After the Death of the Great Dao
Chapter 136

Refining the Fated Star Opportunity, Ninth Floor of Qi Circulation

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The battle on Inlaid Gold Mountain, caused by Chen Lingxi and the Eastern King, was so great that it had already alarmed all the figures in the city.

After Chen Lingxi and taking care of the young master, she did not leave immediately.

He stood quietly on the Heavenly Boat, his Divine Sense spreading out like a tide.

He sensed the martial artists stealthily approaching from the direction of Yuan River Prefecture. With a flick of his fingers, countless thin, silken cyan Sword-Ray silently shot from the Profound-Pointing Sword Furnace, weaving through the night like a woven tapestry...

They cooked the tails.

Chen Lingxi gave Lin Longyue time to escape.

He watched the young lady from the Marquis's mansion stagger away and disappear into the depths of the night before turning his gaze away.

He turned around, and with a slight thought, the luminous Heavenly Boat beneath his feet silently changed direction, transforming into a streak of luminous white light that broke through the layers of clouds and flew straight towards Southern Lu Prefecture.

The Heavenly Boat is extremely fast.

Before long, Chen Lingxi arrived at the Nanju Twelve Mountains within the territory of Southern Lu Prefecture.

The Heavenly Boat landed silently. Chen Lingxi stepped off the bow, flicked his sleeve, and put the Heavenly Boat into his Hongdong Bag.

Chen Lingxi entered the cave he had visited several times before and sat down cross-legged.

"This place is not far from Yuan River Prefecture, only about four hundred li away. It's neither too far nor too near. I will stay here in seclusion to refine the fortuitous opportunity my destiny Fated Star. Once I reach the Thorough Awakening Completion, I will go find that Credit Peddler and then make further plans, such as whether to go to Azure Splendor Prefecture."

As Chen Lingxi pondered, his Divine Sense sank into the Divine Chamber, gazing at the two characters "[Sight-Roaming]" within the Divine Chamber and mist.

Even before he stepped into the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor, Wandering Sight Divine Ability had already undergone a divine transformation.

A third line has been added.

Chen Lingxi's gaze swept over the first two lines of names. The first line was his own name, and the second line was Lin Suri.

It was through his Sight-Roaming Lin Suri that he rose from a dying medicine slave to his current position.

However, he knew most of Lin Suri's secrets.

His cultivation level has also surpassed Lin Suri's.

When they met again at Sight-Roaming Lin Suri, although they could still glean some information, the help it provided to Chen Lingxi was far less than before.

Chen Lingxi's gaze fell on the blank third line, her mind racing.

"And who should I Sight-Roaming this second person?"

His thoughts wandered, and a few things came to mind.

Within the Capital Imperial Palace, someone is pursuing individuals from beyond the borders, regardless of whether they are dead or alive; as long as they are handed over to the palace, a reward will be given.

This matter was referred to as a "treasure offering" by the high-ranking officials and nobles in the imperial court.

And that Immortal Husk...

He suddenly took out the Fated Star Stone.

The two characters "Rong Chun" on the stone surface have long since disappeared, replaced by a layer of faint starlight.

"Rong Chun is dead, but there are even more powerful beings within the palace."

"The Great Ye Emperor has been tyrannical and tyrannical in recent years, opening up many waterways, which has attracted many rebel kings to revolt."

Now I know that these waterways are actually constructing an unprecedented array of Spiritual Qi..."

Chen Lingxi narrowed her eyes, her mind churning with thoughts.

"Using mountains and rivers as a battle formation... such a grand undertaking is far beyond the capabilities of a mere mortal emperor!"

But who exactly set up this great formation?

Chen Lingxi a series of guesses.

Was Emperor Daye also possessed by another body, like Lin Suri?

Or perhaps, the Emperor Daye himself was controlled by a more powerful cultivator, like a puppet?

Chen Lingxi's gaze grew brighter and brighter, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

A thought suddenly occurred to me.

