Chapter 60 – The Way and Principles


Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “So, how is your cultivation of the Desolate Buddhist Scriptures going?”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “Very well, I can feel that the strength of my soul is increasing, and my perception is getting stronger.”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “I also feel that my mind has become much clearer, and my temperament has become more stable.”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “By the way, have any of you practiced my martial skills?”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “I have practiced them.”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “How did it go? Can you cultivate them?”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “Some of them can be cultivated, like the Carefree Sect’s martial skills are no problem. The Nine Yin and Nine Yang, Breaking Plum Hand, Six Yang Palm, and others are all good. But the North Ming Divine Art is not useful for me because the true essence of the innate experts in my world is fused with their own divine form, making it difficult to absorb.”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “What about the Dragon God Art?”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “This technique is extraordinary, I simply cannot practice it!”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “Even if I share the talent for cultivation without bottlenecks, it is still difficult to make any progress. This is the first time I have encountered such a situation. I suspect that it is likely that the world itself does not allow the existence of such disruptive martial arts!”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “But whether it is the Nine States World or the outside world that does not allow it, I am not sure.”

Xu Zong from Swallowed Star: “So, does that mean my talent will also become inadequate when facing the world’s blockade?”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “Not necessarily, I feel that I can still cultivate little by little, but the progress will be very slow. I estimate that I may not even be able to successfully display it in my lifetime, unless I surpass the rules of this world!”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “I see, so if I want to achieve the Emperor of Combat by ignoring the requirement of source energy, it seems that I still have to rely on the path of Exotic Fire?”

Xu Zong from Swallowed Star: “It’s not worth spending a lifetime fighting against the heavens and earth. It’s more appropriate to rely on the path of Exotic Fire. However, in the world where Exotic Fire dominates the Martial Continent, the Wind attribute is really detrimental. I still need to find a way to devour an Exotic Fire and obtain the Burning Art.”

Xu Zong from Swallowed Star: “Or, you can simply break the blockade with force and forcefully attract the source energy?”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “Yes! With the support of this chat group, it is not impossible to break the blockade with force!”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “That’s true, but that will probably take decades. It’s useless to think about it now… By the way, I have practiced the Dragon God Art.”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “How did it go? Did you succeed?”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “No, I failed.”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “Then why did you say ‘by the way’?”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “Pay attention, it’s not that I can’t practice it, but I failed in my cultivation!”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “In other words, I just lack certain conditions. As long as I can gather these conditions, I might be able to reproduce the Dragon God Art through combat techniques!”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “Based on my experience of reading fantasy novels, it should be because I lack the essence of the Dragon Clan or something like that.”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “From this perspective, does it mean that the Battle Through the Heavens world does not reject simulations?”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “That’s normal. In my world, high-level demonic beasts can transform into human form, even Exotic Fire and pills can transform into human form. If humans can transform into dragons, what’s so strange about it? It’s just that the conditions are not enough.”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “Right, I remember that the Void Swallowing Flame appeared in human form!”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “In that case, the reason why I can’t cultivate the Dragon God Art should be the Nine States World, not the outside world. After all, according to common sense, the larger the world, the stronger its inclusiveness!”

Xu Zong from Swallowed Star: “That makes sense.”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “Indeed.”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “Once I make some changes and turn the Dragon God Art into a combat technique, and then persuade Zi Yan, the little girl, to give me some blood, there’s an 80% chance that I can successfully cultivate it. Once I succeed, I might be able to transform into an Ancient Dragon!”

Xu Zong from Swallowed Star: “I can’t cultivate it at all. The judgment of the devouring world on races is too strict. If I want to become another race, I must possess them. There is no such thing as transformation into a human or anything like that here. At most, I can only simulate appearances, and that is still a racial talent… probably. I remember it was like this in the early stages, but I can’t remember the later details.”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “Understood.”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “So, the Dragon God Art is not a bloodline martial art?”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “No, although this technique was created by our ancestor, the Dragon God, and belongs to the Long Clan’s inherited supreme art, anyone can actually cultivate it. It’s just that besides the Tong Clan and the Long Clan, no one else has the secret manual. And if the Dragon God Art is cultivated together with the Tong Clan’s spells, it will become immortal. That’s how the Dragon God became immortal. After that, I also plan to learn some spells from the Tong Clan, so that I can achieve immortality first.”

Every Xu Zong already understood the key to the Dragon God Art. As long as it is modified to fit the rules of the respective world, it should be able to be reproduced. This point has been clarified.

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “By the way, I also have a question.”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “Do you think that the laws between different worlds are the same?”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “What do you mean?”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “I don’t understand.”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “Let me give you an example. The Wind Path I comprehend in The Nine Cauldrons world and the Wind Laws that Swallowed Star Xu Zong comprehends in the Swallowed Star world, are they the same thing?”

Xu Zong from Martial World General: “You’ve stumped me.”

Xu Zong from Battle Through the Heavens: “It’s hard to say.”

Xu Zong from Swallowed Star: “Didn’t you share my Realm of Artistic Conception marksmanship? Does it work in your world?”

