Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

Roar——

It was as if a roar from the ancient wilderness echoed through the clouds.

Upon the final step of the fourth Void Heaven's stairway to the skies, the Spirit God guarding it had barely appeared before it was instantly crushed, not retaining an ounce of resistance.

Then.

Without a moment of rest.

Zhang Jing manipulated a frenzied, unparalleled, tens of feet long dark Sea Dragon to continue winding upwards.

Compared to the solitude of the fourth Void Heaven.

The fifth Void Heaven seemed particularly lively.

Starting from here, the figures of Inner Academy disciples started to increase.

At this moment.

In an extensive area of temporary stone houses spanning several miles.

About twenty people were currently seated around a stone table, exchanging information enthusiastically, such as who has the most Demon Spirits, which Demon Spirits one shouldn't provoke, and so on.

Laughter, chatter, it all echoed non-stop.

However.

Although they were seated together, appearing to have a good relationship, they were actually divided into three distinct factions.

Undercurrents flowed in the middle.

"Quick, look at the stairway to the sky!"

One of them seemed to discover something and exclaimed in surprise.

All eyes instantly turned towards the stairway to the sky.

In their line of sight.

They saw a tens of feet long dark Sea Dragon seemingly weaving through the void, slowly emerging from a dark fissure in mid-air, then directly flying towards the first step of the stairway to the sky.

There was no pause for even a breathe.

The first step, the second step, the third step...

Half an hour later.

Silence once again returned to the stairway to the sky.

The black Sea Dragon had already broken through the ninth step and moved on to the next Void Heaven.

Gulp—

Someone swallowed their spit, exclaiming in disbelief, "Just now, that was a junior brother from the fourth Void Heaven below, wasn't it? Was that... a Tao Foundation transformation?"

As the voice fell.

Everyone looked at each other, their faces full of surprise.

Breaking through from the fourth Void Heaven to the sixth Void Heaven in one go, apart from Tao Foundation transformation, there was no other possibility.

It's just...a Tao Foundation transformation!

Wasn't this transformation what they had pursued when they entered the small Void Heaven of the Thousand Gods?

Someone had completed it only two months after entering?

Envy was almost impossible to hide in everyone's eyes.

But still.

"You guys...should take a look at the Spiritual Pith List!"

"The junior brother who 'shoosh' promptly earlier was not one of the five Inner Academy brothers below, but—Junior Brother Zhang Jing from the Outer Academy of Dragon Lake Dao Institute!"

Someone noticed the change in the Spiritual Pith List, his voice suddenly becoming hoarse.

The whole place suddenly fell silent.

Before long.

A dozen pairs of eyes all focused on the Dragon Lake Dao Institute's Inner Academy members present at the venue.

It seemed as though they were waiting for their explanation.

After a long silence.

The complex gaze of an Inner Academy student from the Thousand Law Pavilion revealed a trace of complexity as he slowly said, "He will be the chief inside of our pavilion in the future. It's not... unexpected for him to be a bit stronger, right?"

...

Moments later.

Meanwhile, out in the exterior world.

In the Spiritual Pith List, Zhang Jing's extremely abnormal ranking increase speed had finally drawn the attention of all the Pavilion Masters and Academy Principals present.

Everyone subsequently shifted their attention from the top-ranked Inner Academy disciples to Zhang Jing's name.

Discussion stirred!

"Wow, Qi, your Dragon Lake Dao Institute has really kept your secrets well hidden. If it weren't for the opening of the Small Void of the Thousands Gods, how long were you planning to hide this 'Zhang Jing' boy for?"

"What's even more shameless, is that you actually sent out two A-class students to divert our attention?"

"What is it? You old thing, seeing that eternal life is impossible, have you started to study the warfare tactics of mortals?"

Xuanguang Daoist Temple's Principal sneered disdainfully.

Beneath his disdain, however, was a thick layer of envy.

Being able to reach the Sixth Void Heaven with a Qi Refinement body, meant Zhang Jing's comprehension of Tao Intent was certainly not that simple.

What was crucial was that less than a quarter of the time of the Small Void of the Thousands Gods' opening had passed.

In the remaining ten months.

It was uncertain to what extent this kid could reach, no one dared to predict at this moment.

If he could continue to grow at this rate, the possibility of establishing a Gold Nature Foundation in the future was high.

