parentshiftbook Chapter 2033 Emperor of Heaven
Chapter 2033 Emperor of Heaven
Chapter 2033 Emperor of Heaven
As time went by, Chen Fei's understanding of the concept of returning to the heavens deepened.
His seated figure began to exude a strange, unprecedented aura.
It is a paradoxical combination.
On one hand, there is an extreme violence and instability, as if a star about to explode is hidden within him. A destructive force capable of tearing apart all rules and order is constantly brewing and churning, ready to break free of its restraints and turn everything around into nothingness at any moment.
On the other hand, it is also an extreme restraint and deathly stillness.
Chen Fei's body was like a black hole that absorbed all light, eerily still, and even the surrounding space seemed to slightly indent and distort due to this extreme restraint.
Violence and restraint, destruction and silence—these two diametrically opposed qualities coexist in Chen Fei, creating a paradox that is extremely unsettling.
This is precisely the external manifestation of the power that Tian Tonggui is about to achieve in his cultivation.
After an unknown amount of time, all the leaking, unsettling aura suddenly vanished!
Chen Fei's body returned to calm and stillness, like an ancient, unassuming rock that had weathered millions of years of wind and frost, possessing inner brilliance yet showing no sign of life.
Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes. There was no intimidating glint in his eyes, only a deep calm that seemed to devour all emotions.
The Heavenly Union Reaches the Great Perfection!
Chen Fei looked around and saw that most of the Dao Crystals that had been piled up earlier had been used up.
"Two hundred and thirty thousand Dao Crystals..." Chen Fei silently calculated in his mind and came up with a number.
This only covers the cost of cultivating to the Great Perfection stage, not including the 30,000 consumed during the previous simplification.
However, this amount of exertion is nothing to Chen Fei now.
Having survived the battle in the Demon Lotus Realm, his wealth was far greater than it had been in the Xuan Yu Realm. Moreover, he possessed a vast amount of Xuan Crystals, which he could exchange for through the Myriad Realms Martial Arts Arena if he wished.
Chen Fei stood up and carefully sensed the details of the Great Perfection Realm of Heaven and Earth Returning. An irrepressible urge to try it out welled up in his heart.
He was eager to know just how powerful this secret technique would be when it was actually unleashed.
However, Chen Fei will not try it himself.
Although the panel has a backup function that can be used and can be restored based on past experience, the loss would be too great if something unexpected happened or the restoration was incomplete.
Therefore, the safest method is to let the Night Demon Warriors use it!
With a thought, Chen Fei felt the void around him ripple, and the Night Demon Warrior appeared. At this moment, the Night Demon Warrior's cultivation level was exactly the same as Chen Fei's original body, both having reached the fifteenth level limit in terms of essence, energy, and spirit.
"Boom!"
As the Heavenly Union Circulation began, the Night Demon Warrior's body trembled violently, and an unprecedented, terrifying aura that caused the entire Guixu Realm to tremble violently erupted from within him.
This aura was like an ancient giant god awakening from a slumber, faintly carrying an absolute pressure that surpassed all fifteen ranks!
The Night Demon Warrior's aura instantly broke through the barrier of the fifteenth-tier limit and entered a completely new realm.
Chen Fei's gaze was solemn as he focused intently on sensing the Night Demon Warrior's current power, his eyes flickering slightly.
"The power of the critical Tai Cang Realm!"
Although I haven't truly stepped into the Tai Cang Realm yet, I'm already infinitely close, having touched the threshold of that gate.
This power is indeed much stronger than that of a fifteenth-tier Dominator Realm cultivator; it's a qualitative difference.
However, this force is not entirely unstoppable.
If it were a true, complete Tai Cang Realm expert, their power should be more harmonious and vast.
The Night Demon Warrior's power at this moment was filled with violence and instability, having lost its usual absolute control.
Since he began cultivating, Chen Fei has always held the view that only power that is absolutely under one's control truly belongs to oneself.
At this moment, Chen Fei felt that the Night Demon Warrior was indeed strong, but in the eyes of a true sixteenth-level Tai Cang Realm expert, it must be full of flaws and posed no threat whatsoever.
Chen Fei's initial motivation for learning this secret technique was to prepare for the possible threat from the Tai Cang Realm.
"No wonder that senior didn't recommend it. Moreover, the cultivation difficulty of this Heavenly Unity Technique is extremely exaggerated, even far exceeding the cultivation difficulty of the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation." Chen Fei thought to himself, this was something he had personally experienced.
Because it involves the operational concepts and some rules of the sixteenth-level power, it is like a heavenly book for cultivators who are still at the fifteenth level to understand and control.
