The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings-Chapter 847 - 797: Tough Divine Tao

Chapter 847 -797: Tough Divine Tao

The cultivation of the Divine Tao may sound quite simple, and far easier than that of ordinary cultivators, but why then is the practice of the Divine Tao not the mainstream in the realms between Heaven and Earth, and even in the Sky Wasteland and the current Cultivation World, the Incense God Path is a reluctant choice behind Qi Refining, Spirit Refining, and Body Refining among several systems?

Because such cultivation, although swift, is not so easy after all but comes with its own set of great dangers.

The Divine Tao does not require the understanding of Realms but only the Refining of positions to possess strong power. However, for most cultivators of the Divine Tao, this is both a making and an unmaking—Divine Tao is a bond for cultivators. They must adhere to the rules of Divine Tao authority and fulfill the obligations demanded by the power of the Divine Tao, to maintain the blessings from the Will of Heaven and Earth and their own Divine Tao positions. Should they fail to uphold their positions and lose heavenly favor, they will be stripped of their authority.

Of course, this is the most common method of cultivation within the Divine Tao and the path followed by most Divine Tao cultivators. Another method, as with Pei Xuanjing, starts with obtaining a Divine Tao position. While adhering to the situation shaped by the Divine Tao authority, one relies less on the power of Incense Faith to advance but instead cultivates the Laws. By harnessing the power of the position and taking charge of the Laws’ authority, one gradually masters these Laws, turning them into their own foundation. Such cultivators of the Divine Tao, even if they lose their positions, will not suffer great loss and will still retain ample power.

Every approach has its drawbacks and benefits: the former progresses quickly in cultivation, while the latter takes a much slower pace in grasping and controlling the authority of Laws and also places significant demands on one’s will and talent. Not everyone is capable of this, and those who are typically do not choose the Divine Tao, at least not at present, without specific reasons.

Naturally, Zhu Houji’s path was the former, purely so. Beyond the Divine Tao, he also pursued the skills of the Human Race Common Master and the practices of the Spirit Refining Path.

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Furthermore, as the lord of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, he is now wholly bound to it. The prosperity of the Great Ming supports his power, and if it declines or perishes, even if Zhu Houji has mastered the Laws, he would be unable to save himself and would only perish alongside the Divine Dynasty.

Therefore, even though he is aware of the threats of the Divine Tao and the flaws of the Divine Dynasty, Zhu Houji has no choice, no way out—and for him, he does not need choices or a way back.

Perhaps Zhu Houji, who is single-minded in seeking longevity, may not be the best emperor, but he is not lacking in decisive firmness that lies deep within. To him, should the Divine Dynasty fall and there’s no salvaging it, he has the courage and determination to perish alongside it—a responsibility he carries as the lord of the Divine Dynasty and the ruler of the people.

“As Heaven and Earth undergo Ascension, many changes will occur. Therefore, we must hasten to find the location of the Heavenly Court Prototype Cave Heaven left by the Human Race Common Master,” Zhu Houji’s eyes revealed a sense of urgency.

He had obtained the news about the Heavenly Court Prototype Cave Heaven opened by the Ancient Human Race Common Master while practicing the skills of the Human Race Common Master. After communicating with Pei Xuanjing, Zhu Houji had been sending people to collect and search for the location of the original Cave Heaven.

Unfortunately, despite spending countless resources and manpower over the years, Zhu Houji still had no findings, not even stumbling upon any remnants of Cave Heavens from the Ancient Era. The Cave Heaven as described in the skill remains elusive.

Zhu Houji’s time is running short. After the Ascension of Heaven and Earth, the structure of this world will undergo significant changes. If he can’t find it promptly, the information he holds will become even more useless.

“With the Ascension of Heaven and Earth, the authority I possess is also growing stronger. Perhaps after the Ascension of Heaven and Earth, as long as I can fully control this divine body, I will have the combat strength of the Strongest Realm,” Qingxu Taoist, now Monarch Qingxu, felt the changes of Heaven and Earth Ascension and thought to himself.

Back then, the Zhenwu Sect paid a great price to cultivate an Innate God who turned malignant. Unable to protect the Zhenwu Sect and posing a potential threat to Heaven and Earth, they had no choice but to ask Pei Xuanjing to obliterate the spirit of this malignant god. In doing so, I sacrificed my physical body and fused into this divine body to become a deity.

“Brother, how much longer do you need to master this divine body?” Qingyang Zi’s voice echoed in Qingxu Daoist’s ears.

Although Qingyang Zi is now the vice-dean of the Taoist Academy and holds a high position with the support of the Supreme Strong Pei Xuanjing, even if his personal strength is insufficient, cultivators at the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm and prodigies from top forces do not take him lightly. But at the end of the day, Qingyang Zi is from Zhenwu Sect, and he has not forgotten his origins.

If the Zhenwu Sect did not require his help before, now that such an incident had occurred, he needed to return to see if there was a place where he was needed, both morally and emotionally.

After returning to the Zhenwu Sect from the Taoist Academy and listening in detail to the elders of the Zhenwu Sect describe what had happened, Qingyang Zi did not wait long to see his Sect Leader Brother, currently sealed within the center of the Zhenwu Array, unable to leave.

According to what the elders and the Sect Leader Brother within the Sect had said, that malignant god was incredibly powerful. As an Innate God born from countless powers of Incense Faith and so many Divine Powers, it possessed tremendous strength from birth. The Spirit Realm Eightfold Peak was enough to contend with the presence of a Supreme Strong for a short time. Although it seemed easily subdued by Pei Xuanjing, it was not a being the entire Zhenwu Sect could subdue.

Even after Pei Xuanjing took significant risks to erase its spirit, the remaining instincts of the divine body were not something Qingxu Taoist could control easily.

He needed time, a period to Refining the spirit within the divine body and fully merge it to become a deity.

“Given my current situation, I might need decades, and during this period, I cannot leave the Zhenwu Array, or I’m at risk of backlashes,” True Monarch Qingxu revealed everything to his junior brother without any concealment.

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Replacing a god with a Mortal was a defiance of nature. His strength was weaker than that of the malignant god, and the essence of life as a Mortal Cultivator was also lower in quality compared to such Innate Gods. Even if the opponent was an incomplete Innate God born from the power of Incense Faith, it was not easy to Refine.

Within this Great Zhenwu Formation, the instincts of the divine body can be suppressed, and only then can the task of a snake swallowing an elephant, transforming from Mortal to God, be completed. Otherwise, even if the spirit of the malignant god was erased, a great horror might still occur.