Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 246: Evolving the Cloud Firmament Palace

After careful consideration, Zhong Cang finally made a decision - to pass it on!

In his opinion, passing on his cultivation technique would bring him countless benefits and no harm at all. There was simply no reason not to pass it on.

Of course, while he believed that passing on his technique would be extremely beneficial to himself, Zhong Cang would not say such things out loud.

"Thank you for your reminder, Senior. However, I have decided to record the technique and pass it on to the Sutra Pavilion of our sect."

"Why?"

Facing the surprised gaze of Qingqiu, Zhong Cang's expression became solemn, and he said with righteousness, "The Cloud Firmament Sect has nurtured and raised me. It is my eternal home. The demonic sect is shameless and has invaded our Cloud Firmament Sect's territory. In this time of extreme danger, how could I, Zhong Cang, stand alone? I was powerless before, but now, I have coincidentally comprehended some techniques that are useful to the sect. Naturally, I will not keep them to myself."

"I do not seek spiritual stones or glory. I only hope that our fellow disciples who go down to the mortal realm to fight will suffer fewer casualties!"

"..."

These words immediately silenced Qingqiu.

She could naturally see that Zhong Cang had put on a performance.

However, in the eyes of Qingqiu, it was not about what someone said, but about what they did.

Now, Zhong Cang knew that passing on the technique would not benefit him much, yet he still wanted to pass it on. In Qingqiu's view, he was a disciple who would go all out for the sect.

"At least eighty percent of what he just said is true!"

"Not only is he talented, but his loyalty is also evident. The Cloud Firmament Sect is fortunate to have him!"

After coming to this conclusion in her heart, Qingqiu's admiration for Zhong Cang grew even stronger.

Therefore, for the sake of Zhong Cang, she once again comforted him, "Are you sure? I haven't reported to the sect yet, so you still have room to change your mind... Don't feel embarrassed. You are not the only one in the sect who keeps techniques to themselves. Our sect is not in such dire straits..."

"No need to persuade me anymore. I have decided to spread the technique!"

"..."

With his resolute tone, Qingqiu indeed stopped trying to persuade him. However, she had already decided that when she reported Zhong Cang's situation to the sect, she would do her best to speak up for him and fight for his interests.

At the same time, she became even more dedicated to teaching Zhong Cang.

...

Currently, Zhong Cang was still cultivating the second layer of the Yellow Court Heart Sutra.

Although the Heavenly Heart was similar to the True Self, there were still differences.

Fortunately, this difference was smaller than the gap between the Sword Heart and the Heavenly Heart. With a little concentration, Zhong Cang was able to condense the empty "True Self" in the Yellow Court.

"Hum..."

Similar to the Heavenly Heart, the True Self was also a method of harmonizing heaven and man.

Opening the True Self, Zhong Cang's thoughts instantly transformed into an extremely rational "divine" form.

The difference was that the Heavenly Heart harmonized with the external world, while the True Self harmonized with Zhong Cang's body.

Hmm... to be more precise, the True Self was a person's instinct, or subconscious.

In the past, scientific research had found that human consciousness could be divided into the preconscious and the subconscious.

And the relationship between the two was like an iceberg floating on the sea surface.

The part floating on the sea surface was the preconscious.

The part hidden in the deep sea was the subconscious.

As everyone knows, the iceberg on the sea surface is only a tiny part of the entire iceberg.

And human preconsciousness only accounts for 5% to 10% of overall thinking, with more than 90% being subconscious.

Don't think this is an exaggeration. The subconscious, or instinct, controls the heartbeat, hormone secretion, blood flow, and even the body's immune system when it is sick.

All behaviors that maintain the body are carried out by the subconscious instinct.

Therefore, saying that the subconscious occupies 90% of a person's thinking is by no means an exaggeration.

And now, this subconscious is controlled by Zhong Cang.

"Buzz..."

After the subconscious is controlled, Zhong Cang's first feeling is that his body, soul, and even spiritual energy have a 'master'.

This 'master' is Zhong Cang's ego (subconscious). By controlling the ego, Zhong Cang discovers that he is like unlocking a genetic lock, able to perfectly sense and control his own body.

Closing his eyes, Zhong Cang can clearly perceive the beating of his heart, the circulation of blood, the strength of his bones...

In addition to the good side, the ego can also perceive the bad side and mobilize the body's energy for repair.

It can be said that the existence of the ego allows Zhong Cang to completely control himself.

If he were to cultivate martial arts in this state, Zhong Cang could unlock the body's self-defense function, allowing the physical body to exert 120%, or even 300-500% of its strength.

"Now, I am truly myself!"

...

With the activation and control of the subconscious, Zhong Cang has completed the second layer of the Yellow Court Heart Sutra - Primordial Origin Limitless Cloud Firmament Diagram.