"Rich and talented individuals who have cultivated to the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation should spend their time and energy on this kind of secret technique full of side effects. They should think about how to break through to the Tai Cang Realm as soon as possible." Chen Fei shook his head.
If it weren't for the control panel, Chen Fei wouldn't have spent time on such a secret technique.
Stimulated by the overwhelming power within his body, the Night Demon Warrior's skin turned completely red, as if magma was flowing beneath it.
Night Demon Warrior took a step forward, burning all his power and condensing the power of the critical Tai Cang Realm into his right fist, then threw a punch!
"laugh!"
The moment the fist force appeared, the surrounding space groaned under its strain, tearing open countless dark cracks like fragile cloth.
As soon as this force appeared, it began to frantically tear apart the barriers and stable structure of the Guixu Realm, as if it wanted to smash this small world to pieces!
However, just as this devastating punch was about to fully erupt and cause substantial damage to the Guixu Realm, a spatial ripple enveloped the area.
That terrifying fist force vanished into thin air and was stored in Chen Fei's spatial storage.
After the Night Demon Warrior unleashed this earth-shattering attack, the suffocating aura emanating from him began to plummet, rapidly falling from the critical point of the Tai Cang Realm.
Normally, the Heavenly Union technique can be maintained for three breaths, but if one goes all in and concentrates all their power, it can only be maintained for one move.
At the same time, Chen Fei clearly sensed that the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation within the Night Demon Warrior's body had begun to show signs of collapse and decay, with cracks covering the foundation and its luster rapidly dimming.
This is precisely the beginning of the aftereffects of the "return to heaven" phenomenon.
Chen Fei activated the panel's backup function, attempting to restore the Night Demon Warrior.
A massive amount of primordial energy from all directions was forcibly gathered and concentrated around the Night Demon Warrior. Numerous mystic crystals appeared out of thin air, then shattered, releasing pure energy that merged into the Night Demon Warrior's body.
After a few breaths, the Night Demon Warrior's rapidly declining aura finally stopped falling and stabilized.
Immediately afterwards, the collapsed and cracked Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation within the Night Demon Warrior's body began to slowly recover. The cracks were healing, and the luster was returning; although the process was slow, it was definitely progressing in a positive direction!
Sensing this, Chen Fei couldn't help but smile.
After that, if he encounters an extreme situation, Chen Fei can use this secret technique with peace of mind, without worrying that he will need three portions of sixteenth-grade low-level spiritual materials to break through to the Tai Cang Realm.
However, the power of the Heavenly Union could not threaten the Tai Cang Realm, which was far from Chen Fei's initial expectations.
With his mind at ease, Chen Fei's thoughts began to stir again.
"The method of 'unifying heaven and earth' is too crude..."
Chen Fei watched the Night Demon Warrior gradually recover, "This power is more at the level of force, lacking the corresponding realm and method. If it possessed the realm or vision of the pseudo-Taicang Realm, the power it could unleash would definitely be stronger, and it should be able to threaten the true Taicang Realm."
Chen Fei thought of another secret technique the old man had introduced, the Blood Soul Reversal Technique, which could temporarily grant a person the realm of a pseudo-Taicang Realm, combining offense and defense.
However, even with the foundation of the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation, it is impossible to operate two such secret techniques at the same time.
The Heavenly Union technique merges with the Dao foundation to gain power, while the Blood Soul Reversal Technique burns everything to gain a realm. The two are fundamentally conflicting and both place a devastating burden on the body and soul, making them completely incompatible.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Chen Fei's mind: Heavenly Origin Technique!
That peculiar cultivation technique, which he jokingly called "a weakling in combat," had the characteristic of requiring only the minimum cultivation level needed to advance one's cultivation realm.
Moreover, the Heavenly Origin Technique is not limited to the fifteenth level of cultivation; there is also a sixteenth level. As for whether there are higher levels, Chen Fei does not know.
"That senior once said that forcibly activating a sixteenth-level cultivation technique would very likely result in immediate death and dissipation, because even the essence, energy, and soul of a fifteenth-level cultivator cannot withstand it..."
What if it's a special sixteenth-order Heavenly Origin Technique in operation? Would it be less serious?
Even if it cannot be completely avoided, is it possible to reduce it to a level that is acceptable and can be restored using panel backup?
If one can obtain the power of the critical Tai Cang Realm by using the Heavenly Union Technique, and at the same time simulate a trace of the pseudo-Tai Cang Realm realm or vision through the sixteenth-order Heavenly Origin Technique, one will definitely be able to better control and utilize that destructive power, thereby unleashing stronger combat power.
The idea quickly took hold of Chen Fei's mind as soon as it appeared.
Chen Fei lowered his head and directly activated the All-Heavens Martial Arts Arena mark on the back of his hand.
