Chapter 256: The Second Heavenly Lord of Gu Heng, the Treasure Furnace Performs Ten Thousand Daos

On the other side, the capital of the ancient Heng Dynasty.

This is an ancient sacred mountain, and it is also an inverted and suspended sacred mountain, so a supreme sacred city stands on the vast base.

Unlike the Chiwu Dynasty, the three major families of the Chiwu clan each owned an ancient city.

However, the Guheng Dynasty had thirty-six great divine families, each of which had a divine master in charge, and all of the family ancestral lands were located in this ancient imperial capital.

At this time, in the center of the imperial capital, in the most sacred Tianzun Pavilion.

"Brother, are you serious?"

Heng Tianzun found it a little bit unbelievable. It was really hard to believe that a master in the divine realm could be comparable to the Supreme in terms of soul attack.

Facing Heng Tianzun's doubts, Gu Tianzun sighed: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."

As he spoke, bits of time gathered in front of him, revealing the scene of Shen Mu exerting his will to attack.

Through the picture, Heng Tianzun could not perceive the real details of the battlefield, but the visual impact was still there.

The Wind and Thunder Demon Lord, one of the three demon lords guarding the northwest part of the Demon God Temple, lost consciousness in an instant.

Such terrifying illusion cannot be matched even by the only elder in the Immortal Palace who has comprehended the way of the illusion.

"I remember that Junior Brother Gu Yun once said some time ago that when Fellow Daoist Shen had not yet reached the God Realm, he instantly made the two venerables fall into an illusion, and they didn't even have the power to resist."

"That is to say, at that time... his soul strength was already far beyond that of a Divine Realm Venerable."

"Brother, do you think he really came from Daqin?"

The Great Qin mentioned by Heng Tianzun is exactly the extremely mysterious Eastern Divine Dynasty mentioned by countless cultivators in the northwest continent.

Beings of their level, although not the most powerful in the entire continent, are also high-ranking officials guarding a region. Naturally, they know more about the so-called Eastern Divine Dynasty.

Upon hearing this, Gu Tianzun was startled: "Now that you put it that way, I feel like something is wrong."

"As far as I know...there is indeed no True Spirit family with the surname 'Shen' in the Great Qin."

"And this surname Shen is very special. I have never seen this surname since ancient times."

The surnames in this world all come from bloodline.

For example, the Chiwu clan is named after the supreme true spirit from ancient times, the Golden Crow Great Sage who is known as the incarnation of the sun.

For example, the Li Yang clan’s ancestor attained the divine realm at the Li Yang volcano, so they took Li Yang as their name.

There are also many surnames such as Teng, Shi, etc., which are directly named after their own bloodline power.

The voice of Heng Tianzun sounded faintly: "Brother, do you still remember that some time ago, the great priest came out of retreat and prophesied... that the ancient saints would return."

True Spirit and Great Sage are just different names, but they both actually refer to a level of existence, that is, the supreme life that transcends the cage.

Ancient Tianzun was startled: "Junior brother, do you mean to say that Shen Mu... is the returned ancient saint?"

Without waiting for Heng Tianzun to answer, Gu Tianzun answered his own question. "That does explain why this person, who has not yet become a god, has a soul attack at the level of Tianzun."

Heng Tianzun continued to add: "And as soon as Fellow Daoist Shen came out of retreat, he went straight to the Chiwu clan."

"As far as I know, although the Chiwu clan has the True Spirit bloodline, the Chiwu clan is not the only one that possesses the True Spirit bloodline."

"And the most special thing about the Chiwu clan is the ancestral tower that has been passed down from ancient times."

"Even the Palace Master himself said that this ancestral tower is not simple. It is suspected to be a backup plan left by the Golden Crow Great Sage. We must not move rashly."

Shen Mu didn't know this information.

If he knew that, it would explain the doubts in Shen Mu's heart.

That is why the Immortal Palace or the three great dynasties simply ignored such a supreme treasure as the Ancestral Pagoda.

This is unreasonable. Bloodline authentication is not important at all.

When Chi Wuyan was alive, even with the help of the ancestral tower, he was at most invincible in the ordinary realm of gods. How could he have the ability to resist the Heavenly Lord?
If they simply enslave his soul, the ancestral tower will become theirs.

"In ancient times, eight hundred million epochs ago... This is too complicated. We should report it to the Immortal Palace."

"That's all."

……

At this time, Shen Mu had no idea that he had been targeted by the most powerful force in this world.

But it doesn't matter if you're targeted.

Shen Mu's foundation has been established. As long as he is given enough time, he will have the capital to gain a foothold in this world.

By then, it would not be a problem to suppress the second level of the Divine King Realm head-on. Facing the true ultimate Divine King Realm, protecting oneself should not be a problem.

