The Path to the Emperor Body!

The ancient text on the stone wall described a True Skill created by a patriarch named Luoshan—a True Skill that led to the Emperor Body Realm.

Daluo Celestial Inference Technique

This True Skill wasn’t for breaking through realms, but for opening a "heaven."

As for what this "heaven" was, or what its nature was, there was no record.

All that was known was that the Emperor Body Realm was related to this "heaven."

The core concept of the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique was the Three Domains Unification.

The "Three Domains" didn’t just refer to the Domain of a King’s Body, but also a Spirit Realm and a physical territory.

The Spirit Realm had to be ownerless—naturally so—and not fixed to the mortal world.

The physical territory was a domain that needed to contain people, at least ten thousand of them.

During the Ancient Times, there were no imperial dynasties.

The human race lived in settlements in the form of city-states and tribes.

City-states were the primary form, with tribes being secondary.

This Luoshan was the patriarch of a sect that ruled over a dozen city-states. He was a powerful expert who had reached the True Body Realm.

By the time he created the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique, he had already reached the third stage of the True Body Realm.

However, upon reaching the third stage of the True Body Realm, his path forward was cut off.

Luoshan scoured the world, even finding mysterious lands. He plundered the Secret Scriptures of others and annihilated five tribes, ultimately creating the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique.

The True Skill’s contents weren’t extensive and were carved right onto the stone wall. But as for how to actually implement it, Luoshan tried many times and failed every single one.

The Daluo Celestial Inference Technique only provided a path. How one walked it was up to the individual.

How to break through at the end of that path was also up to the individual.

If one couldn’t make that final leap, they could only ever gaze upon the Emperor Body Realm, never enter it.

Luoshan had failed.

The final section of the text on the wall was filled with bitter resentment. Hate! Hate! Hate!

But at the very end, Luoshan seemed to have an epiphany.

Perhaps his conscience got the better of him, for he didn’t destroy the stone wall. Instead, he left it as a memento, hoping a fated successor would one day find this place, read its contents, and achieve the goal he never could.

Namely, to break through to the Emperor Body Realm using the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique!

The Daluo Celestial Inference Technique was the culmination of Luoshan’s life’s work in his final years. He hoped someone would inherit it so it wouldn’t be lost to time.

’Inherit the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique?’

Gu Zheng was skeptical.

He wasn’t skeptical of the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique, but of Luoshan himself.

This sect patriarch had killed countless people; he was no saint. Gu Zheng didn’t believe for a second that he’d had a sudden change of heart.

’Leaving the stone wall behind... He most likely had malicious intentions.’

With that thought in mind, Gu Zheng turned his attention back to the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique and began to read it again.

Once, twice, three times...

As he read, he also manifested his Domain, allowing it to slowly operate in accordance with the principles described in the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique.

On his tenth read-through, Gu Zheng had a sudden realization.

"That crafty old devil!"

He had finally found the problem.

As he operated his Domain according to the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique, the entire stone wall began to glow faintly. It vibrated, showing signs of cracking.

’Luoshan had tampered with the stone wall!’

The Daluo Celestial Inference Technique was truly profound.

Although its contents weren’t extensive, the technique involved the Spirit Realm, a personal Domain, and a physical territory. Its inner workings couldn’t be memorized by simply reading it a few times. One had to immerse their mind and spirit to comprehend it, using their Domain to simulate and record the entire process. Only by discovering a consistent pattern of operation could one truly master the technique.

The first requirement was multitasking.

The second was to maintain complete control over the Domain while simultaneously perceiving the heavens and the earth, leaving an imprint upon them.

The third was to perfect the pattern of operation.

This third step, in particular, was the key to the Three Domains Unification.

To achieve this step, Gu Zheng discovered one had to remain constantly near the stone wall and observe the contents of the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique. The ancient script wasn’t merely text; it contained a kind of Mental Realm, and one’s Spirit had to remain perpetually linked to it.

The moment that link was broken and one’s attention drifted from the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique, countless voices would erupt in one’s mind, enough to drive a person to collapse.

’In other words, I’d have to keep the stone wall with me at all times! Or I could just use this Spirit Realm as one of the foundations and attempt to break through to the Emperor Body Realm right here. But the wall has been tampered with. For all I know, this ownerless Spirit Realm might also contain some trap left behind by Luoshan.’

In short, Gu Zheng couldn’t safely obtain the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique at his current level.

Of course, Gu Zheng didn’t need it just yet.

’Once I reach the True Body Realm and come back, I should be able to deal with whatever trickery is in the stone wall. Or... if I get really lucky, I might find a treasure that can counteract a trap left by a True Body Realm expert...’

Wait!

Suddenly, Gu Zheng thought of a treasure.

The Human Emperor’s Seal!

’Multitasking? Countless voices erupting in my mind? The Human Emperor’s Seal Artifact Embryo can solve that!’

’Luoshan’s trap is tied to the stone wall itself. If I can just separate myself from the wall but still practice the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique, then I’ll never have to come back here again.’

This Spirit Realm Space had been sealed for over ten thousand years. Even without the Meatball Evil God Avatar’s final self-destruction, the seal wouldn’t have lasted much longer anyway.

Once the Spirit Realm returns to the natural world, detaches from the mortal plane, and drifts into the endless void, any tricks Luoshan left behind would be rendered useless.

At this thought, Gu Zheng continued to operate the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique, controlling his Hurricane Domain according to its principles. He took out the Human Emperor’s Seal Artifact Embryo, clutching it in his hand. He then severed the spiritual link to the True Skill’s text, focusing instead on the Human Emperor’s Seal Artifact Embryo. He used this unique treasure as a conduit to perfect his Domain’s operational pattern.

Once, twice, three times...

’It was working!’

His Spirit no longer needed to focus on the contents of the Daluo Celestial Inference Technique. Even without a direct link, he could still operate his Domain and achieve his goal.

With his focus now detached, the strange phenomena that had appeared on the stone wall a moment before slowly vanished, and the wall returned to its deathly stillness.