Xu Zong from The Nine Cauldrons: “There is also the Realm of Artistic Conception at that level in my world, so of course it works. But the Realm of Artistic Conception has nothing to do with the laws of heaven and earth. At most, it can become the key to comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, but it has no connection to the current problem.”Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “I believe that two different worlds should not have exactly the same laws, but for those who comprehend the laws, they should have a strong reference value.”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “Agreed.”

Battle Through the Heavens Xu Zong: “We haven’t even touched the laws yet, isn’t it too early to discuss this?”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “Not early, I estimate that I can reach the limit of Gang Qi within half a year, so I need to think about which Dao of Heaven and Earth is better to enter the Illusory Realm!”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “According to the rules of the Nine Provinces, understanding the ordinary Dao of Heaven and Earth such as wind and thunder, and stepping into the Illusory Realm, can only master one-tenth of the power of Heaven and Earth. If you step into the Illusory Realm with the Dao of the Five Elements, you can grasp two-tenths of the power of Heaven and Earth in one breath. If you step into the Illusory Realm with the Dao of Destruction, Creation, Yin, and Yang, you can grasp half of the power of Heaven and Earth in one breath!”

Simply put, wind, thunder, and rain can only be considered minor Dao, the Dao of the Five Elements is considered middle Dao, and the Dao of Destruction, Creation, Yin, and Yang are considered major Dao!

The Dao you comprehend is different, and the power of Heaven and Earth that you can master in the world of The Nine Cauldrons is not the same.

In the end, you must master all the power of Heaven and Earth, and only after seeing through the essence of Heaven and Earth can you step into the Void Realm.

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “The Dao of wind and thunder is weak and easy to comprehend, while the Dao of destruction and creation is strong and difficult to comprehend. I’m thinking, which Dao should I use to break into the Illusory Realm that would be more helpful to the group?”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “Whether it’s Dao or not, I don’t care about it here, I have no opinion.”

Battle Through the Heavens Xu Zong: “As long as I have enough energy accumulation, everything is easy to say, I have no opinion.”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “You all have no opinion? Then I have an opinion!”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “Without a doubt, we should take the path of time and space!”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “Because I’m going to follow the laws of time and space later, wouldn’t it be much stronger for the two of us to work together than one person?”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “Damn it! That makes sense!”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “If the Dao and laws of the two worlds have something in common, even if it’s just for reference, we should definitely cooperate to comprehend them!”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “Right?”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “Absolutely right, bro! Okay, then I will enter the Illusory Realm through the Dao of Time and Space! But should I go with time or space? By the way, is there a Dao of Time and Space in The Nine Cauldrons?”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “Why don’t you try and find out?”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “As for whether to comprehend time or space… well, you still have half a year to reach the limit, so there’s no rush. Let me see which aspect I’m better at after stepping into the Celestial Level, and then we can choose different Dao and laws to comprehend, complement and learn from each other, we will definitely make rapid progress!”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “Handshake.jpg!”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “Handshake.jpg!”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “Why do I feel more and more strange the more I look at the world of The Nine Cauldrons? Wind, thunder, and rain are minor Dao, the Five Elements are middle Dao, and Destruction is major Dao…”

Battle Through the Heavens Xu Zong: “Isn’t this the setting of Desolate Era?”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “Yeah, isn’t this the setting of Desolate Era!”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “Uh, it might be because they are all Tomato’s worlds, it’s understandable if the settings are similar!”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “The Xu Zong of Desolate Era is in for a treat if he joins the group!”

The group chat was filled with their usual banter.

Since the chat group was in their minds and didn’t affect reality, the Xu Zongs were naturally happy to chat and joke around in the group.

And now that all four Xu Zongs were practicing the Desolate Buddhist Scriptures, their mental strength would increase in the future, and they would be able to multitask without affecting anything.

Martial World General Xu Zong: “By the way, are you guys curious about what Little Dragon Girl looks like?”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “Why bring this up all of a sudden?”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “I’ve arrived at Mount Zhongnan, and I’m about to meet my sister. I’m wondering if you guys are curious. If you are, I can take a beautiful photo for you.”

Swallowed Star Xu Zong: “Oh right, Little Dragon Girl is your sister.”

Battle Through the Heavens Xu Zong: “I’m a bit curious, take a photo and send it over.”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “Speaking of which, how many wives do you have now?”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person? I’m devoted to Zhiruo, okay?”

The Nine Cauldrons Xu Zong: “Stop pretending, we’re all Xu Zong, who can you fool? You’re not Swallowed Star Xu Zong, you don’t have to worry about family traditions. You’re in a world full of beautiful women, aren’t you going to collect them? I ask myself, if I were in a martial arts world, I would definitely collect them!”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “Actually, it’s not that I don’t want to, but I really only have Zhiruo as my wife right now. After all, I’ve been staying in Lingjiu Palace for these years and rarely go down the mountain!”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “However, I do go down the mountain to celebrate my sister’s birthday every year, and I have raised quite a few flags during that time!”

Martial World General Xu Zong: “I’m about to see my sister, I’ll talk to you guys later if there’s anything!”


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