The Grudge of All Beings! Knowing Dao Integration Only After Gaining and Losing the Dao

After a fierce clash between the two powerful wills outside the mist, the vast and terrifying aura of the Divine Void finally vanished.

Chen Dengming keenly sensed that when the gaze of Heavenly Dao, imbued with the will of Heaven's Will, withdrew, it swept towards him.

He tried his best to remain calm and stable in the Heavenly Heart Realm, maintaining the Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain around him to prevent it from collapsing, and striving to send a signal—his own people.

At worst, I'll let you vent your morning grumpiness and get a big scolding; that's still a form of care from our own people.

It's better than being beaten to death on the spot by a crazy old man from Divine Void who isn't one of their own.

The vast, cold, and intensely oppressive gaze of Heavenly Dao swept only over Chen Dengming before pausing.

The surrounding air seemed to fall into a moment of silence, as if it had instantly transformed into the depths of a bottomless ocean, with pressure from all sides capable of crushing and shattering a person.

Cold sweat beaded on Chen Dengming's forehead. Without even looking, he could feel a chilling gaze fixed on him from the depths of the Unseen mist, and he could hear his own heartbeat. He almost lost his composure in the Heavenly Heart Realm.

Fortunately, that gaze disappeared quickly.

The mist dissipated, as if the eyelids of the Heavenly Dao had closed once more, shutting its Heavenly Dao Eye and continuing its slumber.

Even after the terrifying pressure of his gaze subsided, Chen Dengming still didn't dare to breathe heavily for a long time.

After a moment, once he was certain it was completely safe, he let out a long sigh of relief and relaxed.

It seems that Heavenly Dao still recognizes its own people, or rather, after judging that he had no ill intentions and that his aura was not so offensive, it did not launch another attack on him.

If it were the First Ancestor and the Qu Shenzong Sect, who had already offended the Heavenly Dao, they might not be able to stay safely in the mist beside the Heavenly Dao and would certainly be attacked and driven away.

"What does this mean? Does it mean that even the Heavenly Dao can be a little petty...?"

Chen Dengming inwardly scoffed, secretly observing the Heavenly Dao emanating a powerful divine might from the depths of the mist. He immediately reconsidered, "That's not right either. If Heaven had feelings, it too would grow old. The Heavenly Dao is indeed ruthless. It's just that acting entirely on instinct will cause an overreaction if the instinct feels aversion or threat."

I have no ill intentions or threats towards him now, nor do I even have any ulterior motives... He is naturally able to discern this with his own will."

Chen Dengming stayed hidden in the mist for a while longer, while secretly observing the traces of Divine Void outside the mist.

Beyond the misty Outer Heaven, Divine Void's figure had vanished without a trace.

The faint spiritual power and the power of Incense and Faith still lingered in the air, seemingly proving that Chen Dengming's experience was not an illusion.

For safety's sake, Chen Dengming did not leave immediately, but remained in the mist, slowly absorbing the surrounding Immortal Celestial Dao Power to cultivate.

Having finally entered this land where the Heavenly Dao slumbers without being Heavenly Dao, and with danger still lurking outside, it's only natural to stay Heavenly Dao and develop for a while.

Chen Dengming has discovered that the mist enveloping all directions is actually composed of diluted Immortal Celestial Dao Power and some Immortal Spiritual Energy.

These mists appear to be formed from the breaths exhaled and exhaled by the Heavenly Dao during its slumber.

He absorbed these scraps of energy from the Dao of Heavenly Dao while observing them.

The mist was found to be churning like the tides, but because the area was so vast and the intervals between the Heavenly Dao's breaths were extremely long—almost an hour between inhalations and exhalations—it was difficult to detect the rise and fall of the mist without careful observation.

Each time the tide rises, it carries with it the Immortal Spiritual Energy from the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm below, which then surges into the center of the mist.

With each ebb tide, even more fog emerges from the heart of the mist.

Some of this mist will drift down with the wind, gradually diluting and dispersing, spreading in all directions.

It's no wonder that the Immortal Spiritual Energy of the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm is being lost. With such a huge creature breathing and feeding overhead, even though the Heavenly Dao has been in a state of slumber for a long time and its consumption is extremely low, the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm will find it difficult to sustain itself in the long run.

