Chapter 1026

This bow is in gratitude for the guidance.

At the moment he forged his immortal body, this guidance greatly aided Xu Qing on his path of pure immortality.

It will make his path more correct.

After the bow, the immortal source dissipated, turning into dandelion fluff, which also blurred and finally scattered completely within Xu Qing's sea of consciousness.

Only the nine great furnace secret vaults remained erupting with booming explosions; within one of them, the divine ability of fishing the moon from the well was operating, emitting void power and spatial intent.

At this moment, Xu Qing's soul regained consciousness, and upon opening his eyes, the five phases erupted in his gaze.

The road ahead, he now knows how to walk.

"The so-called Eight Extremes Dao..."

"Is the initial rule required for the birth of the star ring."

"The first five extremes are relatively simple, while the latter three... because the cultivator called the Immortal Ancestor, limited by his own cognition, could not trace back space and time, so after him, the transmitted Eight Extremes Dao, beyond the five extremes, needs to be filled in oneself."

"Thus, different Eight Extremes Daos came into being."

"But in reality, the true Eight Extremes Dao is metal, wood, water, fire, earth, time, and space."

"This is the Seven Extremes."

"As for the other three extremes..."

Xu Qing recalled the totem he had seen that resembled the birth of the star ring; within the crystal shattered into ten parts, the last three parts, even he, saw them blurred.

"Therefore, the true name of this cultivation method might perhaps be called the Ten Extremes Dao."

Xu Qing murmured.

And the reason he felt this path was correct was... that irregular crystal shattered into ten parts.

"When pieced together, they form a complete crystal..."

Xu Qing's soul rippled, as if in thought.

The complete shape was exactly the same as his purple crystal!

But Xu Qing knew that now was not the time to deeply ponder the origin of his piece of purple crystal.

For him, the most important thing now was to complete the final shaping of his physical body.

And time, he had actually not wasted; though the period of enlightenment was long, in reality, within the immortal source, it manifested as only thirty breaths.

As for in the mundane world, it was but an instant.

Thus, in the next moment, Xu Qing's soul power rose, his divine sense turned into sound, emitted from his nose, and in his sea of consciousness, the law followed his words, arising suddenly.

"Metal!"

This is not the Eastern Wanggu continent.

In this place of secluded cultivation in the dark flames, isolated from the outside world, belonging to solitary existence, completely sealed.

Even the five phases differ from the vastness of the outside world here.

Therefore, wishing to use the heavenly and earthly power of this place to complete one's own five phases contains flaws and is not perfect; even if one attains the Dao in this cave heaven, one will also be limited to it.

This is not what Xu Qing chose.

What he chose was the five phases of his own five viscera!

Using his own five viscera as the source of the five phases, thereafter, whether cave heaven, Eastern Wanggu, or starry sky, no matter where or when, cannot be bound.

Because he cultivates himself, he is thus at ease.

This is the path of pure immortality, this is the Dao of the Immortal Extremes.

Metal corresponds to the lungs; the lungs possess the qualities of clarity and astringency, matching metal's attribute; the lungs govern qi and oversee respiration, corresponding to sorrow in the emotions, and open to the nose.

At the moment the sound was emitted, the seven emotions and six desires were activated, becoming a guide; his physical lungs exhaled pure metal power, merging into a furnace secret vault, where it was refined, and in the blink of an eye, became the Metal Dao!

This secret vault erupted with a heaven-shaking explosion.

Next, Xu Qing's emotions surged to the peak of fury; this anger he deliberately provoked, becoming a bridge, transforming divine sense into a sound.

"Wood!"

Wood corresponds to the liver; the liver possesses the qualities of growth, proliferation, extension, and smoothness, matching wood's attribute; the liver governs the free flow of qi, regulating qi mechanism, and corresponds to anger in the emotions.

At this moment, the liver trembled, the intent of growth erupted, and converged into a furnace secret vault.

Became the Wood Dao!

Then came...

"Water!"

Water corresponds to the kidneys; the kidneys possess the qualities of nourishment, descent, cold, and concealment, matching water's attribute; the kidneys govern water metabolism, are the abode of essence, correspond to fear in the emotions, and open to the ears.

At the moment the sound was emitted, the secret vault echoed with the sound of opening heaven, and within it, the Water Dao was shaped.

