Chapter 903: Awakening the Dao, Body Integration Level Eight

Boom… boom… boom…

Two years later, with the assistance of Zhou Qingmei and others, the first eighth-rank great array rose up outside Gusong Mountain.

This was a great array that excelled in both offense and defense!

An eighth-rank array was the highest-level array in the Spirit Realm.

It was said there existed a ninth-rank.

But that existed only in legend.

"You've worked hard!"

When He Pingsheng saw the array, his mood was extremely joyful.

He handed Zhou Qingmei and the Xihu True Person over three thousand supreme-grade spirit stones.

These spirit stones could provide the array with an endless supply of energy.

Moreover, supreme-grade spirit stones had a unique property: once their energy was depleted, they could automatically absorb spiritual energy from the heavens and earth to replenish themselves.

As long as no powerful enemy attacked the mountain gate, these three thousand-plus supreme-grade spirit stones could essentially be used permanently.

"Qingmei, Hao Cang, Xihu!"

He Pingsheng called these three to his side and pulled out another one hundred thousand supreme-grade spirit stones.

"This…" Hao Cang exclaimed: "Young Master, this many?"

He Pingsheng nodded: "One hundred thousand supreme-grade spirit stones—place them in your family's small spiritual realm to cultivate rare treasures and divine herbs!"

"Hao Cang, you're the Treasure Rat—you're especially sensitive to rare treasures and divine herbs. Your next task is to travel across the lands and gather all kinds of rare treasures and divine herbs, placing them into this 【Family World】 for cultivation!"

"As backup resources!"

"Yes!" Hao Cang said solemnly: "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

"Qingmei, Xihu!" He Pingsheng pulled out a pile of jade slips: "These jade slips contain high-level scriptures I've collected over the years!"

"They include cultivation techniques, divine arts, as well as texts on pill refining, talisman crafting, and array formation!"

"Store them all within this 【Family World】 for emergencies!"

"Should your family ever face a crisis, everyone retreats inside; if necessary, activate the small world to sever all ties between it and the Spirit Realm forever!"

Cutting off the arm to save the body—in a critical moment, it could save lives.

"Yes!" The two bowed and carefully stored all the jade slips.

……

Over these two years, Liu Molin not only helped construct the eighth-rank array atop Gusong Mountain, but also relocated the two time arrays into He Pingsheng's small spiritual world.

Not the 【Family World】 on Gusong Mountain.

But the only small spiritual world He Pingsheng still carried with him.

This 【Momentary Time Array】 was something He Pingsheng could use.

For example, place the Treasure Basin inside, and within a single night, it could strengthen twenty supreme-grade spirit stones.

One cycle inside equals ten outside.

After all, time flowed ten times faster inside.

What about cultivation?

He Pingsheng would never enter to cultivate.

Because entering still drained lifespan; unless absolutely forced, he would never go in.

The second array: the Hundred Gathered Heavenly Light Array.

This array was what He Pingsheng truly focused on.

Because it could slowly condense the time array laws, normally inaccessible by ordinary means, revealing the Time Law—or even condensing the Time Origin.

Space. Time.

These were the ultimate questions in comprehending laws.

If one could glimpse even a fraction of their path and comprehend even a little of time-related Dao arts or divine techniques, it would shake heaven and earth.

The Kongkong beasts, a race numbering fewer than a thousand, had secured a place on the Heavenfire Continent, even monopolizing an entire region.

Didn't they rely solely on their space divine arts?

And the Time Law was far more elusive than the Space Law.

He Pingsheng entered his small spiritual world, then stepped into the 【Hundred Gathered Heavenly Light Array】.

At the array's center floated a faint, elusive golden trace.

Upon this golden trace, faint, indistinct runes slowly emerged.

Though only fragments were visible now, even a single glance revealed the astonishing complexity and mystery of its laws.

He Pingsheng had encountered fragments of the Time Law before, when repairing the two-world passage.

But the Time Law he had glimpsed then was extremely primitive.

