Chapter 1121 - Preaching, Teaching, and Clearing Up Doubts

The spiritual treasures that the Hidden Mouse has swallowed over the years, including the blood and flesh of powerful demons and the spiritual power contained in the treasures of heaven and earth, have not been wasted. Instead, they have become the fuel for purifying the Virtual Sun Rat's bloodline!
It is somewhat similar to the scale scraping pond of the True Dragon Clan. Mixed-blood dragons can purify their own bloodline with the supernatural power of the scale scraping pond, thereby transforming into pure-blood true dragons. However, this method is extremely violent, and mixed-blood dragons that enter the scale scraping pond must endure the unbearable pain of being cut and slashed a thousand times before they can completely wash their blood and exchange their marrow.
According to Cao Ren, during the two hundred years of refining his bloodline in the Scale Scrubbing Pool, he endured immense pain every moment, as if his five viscera and six bowels, bone marrow and flesh, and three souls and seven spirits were being subjected to Lingchi execution.
Originally, the miscellaneous dragons who entered the scale-scratching pool with him, including the members of the Xuan Yuan family who possessed the bloodline of true dragons, either gave up early or died in the pool. In the final analysis, this is also another form of "defying fate", which is not something that can be easily accomplished.
However, the situation that happened to the Spiritual Burial Mouse seems much milder.
The spiritual power that was originally used to enhance cultivation has turned into fuel for refining bloodline, gradually causing its life form to resemble the Illusory Sun Mouse.
It took two hundred years of fierce methods like the Scaly Pond to completely transform Cao Ren into a pure-blooded true dragon. Under gentler methods, it would take at least several times or even ten times longer for the Lingcang Mouse to transform into the Illusory Sun Mouse!
Time, though incredibly long, the Spirit-harboring Rat has no concerns about life, and there is no need to endure the pain of bloodshed and organ replacement.
For the Spirit-harboring Rat, Xu Ziyu, it is not a bad thing. From the current perspective, his lifespan is much longer compared to human cultivators. Even if it takes two or three thousand years, it is nothing. But once the bloodline is completely refined and transformed into the ancient exotic beast, the Illusory Sun Rat, the future path is truly limitless!
It should be known that ancient mythical creatures such as the ghostly rat, the horned wood dragon, the stone water demon, the heart moon fox, and the ghostly golden goat are all extremely powerful beings.
Although these ancient mythical creatures and ancient fairy creatures cannot be found in the heavens, the immortal worlds or even the fairy realms, countless millennia ago, they were able to spread their names throughout the realms and become representatives of the twenty-eight constellations, making them at least comparable to celestial beings!
If the Lingcang Mouse successfully transforms into the Void Sun Mouse, maybe it can also cultivate to become a seventh-level immortal beast and become a demon beast true immortal like the White Crane Spiritual Sovereign of the Southern Desert Demon Country!
Just thinking about the Lingcang Mouse sitting high in the fairy palace, countless great demons bowing and worshiping, shouting "Void Sun Spiritual Sovereign," Shen Mo couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After learning about the situation of the spiritual hidden mouse, Qian Xiaofeng felt a lot more relieved…
For nearly a thousand years, the spiritual hidden mouse has been practicing alongside Qian Xiaofeng. Its human form is delicately carved and exceptionally adorable.
Moreover, Qian Xiaofeng's father and brother were both killed by the Teng Snake and Dragon, and the relationship with the few remaining Qian family members in the sect has long been estranged, and even the closest teacher has not been seen for years.
Therefore, after spending time together day and night, she had long regarded Ling Cang Shu Xu Zi Yu as her own junior brother and even a loved one. Seeing that his cultivation had remained at the peak of the fourth stage for many years, she worried greatly in her heart!
Now that she knows about this, Qian Xiaofeng is relieved and no longer worried, and at the same time, she is happy for having a broader path ahead!
Qian Xiaofeng did not leave immediately, but stood respectfully by the side to pour wine for Shen Mo. After three rounds of wine, she showed a hesitant expression as if she had something to say.
"If you have any other matters, feel free to speak. Even though we haven't seen each other for hundreds of years, you are still my direct disciple. Why do we need to be so distant?" Shen Mo put down his wine cup and looked at Qian Xiaofeng, speaking gently.
"Master, my proficiency in swordsmanship has reached a bottleneck, and I would like you to give me some guidance."
Although Qian Xiaofeng has also practiced techniques such as "Supreme Clear Sword Art" and "Sorol Sword Manual," her main focus is actually the "Suo Nu Xian Jian Jue," a technique created by a female sword cultivator with a legendary reputation in the history of the Linjiang Sect.
Initially, "Su Nv Xian Jian Jue" was a low-grade spiritual level technique, just like "Sen Luo Jian Dian".
Later on, it absorbed the essence of various forces in the original Crimson Flame Territory, such as Tian Jian Sect, and supplemented the missing parts with numerous sword techniques and sword manuals from the Dream Realm. After many years of development and evolution, it has long surpassed the scope of spiritual level techniques and reached the level of treasure-grade techniques.
