Understanding the Qiankun Great Dao True Meaning, Breaking Through to the Dao Domain!
Looking at the beast before him, which had once dominated Winged Serpent Lake and caused trouble for the Ji Clan in the original story, Ji An felt completely calm.
"Easier than I expected," he murmured, stepping forward to collect the Winged Serpent's corpse into the Mustard Stone.
Having done all this, Ji An did not linger and headed towards Winged Serpent Lake.
"In the original story, Xiao Ning discovered the Water Manor in the Winged Serpent's original lair." Thinking this, Ji An directly merged his mind with Heaven and Earth and earth, stepping on the water towards the island in the center of Winged Serpent Lake.
Ji An soon arrived at the central island.
"This island should be the Winged Serpent's lair." Ji An looked around. "For the past thousand years, this has been the territory of demons. It seems we'll have to fight them first."
In the original story, Ji Ning entered the Winged Serpent's cave before Water Manor, and now Ji An is naturally also looking for the Winged Serpent's cave.
Ji An walked against the wind. The island was nearly ten kilometers in circumference, not small, so he naturally had to search carefully.
A thick, eerie aura permeated the island.
Although the Winged Serpent, Xiantian Complete demon at the peak of innate cultivation, has no longer been here, its thousand-year presence has made this place a paradise for aquatic monsters.
Along the way, various aquatic creatures and monsters were constantly disturbed.
A giant iron-backed alligator snapping turtle, about ten feet long, burst out of the mud; a strange fish with sharp bony spines leaped out of the puddle; and there were swarms of flesh-eating, poisonous shrimp, the size of a fist but with menacing fangs—some were intimidated by Ji An's aura and fled into the water in panic; others, enraged, pounced on him recklessly.
Ji An didn't bother wasting his energy on these weak demons who hadn't even reached the Perfected Houtian.
His figure moved as swiftly as the wind, easily weaving through the gaps between the attacking demons. Occasionally, he would flick his finger, sending wisps of barely perceptible wind precisely striking the joints or vital points of these lesser demons, stunning or sending them flying without taking their lives.
For a moment, the sound of "plop" echoed through the forest, like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.
"Hmm, found it." Ji An saw a huge cave in the distance, from which emerged a giant python with a blood-red body and bright silver scales on its belly. Beside the giant python was another silver python and some aquatic demons several meters in size.
They are all demonic beasts that have reached the pinnacle of their Houtian.
Ji An took a step forward and instantly rushed towards them.
"How could this be? Where is Father?"
"Hurry up."
"That human boy killed his master." Aside from the red and silver pythons, who were somewhat terrified by the Winged Serpent's death.
These little demons, who had reached the peak of their Houtian, growled at each other, and none of them attacked Ji An. Instead, they scattered and rushed towards the distant lake.
"Hmph, trying to run away." Ji An sneered.
Ji An's figure suddenly became blurred. He seemed to transform into a shadow leaping in the Thunderfire, pushing the "Wind Shadow Step" to its limit.
" In the Lightning Flash."
He swung his Universe Sword so fast that it left only a blur.
"Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!"
In an instant, the dozen Houtian largest aquatic demons who had reached the peak of their acquired cultivation were killed, while some of the weaker demons were able to escape to the surface of the water.
The Houtian Perfection realm is just one step away from becoming a Xiantian realm. Allowing them to live is not a good thing for the surrounding tribes, or even for the Ji Clan.
Ji An didn't even glance at the mess of monster corpses scattered on the ground; his gaze was fixed on the deep, winding, and enormous cave. Inside, it was pitch black and bottomless, like a giant maw ready to devour its prey.
"The entrance to the Water Manor, the lair of the Winged Serpent, should be deep within here." Without further hesitation, Ji An drew his sword and stepped into the lair.
The inside of the cave was even colder and damper than the outside, with extremely dim light.
After venturing dozens of meters deeper into the cave, almost all light had disappeared.
However, for a Xiantian Godfiend- demon like Ji An, seeing in the dark is like seeing in daylight.
The cave became increasingly winding, with more and more branching passages, resembling a maze.
Occasionally, a few reckless little demons would still leap out from dark corners or puddles to launch sneak attacks.
Ji An's eyes remained calm. Facing the attacking demons, he merely swayed slightly, casually thrusting, sweeping, and striking with his Universe Sword.
"Bang!" A slimy, leech-like monster was slammed against the rock wall and exploded into a puddle of minced meat.
"Swoosh." A thorny vine that tried to wrap around his ankle was easily severed by the Universe Sword.
"Tss." A venomous spider with sharp claws that attacked from above was pierced through. He strolled around as if in a leisurely garden, and all the attacks were easily neutralized.
These little demons don't even deserve his attention.
As they went deeper, the cave became increasingly dark and secluded.
"We've already arrived, why hasn't it appeared yet—" Ji An looked around. He had already ventured extremely deep into the area, but for some reason, the Water Manor had not yet appeared.
