Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree
Chapter 415 - 190 Prayer, Wager_2

Impossible! Breaking through the Taboo Sequence would invite the Descent of the Nether Sea, generating tremendous upheaval with long-lasting effects. It's impossible for Yanfu State to suddenly produce a Taboo Sequence without any forewarning!

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A bronze incense burner sat at hand, its surface exuding a soft, warm glow. Wisps of fragrant smoke lazily curled up from the burner, unhurried and steady, penetrating deep into the heart, sweeping away the dust on one's spirit, leaving a sense of ease and contentment.

This was a type of calming incense that is extremely beneficial for Spiritual Cultivation. Even those at the Residence stage could benefit from it, but for Ji Jingqiu, it was of no use.

When one's Spiritual Cultivation reaches Pan Ding, external objects become essentially useless. The only step left is to comprehend the profound mystery of Unity of Heaven and Man and thus ascend to Fetal Breathing.

Ji Jingqiu originally intended to decline, but several senior brothers and uncles from the Great Red Sky Palace waved their hands, saying it was just piling up in the warehouse anyway. Even if it had no benefit, simply enjoying the scent was good enough.

Under their enthusiasm, wherever Ji Jingqiu went, he was compelled to carry along a token incense burner.

It must be said, the fragrance was indeed quite pleasant.

At this moment,

Ji Jingqiu sat on the top floor of the Book Pavilion, looking up to see a sky high and clouds sparse.

Not far away, Jin Xi and Jin Gu were sitting in a corner, studying the collection of Secret Techniques within.

Jin Xi occasionally flared her nostrils, inhaling the scent of the calming incense in the air, feeling her Mental Realm becoming clear and tranquil, and her cultivation speed also seemed to quicken considerably.

As followers of Ji Jingqiu, the two initially wanted to stand guard outside the door.

But this idea was rejected by Ji Jingqiu. After all, apart from him and a few senior brothers from the Great Red Sky Palace, no one else had the authority to come up to the top level of the Book Pavilion.

So Ji Jingqiu let them cultivate as they pleased.

In terms of strength, these two were merely at the level of sealed marquises. Although that was already excellent for the Canglang Jin Family, if they wanted to follow Ji Jingqiu in the future, they still had a long way to go.

Putting down a book called "Soul Nourishing Theory," Ji Jingqiu raised his eyes to look outside.

The Book Pavilion was a high tower structure, surrounded by dense thickets, evergreen and lush throughout the seasons, unaffected by the change of seasons.

The morning sunlight scattered down, with the tower at its center, the pathways extending out in all directions were shrouded by thickets, the shadows of the trees on the path creating a serene and refined atmosphere. It was rare to see a few disciples from the Great Red Sky Palace walking through the shadows of the trees, heading towards the Book Pavilion.

This place gave him the impression of an academy.

In fact, for the Nine Palaces that govern the territories of over a hundred civilizations in the region, the Nine Palaces built on nine massive Floating Continents are considered nine Holy Lands.

Even according to what the senior brother Gu revealed, these nine Floating Continents are actually partial Manifestations of nine Inner Universes, representing nine supremely powerful beings.

In Nine States, there is no talk of Grandmasters and Supreme Grandmasters.

Above a Heavenly Person, one is considered a Heavenly King.

Above the Heavenly King, there are two paths: one is to become a God, and the other is to become an Overlord.

These civilizations worship the Nine Palaces, enjoying the protection and grace of the Nine Palaces, while also continuously sending the finest talent from within their own civilizations to be cultivated in the Nine Palaces.

Thus, in all respects, the Nine Palaces and the hundreds of civilizations they rule are closely intertwined and intimately related.

Before coming to Nine States, Ji Jingqiu had envisioned this place to be like a mishmash of realms.

After all, Yanfu State alone contains over a thousand civilizations.

These once universal tribes stand side by side, crammed together on the same supercontinent, where many civilizations have different habits, aesthetic concepts, forms of consciousness, social systems, and levels of technology.

The collision of these civilizations is like a bucket of paint of various colors intertwined.

Previously in the Great Universe, he had also encountered top civilizations such as the Demon Eye Empire and the Black Sun Clan.

The former is an extremely vast cosmic empire, with territories radiating across thousands of Constant Star Systems and a technological level surpassing that of the Federation.

The latter, however, still maintains the habits of terrestrial civilizations, with many powerful beings accustomed to wandering and ascetic cultivation. The need for technology on a societal level is met through plundering or the "offerings" of subordinate civilizations.

On the way back to the Great Red Sky Palace, Ji Jingqiu specially asked the senior brother Qian Chong.

According to Qian Chong's introduction, the rules of Heaven and Earth in Nine States differ from those in the Great Universe, not only in terms of suppression of Martial Arts but also in the underlying rules.

This has led to many top technologies from the Great Universe being unable to function in Nine States.

The early "casualties" were severe, particularly for several purely mechanical tribes that had ascended through the technological route. Their cultural foundations were mostly wasted, and their strength reduced to one tenth, falling from first-rate to Non-stream level.

Although the races later found new paths of technological development and established a basic technological foundation, the lesson from their initial descent into Nine States caused everyone to agree on one thing—

Personal strength is the most reliable pathway to evolution!

Just as Ji Jingqiu was contemplating, someone came from outside, exclaiming loudly:

"Jing Qiu! