Chapter 421: The Qian Kun Great Dao

"Qian Heaven Demon Stele, Kun Earth Demon Stele?"

After a brief moment of contemplation, much information surfaced in Fang Xing's mind:

"The Qian Heaven Demon Stele records the 'Qian Heaven Dao,' whose core is the spatial law, incorporating partial fire, water, and wood laws… and many other laws, including a small portion of fate…"

The laws of the world are inherently one whole.

One may contemplate them separately, or as a unified whole.

For instance, when contemplating the 'Qian Heaven Dao,' one must advance simultaneously in spatial, fire, water, wood, and fate laws!

"The Qian Heaven Dao is a supreme dao surpassing even the Void Dao; once fully comprehended, it grants celestial immortality, and one entering the Celestial Immortal realm will inevitably be a formidable force within it!"

"Of course… the difficulty is also extremely high!"

"Since I was previously pondering how to perfectly utilize my own law insights… was that why I was drawn to this demon stele?"

Fang Xing had to admit he was somewhat tempted.

One reason was the power of the Qian Heaven Dao; the other was the existence of the 'Kun Earth Dao'!

If these two daos could be fused, they would become the 'Qian Kun Great Dao!'

A single Great Dao!

The 'Great Dao' exists above ordinary laws and daos.

Once fully comprehended and mastered… one would not be a Law Lord, but a Dao Lord.

In the terms of the Qingyuan Great Realm, that would mean above Celestial Immortal—fusing the 'Qian Kun Great Dao' to achieve the Chaos Realm!

"Space carries all things… but in terms of inclusiveness, the Qian Kun Great Dao encompasses space, the five elements, and countless other laws—stronger still."

"Even if one fuses this dao to become a being above Celestial Immortal, one would still be among the strongest of their rank!"

"If the Creator knew such a fusion path of the Qian Kun Great Dao existed—or if He had seen these two demon steles—perhaps He would never have been driven to create a universe in a single thought, spawn countless outer demons, and sever His own tangled law insights…"

The Qian Kun Great Dao's inclusiveness is too immense!

Almost all laws Fang Xing knew could be absorbed into it.

It's easy to imagine that walking this path would be extraordinarily difficult!

More likely, one would become trapped while pursuing the Qian Heaven Dao alone.

One might fail to fully comprehend even a single dao, never reaching Celestial Immortal!

Or, even after becoming a Celestial Immortal, one might be overwhelmed by too many laws, unable to perfectly fuse them into Qian and Kun, causing conflict and interference… just like the Creator's problem.

"In short, this path holds vast potential, yet it is extremely perilous. One misstep could mean utter annihilation!"

"Moreover, according to the customs—or experience—of this world, to walk the Qian Kun Great Dao, one must first find a lineage to transform one's soul into a 'Qian Kun Soul'… only then is there a glimmer of hope."

Fang Xing's heart stirred; he made his decision: "First, search for related lineages. If one exists… then attempt the Qian Heaven Dao path. If not, better to continue along the spatial path—it's still promising enough."

"Seven Kill Soul, the Killing Great Dao? That Seven Kill Daoist must have received a lineage from a fused Daoist—a Chaos Realm powerhouse—traveling the path of Killing."

He manipulated Song Zhong and arrived before another demon stele.

This stele bore only slashes, sword marks, and axe cuts… as if utterly shattered.

"The Killing Dao… the Killing Law!"

Fang Xing glanced beside it and saw several other demon steles, each representing different daos.

"Destruction, Death, Final Catastrophe…"

"Fusing these laws creates the Killing Great Dao!"

The Killing Dao is a dao; the Killing Great Dao is a Great Dao!

The difference between them is immeasurable!

"The Seven Kill Daoist forged the Seven Kill Soul, attained Celestial Immortality through the Killing Dao, and sought to fuse the Killing Great Dao… perhaps this Seven Kill Demon Palace's lineage contains a trap—cultivating Celestial Immortals who follow Destruction, Death, and Final Catastrophe, to complete himself?"

A suspicion arose in Fang Xing's mind.

Otherwise, after hundreds of thousands of years, why has the Seven Kill Demon Palace produced not a single new Celestial Immortal? Is the path to Celestial Immortality truly that hard to comprehend?

"Just speculation…"

Fang Xing decided: "I have a day and a half left. Split it: half to contemplate the Void Heaven Demon Stele, the other half to try the Qian Heaven Dao…"

…

Before the Qian Heaven Demon Stele.

Song Zhong strained to contemplate, his face bewildered.

Fang Xing's vertical pupils fixed on the azure demon stele, gaining profound insight.

"The Qian Heaven Dao is nearly half of the Qian Kun Great Dao… most of the world's daos reside within it; when unleashed, its power is boundless… almost like half the power of a world?"

"The greater its power, the harder its entry, the deeper its complexity, the more impossible its mastery… the more likely it is to crush geniuses, leaving them bloodied and broken, unable to break through to Celestial Immortal, and after ten thousand years, fading into dust in regret…"

"Yet the Qian Heaven Dao is indeed immensely powerful—it grants the potential to rival weak Celestial Immortals even at the ninth level of Soul Realm… isn't that equivalent to 'Star Lord Black Hole-level' combat power?"