Suddenly, the surrounding space began to distort, and at the same time, a hazy, enormous shadow abruptly appeared in the dim cave. It was vaguely the shadow of a black head, and this huge Bear Pi head phantom opened its mouth wide, the enormous mouth seemingly leading to another mysterious place.
"They've finally arrived," Ji An murmured.
With the appearance of the Bear Pi's head, Ji An realized he could not move and understood that he had finally found the true destination of his journey.
On this boundless land, from the God and Demon Era to the present day, countless powerful beings have emerged over the endless years. There are countless immortal abodes, divine and demonic ruins, and so on. After all, the Human Race is scattered all over this land, and often people accidentally enter ancient divine and demonic ruins, some of whom gain some benefits and rise to power.
The cave dwelling that Ji An has found is one of the greatest opportunities in the Great Xia Dynasty. Even if the Xia Emperor knew about it, he would be envious.
After all, it was the cave of a True God, and this True God had already perished.
He stopped resisting and swallowed Ji An whole in one gulp from the enormous black bear head phantom.
The phantom image vanished.
Ji An also vanished into thin air.
Ji An sensed a shift in Space-Time, and in an instant, everything calmed down.
However, in that instant that transcended Space-Time, endless mysteries arose in Ji An's Ji An, and he quickly sat down cross-legged.
In a place unseen by ordinary people, strands of silver light converged toward Ji An.
Ji An felt as if he were traveling through space; he seemed to see a "door," and then he casually pushed it open—
"Is this the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and Earth?" Ji An opened his eyes and thought to himself. Ji An stood up and took a step forward amidst the flowing silver light. Ripples spread through the space, his figure shrank to an inch, and his afterimage lengthened. He used the Wind Shadow Step, which merged with the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and Earth, and was more than ten times faster than when he was in harmony with the Unity of Heaven and Man!
Meanwhile, deep within the Star-Seizing Manor, in a grand hall...
"Why is this little brat sitting cross-legged?" A Yellow Big Bear looked at Ji An, who was sitting cross-legged in the picture, and said, "Has he given up? What a waste of a kid, trying to make a name for himself..."
Before it could finish speaking, it saw Ji An stand up and use the "Wind Shadow Step" technique.
"Wait a minute? This is the beginning of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao?!" the Yellow Big Bear exclaimed in shock.
How could they not be shocked? This was the Grand Dao, and even just a glimpse of it was comparable to the Dao Domain of Minor Dao.
Moreover, because of the Grand Dao, even the initial understanding is much more difficult than comprehending the Dao Domain the Minor Dao.
Moreover, what realm is this human boy at? He's merely a being at the Early Xiantian Realm.
If this human were at the Primordial Spirit stage, it wouldn't be so terrified.
Moreover, judging from this scene, it seems that he has not only grasped a little bit of the meaning, but it is important to know that understanding the True Meaning and being able to truly apply it are two different things.
This human youth, however, had already integrated that trace of the Qiankun Great Dao True Meaning into his movement technique.
It seems like the person it randomly picked this time won the lottery?
After practicing for a while, Ji An stopped.
Only now is he beginning to carefully observe his surroundings.
I was in a tall corridor, a hundred feet wide and a hundred feet high, with the exit behind me leading to a vast and endless expanse of water.
However, the water could not get in, as it was blocked by an invisible barrier.
"True God, is this the world created by a powerful being?" Ji An to himself.
Without further thought, Ji An took a step forward, his figure already appearing ten feet away. After comprehending the Qiankun Great Dao True Meaning, Ji An's speed was incomparable to that of ordinary Violet Palace Cultivators.
After walking for a while...
Around the corner, Ji An finally encountered Ji Ning's first "opportunity" from the original novel.
In the distance, the corridor floor was littered with skeletal remains. Some of the remains were almost completely decomposed and turned to ash. Strangely, however, weapons and magical artifacts were very scarce on the ground. Only next to the most intact remains on the far left were there armor, weapons, and other magical artifacts.
"Really, why don't I have Divine Sense?" Because he had no Divine Sense and no Qi Refining method, Ji An could only pick them up one by one and then put them into the Mustard Stone.
Although Ji An has already comprehended the True Meaning of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and the True Meaning of the Lesser Thunderfire Minor Dao, he is not like Ji Ning, who has cultivated the visualization method since childhood, so he has not yet developed Divine Sense.
Having collected all the spatial storage artifacts, Ji An continued walking forward.
Suddenly--
Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap!
Suddenly, golden beans appeared out of thin air, a large number of them appearing all around, falling to the ground with a crisp sound. These golden beans then rapidly melted, turning into golden liquid, each drop quickly condensing into a Golden Armor soldier wielding a weapon.
A group of imposing celestial soldiers and generals stood around, gleaming with Golden Light.
"As expected, it has appeared, just like the 'scattering beans to create soldiers' from the original story." Ji An looked at the eighty-one Golden Armor soldiers at the Xiantian Realm who had appeared before him.
"How dare you trespass into this cave! Prepare to die!" the eighty-one Golden Armor heavenly soldiers shouted in unison.
