Whew!
He let out a long breath.
Li Su sat there, trembling slightly, realizing for the first time how painful and unimaginable cultivation could be.
The Green Duckweed Sword Fruit truly cuts, and the further it goes, the more painful the cuts become.
Sword intent was rising from his skin, flesh, tendons, and bones; the difficulty of achieving the Dao was simply unimaginable.
I remember the first time the Green Duckweed Sword Fruit came out and I tried to cut it down, it only hurt, and eventually it stopped because it was exhausted.
But this time is different.
Li Su was deeply cleaved into unconsciousness. As his vision blurred, he saw that the blood he was spitting out was in the shape of swords.
It hurts so much.
Time and again, the sword intent was gradually etched into his skin, flesh, tendons, and bones, and it was also being carved into his soul.
What alarmed Li Su the most was that, unlike when flesh and Supreme Flesh, the carving on the soul, shortly after it was first applied, the chapter on Supreme Flesh emerged, gradually erasing the Green Lotus Sword Chapter.
Upon seeing this, Li Su immediately realized why the Dao Arts Realm in this world, especially the Transformation Dao realm, all revolved around a supreme technique.
At the highest level, regardless of rank, there is no question of superiority or inferiority, yet it is undoubtedly unique, the kind of uniqueness that makes one the only one worthy of respect.
After all, being able to trace the teachings of the sages contains profound truths; to learn even one of them is already a stroke of incredible luck. How could one possibly master two at the same time?
Despite his thoughts, Li Su gritted his teeth and endured it. This was the path to invincibility; how could he possibly give it up? Compared to the agony he was facing now, the future held everything firmly under his feet. Even a fool would know which choice to make! Even as the pain became unbearable, he showed no sign of backing down. He endured, he endured, until his spirit was completely exhausted and he fainted.
Now that I've awakened, two-fifths of the Green Lotus Sword Chapter of the Numinous Treasure Scripture has been inscribed on my body, and traces have also been left on my soul.
The patterns of the Supreme Flesh and the Great Dao of the Green Lotus Sword Chapter intertwined continuously, and Buddhist patterns and black and white lightning patterns could be faintly seen passing by.
These two works are undoubtedly supreme, and Li Su imprinted them onto his body, establishing a connection with his soul.
He took a deep breath, sat in the pool, and kept breathing in and out to calm his mind.
Fortunately, Li Su has become increasingly powerful, mastering several supreme techniques and gaining profound insights through the Dao Eye and the weighted understanding of World Fragment; otherwise, even this second transformation would have been unbearable for him.
Taking a deep breath, Li Su took out his Jade Void Palace Token and checked it.
Time taken: 20 years.
It's unbelievable that just two cultivation sessions took twenty years. If he were to cultivate outside, who knows how much time it would take?
It took Li Su almost ten days of rest to fully recover.
A white shadow appeared; it was a white crane, which silently landed on the edge of the pond.
It's time for me to start my spiritual practice!
The next moment, a voice came, reminding him to head to the Enlightenment Stairway to continue his comprehension of the Jade Purity Chapters.
He got up and walked to the white crane's side. The crane leaped up, grabbed the back of his neck and collar with its claws, and charged towards the steps.
Li Su was startled and couldn't help but try to struggle, but the next moment she found herself high in the air. Helpless, she could only let the other person carry her to their destination.
Upon reaching the steps and setting the person down, the white crane shuddered and flew away.
Standing there, Li Su took a deep breath, her lips twitching involuntarily. As a direct disciple, shouldn't you have carried me here by hunchback? What's with pulling me up by the back of my collar?
Thankfully, no one saw it, otherwise my reputation would have been ruined...
Before he could think further, a burst of precious light erupted from the steps, and the inscriptions of the Jade Purity Chapters reappeared, transforming into gusts of strange wind that blew towards Li Su.
His eyes flickered, and corresponding Dao patterns immediately appeared on his body. The strange wind blew directly over his body without harming him in the slightest.
They have clearly adapted to this trend.
Li Su took another step, stepping forward.
Then the wind came again, but this time it was different. One gust fell from the top of the head, and another gushed out from the soles of the feet.
The wind above howled, chilling his heart and reaching the depths of his soul, making him unsettled and his spirit restless. In just a moment, several shadows appeared behind Li Su, like afterimages; those were his souls. If one of them flew away, he would either lose his mind or, at worst, be ruined.
The wind below followed the veins of flesh and blood, drilling into any hole it encountered. Once inside, it immediately swelled up, its black veins seemingly poisonous. It took deep root upon landing, turning into pus. In an instant, Li Su's body rotted open, and a putrid smell wafted out.
These two attacks are undoubtedly more terrifying than before. As the saying goes, it's not the open attacks that are scary, but the covert ones.
