Cultivation knew no years; Cihang experienced this truth firsthand once again.
He had merely comprehended the Life Demon God's inheritance once, yet two thousand years had already passed.
But it had all been worth it.
As for the ascension of one's Innate Foundation alone, without a heaven-defying opportunity, let alone two thousand years, even ten million years might not be enough to succeed.
However, although Cihang's aptitude had improved, he encountered a setback while comprehending the inheritance of life.
He had originally intended to cultivate the path of Demon Gods directly, but this comprehension made him realize that the path of Demon Gods had no specific cultivation techniques.
The Life Demon God's inheritance contained nothing but insights into the Great Dao and applications of laws.
There was not the slightest trace of any cultivation technique within it.
Only then did Cihang learn that Chaos Demon Gods had never possessed inherited cultivation techniques. They themselves were incarnations of the Dao.
So-called cultivation techniques were formed after the creation of heaven and earth by simplifying the laws of the Great Dao.
Just like the path of his World-Purifying White Lotus, which had evolved on its own by merging with the primordial aura of heaven and earth.
The Dao of Life was indeed powerful, but its threshold was terrifyingly high as well.
With his current cultivation realm, he was simply not yet qualified to touch the Law Great Dao.
What he called comprehension was merely understanding its superficial aspects and using the profound principles of the Great Dao to develop Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic.
Without a sufficient cultivation realm, one could not come into contact with the true Law Great Dao at all.
It could only be said that Chaos Demon Gods began at far too high a level, beyond comparison with innate primordial beings like them.
Yet Cihang had no intention of giving up just like that. Having witnessed its power, he became even more determined to cultivate the Dao of Life.
Since his cultivation realm was insufficient, he would make himself stronger as quickly as possible and gain the qualifications to cultivate the Dao of Life.
Besides the Dao of Life, he also possessed the inheritance of his true body, the World-Purifying White Lotus.
Combined with his insights into the Dao of Life, he would certainly be able to refine an inherited cultivation technique that suited him best and matched the Dao of Life most closely.
Cihang directly built a bamboo hut beside the lotus pond, continued his seclusion, and began deducing his cultivation inheritance.
Compared to comprehending the Great Dao before, this was much easier.
The path of the World-Purifying White Lotus was already relatively complete. Cihang merely needed to incorporate his own insights, making this inheritance more compatible with the Dao of Life.
The World-Purifying White Lotus originated from the Chaos Green Lotus and naturally contained traces of the Great Dao of Creation, making it highly compatible with the Dao of Life.
The two were quite similar to a certain extent, and merging them now was even easier.
The laws of life and the path of purification collided with one another, gradually evolving and perfecting themselves.
All manner of profound mysteries and Law Profundities surged into Cihang's mind, and drawing upon those insights, he continuously circulated the new cultivation technique.
Gradually, Cihang's aura began to change.
The original path of White Lotus Purifies the World weakened, while an additional hint of vital, creative true intent emerged.
At that moment, the Ancient Life Tree shone brilliantly. Dense power of vitality and creation gathered toward Cihang, strengthening his foundation and reserves.
The Dao Scripture also evolved on its own, perfecting all kinds of profound secret cultivation methods.
Only when the paths of vitality and purification had completely merged did Cihang open his eyes again, endless Law Profundities flashing through them.
At this moment, not only had his cultivation aura changed, but even his true body had undergone an indescribable transformation, gradually breaking free of the World-Purifying White Lotus's limitations.
"The World-Purifying White Lotus technique infused with the Dao of Life truly suits me better now.
"When my origin first shattered, I had already ceased to be a pure World-Purifying White Lotus.
"Even if I restored my origin, there would still be differences!"
"Since I take life as my Dao, this inheritance shall be called the Life Dao Scripture!"
The current Life Dao Scripture was not yet complete, but it already had a clear framework.
Perfecting a cultivation inheritance was not something that could be done overnight. Given Cihang's accumulated foundation, reaching this point was already his limit.
In the future, he would need to accumulate greater foundations and wisdom, continuously perfecting his own Great Dao.
Even with a top-tier inheritance, he could not simply copy the paths of those who came before him. Instead, he had to forge his own Dao of Life.
Of course, the future was still long, and he had endless time to grow and accumulate.
The Dao was boundless; that was precisely what it meant.
"The profound meaning of my main cultivation technique has been perfected. Next comes the deduction of Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic."
Cihang entered meditation once again and began deducing Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic.
The path of cultivation required more than inheritance alone; one also needed methods to protect the Dao.
Previously, it was precisely because he lacked sufficient Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic that he had been left so helpless and wretched under Chiyu's attack.
This time, he would thoroughly make up for his shortcomings.
Relatively speaking, deducing these protective divine abilities was much easier.
Moreover, he had memories from a later age to assist him.
Although those memories did not contain true inheritances, they still provided a rough framework and direction.
He now only needed to fill them with sufficient Law Profundities to evolve genuine Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic.
Just as Cihang was deducing Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic, an invisible tide of fortune descended upon him, continuously increasing the speed of his comprehension and deductions.
Outside the bamboo hut, the spirit treasure space was also undergoing a heaven-shaking transformation.
The Glazed Pure Vase had successfully advanced before, but the spirit treasure space within it had not ceased evolving.
Originally, the space within the pure vase had merely been an ordinary spirit treasure space. Although its area had greatly increased due to the advancement of the spirit treasure, it still could not escape the limitations of a mere space.
Cihang was only surprised for an instant before he stopped paying attention to it.
What he did not notice was that the Ancient Life Tree had been continuously absorbing Chaos Qi, then transforming it into the origin of heaven and earth to nourish and elevate this space.
The current Ancient Life Tree was like the core of a world, granting this space spirituality and the potential to grow.
It was also during Cihang's seclusion that the space officially evolved into a grotto-heaven.
Spirit treasure spaces and storage spaces were merely simple applications of spatial laws. Such things were everywhere among primordial cultivators, and everyone could use them.
A grotto-heaven, however, was different. It was already the embryonic form of a small world.
Although a grotto-heaven still existed attached to the primordial world, it could independently evolve spirit veins and nurture living beings.
Moreover, Cihang's grotto-heaven was different. The spiritual energy it absorbed did not come from the primordial world, but from the Chaos Qi absorbed by the Ancient Life Tree.
In a sense, it was already an independently existing world.
As long as the Ancient Life Tree and the Glazed Pure Vase continued to advance, its future potential would be limitless. It might even be possible for it to advance into a true great world.
The birth of a grotto-heaven world naturally generated immense fortune.
As the master of the grotto-heaven, Cihang enjoyed all the fortune of this world, causing his fortune to surge greatly in an instant.
Though it was not an increase in strength, the growth of fortune provided comprehensive blessings and enhancement to a cultivator.
At this moment, Cihang could be said to have divine assistance in everything he did.
In merely a thousand years, Cihang had already perfected numerous Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic, integrating them into the Life Dao Scripture.
The Life Dao Scripture now contained not only the fundamental cultivation method, but also derivative inheritances such as divine abilities, Daoist magic, artifact refining, pill refining, and more.
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