Chapter 136 Divine Power

Humans possess divinity, and upon cultivating to the Fifth Manifestation Realm, they can reflect the three caverns, eight sceneries, and twenty-four gods within the human body. These divine spirits within the body are transformed from innate spiritual light, and are themselves part of the person.

These divine spirits can assist the human body in adjusting and cultivating qi, blood, spirit, and primordial energy. It can be said that after entering the Fifth Realm, the speed of cultivation becomes faster.

The Divine Power Realm is the culmination of Manifestation, using the mouth to ask the names of these divine spirits. The combined power of the twenty-four gods can cause minor divine powers to appear in the human body.

The *Suwen•Yijing Bianqi Lun* states, "Those who gain the spirit flourish, those who lose the spirit perish."

The prosperity and decline of the divine spirits in the human body are a comprehensive manifestation of the strength and weakness of vitality. The body without the spirit perishes, and when the body and spirit are united, the spirit is the master.

Ji Xiang opened his eyes, divine light gleaming within them, faintly tinged with purple fire, and recited:

"Supreme scripture treasure, may all living beings deeply understand the scripture treasury, and divine powers be unfathomable."

The term "divine power" originally described the ability to communicate with the divine, but after changes, it has been extended to mean external manifestations of spells. These spells often touch upon the Great Dao and defy common sense, with unfathomable divine might.

However, such divine powers are, after all, only byproducts of the cultivation process, like the three divine powers gifted upon ascension. Wisdom must be a prerequisite, otherwise it is easy to fall into evil ways.

As Ji Xiang chanted, the surrounding river waters gradually stirred.

Earlier, a single thought had startled the ten directions of divine evil. Now, another thought arose, causing the spirits around him to manifest from the void, some scurrying around in panic.

The boatman was obviously a man who had seen the world. When several women with fish bodies and human heads appeared in the water of the Grand Canal, the boatman was overjoyed. He quickly threw bait from his fish basket. Those fish-bodied women knew that there was a person with divine abilities on this boat and were about to leave, not daring to stay long. But when they saw the boatman throwing bait without using hooks, they understood, thanked him, and departed.

"He Bo's daughters! Auspicious! I didn't expect to encounter such a good thing."

The boatman watched the fish-bodied women leave, his face filled with joy.

He Bo's daughters, seeing them while traveling on the river, is auspicious.

These are spirits of the world, not demons. They only reveal their forms when disturbed. Common people do not know the mystery of these spirits, only saying that they are hidden in rivers, trees, mountains, and fields. Therefore, there are often many corrupt officials or powerful men who cut down mountains and drain rivers, but to no avail.

For Ji Xiang, the places where these spirits exist are actually related to the Dharma realm. Things of the Dharma realm cannot be seen by ordinary mortal realms. Only those with strong minds can disturb them with a single thought, or by calling their true names, can often obtain help.

Ji Xiang reached out, and a minor divine power was activated. Pointing to a fish in the river, he uttered a word:

"Freeze."

In an instant, the fish could not move. Ji Xiang uttered another word and pointed again: "Release."

The fish wagged its tail again, floated to the surface, and blew bubbles at Ji Xiang, seemingly puzzled by what had just happened.

"Haha, I'll give it to you."

Ji Xiang hooked his finger, and a stream of heaven and earth energy fell into the fish's body. This was not immortal energy, but just ordinary heaven and earth primordial energy, which could help the little fish become smarter. As for whether it could transform into a demon, it would depend on its own cultivation.

It was just a small gift, and if a demon appeared in the Grand Canal, it would cause great trouble.

The fish gained some wisdom from the primordial energy, acquired a bit of spirituality, blew more bubbles, nodded its head at Ji Xiang, and then dived into the water and disappeared.

"There are five sources of minor divine powers in the Divine Power Realm. First, karmic retribution. Second, innate endowment. Third, obtained through external forces. Fourth, brought by demons and ghosts at birth. Fifth, achieved through enlightenment."

"My divine power seems to be obtained through external forces, after all, it is a cultivated body. But it seems that my Dao influenced the divinity of the human body, so it became a minor divine power born from enlightenment."

"Body-Freezing Technique... It would be great if it were H壺天 (a world in a gourd), but the birth of minor divine powers is not something one can choose. It is related to the spells and actions one usually performs..."

"It should be related to my use of Tong Tian Ming Yan (Heaven-Reaching Bright Smoke) to restrain the gods."

Body-Freezing plus God-Restraining, directly transformed into a detention center director. Moreover, the Body-Freezing of minor divine power is different from ordinary Body-Freezing spells. Body-Freezing spells require the use of talismans and can only freeze the physical body. If the opponent is highly skilled, they can even break free directly, completely unaffected.

The Body-Freezing of minor divine power freezes the body, spirit, and soul together. The weaker the creature, the longer it is frozen. The stronger the creature, the shorter it is frozen.

Ji Xiang pondered.

Having advanced to the Divine Power Realm, there was no demonic examination. He wondered if the Nine Tribulations would still befall him.

Ten Demonic Examinations and Nine Tribulations. The Ten Demonic Examinations were no longer necessary, because the Green Heaven Demon King had descended, and the final examination had been passed. Other small demons would no longer help Ji Xiang cheat on the exam.

But the Nine Tribulations should still be coming.

When cultivation is successful, breaking through realms will trigger the world's tribulation qi. Simply put, breaking through realms and leveling up is a good thing, so in the "perception" of bad luck in the world, you are like a big light bulb, and they can easily find you. This is "fortune lies within misfortune."

Therefore, the tribulation qi corresponding to the Nine Tribulations comes uninvited, often dragging the tribulation-transcender into some troublesome matters.

It's not as bad as a death aura, but a plague god aura is more like it.

The sky was getting bright, and the little fox was still sleeping soundly beside him, drooling. It was actually using the command flag to wipe its mouth in its sleep, which made a look of fury appear on Ji Xiang's forehead.

"If you lazy brat ever slacks off again, I'll make you stand in a horse stance and freeze you for three days."

The little fox was completely unaware of its tragic future life, still dreaming of being a Divine General of the Sun and Moon Palace. Ji Xiang asked the boatman where they were now. The Grand Canal was fast, and Ji Xiang had been cultivating for seven days and eight nights, already far away from Shun Tian.

The boat docked at the shore, which was bustling with activity. Ships came and went, docking at the ferry to pick up supplies and then set off again.

Ji Xiang slapped the little fox, startling it awake. It bared its teeth, seemingly wanting to fight Ji Xiang, but when it saw its grandmaster's frowning expression, it immediately cowered, suddenly waking up. It lowered its head and chuckled, then wiped the command flag, only to find it covered in drool. It immediately knew where its grandmaster's inexplicable anger came from.

On a nearby ship, someone stared at Ji Xiang and his disciple. That person tapped his pen, holding a blank book in his hand, staring for a long time, and then sang a folk song:

"Speaking of hermits, laughing at hermits, talking about hermits and laughing people to death, busy all day without a place to follow, wearing nothing right on their heads, relying entirely on false help."

He didn't know which Daoist priest it was, dressed in truly dignified and lawful attire, but he didn't know if he had real skills or was just a showy fake?

At the end of this mountain song, he wrote his name, turned a page, and began writing about what he had seen and heard today.

"Feng Menglong."