Five-Attribute Full Spiritual Root! Breaking Through the Thirty-First Level of the Heavenly Prison
Across mountains and rivers, white clouds drift by; time flies by, where does one's heart find its home?
More than twenty years passed in the blink of an eye within the Heavenly Prison.
Chen Dengming remained in the Heavenly Prison for nearly Jiazi.
More than six years ago, he had already thoroughly comprehended one of the ultimate Dao Intent of the Celestial Immortals: the Heavenly Net, and could condense a Heavenly Net using his own Immortal Celestial Dao Power.
For the next six years, he mainly focused on figuring out how to condense an even more powerful Heavenly Prison using the Heavenly Net.
However, after six years of research, he still couldn't find a clue.
The Heavenly Prison appears to be formed by the overlapping and solidification of numerous Heavenly Net, but in reality, it is profound and mysterious. The positions of the overlapping layers of Heavenly Net seem to be carefully considered, displaying a myriad of phenomena. It is not as simple as a random patchwork; it is far more complex than the Heavenly Net.
Secondly, condensing it into a Heavenly Net consumed at least 30% of Chen Dengming's Immortal Celestial Dao Power. Condensing Heavenly Prison composed of numerous Heavenly Net seemed to be something he couldn't accomplish at this stage.
Over the past six years, if it weren't for the opportunity to deepen his understanding of the Immortal Celestial Lineage Heavenly Prison Heaven's Mandate Lineage through studying it, he wouldn't have overestimated his abilities and attempted to comprehend Heavenly Prison.
"The Heavenly Net, its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it; the Heavenly Prison is like a jail, encompassing all things in the universe."
"Only a powerful expert at least at the Dao Integration Realm, or even the Dao Venerable Realm as Senior Qu mentioned, could comprehend and unleash the techniques employed by the Heavenly Prison."
Chen Dengming sighed inwardly, his figure swirling within the vast world formed by the Heavenly Prison, already contemplating leaving.
Sixty Jiazi have passed, and the power of the Heavenly Dao that constitutes the Heavenly Prison has gradually faded and subsided by nearly 80% of its madness.
This also signifies that the Heavenly Dao is gradually regaining its consciousness, or rather, falling into a new period of slumber.
Since the passing of the Longevity Dao Lord and the thwarting of the invasion plan of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable, the few people in the world who could disturb and awaken the Heavenly Dao no longer dared to disturb Heavenly Dao rashly, which allowed the Heavenly Dao to gradually return to normal.
Over the years, he has also used the power of the Heart Fire of the Human Heart Hall to contact many fellow Daoists and friends outside, to let them know he is safe and sound, to reassure some of his relatives and friends, and to warn those who might have ulterior motives.
But if we don't go out soon, I'm worried that things might get complicated.
Chen Dengming's figure hovered in mid-air, his eyes radiating azure light, and the illusory images of the Heavenly Longevity Hall and the Heavenly Destiny Hall appeared in his pupils.
A surge of Immortal Celestial Dao Power enveloped his entire body.
In the next instant, Chen Dengming suddenly accelerated his flight.
As his body accelerated to more than ten times the speed of sound, streaks of light red lightning suddenly appeared in the void around him, crackling and spreading throughout his body before disappearing without a trace.
With a deafening roar, a sonic boom cloud was suddenly created, and Chen Dengming's figure broke through the limits.
The sky, which was shimmering with a faint red light, was suddenly smashed open.
His figure seemed to sink into a quagmire, and instantly one could see thick lines forming a Heavenly Net.
Each cable of the Heavenly Net was almost as thick as a mountain peak, tinged with a pale red color, and exuded a faint, mad Heavenly Dao will, fluctuating frequently as if undergoing violent tremors.
As soon as his figure entered the light membrane on the surface of the sky, a net of Heavenly Net nets appeared out of thin air in front of him, blocking his way.
Then, thick network cables swirled and overlapped from all directions, pressing in and instantly creating a dense, pale red space, as if the sky had collapsed, giving people a suffocating terror with nowhere to escape.
The Heavenly Net, its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it.
