The Secret of Dao Integration! Heavenly Net Becomes a Prison, The Opportunity for Unity of Heaven and Man

Upon hearing Qu Shenzong's reminder, Chen Dengming was taken aback, realizing that thirty-six years had passed in the process of him condensing his Dao body and breaking through to the Spirit Transformation.

For an ordinary person, thirty-six years may be half a lifetime.

But it felt like only yesterday to him.

After reaching a high level of cultivation, each enlightenment involves the consciousness immersing in a deep state of practice. Time and years are truly fragile at this point, passing by in the blink of an eye.

"No wonder the raging Heavenly Dao will Heavenly Longevity Hall has calmed down so much. It turns out so much time has passed... Senior Qu, have your injuries fully healed?"

Chen Dengming's consciousness transmitted a question to Qu Shenzong.

Qu Shenzong walked out of the Heavenly Fortune Hall with his hands behind his back and sighed, "My injuries have healed, but I'm afraid I have no hope of achieving Dao in the future."

Now that you have achieved the Spirit Transformation, the Longevity Sect has a bright future, and Fellow Daoist Lu can depart this world with a smile. You no longer need to call me "senior." In the Cultivation World, those who have attained mastery are teachers, and strength is paramount. You and I can address each other as "fellow Daoist."

This was clearly a form of recognition, an affirmation of Chen Dengming's abilities, but Chen Dengming found it difficult to accept and responded accordingly.

" In the Cultivation World, strength is indeed paramount, and those who have attained mastery are teachers. However, Senior Qu and our sect's founding ancestor have always been pioneers who were willing to die to protect the four domains. From beginning to end, I have regarded you as a master whom I need to learn from and respect."

"A senior is a senior for life; I am afraid it is difficult for a junior to treat you as an equal."

Chen Dengming had wanted to make these remarks for a long time, but at that time he did not have the strength or qualifications to challenge the age-old custom of the Cultivation World that strength was the most important thing.

Now that he has advanced to the Nascent Spirit Transformation, he is unwilling to be high-profile elsewhere, but he is willing to stick to his own opinions on this old custom in order to show his respect for Qu Shenzong and the many pioneers and sages such as the First Ancestor.

Qu Shenzong was also surprised to hear this, but he could also see Chen Dengming's true feelings and sincerity from his words.

He was a man of great passion and spirit, unconventional and unpretentious, who did not concern himself with trivial matters. At this moment, he laughed heartily, as if overjoyed, and said...

"Good, good. All extraordinary and capable people must have their own integrity. You have this mindset, so I, Qu, have not misjudged you. Entrusting the Heavenly Destiny Hall to you was the right thing to do."

Chen Dengming was surprised. His brief exchange with Qu Shenzong left him completely bewildered, and he began to have doubts about the Dao Integration realm.

"Senior, there is no need to worry. I have only recently broken through to the Heavenly Longevity Hall and the Heavenly Destiny Hall. Once I am familiar with and in control of them, I will be able to leave the Heavenly Prison."

Then the Heavenly Destiny Hall can be returned to you, senior..."

Qu Shenzong paced back and forth, shaking his head with a desolate expression. "Nephew Disciple Chen, you still don't understand. I intended to give you both the Heavenly Destiny Hall and the Heavenly Longevity Hall together."

If you are fortunate enough to achieve this, I also hope you can take control of the Heavenly Fortune Hall. In that case, you will be able to inherit the complete Immortal Celestial Lineage. Not to mention achieving Dao Integration, even becoming Dao Venerable in the future is possible...

"I only hope that after you take control of the Heavenly Destiny Hall, you can continue to open the Heaven's Mandate Lineage to my Tiandao Sect, so that my Tiandao Sect can continue. That would be enough..."

Chen Dengming was shocked and astonished. The Heavenly Destiny Hall was the most treasured heirloom of the Heavenly Dao Gate. Did the Qu Shenzong really intend to entrust it to him directly?

Qu Shenzong continued, "As I said, my hope of achieving Dao in the future is already slim."

