The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1444 - 622: One is Wu Fa, Two is Stillness

Chapter 1444: Chapter 622: One is Wu Fa, Two is Stillness

"Indeed, the existence of life and death is the Dao."

San Sheng murmured.

The world is boundless, yet it is divided into the Yin, Yang, and the Rebirth Realms.

All beings in the world go through cycles of life and death.

Some Realm Lords create life from nothing.

And there is the presence of returning to nothingness, seemingly constantly resetting the balance of the Three Realms to zero.

This is the Ultimate Truth, the law, the Great Dao.

For beings like the Heavenly Emperor, who are of the Yang Six level, there seems to be nothing in the world that can confound them.

Resolving the return to nothingness has become their path.

Upon hearing San Sheng’s murmur, the Heavenly Emperor appeared thoughtful.

The recent words had given him many insights.

Although similar phrases might have been heard from others.

But San Sheng was different; his words seemed to carry a special magic, bringing instant enlightenment.

"San Sheng, thank you for the grace of imparting the Dao," said the Heavenly Emperor.

San Sheng smiled casually, unconcerned, seeming still to ponder how to reach higher realms or perhaps how to deal with the return to nothingness.

"Just right, Origin Mountain is about to open, I’ll give you a spot," said San Sheng, "On Origin Mountain, there is an existence you might find interesting, which has some similarities to what you just described about one whale falling and giving rise to all life."

Origin Mountain is the beginning of everything, the Dao of life.

On Origin Mountain, there are traces left by existences above the level of Yang Five.

Any creature that seeks to break through above the Yang Five level will go to Origin Mountain, to comprehend those traces in search of a breakthrough method.

However, the opening of Origin Mountain is not something everyone is qualified to enter.

There are so many Yang Five powerhouses in this world.

After all, upon reaching the Realm of Sun God, as long as one does not seek death actively, life span is virtually endless.

One can always make a breakthrough gradually.

Because of this, the number of powerhouses in the world is ever-increasing.

All kinds of marvelous Taoist Divine Power are emerging like bamboo shoots after a rain.

These Taoist Divine Powers are infinitely powerful and often emphasize thorough annihilation.

So often, when two powerhouses fight, they can destroy endless materials and True Spirits.

Not only do they eradicate the physical bodies of their enemies, they do not spare the True Spirits either.

This, in some way, contributes to the spread of the return to nothingness.

When the young man heard that the Heavenly Emperor had given the spot to go to Origin Mountain to San Sheng, a look of surprise and joy appeared in his eyes.

"San Sheng... you can go... to Origin Mountain, doesn’t that mean... our lineage... might produce an existence above Yang Five?"

The young man’s joy was unmistakable.

Though Yang Five is already the pinnacle.

But who wouldn’t want to enter a higher realm?

After all, that is the true peak, the rarity of phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!

Eternal and immortal!

There are still records of Yang Five powerhouses falling.

Yang Six... is already unimaginable.

If San Sheng steps into Yang Six, it would bring myriad benefits to their lineage, immeasurable.

"Mm." San Sheng responded, his thoughts unknown.

"Haha, our lineage is finally going to produce an existence above the Yang Five!" The young man laughed crazily, somewhat maniacally, after receiving confirmation.

In the world, there are so many Yang Five powerhouses, but the number of Yang Six is merely a single digit.

"San Sheng, this time, you must step into the Yang Six!"

The young man’s face twisted a bit.

With so many Yang Five in the world, the chance to step into Yang Six is extremely rare and precious.

But regarding San Sheng, everyone knows that once he enters Origin Mountain, he would certainly step into Yang Six.

"This time going to Origin Mountain, I, along with the patriarch and the foundation of our lineage, will all... escort you there!" The craze in the young man’s eyes dissipated, turning solemn.

San Sheng is their lineage’s hope.

He is also the only one in their lineage who has a chance to step into higher realms.

If San Sheng succeeds, the future of their lineage is unimaginable.

Their achievements, placed in the mortal world, would be like the accomplishments of a dragon.

San Sheng’s journey to Origin Mountain will definitely be fraught with assassins.

Certainly, some do not wish to see another Yang Six in this world.

The young man’s figure vanished, and then, across numerous spaces, many ancient creatures awaken from unknown lengths of slumber.

"San Sheng can go to Origin Mountain?"

"Haha, I never thought this old man could live to see this day!"

"Even at the risk of my life, I must ensure he enters Origin Mountain!"

"Above Yang Five..."

The powerhouses of this lineage all put aside grievances at this moment, reaching a consensus. Their sole objective is... to escort San Sheng to Origin Mountain.

San Sheng cares about the expectations of these elders.

Right now, what he’s thinking about is not about stepping into Yang Six, but about the return to nothingness, about other matters.

"The strongest beings in this world... are just too many."

"It’s a bit crowded."

San Sheng murmured.

As he looked out, everywhere was crowded with beings jostling each other.

Countless beings, struggling in vain.

Some, just born, not yet aware of the world, get caught in the aftermath of a powerhouse’s battle, and their entire world disappears without a trace.

Material destroyed, True Spirits no longer existing.

"Return to nothingness..."

To others, these things might seem like oppression, possibly entangled with interests.

But in San Sheng’s eyes, this is the return to nothingness.

The world at every moment is returning to nothingness, tending toward zero.

