Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Mang gu——

  Sound waves were created by the toad and a cloud in front of it was dispersed by the sound waves, causing water to rain towards the ground!

  Amazing, truly amazing!

  Zhong Yue laughed as he flew even higher and he thought, With my current resistance, the thunder at this level could not do anything to me anymore. If I want to cultivate even faster, I would have to challenge the thunders on a higher level and refine myself with stronger thunders! I guess I should be able to visualize the complete【 Sui Sovereign Flame Order Palace Visualization Art】 by now so resisting a stronger thunder would be normal!

  Up in the sky, the thunder became even stronger and frequent as Zhong Yue flew higher. Heavy injuries were inflicted to him when he once entered the strong current level in the skies when he was trying to shake off the pursuit of the Yin brothers. How strong could the thunders be if they could injure Zhong Yue heavily in just one strike!

  As soon as Zhong Yue entered the strong current level, he saw countless thunder shooting out at each direction before exploding. When they exploded, Zhong Yue saw a huge dragon claw appearing faintly behind the clouds!

  Ka cha——

  Another thunder struck around him and he saw a huge dragon body slithering behind the clouds. It was a thunder dragon formed by the thunder currents in the strong current level! As the thunder kept on exploding, the thunder dragon became even more solid and its power became stronger and stronger!

  Now, let’s see if you could injure me anymore!

  Zhong Yue immediately visualized and the thunder blighted pool in his psyche ocean immediately formed the structure of the Flame Orderly Palace and the Sovereign Tree with Sui Sovereign sitting in the main hall of the palace. The Sovereign Tree stood highly outside of the Flame Orderly Palace and the Golden Crow circled around the Sovereign Tree and resided in it.

  At long last, he finally managed to visualize the complete【Sui Sovereign Flame Order Palace Visualization Art】!

  In the strong current level, the thunder dragon was also formed completely. It emitted strong thunders that lightened up the sky that could even shame the sun. Then, a thunder shot out and landed on Zhong Yue!

  But the thunder strike that could injure an Awakening level Qi Practitioner heavily only shook Zhong Yue by an inch as he resisted the thunder unharmed!

  Instead of being injured, Zhong Yue felt the thunder that struck him only provided thunder power that gushed all over his body, refining his psyche, soul and body, removing the harmful particles in them, thus, purifying his cultivation base! He then thought, Xin Huo is right. The thunder blighted pool is indeed powerful. If Meng She was alive and fought with me again this time, I do not have to retreat anymore!

  Other than that, his absorption speed of the Beast God’s essence became stronger and he will no longer risk turning into the Xiang dragon like the last time as the rampant Beast God’s essence gushed out. Now, as soon as the Beast God’s essence surged out, Zhong Yue could immediately convert them into his psyche and bloodline power!

  With the thunder blighted pool, my cultivation speed became much faster!

  After a few more days, Zhong Yue felt that his Yuan Shen has reached the bottleneck and it would not increase any further even if he cultivated it. Now, all he had to do is to breach open the Wu Xing Wheel in his Yuan Shen and he will advance into the Awakening level straight!

  I have accumulated enough Wu Xing power and my Yuan Shen has reached the extreme limit without any obstacles! I would not be able to win the Xiao Mang celestial race if I followed the traditional steps slowly. I have to achieve the Awakening level through the reverse opening of the Five Wheel Yuan Shen realm!

  He descended from the sky and walked towards the Golden Summit of the Swords Gate. Not long later, when he got to his destination, he saw the elders walked out from the Elder Councils and they had a serious expression on them. Elder Shui Zian was also among them.

  Elder Shui is back, does that mean that the negotiation with the Xiao Mang celestial race is done?

  Zhong Yue stood at the side and looked at the elders leaving the Elder Councils as he thought, They looked so serious. Elder Shui must not have be able to convince the Xiao Mang celestial race to allow Fang Jiange to participate in the battle.

  He then entered the palace located in the Golden Summit and he saw Qiu Jin’er sitting in her wheelchair at the back of the courtyard with a pretty woman behind her. The pretty woman was Qiu Jin’er’s mother and Zhong Yue has met her long ago. Unlike Grandmother Lu, Qiu Jin’er’s mother treated Zhong Yue very nicely.

