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Two hundred years is enough time for a lot of things to happen. Since the Qi Refining system has no threshold, all creatures in the original ancient world can practice it, which has caused the number of cultivators in the ancient world to increase exponentially, and many civilian geniuses have stood out and shined.
Whether in terms of the quality or the number of young geniuses, it can be said to be the best since the ancient era of immortals. It is not an exaggeration to call it a golden age.
Moreover, this system is very powerful from the beginning. All kinds of Tao seeds are of inferior quality, and only one's own body is of high quality.
Those creatures who insisted on practicing the Tao Seed Method were completely at a disadvantage when compared to the Qi Refining Method.
Of course, creatures that have integrated perfect ancient species and top-level ancient species are still the top existences and the best among the same level.
Every system has its amazing features, and the Dao Seed Method is no exception. It can produce so many Immortal Kings, so it is definitely not an ordinary system.
However, facing the impact of Qi Refining Method, Dao Zhong Method was somewhat shaky and fell behind in many aspects.
At the same time, another method in the ancient world, the Spirit Sacrifice Method, is often compared with the Qi Refining Method. The Qi Refining Method still has obvious advantages. Not only is it powerful in combat at the same level, it also has no taboos and a low threshold. It can be called a panacea in the practice system.
Even the Immortal King who became a king by relying on the Dao Seed Method couldn't help but give up and made a shocking move. He went directly into Nirvana and started over, focusing on practicing Qigong.
This is really amazing. You know, becoming an Immortal King is not an easy thing. Many times, only one can appear in an era.
Those who stand in the realm of Immortal King are already the most powerful creatures in this world. Who has the courage to give up the supreme fruition obtained through hard practice, achieve Nirvana, and start over again, and then go back the way they came?
This requires a great courage and perseverance that is unimaginable for ordinary people.
Among a group of young geniuses in the Void God Realm, an old man in the Void Refining Realm stood out from the crowd, with a slightly obscene smile on his face.
If there were an Immortal King here, he would certainly be able to recognize that this is the famous Second in the World, a top Immortal King in the primitive ancient world. He once competed with the True Dragon, the leader of the Ten Evils, for the true name of the dragon, but unfortunately, he was defeated. If he was the winner, then the position of the leader of the Ten Evils would have changed.
Originally speaking, Immortal Kings are high and mighty. To young geniuses, they are supreme beings that are out of reach and should be treated with respect and awe.
However, after his Nirvana and reconstruction, the Second Best in the World did not show any of the coldness and majesty of the Immortal King. Instead, he mingled with the young people.
By now, the young geniuses don’t have so many taboos when interacting with him, and they can say a lot of things freely.
"Second uncle, what's going on? You said back then that you would achieve the Dao within a hundred years and become the first supreme Qi Refining Master besides the Invincible Immortal King. Now, two hundred years have passed, why is there still no movement?" A young creature asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Number Two Under Heaven couldn't help but roll his eyes: "What do you little brats know? This system is incredible, there are many things that need to be understood. I still have many talents in the Refining Void Realm that I haven't used yet. It's not appropriate to merge with the Dao too early."
The young geniuses couldn't help but smile when they heard this. They could tell that the second best in the world was just trying to brag.
You must know that the red line of the Supreme Taboo is five hundred years. This is an iron rule. Since ancient times, there are very few creatures who can become the Supreme before the age of five hundred. Even if the second best in the world is the Immortal King who has cultivated again, it is difficult to cross that red line. Not to mention other creatures, they all have to endure.
In fact, there are more than one Immortal King who want to achieve Nirvana and start over. Many Immortal Kings have been standing still for too long. They have hardly made any progress in more than a dozen epochs. If nothing unexpected happens, they will have no hope of reaching a higher realm in this lifetime.
However, the emergence of Qi Refining gave them hope. This system is not only powerful, lofty in purpose, but also highly malleable. If they were to revise this method, they might be able to surpass the past.
Of course, this is a shocking gamble. God knows if there will be any accidents when they go back the same way, and they may not be able to reach their previous heights.
For the second best in the world, he was seriously injured anyway. It would take more than half an epoch for him to recover to his peak condition. It would be better for him to directly achieve Nirvana and start over. If everything went well, more than half an epoch would be enough for him to become an Immortal King.
With this idea in mind, he resolutely gave up his Dao Fruit and turned to practicing Qigong, standing on the same starting line as the young people.
As an Immortal King who is trying to rebuild himself, his advantages are unquestionable. With the experience of becoming a king, how can any youngsters compete with him?
However, the claim of the 100-year-old Supreme was destined to be an exaggeration. Up to now, 200 years have passed, and the second best in the world still has not been able to achieve the Tao.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to, but the Qi Refining Method is really time-consuming.
Back then, Gu Wudi was able to evolve rapidly in a short period of time, thanks to the help of his master, the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, who opened up the Great Dream of the Heavens Method. Otherwise, just the Return to the Void would have been enough to kill him.