Of these two winds, the upper one is a cold wind that pierces and blows into one's soul.
The one below is Sangfeng, the worst human being in physical form.
Li Su stood still, his eyes burning with intense light, even as his soul was tossed about and his body rotted. He showed no fear. His soul was glowing, with Dao patterns writing upon it, and countless supreme scriptures were being outlined little by little. At the same time, supreme chapters were flowing across his body, and characters floated out from his festering wounds, covering his body.
Soon, Li Su froze his body, his soul stopped turbulent, and his body stopped decaying.
Before he could catch his breath, another gust of wind blew down.
A gust of wind came head-on, powerful and explosive, like a knife, like a halberd, fierce and fierce, as if it wanted to shred everything.
Another gust of wind fell from the sky. This wind was extremely strange, carrying intense heat. Instead of being blown away, it directly ignited, pierced, and shattered what it touched.
This is a gale, one is extremely fast, and the other is extremely fierce.
He had barely managed to stabilize himself when his body cracked open and was pierced through again. His lungs were even set ablaze. A terrifying wind pierced through Li Su's skull, causing his brain to spill out. His soul was also impacted, cracking and being slashed, and even his soul light was extinguished.
Undoubtedly, the scene was extremely gruesome and terrifying; one glance at it would make you want to scream.
Fortunately, at the same time he was severely injured, a golden lotus bloomed above his head, and large amounts of Spiritual Qi fell from it, constantly dripping onto Li Su's body and soul, keeping his body from being strangled by the four terrifying winds.
Despite the dire situation, Li Su did not wail or cry out, nor did she plead with her master to show mercy.
His eyes were shining as he stared intently at the scriptures flowing out from the steps, the contents of the Jade Purity Chapters.
Enlightenment, realization, sudden enlightenment.
Various thoughts, combined with his Dao Exposition and enlightenment, erupted wildly, and little by little he recorded, absorbed, and digested the scriptures, making them a part of himself.
As Li Su continued to have sudden enlightenments, deep within his mind, the Primordial Spirit Dao Fruit shone brightly. He opened his small mouth slightly and kept uttering the ultimate truths of heaven and earth and the sayings of the Great Dao. In an instant, golden lotuses bloomed around his body, and nine rays of precious light soared into the sky.
The words that were uttered did not disappear, but instead transformed into characters. These characters were mysterious and inexplicable, constantly resonating and spontaneously combining to form scriptures and chapters, Li Su's Jade Purity Chapters.
Buzz!
The chapters trembled, a corner was being woven, it vibrated incessantly, crackling and creaking, nurturing power.
Wind, erratic wind, strange wind, odd wind.
As a corner of it appeared, wind also began to appear on Li Su's Primordial Spirit Dao Fruit, and this wind was constantly changing.
They transformed into four different forms, exactly the same as the ones that blew onto Li Su.
One is chilling, the other vicious, one is incredibly fast, and the other is explosive.
Li Su opened his mouth and suddenly took a deep breath.
In an instant, the yin wind above his head, the poisonous wind gushing from his feet, the fast wind coming straight at him, and the storm rushing down from above seemed to be drawn in and sucked directly into his stomach in one breath.
Instantly, Li Su's soul light began to repair itself, and the soul that had left his body returned to his physical body. His rotten body, which had been hacked beyond recognition, also began to recover rapidly.
The four gusts of wind entered Li Su's body directly, and then flew non-stop towards a corner above the Primordial Spirit Dao Fruit in his mind, merging into it.
Suddenly, a corner trembled inexplicably, and a great road emerged from it, tearing apart the hazy shadow. It was a corner of a fluttering flag, on which were written words composed of countless chapters.
wind!
Unable to hold back any longer, Li Su let out a deep breath, his whole body swayed, and sweat burst from his body, pooling into streams that gurgled down, instantly soaking his feet and forming a visibly visible creek.
Li Su stumbled and almost fell to his knees. He stretched out his hands and pressed hard on his knees, panting heavily with great effort.
His body visibly began to age, looking a hundred years older in an instant, covered in wrinkles.
Not only that, his hair also grew long in an instant, reaching his waist, and then began to turn white, transforming into three thousand snow-white hairs in a short moment.
Li Su raised her hand to cover her head, pressing down on the overwhelming dizziness that was washing over her. She stood there, trembling and panting.
As if sensing something, Li Su's body began to glow, and her Supreme Flesh began to function. Each cell started moving on its own, feeling the pressure from life, a feeling as if they had reached the end. This made them act spontaneously, forming mouths that greedily inhaled and exhaled the surrounding Spiritual Qi.
When Li Su took a breath, all six billion of his cells took a breath at the same time.
The next moment, the wrinkles all over his body visibly began to decrease, his snow-white hair fell out and new hair quickly grew back, turning him the color of someone in their fifties.
