Chapter 675: Dig nest

Meanwhile, Li Qi wasn't in a hurry. He was observing the flaws in his opponent's sword technique, and also surveying his surroundings, including the other Fifth Grade Cultivators who had come to watch.

True Knowledge Dao Resonance, sensing the specific situation all around him.

Thinking this, as the threads of Karma enveloped his opponent, Li Qi spoke.

He said to the Fifth Grade Cultivator holding the sword in front of him, “Brother, it’s time to decide the victor.”

After speaking, Li Qi wasted no words. The Dharma Idol behind him pressed its hands together.

As for the Karma threads established earlier, they enveloped the surroundings.

At this moment, the swordsman suddenly felt a chill down his spine!

Malice!

A chilling hostility enveloped him!

It was as if the whole world was targeting him!

This swordsman was very powerful.

The battle remained incredibly fierce. Li Qi's Dharma Idol continuously unleashed various Divine Abilities, weaving a vast network of spells across the enormous battlefield, which spanned the diameter of a star.

The swordsman, however, was much simpler than Li Qi. He continuously struck with his sword, using extraordinary sword techniques. Each strike, with minimal consumption, could destroy the most of Li Qi's Divine Abilities.

Relying on such exquisite sword techniques, the ratio of their magical energy consumption was roughly one to two thousand.

For every unit of magical energy the swordsman consumed, Li Qi had to consume two thousand units to maintain equilibrium, otherwise, he would be closed in on.

It was because of this consumption ratio that the swordsman appeared not to be in a hurry at all.

Li Qi's expansive approach led to high consumption, while the swordsman only needed to rely on his exquisite sword techniques, constantly moving, constantly closing in, constantly reducing the distance between himself and Li Qi, slowly waiting for time to pass. Li Qi would naturally fall.

Moreover, it seemed that a one-to-two-thousand magical energy consumption ratio was far from his opponent's limit; he was still strolling leisurely, preparing to slowly wear Li Qi down.

Even though Li Qi had worn down his sharp edge with various methods, he could still maintain a magical energy consumption ratio of one to two thousand. His sword technique was indeed superb, far beyond Li Qi's reach. In terms of specific techniques, Li Qi was inferior to his opponent, and could even be said to be far behind.

But… what if the difference in magical energy between Li Qi and you could reach one hundred thousand times?

You can leisurely achieve one to two thousand, but can you achieve one to one hundred thousand?

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Three days later.

Immortal Heaven, True World, Six Ink Sea shore.

The treacherous area named Six Ink Sea was the location of a Great Power’s Immortal Cave, known as Cai Mo Jian Jun, a Heaven-Penetrating Realm expert, and an extremely formidable existence within the Heaven-Penetrating Realm.

Mortals who Ascension to the True World can enter the Longevity Realm, becoming true long-livers, from then on their lifespan equal to the heavens.

Of course, in the True World, a lifespan equal to the heavens actually equates to mining until the end of time, you will continuously mine until you hate your long life, finally reaching the point of self-slaughter.

Therefore, the Longevity Realm of the Immortal Heaven is also jokingly called the 'Laborer Realm'.

Only with unwavering will, an extraordinary determination, can one escape the predicament of mining.

However, as long as one escapes the Longevity Realm, they gain true freedom in the Immortal Heaven. They are generally not easily killed, and although still dangerous, they at least possess basic human rights and a certain degree of order, hence it is named 'Immortal Fortune Realm'.

And the people who established these orders came from the highest ‘Immortal Heaven’.

The Immortal Heaven, in turn, appointed managers in the True World responsible for overseeing the Heavenly Gate, controlling the Mortal Realm, and the numerous mining areas within the True World.

These managers were all without exception Heaven-Penetrating Realm Cultivators.

Longevity, Immortal Fortune, and — Tongtian.

According to Li Qi's standards, these correspond to Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, and Fifth Grade.

One level higher, reaching Fourth Grade, one begins to consider entering the Immortal Heaven. That level is called 'Dao Integration Realm'.

All Dao Integration Realm Cultivators almost entirely seclude themselves and never appear. Entering the Immortal Heaven is their ultimate goal. It is said that by entering the Immortal Heaven, one can truly 'integrate with the Dao,' thereby achieving complete immortality and indestructibility.

This is also the goal of all Cultivators.

Therefore, in reality, reaching the Heaven-Penetrating Realm means being at the highest echelon of the True World, as Dao Integration Realm experts do not act.

Moreover, even in the True World, Heaven-Penetrating Realm Cultivators like Cai Mo Jian Jun are extremely rare, just like Ascension Realm Cultivators in the Lower Realm, they belong to the absolute top-tier experts.