You know, the world of particles is endless, and the energy consumed by practicing one by one is unimaginable. That is why, two hundred years have passed, and many amazing young creatures are still stuck in the second level of the Shenxu realm.
Only the Immortal King who is the second best in the world can barely cross the Return to Void realm and reach the Refining Void realm.
In the realm of refining emptiness, one also needs to take into account all the microscopic Dao seeds, so the cultivation progress of the second best in the world is very slow.
However, this cannot dampen the cultivators' admiration and enthusiasm for the Qi Refining Method. The creatures that practice this system are quite strong in combat power among those of the same level. People can understand that the practice in the first few realms of He Dao is slow. After all, it is a brand new system, so it is normal to have some problems.
Moreover, there are already living beings who are studying the cultivation methods to quickly cross these realms.
Even if Gu Wudi did not pass down the method of the Eternal Dream, later on, when some living beings stepped into the state of Hedao or Kaitian, they would also pass down their experience. The improvements made by later generations from generation to generation would eventually form some remarkable scriptures to solve the problem of slow cultivation in these realms.
After the Second Immortal King in the World achieved Nirvana and rebuilt himself, other Immortal Kings wanted to follow suit. However, they were stopped by Liudao Wuzhong's persuasion. This was because there were not many Immortal Kings in the original ancient world, and several had been lost in the war between the two worlds. Now, with the advent of the Qi Refining Method, the few remaining Immortal Kings did not want to heal their injuries well, but wanted to achieve Nirvana and rebuild themselves. It would take a very long time to reap the results of this approach.
But now, the crisis of the original ancient world has not been truly resolved. All the Immortal Kings have gone to rebuild it. When the enemy comes, who will guard the ancient world?
Therefore, the two giants persuaded those Immortal Kings who wanted to rebuild their cultivation to give up the idea for the time being and wait and see the results of the second best rebuilding in the world before making a decision.
When the Immortal Kings heard this, they all felt that it made sense. After all, they had infinite lifespans and were not unable to wait.
No one knows whether it is feasible to rebuild the Qigong method, whether it can help them change the world, break through the original shackles, and reach a higher level. The reconstruction journey of the second best in the world can give the kings a good reference.
Just as the second best in the world was chatting with a group of young geniuses at the Return to Void level, the thunder that had been continuous for two hundred years suddenly stopped. The world became quiet in an instant, no longer as noisy as before.
The second best in the world and the group of young geniuses looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
Everyone realized that the calamity of the Invincible Immortal King was over. This founder of the Qi Refining Method had endured thunder tribulations for two hundred years and finally waited for the end.
In the broken starry sky of the universe, Gu Wudi was shrouded in a holy immortal aura, entangled with thunder and lightning. He was extremely powerful and had been tempered in the punishment of thunder. Now he was comparable to an immortal sword. From this immortal aura, he realized an amazing sword technique.
However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after two hundred years of tribulation, his Taoism has advanced further. He has already left the realm of the ultimate giants and been promoted to the level of supreme giants.
It's not only because of the two hundred years of thunder punishment, but also because the quasi-world tree planted in his body has achieved all-round growth and has already had an impact on Gu Wudi.
Transformed into an almighty giant, he is even more powerful than he was during the war between the two worlds. Although the magnitude is not that exaggerated, but in the field of giants, taking half a step more will make everything different.
Entering the Supreme Giant for the first time is not his end, because the quasi-world tree has not yet been promoted to a real world tree. It is still accumulating and it will not take too long for it to undergo a qualitative transformation.
Letting out a light breath, Gu Wudi left this broken universe. It was the first time he had left this place in two hundred years.
Stepping to the central sky area, Gu Wudi looked down at the entire thirty-three heavens. He saw countless creatures who were practicing Qigong, and their number far exceeded the number of people practicing Dao seed cultivation and spirit sacrifice cultivation. This scene made him very pleased. No matter what, the previous class solidification was broken by his method, and civilians also had the possibility to make a breakthrough, instead of relying on a Dao seed to hastily decide their future.
However, he also discovered some problems. Countless Qi Refiners, without exception, were stuck at the Return to Void stage. Even those who were refining the Spirit were finding it difficult to make a single move.
In the whole world, there is only one old friend who has broken through to the realm of refining emptiness. Of course, some young people with extraordinary talent are also cultivating very quickly and are about to break into the realm of refining emptiness.
On the other hand, with the Dao Seeding Method, in the environment of a complete universe, the fastest time from cultivating the Dao to achieving Escape is no more than thirty years or so.
The gap between thirty years and more than two hundred years or even longer is quite huge.
Without giving it much thought, he decided to pass down the method of the Great Dream of the Heavens. This was a method created by the Lord of the Forbidden Zone specifically for those realms. If it were passed down, it would shine to the greatest extent.
However, before passing it down, he still had to ask for his master's opinion, after all, this was created by the Lord of the Forbidden Zone.
After getting a positive answer, Gu Wudi no longer hesitated, took a step forward, and came to a place full of birdsong and flowers.
This is the place where a group of genius monks gather. Gu Wudi came here, not only to spread the Dharma, but also to meet an old friend.
