Chapter 1 The first

The white-clothed Daoist came riding the moon, his figure like the wind. Though each step seemed measured, he arrived with extreme speed.

His first words seemed to come from the horizon, yet by the time his last syllable landed, he had reached the mountain's foot.

Accompanying him was an immense pressure, like mountains collapsing and great waves crashing down.

"A... a natal realm cultivator..."

Dan Chengzi's body stiffened, his limbs feeling as if bound by heavy lead. Even the expression on his face froze.

Walking on air was something only cultivators in the natal realm could achieve.

Moreover, they usually flew by controlling swords or other magical artifacts. This was the first time he'd seen someone directly traversing the void.

Regardless, this was undoubtedly a great cultivator above the natal realm.

Would such a great cultivator actively seek him out for the sake of these spiritual materials?

These materials were incredibly precious to him, but great cultivators in the natal realm were all figures of high status and power. Why would they care about such a small amount of spiritual materials?

Like that Jia An, a natal cultivator, who controlled a branch of the Heavenly Intent Sect in one prefecture. Even the various City Gods had to consider his mood.

Or like De Xing, a direct disciple of a Yuanshen cultivator, who cultivated a scripture-level grand Da Dao, and wielded a technique like the Demon Subduing Seal, capable of shattering mountains from three hundred *li* away.

Dan Chengzi was somewhat bewildered.

He watched helplessly as the white-clothed Daoist strolled over, stopping right in front of him. He didn't dare move an inch.

He hadn't even completed Warming, facing a great cultivator two or more realms above him, where would he find the will to resist?

Roar, roar~

The several soulless, unfeeling living corpses had already been forced onto the ground by the pressure, still struggling and roaring.

"Raising living corpses, seizing spiritual materials... Coming to this realm, you're the first to steal my things."

An Qisheng glanced at the spiritual materials scattered on the ground, his gaze settling on Dan Chengzi.

Deep within his soul, a wisp of light flowed:

[Consumed Da Dao energy 199 points]

[Dan Chengzi (55/150)]

[Original trajectory one: Born in the Human Path of the Sovereign Heaven World, Qingyun Prefecture, Ding Province of the Great Qing Dynasty. At the age of eight, his village was invaded by vengeful ghosts, eight hundred people dying overnight. He luckily escaped, obtaining a Daoist scripture that a predecessor had found. He groped at it for thirty years before finally receiving the talisman...]

[After Jiazi years, his luck flourished, and he comprehended the mysteries of the Daoist scripture, breaking through four realms in ten years: Warming, Natal, Entering Dao, Achieving Truth...]

[In the 97,690th year of the Sovereign Heaven, on the eve of the Youming Lord's ritual, he was killed by White Impermanence, Xie Qi.]

This was another Truth Realm cultivator who died at the hands of White Impermanence.

Judging from the Da Dao energy consumed to glimpse his fate, his luck and achievements before death were similar to those of Bai Gu Zi. They could both be considered outstanding figures of their time.

After all, not everyone was qualified to die at the hands of White Impermanence.

"Tru...Truth Realm..."

Under the indifferent gaze, Dan Chengzi's teeth felt sour, and he stuttered a little: "Yo... Your spiritual materials are all here, all here... I... This humble Daoist was blinded by greed. You are magnanimous, please spare me..."

"These... These living corpses weren't refined by me either. I... I snatched them from an evil Daoist I killed on the road..."

He was decisive. Finding that he could move his body slightly, he 'thumped' and knelt on the ground, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

He couldn't help but secretly regret it. If he had known this would happen, how would he have dared to covet these spiritual materials?

But, he had been watching for many days.

Those little ghosts had been delivering them every day, for twenty or thirty days in a row. Who knew that stealing such a small amount would bring out such a great cultivator?

An Qisheng waved his sleeve, and the spiritual materials scattered on the ground floated up one by one, suspended in the air, enveloped by an invisible aura:

"If these living corpses were refined by you, you would already be dead."

