Chapter 361: Chapter 343: Path of Refining Heaven

In an instant, they all realized where this sudden anomaly in the Celestial Ladder Secret Realm came from.

The Tier Three restrictions on the secret realm’s material and ether have a limit, while the few geniuses and their robust partners are already extremely powerful.

And the flow of time within the secret realm is just like a train running on a track.

The heavier the load, the harder it is to run it quickly.

On one hand, the hardware can’t support too high a speed, on the other hand, there isn’t sufficient energy.

To carry such heavy existences faster at this scale, unless… it’s not a train, but a plane made of aerospace materials.

The five hundred times external time has literally reached the so-called level of “one day in heaven, one year on earth.”

Being able to accelerate to this extent within the environment of Blue Star, and not the Outer Battlefield, the inheritance inside this Tier Three restricted secret realm mustn’t be just any simple Six-Star Peak.

Among those present, there are at least eight Six-Star Peakers, and none dare claim they could achieve this with a Tier Three secret realm.

Regardless of the real situation, its complexity is certainly higher than previously explored.

But even so, energy is still a major issue.

The anomaly in Celestial Ladder Mountain signifies it has begun to absorb external energy.

Plus, with the space rift just having shrunk… and what Zhao Qin mentioned about the Secret Realm Master.

All of this certainly signifies some unexpected mutation occurred inside.

Thus.

Beside the space rift locked by Lin Qingxuan’s Ancient Bodhi Tree, several terrifying auras erupted from the True Men like volcanoes.

Their first reaction was to summon their Contracted Beast King and forcibly extend their power, pulling out their respective geniuses.

But at that very moment, Zhang Tingqiu sternly called to everyone:

“Do not act rashly!”

Behind him, a semi-human silhouette fully emerged, revealing its true form in the material world.

—It was a humanoid Spirit Beast clad in a robe resembling the ancient Confucian attire of Great Xia, but with a large teal-black fishhead crowned atop, its body glistening with wetness, its two solemn eyes shimmering brightly, exuding an aura of wisdom that seemed to pierce through everything.

[Confucian Heart Fish King]

At this moment, the eyes of this Deputy Director of Nanhai City’s Celestial Secret Bureau, just like his partner’s, were no longer dim but extraordinarily bright, seemingly filled with floating, distinct runes, fixating on the space rift, as if seeing some extremely dire fact.

Jiang Wencha frowned: “What do you mean?”

“I saw it.”

Zhang Tingqiu’s Spiritual Power Fluctuations spread around: “If someone forcibly intervenes, it’s highly likely only one or two people will be rescued, and the others would be shredded by spatial turbulence along with the secret realm.”

Zhang Tingqiu’s words made Jiang Wencha’s face extremely grim.

He quickly grasped the crucial point: “Doesn’t that mean… it’s impossible to escape from inside using True Intent Killing Techniques either?”

As soon as this sentence was uttered, no one attempted to unfold their domains anymore.

Nor did any True Man say, “How can you be so sure you’re correct?”

Because… no one dared to gamble.

To gamble that the people from the Celestial Secret Bureau were wrong this time.

Or to gamble that their own genius was among the one or two rescued.

Some True Man with a fiery temper couldn’t help blaming: “What exactly does your Celestial Secret Department do to let such a big oversight happen!”

Someone frowned: “It’s useless to discuss this now; we must find a way to understand what’s happening inside.”

At this moment.

The True Man representing the Southern Saint Sect, who hadn’t spoken all along, finally did.

“Lin True Man has already stabilized the entrance, let me try.”

He was a composed middle-aged man in black, with short cropped hair, meticulously groomed, his whole person exuding the stability of an instrument, not even a hint of anxiety despite the dire news of Zuo Qingtian being trapped inside.

“Even if I can’t open it, I can perceive something.”

……

It’s widely known that Blue Star is an extremely special world at the crossroads and convergence of many civilizations’ knowledge and inheritances, like a junction and gathering place.

The Spirit Beasts here might be species from the Otherworld, and Divine Objects could be treasures left by some civilization, as are inheritances and knowledge.

But what follows is a serious and thought-provoking matter.

Can knowledge, language, and power from other worlds be so easily used in this world?

