Chapter 300: Chapter 168: Walking the Great Dao Alone, Meeting at the Summit
Wang Xiao felt the fluctuations of the Book of Space-Time, and his thoughts began to stir.
This crossing had indeed taken an unexpectedly long time.
Excluding the thirty years his consciousness spent in a chaotic, senseless state after he entombed Heaven with his own body, he had been in this world for a full two hundred and ten years.
’Thankfully, it’s all over. As expected, this world’s planetary consciousness returned to normal after losing the Heart of the Starry Sky.’
Wang Xiao was now considered a part of ’Heaven’.
He naturally knew that this world’s Heaven no longer had a sense of self.
Everything was operating according to its own instincts.
It would no longer do things that were clearly colored by personal emotion, like trying to seize someone’s body.
In fact, if this world’s Heaven hadn’t possessed a personal consciousness, Wang Xiao wouldn’t have encountered such strong resistance when he was refining the planetary consciousness.
So much so that his Grotto Heaven had collapsed in an instant.
Normally, refining a planet is simply a matter of using one’s Grotto Heaven to slowly devour the planetary consciousness.
Although a planetary consciousness would instinctively resist, it would never be as reckless and aggressive as this world’s!
It was like inflating a balloon; the air inside might try to escape, but it would never violently ram against the balloon’s walls.
’Still, it was a rare experience. At the very least, it gave me the experience of suppressing a heavenly core.’
’Suppressing the heavenly core with the human heart—aside from condensing a Grotto Heaven, this is the most crucial step in refining a planetary consciousness.’
’Not only does your Divine Thought need to be incredibly powerful, but your will must also be extremely stable, impervious to the planetary consciousness’s interference.’
’After all, a planetary consciousness is a collective of all living spirits. The amount of information it contains is completely immeasurable. If your will is unstable, you can easily be influenced, lose yourself, and instead be assimilated by it.’
’On top of that, one’s energy must be exceptionally vigorous, and control over one’s Divine Thought must be meticulous, among other things...’
’If a Tier Six Life is like learning to drive a car, then a Tier Seven Life is like learning to master the car’s mechanics.’
Wang Xiao summarized the experience he had gained from refining the planetary consciousness.
This experience was extremely valuable and would be very helpful for him when he refined Earth in the future.
’Speaking of which, it seems the Book of Space-Time awakened a new ability after refining the Heart of the Starry Sky.’
’Of the three thousand weak waters, I only take one ladle...’
Wang Xiao’s Heart Spirit stirred.
After he refined this world’s planetary consciousness, his Grotto Heaven had shattered, and his own consciousness had fallen into a muddled, dim state.
As a result, he hadn’t had a chance to check the Book of Space-Time’s new ability.
He connected his thoughts to the Book of Space-Time.
Instantly, the Book of Space-Time began to glow with a faint golden light, transmitting streams of information into Wang Xiao’s mind.
Wang Xiao instantly understood just what kind of ability "Of the three thousand weak waters, I only take one ladle" was.
This time, the Book of Space-Time’s new ability was surprisingly simple.
With each crossing, he could bring one item from the world he visited back with him.
This item could not possess its own consciousness, such as humans, Demon Fiends, ghosts, and so on.
However, special items with Artifact Spirits could be brought back, as long as they were subdued first!
’That’s actually pretty good, but there are quite a few restrictions.’
Wang Xiao carefully considered what he should bring back.
After a moment, he made his decision.
The Celestial Destiny Sword!
This was the first sword he had ever forged for himself, created using countless Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.
It had also been nurtured in his Inner World for many years and had already developed a trace of divine charm.
The Celestial Destiny Sword could already be considered the pinnacle of Supreme Treasures.
In terms of materials, it might even be on par with Curiosities.
It just lacked the unique properties of a Curiosity.
In the future, it might even be able to evolve into a Curiosity, or perhaps something of an even higher grade.
Right now, the Celestial Destiny Sword also seemed to be in the firmament, but it was adrift in the Void between Heaven and Earth.
Wang Xiao had no way to connect with it at the moment.
However, since the Celestial Destiny Sword met the condition for "Of the three thousand weak waters, I only take one ladle," the Book of Space-Time surely had a way.
’There’s only a little Time left. I should take one last look at this world.’
Wang Xiao was now considered a part of ’Heaven’.
He could, of course, freely observe everything between Heaven and Earth.
HUMMM!
In an instant, his vision unfurled like a scroll, spreading out across Heaven and Earth.
All sorts of scenes appeared before his ’eyes’.
He saw a world where Cultivation Immortality was no longer possible slowly descending.
The people of the world seemed to be starting to practice the Martial Arts he had promoted in the past.
He saw Kong Xuansheng in an academy, teaching students the Four Books and Five Classics, the histories and the philosophers.
He saw Meng Yi, traveling on foot through mountains and across great rivers.
He also saw Xuan Mi, seated high on a Lotus Platform, radiating a faint Buddha’s Light as he chanted scriptures and preached the dharma.
And he saw Mu Tiange, sitting cross-legged amidst a vast glacier, seemingly lost in deep Meditation.
Mu Tiange seemed to sense something and raised his head in confusion.
Wang Xiao did not communicate with Mu Tiange.
He could tell that after Mu Tiange had manifested the [Heaven and Earth Silent Extinction Saber], his Realm seemed to have risen to an even higher level.
He might well have the chance to advance even further in the future.
His Divine Thought stretched out endlessly, settling over the Eastern Divine Land.
At this moment, Liu Yuzhen had already inherited the position of Sect Leader of the Vast Immortal Sect and was teaching the path of Cultivation Immortality to her disciples.
These disciples were the last group of Cultivators in this corner of Heaven and Earth!
Finally, Wang Xiao’s Divine Thought landed on a courtyard within the Imperial Palace of the Yongchang Kingdom.
This was the very same small courtyard in the Imperial Harem where he and Shangguan Xiyue had lived all those years ago.
Although Shangguan Xiyue was ruling the Yongchang Kingdom in Wang Xiao’s place...
