Chapter 236: Skyrocketing Combat Power

Once Li Heng said these words, everyone fell silent.

It was not that they had never speculated before, but it had been vague, and they had not dared to think in that direction. But now that Li Heng had stated it clearly, they had no choice but to face it.

"What you say is not impossible."

Lie Dangkong let out a bitter laugh.

"That is why I said this truth might make people despair. If everything is destined to sink, and has already sunk, then for ordinary mortals, struggling constantly only adds to the despair."

Li Heng continued, his expression calm.

"Then what does Li Jushi intend to do?"

Qingxu suddenly spoke up.

He was shocked in his heart; the Tianming Organization really did have a problem, and it was because of the matter of changing destiny. No wonder his grandmaster had said back then that Heaven and Earth were no longer reliable.

But if Heaven and Earth were unreliable, what could they do?

They were, after all, living within Heaven and Earth.

Qingxu could not help but cast his gaze toward Li Heng. Perhaps this extremely mysterious Li Jushi, whose strength was unfathomable, had a way?

He held a glimmer of hope in his heart.

Li Heng shook his head.

"When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up, or rather, only the tall ones are qualified to hold it up. Even if we know, there is nothing we can do; we can only cultivate with all our might and become stronger before the true Great Tribulation arrives."

He, Li Heng, was no savior with a mandate of heaven.

He was merely a passerby in this Heaven and Earth, a visitor from another realm.

Such major matters should be left to the true Son of Destiny, the savior who was somewhere out there, to resolve. In any case, he had no way to solve it and could only wait until his strength became greater in the future.

If this Heaven and Earth were a story of positive energy, then there would inevitably be a Son of Destiny, a savior, who would jump out to save the World.

But if it were a story of negative energy with a destined bad ending, then the so-called savior saving the world would also be a futile struggle of Heaven and Earth.

But regardless of the nature of this story.

He, Li Heng, was currently just a special passerby, not part of the magnificent drama about to unfold, belonging to the obscure background.

If a so-called savior existed who could solve this, naturally there would be no need for him to act. If they could not solve it, and he had already grown up but could not escape this Heaven and Earth, then it would require him to solve it.

The group appeared somewhat helpless.

It seemed this was the only way.

"Li Jushi, my memory has recovered somewhat, and I have felt the call again." The Monk-Daoist spoke, pointing to the north, his expression grave.

"Oh? This is interesting."

"Before, you heard the call, went to find it, and then returned with amnesia. Now you have recovered your memory and heard the call again? Is it possible that the thing that caused your amnesia and this call are not the same person or the same thing?"

"Otherwise, it would not cause you to lose your memory and then continue to call you." Li Heng speculated.

"Li Jushi's guess is correct; I thought the same. However, I can feel that there is still a portion of my memory that has not been unsealed; I fear I can only fully recover it by going to the place where the call originates."

The Monk-Daoist said in a deep voice.

"If that is the case, it is simple; I will make the trip with you."

Li Heng said calmly.

"As for you two, the spatial vibration phenomenon in Beijun has not been completely resolved. Please go and temporarily resolve it. After the two of us return, we will resolve it completely. How about that?"

He looked at Lie Dangkong and Qingxu.

The two appeared somewhat hesitant. It was not that they were unwilling to suppress the spatial vibration, but they felt that Li Heng's trip was far too dangerous and that he was highly likely to encounter an accident.

"Rest assured, if I wish to leave, no one can stop me."

Li Heng smiled faintly.

With Source Power on his person, his heart was not flustered.

Seeing Li Heng so resolute, the two felt helpless and had no choice but to agree to Li Heng. Although they also wanted to accompany Li Heng, the spatial vibration in Beijun remained the top priority.

Lie Dangkong handed a piece of jade to Li Heng.

"This is a Tongling Precious Jade; if there is anything, contact me at any time. This old man still has a few friends after all. Now that I have entered the Dharma Aspect stage, I have the face to face them and can find a few helpers."

Lie Dangkong's implication was for Li Heng not to act beyond his capabilities.

If he really encountered any danger, he should "call him."

Li Heng tucked this otherworldly phone into his pocket, cupped his hands toward Qingxu and Lie Dangkong, and immediately left with the Monk-Daoist, fleeing toward the north.

As soon as he left the territory of Great Li.

