Heavenly Dao

"Ancient Martial Saint".

Ding Zhongyuan leaned forward involuntarily, saying urgently, "The Immortal Kingdom needs the strength of everyone..."

"Let me finish."

Gu Jinlai waved his hand and said, "If I go to the Immortal Kingdom, I will only be an ordinary Martial Saint. With the strength of the Immortal Kingdom to confront the Demonic Beasts army head-on, there are probably quite a few Martial Saints and Saints. One more or one less will not make a difference. Therefore, I might as well stay in the Holy Dynasty and see if I can persuade the Holy Dynasty's higher-ups in the future."

He felt he hadn't misused the word "persuade".

"I will find a way to coordinate the power of the Holy Dynasty, unite the Holy Dynasty into one force, and make the Holy Dynasty a true holy land. Then, we will counterattack against the Demonic Beasts, dismantle the predicament faced by the Holy Dynasty, and then, while continuously recovering other lost territories, lead the Holy Dynasty's strongmen to reinforce the Immortal Kingdom. At the very least, I can rely on the power of the Holy Dynasty to form a pincer movement with the Immortal Kingdom, restrain some of the Demonic Beasts' power, and reduce the pressure faced by the Immortal Kingdom."

"Unifying the power of the Holy Dynasty..."

Ding Zhongyuan, with a resolute expression that seemed to Gu Jinlai, left him speechless for a moment.

After a long pause, he said, "The high-ranking officials of the Holy Dynasty do not have enough courage and determination to wage war against Demonic Beasts."

"Then force them to go to war with the Demonic Beasts."

Gu Jinlai said, "I refuse to believe that when Demonic Beasts come knocking, the Holy Dynasty, and the six great grotto-heavens behind them, can choose to remain indifferent."

"This..."

Ding Zhongyuan hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed, "Then let's do as the Ancient Martial Saint said."

"Don't worry, time is on our side."

This Gu Jinlai.

"Time..."

Ding Zhongyuan pondered for a moment, looking at Gu Jinlai, and suddenly said, "The ancient martial saint was able to sweep through Chilong Territory, so his combat power is probably not as simple as that of an ordinary martial saint. If I'm not mistaken... the ancient martial saint was a martial saint who was transformed from a Void Immortal, right?"

Then, confidently stating his conjecture, he continued, "Only in this way can we explain why such a powerful figure as the Ancient Martial Saint was able to Demonic Beasts unscathed from the calamity that befell Liyang Cave. At the same time, this also explains why the Ancient Martial Saint, in his Martial Saint form, could unleash such powerful Divine Ability, because he had already mastered these Divine Ability."

"A mortal transforms into a martial saint..."

Gu Jinlai the speculation about pacifying the Central Plains, he smiled but did not refute it.

"The paths of martial artists and cultivators are very similar. Unlike the path of celestial masters, which is extremely troublesome to switch to, requiring at least several decades of time to waste, how many decades can a powerful being like a saint afford to waste? If an ancient martial saint wants to switch back to the path of cultivators in the future, it will be much easier, taking only a dozen years, or even just a few years if all goes well."

Ding Zhongyuan smiled and said, "The reason why the Holy Dynasty was able to develop the Martial Saint system and even the path to Immortality so quickly is because many people used this method to escape the pursuit of Demonic Beasts, accumulating a wealth of experience."

"Cultivators, Celestial Masters, Martial Artists..."

Gu Jinlai, those who have heard Ding Zhongyuan's words have also evoked some emotions.

The cultivator system is the most primitive and ancient system in this world. It was only after encountering Demonic Spirit that the Celestial Master system was born in order to target these formless and intangible beings that leaned towards spiritual energy.

The human side developed the Celestial Master system, which suppressed the Demonic Spirit for one or two thousand years. Subsequently, the Demonic Spirit also developed their own Demonic Beasts system.

In order to cope with the overwhelming onslaught of Demonic Beasts, people had to develop a quick-learning martial arts system to barely keep up.

Times are constantly progressing.

