Chapter 249: Breakthrough, Reaching the Divine Realm!

Finally, Xiaohei's body, including his Sea of Consciousness, completely dissipated, leaving only two things before Fang Xu.

One was a Dao Fruit flashing with five-colored light, and the other was a black egg-shaped object that twitched slightly.

After examining the two things, Fang Xu first drew the black egg into his hand, feeling the soul fluctuations emanating from within, and a hint of relief appeared on his face.

Preserved! Xiaohei's soul was finally preserved.

"Master?"

Inside the black egg, sensing Fang Xu's soul aura, Xiaohei's soul sent out an inquiry.

"Awake?" Fang Xu said with a smile.

The black giant egg trembled slightly upon hearing that sound.

"Master!"

"It really is you!"

"I thought… I thought I would never see you again!"

"Sniff…"

Fang Xu gently stroked the black egg's soft shell and said, "You'll have to endure this for now; once we're out, I'll immediately begin preparing a new mortal body for you."

After relying on the Soul Nurturing Secret Technique for his soul's rebirth, Xiaohei can be said to have no connection whatsoever to the Will of Heaven.

As long as a completely new mortal body is prepared for him, he can be reborn.

Since his soul was directly nurtured, it can perfectly merge with the prepared mortal body, not only that but it can also shed the Donkey Demon identity and become human.

For Xiaohei, this is also a brand-new metamorphosis, I suppose.

"No rush, no rush!"

"Master, you go ahead and attend to your business."

Xiaohei hurriedly said.

Having survived this great calamity and having a chance to live again, he already feels quite satisfied.

After storing the black egg in his Heaven-and-Earth Ring, Fang Xu's gaze turned toward the Dao Fruit floating in midair.

The fully matured Dao Fruit exuded an even more alluring Dao Rhyme.

However, this time Fang Xu had made some preparations and did not fall into the Dao-Merger State again.

While examining the Dao Fruit, Fang Xu unexpectedly discovered a problem.

Although this Dao Fruit before him exuded a strong Dao Rhyme, it was impossible to tell which Great Dao it belonged to.

It seemed like an attribute-less Dao Fruit.

This is quite strange.

Although there are myriad Great Daos, lacking any Dao principles yet able to exude a strong Dao Rhyme, this situation is truly interesting.

After a moment's thought, Fang Xu slightly gestured and directly sucked the Dao Fruit into his hand.

The Dao Fruit was only the size of a fist, its entire body radiating five-colored light, inside of which flowed a dreamlike stream of light.

After staring at the Dao Fruit for a while, Fang Xu directly stuffed it into his mouth.

Hum! The Dao Fruit seemed to sense that it was about to be devoured, and actually gave rise to a hint of resistance, trying to break free from Fang Xu's hand.

But Fang Xu had long anticipated this.

All things possess a spirit.

This thing is of Great Dao level; to say it lacks its own spiritual intelligence is impossible.

Several strands of black energy emanated from his hand, tightly imprisoning the Dao Fruit inside.

Whoosh! Fang Xu suddenly inhaled, drawing in the Dao Fruit and the black energy together directly into his mouth.

Upon entering his mouth, that Dao Fruit instantly dissolved!

The energy released from the Dao Fruit split into two: one stream surged toward his limbs and bones, while the other, larger stream directly rushed into his Sea of Consciousness! In an instant, Fang Xu's entire person fell into a strange state; he felt that everything around him had vanished.

Whether it was the Godfall Land or his control over his own body, perception, etc., all disappeared.

Even with his soul strength at the level he currently possesses, an ordinary epiphany would not give him this feeling.

At this moment, Fang Xu felt as if he had transformed into an infant.

An unborn infant, quietly curled up in the amniotic fluid.

The surrounding heaven and earth were like a giant placenta, and he could even hear the sound of flowing water.

Thud! Thud……

One after another, strong and powerful low sounds came from all directions.

Accompanying the onset of this heartbeat-like sound, Fang Xu felt a stream of obscure and hard-to-understand information surge into his heart.

Dao Rhyme!

After this obscure information merged, Fang Xu sensed a faint Dao Rhyme.

Although the aura of the Dao Rhyme was weak, it was nevertheless quite clear.

It was as if someone were whispering softly in his ear.

Although the sound was low, it was very clear.

And that obscure information also became simple and easy to understand amidst those murmurs.

The murmuring continued, and Fang Xu felt that within his empty body something was slowly growing.

Sprout! Accompanying the growth of that thing, his body suddenly burst forth with a weak flame!

Divine Fire!

At this very moment, Fang Xu astonishedly discovered that divine fire had been born within his body! This is too bizarre! For the ignition of divine fire requires one's qi and blood to reach a certain level of abundance.