"Buzz!"
A powerful spatial fluctuation enveloped him, and Chen Fei's figure disappeared into the Void Realm.
The next moment, Chen Fei's figure reappeared in that chaotic void, facing the magnificent and vast martial arts arena of all realms.
Without pausing, Chen Fei transformed into a streak of light and flew into the area, arriving at the exchange zone with practiced ease. He walked to a sphere of light, reached out, and gently touched it.
The scene before him shifted, nebulae swirled, and an abyss lay beside him. Chen Fei appeared beside the familiar Lin Yuan Pavilion.
Inside the Lin Yuan Pavilion, the aroma of tea lingered, and the stars and clouds shifted. An old man sat on a stone bench, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw Chen Fei appear.
"Young hero, you've arrived." The old man's voice was gentle. He reached out and picked up the teapot, pouring a cup of fragrant hot tea into the empty teacup in front of Chen Fei.
"sit!"
Chen Fei didn't stand on ceremony and sat down opposite the old man. He didn't rush to speak, but picked up the teacup in front of him, sniffed it gently, and then took a sip.
A wonderful sensation, a refreshing coolness tinged with a slight bitterness that then transforms into a lingering sweetness, melts in the mouth, calming the mind involuntarily.
“Good tea!”
Chen Fei praised the old man, put down his teacup, and looked at him. "Senior, I have come here to inquire whether it is possible to exchange for a sixteenth-tier Heavenly Origin Technique here?"
Upon hearing this, the old man remained expressionless, nodded, and said, "It can be exchanged for ten Origin Points."
"Ten source points?" Chen Fei raised an eyebrow, a clear look of surprise on his face.
"A sixteenth-tier cultivation technique... and the exchange price is so favorable?"
This was indeed beyond his expectations. Previously, exchanging for the fifteenth-tier Heavenly Unity Secret Technique had cost him only eight Source Points after the discount. A technique that involved the next major realm was now only requiring eight Source Points after the discount.
Seeing Chen Fei's surprised expression, the old man smiled and said, "This Heavenly Origin Technique is widely circulated and spreads in many places throughout the myriad worlds. It is not some secret that is not passed down. Therefore, its price is naturally similar to that of some special and powerful fifteenth-level cultivation techniques."
Upon hearing this, Chen Fei's face showed a look of sudden realization.
It seems that the Heavenly Origin Technique is indeed a common skill among high-level cultivators, so its price is naturally not too high.
"Confirm redemption!"
Chen Fei did not hesitate. Eight source points were indeed nothing to him now.
The mark on the back of his hand felt slightly warm. After deducting eight source points, a pale gold inheritance stone, radiating an even more profound Daoist aura, appeared before him.
After carefully storing the inheritance stone, Chen Fei did not leave immediately. He pondered for a moment, looked at the old man, and spoke again: "Senior, I have another question. Is there another, even stronger version of this Heavenly Origin Technique?"
This question is based on his cultivation and understanding of the fifteenth-level Heavenly Origin Technique.
Chen Fei always felt that the concept and potential of this technique should not be limited to what is currently visible; there should be something deeper and more core behind it.
Upon hearing this, a faint hint of surprise flashed across the old man's eyes, but it quickly turned into an appreciative smile. "Why would you have such a question?"
"I have read the fifteenth level of the Heavenly Origin Technique," Chen Fei said frankly. "I always felt that there was something missing, as if it was just the tip of the iceberg or a branch of something grander and more fundamental."
"hehe…"
The old man chuckled softly, "Young hero, you are truly gifted and have keen senses. The Heavenly Origin Technique, as a cultivation method created by the ancient Heavenly Court, does indeed have another version besides the one currently widely circulated: the Heavenly Emperor's Origin Book!"
The Book of the Heavenly Emperor's Origin!
The name stirred something within Chen Fei.
In any legend or system, the title "Heavenly Emperor" represents supreme authority and power!
"but……"
The old man changed the subject, "This technique was a closely guarded secret in the ancient Heavenly Court, and only the most core beings were qualified to access it."
With the destruction of the ancient Heavenly Court, this cultivation technique also vanished, and has never been openly circulated throughout the myriad realms since.
"Not even the Martial Arts Arena of the Myriad Realms?" Chen Fei asked in surprise. In his view, the Martial Arts Arena connected to all realms and gathered countless resources; it should have one.
Upon hearing this, the old man's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes became profound.
"All the cultivation techniques and spiritual materials in the Martial Arts Arena of the Myriad Realms are sold to the Arena by others, and the Arena will only exchange them with others. It never actively collects or seizes cultivation techniques that others have not sold. This is one of the fundamental rules of the existence of the Martial Arts Arena."
