In the Nine Heavens Imperial Court, disciples were divided into two levels, Heaven and Earth.
Earth-level disciples were in the Spirit Condensation Realm, while Heaven-level disciples were in the Divine Manifestation Realm.
Earth-level disciples cultivated again and again, using the resources of the Nine Heavens Imperial Court to continuously improve themselves and become stronger until they broke through.
Heaven-level disciples were in the Divine Manifestation Realm, and they were even stronger. Their abilities far exceeded that of Earth-level disciples by at least ten times. At this point, they had the basic qualifications to go out and explore.
Although the Nine Heavens Imperial Court was powerful and had a deep foundation, it could not be endlessly cultivated and depleted. Therefore, at the Divine Manifestation Realm, there was a new rule — one had to complete the missions issued by the Nine Heavens Imperial Court. Only by completing the missions could one continue to enjoy the resources of the Nine Heavens Imperial Court. If one could not complete the missions three times, one would be removed from the list of Heaven-level disciples and reduced to a warden.
This was a test to see if one was qualified to continue enjoying the resources of the Nine Heavens Imperial Court.
Wardens could only enjoy the basic salary, which could not be compared to Heaven-level disciples. One had to contribute more to the Nine Heavens Imperial Court to be qualified to receive more resources.
A hundred years!
Every hundred years, Heaven-level disciples had to complete a mission issued by the Nine Heavens Imperial Court. Usually, they could choose one out of three, as long as they completed it within a hundred years after becoming a Heaven-level disciple.
If they did not complete it within the time limit, it would be considered a failure.
There were a total of three chances. If they used all three chances, they could only be removed from the list of Heaven-level disciples. Of course, after being removed, there was still a chance to become a disciple again, just that the difficulty was higher.
If there were any unexpected situations, such as having to cultivate in seclusion for a long time and being unable to guarantee that they would come out within a hundred years, they would have to apply in advance. After that, when they came out of seclusion, they just had to complete the missions.
Could they not do any missions?
Yes, they could, but they could only be listed on the Heavenly General Roll.
Once they were listed on the Heavenly General Roll, it was up to them whether they wanted to complete missions or not, and they would not be restricted in the slightest.
Because being listed on the Heavenly General Roll meant powerful abilities, enough for the Nine Heavens Imperial Court to spend resources to groom them well.
Four months passed in the Refinement World. Chen Zong left and returned to Heart Sword Peak.
Not long after, a deacon arrived with a mission.
There were three tasks. Chen Zong was free to choose one of them and complete it.
It hadn't even been ten years since Chen Zong broke through to the Divine Aspect Realm, and there was still quite a bit of time before he reached the hundred year mark. The reason why the mission was sent over so quickly was to let Chen Zong know what to do. After making his choice, he could go whenever he felt like it.
The deacon was very polite when he received Chen Zong. After all, although Chen Zong was a human, he was very capable.
Very soon, Chen Zong finished his selection and chose one of the missions. After sending off the enforcer, he went into seclusion again.
When one's cultivation was in the Deity Condensation Realm, one still had to consume Fresh Water Pills and Meat Essence Pills every day to maintain the consumption of the body. But after reaching the Divine Aspect Realm, this kind of requirement was greatly reduced, at least reduced by more than ten times.
Without a doubt, this greatly prolonged the effects of secluded cultivation.
This was because the higher one's cultivation was, the longer the duration of one's seclusion would be. It was best not to interrupt one's seclusion if possible.
Once one reached the Fourth Level, one would no longer need to consume food to maintain the consumption of the body. Eating would become a habit or a pleasure, and not a necessity.
After Chen Zong chose his mission, he didn't immediately enter seclusion. Instead, he went to the Dao Alliance's headquarters.
The Dao Alliance's headquarters was located in the Sixth Heaven.
Here.
Within the Dao Alliance's headquarters, Chen Zong saw that the Scripture Depository was no longer an illusion. The Dao Comprehension Tower was also no longer an illusion. They were both real.
In truth, the Scripture Depository and Dao Comprehension Tower in the Fifth Heaven were both projections. This was because the Scripture Depository and Dao Comprehension Tower themselves were treasures.
Chen Zong stepped into the Scripture Depository. Now that Chen Zong had reached the Divine Aspect Realm, his status within the Dao Alliance had risen as well, and he could enter the higher levels of the Scripture Depository.
Choose!
In the end, Chen Zong chose a speed-type secret technique called the Whirlwind Rotation. It was compatible with the Annihilation Force of the Nine Heavens Breath that he cultivated. It would be easier for him to comprehend and cultivate, and it would also be easier for him to unleash the power of the technique.
After obtaining the Whirlwind Rotation secret technique, Chen Zong chose a few Ao Wu techniques to cultivate as support. Then, he stepped into the Dao Comprehension Tower and began to comprehend them.
Sword techniques!
Ao Wu!
During the month he was at the northern battlefront in the void, Chen Zong successfully upgraded all four Ao Wu embryonic forms to the real Ao Wu. Of course, this was only the most basic Ao Wu. Now, he needed to further upgrade it.
Ao Wu was the combined release of all one's strength. It was also the most direct representation of one's strength.
There was still a huge gap between mastering Ao Wu and not mastering it.
Each of the experts on the Heavenly General Leaderboard had mastered powerful Arcane Martial Arts.
The basic martial arts of the Nine Heavens Imperial Court, such as the Nine Heavens True Sword, each had ninety-nine types of mysteries. They were the masterpieces summarized by the ancestors of the Nine Heavens Imperial Court.