Chen Dengming had new doubts.

If the Heavenly Dao were to regain its senses and remain in the state of a former True Immortal, how would it maintain its own rank while ensuring that the energy of the Heavenly Immortal Realm remains unbalanced?

"Perhaps it's the energy of the universe..."

Chen Dengming had a guess in his mind, and looked up at the vast universe Outer Heaven.

The Qi of the universe is very special; it is slightly stronger than the Law Power Spirit Transformation cultivator, but weaker than the power of the Dao, and comparable to the Immortal Spiritual Energy.

Although refining it is very time-consuming, it may not be a difficult task for immortals.

High Antiquity legends also say that immortals often gathered celestial energy and various heavenly materials and earthly treasures to refine a batch of elixirs.

The reason for drawing energy from outer space is clearly to maintain energy stability within their own realm.

The universe is vast and boundless, and its energy is virtually inexhaustible, making it an exceptionally valuable resource.

However, Chen Dengming had tried before and found that he could not absorb and refine the Qi of the universe smoothly. The time and effort required for refining it might also deplete his own Law Power, making it a thankless task.

It's like an ordinary person chopping firewood all afternoon just to fill their stomach, only to receive a single steamed bun as payment. The energy expended is barely enough to make up for the loss, at best just enough to sustain them, let alone get promoted.

"Resources... When one reaches the level of an immortal, resources may become much easier to obtain, and the Four Seas Four Regions will no longer be so barren."

The barrenness and desolation of the Four Seas Four Regions are related to the fall of the Five Great True Immortals. Now that the Heavenly Dao is in a slumber, it will not absorb the energy of the universe on its own, and will only increase the burden on the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm!

Chen Dengming shook his head inwardly.

He has no solution to this problem for the time being. He lacks the resources to cultivate and needs to go to the Yin Spring Ghost Realm to transform the life and death energy to solve the problem of having a large number of Cultivation Resources.

At this moment, Chen Dengming observed the breath of the Heavenly Dao and gradually gained some understanding.

"The Heavenly Dao is asleep, inhaling once every hour and exhaling once every hour. This pattern is exactly the same as the breathing and exhalation pattern of the Celestial Immortal Technique..."

Could it be that when the First Ancestor created the Celestial Immortal Technique, he was observing the slumbering state of the Heavenly Dao?

With a thought, Chen Dengming began to cultivate and circulate the <Celestial Immortal Technique>, which he had not practiced for a long time.

In an instant, his body's more than 36,000 pores radiated light, and every time he inhaled, his pores seemed to open wide as if breathing.

Just then, the misty tide rose, and a great deal of Immortal Spiritual Energy surged up from below, some of which immediately flowed into Chen Dengming's body.

His Law Power immediately began to surge.

After practicing this breathing technique for 108 hours, Chen Dengming's Law Power increased by nearly 50%.

However, to avoid disturbing the Heavenly Dao, he stopped cultivating after completing these three Greater Celestial Circuit, still feeling unsatisfied.

His sneaky behavior is tantamount to snatching food from the mouth of Heavenly Dao. If Heavenly Dao were to catch its breath and wake up, it might just turn around and give him a big shovel.

However, while the risks were high, the rewards were indeed substantial.

At the same time, after cultivating in sync with the rhythm of the Heavenly Dao for 108 hours, Chen Dengming discovered even more differences.

"The immortal energy within the Heavenly Dao Immortal Spiritual Energy contains some impurities. These impurities are almost imperceptible Non-Self the Human Heart Hall resides deep within my mind... This seems to be a kind of negative Mental Strength..."

Chen Dengming felt a sense of wonder as he carefully observed the strands of Mental Strength drawn from the refined Immortal Spiritual Energy within his body.

These negative Mental Strength and the Immortal Spiritual Energy are originally separate.

But as the Heavenly Dao breathes, it's like a big pot of mixed stew, absorbing everything from below, swallowing it whole and gathering together, making it difficult to separate.

However, once he absorbs these negative Mental Strength into his body, they are automatically absorbed by the inner Human Heart Hall of his mind, which is why he notices them.

Chen Dengming became wary.

However, at this moment, within the mist, it was inconvenient to activate the Human Immortal Way Power to mobilize the Human Heart Hall.