Today, Chen Dengming is determined to be the one who slips through the net.
The illusory images of the Heavenly Longevity and Heavenly Destiny Palaces flickered and appeared in his eyes, and his entire body was completely enveloped in the rich blue-green Immortal Celestial Dao Power, almost becoming one with it.
Suddenly, a massive internet cable right in front of them crashed into them.
Boom!--
Chen Dengming shuddered, his Immortal Celestial Dao Power surging around him, and he instantly slipped into the gap in the network cable, flowing slowly like water through a seemingly impossible crevice.
However, just after he passed by, another massive internet cable, as thick as a mountain, blocked his path, and an even stronger pressure squeezed him down.
Chen Dengming calmly passed through, and at the same time, he quickly observed the changes in the Heavenly Prison, hoping to gain useful information to help him comprehend the Heavenly Prison in the future.
After passing through nearly a hundred network cables in succession, Chen Dengming suddenly stopped, his gaze deep as he looked at the network cables in front of him that were still horizontal and seemed no different from before, his eyes filled with a strange expression.
"Heaven's calculations were at work in the Heavenly Prison, determining my fate at any moment. I was like a fish with a lifeline, unable to escape no matter how much I struggled. Man's calculations are no match for Heaven's."
At that moment, he realized that he had indeed been going around in circles.
Because the Heavenly Prison had already calculated his every move and every possibility, and had blocked his path in advance.
This Heavenly Prison is truly a prison, a labyrinth. Even with the protection of the two Heavenly Immortal Inheritance Halls under his control, Chen Dengming's escape was extremely difficult.
If this continues, I'm afraid he'll exhaust all his Immortal Celestial Dao Power and still won't be able to break through.
However, by personally immersing himself inside the Heavenly Prison and observing the changes within, he was able to truly glimpse some of the Heavenly Prison's profound mysteries.
This also helped him to completely and successfully complete the Heavenly Net.
The Heavenly Net he had originally comprehended and condensed only possessed its form; it could trap and destroy people and enemies, but it still lacked the power of divination and fortune-telling.
How can human calculations possibly control the calculations of Heavenly Dao?
This is also why the Heavenly Net and Heavenly Prison are the ultimate Dao Intent of Heavenly Immortals.
But now, Chen Dengming has found inspiration. Combining his experience over the past twenty years with the part about divination and fortune-telling in the three volumes of Daoist Dao Intent given by the First Ancestor, he is confident that he can successfully break through the Heavenly Prison.
The one who tied the knot must untie it.
To break through the celestial calculations, one must rely on mental arithmetic.
As Chen Dengming formed hand seals, his eyes shone brightly and serenely, gleaming with Silver Light.
Human Heart Hall, one by one, the flames of the heart shone brightly.
With Unity of All Hearts and action, let's help each other!
A surge of Mental Strength, like sparks, rushed toward the inner fire belonging to Chen Dengming in the center of the hall.
Tumultuous!--
In an instant, Chen Dengming's anger surged, and he moved forward once more.
The instant he passed through one layer of the Heavenly Net, just as the second Heavenly Net was about to appear, countless dense, bright points of light suddenly appeared in Chen Dengming's eyes, mysterious and eerie, like double pupils.
Upon closer inspection, these countless bright spots are clearly actually pairs of different human eyes.
The eyes are the windows to the soul.
So many eyes are the result of the many fires of the heart ignited by Chen Dengming in the Human Heart Hall.
At this moment, numerous eyes appeared in Chen Dengming's pupils, jointly observing the nearly hundreds of millions of fluctuations that occurred the moment the Heavenly Net appeared.
With just one glance, Chen Dengming felt a slight strain on his brain.
But at the same time, he quickly took a step forward.
The figure instantly passed through the emerging Heavenly Net, its position changed, and behind it appeared a complete curtain composed of numerous Heavenly Net.
As he saw the impenetrable curtain of numerous Heavenly Net appear again ahead, Chen Dengming fixed his eyes, the countless eyeballs swirling in his pupils. In a fleeting moment, he locked onto a gap and slipped through.