Sensing the meaning in his words, Dan Chengzi's face turned pale: "Truth Realm cultivator, spare me! This humble Daoist has never done such a thing..."

An Qisheng looked at him indifferently, only speaking slowly after he felt his whole body crawl:

"Sparing you isn't impossible."

Dan Chengzi felt a weight lift from his heart. Although he knew it wouldn't end so simply, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Truth Realm cultivator is broad-minded, this humble Daoist admires you."

"I have some things to do recently. You will help me as an assistant. Only after I am satisfied can you leave."

An Qisheng said.

Whether it was refining a vessel for the Wang Quan Sword, or moving mountains and gathering fortunes, there were many chores to be taken care of. Although this Daoist's actions were improper, he was not truly evil, so he could be barely used.

"Truth Realm cultivator, just give your orders. This humble Daoist will do everything in his power to serve you."

Dan Chengzi completely relaxed, sweat pouring down his body like浆, soaking his clothes.

An Qisheng nodded slightly, turned, and stepped into the air, leaving:

"Come to the south of An Nuo County tomorrow to find me."

As the voice faded, the figure had already disappeared.

After a long while, Dan Chengzi supported his sore body, took a few deep breaths, and felt lingering fear.

"Luck, luck..."

He sighed, didn't even look at the human corpses crushed on the ground, turned and went down the mountain straight towards An Nuo County.

Although An Qisheng seemed to have left, he didn't dare to run away at all.

This man was obviously much stronger than the natal cultivators he had met before. Even if he wasn't a Truth Realm cultivator who had achieved truth, he was at least a small Truth Realm cultivator who had entered the Dao.

A cultivator who has entered the Dao can kill people from a hundred *li* away with a flick of a finger.

Even if he used all his strength, there was no way he could escape.

........

Contrary to Sa Wuling's expectations, the next day when he found An Qisheng, before he could speak, An Qisheng seemed to see through his thoughts.

"With your current foundation, it is indeed not easy to cultivate the Qi Seed through pure hard work."

An Qisheng held a Daoist book and waved his hand without looking at Sa Wuling:

"You should go to Qingdu City, and you are not allowed to use the A Ma technique along the way, nor are you allowed to ride in a carriage. Do you understand?"

"Ah?"

Sa Wuling opened his mouth.

Going to Qingdu was not close. Even if a natal cultivator flew on a sword, it would probably take a month. If he simply walked, it would take seven or eight years to go back and forth.

This was after he had learned boxing from 'Grandpa Hand' for two months, and his physique had greatly improved.

If it were an ordinary person, half their life would probably pass in one round trip.

"Hmm?"

An Qisheng hummed softly, and the latter immediately nodded in agreement.

"Go."

An Qisheng didn't look at him and flipped through the Daoist book on his own.

Sa Wuling slowly retreated to the door, and with a casual glance, he saw five big characters on the cover of the book:

Incense to Become a God Da Dao!

Da Dao?!

Sa Wuling's pupils shrank, and his heart beat wildly.

The world's cultivation classics are divided into five levels: *Jue*, *Fa*, *Dian*, *Jing*, and *Dao*. *Dao*-level classics are already the most top-notch techniques in the world!

Legend has it that this is the supreme Da Dao that can truly ascend to immortality and ascend in broad daylight.

However, in an instant, he realized.

This classic was the method practiced by the City God, said to have originated from the former Youming Lord who suppressed the world, the Dao lineage of that invincible figure, a classic that only underworld ghost gods and City God Yin souls can practice.

However, this classic has been circulating for thousands of years, and I don't know how many City Gods have practiced it, but it seems that no one has ever been able to cultivate it.

At least, he had never heard of any City Gods who could cultivate into Black and White Impermanence, or Ox-Head and Horse-Face, let alone Civil and Military Judges, Kui Xing, or the Lord.

Otherwise, it would definitely be a major event that would shake the world, and would not be forgotten for hundreds or thousands of years.