However, recently, Qian Xiaofeng felt that she had encountered an invisible barrier when practicing the "Sovereign Sword Technique," and her swordsmanship progress had been slow.
She had originally planned to seek guidance from Shen Mo privately after the banquet, but she couldn't resist the desire to explore the path to enlightenment.
"Alright! It has been hundreds of years since we last met. I have no idea how much progress you have made in your cultivation. It is a good opportunity for me to test your skills."
Shen Mo waved his sleeve, and the sword light and immortal light bloomed, as if the surrounding space was being stretched. The people and the food and drinks on the banquet disappeared instantly, appearing a thousand miles away. Only he and Qian Xiaofeng remained in their original positions.
Seeing this, Qian Xiaofeng understood immediately in her heart and saluted Shen Mo, unleashing her magic sword towards him.
Shen Mo smiled faintly and also unleashed the Demonslaying Sword!
In an instant, this peculiar space was filled with dazzling sword light.
Unfortunately, the two swordsmen are extremely proficient in the art of swordsmanship. With each move and technique, they are able to create infinite marvelous phenomena. Within the collisions and intertwining of their sword light, one can faintly see scenes of thunderous weapons, roaring flames, eerie winds, rare birds and exotic beasts, vast mountains and rivers, and dazzling starry skies. These ever-changing scenes appear and disappear in a multitude of forms.
With all her skills exhausted and her true elemental power depleted, Money Xiaofeng finally put away the Demon Slashing Sword and used magic to restore the distorted space to its normal state.
After returning to the seat, Shen Mo pondered for a moment and revealed his thoughts one by one: "Xiaofeng, your mastery of the Suxian Immortal Sword Technique has reached an extremely high level. However, focusing too much on practicing this sword technique has trapped you in a rut, making it difficult to break free from its influence..."
Qian Xiaofeng has practiced the "Suzi Immortal Sword Technique" to a level beyond perfection. According to the standards of the Tianming Interface, she has achieved the state of "Ineffable Mastery" and is only one step away from reaching the ultimate perfection of "Returning to the True Nature".
She may achieve a level of swordsmanship where her sword skills are divine-like, after she further improves herself. She has gained a sword technique from "The Sword Technique of the Fairy Woman" that transcends the ordinary!
However, this last barrier is like an insurmountable gap for Qian Xiaofeng, and she has never been able to cross it...
When the astonishing and outstanding female sword immortal Linjiang Zong created the "Sword Techniques of the Immortal Maiden," she only had a cultivation level of Nine Layers of Linghai Realm and had not yet condensed the Yuan Dan. However, she was defeated and fell due to the attack of the Master of Reverse Slashing Yuan Dan!
Due to limited experience and vision, even if the swordsmanship is ambitious, it still cannot reach the level of "the Great Immortal of Sword Dao, cutting oneself on the path"
Qian Xiaofeng fits perfectly with the "Swordsmanship of the Virgin Sword Technique". Over the years, she has studied and cultivated this technique, and has a deep understanding of it. However, she is also affected by this technique and is unable to break free from its limitations. She cannot see the higher peaks of swordsmanship, which has led to her own swordsmanship reaching a bottleneck.
Comparatively speaking, "The Sword Classic of Senro" is magnificent and grand.
While the ancestral sword techniques may be lacking, the sword moves and forms created by the practitioners themselves are even more powerful, to the extent that each move and form can rival an entire swordsmanship technique.
However, the "Sword Scripture" on Shen Mo's body has been deduced many times using the "Military Exercise" destiny, which is not suitable for Qian Xiaofeng to directly practice. The sword scripture she practices is still the original method, and the level is relatively lower.
After pondering for a while, Shen Mo came up with corresponding countermeasures.
"From today onwards, you should stop using the 'Sword Art of the Celestial Maiden'. Try to forget this technique completely. Once you have completely forgotten this technique, the bottleneck in your swordsmanship will also be broken. I have had some free time recently, so do not go out for further training. Just practice swordsmanship with me by my side. I will pass on to you all the knowledge and insights I have gained over the years about swordsmanship!"
"Thank you, Master..." Qian Xiaofeng's expression changed and she quickly bowed again.
Seeing Shen Mo consecutively enlighten the Lingcang Rat and Qian Xiaofeng, the other people at the banquet couldn't sit still and one by one, under the pretext of toasting, they wanted him to give them some guidance.
沈墨也有意进一步了解门内高阶修士、大修士的底细，故而并未拒绝众人的请求，从境界最高者开始依次与他们谈玄论道！
First of all, there is Fang Ying, who is the reincarnation of a fairy. She has awakened the wisdom of her previous life and is aided by the mystical Divine Coffin. Her cultivation speed is extremely fast, and she has now reached the mid-stage of the Formless Realm.
She is confused about which "self" from her past and present is her true self.
In this regard, Shen Mo has experiences that are beyond the reach of ordinary people. He explained his insights and experiences to Fan Ying, quickly resolving her doubts and troubles.
Next is Jiang Yingying, who is practicing the divine path. She is troubled by the fact that she can match a grand cultivator in her own "divine domain," but once she leaves the Shitu Mountains, she cannot exert her full strength...
Shen Mo is quite interested in this matter!
