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However, the ancient immortal characters and words of the great way before us number as many as millions, which is more than ten times more than the Chinese characters in the real world. It is not an easy task to understand most of them.
Moreover, the words here are different from real Chinese characters. They are used to describe and depict the Tao. To master them, one must comprehend the true meaning of the Tao contained in the words, which increases the difficulty.
But Wang Heng would not be scared by the difficulties before him. He knew that these words were the foundation of the path of cultivation. As the saying goes, if you want to reach the top, you must first lay the foundation. The road must be taken step by step.
Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward and entered the majestic ancient silver-white metal palace.
When he stepped in, the huge door immediately closed with a rumble, leaving not even a gap.
The immortal in the distance saw this scene and nodded secretly.
"With your unparalleled talent, it shouldn't take long for you to comprehend those ancient characters, and enlightenment is just around the corner. So it seems that the awakening of your talent has not been delayed too long this time. When the Immortal King returns, everything will have gone according to his plan." He said to himself.
If Wang Heng succeeds in cultivating the Tao and relies on his terrifying spiritual talent to look down on all directions and shake the ancient world, then as Wang Heng's bodyguard, he will certainly receive the reward from the Immortal King.
For a true immortal, casual guidance from the Immortal King is a supreme treasure that is hard to come by, not to mention rewards. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the face of the evil man. He thought that maybe he could take this opportunity to make a further step on the path to immortality.
At this moment, inside the silver-white metal hall, Wang Heng stood in a dark world, looking up at the sky.
The vast river of ancient immortal characters hung above his head in the form of endless stars.
Before I really started to practice and comprehend, I could already feel the extraordinary nature of these ancient characters. Each character had a mystery, explained some rules and principles, and exuded a strong aura of the Tao.
Rather than saying that this is an ocean of ancient immortal characters, it is better to say that this is an ocean of the Great Dao.
Wandering in it is equivalent to blending with the Tao and becoming one with heaven and earth.
With a nervous mood, Wang Heng set his eyes on a "star".
It is at the end of the galaxy, and the light it emits is not among the brightest among millions of stars. It is one of those stars with relatively weaker rules of the avenue.
Wang Heng was new here and didn't know how difficult it would be to understand these ancient characters, so naturally he wanted to try with the easiest ones first.
When his eyes fell on this "star", there seemed to be a kind of induction in the dark, which made the two people and words, who were originally far apart, have some kind of connection.
The next moment, the "star" fell, with a brilliant tail flame, and fell towards Wang Heng.
A breath of the Great Dao blew towards him, enveloping his entire body. It was very strange, full of vitality and vigor, as if all things were born and revive.
Wang Heng himself also reacted. Wisps of immortal aura diffused from his flesh and blood, floating around his body, giving people a sense of sacredness, as if he was transcendental and not in the human realm.
This is not something he is controlling, but a natural reaction of his body.
The "star" fell with great momentum, but as soon as it approached Wang Heng's body, it was captured by the immortal aura around him, like a swamp or a big net, which blocked and slowed it down, and finally fell motionless on Wang Heng's chest.
Ancient characters and mysterious curves, as if cast from metal and emitting sparkling starlight, were all presented in Wang Heng's eyes.
Even though he had just arrived in this world for less than an hour and was still unfamiliar with everything, when faced with the ancient immortal characters in front of him, he had an extraordinary ability to help him quickly comprehend the true meaning of the ancient characters.
This might be the powerful spiritual power, or it might be the tentacle-like immortal aura around him...
In short, it only took Wang Heng one breath to understand the great principles explained by the ancient characters on his chest.
It tells the story of a plant's birth as a seed, its taking root and sprouting, and then its growth into a towering vine.
The entire process is filled with rich life energy, and it is the life force that drives its growth. Therefore, this ancient character can be classified into the category of life rules.
Wang Heng, who had fully understood the true meaning of the great Dao, gained a lot. Although this was just a very ordinary one among the millions of ancient characters, it was like a stepping stone, allowing him to roughly understand the direction of the ancient immortal system.
Suddenly, he stretched out a hand, gathered all the strength in his body that he could use in his palm, and tried to demonstrate what he had learned.
In his palm, there was a vague white mist, mysterious and endless, with simple rules of the Tao flowing.
The next moment, an ancient character appeared. Its curves and texture were exactly the same as the ancient character that fell from the sky. It was as if they were carved from the same mold.
Under Wang Heng's urging, this ancient character began to change. It first glowed and formed a light cocoon on the surface. Then it turned into a seed that was brown with a hint of green. Afterwards, life energy surged into it, and the seed trembled and shook continuously.
Finally, a tender sprout broke through the seed coat, emerged from the inside, and came to a strange world.
Then, a powerful life force gushed out and acted on the tender buds.
It seemed as if it had taken a tonic and it grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye. In an instant it grew to the height of two adult men.
Moreover, as Wang Heng exerts his strength, it continues to extend and expand.
After a while, a huge vine several meters long appeared here. It was as thick as an arm and covered with lush green leaves.
Looking at his masterpiece, Wang Heng, who originally believed in the supremacy of science, was now shocked beyond words. It took him less than half a cup of tea to create such a green area. If it were placed in the real world, it would definitely be regarded as a miracle.
Chapter 10 Fire Rhino
"Is this the power of ancient characters? It is worthy of being the language to describe the great way." Wang Heng said to himself.
However, he also discovered some problems. The vines he created did not really have life. If he stopped supplying life force, the vines would quickly dry up and turn into dust.
Compared with real green plants, those created by relying on the rules of the Tao lack many things, have no soul, and cannot last forever.
After all, the creation of life is the authority of God. How could he hand it over to living beings so easily?
Shaking his head, Wang Heng cut off the power chain. The vine instantly turned to ashes and scattered in the wind. He did not linger, but looked upwards.
After successfully mastering the first ancient character and displaying it with his own power, he became more interested in the millions of ancient immortal characters floating above his head.
Having already witnessed the magic of the ancient characters related to the rules of life, what other strange and bizarre ancient characters are waiting for him in the future?
Thinking of this, Wang Heng couldn't wait to start practicing the second ancient character.
Just like the first one, he locked onto the ancient star with just his sight, then waited for it to fall, and then captured it with the immortal aura around him.
Soon, Wang Heng understood the true meaning of the second ancient character, which was describing the earth element, the most important of the five elements.
If you master this ancient character, you can create earth out of thin air. As long as the power is strong enough, you can create a giant mountain or even a star out of thin air.
Beings like Wang Heng who have not yet truly embarked on the path of cultivation can at most rely on the powerful talent brought by the blood of the Immortal King to transform into some clods of earth, let alone mountains and stars.
Sure enough, after a brief attempt, Wang Heng successfully obtained a palm-sized piece of loess.
It has mass, boundaries, and is a real thing. This is tantamount to creating something out of nothing, subverting people's imagination.
However, like the clods of earth and vines, they will be difficult to maintain after losing Wang Heng’s power and will dissipate in a short time.
Watching the piece of soil in his hand drift away with the wind, Wang Heng immediately began to comprehend the third ancient character.
This time was no exception and it only took him a short time to succeed.
Next came the fourth, fifth, sixth... the hundredth...
The more ancient characters he understood, the more fascinated he became. Wang Heng simply couldn't stop and accumulated them eagerly. These ancient characters were his solid backing for establishing himself in this world and an indispensable cornerstone on the path of cultivation. For him, the more the better.
Later on, Wang Heng was no longer satisfied with his own speed and directly locked five ancient characters at once.
Five meteors fell together, with bright tails, cutting through the night sky and rushing towards Wang Heng.
Looking around, it looked like five meteorites had broken through the atmosphere, giving people a great sense of oppression even before they got close.
Wang Heng was able to remain calm, because after capturing them time and time again, he had a rough idea of the limit of his ability, and five ancient characters were not his limit at all.
However, things are always full of variables. When the five meteors fell with the force of a mountain and approached the earth, the ancient characters actually changed by themselves.
The five ancient characters were arranged and combined together in a peculiar way, spinning rapidly. The next moment, flames shot up into the sky and the meteor completely turned into a fireball.
And inside the fireball, a rhinoceros with a huge horn gradually grew into a body, with fierce eyes and cold stares at Wang Heng, and opened its bloody mouth and let out a deafening roar.
Wang Heng was startled by this sudden change, but he quickly calmed down.