After such a long period of development, the outside world has been basically confirmed to be safe, Divine Void will not reappear.

He immediately stopped lingering in the mist and slowly flew out of it.

Once outside the mist, they flew rapidly downwards.

Only after descending into the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm did Chen Dengming finally breathe a sigh of relief, feeling as if he had returned to his base camp and was finally safe.

He quickly focused his mind, immersing himself in the Human Heart Hall, and began to observe the negative Mental Strength absorbed into the Human Heart Hall.

These negative Mental Strength gather in the Human Heart Hall, forming scattered sparks like fireflies.

In each tiny spark of fire, a human face was revealed, displaying a spectrum of emotions including joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Seeing so many faces displaying negative Mental Strength, Chen Dengming was startled and immediately made many connections.

As the Heavenly Dao slumbered and breathed, it not only absorbed a vast amount of Immortal Spiritual Energy, but could it also have absorbed the negative emotions of the seven emotions and six desires of countless beings in the Human World into its body?

The way of humanity is extraordinary, and matters of the heart can move heaven and earth.

In the mortal world, amidst the myriad flavors of human life, there is a saying of Karma retribution.

If one becomes immersed in it, though there may be a thousand wonderful things, which cannot be described and are not the ordinary way, there will also be a lot of Karma and tribulations to be dealt with.

The Way of Heavenly Dao does not absorb the negative resentment of living beings in the Human World, nor does it bear their Karma consequences.

But now that Heavenly Dao is in a deep slumber, having long lost its conscious awareness, and in a dazed state, it has indiscriminately absorbed much of the negative resentment of the Human World. Is this the reason why it remains in a deep slumber and cannot awaken?

"Heavenly Dao is ruthless, and therefore it is difficult for it to be tainted by the negative Mental Strength of this Human World. But if Heavenly Dao is in a state of madness, then it is a different story."

Chen Dengming pondered intently, his expression grave.

"After the celestial beings suffered the Eternal Great Tribulation, they left behind blood of madness, fell from their realm, and transformed into the Heavenly Dao. That Heavenly Dao Blood is the negative power left behind by the Heavenly Dao after it faced the calamity."

The seven emotions and six desires of Human World are now being absorbed by the slumbering Heavenly Dao, likely due to the attraction of the Heavenly Dao Blood.

In this way, the Heavenly Dao may not be able to remain ruthless, and may become increasingly slumbering or insane. Could this also lead to the premature arrival of the Eternal Great Tribulation?

He wasn't sure, but if Heavenly Dao were allowed to absorb all the negative emotions and desires of the Human World, it would mean the collapse of Heavenly Dao, which was not a good thing.

However, even with his current strength, it seems he cannot stop it for now.

The difference between the two is too great.

The gap between Spirit Transformation and Dao Venerable is even greater than the gap between Foundation Establishment and Nascent Soul.

Perhaps after he attains enlightenment, he might be able to resolve the problems of the Heavenly Dao through the Heavenly Human Dao.

He attempted to enter a state of oneness with Unity of Heaven and Man and man, with the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars circling and illuminating his Sea of Consciousness, Human Disk Eight Gates starting to rotate within his body.

One's mind and spirit seem to merge into the universe.

At this time, he is no longer easily disturbed by the seven emotions and six desires, and can achieve the severing of all afflictions and the peace and tranquility of body and mind.

At this moment, he deliberately came into contact with the many negative Mental Strength fires within the Human Heart Hall.

The negative Mental Strength, like a flickering flame, gradually seemed to be infected by his calm and State of Mind, gradually eliminating resentment and transforming into streams of thoughts like relief and liberation, dissipating within his Human Heart Hall. This was considered resolving the cause and effect, making him feel as if his soul had been purified.

Resolving cause and effect is a two-way process.

Therefore, Buddhist Sect often say that helping others helps oneself.

Because when Buddhist Sect help others, they themselves truly increase their spiritual cultivation, accumulate good deeds, and elevate their State of Mind.

The same applies to Chen Dengming.

However, these negative Mental Strength all come from ordinary mortals in the Human World, with at most a few low-level cultivators mixed in.

It's not difficult to resolve these people's resentment.

