Chapter 4 Divine Sea
Under the rising sun, Feng Zichen circulated his breathing technique.
Rolling thunderous sounds emanated from his body, making him glow, especially his internal organs.
His heart radiated crimson light, as if burning, with the silhouette of a Vermilion Bird faintly visible.
His spleen emitted yellow light, appearing incredibly heavy, vaguely revealing the silhouette of a Qilin.
His lungs emitted white light, exuding a sharp aura, manifesting the shadow of a white tiger.
His kidneys emitted black light, carrying a gentle aura, forming a shape resembling a tortoise and snake.
His liver emitted azure light, surging with vibrant life, with a green dragon swimming within.
With each breath, Feng Zichen's internal organs trembled violently, as if achieving some kind of connection, the five organs intertwined, the five-colored light rotating endlessly.
A powerful suction force emanated from Feng Zichen's body, drawing in rays of sunlight to strengthen his internal organs.
A year had passed since Feng Zichen comprehended the breathing technique from the Qilin beast.
Over the past year, Feng Zichen spared no effort in expending his merit points, and with the help of the Hongmeng Dao Seal, successively comprehended the Vermilion Bird Breathing Technique, the White Tiger Breathing Technique, the Black Tortoise Breathing Technique, and the Azure Dragon Breathing Technique.
Having lived in an era of information overload in his previous life, Feng Zichen had some understanding of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory, such as the Five Elements encompassing all things and the cycle of the Five Elements generating creation…
This knowledge made him understand that the convergence of the Five Elements held great potential.
As weak as he was, he naturally couldn't find any Five Elements spiritual objects. However, he did know that the five internal organs of the human body corresponded to the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth.
He had comprehended the Qilin Breathing Technique from the Qilin, and the other breathing techniques could be learned from ferocious beasts. The Five Elements Divine Beasts were divine beasts of Heaven and Earth, possessing immense strength and powerful backgrounds, which the human race dared not provoke.
In the vastness of the primordial world, encountering even a fallen Qilin was already incredibly lucky; to encounter four more, especially those of different attributes, was practically impossible for Feng Zichen.
However, there's always a way out. The Four Divine Beasts suppressed the four poles of heaven and earth, their forms etched into the very fabric of existence, their bloodlines remaining in all living beings.
With the help of Suiren, Feng Zichen comprehended the Four Symbols Breathing Technique from the four ferocious beasts: tiger, sparrow, tortoise, and dragon.
Indeed, with the Five Elements perfected, creation manifested instantly. His five internal organs radiated five-colored light, interconnecting to form a cycle of the Five Elements.
This cycle of the Five Elements formed a Dao furnace within Feng Zichen's body, drawing upon the essence of the sun and the brilliance of the moon, using the Five Elements as fire to refine the essence of the sun and moon and strengthen his physical body.
Having already reached his limit, Feng Zichen, aided by the essence of the sun and moon, immediately activated the innate spirit he had inherited from his mother.
Pangu transformed into all things, his true spirit dissipating between heaven and earth. Therefore, all living beings in the primordial world, whether innate or acquired, possess an innate spirit.
The difference between innate and acquired is simply that the primordial spirit of innate beings evolves directly from the innate spirit; while the innate spirit of acquired beings is only a trace, deeply hidden within their bodies.
The innate spirit, combined with the essence of the sun and moon, instantly grew stronger and rushed towards Feng Zichen's navel.
Boom!
A deafening roar, like the creation of the world, resounded in Feng Zichen's ears.
Streams of innate energy flowed through Feng Zichen's navel, entering his body and creating a divine sea within him.
When a fetus is in the womb, the mother and fetus are connected by the umbilical cord, which supplies it with nutrients. This connection is severed after birth.
Now, the innate spirit within Feng Zichen has opened his navel, establishing a connection between him and heaven and earth. It's as if he considers heaven and earth as the mother, himself as the fetus, and the innate energy as nourishment, being nurtured by heaven and earth.
Below Feng Zichen's navel, a glow emanated, accompanied by the sound of massive waves—a sign of the successful creation of his divine sea. As the Divine Sea took shape, a suction force pulled Feng Zichen's consciousness inside.
Looking around, the Divine Sea was empty, save for a life spring that continuously spewed water to replenish it.
A message appeared in Feng Zichen's mind, making him understand the cultivation process of the Divine Sea Realm: constantly strengthening the life spring until it filled the Divine Sea was the process of cultivating the Divine Sea. Suddenly
, the life spring spewed out three beams of light, hovering above the sea of consciousness. One was incomparably holy, brimming with the power of creation, evolving into a divine phantom with a human head and a snake's body.
Another was incredibly powerful, radiating an aura that could carry all things, evolving into a divine phantom with a human body and a snake's tail, seven arms behind its back, two arms in front of its chest, and both hands holding a serpent.
The third was dazzlingly bright, with the sun, moon, and stars appearing, evolving into a divine phantom wearing a crown and a purple-gold crown, holding a jade ruyi scepter. However, this deity's face was blurry, unlike the other two.
"Is this allowing me to choose my own path?"
Gazing at the three divine phantoms above the Divine Sea, Feng Zichen murmured to himself.
The human race is formed from a mixture of the Nine Heavens' Breath Soil, the Three Lights Divine Water, and the essence of Nuwa, their bodies containing the aura of all three.
Now that Feng Zichen has entered the path of cultivation, the only way to advance further is to shed his acquired body and
defy his innate nature. The Divine Sea opened, the Spring of Life appeared, drawing upon the three innate auras within Feng Zichen, allowing him to choose one to cultivate and evolve his innate body.
The Spring of Life was considerate, not only drawing upon the innate auras but also shaping Feng Zichen's future, revealing the ultimate achievement of the Great Dao.
One path was the Dao of Creation, transforming him into the Goddess of Creation—Nuwa.
Another was the Dao of Earth, transforming him into the Goddess of Earth—Houtu.
The third was the Dao of Stars, transforming him into the Lord of the Stars—the Ziwei Emperor.
Without hesitation, Feng Zichen chose the Dao of Stars. The sky above the Divine Sea clearly showed that the Dao of Creation and the Dao of Earth had already been attained by those who had achieved enlightenment.
Unless they perished in the future, choosing these two paths would only lead to the Taiyi realm, with no possibility of ever attaining the Daluo realm.
Nuwa had already become a saint, immortal and indestructible. Houtu would soon transform into reincarnation, also immortal and indestructible. These two paths had long been blocked.
As for the Ziwei Emperor, his face was blurred, clearly indicating that no one had attained enlightenment for the stars.
Without Ziwei, the sun and moon reign supreme.
This made sense; now that Dijun was the master of heaven and earth, ruling the primordial stars as the sun's lord, how could he allow the Ziwei star to give birth to gods and demons, causing him trouble?
If the Ziwei Emperor were to emerge and compete with him for the title of master of the stars, it would be another problem.
Moreover, as a person from a later era, Feng Zichen knew that the Ziwei Emperor would only emerge after the Investiture of the Gods, and that the position would be held by the mortal Ji Bokao.
Surely he himself was not inferior to a mortal!
Thinking this, Feng Zichen merged with the stellar energy. Seeing this, the other two energies shattered and merged into the stellar energy, strengthening it.
A brilliant light emanated from Feng Zichen's body, a rumbling sound echoed in his divine sea, his life spring transformed towards stellar attributes, and all the surrounding innate energy surged towards him, helping him stabilize his realm—no longer the dismissive figure he had been before.
At this moment, Feng Zichen suddenly felt an incomparably vast and majestic gaze, yet devoid of any emotion, fixed upon him.
This was… the Heavenly Dao!
(End of Chapter)