At this moment, three of the five phases had formed; Xu Qing's eyes revealed a deep light, and he emitted the fourth sound of the five phases.

"Fire!"

Xu Qing pressed his tongue against his upper palate, and his mouth burst forth this sound.

The sound of his heartbeat became the thunderous rumble of Lei Ting.

Fire corresponds to the heart; the heart possesses the qualities of propulsion, warmth, and upward movement, matching fire's attribute; the heart is the sovereign's organ, corresponds to joy in the emotions, and opens to the tongue.

Merged into the secret vault, became the Fire Dao!

"Earth!"

Earth corresponds to the spleen; the spleen possesses the qualities of transformation, bearing, and reception, matching earth's attribute; the spleen is the source of the body's transformation and transportation, transforming the essence of food and drink, transporting it throughout the body, corresponds to thought in the emotions, and opens to the mouth.

Earth Dao, accomplished!

At this moment, the five phases all emerged.

Reflected in Xu Qing's body, it was the nose, eyes, ears, tongue, and mouth—five orifices all opened, as if five immortals sat in guardianship, and external evil could not invade in the slightest.

The names of these five immortals are Sorrow, Anger, Fear, Joy, and Thought.

However, the Five Elements are now merely the Five Elements, not the Ultimate!

Xu Qing took a deep breath.

Instantly, outside his fleshly body, the initial source crystals that had decomposed from the Emperor's fleshly body under the wish, which were circling around him, became the best nourishment in this instant.

They gathered together, merged into Xu Qing's fleshly body, and nourished the five viscera.

Thus, the power of the five viscera continued to rise.

And as the power of the five viscera rose, the Five Elements contained within also ascended, linked to the secret treasuries, and began to burn wildly within them.

In a moment, the crystals from the outside suddenly diminished, continuously merging inward into an endless nourishment, making the Five Elements increasingly rich and extreme, until, under the heaven-shaking eruption and refinement within the secret treasury...

Heavenly Thunder Exploded!

Metal became Ultimate Metal, Wood became Ultimate Wood, Water became Ultimate Water, Fire became Ultimate Fire, Earth became Ultimate Earth!

The Five Elements and Five Ultimates, the Dao is accomplished!

A shocking aura surged heavenward on Xu Qing, stirring wind and clouds, shaking the world.

As for his inner sea of consciousness, at this moment, among the nine secret treasuries, six treasuries were burning.

"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—these are the Five Ultimates; the space transformed from fishing the moon from the well is the Sixth Ultimate, the Ultimate Void Dao."

"As for the Seventh Ultimate..."

Xu Qing's eyes gleamed with sharp light; his sundial life lamp, in this instant, had its gnomons all turn simultaneously, in a flash the nine sundials unified, time scales reached consistency, and within the seventh secret treasury, it suddenly appeared.

Become Time!

That is the Ultimate Time Dao!

"The Seven Ultimates are now complete!"

Xu Qing murmured, his soul body rose to stand in the sea of consciousness, standing firm upon the secret treasuries.

His secret treasury, at this moment, still had two internal spaces vacant.

"Wait for the future, then go to perfect them."

"Now these Seven Ultimates are also sufficient to burn, enabling me to break through the Spirit Treasury and step into the Return to the Void."

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, not paying attention to the two vacant secret treasuries within, his mind and spirit appearing with the image of the second cluster of dandelions he had seen in the Immortal Source Land, that true form returning to unity.

"Achieving the true form is not difficult."

"As for returning to unity, that person's method is indeed ingenious, requiring only a ferocious soul."

"And though I have a ferocious soul, it is not within my current body."

"But I have made the five viscera into the Five Elements, and the five viscera are originally one with me, so why would I need to borrow external soul power to pull?"

Xu Qing raised his head.

"Then... Return to Unity!"

At the instant his words were spoken, all the secret treasuries beneath him instantly burned to the extreme, an unprecedented roar, all like volcanoes, heaven-shakingly erupting.

They turned into treasury gates.

And the treasury gates, all flung open!

What spewed out was not pure fire, but the power of the Five Elements, the power of Time, the power of Space.

Seven Ultimates, Return to Unity!

It became a silver light, propelled by the secret treasuries, breaking through Xu Qing's sea of consciousness, undulating his fleshly body, roaring his mind and spirit, shaking his soul.

