Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 689: Chapter 440: Merit_2

On the contrary, those who are of no benefit to the universe and even cause harm, will have karma befall them.

The higher the status of a world, the more evident the Heavenly Dao becomes, and the clearer the concepts of merit and karma are.

Therefore, for cultivators who practice cultivation, there are Heavenly Tribulations to test them, pass and you can wander freely along the Great Dao, fail and you will vanish into smoke and dust.

This is the retribution of “karma.”

On the contrary…

“Meritorious divine light, meritorious divine light!”

“To attract a Heavenly Tribulation and destroy a Blessed Land, could there be such immense merit?”

“No, it’s not just the merit of annihilating a sect, there’s also… the will of the people!”

“No wonder, no wonder, no wonder he started this live stream, displaying his actions for all to see.”

“He’s seeking the faith of the human path, aiding the merit of the Heavenly Dao!”

Watching the specks of golden light emanating from the Taoist man’s body, the cultivators in the live stream were a mixture of shock and anger, some even showed eyes filled with jealousy and rage.

Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Dao, what is the Heavenly Dao?

In a world, everything under the heavens, all are the Heavenly Dao.

The composition of the Heavenly Dao is everything in this world, every plant and tree, each grain of sand and stone is part of the Heavenly Dao.

All things, all beings, their underlying consciousness combined with the world’s rules, constitute the existence of the “Heavenly Dao.”

Therefore, the higher the status of a world, the stronger the material and life forms, the more obvious the power of the Heavenly Dao becomes. In some worlds where gods and buddhas abound, there might even be “Heavenly Dao Incarnations” that appear amongst humanity to maintain the balance of the entire world.

To put it simply, it is like artificial intelligence!

The higher the world’s status, the more powerful the material and life forces, the more evident the “intelligence” of the Heavenly Dao becomes. To a certain extent, it can even manifest incarnations that can communicate with life forms.

This world, although not of low status, having nurtured a host of Immortal Gods in Ancient Times, has yet to reach the level of “intelligence incarnation” in the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao. Many parts remain somewhat rigid and mechanical, strictly following rules.

As a result, there are inevitably some loopholes to exploit.

Take this live streaming, for example!

If this person didn’t live stream but simply attracted the Heavenly Tribulation to destroy Fulong Mountain, although he would obtain quite a bit of merit, he would certainly not reach the level of “golden light enveloping the body.”

But now, by live streaming, he has presented his actions to the hundreds of billions of people in the Blue Star Federation, directing the will of the people and deepening the influence on the Heavenly Dao with the power of the human path. The merit gained—not to mention increasing tenfold—is at least doubled, hence the “meritorious divine light” enveloping his body.

Following the Heavenly Dao and resonating with the human path, it’s nothing more than that!

And the result of this meritorious divine light enveloping his body…

One could see the Taoist man seated high upon the Mana Altar, his body emitting a golden light, Spiritual Energy swirling around him, with Yin and Yang Qi manifesting, expelling five beams of divine light in the colors of green, yellow, red, white, and black.

The divine lights were in five colors, and their ethereal shadows took form, transforming into five great Divine Beasts.

Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Kylin.

The True Spirits of the five great Divine Beasts materialized, each occupying one of the five cardinal directions—east, south, west, north, and center—with both form and spirit, lively as if they were alive.

The merit of the Heavenly Dao has infinite wonderful uses: it can dispel disasters and avoid tribulations, turn danger into safety, cultivate one’s character and inquire about longevity. Whether for fundamental practice, Divine Powers and refining methods, or even mastering various arts, it has tremendous effects.

Great Cavern Heavens and Blessed Lands dispatch disciples into the world to slay demons and earn merit, aiming to dissolve karma in the end.

Xu Yang has no need for that, so the greatest use of this meritorious divine light for him is to enhance his Cultivation.

He intended to take this opportunity to enter the Immortal Martial Pill Realm!

With the merit added to his body and the golden light penetrating him, better than any Spirit Pill, merged with the Spiritual Energy of the Blessed Land, continuously poured into the cultivator’s body, boosting the foundation of his Cultivation.

Xu Yang sat upon the altar, employed the Taoist Martial Two Scriptures, opened his mouth to inhale, the golden light contracted, and the Spiritual Energy entered his stomach.

“Boom!!!”

His body like a furnace, life like a flame, the Golden Core entered the stomach to refine the Divine Skill.

The meritorious divine light was even superior to the Five Elements Golden Pill. He swallowed it in one gulp into his body, where it raged like a cauldron inside the vast furnace of the human body, melting in the fire of flesh and blood.

The powerful force of merit, the pure Yuan Spirit Qi, ascribed to the Five Elements, entered his limbs and bones.

On this side, the Five Colors Divine Light traveled through every limb and bone, merging into his flesh and marrow, moving towards his five viscera and six bowels, to the root of his life and nature.

“Roar!!!”

The dragon’s roar resonated, the Spirit Light was brilliant, an ethereal image of an Azure Dragon condensed into the organ of the liver.

Following the Azure Dragon came the White Tiger, after the liver organ came the lungs.

Then came Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, for the heart and kidneys, the five spirits with the Five Elements, the organs with their respective elements. The Golden Core entered the stomach becoming the essence of life, and the surrounding Spiritual Energy was drawn in, with the Mana Altar becoming a vortex, absorbing a vast amount of Yuan Spirit.