If the worldview differs, if the underlying properties of physics differ, or if the principles of power systems completely differ, wouldn’t so-called Otherworld inheritances lose effectiveness once they come to Blue Star?

The principle behind this question is extremely complex, but the answer is simple.

—Of course not, they aren’t universally applicable.

Just like Vishdair, who couldn’t use Source Stone techniques or even dropped levels when first arriving in this world.

Only life forms or objects with high adaptability to Blue Star’s system can endure Blue Star’s assimilation entirely; otherwise, what remains depends entirely on luck.

If this adaptability is translated into levels and grades, roughly speaking, it’s…

Above Tier Six, or possessing one or more complete Dao Marks of the Purple Grade.

In other words, it’s True Intent, True Body, Spirit Pattern.

The “True” in True Intent and True Body corresponds to True Objects as opposed to mundane or false objects, meaning universally applicable across realms.

And powerful Spirit Patterns and Dao Marks reflect understanding of the essence of the world and the life level, capable of being effective in other worlds.

Although the origin of this theory is unknown, according to top researchers, Spirit Beast Doctors, and Beast King True Men on Blue Star, entities possessing True Intent and True Body very possibly retain their full power even when going to other Otherworlds, potentially amplified and altered by different worldviews.

It is even said by ancient Divine Beasts from the Otherworld that if in worlds with fewer power constraints, powerful True Men and Beast Kings might demonstrate far beyond what’s achievable on Blue Star, with the ability to destroy heavens and earth with mere gestures.

Though this is speculative, it sufficiently proves the uniqueness of Blue Star.

Thus, for any entity, including powerful Spirit Masters and Beast Kings, the best medium to pass down knowledge and power on Blue Star is not text or imagery, but Spirit Pattern, True Intent, and True Body.

True Intent Body, Beast King’s blessing, inheritances within Divine Objects, fundamentally consist of such things.

And right now, such an event is occurring.

On the plaza, the Spirit Patterns on the compasses in every trial taker’s hands began to glow, those radiances spreading into everyone’s mind along the linkage of Spiritual Power.

Many people hadn’t realized…

Each person’s task in the first trial was actually different, tailored to their personal characteristics.

Those Spirit Patterns, drawn using their own Spiritual Power as ink, naturally become the best conduit for the transmission of knowledge and skills.

And at this moment, Lin Guang, being the only trial taker who completed ten complete Spirit Patterns, experienced the deepest resonance.

At the moment the inheritance began, an ancient voice echoed in all ears.

[My name is Liu Cheyi.]

[Heaven Refining Array Dao Successor.]

This brief self-introduction carried information far more profound than mere words heard.

At the moment this sentence resonated within the Sea of Spirit, human senses abruptly experienced a peculiar detachment, an almost transcendental sensation covering everyone’s awareness, as if emotions and reasoning simultaneously received some cohesive system of knowledge.

It felt like the searing heat and brilliance emitted by flames burning in the heavens when sensory perceptions, such as visible complex lines, subtle waves drawn by individual Spiritual Power, frequencies and vibrations audible to the ear… all merged into one enigmatic form, transforming into a will, embodying it.

A complex array of lines visible to the naked eye was imprinted in the void, with countless intricately interwoven Array Patterns continuously emerging from that body.

At this moment, the South Sea City Celestial Secret Bureau’s deputy director’s eyes, now clear and shining like his partner’s, seemed to have countless distinct runes floating within, staring intently at that space rift as if witnessing some extremely grave reality.

Jiang Wencha furrowed his brow: “What do you mean?”

“I see it.”

Zhang Tingqiu’s Spiritual Power Fluctuations expanded to the surroundings: “If someone forcefully intervenes, it is very likely that only one or two people would be saved, while all others would be torn apart along with the secret realm in the spatial chaos.”

Zhang Tingqiu’s words made Jiang Wencha’s face turn extremely unsightly.

He quickly seized upon the critical point: “Doesn’t that mean… that it’s also impossible to escape from inside using True Intent Killing Techniques?”

As soon as he said that, no one else tried to open their domains.

No True Man even posed the question, “How can you be sure you calculated correctly?”

Because… no one dared to gamble.

To gamble that the people of the Celestial Secret Bureau had miscalculated this time.

To gamble that their own geniuses were among the ones who were saved.