It should be understood that to achieve Dao integration, one's essence, Essence, Qi, and Spirit, spirit, and soul must rely on a Dao.

However, since the collapse of the Five Great True Immortals lineages in High Antiquity times, the Great Dao has been broken and no longer exists. Only the Great Dao of my Heavenly Immortal Realm is still intact. However, due to the existence of the Heavenly Dao, it is extremely difficult for later generations to prove and merge with the Dao. They will first face the oppression and obstruction of the Heavenly Dao.

This can be described as both success and failure due to the will of Heaven, hence your ancestor could not attain enlightenment...

"Opposition by Heavenly Dao?"

Chen Dengming suddenly realized that after entering the Dao Integration stage, he would plunder and seize some of the resources and power of the Immortal Celestial Lineage from the Heavenly Dao, and therefore would be rejected by the Heavenly Dao.

This could also mean that the Heavenly Dao has long been in a slumber, its mind clouded, and that some of its actions are subconscious acts of self-protection and retaliation.

Even so, it will put enormous pressure on those who want to climb to the top later. A single shove can push a newcomer off a cliff, leaving them with no chance of reaching the summit.

Qu Shenzong sighed with a mixture of regret and delight, then turned to look at the Heavenly Fortune Hall and said, "If we had discovered Heavenly Fortune Hall a few years earlier, even five hundred years earlier, perhaps your ancestor or I could have cultivated the Heavenly Immortal Way by comprehending the Dao of Blessing, thereby avoiding the pressure from the Heavenly Dao and attaining the state of Dao Integration."

In that case, your ancestor would not have perished, Four Seas Four Regions would certainly not be in their current state.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs," but fortunately, Heavenly Fortune Hall eventually discovered that you are the hope for the future.

Having cultivated for many years, Chen Dengming possessed a strong State of Mind and was not overjoyed by this immense favor and fortune. He asked in surprise, "Senior Qu, you are still in your prime. With your understanding and research into the Immortal Celestial Lineage, if you could also take control of the Heavenly Fortune Hall, you should have a great chance of entering the Dao Integration Realm. Why are you so pessimistic?"

Qu Shenzong's tiger-like eyes flashed with regret as he shook his head. "This is a matter of personal fortune, a matter of timing and fate. If fortune is not in my hands, there's nothing I can do about it."

In the past, Fellow Daoist Lu and I were open and covert rivals, competing with each other. He disrespected me, and I did not submit to him. We both coveted the Immortal Palaces that the other controlled, and never thought of opening our Immortal Palaces to each other to study them together.

Later, during the crisis in the four regions, we rediscovered the Heavenly Fortune Hall under the pressure of the crisis. Thus, we put aside our past grievances, joined forces, and exchanged Dao Intent with the Immortal Palace for study.

Qu Shenzong looked nostalgic with a smile, "During that period, we did indeed make great progress."

Both he and I could jointly control the Heavenly Longevity Hall and the Heavenly Destiny Hall, but we have never been able to comprehend the Dao of Fortune and thus cannot control the Heavenly Fortune Hall. In the end, time waits for no one. If we could borrow another five hundred years from Heaven, we could join forces sooner and discover the Heavenly Fortune Hall sooner."

"Now, that won't work."

Qu Shenzong's face suddenly turned frosty, and he said solemnly, "In the past, it was an extraordinary period. Fellow Daoist Lu and I did not hesitate to use the Heavenly Dao Blood to provoke the Heaven's Will. But it was precisely because of such repeated provocations that the Heavenly Dao has developed resistance and aversion towards us."

Such human-like emotions are almost never born in the Heavenly Dao, but the stimulation of the Heavenly Dao Blood will make the Heavenly Dao remember them. When I try to merge with the Dao, this resistance will be rapidly amplified.

Therefore, my hope of achieving Dao integration is slim; at least the path of the Immortal Celestial Lineage is blocked. But you still have a chance in the future. Unless absolutely necessary, remember, never rashly stimulate the Heavenly Dao with the Heavenly Dao Blood."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming fell silent for a moment.

Unexpectedly, the reason why Qu Shenzong felt his hope of achieving Dao was slim was precisely this.

