Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 184: Heavenly Dao Foundation Building (Part 1)

The heavens showed their disdain, subjecting Zhong Cang and his group to a series of continuous calamities. This scene also made the Perfected Beings of the Demon Sect somewhat restless.

However, in the end, they did not take action.

"The Heavenly Dao does not possess specific intelligence. Its aversion towards all things is rarely precise enough to target individuals."

"We, like the people of the Cloud Firmament Sect, all come from the Hongxuan World, carrying the aura of a different realm."

"Therefore, in the eyes of the Profound Heavenly Dao, we and the Cloud Firmament Sect are in the same group."

"If we were to intervene now, the Heavenly Dao would not spare us, but instead carry out indiscriminate attacks, which would only alleviate the pressure on the people of the Cloud Firmament Sect."

The people of the Demon Sect naturally did not want to engage in such a thankless task, so they quietly waited on the side, watching Zhong Cang and the others face the tribulation.

"Boom..."

The furious heavens shook, and calamities descended wave after wave towards Zhong Cang and his group.

Fortunately, the spiritual energy in this world was limited, so the Heavenly Dao was not too strong.

The Foundation Building Perfected Beings who were prepared in advance stabilized the situation with their strength and formations.

At the same time, the Heavenly Pillar located in the imperial city, after a brief stalemate, pierced through the world and revealed itself outside the world.

If it were ordinary cultivators without any influence, even if they had set up a grand sacrificial formation in the Profound Yuan Realm and allowed the Heavenly Pillar to penetrate outside the world, it would still take a long time to establish contact with the Profound Heavenly Dao. During this time, those cultivators could only endure with great difficulty.

But Zhong Cang and the others were different. They belonged to the Cloud Firmament Sect, a major power.

Their immense strength and long heritage allowed them to do many things.

Just like now—when constructing the grand sacrificial formation, they not only built it within the Profound Yuan Realm, but also in the Hongxuan World, completing the preparations.

When the Profound Yuan Realm began the sacrificial ceremony, the Cloud Firmament Sect also held a grand sacrificial ceremony.

Of course, the Heavenly Dao worshipped in the Cloud Firmament Sect was the Heavenly Dao of the Hongxuan World. Therefore, there was no danger there, but instead various signs and phenomena appeared.

Relying on the grand sacrificial ceremony, the people of the Cloud Firmament Sect established contact with the Profound Heavenly Dao and informed it of the situation in the Profound Yuan Realm, including the coordinates.

This caused the Heavenly Dao of the Hongxuan World to wait outside in advance and attempt to invade.

However, due to the barrier of the world, this invasion was slow.

In this situation, as soon as the Heavenly Pillar raised by Zhong Cang and the others appeared, it was sensed by the Heavenly Dao of the Hongxuan World.

Subsequently, the Profound Heavenly Dao used this pillar as a passage and entered the interior of the Profound Yuan World, starting its invasion from within.

No matter where it is, the interior is always easier to break through than the exterior.

And because of the huge disparity, as soon as the Profound Heavenly Dao entered, the area around Zhong Cang and the others was controlled by the Profound Heavenly Dao.

This manifested in reality as dark clouds covering the sky, rapidly dissipating smoke, and the rumbling ground quickly calming down.

At the same time, golden auspicious clouds and colorful radiance appeared above Zhong Cang and the others.

"We succeeded!"

"Phew..."

The successful sacrificial ceremony caused everyone to cheer.

However, after being struck by the Xuan Yuan Heavenly Dao for a while, the Foundation Building cultivators were mentally exhausted. In this situation, some demonic cultivators began to have strange thoughts and prepared to take action.

Just as these thoughts arose in their minds, their bodies suddenly stiffened, and they felt a sense of rejection from heaven and earth.

This feeling quickly made the demonic cultivators of the Demon Sect Foundation Building understand that now was not the time to make a move.

"The Heaven Sacrifice was successful, and the Heavenly Dao is watching over and protecting Zhong Cang and the others. If we make a move now, we will be going against heaven and earth. In doing so, we will surely be rejected by heaven and earth."

Having confirmed this, the people of the Demon Sect instantly retreated.

