The Saint Spirit at Last, the High Heavens Opened Once More! (6k)

(Two chapters combined total 12,000 words, consider this a make-up update)

Five Finger Mountain)

The Myriad Gods Cult, who had been suppressed under the Five Finger Mountain, suddenly opened his eyes.

A believer rushed over, holding light and shadow in his hands:

"It is the Imperial Decree of the World Honored One, the Other Shore World!"

Light and shadow disappeared into the Five Finger Mountain. The Myriad Gods Cult carefully examined the engraved content and his expression brightened.

"Finally, I'm almost out of trouble."

The Myriad Gods Cult murmured in a low voice, his face showing even greater excitement, following the instructions left by the Buddha in the Imperial Decree...

Within six months, that person will help me get out of this predicament!

Of course, the Imperial Decree also mentioned a minor matter.

"Ten thousand years of cultivation, plus another ten thousand years of Spiritual Cultivation, in exchange for the [Heavenly Position of Impermanence]."

The Myriad Gods Cult pondered: exchanging these two things for a heavenly throne—a huge win!

"The position of the Unpredictable Heavenly King, that sounds incredible."

The Myriad Gods Cult muttered to himself, a look of resentment on his face, but he knew he couldn't afford to pay such a price.

"Very well, Mount Ling has countless heavenly positions. According to the World Honored One's words, there will be no shortage of heavenly positions in the future."

After letting out a soft sigh,

The Myriad Gods Cult communicated with ten Great Divine Ability User in Different Dimension and relayed the message back.

After a while, it seemed that a winner had emerged from the battle among the ten Great Divine Ability User, and the Great Divine Ability User known as Tiger Lord sent a message.

"Ten thousand years of cultivation, ten thousand years of Spiritual Cultivation —I am willing to offer them all in exchange for the Heavenly Throne held by that World Honored One!"

The Buddha's Imperial Decree seemed to sense something, and its expression slightly distorted, and then—

The contract has been signed.

Under the astonished gaze of the Myriad Gods Cult, a phantom celestial position bloomed in the void.

He reached out to grab it, but couldn't grasp it at all. He could only watch helplessly as the illusory celestial position fell into Different Dimension and then suddenly materialized!

The Heavenly Position is truly the Heavenly Position!!

The World-Honored One actually granted the heavenly throne!!

The Myriad Gods Cult remains silent.

At the same time.

The Divine Realm, above the Heavenly Realm Sea of Clouds.

Zhang Fusheng gestured, and two orbs of light floated out from the Contract Book, one representing ten thousand years of cultivation and the other ten thousand years of Spiritual Cultivation.

"In that case, everything will be accomplished."

Zhang Fusheng muttered to himself, his gaze intense.

He took a deep breath, his thoughts shifted, and he descended into the vast void, into the half of his true spirit that resided within it.

Fuli True Person opened his eyes, lowered his head and gazed at the Myriad Worlds of the vast void, his gaze quickly locking onto a Great Universe.

"Refine."

Zhang Fusheng whispered, stepping into the void, each step creating lotus blossoms, while behind him, the Wheel of All Daos slowly turned.

Primordial Auspicious Cloud burst forth from the Ancestral Aperture between the eyebrows, while Thirty-six colored light intertwined to form a thin veil.

Step by step, lotus blossoms bloom, strange phenomena rise and fall, Immortal Music rolls on, and it seems as if there is the sound of phoenixes singing together, and nine great suns shine upon it!

Such a magnificent scene spread throughout the vast void.

Zhang Fusheng stood atop that vast and boundless universe, his gaze piercing through the cosmic wilderness, fixed upon it.

"So vast, so magnificent"

He sighed softly, "This universe is truly terrifyingly vast, stretching across hundreds of billions of light-years, encompassing countless star seas and star clusters."

The Milky Way galaxy from a past life is but a drop in the ocean compared to this universe!

"Refine."

Zhang Fusheng's expression was solemn and dignified. Thirty-six colored light surged, and his vast divine thoughts, along with the Primordial Auspicious Cloud, burst forth from the Ancestral Aperture between his eyebrows, gradually entangling the entire universe!

This process is extremely slow. Judging from the progress, it will probably take thousands of years before I can initially refine the universe and barely drag it into the realm of gods.

