Chapter 102: The Guidance of Bodhi Patriarch, the Gift of Destiny

In the broken mountains and valleys, the palm-sized stone city was floating in the air.

All kinds of invisible space fragments overflowed from the great formation that blocked the Bodhi Realm and flew into the stone city on their own.

Waves of space fragments were transformed by Shi Cheng into gentle void power, and were then wrapped and refined by Hua Tiandu with his internal energy, gradually forming a space rune.

This rune kept flashing in the void, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

When this rune was first formed, Hua Tiandu communicated with the Stone City, causing it to gradually increase the speed of extracting space fragments.

Suddenly, countless mutually folded void light waves continuously sank into the stone city and were transformed into a long river composed of spatial divine power.

This invisible river was continuously refined by Hua Tiandu, and then injected into the rune of the Great Teleportation Technique, causing it to continue to grow.

Gradually, this rune began to evolve and turned into a single array pattern, and then, this single array pattern began to produce more array patterns.

Practice like this, regardless of years.

Three months passed in a flash. Hua Tiandu moved out the large formation of the Great Teleportation Technique that he had cultivated to a small degree in the Eternal World. He used the large formation to absorb the countless formation patterns condensed in front of him, so that they were slowly completed.

This magical formation suddenly changed. The originally simple formation became complicated, with countless space patterns intertwined inside, and countless light spots flashing, like starlight constantly moving in the universe.

"Om~"

After a roar, the Great Teleportation Technique flew directly into the master's sea of ​​consciousness and merged into the natal talisman again.

This was the first time that he spent so much time gathering the power of the void and practicing the great way of supernatural powers. He only felt that it was quite a lot of effort and it was not at all as fast as plundering it from other cultivators.

"It's no wonder Fang Han used 'eating people' to practice. This method is really too quick. It takes dozens of times less time than practicing hard on his own."

At this moment, he began to understand Fang Lao Mo's feelings.

However, Hua Tiandu quickly cut off this distracting thought and concentrated on absorbing the power of the void. He planned to make a concerted effort to cultivate the Three Thousand Great Ways to perfection.

In the Bodhi Realm, there are no other outsiders except the fire creatures that continue to flow in along the source river.

On weekdays, there is no other movement except the fire creatures fighting each other.

This valley is intimidated by the aura emanating from the stone city, so no living creature dares to enter. It is extremely quiet and very suitable for quiet meditation.

Another three years passed, and Hua Tiandu, who had been practicing silently, finally opened his eyes and woke up from his deep practice.

In his sea of ​​consciousness, his natal talisman was slowly rotating. The most conspicuous thing was the Tai Chi diagram surrounded by countless hexagrams.

At this moment, the Great Teleportation Technique, which had been cultivated to perfection, spontaneously mutated and turned into a dragon-shaped dotted line, merging with the dividing line that separated yin and yang in the Tai Chi diagram.

The next moment, the natal talisman began to absorb and exhale countless vital energies, washing all the way down from the head, transforming Hua Tiandu's body.

All of his seas of consciousness were expanding, able to accommodate more energy.

All the organs and even cells in his body were absorbing the power of space, as if they were accumulating some kind of energy in preparation for some kind of transformation in the future.

At this moment, Hua Tiandu's entire body was emitting a silvery glow, and his skin seemed to be covered with a layer of silver powder.

He merged with the space, sometimes hiding in the void, disappearing completely, and sometimes reappearing in the same place, appearing extremely magical.

"Om~"

The stone city in front of him shook slightly, cut off the connection with the formation, and then flew into the hands of its owner.

Hua Tiandu looked at the formation in front of him and sighed, "It's a pity that this formation, which was set up by Patriarch Bodhi himself, has merged with this land and this void. Even if I own the Stone City, I can only make some simple adjustments, but I can't move away from this formation."

If he could move away from the formation, he wouldn't have to use the stone gate to leave the Bodhi Realm. He could even bring the formation back to the Yuhua Sect for the disciples there to practice their magical powers.

"As the saying goes, greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant, and even practitioners like us are no exception."

"During this trip, I not only expelled the trace of destiny in my body, but also obtained the stone city of Bodhi Patriarch. I have already received great fortune, and I should be content."

After sighing, Hua Tiandu took Shi Cheng and disappeared from the spot, leaving the broken mountains and valleys.

It only took him three breaths to cross hundreds of miles of space and arrive outside the ancient forest to the east.

His spirit extended infinitely, and he sensed something in the depths of the ancient forest, realizing that the aura of the five-colored divine bird Qing Shenxiu was still stable.