Since the other party said that, they must feel that the success rate is almost zero. Otherwise, even if there was a slight chance, wouldn't they want to try?

As for whether someone at that level can attain enlightenment and merge with the Dao through the Immortal Celestial Lineage, or even transform into another Dao, there is no hope at all. Qu Shenzong and the First Ancestor have truly sacrificed too much for the Four Domains.

"This junior will follow your teachings, senior. Once I take control of the Heavenly Destiny Hall, the Tiandao Sect's lineage will never be severed. Please rest assured, senior!"

Finally, Chen Dengming solemnly made a promise.

The First Ancestor and Qu Shenzong argued for their entire lives, only finding peace with each other in their old age.

Now, however, they have entrusted him with the most precious Inheritance Immortal Palace. He will not fail this weighty entrustment and high regard.

"Now that you have achieved the Nascent Spirit Transformation, I can depart in peace. I am going to find the ancient Ancient Immortal where Fellow Daoist Lu witnessed the immortals playing chess, hoping to make some discoveries. There is also someone I need to deal with; perhaps from him I can discover a new Great Dao and a new world."

"Who?"

"Qing Mingzi! He once came with the Demon Fall, but deserted in the face of battle. Now he lies dormant, and is ultimately an unstable factor. However, he seems to have inherited the destiny of the New Realm, which may be helpful to my Dao Integration."

A short while later.

Chen Dengming withdrew his consciousness from outside the Heavenly Prison and sighed inwardly, "Qu Shenzong, this older generation of Nascent Spirit Transformation, still has his own ideas and experience."

They actually came up with the idea of usurping the territory, using the Inner Domain Qing Mingzi as a breakthrough point to cleverly seize Qingtian from the outer realm.

This is truly a case of "when one door closes, another opens." If the Qu Shenzong can truly succeed in merging with the Dao through the external heavens, wouldn't that be considered a form of counter-invasion, or even a breakthrough in creating a new world?

However, while the idea is good, its implementation will inevitably be fraught with difficulties. First of all, Qing Mingzi is not an easy opponent.

"I also need to quickly take control of the Second Hall, learn the First Ancestor's Heavenly Face Immortal Technique, leave the Heavenly Prison, and hopefully be able to help Senior Qu defeat Qing Mingzi."

Chen Dengming stood up from the Heavenly Longevity Hall and then examined his own powerful, imposing, and spiritually potent body.

A faint aura of danger emanated from him, and his movements caused the void to distort slightly, as if the air itself were trembling.

This is the aura formed by the mad will of the Heavenly Dao that has tainted the Dao Body.

This aura can even affect him personally, impacting his mind and spirit.

However, his Spiritual Realm was so strong that he was not easily swayed by this aura of the madness of the Heavenly Dao.

In addition, the body of the Daoist is like a furnace. The former nascent Nascent Soul has transformed into a vast amount of Law Power that has been integrated into the whole body. The Law Power flowing between the meridians and acupoints has gradually transformed into the power of the Spirit Transformation, which is like a stream of flames with high temperature.

The two energies of Life and Death Dao Rhyme permeated every part of his body, deeply imprinted on his body like essence, Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and spirit, laying the foundation and traces of the Dao for him.

The river of mind and spirit has condensed into a point of light in the Sea of Consciousness. Where the halo spreads, the Immortal Celestial Dao Power and the Human Immortal Way Power converge into a river.

Among them, the Immortal Celestial Dao Power was the most surging and active, while the power of the Human Immortal Way Power Immortal Celestial Dao Power was suppressed below it.

Chen Dengming could feel that his perception of the surrounding Immortal Celestial Dao Power and Immortal Spiritual Energy had become incredibly clear. As for his perception of Spiritual Qi energy, it had reached an exaggerated level. He could even see the attributes and colors of the various Spiritual Qi flowing in the air with his naked eye.

Even the Heavenly Longevity Hall, the Heavenly Destiny Hall, and the Heavenly Fortune Hall had a subtle connection with his mind.

In addition, his various sensory abilities and physical strength have been enhanced to an unimaginable level, far surpassing his previous mortal state.

