The importance of a Daoist mindset to a practitioner is self-evident.
It would be strange if a group of cripples who hid in the Great Ruins and spent their remaining days in this dilapidated village didn't have some problems with their Daoist beliefs.
Among the group of cripples, only Cao Ya, whose right hand was missing, seemed to have a firm Dao heart and remained unharmed.
It seems that in that battle where he swung his sword at the sky, Cao Ya believed that he was simply outmatched and lost the battle, but he did not feel discouraged by it, nor did it lead to the collapse of his ideals or Dao heart.
The village chief, the butcher, the blind man, the deaf man, and Master Ma were particularly envious of this.
In particular, the village chief and the butcher had both fought against the gods in the heavens, but both were defeated. One had his hands and feet cut off, and the other lost his lower body. Moreover, after realizing the truth of the world, their beliefs or moral convictions both showed signs of collapse.
The butcher swung his knife towards the sky, but his body below the waist was severed by the gods. In contrast, Cao Ya only lost his right hand.
Yes, the village chief was invincible, and none of the false gods could match him. It wasn't until the true god intervened that the village chief was defeated, his hands and feet were cut off, and he fell back to the mortal world.
Cao Ya and the Butcher don't have the strength to directly challenge the heavens.
Therefore, the village chief is generally recognized as the strongest person in the disabled village.
However, whether the mute man or Cao Ya is the second strongest fighter after the village chief has never been determined.
All I can say is that Cao Ya is the most unfathomable.
After all, none of those who strike at the sky are weak, and he is not in a particularly miserable state. In particular, compared with the village chief and the butcher in the same village, Cao Ya's situation seems much better.
Undoubtedly, this made the villagers of the Remnant Village think more highly of Cao Ya, especially the butcher, who often wanted to spar with Cao Ya, but Cao Ya always turned him down.
Cao Ya doesn't carry a knife anymore, unlike the butcher who still uses one.
Granny Si never made a move against the gods in heaven, nor did she have the power to do so, so she was considered one of the weakest disabled people in the Remnant Village.
Everyone knows a little about the village chief's past, but no one knows about Cao Ya's past.
Before coming to the Remnant Village, everyone else had heard of each other's reputations to some extent and knew that such a person existed, but no one had ever heard of Cao Ya or met him.
If you hadn't come to the village of disabled elderly, you would never have known that such a remarkable person existed in the world.
In addition, Cao Ya sometimes reveals a profound understanding of the world in his words, which is what others find remarkable.
Before Qin Mu appeared, or after Qin Mu was raised and Qin Mu fell asleep, a group of disabled people from the old village would chat and occasionally mention this world, talking about several previous eras and the gods in the sky. Even the village chief was sometimes quite confused and could only shake his head.
But Cao Ya would sigh and ask him for more detailed information, but then he would remain silent.
It was incredibly frustrating for everyone, and they were all very resentful.
It's no wonder that Granny Si and the others guessed that Cao Ya might not be a being of this world, but came from another world. After wielding his sword towards the sky, he fled to Yankang and eventually entered the Great Ruins, hiding in the Remnant Village.
The Great Ruins are relics, ruins, traces of an era's end. However, a powerful figure intervened, causing the Great Ruins to become dark, eerie, and terrifying.
Seeing that Cao Ya didn't seem inclined to speak, Granny Si pursed her lips, thinking to herself, "How boring!" She then grabbed Qin Mu's hand and excitedly headed towards the village, laughing as she said:
"Mu'er, come here quickly, today is your big day. Village Chief, Master Ma, come out."
Qin Mu was confused and curious, so he followed Granny Si over.
Cao Ya slowly slumped to the very back, her eyes deep and unfathomable.
After transmigrating to the world of "The Legend of the Shepherd God," he lived in Yankang and learned what kind of world it was. It was a world where people were kept by the gods, and even the starry sky in the sky was a painting, not a real place.
Even the Heavenly Court is nothing in the eyes of the real big shots.
So he focused on his studies and never caused trouble, so he never became famous.
But later, as his realm improved and his strength increased, his swordsmanship advanced greatly, bringing him close to the threshold of becoming a god. This attracted the attention of the false god who was monitoring Yan Kang in the heavens. He had no choice but to fight back, but was ultimately defeated. If he hadn't had a premonition and made preparations to deceive the gods, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape and would have died on the spot at the hands of those gods.
Finally, he escaped and hid in the ruins, wandering around until he finally settled in this dilapidated village.