"It seems that Taoist Shenxiu is still in seclusion to gain enlightenment."

Hua Tian did not bother them, but put the stone door used to walk out of the Bodhi Realm on the ground and looked at it carefully.

Above the stone gate, in addition to the sealing runes that are constantly flowing, there is also an almost imperceptible breath of time and space.

Obviously, the inside of this stone door is connected to another time and space, perhaps another realm of the world of death.

"The aura of this stone gate is of the same origin as that of the Stone City. They should all be collected by Bodhi Patriarch. However, the seal on the gate exudes a completely different aura. It should have been added by the previous Lords of the Stone City."

“I’m afraid there are many dangers inside this stone gate, otherwise it wouldn’t require the cultivation of a king to unlock the seal.”

As long as they reach the realm of the king of the world of death, the fire creature in the form of bones will be resurrected with flesh and blood, regain their divine body, and be qualified to make further progress.

The King Realm is equivalent to the Semi-Ancestor in other worlds, and is the last major realm before reaching the Ancestral God realm.

This realm already has the power to change the world, and today's Huatiandu cannot compete with it.

He owns the Stone City, but he cannot bring out its full power. Now he can only keep it as a collection until he advances into the Immortal Path in the future, when it will be able to play a greater role.

"I have only just reached the Divine Realm now. I need to at least reach the Longevity Realm before I can try to break through the stone gate."

"How can I get out of the stone gate?" Hua Tiandu pondered.

He was really unwilling to return to the world of immortality like this, because he had not found a way to defeat the head of Taiyi Sect.

Sitting quietly in front of the stone gate, Hua Tian thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of a feasible solution.

At this moment, an unusual fluctuation suddenly occurred in the ancient forest, waking him up.

"That is the aura of Taoist Fellow Shenxiu..."

Hua Tiandu looked into the depths of the ancient forest and saw the five-colored light raging in the void.

Under the five-colored divine power, countless ancient trees were blown away, raising countless dust.

"She's actually bursting with divine power! What on earth is going on?"

Hua Tian merged his thoughts into the void and sneaked over with the intention of finding out the situation.

Twenty miles deep in the ancient forest, inside a huge pit.

A five-colored divine bird was suspended in the void, standing quietly, as if it was frozen in place, without any movement.

Hua Tiandu, who appeared in the void, did not rush to disturb them, but just watched quietly, always on guard. After a while, Qing Shenxiu woke up.

As soon as she woke up, she came directly to Hua Tiandu and asked anxiously: "Daoyou Tiandu, did you hear any strange spells just now?"

As soon as she said this, she rejected it and said, "No, that's not right. It's not a spell. It should be the sound of some kind of sacrifice."

But then she changed her words and said, "It's not the sound of sacrifice either..."

After several rounds of self-denial, Qing Shenxiu became confused.

Finally, she adjusted her state and tried to describe the strange situation she had encountered before.

"Anyway, when I was in seclusion to gain enlightenment, my soul was suddenly pulled into a magical world by an unknown force."

"I heard some strange syllables, and then I saw myself."

"In that world, I followed myself and watched her actions."

"That 'I' in the world, after going through numerous tribulations, finally reached the ninth level of the Ancestral God Realm. However, in order to seek revenge, that 'I' was reckless and embarked on the path of transforming into a stone man. Later, due to insufficient accumulation, I ended up in the forged stone city and decayed myself."

"It was as if I had seen my own future and touched an unpredictable destiny..."

When saying this, Qing Shenxiu was full of disbelief, while Hua Tiandu, who was listening, had a solemn expression on his face.

He knew that this unusual phenomenon must have been caused by the Bodhi Patriarch who had merged with the Dao Mark of Destiny.

"It seems that Patriarch Bodhi has succeeded. He has placed his Dao fruit on fate and has become one with the heavens and myriad worlds. He is in a strange state of immortality and eternal existence."

"Just like the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Pangu, Nuwa and other supreme emperors in this world, they can see through the past, present and future and see through everything."

"This time, he let Qing Shenxiu see his own future. Could it be that he wanted to reveal something to me in this way?"

It is a pity that Hua Tiandu cannot coexist with the power of destiny, otherwise, Patriarch Bodhi could communicate with him directly without going through so much trouble.

"Fellow Daoist Shenxiu, besides the above, what else did you see?" Hua Tiandu asked proactively.
He wanted to get more clues and then deduce the meaning.

"I saw the various opportunities of that future incarnation, as well as the process and experience of cultivation." A magical color flashed in Qing Shenxiu's eyes.

She looked at Hua Tiandu and mentioned a strange phenomenon, "Daoyou Tiandu, in that future world, there is no such person as you!"