This far exceeded initial expectations.

But it doesn't matter.

"Combine."

Zhang Fusheng let out a soft sigh, merging his ten thousand years of cultivation with his own, a moment of ten thousand years, ten thousand years in a moment.

[First year.]

[The First Millennium]

[In the seven thousand eight hundred years, through my unremitting efforts, my divine sense finally completely enveloped the entire Great Universe.]

[Although my divine sense only enveloped the outer shell of the universe, it still needs to permeate all things within it to be considered fully refined.]

[But the outer shell has already been partially refined, and this universe can now be integrated into my divine realm.]

[In the ten thousandth year, this universe was truly vast and boundless. More than two thousand years have passed since I began my initial refinement.]

[However, it only refined one percent of the things within the universe; completely refining this universe seems a long way off.]

Although it has been ten thousand years, this is the end.

Above the Great Universe completely enveloped by divine sense, Zhang Fusheng, or rather, Fuli True Person, slowly opened his eyes.

'Call'

He exhaled a gentle Pure Qi, which carried away the vicissitudes of ten thousand years.

"Rise."

The Great Universe trembled, and just like that, it silently entered Zhang Fusheng's divine realm.

The vast universe, however, seemed less large within the infinitely expansive divine realm—but the entire Three Realms,

From the Heavenly Realm to the Human Realm, and then to the Nine Netherworlds, everything appears incredibly insignificant before the Great Universe, like a speck of dust.

It's simply impossible to place it within the Three Realms of Gods.

Zhang Fusheng pondered for a moment, then had an idea. With a slight thought, the Great Universe seemed to be transported into Jiangzhou City, a divine realm.

It hangs high in the divine realm, only shorter than the Eight Sceneries Palace.

Thus, this Great Universe became an ancient star within the realm of gods.

Zhang Fusheng took a deep breath, his gaze falling upon the Heaven and Earth of Jiangzhou, which had also transformed into an ancient star.

He stepped into the city, where people came and went. After the brief panic of millions being cut off from the outside world, life had returned to normal.

Zhang Fusheng walked through streets and old places, including the now deserted Hong Ji Martial Arts Hall, Jiangzhou University, and Linshu Middle School.

Then there was the ruins of the underground clinic, which was under reconstruction, and the home where he had lived for more than ten years.

He walked home alone, reaching out to touch the mottled walls, reminiscing about the past.

With a final sigh

The coldness and alienation that came from cultivating for ten thousand years in one breath have finally dissipated.

Humanity then returns.

"It seems I can't cultivate for too long at a time."

Zhang Fusheng closed his eyes and murmured softly:

"But in the end, it's because my Dao heart isn't strong enough; it's easily eroded by the years."

He shook his head, walked out of the bustling Jiangzhou City, out of the Heaven and Earth of Jiangzhou, and gazed at the Great Universe.

"Now, the final step."

Sitting cross-legged in the void, one can connect with the ball of light in a single thought, and even ten thousand years of Spiritual Cultivation can quietly merge with it.

Then.

Time flies, and the world changes.

Everything in the entire divine realm suddenly accelerated, a mere instant equaling ten thousand years!

Within the Nine Netherworld, the number of wandering Soul Spirit is already countless.

In the Human Realm, ten thousand years have passed. Although the Heavenly Arena has never been opened, after the law prohibiting killing was lifted...

The five great powers resumed their conflicts. Millennia of warfare saw dynasties rise and fall, but their faith never faded.

Similarly, through trials of blood and fire, the forces of the fourth, fifth, and even more Venerable Ones gradually rose from the ground.

By the ten thousandth year.

Besides the original Martial Abode, Temple, and Sword Tomb, four more Venerable factions have emerged in the human realm.

It is Tianshan, Fenglou, Quanzong, and Shengren Valley.

The seven major powers, but the number of Venerables is no longer seven—the seven major powers and five major dynasties combined have more than thirty Venerables!

"The Heaven and Earth Vital Energy in the divine realm is countless times richer. Is it because of the immortal medicine I planted in my Ancestral Aperture between my eyebrows?"

Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself, gazing at the Great Universe.

Ten thousand years have passed, and the Great Universe has also lived for ten thousand years.

