Chapter 1935: Formation Path Prodigy
In the third year of seclusion, the sacred dao rules within Zhang Ruochen's body reached ten million, and he began to impact the Rule Great Heaven. The fastest update on the novel website.
The Rule Great Heaven is when the sacred dao rules burst out of the Qi Sea, spread along the meridians, blood vessels, and sacred veins throughout the entire body, forming a complete great heaven. Reaching this step elevates the application of sacred dao rules to a whole new level, greatly increasing the speed and power of executing sacred techniques.
Zhang Ruochen did not rashly impact the realm. Instead, he first thought carefully, so as to weave the most perfect great heaven, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent condensation of the Dao Domain.
After cultivating to the Nine-Step Saint King realm, every step is very particular. Even the slightest error will have a huge impact on subsequent cultivation.
After careful consideration, Zhang Ruochen truly began to impact the realm, fully operating the "Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture."
Instantly, the ten million sacred dao rules became active, continuously rushing upward.
"Boom."
At a certain moment, the restraint of the Divine Light Qi Sea was broken, like a volcanic eruption, as the ten million sacred dao rules surged violently out of the Divine Light Qi Sea.
The Tongtian River flowed out from the Divine Light Qi Sea, slowly moving along the meridians, blood vessels, and sacred veins throughout the body.
Zhang Ruochen's body trembled slightly, feeling some pain.
Having sacred dao rules enter the meridians, blood vessels, and sacred veins was not an easy task. A slight carelessness could damage them, and in a worse case, could even cripple oneself.
Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen's physical body was now extremely powerful, having reached the level below Great Saint. His meridians, blood vessels, and sacred veins were also extremely tough. Although the entry of sacred dao rules caused him slight discomfort, it did not cause any harm.
Compared to other cultivators, Zhang Ruochen's own meridians, blood vessels, and sacred veins structure was much more complex. This was not only because he had opened thirty-six meridians at the Yellow Extreme Realm and later cultivated ten blood spirit veins, but also because his three veins had once been crippled by Zhongying King, nearly cutting off his cultivation path. It was through his great perseverance, relying on chaotic qi to self-evolve and nurture, that he had regenerated the three veins.
Back then, Zhang Ruochen had used his physical body to reflect the universe, using the rules of heaven and earth to evolve the three veins of his body, transforming from the acquired Five Elements Chaos Body into the innate Five Elements Chaos Body.
His own three-vein structure became extremely complex, like a starry universe.
Weaving the perfect Rule Great Heaven was extraordinarily difficult.
Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power was now extremely strong, having reached the late stage of the fifty-ninth rank. He could perfectly control his own three veins. As long as he was careful enough, weaving the Rule Great Heaven was only a matter of time.
At a certain moment, the sacred dao rules finally spread throughout all the meridians, blood vessels, and sacred veins in his body, like weaving an intricate star map.
"Rumble."
The Tongtian River accelerated its flow, surging endlessly along the three veins.
Countless sacred dao rules were clearly reflected from Zhang Ruochen's body, flowing at an astonishing speed, full of vitality.
At this point, Zhang Ruochen smoothly broke through his cultivation to the Rule Great Heaven. Over ten million sacred dao rules spread throughout every meridian, blood vessel, and sacred vein in his body, forming a perfect great cycle.
Immediately, the sacred qi within his body began to compress and transform violently. This was a necessary step after every cultivation breakthrough.
It did not take long for the amount of sacred qi to shrink by more than half, with some impurities being removed, greatly improving the quality of the sacred qi.
Immediately, Zhang Ruochen took out a large number of sacred stones, operating the "Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture" to refine and absorb them, making the sacred qi within his body abundant again.
"Finally, I have broken through my cultivation to the Rule Great Heaven. The feeling is indeed very different."
Feeling the sacred dao rules circulating endlessly within his body, a bright smile involuntarily appeared on Zhang Ruochen's face.