Li Heng instantly felt something different, as if his entire being were exposed outside of Heaven and Earth, facing everything between Heaven and Earth directly. Li Heng was lost in thought, looking at the uninhabited desert land beneath his feet. Was this a place without Luck?

Without the protection of Luck, everything between Heaven and Earth had to be endured by oneself, such as inexplicable malice. Li Heng had a high sensitivity to Heaven and Earth and could clearly feel a malice existing between Heaven and Earth.

But the malice was not targeting him; it was silently increasing.

When this malice increased to its peak.

Perhaps some major event would occur.

Was this perhaps part of the truth of Heaven and Earth?

Perhaps Heaven and Earth had long since ceased to be suitable for the survival of the human race.

Nowadays, within the territory of Great Li, most of the common people and living beings could still live and work in peace and contentment, and perhaps the reason they had not suffered natural or man-made disasters was because they still had Luck protecting them?

This malice of Heaven and Earth, this phenomenon.

Could it also be related to the Heaven and Earth Mutation of a hundred years ago?

Various speculations flashed through Li Heng's mind. During his flight, he took out the Tiger Wolf Great Elixir that Qingxu had given him earlier and, like eating candy, swallowed them one after another.

He had a premonition that with his current strength, this trip would not go smoothly.

Then he could only use his cheat.

His Qi and Blood surged abruptly—onefold, twofold, tenfold—Li Heng's Qi and Blood soared all the way, finally increasing to a hundredfold, and his whole person was like a scorching sun of Qi and Blood.

If not for Li Heng having just calmed down Seng Daoke, this momentum would have been enough to scare him silly.

He would likely be terrified out of his wits right now.

Li Heng sensed himself; the Great Sun Sacred Body was indeed very strong. Even with his Qi and Blood increased a hundredfold, his body only felt somewhat bloated, with no other major issues; perhaps he could continue to increase it.

He looked at the remaining Tiger Wolf Great Elixir; half remained.

Very well, continue eating.

He continued to eat the sugar-bean-like pills. With every one he ate, his Qi and Blood increased several-fold. Seng Daoke was startled each time, terrified in his heart: was Li Jushi about to explode the next moment?

Finally, only the last one remained.

Li Heng's Qi and Blood had already increased by over a thousand times.

It was equivalent to 1,000 of himself.

At this moment, the Great Sun Sacred Body had become extremely bloated. Li Heng knew he could not eat any more; if he did, this body would absolutely explode.

This was not only because he had already increased it a thousandfold, reaching the limit of the Great Sun Sacred Body, but also because this last Tiger Wolf Great Elixir was a Taboo pill, meant for risking one's life against others.

He did not need to use it for now; risking his life was out of the question.

One thousand times the Qi and Blood.

That should be enough to raise his perception of the rules to the Great Innate level, right?

With a thought from Li Heng, he raised his perception of Heaven and Earth to Standard Innate, consuming twice his Qi and Blood; infinitely vast information surged into his mind.

He did not stop, continuing to improve.

He raised his Heaven and Earth perception to the Strong Innate level, consuming a hundred times his Qi and Blood. He continued to improve, consuming five hundred times his Qi and Blood; his perception of Heaven and Earth had already reached the Great Innate level!

Li Heng's aura soared in a leap, as if crossing an order of magnitude. An infinite pillar of aura shot into the sky, even causing some powerhouses in the Present World to be shaken; they cast their gazes toward this side, revealing thoughtful expressions.

At this moment, Seng Daoke was stunned.

Is this Li Jushi's true strength?

You are telling me this aura is Innate?

What a joke!

Li Heng withdrew his aura, his expression calm.

The Heaven and Earth perception he wanted was a perception of the objective external world.

The objective external world includes everything within and outside of himself, not limited to just this one Heaven and Earth. Therefore, at this moment, his combat power had also increased tremendously; relying on his raw strength, he could defy and slay those at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Furthermore, because he had an understanding and exposure to all Heaven and Earth Principles, Li Heng's combat power would not weaken too much due to the environment.

If the environment did not change much, it would not even weaken; an ordinary Age of Dharma Decline could not threaten him at all.

Even if he were in a dead-spirit environment like the Physical Universe, he could still guarantee a certain level of combat power, and would not be unable to even conjure a fireball.

He was gradually approaching the Universal Status of Ten Thousand Worlds.

This characteristic was very heaven-defying.