At this moment, the entire universe is no longer bright; it has become dim and gloomy, as if it has reached its twilight years.

But the reason is...

It's because there are no living beings left inside.

Or rather --

All living beings are the same person, the same being.

The Weaver.

"This guy really succeeded."

A smile appeared on Zhang Fusheng's face as he surveyed the Great Universe and its ten-thousand-year history, the Weaver starting from Earth.

Using the remains of the four great gods of the Great Treasury Land as bait, they successively attacked and killed three other Outer God, transforming them into their own selves.

Then, using this as a foundation, over a period of ten thousand years, He corrupted the entire universe and transformed all living beings within it into Himself.

If he hadn't refined the universe, if the universe hadn't been within his divine realm...

I am afraid.

It is likely that the Weaver has already achieved great power.

"No, there's another being with its own will." Zhang Fusheng murmured in surprise.

He observed carefully and discovered that the only living being that retained its own will was the girl named Zhang Xuelan from back then.

The girl was suppressed by the Weaver in the burial ground of the four divine remains, bound by countless chains.

"That's interesting."

Zhang Fusheng raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment, made a decision, and his will merged into the universe.

But unlike the last time he entered this universe, when it was Fuli True Person went in, this time...?

What enters is [Heavenly Father], [Upper Heaven], [the Heaven's Will].

Within the divine realm, everything is as one wishes.

Earth.

The Great Treasury Land.

Chains pierced the old woman's limbs and torso, leaving her numbly suspended in the cave, staring blankly at the 'people' working before her.

They are 'people', yet they are not truly people.

"My dear disciple, it's time for your medicine." A child who was carving mysterious runes in the cave stood up, carried the secret medicine over, and said gently to the old woman:

"Good boy, open your mouth."

The old woman opened her mouth numbly and drank the secret medicine for prolonging her life.

She should have died long ago, but she has survived to this day by relying on these bowls of medicine.

Why me?

The old woman asked this question for the umpteenth time in this ten-thousandth year.

At the same instant, all the people working in the grotto turned their heads and stared at the old woman.

Tens of millions of people spoke in unison at that very moment:

"My dear disciple, you are very important, so you cannot die."

The voices of tens of millions of people echoed in the enormous grotto, and Zhang Xuelan gave a bitter laugh.

These 'people' are all the Weaver.

No, now they're called 'The Harmonizer'.

All people, all living beings, not just on Earth, but throughout the entire universe.

The consciousness of all living beings is interconnected, belonging to the same being—the former the Weaver, the present the Harmonizer.

He is practically the entire universe.

Zhang Xuelan stared blankly at the enormous cave—a cave formed from the collapse of the Great Treasury Land.

She is currently hanging above what was once the Great Buddha Palace.

Ahead lay four imposing and majestic Divine Corpse, and below lay the ruins of the Great Buddha Palace.

Even after ten thousand years, the three great Buddha statues, which had been worshipped by the Heavenly Monk for countless years, remained uncorrupted and lay quietly among the ruins.

Zhang Xuelan lowered her head blankly, staring at the central Buddha statue as always.

She recalled that scene from ten thousand years ago—now she could no longer tell if it was real.

But that scene, that day, the memory of the Buddha statue winking at me, remains deeply etched in my mind.

"Even Buddha is fake."

She murmured, "Even if there truly is a Buddha, wouldn't he have been assimilated by those the Harmonizer?"

The old woman sighed softly, staring blankly at the Buddha statue, silently enduring endless years of loneliness.

Ten thousand years have passed.

But perhaps, for countless more ten thousand years, I will remain suspended here until the universe ends.

As for why exactly?

She didn't know.

Time passed slowly, and perhaps because I had been staring at it for too long, I began to hallucinate.

Zhang Xuelan seemed to see the handsome Buddha Ancestor in the center wink at her.

She blinked expressionlessly, trying to dispel the illusion—but when she opened her eyes again, she clearly saw the Buddha Ancestor standing up!

What's going on?

Zhang Xuelan thought numbly, "Are they the Harmonizer?"

The thought had barely formed when the vast, expansive cave suddenly fell silent. She looked up blankly.

But then they saw tens of millions of 'The Harmonizer' who were working together stand up at the same time, gaze at the Buddha Ancestor statue, and speak in unison:

"You--"

"Who is it!"

