Divine Strike

I had an idea...

Ye Fan raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at the messages in the Chat Group, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Because of his cultivation, this little Dao Friend Fang Xun, though in a position similar to the group leader's, had never had much presence.

This was the first time he had stated his own thoughts so clearly.

This was a good thing.

Hong Yi: "Go ahead."

Everyone in the group had roughly the same thought.

Fang Xun took a light breath and began laying out his idea.

Fang Xun: "After seeing the Xuan Su Scripture, my path has probably become clear."

Fang Xun: "With the Chat Group as my support, I can take the Primordial Wilderness as my foundation and All Heavens as nourishment to cultivate my Great Dao Tree."

Fang Xun: "Also, with the help of the Chat Group Core, it seems I can try cultivating the laws and cultivation methods of your worlds."

This was the premise of Fang Xun's idea. If he could only draw lessons from them without cultivating them, then his plan would not work.

Meng Qi: "That's a perfectly normal choice. We won't refuse. Or rather, uploading our fundamental methods was itself meant to give you a helping hand."

The Chat Group Core was with Fang Xun. That was an unchangeable fact, which made Fang Xun's cultivation extremely important as well.

Ji Ning: "But I looked through the Dao scriptures of my fellow Dao Friends. If you want to cultivate all of them, that's nearly impossible."

From Ji Ning's perspective, these Dao scriptures were all of the highest difficulty. For Fang Xun, who was still a True Immortal, it would likely take thousands or even tens of thousands of years just to get started on the simplest one.

Fortunately, the Group Friends had all reached realms where the passage of time could be ignored. They could wait.

Fang Xun: "Then I seem to have an idea to speed up cultivation. Could you big shots help me examine it?"

Ye Fan: "Let's hear it."

Time no longer meant anything to Ye Fan, but it was still crucial to Fang Xun. Many points in time offered only a single opportunity, and if he wanted to seize greater benefits, Fang Xun needed higher cultivation.

Fang Xun: "Are any of you big shots proficient in Divine Strike?"

Divine Strike? It seemed several question marks had appeared over Meng Qi's head.

Kid, your train of thought was rather unconventional!

Ye Fan: "?"

Ye Fan: "Haha, you want to use Divine Strike to cultivate our cultivation methods? Through that Descent-linking mechanism?"

The Chat Group had now evolved a function that connected their respective worlds. However, limited by Fang Xun's realm, it could only operate at the True Immortal level.

Meng Qi and the others were even more optimistic about this function's future. It meant that once Fang Xun reached the Da Luo Realm, they could descend into the Primordial World with an incarnation equivalent to the Da Luo Realm.

The Da Luo Realm was also the necessary prerequisite for truly stepping onto the grand stage of the Primordial Wilderness.

As for True Immortals? Forget it. They were too weak to show their faces. In the Primordial Wilderness, stepping outside meant death.

Ji Ning: "Little Friend Fang Xun has quite the broad and unconventional way of thinking."

Hong Yi: "...This might actually work. Divine Strike borrows power, and once you possess our power, cultivating our methods will naturally advance by leaps and bounds."

Meng Qi: "Fang Xun, you really understand cultivation—slacking off!"

The big shots in the group were faintly delighted. This method would place virtually no burden on them, yet it could greatly increase Fang Xun's cultivation speed.

Ye Fan: "I have no objections."

Meng Qi: "Works for me."

The Group Friends all agreed that this was a good method.

Fang Xun: "Then I'll take the Xuan Su Scripture as my foundation and use Divine Strike. Thank you all for the support!"

Divine Strike, also known as Invoke Deity, was actually one of the simplest kinds of spells and required almost no practice.

The key was whether the deity above answered the call. It was truly the culmination of divine social studies.

Fang Xun took a deep breath. The Dao Marks of the Xuan Su Scripture flowed through his heart, and the aura around him slowly began to change.

This scripture was almost symbiotic with him. There was not even any question of needing to get started with it.

During this process, a Dao Tree slowly emerged behind Fang Xun. It was his true body.

The branches and leaves of the Innate Dao Tree swayed, scattering divine radiance. Then, at a certain moment, the largest root of the Innate Dao Tree suddenly took root in the void.

Specks of Golden Light came from the void and merged into the Innate Dao Tree, where they were absorbed by the Dao Tree.

This was merely the outward appearance. At most, anyone seeing it would suspect Fang Xun was drawing energy from the void to restore himself.

But in reality...

"Spirits of heaven and earth, Group Friends reveal yourselves! I invoke Ye Tiandi!"

The completely nonsensical invocation chant did not affect its effectiveness. The Chat Group Core sent his request to Ye Fan.

"Interesting." Ye Fan vaguely sensed an invitation coming from the Chat Group interface. With a flick of his finger, he injected a portion of Primordial Wilderness True Immortal power into it.

Boom!

Fang Xun's mind exploded. An unimaginable majesty and supremacy descended, as though a supreme Heavenly Emperor sat high upon an imperial throne above the nine heavens, casting his gaze upon him.

Fortunately, although the essence of this power was lofty, it was still at the True Immortal level. Fang Xun could bear it completely.

The moment he received this power, Fang Xun quickly examined the Heavenly Emperor Fist in the group files. Its Dao Rhyme naturally emerged around him.

"It worked!"

Fang Xun abruptly opened his eyes. With a slight clench of his fist, a battle intent to fight heaven and earth was born within him, blazing like fire and unmatched in its intensity.

"I feel like I could trample all Dao beneath my feet and throw a Heavenly Emperor Fist!"

Fang Xun took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to throw a punch. Centering himself and guarding the One, a bronze round tripod with three legs and two ears flashed past. Within it, Deities seemed to be chanting supreme wondrous methods and great Dao scriptures.

"...I invoke Bei Ming Sword Venerable!"

The next instant, his aura abruptly changed. The domineering Heavenly Emperor became a solitary and aloof Sword Venerable. The Dao Tree behind him swayed ceaselessly, every leaf emanating a different sword intent.

Looking closely, every leaf seemed like a world—a world made entirely of pure sword intent!

"...I invoke Yi Zi!"

The sword intent receded, replaced by the Hundred Schools of Thought Dao Theory. Things immediately became lively. Fang Xun only felt as though hundreds of sages had appeared in his mind at once, explaining scriptures and methods to him.

Among all these sages, Yi Zi, standing at the very end, possessed the strongest presence. Yi Dao itself was secondary; it was that Great Vow to save all people, to make them like dragons and sages, that truly moved one's heart.

"...I invoke the Primordial Emperor!"

After Yi Zi came the Primordial Emperor. The Hundred Schools of Thought Dao Theory on the leaves gradually faded away, replaced by some strange phenomenon.

At a certain moment, the Innate Dao Tree underwent a peculiar transformation. It truly became a "World Tree."

Born before heaven and earth, it nurtured worlds. After heaven and earth were opened, it supported one flourishing era after another. When the final end arrived, it was also the one that nurtured the opportunity for the next era.

The Three Pure Ones were one!

"Hiss!" Fang Xun sucked in a breath, sensing that things were far from simple.