Back then, Ye Pianpian had told me that the so-called Heaven's Barrier was Heaven's rule and punishment. Mortals couldn't break through it.
I used to believe in this point of view because I had put in a lot of effort. However, the Dao Qi Heaven's Barrier was like an iron wall that stood in front of me and never wavered.
I couldn't imagine that under the dual effects of Xiang Liu and Fu You, I could break through it so easily. I could even forcefully raise my Dao Qi to the same level as shaman Qi.
The wonders of creation amazed me once again.
In the Sacred Text of Dao, it was said that Heaven and Earth were heartless and treated all living things as dogs.
Heaven didn't care about being merciful or harsh. Everything had its rules. Perhaps this was the Heaven's Path.
Thus, Ye Pianpian was wrong. The Heaven's Path didn't punish, only rules.
With a complicated feeling, I quietly felt the number of Dao Qi Source Stones in the Vein of the Heaven. In the end, there were seven of them, the same number as the shaman Qi Source Stones.
When the seven Dao Qi Source Stones were formed, Xiang Liu, who was in my hand, didn't give off any aura. Even his body had become extremely cold and hard.
I let out a long breath and felt the surging Dao Qi in my body again. Then, I slowly opened my eyes.
The evil sacrificial spirit asked me, "How is it?"
I nodded and couldn't help but smile.
Dao Qi and shaman Qi had both reached the Glorious Knowledge Completion stage. This meant that I had the power of two peak Earth Masters in my body. Not only that, Dao Qi and shaman Qi had the characteristics of mutually reinforcing and restraining each other. After combining them, the power wasn't as simple as one plus one equals two.
Generally speaking, I felt that I had the right to compete with an ordinary Heaven's Master.
I calmed myself down and suppressed the arrogance in my heart. I raised Xiang Liu and wanted to ask the evil sacrificial spirit how to deal with him. However, when I lowered my head to take a look, I was stunned.
Previously, Xiang Liu's body was black. When I looked at it, I could see that it contained indescribable spirituality and vitality.
Now, when I looked at Xiang Liu's body again, it had turned into a brown color. There wasn't any spirituality in it. It looked like an empty shell.
In reality, when I touched it, Xiang Liu's body had really turned into an empty shell. There was only a layer of tough skin. The inside was empty.
I asked in surprise, "Xiang Liu … is dead?"
The evil sacrificial spirit seemed to have understood everything. He nodded and said, "The power of the world must be fated.
The Dao Qi in your body leaped to the peak of Geomaster. What you spent was this Xiang Liu's one thousand years of cultivation.
At this time, its thousand years of cultivation has already been exhausted. How could it still be alive? "
I wasn't a sentimental person, so I just smiled and thanked Xiang Liu in my heart. I planned to find a place with good geomancy to bury him. It would be a good ending to a good beginning.
At this time, the evil sacrificial spirit said again, "But this Xiang Liu's corpse is also a treasure. Xiang Liu is proficient in the art of storing things. Even the remains of his skin can be stored in a mustard seed. You can keep it, but if you need to carry something with you, you can store it in it."
What he said wasn't clear, so I didn't understand him. After thinking for a few seconds, I understood what he meant.
A mustard seed is a Buddhist saying. A mustard seed is a Mount Meru, and a mustard seed is a mustard seed. A mustard seed can store a Mount Meru. It means that something as small as a mustard seed can store a Mount Meru.
When Yan Nantian captured Xiang Liu, I saw that his body was ten thousand meters long. However, he was just a small snake. It was indeed a divine power that could store a Mount Meru in a mustard seed.
However, the evil sacrificial spirit said that Xiang Liu's dead skin also had this divine power, but I didn't believe it.
I held the Xiang Liu's skin in my hand and studied it. After his death, Xiang Liu's skin was tight and tough. There was only a hole in his mouth. I searched for a while and took out the Square Sky Fan I had always carried with me. I shoved it into Xiang Liu's mouth.
It was strange. The hole in Xiang Liu's mouth was small, but the Square Sky Fan didn't meet any resistance when I shoved it in.
After shoving it in, I lifted the Xiang Liu's skin to check. I could vaguely see something inside. However, it wasn't even one-fifth the size of the Square Sky Fan.