  Behind the back of the old man was Feng Shouzhu and Feng Shouzhu said, “Madame Qiu, could you please leave us for a moment? Also, get prepared as Jin’er has to leave today to the Western Barren.”

  The pretty woman nodded and pushed the wheelchair away.

  The old man then looked at Zhong Yue and said with a relieved expression, “You have reached the extreme limit of Yuan Shen? Good, good boy! What a shame, there’s no time left or I could have taught you how to reverse open a wheel first. Now, I could only teach you the way and you will have to open your first wheel by our own.”

  He sighed and said again, “Reverve opening of each wheels could be very dangerous. Without me guarding by your side, you will have a slight chance of success but without me, I’m afraid you do not stand a chance at all… If you think that you could not do it, then you should start by opening the Wu Xing Wheels first.”

  Zhong Yue nodded and said, “Headmaster, please teach me.”

  “Come with me.”

  The old man stood up and walked towards the deepest part of the palace and he said, “I will take you to the godly spirit of the Swords Gate. This godly spirit is the spirit of the founder of the Swords Gate. He is also the first one to open the first wheel reversely and the god of us humans. He was also the one that slain the Tian Myriad Mother back when he opened up the Wilderness.”

  Chapter 164: Inside The Body Of The Godly Spirit |

  The godly spirit of Swords Gate?

  Zhong Yue was slightly shocked by the words of the headmaster. One of the two strongest spirits possessed by the Swords Gate was the sword spirit nurtured by the mountain of Swords Gate, engendered by human worship towards the Swords Gate!

  The other one was the soul of the first headmaster of Swords Gate!

  And it was because of the protection of these two spirits that the Swords Gate was able to maintain its hegemony in the Wilderness for such a long time.

  Previously, the lord of Sulphur Island and Jinxiu Island had brought their respective spirits from their islands and tried to break the seal in the Beast God Ridge. Those spirits were already considered very high level spirits.

  But the two spirits of Swords Gate were on the level of Gods!

  These two godly spirits possessed immense power that could bring about wanton destruction upon activation! Other than that, these two spirits were also the last line of defense for the Swords Gate and the Great Wilderness. The fact that humanity had been able to maintain its position within the Great Wilderness for such a long time is mainly attributed to the existence of these two spirits.

  However, the other races also possessed such godly spirits of their own, making humanity unable to have any advantage over them, resulting in a tenuous stalemate among the various races.

  Previously when Zhong Yue and ‘Shui Qingyan’ had both gotten first place of the disciples of the outer hall, the spirits provided by the Swords Gate for them to consummate with were these two types of spirits. And ‘Shui Qingyan’ had obtained the godly spirit!

  Tian Myriad Mother died in the hands of the first headmaster and in a twist of fate, she ended with the first headmaster’s godly spirit. Could it be that she wants to investigate the secrets hidden in the Swords Gate’s godly spirit?

  Initially, he thought, ‘Shui Qingyan’ simply picked a spirit but now, it seemed like the girl’s motives were not that simple!

  The old man took
him the to the centre of the palace and in the palace, a majestic and divine aura could be felt everywhere. Zhong Yue looked up and he saw a bright light orb on the altar that was incredibly huge!

  In the orb, a majestic figure could be seen faintly. It was a spirit and it remained here for a long time under the worshipping of humanity in the Great Wilderness.

  Whenever the humans paid obeisance to it, the power of their faith would distill into an ethereal power that bound his soul to the orb, preventing it from dispersing forever. However, if humanity were to ever stop worshipping it, it would soon fade away to nothingness.

  This godly spirit too, had opened the divine third eye and stood there with sword in arms. He stood in the orb and the lights were emitted by the godly spirit as if they were Sword Qi.

  “I will take you into the body of the godly spirit and show you how to reverse open the five secret realms.”

  As he finished talking, the old man prayed at the Swords Gate’s godly spirit and the body of the godly spirit suddenly trembled. Then, a sound could be heard and a light wheel appeared and floated behind the godly spirit.