And it was the Time Law of the cultivation world.

Now, before He Pingsheng, floated the Time Law of the Spirit Realm—and possibly even connected to the Immortal Realm.

Vast, boundless, overwhelming.

Comprehend it!

He Pingsheng sat cross-legged and began slowly comprehending.

Comprehending the Time Law was harder and slower than any other law.

But it didn't matter—he wasn't afraid of slow progress!

Take it slow.

Seventy-three years later, He Pingsheng shattered one layer of his Dao barrier and reached Body Integration Level Three.

Another ninety-nine years later, he shattered the second layer of his Dao barrier and reached Body Integration Level Four.

In just over one hundred and seventy years, he shattered two layers of Dao barrier!

This was aided by the Treasure Basin.

It could only mean that comprehending the Time Dao was vastly harder than the Five Elements Dao.

Much harder than the Space Dao as well.

"Huh…" He Pingsheng exhaled deeply.

Then he stepped out, leaving the small world behind.

"Young Master!" Zhou Qingmei sensed He Pingsheng's emergence and arrived at his side first.

"Congratulations, Young Master—you've shattered two layers of cultivation!"

Over these one hundred and seventy years, He Pingsheng hadn't merely shattered two Dao barriers.

His talisman crafting had made tremendous progress!

He could now craft seventh-rank talismans!

Meanwhile, over these hundred years, He Pingsheng had advanced his cultivation of the 【Mystic Stillness True Scripture】, Body Integration Chapter, to Level Four.

Actually, his cultivation had slowed.

Pure spiritual sense cultivation wouldn't take over a hundred years.

Unfortunately, his body refinement hadn't kept pace—he couldn't find high-grade poison sacs.

"Hmm…" He Pingsheng nodded: "Two layers—nothing to congratulate over!"

His face showed no emotion. He asked: "During my seclusion, did anything major happen in the Spirit Realm?"

"Has our sect faced any external invasions or major changes?"

"No," Zhou Qingmei shook her head. "The Spirit Realm and our sect have remained largely unchanged."

"Except… less than a year after you entered seclusion, Grand Lord Dunlun gave birth to twins again!"

He Pingsheng: "………………"

Good heavens!

Logically, the higher one's cultivation, the harder it becomes to bear offspring.

What's going on with this Grand Lord Dunlun?

It's the reverse of heaven's order!

"Oh! One more thing!" Zhou Qingmei suddenly slapped her forehead. "Your Metal, Water, Fire, and Earth aspects have all reached Void Refinement's peak!"

"They're all waiting for you right now within our sect!"

"What?" He Pingsheng's face turned instantly dark: "All of them are here?"

"Yes," Zhou Qingmei nodded.

He Pingsheng said: "This is dangerous. Avoid keeping your aspects too close to your main body. If someone gets the chance—say, an Immortal Hermit—swats you with one palm, you're dead!"

"Then I'd truly be gone!"

Zhou Qingmei turned pale with fear: "Young Master… I… I didn't consider this!"

"Fine," He Pingsheng said. "It's not that likely, and luckily I have a Wood aspect not here."

"Have them leave—keep only the Metal aspect!"

"Once I complete my Dao Union, bring the Water aspect here."

"Merge one at a time. Don't cluster them!"

"That's settled!"

Next, He Pingsheng resumed his Dao Union.

All five aspects must undergo Dao Union.

Otherwise, these avatars would never be able to enter the Body Integration realm.

Union with the Dao came quickly.

Each time, it took just over a year.

After four or five years passed, He Pingsheng and his other four avatars all completed their Union with the Dao.

Each time he united with the Dao, his original body's cultivation base advanced further.

After four Unions with the Dao, his cultivation reached Body Integration eighth layer.

After the Union with the Dao, the five avatars were all driven away by He Pingsheng, but the Fire Avatar was given a 【Nine Heaven Mystic Flame】 by He Pingsheng.

This item was strengthened and replicated by the Treasure Basin.