They were not afraid of the Xuan Yuan Realm's Heavenly Dao, but being rejected by the Heavenly Dao of the Hongxuan World would cost them their lives.

However, when the Cloud Firmament Sect cultivators were struck by the Xuan Yuan Realm's Heavenly Dao, they were not allowed to make a move.

Now, they still couldn't make a move.

Watching this unfold, some people became annoyed.

"We can't make a move like this, and we can't make a move like that. Bai Ling, why did you gather us here? Are you trying to show off the Cloud Firmament Sect's progress?"

"Hehe, don't worry, there will be an opportunity for you to make a move. Moreover, this time, we can make the Cloud Firmament Sect suffer a great loss, and even turn the situation around in one fell swoop!"

These words calmed the demonic cultivators and made them continue to wait.

"Hmph, you better pray that what you said is true."

...

Zhong Cang was unaware of the situation outside and had no intention of paying attention to it.

Just as the Cloud Firmament Sect had proclaimed, the Heaven Sacrifice was successful, and as the main sacrificer, Zhong Cang received the praise of heaven and earth.

"Buzz!"

Just like the enlightenment during the advancement of his cultivation technique, Zhong Cang, who was praised by heaven and earth, established a connection with the Heavenly Dao.

No, that's not right, it's completely different.

After closing his eyes and feeling it, Zhong Cang discovered that previously, when he had an enlightenment, although it was the unity of heaven and earth, his consciousness was only connected to a small area.

If the Heavenly Dao is compared to a country, then previously, Zhong Cang was only connected to a village office.

But today, as someone praised by heaven and earth, Zhong Cang was connected to the central authority (Heavenly Dao) of the country.

Although it was still the unity of heaven and man, anyone with a brain could understand the huge difference between the two.

"Boom!"

In the instant of being praised by the Heavenly Dao and establishing a connection with heaven and earth, Zhong Cang was overwhelmed by the boundless information from the Heavenly Dao.

Fortunately, this was a praise from the Heavenly Dao, not something Zhong Cang actively explored.

Although he was dizzy from the overwhelming information, the one in control was the Heavenly Dao, which allowed Zhong Cang to still receive the benefits of this connection even in his dazed state.

There were four benefits.

The first one is knowledge of formations.

Moreover, unlike previous comprehension, this time, the Heavenly Dao has imprinted a virtual image containing only knowledge of formations into Zhong Cang's mind.

The Heavenly Dao is a Body Integration that encompasses the consciousness of all living beings in the world. It exists not only in the present but also in the past.

Any living being that leaves a trace in the Hongxuan World will be recorded by the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment, there is a virtual image imprint of a formation master that the Heavenly Dao has condensed from the river of time and space, and it has been infused into Zhong Cang's heart.

... It is currently only a virtual image, and only when Zhong Cang integrates and comprehends the knowledge of this virtual image can it be considered his own knowledge of formations.

And at that time, the virtual image imprint will also dissipate.

The first reward is knowledge of formations. The second reward is the most peculiar one. The Heavenly Dao has given Zhong Cang a set of coordinates on a map. What exactly is there can only be explored by Zhong Cang himself.

The third reward is that the Heavenly Dao has completed the symbol of Zhong Cang's Heavenly Heart.

With the completion of this symbol, Zhong Cang's Heavenly Heart instantly reaches the level of a Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm.

There is no time to understand what kind of characteristics Zhong Cang's Heavenly Heart has gained after reaching the level of a Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm.

The final reward has already followed closely.

And this reward is the baptism of heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

Under the gaze of the will of the Heavenly Dao, countless pure spiritual energy descends from the sky, flowing like a river, enveloping Zhong Cang and the surrounding cultivators.

"Phew..."

"So refreshing..."

The majestic spiritual energy continuously washes over Zhong Cang and the others, this kind of baptism makes them feel refreshed, and their cultivation base is steadily rising.

Among them, Zhong Cang, as the main sacrificial offering, is located at the core and receives the most Integrated Union spiritual energy.

And his cultivation base is also advancing the fastest.

Mid-stage of Qi Refining, Late Stage of Qi Refining, Consummation of Qi Refining - Foundation Building!

...