Born in the Jiuxiao Realm, the original world of Genshin, the "Divine Only" is a transitional stage where the powerful divine corpse blends the divine path with Yang Jingmu's body, although it is a pseudo-god.
He also learned a lot of high-level divine patterns from the pseudo-gods, giving him a chance to glimpse the wonders of the divine path.
After the resurrection of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Yang Jingmu and the integration of the divine path into the immortal path, she can be called a post-natal god like Jiang Yingying and the water god Yang Jinlu. If further subdivided, the former is called a divine human and the latter is called a divine spirit.
Although Shendao has become one of the three thousand Daos and has undergone great changes, the Shendao in the new era is still derived from the original Shendao. The acquired gods and the innate gods who enter the Xuanyuan universe have no essential difference. They still follow the rules of the Dao regarding Shendao!
According to reason, Jiang Yingying should not have the situation of being unable to return to full strength once her cultivation reaches the realm of "God Domain".
Otherwise, the eight hundred innate gods under Yang Jingmu should not be able to maintain the power comparable to immortals after entering the Xuanyellow Universe, as their divine era has ended and their original universe has been destroyed.
With this question in mind, Shen Mo contacted Yang Jingmu through the imprint of the Ghost Gate in his spiritual sea.
After being explained by Yang Jingmu, he finally understood the cause and effect.
In the Divine Era, once the innate gods grow up, they will still own their divine realms, forcibly refining them into their own bodies. The gods of a river are refined into that river, the gods of a mountain are refined into that mountain, the gods of a country are refined into that country... Those innate gods, comparable to immortals, refine the entire world, including the heavens, earth, all beings, and everything within this world!
It is a complete integration into one's own divine body, rather than carrying extra-spatial domains such as sword realms and blessed lands.
Therefore, wherever a primordial god appears, that place is their divine realm!
However, Jiang Yingying cannot replicate this method and assimilate Lingxi Mountain and even the seventy-two immortal mountains into her body. Not to mention whether the Red Flame Sect agrees or not, even if the sect agrees, the will of the universe will not agree!
To casually cultivate like this is equivalent to completely destroying a part of the universe and will be blacklisted by the cosmic will. When crossing the tribulation, the calamity will be extremely heavy, and it will be impossible to achieve higher Dao fruits.
The integration of Shendao into Xiandao results in the newly born divine beings being naturally subjected to the constraints of Xiandao, and even facing stronger restrictions.
If Jiang Yingying and other innate divine beings forcefully incorporate the Divine Realm into themselves, they will not only fail to achieve higher Dao realms but also cause their cultivation sites to be destroyed, resulting in a decline in their cultivation level or even direct loss of their lives and Dao.
可能是纪元终结这个话题太过沉重了，之前沈墨与杨静沐饮酒叙旧之时，杨静沐谈论最多的乃是过往之事和未来道途，并未多说神道纪元之事。
Now, as Yang Jingmu spoke, Shen Moxin felt a faint enlightenment in her heart.
Perhaps the end of the God Era is closely related to the powerful prehistoric gods between heaven and earth!
Although there are countless small worlds within the universe, under the countless epochs of the divine era, the birth of powerful gods is immeasurable. They cultivate by forcibly refining "all living beings and all things" into themselves. No matter how vast the divine universe is, no matter how many worlds there are, they cannot withstand such reckless actions and will eventually lead to extinction.
There is also the powerful god corpse that drifted to the ruins of the universe, and now he understands why his body can turn into the Jiuxiao Realm.
This innate god, originating from the era of the gods, had already assimilated a world into himself during his lifetime, and after death, he returned to his original state and reincarnated into a new world!
"Has Xuan Nü informed you how to resolve this problem?"
As Yang Jingmu was still fighting against the remnants of Qing Shengyuan and others, Shen Mo did not talk much with him and refocused his attention on Jiang Yingying after withdrawing his consciousness.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yingying nodded.
"The senior Xuan Nu has informed us that if we encounter such a situation, we should continue to absorb the power of the wishes of all living beings, and strive to improve our connection with everything in the divine realm."
"Since the mountain won't come to me, I have no choice but to go to the mountain. Once my divine power completely infects Lingxi Mountain, and my mind and will resonate with all living beings in the entire fairy mountain, I can become the true god of Lingxi Mountain. No matter where I am, I can exert my rightful strength. However, I need to prevent Lingxi Mountain from being destroyed, otherwise my divine cultivation will be in vain."
"If it were before the magical calamity, all I needed to do was become the deity of the Lingxi Mountain to possess power comparable to a ghost immortal. However, just like other immortal mountains, Lingxi Mountain suffered significant damage during the calamity and has not fully recovered yet. Even if I reach this level, I will at most possess cultivation comparable to the late phase or peak of the formless stage, making it difficult to step into the realm of true immortals."
"To achieve promotion to the realm of true immortals, it is necessary to use divine power to infiltrate more immortal mountains and establish a spiritual resonance with countless living beings and all things. As my cultivation progresses, the things I need to protect will increase. Otherwise, the foundation of my path to enlightenment will be destroyed, and the cultivation I have worked hard on for many years will dissipate in an instant!"
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