Huge Harvest
After passing the Third Trial, the Cave Mansion Spirit led Zhou Zheng to a quiet hall.
Here lies one of the greatest treasures of this Azure Flower Grotto-Heaven.
This Azure Flower Grotto-Heaven was left behind by a Supreme named 'Qi'. Supreme Being Qi traveled throughout the Chaos Universe and collected hundreds of billions of scrolls of magic methods.
These methods are at least at the level of the Holy City Lord. Among them are methods of the Xis Race, the methods of the other eleven Ultimate Dao Lord, and the Dao of the Supreme Being Qi himself.
Endless methods are endless treasures.
Zhou Zheng was able to break through to the Four-step Dao Lord because he read the Dominator's inheritance, which broadened and inspired his thinking. This led him to find his direction through sudden enlightenment and then break through.
The endless methods here, in terms of the richness of knowledge, far surpass the Dominator's inheritance.
"My master expended endless Heartforce to collect these techniques; even his Personal Disciple didn't have the chance to see them all!" the Cave Mansion Spirit exclaimed.
"And you, now, have this opportunity!"
"I will Supreme Being Qi remember Your Majesty's great kindness!"
Zhou Zheng bowed to the Void. Although the Supreme Being Qi was dead, his methods were indeed extremely precious. Zhou Zheng was able to view these methods because he had received a great favor from the Supreme Being Qi.
"My master doesn't care about these things. You should observe these methods first, and then I will tell you about the rest!" the Cave Mansion Spirit said at the end.
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Zhou Zheng didn't say anything more; he just nodded slightly.
He knew, of course, that the main purpose of the many things left behind by the Supreme Being Qi was to help him perfect the "Azure Flower Power" that he had not yet completed.
The current "Azure Flower Power" can only convert power at the Dao Lord level at most. If it is at the Eternal Emperor or the Supreme, then it has no ability to convert it.
To perfect the "Azure Flower Power," a method for True Spirit Indestructibility needs to be created.
Dao Lord fails to Dao Merge, his True Spirit True Spirit dissipate until he dies.
The "True Spirit Indestructibility" method restores the True Spirit of Dao Lord who has failed to Dao Merge to its original state, giving them another chance to Dao Merge. In this way, Dao Lord can try to Dao Merge again and again. As long as they succeed in Dao Merge once before the lifespan limit of 108,000 Chaos Epoch, they can become Eternity.
The Xis Race, for example, possessed a method for True Spirit Indestructibility, which is why their number of rulers and Supreme far exceeded that of the Cultivator Civilization.
"But this method is too far removed from my understanding!" Zhou Zheng couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.
Supreme Being Qi himself couldn't create it after spending countless years, let alone the Dao Lord, the Eternal Emperor, and the like.
Of course, there is always a glimmer of hope in everything, otherwise the Supreme Being Qi would not have left this place.
However, this hope is far too slim.
"Let's observe these methods first!" Zhou Zheng didn't think much further and quickly sat down cross-legged on the spot.
Using the Xuan Ling's Wings to Time Acceleration a thousandfold, Zhou Zheng quickly immersed himself in the vast ocean of Dharma teachings.
Time flies, and millions of years Past the blink of an eye.
Of course, with Zhou Zheng's Time Acceleration a thousandfold, the actual time that passed was several billion years.
Over these billions of years, although Zhou Zheng did not comprehend anything, his continuous reading and accumulation of knowledge gave him a profound understanding of the Dao and rules of the entire Chaos Universe.
The Five Elements, Time and Space, Yin and Yang, Life and Death, Thunder and Light, Light and Darkness— Zhou Zheng, though not deliberately cultivating these various paths, has a profound understanding of them. If he were to dedicate the time and effort to cultivate them, he could probably open up the Strongest Dao in the blink of an eye and reach extremely deep levels.
"Even without any other opportunities, just relying on these, I have a sliver of confidence in Dao Merge!" Zhou Zheng opened his eyes, feeling a surge of emotion.
Although there's only a sliver of certainty, this is the Ultimate Dao!
Most of the Ultimate Dao Lord probably felt like they were in complete darkness before they even reached the Dao Merge, and could only fight to the death.
