Chapter 1 The Beginning

Five million units of Daoli?!

Perhaps it was a momentary lapse due to the weakening of his Yuanshen, but An Qisheng initially didn't notice anything amiss and agreed to the divination.

Then he realized, it wasn't five thousand units of Daoli, but fifty million!

How was that possible?!

An Qisheng was shocked.

He knew that this infant was marked on his hand, and there were no other treasures concealing him. There shouldn't be a ten or hundredfold consumption of Daoli. Yet, to divine him, it actually required fifty million units!

The giant demon named 'Chaoyang' only consumed seven million units even with a hundredfold increase. What virtue or ability did this infant possess to consume fifty million units?!

Was this one of the six Sages of Huangtian descending to the mortal realm?!

Even with An Qisheng's calm temperament, he couldn't help but feel a sense of disbelief. It was truly shocking.

He steadied his mind and looked at the other messages conveyed by the Daoyi Diagram:

【Qiao Damo: (0/∞)】

【Fate Trajectory One: Born in the Land Immortal Realm of the Huangtian Six Paths World, East Victory Divine Continent, Qi Tang Kingdom, Nanhua Dao. Born with wisdom, with a clear and bright spirit.

With extraordinary talent, he excels in literature when studying it, and in martial arts when practicing it... At a young age, he awakened to the myriad sufferings of human life, such as birth, old age, sickness, and death. He abandoned his noble status and embarked on the path of enlightenment and cultivation...

He traveled through various countries, traversing the four continents, four seas, and six heavens. He further cultivated in the mortal world of the Six Paths, and finally, on the summit of the Great Snow Mountain, under the Bodhi tree, he comprehended the Dao fruit.

At that moment, the Heavenly Demon attacked, and various tribulations descended. He rose from under the Bodhi tree, golden lotuses blooming where his feet touched the ground. After taking seven steps, he achieved a golden body, and pointing to the heavens and the earth, he chanted:

'Above and below the heavens, I alone am the honored one!'

On that day, the four continents shook, the seas boiled, and countless beasts howled.

The Emperor's court in the Eastern Heaven trembled, and the gods quaked...

The Great Dragon Gate in the Southern Heaven roared, with thousands of dragon cries, and the Holy Dragon lowered its eyes...

In the murky depths of the earth, bloody light soared to the sky, and the heavenly demon Asura danced and wept wildly...

In the Western Heaven, the Sumeru Holy Land, Buddha's light soared straight into the sky...

At that time, a Burning Saint from beyond the heavens descended, sensing his supreme Buddha-nature, and voluntarily abdicated his position, proclaiming the past and allowing him to be the 'Supreme Enlightened One who dominates the present'...

During the earth-shattering event, on the summit of the Great Snow Mountain, under the Bodhi tree, he shook his head, rejected the Burning Saint's abdication, refused the Eastern Heaven's decree, declined the Great Demon Heavenly Lord's invitation, and did not worship the descending Heavenly Saint...

When the Sages descended, he gave his final instructions to his disciples, then returned to the Bodhi tree, rested his head on his hand, lay peacefully on his right side, and muttered, 'I would rather suffer eternal torment than seek liberation from the Sages.'

He entered Nirvana peacefully.

Because he has no birth, he naturally has no death. Because he is immortal, he exists forever!】

【Fate Trajectory Two: Unknown】

【Fate Trajectory Three: Unknown】

......

【Fate Trajectory Infinite: Unknown】

【Evaluation: A patriarch dominating a world, a patriarch whose Dao penetrates heaven and earth! Though not a Saint, he can be called a Patriarch! Five stars, Supreme Grade! (The highest of his level, with no one above him)】

The endless information surged like a tide, almost shattering An Qisheng's greatly weakened Yuanshen!

"A patriarch dominating a world, a patriarch whose Dao penetrates heaven and earth! Five stars, Supreme Grade!"

After a long, long time, An Qisheng's boiling Yuanshen finally calmed down, but his heart was still difficult to calm.

