"So there are so many different ways to cultivate immortality in this world? This is really quite complicated." Ling Yi muttered as he closed the " Encyclopedia of Immortal Cultivation ".
I finally have a general understanding of this world.
There are several types of cultivation, the most common being Qi Cultivation.
Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul Transformation, Spirit Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcendence!
After Tribulation Transcendence, one progresses through various stages: Mortal Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Daluo Golden Immortal, and Sage.
The Qi Cultivation involves three tribulations Jiu Nan.
The Nascent Soul Transformation involves Nascent Soul Formation Tribulation: Lightning Tribulation temper the body, and mental knots forge the spirit. When the soul resembles an infant, it becomes Nascent Soul.
The Spirit Transformation involves Spirit Transformation Tribulation, during which the spirit roams freely beyond the heavens and earth. However, the Spirit Transformation Tribulation is generally quite weak, and few cannot overcome it. Gradually, people have overlooked this tribulation.
The truly difficult thing to overcome is the merging of Body Integration, also known as the Dao Integration to Tribulation Transcendence.
When the spirit unites with the essence, the essence unites with the body, the body unites with the soul, and the soul unites with the Dao, this is called Dao Integration.
After Dao Integration, one can sense the laws of heaven and earth, attracting heavenly tribulations. If one can overcome them, one can become Mortal Immortal; if one cannot, one's soul will be scattered.
This is the conventional path of cultivation.
Besides Qi Cultivation, there is also Merit to become an immortal, and becoming an immortal through faith.
This Merit is not something that can be accomplished simply by doing good deeds; it is Merit that can be recognized by the Heavenly Dao.
In other words, only what you do that benefits the Heavenly Dao can be called Merit.
As for helping an old lady cross the street or returning a lost coin to its owner, what does that have to do with the Heavenly Dao? Therefore, it doesn't count as Merit.
Of course, good deeds are not considered Heavenly Dao Merit, but they are considered Reincarnation Merit, also known as Earthly Dao Reincarnation Merit.
Merit can be accumulated life after life through reincarnation.
The more you accumulate, the more blessings you will receive in each Reincarnation.
Since the existence of the Underworld, the Reincarnation Merit has been in effect; however, now saints, gods, immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters are all present.
Furthermore, since the underground Earthly Dao are not prominent and the Earthly Dao Reincarnation Merit are generally not valued, they are not taken seriously.
Of course, one can cultivate by Earthly Dao Reincarnation Merit. If one can become a messenger in the Underworld, one can cultivate by accumulating Earthly Dao Reincarnation Merit.
Of course, this is a completely different Body Refining.
Cultivating immortality through Merit consumes the Heavenly Dao Merit.
As for what constitutes Heavenly Dao Merit, that is for Heavenly Dao itself to decide.
Ling Yi guessed that the destruction of the Demon Pill and the cultivation of the Spirit Pearl were perhaps all part of a scheme to gain merit from the Heavenly Dao Merit.
How powerful are the Heavenly Dao Merit? Let me put it this way!
As long as one obtains even a tiny bit of Heavenly Dao Merit, A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality can instantly become an immortal and ascend to heaven in one step.
What's interesting is that merits Heavenly Dao Merit can actually be traded.
Just like currency.
The specifics of how Ling Yi was traded are unknown; it's not described in the " Encyclopedia of Immortal Cultivation."
As for cultivating immortality through faith, that's generally a practice used by Western Buddhist School.
Faith is a kind of power.
Humans eat grains and other foods, while demons eat things that smell good or bad, so beliefs are generally quite diverse.
Or rather, the Power of Faith is too rare.
Moreover, there are too many restrictions on cultivating immortality through faith.
Once faith collapses, one's cultivation is instantly wiped out.
Even Western Buddhist School does not dare to rely solely on faith as the sole means of spiritual practice.
Besides the three methods mentioned above, there is also the simplest method of cultivation: the God Investiture.
This God Investiture is not the same as the God Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods Scroll.
Anyone familiar with the Investiture of the Gods Scroll of the Investiture of the Gods Scroll knows that it's a huge pitfall.
