prynovel Chapter 3 Mountain and Sea Realm
Chapter 3 Mountain and Sea Realm
"boom!"
The terror of impending death exploded within his consciousness, and the horrifying feeling of dissociation shook his heart. The laws of heaven and earth that form the basis of Xiong Zhou's existence, like wisps of pure air, continuously spread outward, seemingly in harmony with the Dao.
The characteristics and effects of the "Tai Li Refining Qi Method" began to manifest. It acted like an anchor, firmly holding Xiong Zhou's consciousness in place, allowing him to maintain a clear mind even as he teetered on the brink of life and death.
Between life and death lies great terror, great opportunity, and even great destiny.
Under the threat of death, the power hidden in the body, concealed in the consciousness, and buried deep within the inner world is reviving at an unimaginable speed, unleashing mysteries far beyond Xiong Zhou's current understanding, evolving into thousands of complementary three-dimensional runes, withstanding the collision of the laws of heaven and earth in the "unknown world," and maintaining the Heavenly Spirit Foundation within the body that was about to lose its foundation for existence.
This power comes from the depths of his bloodline, originating from Xiong Zhou's father and mother. It is a microcosm of the path they cultivate, a reflection of the laws of heaven and earth they practice.
Xiong Zhou gazed thoughtfully at the three-dimensional runes rising within his body, murmuring to himself, "The lotus seeds from this unknown lotus flower can also stimulate the further regeneration of my bloodline and provide it with power?"
With the blessing of the "Subtle" realm of the "Tai Li Refining Qi Method", Xiong Zhou was able to clearly comprehend the subtle differences between the principles of heaven and earth in the "Qi Refining World" and the "Unknown World".
The three-dimensional runes rising within his body, in their collision with the laws of heaven and earth, used extremely crude and simple methods such as disintegration, collapse, dissolution, assimilation, and fusion to sort out possible starting points for solving the problem.
After a few breaths, Xiong Zhou, who was in a state of sudden enlightenment, gradually gained some understanding.
His eyes shone as he murmured to himself, "I am now an outsider. To become a 'legitimate' resident of this world, I need to conform to the laws of this world and reshape my spiritual foundation."
"Before that, I needed a set of laws and principles of the 'unknown world' that resonated with me and shared strong commonalities with the 'Qi Refining World', as the fulcrum for reshaping my spiritual foundation."
Xiong Zhou looked up and saw that the vast sky seemed to have two almost heaven-reaching laws of heaven and earth stacked up, which had a certain affinity with him and a special resonance with him. It was as if he could touch and step into them if he stood on tiptoe.
The Way of Earth.
The Way of Wood.
As one of the material foundations that constitute heaven and earth, these two are undoubtedly the principles of heaven and earth sufficient to support cultivators to attain immortality. If one can successfully step into them, the chance of becoming an immortal in the future will skyrocket, doubling from half a percent to one percent, and that may only be the beginning.
But that's also where the problem lies.
As one of the material foundations that constitute heaven and earth, they are so vast that the difficulty of truly "entering the gate" in a short period of time and meeting the requirements of becoming a fulcrum would plunge this Qi Refining cultivator, who is only at the first level of Qi Refining, into despair.
In a state of sudden enlightenment, Xiong Zhou's mind was clear and serene. He had a general understanding of the many difficulties in "entering the gate" and the two principles of heaven and earth, and immediately made an extremely rational decision.
We must abandon the Earth and Wood paths at hand, discard this readily available sweetness, and not use these two as the fulcrum for rebuilding our spiritual foundation.
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But we can't give up completely; we must leave some hope for the future to step into it again, and we can't waste this hard-won opportunity.
Xiong Zhou's gaze began to descend, looking at a node where the Earth Path and the Wood Path interacted, anchoring a "Qi Refining World" existence. The "Unknown World" was extremely weak, and did not even have a fully formed set of laws governing heaven and earth.
The Laws of Heaven and Earth—The Way of Abundance.
In this "unknown world," the two cornerstones that constitute this principle of heaven and earth called "the Way of Abundance" are the Way of Earth and the Way of Wood.
Most importantly, Xiong Zhou has a special understanding of the Way of Abundance, which allows him to quickly "get started" and meet the requirements for reshaping his spiritual foundation.
He raised his finger and lightly tapped the soil at his feet. The [Innate Divine Power: █ (Pixel Block)] was activated. Where his fingertip landed, the earth element and wood element Qi twisted and changed, taking on a pixelated style, and transformed into a regular module that was 1 meter long and 1 meter wide.
