Inside the Main God’s space, Wu Ming still felt excited seeing his merits.
“Two hundred heavenly merits, one thousand major merits, eight thousand six hundred minor merits. If all converted into minor merits, it would amount to thirty-eight thousand six hundred! This is still under my privileges to waive the conversion fees. For ordinary cycle warriors, this would immediately be over forty thousand merits…”
Wu Ming’s face was flushed with excitement, feeling like a wealthy tycoon.
“Since the merits are sufficient, the first matter to address is the cultivation techniques… Hall of the Supreme Deity, complete the ‘Huangting Yin Fu Jing’!”
[Ding! ‘Huangting Yin Fu Jing’ (incomplete), completing the Master section requires 150 major merits! Completing the True Person section requires 500 major merits! Completing the Celestial Master section requires 1000 major merits! A total of 1650 major merits required, confirm completion?]
“Yes!”
Wu Ming immediately spent 1000 major merits and 6500 minor merits to fully complete the Huangting Yin Fu Jing.
This time he gained greatly, feeling his cultivation was about to make a leap forward, which was perfectly timed.
“There’s still 200 heavenly merits left? 2100 minor merits? No need to exchange them for now…”
Wu Ming looked at his original technique, and saw the information of the Huangting Yin Fu Jing had now become—[‘Huangting Yin Fu Jing – Human Immortal Volume’: Observing the Dao of Heaven, grasping the movements of Heaven, the description of human immortals is complete! – Complete Daoist technique, cultivable to the peak of human immortality!]
“Peak of human immortality?”
Wu Ming rubbed his chin.
For someone who had once been the Great Emperor of Dongyue and the Lord of Mount Tai, although the divine knowledge had its limitations, it was still a case of one law leading to all, which greatly broadened his horizons.
“Peak of human immortality, according to my calculations, should be around level four peak…”
Although there are countless paths in the world—martial, Daoist, immortal, divine, witchcraft, etc.—there are countless side paths, but when it comes to ranks, it’s nothing more than a matter of power.
In this regard, destiny is an outward manifestation of strength. Wu Ming, with his heavenly eyes open, had seen much and, combining his divine knowledge memories, finally sorted out a method of his own:
“Although the path of destiny seems chaotic, in reality, it is nothing more than the five elements and five colors: black, white, red, yellow, and blue… and it is only necessary to look at internal destiny!”
With his heavenly eyes and rich experience, Wu Ming divided a person’s destiny into three broad categories: innate destiny, internal destiny, and external destiny.
The so-called innate destiny is the core of a person’s fate chart, the most fundamental.
Internal destiny is the manifestation of one’s own strength in destiny.
Finally, external destiny is the kind of destiny brought about by official positions, feng shui, dragon veins, and so on.
Among these three, innate destiny is naturally the most fundamental, followed by internal destiny, with external destiny being the least.
To put it simply, a person’s innate destiny is predetermined and unshakable, something that cannot be taken away under any circumstances. However, external influences such as official positions are like floating duckweed—they may bring temporary fortune, but once lost, that fortune vanishes.
Compared to these two, internal destiny is in between. It is the destiny brought about by the practitioner’s own strength!
This is the power of the self. As long as one’s cultivation is not stripped away or their dantian destroyed, whether they hold an official position or possess the Mandate of Heaven and Earth’s fortune, it has little impact.
Take for example an earthly emperor, surrounded by five-colored auspicious qi, with a purple canopy, and a myriad of grand sights, but all of these are external destiny.
The purple innate destiny signifies an exceptionally noble fate, indicating supreme innate nobility.
But the true internal destiny, the destiny brought about by one’s own strength, might only be black, representing the lowest level, no different from an ordinary person.
According to Wu Ming’s categorization, internal destiny at black is level one, white level two, red level three, yellow level four, and blue level five!
“As for internal destiny with purple, it means one possesses the primal forces of the world, and in terms of rank, must be level six!”
With this basis, Wu Ming couldn’t help but look at himself.
With the Su Hou Pearl in hand, he had golden and cyan destinies, but these were all external, to be excluded!
The red and white qi originally from his role as the land god of the Zhou dynasty and the tenant farmers’ offerings, also to be excluded!
No innate destiny showing? This was a good thing; even if there was one, it would have to be excluded!
All that remained was the destiny symbolized by his status as a mage—white-red!
This also meant that even if Wu Ming were disowned by Wu Qing and stripped of all his magical artifacts and treasures, he would still possess the red-white destiny, far surpassing ordinary individuals.
In contrast, an emperor without the destiny of his throne would immediately be shrouded in black qi, no different from a commoner, unable to control his own life or death.
This was the power of internal destiny brought about by cultivating one’s own authority!
“White-red… does that mean I’m between level two and three? Maybe I could be called peak level two! Without reaching the True Human stage, I can never truly be level three!”
According to this reasoning, the Zhenren’s status is crimson, level three! The Celestial Master has golden yellow, level four! The Huangting Yin Fu Jing can be cultivated to the pinnacle of human immortality, which corresponds to level four peak, with an internal destiny of golden yellow—perhaps even tinged with a hint of cyan, offering the hope of ascending to become an Earth Immortal!
“What about level five?”
Wu Ming immediately thought of the Earth Immortal volume that followed the Huangting Yin Fu Jing.
“Earth Immortal? It sounds regional, perhaps equivalent to a domain holder, like the Western legends or Holy Domain, with purely internal destiny at level five?”
“Previously… in the world of gods and spirits, the City God of Heitai and Lord Heishan shared an internal destiny, which should have been at the fifth level, yet tinged with a hint of purple. This was the world’s blessing force, signifying that they were equivalent to sixth-level powerhouses in the realm of gods and spirits?”
