Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 1325 Condensation of the Dao Heart

"Elder, are there other universes and realms beyond our divine realm? Is there a way to locate them?"

Su Ping sought advice from the old man named Chan.

"Those are all small worlds." Old Toad chuckled. "I've heard that in the early stages of chaos, when the universe was born, the most primordial power exploded and spewed out, transforming into countless universes. This is a legend, and its veracity is impossible to verify. But what is certain is that our God Realm is the strongest universe that has continued from the chaotic era, and it is also the largest world."

"If a powerful being is born in a small world outside the God Realm, they can come to our God Realm. Among the high-ranking gods, there are their own channels for recruitment. This is also a way to attract talents from other small worlds."

"After all, geniuses who can stand out from those poor little worlds will not be too bad when they come to our God Realm."

"A gateway?"

Su Ping was taken aback, suddenly thinking of the ascension of all races during the Immortal Era.

Could it be the same principle?

"That's right. The various races leave gaps in the passage outside the God Realm. As you know, it would take at least the power of a God Emperor to tear apart the barrier of our God Realm."

Old Toad said, "People in those small places can't possibly cultivate to this level, but as long as they cultivate to the God King Realm, they can tear apart their microcosm and come outside the universe. At this point, even if they find the God Realm, they can't enter it and can only wait to die in the void or return."

"In order to allow these geniuses to enter the God Realm, the various races left some conspicuous 'gaps' on the surface of the God Realm's barrier. These are called gaps, but in reality, they are just weakening the barrier in certain places, making it easier for even God Kings to enter."

"Of course, such weakening is very dangerous, as it will allow the chaotic power of the Great Dao in the void to surge in. The barrier of the God Realm is also a layer of protection for us. Therefore, there will be God Emperors guarding the weakened access channels."

Su Ping paused, then asked doubtfully, "The God Realm is vast and boundless. A God-King cannot stay in the Void for long. What if we don't find it?"

"If you don't find it, you won't have this blessing." Old Toad smiled and said, "You have already reached the Primordial Dao Realm, so you should know that so-called luck is also a kind of strength. It is the Great Dao that you attract and gather, allowing fortune to descend upon you. There is no such thing as coincidence in this world; everything is arranged by fate."

As he spoke, his gaze seemed to suddenly change, and he looked at Su Ping with a meaningful expression.

But this change was fleeting, like an illusion.

Su Ping was taken aback, feeling that the other party had just hinted at something to him. However, given their relationship, what was there that couldn't be said openly and needed to be hinted at?

Or is it just my imagination?

"Relying solely on luck, is there any way to accurately locate our divine realm?" Su Ping asked again.

"Yes, it exists, but it's a forbidden technique, and one that all races in the entire God Realm classify as forbidden!" The Toad Elder's expression turned serious. "It's forbidden not because it's difficult to cultivate, but because doing so would bring disaster to the God Realm!"

"In the Void, besides the Chaotic Great Dao, there are other dangers. If obvious markers are left outside the God Realm, it will not only attract people from those small worlds, but also some unknown dangers, bringing disaster to the God Realm. Therefore, such behavior is prohibited. The ancestral gods of all races jointly monitor it, and any race that attempts to do so will be severely punished!" Elder Toad said solemnly.

Su Ping was taken aback, then couldn't help but say, "That unknown danger is the Celestial Clan. Didn't the elder say he wanted evidence? This is the evidence!"

Old Toad frowned slightly and said, "That is a ferocious beast, not the Celestial Clan you mentioned."

"A ferocious beast?"

Su Ping paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The Celestial Clan is ugly in appearance, just like the ferocious beasts you mentioned, Elder."

Old Toad sighed, "I've seen what the Celestials look like, so of course I won't confuse them. Why are you so fixated on and so wary of the Celestials? I can sense the fear emanating from you. Have you seen the Celestials recently?"

Su Ping couldn't admit it. If he said he had seen him, he would have to reveal his origins. If he lied and said he had seen him somewhere in the divine realm, the other party could easily find out that he was lying.

After a long silence, Su Ping said nothing more, bid farewell to Old Toad, and arrived at the Divine Book Hall.

Su Ping knew that although he was now a Dao Child, his status was still too low when it came to the Celestial Clan and the entire God Realm.

Ultimately, it comes down to the fact that people have little influence and their voices carry little weight.

Even if he were to become a God Emperor, he still wouldn't be able to subdue the various races and celestial realms of the God Realm.