From Qi Refining to Foundation Building, it is not only an enhancement of magical power. Although, at the moment when Foundation Building begins, the spiritual energy in Zhong Cang's body condenses into liquid, undergoing a qualitative change.

But besides that, Zhong Cang's body, soul, lifespan, and even his position have also been correspondingly enhanced.

It can be said that the promotion to Foundation Building is an all-round improvement for Zhong Cang.

His body gradually becomes transparent and filled with a sense of power.

His spiritual energy turns into liquid, and his lifespan breaks through the limit.

At the same time, after advancing to Foundation Building, Zhong Cang's limits have also been expanded. His physique can continue to grow, and his spiritual energy can continue to cultivate.

Among the many benefits of advancing to Foundation Building, the change in Zhong Cang's soul is the greatest.

During the process of advancement, Zhong Cang not only once again gained growth in his divine soul, but the insights he comprehended also turned into runes, intending to be engraved into Zhong Cang's divine soul.

At the same time, Zhong Cang also had an inexplicable feeling - if the comprehension of meaning is transformed into runes and integrated into the soul, these runes will become Zhong Cang's innate talent.

After achieving his innate talent, Zhong Cang will not only consume less spiritual and mental power when using these meanings and runes, but their power will also be greater. More importantly, these runes will be able to advance along with Zhong Cang's promotion.

When he reaches the stage of Gold Core through the condensation of Gang Qi, the convergence of dragon and tiger, and promotion, there is a certain probability that the runes engraved in his soul will transform into Divine Abilities.

- Only by condensing the innate runes during Foundation Building can one transform their own meaning into Divine Abilities when achieving Gold Core through the convergence of dragon and tiger.

This kind of innate rune is also the biggest difference between autonomous promotion in Foundation Building and achieving Foundation Building through the use of elixirs.

Feeling this, Zhong Cang should have been happy, but what made him helpless was that a person's soul can only bear one kind of meaning.

And Zhong Cang has comprehended many meanings.

The meaning of flowing wind, the meaning of thunder, Sword Heart, the meaning of mountainous giant turtle (earth core), Heavenly Heart, the meaning of the five elements rotating, the meaning of consumption, the meaning of sword sound, the meaning of resonance... and so on.

Epiphanies and practicing many techniques to the fourth realm have resulted in Zhong Cang having many meanings in his domain.

And Zhong Cang doesn't want to give up on any of these meanings.

Moreover, many of these meanings have a bright future.

Take the meaning of consumption that he comprehended from the Qi Consumption Technique, currently, Zhong Cang can use the meaning of consumption to absorb the essence of the five elements in spells or materials.

If he continues to practice diligently, Zhong Cang's meaning of consumption may evolve into [Devouring Heaven and Earth].

At that time, swallowing a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers or a thousand-mile mountain and river would no longer be a dream for Zhong Cang.

Moreover, from the perspective of his [Hundred Days Foundation Building] achieved through consuming the essence of the five elements, the meaning of consumption is far more than just eating a lot or having terrifying attack power (devouring heaven and earth).

By eating what is lacking, it also contains the word "evolution".

If he continues to study diligently, Zhong Cang may transform into the legendary 'Kun', where the more he eats, the bigger he grows.

The more he thinks about it, the more Zhong Cang feels that the future of the meaning of consumption is bright.

Soon, Zhong Cang thought of the two words in life: eating and drinking.

Eating is the most basic and indispensable survival need for all living beings.

This is the foundation of life's existence, and based on this, it is naturally impossible to be weak.

However, while the meaning of consumption is strong, the other meanings are not weak either.

Let's not talk about Sword Heart, where the heart is superior to objects and one sword can break ten thousand laws, which is Zhong Cang's strongest attack.

When the meaning of sword sound and resonance are practiced to the end, the sound emitted by Zhong Cang will have an irresistible characteristic.

The meaning of thunder is the authority of heaven and earth, the pivot of yin and yang, and the electromagnetic force within it is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe.

The gravity derived from the earth's core is also one of the four fundamental forces of the universe.

And there's Heavenly Heart, the rotation of the five elements...

There are too many meanings that can be transformed into innate talents, which has left Zhong Cang in a dilemma.

"What should I choose as my innate talent?"

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(End of this chapter)