Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 988 The Source of the Dao

Next, the young mentor explained in detail how to condense the second small world.

Su Ping listened with great interest.

After an hour of explanation, the young mentor saw that everyone seemed to understand but not quite, and knew that he had said enough for today. He said, "Go back and ponder and comprehend this on your own, and strive to complete the foundation building of the second small world as soon as possible."

He looked at Su Ping and said, "You stay here for now, I'll tell you about the cultivation of the Heavenly God Realm."

The others glanced at Su Ping, but the two divine sons and daughters only glanced at him and then paid no attention. After saying goodbye to their mentor, the young man, they pondered and flew back to their respective temples.

The other two nodded to Su Ping and then left.

"Even the Celestial God Realm has its limits."

The young mentor cut to the chase, without beating around the bush, saying directly, "The Celestial God Realm focuses on comprehending rules. One can enter the Divine General Realm by comprehending a single rule to the 'Entering the Dao' level. However, this is merely the starting point of the Celestial God Realm. Some exceptionally gifted geniuses can comprehend multiple rules, even entering the Dao with the four supreme rules!"

"But this is not the limit of the Celestial God Realm."

"To comprehend all the rules, to integrate them, to fuse all the rules one has comprehended together, and to seek the source of the Dao behind all the rules—that is the limit of the Celestial God Realm."

The young mentor looked at Su Ping and said, "Of course, this is extremely difficult. Even among the countless seniors in our academy, only a very few people can touch the edge of the Dao Source."

"You can take this as your goal. If you have the ability, you can do your best to pursue it. But if you feel it is too far away, you don't have to be too attached to it and miss the best time to advance. Although we cultivators have a lifespan that is close to immortality after reaching the God Realm, it is probably difficult to reach the limit of each realm, even with an immortal lifespan."

"By then, those who were once in the same boat as you will have already taken flight, while you are still exploring in the same place. This is inevitably a waste of time."

Su Ping understood his meaning and nodded.

"Within my Hun Tian Academy, there is a Black Heaven Stele. Legend has it that it is a meteorite from outer space, containing profound principles of the Great Dao. Although it is somewhat incomplete, it can still help you comprehend many rules."

The young mentor said, "To comprehend the Dao Source, it is not the more rules you comprehend, the better. My master once told me that some peerless geniuses can faintly touch the Dao Source after comprehending hundreds of rules. All the great Daos in the world seem different, but in fact they all lead to the same destination."

Su Ping asked curiously, "What special effects does mastering the Dao Source have?"

"Special effects? Simply put, no matter what rules a god of the same realm as you uses, they cannot harm you in the slightest," the mentor youth said with a smile.

That's it?

Su Ping's enthusiasm waned slightly as he asked, "If I master the Dao Source, how will it help me advance to the Divine General Realm and condense my small world?"

If it were merely a matter of not fearing gods of the same realm, then with the power he currently possesses, that would be sufficient. Therefore, this Dao Source would not be worth the effort for him to comprehend.

"Of course it helps," the young mentor said. "If you master the Dao Source, the first small world you condense will be a perfect small world, and also the most ultimate small world!"

"This kind of perfect small world is comparable to two or three superimposed small worlds. If one cultivates the World Superposition Method in the Divine General Realm and condenses two perfect small worlds, it will be enough to suppress people with four small worlds. In the Divine General Realm, there are very few geniuses who can condense four small worlds."

Su Ping suddenly realized, and immediately asked, "Can I go and study that black stone tablet anytime?"

"Each time you comprehend something, you need 10 contribution points. You can get these contribution points through the student tasks assigned to you by the academy. If you perform well during the annual martial arts competition, you can also get a lot of contribution points. In addition, you can become an assistant under some masters, but this requires you to master some unique skills or be quick-witted."

The young mentor saw through Su Ping's thoughts and said, "Since you're new to this academy, I can give you a student mission. I happen to be short of a few catfish-horned beasts. If you can help me find them, you can get 10 contribution points."

