eurekapd Chapter 285 The Sacred Words of the True and Illusory Spirit
Chapter 285 The Sacred Words of the True and Illusory Spirit
Chapter 285 The Sacred Words of the True and Illusory Spirit
Having finished his cultivation in Mount Sumeru, Ye Yang not only gained a great deal of insight into the laws of space and time, but also received guidance from a senior master on his future cultivation.
"Endure one tribulation, create one plus one minus."
On the way down the mountain, Ye Yang was still pondering this sentence.
"The senior must genuinely want to guide me; they wouldn't use those mystical or cryptic words. So, this sentence means exactly what it says."
"However, this is not a prophecy, but rather a deduction of conditions from the outcome. Whether calamity or merit will come, I may or may not; I need to actively seek out the opportunities."
Ye Yang could roughly understand the meaning of the so-called "calamity," which, in layman's terms, is a kind of tempering and growth under extreme circumstances.
sublimation.
It's not something that can be satisfied with just one life-or-death experience.
"I experienced too many life-and-death trials in my early years, and now that I am walking between life and death, it is difficult for me to be moved by them anymore, and the true meaning of life-and-death trials have become difficult to cultivate."
"The long period of solitude and the endless tempering of will are not only slow, but also like the trials of life and death, and will help the true meaning to grow and evolve less and less."
"Then—what kind of tribulation will it take for me to continue pushing my limits?"
Ye Yang shifted his thinking: He had experienced many of the countless hardships in life.
Despite his successful cultivation and bright future in this life, before his reincarnation, when he was just an ordinary person on Earth, he also experienced the pain of heartbreak, shattered dreams, and loneliness. Thinking back, the hardship he hadn't experienced was probably the death of his closest relatives. In Ye Yang's heart now, his closest relatives include his mother Qian Tong in this life, and his master Bai Mo Wang, the teacher who saw him as a real person and devoured the world. These two can be considered half of his closest relatives.
"Hmph, the answer is definitely not that. To actively seek the death of a loved one, thereby harming one's heart and spirit, and then seeking a breakthrough? That's simply an evil path, a demonic path!"
Ye Yang shook his head.
As for the "merit" besides the "calamity," he believed it should be a state of inner and outer unity, and the perfection of merit.
As far as Ye Yang knew, the Great Dao of the "True Immortal" realm in the main world was not fundamentally different from the Great Dao of a seventh-order "True Great Dao Accomplished" cultivator.
The only difference is that True Immortals achieve their Immortal status through practical exploration and a long period of time, resulting in a higher degree of perfection in their Great Dao compared to Seventh-Order cultivators.
There was no fundamental leap forward.
However, the Great Dao of the 'Star Lord' realm has undergone a qualitative change, completely surpassing that of True Immortals!
One of the key elements lies in the "perfect unity of inner and outer merits".
External merit comes from two sources. On the one hand, it comes from the material foundation—the need to establish one's own constellation. On the other hand, it also comes from the spread and recognition of the "Tao" and "name".
First, the longer a star lord exists, the farther the starlight containing his Dao can reach.
The deeper the stellar power that can reflect, connect, and resonate, the more profound it is. These stellar powers contain different Dao meanings, which can be refined and enriched in the Great Dao of Stars.
Secondly, if this star lord's Dao is practiced by countless cultivators, and even if the influence of his Dao gradually permeates countless stars along with the Dao of each true immortal, it can also deepen his own foundation.
At the very least, a star lord's name is renowned and known to all. He can also obtain and guide the intents of thousands of directions through the operation of the stars and refine them into his own foundation.
This is external merit.
In general, it involves drawing nourishment from the entire ecosystem of the immortal cultivation system through various means such as functional laws of the Great Dao, the forms of constellations, and the names of star lords.
The perfection of inner virtue is actually a special state between the spirit and the Great Dao. It is simple in some ways and difficult in others, depending mainly on the individual.
However, the perfection of external merits greatly helps the perfection of internal merits. As long as there are enough external merits, it is not impossible to even force the internal merits to reach perfection.
"Neither tribulation nor merit has materialized—but at least it shows that for my foundation in the Great Dao to reach a truly complete state, I must become a Star Lord."
"In other words, even if one achieves the Great Dao in the future, it won't truly be 'true.' The perfect 'true'—directly becoming a True Immortal—would solidify the foundation of the Great Dao. Failing to reach perfection becomes a regret."
Ye Yang was still pondering the matter of tribulation and merit.
Suddenly snapping out of my daze, I looked in one direction.
Is it really such a coincidence?
He frowned slightly, turned his head back, and continued on his way as if nothing had happened.
"Could this person have used some kind of method to keep following me?"
Ye Yang thought to himself, and while descending the mountain, he used his true intent to scan his entire body.
His true intention is to easily discern what is part of "him" and what is not.
No traces of marking were found.
Ye Yang carefully checked the items on her body and found nothing unusual.
"That's quite a clever tactic."
