In the morning, Chen Mu woke up from his cultivation and slowly opened his eyes.
"I still feel like something's missing, but what exactly is it?"
He muttered to himself, looking quite distressed.
In the traditional Spiritual Power cultivation system, the Creation Realm, which Core Formation Realm, requires shattering the Golden Core within the body and then nurturing an independent small world within the Dantian.
In this small world, cultivators can gradually create and evolve objects according to their own strengths.
These objects can be living things, tools, plants, or even food.
Objects created by creation absorb the power of the small world and become extremely powerful. When fighting enemies, summoning these objects to help them in battle has become their most common tactic.
Currently, the Battle Talisman Master System created by Chen Mu does not have cultivation methods after the Dharma Core Realm; he has to figure everything out on his own.
Chen Mu named the next realm after the Dharma Core Realm the Dharma Saint Realm. This was not a random name, but a conclusion drawn from his own cultivation path.
The word "sage" signifies that one has reached the pinnacle of knowledge in a certain field and has achieved extremely high accomplishments.
A Dharma Saint is someone whose understanding of the Dharma has reached its ultimate level, enough to transcend the mundane and become a saint or ancestor.
Like traditional cultivation systems, breaking through from the Law Core to the level of a Dharma Saint requires shattering the inner core and then using its power to create a small world within the body.
However, within the small world of the Dharma Saint Realm, there are not created objects, but rather laws that are nurtured, laws established by the cultivators themselves.
Rules and laws have similar names, but they are not the same thing. Rules are the universal laws of heaven and earth and nature, while laws are the crystallization of the wisdom of the practitioner, and are his personal power.
Chen Mu hasn't dared to break through yet because he still hasn't figured out some aspects of how the laws are formed, and he's not 100% confident.
It is important to understand that after the inner core shatters, the step of nurturing a small world is extremely crucial. If a mistake is made, the consequences can range from a significant decline in strength to the loss of the inner core, resulting in death from qi deviation.
"Never mind, let's wait a bit longer and try to break through when we're more confident."
With the support of the entire Chen Kingdom's resources, coupled with the powerful technological research capabilities of the Rune Research Institute, Chen Mu would have already reached the Creation Realm if he had cultivated according to the traditional Spiritual Power system.
However, he has his own understanding of cultivation and does not want to follow the old path of others.
Although creating one's own cultivation method is difficult, it is an innovation derived from ancient methods and cannot be countered by others. It will be stronger than ancient methods in combat at the same level, and its potential will also be higher. This is because it is a path that no one has ever taken before, and no one knows what its peak will be like.
With ancient methods to draw upon, Chen Mu was confident that his cultivation method would be no worse than those Heaven-rank techniques. However, this path was also fraught with danger; one wrong step could lead to utter ruin. He had to proceed with extreme caution and prudence.
" Chen Kingdom, are you awake?"
Outside the barracks, Lu Xiaoyun's soft voice suddenly rang out.
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu stood up and went to open the door.
"Get up!"
The dazzling sunlight shone on Chen Mu's face, causing him to squint slightly.
" Chen Kingdom, all the Otherworldly Demon at the front lines have been wiped out, and there's been no movement outside the pass."
The young lady asked me to invite you to go out of the pass to investigate. I wonder if it would be convenient for Grand Preceptor Chen Kingdom?"
Lu Xiaoyun wore dark blue armor, and her long legs were exceptionally tall, making her no less impressive in height than the other male generals.
"That's convenient, let's go!"
Lu Xiaoyun led the way, and the two walked together toward the city wall. Before long, Chen Mu met Wei Shuang.
Wei Shuang was surrounded by a large group of generals, all of whom looked travel-worn and had clearly not rested the previous night.
" Chen Mu, you've given me a wonderful surprise!"
Wei Shuang's complexion was rosy and her spirits were high; she was like a completely different person compared to yesterday.
After a night of observation, they had figured out that the Otherworldly Demon were under the influence of a strange form of voodoo.
This voodoo causes them to lose their minds and attack their companions. Most dangerously, it is highly contagious, infecting millions of Otherworldly Demon in a single day—it's truly terrifying.
Some people initially harbored reservations about voodoo, fearing that this unorthodox practice would harm the common people.
However, the virus released by Chen Mu was completely harmless to humans, and the infected Otherworldly Demon were only interested in the flesh and blood of Otherworldly Demon, which completely relieved them of their worries, and they exclaimed that it was a great relief.
"Let's go! I want to see how the Otherworldly Demon deal with the virus I spread."
With a smile on his face, Chen Mu took to the air and gestured for Wei Shuang to follow.
Whoosh whoosh!
Two soldiers accompanied Wei Shuang, and the group of five swaggered off the mountain path of Suspended Sword Pass and flew straight towards the Otherworldly Demon army camp.
Chen Mu noticed that in the forest below, a ghostly figure was following them closely like a shadow. That person was the woman that Wei Shuang called Aunt You.
This Aunt You, a top-tier expert in the Creation Realm, is actually willing to protect Wei Shuang's safety so closely. The King Who Guards the West's Residence's Mansion is renowned far and wide, truly possessing profound resources.
Soon, the five of them gradually approached the Otherworldly Demon Army camp. At this point, they dared not be conspicuous anymore, concealed their auras, and landed on a towering mountain dozens of kilometers away from the Otherworldly Demon Army camp, observing the changes in the Otherworldly Demon Army camp from afar.
This is, after all, the territory of the Otherworldly Demon. No one knows if there are enemies lurking nearby. It would be very dangerous to be entangled with enemies here, so they have to proceed with caution.
However, it's nearing noon now, and the field of vision is wide open, making it difficult for the enemy to launch a sneak attack. Normally, there shouldn't be much danger.
"Look! There's not a sound from the right wing camp of the Otherworldly Demon. I bet all the Otherworldly Demon inside are dead, hahaha...!"
A burly male general standing beside Wei Shuang looked at the distant Otherworldly Demon camp and laughed heartily, quite excited.
Those present were all cultivators who had undergone physical transformation; in bright light, their field of vision could reach hundreds of kilometers.
The situation at the camp in the distance can be clearly seen.
"Look! It seems there's fierce fighting at the edge of the Otherworldly Demon army's central camp."
Unfortunately, we were too far away to see clearly.
Lu Xiaoyun pointed to the center of the Otherworldly Demon army camp, her tone full of regret.
The number of Otherworldly Demon soldiers attacking Suspended Sword Pass exceeded ten million. With so many Otherworldly Demon stationed here, the area they covered was very wide, exceeding one hundred kilometers in both length and width.
Therefore, no matter which direction they observe from, the distance at which they want to see the central camp of the Otherworldly Demon will vary by nearly a hundred kilometers.
At such a great distance, even with their modified eyes, they could only barely make out some blurry figures.
"Here you go, use this to read."
Just then, Chen Mu took out five crosshairs from his spatial wrist, kept one for himself, and distributed the rest to the others.
Although he rarely uses Rune Gun now, he still keeps quite a few in his spatial wrist, since Rune Gun still have great potential, and he studies how to upgrade them whenever he has free time.