"If you still can't cultivate like this, then it's your fate."

An Qisheng glanced at Sa Wuling's back and shook his head slightly.

He didn't force growth, but he also taught all the essence of the Taiji Induction Chapter, and also gave him Mu Longcheng's Old Grandpa as a pendant. If he still can't succeed, then it would be a waste of him spending ten times the Da Dao energy to observe his second destiny trajectory.

The exploration of the Daoyi Diagram is not just one mode.

What he used before was at most a level one exploration. In fact, above that, he could spend a hundred times more Da Dao energy to peek at more.

There are also two ways to operate this mode. The first is to display all the big and small things in his original destiny trajectory, from life and death to trivial matters.

The second is to get a vague second destiny trajectory.

That is, the destiny trajectory that was changed after meeting him.

An Qisheng's heart moved, and the words that had been displayed on the Daoyi Diagram reappeared:

[Consume Source Energy: 180,000 (100x consumption)]

[Sa Wuling (54/95)]

[Original trajectory one: Born in the Human Path of the Sovereign Heaven World, Liang Province, Great Qing Dynasty. He sought the Dao as a young man, but achieved nothing for decades. Later, he entered the Heavenly Intent Sect and was able to receive the talisman, but he was unknown throughout his life.]

[At the age of ninety-five, he discovered the Heavenly Intent Sect's practice of extracting human essence, blood, and souls. He angrily revealed it, exposing it to the world. With the realm of Warming, he was personally killed by a Yuanshen Truth Realm cultivator.]

[Sa Wuling (54/1468)]

[Current trajectory two: Born in the Human Path of the Sovereign Heaven World, Liang Province, Great Qing Dynasty. He sought the Dao as a young man, but achieved nothing for decades. Later, he met a noble person and was able to receive the talisman. He broke through successively within twenty years, entering the Dao and achieving truth...]

[He traveled the world, shaking and killing demons, healing people with medical skills, using thunder magic to destroy evil and eliminate demons, praying for sunshine and rain, warding off locusts and eliminating plagues, refining and saving lonely souls, widely spreading talisman water... Later, he took Wang E as his apprentice, and the two masters and apprentices roamed the world for seventy years, killing countless demons and eliminating demons.]

[Later, he inherited his master's Dao lineage and guarded the Human Path for thousands of years, suppressing the Sovereign Heaven Ten Evils for his master. Finally, one day, he was envied by Heaven, and a great calamity descended. On that day, blood rain fell from the sky, and ghosts and gods wailed in the void. He used human thunder magic to shake the Sovereign Heaven thunder tribulation, using flesh and blood as firewood, and his soul as fire, burning for a hundred years to seal the sky. Before his death, he laughed loudly:]

[Da Dao magic is not trivial, think carefully about the precepts and be completely cold-hearted. The Sovereign Heaven has spirits, and all living beings suffer. I will replace the Sovereign Heaven with the blue sky. What a pity, what a pity...]

[Later generations called him the Celestial Master Sa Wuling of a generation, and he came to an end.]

Compared to the ordinariness of his original trajectory, his life after being reversed can be called magnificent. He eliminated demons all over the world, subdued demons for the people, inherited his master's Dao, and sat in the Human Path, suppressing the Sovereign Heaven Ten Evils for thousands of years.

In the end, he died fighting against Heaven!

Seeing Sa Wuling's current destiny again, An Qisheng still couldn't calm down.

His shadow appeared in Sa Wuling's current destiny, which was in line with his actions. If he had not used the Daoyi Diagram to peek into Sa Wuling's current destiny trajectory.

He would definitely sweep away the demonic atmosphere in the world, defeat all the monsters and ghosts, and then pass down the Da Dao lineage to forever镇压 the Human Path, passing it down from generation to generation.

Take hundreds of generations and thousands of generations as the foundation, and slowly change the world.

But if that were really the case, everything he had done would still fall short after more than a thousand years, with Sa Wuling's death.

Because the enemy,

Is Heaven!