Now, he had a total of over eleven million sacred dao rules in his body, including more than ten thousand time rules, more than thirty thousand space rules, four hundred and eighty thousand sword dao rules, four hundred and twenty thousand palm dao rules, and three hundred and seventy thousand fist dao rules. This was already quite good.
Eternal Dao and Supreme Sacred Dao were very difficult to cultivate, while the Three Thousand Great Daos and the One Hundred Thousand Minor Daos were easy to cultivate.
But if one only cultivated the Great Daos and Minor Daos, even if they cultivated many sacred dao rules, their strength would not be very strong.
At the same cultivation level, the strength gap between those who primarily cultivated Supreme Sacred Dao and those who primarily cultivated Great Daos would be enormous.
Zhang Ruochen clenched his fists, and countless sacred dao rules immediately manifested. Having cultivated the Rule Great Heaven, it was much easier to mobilize sacred dao rules than before.
Now, if he casually threw a punch, he could immediately mobilize a large number of fist dao rules. Even a Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact blocking in front of him would shatter.
After a period of settling, the four divine stones were consumed, and the sundial stopped operating.
With the great battle imminent, it was impossible to seclude for a long time, so Zhang Ruochen only used four divine stones.
The remaining eight divine stones could be used after the great battle.
After all, from the beginning, his goal was only to break through to the Rule Great Heaven.
Next, to break through from the Rule Great Heaven to the Dao Domain realm, the difficulty would be ten or a hundred times greater than breaking through from the Rule Small Heaven to the Rule Great Heaven. Relying on only eight divine stones would certainly not be enough.
Of course, if there were some other great opportunities, it was not impossible to quickly cultivate the Dao Domain.
According to legend, some rare treasures of heaven and earth could directly help cultivators condense the Dao Domain.
Another thing that made Zhang Ruochen happy was that after refining many war artifacts, the Abyssal Ancient Sword's grade had finally improved again, becoming a Nine Radiance Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact. With the enhancement of the purple divine stone, its power was enough to rival a Ten Radiance Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact.
The improvement in the Abyssal Ancient Sword's grade would undoubtedly allow his sword dao to exert greater power.
In addition, the evil spirit had completely merged with the divine python corpse, allowing it to perfectly control the power of the divine python corpse, making its strength far greater than before.
"The Dao Domain is too difficult to condense. I've used another four years, but I still haven't been able to condense it." Xiang Chunan said somewhat angrily.
He had long cultivated to the peak of the Rule Great Heaven, but he had never been able to condense the Dao Domain.
Xiang Chunan was also a person with great fortune. In the few years he was separated from Zhang Ruochen, he had obtained many great opportunities, allowing his cultivation realm to advance by leaps and bounds, just like Murong Yue.
If not for this, he would definitely have been left far behind by Zhang Ruochen now.
Zhang Ruochen smiled and patted Xiang Chunan on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry. I've only just broken through to the Rule Great Heaven. Just think of it as waiting for me. Otherwise, I, as your big brother, would lose face."
"I haven't condensed the Dao Domain yet either. Why are you in a hurry? Are you not confident in yourself?" Feng Yan said.
His cultivation was now also at the Rule Great Heaven, and he still had a long way to go before condensing the Dao Domain.
Speaking of it, among their group, only Ji Fanxin had successfully condensed the Dao Domain. Pei Yutian had not even reached the Rule Great Heaven.
The Dao Domain realm was a threshold. Crossing it meant having the potential to become a Great Saint. Many cultivators were stuck at this step.
With a thought in his mind, Xiang Chunan grinned and said, "Although I haven't condensed the Dao Domain, I can beat ordinary Dao Domain realm experts with just one hand."
He was undoubtedly very confident in his own strength.
"If you can beat those Dao Domain realm divine sons and imperial sons, then you're truly formidable." Feng Yan said.
Xiang Chunan curled his lips and said, "That's simple. I'll crush them with the Metal Demon Crown."
Hearing this, Feng Yan was speechless. Not everyone had a Supreme Sacred Artifact.
