NOVEL NEXT Chapter 365: A Bunch of Old Schemers
"Hmm... Seventh tier sage, getting stronger means cultivating the path of slaying thoughts? Seventh tier, it actually has another hundred realms?"
While eating, he marveled at the information from the Grey Fish, "A hundred layers of slaying thoughts, in traditional Huaxia terminology, isn't it equivalent to cutting off three corpses?"
Speaking of eating, after all, the main body really had nothing better to do.
Letting the main body out to play would definitely be courting death,
so each day it just came to the dining hall to eat, maintaining some semblance of life.
"The seventh tier involves cultivation, expanding one's own rules." Fu Qingjun meticulously read the method for cultivating at the seventh tier, "That is to say, as a rule, one must constantly assimilate the cosmic material that one's rule governs."
"For instance, as the God of Flame Rules, you continuously assimilate the flames of a certain area, expanding your range incessantly."
"For instance, as the God of Life Rules, you continuously assimilate the life of a certain area, expanding your range incessantly."
This is what I referred to before as my life affiliates.
"The strength of a God of Rules depends on how much cosmic material they have assimilated under their control.... In other words, as the God of Life, I am indeed continuously expanding the number of my life affiliates."
Now, most of the life in the universe has begun transforming into the Demon Race.
The two Venerables of Life have unrestrainedly encouraged the creatures they rule over to join the Demon Race, and presently, 30% of the universe's population is part of the Demon Race, continuing to grow at a mad pace.
This is an extremely terrifying life transformation, driven fervently by the celestial beings from the heavens!
"These two Celestial Venerables are truly acting as benevolent figures, handing over the entire universe's sentient beings to me at once."
"And I've absorbed an amount of heavenly beings equal to theirs, ruling over them together. Doesn't that mean my combat power is equivalent to theirs?"
But is it really so?
Fu Qingjun kept reading, discovering why this realm is called 'slaying thoughts,' which is due to the need to eliminate random thoughts.
As the scope of rule expands ever larger, torrents of mixed cosmic information would flow in. Absorbing a piece of territory requires constantly slaying one's gathered chaotic demonic thoughts, so as not to lose oneself.
"Is that how it is?"
Fu Qingjun took a deep breath, "No wonder all Saints eliminate demonic thoughts! Cast them into the outer realms as a demonic thoughts landfill... because it's an essential path of cultivation."
Fu Qingjun frowned, thoroughly understanding something, and to verify his speculations, he began cultivating right away.
Whoosh.
He started accepting the immense power of his life affiliates.
Most of the universe's life has become his affiliates and scope, just like the Celestial Venerables, boldly displaying a gigantic cake for him to consume.
Whoosh!
Fu Qingjun's power kept increasing, his combat strength rising in geometric progression.
10 trillion affiliates...
100 trillion...
4.07 trillion...
Poof!
Fu Qingjun's face suddenly turned pale, with enormous demonic thoughts filling his mind, causing it to tremble violently, "I can't take it anymore, it's already the limit, I must slay the demonic thoughts..."
Huff!
He took a deep breath,
"A bunch of old schemers."
"So they were waiting for me here, knowing I wouldn't be able to consume it all."
Fu Qingjun clenched his fist, feeling the power that had increased 27 times within him, surging with unimaginable might.
They offered him such enormous power, feeding it to him directly, and he couldn't absorb it all at once but had to slowly slay the accumulated demonic thoughts step by step.
"A hundred-layer realm of slaying thoughts, each layer represents a 1% authority of the universe. Reaching the 100 layers is equivalent to mastering 100% authority of this aspect in the universe." Fu Qingjun took a deep breath,
"I now only master 0.037 layers, which means 0.037% of the universe's sentient beings are within my rule, already making me this powerful?"
If calculated this way, those two Venerables of Life each hold 50% of the authority, the power truly being unimaginably terrifying!
And right now, they are sharing their affiliates with me, each unguardedly cooperating, making it seem like I hold 100%, being the strongest Celestial Venerable, while in truth, I'm the one being played.