“So,” the old man looked at Chen Fei, “the Heavenly Emperor’s Origin Book can indeed be obtained at the Martial Arts Arena. But as long as no one is selling it, we will not exchange it with others.”
Absolute neutrality and the principle of equivalent exchange!
Chen Fei realized that this was indeed the fundamental reason why the martial arts arena could attract powerful figures from all realms and maintain its transcendent status. It was not a predator, but a platform.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior." Chen Fei cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the old man. "I understand now."
Since that's the case, we can forget about the Heavenly Emperor's Origin Book in the short term. However, knowing its name and existence is a gain in itself.
Leaving Lin Yuan Pavilion, Chen Fei returned to the exchange area. Instead of immediately leaving the training ground, he went to the light sphere for exchanging resources.
"Exchange, Xuanjing for Daojing." He communicated with his mind.
Soon, the exchange interface appeared, displaying the current exchange ratio, which remained at 10 to 1, unchanged from before.
"Exchange for two million Dao Crystals!" Chen Fei exchanged a portion of the massive amount of Xuan Crystals he had accumulated.
Back in the Realm of Return to the Void, Chen Fei sat cross-legged and took out the pale golden inheritance stone.
He focused his mind and began to read the sixteenth-level Heavenly Origin Manual in his hand.
Several hours later, Chen Fei slowly withdrew his mind from the inheritance stone, a look of exhaustion and confusion on his face. He couldn't quite understand this sixteenth-tier Heavenly Origin Technique after only one reading.
However, Chen Fei wasn't too surprised. Although this sixteenth-level Heavenly Origin Technique was the weakest in terms of combat power, its level was still there.
The sixteenth rank, the Tai Cang Realm, is fundamentally different from the fifteenth rank.
If Chen Fei hadn't already cultivated the Heavenly Unity Technique to the Great Perfection Realm and had a vague perception and contact with the power of the sixteenth level, there would be even more things he couldn't understand when looking at this sixteenth-level Heavenly Origin Technique.
[Acquired a new cultivation technique, the Sixteenth-Tier Heavenly Origin Technique (Not Yet Entered)]
"simplify!"
It doesn't matter if you don't understand it, as long as the panel is burned, that's enough.
"Simplification of the Sixteenth-Order Heavenly Origin Technique is in progress... Simplification successful... Sixteenth-Order Heavenly Origin Technique → Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law!"
The simplified cost of 200,000 Dao Crystals is another huge number.
However, for Chen Fei, who had just exchanged two million Dao Crystals, it was within his means.
The reason Chen Fei did not integrate the Sixteenth-Order Heavenly Origin Technique into the Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law to create a completely new technique is because he only intended to use the Sixteenth-Order Heavenly Origin Technique as a secret technique, not as his main combat technique. Therefore, not integrating it was the best choice.
Chen Fei sat cross-legged, a thought forming in his mind.
In the surrounding void, ten thousand Dao crystals shattered, releasing an intensely dense spiritual energy and Daoist charm that completely enveloped Chen Fei.
Chen Fei closed his eyes and began to cultivate according to the Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law. Immediately afterwards, a massive amount of insights about the Sixteenth Order Heavenly Origin Technique, combined with the energy of the Dao Crystal, continuously appeared in his sea of consciousness, and were then absorbed, understood, and controlled by him one by one.
After an unknown amount of time, the spiritual energy condensed by the 100,000 Dao Crystals around them finally dissipated completely.
Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes.
One hundred thousand Dao Crystals were certainly not enough to cultivate the Sixteenth-Order Heavenly Origin Technique to the Great Perfection Realm. Chen Fei looked at the panel and saw that the Sixteenth-Order Heavenly Origin Technique was only at the entry level of 30%.
This progress was within Chen Fei's expectations.
The old man said that a sixteenth-level cultivation technique is harmful and useless to a fifteenth-level cultivator, because a sixteenth-level cultivation technique will directly burn all the essence, energy and soul of a fifteenth-level cultivator.
If Chen Fei cultivates the sixteenth-order Heavenly Origin Technique to a higher level, he may be able to control it better when operating it due to a deeper understanding, but he may also burn himself more thoroughly because the power of the rules he attracts is stronger.
Therefore, Chen Fei needs to experiment and find the right balance.
Find a balance point within the current tolerance range that can both attract a sliver of the sixteenth-level realm's vision and avoid causing irreversible damage to oneself.
This experiment is fraught with danger. If not handled properly, it could trigger the terrifying consequences the old man described: the instantaneous burning of one's own essence and even one's Dao foundation.
"This is where the immense value of the Night Demon Warriors becomes apparent," Chen Fei said with a smile.
With a thought, the Night Demon Warrior reappeared beside Chen Fei.