SEC Chapter 5177 Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 5177 Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 5177 Immortal Cultivation
Standing amidst this chaos, Su Bai immediately felt a close connection between himself and this space. The profound Dao patterns on the nine-layered Immortal Dao Tower within his body seemed to come alive, emitting a faint light and actively resonating with the fragmented laws in the void.
It resonates most strongly with fragments that contain attributes such as "sword intent", "time and space" and "chaos".
"Indeed, this place is of great benefit to me in perfecting my own Great Dao," Su Bai thought to himself. He did not rush to capture those powerful fragments of law, but instead calmed down, released his divine sense, and used his own Dao Tower as a foundation to slowly perceive and accept this chaotic yet incredibly "real" ocean of law.
Immortal cultivation across countless realms is not simply about accumulating power. Its core lies in "enlightenment," in comprehending and mastering the "immortal origin Dao."
The Nine Steps to Immortality: Each Step a New Heaven.
The first step is to ignite the immortal divine fire, forge the foundation of immortality, and initially break free from the shackles of mortal lifespan. Su Bai has already achieved this.
Steps two through six constitute a process of continuously deepening and expanding one's own "original path."
The so-called "Original Great Dao" refers to the laws of heaven and earth that a cultivator comprehends most deeply and resonates with. For example, a sword cultivator needs to comprehend the "immortal origin of the sword," while a fire cultivator needs to master the "immortal origin of fire." Each step requires a deeper understanding of the Original Great Dao, condensing a purer imprint of the Great Dao, and engraving it on the foundation of the Dao, until a certain origin reaches perfection.
Su Bai started with "Sword Dao" and integrated concepts such as time and space and annihilation, so his foundation was already extremely solid. However, because of this, his Dao was more complex, and he needed to complete and straighten out more aspects in order to achieve perfection.
The seventh step is known as "All things return to their source".
One needs to initially integrate several, or even dozens, of the fundamental Daos one has cultivated to form one's own unique "Dao Domain".
Within this realm, all laws arise from the mind, and one's words almost become law.
The Central Emperor, the Azure Spring Demon Emperor, and others were in this realm, and had traveled a considerable distance within it.
The eighth step is to "unite oneself with the Dao".
The Great Dao Domain is completely integrated with oneself, and every move one makes contains the true meaning of the Great Dao. It can mobilize, or even rewrite, some of the basic rules of the chaotic universe to a certain extent.
It is rumored that the five emperors, including Qinghua and Ziwei, have already reached this realm.
The ninth step, "The Dao Transforms into Myriad Forms," involves pushing one's own Great Dao to its ultimate limit, where a single thought can generate countless laws, and a single Dao can evolve into all forms. This realm is already the limit that ordinary cultivators can imagine; going further ahead is the threshold to glimpse "Tai Zhen."
The so-called "perfect immortality" does not refer to power far exceeding that of others of the same level, but rather to cultivating one's chosen Dao to its theoretical "ultimate" level in every step of cultivation, flawless and pure, with a perfect foundation. Only in this way can one lay the most solid foundation and possess the greatest potential when breaking through to the Tai Zhen Realm. Su Bai forged a perfect foundation in his first step, his nine-layered Dao Tower incredibly stable, meaning that his starting point was already at the finish line that countless immortals dream of.
At this moment, on the ninth floor of the Chaos Scripture Pavilion, what he needs to do is to use the infinite fragments of laws here to complete his own sword path, the path of time and space, and even the meaning of "chaotic inclusiveness" that he has just touched on the edge, so as to lay the most solid foundation for entering the second step of "fundamental deepening", and even for the future integration of various paths and the achievement of a domain.
Su Bai closed his eyes and completely immersed his mind in the Dao Tower.
The first level of the Dao Tower represents his initial condensation of the "Origin of the Sword." Within the tower, sword energy crisscrosses, evolving into countless sword techniques, but it always feels like something is missing—a pervasive "divine" force. At this moment, countless fragments of laws containing sword intent are drawn from the void, like moths to a flame, merging into the tower. Some possess an incomparably sharp "edge," some an ethereal and unpredictable "devious path," some a mountain-like "protection," and some even contain the true essence of ancient sword techniques long lost.
Su Bai accepted all comers without hesitation, using his own "Primordial Sword Intent" as the core, like a furnace, to devour, analyze, and absorb these fragments one by one. His swordsmanship was rapidly becoming richer and more complete. The originally illusory sword intent gradually solidified, beginning to exude a chilling aura that severed cause and effect and shattered illusions.
The second level of the Dao Tower corresponds to the "Origin of Time and Space." Time and space are the two cornerstones that constitute the world, infinitely mysterious. Within this Dao Tower, the scenery is blurred, the flow of time is disordered, and the spatial structure is unstable. At this moment, fragments of the laws of time and space from the outside world surge in. Although most are incomplete, they offer countless possibilities. Some fragments record the secrets of "time acceleration," some contain the textures of "space folding," and even more so, a trace of the cold aura of "time-space freezing."
Su Bai carefully sensed the fragments, comparing them with his own understanding of space and time. He "saw" time flowing like a long river, and "touched" space like the folds of a curtain. Gradually, the second level of the Dao Tower began to stabilize, and the tower seemed to form its own miniature space-time. Although the area was extremely small and the laws were crude, it had already begun to take shape.
The third level of the Dao Tower is the most special, representing the "chaotic inclusiveness" that Su Bai has just begun to understand.
The tower was completely empty, except for a vague vortex of chaotic energy slowly rotating at its very center. It seemed capable of absorbing everything, yet it had not yet formed clear laws. At this moment, the most chaotic, conflicting, and even nearly annihilated fragments of laws in the void seemed to be attracted by something, and they all poured into this chaotic vortex.
Fire and ice collide, light and darkness intertwine, life and death entwine... These conflicting laws, enough to cause an explosion in the outside world, miraculously "coexist" within the chaotic vortex. Though not merging, they no longer repel each other, as if contained within a larger "container." Su Bai seemed to understand. Chaos is not disorder, but an "undifferentiated," primordial state capable of containing all things. His path might not be about pursuing a certain ultimate purity, but rather the possibility of "inclusiveness and the evolution of all paths from chaos."
Time lost its meaning here. Su Bai was completely immersed in the ocean of enlightenment.
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly sensed something and his divine sense caught a wisp of extremely special, almost completely annihilated, remnant of a law.
The lingering sound was barely audible, intermittent, yet it carried a chilling sense of "ending" and "return to stillness," subtly echoing the "Return to Nothingness" move derived from his "Beginningless Sword Scripture," but even more profound and essential.
Su Bai focused his mind and carefully guided the lingering sound closer.
When the echo reached the level representing the "origin of the sword" within his tower, a sudden change occurred!
"Zheng—!"
Inside the first level of the Dao Tower, the transparent longsword formed from sword intent suddenly rang out on its own, its blade trembled violently, and it actually broke away from its original trajectory, rushing towards the lingering sound!
It's not about devouring, but rather... fusion!
The lingering echo, imbued with the meaning of "all things returning to stillness" and "the end of everything," was like the purest fuel, infused into Su Bai's sword intent.
In an instant, it was as if a thunderclap exploded in Su Bai's mind!