Chapter 250: True Self
Chapter 250: Chapter 250: True Self
This flat plain was a space over a hundred meters long and wide, filled with rice seedlings.
The most crucial part was that these rice seedlings were all Spirit Rice!
Low-grade Spirit Level, mid-grade Spirit Level, high-grade Spirit Level... and even Elemental Level!
Zhu Ge could even faintly sense that the seedling at the very center was a stalk of Tide Level Rice.
Power!
’What exactly is Power?’
Looking at this stalk of rice, Zhu Ge could vaguely understand what "Power" was.
From a distance, the stalk looked no different from an ordinary rice plant, with a rose-red body and jade-green leaves.
But upon closer inspection, he could see the air above it was faintly distorted.
It was like looking at the heat haze rising from scorching hot ground, blurring the air.
That was Power.
Previously, when Hongmi Immortal manifested his true intent, the phantasmal elder in the sky possessed earth-shattering might with just a single palm strike.
That casual palm strike contained "Power."
Power Level treasures were the same.
Some Power was that of fire, while other Power was that of wind. There was also the power of the blade, the power of the sword, the power of the fist, and so on.
Zhu Ge’s Dawn was a power that tore through the night to welcome the break of day.
If one day his manifested true intent became Power, he might possess an even greater strength, enough to tear everyone on the battlefield to shreds.
As for this stalk of rice before him, he didn’t know what kind of "Power" it held, but it was an object worthy of his observation.
The best object of observation was actually True Monarch Minmian.
After all, though True Monarch Minmian had lost all his cultivation, the foundation of his physical body was still there.
If True Monarch Minmian were to personally demonstrate it, Zhu Ge could probably quickly understand what "Power" was and have a clear goal.
However, if True Monarch Minmian did demonstrate it personally, those unknown entities monitoring them from above would probably be forced to act.
’That’s right. I know someone is definitely watching us.’
’But those beings must be at the Great Realm or Fusion Realm, which is why I can’t sense them.’
’As for beings at the level of a True Monarch or a Sage?’
’The chances of them coming to watch us personally are minuscule. Like True Monarch Minmian and the True Monarch of the Lantern, most beings at that level have their own affairs to attend to.’
"True Self..."
Zhu Ge mulled over the word.
After condensing intent, the true intent manifests, and that becomes Power.
Power condenses into a domain, and the domain, after Fusion, becomes a Self Realm.
This was the evolutionary path of this Dao.
In terms of cultivation, most Third Realm beings could only condense their intent within their own chests.
Even the weakest at the Great Level could manifest their condensed true intent externally, forming a phantasmal vision.
After the Great Realm is what’s known as the Fusion Realm.
Simply put, it is the gathering of everything to induce a qualitative change!
There were probably no more than five Fusion Realm experts in all of Yunjiang.
The Territorial Lord was one, and there were two or three others at most who were unaffiliated.
In the Fusion Realm, everything about a person undergoes a qualitative change due to a quantitative one.
That was why Hongmi Immortal had wanted to "gather" several Daos he had never cultivated before to break through to the Fusion Realm, so as to better induce the "change."
Fusion Realm beings can, at the very least, master Power. Stronger ones, like the Plague God Sparrow, can master a domain. The exceptionally tyrannical can even achieve a "Self Realm."
Above Fusion is the True Self Realm.
This was the level of True Monarch Minmian.
At this level, the Immortal Dao calls them "True Monarchs," the Confucian Dao calls them "Sages," and the Martial Dao calls them "Overlords"...
Demons are "Celestial Seeds," Essences are "The Absolute," Monsters are "Kun," Ghosts are "Netherworld," and Gods are "Void-Crossers"...
In short, a powerhouse at this level, like True Monarch Minmian, could directly obliterate any being above the Great Realm in Nanyue Mianhuang.
How incredibly strong!
Even weaker ones could master a "domain."
However, according to True Monarch Minmian, after the True Self Level, all things return to their original, simple state—a return to one’s true heart.
At that point, you either had a Self Realm or you didn’t.
This was also the reason why True Monarch Minmian had lost all his cultivation.
Just like the Plague God Sparrow, he only mastered a domain and didn’t have a Self Realm, which was why his "Dao" was stripped away.
No matter how peerless his destructive power was, he couldn’t escape a trap that was specifically designed for him.
Of course, in other words, the stripping of his two Daos—the Sword Dao and the Immortal Dao—was paid for by the entire Nanyue Mianhuang Royal Family.
Nanyue Mianhuang was probably only about twice the size of Yunjiang. The sacrifice of so many experts at the Great and Fusion Realms was all for the sake of taking down True Monarch Minmian alone.
Now, True Monarch Minmian had lost his cultivation, but Nanyue Mianhuang was completely gone.
On one hand, the cultivation of a True Monarch. On the other, the future of countless people in Nanyue Mianhuang.
The two were difficult to compare.
’Of course, what about above the True Self Realm?’
’That’s the level of the ancient masters, known as "Sages."’
’Third Realm, Great Realm, Fusion, True Self, Sage.’
’This is the path forward.’
Although Zhu Ge was now famous throughout Red River Prefecture, he was just a rookie who hadn’t even stepped onto the starting stage.
"Forget it, I shouldn’t overthink this..."
After looking for a while at the field full of Spirit Level and Elemental Level rice, as well as the stalk of Tide Level Rice, Zhu Ge walked up to a small wooden cabin and opened the door.
This small cabin was where Hongmi Immortal had lived. Above it, in the sky, was a platform holding all sorts of items.
Only after arriving here did Zhu Ge realize just how bountiful the spoils of a Great Level expert were.
All kinds of martial arts, all kinds of cultivation techniques, all kinds of miscellaneous books, all kinds of weapons, all kinds of treasures... it had everything one could possibly want.
Recently, Zhu Ge had been vexed that his grass bowl wasn’t enough, but now he no longer had to worry.
One could travel freely inside and outside the Self Realm as long as they had a Pass Token—the plump, red grain of rice in Zhu Ge’s hand.
Hongmi Immortal had separated the planting area from the storage area, which was convenient for Zhu Ge and saved him the trouble of sorting through it himself.
Among these miscellaneous items, what surprised Zhu Ge the most were the various cultivation techniques and the Spirit Pills and treasured medicines.
This body of his hadn’t consumed many Spirit Pills or treasured medicines, so these items were excellent for improving his strength.
Even three days after they had set out, he still hadn’t finished organizing everything here.
Of course, he could organize those things slowly. What Zhu Ge had come for now were the cultivation techniques.
’Time to start cultivating the Immortal Dao!’
...
News of the Historical Record appearing in Red River Prefecture swept through the entire Da Sheng Dynasty like a hurricane.
By this time, the Court had long existed in name only.
However, many of its systems still remained in place throughout the various lands.
Such as the network for sharing information.
Meanwhile, in Yanjiang, a long-haired woman opened a letter on her desk. As she finished reading, her expression became quite colorful.
"A little brat from the Second Realm?"
The armor on the woman’s body began to glow with a blood-red light, stirred by its owner’s intense emotions.
She read the letter again, her expression growing even more vivid.
"Good! Excellent! That’s how you kill!"
"Damn, this little brat... I like him!"
"Men! Relay my orders to the three armies! We march south to crush Yunjiang!"
"I have found a man for your most beloved general! Follow me and we’ll bring him back!"