Chapter 521 265: Third Grade (Part 2)

Thus, at present, the grand authority of the Southern Four States is seventy percent under his control.

With this power, he can blend with most of the Southern Four States, forming his own fruition with the Dao of heaven and earth.

Shen Hex released his heart and mind, the grand consciousness of the deities merging into the heavens and earth, gradually blending with those laws and regulations, dao and principle.

The sky, the earth, the mountains, the stones, the grass, the trees, the rivers, the streams.

Sun, moon, stars, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, seas, all things...

The fusion of heaven and earth, the union of principles, allowed Shen Hex to see more clearly and thoroughly the essence of things, the fundamental principles of heaven and earth, and the structure of the world.

Why is the sky the sky, and the earth the earth?

How do water and fire form, and where do wind and clouds come from?

How do all things grow, and how does the world operate?

Everything, all of it, returns to the two characters "principle".

Shen Hex was immersed within, utterly selfless, unable to extricate himself, influenced by this grand heaven and earth, and mysterious principles, even forgetting his own existence, his consciousness wanting to merge, become a part of this heaven and earth principle.

It is indeed the peril of advancing, the calamity of becoming one with the Dao!

If he does not pass this barrier, the deities will not survive, transforming the master into a servant, becoming a mere walking corpse.

Although Shen Hex has a deep foundation, at this moment, such foundation becomes perilous, because the deeper the foundation, the heavier the authority, the greater is the influence of the principles of heaven and earth, ultimately increasing the possibility of becoming one with the Dao.

Therefore, when most great gods advance, they proceed cautiously, daring not to merge too much. Just like the Weishui River Dragon Monarch, when he first became a great god, he didn't merge with the entire Weishui River, but instead started from the main river and even the tributaries, moving forward steadily.

But now Shen Hex, with such a deep foundation and heavy authority, finds himself unable to control after merging with the Dao, and there is a momentum of merging with the heavens and earth of the Four States.

Incredibly dangerous, incredibly perilous!

Yet within peril lies opportunity.

Once such merit and fruition are achieved, it will undoubtedly shake the heavens and the earth, far surpassing ordinary deities.

But... Can he achieve it?

No one knows!

Shen Hex was immersed in that indescribably mysterious realm, like a dried sponge desperately absorbing water, memorizing the precious knowledge of the principles of heaven and earth, the laws of the world, engraving them in his mind and absorbing them into his body.

His body transformed with it, at times illusory and transparent, at times solid and condensed, at times turning into gold and iron, at other times into grass and wood, with clouds and mist evaporating, thunder and lightning stirring, constantly changing among various things.

Everything exists, except himself, and does not form a human body.

On the verge of sinking into it, losing himself, and becoming one with the Dao of the deities.

"Hmm!?"

In the Taiyuan Realm, within the Daoist Palace, Shen Hex's eyes sharpened momentarily, then returned to calm.

In the present world, on the planet, Shen Hex's brows furrowed slightly, then relaxed again.

Iron Dao Heart, Zhuang Zhou's Dream of the Butterfly!

I am not the Dao, and the Dao is not me.

I am not me, and the Dao is not the Dao.

I am the Dao, and the Dao is the Dao.

Ultimately...

"Boom!!!"

In an instant, enlightenment dawned, turning the tables, the consciousness of the deities awakening from that wondrous realm, the ever-changing otherworldly body recondensed, with a golden seal radiating brilliant light, the red aura around transforming into purple, within which a talisman emerged, forming the name of the deity.

Heaven-Appointed Third-Grade Earth Deity—Heavenly Venerable King of Great Brightness and Virtue!

The divine dao manifests with Ninth Grade being blue, Sixth Grade red, and Third Grade purple.

Purple aura envelops, a parasol crowns the head, it is truly the sign of a great god.

Dao fruit has been achieved, merit perfection!

Once this merit is achieved, once this fruition is full, golden light radiates brilliantly, purple qi moves like a dragon, circulating around the talisman and golden seal in the center, forming a human body's veins, nurturing flesh and skin, gradually transforming the void into substance.

Myriad tribulations cannot sanctify a Yin soul!

The Yin soul body, even with divine cultivation, has many deficiencies, difficult to achieve greatness.

Therefore, a great god must reverse life and death, transforming Yin soul into Yang God, compensating for intrinsic inadequacies.

The veins are formed, flesh nurtures, the body is condensed, visage manifests.

The resurrected Shen Hex, his chest rising and falling gently, like a newborn infant, instinctively performing life's breathing, further converting divine power into human life's qi and blood, Essence Yuan Magical Power, achieving Martial Arts Skill and Dao Fruit.

