Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 304: The Power of the Jade Emperor

A thousand people reading the Red Chamber, have a thousand different understandings.

The same cultivation method, when practiced by different people, reaching the Grandmaster Realm, the performance of cultivators will also differ.

Some will be slightly different, while others will be worlds apart.

Just like the sword cultivator in front of me, who has mastered the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, his fighting style is completely different from Zhong Cang.

With abundant spiritual power, the heart triumphing over all things, Zhong Cang uses sword techniques in battle, completely shattering all laws. Sometimes, he can even be described as one force suppressing ten.

The sword qi he releases is like the sky splitting open, capable of cutting through mountains and seas. In the face of Zhong Cang's sword qi, anyone can only dodge.

To resist is to seek death.

On the other hand, the sword cultivator in front of me also cultivates the Ignorant Heart Sword Art and has the ability to perceive the weaknesses of his enemies, but his fighting style is elegant and fierce.

Without thoughts or desires, he has elevated his spiritual perception to the extreme.

And with his Transcendent spiritual perception, he possesses a nearly prophetic ability.

Every sword strike he makes can hit the fatal weakness of the Flame Phantom Beast.

This may not be anything special, but what surprises Zhong Cang is that he hits his enemies not with speed, but with perfect timing.

Where his long sword falls is often where the Flame Phantom Beast will dodge next.

Observing from a third-person perspective, Zhong Cang even has the feeling that his own Flame Phantom Beasts are actively seeking death - they are constantly throwing their weaknesses towards the sword of the sword cultivator.

This unique sword technique also impresses Zhong Cang.

"Enhancing spiritual perception to the limit in order to gain future sight, that's an interesting approach."

Watching the battle in front of him, Zhong Cang sighs.

And while he sighs, the sword cultivator who practices the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, with his graceful footwork and fierce sword techniques, has passed through the obstacles of the flames like a gentle breeze and thunder, arriving at the position of the Flame God.

Then, the real battle begins here.

The Heartfire Giant Ape is unrivaled in violence. Every punch and kick it throws carries immense power and can trigger violent flame explosions.

After activating the Fire Consumes All, the speed of the Heartfire Giant Ape also greatly increases. In the Southern Ming Fire Formation, it can already single-handedly contend against Gold Core level cultivators.

However, the Heartfire Giant Ape's strength is nothing compared to the terror of the sword cultivator who practices the Ignorant Heart Sword Art.

Facing the domineering Heartfire Giant Ape, the sword cultivator's eyes have completely turned white. At this moment, his emotions have disappeared, leaving his mind empty.

However, this blank consciousness does not turn him into an idiot. Instead, it seems to have divine assistance.

Every sword strike he makes is like a gazelle's antler, unfathomable.

Under his long sword, the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, which was unfathomable and incomprehensible, struck the Fiery Ape of the Heart Fire several times instead of gaining an advantage.

On the other hand, although the attacks of the Fiery Ape were fierce and unparalleled, they couldn't even touch the swordsman's body.

It is only because of the blazing flames here that the Fiery Ape of the Heart Fire can replenish itself at any time. Otherwise, it would have been defeated long ago.

This battle also allowed Zhong Cang to see the power of another aspect of the Ignorant Heart Sword Art.

"Without thoughts or desires, it is also clear and transparent. Now, this swordsman is no longer fighting with his own rationality, but with instinct and spiritual perception."

"The state of having no thoughts or forms allows his instinct to be pushed to the limit, making him briefly clairvoyant."

"This transcendent spiritual perception, combined with the swordsmanship of instinctive clarity, makes his sword the most perfect at this stage. This is the pinnacle of technique."

Although they both practice the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, in terms of pure swordsmanship, Zhong Cang has to admit that he is inferior.

The combination of spiritual perception and instinct in swordsmanship is too perfect.

However, even though the opponent's swordsmanship is wonderful, it is still unknown who will win if Zhong Cang uses the sword that can split mountains and seas.

After all, no matter how exquisite the swordsmanship is, it is useless against Zhong Cang's grand and majestic sword aura, which is like mountains and seas.