Tens of millions of roars echoed in layers, and a ripple suddenly appeared in Zhang Xuelan's numb eyes.

A chill ran down her spine, and her emotions, which had been dormant for countless years, stirred once more. She abruptly looked at the Buddha Ancestor!

No. Not the Harmonizer?

In her astonishment, Zhang Xuelan saw the gold on the Buddha statue's surface fade, and the mottled marks also disappeared.

Skin began to appear, long black hair appeared, and a monk's robe appeared—an image of Buddha Ancestor appeared, and he became a person!

"It's been many years."

Buddha Ancestor raised his head, looked at the old woman who was hanging, and spoke gently:

Do you remember me?

Zhang Xuelan's lips trembled, and suddenly tears streamed down her face.

A thousand years.

Ten thousand years.

She suddenly began to struggle violently, screaming:

"Run! Run quickly!"

The hissing stopped abruptly.

Where to escape to?

Where can they escape to?

Throughout the entire universe, the will of all living beings is interconnected; all living beings are one, and all are the Harmonizer.

There is nowhere to escape.

"Yes! You!" Tens of millions of people shouted, the entire cave was overturned, and then, more people, more lives were lost!

They are countless humans, birds, beasts, and insects on Earth, and countless strange and wonderful creatures that have come from beyond the planet.

Life throughout the universe,

They are all rushing towards this planet, they and their kind are everywhere, densely packed.

They come together, each a tiny point, yet they form a face larger than the solar system!

Then--

Hundreds of millions of lives spoke out in the same instant.

"Yes! It's you!"

"Father God, you weren't swallowed!"

Where is the Father God?!

The roar tore the sun apart, Jupiter evaporated, and the moon shattered in an instant.

The entire solar system was annihilated, leaving only Earth, while a tremendous roar surged into this tiny planet in the vast galaxy like a tidal wave!

And that's it.

The Earth is safe and sound.

Buddha Ancestor raised his head and spoke gently:

"Silence Below."

Terror appeared on countless faces—or rather, it was the convergence of the wills of these countless lives.

That enormous, boundless spiritual entity, that spiritual entity called the Harmonizer, is now filled with terror!

He discovered that he could not move.

As He gazed at the handsome young man, He had the illusion that He was looking at a vast sky, and that He himself was just an ant under the sky!

"Impossible! Impossible!!"

The Harmonizer screamed and struggled, trying to escape, but there was nowhere to run.

Accompanied by that sound of 'Silence Below'.

The countless brilliant stars in the entire universe have all gone out.

The universe became an absolute void.

"Come, see me."

The handsome young man spoke gently, and the vast spiritual body of the Harmonizer, far surpassing that of a great power, was thus extracted.

They were forcibly compressed to the size of a normal person, and then forced to crawl!

Zhang Xuelan stared blankly at the spiritual entity prostrate before the handsome young man. Her mind went blank, and she was completely unable to comprehend what was happening before her.

That the Harmonizer assimilated all life in the universe,

That terrifying, supreme being who simultaneously wielded four great powers,

Just like that... we lost?

One sentence Silence Below, another comes to see me.

And then it all ended?

Zhang Xuelan's lips trembled, and hot tears continued to stream down her face.

Then, at this very moment.

Zhang Fusheng stepped forward, squatted down, and carefully examined the compressed spiritual body, his face full of amazement:

"You inherited the Bodhi Buddha Corpse, didn't you? To be able to achieve this, in a lower universe, at the level of a Venerable, you've gathered a spiritual will comparable to Great Divine Ability User."

"The Harmonizer?"

Zhang Fusheng reached out and stroked the trembling spirit, marveling at it:

"Non-Self for the Heaven's Will in this world, I probably wouldn't be your match either. You're very powerful."

Those the Harmonizer wanted to speak, but couldn't say anything.

He could only tremble.

Zhang Fusheng asked gently:

"So, why did you keep that girl by your side? What was the reason?"

As he spoke, he pointed, and the old woman's body began to twist little by little, transforming from an old woman back into the young girl she once was.

As for those the Harmonizer, He remained silent.

"Don't you want to answer?"

Zhang Fusheng remains as gentle as ever:

"It's alright. Just as you assimilate all living beings, once I assimilate you, I will also be able to know everything."