This gave Chen Dengming a feeling that his current Dao Body state, even without using the Law Power the Spirit Transformation stage, had already surpassed the state of the Human Immortal Physique.

"If I use my current Dao body to perform the divine Divine Ability of a Human Immortal, won't the power be greatly reduced instead?"

A sense of unease began to grow in Chen Dengming's heart.

He looked outside the Heavenly Longevity Hall, and with a swift movement, his heavy body, aided by the Spiritual Qi that gathered with each breath, lightly rose and arrived outside the door.

The Phoenix Dao Fire that had previously enveloped this place has long since disappeared.

Only faint arcs of crimson lightning, representing the manifestation of the mad will of Heavenly Dao, flickered.

Chen Dengming's gaze turned serious as he flew out.

Spurs of crimson lightning seemed to be drawn in and flew over on their own.

He was wary, but he didn't stop it.

"Snap--"

Several arcs of lightning collided with him and dissipated, leaving him feeling numb and unharmed. Even a trace of the mad will of Heavenly Dao was about to penetrate him.

Chen Dengming released a force from his mind, resisting the wisp of will that was trying to penetrate.

"He's completely unharmed. No wonder he has a Dao body forged from Dao Stone."

Chen Dengming was surprised.

Previously, even though these crimson lightning arcs seemed weak, if he had let them strike him without any resistance, they would have definitely caused him great damage.

Now, relying on his Dao Body, he can be somewhat exempted from the harm of the mad Heavenly Dao Will. Perhaps he can even leave the Heavenly Prison directly without relying on the Heavenly Longevity Hall and the Heavenly Destiny Hall.

Chen Dengming looked at the vast and desolate Heavenly Prison in the distance. A cyan light flashed in his eyes, surpassing even the Heavenly Eye of the Heavens, which was more profound than the Heavenly Eye, condensed and easily pierced through the vast and boundless appearance of the Heavenly Prison. In an instant, he saw a Heavenly Prison composed of a large number of thick scarlet lightning bolts.

The Heavenly Prison was filled with countless mad energies, and the space within seemed to be distorted, exuding a strong sense of danger and madness.

Thick, scarlet Thunderbolt Arc pierced the heavens and the earth, dense as a forest, intertwining and crisscrossing like a vast net.

These overlapping nets form a scarlet, barrier-like canopy in the sky, encompassing all directions and creating Heavenly Prison.

"A net of heaven and earth, this is the Heavenly Prison. It is made up of layers upon layers of Heavenly Net? So this is the secret of the Heavenly Prison 'Dao Intent. The so-called' Heavenly Net forms a prison,' from which there is no escape."

Chen Dengming understood this clearly, and his comprehension of the Dao of the Heavenly Immortal Way became more profound. He had even come into contact with the ultimate Dao Intent of the Heavenly Net and the Heavenly Prison.

He wanted to look deeper, but suddenly he felt a burning sensation in his eyes as soon as he focused his mind, as if flames were being born in his eyes.

Chen Dengming frowned, recalling his previous experiences. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and a blazing light suddenly appeared in them. A moment later, a blinding, blazing beam of fire shot out.

Wherever it passes, the air is instantly ignited, and then dispersed and cleared away.

The thick Heavenly Net of Thunderbolt Arc that had been seen through ahead was instantly struck by this gaze that concentrated intense flames, and burst into flames with a bang.

"This is... Phoenix Dao Fire?"

Chen Dengming's eyes immediately lit up with a strange light.

He then watched as the Dao fire that had ignited the crimson lightning was quickly engulfed and extinguished by even more lightning, and frowned slightly.

"It seems it's not the Phoenix Dao Fire, but a true fire. Also, the Phoenix Dao Fire took the blame for me back then, and it's weakened considerably now."

After thinking it through, Chen Dengming was not disappointed.

He had anticipated that the Dao body forged with Phoenix Dao Fire might possess some extraordinary qualities, and the Spirit Transformation power flowing within his body, resembling a stream of flames, was strong evidence of this.