But Li Heng also knew.

This was exchanged for six hundred and two times his Qi and Blood, and he would have to invest even more Qi and Blood later.

But this was far from over.

What he had just improved was only his perception of Heaven and Earth; now he just needed to improve his realm.

With a thought, he spent 5,000 points of Source Power, letting the upgrade deduction function raise the deduction limit to the Dharma Aspect Realm. At the same time, he let the Taiyuan Scripture, Martial Sutra, Pure Yang Classic Fragment, and Three Flowers Record (including Three Flowers Gather at the Crown and Five Qis Converge at the Origin) enter the deduction sequence.

He let these four techniques be deduced together to the Dharma Aspect Realm!

Naturally.

Upgrading and deducing techniques would consume extremely high amounts of Qi and Blood.

But he had just taken the Tiger Wolf Great Elixir, and still had over three hundred times his Qi and Blood left unconsumed, which could be used for this deduction. Instantly, a deduction progress bar appeared behind the techniques.

Li Heng did not have the patience to wait.

Time did not allow it either.

He smashed another 7,000 points of Source Power into it.

The Taiyuan Scripture advanced to Dharma Aspect, and the Three Flowers Record advanced to Dharma Aspect.

At the same time, because the Three Flowers Record had the newly added part of Five Qis Converge at the Origin, its name changed to the "Three Flowers Five Qi Method," which was more specific and descriptive.

Instantly, earth-shaking changes occurred within Li Heng's body again.

The Taiyuan Scripture advanced to Dharma Aspect.

Li Heng's personal cultivation also soared all the way from Great Innate to Second Heaven Peak, even faintly leaning toward the true Dharma Aspect Realm; he only needed to complete the construction of his own Dharma Aspect, perfect his Dharma Law, and witness the True Reality of the World to achieve the Dharma Aspect!

His combat power soared accordingly; he felt he could easily crush a Dharma Aspect of the same realm as Qing Niu.

As for the Three Flowers Five Qi Method.

This added the achievement of Five Qis Converge at the Origin to Li Heng.

The heart stores the spirit, the fire Qi of the Southern Red Emperor converges at the origin. The liver stores the soul, the wood Qi of the Eastern Azure Emperor converges at the origin. The spleen stores the intent, the earth Qi of the Central Yellow Emperor converges at the origin. The lungs store the corporeal soul, the metal Qi of the Western White Emperor converges at the origin. The kidneys store the essence, the water Qi of the Northern Black Emperor converges at the origin.

Five Qis Converge at the Origin, the five viscera undergo transformation.

Li Heng's essence, Qi, and spirit climbed continuously; the Three Flowers swayed, gathering at his crown, while the five Qis of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth circled his body, mutually generating and overcoming each other. Both manifested, faintly interfering with the Heaven and Earth Principles.

His combat power increased further because of this; even against those above Qing Niu, the second realm of Dharma Aspect, those so-called Dao Palace Dharma Aspect powerhouses, Li Heng had the confidence to defeat them and suppress them.

Seng Daoke beside Li Heng was already dumbfounded.

His strength had actually soared three full times.

And every span was extremely large.

This must be the reincarnation of some supreme great being!

Li Heng returned to calm, withdrawing his aura.

He did not continue to improve the Martial Sutra and Pure Yang Classic Fragment, just waiting for those two to slowly deduce.

In any case, these two belong to the most auxiliary of auxiliary cultivations, so they have little impact on his combat power, and he currently lacks no means of slaughter, so there is no need to rush.

The Source Power consumed to accelerate the deduction is too much.

Of the more than seven thousand points of Source Power consumed just now, five thousand were used to raise the Great Innate level Taiyuan Scripture to the Dharma Aspect level.

As for the other two thousand points, it was because the Three Flowers Record had the Five Qi Toward Origin part completed, raising its grade from Great Innate to Taiyuan, and it only required two thousand points to raise it from Taiyuan to Dharma Aspect.

If it were still the previous Great Innate grade, then it would have required spending an additional three thousand points, totaling a consumption of ten thousand points of Source Power.

No matter how much Source Power one has, it cannot withstand being spent like this.

"Li Jushi, we have arrived."

Seng Daoke pointed to the desert below.

Li Heng nodded; he could sense that this place was unusual.

With a wave of his large hand, he tore open the Void of this place.