Immortal Martial Divine Spirit, Three Methods Cultivation!

After giving birth to the flesh, this great path can be walked, and the advancement is rapid.

After all, Immortal Martial Cultivation relies firstly on the provision of resources, secondly on the understanding of the realm.

There is no need to elaborate on resources; after achieving a great god, with the enlightenment of heaven and earth principles, a deeper understanding of everything exists, understanding and utilization enhance, thus fully transforming Divine Power into Heaven and Earth Qi, assisting self-enhancement, supplying Immortal Martial Cultivation.

The realm is the same; Shen Hex, after several lifetimes of cultivation, has already laid the foundation. As long as there is enough resource provision, rebuilding is entirely a matter of course.

Not to mention this divine body's innate extraordinariness, it is the result of a deity's unity with the Dao, transforming Yin into Yang, rebirth from death, the deity's understanding deeply imprinted with the principles of heaven and earth, akin to a "Innate Dao Body", putting the Spiritual Root far behind.

Therefore, Shen Hex requires no interval or pause, can advance boldly, using Divine Power to transform Heaven and Earth Essence Yuan, rapidly elevating his Immortal Martial Cultivation.

Gathering Spirit, Cultivation Technique, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation.

Inner Strength, True Qi, Gang Qi, True Yuan, Golden Core, Heavenly Gang Sha, Divine Intent.

Immortal Martial Cultivation, advancing boldly, stops only after breaking into the Seventh Realm.

Martial Arts Skill and Dao Fruit, unified into one.

Shen Hex opened his eyes, a thousand glories seemed to reside within, but then returned to tranquility, like a deep cold pond, undisturbed.

"At last... achieved!"

A single statement, also a sigh.

Shen Hex lowered his head, looked at himself, and felt heaven and earth, as if a thousand veins tightly linked this world and himself, his control over heaven and earth, his understanding of principle, has increased more than tenfold from before.

The most direct manifestation is the power of various Divine Techniques.

Because significant improvement in understanding and mastering the great Dao of heaven and earth occurs, the power of various Divine Techniques also rises sharply, resulting in both quantitative change and qualitative change.

Ordinary fire becomes True Flame, Ordinary Water turns into Heavy Water, and the Celestial Heart Five Thunders, Great Sun Golden Lotus, truly live up to their names, harmonizing with the Celestial Heart, resembling the Great Sun.

Such disparity, such enhancement, is more than tenfold?

No wonder someone says, Fourth Grade to Third Grade, one realm apart, is like heaven and abyss.

Three Gates, One Celestial Layer, indeed extraordinary.

Shen Hex even feels fortunate now, thankful for possessing a cheat system, combining Marvelous Method with Professional Power to cross the boundary of heaven and earth, otherwise, in the previous Lanruo battle, facing the Six Great Ghost Gods, he would have absolutely no chance of victory.

Not to mention the Six Great Ghost Gods, any one god among the Jinling Prefect or Weishui River Dragon Monarch could have defeated him.

Fourth Grade to Third Grade, Tier Nine to Tier Ten, the gap in this realm is indeed massive.

Fortunately, he caught up!

Position elevated to Third Grade, achieving the great god.

Immortal Martial Divine Spirit, Three Methods Cultivation.

Sixth Professional Transformation, Authority of Creation.

Such merit, such foundation!

Looking at the world, under the heavens, who can stand against?

"It's time to make a move, or it will be boring."

Shen Hex smiled, lowered his gaze, looking outside the hall.

At the same time...

North bank of the Qinhuai River, atop the city gate.

Ning Bingyun stood alone, using Qi Observation Divine Techniques, observing the Southern Lands' phenomena, seeing the vast purple aura obscuring the sky and sun, after searching for a long time, finally seeing a dragon shadow, dwelling beneath the purple aura, retracting claws and fangs, coiled and dormant.

"Indeed, it is achieved!"

"This divine capability exceeds imagination."

"Even Dragon Qi is subordinate, retracting claws and fangs, bowing head meekly, no longer possessing the supreme nature."

"Currently, in the Southern Lands, the Divine Dao has completely surpassed the Human Dao, this god is both the Lord of the Divine Dao and the Master of Human Dao, commanding heaven and earth, all gods and humans submit!"

"With this merit and fruition, surely he will soon move his troops, the confrontation between the south and north will not last much longer."

"Is there truly a Celestial Destiny descending, capable of reversing the situation?"

"Or..."

Ning Bingyun's gaze was deep and complex, eyes shifting with changing emotion.