The Harmonizer was startled. They wanted to look up and speak, but they only saw a warm, jade-like hand reaching into their bodies.

Then--

Everything about Him, the four great powers He wielded, all the wills He assimilated over ten thousand years—

They all became wedding gowns.

They all became part of Zhang Fusheng.

However, Zhang Fusheng did not choose to simultaneously control the will of all living beings like Him. Instead, he divided a portion of his own soul into countless threads.

Then, countless strands of Soul Spirit were poured into the bodies of countless lives, forming the foundation for one complete soul after another.

"I see."

As Zhang Fusheng experienced all the memories of the Harmonizer, he exclaimed in amazement, finally understanding why the other party had kept Zhang Xuelan.

This girl,

This woman, from beyond this realm, from the real universe, was once a Venerable One, the former holder of the Heavenly Position of Dragon-Tiger Celestial Master. When she entered this universe over ten thousand years ago...

He was then suppressed by the four Outer God, stripped of his heavenly position, and deprived of his cultivation and memories.

The reason she was allowed to stay was quite simple.

Zhang Xuelan was originally a life form in this universe, only born in the upper-world reality universe.

Zhang Fusheng looked at the four divine skeletons, and then at the [Southern Extreme Changsheng Emperor Corpse].

This Zhang Xuelan is actually part of the Southern Emperor's remains.

It is a lingering regret of the Southern Emperor.

"The Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole"

He muttered to himself and snapped his fingers softly.

The entire universe's timeline, or rather, the state of all particles in the universe, is rewound ten thousand years.

And so, the universe flourished once more.

The only difference is that this time, the souls of all living beings originated from Zhang Fusheng and are all part of His will.

He thus became the [Great Spirit] of this universe.

Therefore, all the knowledge that all life forms acquire will be learned by Zhang Fusheng. When he Cultivation Practice Method, he can also have all life forms in the universe help him cultivate.

Every sight and experience of these countless beings will, after their deaths, accompany their souls and return to Zhang Fusheng's spiritual will.

Then, the purified Soul Spirit is reborn as a new life, and so the cycle continues.

All life in the universe is an extension of Zhang Fusheng's soul.

It is said that the Harmonizer is one person simultaneously controlling infinite bodies, while the Great Spirit is infinite life originating from the same Soul Spirit.

"Thus, my path can be achieved." Zhang Fusheng appeared at the very center of the universe, expanding, expanding, expanding!

Until He is as high as the universe, with His feet on the edge of the universe and His head on the edge of the universe,

Until He frantically absorbed every single moment of the knowledge and experiences of countless intelligent beings,

Until His body radiated a dazzling light, and the elixir within his Ancestral Aperture swayed—

When one reaches a state of great power, things naturally fall into place.

He is the Great True Person of Fuli, the Great Spirit of the Universe, the Venerable One Who Boundless Blessings.

It is great power, but it is more than just great power.

"The realm of Great Divine Ability User, the attainment of the Fruit Position True Lord Fuli is already within reach."

The Great Spirit whispered, and the entire universe trembled simultaneously.

He opened his eyes and reached out to touch them.

Bodhi Buddha Corpse, Joyful Buddha Corpse, Gouchen Emperor Corpse, Longevity Emperor Corpse

At this very moment, it rises from the ground, detaches itself from the universe, and crashes down in front of the Eight Sceneries Palace!

Zhang Fusheng did not take Zhang Xuelan away, leaving her where she was for the time being.

He himself withdrew and returned to the Eight Sceneries Palace.

Feeling the terrifying power within his body, sensing the might of the Great Power Realm and the might of the Great Spirit,

Zhang Fusheng let out a soft breath, sat upright on the futon, and gazed at the four divine remains.

Awaken them?

I'm not crazy.

Is it meant to nourish the divine realm?

The danger is too great.

How about we try refining it with the Six Ding Divine Fire?

As his thoughts raced, Zhang Fusheng sensed the immense power of the great beings and his own current situation while gently tapping the void.

'When!!'

And so, the heavens opened again.

"The Northern Emperor possesses a High Heaven Token; should we also summon Him to the Heavenly Court for an audience?"

Zhang Fusheng muttered to himself.