Chiwu clan, a group of figures stood in front of the ancestral tower.

In the center of the crowd, of course, were Shen Mu and his newly acquired soul slave, the True Dragon Huanwu from the Divine King realm.

"Huanwu, you will be in charge of the ancestral tower and protect the Chiwu clan from now on."

Shen Mu's gaze fell on Huan Wu beside him.

Huanwu's divine body is very special, and its defense is far beyond that of beings at the same level.

This kind of defense is not about resisting force head-on, but about unloading force. In principle, it is somewhat similar to the ultimate emptiness of the Void Dao.

If one day, the illusion mist can perfectly integrate the false into true, the real into the virtual, and another branch of the illusion path, its defensive power will be enough to give most of the second-level God Kings a headache.

"Yes, Master!"

Although Huanwu was disdainful of the people of the Chiwu clan, he naturally responded to Shen Mu's request.

Shen Mu waved his hand: "Venerable Huanwu is my follower and one of the protectors of the Chiwu clan. You can announce it to the world."

At this point, Shen Mu has completed the biggest cause and effect with Chi Wuyan in disguise.

Although he did not leave his bloodline in the Chiwu clan, he gave them a young god as the protector of the country.

"Liyue, you just switched to practicing the Way of Illusion a thousand years ago. If you have any questions about this, you can ask Huanwu. His attainments in the Way of Illusion are higher than mine."

Shen Mu did not practice the origin of light, so he could not guide Chiwu Liyue.

At that time, Shen Mu gave Chiwu Liyue a suggestion. Since Chiwu Liyue had not yet truly stepped into the realm of the Great Dao of Origin, he could directly switch to practicing the Great Dao of Illusion.

The phantom branch of the Illusionary Way is inherently complementary to light and shadow. It would be better if she switched to this practice early so that she could be guided in the future.

But now that we have the phantom fog, there is no need for Shen Mu to give personal instructions.

After all, in terms of the way of illusion, Shen Mu only had some understanding of the branch of illusion mind and the branch of practicing falsehood to become true, which could only be considered a small achievement and was far inferior to the True Dragon Illusion Mist.

Hearing Shen Mu's words, Huan Wu hurriedly said, "My Lord is so great and noble. I have only gained some insights into the art of illusion. How dare I be arrogant in front of my Lord?"

Shen Mu laughed. This was probably the negative effect of soul control. His mood and personality were distorted.

Unless this Phantom Mist has talent and capital comparable to that of the Beast King, future breakthroughs will be even more difficult.

Chiwu Liyue bowed obediently to Shen Mu, and then paid her respects to Huanwu.

"Liyue pays respect to Venerable Huanwu. I hope you can give me more guidance in the future."

During this thousand years, Chiwu Liyue has also been studying the Chiwu clan's inherited scripture "Illusionary Heart Sutra", and has already entered the realm of illusions, but his understanding is still very shallow.

Huan Wu nodded indifferently. He was not interested in humans other than Shen Mu. "I will be in seclusion again. If there is anything important that Huan Wu cannot handle, please inform me."

Shen Mu would not go into seclusion in the ancestral tower, as this tower always gave him a depressing feeling.

If there were any other choice, Shen Mu would never enter the ancestral tower again.

……

The world of bamboo courtyard.

Shen Mu sat cross-legged under the most majestic ancient bamboo, with endless spiritual clarity surging around him.

Then a hazy colorful cloud bloomed from above Shen Mu's head and condensed into the Wanling Treasure Furnace in mid-air.

"According to my deduction... with the blessing of the Wanling Treasure Furnace, the difficulty of my comprehending the Great Dao will be reduced countless times."

Since Shen Mu understood the spirituality of thinking, not only his own understanding and thinking ability have greatly improved, but he has also come up with many fantastic ideas.

For example... using the wisdom of all living beings to comprehend one's own path.

"The mysterious light of wisdom appears!"

In the hazy and misty treasure furnace, the illusory fire of wisdom suddenly burst into a brilliant glow.

After thousands of years of sedimentation, the thoughts and spiritualities of nearly 30,000 Primal Chaos Realm lives have all manifested, condensing into nearly 30,000 rays of wisdom and mysterious light.

Today, the "Great Wisdom Art" created by Shen Mu has only been spread for a thousand years, and its scope of dissemination is not large.

If several dozen epochs, or hundreds of thousands of years, pass, it will at least become a compulsory method for ordinary cultivators in the entire Northwest Continent.

Even if there is enough time, all ordinary lives in this world will practice Shen Mu's great wisdom.

Not to mention all the ordinary lives in this world, even if it is just the northwest continent, there are more than trillions of chaotic realm lives.

