usatvline Chapter 143: The Battle of Transformation
Chapter 143: The Battle of Transformation
The Demon Lord looked at the mecha, clearly showing some interest. He had never seen anything like it before, but given his cultivation level, his perspective was far from limited. He immediately recognized it as a variant of the Immortal Path; the mecha was essentially an avatar. However, using an avatar to enhance cultivation was ultimately a inferior method, and might even result in more harm than good, with his true body becoming a mere clone.
He felt a growing contempt for them. Indeed, these unorthodox paths, compared to the orthodox immortal path, might have some geniuses with comparable combat prowess, but their potential was far inferior. Let alone becoming an immortal, whether they could even advance further after reaching the Nascent Soul stage was another matter entirely.
Cultivation is divided into three major stages. The first stage is the mortal realm, which includes Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul. The next stage is Deity Transformation, also known as Shedding Mortal Aura. This stage gradually allows the cultivator's physical body and soul to detach from mortal energy, begin to absorb ethereal energy, and comprehend the laws of nature.
The second stage is the pursuit of the Dao, which consists of the stages of returning to the void and merging with the body. At this stage, the cultivator is no longer a mortal and can be called a Void-Returning Earth Immortal. Even in the Upper Realm, he would be a powerful figure. Now, the Demon Lord is certain that Liu Xiu has no potential to become a Void-Returning cultivator unless he has the opportunity to perfect the methods of this technological immortal path and truly enter the unorthodox path.
The third stage is becoming an immortal. This involves understanding one's own path to enlightenment and truly embarking on that path. This stage is divided into tribulation transcendence and Mahayana. Upon completion, one attains extraordinary enlightenment.
As for the paths of cultivation, the Immortal Realm now divides all paths into three categories: the Great Path, the Side Path, and the Left Path. There are only two Great Paths now: the Immortal Path and the Buddhist Path. Only the path that can cultivate into a sage and truly transcend is called the Great Path. The Buddhist Path was originally just a Side Path. It was only because the great Buddhist masters in the Immortal Realm integrated eight hundred Side Paths and rebuilt the Buddhist Path that Buddhism was able to advance.
This unorthodox path is the way to become a Golden Immortal. The difference between these paths is vast. The most powerful are like the Primordial Divine Path, which has produced many Quasi-Saints and even more prosperous beings than the Immortal Path in ancient times. The weakest, however, barely produced a Golden Immortal.
Finally, there are the unorthodox paths. Anyone who can cultivate to the level of a Void Returning Immortal can be considered an unorthodox cultivator. For example, some magic or superpowers. They may be strong in combat, but their potential can only go so far.
However, the path to enlightenment is static, while people are dynamic. The world has never lacked geniuses; there have always been stories of geniuses perfecting their paths, advancing alongside them, and even founding their own sects. Liu Xiu is currently following this path, but he seems to be quite far from achieving it. This method, derived from the immortal path, should theoretically make it easy to achieve a mastery of unorthodox techniques, yet he has consistently failed to systematically organize the path of the immortal sect.
The Demon Lord once again formed a hand seal, and the seawater began to rise, instantly submerging the mecha. Under the Demon Lord's magic power, the seawater carried immense force and even became considerably colder. This caused the mecha's movements to slow down considerably. Liu Xiu was extremely surprised, not understanding why he was so weak.
However, at this moment, an unexpected change occurred. Daoist Faming began to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and the enormous changes in the celestial phenomena caused the sea eye's concealment to disappear. This small world was revealed before Liu Xiu, and even the clouds and mist were suddenly dispersed by the impact. Liu Xiu burst into loud laughter.
"I told you, I, Liu Xiucai, am the person with the strongest destiny in this world. No cultivator can compare to me. What bullshit immortal path? I was able to rise from obscurity and destroy the immortal path. Now that I am powerful, the immortal path is naturally not able to retaliate against me. Get ready to die."
He piloted the mecha and stepped into the small world, which made the Demon Lord somewhat uncomfortable. The Demon Lord was able to gain such an easy advantage just now because he occupied the geographical advantage of Weihai. His water law was much more powerful under such geographical conditions. Naturally, it was weaker on land.
His expression was rather unpleasant, which was due to his main body not being able to come. If his main body were here, dealing with a cultivator like this wouldn't take much effort. Fortunately, he brought his main body's most powerful spiritual treasure with him this time, the Zhenhai Pearl, which is a mid-grade spiritual treasure and a valuable asset that has made him the number one person in the Qingyun Realm.
There is a real ocean inside the Zhenhai Pearl. By launching a sneak attack, he captured his opponent into the Zhenhai Pearl. Now, he no longer has to worry about him interfering with Daoist Faming's advancement.
The Demon Lord turned around and entered the Sea-Suppressing Pearl. They faced each other and sized each other up.
Liu Xiu was completely incredulous when he sensed the Golden Core stage aura emanating from the other party, but upon sensing the power of the laws, he understood. This was an avatar, not the main body. He sensed the aura of the Azure Cloud Realm on the Demon Lord, an aura he was very familiar with, since attacking the Azure Cloud Realm was his own decision.
"So you're a cultivator from the Azure Cloud Realm. I haven't even had time to cause trouble for you yet, and you've already come looking for trouble for me. You're simply courting death. Let me tell you, when you get back, tell your true form that I will soon launch a massive invasion of your Azure Cloud Realm."
The Demon Lord chuckled mockingly: "Your people are all dead there, and the coordinates have all vanished. How did you come to my Azure Cloud Realm? The balance of power has shifted; it is I who have come to invade you. A small world with only cultivators at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage is truly a treasure. With this world, it wouldn't be impossible for me to advance to the late Nascent Soul stage."
Who knew that Liu Xiu was not afraid at all: "Yes, I thought that the attack on your Qingyun Realm was doomed, but now I see you, don't I? As an avatar of a Nascent Soul expert, you naturally have coordinates on you. Prepare to die."
After saying that, he raised the arm of his mecha and charged into the sky, firing endless bullets and lasers that filled the entire sea area of Zhenhai Pearl. But this was the inner world of a spiritual treasure; how could he escape so easily? Countless seawater transformed into chains, beginning to bind the mecha. White smoke even began to rise from the mecha.
The seawater was surprisingly corrosive, causing Liu Xiu to panic. He advanced rapidly, swinging his spear even faster, each move seemingly imbued with the power of heaven and earth. The demon lord, on the other hand, moved much smaller, but his forehead was already covered in a fine layer of sweat. Indeed, he was, after all, an avatar, and to be able to fight like this was only thanks to the power of his magical treasure.
However, the immortal cultivators below were unaware of this. They cheered incessantly, as if the mountain pressing down on them had been broken. But was that really the case? Obviously not. This spiritual treasure really couldn't hold Liu Xiu for long. Don't underestimate any Nascent Soul stage cultivator.