Under the guidance of the Five Elements Temple cultivators, Zhang Ruochen and the others arrived at the manor in the camp. From afar, they saw Zhen Yuan and Xuan Yuan Lie Kong talking to a middle-aged man full of scholarly elegance.
Zhang Ruochen and the others stepped forward, cupping their hands and saying, "Senior Brother Xuan Yuan, Senior Brother Zhen Yuan."
Addressing them as senior brother could undoubtedly bring their relationship closer and not make it seem too unfamiliar.
Zhen Yuan smiled and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, you all came out of seclusion right on time. Let me introduce you. This is Lu Baiming, Senior Brother Lu. He is the youngest formation earth master of my Five Elements Temple."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Lu."
Zhang Ruochen and the others cupped their fists and bowed to Lu Baiming.
At this moment, the five of them were very surprised. They did not expect that the person Zhen Yuan and Xuan Yuan Lie Kong were waiting for was actually a formation earth master.
To become a formation earth master, one's spiritual power must at least reach the peak of the fifty-ninth rank, reaching a height in the path of formations that ordinary people cannot understand.
Before this, the only formation earth master Zhang Ruochen had seen was Shenya Xiansheng. Even the Rakshasa clan prodigy Mingxian was only infinitely close to being a formation earth master, not having truly taken that step.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen understood the meaning of Zhen Yuan's earlier words. A formation earth master could indeed be of great help in attacking Xianji Mountain.
Xianji Mountain was the former sect location of Xianji Sect, the number one major sect in the Northern Domain. It was arranged with many high-level formations. If controlled by the Death clan, it would be extremely difficult for outsiders to attack.
And the reality was that the Death clan had a formation earth master at Xianji Mountain, controlling many of its formations. If the Heavenly Court side did not have a formation earth master, they might not even be able to step into Xianji Mountain.
Lu Baiming smiled and said, "No need for formalities. Junior Brother Zhang, Fairy of a Hundred Flowers, I greatly admire how you destroyed hundreds of thousands of Undying Blood Clan troops in the Central Domain Sword Grave and fought wits and courage with the Rakshasa clan at Life-and-Death Cliff. For this attack on Xianji Mountain, we will need your full efforts."
"Senior Brother Lu is too kind. We will do our utmost to attack Xianji Mountain." Zhang Ruochen said.
Zhen Yuan said, "Don't just stand. Sit down and talk. Let's discuss the details of attacking Xianji Mountain."
Hearing this, the five of them did not stand on ceremony and naturally sat down.
With the attack on Xianji Mountain imminent, they indeed needed to know the detailed plan to make corresponding preparations.
As soon as he sat down, Zhang Ruochen received a spiritual power transmission from Ji Fanxin: "Lu Baiming is very extraordinary. Shenya Xiansheng cultivated for over a thousand years before becoming a formation earth master, but he became one in just two hundred years. Even now, he is not yet five hundred years old. If it weren't for his huge role on the merit battlefield, he could have long broken through to become a spiritual power Great Saint."
"In terms of formation methods, Lu Baiming far surpasses Shenya Xiansheng. Even an Immortal Great Saint cannot do anything to him. There are rumors that Lu Baiming might want to impact the formation heavenly master at the Saint King realm. If he succeeds, he will become a legendary figure known throughout the myriad realms."
Zhang Ruochen was shocked and transmitted: "Can one impact the formation heavenly master at the Saint King realm?"
In his understanding, becoming a formation earth master at the Saint King realm should be the limit. Only spiritual power Great Saints had hope of becoming formation heavenly masters.
"Indeed, it is possible. There have been astonishing prodigies who succeeded, but that was in a very distant era. Probably few people remember it now." Ji Fanxin transmitted.
Among the countless geniuses and prodigies of the Heavenly Court realm, there were actually very few that she could look up to. But Lu Baiming not only caught her eye but also made her admire him, unable to predict how far he could go in the future.