Seeing this, the Blood Blade Divine Emperor smiled and nodded. He was still quite satisfied with his disciple Dongbo Xueying. Over the long ages, he had encountered many Four-Heaven Realm Gods with extraordinary talents, and among those he personally taught, there were quite a few outstanding ones—among them, the Ancient Zang Emperor and Qing Jun had even successfully transcended! However, very few had truly earned his favor and satisfaction.
Most were too arrogant. Confidence and arrogance were separated by only a single step! Every powerful expert should be confident, but many had already crossed into arrogance. Arrogance led to blindness, and blindness made it difficult for them to progress further.
Among all his disciples, Blood Blade felt that the one he was most satisfied with was Qing Jun, and the second would undoubtedly be Dongbo Xueying.
*”So steady and restrained… I believe transcending shouldn’t be difficult for him. In the future, he may even forge his own path.”* Blood Blade Divine Emperor mused silently.
“Xueying,” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor said, “the Five Directions Emperors each have their own designated territories.”
“Territories?” Dongbo Xueying was surprised.
“Yes.” The Blood Blade Divine Emperor nodded. “Since the universe was reborn from the Great Destruction, many places within the vast Divine Realm have become quite peculiar, offering great benefits to cultivation. Within the borders of my Blood Blade Divine Court, there are five such locations. I have designated these five as the territories of the Five Directions Emperors. Currently, two already have masters. You may choose from the remaining three.”
Dongbo Xueying listened carefully.
“Among the five locations, the ‘Corpse Cavern’ and ‘Frost Star’ already have masters. The remaining three are the Black Mist Sea, the Fire God Tree, and the Thunderbolt Island,” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor explained.
“Corpse Cavern?” Dongbo Xueying shuddered slightly at the name. It sounded unpleasant—yet it was one of the five territories, and someone had already claimed it?
“Master, is the Corpse Cavern truly a treasure land?” Dongbo Xueying couldn’t help but ask.
The Blood Blade Divine Emperor chuckled lightly. “The Corpse Cavern appears to be an ordinary cave on the surface, only a few meters wide. But once you enter, it unfolds into a vast cavern world—filled with countless corpses. It is an ancient battlefield from the Second Cosmic Epoch. Among the corpses within, there are even two belonging to Dominators! Would you not call that a treasure land? That place suits your senior brother Gu Zang quite well, which is why he chose it.”
“Two Dominator corpses?” Dongbo Xueying was astonished. Still, even if given the choice, he would never pick a place filled with corpses—this was supposed to be his territory!
“You wouldn’t be able to choose it even if you wanted to. Let me explain the other three in detail,” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor continued. “The Black Mist Sea is an endless expanse of black mist that appears in the void. This mist is naturally formed by the universe itself. Once you enter, countless illusions manifest—the deeper you go, the more intense they become. Even with my strength, I could barely reach the deepest source of the mist. Those weaker might succumb to the illusions, forever losing their clarity of mind.”
“Illusions?” Dongbo Xueying nodded.
“The Fire God Tree is a massive tree, its roots anchored in the void, towering at 3.9 trillion miles high. The entire tree burns with eternal, inextinguishable flames. Many seek to cultivate there—your close friend, the Fire Fiend Overlord, once trained there. Of course, his master, the Primordial Master, had to pay a considerable price for me to allow him to cultivate there for ten thousand years. Once the time was up, I expelled him.” The Blood Blade Divine Emperor smiled faintly. “The last one is Thunderbolt Island, a place somewhat similar to the Spacetime Island—both are floating void islands. The Spacetime Island exists in a special dimension, making it difficult to reach. Thunderbolt Island, however, is a place where countless bolts of lightning manifest, each one unique and extraordinary.”
“Choose one,” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor said.
After a moment of thought, Dongbo Xueying replied, “The Black Mist Sea!”
“You choose this place?” The Blood Blade Divine Emperor chuckled. “It seems you truly prioritize your insights into the World Dao.”
Dongbo Xueying smiled. “Nothing escapes Master’s notice.”