However, if the seven emotions and six desires of Nascent Soul cultivator or Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord also generate negative Mental Strength, then it will not be so easy to resolve; it will be a major karmic consequence.

Of course, these cultivators are also unlikely to develop negative Mental Strength related to the seven emotions and six desires.

After all, once these desires accumulate to the point of generating negative Mental Strength, it means that inner demons have appeared, which is the greatest taboo for cultivators.

After successfully resolving the negative Mental Strength, Chen Dengming was quite excited. He felt that he had one more thing to do in the future: to frequently go to the Outer Heaven to resolve these negative Mental Strength for the Heavenly Dao.

Even if this is just a drop in the ocean, it's a good thing for both sides.

At the very least, Heavenly Dao will slow down the downward trend, and Chen Dengming will resolve more negative resentment in the Human World, purify his mind, and elevate his State of Mind.

This is similar to the relationship between a crocodile and a crocodile-bird, which is a positive-sum game. The two sides reach a win-win situation through cooperation during the game.

At the same time.

The Western Regions, a place once inhabited by countless demons.

Here Myriad Mountains rise and fall, vast and boundless like dragons and snakes. Between some of the mountain foothills, rolling Spiritual Qi gathers, like a magnificent cloud of Spiritual Qi flowing over the mountains and cascading into the deep valleys, like a waterfall, majestic and spectacular.

The enormous figure of Dongfang Huayuan thirty feet tall, sat alone atop one of the mountains, inhaling and exhaling Spiritual Qi from all directions, completing the final sublimation of breaking through to the peak of the Spirit Transformation.

At that moment, he was like a rising sun, illuminating the sea of clouds with vibrant colors, as splendid as brocade.

Above their heads, the Human Strength Hall and the Human God Hall radiated Golden Light, spreading the Human Immortal Way Power, floating and sinking in the Spiritual Qi, as if rising and falling on the surging waves of a vast ocean.

His aura grew stronger and stronger. With each increase, the Spirit Vein buried in the surrounding mountains dried up, and the abundant Spiritual Qi almost all converged on him, helping him to complete his breakthrough.

These Spirit Vein buried deep underground are the accumulations he has made through cunning and plunder over the years, most of which were contributed by the Heavenly Devil Sect, the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, and the Western Region Devil Sect and Kingdoms such as the Mochao Kingdom and the Nightmare Country.

These resources have now become his greatest help in breaking through to the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage.

Suddenly, Dongfang Huayuan's Essence, Qi, and Spirit soared to their peak, and a majestic and domineering Daoist aura spread from his body. Human fortune flourished like a dragon, and incomparably powerful spiritual might spread and covered all directions.

Dongfang Huayuan suddenly let out a long roar, like Hidden Dragon's low murmur, which shook the surrounding mountains and drowned out the sound of the distant waterfall.

Within the foothills, all the Spirit Vein have been completely depleted. It would take hundreds, or even thousands of years, to restore them to their original state.

Upon Dongfang Huayuan's long roar, which had just broken through, ceased involuntarily.

Resource!

Resources are scarce throughout the Four Seas Four Regions.

Even now that he has broken through to the peak of the Spirit Transformation, it was with the help of 30% of Qing Mingzi's Primordial Spirit Power, plus the depletion of all his accumulated Spirit Vein.

Now, he has perfected the Daoist principles, but he lacks a large amount of resources to break through to the Dao Integration stage.

At this point, he finally understood why the former Longevity Dao Lord Lu Xiucheng and Qu Shenzong had not made a further breakthrough to the Dao Integration stage.

It's not that I don't want to break through, it's that I can't.

Once a breakthrough is achieved, it may require drawing upon the Spirit Vein and Spiritual Qi of the entire Four Seas Four Regions, causing a decline in the Spiritual Qi of the entire Four Seas Four Regions. At that time, it will inevitably lead to opposition to all Immortal Sect Dao Gate.

"Young Chen is also going to break through to the Dao Integration Realm in the future. How does he plan to solve this problem? Is he planning to drag the entire Ghost Realm down with him? And how should I solve the resource problem?"

Dongfang Huayuan sat on the mountaintop, lost in thought. The joy he felt after his breakthrough quickly vanished.