This 'Qiao Damo' was the highest-rated person he had seen in the Daoyi Diagram since he obtained it. No one could compare to him, not even Sa Wuling, Gu Changfeng, or Yuan Duxiu.

His life was so brilliant that neither the Child of Destiny nor the Favored of Heaven could compare to him. He was simply a 'freak', and calling him a 'Saint Descended' would not be an exaggeration.

This was also the first time he had seen the words 'Supreme Grade' in this Daoyi Diagram.

Only the highest of his level could be called Supreme.

This small infant was actually the future 'Supreme Enlightened One,' a powerful being who could be called a Patriarch?

Before, he could vaguely sense the extraordinary nature of the infant, but he didn't expect to see such a big 'surprise.'

"Qiao Damo..."

An Qisheng murmured in his heart, and a sense of solemnity arose.

Looking at the life of this infant, he couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity. In his previous life, on Xuanxing, he seemed to have heard similar stories.

Whether it was in his previous life or on Xuanxing, that legendary figure was extremely remarkable, and could even be said to be a figure who illuminated the ages.

But even such a being like a scorching sun, a person called a Supreme of his level, was actually forced into Nirvana by that Saint.

It could be seen how powerful those six Saints were.

Perhaps their talent and aptitude might not be comparable to this Qiao Damo, but because they came first and resided above, they had countless methods to suppress those who came later.

Even more, from a high vantage point, they could comprehend the Dao and Dharma of those who came later, and push themselves to a higher level.

"Huangtian World..."

An Qisheng felt a bit of solemnity in his heart. He could not guess what Qiao Damo had encountered at that time that made him enter Nirvana on the day of his enlightenment.

But it was clear that the waters of this Huangtian World were deeper than he had imagined.

"Forget it, thinking too much is useless."

An Qisheng suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart and awakened the mental imprint he had captured when the middle-aged man struck the Bodhi tree.

This middle-aged man was named 'Qiao Moke,' and his fate trajectory was naturally not as dazzling as Qiao Damo's.

However, compared to Qiao Damo, who had not yet comprehended anything, he was obviously much more useful.

With a thought, he had already learned some information.

The place where he was currently rooted was Nanhua Dao, Zhenhai Wangfu (King Zhenhai's Manor) in Lincheng, Nanhua Dao belonged to one of the eighteen Daos of Qi Tang Kingdom.

Qi Tang Kingdom was originally just a small country located on the border of the East Victory Divine Continent, but because successive generations of monarchs had worked hard to govern, its national strength had greatly increased.

Decades ago, it launched a war to attack other countries. This King Zhenhai 'Qiao Moke' used his Great Moke Palm to sweep through the countries and assist his brother in unifying the nearby seven countries.

It leaped to become the overlord of the allied countries.

Unfortunately, his merits overshadowed his lord, and the once harmonious brothers still had rifts. After several years of covert struggle, Qiao Moke was disheartened and decided to withdraw from the court, voluntarily coming to this remote coastal area in the northwest to guard.

However, even so, the struggle between these brothers was still going on in secret. Over the years, countless assassins had been hung outside the city walls, and countless people in the Wangfu had died inexplicably.

It was precisely for this reason that even when receiving guests, Qiao Moke had to bring his newborn child and his wife who had just given birth, inseparable from each other.

"The Human Path has indeed been deeply affected. The invasion of spiritual energy has had a greater impact on the Human Path than I expected..."

After a glance, An Qisheng saw the cultivation system that he was most concerned about.

In this East Victory Divine Continent, or rather, in the northwest region where Qi Tang Kingdom was located, the cultivation system was very similar to that of the Human Path.

Nurturing Qi, Receiving the Talisman, Nourishing, Natal, Entering the Dao—all these steps were the same.

However, after Entering the Dao in the Human Path, one would Achieve Truth, while in the Land Immortal Realm, one would 'Form the Dan.'