"The best way to find out the secrets is to Sight-Roaming Emperor Daye."

By Sight-Roaming Emperor Daye, one can learn the secrets hidden within and also discover just how many powerful figures reside in the imperial palace.

Chen Lingxi thought about it carefully...

"Rong Chun is dead. She harmed my parents by using Mirror Listening's words, so she is my enemy. Killing her will be my revenge."

"But that Great Ye Emperor..."

A murderous intent glint appeared in Chen Lingxi's eyes.

"If this Emperor Daye was indeed threatened by other Truth-Seekers, or was simply deceived, then we'll discuss it further. But if this monastery is truly like Lin Suri's, whose body has already been possessed, then I will settle accounts with him later."

As he thought this, he recalled his experiences over the past few years.

From a dying medicine slave in the Inverted Room to a Qi Circulation Eighth Floor who can now control the Nine Revolutions Prince, he is no longer the lowly official who clings to life.

Since you possess cultivation, you should act according to your heart.

"Having avenged my deep-seated hatred and severed all worldly ties, I will have no more attachments. My first priority will be survival, and then the path to immortality."

He took a deep breath and suppressed those thoughts for the time being.

In any case, improving our strength as quickly as possible is of utmost importance. At present, any plan must be based on strength. If our strength is insufficient, even if we discover many secrets, we will be powerless to do anything about it.

"Moreover, Yunhe Commandery Princess Eastern King both died at my hands. The Eastern King must hate me to the extreme. I am bound to have a battle with the Eastern King."

"And that Eastern King is at the Mystic Entry Realm."

He had witnessed the earth-shattering battle between Xiao Changlü and Yuan Yuan.

The combat power of these two is probably comparable to that of the Heavenward Third Floor.

"In the Nine Revolutions Realm, one 'Qi and Blood are condensed and compressed nine times. With each condensation and compression, the Qi and Blood become much stronger. The difference in combat power between the Lesser Completion, Greater Completion, and Perfection of the Nine Revolutions Realm is like heaven and earth."

"I can now easily defeat the Eastern King of the Eastern Kingdom, who is at the Lesser Completion stage. My combat strength should be invincible at the Nine Revolutions stage."

Once I refine the Fated Star fortuitous opportunity's opportunity, my combat strength should be comparable to that of an ordinary Mystic Entry Realm expert.

Chen Lingxi secretly made a calculation in her mind.

"I've seen Xiao Changlü and Yuan Yuan, both experts in Qi and Blood cultivation. Their combat power is terrifying. Just watching them from afar that day, their earth-shattering aura already made my mind tremble..."

Chen Lingxi knew perfectly well that even if he refined the Fated Star Destiny's fortuitous opportunity, he would still be no match for them, and the gap between them would be enormous.

"Mystic Entry Realm..."

Even with his cultivation of the Seven Forms of Ceasing War Cultivation Method, which he had perfected using the Candle of Time, he could only reach the Nine Revolutions of perfection.

He had no idea how powerful the legendary Mystic Entry Realm was, or how to cultivate it.

What is the true strength of the Eastern King Mystic Entry Realm? And what level are Xiao Changlü and Yuan Yuan at in the Mystic Entry Realm...?

"Are those who Mystic Entry Realm this powerful? He was puzzled. Is there really such a big difference between the Nine Revolutions and the Mystic Entry Realm?"

He thought for a moment, and then a sudden inspiration struck him.

"Perhaps there are even more powerful Qi-Blood Martial Dao beyond the Mystic Entry Realm?"

Chen Lingxi is no longer the same as before; he has gained many insights and understandings about the path of cultivation.

This Qi-Blood Martial Dao is nothing more than the body cultivation path recorded in the Six-Qi True Method.

By tempering and refining the body, and nourishing it with heavenly materials and earthly treasures, it transforms into a rich and powerful Qi and Blood. Then, by circulating it with profound techniques, it can generate terrifying power.