After contemplating, Fang Xing firmly memorized this insight but did not delve deeper.

Seeing no new, chaotic law insights added to his attribute panel, he was quite satisfied, then turned to contemplate the 'Void Heaven Demon Stele!'

He had complete mastery over the Void Dao; he was instantly absorbed.

Until the third day arrived.

"Puff!" Song Zhong's body withered into skin and bone, spewing forth a jet of essence blood.

"No more. Let's go."

Fang Xing cast one last regretful glance at the Void Heaven Demon Stele and departed with Song Zhong.

【Spatial Law: 1999/20000 (Proficient)】

After exiting the Ten Thousand Phenomena Hall, he glanced at his attribute panel and nodded inwardly:

"No wonder the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Steles—they've increased my proficiency by nearly one-tenth…"

Of course, this didn't mean repeating this nine more times would elevate 'Proficient' to 'Master.'

The deeper one goes in law comprehension, the more exponentially difficult it becomes.

Even with twenty more chances, he had little confidence in breaking through to Master-level Spatial Law!

But there was no doubt—the Ten Thousand Phenomena Hall greatly aided law contemplation!

"Yet… I contemplated the law insights left by the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's creator, not the true laws of heaven and earth…"

"This is the unavoidable flaw of such enlightenment treasures—even if the creator fully comprehended the law, what's displayed carries his own strong style… over time, one easily falls into fixed views…"

"The best way to comprehend laws is still self-contemplation; only when encountering bottlenecks and difficulties should one turn to enlightenment treasures for answers."

That's why there were so few true disciples and Soul Realm elders in the Ten Thousand Phenomena Hall!

"This journey was worth it."

Just this kind of cultivation experience—Xia's World's Yuan Zhong Spirit Xiao Hui had never warned him; he likely didn't even know.

Clearly, this might even be why the original 'Gray Robe Marquis' became trapped in Star Lord Realm, unable to advance to Law Lord.

"The cultivation atmosphere of the Qingyuan Great Realm! Or rather, the seemingly obvious experiences and rules… these may be more valuable than any lineage."

Fang Xing's eyes gleamed brightly.

Had the Creator known of the Qian Heaven Dao's fusion path, he might never have chosen to create an inner universe, fall into slumber, and desperately spawn children to seek breakthrough.

"So the greatest advantage of the Gates of the Myriad Realms is using the advanced cultivation experience of higher realms to crush lower ones…"

"And perhaps, lower realms hold treasures unattainable in higher realms—like the will-refining methods of Blue Star martial artists, or shortcuts to strike the Creator's opposing laws to break through to Great Dao…"

"Continuously learning from each other, taking what's best, making myself the center, using the Myriad Realms as tools… my future ceiling will not be merely Celestial Immortal or Law Lord…"

Fang Xing's heart burned with excitement, yet carried a note of caution.

"The waters here run deep—I can no longer afford any Jiaoxing."

"Immediately have Song Zhong accept an inner sect disciple task, and leave the Seven Kill Demon Palace in the most reasonable way possible… then the sky is the limit."

…

Several days later.

In the cave dwelling.

"The Seven Kill Demon Palace's inner sect disciple tasks are mostly for refining disciples…"

Song Zhong solemnly flipped through a jade scroll, staring at the silver, tadpole-like script upon it.

As he focused his awareness on each tadpole character, vast images and even projected videos surfaced.

"The first task for every inner sect disciple—'Climb the Seven Kill Tower'!"

Through the jade scroll, Fang Xing saw an ancient seven-story pavilion, with an introduction below—

【The Seven Kill Tower was erected by the Seven Kill Palace Master, seven stories tall; any disciple of the Seven Kill Demon Palace, even those of Mortal Realm, may attempt to climb…】

【Each floor conquered grants corresponding rewards and sect contributions; if one ascends the sixth floor, they are directly granted the position of 'True Disciple.'】

【If one ascends the seventh floor, they will be summoned by the Seven Kill Palace Master…】

"The Seven Kill Tower… even Song Zhong would likely reach only the fourth or fifth floor."

"It's a path to select geniuses…"

Fang Xing, currently seeking to remain low-profile, would not let Song Zhong attempt the tower, nor would he offer aid.

He shifted his gaze, signaling Song Zhong to turn the page.

【Suppress the Underground Caverns Mission—beneath the Qingyuan Great Realm lie nine layers of caverns, the deepest connecting to the Nine Heavens of Hell… within these caverns dwell countless unimaginably vicious creatures, known as Earth Demons!】

【Within the Seven Kill Demon Palace's territory lies a small cavern entrance, permanently guarded by the 'Seven Kill Army'; disciples may accept missions to hunt Earth Demons at the entrance, earning merit and contributions based on strength…】

"This won't do either—surrounded by fellow disciples, under the watch of sect elders, there's little freedom… though escape isn't impossible, it must be profitable."

Song Zhong continued flipping the scroll; suddenly, Fang Xing's eyes flickered: "This one seems promising…"

(End of Chapter)