Qin Sheng was considering a question. If Ye Fan stood in the Desolate Forbidden Land and shouted into the Ancient Abyss:
"Heaven Devouring Demonic Art is inferior to the Dao Scripture. If you disagree, come argue!"
Would there be any response from within the abyss?
"The Immortal Canon spoken of by countless cultivators across the Eastern Wilderness is actually an Emperor Scripture."
Qin Sheng explained, "The Dao Scripture is an Emperor Scripture. It is merely more extraordinary in the Sea of Suffering Chapter, which is why it is called the best of this secret realm."
"But if you claim that its Sea of Suffering Chapter has truly surpassed all other Emperor Scriptures? That may not necessarily be so."
They were all Ancient Emperors, supreme beings. The scriptures they created for cultivating the Five Great Secret Realms might each have their own strengths and different focuses, but overall, they were on the same level.
The Sea of Reincarnation Secret Realm was the wellspring of life, the beginning of everything. The Dao Scripture had the deepest attainments in this regard, which was why it was called the strongest.
But to say that it completely stood above all other Emperor Scriptures...
Even if Dao De Heavenly Venerable came back to life, he would not dare say such a thing.
Thus, Qin Sheng had never pursued the path of cultivating the strongest scripture in every secret realm.
That path sounded impressive. Wow, the strongest Emperor Scripture at every realm—fucking awesome!
But in reality, it was courting death.
Ye Fan had taken such a path in the original story. Did you think he had wanted to?
He had merely been forced into it.
He had no way of obtaining complete ancient scriptures, so he could only piece things together, taking a little from here and finding a little from there to cultivate.
He cultivated too many ancient scriptures, making it difficult to coordinate the various secret realms. Ye Fan suffered greatly because of it later on. He might not have regretted it, but he did indeed believe it was a drawback.
Back then, he had truly been young, reckless, and ignorant...
Even with Ye Fan's physique and opportunities, he had nearly been unable to withstand the hidden dangers of cultivating multiple scriptures. If others rashly imitated him, the consequences would only be worse.
Any truly knowledgeable and well-founded powerhouse would never allow their descendants to cultivate like this.
Cultivating one complete Emperor Scripture from beginning to end was the proper path, one that could develop one's potential to the greatest extent.
Qin Sheng was utterly certain that he was currently walking the correct path.
After hearing Qin Sheng's words, Ye Fan seemed to gain some understanding, but then he shook his head.
"That may be true, but I still have to cultivate the Dao Scripture. I have no other choice."
"The Dao Scripture suits you quite well."
Qin Sheng left Ye Fan some Source and said earnestly:
"You possess the Sacred Physique and have no cultivation bottlenecks. As long as you have enough resources, you can break through quickly. Grow stronger as soon as possible."
"I am merely a Mortal Body, and I will eventually reach my limits. Once you reach great accomplishment, you will be invincible above and below heaven. I may need you to look after me in the future. The future belongs to you."
The two began cultivating. After comprehending the Dao Scripture once, Qin Sheng's wisdom was enlightened again, and he gained more insights into his own cultivation.
Meanwhile, the Lung Deity continuously refined Source. With two versions of himself cultivating at once, the speed of his cultivation progress was astonishing.
By evening, Qin Sheng, who had been immersed in cultivation, suddenly awoke. He was pleasantly surprised.
Infinite Land had undergone a disturbance. This meant another version of himself had arrived.
His consciousness eagerly entered Infinite Land, and Qin Sheng became even happier. This time, two versions of himself had died at once!
Uh, that did not seem like something he should be happy about...
Both Qin Shengs from other worlds wore ancient clothing. The one on the left was older, appearing to be in his twenties, while the one on the right looked to be in his teens.
The two already understood the situation here. After exchanging a glance, the Qin Sheng on the left said:
"Why didn't I come here while I was alive?"
Qin Sheng spread his hands. "That question is still unanswered. If I ever die, I will ask the next Qin Sheng to take my place to uncover the truth."
