Chapter 190 Drawbacks
"By the way, what kind of Great Dao did you just use?"
"Why have I never seen it before?"
Thinking of what had just happened, the White Tiger Sacred Beast was curious and couldn't help but ask.
"Reporting to the Holy Venerable, the Dao I just used is called the Sword Dao, a Dao acquired through experience. I recently gained some enlightenment and created it."
"This is the first time it has appeared in the Primordial World; therefore, the Holy Venerable has never seen it before!"
With that, Feng Zichen took out the Zichen Sword and activated the power of the Sword Dao. Instantly, a sharp aura, carrying an unstoppable momentum, soared into the sky, shattering countless clouds, causing everyone who heard it to tremble.
"The Way of the Sword?"
Looking at the Purple Emperor Sword radiating sword energy, the White Tiger Saint Venerable's eyes held a mixture of relief and amazement. He couldn't help but say to Feng Zichen,
"You are indeed a great talent. There are countless swordsmen in the world, but none like you have comprehended a path from this ordinary weapon, encompassing the principles of heaven and earth, to attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"
Sword-type spiritual treasures were not uncommon in the prehistoric world, and because of their immense destructive power, they were deeply loved by the cultivators of the prehistoric world.
He, the White Tiger Saint Beast, had used such spiritual treasures quite often in his youth, so why hadn't he thought of creating a path from them? He was truly regressing with age, even inferior to a junior.
"In my opinion, although this path is an acquired one, its potential is boundless and its power immense."
"When you achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal level in the Sword Dao, this path can reverse its innate nature, becoming a cornerstone of heaven and earth, transforming into an innate path."
"Judging from its grandeur, it will certainly not be weaker than other innate paths!"
"You should diligently study and ponder this path; when you achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, you will surely reap immense benefits!"
Being his junior, the White Tiger Sacred Beast worried that Feng Zichen's cultivation time was still short and he might not understand its mysteries, so it explained repeatedly.
"Thank you, Sacred Venerable One, Zichen understands!" Feng Zichen nodded in reply.
Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he quickly asked the White Tiger Sacred Beast:
"Sacred Venerable One, is there any danger in reversing this acquired path into an innate path? Or are there any things I need to be careful about?"
Feng Zichen didn't understand this matter, but the White Tiger Sacred Beast was extremely powerful and knowledgeable, so perhaps it could offer some insight.
"Hmm..."
"This matter, even I am unaware of!"
"The reversal of the acquired path into the innate path is truly a unique event throughout history. This is the first time you have encountered such a situation, with no precedent to follow. I cannot say what hardships you have faced!"
"However, according to the usual methods of the Heavenly Dao, it is nothing more than punishing first and then rewarding!"
The White Tiger Sacred Beast had never experienced anything like this before. As an innate god-demon of its origin, it was born from the Great Dao and had an innate familiarity with the innate path.
It hadn't even had enough time to seek the innate path, so how could it have noticed the acquired path, which did not even exist?
However, the White Tiger Sacred Beast was, after all, one of the first innate gods-demons born in the primordial world. It had lived long enough and seen enough, and was exceptionally familiar with the methods of the Heavenly Dao.
It could roughly predict what Feng Zichen would encounter in the future based on the Heavenly Dao's past practices.
"Whenever something defies the heavens is born, the Heavenly Dao will appear and send down divine punishment as a test. Those who pass will live, those who fail will die!"
"Your acquired path defies the innate Dao, goes against the principles of Heaven, and is truly a perverse act against the heavens. If you attain the Dao through this, the Heavenly Dao will surely manifest and send down divine punishment!"
"If you fail to pass, you will be reduced to ashes!"
"You've succeeded. Think of it, adding a primordial path to heaven and earth—what immense merit that is! The reward bestowed by the Heavenly Dao alone is enough to ensure you a life free from calamity and tribulation, a carefree existence!"
"Not to mention, once the Sword Dao becomes a primordial path, it can be said to coexist with the heavens. And you, as the ancestor of the Sword Dao, can share this honor with the Sword Dao itself!"
"In other words, from this point onward, as long as the Sword Dao exists, no one in the world can kill you. Even a saint can only seal you eternally, not completely destroy you."
This statement was not merely the White Tiger Sacred Beast's conjecture, but rather its calculation of the future, based on the Heavenly Dao's modus operandi.
The primordial path is the cornerstone of the primordial world, inextricably linked to heaven and earth since its emergence. Unless the primordial world is destroyed, no one can destroy it.
Achieving the Dao through this method is equivalent to becoming a different kind of saint. Although somewhat similar, they are ultimately different.
A saint's true spirit resides in the Heavenly Dao; someone like Feng Zichen, however, has their true spirit reside in their own Dao.
It can also achieve indestructibility and inexhaustible magical power, but its actual strength is far inferior.
However, a Great Luo Golden Immortal achieved through this method is far superior to one achieved through the Innate Path.
If word were to spread, it would still attract countless beings in the prehistoric world to risk their lives to cultivate this path.
"By the way, Zi Chen!"
"The benefits of this method are so great that the power of the Heavenly Punishment must be unimaginably terrifying. In addition, since this method is appearing in the world for the first time, the power of the Heavenly Punishment will be even greater."
"Your chances of succeeding by rashly using this method to attain enlightenment are extremely low!"
"In my opinion, you should choose another Innate Path to cultivate. After you have reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage, you can try to use this method to prove your Dao. That would be the safest approach."
Extraordinary methods are always accompanied by tribulations, and the more extraordinary they are, the greater the tribulations. The White Tiger Sacred Beast counted the many benefits of this method carefully, then suddenly realized something was amiss and quickly said to Feng Zi Chen.
"Hmm? There's such a thing? I hadn't thought of that." A thought struck him, and Feng Zichen bowed to the White Tiger Sacred Beast, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Holy Venerable. I'll remember it!"
He truly hadn't considered this. Previously, he had only thought that this method was unprecedented and would inevitably cause turmoil once it appeared in the world. He hadn't expected so many twists and turns.
"The Dao of the Five Elements is quite good; it's one of the top supreme Daos in the primordial world."
"From ancient times to the present, we've only heard of people attaining the Dao with one of the Five Elements, never of anyone attaining all five. This shows that the Dao of the Five Elements has yet to be mastered."
"You can specialize in this Dao. Once you become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, you will be the master of a Dao, no less than the acquired Dao that reverses the innate!"
Nodding, the White Tiger Sacred Beast instructed Feng Zichen. It was telling Feng Zichen such primordial secrets, leaving him to figure it out himself, which would take who knows how much time…
"No one has ever attained the Dao of the Five Elements?" Feng Zichen asked with some doubt.
That's the innate Five Elements Dao, the true supreme Dao of the primordial world, encompassing everything, nurturing all things, giving rise to the world, containing everything in the world—it's the most powerful!
And yet, no one cultivates it!
"Indeed, within the primordial world, no one has achieved the Great Luo Golden Immortal status through this."
"In the ancient times, when the world was first born, the Five Elements were unstable, making the cultivation of the Five Elements Dao unexpectedly difficult."
(End of Chapter)