Although the Divine Emperor Realm is powerful, it is still no match for the prejudices and hostility between the various races.

Unless he becomes an ancestral god, whose every word and action carries great weight and can easily shake a race.

When you hold the power of life and death over the other party, you can invite them to sit at your negotiating table.

"Leaving a marker would indeed bring disaster to the realm of the gods..."

Su Ping's eyes were complicated. This was something he didn't want to see. He couldn't drag the God Realm into a quagmire just to find it. Although he wanted to form an alliance with the God Realm, it had to be done secretly. Otherwise, he would leave markers outside each of the cultivation sites, and before he could find them, the Celestial Clan would find them first. In that case, the Calabash Brothers would be wiped out one by one while trying to save their grandfather.

"If only I could leave behind a marker that the Celestials couldn't detect, but I could. Technology would be one such way. Unfortunately, we haven't yet developed a technology for transmitting information between each other in the Void."

Su Ping wanted to find a breakthrough in the Divine Book Museum.

He searched through various books, trying to learn about the Celestials, but the library contained only a handful of books, including unofficial histories, that mentioned the Celestials.

There are 128 million secret manuals from various races here. Even a God Emperor would need to cultivate here for 100,000 years to possibly master them.

a few days later.

Su Ping walked out of the library looking somewhat disappointed; he hadn't found the answer he was looking for.

"Perhaps, asking the Ancestral God in the Ancestral Mystic Realm might provide a solution? But asking the Ancestral God is not as good as visiting Elder Golden Crow, since visiting the latter is not difficult."

Su Ping's eyes flickered.

On his way back to the temple, he looked at the disciples passing by, some preaching and some listening, the difference between those on and off the platform was obvious.

Su Ping suddenly realized what was happening.

His priority now is not to find these breeding grounds, but to improve his combat power as soon as possible.

One's own strength is the most important.

Without power, even if he found the God Realm and entered from outside the universe, the result would be the same as what he said to Toad Elder: with his current cultivation level, he would not be able to make the powerful beings of the various races in the God Realm listen to him seriously.

It was even less enough to warrant the intervention of the ancestral gods.

After figuring it out, Su Ping immediately cast aside all his distracting thoughts and returned to his sacred peak.

Afterwards, Su Ping activated the cultivation array and informed the divine attendant that he was going into seclusion.

As the divine array was activated, the divine power in the surrounding world instantly became as dense as seawater. Su Ping felt very safe and secure cultivating in seclusion here. No one would disturb him, and if any problems arose, the elders of the academy would come forward to help him.

Su Ping sat cross-legged, focusing on his own being.

Having gained the power and combat experience from the corpse, he resurrected it, radiating a terrifying aura of power, like a ferocious beast coiled up.

"My Dao heart... is ready to be formed."

Su Ping muttered to himself.

The comprehension of the Dao Heart took him an enormous amount of time, even longer than when he condensed multiple small worlds.

He had long sensed the direction and shadow of his own Dao heart, but he had not been able to clarify it for a long time.

He obtained three supreme Dao Hearts from the Golden Crow Ancestor, which made him fully understand what Dao Hearts were, step into the Primordial Dao Realm, and have one foot in the Divine Emperor Realm.

But he still couldn't clarify his own Dao heart.

Until this great war, when countless people sacrificed their lives, he was forced to leave his universe with his shop, the supreme beings, and countless humans. He witnessed those lives disappear before his eyes and his fellow humans fighting for them. Su Ping finally understood what the purpose of his cultivation was.

The so-called Dao heart is not the obsession with seeking the Dao, but the root of one's own Dao.

Why cultivate? Why fight? Why be born? Why die?

Universal harmony is a kind of Taoist ideal.

The annihilation of all things is a state of mind that embodies the Tao.

The myriad phenomena of gods and demons are also a kind of Daoist mind.

These are all top-tier, supreme Dao hearts, extremely powerful, and their goals are extremely broad. Some seek harmony between heaven and earth, some seek the annihilation of all things, and some seek omniscience and omnipotence.

Su Ping also wanted to pursue the strongest Dao heart, to be able to melt gods and demons, pierce through heaven and earth, so that all things in the universe would no longer bind him, and all life would have to look up to him.

But... that seems too boring.

Too lonely.

Su Ping was not afraid of loneliness. He cultivated in the nurturing ground, going about his business alone. He could drink alone; sit alone on the mountaintop and daydream, talking to himself; gaze at a small grass and observe its patterns; look up at the night sky and search for stars.

