168: The fusion of skills leads to the initial success of freedom

Xiao Zhuo's Divine Sense swept across the various Divine Abilities and Cultivation Techniques constantly rising and falling within his Sea of Consciousness, as well as the Laws he had comprehended, finally reviewing his unique The Way of Freedom.

During his challenges in the Blood Fiend Tower, facing numerous powerful enemies, Xiao Zhuo comprehended the intricate applications of countless Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities, and even pioneered various Fusion techniques for Divine Abilities and Dharma Arts. However, the most precious gain was still the Free and Easy True Intent he ultimately realized while discussing the Dao with True Immortal Tianyuan.

The The Way of Freedom, mastering wan fa (myriad laws) to achieve unfetteredness. In his previous battle with Lu Tianyuan at the Void Refining Realm, Xiao Zhuo had already touched upon a trace of the profoundness of the Dao Principle of Freedom.

Dao Principles are the pivot of all heavens, transcending Laws, and even surpassing ordinary Great Daos. This is the true intent that only true Prodigies of the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms can touch upon.

To ascend to the pinnacle of the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms, comprehending one's own Dao is the Foundation.

If one's own Dao is unclear and muddled, it is absolutely impossible to reach the Peak of the world.

What Xiao Zhuo's The Way of Freedom sought was to control all Daos and wan fa (myriad laws) with his own heart, and with supreme Divine Power, achieve freedom in all heavens.

Xiao Zhuo deeply knew that his accumulated knowledge was too vast. With his System panel, his future endeavors would only become more extensive.

Only by fusing all his knowledge into one, and forging his own Dao to the absolute Peak, could he control wan fa (myriad laws) with a single Dao.

He did not need to be proficient in all Laws and Great Daos in the world; he only needed to cultivate his own Dao to its strongest, and then, through the Free and Easy True Intent, he could govern wan fa (myriad laws) with a single Dao.

It was akin to a kingdom where the monarch does not need to be skilled in every matter; he only needs to command the world to control a vast army.

With his Divine Sense sweeping over his vast knowledge, Xiao Zhuo focused on his seclusion, deducing and fusing all the Cultivation Techniques that could be merged, and even attempting to integrate Divine Abilities.

He not only consumed a large number of Attribute Points to fuse his accumulated knowledge but also continuously ordered people to retrieve various copies of 術法神通典籍 from the Blood Palace Scripture Pavilion.

The deduction of Cultivation Techniques did not require him to painstakingly cultivate all methods; he only needed to comprehend the profound essence of these Dharma Arts and Divine Abilities.

The rest was entirely left to the panel for deduction and Fusion.

As Xiao Zhuo's comprehension of profound essences increased daily, the entries on the panel became even more concise and refined.

Nine months later.

Deep within Mingchang Hall, the heavy stone door of Xiao Zhuo's seclusion chamber slowly opened.

Xiao Zhuo, with a radiant glow on his face, stepped out of the secret chamber. This was his first time leaving the quiet room in nine months.

Previously, when borrowing palace classics, Zhang Zhao had always used the Saint's token to retrieve and deliver them from the Scripture Pavilion.

As soon as his figure appeared, the two servants who had been guarding outside the secret chamber immediately bowed in salute.

Xiao Zhuo's gaze swept over the two of them without lingering. He took a step, leaving a trail of hazy afterimages, and was already out of Mingchang Hall, heading directly towards the Blood God Hall where Xue Qin resided.

By now, Xiao Zhuo had fused all his various Dharma Arts and martial arts, and the Cultivation Technique he cultivated had also been deduced to the limit of the Middle Thousand Worlds—High Grade Earth-Grade.

The power of his other ultimate skills had also significantly increased.

The current panel is as follows:

Name: Xiao Zhuo.

Race: Human Race.

Realm: Body Integration Middle Stage;

Physical Body: Body Integration Middle Stage;

Divine Soul: soul infant Fifth Order Peak;

Divine Sense: Medium Grade Earth-Grade (Coverage: 1000 li radius);

Divine Thought Bonus: 3000 times;

Physique: Thunder Dao Body; Devouring Divine Body; Innate Blood God Body; Universe Extreme Divine Body;

Cultivation Technique: Primordial Chaos Golden Scripture Perfection (High Grade Earth-Grade, 6000 years of cultivation); Purgatory Demonic Body Perfection (High Grade Earth-Grade, 2400 years of cultivation); Sacred Soul Scripture Perfection (Low Grade Heaven-Grade, 200 years of cultivation); Taiyi Bright Scripture Subtle (High Grade Earth-Grade); Remaining Cultivation Techniques folded (can be expanded to view)

Great Divine Abilities: Weapon of Freedom/Self-Mastery, Limit Broken (High Grade Earth-Grade); Technique of Freedom/Self-Mastery, Limit Broken (High Grade Earth-Grade); Limit-Breaking Universe God Step (High Grade Earth-Grade);

Ultimate Skills: Heavenly Demon Hegemon Body; Heaven-Observing Divine Eye; Heaven and Earth Calamity Weapon; wan fa (myriad laws) Natural; One Step to the Horizon; Remaining ultimate skills folded (can be expanded to view)

Secret Arts: Source Blood; Soul Burning Sacred Method; Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method; Soul Fusing Sacred Method;

