As the Universe Turns - Chapter 349
Chapter 349 Devil Flame Religion
“You can’t escape …”
Xiao Chen’s voice was somewhat terrifyingly low. As soon as he finished speaking, he chased after Xuan Yunzi like a gust of wind towards the horizon where Xuan Yunzi had escaped.
It was impossible for Xuan Yunzi to escape. Just like the Life and Death Zhui Ming Talisman, Xiao Chen had left behind a Divine Soul Mark after he had injured Xiao Chen with his Divine Soul. As long as this Divine Soul Mark remained, Xiao Chen would be able to sense it wherever he fled.
In this valley, everyone was still as if they were in a dream, staring blankly at the horizon where Xiao Chen had left, staring blankly at the corpses on the ground.
The two Dao Harmonization Realm messengers of the Orthodox Church were also frightened to the point their backs were drenched in cold sweat. Just now, they saw Xue Yanzi and the ghost god die in horror. At that moment, it was as if their lives were hanging in the hands of others.
Originally, when their cultivation reached the Void Refining Dao Combination Realm, they were considered powerful existences in the Earth Realm. However, just now, they felt as if they were tiny as ants. Their lives were actually under the control of others. Yet, in the blink of an eye, the Void Refining Dao Combination Realm … was actually so tiny?
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Half an hour later, Xiao Chen arrived at the bottom of a mountain stream. Flying beads of jade splashed down from the waterfall in front of him, and the sound of water was endless. A deep pond formed beneath.
He walked to the edge of the pond and looked at the reflection in the water. The two rows of blood at the corner of his eyes were still somewhat shocking. He didn’t know if Wei Yang or Ni Shang would feel heartache if they saw it.
He slowly picked up the pond water and slowly washed away the two traces of blood. At the critical moment when he comprehended the Concept, he was ambushed by Xuan Yunzi’s soul, leaving behind this backlash injury.
At that time, he had already comprehended the second level of the Undying Concept. What he had comprehended was the “Life and Death Concept”. His cultivation level had also increased at that moment, but because of Xuan Yunzi’s sudden attack, he had no choice but to stop his breakthrough. In the end, he was unable to successfully join the Dao.
As for where his current cultivation realm had stopped, he didn’t know either. It seemed to be between the peak of the Void Refinement Realm and the Void Refinement Dao Unity Realm. Because he was attacked by Xuan Yunzi’s soul, he didn’t know if it would be even harder to make a breakthrough next time.
On the way to cultivation, twenty years of cultivation was equivalent to refining Qi, roughly equivalent to practicing Qi. After fifty years of cultivation, one could form a Foundation Establishment, and then a Golden Core. Normally, one would be able to successfully form a Core Formation after a hundred years of cultivation. At that time, one would be called a Core Formation Cultivator.
Above a hundred years of cultivation, it was called “Soul Refinement and Void Return.” However, this was a watershed for the first time. Ordinary people might not be able to successfully condense a Nascent Soul even after three hundred years of cultivation. As long as they were unable to condense a Nascent Soul, they would still be called Core Formation Cultivators.
To condense a Nascent Soul, one would need 400 years of cultivation. After condensing a Nascent Soul, one would be called a Nascent Soul Cultivator. Although they were both at the Soul Refinement and Void Realm, they were already quite different from Core Formation Cultivators.
Further up, after reaching 500 years of Dao practice, you can try “Dao Harmonization”, turning “refining energy”, “refining qi and spirit”, and “refining spirit to return to emptiness” into one. Once you reach the level of both body and spirit, you will be able to successfully achieve Dao Harmonization and step into the “Void Refinement and Dao Harmonization” realm.
The Void Refining and Dao Harmonization Realm was a watershed. If one could not step into the Void Refining and Dao Harmonization Realm, their lifespan would be exhausted and they would have no hope of becoming immortals forever.
After reaching the Void Refinement and Dao Harmonization Realm, one needed to further comprehend the Heavenly Dao. This step was extremely difficult. Some people spent their entire lives unable to comprehend the Heavenly Dao, unable to comprehend the Concept. In the end, they still had no hope of becoming immortals. When their lifespans were up, they could only reincarnate once more.