Ye Yang smiled and continued down the mountain, waiting to see what would happen.
Soon after—
"Haha- Fellow Daoist Minghong! What a coincidence!" Kui Que chased after Ye Yang from a mountain path behind them, greeting him with a smile.
"What a coincidence, Fellow Daoist Kui Que, are you also coming down the mountain?" Ye Yang asked with a smile.
Kui Que nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, let's go together."
The two then continued their journey together again.
The interior of Little Mount Sumeru is extremely large, and it took quite a while to descend the mountain.
After leaving Mount Sumeru, the two flew back towards the Xuanqi Sect. Soon, Mount Sumeru behind them shrank so much that it was completely out of sight.
"That's enough for now." Ye Yang suddenly stopped, looked at Kui Que, his eyes calm and his voice indifferent, and asked, "What's your purpose in finding me? Can you say it here?"
"Don't tell me it was a coincidence both times."
Faced with Ye Yang's question, Kui Que remained calm and simply smiled slightly.
"Protect the peach flies to enter the pool and return to the shed," she suddenly chanted a Taoist chant, her voice distant and ethereal.
The singing style of Daoist music varies across different systems and even different schools, but in general, it is a way of conveying the essence of the Dao.
Some cultivation techniques are even passed down from the voice of the Great Dao.
However, Ye Yang had never heard the Daoist meaning that Kui Que suddenly sang before.
Furthermore, its school of thought is undetectable; the foundational system of this Daoist chant differs greatly from the immortal cultivation system of the main world.
Ye Yang couldn't find a way to interpret this Dao sound at all—but as he listened, he felt that the strange and unsettling feeling he had at the beginning was gradually disappearing.
Instead, there was a strange sense of familiarity, and a feeling of warmth—
"What is this—" Ye Yang was stunned, then his expression suddenly changed!
The familiar feeling made him shudder, and he suddenly unleashed a terrifying pressure.
In that brief moment, Ye Yang actually resonated with that sound, as if he were being eroded by the void again—
Fortunately, this place is not the main world, and there is no [Void] here.
Therefore, there is no void erosion; it is all just Ye Yang's illusion.
"Shut up!" he roared in anger.
The Daoist chant sung by the Sunflower Sparrow contains extraordinary knowledge and profound mysteries; it would not be an exaggeration to call it a forbidden inheritance!
This feeling was exactly the same as when Ye Yang first saw the "Void Pearl"!
Back then, Ye Yang still had the chance to risk his life to undergo True Nirvana, but now he has no such opportunity at all.
Forcing a rebirth without sufficient preparation will inevitably lead to certain death unless a miracle occurs!
"Your Majesty, you have indeed fused with the Holy Pearl." Kui Que transmitted her voice with her magic, while revealing a smile.
That originally cheerful and innocent smile now appeared incredibly eerie and insane.
Of course, while transmitting the sound, Kui Que's Daoist voice continued uninterrupted.
"The Void Cult! They're like a persistent ghost!" Ye Yang's face darkened.
Only then did he realize that the voice was imparting some kind of forbidden knowledge to him.
Because Ye Yang had comprehended too many laws of the void, and also comprehended the laws within the snake-patterned pearl that had evolved from the 'Void Pearl', it was extremely compatible with him.
Spiritual practice emphasizes talent, and the level of talent is actually an evaluation of how well a person fits a certain system or path.
Ye Yang perfectly matched this sound, so his talent in this area can be described as unparalleled!
Even if he didn't want to understand, upon hearing the sound, he naturally understood and remembered it.
"There's no [Void] in this instance world, so I'll be fine for now. But once I return to the main world, who knows what serious problems might arise?"
In the blink of an eye, Ye Yang made the decision to kill the Sunflower Sparrow as quickly as possible.
As for her identity? And the consequences of attacking cultivators from the Immortal Alliance?
There's no time to worry about that now.
"die!!!"
Ye Yang's soul transformed into a heavy punch, which slammed into the sunflower that was still chanting the Dao.
However, a golden light flashed in front of Kui Que, and a pale blue ribbon flew out from her clothes.
A vast, powerful, and incredibly solid force of the Great Dao erupted forth.
The power of the void laws that Ye Yang comprehended was no less than that of any true immortal. His self-created unique skills remained formidable even after being transferred to the myriad worlds.
However, it was completely blocked by this power of the Great Dao, and could not even penetrate through it.
"Star Lord?" Ye Yang was taken aback. It really was a protective treasure bestowed by a Star Lord.
Moreover, judging from the aura of this Dao, he is a very authentic Immortal Alliance Star Lord, not some demon or evil cultivator.
"Could this Kui Que really be the daughter of some kind of star lord? No, how could she be absorbed into the Void Cult as a follower?" Ye Yang was secretly alarmed by the Void Cult's pervasive influence.
At the same time, his hands moved quickly, and he had already taken out the two sealing beads.
Ye Yang still had a few of the pure energy explosive weapons he bought to blast immortal beings at Void Cliff, and now he could put them to good use!
