Chapter 447: Chapter 228: Finale_3
The key is still development!
Shen Hex lowered his eyes and began to tally the gains.
This time, victory in all three battles; no need to say more about Jinyang and Qinghe, they basically swept away the power of the Xiao Chen Court and the Jinyang Family, stabilizing the belief in the newly established City God Temple and the rule over the mortal world, becoming a sovereign prince, no longer constrained by upper ranks, fighting purely with strength.
Though these results are significant, Shen Hex was more concerned with the gains from Qingping Temple and Donglian Temple.
Qingping Temple, Donglian Temple, are prominent lineages of the Daoist and Buddhist teachings, their status second only to the ancestral courts of various sects.
Such lineages have a thousand-year heritage, with profound foundations and substantial accumulations.
Now all these foundations, these accumulations, are laid before Shen Hex.
First comes the cultivation techniques!
"Cave God Eight Emperors’ Marvelous Essence Scripture"
"Supreme Cave God Three Emperors Transmission Ceremony"
"Supreme Three Emperors Treasure Fast Immortal Record Scripture"
"Cave God Three Emperors and Seventy-Two Lords Fasting Confession Ceremony"
"Supreme Spirit Treasure’s Mysterious True One Natural Scripture"
"Cave Profound Treasure Five Elders Summoning North Feng Ghosts and Demons Red Book Jade Formula"
"Supreme Nine Heavens Jade Pure Great Brahman Purple Micro Xuandu Thunder Jade Scripture"
"Supreme Cave Mystery Three Caverns Opening Heaven Wind Thunder Yu Step Demon Suppression Divine Spell Scripture"
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As the Celestial Heart Sect’s lineage, Qingping Temple mainly cultivates the Three Caves True Scripture and Five Thunders True Method.
The former is fundamental, the latter is a combat technique.
This greatly enriches Shen Hex’s divine dao cultivation accumulation.
It should be known that his previous divine dao cultivation technique was only the "Cave God Eight Emperors’ Original Transformation Scripture" given by Jinyang City God Zhou Qian.
According to Zhou Qian, the Three Caves True Scripture consists of thirty-six scriptures, twelve per section, one section can cultivate into a first-grade, three sections may achieve super grade, becoming an Emperor in status.
What kind of rank super grade Emperor is, Shen Hex cannot say for sure for now, but a first-grade Great God can be clearly defined as a Tier Twelve Immortal Buddha Demon, meaning one section of true scripture equates to a Tier Twelve cultivation technique.
Shen Hex has cultivated through several lifetimes, although he gathered numerous dharma gates, he even "downloaded" some from the Human Empire, at most he only has seven, eight, nine tiers; ten to twelve-tier cultivation techniques are not found in the Taiyuan Realm, the Ancient Immortals and Demons took the inheritance, while the Human Empire has them but he cannot access, cannot download.
Hence, this divine dao true scripture is of great significance.
It possesses not only fundamental divine dao skills but also has various applications like utilizing incense divine power, sacrificing divine artifacts, building dao fields, nurturing daoist soldiers, etc.
But what makes Shen Hex most delighted is the great sacrificial ritual techniques.
This battle’s victory was greatly attributed to the Ziwei Emperor’s Sacrifice.
But this originates from Ziwei Star’s Professional Talent, not any magical techniques or divine techniques.
Shen Hex is not familiar with the Grand Celestial Sacrifice, Waterway Assembly these types of sacrificial techniques, hosting the Ziwei Emperor’s Sacrifice was backed solely by his profession.
Even so, it was highly effective, determining the victory and defeat of this battle.
Without understanding the dharma gates, relying only on profession had such an effect, what if the dharma gates were understood?
This Daoist and Buddhist sacrificial ritual techniques paired with professional power, would they combine to greatly increase efficacy?
Shen Hex does not know but retains hope.
There is the Three Caves True Scripture and great sacrificial ritual techniques, then there’s the Celestial Heart Sect’s uniquely passed down Celestial Heart Five Thunder True Method.
In war cultivation, the sword dao is supreme, in magic cultivation, thunder reigns.
This ideology is widely spread, whether in cultivating Taiyuan or the current Empire.
Sword techniques are supreme, thunder techniques reign.
While this cannot be said to be absolutely correct, there is truth behind why rumors spread widely, compared to other magical techniques and divine techniques, sword techniques and thunder techniques do seem more formidable.