By the time the next Qing Xiao Xuan Ming Heaven opened.

This person should have reached the top ranks of the True Spirit List, or even... entering the top hundred might not be impossible!

"Dragon Lake Dao Institute has produced a real dragon this time!"

Master of the Xuanguang Daoist Temple sighed in his mind.

In front of him.

Hearing these words, he noticed the resentful gaze of the principal of the Shenxiao Daoist Temple from the other side.

The principal of the Dragon Lake Dao Institute was also bewildered at this moment, but then, waves of delight crept over him.

Naturally, he knew Zhang Jing.

However, he distinctly remembered that the Thousand Law Pavilion had only mentioned that this young lad's utilization of the Array Symbol One Way was exaggeratedly talented. There was no mention of his talent in the True Law Path being so strong.

But none of that matter.

It seemed that when the next opening of Clear Sky Profound Ding Cave took place, the Dragon Lake Dao Institute would stand out uniquely!

On the other hand.

The Pavilion Master of the Thousand Law Pavilion buzzed with excitement, his beard quivering.

At this moment, he had one thought in his heart.

To hell with the Array Symbol Tao Foundation.

Who decided that the Chief of the Thousand Law Pavilion had to be a cultivator of the Array Symbol One Way?

If anyone dares to bring this up in the future, he, as the Pavilion Master of the Thousand Law Pavilion, would be the first one to disagree!

...

The Sixth Void.

The seventh heavenly step!

Zhang Jing was slightly stunned, a hint of helplessness shining in his eyes.

The next instant.

The ferocious and roaring black sea dragon beneath him suddenly dissipated, and he transformed into a beam of rainbow light, racing away at speed.

Behind him.

Roar!

The Spirit God of war, shrouded in a violent battle aura, only had time to emit a deeply frustrated growl, then with reluctance, returned to its original position, once again transforming into a pitch-black statue-like shadow.

In mid-air.

The scene of the Sixth Void slowly came into view.

Zhang Jing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This was a forest wilderness that stretched out endlessly.

The aura of the demon spirits here, although not as dense as the boundless sea in the Fourth Void, was much stronger than that in the Third Void.

As if thinking of something.

Zhang Jing's mind instantly communicated with the Dao pattern in his palm.

[Spiritual Pith: 293,850]

The Spiritual Pith he had exhausted before had once again recovered to almost three hundred thousand. Whenever he wanted, he could go to the Treasury of All Gods to comprehend the Tao Intent.

A large part of these Spiritual Pith.

Came from killing the guardian Spirit God of the Fifth and Sixth Void.

Especially the guardian of the Sixth Void.

Killing one could yield thirty thousand Spiritual Pith.

"Based on my previous experience, the demon spirits in the Sixth Void, on average, each probably possess about three thousand five hundred Spiritual Pith."

Thoughts.

Zhang Jing's eyes burned brighter.

However... the competition here seems rather intense.

He frowned and looked directly at the Spiritual Pith List.

With just a simple glance.

Zhang Jing saw that there were as many as two hundred and forty-three names marked with the words 'Sixth Void' behind them.

And his name was shockingly at the bottom of the list.

Seeing his own ranking, Zhang Jing didn't find it strange.

This was the Spiritual Pith List. It compared the amount of Spiritual Pith.

Not the progress of the heavenly steps!

These senior brothers arrived before Zhang Jing, so naturally, they would have more Spiritual Pith.

Keep in mind that these were all disciples from the three Dao Institutes that were considered above average in the Inner Academy, which were definitely not just hanging around in the Fourth Void like the others.

Of course, this did not include Senior Brother Song Ci.

His Taoism Rhyme was already perfect. It was estimated that he would soon enter the Fifth Void or even the Sixth Void.

As the altitude decreased.

Beneath them, a valley filled with stone houses came into view.

"This should be the gathering place for the Inner Academy."

Zhang Jing's eyes lit up.

Immediately, he changed his direction and flew towards the valley.

...

Gently landed.

While observing the surrounding situation, Zhang Jing strolled forward.

Perhaps it was because everyone was out hunting demon spirits during the day.

There weren't many people left here.

Only a few strong auras scattered around different corners.

Just as he was looking around.

"Junior Brother Zhang?"

A voice of surprise suddenly rang out from behind.