In the clash between two worlds, the side that falls behind will be attacked.

"Cultivators were suppressed by the Creator of the Celestial Master Civilization for over a thousand years. But during those thousand years, cultivators were also trying to find ways to resist the Creator's suppression. Thus, the Immortal Kingdom came into being. Compared to the Holy Land and the Grotto Heaven, the Immortal Kingdom has one of the greatest achievements: spiritual energy!"

Ding Zhongyuan looked at Gu Jinlai, "Under normal circumstances, even if the Ancient Martial Saint were to cultivate back to the level of a Void Immortal, he might not be able to gain enough influence in the Holy Dynasty, let alone fight against Demonic Beasts. But if the Ancient Martial Saint could master the power of spiritual energy, he might be able to have a place in the Holy Dynasty."

"A flash of inspiration?"

Gu Jinlai was taken aback. "What is this?"

"The ancient martial arts saint should know that for cultivators, the denser the population, the faster the cultivation speed. The key to this is... what the Celestial Masters call spirituality, but we people in the Immortal Kingdom prefer to call it spiritual energy! The so-called spiritual energy is a special energy formed by the interaction of the essence, qi and spirit of millions of cultivators day and night with the outside world."

Ding Zhongyuan said, "Everyone has spiritual energy within them, and the higher one's cultivation level, the stronger that spiritual energy becomes."

Gu Jinlai, those who have served as Celestial Masters have readily accepted the interpretation of stabilizing the Central Plains.

"Lingji is the ultimate weapon developed in our immortal kingdom, which we believe will be able to fight against Demonic Beasts in the future."

Ding Zhongyuan took out a small booklet. "This booklet records various methods of using spiritual energy. If one can have a grotto-heaven as a foundation, or if an immortal lord takes action to collect spiritual energy, and release it at a critical moment, it will possess unparalleled power, whether used to fight against demon gods or to kill spirit lords."

"Confronting the Demon God and slaying the Spirit Lord? The Spiritual Mechanism is actually so profound?"

Gu Jinlai looked at the booklet that Ding Zhongyuan had taken out and began to read it.

In just a moment, he realized something, and his expression hardened. "The spirit of all living beings?"

Ding Zhongyuan paused for a moment, then nodded. "In the words of the Celestial Master, spiritual energy is the spirit and power of all living beings."

He solemnly said, "Countless people cultivate methods to strengthen their essence, energy, and spirit to absorb spiritual energy, and then use special methods to gather all spiritual energy into one, condensing it into a completely new Dao!"

His eyes gleamed with a sharp light. "He could even condense Heavenly Dao that transcends everything! By wielding the power of the Heavenly Dao, he could alter the fundamental rules of the universe, suppressing and even annihilating Demonic Spirit!"

"You want to use the spirits of all living beings to create a Principle called 'Heavenly Dao'!?"

Gu Jinlai, their expressions have always been solemn.

"That's right. Only by nurturing the Heavenly Dao and fundamentally controlling and modifying the operation of the Great Dao between heaven and earth can we solve the threat posed by the Demon Realm once and for all. Otherwise, even if we eventually defeat the Demonic Beasts and even completely expel them from our world, Demonic Spirit Demonic Beasts will still descend from the Demon Realm in an endless stream."

Ding Zhongyuan nodded emphatically.

Then, as if he knew what Gu Jinlai was worried about, he said, "An incredible and great plan? But this plan is actually feasible! A thousand years ago, the true immortals in the Immortal Kingdom used this method to cultivate a new kind of 'Dao' power in the world that could be called a small world in the Immortal Kingdom, keeping the Creator out of the Immortal Kingdom. There are successful examples before our eyes. Now, it is just expanding the scale to the entire world."

"Was this the way the Celestial Kingdom blocked the Creator back then?"

Those Gu Jinlai heard this frowned.

The "Heavenly Dao," essentially equivalent to the spirit of all living beings, gives birth to govern the Principle of the world...

This is equivalent to creating a deity to govern the operation of the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers.