It’s as though all things return to one.

"How exactly... can the return to nothingness be stopped?"

San Sheng furrowed his brow in thought.

In the distance, a rock shattered, becoming nothingness, affected by the strike of a Sun God.

To San Sheng, this rock has completely vanished away, no longer in existence, and hasn’t transformed into anything else.

"Humans, beings... how alike are they to this rock?"

San Sheng pondered seriously, his clever brain always thinking of ways to break the game.

As the days passed, the opening of Origin Mountain grew ever closer.

San Sheng and his party set off towards Origin Mountain 49 days in advance.

Apart from strong protectors of the Heavenly Emperor’s caliber, no matter who it was or how fast they could move or strong their Cultivation Level was, the time required to reach Origin Mountain was always 49 days.

This journey, 49 days long, was a series of endless battles.

Every day, strong protectors from Yang Five perished in blood.

The group of Yang Five strong protectors escorting San Sheng also suffered many injuries.

"San Sheng, rest assured, with us here on this Origin Road, you will surely be safe and sound!" A young man declared, thumping his chest, gold blood also spilling from the corners of his mouth.

The protectors beside him were more or less carrying injuries.

San Sheng glanced at the multitude of protectors, then closed his eyes again, feeling the distant battle, along with blood and fire.

"This path, it is also a path of no return," San Sheng murmured.

He seemed to have understood something.

There were too many strong protectors.

And most strong protectors could manipulate time, even return to the past, protect their weaker younger selves, or unify timelines.

Therefore, the likelihood of strong protectors’ demise was very low.

But the destructive power of the strong protectors was immense, killing both weak and True Spirit alike.

Hence today’s Yang Realm, Rebirth Realm, and Yin Realm... could actually be considered strong protectors’ paradises.

Strong protectors doing as they please without constraint.

days passed.

In the relentless major battles, no one knows how many strong protectors from Yang Five have fallen.

A total of 27 Yang Five strong protectors appeared at the entrance of Origin Mountain.

This opening brought forth 49 Yang Five strong protectors who were qualified to enter Origin Mountain.

But only 27 made it here.

One can imagine the madness of the journey.

Even San Sheng, a privileged child of the heavens escorted by many Yang Five strong protectors, was stained with blood.

However, it was the blood of others.

"We’ve finally arrived at Origin Mountain!" A protector trembled.

This was his second visit to Origin Mountain.

This time, the road was more perilous than his last.

His Dao Body was even shattered, his True Spirit dimmed.

This would be his last opportunity to set foot in Origin Mountain.

"I wonder if among us, anyone can step above Yang Five," said a youthful female, her voice tinged with a hint of desolation.

From ancient times to the present, Origin Mountain has opened countless times.

But the existence of Yang Six seems to be less than a handful.

With the woman’s voice, many Yang Five strong protectors looked towards San Sheng.

Respect, envy, and calmness could be seen in their eyes.

Clearly.

If anyone among them could step above Yang Five, it would likely be this San Sheng.

This legendary being.

This being who might guide the path of Yang Six.

"Origin Mountain... has opened."

Curiosity filled San Sheng’s eyes.

This was also his first time stepping into Origin Mountain.

The attention of all strong protectors was captured by Origin Mountain ahead, as they each stepped into it.

"This feeling?"

"Beginning?"

"Resurrection?"

"All things?"

"All rules and laws are crushed in it!"

"Our Great Dao, all can find their counterpart within!"

These Yang Five strong protectors experienced carefully, greedily breathing in everything of Origin Mountain.

"Wait, are those marks the legacy left by those above Yang Five?" the Yang Five woman asked, her eyes filled with devotion and awe.

The other Yang Fives also looked towards those marks, their gaze filled with reverence or contemplation.

Understanding the path of the predecessors and realizing one’s own path, that was their purpose for coming here.

But understanding... was difficult for them.

After all, they couldn’t even count the few marks before them, let alone understand them.

In the face of the towering presence of Yang Six, they were like intellectually challenged children who had no concept of numbers.

However, they knew those marks were not one, not ten, but somewhere between one and ten.

Everyone sat down and began to contemplate the marks above.

"The rumor has it, only by possessing the ten Original Bodies... can one break through to above Yang Five?" At that moment, San Sheng mumbled thoughtfully.

He didn’t know why he thought of this, and yet he spoke it aloud.

The woman beside heard this, seemed to ponder, not quite understanding why someone like San Sheng with his background would not know this.

She explained, also as a way to ingratiate herself with San Sheng.

"It is not about possessing an Original Body to step above Yang Five, but rather... stepping above Yang Five, His physique will then be called an Original Body!"

"So you mean, there could be ten above Yang Five?" San Sheng muttered.

After all, he seemed to recall that there were ten Original Bodies in the world.

The woman shook her head: "Probably not."

Of course, she also wasn’t clear about the specifics.

Some physiques are only called Original Bodies because they have the potential in the early stages to rival those limit-breaking physiques and are hopeful of breaking through the ultimate end of the cultivation path, Yang Five.

"Oh."

San Sheng did not speak again.

He began to seriously observe the few marks before him.

The others did the same.

Time flew by uncounted years.

San Sheng suddenly spoke up.

"So it turns out, your name is Wu Fa."

"And your name is Calm."

He seemed to have seen the paths of two above Yang Five.