And he himself now, in this body, has lost all his power, having returned to infancy.

How was this strand of divine fire ignited?

In his astonished gaze, the wisp of divine fire within his body grew ever more vigorous.

In the end, there actually faintly showed signs of birthing Dao rhyme.

The divine fire giving birth to Dao rhyme—that is the True God Realm.

At this moment, Fang Xu stared in astonishment at the divine fire within his body.

Could this state of mine possibly break through the True God Realm?

No!

This is very wrong! This is not the True God Realm!

Fang Xu suddenly realized that even if this wisp of divine fire within him gave birth to Dao rhyme, it was absolutely not the True God Realm.

It seems… my current state no longer applies to the cultivation system of the Heavenly Profound Realm.

Indeed, as his thoughts rose, the Dao rhyme on the divine fire gradually dissipated outward.

These dissipated Dao rhymes slowly merged into his body.

Under the infusion of Dao rhyme, his body also underwent some strange changes.

Rebirth!

Fang Xu knew that the infusion of Dao rhyme would certainly improve his physique.

This change was nothing less than a rebirth.

In the end, perhaps he would obtain a special physique.

But he was unsure whether these Dao rhymes could alter his physique into a flawless Dao body like Xiaohei's.

He thought it should be impossible.

The existence of a flawless Dao body is inherently a vessel of the Great Dao.

It is innate; wanting to achieve it through postnatal evolution is nearly impossible.

The Dao rhyme continued to incessantly alter his physique.

That wisp of divine fire, however, burned even more vigorously.

Thud! Thud! …

That deep and powerful heartbeat grew slower and slower.

Fang Xu suddenly heard some noisy sounds amid the "thud-thud" heartbeat.

"May the heavens bless and let my son become this year's top scholar."

"Oh Heaven, open your eyes and look at us poor folk!"

"Heaven above, if this time I can slay my enemy with my own hands, I am willing to pay with my life."

"Heaven blesses, blesses Xun'er and the child in her womb..."

The noisy sounds grew more and more.

These voices included men and women, old and young, those seeking wealth, those seeking fame, those seeking safety…

Various chaotic sounds incessantly surged into Fang Xu's sea of consciousness. In an instant, it almost caused his soul to collapse! Voices of myriad people!

This is the prayer of the myriad people of the Heavenly Profound Realm.

At this moment, Fang Xu endured the pain of his soul about to burst, trying to understand the source of these voices.

Xiaohei, as an embodiment of a wisp of heaven and earth's will, having formed his Dao fruit from all of it, naturally also contained a portion of the Heavenly Profound Realm's heaven and earth will.

The myriad people pray to the heavens, seeking nothing but the heavenly Dao.

In devouring this portion of the heavenly Dao, he naturally also heard the hearts' wishes of the myriad people at this moment.

Knowing is knowing, but Fang Xu discovered he could not rid himself of these voices.

If the price of devouring a portion of the heaven and earth will is these voices constantly echoing in his sea of consciousness,

even if his will is ever steadfast, someday he will inevitably break down.

After all, even a god cannot withstand this endless clamor.

Just as Fang Xu pondered whether to break off the fusion and forcibly awaken from this state, he suddenly thought of something.

The act of devouring heaven and earth will is also being done by that powerful one of the Immortal Clan.

Moreover, he is likely devouring even more than I am.

Then how does he deal with the disturbance born of the myriad people's hearts? Fang Xu does not believe that ancestral powerhouse would be indifferent to this clamor.

Nor does he think the Immortal Clan's powerhouse could tolerate this sound.

This means there must be a way to solve this problem.

Enduring the noisy clamor, Fang Xu began to focus on what he had comprehended.

After carefully sorting through, he suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon.

Whenever his consciousness drew near the divine fire within him, these noisy sounds would become smaller and fewer.

The closer to the divine fire, the quieter the sound.

It seems these sounds would be burned clean by the divine fire.

Could it be that the Immortal Clan's powerhouse also uses this method? No!

The Immortal Clan has no divine fire within.

This was discovered when they initially slew the Bōyún Immortal Lord.

The Immortal Clan's cultivation system differs from that of the Heavenly Profound Realm.

When Fang Xu devoured the blood‑essence of the Bōyún Immortal Lord's two arms, he once grasped some of the Immortal Clan's cultivation arts and techniques.

Without divine fire, it proves that person of the Immortal Clan certainly does not use this method.

Continually hiding one's consciousness within the divine fire is not a long‑term solution for any cultivator.

After all, who in battle needs consciousness to control the body?

