Chapter 195: Chapter 186: The Marvelous Use of the Golden Lifebound Character "Qi Tian

After Lü Bu caused havoc in the Celestial Palace and established the Eighth Realm of Martial Arts.

Cyan Mountain Heaven and Earth.

A delightful notification chimed in Ning Xunqiu’s ear.

Ding-dong.

[Congratulations, you have successfully unlocked the golden achievement "Equal to Heaven": In your youth, you endured hunger and made a great wish to "eat meat." You killed alien races, killed exotic beasts, kill, kill, kill... There is none under heaven who can defeat you.

As a young man, you achieved your great wish, subdued the "Fierce Tiger" with a pure heart, gained Great Freedom, and comprehended the Dharma Aspect "Invincible Self."

You learned to read and write, observed that the "Reincarnation" of heaven and earth never ceased, felt it uninteresting, and thus chose to live in seclusion.

When you were thirty, an idealist visited you wishing for "Man Can Conquer Nature."

You long lost your dreams, but were willing to realize others’ dreams. The Celestial Mandate was with Cao, yet after seven campaigns to the north, still failed. Alone you stormed the South Celestial Gate, broke the ten thousand Celestial Soldiers of the Celestial Palace, and attained the title of Qi Tian Dasheng Emperor.

You received the blessing of the Lifebound Characters of all Martial Artists in the Emperor Heaven Realm, creating the Eighth Realm of Martial Arts in one go.

You named it "Great Victory."

The Martial Dao gave birth to Divine Being Realm·Unrivaled Martial Artist, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei... Error... You cannot obtain the Great Fortune of Heaven and Earth in Emperor Heaven Realm...]

[You have received one golden special achievement reward.]

[Would you like to draw the golden achievement reward now?]

"Jade Emperor?! Celestial Palace? Am I Qi Tian Dasheng?"

Ning Xunqiu didn’t concern himself with fortune for the moment, but focused on the name of the Lord of the Celestial Court.

He really is that esteemed one.

Among the five divine beings dividing the Emperor Heaven Realm, one is the "Jade Emperor," but the current Celestial Palace only reaches the Seventeenth Heaven, and the Jade Emperor has yet to attain the title of "Celestial Emperor."

Moreover...

It’s clear the Celestial Palace is not part of the Emperor Heaven Realm, so the South Celestial Gate must be a World Gate, again connected to the Dao of Qi Cultivators.

True Immortal?

Golden Immortal?

Taiyi?

Combining these realms and entities, this is no coincidence.

Could this Jade Emperor actually be Hao Tian from the Qingxu Realm?

There’s a ninety percent possibility!

Ning Xunqiu cursed inwardly.

He has offended another Great Dao Divine.

Borrowing the Celestial Palace to attain his Dao, he forced the "Jade Emperor" to self-destruct a part of the world, simultaneously abandoning half of the painstakingly schemed Great Fortune of Heaven and Earth in the "Emperor Heaven Realm."

It was like losing both the wife and the army, a severe loss.

The arrangement of the Celestial Palace’s Seventeenth Heaven likely serves as protection, much like what "Donghuang Taiyi" would establish to prevent the Celestial Vault from being breached.

Each heaven is an accumulation of the Celestial Palace over billions of years, not easily won.

Fortunately, it’s just the Celestial Derivation Life Record, not yet...

"Wait, the four divine beings competing against the "Jade Emperor" in the Emperor Heaven Realm are not the divine beings from the Qingxu Realm.

Could they be the otherworldly divine beings who invaded Qingxu Realm..."

Ning Xunqiu’s expression changed.

Once the Celestial Vault of the Qingxu Realm cracks open, the Great Chaotic Water would pour in, eliminating all beings except the Great Dao Divine.

Immediately, he looked at the Celestial Derivation Volume in his hand and relaxed.

Lü Bu is not dead, and this life is not over. Over the long years, there will definitely be a chance to encounter these four divine beings, perhaps even to eliminate them all in the cradle.

"Draw the reward."

[Drawing in progress...]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the golden life achievement reward—the golden Lifebound Character "Qi Tian" of Qi Tian Dasheng Emperor!]

