Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 250 Choosing a Main Weapon for a God-King Realm Person

Shen Mu's eyes were half-closed as he sensed his true form at the end of the endless primordial space.

"Time flows endlessly in this world, yet the cosmic sea seems to stand still. Trillions of years have passed in this world, but the cosmic sea may not even have existed for a moment."

Shen Mu is now almost certain that his arrival in this world was not a coincidence.

"Congratulations, Venerable Mu, on attaining divine status and achieving an eternally immortal body!"

Generally speaking, beings in the Chaos Realm of this world can only live for one epoch, but if they achieve the God King Realm, they can live for ten thousand epochs.

If countless ages pass and no further progress has been made, then the only option is to slumber, or else only to perish.

There might be treasures that can prolong the lifespan of beings in this realm's divine realm, but such treasures are generally controlled by those high-ranking, reclusive sects. Mortal cultivators have no right to even dream of using them.

Shen Mu then turned his gaze back to the aged and frail Divine Realm Venerable.

"The universe within his body... is almost completely destroyed." Shen Mu could tell the current state of Chi Wuyan at a glance.

Unlike before, this time, activating the ancestral tower completely exhausted the remaining life force of Chiwuyan.

As a divine being, a being at the ultimate level, he exuded an aura of decay and decay.

Chiwuyan was still able to remain conscious at this time because his own essence was fused with the ancestral tower. Once he left the ancestral tower, he would immediately perish.

Even if he stays inside the ancestral pagoda, this old venerable one probably won't be able to hold on for much longer.

"This time, we owe a debt of gratitude to Elder Yan."

Shen Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Next, I will select an outstanding junior from the royal family, take him as my disciple, and wholeheartedly cultivate him. This will also fulfill the karma of Elder Yan helping me achieve enlightenment."

Chi Wuyan was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Shen Mu to value the so-called cause and effect so much.

After a slight hesitation, Chi Wuyan bowed slightly to Shen Mu and said, "I was supposed to die anyway, so I don't care about cause and effect."

"If Venerable Mu does not mind, my Chiwu clan is willing to offer a concubine, only asking that Venerable Mu leave behind a trace of his bloodline."

Unlike the Origin Continent, in this world where bloodline systems are the primary focus, it is quite normal for the various races to leave behind bloodlines with each other.

Almost every divine being has thousands upon thousands of offspring.

The offspring mentioned here refer only to children, not including the numerous descendants that follow.

Seeing Shen Mu deep in thought, Chi Wuyan pondered for a moment and said, "The Venerable One's bloodline is powerful; he probably won't leave behind any descendants easily."

"However, our clan's ancestral tower is also a treasure. If the Venerable One is willing to unite with my Chiwu clan, both the position of the Chiwu Dynasty's ruler and this ancestral tower will belong to that child."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu's gaze fell upon the ancestral tower, his eyes deep and revealing no emotional fluctuations.

After a moment, Shen Mu nodded slightly and said, "In that case, let's follow Elder Yan's arrangements."

Ultimately, Shen Mu's goal is to pursue the Great Dao and transcendence.

This ancestral tower of the Chiwu clan contains many divine king-level inherited methods, which can only be activated by those with the bloodline of the Chiwu clan.

Rather than cultivating a member of the Chiwu clan whose true spirit bloodline has withered, it would be better to cultivate one's own offspring and descendants, so that they can make better use of the inheritance in the ancestral tower in the future.

"Good, good, good! Venerable Mu, rest assured, I will definitely select a woman from the royal family who is excellent in appearance, personality and talent."

A wisp of Chiwuyan's spiritual thought spread out, directly conveying a message to the Chiwu Kingdom's ruler, urging him to take this matter seriously.

After establishing their kingdom here, the Chiwu clan multiplied for countless generations.

Besides the numerous clansmen on the clan register, there are over a billion clansmen living on this land. Selecting clansmen who can catch Shen Mu's eye should not be difficult.

At this moment, Shen Mu's attention returned to the ancestral tower of the Chiwu clan.

"Master Yan, the ancestral pagoda of the noble family is divided into nine levels. How are the methods of inheritance divided within it?"

When Shen Mu asked him, Chi Wuyan did not hide anything.

"The methods of this first level are mostly for those who have just entered the Venerable realm, and only contain one kind of Great Dao conception."

"Upon reaching the second level, one encounters the inherited methods of veteran masters, which possess multiple profound realms of enlightenment that complement each other, greatly increasing their power."

"However, given my current state, it would be very difficult for me to even manifest the first level of the inherited method."

At this point, Chi Wuyan gave a self-deprecating smile.

He now finds it difficult to even send a single thought to his clansmen outside the ancestral tower. He can't even maintain a clear mind for very long.