He repeated this several times, breaking through faster and faster, which severely strained his brain and caused a dramatic depletion of his Mental Strength.
The Heavenly Net that broke through behind them was like a deep, oppressive prison, while the Heavenly Net in front of them, densely packed like a curtain, seemed to have no end.
High Antiquity legends say that there are nine layers of heaven, and beyond those nine layers, there are thirty-three layers of Outer Heaven.
I have never seen the Nine Heavens before. Today I will see just how many layers this Heavenly Prison has!
Chen Dengming's eyes were resolute.
He has already crossed the barrier formed by the nineteen layers of Heavenly Net, and there is absolutely no way he would give up now.
The saying goes, "The road is hard, the road is hard, harder than ascending to heaven."
This Heavenly Prison might be the path to heaven.
Only by traversing the Heavenly Road can one escape the Heavenly Prison. If one gives up in despair along the way, all previous efforts may be in vain.
Chen Dengming had a feeling that if he could get out of the Heavenly Prison, he might find the first clue to the previously clueless Heavenly Prison.
As the dense Heavenly Net pressed in like a collapsing sky, the net of Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits rapidly fluctuated and changed, as if they were deploying troops in battle formation.
If the changes in mortal military formations are considered one, then the changes in the military formations of these Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Gang lines are ten thousand, countless, complex and mysterious.
Chen Dengming's eyes blinked rapidly in a dense, rapid burst, the information accumulating after mental calculation pushing his brain to its limit.
He suddenly sensed the eight gates within his body.
The Human Plate Open Door, and the Heavenly Plate shines brightly!
Boom!--
Chen Dengming's entire brain seemed to glow brilliantly.
The whole world seemed to fall into silence instantly.
That omniscient, omnipotent sense of confidence and control resurfaced.
The rapidly changing Heavenly Net around him seemed to slow down as well, and after being captured by the dense eyes in his eyes, a massive flow of information surged into his mind, instantly capturing the variables within it once again.
Chen Dengming's figure flashed, and with one step, he broke through another layer of the sky before one of the variables changed.
It looked like a massive, Heavenly Net was about to form, almost forming an impenetrable curtain. But just before the layers of the net overlapped, Chen Dengming's figure slipped through the huge mesh of the Heavenly Net with lightning speed, becoming a fish that escaped before all the openings were sealed.
The twentieth level!
The twenty-first level!
The thirty-first level!
The moment Chen Dengming stepped out of the curtain formed by the thirty-first layer of the Heavenly Net, the scene before him changed instantly. There was no longer any curtain formed by the Heavenly Net surrounding him, but the tribulation power containing a faint aura of danger floated around him.
"Huh? You're out?"
Chen Dengming was highly focused, was suddenly startled. He had thought that there were still thirty-two or thirty-three layers of the Heavenly Net coming to envelop him.
Surprisingly, the Heavenly Prison only had thirty-one levels.
However, having finally completed the Heavenly Path and emerged from the Heavenly Prison, Chen Dengming, though Mental Strength utterly exhausted and mentally drained, and with his Immortal Celestial Dao Power severely depleted, also benefited immensely.
He has gradually found some clues about the Dao Intent of the Heavenly Prison, and has also successfully mastered the most core mystery of the Heavenly Net, 'Heavenly Calculation and Divination'.
In the past, our ancestors, relying solely on their accumulated knowledge and experience, were able to calculate without omissions.
Although his experience and knowledge are not yet at the level of the First Ancestor, his computing power has already surpassed that of the First Ancestor.
Of course, this ability is only available temporarily when Unity of All Hearts and the gate is Open Door; it is not as stable as that of the First Ancestor, and further effort is needed.
At this moment, several streams of tribulation power dissipated.
Chen Dengming, however, had already dodged the attack with remarkable ease, as if he had foreseen it.
With the Open Door open, his mind was in a state of boundless imagination, and with the celestial disc and the celestial heart illuminating his spirit, his wisdom and perception were extraordinary, and he received information from everything around him with unparalleled speed.
This massive amount of information can easily overwhelm a person's brain, and even if they can handle it, they will feel drowsy and unable to process it quickly with his powerful mental calculation ability.