"It seems you've memorized all the techniques!" The white-haired, old Grotto-Heaven Spirit reappeared, looking at Zhou Zheng and saying:
"Come on, I'll take you to the Second Hall."
"Good!"
Zhou Zheng naturally wouldn't refuse.
Zhou Zheng followed the old man to the side of the First Hall. After the old man pushed open a side door, the two entered a hall that was only a hundred feet in size.
Inside this hall, the most eye-catching feature is a stone platform in the center, with Bagua (Eight Trigrams) patterns on its base and two jade tubes placed in front of it.
"Sit cross-legged on the stone platform!" the old man said in a deep voice.
"Okay!" Zhou Zheng nodded.
Call!
Without hesitation, Zhou Zheng flashed to the center of the hall and sat down cross-legged.
In that instant, Zhou Zheng felt a jolt in his soul, and at the same time, his deductive abilities increased many times over.
"In order to help those who come after him remember his Dao, the Supreme Bolin also built an altar that could accelerate the deduction of the soul and True Spirit, but compared with this stone platform, that altar is simply worlds apart!" Zhou Zheng exclaimed in his heart.
Of course, this is not surprising.
That altar was built by Supreme Bolin for other cultivators, so it probably didn't take much effort. But the Supreme Stone Platform under Zhou Zheng's buttocks was for Supreme Being Qi's own use, so it naturally required a lot of effort.
The huge difference between the two is perfectly normal.
"Using this stone platform, one can have moments of enlightenment at any time. If this stone platform were given to peak Dao Lord, it could increase the success rate of Dao Merge by at least 10% or 20%!" Zhou Zheng knew very well that there was a time limit for Dao Merge; any Dao Lord only had nine years.
Even if no mistakes occur during the process of Dao Merge, the Dao Merge will immediately end when the time comes, and the end means failure.
Peak Dao Lord must reach the Dominator Level of their Dao within nine years. The difficulty involved is terrifying, which is the fundamental reason why many peak Dao Lord fail to Dao Merge.
This stone platform can accelerate the deduction of the General Soul and True Spirit countless times, and its help to achieving Dao Merge is of course enormous.
Moreover, this stone platform is not only useful for peak Dao Lord, but also plays a huge role in the Dao Merge of Ultimate Dao Lord, and its role is not much smaller than the Hundred Billion Techniques in the First Hall.
Before Zhou Zheng could dwell on his feelings for long, the white-robed elder told him the true purpose behind the Supreme Being Qi to leave this place behind.
Similar to what Zhou Zheng had thought, Supreme Being Qi hoped that later generations could help him perfect the "Azure Flower Power". Of course, Supreme Being Qi did not name this method "Azure Flower Power", but "Nine Heavens Space".
But the name doesn't matter; the essence is what matters.
"If I have the ability, I will definitely help Supreme Being Qi perfect this method!" Zhou Zheng solemnly promised.
Whether he succeeds or fails in Dao Merge, he will do his utmost to accomplish this task.
With such enormous benefits, Zhou Zheng had no face to take advantage of them for free.
"Just do your best!" the Cave Mansion Spirit sighed, adding, "Furthermore, my master left behind another Enlightenment Treasure, but I cannot give it to you now. You must complete the test and prove your ability!"
"What kind of test is it?" Zhou Zheng asked.
"For Dao Lord, whether they are peak Dao Lord or Ultimate Dao Lord, they must create ten methods at the Holy City Lord Level!" The Cave Mansion Spirit said in a deep voice.
"Good!"
Zhou Zheng was not surprised and readily agreed.
In cultivation, besides Dao Merge, practitioners can also gradually progress through various other Daos.
For example, some Eternal Emperor are very weak when they first Dao Merge, even weaker than peak Dao Lord, but they have the hope of becoming rulers by slowly grinding their way up over time.
Of course, it's only hope.
In reality, cultivating slowly in this way is extremely difficult. Although there is no danger to Life Technique, it is much more difficult than achieving the Dao Merge.
However difficult it may be, it is still possible.
Therefore, Dao Lord may also create methods of the Holy City Lord Level that do not belong to the Dao they primarily cultivate.
Of course, as the Ultimate Dao Lord, Zhou Zheng's realm is much higher than that of an ordinary peak Dao Lord, and his soul and True Spirit are also much stronger, so it is actually much easier for him to do this.