Finally, a scene similar to the totem Xu Qing saw in the first cluster of dandelions appeared.

That is creation, that is the formation of the star ring.

That is... Opening Heaven and Cleaving Earth!

Opening the heaven of return, cleaving the earth of the Spirit Void.

Turning the Void into Ruins!

Like a great tomb, burying the past mundane, nurturing the future immortal!

And the silver light split into the Seven Ultimates, scattering within this Return to the Ruins as traces, arising with thought, evolving endless laws, becoming endless rules, traversing all realms of the Return to the Ruins.

Everything, naturally so.

All, when the water arrives, the channel forms.

It is as if, walking on the correct path, the results obtained must also be correct.

Afterwards... Xu Qing's heart became resolute, using the remaining initial source crystals outside his body, he began the final sprint.

Within his body, heaven has opened, earth has been cleaved.

The great tomb has also buried the mundane and nurtured the immortal.

Then what comes next... is to blast open the earth within his body, shatter the heaven within his body, like breaking the shackles of life!

Let the immortal nurtured within rise from the tomb, accomplish the Great World!

Thus, the great tomb erupted, tomb soil surged heavenward, forming an ultimate impact, roaring the heaven within his body.

Heaven, Collapsed!

Xu Qing's fleshly body surged and roared, corresponding to the position of the lungs in the body, externally manifesting a vortex, within which a vast Great World suddenly took shape!

Ultimately became the Nurtured God!

Or more accurately, this realm on Xu Qing's body can also be called Nurtured Immortal!

As for this first Great World that appeared, this realm is Ultimate, Gold is Ultimate.

It can be called the Ultimate Metal Realm!

And after the first Great World appeared, Xu Qing's charge continued.

A world with Wood as Ultimate, outside his liver, suddenly burst forth.

That is the Ultimate Wood Realm.

No end, then came the Extreme Water Realm, Extreme Fire Realm, Extreme Earth Realm...

Beyond the five organs, the Five Realms open!

And the sixth realm, the Extreme Void Realm, landed on the left shoulder!

The seventh realm, the Extreme Time Realm, landed on the right shoulder!

By this point, all Seven Great Worlds roared, a powerful aura bursting from within these seven realms, merging into Xu Qing's body, causing his will to shake the heavens.

On the transparent sea, Xu Qing's eyes suddenly opened!

Immortal aura rose from his entire being, matching his peerless visage, as if interpreting the true meaning of the character "Immortal."

Gazing in all directions, a feeling of being separated from the world arose in Xu Qing's heart.

He felt his current body, felt his current cultivation, and after a moment of daze, a thick fighting spirit appeared in his eyes.

This time, he experienced danger, lost his divine avatar, but danger often accompanies opportunity—if he could seize it, he could naturally soar to the heavens.

He seized it.

Finally breaking free from the restrictions of the divine body, he walked his own path.

And he pushed the Seven Extremes to an unprecedented peak.

Outside his body, there were still some of the original source crystals; Xu Qing waved his hand, drawing these crystals toward the countless writhing worms surrounding the bone cauldron.

"Senior Brother."

Xu Qing spoke calmly.

The countless worms emitted a long laugh, ruthlessly sucking in those original source crystals in an instant.

At the same time, the distant battling three female emperors seemed to have reached a conclusion.

And the netherflame within the bone cauldron seemed to also sense the drastic changes in the outside world; in the next instant, the bone cauldron roared, within it a low growl unlike a human voice, carrying madness as it transmitted.

"Myriad Wonders Containing Life Cave Heaven, Transform!"

With the echo of the sound, the realm where the secluded retreat was located shook, mountains trembling.

And an even greater upheaval appeared at the East Moyu Dao Platform in the outside world.

Only seen, the Dao Platform surrounded by countless Moyu cultivators now appeared with cracks, then collapsed with a boom, turning into flying ash.

A thick, withered tree branch shot up from beneath the collapsing Dao Platform, soaring into the heavens.

Amid the horrified gazes from all directions, only seen, the tip of that branch actually bore a withered fruit!

Emitting vast Dao essence.

Within the fruit, the blurred figures of Xu Qing and others could be seen.

This fruit is precisely the cave heaven where the netherflame was in seclusion!