Although the Blessed Land of Fulong Mountain had collapsed and most of the Yuan Spirit dissipated into the universe, there was still plenty of residual Spiritual Energy remaining, sufficient to nurture a Golden Core or even a Nascent Soul.

Now, as the cultivator advanced, the Yuan Spirit was as vast as the sea, the surrounding Spiritual Energy was drained, converging into his body like rivers flowing into the sea.

For ordinary people, such a method would likely result in their physical bodies being burst by the vast nature’s Spiritual Energy.

He, however, remained composed, the Five Colors Divine Light gathered all the Yuan force, propelling the final strike towards the barrier.

“Boom!!!”

The final strike broke through the Heavenly Pass.

Inside the body’s vast furnace, within the organs of the five viscera, a point of golden light suddenly appeared.

A speck of golden light, iridescent yet possessing the utmost purity, devoid of flaw or regret, immaculate and untainted, as if it embodied a single breath of Chaos Yuan, nurturing Yin and Yang, giving birth to all things, billions of colors, far surpassing mere vibrancy. But a single breath is just that, and Chaos Yuan remains as such, without any impurities or differing hues, only the color of a single breath of Chaos Yuan.

Five Elements Nine Revolutions, a flawless Golden Core!

“Boom!!!”

At the moment of the Core’s formation, all laws became interconnected.

Qi Blood and Inner Yuan, muscles and bones externally trained, along with the spirit of Essence Qi.

The Qi Sea solidified into a Core, the physical body pregnant, the Yin spirit also transformed into pure Yang.

Immortal Path Golden Core!

Martial Path Yuan Core!

The flesh and Mana entered the Third Realm together, both verifying the Immortal Martial Alchemy Dao!

“This…”

“Hiss!!!”

Upon witnessing this scene, the cultivators in the live stream couldn’t help but gasp in astonishment.

A Golden Core?

A Golden Core!

Had he actually formed a Core through the power of his accumulated virtue?

What a joke!

Doesn’t that mean he was only at the Foundation Establishment before?

A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator managed to summon a Heavenly Tribulation, annihilate an entire Blessed Land Ancient Sect, and reduce Nascent Soul to Spirit Transformation cultivators, even Great Return to Void Cultivators to dust?

Faced with such a reality, how could the crowd not be shocked?

If he was capable of this at Foundation Establishment, what about after forming his Core?

Could he possibly summon Heavenly Tribulations and destroy the major Cavern Heavens?

Would he even do such a thing?

As this question arose, an answer formed in their hearts.

He certainly would, he inevitably would!

To act on behalf of Heaven and respond to the will of the people, those Cavern Heavens and Blessed Lands were akin to a myriad of virtue-filled Golden Cores. Destroying one would mean an enormous influx of virtue, easy elevation of cultivation, avoidance of tribulation hardships, and even the protection of Heaven and Earth, with the power to enact laws and correspond with the Ten Thousand Dao.

Who wouldn’t undertake such a beneficial act, who could resist?

“After Fulong Mountain… who’s next?”

“Is this person taking all the Cavern Heavens and Blessed Lands as fodder for their cultivation?”

“What to do if that’s the case?”

“Fulong Mountain has suffered from Heavenly Punishment, but how will the other Cavern Heavens and Blessed Lands fare?”

“Under Heavenly Punishment, not to mention Return to Void, even Integration Mahayana and even Immortals in the Tribulation Realm might be turned to dust.”

“No, no, no, surely he wouldn’t dare to target the Cavern Heavens. If not, he might alarm the True Immortals, who could slay him despite the Heavenly Tribulation.”

“Hmph, just because he doesn’t dare now doesn’t mean he won’t in the future. Once his realm reaches Mahayana or even Crossing the Tribulation, let’s see if he dares or if he’ll target the major Cavern Heavens.”

“Strike first to gain the upper hand; he who acts later suffers. He’s only a Golden Core now; why not ask the great beings of the Cavern Heavens to eliminate this calamity?”

“Easier said than done. Why don’t you go? The causality of Heavenly Dao is so heavy, which of the Cavern Heavens would dare send a great being into the world?”

“A cornered rabbit will bite. What’s more, those Blessed Land Ancient Sects and True Immortal beings—if he escalates the situation and continues to ravage temples, the major Cavern Heavens would rather be destroyed along with him than let him live.”

“Let’s hope he knows his limits and stops at the right moment, otherwise…”

The cultivators were anxious, feeling as though a sword hung above their heads, like a thorn in their back.

The other viewers didn’t share this burden; the live stream was still abuzz with excitement.

“Wife, come out and see the Immortal!”

“Did he level up again?”

“Boss, take me with you!”

“Wuuu, I want to cultivate immortality too.”

“Is the Taoist Man still taking disciples?”

“Action speaks louder than words, I’m going to book a flight to Bashu right this moment.”

“Don’t bother, it’s all federal military police over there.”

The audience was chattering excitedly, unable to contain their enthusiasm.

However, Xu Yang, with a casual sweep of his large sleeve, completely ignored the calls of the audience and shut down the live stream.

With the live stream off, he looked upon the remains of the ruined Blessed Land Sect, ready to enjoy the post-battle rewards.

Xu Yang, too, was looking forward to it. With a light chuckle, he stepped forward and walked towards the ruins of Fulong Mountain.