Before long, he himself will be like those divine beings in the history of the Chiwu clan, merging everything about himself into this ancient ancestral tower.

After sighing, Chi Wuyan looked at Shen Mu again and said, "The method at the third level contains at least three Great Dao Intents, and is a method for the peak of the Venerable level."

"It's just that they haven't merged into one, the three flowers gathering at the top. Even if one comprehends four or five Great Dao realms, a transformation will not occur."

"Only when the three realms of intent are united can one leave one's own Dao imprint on the Heavenly Dao, achieve the Heavenly Dao intent, and thus become a Heavenly Venerable."

At this point, Chi Wuyan shook his head: "I don't know about the fourth level or even higher."

"My comprehension is no match for Venerable Mu. At my peak, I only entered the third level of the ancestral pagoda, thus disgracing the treasure left by my ancestors."

Shen Mu nodded slightly, then asked, "Elder Yan, does your noble family possess any inherited methods for crafting treasures like the Ancestral Pagoda?"

Refining the Ancestral Pagoda?

Chi Wuyan was slightly taken aback and couldn't help but say, "Venerable Mu really thinks highly of my Chi Wu clan. It's not easy for such a treasure to be passed down to this day. As for the method of refining it... I've never even heard of it."

To be honest, this ancestral tower is quite evil.

It will completely devour the creatures that were sealed off, and then forge itself.

This reminded Shen Mu of a famous treasure, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

In every world, there are legends of treasures like the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

By forging countless souls, an evil treasure can be created, and its power will naturally increase with the number of souls and living beings it contains.

Although it is a treasure of the unorthodox kind, the Myriad Soul Banner is indeed a perfect match for Shen Mu, who is comprehending the Great Dao of the Soul.

Seeing Shen Mu deep in thought, Chi Wuyan asked, "Does Venerable One wish to forge a supreme treasure?"

"My Chiwu clan has accumulated many treasures over the years, including two precious natural materials that are enough to forge a Heavenly Venerable Treasure."

This world is abundant with all kinds of rare and precious materials. You can dig up any piece of soil from the ground and use it as material to refine a Saint-level secret treasure in the Origin Continent.

In addition, the development of treasure refining in this era is indeed insufficient.

Therefore, the materials used to refine the Heavenly Venerable Treasure, if placed on the Origin Continent, would be the same materials used to refine that ultimate treasure.

"I do have that idea. Right now, I only have the Divine Spear of Life and Death, which is just an ordinary divine weapon. It carries my understanding of the two concepts of life and destruction, and is not a treasure of the soul."

As Shen Mu spoke, he had already given up the idea of ​​using the Myriad Soul Banner as his main weapon.

The main reason is that refining the Myriad Souls Banner is too outrageous. If you want it to have enough power, you would have to melt the souls of countless living beings.

Shen Mu prided himself on not being a saint, but he wasn't a bloodthirsty person either.

It's not impossible to refine the Myriad Soul Banner, but it's better to forget about using it for large-scale killing of innocent people. It's fine to use it as a weapon to melt down the souls and spirits of enemies.

Moreover... this world is most likely an artificial one. If I were to commit large-scale killings, it wouldn't be impossible for the powerful figures behind it to eliminate me.

"Perhaps... I can use my spiritual mind to refine treasures."

Spirituality is the wisdom and insight of the soul, not a tangible substance or energy.

However, after Shen Mu comprehended the branch of mental intelligence, he was able to use mental intelligence to refine treasures.

Every world has intelligent and non-intelligent life; the difference lies in whether or not they possess thought and spirituality.

Even the mechanical race and the skeleton race in the cosmic sea, although they do not have complete souls, still possess mental intelligence.

Therefore, the depravity of extracting the thoughts and spirituality of all living beings is not much better than directly using living souls to refine treasures.

"If I were to extract the thoughts and spirituality of all living beings, I would be plagued by evil consequences."

"But if all beings owe me a debt, I repay it with my spiritual thoughts, and that is the cycle of cause and effect."

Shen Mu's eyes gleamed as he began to consider the feasibility of this plan.

Making all beings indebted to you through karma is nothing more than bestowing upon them precious things.

This precious item can be any treasure, including some of the top-tier cultivation techniques created by Shen Mu.

"If I simply create a top-tier tradition, but no one can learn it, that won't work either."

"Some rudimentary teachings, even if spread throughout all sentient beings, are insufficient to repay the debt with spiritual thought."

As life evolves to a higher level, Shen Mu becomes more cautious in his actions.

After all, I can now confirm that I'm being watched by some big shots, so it's only right to act cautiously.

"Therefore... I developed a secret technique that does not require comprehension. As long as one obtains this secret technique, one can cultivate it directly, similar to the Nine Tribulations Secret Scripture."