"If someone in this world could gather enough rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures and consume them daily for cultivation, their Qi and Blood level would naturally be stronger than that of the Mystic Entry Realm, perhaps even much stronger."

As he thought about this, he suddenly understood something.

"The Emperor of Great Li has just the right power. With countless powerful warriors under his command, wouldn't it be easy for him to gather heavenly materials and earthly treasures?"

Even if he didn't use it himself, bestowing it upon the powerful figures under his command would be enough to cultivate a terrifying Mystic Entry Realm expert like Yuan Yuan.

Therefore, it is not surprising that someone like Yuan Yuan would emerge from this imperial palace.

Therefore, I must Sight-Roaming Great Ye Emperor to see what secrets this man holds."

Chen Lingxi finally made up her mind.

He was about to leave the Divine Chamber when he suddenly remembered someone else.

"And my good friend..."

"Liu Changle."

Chen Lingxi's thoughts flashed.

He had already seen the secrets hidden within Liu Changle from the strange whirlpool of the Long River at Ancestral Mountain.

"It is highly likely that Liu Changle lived both in this Cave Heaven and simultaneously in that Great World."

"When one of these two Liu Changle awakens, the other remains still, just like the alternation of the sun and moon, waxing and waning, not interfering with each other, yet belonging to the same soul."

"But I wonder if, if I were to see Liu Changle Sight-Roaming in this Cave Heaven, I might also be able to see another Liu Changle Sight-Roaming in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm."

"If that were truly possible, it would be like having a window to peer into the Great World."

Thinking of this, Chen Lingxi couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

That Great Xuanzhuo Realm was filled with Spiritual Qi like mist, with three Great Sun Suspended in the Sky in the sky, cranes calling in unison among the mountains, and palaces floating in the sea of clouds. Its mysteries and splendor far surpassed those of this realm.

If one could Sight-Roaming Liu Changle, who travels to that Great World, one would know more of Great World secrets and what the Great Xuanzhuo Realm truly is like.

This was undoubtedly a tremendous help to his Dao Path.

As Chen Lingxi pondered this in her heart, the light in her eyes grew even brighter.

"However, before that, we need to resolve the current crisis first, and then use our superior strength to seek that fortuitous opportunity."

"Sight-Roaming Liu Changle now will be of little help to my cultivation or my current situation. It won't be too late to Sight-Roaming Liu Changle when the next opportunity to Sight-Roaming opens up."

"Moreover, Xi Mu had heard that the Emperor Daye of Daye had sent two experts Mystic Entry Realm realm to the Heaven Gate Sea, where they found a talisman that most likely contained the location of the true Cauldron Vessel."

"Sight-Roaming Emperor Daye, we might find traces of the Cauldron Vessel."

Chen Lingxi thought to himself, "However, Sight-Roaming spots, I will first test the participants in Total Perception Sight-Roaming."

Let's see if we can gain anything.

Having made up his mind, Chen Lingxi stopped thinking about it and went into seclusion.

"And refine the fortuitous opportunity the Fated Star!"

He held the Fated Star Stone in his palm and channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into it. Suddenly, a layer of warm starlight shone on the dark stone surface!

An ancient aura burst forth from the stone, instantly filling the entire cave.

He took a deep breath, held the Fated Star Stone in front of his chest, closed his eyes and concentrated, and began to refine the Cauldron Artifact Fortune within the Fated Star Stone by circulating the Six-Qi True Method.

Spiritual energy surged from his Qi Sea, transforming into fine, dense cyan threads that enveloped the Fated Star Stone layer by layer. Then, like peeling silk from a cocoon, it gradually drew out the thick spiritual energy sealed within the stone, channeling it along the meridians into his own Qi Sea.

Time flies, and a month has quietly passed!

For the entire month, Chen Lingxi remained seated cross-legged in the cave, completely still.

Outside the cave, the sun rises and sets, and wind, frost, rain, and snow fall, but he remains oblivious, simply refining that Fated Star fortuitous opportunity day after day.