The first layer is sensing, the second layer is condensing the ego, and starting from the third layer, the Yellow Court Heart Sutra truly becomes extraordinary.

To cultivate the third layer of the Yellow Court Heart Sutra, Zhong Cang needs to visualize the Cloud Firmament Diagram and comprehend his own Cloud Firmament Palace from it.

This true transmission diagram is naturally kept heavily protected in the Cloud Firmament Sect.

Fortunately, the jade slip brought by Qingqiu Shangren not only contains a copy of the Primordial Origin Limitless Cloud Firmament Diagram, but also collects some of the mysteries of this diagram.

Although these mysteries are weak, they contain a trace of the essence of the Cloud Firmament Diagram.

By visualizing these mysteries, Zhong Cang has a certain chance of allowing his Cloud Firmament Palace to spontaneously evolve in the empty space of the Yellow Court.

Of course, this is very difficult, but once accomplished, Zhong Cang's soul will be protected by the Cloud Firmament Palace.

It is said that the Cloud Firmament Palace was passed down by Dao Ancestor, and when the Cloud Firmament Palace evolves on its own, there is a certain chance that the cultivator will gain some anomalies.

The last point was informed by Qingqiu Shangren to Zhong Cang.

"The main purpose of the Cloud Firmament Palace is to nurture the Primordial Origin Limitless Cloud Firmament God Lord. But because it was passed down by Dao Ancestor, this diagram is full of infinite mysteries. When the Cloud Firmament Palace evolves, cultivators will gain various anomalies and benefits based on their own experiences and insights."

"These anomalies include the Jade Clear Heavenly Sound, the Thunder of Creation, the Eye of the Sky Dome, the Ethereal Heavenly Feathers, the Words of the Great Dao, and the Cloud Script Dao Patterns..."

It is said that there are three thousand anomalies when the Cloud Firmament Palace evolves.

And the abilities of these anomalies are extremely useful. For example, if one obtains the most Jade Clear Heavenly Sound, when the Cloud Firmament Palace evolves and this anomaly is obtained, wind chimes will hang under the eaves of the Cloud Firmament Palace.

These wind chimes will occasionally emit a clear sound. When cultivators hear this sound, their expressions will become clear, and they will hardly be affected by illusions or other mind-controlling spells.

In addition, the Jade Clear Heavenly Sound also has the ability to open one's mind and enlightenment. By frequently listening to this sound, cultivators will often experience sudden enlightenment.

The Thunder of Creation is an additional Thunder Mansion that appears when the Cloud Firmament Palace evolves, with a subordinate God Lord sitting high above, controlling thunder.

The Eye of the Sky Dome is a suspended treasure mirror that appears at the top of the Cloud Firmament Palace.

The Cloud Script Dao Patterns are inscribed on the walls of the Cloud Firmament Palace.

All these peculiar characteristics make Zhong Cang somewhat excited.

"I wonder what kind of anomalies I can obtain?"

With this thought in mind, Zhong Cang began to comprehend the mysteries.

However, this step is indeed very difficult.

Even with the support of the Heavenly Heart, Zhong Cang still did not comprehend it in an instant.

Fortunately, with the blessing of Heavenly Heart, Zhong Cang's speed has increased rapidly. It didn't take long for Zhong Cang to feel that he could create his own Cloud Palace.

While comprehending the Yellow Court Heart Sutra, Zhong Cang's invincible path continued.

However, he had already surpassed the geniuses of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain. In the following time, Zhong Cang was just going through the motions, spreading his reputation throughout the entire domain.

Originally, this behavior was supposed to last for over a month.

However, after witnessing Zhong Cang's extraordinary talent, the Four Seas Pavilion, as a business entity, invested in him. They also sent people to spread Zhong Cang's reputation. With the support of this powerful force, Zhong Cang's actions, which originally would have taken over a month, were quickly shortened to a week.

After a week, Zhong Cang's reputation could be heard in almost every place where cultivators gathered in the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that everyone in the world recognized him.

With such fame, Zhong Cang's invincible path was completely traversed.

...

At the moment when his invincible path was completed, Zhong Cang felt something and stopped in his tracks.

Countless thoughts of admiration and awe flew from all over the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain and gathered in Zhong Cang's consciousness.

These thoughts seemed illusory.

But in this world, the mind has power.

The gathering of mighty thoughts propelled Zhong Cang's consciousness to ascend and transform.

"Boom!"

Then, Thunder Tribulation descended.

Watching the dark clouds rapidly gather above his head, the vast heavenly might oppressing his mind, Zhong Cang inexplicably understood that he couldn't resist this Thunder Tribulation with spells; he could only withstand it with his soul.

If he couldn't bear it, he would naturally be annihilated.

If he could bear it, his soul, which had reached the pinnacle of Foundation Building, would leap over the Dragon Gate and transform from a yin soul to a yang soul (Gold Core level).

In a certain sense, this Thunder Tribulation was the final test of the invincible path.