This is also the limitation of the Divine Path. A sixth-level Divine Path practitioner may be extraordinary within their own world, but they are also confined by it…
Wu Ming shook his head, then thought of several people.
The first was his adoptive elder sister, Wu Qing. Her innate destiny was “Azure,” manifesting phoenix characteristics, with the celestial and terrestrial energies converging upon her. Her destiny was majestic and awe-inspiring, so compelling that no fortune-teller could avert their gaze. Yet, her internal destiny remained merely “White-Red”—at the peak of the second level, just like his own!
Chi Lian Sword Zhan Hongzhao, a grandmaster, also possessed the inner destiny of Bai Hong, with his true strength at the peak of the second level.
Feng Han was even worse off. Though a martial artist with Gang Qi among ordinary people, his internal destiny was only pure white, barely reaching level two stability.
As for the real individuals, Le Song and Nan Shan, their innate destiny was crimson, making them third-level cultivators.
Most of the reincarnators Wu Ming had encountered were merely lingering between the first and second levels, with very few attaining genuine success.
“These levels are like insurmountable chasms!”
Wu Ming sighed, then thought of two deities: Wang Zhong, the City God of the county, and Ao Nu, the River Earl. These two were Golden Edict True Gods, both considered fourth-level powerhouses—though only within their divine jurisdictions.
Once outside their divine realm, they would likely drop immediately to level three.
At this thought, he felt a bit frightened.
Fortunately, back then he had acted from behind the scenes, inciting the Li family to act, while the River Earl directly clashed with Wang Zhong, with himself hiding behind.
Otherwise, if discovered, it would have been quite dangerous.
“Still, keep the merits for now…”
After clarifying his path and the classification of powerful beings, Wu Ming immediately chose to return.
With a flash of white light, he arrived inside his quiet room in the Great Zhou world.
Opening the door and stepping outside, he found that the one guarding there was Li Xiuyun.
“Master!”
Seeing Wu Ming, Li Xiuyun’s pretty face slightly reddened as she softly called out.
“Hmm, how long have I been in seclusion?”
Wu Ming was slightly surprised. Judging from the situation, Wu Qing hadn’t come to disturb him even once, which was completely out of character for her.
“It’s been thirteen days already…”
Li Xiuyun answered.
“This time flow has changed again… It seems to be leaning more towards the Great Zhou world!”
Wu Ming’s eyes flickered as he asked, “Where is my sister?”
“Miss Wu has been nowhere to be found. It seems she also went out for a walk or to meditate…”
Wu Qing, being a cultivator, came and went as she pleased, and no one dared to question her.
“Could she have returned to the Daoist Academy?”
As Wu Ming rubbed his chin, a maid came running over, panting slightly, her cheeks slightly flushed with the scent of youth: “Master Ming! Miss Wu has returned and says to see her as soon as you come out of seclusion!”
“Alright, let’s go then!”
Wu Ming showed no particular reaction and strode forward, entering the courtyard where Wu Qing resided.
“You’ve come, little brother. You’ve been in seclusion for a long time. Did you gain anything?”
Wu Qing was dressed in feminine attire, her aura seeming slightly changed. What surprised Wu Ming even more was the destiny qi above her head.
“The golden-red external destiny has diminished, and merits have been expended, but that’s not the main concern. The crucial point is that the white internal destiny is gradually fading, showing a trend of purification toward the crimson hue. She’s practically at the level of a true immortal now… This elder sister, how is it that after just a few weeks apart, her Dao cultivation has progressed even further than mine?”
“Wait, something’s not right!”
Wu Ming suddenly shivered: “Where did Qing Feng’s innate destiny go? And this… calamity aura—Reincarnator! I never thought Wu Qing would become a Reincarnator too!”
This change was too familiar, making his heart sink.
Of course, on the surface, he still had to reply: “Yes… I’ve made great progress in the Five Thunder Palm technique. It has now reached the ‘Cloud Thunder’ stage!”
“Good!”
Wu Qing had also seen this palm technique before and immediately nodded: “In that case, it’s truly using martial arts to enter the Dao, transforming into thunder techniques! If I didn’t already have a martial technique, I might have chosen to cultivate this one too!”
A gentle expression appeared on her face: “Little brother, you’ve just come out of seclusion. I’ve already ordered the kitchen to stew some ginseng millet porridge for you to nourish yourself properly!”
She clapped her hands, and a maid in uniform entered carrying a red sandalwood tray. On the tray was a jade bowl, from which the millet porridge emitted an enticing aroma.
“Thank you, sister!”
Wu Ming took it without hesitation and began eating hungrily, not minding the heat.
Wu Qing, resting her fragrant cheek on her hand, watched Wu Ming eat with relish, a smile appearing on her face.
However, deep in her heart, she silently pondered: “My brother’s personality has completely transformed, and he’s made such rapid progress, even acquiring supernatural abilities! He must have also become a Reincarnator of the Main God’s Hall! The trials between life and death can profoundly alter a person’s character—this is quite common!”
“But… the cycle world is just a test for me, but I still need to find a way to help my brother escape this calamity!”
She attributed Wu Ming’s transformation to the Main God’s Hall, her face softening with tenderness and care as she said, “Take your time, eat more!”
Wu Ming wolfed down his meal ravenously, all the while pondering: “Since Wu Qing is also a Reincarnator, should I disclose the matter of the Main God’s Hall? But if I’m mistaken and make a misstep, it could lead to serious trouble…”
“Should I be straightforward or not?”
The two siblings had different thoughts, yet their minds were surprisingly aligned.
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