at all.

What's truly interesting is the True Martial Realm after the ninth rank.

Gu Changjin closed his eyes.

The True Martial Arts Method, which he had just read in the records of the Demon Suppression Division of Yunzhou, quickly came to mind.

Before reaching the ninth rank, martial artists in this world rely entirely on their own qi and blood. The strength of a punch depends entirely on the qi and blood of their physical body.

How far a slash can travel depends on one's own vital energy.

In essence, it still hasn't escaped the category of "human beings".

Zhenwu is completely different.

For a ninth-level martial artist to step into the True Martial Realm, the first step is to condense the essence of their blood and qi into a True Martial Seal that belongs to them.

Then, using the spirit, soul, and blood as a guide, this True Martial Seal is imprinted into heaven and earth.

From then on, martial artists no longer only used their own strength, but could also draw upon the power of heaven and earth through the True Martial Seal.

Someone can brand a mountain with their own image and unleash a punch that can borrow the momentum of the mountain.

Some people have the mark of heaven and earth's thunder and lightning, and can summon heavenly lightning to fall with a single thought.

Some people use rivers as their seals, traveling by water, turning hundreds of miles of water into their own battlefield.

The area below and above Zhenwu is indeed a clear dividing line.

"It's somewhat interesting."

Gu Changjin made a comment.

However, it's only somewhat interesting.

This method of borrowing the power of heaven and earth is not considered a rare technique in the cultivation world where his original body resides.

Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators are already capable of doing similar things.

It's just that in this life he walks the path of pure Qi and Blood martial arts, which makes him stand out.

Gu Changjin did not seek a different path; instead, he prepared to follow the original path of this world.

After all, his arrival was precisely to shake up the power dynamics of this world.

The closer one's cultivation system is to this world, the easier it will be to access the true core of the world later on.

"凝".

Gu Changjin's thoughts settled.

The surging blood and energy within his body suddenly converged in his chest.

The power that would have been enough to burst a ninth-level martial artist alive was as docile as a stream under his control.

A few breaths later, a dark red mark appeared on his chest.

The next moment, Guiyi Daoyuan fell from the Dao Fruit.

The bloodstain trembled slightly.

Gu Changjin's consciousness extended outward along the True Martial Seal.

Ten zhang, a hundred zhang, a thousand zhang, until finally directly touching the outermost layer of rules of this world.

"Branding".

hum!

The clouds above the courtyard dispersed silently.

Within a radius of several miles, the energy of heaven and earth experienced an extremely subtle pause at that moment.

Then, as if nothing had happened, everything returned to normal.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes.

Zhenwu has succeeded.

From condensing the True Martial Seal to truly imprinting it upon heaven and earth.

It only took a few dozen breaths.

If the true immortals of this realm were to see this, they would probably doubt whether they had wasted all these years of cultivation.

Gu Changjin was not satisfied, because the breakthrough was not yet over.

The Dao Yuan continued to fall.

True Martial Realm, Initial Stage.

The Middle Realm of True Martial Arts.

The True Martial Realm.

The connection between Qi and blood and the universe is becoming increasingly close.

The growth rate only slowed down when he approached the True Martial Realm.

Gu Changjin sensed the reserves within the Dao Fruit, but his brows furrowed slightly.

"Almost empty again."

The Guiyi Daoyuan technique is becoming increasingly ineffective.

In the early stages, a few dozen or a few hundred strands were enough for him to complete a major deduction.

However, as the body's realm increases, the Dao Fruit itself continues to evolve, and the amount consumed each time also increases dramatically.

The most regrettable thing is that the three paths converge into one.

All the money was poured into the fairy.

Although the exchange resulted in the fall of two True Immortals, a low-grade immortal artifact, and a large amount of resources from the Xuandu Taiyi Sect, it was still a worthwhile investment no matter how you looked at it.

But the consumption is really high.

The most stable source of production at present is still those distorted sources that are suppressed in the Blue Star Void Realm.

The problem is that it recovers too slowly.

It used to be enough, but now it's gradually not keeping up with his consumption.

"It needs to be open source."

Gu Changjin tapped the table lightly with his fingertips.

Since a source of distortion can continuously transform and return to the Dao Yuan.

What about the whole world?

If we could extract a core source of this world, imbue it with a Dao Fruit, and have it generate Dao Yuan for us day and night…

It's much better than those few distorted sources.

Moreover, this world is not ordinary; its Heavenly Dao clearly exhibits a strong tendency towards autonomy.

It will drive racial change, support demons, and even use the demon sage to break through and promote the entire world to a higher level.

If this core of the world can be refined into a Dao Fruit, its value will definitely not be low.

Gu Changjin's mind stirred slightly.

The scenes I saw in the long river of fate resurfaced.

In the future, a total of seven demonic sages will rise one after another. It was from the appearance of the first sage that the demonic forces became truly unstoppable.

When the seventh Great Sage appears in the world, the world will complete its final expansion.

The upper limit of the entire world is thus raised.

In a sense, these seven demonic sages are the biggest beneficiaries of this world upgrade.

Gu Changjin stroked his chin.

"It's a bit like dividing up shares."

The original world was a company, and Heaven wanted to increase investment and expand production.

The seven shareholders who received the largest share in the new round are the Demon Great Sage.

Their fortune, status, and connection with the world far surpass those of ordinary demons.

That being the case...

Why does it have to be them?

A smile gradually appeared in Gu Changjin's eyes.

Seven Great Demon Saints.

If we replaced it with seven of our own people, wouldn't it be the same?

As long as the world upgrade can continue.

What Heaven truly needs is not necessarily any particular demon.

It requires seven high-level beings sufficient to support the new era.

Thinking about this...

Gu Changjin suddenly remembered something he hadn't used much in a long time.

The Ten Thousand Demons Sect.

There are still many true spirits inside.

As his strength grew, these true spirits became less and less useful to him, so he gradually put them aside.

Now it seems like a good opportunity to make use of waste.

Gu Changjin raised his hand, and the phantom of an ancient portal slowly appeared behind him.

Demonic energy surged within the gate, and the long-dormant aura of true spirits appeared and disappeared.

Gu Changjin smiled.

"Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born with a special destiny?"

"Who says an ordinary demon can't become a Great Sage Demon?"

He wanted all seven positions.

As for the banquet at the Shen family's house tonight...

Gu Changjin put away the illusory image of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect and glanced at the darkening sky.

Such a trivial matter will naturally be taken care of by someone else.