"Comprehension is the foundation of everything. Therefore, the effect of my secret technique is to enhance mental acuity and greatly improve wisdom."

Developing a similar method is not too difficult; it can be done as long as one has thoroughly understood the spiritual branch of the Great Way of the Soul.

Of course, the path of the soul is profound and mysterious, and any branch is extremely difficult to comprehend, let alone the spiritual branch of thought that is the foundation of everything.

In any case, in the lineage of the Void Extreme Sect, among all the powerful figures throughout the ages, there has never been a case of anyone achieving the God King status through the Great Dao of the Soul.

Yes, I've never heard of it on the entire Origin Continent.

Perhaps someone has succeeded, but the powerful figures of the Void Extreme Sect throughout history are unaware of it.

"I can create such a secret technique right now."

"But even if it is created, it is very difficult to learn, after all, there are too few people who walk the path of the soul."

"So the key point is to lower the threshold, so that people can cultivate even if they have no understanding of the Great Dao at all."

"Another crucial point is how to extract the essence of thought..."

"Perhaps I still need to understand a branch of cause and effect."

Seeing Shen Mu deep in thought, Chi Wuyan did not disturb him, but waited silently.

A moment later, Shen Mu came to his senses and looked at Chi Wuyan.

"Elder Yan, I need the inheritance method of the Dao of Cause and Effect. I wonder if you, senior, can still activate the Ancestral Pagoda and manifest various divine inheritances?"

Previously, the hundreds of thousands of inheritances on the first level of the Ancestral Pagoda contained almost all the Great Daos that Shen Mu knew.

It naturally contains the inheritance of the great principles of cause and effect, destiny, and so on.

However, time is tight and the task is heavy, so Chiwuyan may not be able to maintain this state for long.

Shen Mu naturally wouldn't waste any time, immersing himself entirely in comprehending the more than sixty inheritances and methods of the Soul Path.

Hearing Shen Mu's words, Chi Wuyan shook his head helplessly.

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, Venerable One. I'm now at my wit's end and can only live for a few more years."

"In this state, even if he were to burn himself to activate the ancestral tower, he probably wouldn't be able to hold on for more than a few days."

"If Your Excellency can master a divine technique within a few days... this old man might as well give it a try."

A few days... that's not even a consideration anymore.

Shen Mu had spent nearly a hundred years mastering the sixty-one soul cultivation methods, even just to get to the basics.

This was the culmination of Shen Mu's countless years of immersion in the soul, only to erupt in a single moment.

"What use does the Venerable One have for the Dharma of Cause and Effect?"

"Although there is no method of cause and effect in my Chiwu clan temple, there are a few volumes of unique Heavenly Venerable's inheritance."

"It wouldn't be difficult to use these volumes of Celestial Venerable's inheritance to exchange for a volume of the Dao of Cause and Effect for those newly entering the Divine Realm at the Ancient Emperor's Court."

Shen Mu didn't hide anything from Chi Wuyan; if he could directly exchange it for a similar method, it wouldn't be a bad idea.

"I need a method similar to a causal contract to complete the contract and have the original will of Heaven witness the transaction."

Upon hearing Shen Mu's words, Chi Wuyan was somewhat surprised and said, "If the Venerable One wishes to make a transaction with someone, my clan has several blank Heavenly Dao Contracts that the Venerable One can directly use."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu shook his head and said, "That's not the case. I wish to pass on my supreme secret technique to countless beings, but I cannot do so for nothing. There needs to be a karmic cycle, and they must repay me."

"Although the Heavenly Dao Contract is not particularly precious, I can't possibly sign contracts with other people every day."

At this point, Chi Wuyan finally understood Shen Mu's thoughts.

Similar behavior is not uncommon in this world.

In many legends, there are supreme spirits who leave behind bloodlines, and their descendants are required to fulfill certain obligations to the supreme spirits.

Even when Chi Wuyan was young, he heard his elders say that the depletion of the Chi Wu clan's true spirit bloodline might be due to the failure to fulfill a certain obligation and the violation of a contract.

"I see. Then please wait a little while, Venerable One."

"I will now instruct my people to contact the ancient court and many allied nations to find a method for Your Excellency that embodies the concept of cause and effect."

"In that case, I'll leave it to Mr. Yan."

Shen Mu valued this treasure he had crafted using spiritual thought as its material.

The profound mystery of spiritual thought far surpasses that of so-called rare and precious materials.

In the future, this treasure may be the one that accompanies Shen Mu to transcend his limitations, so we must not be careless.

Therefore, it is necessary to consider what kind of treasure to forge.

Bells, tripods, pagodas, and towers are all good choices; they are all important artifacts. However, the specific choice requires careful consideration.

(End of this chapter)