Above the Great Dao

"To walk the path of the True King again, must a disaster transformation occur?"

After Yang Bi left, Chen Shi fell into deep thought. The True King's Sealing Immortals, cutting off two realms of Tribulation Crossing and Ascension, was it coercion from the Despair Slope, or was it said that cultivating to the extent of Ascension using the traditional realm system would inevitably lead to a disaster transformation?

If it's the former, how strong is the power of the Despair Slope to be able to pressure the True King to such an extent?

If it's the latter, then what causes a disaster transformation to occur following the traditional realm cultivation?

The True King's four relocations, are they truly related to the disaster transformation, or is there another hidden story?

When Li Tianqing came to seek him, Chen Shi told him about the matter, to which Li Tianqing replied, "Where is the Despair Slope? Can we investigate it?"

Chen Shi shook his head, "I don't know. My uncle Chen Wu went to the Despair Slope, and there has been no news since, his fate unknown."

Li Tianqing suggested, "Can we monitor the movements of the Heaven Listeners to find the location of the Despair Slope through them?"

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "No. Heaven Listeners are divided into Angel Envoys, Deacons, Venerable Ones, Venerable Kings, and Venerable Lords. We would need to monitor the Venerable Lords to trace the location of the Despair Slope, but the Venerable Lords are too powerful."

With their current power, they do not even know the hiding place of the Heaven Listeners' Venerable Lords and certainly cannot approach them, leaving them without a way to monitor.

Chen Shi pondered, "Perhaps we could ask Juxian Building to keep an eye on the movements of my fifth uncle..."

Seeing Li Tianqing's confusion, he smiled and said, "My uncle Chen Wu lacks management skills, and his daily expenses are taken from Juxian Building. By checking the books of Juxian Building in various places, we can determine if he has withdrawn any silver coins."

Li Tianqing's eyes lit up, "If he has taken out silver coins, then we can know his movements. The last place he withdrew silver is likely near the Despair Slope!"

Chen Shi nodded lightly, smiling, "If he comes out from the Despair Slope, as long as he takes silver, we can know his whereabouts! This matter should be entrusted to Shao Jing, I think news will come soon!"

Shao Jing is the accountant of the Heavenly Court, in charge of its accounts, and it won't take long for him to find out.

During the wait for news, Chen Shi sought Chen Tang's guidance on the cultivation methods for the Divine Descent and Refining God realms.

"The Divine Descent Realm is straightforward."

Chen Tang said, "The Divine Descent Realm requires an altar, offering the seven treasures, bathing in incense, and sacrificing to the heavens. Your Divine Embryo will connect with the world and link to the True God. The True God descends, and the Divine Embryo will grow stronger. Sometimes a single Divine Descent isn't enough, multiple descents are needed. The more times you undergo Divine Descent, the more sacrifices are required."

Chen Shi inquired, "Does Divine Descent lead to an improvement in cultivation?"

"It enhances not just cultivation, but also provides various insights. At the moment of Divine Descent, you feel the greatness of the True God, the depth of insights overwhelming, all principles become self-evident without seeking, all Daoist skills become spontaneously mastered."

Chen Shi sought guidance on insights from the Divine Descent Realm, and Chen Tang conveyed his own insights to him, holding nothing back.

These insights from the Divine Descent are insights of the Primordial Spirit, ethereal, with some insights being unspeakable, only comprehensible, impossible to teach.

Chen Shi, understanding but also confused, went to consult Granny Sha.

Granny Sha said, "Divine Descent is when the True God descends, lending you a tremendous opportunity to use the True God as your Primordial Spirit, understanding heaven and earth. Think about the power of the True God; using the True God as the Primordial Spirit, the insights you gain about heaven and earth would be incredibly profound!"

Chen Shi was moved, thinking of using the True God as the Primordial Spirit and comprehending the world. This realm is truly marvelous, igniting his eager heart!

"I don't have a true Divine Embryo, so surely I can't sense the wonder of this realm," he lamented silently.

Though he boasted to Yang Bi, he lacked the conviction that he could skip the Divine Descent and Refining Void Second Realms to directly cultivate the Unification Realm.

When the True King revised the cultivation system, he added Divine Descent and Refining Void, which means there must be exceptional aspects to these two realms!

Chen Shi pressed on, "How long does the insight last?"

Granny Sha sneered, "How long do you want? Just a brief moment would be enough for you to study for a lifetime! The time of Divine Descent is only a moment; during this instant, you comprehend heaven and earth, and the benefits reaped will last a lifetime!"

Chen Shi asked, "Using more sacrifices, can we extend the insight time?"

Granny Sha hesitated briefly and said, "It's possible. However, a single sacrifice generally consumes a cultivator's lifetime of wealth..."

Except for family descendants, most other cultivators are impoverished because the Divine Descent Realm requires the offering of seven treasures. Many cultivators sell off everything to gather the seven treasures, yet many fail to collect them all their lives.

Chen Shi went to consult Qing Yang, a demon cultivator at Taihua Qing Palace with vast knowledge, who passed on all his understanding of the Divine Descent Realm.

Chen Shi sought advice from Hu Xiaoliang, the Heavenly Fox and Clan Leader of the Fox Clan, also a demon cultivator, who had another type of insight into the Divine Descent Realm.

Upon comparing them, Chen Tang, Granny Sha, the Heavenly Fox, and Qing Yang each had different insights into the Divine Descent Realm!

He then entered the Little Heavenly Realms, where there were minor officials like Sun Yisheng of the Ministry of Revenue. Many of them had reached the Unification Realm, and when Chen Shi sought their guidance, he discovered that the insights everyone gained from the True God's descent were unique!

At this time, Chen Shi received news that Yu Tiancheng was about to achieve the Divine Descent Realm and had recently entrusted Shao Jing to find seven different Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, preparing to sacrifice to the heavens!

Chen Shi traveled through the Little Heavenly Realms to Gaoshan County in the Western Capital to meet Yu Tiancheng.

The Divine Descent Realm is extremely important and is considered a transitional realm for a cultivator. Therefore, Yu Tiancheng's master, the Cold Mountain Wanderer, had also come, personally arranging the altar to prevent any mistakes.

Chen Shi surveyed the altar; in front of the altar was the main divine altar, below it was an incense burner with three thick incense sticks, and in front of the burner were three cups of clear tea, with seven varied Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures placed in front of the tea. The seven treasures prepared by Yu Tiancheng for the ritual included volcanic crystal amber, cold pool black iron, forget-me-not grass, Qilin bone, dragon scale, phoenix feather, and an unidentified skull.