Shen Hex pursues them likewise, in cultivation he never goes against the norm, there is a "version answer" to use, to go engage in some "sewer" profession would be very irrational behavior.
Thus, Shen Hex cultivates sword techniques and thunder techniques, where the strongest sword technique is acquired from the Human Empire, further self-developed the Sacrificial Demon Slaying Sword and Five Elements Lock Demon Sword, and the Two Forms Micro Dust Sword Formation among others.
And as for thunder techniques...
Though the Taiyuan Realm has thunder techniques, their intensity is evidently inferior to sword techniques; so does the Human Empire, although strong thunder techniques exist, Shen Hex cannot obtain them currently even if available, they would be incomplete versions.
But now with the divine dao achievement, this Celestial Heart Five Thunder True Method can be directly cultivated to Tier Twelve, aligning Celestial Heart tuning five thunders, achieving "Five-Thunder Celestial Master" status, commanding thunder greatly, greatly compensating for Shen Hex’s shortcomings in thunder techniques.
Significant!
"Unfortunately, the Qingping Temple’s dharma transmission is not considered complete either; there are only twelve scriptures in the Three Caves True Scripture, not a complete set of twelve but three separate fragmented transmissions."
"But it’s expected, after all, it’s only a sect’s prominent lineage, wanting a complete section of true scriptures likely requires going to a sect’s ancestral court, like the Celestial Heart Sect’s Huagai Mountain."
"As it is for Daoist techniques, so it is for Buddhist techniques."
Shen Hex’s gaze shifted towards the Buddhist scriptures, then he chuckled self-deprecatingly: "A human’s greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant!"
Though the dharma transmission is incomplete, the significance remains great, Shen Hex must be content for now, suppressing his budding ambition, flipping his hand to extract an item.
Compared to fundamental cultivation techniques, other spoils of war hold less value, those that catch Shen Hex’s eyes are just the two Dao Fields of Qingping Temple and Donglian Temple themselves, along with the Wind Thunder Apricot Tree, Great Sun Golden Lotus, Five-Thunder Celestial Master’s Order, Lotus Merit Pool as supreme treasures.
Among them, the Five-Thunder Celestial Master’s Order exploded, the Great Sun Golden Lotus is nearly shattered, only the Wind Thunder Apricot Tree and Lotus Merit Pool remain intact, once these Daoist and Buddhist true scriptures are comprehended, Shen Hex will endeavor to relocate them into his own Dao Field.
Currently, what can be managed...
Shen Hex raised his hand, releasing an item, which turned out to be a golden lotus, yet it glowed dimly, with a hint of the divine artifact concealing itself.
Seeing this, Shen Hex was also straightforward: "Your sins, with fate dissipate, with my karma, this item can suffice!"
As soon as the words fell, the golden lotus quivered, reviving some of its light.
Seeing this, Shen Hex said no more, directly reciting the Rebirth Spell he had just acquired, sending Huide’s true spirit to rebirth.
He’s someone who is very forgiving, as long as enough value can be offered, even a mortal enemy in life and death, he wouldn’t pursue extermination.
This is the same with Huide, Shen Hex is willing to give him the chance of reincarnation, provided he relinquishes this Great Sun Golden Lotus.
True spirit!
This is a peculiar existence, not a conventional soul or primordial spirit, incapable of cultivation, has little power, consciousness is vague, mostly harbors a single obsession, its only function is reincarnation, rebirth to cultivate anew, perhaps one day if fate allows, it might recall past times, regain self.
Even so, cultivating much, being a fourth-rank True God, Huide’s true spirit melds with the life-dually cultivating Great Sun True Spirit, achieving the divine artifact’s self-concealing effect, to remove it either by forcibly erasing the true spirit to then sacrifice it with divine power, or allow Huide to leave by himself.
Shen Hex chose the latter, after all, this Great Sun Golden Lotus is severely damaged, if forcibly erasing Huide’s true spirit might burn jade and stone together, better to send him to rebirth, redeem life with treasure.
As for future troubles, if even this causes troubles, then perhaps he should cease cultivation, find a piece of tofu to bash his head against, saving faces.
Soon, the Rebirth Spell was over.
Golden light scattered, leaving only a golden lotus, though cracks run through, yet its divinity remains extraordinary.
The self-concealment is lifted.
Shen Hex did not focus on it, but gazed into the void, attempting to glimpse the thread of reincarnation.
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