If it were based on his past temper, even if he dragged the whole world down with him, as long as he could break through and improve, what did it matter? At worst, he would just be making enemies of the world.

To achieve great things, sacrifices are inevitable.

But now, undeniably, his temperament has changed, he is less aggressive, and he has gradually found a sense of belonging in this Cultivation World, making it difficult for him to do anything against the will of the world.

Of course, another reason is that even if one dared to do that, there is a very high probability that they would fail.

Leaving aside the resentment of beings after the decline of Spiritual Qi in the Human World, which may affect his attainment of the Dao and become the cause and effect of future tribulations.

Even if Chen Dengming, Qu Shenzong, or many other Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord joined forces to stop him, he would have an extremely difficult time breaking through.

"Young Chen has found his resource in the Ghost Realm. The Ghost Realm is as vast as the Four Seas Four Regions, and its ghost energy is even richer than the Spiritual Qi of the Four Seas Four Regions."

Furthermore, there are not many powerful figures in the Ghost Realm. Even if he absorbs Death Qi and converts it into Life Energy for cultivation, the ghost cultivators in the Ghost Realm will not find it unbearable.

"But that won't work in the Four Seas Four Regions. There are too many living beings, too many cultivators, and even more powerful individuals, while Spiritual Qi resources are scarce."

Dongfang Huayuan a while.

Having comprehended the Life and Death Dao Rhyme, and having also mastered the art of the cycle of life and death, Chen Dengming was able to do what others could not.

But he couldn't, otherwise he wouldn't mind going to the Ghost Realm to squat in the pit.

As for leaving the Four Seas Four Regions, there's nowhere to break through, because his base camp is in the Human World.

Based on his understanding of the Dao of Humanity, to break through to the Dao Integration stage, he either had to start from the Human World or from Nanxun.

Therefore, even though he knew that the Spiritual Qi outside the realm was abundant, he was unable to achieve Dao after leaving the Four Seas Four Regions.

Dongfang Huayuan suddenly made a hand seal, pointing his fingers at his brow. Instantly, his Three Souls shone brightly and fluctuated rapidly as he used the Three Souls Deduction Technique to find a solution.

Ultimately, two images appeared in his mind, both deduced from all the clues in his memory, representing the most effective solution to the problem at that moment.

In one scene, he, Chen Dengming, and the Living Buddha join forces to kill the powerful Buddha Guai, a Dao -Dao Integration Great Power, and plunder his Buddha Guai power and Primordial Spirit Law Power achieve a breakthrough.

This solution was incredibly risky, almost to the point of certain death, no less so than when Qu Shenzong and Lu Xiucheng joined forces to kill the Outer Realm Devil Venerable, ultimately resulting in the death of the Longevity Dao Lord, who was also buried alive with him.

In the second scene, he travels alone to the outer realms to plunder the Spirit Vein of many Cultivation Star, and then returns to the Inner Domain to complete his breakthrough by using the plundered Spirit Vein.

However, this move also carries the enormous risk of provoking an Outer Dao to personally take action and eliminate him.

He might even be killed by Dao Integration Great Power being from beyond the realm while he is plundering.

"Buddha Guai."

A sharp glint flashed in Dongfang Huayuan's eyes. The sweetness of Qing Mingzi made him realize that perhaps the Buddha Guai was the resource and opportunity he needed to break through to the Dao Integration Realm.

In all things, those who follow the right path receive much help, while those who stray from it receive little.

The Buddha Guai Deity had already lost his way in the world and was not tolerated by all cultivators. Even the Living Buddha personally took action to suppress him.

If he were to use the pretext of Buddha Guai to gather cultivators and slaughter them, he would gain the support of the righteous path and have Living Buddha as his backer, making him a man of great potential.

This is better than him forcibly breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm, dragging many Immortal Sect Dao Gate from Four Seas Four Regions down with him. That would mean he would lose his Dao in the world, and the cultivators of the world would not only not help him, but would also attack and obstruct him.

Upon realizing this, Dongfang Huayuan felt his mind was clear and his Primordial Spirit was more complete and transparent. He was no longer troubled and felt that his character had truly grown a lot compared to before.

It seems that this growth in mindset was also significantly influenced by one person.

Three people go together there must be my teacher

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