I exclaimed and turned the Xiang Liu's skin upside down. Then, I took the Square Sky Fan out of his mouth. I checked and found that the Square Sky Fan didn't look any different from before. Now, I finally believed in the magical effect of the Xiang Liu's skin.
I cheered up. To be honest, I had a lot of things that I needed to carry with me. Although they weren't useful, they were annoying. With this thing, it would be much more convenient in the future.
I hurried to take out all the magic tools I had, the small cauldron I had gotten from Meizhou, and the sword case Nangong had given me. I put all of them into the Xiang Liu's skin bag.
At this moment, I realized that I had underestimated the Xiang Liu's skin bag. After putting so many things in, the Xiang Liu's skin bag didn't bulge at all. It was still flat. I wrapped it around my waist and tied a knot on the eight protruding sarcomas on my head, turning it into a belt that I carried with me. It was flexible, beautiful, and comfortable.
I had solved the Heavenly Barrier of Dao Qi, made a breakthrough in my cultivation, and obtained this rare treasure. Of course, I was in a good mood. However, as I was in a difficult situation, the temporary happiness couldn't dispel the sense of danger in my heart. After resting for a while, I immediately started to cultivate again.
Since my Dao Qi and Witchcraft Qi had both reached the Glorious Knowledge Realm, I didn't need to cultivate hard anymore. Thus, I focused on the Astral Steps that could increase my battle power.
The Nine Star Heavenly Dipper had a total of nine steps, which corresponded to the number of the Big Dipper. In the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper, there were seven visible steps and two hidden steps. In the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper, the first seven steps and the last two steps were two completely different concepts.
Previously, I had already grasped the first seven steps of the Astral Steps and had pondered over the last two steps. However, before today, I had always thought that the last two steps of the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper couldn't be cultivated in the Glorious Knowledge realm as it was too powerful and required too much power. It wasn't something that the Glorious Knowledge realm could control.
However, it was different now. The Dao Qi in my body had reached the Glorious Knowledge Realm. With the combined power of the Witchcraft Qi and Witchcraft Qi, I seemed to have the possibility of controlling the last two steps.
The eighth star of the Big Dipper was known as the Auxiliary Star, also known as' Insight '. It was usually hidden outside of the seven stars and couldn't be seen by the naked eye. However, it had great power.
Similarly, the power of the eighth step of the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper couldn't be compared to the first seven steps. According to the Death Scripture, the power was almost equivalent to the sum of the first seven steps. Not only was the power immense, after mastering the eighth step, one would also obtain the power of Insight.
To be able to see through almost all the concealment techniques in the world, even if it was someone with a higher cultivation base than oneself, one would be able to see through their cultivation base with just a glance. It was really miraculous.
From a certain perspective, the power of the Insight Art was more terrifying than the power of the eighth step itself. However, I wasn't too interested in the Insight Art at the moment. I only wanted to cultivate the eighth step of the Astral Steps to increase my battle prowess.
I wasn't sure if it was because the combination of the Witchcraft Qi and Witchcraft Qi had an indescribable power, or if my comprehension had increased, but the annotation of the last two steps of the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper that was originally like a heavenly book to me became clear and easy to understand. Especially the eighth step, I only used three days to completely grasp it.
After grasping it, I purposely used it to let the sacrificial evil spirit judge it. After looking at it, he nodded to me and said, 'This Astral Step does indeed have the power of a Heaven Master and can be compared to a normal Heaven Master.'
I was secretly excited. Even though I didn't see any hope of advancing to Heaven Master, at the very least, I already possessed the power of a Heaven Master.
Since I possessed this power, would Heaven Master's realm be far away?
On the path of cultivation, one must not be impatient. After having this thought, I closed my eyes and chuckled, reminding myself not to be impatient. Otherwise, it would definitely slow down my cultivation.
On the day that I grasped the eighth step of the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper, there was finally a knock on the door of the cave that had been disturbed for a long time.
I went to open the door to take a look. It was a disciple of the Corpse Sect's Black Zombie Cave that I had seen before. Without waiting for me to ask, he nervously told me that Temple Master Liu had summoned me to the Middle Hall to discuss something.
I saw that his complexion wasn't right, so I asked him what had happened. At first, he hesitated and didn't want to say anything. However, after I asked him a few questions, he wore a strange expression and told me that Xu Wei had died.
After hearing this news, I was startled. However, I quickly understood why this person had a strange expression.