A quick-tempered True Man couldn’t help but voice his dissatisfaction: “What is your Celestial Secret Department doing, to make such a huge blunder?”

Someone frowned: “There’s no point in discussing this now; we must find a way to know what’s happening inside.”

And at that moment.

The True Man representing the Southern Saint Sect, who had not spoken until now, finally opened his mouth.

“True Man Lin has already stabilized the entrance, so let me try.”

He was a middle-aged man with a calm demeanor, dressed in black and well-groomed, exuding an air of composure that seemed entirely unaffected by the dire news of Zuo Qingtian being trapped inside.

“Even if I can’t open it, I can perceive something.”

……

As everyone knows, Blue Star is an extremely special world where the knowledge and inheritances of many civilizations converge, like a junction and gathering place.

The Spirit Beasts here could be species from the Otherworld, and the Divine Objects might be treasures left by some civilizations, as are the inheritances and knowledge.

But with this comes a serious and thought-provoking issue.

Can the knowledge, languages, and power from other worlds truly be so easily used in this world?

If the worldview differs, the fundamental properties of matter differ, or the principles of the power system are entirely different, then won’t the so-called Otherworld inheritances lose their effectiveness upon arriving at Blue Star?

The principle behind this question is extremely complex, but the answer is straightforward.

—Of course, they are not universally applicable.

For example, when Vishdair first came to this world, they couldn’t even apply the skills derived from Source Stone techniques, and would even have to downgrade and restart.

Only life forms or objects with a high enough compatibility with Blue Star’s system could possibly undergo full assimilation without losing efficacy; otherwise, it would be a matter of luck how much could be retained.

And if you equip, this adaptability into levels, it would be those above Tier Six, and those of the Purple Grade.

In other words, those with True Intent, True Body, Spirit Pattern, or possessing one or more complete Dao Marks of the Purple Grade.

In short, True Intents, True Bodies, Spirit Patterns stand for understanding the essence of the world and the manifestation of life’s essence, which serves as a basis for these transcendental powers to work across realms.

Though the basis for this legacies is exceedingly complex, according to top Blue Star Researchers, Spirit Beast Doctors, and Scholars of these Divine Beasts, such legacies are known to work beyond their original worlds and show unparalleled strength in lesser restricted realms.

This leads to the hypothesis that these True Men and Beast Kings, in Otherworlds with fewer restrictions, could potentially demonstrate power and combat ability far exceeding what’s possible on Blue Star, where even moving mountains and seas with just a gesture might not be difficult.

This remains speculative, but it is enough to prove the uniqueness of Blue Star.

Therefore, any existence, including powerful Spirit Masters and Beast Kings, the best media for inheriting knowledge and power in Blue Star, are typically items such as True Intent Bodies, blessings from the Beast King, or legacies enshrined in Divine Objects.

And at this moment, something like that is happening.

From the compasses in the hands of all the Trial Takers in the square, the shining Spirit Patterns began to glow, and their brilliance extended into everyone’s minds through the linkage with Spiritual Power.

Many use their own Spiritual Power as ink for drawing, and naturally, it becomes the best bridge for the transmission of knowledge and techniques.

At the same time, Lin Guang, the representative Trial Taker who was the only one to complete the drawing of ten complete Spirit Patterns among all present, experienced the onset of the inheritance in the most profound way possible.

At the moment the inheritance began, an elderly voice resonated, “Since the body is an array, then there is nothing under heaven and earth that cannot be refined.”

“This is the Path of Refining Heaven.”

With the start of this sentence echoing within the Sea of Spirit, human perception suddenly underwent a peculiar transcendence, and a mystical feeling washed over everyone’s senses, as though simultaneously experiencing a conceptual and rational reception of a systemic knowledge.

It was as if intricately complex lines visible to the naked eye, with nuances of Spirit Power palpable, and frequencies and tremors audible were being rewoven into a metaphysical intent and form.

At this moment, that old voice emerged again from the void.

“If the body is an array, then there is nothing in heaven and earth that cannot be refined.”

“This is, the Path of Refining Heaven.”

And so the scene shifted.

The light that shone on the square of the Floating Island where all the Trial Takers were gathered had already vanished, instead giving way to a grand and vast hall.

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