Qing Shenxiu stared at Hua Tiandu's face closely, sensing his emotions, not missing any change.

"In the future, I will practice alone in the Stone City, and cultivate all the way to the realm of the king. Then, according to the method passed down by the previous city lord, I will unlock the seal on the stone gate and walk into the time and space inside the stone gate. I will fight all the way and compete with various powerful people. Finally, when I return to the realm of the ancestral god, I will be able to jump out of that time and space, return to the outside of the stone gate, control the entire stone gate, and use it for my own benefit."

Hearing this, Hua Tiandu's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly understood.

“Senior Bodhi wants to borrow Qing Shenxiu’s hand to help me get out of this place!”

"Master Bodhi must be asking for something by helping me like this."

He looked up at the sky, as if looking at the old man who was everywhere but nowhere to be found.

Although he still couldn't figure out the specific intention of Patriarch Bodhi's actions, Hua Tiandu still planned to leave the Bodhi Realm first.

He looked at the five-colored bird and said solemnly, "Fellow Daoist Shenxiu, I already know roughly what happened to you, and I also understand some of the mysteries involved."

"I can tell you for sure that all of this was deliberately made by Senior Bodhi to make you feel it. You don't need to worry."

"As for why Senior Bodhi can do such a seemingly incredible thing and why he does it this way, I cannot answer you for now."

Looking at Hua Tiandu who was so confident, Qing Shenxiu nodded in understanding and did not ask any further questions.

Through all these years of getting along, she already knew the kind of person this confidant was. Since he was unwilling to tell her, there was no need to waste time on him.

"Fellow Daoist Shenxiu, since you have refined the stone gate in the future, is there any way to unlock the seal and enter the time and space inside the gate?" Hua Tiandu asked proactively.

There was a hint of surprise in Qing Shenxiu's eyes. She didn't expect that this confidant could find the core of the problem so accurately.

However, the next moment, a look of realization flashed in her eyes, and she figured out the whole thing.

After all, he has lived two lives and even became an ancestor god. His wisdom is no less than that of humans. With all the clues, it is not difficult for him to deduce some truth.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Tiandu, I have a way to take you away from here." Qing Shenxiu said with hidden meaning.

Hua Tiandu smiled knowingly and said, "Fellow Daoist Shenxiu, thank you for your hard work. I will definitely repay you in the future."

"That's not necessary, because the reward has already been paid in advance!" Qing Shenxiu said with a smile.

What she meant was that the various destiny trajectories obtained out of thin air about the future were of great reference value. At least they could help one avoid many dangers, and they could also correct one's own path of cultivation and avoid taking detours.

After saying that, she brought Hua Tiandu to the stone gate.

"Fellow Daoist Tiandu, the seal on this stone gate still requires the help of the stone city in your hand." Qing Shenxiu said.

Hearing this, Hua Tiandu was not reluctant and handed the Stone City to her very straightforwardly.

The ancient stone city was handed over to Qing Shenxiu, and she injected countless five-colored divine powers into it.

Slowly, a faint glow of light appeared in the stone city, shining on the stone gate.

Those sealing runes wrapped around the stone gate melted away like snow under the sun, completely disappearing without a trace.

"Fellow Daoist Tiandu, the seal on the stone gate has been removed. We must leave as soon as possible, lest those powerful beings within the stone gate notice the changes here, come out of the stone gate and intercept us." Qing Shenxiu instructed.

"I don't need to prepare anything. I can enter the stone gate at any time." Hua Tiandu said.

"Okay, wait a moment, I need to leave some inheritance here." Qing Shenxiu explained his plan.

She knew that once she unlocked the seal on the stone gate, she and Hua Tian would not be able to reseal it once they entered. In the future, a powerful being from inside the stone gate would surely descend upon this place.

At that time, all the fire creatures in this area would probably suffer.

At the moment, she could only leave behind the legacy of the previous city lord, hoping that the creatures here could use it to practice, break through to the highest realm, and have the strength to survive future disasters.

At the same time, it also makes these creatures stronger, so they can try to enter the stone gate and create a new world.

As for whether this is good fortune or disaster, it depends on personal opportunity.

Qing Shenxiu came to a huge rock, placed a jade book containing supreme inheritance on the top of the rock, and set up prohibitions to protect it.

She injected divine power into the jade book, allowing it to manifest various inheritances.

In this way, creatures outside the restriction can only comprehend the inheritance but cannot destroy the jade book.

At least, in the short term, no living being in the Bodhi Realm has the power to break this restriction.

(End of this chapter)