  Weng weng weng——

  Five light wheels emerged, each bigger than one another, hooking with each other and they aligned behind the back of the godly spirit!

  Zhong Yue also immediately realized that the most colorful and attractive light wheel was not the first one that appeared behind the back of the godly spirit. The first wheel that appeared behind its back was a very simple light wheel. It appeared to be very heavy and it was also the smallest among the five wheels but Zhong Yue felt that this wheel was the strongest of all!

  “Let’s go!”

  The old man started advancing and he walked into the middle of the five light wheels.

  Zhong Yue quickly followed behind him. The outermost light wheel was a few ten feet large and upon entering it, Zhong Yue saw various attractive lights floating around him. The lights also seemingly crystallized into tangible form, giving him a feeling that he could actually touch them.

  As he entered this Wu Xing Wheel, it felt as if he needed to walk a few ten miles before he was able to enter the second light wheel – the Wan Xiang Wheel.

  Together with the old man, the pair walked two to three hundred miles and they stopped in front of the Swords Gate’s godly spirit. Zhong Yue looked closely and he saw light rays being emitted by the body of this godly spirit. The five wheels were a scene formed by the light rays emitted by the godly spirit!

  And the sources of these light rays were the five secret realms hidden within the body of the godly spirit!

  The Wu Xing Wheels, Wan Xiang Wheels, Shen Cai Wheels, Yin Yang Wheels and the Dao Yi Wheels were thus the projection of the godly spirit’s strength!

  Zhong Yue was shocked as all of this went against the knowledge he had all along. He thought, the Wu Xing Wheels were cultivated by the Qi Practitioners but in truth, they and the other wheels, were projections of the power of their respective secret realms in the body of a Qi Practitioner!

  The old man then continued to walk and Zhong Yue followed tightly behind as they walked past all sorts of light rays that were gathered in front of them.

  Not long later, the old man and Zhong Yue entered the body of this Swords Gate’s godly spirit and when Zhong Yue looked up, he finally saw the full view of the Wu Xing, Wan Xiang, Shen Cai, Yin Yang and Dao Yi secret realms!

  “Zhong Shan Clan’s member, the Yuan Shen is not your body, it has no flesh and no organs and the Wu Xing secret realms correspond to the five internal organs of your body.”

  The old man pointed out and said, “Look at this Wu Xing secret realm and the position of the secret realms. Their locations are all corresponding to the positions of those five internal organs in a human’s body.”

  Zhong Yue closely scrutinized this godly spirit, which was also the Yuan Shen of the first Swords Gate’s headmaster. He saw no flesh, no bones, and no organs in this godly spirit – it was a manifestation of pure energy.

  The five organs of this godly spirit were all replaced by the Wu Xing secret realm!

  The old man then pointed at the Wan Xiang secret realm and said, “Yuan Shens have no bones, which is why they need the Wan Xiang secret realm to provide form and structure. Look at how the Wan Xiang secret realms are connected to the four limbs, and how it function as the bones.”

  Zhong Yue looked closely and he saw that the limbs of the godly spirit were linked to the Wan Xiang secret realm and that the secret realm did indeed form the skeleton of the Yuan Shen.

  “Why are the Yuan Shens of all Awakening Qi Practitioners referred to as the Combat Yuan Shen? This is mainly because each opening of the five secret realms would gift the Yuan Shen with immense combat power. The Wan Xiang secret realm replaced the bones and the Shen Cai secret realm replaced the Yuan Shen’s Qi, blood, and flesh.”

  The old man continued saying, “The Qi comes from the throat, the blood is engendered by the bones, and the flesh is in turn begotten from the blood. The Shen Cai secret realm supplies the Yuan Shen with Qi, blood and flesh, adding another layer of power to the Yuan Shen.”

  Zhong Yue immediately looked around and saw that the Shen Cai Wheel was connected to the throat, umbilical region, and the heart of the godly spirit.

  “The Yin Yang secret realm is where the eyes are located while the Dao Yi Wheel is located on the head.”

  Zhong Yue listened silently as the old man spoke.

  The Wu Xing Wheels are formed with the five elements, gold, wood, earth, fire and water and they correspond to the five internal organs – the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.