Ye Yang flicked the sealing bead, which shot towards Kui Que.
Then Ye Yang had a thought and made the sealing bead release the substance sealed inside.
boom!
A dazzling light flashed, and the enormous fireball instantly engulfed the land within a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers.
Under the immense pressure of the Xuanxian Realm, it was prevented from spreading further outwards.
Ye Yang had already used his movement technique to move away from the center of the explosion. "With the Star Lord's treasure protecting her, this explosion probably won't hurt her. However, it's enough to interfere with the void Dao sound transmitting those messages to me."
Ye Yang took the second sealing bead and smashed it on the ground, detonating it once more.
boom!
His figure soon appeared millions of kilometers away.
Those two explosions looked impressive, and the energy was indeed very concentrated and enormous, but it was only equivalent to the full-force attack of a true immortal.
It definitely won't hurt that sunflower.
Ye Yang was just using the two explosions as a smokescreen.
"Let's go." He turned and left without hesitation, heading towards the Xuanqi Sect at top speed.
However, just a few hours later, a golden light rapidly approached from behind.
"Is it a treasure that excels at flying? She still caught up with me." Ye Yang's heart sank. This Sunflower Sparrow not only had a way to track and lock onto his whereabouts, but also possessed a treasure that allowed him to fly at high speed for a long time.
Even if he manages to shake off Kui Que for a while, this woman will soon catch up with him again.
"Continue to exhaust it. Although the Star Lord's Daoist techniques are powerful, they have their limits. This isn't the Star Lord himself; the power entrusted to the treasure will eventually run out!"
Ye Yang took out the last three sealing beads; that was all he had left.
He left two behind and then detonated one.
"Holy Son! What are you doing?!"
Kui Que, utterly perplexed, asked telepathically, "Having already heard the holy words, why resist them?"
Ye Yang remained silent, only thinking about what methods he could use to break through this woman's shell and kill her.
After following for a while, Kui Que realized that Ye Yang seemed determined not to listen to the so-called "sacred words," and her brows gradually furrowed.
"Ye Yang! What are you running away from?!" she shouted angrily. "Having fused with the Holy Pearl, you are now the Void Saint!"
Stop deceiving yourself. The fact that you can understand the "Supreme True and Spiritual Words" means your essence has changed, and there's no going back!
"Dumb and ignorant morning is..." she sang again.
This time, however, his expression clearly showed some pain, and his face turned visibly pale.
"Again?" Ye Yang felt as if he were being bombarded with demonic sounds.
He understood this secret of intent without a teacher. He fully comprehended its profound meaning upon hearing it and memorized it. Even if he wanted to erase it, he couldn't. It was like some kind of pollution. What was even more infuriating was that this woman's entire body was protected by a celestial treasure, making her an indestructible tortoise shell!
"Could this be my 'calamity'?" This thought popped into Ye Yang's mind.
This so-called "Supreme True and Spiritual Words" has a strange power to bewitch people; once memorized, it cannot be forgotten.
Furthermore, while it might seem that revealing countless mysteries of the laws of the void to Ye Yang would bring him great benefits, Ye Yang knew that these were all deadly poisons!
"This thing seems capable of eroding and covering my Great Dao, ultimately distorting my will and altering my perception—but fortunately, I am currently in a dungeon world outside the main world, and I haven't fused with the so-called 'Holy Pearl.' The effects of that aura's erosion have long been eliminated through True Meaning Nirvana."
Ye Yang assessed his own condition and confirmed that as long as he did not immediately return to the Immortal Alliance Master's world, the hidden danger of the "Supreme True Spiritual Words" in his memory would not erupt for the time being.
But this only made him feel more depressed.
"Does this mean I'm trapped in this instance world now? Damn it!" Ye Yang gritted his teeth and looked back at Kui Que, only to see that her face was deathly pale and her aura had become unstable.
It seems that chanting that melody was quite taxing on her.
Ye Yang gradually stopped, because Dao Yin also stopped. He also felt that the mysterious and strange inheritance information that had been poured into his consciousness and memory had formed a complete whole.
Like a virus, it has become embedded in every part of my memory and consciousness.
Seeing Ye Yang stop running away, Kui Que's face lit up with joy, and she happily came to him:
"Holy Son, you have memorized all the sacred words of the True Spirit! The path to eternity has been opened for you!"
"In the future, you will surely become a true Holy Lord! Acting on behalf of the Void, even the so-called Celestial Venerables will be powerless against you!"
Kui Que offered Ye Yang her "blessing" with a fervent expression.
"Heh." Ye Yang sneered. This crazy woman was really funny.
"You've really angered me." His voice was icy cold. With a flick of his right hand, he caused the surrounding light to dim rapidly. The earth, sky, trees, and rocks all moved away from the two of them at an incredible speed, as if time and space were expanding infinitely.
But it was a technique similar to a void blockade that Ye Yang had never understood before!