Xiong Zhou's pupils reflected several simple three-dimensional runes, which were his parents' insights related to "abundance" from the path they followed and the principles they practiced.
These principles of heaven and earth, which gradually assimilated and merged with the "unknown world," were found in his bloodline and, in a state of profound enlightenment, were copied and engraved.
The wisps of Qi of Heaven and Earth changed once again, with the Qi of Earth and the Qi of Wood intertwining and evolving, overlapping to create a ray of cosmic light and giving rise to a sense of emptiness.
Silently, this plot of land, which is 1 meter long and 1 meter wide, began to change under the influence of several three-dimensional runes, and pixelated grass that is 1 meter long, 1 meter wide and 1 meter high grew.
Without hesitation, Xiong Zhou reached out and swung his hand, smashing the patch of grass.
"Splash..."
A bright green seed fell, bearing a slight two-dimensional mark, becoming an "icon". The neatly arranged grass lost its green, turning into a yellowish-brown, yet it remained just as neat.
Instead of picking up the seeds, I pressed them into the neat patch of yellowish-brown earth, allowing the stream's moisture to seep in and moisten the soil.
New shoots quickly sprout, begin to grow, turn orange-yellow, and eventually mature completely, turning golden yellow and becoming neat, pixelated wheat.
In an instant, a wisp of special Qi of heaven and earth slowly rose from within this "grid" of wheat, swirling around his body. It was absorbed, refined, and integrated into his own collapsing spiritual foundation by Xiong Zhou's constantly operating "Tai Li Refining Qi Method".
Pixel blocks no longer fell from his body. This wisp of Qi, which he had evolved through his hands and was born in this "unknown world," became his second anchor. Together with the "Tai Li Refining Qi Method," it held him back from the brink of collapse and became a fulcrum that supported the existence of his Heavenly Spirit Foundation.
Xiong Zhou suddenly stopped, his expression showing a hint of realization.
He gazed at the Celestial Foundation that existed alongside his own consciousness, and murmured softly to himself, "So that's how it is..."
According to Master Lu, the [Lv.4] of the Tai Li Refining Qi Method is the "Entering the Microscopic".
"It turns out that entering this level is not only about 'minimizing' the human body and being able to perfectly control one's own inner world and fine-tune the path of cultivation... but also about 'minimizing' the laws of heaven and earth."
"This means that I have gained some unique insights into the path I will take in the future, and the path of spiritual practice I will gradually become clearer."
"Adding points to [Lv.4] is about seeking and comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, and determining one's own current path."
So subtle, so incredibly subtle...
It is called "entering the subtle," but in reality it is "entering the Tao," stepping onto the path of Tao!
Levels [Lv.3] and above are simply about refining Qi, while levels [Lv.4] and above involve comprehending the Dao and reaching the heavens.
No wonder one needs to break through the [Lv.3] bottleneck of the "Tai Li Qi Refining Method" and reach [Lv.4] to be qualified to register for the Tai Li True Inheritance Examination.
No wonder every true disciple of the Tai Li Immortal Sect is a promising prodigy who has the potential to attain immortality.
These are all significant qualitative changes, and the differences are considerable.
Xiong Zhou looked at the "one grid" of wheat in front of him and sighed with a complicated expression, "This is truly a twist of fate, but no matter what, my path begins with abundance..."
Now, he has found the starting point of his own path.
When he sensed the flow of consciousness, the wisp of Qi of heaven and earth that had been transformed by Xiong Zhou's hand immediately penetrated deep into the Heavenly Spirit Foundation, spreading to the ten thousand grass blocks that had been built, causing the pixelated wheat seedlings to grow silently, turning this grassland into a golden wheat field.
At this moment, the "unknown world," which was incredibly weak and whose abundant laws were not even fully formed, was completely engraved within the Heavenly Spirit Foundation, thus completing its collapsed foundation of existence and filling in the missing laws of heaven and earth. The terror of being rejected by heaven and earth and the state of purity and emptiness gradually dissipated.
[Name: Xiong Zhou (Consciousness Entity)]
[The Path to Extraordinary Power: Qi Refiner]
【Innate Supernatural Power: █ (Pixel Cube)】
[Spirit Origin: Earth Block + Wheat]
Rank: Celestial Foundation - Abundance (51,000/100,000)
Cultivation Realm: None
Current progress: Lv.0 (0/100,000)
[Technique: Tai Li Qi Refining Method]
当前进度：Lv.4（20，000/100，000）】
[Technique: The Lingbao Cantong Qi]
Current progress: Lv.1 (--/100)
Reference object: tattered yellow cloth
Ability to Connect: Gate to Another World
The principles of the same law: Earth element, Wood element, cosmic light, and emptiness.