Talents: Danger Perception; Innate Divine Strength; Soul Perception; Origin Force Fusion; Blood Manipulation; Space Manipulation; Devouring;

Concept: Thunder Tribulation Saber Intent (Perfection); Blood Intent Realm (Perfection); Space Concept (Perfection); Destruction Sword Intent (Perfection); Slaughter Intent/State (Perfection);

Domain: Thunder Tribulation Domain (Triple); Blood Fiend Domain (Triple); Space Domain (Triple); Slaughter Domain (First Layer);

Laws: Soul Law (Middle Thousand Worlds) (13/100); Law of Thunder (Middle Thousand Worlds) (7/100); Law of Blood (Middle Thousand Worlds) (9/100); Law of Strength (Middle Thousand Worlds) (8/100); Space Law (Middle Thousand Worlds) (5/100);

Dao Principle: The Way of Freedom (Embryonic Form);

Exotic Flame: Purple Extreme Star Flame;

Attribute Points (Middle Thousand Worlds): 3154.

All the Divine Abilities of weapon Daos were fused into the great Divine Ability, Weapon of Freedom/Self-Mastery, Limit Broken. Countless Dharma Arts and Divine Abilities were also condensed into the great Divine Ability, Technique of Freedom/Self-Mastery, Limit Broken. The movement technique integrated various movement techniques from the Blood Palace and the Nine Shattering Space Techniques of the Universe Extreme Divine Body, creating the great Divine Ability, Limit-Breaking Universe God Step.

Moreover, all three great Divine Abilities were cultivated by Xiao Zhuo to the Limit Broken Realm, allowing him to comprehend corresponding ultimate skills.

Among the four Domains he controlled, except for the Slaughter Domain, which required the accumulation of Killing Intent to advance, the other three had all reached the Triple Heaven. One more step beyond the Triple Domain, and a world embryonic form could be nurtured.

His Physical Body fused with the Devouring Dao Body Origin, and by utilizing the potential unleashed during his confrontation with True Immortal Tianyuan, he achieved the complete Devouring Divine Body. He could now devour all energy to strengthen himself, completely moving past the stage where he could only refine item energy by eating.

With the grand Fusion of martial arts, Dharma Arts, and Divine Abilities, the power of many ultimate skills also surged.

The strength amplification of the Heavenly Demon Hegemon Body increased to ten times, and the defense amplification was also ten times.

Currently, even if Xiao Zhuo only activated the Heavenly Demon Hegemon Body, his Physical Body would be comparable to the Middle Tribulation Crossing Stage; if he simultaneously activated the Divine Blood Awakening of the Blood God Body, he could forcefully push his Physical Body to a level surpassing the Peak Tribulation Stage, comparable to an ordinary Early Stage Mahayana Body Cultivator.

The Taiyi Bright Scripture, nourished by the massive knowledge of Blood Palace Cultivation Techniques, was easily deduced to High Grade Earth-Grade. Its analytical power greatly increased, and it gained the ability to peer into the profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

Leaving Mingchang Hall, Xiao Zhuo covered dozens of li with a single step. Within dozens of breaths, the majestic Blood God Hall was already before him.

Four Shadow Guards stood guard in front of the hall. Seeing Xiao Zhuo arrive, they saluted in unison: "Greetings, Third Holy Son!"

Xiao Zhuo nodded slightly: "Is Revered Master present?"

"Reporting, Your Highness, the Palace Revered Master left the palace the day before yesterday!" The leading Shadow Guard responded neither servile nor overbearing.

"Do you know his whereabouts?"

"Unknown!"

Xiao Zhuo nodded, then turned and left. He had originally intended to inform Xue Qin about his impending journey to the Myriad Ages Evergreen Realm after coming out of seclusion, but his Revered Master's absence saved him a lot of words.

After sending a message to Zhang Zhao, instructing him to look after Mingchang Hall and informing him that he would be leaving the palace for a period, Xiao Zhuo lightly tapped his foot, and his figure vanished.

Moments later, he appeared in the Teleportation Plaza.

Xiao Zhuo, in his magnificent blood-red robe with golden patterns, stood out like a crane among chickens in the crowd, drawing the attention of countless Disciples.

Yet, no one dared to approach rashly.

Selecting a teleportation array, Xiao Zhuo stepped in.

The Disciple in charge of the array dared not delay and immediately activated the Formation.

A flash of light, and Xiao Zhuo, along with two Inner Sect Disciples who were already waiting in the array, were teleported away.

The news of Xiao Zhuo's departure from the palace instantly reached the ears of the other two Saints.

In Shengyao Hall, Ye Kongwu looked down at the purple-clad Disciple reporting below. A difficult-to-detect sharp glint flashed in his eyes as he said faintly: "Summon Heaven Slaughter and Zou Yulang."

"As you command!"

In the backyard of Kaiyang Hall, Cao Yunqing casually plucked a branch of winter plum, his gaze shifting slightly. The next moment, plum blossoms rustled and fell throughout the garden, and the Second Holy Son's figure had vanished without a trace.

Almost simultaneously, Immortal Master Profound Bone, who was visiting an old friend on a floating island in the Blood Palace, also received news of Xue Hai's departure. He immediately transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky, breaking through the void.