And Cai Mo Jian Jun is an extremely powerful Fifth Grade Cultivator, bearing the responsibility of guarding the Immortal Heaven, tasked with suppressing the Six Ink Sea and guarding its Heavenly Gate. In the True World, he is also a renowned and great existence.

Therefore, Cai Mo Jian Jun's every move is noticed by countless people.

This was the case at this very moment.

Countless people, some Heaven-Penetrating Realm experts, as well as ordinary Immortal Fortune Realm Cultivators, and even miners in the Laborer Realm, all looked towards the massive commotion there.

Cai Mo Jian Jun was fighting someone.

The opponent, using a special Divine Ability, had enveloped the surrounding world. The enveloped area was roughly the size of a star, almost half the area of the Six Ink Sea!

The entire battlefield was contained within that enveloped world.

Fortunately, the Immortal Heaven do not have typical gravity; only a completely downward 'Da Tu Magnetic' force maintains gravity. Otherwise, with this volume, it would have long ago collapsed into a ruin.

The other Seventh Grade and Sixth Grade Cultivators observed the magnificent and terrifying battlefield, which resembled an astronomical marvel.

At the edge of the battlefield, other Heaven-Penetrating Realm experts were observing the battle seriously and discussing to deduce the situation.

They were not on site, but through their respective Divine Abilities and spells, they achieved remote communication. Ripples undulated in the Void Realm, constantly interacting and colliding—those were their words.

“Who on earth is it? How dare they attack Cai Mo Jian Jun, and by the looks of it, they’re actually fighting to a draw?” one of them exclaimed in amazement.

“I don’t know who it is. His cultivation method… is also very strange. No Golden Core, no Dharma Hall, not even a Nascent Soul. No… I wonder if that bizarre triple body behind him is his Nascent Soul,” another analyzed.

“That triple body is not a Nascent Soul; it should be a Dharma Idol,” yet another said.

“Dharma Idol?” The others voiced their confusion. They had never heard the term Dharma Idol before. Was it a Realm? Or a Divine Ability?

“I once cultivated through dreams, traveling beyond the heavens in my dreams. In the heavens beyond, some who possess top-tier Legacy cultivation methods are able to condense Dharma Idols. This method uses 'Dao Path' as its foundation, integrating all of one's Divine Abilities, spells, thoughts, and knowledge into one body. What the Dharma Idol displays is the entirety of that person's capabilities.” He explained.

“So that’s it. Then, Brother Yuan, the opponent’s Dharma Idol has already been shattered by Cai Mo Jian Jun. Logically, his entire set of skills should be broken, so why are they still fighting so intensely?” someone asked.

“That, I truly do not know. Perhaps it’s not a Dharma Idol after all, but I’ve heard that beings from outside the heavens have a ‘Minor Dao Integration’ Realm. Perhaps it’s because of this?” the person referred to as Brother Yuan said.

“Minor Dao Integration, what is that concept?” The others eagerly inquired.

“The Dao Integration Realm emphasizes the integration of the body with the Heavenly Dao, achieving the unity of heaven and man, and ultimately attaining true immortality and indestructibility. But if the Heavenly Dao is fragmented into smaller pieces, allowing them to also grasp a trace of the Heavenly Dao's power, that is 'Minor Dao Integration'. They can even further develop and master more parts through this trace of Heavenly Dao power. It is an extremely profound method,” this Brother Yuan explained.

If Li Qi were listening, he would immediately know what he was talking about.

Dao Resonance is this so-called 'Minor Dao Integration.' However, the Immortal Heaven clearly do not possess the technology for Dao Resonance, as extracting Dao Resonance is also a skill. It is said that in the world, many Fifth Grade Cultivators even make a living from it, salvaging Dao Resonance from dead worlds in other domains to sell, providing sufficient Dao Resonance for those who need it.

After all, Dao Resonance is indeed a very convenient thing. If properly controlled, it is also beneficial for the growth of young Cultivators. In fact, the forces in the world are not stingy about giving some Dao Resonance to the younger generation, as long as they can control it.

Of course, Innate Dao Resonance is somewhat different. Innate Dao Resonance is even more precious than this bestowed Dao Resonance. Something like Bo Yue's demonic seed is a typical Innate Dao Resonance; it's something he was born with, and such things are even more useful.

As this 'Brother Yuan' introduced, the others couldn't help but feel a longing: “Beyond the heavens… is it truly so mysterious?”

“Though mysterious, it’s not entirely beautiful. It’s also very dangerous out there. They have a type of force called ‘Dao Orthodoxy,’ which is actually similar to Schools and Sects, but with stronger cohesion. Everyone lives not for themselves, as if brainwashed. Dealing with such forces is particularly dangerous; they don’t even value profit, making communication very difficult.”