The first level of Ao Wu had to fuse at least nine types of mysteries into one. However, it wasn't that simple. It had to be combined with the power of Dao. It could be said that the Sword Dao Ao Wu used the power of Dao as the foundation, the concept as the soul, and the mysteries of swordsmanship as the flesh and blood. Finally, it was a superb technique that combined the power of Dao to unleash its power.
As for the second level of Ao Wu, it had to fuse 18 types of mysteries.
The third level of Ao Wu had 27 types of mysteries.
Of course, in addition to fusing more mysteries, the level of Dao had to be raised. Its concept had to be raised as well.
There were ninety-nine types of mysteries. Therefore, correspondingly, there should be eleven levels of Ao Wu. However, the higher the level of Ao Wu, the harder it was to master.
The Ao Wu could be created by oneself. It could also be cultivated by the predecessors.
After leaving the Dao Comprehension Tower, Chen Zong returned to the Heart Sword Palace. He went into seclusion again to cultivate the Secret Technique of Whirlwind and a few selected Sword Dao Ao Wu.
Whether it was the Secret Technique of Whirlwind or a few Sword Dao Ao Wu, they were all created by the ancestors of the Dao Union. Chen Zong would cultivate them and absorb the essence from them, turning it into his own accumulation. When he created his own secret technique of Ao Wu in the future, it would come in handy.
Other than cultivating in seclusion, Chen Zong would also head to the Divine Martial Palace to cultivate.
The Nine Divine Palaces were divided into the Outer, Middle, and Inner levels. With Chen Zong's current level, he could enter the Middle Palace.
The Middle Palace of the Divine Martial Palace also had a Sword Palace.
However, the Sword Palace of the Middle Palace of the Divine Martial Palace was different from the Sword Palace of the Outer Palace. The Sword Palace of the Outer Palace had 99 Sword Pillars. Each Sword Pillar contained a type of Sword Dao mystery. The Sword Palace of the Middle Palace had nine huge Sword Pillars. Each Sword Pillar was ten times the size of the Sword Palace of the Outer Palace.
Chen Zong began to comprehend. Once he started, Chen Zong discovered that the Sword Pillars contained the Mysteries of Ao Wu.
To put it simply, there was no Ao Wu in the nine Sword Pillars. There was only the Mysteries of Ao Wu.
For example, the Way of Alchemy did not contain elixirs. Instead, it contained the experience and knowledge of alchemy.
Imparting knowledge to people
It was better to teach people how to fish than to fish. This was the principle.
Among the Nine Great Forces, there were all kinds of Ao Wu that were created by the predecessors or obtained from the outside world. The Nine Divine Palaces were there to help people comprehend them.
The nine Sword Pillars in the Sword Palace of the Middle Palace of the Divine Martial Palace were different from those in the Sword Palace of the Outer Palace, where one could only comprehend them within a month. Instead, many people could comprehend one of the Sword Pillars at the same time or separately.
After comprehending them one by one, Chen Zong discovered that the Mysteries of Ao Wu contained in the nine Sword Pillars were different. They represented nine different directions.
The mysteries of the Profound Martial Arts within the nine sword pillars were related to the way of the sword. One of them represented power, one represented speed, one represented sharpness, and so on.
Of course, what they represented was not the only one. It was not that simple. One of the Mysteries was the main one, and other Mysteries were integrated into it to make it more powerful.
The nine directions were quite comprehensive. Chen Zong was amazed. He now had a clearer understanding of the Nine Heaven Imperial Court's foundation.
The Nine Heaven Imperial Court was indeed a great force in the universe. It was unknown how many years had it been accumulated by generations of seniors and experts, benefiting the future generations.
Chen Zong still had three years of cultivation time in the nine Holy Palaces, so he used all of it. He directly activated the Ten Intents of One Heart and started to comprehend the nine sword pillars. He spent some time on each sword pillar, and with the cooperation of the Ten Intents of One Heart, the effect of his comprehension was amazing.
This kind of comprehension also indirectly led to the improvement of Chen Zong's three Great Daos.
When the three years were up, Chen Zong left the Divine Martial Palace and returned to the Heart Sword Palace again. He had to cultivate in seclusion. He felt as if a switch had been turned on in him. His potential was constantly surging. As long as he cultivated, he felt that he was improving at every moment. It was as if there was no end to it. Chen Zong was almost addicted to it and could not extricate himself.
It was a feeling that he could not stop at all. It was too wonderful, too carefree.
If it was possible, Chen Zong really wanted to continue improving like this forever. However, that was impossible. Chen Zong knew this very well.
As he continued to cultivate in seclusion, he gradually approached a bottleneck. One day, Chen Zong felt that he had reached his limit. He had reached the limit that he could reach at this stage. That limit was not something that could be broken through by cultivating in seclusion.
He came out of seclusion!
When Chen Zong came out of seclusion, it was exactly the thirty-fifth year since he had broken through to the Divine Manifestation Realm. In other words, after returning from the Void, Chen Zong had cultivated for a total of thirty years.
"Thirty years!" Chen Zong stared into the distance. His gaze was deep and distant. "In these thirty years, although my cultivation did not break through, my strength has been improving continuously. What level has my strength reached now?"
Without fighting, Chen Zong did not have a clear idea of the level of his strength.
"However, compared to thirty years ago, my strength is more than ten times stronger. Since I have reached a bottleneck, it's time to go and complete the mission," Chen Zong said to himself.
After completing the mission, he would have more than a hundred years to improve himself. He would not have to worry about the mission anymore.
Moreover, the mission that he had chosen would allow him to test his strength.
Even if he did not complete the mission immediately, as long as he did not give up and change the mission or exceed the time limit, it would not be considered a failure.
Of course, Chen Zong did not think too much about giving up or failing the mission. He felt that he could complete the mission. It was a kind of confidence that came from the soul and the heart.
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