Then, there was no more information in Qiao Moke's memory. He himself was a master who had condensed the 'Great Dragon Elephant Golden Dan,' capable of moving mountains and overturning seas with a wave of his hand.

In Qi Tang Kingdom, and even in the nearby countries, there seemed to be no stronger master than him...

Vaguely, it seemed that the Dao had come to an end here.

It seemed to be deliberately concealed, or cut off.

However, An Qisheng did not care too much. His Dao already had a foundation, and he did not need to cultivate the Dharma and Dao of the Huangtian World.

However, what he was concerned about at this time was that his existence, or rather, his Taiji Dao, might have already been detected and known by the Huangtian World.

He could almost foresee that if he cultivated the Dao according to Taiji, unless he never took action, he would inevitably be detected!

The person hiding in the dark who could chase after him to Xuanxing and take action clearly had a deep understanding of him.

It was hard to say whether he had truly completely concealed himself from that person.

"It's a bit troublesome..."

An Qisheng murmured in his heart and once again sensed the outside world.

Outside, the golden cicada had already fallen into the mud several times, its belly full, but it still did not give up.

It swayed and flew up again, seemingly irrevocably attracted by the spiritual rhyme.

From Qiao Moke's memory, he knew that this spiritual rhyme golden cicada was a very common spiritual insect, and it was very popular among some gourmets.

Further up, he could sense the cascading, hot, and powerful sunlight.

Above the azure sky hung six great suns emitting endless light and heat.

Glorious and vast, illuminating all things,

And,

Monitoring all things.

"The Qi Seed cannot be used for the time being. Perhaps, I need to think of another way..."

Calming the fluctuations in his mind, An Qisheng pondered, one thought after another arising and being rejected by him.

A path independent of spiritual energy, and yet able to withstand the impact of spiritual energy, could not be easily found.

He had crossed several realms, and all he had gained was the Qi Seed Dao. To achieve enlightenment of another Dao on the spot was naturally not so easy.

But as he concentrated his thoughts, a fragment of a scroll emerged in his mind.

The scroll was dark yellow in color, with various runes and characters constantly flowing on it, changing millions of times in an instant, and containing endless principles and Dao mysteries.

This was the 'Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation' left by Gu Changfeng, the Youming F君 (Lord of the Netherworld), which he had obtained from the Human Path.

Among them, it contained his Dao of becoming a god through incense.

Having crossed many realms, An Qisheng had learned and seen countless Daos, Dharmas, and divine powers, and among them, there were only two paths that could get rid of spiritual energy, or rather, did not require spiritual energy.

First, it was Gu Changfeng's Dao of becoming a god through incense.

Second, it was the Internal Martial Arts of Xuanxing.

The former was Gu Changfeng's great achievement of opening up the Eight Daos with the Daoyi Divine Power Dayantian Tong. If he had not lost the first move and been eroded by spiritual energy upon entering the Human Path, he would have almost succeeded.

The latter was born in a spiritless universe. A spiritless universe had absolutely no extraordinary spiritual energy, so naturally, the Dao born there could also be independent of spiritual energy.

However, compared to the former, the latter was too low in level and had inherent deficiencies.

"The Dao of becoming a god through incense..."

An Qisheng pondered in his heart.

Gu Changfeng's Dao of incense was extremely complete, and with his current realm, there was not much to change. Unfortunately, the aftermath of the Dao of incense was too great.

Those who absorbed the incense of all living beings would naturally be affected and bound by all living beings, just like the many City Gods of the past.

They possessed the power to move mountains and overturn seas, but were driven by the authorities to be drowned in excrement and urine by the people with an imperial decree.

And the Internal Martial Arts of Xuanxing, after all, had inherent deficiencies, limited by the spiritless universe. Even after thousands of years of evolution, it was difficult to compare with the Dao of becoming a god through incense.

More importantly, as a Bodhi tree, he needed to transform into a physical body to cultivate Internal Martial Arts...

At this time, An Qisheng thought of Qiao Damo, who was still in his swaddling clothes.

"Perhaps, it can be..."