As the power of his divine soul was injected, Ye Wuque immediately sensed a lingering, ancient and vast aura of divine soul energy, followed by a jumbled and random message from his divine soul.
Clearly, this ancient jade slip was casually picked up by that ancient sage king and recorded something; it wasn't very formal and consisted of fragmented self-talk.
But the very first sentence made Ye Wuque's heart stir slightly!
"How do I walk a path that's more than six steps long?"
"The Saint King... The Saint King..."
"I have heard many powerful beings publicly preach... mentioning the importance of the 'Human King Realm' in cultivation!"
"It is the watershed that separates monstrous talents from ordinary geniuses!"
“Starting from the ninetieth divine spring, each additional divine spring opened up represents a heaven-shaking achievement, a step that brings great fortune, a step that defies the heavens…”
"We must do our utmost to open up as many divine springs as possible!"
"I have come this far... to become a sixth-step Saint King, which is a testament to the blessings of heaven and earth..."
"I believe my aptitude and talent are no less than those of any other living being..."
"Five steps to perfection... six steps to transcendence..."
"But having already transcended it... how can one go further?"
"There is no road ahead..."
"How tragic! How unwilling! Is this all we can do, abandon the Saint King realm and choose to break through to the Zhou Tian realm?"
"I'm not reconciled!"
"If I cannot reach the peak of the Human King Realm... it will eventually become my inner demon..."
Having read this far, Ye Wuque sighed softly in his heart.
The experience of this ancient sage king when he recorded these contents felt almost exactly the same as when he was the Six-Step Sage King!
Six Steps to Transcendence!
What lies ahead?
Fortunately, he received help from the Heavenly Spirit Ancestor, who sent him into the City of Light, where he found a way out.
Having understood what the "Seven Steps Above" truly meant, and having endured life-or-death trials, I have achieved what I have today.
This ancient sage king was clearly also a rogue cultivator. Although he had heard many great masters preach, he had no real backing to help him solve his problems or teach him the way carefully. He could only rely on his own exploration.
Ye Wuque recalled his breakthrough to the Seventh Step Saint King. If it weren't for the "Saint Dao Crystal" left behind by Gai Xianyuan, he would have been helpless.
Being a lone cultivator... is very difficult.
Especially at the most crucial stage, the slightest carelessness can lead to the loss of all previous efforts and even death.
The message became quite disorganized and fragmented at this point, but the content only reappeared after continuing.
"There's always a way out!"
Beyond the Six Steps of Transcendence… I glimpsed fragments of words within the forbidden area!
"But there is only one word: 'Tao'."
"It's very general, but I have a vague feeling about it..."
"I must continue exploring other forbidden and dangerous places. I am determined to find my way forward! To comprehend the path beyond the sixth step!"
At this moment, the spiritual information was very chaotic, as if the heart was surging, and then it came to an abrupt end.
But the hope of finding a way forward was palpable.
Further down, the spiritual communication ceased again.
Ye Wuque's perception continued downwards, and finally, at the bottom, the chaotic information reappeared.
"Having strayed into forbidden territory, trapped in despair, on the verge of death and annihilation..."
"In the end, I still couldn't break through to the seventh step..."
"Hehe, but I don't regret it."
"He died on the path of seeking the truth."
All the information about the divine soul has come to an end.
Ye Wuque, who was sitting upright, opened his eyes, removed the ancient jade slip from his forehead, gently rubbed it in his hand, and let out a soft sigh.
This ancient sage-king died just like that.
Such an ending is truly regrettable.
Shen Yuanyi must have been moved by the contents of this ancient jade slip when he obtained it.
As a fifth-step Saint King, he would naturally also consider the next six steps, the seventh step...
Perhaps it was the contents of this ancient jade slip that sparked Shen Yuanyi's interest in and desire to pursue the insights recorded by the ancient sage kings.
Setting down the ancient jade slip, Ye Wuque looked at the handwritten notes and gently picked them up.
From the moment Ye Wuque obtained the notebook, he knew that it had no restrictions or limitations on its opening, unlike the conspiracies and tricks that Gai Xianyuan had used in the past.
"The material is impervious to water and fire and can withstand the test of time. It looks low-key but is extraordinary. The notebook itself is priceless and extremely precious."
With a slight movement of his gaze, Ye Wuque opened the notebook. After a casual glance, he discovered that only the first three pages contained some content, and the rest were completely empty.
It seems that... the owner of this notebook, the ancient sage king, had only recently acquired it.
But when Ye Wuque saw the first line of the first page of this notebook, his eyes lit up again!
"The ancestor told me that the first six steps to becoming a 'Sage King' are not, relatively speaking, dead ends."
"As long as one has the aptitude, the powerful backing, and a strong luck, there is a chance of a successful breakthrough."
"But only those above the sixth step..."
"Relying solely on one's own efforts is useless; even the most extraordinary talent is of no use!"
For example, the 'Sacred Path Crystal' required for the Seven Steps—without it, even knowing how to proceed is useless.
"However, the ancestor has already prepared three Saintly Dao Crystals for me, so I can rest assured."
"In addition, the ancestor also used a great deal of connections and karma to finally persuade an unimaginably mysterious figure to make an exception and preach to me once!"
"Five days later, the ancestor told me to prepare myself, to conserve my energy to the fullest, and to go with him to meet that mysterious great man."
"I asked the ancestor just how powerful that mysterious figure was and what realm he was at, but the ancestor said he didn't know."
"Because even the patriarch, in terms of strength, is only barely qualified to grovel at the feet of this mysterious big shot."
"I simply cannot imagine it!"
"You must know that our ancestor was a being who dominated a region!"
"But I'll definitely do my best!"
"According to the ancestor's instructions, this mysterious figure will randomly give me some pointers. I wonder what they will be."
"But I'm very excited and looking forward to it."
Seeing this, Ye Wuque couldn't help but look at the ancient jade slip next to him again, a fleeting look of sighing in his eyes.
Both of them were ancient sage kings!
In terms of aptitude and talent, the owner of the ancient jade slip was perhaps even more exceptionally gifted.
As a result, things turned out differently...
Worlds apart!
The owner of the ancient jade slip was a rogue cultivator who could only rely on himself. With no one to enlighten or teach him, he risked his life to explore perilous places in order to understand the mysteries beyond the seventh step, ultimately dying and disappearing.
However, the owner of this notebook only needs to diligently cultivate; everything else will be taken care of by his ancestor and the entire power behind him.
Even Ye Wuque felt a ripple in his heart at this moment, his emotions were complicated.
No wonder there's a saying that's both cruel and insightful...
The watershed moment in life is... the amniotic fluid!
Ninety-nine percent of people seem to have their fate predetermined from the moment they are born.
The fates of these two saintly kings are vivid examples!
It's hard not to sigh.
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