This "God Investiture" refers to the Authority of Heavenly Dao.
Currently, the Heavenly Dao Court holds the Authority over the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court has 359 high-ranking Authority, 3,600 mid-ranking Authority, and 129,600 low-ranking Authority. Officials like Heavenly Court soldiers and local deities belong to the low-ranking Authority.
Any other Authority beyond this is invalid.
They can only bask in a little of the Heavenly Court's Karmic Luck; that's all they get is the title.
In the Heavenly Court Authority, each position is filled by a specific person; once someone obtains Authority, even a lower-ranking Authority, they can instantly become an immortal.
As for the 365 so-called righteous gods on the Investiture of the Gods Scroll the Gods, they were nothing more than unlucky laborers working for the Jade Emperor.
Moreover, they are immortal and indestructible, with no job rotation, working for eternity.
It's absolutely awful just thinking about it!
But regardless of the method of cultivation, in the end, what one cultivates is the Dao, or more precisely, the Law of the Heavenly Dao.
One's entire life is devoted to the Dharma; all conditioned phenomena are Dharma.
The translation is that everyone is under the Heavenly Dao, and cultivating the Tao is to follow the Heavenly Dao.
Under the Heavenly Dao Rules, 1 plus 1 equals 2. Once you grasp this, you can apply it to other situations.
You insist on going against the will of Heaven. 1 plus 1 equals 3, but the Heavenly Dao does not recognize this 3, so it is useless.
Nezha's line. "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens; whether I am a demon or an immortal, I decide."
It sounds inspiring, but it's really just empty slogans.
Nezha's fate was predetermined; it was beyond my control and I could not defy the heavens.
In the end, wasn't he still absorbed into the lotus Treasure Artifact, returning to Nezha's original fate?
Let's not even talk about Nezha.
Wasn't the Jie Sect amazing? Wasn't the Tongtian amazing? Ten thousand immortals came to pay homage!
As a result, after the God Investiture, the Jie Sect disappeared.
After the God Investiture, the Six Sages were completely sealed in Chaos. If even the Six Holy Capital succeed, what is Nezha?
It is nothing more than a Xiaoxiao ant under the Heavenly Dao.
"Tsk tsk!" Ling Yi clicked his tongue in admiration.
"If I have the chance to steal the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, what difference does it make who I work for!" Ling Yi muttered.
He reached out and grabbed another book, " Detailed Explanation of Dharma Treasures," which appeared in his hand.
"Magic treasures" is just a general term. In this world, magic treasures are divided into four levels: Dharma Artifact, magic treasures, Spirit Treasure, and supreme treasures.
Each level is further divided into five ranks, with Fifth Pin being the lowest and First Pin the highest.
For example, Nezha's Heaven-Confounding Sash), Fire-Tipped Spear, and Wind Fire Wheels are all Acquired -Fifth Pin acquired Spirit Treasure, while the Universe Ring is Fourth Pin Innate Spirit Treasure, which is one grade higher.
A work like the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and the State" would be considered a priceless treasure.
Besides magical artifacts, there are also talismans.
Talismans are composed of runes.
There are thirty-six types of runes, exactly one of the Heavenly Dipper numbers.
Each type of rune has three combinations, resulting in a total of 108 different runes.
Take now, for example.
Ling Yi used Illusion Technique to condense Fire Control Talisman in mid-air.
Ling Yi thought that Illusion Technique spells wouldn't have much offensive power, but the result was a big surprise.
The Illusion Technique spells were actually effective, and their power was no different from that of real talismans.
Looking at the large crater created by the Fireball, Ling Yi was somewhat puzzled.
Perhaps, maybe, my Illusion Technique wasn't a real Illusion Technique at all?
Bah! Illusion Technique is just Illusion Technique. Ling Yi's Illusion Technique haven't reached their maximum level yet, and they haven't reached the point where the illusion can become real.
Or perhaps it's because Illusion Technique is a system skill, and it created some kind of chemical reaction with the runes of this world?
I don't understand this.
It's okay if you don't understand it, as long as it works.
