Quasi-Saint (Primordial Golden Immortal) is the dividing line between immortals and saints, hence the saying "below saints are all ants".
The Quasi-Saint realm can be improved by continuing to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, or by severing one's three corpses—the 'good corpse,' the 'evil corpse,' and the 'self corpse'—and using these three corpses to fuse with the divine runes of the laws within innate spiritual treasures to enhance oneself.
Comprehending and fusing 32 Laws and Divine Runes leads to the early stage of Quasi-Saint (One Corpse Realm), 33 leads to the middle stage of Quasi-Saint (Two Corpses Realm), 34 leads to the late stage of Quasi-Saint (Three Corpses Realm), and 35 leads to the perfect Quasi-Saint (Three Corpses United).
Afterwards, one can obtain the foundation of the Great Dao, 'Primordial Purple Qi', and become a [Sage], or comprehend and integrate the 36 divine runes of a certain law to break through to become a [Primordial Golden Immortal].
Because each of the fundamental laws, intermediate laws, and other great laws contains 36 divine runes, each great law can enable a person to achieve the realm of a saint. Hence the saying, "There are three thousand great laws, and each one can lead to enlightenment."
The realm of a sage can also be attained by acquiring the merits of the Heavenly Dao and combining them with the Primordial Purple Qi; or by gathering the faith of all beings and combining it with the Primordial Purple Qi.
A Primordial Golden Immortal proves the Dao through their own strength; a Sage merges with the Primordial Purple Qi, entrusting themselves to the Heavenly Dao. As long as the Heavenly Dao exists, they are immortal.
After reaching the realm of a sage, in order to advance further, one must comprehend intermediate or advanced laws.
In the early stages of a sage's life, one comprehends and integrates 36 to 47 divine runes of law.
A mid-stage Saint comprehends and integrates 48 to 59 divine runes of law;
In the later stages of a sage's life, one comprehends and integrates 60 to 71 divine runes of law.
To comprehend a complete and moderate principle of the Great Way is to attain the perfect state of a sage.
To comprehend a complete and advanced Great Dao Law and achieve the Heavenly Dao Realm.
Heavenly Dao Realm: Complete control over a high-level Great Dao Law, capable of creating the world and opening up a [Heavenly Dao World] comparable to the primordial world.
When the Heavenly Dao World was created, the Primordial Chaos Qi was born. Absorbing the Primordial Chaos Qi can lead to the [Primordial Chaos Imperishable Body].
The Xuanhuang Undying Body is a half-step Chaos Supreme Realm physique. Because it has not comprehended the complete Chaos Supreme Law, its primordial spirit has not transformed. At this moment, it is a half-step Chaos Supreme Realm.
Pangu touched the supreme law of chaos, the 'Particle Law,' with the Law of Power, thus achieving a half-step Chaos Supreme Body, slaying three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons, and opening up a top-level Heavenly Dao world.
Comprehending a complete supreme law of chaos allows one to achieve the [Supreme Chaos Realm].
Chaos Supreme Realm: Comprehend a complete supreme law of chaos, and you can create a [Chaotic World].
Because human strength has its limits, and one is situated within the primordial world created by the Great Dao, and the only force capable of resisting the world, any further advancement requires absorbing the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos within one's own chaotic world, or by devouring other worlds, to perfect the laws of one's own chaotic world.
Once the three thousand Great Dao Laws within one's own chaotic world are perfected, the chaotic world can transform into the [Original World of the Great Dao], which is the evolution of the Great Dao. At this time, the world feeds back to oneself, and one can achieve the [Transcendence Realm of the Great Dao], transcending the original Great Dao and achieving the Great Dao oneself.
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P.S.: This chapter contains a lot of content, and it can be said to explain the most fundamental knowledge about cultivation in this book. If this theory holds true, it will provide a foundation for my future cultivation stages. That's all. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to another chapter or similar content.)
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Chapter 222: The Power of the Curse
"The twelve stages of the Great Dao... Immortal... Sage... Supreme Being of Chaos... Transcendence of the Great Dao..."
"The Great God Pangu controls the 'Great Law of Power,' and was born at the 'Heavenly Dao Realm,' capable of creating a 'Heavenly Dao World' within the World of the Great Dao's Origin."
