Chapter 114: Transcendence

"That's right, a new member recently joined the chat group, and the cultivation system in his world is quite unique!" Shi Jian spoke after hearing Liu Shen's words. "Cultivators will open up a Universe in their Sea of Consciousness. Initially, it's a planet, then a star, and finally an entire Universe. Realms are named after Planet-level, Star-level, and Universe-level!" Shi Jian and Liu Shen chatted about things in the chat group. "Planet, Star, Universe? There's actually such a miraculous cultivation method!" Liu Shen was somewhat surprised. With her vast knowledge, she knew what Planet, Star, and Universe meant. "The person who created such a cultivation system is definitely a remarkably talented individual!" Liu Shen couldn't help but sigh with emotion. She had seen many methods in Perfect World. In fact, many methods were derived from observing heaven and earth. That is, learned from heaven and earth, learned from nature, learned from all living beings. Isn't the Human Race's current cultivation system modeled after the Yao Beast's runes? And the people of the world Shi Jian spoke of had an even grander vision. They cultivated by imitating the sun, moon, stars, and the Universe. "It's just a different concept of cultivation..." Shi Jian chuckled softly. The Devouring side developed the technological path. When technology first developed, most of it involved exploring the starry sky and Universe. Therefore, people took the starry sky and Universe as their initial visualization method, thus creating a cultivation system like Devouring the Starry Sky. In Perfect World and Immortal Cultivation worlds, people held reverence for heaven and earth but did not explore the starry sky and Universe. Thus, the cultivation systems they created were different. "This Cloud Vine comes from his world... If you're interested, I'll take you to see it someday!" Shi Jian continued to speak. Liu Shen didn't agree, but she didn't refuse either. She gently extended a willow branch and touched the Cloud Vine. A pale green energy acted upon the Cloud Vine. The originally somewhat withered Cloud Vine instantly became vibrant. "Creatures from other worlds indeed have their unique aspects..." Liu Shen's clear, cold voice sounded again. "Come, little fellow..." Liu Shen had Shi Hao come to the Cloud Vine. Then she gestured for him to squeeze out a drop of fresh blood from his finger. Shi Hao did as told. That drop of fresh blood quickly absorbed into the Cloud Vine upon contact. Originally, the Cloud Vine required a lot of blood from its host to recognize its master. However, under Liu Shen's manipulation, only one drop of blood was enough. "From now on, this little fellow will be your companion..." Liu Shen said indifferently. "Treat it well... I have imprinted some runes into this little fellow's body, allowing it to adapt to this world. Its potential will definitely far exceed what it was before!" Liu Shen instructed Shi Hao. "Okay," Shi Hao felt the sense of intimacy transmitted from the Cloud Vine and then nodded seriously. He reached out a hand to touch the Cloud Vine. The Cloud Vine instantly clung to him, then transformed into a layer of black-purple vine armor. There was an inexplicable connection between this vine armor and Shi Hao. Shi Hao could control it with his thoughts, allowing it to change form freely like flowing water. He could also have it extend its vines at any time to attack others. The attack range of these vines was also extremely wide, a full several thousand meters. "I will treat you well..." Stroking the vine armor on his body, Shi Hao transmitted his thoughts. Then a feeling of joy emanated from the vine armor. "Do you like to drink milk?" Feeling that the Cloud Vine could respond to him, Shi Hao was overjoyed. He really liked this little companion. He couldn't wait to share his favorite things with this little companion! Cloud Vine: ... After staying in Shi Village for a while, Shi Jian walked deep into the mountain range. His main purpose for returning this time, besides seeing Liu Shen and Shi Hao, was for the second chapter of the Original True Understanding. The Original True Understanding is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is the Divine Guidance Chapter. The second chapter is the Transcendence Chapter. The third chapter is the final Ultimate Chapter. The Divine Guidance Chapter is now in his hands, but it still lacks the Myriad Spirit Diagram. However, whether or not he has the Myriad Spirit Diagram makes no difference to Shi Jian. The Divine Guidance Chapter is suitable for Early Stage cultivation. The Transcendence Chapter, as the name suggests, is for transcendence. This chapter still has no specific method, only ancient Dao. It uses the most simple and unadorned original runes of heaven and earth to construct the Profound Truths of the Great Dao, elucidate the essence of the Great Dao, and finally achieve transcendence and eternal existence. Shi Hao perfected his own method after comprehending the Transcendence Chapter, even the method for Middle Stage cultivation. It belongs to the advanced method of the Divine Guidance Chapter. The Divine Guidance Chapter is enough for the people in the group, and coupled with Shi Jian's previous lack of strength, he hadn't sought the Divine