From the Valkyrie to the Endless

The mental state of the descendants of gods who awakened under excessive stimulation is not normal.

In other words, after awakening for fourteen years, Sikong Yuan was still able to maintain his mental stability, which was itself an extremely bizarre thing.

"Shocked you."

After a while, Sikong Yuan's expression gradually calmed down. He forced a smile and spoke apologetically:

"Recently, I have been unable to suppress my cultivation level and have been losing consciousness from time to time."

Hearing this, Shen Qing couldn't help wondering: "Why do you want to suppress your own strength?"

"If I go any further, I won't be myself anymore."

Sikong Yuan lowered his head and stared at his palm, his eyes lonely:

"I don't want to kill innocent people anymore."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 45 Humanity

Sikong Yuan just sat on the ground, alone, as if isolated from the world, with an extremely oppressive silence surrounding him.

It is hard to associate the man in front of you with the Demon Slayer who is feared by the whole world.

"Senior, I heard that you took a woman away from the Jiaofang Bureau some time ago. Is her name Yuzhen?"

Shen Qing came back to her senses and spoke quickly. She could ignore everything else, but she had to ask about Yu Zhen.

"Yuzhen?"

Sikong Yuan shook his head: "She only said her name was Fu Chan."

"Fu Chan..."

Shen Qing frowned slightly, recalled for a while, and finally understood.

The former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was named Fu, so I guess this was Yuzhen’s real name.

"Senior, where is she now?"

"Don't worry, I have settled her in Lingzhou. There are some friends I met overseas who can take care of her."

Sikong Yuan waved his hand and said, "Originally, she said that you might have gone to the Desolate Continent, so I took her to the Desolate Continent to look for you, but we found nothing, and there was chaos in Qianzhou again."

"I came to Qianzhou to stop Yang Zongxian from further expanding the war. There will inevitably be a fight, and it will be inconvenient to bring her along."

Hearing the name Yang Zongxian, Shen Qing's mind moved, and he couldn't help asking:

"That day I saw Yang Zongxian could walk in the air. I think he has entered the fourth stage of cultivation. Has your skill reached this level?"

"He's not that strong."

Sikong Yuan shook his head and denied, "His realm is the same as mine, both of us are at the peak of Condensation. The reason why he can walk in the air is because of the magic of the pair of boots on his feet. It is a rare treasure that can still function even when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is almost exhausted."

"What is Ning Yuan?" Shen Qing's spirits perked up and she felt anticipation. Sikong Yuan must know much more than she did.

"In today's world, the path to cultivation is cut off. The cultivation information you can access is too general. The current martial arts grandmasters are only at the bottom level in the heyday of cultivation."

At this point, Sikong Yuan sighed softly: "But with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth today, it is almost the limit to support practitioners at the Condensation level. Going beyond this, there is no way except to rely on blood inheritance."

Seeing the inquiry in Shen Qing's eyes, Sikong Yuan paused for a moment, then said:

"Today I will briefly talk to you about the path of cultivation when the laws of heaven and earth are in a complete state."

"Juniors are all ears."

Shen Qing sat down in front of Sikong Yuan. This was something she had always been curious about. The description of the path of cultivation in the inherited memory of the true god was too vague.

Sikong Yuan rubbed his brows and sorted out the memories in his mind. After a while, he spoke and told the story:

“In ancient times, the path of cultivation was divided into six paths, nine stages and five realms of ultimate attainment. These six paths were the divisions of the living beings in the world: gods, ghosts, humans, demons, monsters and saints.

Most of the living beings in the world cannot escape these six paths, and among these six paths, not only the living beings, but also the methods of cultivation, are extremely different from each other.

From the memories that I have inherited, I do not have a very deep understanding of the cultivation paths of the various sacred beings, the sky-devouring demons, and even the ghosts from the underworld. All I can tell you is the method of cultivation in the human way.

"The method of cultivation of the human way, from the first to the ninth level, enters the Tao and sheds the ordinary, reveals the true nature of cultivation, condenses the life essence, controls the evil spirits, taps into the human body's divine treasures, unites the body and the soul, comprehends the creation of heaven and earth, enters the ultimate realm of emptiness, and finally becomes the ancestor of Tao.

The fourth realm you just mentioned is the Gangsha realm. When you enter this realm, you can touch the Yang magnetic and Yin Sha energy between heaven and earth, and your strength can reach the gods. Even if your combat power is affected due to the exhaustion of the vitality of heaven and earth, you will be a hundred miles of red soil in a moment. If Yang Zongxian really enters this realm, your life and death will be determined by others. "

Shen Qing silently digested this information and asked in confusion: "What are the five ultimate realms?"

"The Five Absolute Realms are not five realms, but five general directions of the Tao, similar to the five elements that make up the heaven and earth, pointing directly to the origin of the universe. I don't know much about the Five Absolute Realms. After all, the Demon Slayer is just a Taoist ancestor."

Sikong Yuan looked somewhat numb, and his fatigue became more serious:

"Yang Zongxian is practicing the Yuan-devouring Art passed down by the ancestors of the Great Xia royal family. He has been at the peak of Yuan-condensing for many years. Due to the lack of nourishment from the power of his bloodline, he has always found it difficult to take that step. But one day he will find an opportunity to break through. He carries with him a rare treasure left by the Tianqian Dynasty. If I don't move forward, I can't kill him. It's a dead end."

His mind was extremely unstable, if he went any further, the murderous intent would instantly take over his mind and he would become a beast that only cared about killing.

The power of the Gangsha Realm is a moving natural disaster for the world today.