With each breath, over six billion people breathe along with it.
Old age, middle age, adulthood, youth.
In less than a few seconds, Li Su went from youth to old age and near death, and then back to youth.
As if he had experienced a cycle of reincarnation, his blood energy began to surge, and his Life Flame began to rise and burn, far more intensely than before. His spiritual energy was pushed to a whole new level. The terrifying blood energy gathered directly above Li Su's head, and the Life Flame spread out an enormous picture, shining brightly and illuminating all worlds.
The Ghost Domain beneath their feet seemed to sense something as well. Deep within the black mud, inscriptions flickered, and Nie Xiaoqian, within the Taiyin realm, gently opened her eyes. It wasn't her, but it was her. She raised her head, her eyes filled with vortexes—an enormous vortex divided into six parts, constantly swirling, overflowing with the intent of life and death. Terrifying power was gathering, resonating, and awakening.
Buzz!
Golden light emanated from Li Su's body, transforming into specks of golden sand. Each of the three thousand specks of golden sand contained three thousand realms, and each realm contained a dragon.
At this moment, all the dragons in the nine hundred thousand realms were looking in one direction. There was a mountain there, an enormous mountain, both large and small. The entire mountain was made of cast iron. At the top of the mountain, there was a tree with seven colors, which kept making a tinkling sound.
Thump!
The Buddhist bell tolled melodiously, and precious light soared into the sky. The light was boundless, and the water of the eight virtues appeared. Behind Li Su, a vast kingdom rose up. In the depths of that kingdom was a Buddha, who held up a lotus that bloomed in the center. The lotus was twelve feet tall and displayed all the wonders.
Boom! Boom!
As thunder rumbled, black and white intertwined within Li Su's heart. White thunder represented yang, and black lightning represented yin. They crisscrossed and rolled continuously, with shadows leaping within them. The interplay of black and white was infinitely mysterious.
Clang!
Finally, a sword light exploded deep within Li Su's body, and four-colored rays of light shot into the sky. They swirled around Li Su, carrying boundless killing intent, yet they circled around him with joy and excitement, like children.
It seemed like a short while, yet also like a very long time had passed.
As Li Su took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes, all the strange phenomena on his body instantly subsided and returned to the depths of Li Su body, as if nothing had ever happened.
Holy crap, how long has it been?
Coming to her senses, Li Su couldn't help but blink, her face full of confusion, as if a long time had passed.
After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but take out the Jade Void Palace Token and pull it out, wanting to know if it was just his imagination.
Time taken: 200 years!
Holy crap, 180 years have passed just like that???
Li Su was stunned, completely taken aback. She clearly hadn't expected time to pass so quickly. This was terrifying!
Keep in mind that he's only at the Dao Arts Realm right now. He's just comprehending a cultivation technique, and almost two centuries have passed in an instant? What will happen when he reaches the Divine Power Realm or even the Immortal Realm? By the time he cultivates, the dynasties outside will have changed hands more than ten times.
As I step outside, may I ask, fellow Daoist, what year of the Great Calendar is it today?
However, the other person looked at you like you were crazy, and after thinking for a while, said, "The Great Li Dynasty is 3,500 years old. Oh right, it's not called the Great Li Dynasty anymore, it should be called the New Century!"
Then you stare at the other person in disbelief, and suddenly it's been over three thousand four hundred years?
Where is my soulmate?
That's all!
What about my land and property?
That's all!
What about my descendants?
It's broken!
Kid, I can forgive the first two, but how come you're so sure about the last one??
Hello, 110? Come quick! There's a lunatic here who claims to be from Dali. I was just teasing him, and he suddenly grabbed my neck!
Old man, let me tell you, you're finished!
Just wait, there will be medical expenses, lost wages, nursing care expenses, transportation expenses, accommodation expenses, hospital meal allowances, and necessary nutritional expenses...
Thinking of this, Li Su couldn't help but pat her face, trying to calm down. It was all about holding on for a while; her senior hadn't left her for 180 years, hadn't found a new boyfriend, hadn't gotten married, hadn't had children, and was still waiting for her...
Should we wait a little longer?
Before Li Su could make any move, the white crane arrived again.
"Wait, let me go back and check the situation first!" Li Su couldn't help but speak up, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Unfortunately, the white crane ignored him, grabbed him by the back of his collar again, lifted him up like a chick, and flew directly towards the Jade Void Palace.
With a splash, Li Su was thrown into the golden pool once again.
Before he could speak, a mysterious shadow appeared, staring at Li Su for a moment, seemingly pleased.
'You can rest for a month; only two days have passed since you left the Enlightenment Stairway.'
Having said that, the shadow vanished.