However, having escaped from the Heavenly Prison, Chen Dengming had already reached his limit.
He looked at the ominous gray-brown tribulation power surging around him, and suddenly his eyes were filled with Cyan Light. He raised his hand, spread his five fingers wide, and a rich Immortal Celestial Dao Power, surpassing even the blue in color, condensed between his fingers and grabbed forward.
Heavenly Net!
The five Immortal Celestial Dao Power instantly condensed into five intersecting lines, which then continued to extend, fluctuating at a high frequency, and quickly formed a Heavenly Net with Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits threads.
The Heavenly Net turned bluish-green, then expanded in an instant, sweeping forward.
Instantly, a large amount of calamity power was captured by the Heavenly Net. Then, as the Heavenly Net contracted into a ball, the surrounding calamity power was cleared out, creating a clear area.
The immense calamity surged violently within the Heavenly Net, thrashing left and right, yet it was as difficult to escape as a fish caught in a net.
The seemingly large mesh of the Heavenly Net was able to prevent even the slightest bit of calamity power from escaping.
This power, capable of destroying many things, even the tribulation force that the Dao Integration Great Power fears, was actually captured by this Heavenly Net.
Chen Dengming's eyes blinked like a thousand eyes, and his powerful mental calculation ability allowed him to control any changes in the calamity force within the Heavenly Net.
Because of this control, he was able to anticipate and react in advance, preventing the calamity from escaping, as if he had foreseen the future.
However, the power of the tribulation is not incapable of erasing the Heavenly Net; it's just that the rate of erasing is very slow.
Moreover, he would find it difficult to maintain this high workload for too long.
Chen Dengming tossed the Heavenly Net around, and it flew out of the area he was in, carrying with it a large amount of calamity energy.
The place became quiet and safe.
Chen Dengming forced Mental Strength to endure the exhaustion of being completely drained and looked at the pale red sphere floating above a huge pool of blood beside him.
This sphere, existing between illusion and reality, is the Heavenly Prison. He had seen it many times when he left the Heavenly Prison.
At this moment, at the very bottom of the pale red sphere, strands of blood, resembling veins, gathered and gradually coalesced into a drop of blood exuding a strong aura of madness, before dripping down.
'Despair--'
The drop of blood fell into the pool of blood below, shattering and splashing, instantly causing ripples to spread across the pool. Wisps of electricity, radiating a frenzied aura, danced across the surface of the pool.
Jiazi have passed, and with the self-purification of the Heavenly Dao, a pool of scarlet, crazed Heavenly Dao Blood has once again gathered here.
Upon seeing this pool of frenzied Heavenly Dao Blood, Chen Dengming couldn't help but think of the deceased First Ancestor. An impulse arose in his heart to use the Heavenly Net to capture this blood and throw it directly into the outer realm.
He sighed inwardly and finally looked at the panel.
His specific personal state after condensing his Dao body, breaking through to the Spirit Transformation, and cultivating in the Heavenly Prison for Jiazi appeared in his mind.
"Early Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivator [Chen Dengming]"
Lifespan: 362/984/12190
Spirit Root: Water, Wood, Fire (Superior Grade 100/100), Metal, Earth (Heavenly Grade 100/100)
Martial Arts: <Chen Family Martial Arts General Outline> (Human Immortal 4/100)
Daoist practices: Longevity Merit (Completed), Heavenly Immortal Art (Completed), Self-created Heavenly Human Dao Art (Initial Understanding).
Daoist Lineage: Immortal Celestial Lineage (Blessings, Longevity, Destiny): Dao Intent [Heavenly Eye], [Eye of the Heavens], [Heaven's Will], [Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain], [Heaven's Punishment], [Heavenly Net], [Heavenly Calculation].
The Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage (Heart): Dao Intent [Unity of Heaven and Man], [Standing Tall and Firm], [Man Conquers Heaven], [Ancient Human Immortal Physique], [Unity of All Hearts].
The New Dao [Unity of Heaven and Man]: Dao Intent [Heavenly Disk Nine Stars], [Human Disk Eight Gates].