When scouting the environment, one needs even more consciousness and divine soul.

At that moment, as soon as one's consciousness leaves the divine fire, those noisy sounds will swarm in.

Wouldn't that cause a major problem? Discarding this method, Fang Xu continued to seek a solution.

Over and over, he sorted things out; bit by bit, he probed.

Finally, Fang Xu finally found the correct method.

That is the Dao! As long as one fuses the Dao with the divine soul, those voices of prayer will sharply diminish.

Moreover, Fang Xu roughly discovered an interesting fact.

When he channeled the Time Dao into his divine soul, what he heard were prayers begging the heavens to let his relatives live longer, and to give himself more time, and related wishes.

After switching to the Power Dao, he found that what he heard were prayers craving power and strength.

It seems that each Dao is responsible for different matters.

And after merging with the Dao, the divine soul becomes extraordinarily strong, strong enough to block the intrusion of those voices.

Once one chooses to block them, those voices turn into strips of light curtains mixed with special power, drifting before the divine soul.

A slight movement of the divine soul, and those light curtains are absorbed.

That strange power will directly merge into the divine soul.

Absorbing this power feels very comfortable, making one unable to resist becoming addicted.

What is this? Fang Xu sized up the content on one of those light curtains, gazing at the energy it contained.

After studying it for a long time, he formed a hypothesis in his mind.

Faith Power.

This power is probably the purest form of Faith Power.

All the people under heaven believe in the heavens; this energy is the manifestation of their faith.

So this is actually of great benefit to the divine soul! No wonder Li Cangwu back then was able to break through using Faith Power.

Once he figured out the true nature of this thing, Fang Xu stopped absorbing that Faith Power.

Faith, faith, it contains the prayers of every contributor of faith.

Absorbing their Faith Power stains one with karma.

If one cannot help them fulfill their wishes, it will provoke their resentment.

And that trace of resentment will cling to oneself.

Using Faith Power can quickly increase one's strength.

Fang Xu felt that, if he wished, he could completely rely on massive Faith Power to directly break through to the True God Realm, and even higher realms.

But the problem is, from then on, his strength would be completely tied to the faith of all people.

If one day the people no longer believe in him, his strength will vanish completely.

This situation is not what he wants.

As for power, it's still safest to cultivate it oneself.

After fusing the Time Dao into his divine soul, Fang Xu no longer absorbed that Faith Power, simply choosing to ignore it.

Anyway, after those prayers turned into light curtains, they could no longer affect him in any way.

Boom! Accompanying the end of the last strong and powerful heartbeat, the energy of the whole Dao fruit seemed to be exhausted as well.

Fang Xu felt his body undergoing rapid changes.

The surrounding illusion resembling amniotic fluid disappeared; he remained himself and did not turn into an infant.

However, the Dao's rhythm still effected changes on his body.

At this moment, Fang Xu could clearly feel that his body had undergone great changes compared to before.

The most obvious change is that his perception of the world between heaven and earth has become much clearer.

Especially the Water Dao.

Judging by his current bodily condition, his body should be a Dao body, specifically a Water Dao body.

This might be related to his Mysterious Water Soul.

Let the Water Dao body be the Water Dao body; although it's not what he most wanted, at least it's much stronger than his previous body.

Within his body, the Divine Fire blazed fiercely.

Absorbing this Dao fruit also allowed Fang Xu to directly step into the God-Communing Realm.

Most importantly, his God-Communing Realm is nearly at the peak.

His body contains the three Dao principles of time, power, and space.

Adding the Water Dao body, he will soon comprehend the fourth Dao principle.

In this situation, his God-Communing Realm is far stronger than an ordinary God-Communing Realm.

Slowly rising to his feet, Fang Xu slightly sensed and discovered that he had been in seclusion in the God-Fallen Land for a full year.

According to the 3:1 trial flow speed, the outside world should have already passed three months.

That is to say, the vanguard forces of the Great Expansion Dao Sect and the Central Continent are estimated to have already clashed with the disciples of the Divine Temple.

He must hurry back to take command of Three Mountains Island.

If the vanguard of the Great Expansion Dao Sect suffers heavy losses, the subsequent battles will only become more tragic.

After leaving the Great Hall, Fang Xu also passed through that expanse of Chaotic Space.

The youth who had been drinking with him seems to have already left.

Fang Xu didn't think much of it, and headed straight for the exit of the Chaotic Space.

Vast Sea, the entrance to the Chaotic Space.

Fang Xu had just come out, was about to go look for Bitter Wheel, when he suddenly discovered something strange.

The friend list in my own sea of consciousness seemed to tremble suddenly! (End of chapter)