Soon, Zhou Tong brought Ji Ning to the White Sun Realm, one of the Twenty-Seven Realms of Fuju.
The Whitesun World was just a minor world, with a circumference of less than a million kilometers. Zhou Tong's speed was incomparably fast, and he immediately brought Ning to a precipitous cliff.
From afar, they could see that there were more than ten sword marks on the cliff and a terrifying sword intent was coming at them.
At this moment, the area around the cliff was already crowded with cultivators. Most of them were at the Primordial Soul Realm and the Wanxiang Realm. There was even a Heaven Immortal with a sword on his back on the first few futons.
"Master, the few futons near the sword marks are all occupied. What should we do?" Ji Ning asked.
Zhou Tong looked around and said, "Other than the Heaven Immortal in the lead, the others won't be able to hold on for long. The sword marks and sword intent left behind by Daozu are not something that they can fully comprehend. It's normal for them to stop halfway. However, if they try to forcefully comprehend it, there's a chance of them going mad. Soon, they'll leave and we'll go in directly. "
"Let me remind you that this is the sword mark and sword intent left behind by the number one Sword Immortal of the Three Realms. Your performance won't be much better than those Earth Immortals of the Void Return Realm. If you can't take it, retreat quickly," Zhou Tong reminded at the end.
"They're here!" After waiting for a while, Zhou Tong suddenly looked at a Primordial Soul Realm cultivator in front of him whose face was flushed red. With a thought, he switched places with Ji Ning.
All the cultivators around were immersed in comprehending the sword marks and sword intent. Naturally, they didn't notice Zhou Tong's trick, nor did they notice that the cultivator in front of them had been switched.
Soon after, another person began to close his eyes and quickly got up to leave. Zhou Tong's figure flashed and he sat on his original futon. He began to comprehend the sword marks and sword intent here quietly.
There were many restrictions set up near the cliff to prevent people from losing control and destroying the sword marks while they were comprehending the sword marks. Of course, these restrictions weren't that powerful. They could only trap people at the Heavenly Immortal level. They were completely ineffective against Heavenly Deities like Zhou Tong.
However, Zhou Tong did not have the heart to think too much. His heart was completely immersed in the sword scars before him.
He sensed with all his heart and soul, and felt a grand sword essence rushing towards him.
"What a powerful sword-intent … it lives up to its reputation as a legacy left behind by World God Northrest." Zhou Tong sighed in amazement.
Fuju Daozu was reputed to be the number one Sword Immortal of the Three Realms, but Zhou Tong knew the truth. He had actually been possessed by World God Northrest. World God Northrest had been wounded, and his truesoul was slowly dissipating. There was no way to save him. Thus, he had taken over the body of Fuju Daozu, using the name of Fuju Daozu to live out his final days in the Three Realms.
The sword-intent and sword scars left behind here actually belonged to a World God. Thus, even Zhou Tong, upon seeing them for the first time, couldn't help but sigh in amazement. At the same time, he couldn't help but compare this sword-intent to what his true body had learned in the Shrouded Heaven world.
"It's far inferior to the three major sword-arts, and it's also inferior to the sword-arts created by Grand Emperors. However, these sword scars should be comparable to the sword-arts created by Sages and Sage Kings." Zhou Tong mused to himself.
After making a quick comparison, Zhou Tong didn't think too much about it. He continued to meditate.
The power of these sword scars was secondary. What they represented was the most precious of all. They represented the most orthodox path of the Dao of the Sword in this world.
This path was not something that the 'backwater' path of the Three Realms could compare to. In fact, from a certain perspective, it could be said that this path had the effect of 'setting things right' for Zhou Tong's cultivation.
The sword-arts that Zhou Tong cultivated were all created by the ancestors of the Three Realms. However, these ancestors had never seen the outside world, so it was inevitable that their things would go astray.
Just like how Zhou Tong had previously comprehended the Dao of Archery, the Three Realms had clearly been led astray by Hou Yi. They placed too much emphasis on heartforce and underestimated the improvement of the Dao of Archery.
The same principle applied to the Dao of the Sword, the Dao of the Saber, and other Great Daos. The things in the Three Realms were more or less problematic.
In fact, this was also the reason why Zhou Tong chose the Twenty-Seven Worlds of Fuju as his first stop after leaving the Grand Xia. He wanted to use the things left behind by Fuju Daozu and World God Northrest to further correct his cultivation path. At the same time, he wanted to use this righteous path to further confirm his path of fire.
"Eh?! Something's wrong! The things revealed by the sword-arts here don't seem quite right. "After meditating for a long time, Zhou Tong suddenly revealed a hint of surprise.
"The things revealed by these sword scars and sword-intents surpass the Dao of the Heavens. They are completely different from the things created by the True God Daozu of the Three Realms. When the True God Daozu of the Three Realms created something, he first conformed to the Dao of the Heavens. However, the sword-arts here surpass the Dao of the Heavens. "Zhou Tong couldn't help but come to a realization.
The Dao of the Heavens. This was the greatest difference between a world and the outside world.
The Dao of the Heavens of the Three Realms was the laws of operation of the Three Realms. Regardless of whether it was the Heavenly Dao of Fire or something else, they were all laws of operation of the Three Realms. If one was in another world and operated differently, then the Dao of the Heavens they comprehended would be completely different.
The same Heavenly Dao of Fire might be the same in the Three Realms, but it would be different in other worlds.
"To become Zu Shen, one must first master a Dao of the Heavens. I walk the path of fire. Logically speaking, I should be walking the path of the Heavenly Dao of Fire in the future. But can the Dao of the Heavens of the Three Realms really be applied to other worlds?" Zhou Tong felt a hint of doubt and hesitation.
"No, it shouldn't be a problem. If I remember correctly, Ji Ning of the original works also relied on the Dao of Water to become Zu Shen. When he was an Empyrean God, his core Dao was the Dao of Rainwater. When he was a True God, it was the Dao of the Sword. But when he was a Zu Shen, it was the Heavenly Dao of Water. When he was a World God, it was the World of Swords … "
"Since he didn't encounter any problems, I naturally shouldn't have any problems breaking through using the Heavenly Dao of Fire." Zhou Tong murmured to himself. "The path of cultivation in this world is both based on the will and the will. If you can master it, then you'll be useful. If you can't, then you won't be able to master it."
"However, when I become a World God, I won't be able to follow the normal path of cultivation."
Both the Heavenly Dao of Water and the Heavenly Dao of Fire were actually a part of the primordial chaos. Thus, the vast majority of World Gods had to start from a single Dao of the Five Elements and the Dao of Yin and Yang to become Zu Shen. Afterwards, they would slowly gain insights into the primordial chaos, then use the Dao of Primordial Chaos to construct their divine body and become a World God.
"My sword has a World of Swords. Then … does that mean my fire has a World of Fire as well?" This thought suddenly appeared in Zhou Tong's mind. Perhaps by referencing World God Northrest's techniques, he would be able to borrow a chicken to lay eggs and develop a unique Dao of Fire?
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