"First fight with others, then fight with the heavens. No wonder few people can complete the invincible path."

After sighing with emotion, Zhong Cang sat down on the ground, allowing his soul's Astral Projection to hover above his head, unflinching and letting the thunder strike.

"Boom!"

Soon, the first thunderbolt descended from the sky and struck Zhong Cang's soul.

"Sizzle..."

Zhong Cang's soul, struck by the thunder imbued with heavenly might, showed no reaction.

It wasn't because Zhong Cang's soul was too powerful to be affected by the thunder.

It was because he had already experienced the forging of his soul through thunder during a previous Thunder Tribulation.

Normally, cultivators on the invincible path would encounter Thunder Tribulation only after completing the path.

However, due to the Heaven Rewards Diligence, Zhong Cang had advanced his cultivation to the Grandmaster level in the Five Realms and attracted Thunder Tribulation in advance.

During that Thunder Tribulation, most of the lightning was shattered by Zhong Cang's Eye of the Hell King and the Misty Sword.

But the thunder imbued with the power of creation was not eliminated by Zhong Cang. Instead, he allowed the thunder to strike and temper his body and soul.

Therefore, Zhong Cang had already experienced the power of Thunder Tribulation in advance, and his soul had undergone one-third of its transformation into a yang soul.

In this situation, even though the thunder shook his soul and had additional damage, the first thunderbolt still couldn't harm him.

As the saying goes, what doesn't kill him only makes him stronger.

Currently, the thunder did not harm Zhong Cang's soul. The power of creation within the thunder stimulated Zhong Cang's soul, allowing it to continue its transformation from yin to yang.

However, Zhong Cang could ignore the first thunder, but he couldn't do anything about the second one.

"Boom!"

When this thunder struck, Zhong Cang's soul suddenly trembled, and its volume instantly shrank by one-fifth. Although the condensed soul became more refined after shrinking, it still trembled when struck by the thunder.

Before Zhong Cang could recover, the third thunder, the most dangerous one, was about to strike from the sky.

Anticipating that he would be seriously injured when this thunder fell, Zhong Cang decisively activated the Heavenly Heart.

"Buzz!"

With the activation of the Heavenly Heart and the unfolding of the Bagua, Zhong Cang's soul instantly merged with the heavens and the earth.

Of course, due to the weak power of his soul, Zhong Cang could only control a radius of about ten miles when merging with the heavens and the earth. His unity of heaven and man was a small regional world.

The heavenly tribulation manifested the core rules of the heavenly path.

This difference was like the distinction between local and central governments.

The significant difference in levels made it impossible for Zhong Cang's Heavenly Heart to control the heavenly tribulation. After all, how could a small county official control the law enforcement officers sent down by the central government?

However, although he couldn't control it, the two were still part of the same system, and a slight influence was still possible.

Just like now, relying on the power of the Heavenly Heart, Zhong Cang turned the sudden and explosive Thunder Tribulation into a continuous one.

"Sizzle..."

The majestic power of lightning extended from the sky to the earth, resembling a divine spear, which was extremely terrifying to behold.

But it was only a terrifying sight.

Indeed, Zhong Cang couldn't change the rules of the heavenly tribulation, which meant that the power of the third Thunder Tribulation struck Zhong Cang's body and subjected his soul to a cruel test and tempering.

However, there was a difference between sudden eruption and continuous strikes, and everyone understood that.

The former could instantly destroy the soul, while the latter allowed Zhong Cang to adapt and buffer.

Therefore, Zhong Cang easily withstood the third Thunder Tribulation.

As the power of the thunder completely entered Zhong Cang's soul, his spirit transformed from yin to yang and became a Gold Core-level yang soul.

...

"Buzz!"

In the instant of the sublimation and transformation of the soul, Zhong Cang's first perception was that the heavens and the earth became "clearer."

The malevolent aura, Heavenly Dipper Qi, which could only be vaguely sensed in the past, could now be seen through Zhong Cang's soul.

At the same time, as his soul transformed and ascended, Zhong Cang also discovered that the wind, rain, and even the sun, which used to affect his soul, could no longer harm it. Instead, his yang soul could harness the power of the wind and the sun.

The sublimation and transformation of his soul brought many benefits to Zhong Cang.

However, soon he couldn't care about these benefits anymore.

In the instant when the transformation of his soul was completed, due to the elevation of his cultivation level, his "resolution" suddenly changed from 720 to 2k. This tremendous transformation deeply moved Zhong Cang.

This profound realization, combined with the Primordial Origin Limitless Cloud Firmament Diagram that he had been pondering day and night, caused a flash of enlightenment in Zhong Cang's mind. He understood the profundity of the Primordial Origin Limitless Cloud Firmament Diagram.

As a result, his Yellow Court Heart Sutra was about to advance to the third level!

(End of this chapter)