Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Chapter 921 336: Lighting the Incense, Founding the Sect

After the Five Pillars, no one has attempted to break through to True Saint...This news.

According to Ji Jingqiu's understanding during this period, although True Saints are rare, in the vast Three Thousand Yanfutu, there are currently over a dozen confirmed to exist.

Including those who have fallen due to various reasons throughout history, the number of True Saints is only greater.

As the strongest beings of this realm, could they not have tried the final step?

Is there no path to take, or is there another reason?

Seeing that Hel couldn't provide any solid information, Ji Jingqiu turned to inquire the Ancient Road Will: whether, in the bygone Emperor Heaven Houtu, there were True Saints.

"Naturally there were, Emperor Heaven Hundred Veins has produced four True Saints in its history, which is also the limit that the Emperor Heaven Universe can bear."

"Did these four predecessors attempt to break through the Ninth Realm?"

"Ninth Realm?"

Upon hearing this question, the Ancient Road Will fell into silence.

Then.

Ji Jingqiu sensed the changes in time and space, being drawn by the Ancient Road Will into the depths of the Ancient Road's space.

He stood up, not far away were three steles, the top name on the first stele was none other than his own.

Ten Thousand Ancient Stele.

Here, it is also the place closest to [Wuwang Mountain] in Emperor Heaven.

A blurry figure fell in front of Ji Jingqiu.

"Above True Saint... Who told you something?"

The Ancient Road Will asked in a deep voice.

Ji Jingqiu pondered and did not mention Hel, only spoke of his encounters with Heavenly Saint Lake, and happened to hear rumors about that Saint Shouzhen.

"Shouzhen of Heavenly Saint Lake..."

The Ancient Road Will was quite surprised,

"This person can be traced back to the era of the Five Pillars, a rare non-Five Divine System expert of that time, and he actually chose your clone as the inheritor?"

After hesitating for a moment, the Ancient Road Will gave a brief introduction to him on a segment of ancient history.

"When the Five Pillars were born, the Great Universe had just begun, Three Thousand Yanfutu emerged accordingly, while Emperor Heaven Houtu was still gestating. It was a time when the Divine Dao was thriving, and gods were prevalent, with various Innate Gods emerging, roaming the heavens freely. All Spirits had just been born and struggled to survive."

"Until the middle period of the Five Pillars' reign, All Spirits flourished together, with many leaders appearing, observing the Dao of Heaven and executing heavenly affairs, exploring the path of cultivation. Over time, they truly created a system."

"Those were the earliest seekers of the Tao, riding the Clear Wind, traveling the clouds, transcending and ascending as immortals, with some attempting to capture Innate Gods and emulate their ways..."

"This 'wild growth' phase ended abruptly when the Five Pillars suddenly waged war on Three Thousand Yanfutu. The Five Pillars began to unify Three Thousand Yanfutu."

"During this time, All Spirits accepted their governance, and various chaotic and myriad cultivation systems caught the interest of the higher-ups."

"Eventually, a high position entity even stepped forward to support the cultivation of All Spirits, to see how far they could go and whether they could help widen their path."

"During this era, exceptional figures emerged among All Spirits, reaching the Sixth Realm, Seventh Realm, and even... breakthrough Eighth, truly approaching those high position entities."

"Shouzhen was among these few, and one of the few who lived the longest."

The Ancient Road Will said in a deep voice, "He rarely makes a move, so his presence feels weak, but when Emperor Heaven was at its peak, two True Saints visited him. If anyone in this world knows the secrets of breaking through transcendence, Shouzhen is definitely among them!"

Ji Jingqiu felt a surge in his heart and asked, "The secrets of breaking through transcendence?"

The Ancient Road Will was silent for a moment, then slowly said:

"After the Five Pillars failed one by one in their breakthroughs, other high position entities tried to find the correct path to transcendence by referencing them, but without exception, all failed."

"Finally, the Heaven and Earth Universe fell into great chaos, leading directly to the Great Universe entering its first 'ebb tide period'."

"With the dormancy of underlying rules, the remaining high position entities couldn't stay in the Great Universe. They either retreated into Three Thousand Yanfutu or sealed themselves in slumber, waiting for the next tide cycle."

"The few True Saints born in Emperor Heaven's history have all attempted to break through to a realm beyond True Saint, especially when the Nether Sea invasion took place, led by Emperor Heaven's strongest, the Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables—here, Venerable is a title, not a realm."

"The Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables and Dangmo Venerable once joined forces to deduce a realm beyond True Saint, believing that to break through transcendence, one must reverse the Time River, transcend all time, and escape fate."

"When the Nether Sea invasion became a foregone conclusion, irrevocable, the two Venerables joined forces to reverse the Time River, trying to go further, but ultimately..."

At this point, the Ancient Road Will's voice was noticeably more pained.

"Upon returning, Dangmo Venerable disappeared, Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables injured the Dao's origin and was short-lived. After returning, they joined Emperor Heaven Hundred Veins to forge this Ancient Road..."

Ji Jingqiu pressed further, "What happened?"

Two True Saints joined forces, yet one died and one barely survived?

"No one knows." The projection of the Ancient Road Will sighed, "Even I, fused with the will of numerous powers, lack this part of memory."

Ji Jingqiu was silent for a moment, then said, "Could it be that the end of the Time River hides a great danger, preventing future generations from breaking through the Ninth Realm?"

"Not necessarily." The Ancient Road Will shook his head, "Reversing the Time River inherently contains many variables, and carelessness can suffer backlash from time, which even True Saints cannot withstand."

He suddenly remembered something, whispered:

"Also, after Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables returned and led Emperor Heaven Hundred Veins to forge this Ancient Road, the projection of 'Wuwang Mountain' was summoned."