[Golden Lifebound Character·Qi Tian]

[Wherever your eyes reach, you are equal with heaven; using the golden Lifebound Character can make you "Equal to Heaven" with a Great Dao Divine, forcibly putting yourself in an "Unbeaten" state.]

[Note: One point of fortune can sustain it for fifteen minutes.]

"This..."

After absorbing the information of "Qi Tian," Ning Xunqiu finally understood why "Lü Bu’s" strength was so exaggerated.

With Divine Being Realm·Unrivaled, gathering all "Lifebound Characters" of the Emperor Heaven Realm to create the Eighth Realm.

Only then could it condense the golden Lifebound Character that can make "mortals" and "divines" equal.

"Qi Tian" plus "Great Victory."

First unbeaten, then transcend, no one can prevail.

No wonder in the Celestial Derivation Volume, Lü Bu fiercely fought with the Emperor, causing the collapse of the Celestial Palace’s territories. Yet the Jade Emperor did not get involved, instead decisively abandoning the lordship of heaven and earth, cutting ties at the speed of light.

A true nemesis of the Celestial Court... If the "Jade Emperor" had appeared personally, once Lü Bu became "Equal to Heaven" with him.

It would have been over.

Of course, there are quite a few shortcomings.

Like the "Jade Emperor" who avoids direct confrontation, or traps and seals, or invites other divine beings to hold him off, and it can only make you "Equal to Heaven" with one Great Dao Divine at a time.

But for Ning Xunqiu, it is enough. He can utilize this Lifebound Character to engage in battle with the Great Dao Divine and swiftly climb to the Eighth Realm of Martial Arts.

He continued to look at the Celestial Derivation Life Record.

...

["Hahaha!"]

[With this slash, he severed the Celestial Mandate, eliminating all shackles from Guan Yu, feeling utterly joyful.]

[What Celestial Mandate is there in the world?]

["Man Can Conquer Nature" is the Celestial Mandate of a Martial Artist.]

[Yang Jin looked up, the "South Celestial Gate" standing tall in the depths of the sky crumbled with a bang, eyes filled with disbelief.]

[In such a situation, either the Celestial Court voluntarily dismantled the "South Celestial Gate," or the foster father was too fierce, smashing the "South Celestial Gate" to pieces within.]

[With the "Giant Spirit God" of the Celestial Court descending aggressively, suffering a great defeat and returning, how could it rest easy? Surely, the foster father charged into the "South Celestial Gate" and perished together with it.]

[But the foster father was merely a wisp of divine thought...]

[Was the Celestial Court too weak? Or did they underestimate the foster father’s strength? Can the Seventh Realm of Martial Arts really render the Celestial Court powerless?]

[In the whole world, everyone else is normal, understandable within the realm of reason.]

[Only the foster father is so invincible, isn’t he?]

[However, if they wished to unify the world, they must inevitably face the gigantic entity that is the "Celestial Court," and the foster father, being on their side as a man, the more invincible, the better.]

["Has Second Brother’s martial arts already reached the realm of Mr.?" Yang Jin inquired among the generals.]

["Yes." Guan Yu nodded: "The Seventh Realm of Martial Arts is the Divine Being Realm. I, Third Brother, and Zilong all became divine beings in an instant. I assume Mr. achieved something extraordinary within that ’South Celestial Gate.’"]

[Zhuge Liang, in the central military tent, conducted a ritual to Emperor Heaven, from which he received vague information.]

["The birth of the Eighth Realm of Martial Arts ’Great Victory,’ occupies fifty percent of the Great Fortune of Heaven and Earth, as the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth."]

["Fifty percent of the Great Fortune of Heaven and Earth?!" Yang Jin’s eyes were full of envy, knowing as a Qi Cultivator near Attainment, what this concept meant; all the beings of the Mortal World combined do not possess even half a portion of the Great Fortune of Heaven and Earth.]

[Sun and Moon, mountains and rivers, Heaven and Earth merely constitute one portion of Great Fortune, yet martial arts suddenly occupy fifty percent of the Great Fortune; imagine what extraordinary deeds the foster father accomplished.]