Every second, every snap of the fingers, every moment, there will be lives in the Chaos Realm dying for various reasons.

This also means that there will be countless thoughts and spiritualities at any time and anywhere, transcending endless time and space and converging to Shen Mu.

"Origin Heart Sutra...Evolution!"

Shen Mu's mind moved, and all his understanding of the way of soul and the way of illusion were revealed, condensing into countless secret patterns and symbols.

This is Shen Mu’s greatest gain in this world and his most important realization.

hum!
Endless symbols and secret patterns are interwoven, evolving into phantoms of the universe, telling the mysteries of the endless soul path.

Then, the endless shadows of the universe were all integrated into this treasure furnace of thought.

Rays of mysterious wisdom became increasingly dazzling, interweaving with these secret patterns to evolve into entirely new information and mysteries.

This new information is very crude and superficial, and 99% of it is wrong.

But Shen Mu didn't want the mysteries and information they deduced, but the thinking perspective when these wise lights evolved their mysteries.

When you are comprehending any kind of difficult problem or mystery.

The most important thing is always a flash of inspiration, which brings about a completely new way of thinking.

Many times, as long as you change your way of thinking, you may find a solution to the mysteries that once puzzled you. This is the so-called enlightenment.

Shen Mu has fully understood the spiritual branch of thinking, which is a branch of the soul. Naturally, his ideas are diverse and his perspectives on the great Dao are numerous, far beyond the imagination of the gods at the same level.

But no matter how high Shen Mu's comprehension is or how diverse his ideas are, there is a limit.

But sentient beings are endless...

As long as there is enough wisdom and enough ideas, Shen Mu will eventually gain some perspectives that he has not discovered.

These perspectives are the most important things in comprehending the great Dao, and are the inspirations that Shen Mu values ​​most.

……

Time passes, and things change.

In the blink of an eye, another thousand years have passed.

For the vast majority of ordinary lives in this world, those lower-level lives that are not even considered cultivators.

A thousand years, a full tens of millions of days, is already half of their lives, because they can only live for two or three thousand years.

Ever since a thousand years ago, word has spread that Venerable Shen Mu's follower, the True Dragon Demon God Huan Wu, also served as the Chiwu clan's protector of the nation.

The Chiwu Dynasty became the second only to the three great dynasties in the northwestern continent.

It's not just because the Chiwu clan has only three venerable protectors of the country (outsiders don't know about the death of Chiwu Yan), but also because of a great battle that took place a thousand years ago at the border of the Chiwu clan and the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Outsiders do not know the outcome of this war, nor who the powerful warriors are who participated in it.

But some people saw the vast image of the Heavenly Venerable, because the vision was so great, the pressure was so shocking, and too many people saw it.

Combined with the previous "sunlight" vision, a rumor spread widely in the northwest continent.

That is the old venerable of the Chiwu clan. Chiwu Yan has fully understood the artistic conception of the Heavenly Dao and attained the realm of Heavenly Venerable.

Initially, this rumor was only believed by ordinary cultivators, and the major national protectors were skeptical about it, because the old fellow Chi Wuyan should have become a Taoist, and it was too dramatic for him to break through when his life was almost over.

The venerables from various countries communicated with each other but were still unsure, so they sought confirmation from the Guheng Dynasty.

Then they received a shocking reply. The Chiwu clan had a being comparable to the Heavenly Lord in charge. If you offend them, you will bear the consequences.

……

On this day, outside the most prosperous imperial city of the Chiwu clan.

As a special chanting sound echoed, various strange visions emerged in the sky.

I saw endless clear light surging, interweaving and condensing into an illusory human figure.

Then, around this huge and vast outline, three thousand worlds appeared.

In the three thousand worlds, clusters of flames rise up, and in each flame there is a figure kneeling in worship, sacred and solemn.

This scene is just like in the ancient myths and legends, where our ancestors were worshipping the supreme spirit.

The first thing that was alarmed by this strange phenomenon was naturally the real dragon phantom fog in the imperial city.

The dreamy, translucent body of a real dragon appeared directly in the air, and a pair of dragon eyes looked towards the direction of Shen Mu's small world, with both shock and joy.

"As expected of you, my Lord. In just a thousand years, you have realized a new realm of soul!"

“Perhaps within this century, the Lord will be able to comprehend the three soul realms, and then merge them to attain the realm of Heavenly Venerable!”

Others may not be able to discern the mystery of the great Dao behind this vision, but the Demon God and Phantom Mist can certainly discern it.

As the existence of the Demon God Huanwu who achieved the status of God King through the way of illusion, he himself has a certain understanding of the way of soul. The two great ways complement each other.

In the soul path, there is a branch called soul illusion.

In the realm of illusion, there is also a branch called Illusionary Mind that focuses on the soul.

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