"Then who are you?" Fang Xiu turned his gaze to the Jade Emperor. He wanted to know what path the Jade Emperor, as the ruler of the Three Realms, had taken.
The Jade Emperor smiled slightly: "I am both a righteous god and a celestial god. I have cultivated for countless years, experienced countless tribulations, and reached the peak of the celestial god realm. Later, I became the ruler of the three realms, and with the blessing of heaven and earth, my cultivation was pushed to its peak. I created all the laws of the world and created the Nine Dragons Supreme, second only to the ancient gods."
"Ancient God?" For some reason, the moment Fang Xiu heard this word, he immediately thought of Nuwa.
"Ancient gods are the pinnacle of the divine path, such as the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the Two Sages of the West. This realm is beyond human capability. Only innate beings like them can reach the realm of ancient gods. For others, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven."
Fang Xiu quickly sorted out the subsequent realms: after True God, there are Righteous God and Heavenly God, both of equal rank, and then comes the end of the divine path, Ancient God!
"Can righteous gods and celestial gods cultivate together?"
The Jade Emperor nodded: "Actually, there is no essential conflict between the two. Most of the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court cultivate both the orthodox and the celestial, but most of them only cultivate one path as a secondary one, taking one path as the main one and the other as a secondary one. Otherwise, it would be too energy-consuming. Only those with great perseverance, great opportunities, and great enlightenment can cultivate both the orthodox and the celestial in the long run."
Only a very few can reach the very end and stand at the pinnacle of immortality.
A thoughtful look appeared in Fang Xiu's eyes. It seemed that judging the strength of immortals and gods was difficult based on their rank, because the assessment of the strength of immortals and gods was based on two lines: righteous gods and heavenly gods.
This explains why, in ancient mythology, some gods held high positions in the Heavenly Court, yet their actual combat power was inferior to that of some lower-ranking individuals. In contrast, the truly top-tier immortals and gods were those who possessed exceptional strength and were subsequently granted divine status, achieving their pinnacle through a combination of these advantages, such as the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West.
Not to mention beings like the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa, whose own strength was already at the pinnacle of the world. They further ascended to a higher level by establishing religions and creating the human race. Strictly speaking, they can also be considered practitioners of both righteous and divine cultivation.
Upon realizing this, Fang Xiu understood his future path: to cultivate together with the heavens!
The peak of the Righteous God realm is weaker than the peak of the Heavenly God realm, and the peak of the Heavenly God realm is weaker than the peak of the Righteous and Heavenly God realm.
If he wants revenge, he can only choose the most powerful path.
He has now embarked on the path of faith to godhood and successfully established a divine kingdom. If he wants to follow the path of the gods, he needs to open up the inner world, that is, the inner world.
How to create an inner world?
"To create an inner world requires a great physique and great magical power. To create a new world within a divine being, one needs a great physique to support the inner world and a great magical power to create it. Your current physique and magical power are not enough."
"Young friend, would you be so kind as to reveal the path you cultivate, so that I may guide you on your next course? Forgive my poor eyesight; even though I am well-versed in all worldly arts, I have not been able to discern the path you cultivate."
A hint of curiosity appeared in the Jade Emperor's eyes. He wondered what kind of magic could possibly deceive his eyes.
Fang Xiu opened his palm, and a miniature version of "Fang Xiu" appeared in his hand, which was the True Self Decree.
He is not afraid to show his own path to others. If others can find a way to address his weaknesses after seeing it, he should thank them for helping him fill in the gaps.
The moment the True Self Law appeared, a look of surprise appeared in the eyes of the Jade Emperor. Even he couldn't help but be moved: "Transcending the Three Realms and not being within the Five Elements, this is a worldly path that does not exist in heaven and earth!"
His expression suddenly became complicated, as if he had thought of many things, but he did not say anything.
“Young friend, since you have been able to transcend the worldly path, even I can no longer guide you. I am proficient in the worldly path. Originally, seeing that you had cultivated the character ‘Zhou’ in the Nine Dragons Supreme Method, I thought of passing on the complete Nine Dragons Supreme Method to you. Now it seems that if I really did pass it on, it would only harm you.”
Your situation is unique; you have no choice but to follow your own path.
The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment, then pointed his finger into the void. Instantly, a myriad of roars resounded, and invisible light descended and gathered at his fingertip, ultimately outlining a profound rune.
Fang Xiu could understand the meaning of that rune, which translated to—Earth!
It is the Nine Dragons Supreme Law, the Earth element in the vast universe of the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Emperor.
The moment the character took shape, the surrounding stars seemed to slow down, the air became as heavy as water, and an unimaginable pressure spread throughout the entire area.
"After much thought, I have come to realize that although you cannot learn my way, the Earth element in the Nine Dragons Supreme Method can help you strengthen your body. You must remember that you can only refer to it and not learn it completely. Just like the Universe element, I can sense that although the Way of Time you cultivate has the shadow of the Universe element, it is not exactly the same."
This also includes some of my own insights into the character "宙" (zhòu), which I'll also give you for your reference.
Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as he understood the Jade Emperor's words. As the other party said, the time projection he cast, although involving the Dao of Time, was strictly speaking a combination of the manifestation of pain and the character "Zhou" (宙), not simply the character "Zhou".
Should we forge our own path?
Just what I wanted!
If the whole world has been defeated, then learning the great principles within the world is meaningless in the face of defeating one's wife.
The next moment, the heavy character "地" transformed into a stream of light and entered Fang Xiu's body. Instantly, endless divine light flashed in his eyes, with boundless Daoist rhymes flowing within them.
After a long while, the divine light faded and the Daoist aura dissipated.
Suddenly, Fang Xiu asked, "Why does the Nine Dragons Supreme Technique only have eight characters?"
The Jade Emperor smiled slightly: "Because the ninth character is composed of the first eight characters, only by fully comprehending the first eight characters can one comprehend the ninth character."
What is the ninth character?
"road."
"road?"
"Indeed, this is the way."
What is the Tao?
The Jade Emperor shook his head: "I do not know either. The ninth character is my hypothesis about the realm of ancient gods. Even I have not comprehended the ninth character. Perhaps when I truly understand what the Dao is, that will be the day I ascend to the realm of ancient gods."
"Is there any way to control the Nine Dragons Supreme Law inheritance? In the future, although I obtained the Nine Dragons Supreme Law, I only left behind the character 'Zhou'. The rest of the inheritance disappeared into the void and its whereabouts are unknown."
"That's easy." As soon as the Jade Emperor finished speaking, he pointed at Fang Xiu, and instantly, a ray of spiritual light entered Fang Xiu's body, like a decree of the Heavenly Emperor, mysterious and profound.
"With my decree, you may summon the rest of the lineage."
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