Guidance Chapter. But now he is in the Inscription Realm. If he is to inscribe the Original True Understanding, then naturally, the more content he inscribes, the better. He needs to briefly inscribe the Divine Guidance Chapter. The Transcendence Chapter also needs to be inscribed. Therefore, Shi Jian's return this time was to gather the Transcendence Chapter as well. The Transcendence Chapter is composed of two parts. One part is the stone cauldron in the village, and the other part is the mountain treasure in these mountains. The stone cauldron is already in the village; Shi Jian's main purpose is to find the mountain treasure. In the original work, when this mountain treasure erupted, it displayed various signs. Calculating the time, it should be about time for the mountain treasure to erupt now. Deep in the mountain range, wisps of misty Qi permeated. The scenery in the mountains was blurry, a chaotic expanse. The roars of various wild beasts sounded. However, these sounds all ceased at a certain moment. Shi Jian slowly walked towards this place. He sensed some unusual Qi here. "That thing is here?" Shi Jian was a little unclear about the principle of this thing appearing. This place had immortal light soaring into the sky, auspicious Qi surging, as if a Chaos Supreme Treasure was emerging. When a rare treasure appears, it really has to make some noise, doesn't it? Shi Jian could perceive that the thing was still deep in the mountain range. It seemed to be breaking out of the ground under the influence of the mountain's power. "Let me lend you a hand!" Shi Jian let out a soft chuckle at this sight. He activated the Yellow Emperor Earth Emperor Dao from the Great Five Elements Technique. The Yellow Emperor Earth Emperor Dao could assimilate all earth Qi and control mountain ranges! Although his main cultivation was the Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist, this didn't mean he couldn't use the other techniques. It just meant he wasn't as proficient as with the Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist. Countless earth Qi surged towards the mountain treasure deep within the earth veins under his control. "Boom!" Wisps of radiant light appeared in the sky. A chaotic Qi swirled, and a sky-shattering roar erupted from the center of the mountain range. Stones flew through the air, and Chaos Qi swept across the entire Great Wilderness! The mountain treasure had emerged. A silvery-white divine object appeared before Shi Jian. Shi Jian didn't hesitate in the slightest and immediately reached out to grasp the treasure. "This sacred object is mine!" Shi Jian was about to turn and leave when a massive figure appeared before him. The figure was shrouded in mist, its true form unclear, but the Qi emanating from it shook heaven and earth. All the mountains and valleys trembled, and all the birds and beasts prostrated themselves on the ground. "Venerable One?" Shi Jian looked at the giant beast before him with interest. This giant beast was incredibly tall, soaring into the clouds, its eyes like two vast lakes embedded in the sky, with a diameter of several miles. Killing Intent surged. "This sacred object is mine!" It let out a low growl, its voice shaking the mountains, causing countless fierce birds and beasts to prostrate. The giant beast, Qiongqi. "Thud!" An enormous iron rod grew against the wind, sweeping across like a heaven-supporting pillar, with a howling wind. Qiongqi let out a muffled roar, its fierce Qi sweeping through the Nine Heavens. He extended a massive paw that covered the sky and earth, intending to suppress several mountain ranges. The large paw and the iron rod collided in the clouds. The sky seemed to be torn apart, and various radiant lights erupted. One bone after another fell from the sky, some as red as diamonds, others as black as ink, emitting divine light. Two Venerable-level Vicious Beasts. Zhu Yan and Qiongqi. They were fighting. These fallen bones contained extremely powerful force, falling into the valley, destroying all kinds of mountains and forests! A gust of wind blew, gathering all these bones in mid-air. Another Vicious Beast arrived. Vermilion Bird! "Womanly benevolence!" Upon seeing this, Qiongqi's eyes flickered with a cold, ghostly light as he spoke. Then he opened his mouth and spat out a terrifying beam of light, intending to destroy the entire mountain range. What responded to him was an iron rod. The iron rod struck the brilliant precious technique, emitting bursts of Great Dao sounds! Three Venerable-level existences were about to engage in a fierce battle in this mountain range. They wanted to contend for the emerging mountain treasure! The three Venerable-level Vicious Beasts seemed to have a tacit understanding, deliberately avoiding Shi Jian who held the mountain treasure. In their eyes, even if a Human Race youth only in the Inscription Realm obtained the mountain treasure, he couldn't stir up any trouble. They all wanted to deal with their strong competitors first. "If even rune bones are being used, then those who arrived here should be their true bodies, right?" Shi Jian looked at the three Venerable-level Vicious Beasts, lost in thought. He had been tricked too many times. These Venerable Ones were getting smarter and smarter now. Most of them moved about the Jianghu