The Black Mist Sea…
Even the Blood Blade Divine Emperor had barely managed to reach its source. Those weaker would be lost in its illusory world. These illusions were twofold—one aspect was ‘falsehood,’ while the other involved constructing an entire world. It was quite similar to the Void Dao, and since his True Divine Weapon flying daggers also contained the ‘Void Dao,’ Dongbo Xueying naturally wanted to study it thoroughly.
“The World Dao excels in encompassing all things. It is indeed suitable for your cultivation. If your realm is high enough, you may use the World Heart to fully integrate all laws and insights, forming a complete set of universal laws. Then, you will transcend the River of Time.” The Blood Blade Divine Emperor nodded approvingly.
Dongbo Xueying nodded. Transcendence—the hardest part was integrating all the divine hearts he had comprehended into a perfect whole.
As for comprehending all divine hearts?
For some Four-Heaven Realm Gods, this was difficult because they had absorbed faith power. But Dongbo Xueying had never relied on faith stones. His cultivation time was short, and his karma was minimal. Comprehending the ‘Karma Heart’ would be easy, and even the extremely difficult ‘Material Heart’ had long been grasped. He believed the ‘Infinite Heart’ wouldn’t take much longer either… Once all divine hearts were comprehended, he would use the World Heart to fully encompass and perfectly merge them, ultimately forming the universal laws.
Then, success would be at hand!
“Regarding transcendence, there are a few things you must pay attention to. First, focus more on the complete set of universal laws. Do not obsess over power and endlessly refine certain secret techniques, constantly chasing greater might,” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor warned.
“Not pursuing power too much?” Dongbo Xueying was puzzled.
“Look at the example of the Bamboo Mountain Master, and you will understand.” As soon as the Blood Blade Divine Emperor finished speaking, he transmitted a vast amount of information to his disciple.
Dongbo Xueying immediately sensed his communication treasure receiving a flood of intelligence—detailed reports on both the Divine Realm and the Abyss, even more comprehensive than those given by the Fire Fiend Overlord. Among them was an in-depth analysis of the Bamboo Mountain Master, particularly regarding his cultivation path.
“So that’s why he failed to transcend?” Dongbo Xueying was both shocked and enlightened.
“Do you understand now?” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor asked.
“Your disciple understands. But I am still far from reaching this stage,” Dongbo Xueying replied.
“Indeed. Your accumulation is still insufficient, so there’s no need to worry too much about this yet,” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor said. “Moreover, those who reach this level as Four-Heaven Realm Gods are exceedingly rare across countless cosmic epochs. In our current epoch, only the Bamboo Mountain Master has achieved it.”
Dongbo Xueying nodded.
“Also, if you have any unresolved karma, settle it as soon as possible,” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor reminded. “Some karmic ties can affect your cultivation.”
“Yes,” Dongbo Xueying acknowledged.
His karma wasn’t particularly heavy. The most significant ties were with family and friends—all of them benign and not detrimental to cultivation. Even his bond with the ‘Red Fire Patriarch’ was weighty, given that the patriarch had once saved Jing Qiu. But the Red Fire Patriarch was a friend and had never made excessive demands, so the impact was minimal.
The most troublesome was his enmity with the Black Fiend Patriarch—the murderer of the Red Dust Sacred Master. As the Sacred Master’s direct disciple, Dongbo Xueying naturally bore this grudge. However, the Sacred Master had never demanded vengeance before transcendence, so this karma’s influence was also limited.
“For you, these are the two most crucial points to heed for transcendence,” the Blood Blade Divine Emperor said with a smile. He flipped his hand and tossed a triangular talisman to Dongbo Xueying. “This is the formation key to the Black Mist Sea. Because it is so dangerous, I long ago set up a formation to prevent others from entering.”
Dongbo Xueying accepted it.
“Master, you mentioned ‘cosmic epochs’ several times earlier,” Dongbo Xueying quickly added. “You also said the Corpse Cavern was left behind from the Second Cosmic Epoch. So, which epoch is ours? And what about the master of the Heart Lake Island?”
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