That Fated Star fortuitous opportunity was extraordinary and immensely profound. It was like a vast ocean that had been sealed for countless ages, which, once opened by him, surged forth with boundless, boundless power.

Chen Lingxi had already refined the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi, and his cultivation was no longer at the initial stage of the Eighth Floor. Although his spiritual energy accumulation had not yet reached the perfection of the Eighth Floor, it was already quite profound.

As he refined this Cauldron Artifact Fortune, the more he refined it, the more astonished he became.

"The spiritual fortuitous opportunity within this Fated Star Stone is far more profound than I imagined."

Chen Lingxi sighed.

A torrent of inspiration surged into his Qi Sea, causing Qi Sea to expand continuously.

The spiritual energy surged, becoming more profound and condensed.

The three Treasure Qi within the Qi Sea also rejoiced under the influence of this boundless spiritual energy, each emitting its own radiance and greedily devouring the incoming spiritual energy, continuously strengthening itself.

Chen Lingxi's eyes flickered.

"I originally thought that refining this Fated Star fortuitous opportunity would at most allow him to reach the Eighth Floor of perfection, but now it seems that the spiritual energy within this Fated Star Stone far exceeds my expectations..."

"If I can refine it completely, I will surely be able to break through to the Eighth Floor in one fell swoop, and even directly reach the barrier of the Ninth Floor of Qi Circulation!"

He was overjoyed, yet also felt a pang of regret.

"It's a pity that this fragment of the Fated Star Stone can only be used once. After that, it will dissipate, and the remaining power of the Cauldron Vessel within will be completely exhausted, turning into ashes and returning to the world."

"If we could come more often, that would be wonderful."

Chen Lingxi sighed, and his understanding of the term "Cauldron Vessel" deepened considerably.

"The fortuitous opportunity I obtained was merely from killing Rong Chun, who was at the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor. The Fated Star Stone was just a Cauldron Artifact Fragment. It consumed the fortuitous opportunity that Rong Chun had condensed after his death, yet it possesses such profound power..."

As he refined the Fated Star's spiritual energy, he pondered in his heart.

"If it were the complete Fated Star Stone, what kind of effects and power would it possess?"

He recalled how the Candle of Time could exchange lifespan for Spiritual Qi and spells, how the Beast-Fighting Palace could exchange life sacrifices for fortuitous opportunity to strengthen treasures, and how the Taotie Urn could devour the souls of cultivators and transform them into his own cultivation.

The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became.

"Could it be that this complete Fated Star Stone can erect Fated Star at any time? As long as a name is carved on the stone, that person will become the Fated Star. When that Fated Star falls, whether he killed it with his own hands or at the hands of someone else, he can obtain a great fortuitous opportunity from it?"

"If that's the case, wouldn't that be equivalent to having a supreme treasure that can continuously seize fortuitous opportunity?"

"By continuously establishing Fated Star and waiting for those Fated Star to fall, one can continuously obtain Cauldron Artifact Fortune and continuously improve one's cultivation."

After thinking about it, Chen Lingxi realized that the effect was truly miraculous and beyond comprehension.

"No wonder a complete Cauldron Vessel would attract so many Rebirth Realm people."

Cultivators who possess Cauldron Vessel do indeed have more fortuitous opportunity, more possibilities, and a broader Dao Path compared to ordinary cultivators.

"The Cauldron Vessel is truly wondrous and extraordinary."

The Fated Star Stone can erect Fated Star, and slaying the Fated Star will grant you a great fortuitous opportunity.

Those Time Candles can be sacrificed to gain spiritual energy, techniques, and supernatural powers.

The Mirror Listening to predict the future and bring good fortune while avoiding misfortune.

That Taotie Urn can Life Devouring to cultivate itself; killing is equivalent to cultivating oneself.