The Qin Sheng on the right shook his head. "We are all the same person. There is no need to dwell on such things."
"But you said if you ever die? Is it possible that you might never die?"
"As expected of me. You really are smart." Qin Sheng praised him.
"I transmigrated into Shrouding the Heavens World. You understand, right?"
"Your luck is ridiculously good!"
"Indeed. Why couldn't I transmigrate into such a world? Flying through the sky, burrowing into the earth, living forever—I want that too!"
Now both Qin Shengs were envious. The Qin Sheng on the left said:
"I transmigrated into Three Kingdoms, the Romance world. War broke out, and my entire family was killed."
"I'm from Water Margin."
The Water Margin Qin Sheng sighed. "I died at the hands of those so-called heroes of Liangshan Marsh."
Those people of Liangshan Marsh might have seemed like great heroes in the end, but there were not many who could truly be called heroes.
To them, murder and taking lives were merely everyday occurrences.
Some heroes did not kill indiscriminately. They repaid grudges with grudges and wrongs with wrongs, leaning toward chivalry and justice. They could be called true heroes.
As for some "heroes"... best not to mention them.
The Qin Shengs from those two historical worlds—no, they should have been historical Romance worlds—would not be as helpful to Qin Sheng as those from higher-level worlds.
However, Qin Sheng was not discouraged.
"We are all Mortals. So, are you disappointed?" Three Kingdoms Qin Sheng asked with a smile.
"Why would I be? You can still bring me an increase in combat power." Qin Sheng shook his head.
Previously, Qin Sheng had possessed five times his combat power. Now that two more Qin Shengs had died, his base combat power had reached seven times!
Moreover, he could later fuse with the talents, comprehension, Origin, and other qualities of the Three Kingdoms Qin Sheng and Water Margin Qin Sheng.
No matter how one looked at it, Qin Sheng had not lost out.
"Our cheat really is heaven-defying." Water Margin Qin Sheng sighed.
"I had actually long prepared myself mentally for the possibility that most Qin Shengs arriving in Infinite Land would be ordinary people."
Qin Sheng said, "After all, ordinary worlds must make up the majority of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds."
Worlds such as Shrouding the Heavens, The World's Best, and Swallowed Star were among the highest-tier worlds in the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, and they were exceedingly rare.
To increase the fixed combat-power multiplier, they mainly needed Qin Shengs from lower-level worlds to raise the multiplier.
There were only a few Qin Shengs from high-level worlds, and once they developed, they became extremely difficult to kill.
Unlike Qin Shengs from lower-level worlds, who would eventually die of old age and contribute to Infinite Land even if they encountered no accidents.
"You're taking this rather well," Water Margin Qin Sheng said.
Three Kingdoms Qin Sheng rolled his eyes. "Of course he's taking it well. The advantage lies with him."
"Alright, I only have one final wish. If you fulfill it, you can obtain everything I have."
"Tell me."
Qin Sheng confidently promised, "I will definitely fulfill it."
"End this chaotic age. That is my only wish," Three Kingdoms Qin Sheng said.
"As for whether you change dynasties or not, that is up to you. I only want the chaos to end."
As he spoke, a heavy sorrow filled Three Kingdoms Qin Sheng's eyes.
"You have not seen it with your own eyes. It was tragic, truly tragic. People were dying everywhere. The old died, the young died, especially the common people, and there was even eating..."
He did not continue, but Qin Sheng and the others understood perfectly well.
"Human heads hung before horses, women loaded behind carts."
"White bones lay exposed in the wild; for a thousand miles, not even a rooster crowed."
This was the true portrayal of the Three Kingdoms era.
According to records, during the reign of Emperor Ling in the late Eastern Han, the Central Plains still had over fifty million people. Yet later, the registered population had fallen to only around 7.6 million!
Even if those tenant farmers, private troops, garrison households, military households, official households, fugitive households, unregistered households, concealed households, and other groups sheltered by aristocratic clans were included, the number would not have been much higher.