Status: Some legal principles are missing, and operation is slightly hindered.
Xiong Zhou glanced at the information panel, his expression softening slightly.
With the enlightenment over and the spiritual foundation reshaped, and with the existence of the Abundance Path, he has become a "legitimate" resident of this "unknown world" and no longer needs to worry about the collapse of his own consciousness.
Aside from the unfamiliar "Lingbao Cantongqi," which still cannot function smoothly, the only remaining issue is the lack of a physical form—a problem that is neither too big nor too small.
Once we return to the "Qi Refining World," this problem can be properly solved, whether it's finding the scriptures left by my father and mother, logging into the Tai Li Heavenly Network to search for the corresponding scriptures and secret methods, or requesting guidance from the sect's transmission elders.
It's just a matter of spending a little time learning some special scriptures and secret techniques, and then coming back to add points.
But just as Xiong Zhou was thinking this and making plans for the future, another unexpected event occurred.
The pixelated blocks that had fallen from him, merged into the earth, and vanished in mid-air before, reappeared out of thin air.
One after another, tiny pixel blocks of various colors, like specks of light, converged from all directions and rushed toward his body and his location.
Not only that, but a kind of ethereal, almost dreamlike feeling, similar to the sensation of eating a few mushrooms, suddenly emanated from the depths of his consciousness, instantly plunging him into a state of half-sleep and half-awake.
Xiong Zhou felt like a fish, lifted up by the currents of water, leaping out of a "surface" and glimpsing a brand new sky.
This was so close to the laws of heaven and earth, even closer than the sudden enlightenment he had just had. It was as if the laws of the entire world were laid out before Xiong Zhou's eyes, revealing their full picture in an instant, allowing him to glimpse a true corner of this "unknown world".
Those are mountains upon mountains, and seas upon seas.
Behind the mountains lies the sea, and behind the sea are more mountains, stretching as far as the eye can see.
This is a "world" that seems to be constructed from countless "mountains" and "seas". Even though it has revealed its entirety to Xiong Zhou for a moment, he still cannot see its boundaries.
At this moment, Xiong Zhou is standing on a vast, unnamed, and "extremely young" plain in this "Mountain and Sea Boundary".
Xiong Zhou paused for a moment, then, reflecting on what he had learned at the Tai Li Immortal Sect, he realized something and murmured, "This world has only recently been created..."
"So it was during the early days of creation. No wonder those spiritual herbs that could rival those at the fourth level of Qi Refining grew in clusters along the stream, and there were thousands upon thousands of them taking root."
We won't have to worry about adding resources in the future.
"What's going on?"
"Did I not drop this many pixel blocks before?"
Xiong Zhou's consciousness was complete, but a massive number of tiny cubes continued to surge in and pile up towards him.
Strands of primordial energy, identical in nature to that rising from the "single" of wheat in front of him, fell from the sky and, according to the principles and power possessed by the consciousness, "constructed" a body that perfectly matched the power of the bloodline within his body.
A profound sense of control over a unique "thing" gradually surfaced in Xiong Zhou's mind, forming a unique instinct and granting him a unique authority to manipulate parts of the laws of heaven and earth.
The bear-shaped humanoid body vanished from the spot.
What appeared next was a large dog with a shoulder height of about 1.8 meters, horns, and fur covered in snow-white and dark black with brown spots.
"Huh?"
Xiong Zhou was stunned as he sensed the changing world around him and heard the slightly childish voice coming from the mouth.
Before he could react, a series of voices, similar to Xiong Zhou's but with distinctly different meanings, came from afar and quickly approached.
Suddenly, a group of large dogs, with fur of similar color to Xiong Zhou's, horns, and much taller and larger than him, came running towards his location.
"Huh?"
"Waaah."
"Ugh!"
"..."
Surrounded by the barking of large dogs, Xiong Zhou's gaze became even more dazed, yet a peculiar stirring within him stirred, and a newfound instinct and sense of authority erupted and spread outwards.
A jade-like radiance, carrying the earth's nourishing warmth, shimmered on Xiong Zhou's body, sweeping across the feet of the large dogs surrounding him, causing "grid after grid" of perfectly regular, pixelated wheat to continuously form.
All the big dogs fell silent, seemingly also awestruck by this special power and authority over heaven and earth.
But, in the next moment, the barking of these big dogs rang out again, this time with a hint of fanaticism.
Xiong Zhou could see wisps of white energy, each containing individual desires, rising from the bodies of these large dogs and directly entering his body.
An extremely hazy circle began to slowly form behind Xiong Zhou.