The Demon Slayer, who regards everyone in the world as a demon, is too terrifying and will cause the deaths of too many innocent people.

Now he is in a dilemma. If he wants to kill Yang Zongxian, he can take one step further, but if he takes this step, he will become a new source of trouble, and the harm caused by him may be far greater than that caused by Yang Zongxian.

When he just awakened, he had already hurt many innocent people. With Yang Zongxian in charge, Da Xia, except for Qianzhou and Huangzhou, was still peaceful and prosperous.

Looking at the pain hidden in Sikong Yuan's eyes, Shen Qing felt mixed emotions for a moment.

She could not empathize with Sikong Yuan's inner guilt. When she swung the knife, she never hesitated or delayed, and her heart was also not tortured at all. But Sikong Yuan was obviously different.

He is too kind.

Even though he has the power to destroy a country within him, his nature won't allow him to take that step.

Perhaps the reason why Shen Lie let him go was because he saw this point.

Such a kind-hearted person holds the most terrifying weapon in the world. It can be said that it is fate that plays tricks on him.

"What are your plans from now on?"

After a long silence, Sikong Yuan asked, "I can ask my old friend overseas to send you out to sea. You can find a secluded place and I think you can live a peaceful life."

In his opinion, it was too difficult for Shen Qing to achieve anything. If he continued to fight with Da Xia, he would still be at risk of being killed at any time.

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior. I never like to owe favors to others, and I also don't want others to owe me."

Shen Qing shook his head, his eyes slightly cold: "Yang Zongxian owes me a life, so he must pay it back with his life. As for whether I can kill him, that's a matter for later. I won't know until I do it."

With the sundial in hand, if ten years of practice is not enough, then a hundred years will do. On the road of cultivation, Yang Zongxian has already stagnated. She has just set sail, so she may be able to catch up first.

"I have placed Fu Chan in the Tonghai Inn in Xuequan City, Lingzhou. If you want to find her, you can go there."

"Tonghai Inn..."

Hearing this familiar name, Shen Qing's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"I have to keep a close eye on Yang Zongxian, so I can't be distracted and follow you all the time. I only have these two days to spare. If you need my help with anything, just let me know."

Before she could think about it, Sikong Yuan spoke again.

Shen Qing gathered his thoughts and said bluntly without beating around the bush:

"I would like to ask for a true cultivation method, and... some of your essence and blood."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 46 Star Source Secret Code

It is still unknown when Shen Qing will see Sikong Yuan next time, and he does not want to miss this rare opportunity.

The favors owed could be repaid slowly in the future, but the most important thing now was to keep some cards to save her life. According to Sikong Yuan's previous words, if she encountered Yang Zongxian again, her situation would become extremely dangerous.

"Of course I have the technique, but with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth today, I'm afraid your cultivation speed will be quite slow."

Hearing this, Sikong Yuan gave a reminder that the cultivation method of ancient times, if it did not have the power of blood and simply relied on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, would require several times more than the current martial arts mentality, and it would take a very long time to achieve any success.

"Junior wants to give it a try."

Shen Qing already had a plan in mind. Although the ancient cultivation methods required more skills, their combat effectiveness was also far beyond what today's martial arts could match.

The current martial arts skills, even if practiced to perfection and reaching the level of grandmaster, are only equivalent to the third level of Nascent Soul Realm.

In front of people like Sikong Yuan and Yang Zongxian who practiced ancient methods, they had no power to fight back. Just like Shen Lie, who was number one on the Heavenly Ranking, he still died at the hands of Yang Zongxian, and this was not even counting the rare treasures left over from the previous dynasty.

The power beyond this era can only be dealt with with methods that are also beyond this era, otherwise it will be tantamount to falling into a vicious circle.

"That's good. You have just achieved Transcendental Transformation not long ago, so it's not too late for you to change your cultivation method."

Sikong Yuan did not dissuade him. He immediately took out a pen and paper from the side and wrote down line after line of his thoughts.

After a moment, Shen Qing took the mental method handed over by Sikong Yuan, his expression slightly changed:

"Xingyuan Secret Book..."

After observing it carefully for a while, Shen Qing couldn't help but be moved. This was a supreme spell that pointed directly to the pinnacle of humanity. The name was not surprising, but it was extremely domineering.

In the early stage, one only absorbs the power of the sun, moon and stars into the body. After reaching the sixth stage, one must begin to devour the essence of the stars to practice.

In the later stages of cultivation, swallowing stars and eating the sun is just common.

There are many methods in the Xingyuan Secret Book, which confirm Shen Qing's previous guess that when one reaches the Transcendent Realm, there is already a way to call upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for one's own use, which is called "skill".

Sikong Yuan obviously had his reasons for picking out this set of spells.

Although the power of the sun, moon and stars today is also not as strong as that in ancient times, it is still slightly more abundant than the nearly exhausted spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so Shen Qing can save a lot of hard work in his practice.

"As for the essence and blood..."

Sikong Yuan pondered for a moment, took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out two pills and stuffed them into his mouth, then turned his fingertips into a knife and cut his wrist.

The bright red blood dripped and soon filled the palm-sized porcelain bottle.

The blood in the bottle swayed slightly, like a pool of liquid red amber, without any sign of solidification.

"Some martial artists know that the blood of a 'human demon' like me contains divine power, which can greatly increase combat power in a short period of time. However, it actually causes endless troubles and shortens one's life. You should use it with caution. It is better not to take it unless it is absolutely necessary."

Sikong Yuan handed the porcelain bottle to Shen Qing, his face looking a little haggard. This blood essence contained some of his heart blood, which was very damaging to his vitality.