"There will be no problem with that." Qin Sheng agreed solemnly.
"I will end this chaotic age as quickly as possible."
Three Kingdoms Qin Sheng asked curiously, "What realm are you in now?"
"The first level of the Dao Palace."
"Then in my world, you are no different from an immortal." Three Kingdoms Qin Sheng was relieved.
Water Margin Qin Sheng said, "I also have a final wish. It is very simple for you."
"Avenge me."
"That is no problem." Qin Sheng agreed immediately.
"Tell us your story. We cannot experience it personally in this life, so listening to it will do."
Qin Sheng slowly recounted his experiences, fulfilling their wish.
At the end, the two turned into motes of light and rose into the sky. Two more stars appeared in the dark Infinite Land.
Meanwhile, in Three Kingdoms World and Water Margin World, the two who had originally died were resurrected.
However, Qin Sheng's consciousness now controlled them, and they could borrow his power at any time.
Qin Sheng let out a soft breath. "These two wishes are very easy for me."
This was another advantage of Qin Shengs from lower-level worlds arriving here. Their final wishes were very easy to fulfill, allowing Qin Sheng to fuse with their essence as quickly as possible.
After leaving Infinite Land, Qin Sheng found Ye Fan and said:
"You stay here. I need to go out for a few days."
"Is something urgent? Do you need my help?" Ye Fan asked.
"It is nothing. After comprehending the Dao Scripture, I suddenly gained some insight. I need to find a place to cultivate."
Qin Sheng looked around. "If I cultivate here, the disturbance will be too great."
Watching Qin Sheng leave, Ye Fan could not help falling into thought.
Even I, with the Sacred Physique, have not gained much insight, yet Qin Immortal is clearly a Mortal Body...
This... does not seem reasonable, does it?
After traveling several hundred miles out of the town, Qin Sheng found a sufficiently secluded forest and began his secluded cultivation.
He had come out because he wanted to refine Origin.
In Water Margin World, Qin Sheng acted quickly. During this brief period of travel, he had already avenged the Water Margin Qin Sheng and fulfilled his final wish.
A Dao Palace cultivator was clearly invincible in that kind of world and could do whatever he wanted.
The talents, comprehension, Origin, and other essences of the Water Margin Qin Sheng poured out from Infinite Land and fused into Qin Sheng's body.
He underwent another transformation, with every aspect of himself ascending.
His thoughts were clear, and inspiration surged forth like a spring.
From the current examples, Qin Sheng in every world possessed excellent talent by nature.
The Douluo Qin Sheng had been born with full innate soul power.
The three Qin Shengs from Martial Arts World had also been martial arts geniuses.
Divine radiance churned within his flesh and blood, nourishing his Primordial Spirit.
A large number of Source Stones had been placed around Qin Sheng. He inhaled enormous amounts of essence, and a black hole even appeared behind him!
The Heaven Devouring Demonic Art operated at its utmost limit, and this supreme demonic art underwent a unique transformation.
When Ruthless created this technique, she could only target Origin. She could not use the demonic art to draw out intangible things such as comprehension and certain other qualities from others.
But Qin Sheng was different. He could inherit and fuse with everything belonging to his other selves. As he cultivated the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art during this process, a mysterious change emerged.
His life essence surged as his Origin was remolded and evolved in a unique manner.
A shocking phenomenon appeared around Qin Sheng. Black holes formed one after another, and the energy contained within chunk after chunk of Source Stone was drained in the span of a breath.
Humanoid phantoms appeared once more. Their faces were blurry and impossible to make out, but they were directly crushed by the black holes, again and again in an endless cycle.
White mist burst from the top of Qin Sheng's head, resembling dragons and phoenixes, like some kind of omen.
After fusing with all his selves, Qin Sheng was still a Mortal Body, but he was already quite different from the most ordinary Mortal Bodies.
Perhaps it could be called: Mortal Body 2.0.
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