They transformed into eighty-one golden rainbows, each wielding a spear, forming a tight battle formation, and surged towards Ji An!
At the same time, the mist rising from both ends of the Water Manor corridor is precisely the trapping formation.
"As expected, it's a trapping formation. Perfect, I never intended to escape anyway." Ji An sneered inwardly. Facing the Golden Armor heavenly soldiers, he not only did not retreat, but instead exerted force with his feet, activating the "Wind Shadow Step," his figure transforming into a streak of crimson and azure Flowing Light, fiercely meeting the seemingly unstoppable golden torrent!
However, in order to achieve his training objective, he did not integrate the "True Meaning" of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and Earth into his killing technique!
Ji An let out a low shout, and the Universe Sword in his hand burst forth with dazzling light.
Boom! Sizzle!
Where the sword flashed, Thunder exploded and flames surged!
Ji An moved with the sword, his footwork unpredictable and elusive, weaving through the gaps between the spears.
His sword, like lightning and raging fire, each strike carried the flames that could incinerate everything and the Thunder that could tear through the void.
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Puff!"
The Universe Sword pierced the chest of a Golden Armor soldier, and the power of Thunderfire and fire instantly exploded within his body.
The soldier trembled, his movements noticeably slowed, and a tiny crack appeared in the golden liquid on his chest. Although it healed instantly, the Golden Light flowing over his body dimmed slightly.
"As expected! He's not immortal, just hard to kill!" Ji An to himself.
The sword techniques from the "Thunderfire Sword Fragment" became increasingly fierce in his hands.
"Blazing Fire, Rumbling Thunder!" Facing the several spears thrusting towards him, Ji An advanced instead of retreating. His Universe Sword spun and thrust out like a drill, the tip of the sword colliding with the spear tips, bursting out with dazzling light and a tremendous roar.
The spear of a Golden Armor celestial soldier was forcefully knocked away, but the momentum of the Universe Sword did not diminish, piercing through his head!
This time, the healing speed of the golden liquid at the head wound was noticeably slower than before, and its power was weakened again.
"Form ranks!" the Golden Armor celestial soldiers roared in unison, clearly enraged by the damage they had suffered.
They quickly changed formation, forming two layers, like Strangulation millstone, with spears like a forest, carrying an even stronger combined force, pressing down on Ji An at the center!
Twenty-seven spear tips, each imbued with terrifying power, pierced out simultaneously.
The pressure has increased dramatically!
Ji An felt as if he were trapped in a quagmire. Although the Wind Shadow Step was fast, it had not yet been infused with True Meaning. In a confined space, facing such dense and coordinated attacks, the space for dodging was drastically compressed.
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Sizzle--!"
Ji An wielded his sword, transforming it into a crimson light curtain that clashed against all sides.
He parried several deadly spears, but some spear tips still grazed his divine body, leaving shallow white marks, and one particularly cunning spear almost grazed his ribs.
The clash between the two, and the depletion of their divine power— Ji An's spirit and body were undergoing unprecedented trials.
He felt that his understanding of thunder and fire was undergoing an astonishing transformation in this battle.
The violent, explosive Thunder was no longer merely destructive; it contained a deeper rhythm.
The flames that Burning Annihilation everything also contain a unique rhythm.
His understanding of thunder and fire, two forces that are inherently interdependent, is transforming at an extremely rapid pace in this battle.
"Not enough! Still not enough!" Ji An roared inwardly. Facing the spear formation that attacked again, he raised the Universe Sword high above his head, and the Crimsonbright divine power within his body burned wildly, unleashing an even more terrifying power!
"Thunderfire - Break the Formation!"
He poured all his strength into a single, powerful strike!
Countless tiny Thunder and flames intertwined to form a destructive torrent!
This sword strike embodies all his understanding of the Thunderfire Dao up to this point.
Rumble-!
The Thunderfire Sword clashed violently with the spear array composed of twenty-seven spears!
The energy shockwave blew several Golden Armor soldiers away. The first few to be hit were instantly torn into dozens of large and small golden fragments amidst the intertwined explosion of Thunderfire.
Although these fragments were still writhing and trying to merge, the Golden Light on them had dimmed Extreme Point, and their aura had weakened considerably.
In that very instant.
Ji An felt as if his soul had exploded with a "whoosh"!
He "saw" it!
He saw countless tiny, leaping arcs of Thunder Light within a ten-zhang radius around him.
They were like the most lively spirits in the Heaven and Earth, leaping through the void.
He also "saw" countless tiny, scorching particles of flame.
They rise, swirl, and attract each other, radiating intense heat that can incinerate everything.
Even more remarkably, he clearly "perceived" that these Thunder Light and flame particles were not random.
They are governed by a grand set of rules. Thunder Light and flames follow the patterns of these rules, constantly colliding and merging.
Lightning strikes can ignite fire, and a raging fire can attract more lightning, creating a perpetual cycle!
This area, spanning ten zhang, became a domain composed of thunder and fire, entirely guided by his will.
Thunderfire Minor Dao – Dao Domain!