The reason why it is described as seclusion rather than ending one's life is that Cao Ya has not lost the desire to improve. Since the Seventh Divine Treasure, the Divine Bridge Divine Treasure, was severed by the gods, he opened up another Seventh Divine Treasure. Referring to the Seventh Divine Treasures opened by Qin Mu and others in the original work, such as the Heavenly River Divine Treasure, the Other Shore Divine Treasure, and the Jianmu Divine Treasure, he has been pondering this cultivation method.
Although nothing concrete was produced, the spirit is still commendable, and some insights were gained, so it wasn't a complete waste of effort.
That's why he neglected his swordsmanship and didn't continue to work hard on it, instead devoting himself entirely to the creation of the Seventh Divine Treasure.
However, during this time, Cao Ya himself did not expect that he would enter a system space. When he transmigrated, he transformed into many different people and traveled to various different worlds. Among those worlds, there were many that were higher level than the Great World of [Shepherd of the Gods], such as [Perfect World], [Primordial World], and [Peerless One].
Cao Ya already possesses all three cultivation systems, and with the addition of cultivation systems from other worlds, he feels that if he were to ascend to the sky again and fight the false gods, he should be able to defeat a whole bunch of them. He would only be defeated when the true gods appear, just like the village chief.
He used to be no match for the village chief, but that might not be the case now.
He truly deserves the title of the second best fighter in the disabled village, surpassing even the mute.
The cultivation system in the world of [The Legend of the Shepherd God] is currently based on the Divine Palace system, before Qin Mu grew up and launched the Yankang Reform to innovate the cultivation system.
The mortal realm consists of the Seven Great Divine Treasures. After passing through the Seven Great Divine Treasures, one enters the Heavenly Palace, escapes the control of the Netherworld, and is no longer subject to lifespan limitations.
The Heavenly Palace Divine Realm system begins with the False God, also known as the Venerable God. The primordial spirit flies across the divine bridge to the South Heavenly Gate, becoming equal to a god and achieving immortality.
If you stand in front of the South Heavenly Gate of the Heavenly Palace and look down at the Seven Realms from the height of the Heavenly Palace, you will be surprised to find that the former Seven Divine Treasures, in the final analysis, are actually only one.
However, because the Yankang Living Spirit Bridge was severed, he could only cultivate up to the sixth level of the Divine Treasury, the Divine Treasury of Life and Death. His primordial spirit could not cross the Divine Bridge and reach the South Heavenly Gate to become a god.
This is how the Heavenly Court kept Yan Kang captive.
Why is it that the Heavenly Court has always been victorious, while the beings born after Heaven have hardly ever won?
After the Venerable God (False God), comes the True God, followed by the Jade Pool Realm, known as the Heavenly God, then the God-Slaying Platform, Jade Capital City, Lingxiao Palace, the Emperor's Throne, and finally the Heavenly Court Realm.
The cultivation system in the world of "The Legend of the Shepherd God" is like cultivating as if one were a major power.
Cao Ya is no longer planning to put in the hard work in this area.
With this ability, wouldn't it be better for me to figure out other systems with higher potential?
Of course, a very important point is that he has never truly developed the Seventh Divine Treasure. Without it, he cannot become a god; it is all just empty talk. The Heavenly Palace Divine Realm system is completely beyond his reach.
In contrast, cultivation systems like those in "Peerless Sovereign," "Primordial Era," and "Perfect World" do not have this flaw.
Moreover, the upper limit is seven stars, which is even higher.
However, he wouldn't completely abandon the Divine Treasury Heavenly Palace system. After all, he could cultivate any other system in any world through arduous practice. But he didn't need to spend too much energy cultivating the Divine Treasury Heavenly Palace system. From then on, he decided to focus on comprehending the Dao of the Blade, and finally reach the realm where the blade's strike could destroy all worlds, and the sheathing of the blade could revive the universe.
Okay, that's unrealistic; that's equivalent to a seven-star hotel.
The Dao Realm system after the Yankang Reforms involved entering the Dao through a certain type of enlightenment, with unlimited advancement, reaching the thirty-sixth level of the Dao Realm, the fortieth level of the Dao Realm, and so on.
The young masters of the Mi Luo Palace were basically at the level of the fortieth level of the Dao Realm, while the master of the Mi Luo Palace was slightly above that level.
Cao Ya sighed inwardly:
"If it completely surpasses that level, it will reach the seven-star level, and can truly solve the problem of the 'ultimate desolation' of this great world."
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