Chapter 212: The Spirit World’s Fight for Immortality, the Four Steps and Eight Realms of Immortality (key chapter, do not skip)
This sentence contains so much meaning.
Ning Qi had been vaguely puzzled before. It was unexpected that the remaining people in the martial world could figure out the methods related to the world's will so quickly. It was a bit too fast. Now it seemed to make sense. Many thoughts had already popped up in his mind.
Without waiting for Ning Qi to think more.
The old black tortoise continued:
"With the foundation of your martial world, it is too difficult to revive the world's will."
Ning Qi's eyes suddenly focused:
"Your martial world?"
He hit on the key words.
The old black tortoise said with a smile:
"That's right. Strictly speaking, although I have lived in the Martial Realm for such a long time, I am not from your Martial Realm. Let me formally introduce myself. I am from the Zhenwu Realm and I am the inheritor of the fire seed of the Zhenwu Immortal Sect."
Ning Qi's breathing had unknowingly stagnated.
All the confusion suddenly became clear.
No wonder he always felt that the Zhenwu Palace was somewhat detached from the world, and even somewhat incompatible with the martial world. Just what he saw and heard in the Zhenwu Palace did not seem like what was supposed to happen in the martial world. It turned out that they were from another world.
"Is the Zhenwu Realm also a superior world like the Shanhai Realm?" Ning Qi asked.
The old black tortoise looked melancholy:
"That's right, but the correct way to put it is that the Zhenwu Realm and the Shanhai Realm are both spiritual realms with perfect world rules, while your Wu Realm is a small world with incomplete rules. The Shanhai World is your superior world, but the Zhenwu Realm is not your superior world."
There is so much information contained in just one sentence.
Ning Qi felt that the world suddenly became vast, and the world he was in was just a small world?
His heart was pounding as he quietly waited for the old black turtle's explanation.
The old black tortoise continued:
"The size of the sea of boundaries is unknown to anyone. There are many spiritual realms floating in it. The number of them is vast. The rules of the spiritual realms are perfect, and there are many cultivators. The strongest can defy the heavens and become immortals. Under each spiritual realm, there are countless small worlds. The rules of the small worlds are incomplete to varying degrees. If you reach the limit, you can break through the boundary and ascend to the upper world corresponding to the small world."
Ning Qi's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Immortal?! Is there a stronger world above the spirit world?"
He had been seeking immortality, and now it was as if he saw a picture of immortality slowly unfolding before his eyes, which made him excited.
There was also yearning in the old black tortoise's eyes:
"The Immortal Realm! Above the Spirit Realm is the Immortal Realm. The goal of countless spiritual cultivators is to ascend to the Immortal Realm and achieve the status of a True Immortal! But..."
He changed the subject and said regretfully:
"Unknown's name, countless epochs ago, the fairyland was lost, and no one has become a fairy since then."
Then he explained:
"One era is one million years."
Ning Qi was silent.
One million years, what a long time it is. The plans of many ancient saints in the martial world only took tens of thousands of years. In front of the era, it seems so short. And the fairyland that was lost countless eras ago, what an immortal existence it is.
He has desire and regret in his heart:
"Why did the fairy world...lose?"
The old black tortoise smacked his lips and said:
"No one knows. Perhaps only a very small number of truly powerful monsters from the past know a little bit about it. After the fall of the Immortal Realm, the Feixian Era came to an end. From then on, it was..."
"The Spirit World Fights for Immortality Era!"
Ning Qi was shocked.
No matter how good the fairyland is, it is still a little far away for him now. The most urgent task right now is the threat from the mountain and sea world. He has a feeling that this era of the spiritual world fighting for the fairyland is related to the current situation in the martial world.
Just a few words made him feel the taste of blood and gore.
The old black tortoise sighed:
"The immortal world is lost, and no one can become a true immortal from now on. Even the strongest can only live for one era at most. For us, one era is naturally very long, but for those powerful people who aspire to become immortals, the hopelessness of the future is even more painful than death."
"But someone finally figured out a way out, which is to raise the upper limit of the world. If the spirit world cannot accommodate true immortals, then raise the upper limit of the spirit world until it can accommodate true immortals, or even stronger ones! It may even be possible to become another supreme immortal world one day!"
"And how to increase the world limit?"
"That is the origin of swallowing other worlds!"
Ning Qi's expression gradually calmed down.
Devouring the origin of the world is easy to say, but it will probably be accompanied by countless killings. This is the invasion of the world. He understood that this was the fundamental reason why the Mountain and Sea Realm invaded the Martial Realm. They wanted to devour the origin of the Martial Realm. As for the indigenous people of the Martial Realm, they were no different from ants to them.
It's hard to say who is right or wrong.