These are the very treasures that Lin Suri Ying Chi and the others called ordinary Cauldron Vessel, yet they are already so extraordinary, so mysterious, and so unbelievable.

Not to mention the legendary Heaven-Determining Brush, which can determine Dao Path with a single word; the World-Refining Furnace, which can refine an entire Cave Heaven into World Essence; and the Calamity-Seeing Pool, which can foresee a cultivator's future great calamity.

"Cauldron-Seizing Realm! Cauldron-Seizing Realm!"

Chen Lingxi's gaze was resolute. "But I wonder what kind of astonishing Cauldron Vessel is hidden within this Cave Heaven? Such a tremendous fortuitous opportunity lies within the Cave Heaven; we must not let it slip by."

His desire to compete grew stronger. He needed to accumulate strength and improve his cultivation so that when the Cauldron Vessel appeared, he could compete with those Great World and seize a chance to escape this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven that was about to be refined.

With these thoughts in Chen Lingxi calmed himself down and continued his seclusion.

Time passed silently outside the cave.

Another month passed, and he finally refined all the spiritual energy within the Fated Star Stone, the pitch-black stone silently turning into fine ash in his palm.

He then slowly opened his eyes.

Ninth Floor of Qi Circulation...

The Spirit Pool in his Qi Sea had expanded several times compared to when he was on the Eighth Floor. The spiritual liquid was clear as jade and unfathomably deep. Every drop was condensed to the extreme, making it more profound, heavier, and purer than when he was on the Eighth Floor!

All 108 acupoints on his body opened up under the sweeping force of this immense spiritual energy, allowing him to absorb and expel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at a speed several times faster than before.

With the blessing of the Ninth Floor level of the spiritual realm, the Spirit-Aperture Physique became even more terrifying. With each breath, a torrent of Spiritual Qi was forcibly drawn from the surrounding world and incorporated into his Qi Sea!

The true Mystery Mechanism of the Ninth Floor of Qi Circulation lies in the two Mystery Mechanism of [Technique Deduction] and [Divine Thought Manifestation].

The so-called "Technique Deduction" Mystery Mechanism is that one can deduce all magic in the Consciousness Sea, greatly accelerating the time required to cultivate magic, formations, and so on.

With a slight thought, Chen Lingxi's mind began to work, and the method of the [Longevity Bridge] Divine Ability power began to evolve on its own within his Consciousness Sea.

He continuously gleaned subtle and profound insights from his Divine Sense.

"One can Technique Deduction without needing to retreat into seclusion to comprehend it... it's just that the speed is much slower."

A smile appeared on Chen Lingxi's lips.

And the so-called "Divine Thought Manifestation" is even more extraordinary Mystery Mechanism.

On the Eighth Floor, although his Divine Sense had solidified, he still needed to rely on magic and Divine Ability to attack the Divine Sense of others.

But now that he has stepped into the Ninth Floor, with the [Divine Thought Manifestation] Mystery Mechanism at his disposal, his Divine Sense has become solidified to a new level.

With just his Divine Thought Manifestation, he could Spirit Transformation consciousness into weapons and treasures without even needing any magic, directly killing the Divine Sense and soul of others!

Such offensive methods are invisible and intangible, making them impossible to defend against. Compared to those grand and imposing spells, they are more insidious and deadly.

"It's fine for cultivators, but this Divine Sense Manifestation can directly attack the soul of martial artists, without even needing to use spiritual energy..."

Chen Lingxi sensed the profound spiritual energy within him, along with two new Mystery Mechanism. After a long while, he sat up again.

In the blink of an eye, the Thunderlight Treasure Sword was in his hand, its surface crackling with lightning, radiating murderous intent intent.

"Dedicate yourself to comprehending the Thunder-Hiding Sword Canon and the Longevity Bridge Divine Ability. Once you have mastered both Divine Ability powers, you can seek out the items handled by Emperor Daye, and... Sight-Roaming Emperor Daye!"

"Let's see what secrets are hidden within the palace!"

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