Unexpectedly, his eyes could burst forth with Phoenix True Fire.

Next, he continued to familiarize himself with the power of the Dao Body.

Upon discovering the Spirit Transformation power within one's body, which resembles a stream of flames, one can condense the Phoenix True Fire. The most convenient way to condense it is through the eyes, which can "suddenly become scorching hot."

If used normally, even ordinary water-attribute Technique Method will take on the additional damage of fire-attribute Technique Method; this is the characteristic Technique Method Phoenix True Fire that it can burn anything.

However, after attempting to shake the Heavenly Net, Chen Dengming gave up on continuing to cause trouble in the Heavenly Prison and abandoned his plan to forcibly leave the Heavenly Prison using his Dao Body.

Even if one were to forcefully break out of the Heavenly Prison using their Dao Body, the damage they would cause would stimulate the will of Heavenly Dao, potentially awakening Heavenly Dao again and exacerbating its tendency to descend into Heavenly Dao.

Having received Qu Shenzong's earlier warning, Chen Dengming is now trying his best to avoid further plunging the Heavenly Dao into madness, lest he dig a pit for himself and then fall into it, unable to climb out of the pit he dug even after escaping from the Heavenly Prison.

Several days later.

In the Heavenly Prison.

A gigantic Silver Light figure, over sixty feet tall, carrying the Heavenly Longevity and Heavenly Mandate Palaces on its shoulders, strode heavily across the desolate, barren land of the Heavenly Prison, its footsteps echoing with thunderous booms.

The one who transformed into Silver Light giant over sixty feet tall was naturally Chen Dengming, who had used the Ancient Human Immortal Physique.

The only jarring thing about him was that he wasn't covered by the Giant Deer Mage Robe, appearing barely clothed, and his assets in certain areas were quite substantial. He walked proudly and arrogantly through the Heavenly Prison, like an ancient giant enslaved by the Heavenly Dao.

In fact, what he is trying to do now is to imitate the ancient immortals who were suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, walking on the ancient and desolate land, and the Heavenly Longevity and Heavenly Destiny Palaces, which are like two mountains pressing down on his shoulders, are the representatives of the Heavenly Dao.

Only in this way could he safely unleash his Human Immortal Way Power within this Heavenly Prison.

This was a little trick he accidentally discovered a few days ago when he was trying to use the Human Immortal Way Power.

Mobilizing the Human Immortal Way Power within the Heavenly Prison, especially using the Ancient Human Immortal Physique, Divine Ability of a human immortal, would easily stimulate the mad will of the Heavenly Dao, attracting a thunderous attack.

At that time, Chen Dengming took refuge in the Heavenly Longevity Hall and the Heavenly Destiny Hall.

Unexpectedly, the moment the two halls were hoisted onto his shoulders, they felt as heavy as ancient mountains, almost causing him, who was in his Ancient Human Immortal Physique form, to kneel on the ground.

In that instant, the thunderbolts that were about to strike all dissipated.

Chen Dengming therefore speculated that the sudden heavy weight of the two palaces on the Ancient Human Immortal Physique was likely a form of divine punishment.

Only the ancient immortals could barely withstand such divine punishment; anyone else would have been crushed into mincemeat long ago.

However, it was in this special state of divine punishment that Chen Dengming vaguely found some possibility of Unity of Heaven and Man.

When Heaven punishes man, and man is subject to Heaven's servitude, is it not also a sign that Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon this person, which will inevitably test their strength and make them suffer hardship?

As the saying goes, "Heaven never seals off all paths." Heaven has no feelings; it doesn't necessarily want to oppose or exterminate people.

Humans can maintain a harmonious relationship with nature. Even when competing for resources, there is no need to go against Unity of Heaven and Man.

Thus, Chen Dengming began to self-torture by carrying the burdens of the two palaces in the Heavenly Prison, honing his skills while searching for a glimmer of opportunity to Unity of Heaven and Man.

At the same time, he also frequently observed the structure of the Heavenly Prison's Heavenly Net Eye of the Heavens, gradually comprehending the ultimate Dao Intent of this Immortal Celestial Lineage.