with their spirit bodies, their true bodies hiding in some corner. Last time, he and Yang Qi killed so many Venerable Ones, but they got no benefits. This led to him having to first determine whether a Venerable he encountered was a true body or a spirit body. If rune bones were being used, then they should all be true bodies. In the original work, these few also fought until their brains were splattered in their Scramble for the mountain treasure. Besides the three who appeared now, there was also a Heaven-Devouring Sparrow. However, that Heaven-Devouring Sparrow had already been refined by Yang Qi. "Roar..." The roar shook the Eight Desolations, and even at the outermost edge of the mountain range, that incredibly loud sound could be heard. Three Venerable-level Vicious Beasts engaged in a great battle in the Void Realm. A bird cry pierced the Nine Heavens, a fiery red little bird shrieked and fought its opponent, bringing forth monstrous crimson flames that burned half the sky. With a great roar, heaven and earth trembled. That Qiongqi had the momentum to swallow mountains and rivers, dominating the world, suppressing the heavenly fire with invincible precious techniques. Giant wings shook the sky, like dark clouds, pressing down on the firmament. Vermilion Bird extended its sharp claws, tearing off large streaks of blood from Qiongqi's body. Gale winds howled, shaking the Nine Heavens. Zhu Yan's iron rod swept across heaven and earth, simultaneously smashing towards both Vicious Beasts. Vermilion Bird: ? Qiongqi: ? Trying to fight two at once? You're very brave!! Shi Jian watched the battle of the three Vicious Beasts, lost in thought. Especially the Vermilion Bird. If he remembered correctly, the Vermilion Bird's fire also seemed to be a very powerful exotic flame. The person named Xiao is going to be lucky again. The three Vicious Beasts fought in a chaotic brawl, shaking heaven and earth, causing intense tremors. It was like playing a three-person game of chess. "Didn't we agree to fight him together?" "What do you mean by 'not you'?" "Brothers united, their strength is like gold." "It's time to forget our roots..." Shi Jian originally thought that with only three Vicious Beasts left, they would quickly reach a conclusion in their fight. The reality was not so. A triangle is the most stable shape. The three Vicious Beasts had no alliances; they fought back and forth, sometimes forming alliances, sometimes backstabbing, and simply couldn't reach a conclusion! Shi Jian truly couldn't stand it anymore, and he couldn't help but speak: "Excuse me, but this mountain treasure is in my hands. Before you contend for it, could you please ask for my opinion as its owner?" His voice wasn't very loud, but it clearly entered the ears of the three Vicious Beasts who were fighting. Qiongqi, Vermilion Bird, and Zhu Yan all looked at him with disdain upon hearing his words. A Human in the Inscription Realm? This mountain treasure is merely being stored with you, understand? Isn't it better to just stay put obediently? Why seek death by coming out? Trying to gain presence so much at the Inscription Realm? Do you think you're Ba Ba of Zhulu Academy? Slaying a Venerable One in the Manifestation Realm? Huh? How does this human look a bit familiar? The three Venerable-level Vicious Beasts looked at the composed Shi Jian and immediately became vigilant. They had all seen Shi Jian's portrait. But it was a portrait of Shi Jian from a long time ago. At that time, he was still a child. Now, Shi Jian was a youth. The few Venerable-level Vicious Beasts only felt he was somewhat familiar, but they didn't immediately recognize him. "Boy, put down the mountain treasure and quickly retreat. I'll send you out!" Vermilion Bird spoke to Shi Jian. The Vermilion Bird was the sacrificial spirit of the Fire Nation, upholding a benevolent heart. It was also it that used numerous runes to stabilize these tens of thousands of towering giant mountains, which prevented the battle aftermath of the beasts from destroying all these mountain ranges. Otherwise, if they fought like this, the land for tens of thousands of miles around would suffer a great catastrophe. Countless living beings would die. For Shi Jian to reach the Inscription Realm at such a young age was indeed considered a Prodigy. The Vermilion Bird couldn't bear for him to perish here in vain. "Arrogant Human Race boy, reaching the Inscription Realm at your age is indeed considered a Prodigy! But if you think you can challenge us with that, then you are far too naive..." Qiongqi let out a cold laugh. His enormous beast foot stomped the ground, his eyes scanned the surroundings, and then he spoke calmly: "This sacred object is of great importance. The fewer people who know about it, the better!" "Kill them all. Starting from the Human Race, kill all the loose-lipped races and living beings on this land!" Qiongqi's Killing Intent was monstrous. Finally, his pair of eerie green eyes looked coldly at Shi Jian. "First, kill you. To reach Inscription at such a young age, your backing must be extraordinary. To be able to at this age..." Qiongqi's voice suddenly trailed off halfway through his sentence. No one in the entire Lower Realm had ever reached the Inscription Realm at such a young age. Only one person recently: Ba Ba!