  The Wan Xiang Wheel formed the bones of the human body with the four limbs as its pillars. The four pillars were carved with various totem carvings, forming into all sorts of totem pictures. It was also the largest wheel among the others.

  The Shen Cai Wheel was the throat, heart and umbilical – corresponding to the heaven, life and earth respectively.

  The Yin Yang Wheel was the eyes and because of that, it had a slightly smaller secret realm. On the other hand, the Dao Yi Wheel was even smaller than the Yin Yang Wheel, being the smallest one of them all.

  Zhong Yue then thought, The Wan Xiang Wheel is the biggest, then the Shen Cai Wheel, Wu Xing Wheel, Yin Yang Wheel and the Dao Yi Wheel. It seems like the five secret realms were arranged in their own way instead of by sizes.

  “Come, I’ll take you to have a look at the Dao Yi Wheel.”

  The old man walked in front and they slowly walked towards the top. As Zhong Yue passed by the Wu Xing secret realms, he measured them carefully and he saw that the five secret realms kept spinning in repetition.

  Then, he looked at the Wan Xiang secret realm and he saw four pillars supported the space around it and when he looked at the Shen Cai secret realm, he saw the heaven and earth split apart. He felt the essence of life being gathered in between of the heaven and earth. He looked at the Yin Yang secret realm and he saw the sun and moon hung in the sky, generating energy and nourishing one another.

  “Qi Practitioners first open the Wu Xing secret realm because the power of the five elements is easier to obtained. Once they managed to obtain the power of the five elements, they could use this power to reduce the difficulty of opening the Wu Xing secret realm.”

  The old man then said, “The Wan Xiang secret realm is built around the Wu Xing secret realm and the Wan Xiang secret realm start by building the bones. After that, the heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney will be formed and then the breathing system, blood and flesh. Only with that, would the Shen Cai secret realm be opened to produce Qi and blood. After the opening of Shen Cai secret realm, the Qi and blood would conflict with each other to generate the requisite power to open the Yin Yang that grants the Yuan Shen with sight. But it is hardest to open the Dao Yi secret realm. This secret realm requires the unification of the other secret realms to be opened and it is analogous to the human brain where the Yuan Shen resides!”

 
Finally, they arrived at the Dao Yi secret realm.

  Zhong Yue looked around and saw only a light wheel and loud noises could be heard as the wheel spun. In the light wheel, a god could faintly be seen. As the light wheel spun, the god within it would also spin along with it.

  The Wu Xing secret realms were not the real flesh and bones of the Yuan Shen and the Dao Yi secret realm was also not the real brain. They were merely there to enable the Yuan Shen to fight like a real body.

  “This is the hardest part. Unlike opening the secret realms from the basic to the highest level; the Wu Xing secret realm to the Dao Yi secret realm, the reverse opening method is considerably more dangerous. Reverse opening of the secret realms, starting from the Dao Yi secret realm is very dangerous as the Dao Yi secret realm is equivalent to the Yuan Shen’s brain. Any mistake and the Yuan Shen would suffer irreversible damage as it inevitably gets destroyed!”

  The old man sighed and said, “I too was once a rash and brazen youth who had a thirst for adventure, constantly tempering myself in moments of life and death. Yet I did not dare open the five secret realms in reverse; therefore, I opted for the conventional method like the others. Now, all you have to do is awaken this god and he will tell you they ways on how to reverse open the secret realms.”

  He tidied up himself and started praying to the God in the light wheel as he said, “The ancestor of the Feng Clan, your unfilial descendant, Feng Shang, beg your pardon for the disturbance. I am here to help my disciple seek the way of reverse opening the wheels. Please enlighten us.”

  The light wheel stopped spinning and the five secret realms trembled slowly before they suddenly stopped and closed.

  Hong long——

  A huge vibration could be sensed and the Dao Yi secret realm and the Dao Yi Wheel closed and disappeared and the godly spirit’s Yuan Shen showed only a void space bereft of color, light, and sound.

  Zhong Yue had no idea what to do and he suddenly saw light rays shooting out from and lighting up the void.