[With so much fortune, could it have...brought down that "Great Celestial Venerable" of the Celestial Court?]

[Yang Jin gasped.]

[Though he didn’t know what transpired inside the South Celestial Gate, he knew he had underestimated the foster father’s strength.]

["Advisor, our immediate priority is to eliminate the Cao Army," Zhao Yun looked at the chaotic Cao Army opposite, "and then return to Jiuyuan to inquire of Mr. what transpired."]

[Zhuge Liang gave the order.]

[The army marched grandly.]

[Crossing the river.]

[Northern expedition.]

...

"Brother Gao, where have we been brought this time?"

In a low mountain range, Zhuang Yang surveyed his surroundings, looking up at the sky filled with numerous floating corpses, his pupils constricted. Those corpses donned the familiar armor of the Celestial Court, indicating a colossal battle had erupted here.

"Are these Celestial Soldiers?"

Zhuang Yang frowned, feeling that the aura of these Celestial Soldiers was like cold puppets, different from that of the Celestial Soldiers experienced at the South Celestial Gate.

Gazing at the already obliterated "South Celestial Gate," Gao Sheng gulped, then turned to look at Zhuang Yang,

"These are Celestial Soldiers possessing the Dharma Body of a Divine General, selected from the martial, valiant, and battle-loving figures of the Celestial Court Lower Realm, converted through incense offering, their power no weaker than ordinary True Immortals."

Yet, here all the Celestial Soldiers were utterly defeated.

May I ask, who in the lower realm possesses such power...

Who...

Who...

Their minds reeled, exchanging glances with bewilderment.

It felt as though the sky was falling.

"So... we are in..."

Zhuang Yang’s voice trembled.

"Isn’t this... the lair of that one..."

"Yes." Gao Sheng nodded heavily.

"We should leave immediately!!" Zhuang Yang grasped Gao Sheng, ready to fly away.

"Friend, calm down. The South Celestial Gate has vanished; we cannot return."

Gao Sheng composed himself, quickly pulling back Zhuang Yang.

The "South Celestial Gate," as the connecting gateway across the Ten Thousand Realms, could not be damaged by even the full force of an Emperor. Once the connection is severed, it could mean the Celestial Court reclaimed the South Celestial Gate, was driven out by the Celestial Dao, or that the Celestial Court collapsed.

In any case, it’s not something a small fry like him can concern himself with.

Seeing Zhuang Yang casting an inquisitive look, Gao Sheng continued:

"Right now, that one is not home, rendering this place temporarily safe. Moreover, we might even gain an inheritance from that Great Divine Power User, even a little would be an enormous opportunity."

His tone grew excited, suppressing his inner fear with each word.

"Right, right, right."

Zhuang Yang’s eyes lit up.

"The immediate priority is to recuperate and heal, then explore the situation of this world." Gao Sheng said while quickly setting up a magical artifact, then starting to focus on his breath regulation.

Their spirit bodies were on the verge of collapse due to severe shocks, and given the relative scarcity of spiritual Qi in this world, it would take them at least hundreds of years to fully repair their damaged spirit bodies.

For now, they could only prevent the injuries from worsening.

Zhuang Yang also sat cross-legged, glancing occasionally at the equally tattered Celestial Court Reception Officer, Gao Sheng, his curiosity deepening.

One hour.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The sky-shattering cries of battle came from below the mountain, startling the two awake; beneath them, two armies were clashing.

"A mortal army..." Gao Sheng opened his eye acupoints to sneak a few glances, gaining clarity. Below, thousands of soldiers had vigorous qi blood, their leading military generals had trained in Inner Qi Technique but lacked magical power.

"Brother Gao, I will capture a few mortals to inquire about the situation." Zhuang Yang decided, given that the battle of that one with Jiling would surely be visible to even a blind man if it erupted in the skies.

Zhuang Yang swooped down, ready to casually capture a few of the confronting military generals.

Da da da.

The sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out, crisp and forceful.

A spirited general rode a white horse, holding a long spear.

"Cao Cao is dead, those who drop their weapon shall be spared." He shouted loudly.

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