Emperor Bone was thoroughly satisfied with this disciple. Only by knowing when to advance and when to retreat could he go farther and grow stronger. What remained was the tempering of time. To advance from the mortal domain to the undying, the boy still needed some honing.
Emperor Bone turned around and casually waved a hand at the void. Invisible energy gathered together, directly forming three enormous stone steles.
The three stone steles stood majestically within the chaos space, each towering a hundred thousand feet high and radiating an ancient, boundless aura. Their surfaces were densely engraved with runes, each seemingly containing the ultimate principles of an entire world, inspiring awe in all who looked upon them.
What was engraved on these steles was not writing, but theories of the Great Dao of heaven and earth. Regardless of race, person, or civilization, anyone with a certain level of cultivation could naturally understand their meaning.
The first stone stele bore the words "Divine Guidance." It was the first volume of the Original True Explanation, expounding on the mysteries of runes and precious bones and laying the foundation for the human dao domain.
This volume was the most widely circulated in the Primeval Ancient Realm and the Immortal Domain. All Immortal King-level experts recognized it as the best material for building a foundation, yet few had mastered it.
But once someone mastered it, they could almost invariably advance to the Supreme Realm. Qin Feng discovered in astonishment that this Divine Guidance volume was considerably more profound than the version he had cultivated. His version might not even contain half of it.
It seemed that what he had cultivated was not the original version, but one that had undergone some changes. After all, it had been passed down for a very long time, and across all the great worlds.
The second stone stele bore the word "Transcendence." This was the middle volume, describing the path to longevity and immortality and teaching how to enter the domain of eternal life.
This volume was considered quite precious in the Immortal Domain and the Primeval Ancient Realm. One began cultivating it in the Supreme Realm, and anyone who thoroughly comprehended it could join the ranks of the Undying Ones.
Qin Feng had now obtained the most complete version. This was a supreme treasure, more precious than any Precious Technique.
The third stone stele was the tallest, bearing the words "The Ultimate." Chaos energy faintly flowed through the lettering, and its majestic presence made one afraid to look directly at it.
Qin Feng raised his eyes toward the third stone stele, only to feel a stabbing pain between his brows. He seemingly could not look upon those mysterious runes.
"My good disciple, you can only look at the contents of the first two steles for now. Study them diligently. As for the third, you will only be qualified to view it after you break through to the Immortal King realm and raise your cultivation to the ranks of the giants," Emperor Bone Brother said with a smile.
The third volume was what he truly took pride in. There should actually have been a fourth volume as well, but before he could inscribe it, those two Dark Immortal Emperor-level experts had ambushed him in Above the Heavens, forcing him to flee back to the worlds of the heavens.
"Thank you for imparting these teachings, Master," Qin Feng said with great respect.
These three volumes of the Original True Explanation stood a whole tier above the Precious Techniques of the Ten Fiends or the Indestructible Scripture.
"Mm. I created the Original True Explanation to guide all living beings toward the Great Dao. It is not confined to any particular method of cultivation. Instead, it explains the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, allowing you to understand the essence of the Dao.
"Your Inner-Heaven-and-Earth Method opens a world within your body and uses its power to nourish you. No one has ever walked this path before. You are its founding pioneer.
"The Original True Explanation will not conflict with your path. On the contrary, it can help you better understand the laws governing heaven and earth, making your inner world more complete.
"Next, I will explain the cultivation path that lies ahead for your Inner-Heaven-and-Earth Method."
"Please enlighten me, Master."
"When your inner world evolves into a small world, you can actually attempt to create an origin seal.
"Once you comprehend the origin seal, you can harness the world's power to attack your enemies and enjoy many other benefits.
"A world's origin seal is exceedingly rare. In some universes that have entered an age of declining cultivation, only one person in each era can become an Extreme Dao Supreme. That person will receive the entirety of that universe's gifts.
"By uniting with the Great Dao of heaven and earth, suppressing the myriad daos, and merging with such a seal, their strength will approach that of a true immortal without limit. They may even defy the gap in realms and slay an immortal!
"There is also an enormous advantage: their future path to becoming an Immortal King will be much easier than anyone else's. This is actually a world's mechanism for saving itself.
"The world nurtures such a genius in the hope that they can become an immortal in an environment where attaining immortality should be utterly impossible, and even become an Immortal King.
"Once they become an Immortal King, they can nourish the world in return, allowing large quantities of undying substance and the energy of eternal life to emerge within it again.
"These will nourish other cultivators. As the number of Immortal Kings increases, the world will slowly recover and gradually grow stronger.
"But with your Inner-Heaven-and-Earth Method, once you cultivate to the Extreme Dao Supreme realm and expand your small world to a certain size, you can create such a world origin seal yourself.
"Your current chaos space has already absorbed some world fragments from this Primeval Ancient Realm. You can try condensing an origin seal," Emperor Bone said.
Qin Feng looked astonished at this. A world origin seal-wasn't that the heavenly heart seal of the Shrouding the Heavens universe?
All the Great Emperors of the Shrouding the Heavens universe were at the level of Extreme Dao Supremes, but their actual combat strength might be considerably greater. They were all potential Immortal Kings.
Because they possessed heavenly heart seals, every Great Emperor was the sole sovereign of an era, suppressing the myriad daos and uniting with heaven and earth. Their combat strength far exceeded that of ordinary Supremes.
If they could live a fourth or fifth life, their combat strength would rival that of true immortals. After nine lives, they would become Mortal World Immortals, capable of contending with Quasi-Immortal Kings.
His Inner-Heaven-and-Earth Method could actually condense such a heavenly heart seal on its own. He did not need to wait for an age of declining cultivation, nor compete with other prodigies for that sole chance to attain the Dao.
Moreover, as his inner world expanded-for instance, when he advanced into the true immortal domain and it became a small universe-possessing such a heavenly heart seal would make it easier to advance to Immortal King.
Leaving aside this cultivation method's ceiling, its floor was incredibly high! Becoming an Immortal King was practically guaranteed.
"Master, I understand. I will attempt to condense a world origin seal right away."
Qin Feng closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into the chaos space, which had absorbed a vast quantity of world fragments as well as the blood of Immortal King-level experts.
In terms of size, this space was already no smaller than any individual heaven or earth of the shattered Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Soon, the chaos space began to respond. As the universe's creator, Qin Feng easily connected with its origin and began condensing an origin heavenly heart seal.
Before long, a seal radiating a powerful aura appeared before Qin Feng.
"Mm, this is the origin seal. It is still somewhat weak, but at least you have condensed it. And it will gradually grow stronger as your cultivation rises.
"Now, I will help you subdue these three little fellows."