It's nothing more than the survival of the fittest.
Ning Qi frowned and said:
"How much help can the origin of a small world like the martial world provide to the advancement of the spiritual world?"
Although it is not known how much stronger the spiritual world is than the small world, it is estimated that the gap is not small. The Martial Saint Zhantian once said that the strong people who appeared outside the sky of the Martial World are even more terrifying than the will of the Martial World.
The black tortoise smiled:
"No matter how small a mosquito's meat is, it's still meat. Quantitative change can lead to qualitative change. After all, it's not that easy to devour other spiritual realms. Let's not talk about whether we can find the coordinates of the world. Even if we do, it's not certain who is stronger and who is weaker. If we're not careful, we'll be overturned."
"It is much easier to devour the lower worlds. The ascenders in the lower worlds have their own coordinates. After that, once the life poison is released, all you have to do is wait for the harvest. It doesn't take too long, and you can also lay out many lower worlds at the same time. It is safe and fast."
There was a hint of sarcasm in his laughter.
This description is very similar to the feeling of cutting leeks one after another.
As for those who ascended, I’m afraid their fate will not be any better.
Ning Qi paused:
"The spirit world is so powerful. Since they know the coordinates of the lower world, why don't they just send an extremely powerful person to sweep it? Why go to so much trouble?"
The black tortoise shook his head and said:
"Of course there are restrictions. For a lower world to ascend to the upper world, it only needs to reach a certain level of cultivation to open the world channel. However, even if the upper world knows the coordinates of the lower world, it cannot easily descend. This is the protection of the rules of the boundary sea for small worlds."
"And the life poison is one of their methods. The life poison is integrated into the spiritual energy of the lower world. It can not only weaken the resistance of the lower world, but also form anchor points. After being integrated with the martial saint-level strongman, it can form a signpost. In this way, the combination of inside and outside can open a world passage."
“Although this world passage can only allow cultivators below the strongest combat power in the small world to pass through, it is still extremely terrifying.”
“Think about it, if there are hundreds or thousands of times more cultivators at the level of Martial Saint, each holding more powerful magical instruments and practicing more powerful magic, like a swarm of locusts, which world can resist them? Basically, they will be slaughtered quickly and turned into nutrients for the growth of the spiritual world along with the small world.”
His tone was quiet, as if he was used to it.
Ning Qi couldn't help but imagine a terrifying scene of blood rain appearing in the sky:
"But the martial world has survived for tens of thousands of years..."
The black tortoise laughed in silence:
"You don't think your martial arts world is weak, do you?"
"Let me tell you, the Martial Realm is actually the strongest small world. The strongest person is equivalent to the Mana Realm of the Spirit Realm, which is what you call the Martial Saint Realm. Moreover, the world will has awakened. This is extremely rare. There may not be one like you in a million small worlds."
"You know, the strongest people in many small worlds are just at the level of your Tianren realm warriors, and some are only at the Yuandan realm. The rules of their worlds are so incomplete that even if there is spiritual energy, they cannot accommodate the emergence of powerful individuals. Some small worlds are even spiritual energy deserts."
Ning Qi was a little stunned.
This is too weak. He can suppress a large area with just a wave of his hand.
Thinking about it this way, I am lucky to be reincarnated into the martial world?
The two walked into the door of the hall, and a garden appeared in front of them. There were all kinds of magical herbs and rare flowers in it, exuding an alluring scent. Taking out any one of them was enough to make the outside warriors scramble for it.
The black tortoise continued to laugh and said:
"Of course, part of the reason why the martial world has been able to survive for tens of thousands of years is because of the existence of the Zhenwu Palace."
"Otherwise, the life-threatening poison alone would be enough to kill you, not to mention surviving the subsequent invasion and subsequent plans."
Ning Qi nodded.
He has now figured out the whole story.
But he also had more doubts.
"I have a few questions to ask you, senior."
"Ask."
Ning Qi's eyes were filled with anticipation:
"I heard the senior mention the realm of mana before. May I ask if this is the spiritual world's cultivation system?"
The old black tortoise thought for a moment and said:
"Well, you have an extraordinary character, so it's okay to tell you."
"After countless epochs, almost all spiritual realms have popularized this immortal cultivation system, which is the four steps and eight realms of immortality!"
Ning Qi held his breath.
The old black tortoise continued:
"The so-called four steps are to refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, refine spirit into emptiness, and refine emptiness into the Dao. One step further and you will step into the realm of immortal immortals!"
"And if we further subdivide it, there are eight realms."
"Refining essence into qi is divided into two realms: the acquired realm and the perception realm. The former cultivates the essence of the human body, and the latter senses the qi of heaven and earth. If it corresponds to the martial world's cultivation system, the acquired realm corresponds to the cultivation before the Yuandan realm, and the perception realm is similar to the heavenly realm."