An old man with a lewd smile walked among the young geniuses, constantly clinking glasses with them, without any sense of incongruity.
Seeing this, Gu Wudi was somewhat surprised, yet also felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
As if sensing the gaze behind him, No. 2 Under Heaven turned around and met Gu Wudi's gaze.
Other young geniuses also noticed this strange visitor. After seeing this familiar face, all the geniuses were excited, because this uninvited guest was the strongest in the Thirty-Three Heavens, the founder of Qi Refining Method, and the Invincible Immortal King!
"Greetings to the Invincible Immortal King!"
All the young geniuses in the courtyard knelt down to express their inner respect.
They are all at the Return to Void level. As far as Qi Refining is concerned, it is already very good to have cultivated to this level in two hundred years. They are among the top people. Many of them were born in poor families. If they did not have Qi Refining, they would probably have been mediocre for the rest of their lives, longing for good Tao seeds but unable to obtain them.
It was the Qi Refining Method that gave them their current achievements, so these creatures have an almost fanatical reverence for the Invincible Immortal King.
I didn't bow to the second best in the world. After all, he was a comrade who had fought side by side with me. Even if he had achieved nirvana and started over, we should still be treated as equals.
Gu Wudi asked the young geniuses to stand up, then looked at the second best in the world and asked, "Daoyou, why did you choose Nirvana to start over?"
"Since there is no hope for the giants, we must take a chance."
Chapter 351 The Last Silence Before the Storm
Gu Wudi was silent when he heard this. That was the Dao fruit of the supreme immortal king, and he was reborn in Nirvana without reservation, turning it into the foundation of his Dao in this life. Such determination was enough to show the resolve of the second best in the world.
You know, many Immortal Kings who choose to start over seal up their old Tao fruits and then start all over again. In this way, even if they fail, they have a way out. At worst, they can go back to being their former selves.
However, such reconstruction is far from being as thorough as burning the boats, and will eventually be affected.
Of course, some living beings have different paths, and the fruits of their past cultivation are also a very important part of their future path.
For example, the ancestral spirit, Meng Tianzheng, the great elder of the Tianshen Academy during the chaotic ancient era, and so on.
However, this is only a very small part, which is equivalent to continuing to explore along the old path, rather than completely jumping out of the old path.
If there is still hope on the old path, who would choose complete nirvana and rebirth?
If every Immortal King could preserve the old Dao Fruit, rebuild a new Dao Fruit, and then reunite the Dao Fruits, that would be against the will of Heaven, and giants would continuously emerge in the world.
But in reality, this is impossible. The path to becoming an Immortal King may have been doomed from the moment he appeared in the world.
The second best in the world failed in the battle for the true name of the dragon and lost the hope of becoming a giant. He wasted one era after another and could no longer catch up with his former rival.
In this war between the two worlds, the giant true dragon was like a pillar supporting the sky, holding down a giant from a foreign land and several immortal kings. This gave the second best in the world a great shock. The gap appeared from the moment he missed the true name of the dragon.
In short, this old immortal king of the original dragon clan was determined to break everything he had, burn his boats, and start over again.
Although he looks very old at this moment, just like the second best in the world, he is actually no different from a real young man. He is full of vitality. The reason why he still looks like an old man is entirely because the second best in the world wants to be like this. Otherwise, he should be an image of a heroic young man.
"I see."
Gu Wudi whispered, without asking any more questions, everyone has their own choice.
“I hope you can get what you want and return to the top in the future,” he continued.
If the second-best gamble in the world fails, it will be a huge loss for the primitive ancient world.
There are only a few supreme immortal kings even in a complete world. Apart from the giants, the creatures in this realm are the strongest. It is unknown how many epochs it will take for one to appear.
"Then let me borrow the good words from Brother Gu." The Second Under Heaven said with a smile.
Gu Wudi nodded, and then explained his purpose to the second best in the world.
"What? Fellow Daoist Gu means that there is a way to solve the slow process of practicing Return to Void and Refining Void?" The Second in the World was instantly alert, and his heart couldn't help but beat wildly.
"That's right. This method is the one I practiced when I was opening up the Return to Void and Refining Void realms. It is much faster than practicing step by step."
Not far away, the young people who were trapped in the Return to Void level also heard Gu Wudi's words, and they were all extremely excited. If they could learn this method, they would be able to quickly cross these two realms, stand in the Refining Void realm, and then strive for the Integration realm, without having to be trapped here and waste their time.
The next moment, Gu Wudi's voice was heard, making all the young geniuses present so excited that they trembled all over.
"I am here today to pass down the Dafa. All of you, come closer."
As he spoke, Gu Wudi began to recount the scriptures of the Great Dream of the Heavens, the essence of cultivation, and so on.
For the No. 2 in the World and this group of young people, these things are like a timely rain after a long drought, and they are what they need most.
All living beings sat cross-legged not far from Gu Wudi, concentrating and listening carefully to this supreme Dharma. Everyone was mesmerized and unable to control themselves.