It's like high-level boxing can't sink an aircraft carrier.

"Although it can't defeat me, this swordsmanship has given me a new way of thinking... Indeed, the Gold Core Thunder Tribulation is both a calamity and an opportunity. Even though I have provoked the heavens and made the calamity more severe, because the heavenly path is impartial and indifferent, its rules will not change in the slightest."

Different paths have given Zhong Cang new insights. If he absorbs this Heavenly Soul Imprint, the realm of his Ignorant Heart Sword Art will greatly increase. This is why Zhong Cang calls it an opportunity.

And this Heavenly Tribulation not only brings opportunities to Zhong Cang, but also to the swordsman in front of him.

In the north, a celestial master wearing a five-colored Daoist robe rushed into the Heavenly Palace, breaking through numerous obstacles.

In the east, a giant dragon that can summon wind and rain, accompanied by endless thunder, is rushing towards Zhong Cang.

In the west, a formation master walking on the stars is also appearing.

His progress is the easiest.

With his outstanding formation cultivation, he didn't even collide with the Heavenly Palace's formations.

Walking on the stars, he easily passed through the four-sided protection of the Heavenly Palace and arrived at the central courtyard.

Moreover, with his transcendent formation cultivation, he also let the others in, preparing to jointly attack Zhong Cang.

It can only be said that these people are ultimately the embodiment of the Heavenly Tribulation. Although they can enhance Zhong Cang's cultivation, only by killing them can Zhong Cang assimilate their Heavenly Soul Imprints.

In this way, with Zhong Cang's consent, the four of them gathered together, like heroes, to attack Zhong Cang, the "Demon King."

Their gathering also caused concern among the cultivators below.

"This style, this strategy, if I'm not mistaken, that swordsman senior is the one who created the Ignorant Heart Sword Art four thousand years ago. It is said that he, who has no thoughts or desires, has never been defeated in his life... Hiss, I hope Senior Zhong Cang won't be in danger."

"I think we should pay more attention to that old celestial master. He seems to be the Elder of the Five Mountains. He single-handedly established a sect, and even if it weren't for his unworthy descendants, the sect he created could have become a major sect."

"No, no, no, I think that giant dragon is more dangerous. It is recorded in the Dragon Sect's scriptures that it was born as a carp, but it only took eight hundred years to break through the Dragon Gate, venture into the deep sea, and even contend for the position of Dragon King with the master of the Dragon Palace..."

"...They are all powerful beings!"

"Trouble, Senior Brother Zhong Cang is really in trouble this time."

As the disciples below said, the four people in front of them were all projections of historical powerful beings.

And this is normal, after all, the Heavenly Dao is the integration of countless trillions of life souls. Over countless years, there have been countless geniuses. Those who can be projected by it are naturally not weak.

For Zhong Cang, the only good news is that the Heavenly Dao follows rules. What he is facing is ultimately a test, not the Heavenly Dao wanting to destroy him.

Therefore, these four people are not complete powerful beings, but only at the early stage of the Gold Core realm.

Although, in the eyes of the disciples below, this is still a disaster.

After all, Zhong Cang is a genius, but those soul projections are as well, and there are four of them. Therefore, in the eyes of many cultivators who are paying attention to the Thunder Tribulation, Zhong Cang will inevitably have to fight a hard battle with them in order to successfully transcend the tribulation.

"Although it's a bit troublesome, the soul imprints are ultimately those of the dead, with no spiritual intelligence. If Zhong Cang fights hard, he still has a chance to win."

"I also think so. As long as Zhong Cang wins and doesn't do anything tricky, this Transcending Tribulation will be quite easy for him."

These two sentences were made by the Nascent Soul elders, and they believed that although Zhong Cang would have to fight hard, he would ultimately be the one to win.

This is not to despise Zhong Cang, but because the soul projections projected by the Heavenly Dao are too strong.

Whether it is the ethereal and sharpness of the sword cultivator, the clarity and penetration of the old celestial master, or the dominance and unparalleled power of the true dragon, they all give people a feeling that cannot be underestimated.