But perhaps the meaning of life lies in the fact that from the moment we are born, we are tainted by too much "dust" in this world.

These dust particles represent family ties, bonds, partners, and friends.

It is the unconditional love of parents.

It is the heartfelt help of friends who extend a helping hand.

Strangers sacrificed themselves for the greater good, braving fire and water for them.

How lonely and boring it would be to simply sit atop a mountain, oblivious to the world around us.

Life can be lonely, but it should not be boring.

One should never discard the dust that covers one's body in life.

"The path I, Su Ping, seek is not to be the strongest in the universe, nor for the harmony of heaven and earth, nor for the annihilation of all things, nor for immortality, but only... to be able to peacefully accompany my friends with whom I have a pleasant conversation, and the family I cherish in my heart."

"This is my Dao heart..."

"contract!"

Su Ping murmured to himself, his eyes brighter than ever before. He had been rather uncertain about his Dao heart before, but after this incident, he had a clear understanding of it.

Some say that one should be established by the age of thirty.

When a mortal reaches the age of thirty, he should know what he needs.

By the time one reaches forty, one is no longer confused by the world.

This is merely a requirement for mortals. Su Ping felt that he had found his path of cultivation and his belief in the Dao at this moment.

He hoped to use the power of contracts to bind and connect everyone around him.

Su Ping didn't know whether his Dao Heart was strong or weak, or whether it could reach the level of those three supreme Dao Hearts, but at this moment he no longer considered these things. Strength or weakness was no longer on his mind. He only knew that this was what he wanted to do, what he longed for and hoped for, and it was also the driving force behind his cultivation.

hum!

The moment his Dao Heart solidified, the power that filled Su Ping's body to the point of explosion burst forth as if it had found an opening.

A chaotic universe emerged behind Su Ping, undergoing earth-shattering changes.

The entire universe transformed from a hazy and murky state into a solid and fantastical one. The great principles and rules within it shone brightly at this moment, no longer wandering chaotically as before, but rather like finely woven silk, depicting a magnificent universe while moving orderly along its own orbit.

A profound and heavy aura, like that of an abyss, emanated continuously from within the universe.

Su Ping could feel that his universe had come alive at this moment!

As the Dao Heart of the Contract solidified, his universe seemed to give birth to a heart and brain, completely condensing the power within the universe.

At the same time, Su Ping's cultivation level broke through at this moment.

Rumble!

Above the divine peak, the sky suddenly darkened, and thunderclouds emerged from the void, seemingly appearing from the depths of the divine realm without any warning.

The range of this calamity cloud was extremely large, spreading outwards, and in the blink of an eye, the entire sky above the Heavenly Dao Academy was shrouded in gloom.

The disciples cultivating on the various peaks and in some squares of the Heavenly Dao Academy all looked up at the sky in astonishment.

Thunderclouds?

Everyone recognized that familiar aura.

But... why is it black?

Inside the Heavenly Dao Academy, some elders were instructing their disciples when they suddenly noticed something amiss. Their eyes darted out the window, where they saw dark clouds filling the sky.

A terrifying aura of lightning tribulation emanated from the thunderclouds, making one's heart pound wildly.

It seems that a lightning tribulation could strike at any moment, bringing devastating destruction.

"Black Calamity..."

Inside a palace, a young girl suddenly opened her eyes from seclusion. She sensed a great fluctuation in the divine power outside, with many chaotic forces surging into it, making her hesitant to inhale them easily.

When she perceived what was happening outside, her expression changed instantly, and a look of shock flashed in her eyes.

"It's actually the Black Tribulation, who is undergoing tribulation?" Old Toad was also standing at the window, gazing at the sky. The next moment, his body suddenly appeared in mid-air.

At the same time, the elders who were not in seclusion in other parts of the Heavenly Dao Academy also appeared, but they all concealed their auras to avoid being mistaken by the lightning tribulation as helpers.

Although they were all under the influence of the lightning tribulation at this moment, they could sense that the core of the tribulation was on a certain divine peak.

"That location..."

Old Toad gazed over, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face: "It seems he has broken through."

The other elders also noticed the location of the array's core. That divine peak had just been assigned to Su Ping, clearly indicating that this newly promoted Dao Child of the academy was about to undergo tribulation and break through.

"I remember he wasn't a God-King before, is he about to advance to God-King now?" an elder murmured.

"Is the tribulation of the God-King realm really this terrifying? Even I feel a sense of oppression." An elder who looked like a child with a huge head exclaimed in surprise.

(End of this chapter)