Su Ping was taken aback, then immediately shook his head. He had limited time here, and this method of exchanging time and labor for contributions was definitely not suitable for him. He asked, "Is there any other way?"

"Anything else?"

The mentor was taken aback. He hadn't expected Su Ping to look down on the task he had given him. This was already a sign of his care for the new students. Catching a few catfish-horned beasts would earn him 10 contribution points. Where else could he find such a good deal?

"If you can donate some rare materials to the armory or materials depot within the academy, you can also receive a contribution," the young mentor said helplessly, without getting angry.

This method of exchanging contributions is only used by those divine beings. He didn't recommend it because he saw that Su Ping was just a human.

"..."

Su Ping was somewhat speechless, and asked, "Would it be alright to donate the cultivation technique?"

He doesn't have any rare weapons or materials. Even if he did, he would use them himself. But the cultivation techniques are a different story. He can donate a copy and he won't lose any. Of course, his own ultimate moves and secret techniques are another matter. Donating them would be like exposing his killer moves. If he were to be exposed in a future battle, it would be like taking off his pants to fight someone.

"That's fine, but it must be a cultivation technique that our academy hasn't included in its records," the young instructor said with a strange expression.

The Heavenly Dao Academy has collected countless cultivation techniques. Obtaining a technique that is not available in the academy is thousands of times more difficult than donating some rare materials.

After all, it's okay to have the same materials and weapons as consumables.

"Okay." Su Ping nodded and immediately used his Star Sense to copy down some of the techniques he had learned in the Federation, including some combat secrets taught to him by Elder Yan.

When the young mentor saw that Su Ping really wanted to donate his cultivation technique, he immediately led him to the Heavenly Book Pavilion of the Hun Tian Academy. Inside the pavilion, an old man and a divine tree were guarding it. The divine tree was extremely lush, and its branches and leaves covered the Heavenly Book Pavilion. The old man sat under the tree, and on the trunk was the face of an old woman covered with wrinkles from the bark. She looked quite kind.

After the old man's examination, it was found that none of the cultivation techniques Su Ping retrieved were the same.

Su Ping exchanged three books, two of which were combat techniques taught to him by Master Yan, worth 50 contribution points each.

The remaining one is the first two levels of the Demon-Suppressing Divine Fist, worth 180 contribution points.

Having exchanged it all for 230 contribution points, Su Ping immediately went to the Black Stone Tablet to study it.

The black stone tablet stood on the edge of a cliff, surrounded by strong winds and mythical beasts kept in the courtyard. A majestic black tablet stood atop the cliff, and seven or eight figures sat cross-legged in front of it, staring intently at the tablet, seemingly trying to comprehend its meaning.

Su Ping sensed their cultivation levels briefly and found that they were all at the Divine General Realm.

"They want to complete the rules and sense the source of knowledge in the Divine General Realm, and transform their small world into a perfect one." The young mentor, who had accompanied Su Ping, said, "The path of cultivation is long, and you don't need to be fixated on this moment. If you can't comprehend the source of knowledge in the Heavenly God Realm, you'll still have a chance when you reach the Divine General Realm."

Su Ping nodded, understanding his good intentions.

He didn't say much. Before entering the cliff, there was a young man in a white deer robe sitting in mid-air. As Su Ping stepped in, the young man flashed and blocked Su Ping's way.

"It takes 10 contribution points to enter Blackrock Cliff," the young man said indifferently.

"Give."

Su Ping took out his academy student token, which was connected to his soul. It not only recorded his contribution points but also his identity information. Furthermore, with this token, he could be directly teleported back to the Heavenly Dao Academy as long as he was within the Ancestral Continent where the Heavenly Dao Academy was located.

The young man in the white deer robe took Su Ping's academy student token, took 10 contribution points from it, and said indifferently, "You can only stay for three days. When the time is up, please leave on your own."

Su Ping nodded.

Then, led by the young man in the white deer robe, Su Ping sat down on a futon covered with gold leaves at the top of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)