"But the Great God Pangu wanted to go further, so he killed the other three thousand gods and demons in the chaos, hoping to obtain the three thousand Great Daos inherent in the three thousand gods and demons, directly open up the 'Chaotic World', or even the 'Origin World of the Great Dao', and then let the world feed back to himself, so as to advance to the Chaos Supreme, or even transcend the Great Dao."
"However, he was unable to defeat three thousand demons and gods by himself. The three thousand gods and demons were almost all killed, and the great god Pangu was also seriously injured. After creating the primordial world, he himself also departed."
"At this time, the primordial world created by the Great God Pangu also merged with the corpses of many gods and demons. The laws of the Great Dao contained in the bodies of the chaotic gods and demons were absorbed by the primordial world, and the primordial world reached the top level of the Heavenly Dao World, only one step away from the Chaos World."
Li Ling focused his mind, digesting and absorbing the endless mysteries of the Great Dao, and it took him a long time to recover from this profound shock.
After a long while, Li Ling finally came to his senses. Although these memories were fed back to him by the World Tree of the Qiankun World and would not harm him, the sheer volume of memories still left him feeling mentally exhausted.
"Many of these memories are probably hidden deep within the bloodline of the Wu tribe, right? Even Chi You doesn't know about them," Li Ling murmured to himself.
At least Chi You should not know about realms above the Heavenly Dao Realm. These higher-level memories should originate from the Great God Pangu and are contained deep within the bloodline of the Wu Clan.
"But did the Great God Pangu really die? You must know that the primordial world was created by the Great God Pangu, along with the Three Pure Ones and the Wu Clan. Perhaps he lives on in another form, or perhaps he will be resurrected one day."
Li Ling pondered to himself, but in the end he dismissed these distracting thoughts. They were too far removed from his current state of being and not issues that he should be considering at his current level. Instead, he began to observe his current situation.
After awakening from his conscious state and taking control of the body, Li Ling discovered that an invisible force was restricting him, making him unable to move.
"Could this be the power of a curse?"
Li Ling secretly sensed that invisible power and discovered that it was the power left by the Purple Garden Curse. It was this sealing power that had caused his reincarnated Dragon Emperor to sleep for two thousand years.
In the movie, there is only one way to break the seal on the power: to be baptized by the Fountain of Youth.
However, Li Ling had his own methods.
In the Qiankun World, the branches of the trees swayed, and suddenly, one of the three thousand branches spread out and pierced into the void. The tip of the branch appeared directly on Li Ling's body, and the branch stretched out and wrapped around Li Ling, beginning to devour the curse power on his body.
However, the power of the curse is, after all, a law of law, and it cannot be absorbed so easily. It is also constantly eroding the World Tree branch. The originally lush green branches seem to be scorched by the counterattack of the curse power, and the branches become withered and gray.
But the World Tree recovered again in the next moment, expanding and contracting as if it were devouring something. With each expansion, the power of the curse on Li Ling's body faded away.
For a time, the World Tree and the power of the curse were locked in a stalemate, but the balance of victory still tipped in favor of the World Tree.
Time flies, and two days have passed in the blink of an eye. The curse power on Li Ling's body has been completely absorbed by the World Tree. The smooth green willow branch on the World Tree gradually grew a leaf after absorbing the curse power. There is a divine pattern on the leaf, which is a divine pattern of the curse law!
"It seems that Ziyuan's strength should be at the Golden Core stage, which is a bit troublesome. Moreover, Ziyuan has lived for more than two thousand years. I wonder what stage she has reached now?"
Li Ling's consciousness entered the Qiankun World, and he frowned as he looked at the leaf with the divine runes of laws on the World Tree branch.
Comprehending a single divine rune of law signifies reaching the Golden Core realm, yet Li Ling himself is only at the Innate Grandmaster realm. This difference of one major realm is an insurmountable chasm.
The World Tree, having just absorbed the power of the curse, also suffered considerable damage. The once vibrant World Tree is now somewhat withered, and it will take some time to recover its original vitality. This also means that Li Ling has lost one of his trump cards.