At least, these Nascent Soul elders do not have confidence in surpassing them at the same realm.

Therefore, they made such a judgment based on their own reasoning.

However, will Zhong Cang be within the realm of common sense?

The answer is naturally - no.

...

Seeing the four people gathering and rushing towards him, Zhong Cang, who was like a Heavenly Emperor, looked down on them from a high position and had no intention of taking the initiative to attack.

Of course, while he didn't make a move, there were a large number of heavenly soldiers and generals rushing towards these four people.

-The heavenly soldiers and generals in the Heavenly Palace did not appear out of thin air. Among them, the heavenly soldiers were transformed by the mist of the Mirage Dragon from the Kan Water Mansion.

The so-called heavenly generals were transformed by the White Tiger God (Bixi) who resided in the Dui Metal Mansion, using the innate secret technique of Sprouting Soldiers from Beans.

Among them, there were many heavenly soldiers, numbering eighty thousand, and fewer heavenly generals, totaling three thousand.

At this moment, these heavenly soldiers and generals, like a tide, surged towards the four intruders in the Heavenly Palace, intending to capture them.

However, the cultivators watching below frowned at this attack.

They did not believe that this grand arrest would pose a great threat to those four individuals.

After all, there was a gap in their cultivation levels, and those four projections were among the top cultivators. With such a disparity in strength, they would not be easily overwhelmed by the numerous soldiers and generals.

- Under normal circumstances, that is indeed the case.

However, when the heavenly soldiers and generals took action, Zhong Cang also activated his own abilities.

New abilities.

His Huangting Great Dao had been elevated to the level of a Grandmaster, and he had given birth to the Jade Emperor. Such a significant improvement and transformation naturally did not come without rewards for Zhong Cang.

During his enlightenment at the time of his promotion, he obtained new abilities.

This ability was derived from the original intention of the Jade Emperor - to rule the heavens. However, due to the integration of the domineering thoughts that suppressed a domain, and the manifestation of Heavenly Heart's Words Manifest Reality, it was different from simply ruling the heavens. After understanding its capabilities, Zhong Cang referred to it as the "Domain of Royal Authority."

It could also be called "prosperity for those who follow me, destruction for those who oppose me!"

The ability of this special characteristic was quite simple, just like what was happening before their eyes. Faced with the four individuals who charged towards him without any regard, Zhong Cang coldly snorted and spoke indifferently and majestically:

"You do not know the grace of heaven, you disrespect the Heavenly Emperor, your crimes are unforgivable... You shall be punished!"

"Buzz!"

As the words "shall be punished" were spoken, a majestic and vast authority spread out from the Jade Emperor's body high above the sky.

Under that divine authority, the thunder no longer roared, the fierce wind no longer blew swiftly, and there was no longer any rumbling in the air.

Because of the Jade Emperor's words, the heavens and earth fell into a brief silence.

After a moment, the thunder resumed its rumbling, and the fierce wind roared once again.

The active heavens and earth made the scene just now seem like a dream.

However, Zhong Cang knew that it was not a dream.

Inside the Heavenly Palace, the four projections who were reprimanded and punished by the Jade Emperor also personally felt that what just happened was not an illusion.

Their aura was rapidly diminishing.

In the blink of an eye, their cultivation levels, which were reprimanded by the Jade Emperor, dropped from the early Core Formation stage to the Foundation Building stage.

And this terrifying scene of their cultivation level dropping and their status being lowered was the ability that Zhong Cang obtained when his Huangting Great Dao reached the fourth realm.

"Prosperity for those who follow me, destruction for those who oppose me" is the best interpretation of this ability.

The specific manifestation of this ability is that after summoning the Jade Emperor's projection, as long as someone disrespects him within the Heavenly Palace, Zhong Cang can use the status of the Jade Emperor and Heavenly Heart to suppress others, demote their status, and degrade them.

If developed to the extreme, Zhong Cang could even, like a true Heavenly Emperor, degrade immortals and gods into mortals with just a word.

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(End of this chapter)