"If runes can be cast through Illusion Technique, then can spells be cast through Illusion Technique as well?"
The arts of this world are divided into two types: techniques and Daoist Arts.
Techniques are offensive and defensive methods formed by using one's own Spiritual Power, Demonic Qi, or malevolent energy through certain skills.
For example, condensing Spiritual Power into a sword is a technique.
Daoist Arts, on the other hand, are a means of utilizing the power of heaven and earth, or rather, the laws of heaven and earth.
For example, to perform Daoist Arts, one must chant incantations and use hand gestures. Only by combining incantations and hand gestures can one perform Daoist Arts.
There's no particular reason; that's just how it's stipulated.
Just like one plus one equals two.
Of course, if one reaches the level of Daluo Golden Immortal and comprehends the essence of Daoist Arts, the process of chanting incantations and hand seals can be omitted.
This can be roughly understood as follows: if one plus one equals two, then one multiplied by two also equals two.
Ling Yi clasped his hands together, making a strange hand gesture, while silently chanting, "Om Mani Padme Hum Mani Padme Hum!"
This is the incantation for the Five Thunder Curse Spell.
After the incantation was finished, Ling Yi could clearly feel a Berserk energy rapidly gathering between heaven and earth.
Ling Yi almost instinctively pointed forward.
"Boom!"
A bolt of Thunder appeared out of nowhere, descending from the sky and crashing heavily onto the ground.
The ground in front, which had already been blasted into a large crater by the Fireball, was instantly blown up again, leaving it in a mess.
"Holy crap, it worked already? That's way too easy!" Ling Yi was dumbfounded.
Where are the promised difficulties in reciting incantations and mastering magic techniques?
Ling Yi flipped through the " Compendium of Dharma Curses " again. That's right!
The record above clearly states that it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to master a spell in a short time; even the slightest error in the spell will result in failure.
The key point is that Ling Yi recited it silently, without uttering a sound!
Silent recitation is acceptable? That seems a bit odd!
Afterwards, Ling Yi cast Fire Curse and Wind Curse, both of which were successfully cast with almost no hindrance.
"Could I be one of those Legend Innate Dao Body? No, even if someone is Innate Dao Body as described in books, they can't just silently chant incantations!"
I don't understand!
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it; just attribute it all to the system's cheat codes.
Does it have anything to do with the system? Of course not, those who know, know.
Since talismans can be used to cast Illusion Technique and Dharma Curse can Summon by chanting, then all the talismans and Dharma Curse should be memorized.
You don't have to use it, but you can't be ignorant of it!
Ling Yi was memorizing and testing at the same time, and the Hundred Demon Valley was bustling with activity.
Sometimes the Fengyun raged, sometimes Lightning roared, sometimes snow fell heavily, and sometimes the earth churned.
Ling Yi was completely engrossed in the game.
They played with all sorts of Dharma Curse and talismans for three whole days, and they're still going.
Unbeknownst to Ling Yi, his commotion quickly attracted the attention of a certain little guy.
"With such a commotion in Hundred Demon Valley, could it be that another monster has arrived?"
Not far from Hundred Demon Valley, a Xiaoxiao figure was perched on a branch, shading his eyes with his hand, looking in the direction of Hundred Demon Valley.
"Hehe, I'm in a bad mood right now, watch me go and vanquish the demons!"
This little guy is none other than Nezha, the Protagonist of this world, who ran away from the Li family mansion.
Hundred Demon Valley was the farthest place Little Nezha had ever run.
Normally, he only wanders around the vicinity of Shallow Water Town.
Hundred Demon Valley is 800 li away from Shallow Water Town, which is quite a distance for ordinary people.
But for Nezha, it was no big deal.
Although he can't fly yet, he runs incredibly fast.
Eight hundred li is only half a day's journey.
As Demon Pill, Nezha was naturally sensitive to the world, and the commotion on Ling Yi's side immediately caught Nezha attention.
Nezha jumped down from the giant tree, which was more than ten meters high, and ran wildly towards the direction of the Hundred Demon Valley.