Now, not only can I use the immortal aura of the Immortal King and his children to capture ancient characters, but I can also make use of the ancient characters I mastered before.
Thinking of this, Wang Heng turned his hand, and the pure white aura of immortality surged like boiling water. This was not cultivation, nor was it Taoism, but the innate power of the Immortal King and his son, who were born close to the immortal way.
It is precisely because of this that he can achieve twice the result with half the effort when comprehending the true meaning of the ancient characters.
"Buzz!"
Three ancient characters emerged, flashed away, turned into seeds, and burst into light.
Afterwards, under Wang Heng's spell, the three seeds took root and sprouted, growing rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they turned into vines several feet high. Moreover, the three vines entangled with each other, forming a giant net that covered Wang Heng's head.
As soon as the giant net was formed, the Fire Giant Rhino rushed down with the force of thunder and collided with the giant net.
"laugh!"
Flames shot up into the sky, and the green leaves on the vines burned one by one, disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, the main trunk of the vine was very strong, and no matter how the giant fire rhinoceros spewed flames or roared, it was of no avail and it could not struggle free.
It had an angry expression, bloodshot eyes, and howled towards the sky. Mysterious ancient characters appeared on its body. Then, the color of the flame changed, and a terrifying high temperature swept over. Even the extremely hardy vines could not bear it, and their roots became charred.
Seeing that the net was about to break and was in danger, Wang Heng remained silent, increased his power output, and at the same time used the immortal aura overflowing from the blood of the Immortal King, entwining it between the vines.
With the blessing of the immortal aura, the vines became much tougher and instantly controlled the fire rhino, leaving it with no hope of breaking free.
After a stalemate, the Fire Rhino gradually calmed down, and the fierceness in its eyes slowly dissipated. Later, its entire body disintegrated and turned into countless light particles, which gathered in the void and finally converged into five ancient characters.
Seeing this, Wang Heng breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand, and the five ancient characters floated over and no longer resisted.
His eyes moved and he understood the true meaning of the five ancient characters.
Afterwards, Wang Heng started a new attempt, gradually increasing the speed of his comprehension and practice.
Six, seven... ten, he tested his limits.
With the entanglement of the immortal aura, all the plants grown from the seeds will be much stronger, allowing Wang Heng to comprehend ten ancient characters at a time, and the speed of practice has increased a lot.
As he continued to comprehend the ancient characters, the changes he encountered became more and more bizarre, such as the flaming rhinoceros, the three-headed bird, the white jade lion, the colorful butterfly...
Each creature represents a complex rule of the Tao, composed of the most basic arrangements and combinations of ancient characters.
The same ancient characters, when arranged and combined in different ways, will produce different results. However, this does not mean that any combination can become a spell or a talisman. Perhaps, among the millions of arrangements of several ancient characters, only a few can produce an effect and exert their power.
Over time, useful and powerful Taoist methods will be passed down, creating sects, families, etc.
Chapter 11 Dao Cocoon
Next, Wang Heng continued his journey of understanding Chinese characters, wandering in the endless galaxy of ancient characters, intoxicated.
The place where he sat cross-legged was surrounded by vines and fairy air. Stars fell from time to time and transformed into various creatures in the arrangement and combination, roaring at the sky and the earth. They were then captured and decomposed into ancient characters. As time went by, the true meaning of all kinds of great ways flowed into Wang Heng's heart, becoming the foundation of the great way and the soil of the way.
At this moment, Wang Heng could no longer tell whether this was a dream or reality. He did not want to think about these things. The only thing he wanted was to embark on the path of cultivation, to realize his ambitions, and to live up to his supreme talent as the son of an Immortal King.
Coming to this vast and endless world of gods and demons, he can choose to live in peace in a corner, doing nothing and preserving his life in troubled times, or he can choose to soar up to 90,000 miles, stand at the top of the immortal path, and experience all the splendor of the world.
Between the two, Wang Heng chose the latter without hesitation. In his opinion, one should live a life that is vigorous and wonderful.
Now that he has become the Immortal King's biological son, with such a high starting point, he naturally cannot waste or squander it.
Therefore, he was eager and tireless in constantly absorbing the true meaning of the great Dao from the long river of ancient characters in the Preaching Hall to enhance his own foundation.