"Refining Qi into Spirit includes the two realms of Mana and Purple Mansion. The Mana realm is about tempering spiritual energy into mana, which corresponds to your Martial Saint realm, while the Purple Mansion realm is about condensing your innate magical power to open up. This realm corresponds to the magical power realm where you break through the realm and ascend. But strictly speaking, the magical power realm is not the complete Purple Mansion realm and needs further improvement."
Ning Qi listened very carefully and felt that the door to a new world was opening towards him.
"And refining the spirit and returning to emptiness includes the two realms of Yuanshen and the Void Dao."
"The refining of the void and the integration of the Dao include the two realms of integration and integration of the Dao."
"A cultivator at the Hedao level is the most powerful cultivator that the spirit world can accommodate, and his life span is as long as one era! But that was in the past. Now there must be a powerful spirit world that has broken the limit, and a true immortal has been born."
Ning Qi's heart was filled with ripples.
Although the fairyland has been lost, this is also a path that can lead to immortality and becoming a true immortal.
For the first time, he had such a clear direction.
Suppress the restlessness in your heart.
Ning Qi took a deep breath and asked again:
"Since Senior and Zhenwu Palace are from Zhenwu Realm, why did you come to Wu Realm?"
The old man paused for a moment before he slowly spoke:
"Because the Zhenwu Realm is gone."
Ning Qi looked apologetic. Before he could speak, the old man waved his hand and said:
"It doesn't matter. This happened a long time ago. The strongest overlord in the Zhenwu world is the Zhenwu Immortal Sect, and I came from there. At that time, I was even just an egg with only a vague consciousness. I vaguely felt that an amazing war had broken out."
"Then a mark told me that from now on, I would be the inheritor of the fire of the Zhenwu Immortal Sect. I wandered in the sea of revolution for an unknown period of time, and the power of the Zhenwu Palace was almost exhausted. In order to avoid being tracked, it finally used up its remaining strength and fell into the martial world. And I was also born here. In a sense, I can be considered half a person of the martial world."
As he spoke, his face showed some bitterness and helplessness towards fate:
"After receiving some memory infusion, I learned that the Zhenwu Realm was destroyed by the Shanhai Realm."
If he was born normally in the Zhenwu Realm, his strength would definitely be more than what it is now.
But fate is a fickle thing.
Now I am trapped in this cage and cannot break free.
Not only was he unable to ascend, but the Zhenwu Palace was also destroyed, and he lost the ability to travel through the world.
He and the Martial Realm are now in a relationship of shared success and failure. If the Martial Realm is swallowed up by the Mountain and Sea Realm, the True Martial inheritance will be completely cut off.
"At the beginning, they were also eggs like me, and were born one after another later. But they are different from me. I am the inheritor of the fire of the Zhenwu Immortal Sect and can set foot in the Zhenwu Palace, but they can't even step out of the Zhenwu Palace and have no freedom."
The old black turtle looked at the spiritual beasts that were looming in the white mist, feeling a little sympathetic and regretful.
It is indeed terrifying to be deprived of freedom.
Ning Qi bowed respectfully:
"Thank you for clearing up my confusion, senior."
By this time, he had completely understood what happened in ancient times.
He digested the information he had learned today. It took in so much information that it greatly broadened his horizons. Although the crisis was approaching, at least he knew the causes and consequences and would not be running around like a headless fly.
The two continued walking and finally stopped in front of the magnificent Zhenwu Temple. Seeing it again, Ning Qi was still shocked as always, especially now that he knew the origin of the Zhenwu Temple. If he guessed correctly, the Zhenwu Temple should have been an extremely powerful treasure.
The door to the hall opened automatically, and the light engulfed the two people.
When the light faded, only a golden portal was left standing alone; the silver and bronze portals had disappeared.
"The other two gates were tests I set up, but this one is the only test of the true martial arts inheritance. Now, you should have understood why I asked you to step into the martial saint realm and come back again."
Ning Qi nodded.
He had guessed it.
The hunchbacked old man's voice of emotion echoed in the Zhenwu Hall:
"After I was born, Zhenwu Palace selected one after another talented warriors from your martial world to take the test, but without exception, they all failed. Your appearance gave me the last glimmer of hope."
"Ning, my dear, your talent and understanding are unprecedented. You have achieved such success at the age of thirteen. Throughout history, no one can match you."
There was deep expectation and hope in his eyes:
"Perhaps, you can successfully pass the assessment of the Zhenwu Palace and obtain the inheritance of the Zhenwu Immortal Sect!"
"By then, maybe there will be hope of finding a way out of this."
(End of this chapter)
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