"The function of spiritual energy is actually not limited to this. It can even guide the distribution of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. If a portion of spiritual energy is invested in a region, it will attract Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to gather there. This can not only make the cultivation progress of cultivators in that region advance by leaps and bounds, but also greatly increase the combat power of the Celestial Person in that region."

Ding Zhongyuan said, "It is by utilizing spiritual energy that we create a battle environment rich in Spiritual Qi during each major battle, which allows our illusory immortals and true immortals to defeat the demon emperors and demon gods among the Demonic Beasts."

As he spoke, he glanced towards the capital. "Back then, we also taught this technology to the six great grotto heavens. Over the years, they have accumulated a lot of spiritual energy. In addition, there are illusory immortals in the six great grotto heavens who have obtained divine weapons to recognize their masters. With the help of the spiritual energy in the grotto heavens, it is not an unrealistic expectation for the six of them to fight against or even kill demon gods."

Gu Jinlai, people have turned to the last page of books and indeed found methods for gathering spiritual energy.

"The ancient martial saint came from Liyang Cave Heaven, so he naturally had the method of cave heaven construction, and possessing a cave heaven allows one to collect spiritual energy."

Ding Zhongyuan looked at Gu Jinlai, "The Ancient Martial Saint wants to coordinate the power of the Holy Dynasty. I can't help him in other aspects, so I can only entrust this method to the Ancient Martial Saint in the hope of helping him."

The tradition of Liyang Cave Heaven does indeed include methods for constructing cave heavens.

If ingenuity is truly as mysterious as he described...

Thank you.

Gu Jinlai nodded.

"Everything is for the sake of this war for our human race."

Ding Zhongyuan sighed with emotion, and finally looked at Gu Jinlai: "Does the Ancient Martial Saint really not want to go to the Immortal Kingdom with us?"

"I believe I can be of greater use within the Holy Dynasty."

This Gu Jinlai.

Seeing this, Ding Zhongyuan stopped insisting and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, saying, "I hope that one day we can fight side by side."

Yes, it will.

This Gu Jinlai.

Ding Zhongyuan nodded, then immediately disappeared from the office like the wind.

"Dongtian, Lingji".

Gu Jinlai glanced at this booklet.

After a moment, he frowned.

A flash of inspiration...

It is equivalent to the spirit of all living beings and the power of all living beings.

The Celestial Master called it spirituality.

The mysteries of this power have been understood in the memories of the Aries constellation Gu Jinlai.

Even...

The Creators were not unaware of this power.

This power is actually part of the spirit world.

The Immortal Kingdom's large-scale collection of spiritual energy is tantamount to undermining the spiritual realm.

The changes may not be immediately apparent, but over time, over hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years, the consequences will gradually become clear.

Over time, the spirit world will collapse, and the Heavenly Master Lineage will likely disappear into the annals of history.

Of course, with the application of spiritual power, the cultivation system will inevitably develop rapidly.

What was originally uncontrollable and could only slowly settle into the spiritual realm will become controllable by cultivators in the future, inevitably creating top-tier powerhouses.

"In order to sever the cultivation system, the Creator developed divine weapons and other such creations. Cultivators are even more ruthless, wanting to directly destroy the Spirit Realm..."

Gu Jinlai, some have even suspected that the spiritual storm that swept through all creators a thousand years ago might have been the work of the immortal kingdom.

Although this was a feud between the immortals who lived in this world a thousand years ago and the Creator, now, the common enemy of cultivators and everyone else is Demonic Beasts.

But...

Breakthroughs for creators are becoming increasingly difficult; in fact, no new creator has been born for thousands of years. This is likely related in part to the fact that the Immortal Kingdom has been continuously collecting spiritual energy over the past millennium.

Unfortunately, the Immortal Kingdom has already become unstoppable on this path of gathering spiritual energy.

They had no choice but to continue on this path, investing heavily in their ingenuity to cultivate the "Heavenly Dao," a system with the power to govern, hoping to fundamentally solve the problem.