After comprehending the Heavenly Dao, he stepped into the Profound Realm. This realm was divided into the Void Realm and the Real Realm. If he was at the Void Realm, then he would at most be much stronger than ordinary people at the Void Realm. If he was at the True Realm, then he would be different from those at the Void Realm who had yet to comprehend the Heavenly Dao.
Above the Enlightenment Profound Realm were the Lower Profound Realm, the Middle Profound Realm, and the Upper Profound Realm. To put it bluntly, the difference between these three realms was only one realm. Even if the difference was small, the difference in strength would be as small as a layer of forgotten soil. If one were to “transform into a god” during this period, then it would be even more extraordinary. Almost half a step into the Immortal Realm was similar to the difference between a Nascent Soul Cultivator and a Core Formation Cultivator in the Void Realchemist Realchemist Realchemist Realchemist Realchemist Realm.
Right now, although Xiao Chen was not able to step into the Void Refining Dao Combination Realm in one step, he had already comprehended his Concept and had to control the power of life and death. Therefore, in terms of strength, almost no one under the Profound Comprehension Realm was his opponent. Even a Dao Combination Realm expert like Xuan Yunzi was unable to resist controlling life and death.
“Wait for the Dao Unity Day of Xiao …”
At this moment, he slowly raised his palm and looked at the slowly beating Heart Execution Flame in his palm. His gaze suddenly became sharp. The person who framed me, the person who destroyed Ning Village, even if you had the ability to reach the heavens with one hand in the Immortal Origin Five Regions, no one would know your identity. When I succeed in Daomerge, I will definitely find you …
The mountain breeze slowly blew past. Xiao Chen gradually calmed down and buried this hatred in his heart. Next, he wanted to go to the Devil Flame Religion, not only to hunt down Xuan Yunzi, but more importantly, he wanted to go to the Devil Flame Religion to get something.
At this moment, he slowly took out a scroll from his sleeve. With a “chi” sound, the scroll shattered into pieces. This was the map he had bought in the black market, but this map was obviously fake.
Because of the special reason of the Orthodox Church ruling over the kingdom, there was a scarcity of maps of the Eastern Cultivation Realm. There were even truths and falsehoods that were hard to distinguish. Now, he needed a real map.
Only by finding a complete map of the Eastern Continent would he be able to find the location of the Yang Valley. Otherwise, if he searched in confusion, even if he had found the Fusang Divine Tree for several decades or more, he might not have been able to find it. By the time he did find it, Wei Yang would probably no longer be there.
So now, he wanted to go to the Devil Flame Religion. The Life and Death Alliance had more than a hundred sects, scattered all over the world. Even though some other sects in the Earth-level Cultivation Domain did not have a map of the Eastern Continent, the Life and Death Alliance definitely had a real map, or even a complete map of the Eastern Continent.
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Three days later, Xuan Yunzi fled back to the Devil Flame Sect in panic. An extremely heavy restriction had been laid outside the entire mountain. Apparently, three days ago, when Gone with the Wind saw that nine of the Ten Fire Elders had their life and death soul lamps extinguished, he knew that nine of the ten had died and only Xuan Yunzi had escaped.
“Yes … it’s Elder Xuanyun!”
The hundreds of Demonic Flame Cult disciples who were patrolling inside were shocked to see that it was the Great Elder who had returned. However, they did not open the restriction and let Xuan Yunzi in.
At this moment, Xuan Yunzi was in a sorry state like a stray dog. These three days, he was terrified, and even after returning to Devil Flame Religion, his heart was still filled with fear. Every time he closed his eyes, he could see Xiao Chen’s bleeding eyes. It was too terrifying, but it was because of him.
“Open the restriction! Quick!”
Xuan Yunzi tried his best to calm down, but at this moment, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if the God of Slaughter had already caught up to him, causing him to feel uneasy and terrified.
When the disciples of Devil Flame Religion saw that Great Elder, who had always been unfathomable, was actually so abnormal today, they were so frightened that their hands and feet were in a panic. They hurriedly opened the restriction. However, at this moment, an icy cold aura pervaded the surroundings, causing everyone to shiver and stop at the same time.
“Elder … Elder … You, behind you, behind you …”
At this moment, all the disciples felt as if their souls had been hooked. They stood still and didn’t dare to move. They all looked at the terrifying figure slowly appearing behind the Great Elder with fear.