They bully me, knowing I can't swallow it all, what does it matter if it's placed right in front of me?
Slaying demonic thoughts again and again is a long path of cultivation.
"These guys are all wily foxes.... They took advantage of my power to create species, claimed to unite with me, officially announced to the world, having cordial talks... making me suffer quietly, while they earn a good reputation."
Fu Qingjun was so angry his teeth itched, now knowing he can't continue frenzy cultivation,
"I need to slay the demonic thoughts, toss them into the outer realms landfill, otherwise, my problems will be catastrophic."
Fu Qingjun pressed his temples, pondering, "This is an essential path of cultivation, throwing demonic thoughts to the outer realms... yet thinking carefully, it's quite tricky."
Because, that's his shadow side, possessing his rule authority!
What does this mean?
It means his power is no longer unique, "It" can use the power of the Divine Demon Night Banquet, can modify life, create species like him...
"Just the thought of it feels annoying, another self causing chaos in the shadows."
Fu Qingjun pondered,
When it came to slaying my own demonic thoughts, I understood why those celestial beings, were so wary of those Demon Venerables... with authority equal to theirs, one can't know what machinations they might secretly be up to.
"Yet, I have no choice but to slay. If I don't slay the malicious thoughts from absorbing massive information, I'll undoubtedly die, unable to continue cultivating or absorbing the universe's authority." Fu Qingjun deeply felt the frustration faced by those Saints, and even more so, the Celestial Venerables.
The outer realms landfill is an indispensable necessity.
"Truly getting played to death by these old tricksters, can't outplay them."
Fu Qingjun suddenly narrowed his eyes, "Not to mention they're quite devious. Now they're intentionally giving me power, and once I've increased my battle power and release demonic thoughts to the outer realms, they'll seize the opportunity to find my demonic thoughts and control them, utilizing my creation authority."
Shameless!
Utterly shameless to the extreme!
This is highly possible, after all, there are those hidden treacherous Demon Venerables outside, with forces out there, and my demonic thoughts roaming outside could easily be discovered...
Fu Qingjun got goosebumps, knowing his demonic thoughts also possessed his rule power. If seized, the other party could use his power, wouldn't that mean...
"Just almost got killed right there, the Primordial Longevity Celestial Venerable was terrifying. With just two sentences, he almost schemed me to death."
Feeling some aftershock, he began pacing back and forth, "If I stay silent, I'd still be played to death."
Demonic thoughts...
Cannot be split out!
Once they go out, if found by another Celestial Venerable, it could spell trouble for me.
"But without slaying demonic thoughts, I can't cultivate... That chaotic trash of consciousness buzzing in my head means certain death." Fu Qingjun fell into a dilemma.
However, an idea seemed to spark the next second, "Wait, if I become a demon, incarcerating my demonic thoughts within as a Demon Infant, constantly providing power, isn't that feasible?"
He seemed to have thought of something!
The Immortal Race represses with a conscious, lucid Rule Saint as the Nascent Soul.
The Demon Race represses with evil, cast-off demonic thoughts as the Nascent Soul.
Having a benevolent, proper rule will, along with an evil, chaotic demonic will, doesn't that mean....
"Dual cultivation of immortality and demon! Sounds like a main character."
Fu Qingjun seemed to have discovered a new world, resting his chin in thought, "This requires upgrading to a new version, hmm... The clean consciousness of the Immortal Race is the main body, while the endlessly split demonic thoughts become the Demon Infant, suppressed internally... This gives me twice the power, not like them, with half of themselves wandering outside as demonic thoughts."
A perfect plan.
The creation of life rules is indeed the origin of all cosmic variables.
"Those cunning old foxes, trying to scheme against me... this time I must secretly create a new species, never to make it widespread, not letting them benefit." Fu Qingjun no longer intended to take the loss.
After the Immortal and Demon Race expanded, they took advantage, and I suffered a great loss.