“Don’t value profit? Then do they only care about improving their cultivation?” The others asked again. Clearly, these Heaven-Penetrating Realm experts were very curious about the world beyond the heavens.

“That, I don’t know. I returned very quickly, because as you know, Dao Integration Realm experts cannot stay out for too long. My dream travels can only be so extensive,” the Heaven-Penetrating Realm Cultivator named Yuan said.

“Speaking of which, the person fighting Cai Mo Jian Jun is probably from outside the heavens. Once their battle is over and this person is captured by Jian Jun, we can properly inquire about matters of the outside heavens,” the Cultivator named Yuan said.

“Good, good, then we shall follow Brother Yuan’s suggestion.”

“It should be so.”

“Then let’s just go and wait, with so many of us, Jian Jun surely won’t refuse us.”

“Exactly, exactly.” The others also echoed, as vast waves of thoughts transmitted and collided in the Void Realm, revealing their excitement.

This was a visitor from beyond the heavens!

For these Heaven-Penetrating Realm Cultivators, this was a rare occurrence.

Heaven-Penetrating Realm, what does Tongtian mean?

It means leading to the ‘Immortal Heaven’!

Tongtian, and then Dao Integration—this is the meaning of these two Realms. Ultimately, everything is for the purpose of going to the Immortal Heaven.

And what lies above the Immortal Heaven?

That, naturally, is the legendary ‘heavens beyond the heavens’.

The heavens beyond the heavens are extremely mysterious and difficult for them to access. To go there, one must break through the shackles of the Immortal Heaven, and such Divine Abilities are rare, even if they exist, they are exclusive secret techniques.

This kind of “exclusive secret technique” was hard for Li Qi to understand.

Because the cultivation information in the world is highly public, except for the fundamental and critical principles, most other information is open.

Because the very meaning of Dao Orthodoxy's existence is to spread itself, to make its ideas more widely known, and to find more like-minded people to pursue the Dao together.

Therefore, openness is the best choice. Even between two hostile Dao Orthodoxy, they will openly share their research achievements, and there are even well-developed sharing mechanisms.

All of this is for the sake of progressing further on the Dao Path. If I reveal one of my secrets today, and tomorrow someone from another Dao Orthodoxy sees it, learns it, and even applies it to themselves, helping them to create a brand new Dao Path and develop new secrets in the future.

Then, he will surely also make it public, and perhaps it can then be used by me.

Even if his cannot be used by me, there will always be secrets invented by others that can be used.

This open atmosphere is of great, great help for the pursuit of Dao. Everything in the world can make way for the pursuit of Dao. Not to mention research materials and Divine Abilities, even Dao disputes are like this.

As long as there is an opportunity to pursue the Dao, even if it means proving their own Dao is wrong, they can immediately put aside all Dao disputes.

The current Dao disputes, to put it simply, are only because the paths of Dao pursuit clash, colliding head-on, and neither can yield, so it comes down to who hits harder.

However, in the Immortal Heaven, it was different. They were afraid that their cultivation methods, secret techniques, and Divine Abilities would be learned by others, so each of them hoarded their treasures, only revealing them to those close to them.

However, after all, it is a First Grade world, and the competitive pressure is immense. Even so, their development of combat power and killing Divine Abilities has reached an absurd level. In this situation, they naturally crave new knowledge.

Stealing from others? Everyone is a Heaven-Penetrating Realm Cultivator. Those who were easy to deal with and had no trump cards have already died. The remaining ones are interconnected, forming a delicate balance, making it difficult to act.

Now, with a visitor from beyond the heavens, everyone reached a consensus in an instant.

Knowledge from beyond the heavens, and he was even beaten to this extent by Cai Mo Jian Jun.

It was simply… a pie falling from the sky.

Around them, over twenty Heaven-Penetrating Realm powerhouses had secretly formed an encirclement, just waiting for the outcome of Li Qi's battle.

Or rather… not waiting for a victor to be decided, but waiting for Li Qi to fall, so they could swarm in and devour him.

After all, that was Cai Mo Jian Jun.

Everyone waited. Three days had passed, and in a few more days, the outcome should be decided.

In the center of the battle.

Good. The Fifth Grade Cultivators around should all be gathered, right? So many people, over twenty Fifth Grade Cultivators watching, this should be all the Fifth Grade Cultivators in the vicinity, right?

Li Qi scanned everyone, silently committing the situations of all twenty-odd Fifth Grade Cultivators to memory.

The intelligence was clear; the next step was the unfolding of Li Qi’s true plan.

The next moment…

In the center of the battlefield, Li Qi's Physical Body and Inner World suddenly disintegrated, as if destroyed by Sword Qi.

The others, like sharks scenting blood, swarmed forward! (End of Chapter)