Daoist Rhyme: The Life and Death Dao Rhyme (Minor Success).
Although he had long since become completely numb to the fact that his Lifespan Limit.
But browsing it again now still inevitably stirs up some ripples.
He is destined to inherit the mantle of the first ancestor and live as a new generation of long-lived old tortoise.
The First Ancestor lived past the critical age of five thousand years, approaching six thousand years, which was the limit for the Spirit Transformation, making him a legend in the Cultivation World.
If he really lived to be twelve thousand years old, that would be incredible.
However, he deserved this long lifespan.
Even in the Nascent Soul Late Stage, his lifespan had already reached 5085 years.
After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Perfection and then to the Spirit Transformation stage, his understanding of various Cultivation Method, self-created Cultivation Method, and Dao Intent led to his Lifespan Limit reaching over nine thousand years.
However, the most important thing is the Dao body formed from the Dao Stone.
The Dao body formed from this Dao Stone extended his lifespan by nearly three thousand years. If it weren't for the fact that his Primordial Spirit and Soul Power couldn't keep up with the level of the Dao body, he could probably have lived to be over twenty thousand years old.
The Dao Stone belongs to the metal and earth elements, and the Dao Body formed from it is naturally endowed with the metal and earth Spirit Root at the level of the Heavenly Spiritual Root. In addition, the Dao Body is formed by the Phoenix Dao Fire and the Heaven's Punishment Thunder Fire, which also gives it High-grade Spiritual Root of the fire attribute.
In this way, he unexpectedly became a cultivator with all five elements' Spirit Root by creating this Dao body through his risky actions.
Even when Strength Realm reaches the Spirit Transformation stage, the advantage of Spiritual Root Potential is further and significantly weakened. Almost all strong individuals who reach this level of strength possess top-grade Spirit Root.
However, a freak like Chen Dengming, who possesses all-attribute Spirit Root, is probably unique in the history of the Four Seas Four Regions, surpassing even the Qu Shenzong, which has always been known as the number one human -Heavenly Spiritual Root in the Four Regions.
Perhaps only legendary immortals or naturally born divine beasts could surpass or rival him in terms of talent.
Chen Dengming composed himself, stopped observing the panel, quickly closed the Open Door, and withdrew from the state of Unity of All Hearts.
A strong sense of fatigue washed over my entire body like a tidal wave.
He looked at the Heavenly Fortune Hall ahead and leaped over it.
Qu Shenzong has already left.
In that epic battle more than sixty years ago, both the First Ancestor and the Qu Shenzong sacrificed many lives.
In the end, it benefited his descendant.
This was certainly due to his strong foundation and remarkable comprehension, which allowed him to benefit from the Heavenly Prison. Anyone else would have died long ago when Phoenix Cry Dao Venerable made his move.
Ultimately, it was the two progenitors who bore the burden and provided cover.
After approaching Heavenly Fortune Hall, Chen Dengming sat down in front of the hall and began to recover his Mental Strength and physical strength.
He did not consider taking action against the Heavenly Fortune Hall at this time.
It's not the right time yet.
Even the First Ancestor and the Qu Shenzong needed to join forces to move this hall, let alone control it.
The best option is to keep the Heavenly Fortune Hall hidden deep within the Myriad Calamity Overturn Immortal King's Mansion.
After recovering, he plans to travel to a perilous place in the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm to capture the Phoenix Cry Dao Child, who has been trapped there for Jiazi, and take him away to visit the Longevity Sect and some old friends who are about to leave.
(I was admitted to the hospital and had tests done today, so updates will be a little slow.)
I had a stomachache that radiated to my chest and back, so I went to the hospital today to be admitted and had some tests done. I had a heart checkup, which was fine. Tomorrow I'll have my liver, gallbladder, and stomach checked. I suspect it might be cholecystitis or a stomach problem (caused by staying up late and skipping breakfast). It's not a serious issue, but we'll see the results. Anyway, I'll resolve it in the next couple of days. Of course, updates won't stop; I rarely take time off. That's all for now. Please vote with your monthly pass!