Upon hearing this, Li Su was no longer in a hurry. He lay back down in the pool. It had only taken him two days, so there was no rush.
He pondered for a while and decided to continue cultivating, putting everything else aside, he would first complete the second stage of Dao transformation.
Although the Jade Purity Chapters brought him considerable improvement, even a small part of it in his mind possessed immense power, it was still only a half-finished product, and its power was still inferior to the other supreme chapters he had mastered.
After all, there's a huge difference between something complete and something incomplete.
Furthermore, you can only look but not touch. It's only been two days, Li Su, you have to be patient. You haven't tasted meat for two hundred and thirty years now, so keep accumulating experience. When the day comes that you can unleash your power, you will fight until the heavens and earth are darkened, and you will fight until the past and present are turned upside down.
Taking a breath, Li Su slowly closed his eyes and began to activate the Green Duckweed Sword Fruit, continuing his transformation into the Dao.
Then, clang!
Sword Fruit ran out happily, wielding its little sword and slashing at Li Su's body with a whooshing sound. Its movements and posture were, to be honest, no different from a dog crawling. It completely lacked the ethereal and otherworldly aura of swordsmanship, and instead had the smell of a butcher chopping meat.
Um?
The pain seems to have decreased?
Li Su was taken aback. She hadn't expected that after practicing the Jade Purity Chapters once, achieving Dao Transformation would become so much easier.
He quickly activated the holding time and frantically swung his sword at himself. The ferocity was incredible; he almost split his own bones, as if he wanted to stew himself into soup.
With abundant Spiritual Qi and full of vitality, Li Su was ruthless and vicious when she got down to business, and her cultivation at the second level of the Dao Transformation stage began to rise rapidly at a visible speed.
Twenty-one percent, twenty-two percent, twenty-three percent, keep moving forward.
*******
While Li Su made remarkable progress, Study Cliff was also making progress.
The Demon Race and the Five Surnames toiled frantically, complaining bitterly. Forget about cultivation, they didn't even have time to rest. The worst part was that unless they were truly exhausted, the Red Whip above their heads would always be locked on them.
What the hell kind of access is this???
Cut more, but there has to be a limit, okay?
On the other hand, the people of the Xia Kingdom looked completely relaxed, more relaxed than they had ever been.
Sleep when you're tired, eat when you're hungry, and practice meditation when you're awake—this is the kind of life no one else lives.
For a time, many people held Chen Hao in the highest esteem, admiring him immensely. This was a million times more satisfying than when Ying Zhan and Zhang Shengying were around, wasn't it?
Furthermore, since the Five Surnames and the Demon Race have all been expelled, the damn infighting has also disappeared.
Most of the people here are from the Ministry of Military, and they are undoubtedly religious. However, since the Dao-Seeking Cliff can transform into human form, it is impossible to determine whether the person in front of them is friend or foe, causing widespread panic. Except for a few individuals, most people dare not communicate with each other.
Most of the Demon Race are easy to identify, but some are very familiar with the Xia Kingdom's system. As for the Five Surnames, they are undoubtedly the most corrupt and filthy place.
Just as everyone was enjoying themselves immensely, and Lü Qian and the other three girls were focused on their cultivation, a figure suddenly appeared and crashed in front of the Study Cliff dormitory.
He was covered in blood, his injuries extremely severe. "Pass on the order: 911756632,001!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his body went limp and he fainted. Instantly, the time he had been holding was taken away, and his injuries healed rapidly, but he did not wake up.
In an instant, everyone in the Xia Kingdom's expression changed. Even Zhu Chihu couldn't help but clench his fists, his face showing an unprecedented solemnity.
The preceding numbers were a code; they matched.
As for what follows.
"Someone, take him inside for treatment, it will cost you points!"
She shouted loudly, her face filled with gloom.
001? It's actually 001?
"Sister Zhu, what is 001?" The newcomer, Lü Qian, obviously didn't know, since she was different from the others and had been called in suddenly.
"That means it's extremely urgent." Zhu Chihu said softly, taking a breath.
Lü Qian's face changed instantly. How could this be?!
Zhu Chihu looked puzzled. What exactly happened to the Divine Power Realm? How could this be? This time, there was a Sea-Calming Needle among the human race's Divine Power Realm experts.
Yi Ren, once a prodigy and a monstrous talent, had reached the fifth stage of Dao Transformation at the age of twenty-three, capable of fighting against those at the Divine Power Realm, a female war goddess in the eyes of countless people. Even she couldn't handle her???
" Lü Qian, go and inform everyone to get ready!"
"Ah?"
"Be prepared to abandon the Dao-Seeking Cliff!" Zhu Chihu said in a deep voice. Regardless of what happened on the Divine Power Realm side, something had happened to the Xia Kingdom!