Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

His vision was completely dark.

There was no sound either.

...

After entering the Miniature Void of All Gods.

Zhang Jing found himself in an endless corridor. It seemed to be made of mirrors, reflecting everything around it.

But what was strange was,

As he moved forward.

The reflection from the mirror behind him did not disappear as expected but remained there, motionless.

It was as if time in the mirror had completely stopped.

Then.

His vision went black.

Zhang Jing lost all his senses.

He didn't know how long it had been, maybe a few moments, or maybe a few years.

The noisy clamour around him woke Zhang Jing up.

He opened his eyes.

To his surprise, he was on top of a cliff, and ahead was an endless lake, the shimmering light of which reached the horizon.

Turning his head.

He unexpectedly saw the disciples from the previous Dao Institutes.

At that moment, many people, just like him, were slowly getting up from the ground, looking around bewildered.

Meanwhile.

Mysterious lights were continuously flickering on the ground.

One disciple after another from the Dao Institutes was constantly emerging.

Seeing this scene,

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

It seems everyone is in the same situation, not just him facing some accident.

His gaze involuntarily shifted to a distance.

In an instant, he felt an aura of wilderness rushing towards him.

Ranges of towering mountains stretched endlessly, tall ancient trees blocked out the sky, and terrifying roars were occasionally heard.

His eyes shifted.

What is that?

Zhang Jing's pupils shrank, and he stared intently at a giant altar-like structure floating in the distance.

There were nine in total, arranged in tiers.

Confusion flashed in his eyes.

No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like a staircase.

"A stairway to heaven, I wonder what's at the top?" Zhang Jing thought secretly.

His gaze involuntarily swept over a Senior Brother from the Inner Academy nearby, and he noticed that the brother's face was calm, like he was waiting for something.

Seeing him.

Zhang Jing's brow slightly furrowed.

It seems that the senior brothers from the Inner Academy have some understanding of the Miniature Void of All Gods. They already have a cultivation advantage, and now they're one step ahead in terms of information...

What he had heard before was indeed correct.

This occurrence of the Miniature Void of All Gods was mainly for the Inner Academy, those from the Outer Academy like him simply got lucky.

But... it's a bit strange.

Why didn't the Dao Institute inform them about the details related to the Miniature Void of All Gods? Even if they were afraid of leaks, they could still encode the relevant information in a jade slip, set restrictions on it, and let them bring it in and see it later.

Zhang Jing felt something was a bit off.

Suddenly.

He had an epiphany!

Right, where were his identity talisman and storage bag? And... what about everyone's cultivation level!

Only then did Zhang Jing realize.

Firstly, the identity talisman and his storage bag on him had mysteriously disappeared even though they were still there when he had entered.

Second, and the most crucial point.

His cultivation level seemed to have inexplicably increased.

He closed his eyes and sensed a bit.

His Spiritual Sense was on the verge of transforming into Divine Sense, and the same was true for the spiritual power in his Dantian, it possessed a bit of the characteristics of Mana.

This was a sign of the limit of Qi Refinement's tenth level!

He glanced towards the senior brothers from the Inner Academy not far from him once again.

Indeed, it was so!

Their cultivation levels had also become the limit of the tenth level of Qi Refinement.

Thinking back about the mysterious corridor from before and his reflection remaining on the mirror, an audacious guess formed in Zhang Jing's mind!

This body was not his.

"Shedding worldly possessions, even the body and cultivation level, and only bringing Spells and realm comprehension with him? That's interesting. However, it seems that not everything can be blocked by the Miniature Void of All Gods."

A faint smile emerged on Zhang Jing's face.

He could sense the Jade Talisman and also the Five Treasures Spirit River, which he could summon in an instant.

While Zhang Jing was deep in thought,

"Damn, my cultivation level has actually broken through to the limit of Qi Refinement's tenth level!" An excited shout suddenly shook him back to reality.

Looking in the direction of the sound.

A young man wearing a white robe from the Xuanguang Daoist Temple was shouting excitedly.

Not far from him,

A senior brother, also from the Xuanguang Daoist Temple, was covering his face with one hand. He then acted as if nothing happened, turned around, and started walking away, his pace getting faster.

Time slowly passed by.

With the last twinkling light on the ground,

In mid-air, the clouds slowly gathered, finally transforming into a giant infant about ten meters high.

The giant infant glanced down then said in a babyish voice,

"Everyone is here, now I'll announce the rules of the Miniature Void of All Gods."

Upon hearing this, everyone below immediately quieted down and looked seriously towards the giant infant formed by white clouds in mid-air.

"Your bodies are all replicas from the All Gods Realm. Each individual's cultivation is limited to the tenth level limit of Qi Refinement. All of you will exit the Miniature Void of All Gods after one year."

"In the Miniature Void of All Gods, all things are calculated based on Spiritual Pith. Consuming ten Spiritual Pith, you can summon the Treasury of All Gods once. You can exchange the various treasures, resources, and comprehensions of Tao Intent inside with Spiritual Pith. Oh, right, reviving from death here requires twenty Spiritual Pith,"

"There are two ways to get Spiritual Pith."

"One is to kill the Demon Spirits inside the Miniature Void of All Gods, and you will gain corresponding Spiritual Pith based on the strength of the Demon Spirits."

"The other is to defeat a Spirit God projection on the Stairway to Heaven to get Spiritual Pith."

"There are ninety-nine steps on the Stairway to Heaven in the Miniature Void of All Gods. The strength of the guarding Spirit God projection increases with each level. Ascending every nine levels can help you enter the next layer of the Void. The higher the layer of the Void, the stronger the Demon Spirits inside, leading to more Spiritual Pith when you kill them."

"I declare, the trial of the Miniature Void of All Gods begins now."

"Open the Spiritual Pith leaderboard!"

"Oh, right, some Demon Spirits might give you a pleasant surprise when you kill them."

After finishing,

The giant infant in the clouds waved at everyone below, blinked mischievously, then slowly dissipated.

There was complete silence on the ground.

"Where are the Spiritual Pith leaderboard and the Treasury of All Gods?"

Zhang Jing was a bit lost.

Without realizing...

He suddenly noticed that a mysterious Dao Pattern appeared on his left palm.

With a thought,

The Dao Pattern slightly lit up.

An incredibly long list suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Jing's eyes.

There was a small line at the bottom of the list:

Spiritual Pith: Zero

Meanwhile,

Zhang Jing felt that this Dao Pattern seemed to be subtly connecting to a mysterious area.

That should be the Miniature Void of All Gods.

He thought.

...

At this moment,

In the deepest layer of the Miniature Void of All Gods.

Several heavy gazes suddenly lit up, curiously focusing on the first layer of the Void.

A thunderous voice echoed through the void.

"Tsk, another Miniature Void has opened. It seems the Invitations of the Qingxiao Xuandao Heavens have pushed those young ones to a corner."

"This time, it should be our Dong Ming Blessed Land's turn to invite first, right?"

"Each Blessed Land competes fairly, there's no such thing as order."

"Despicable!"

"Enough, we are all senior and junior brothers from the Yuan Jun Daoist School. Don't harm our good relationships and invoke punishment from the Daoist Monarch."