Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 292 - 192 Dao Foundation Perfection of the Seventy-Seventh_2

Chapter 292: Chapter 192 Dao Foundation Perfection of the Seventy-Seventh_2

"It’s not you who saved the world, but you who joined the countless people arising in revolt during the dynastic changes."

Jiang Jucai was somewhat confused; he read military treatises and was not very clear about such matters.

He asked, "Mr. Wen, how can we achieve peace in the world?"

"Why are you scared only now? You were filled with ambitions of making a mark in the world before."

Gu Wen saw the fear in the other’s eyes, or perhaps it was the calm earned through trials, as well as the fear of the future.

The former Jiang Jucai just wanted to be appointed to a position by imperial decree, to advance one step ahead in the class hierarchy—a very simple and pragmatic wish. Now Gu Wen was telling him it was time to conquer the world.

He couldn’t help scratching his head with a somewhat guilty conscience and said, "Many people in Jiang Family Village died. Half of the brothers I led out are dead. Many brothers say being enlisted is quite good. If we really continue fighting like this..."

"After you go back, if you hear these words again, tell them to roll away and give them a few acres of land to farm. If you also think this way, you can also come back and farm."

Gu Wen’s voice was slightly cold, and Jiang Jucai’s back chilled, his body rigid, as if in the obscurity an immense giant had a palm hovering over the top of his skull.

"Fighting will lead to deaths; if you don’t want to fight, plenty of people do."

"Nephew understands his mistake."

Jiang Jucai repeatedly bowed his head in acknowledgment, and Gu Wen did not scold him further, waving his hand for him to take away the representative of the aristocratic family who lay on the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Jun Yan teased, "You’re really ruthless, quite in the style of the Lord Emperor. To start wars for your goals, who knows how many will have to lay down their lives."

"Chaotic times are never incited; they are simmered and boiled over by those in power."

Gu Wen sipped his tea lightly and said indifferently, "I will bring an early peace to this world."

On the third day of November, the Nanchun Army integrated Nanshui, plundered the aristocratic families, and the military turmoil ensued. In one day, they killed without exception, acquiring tens of millions in land and possessions, distributing them to the soldiers and increasing their momentum, with the public showing enthusiastic interest in joining the army.

At the same time, the Nanchun Army also sent the collected Spiritual Medicines to Jiang Family Village.

In the month of November, courtesy of the Divine Tree, the four Spirit Fruits from the Jade Sword Buddha, as well as various Nanshui Spiritual Medicines, were all given to the White Feathered Bird, then transformed into Immortality Pills for consumption.

[Heavenly Marrow for six hundred years]

[With Fate Diagram becoming an Immortal reduced by four hundred years, Heavenly Marrow needed for nine thousand years]

Gu Wen was cultivating the Taiyin Skill; fifty years for one level, one day for one level, spending three hundred years to reach the Ninth Level of Dao Foundation Perfection.

[Taiyin Skill Ninth Level, Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, yin lifespan of ten thousand years]

Taiyin Skill provided a divine soul strength far exceeding its peers by nine times, as well as a yin lifespan of ten thousand years, meaning he could exist for ten thousand years relying solely on his Divine Soul.

Compared to the True Sword Dao and the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, the Taiyin Skill was undoubtedly much weaker. The Immortal Sword and eighty-one times the Mana were too overpowering; the nine times divine soul strength and the yin lifespan seemed quite ordinary.

By cultivating the Taiyin Skill, Gu Wen’s Dao Foundation also smoothly reached the Seventh Level of Dao Foundation Perfection.

[Heavenly Marrow for three hundred years]

[Yuqing Daoji Eighth Level, dharma form born, Human Immortal achieved, needing four hundred years of Heavenly Marrow]

Human Immortal dharma form!

Gu Wen’s spirit was shaken; this was the strongest aspect of Yuqing Daoji and the foundation for him to step into the ranks of the Heavenly Venerates.

As long as he reached the Eighth Level of Dao Foundation, beings like the Heavenly Venerate Demon Saints would no longer be his match. With Chi Yu Zi’s help, he might even contend with a Demi Immortal.

Suddenly, within the Qi Sea, a golden-red hue gleamed at the brow of the Nascent Soul, and realizations began to emerge.

[Sun Skill, Yin and Yang, manifesting all forms, one hundred years of Heavenly Marrow needed for one level]

The Lord is running out of Heavenly Marrow again.

Gu Wen opened his eyes, both of them shining brightly.

Three steps away, Yu Hua was sitting in a chair, propping her chin with her hand and dozing off. Sensing the change in his aura, she slowly opened her eyes and said with a slight smile, "Seventh level perfected, the Patriarch said you’re faster than she was."

Afterward, the others sensed Gu Wen’s breakthrough and entered the room to check. After confirming the breakthrough, they looked at him with eyes as if they were gazing at a monster.

At this rate, by the time they reach Bianjing, would the Lord Emperor have to face an Immortal who has reached Nine Levels of Dao Foundation Perfection?

Ao Tang relayed the message to Daoist Sect, as requested by Gu Wen.

He aimed for the position of Yuqing Heavenly Venerate, naturally needing to build momentum in advance.

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Three days later, in the middle of the night, Jun Yan approached Gu Wen, revealing his back full of scars.

The Ten Thousand Demon Body, much like the Immortal Taoist Body, was also a type of Immortal Body.

Jun Yan said, "Now it’s my turn to deal with my issue. To put it simply, due to the Life Span Tribulation, the old thing on my back is in a hurry to become an Immortal and has hence made a compromise, proposing a solution that satisfies both sides."

Chi Yu Zi said without any expression, "Don’t you walk the same path as I did."

"Do I have a choice?"

Jun Yan, putting aside the usual confrontation with Chi Yu Zi, sighed lightly, "Your issue is with your lifespan, the threat is from outside. Whereas my problem is internal. You can’t cure a headache by beheading, nor a foot ache by amputation."

Gu Wen asked, "So what’s the solution?"

Jun Yan replied, "You use the Immortal Sword to cut out the Demon in me, and the Heavenly Corpse will step by step take over my body. During this process, it will gradually peel off my three souls and seven spirits, storing them in a container. One soul will be divided into a thousand parts; one spirit into a hundred parts."

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions slightly changed.

Gu Wen frowned and said, "How is that different from chopping you up into minced meat and then stitching you back together?"

As he described, stripping away the three souls and seven spirits was extremely dangerous, let alone doing it bit by bit.

"There’s no difference, but this is my only path to survival," Jun Yan explained. "Think of me as a can of food; to replace the content of the can, you can only scrape and fill from the inside out. Scrape away a bit, and fill it with a bit of the Heavenly Corpse’s soul."

Even more dangerous, before turning oneself into minced meat, one must merge with a Demon of Demi Immortal level.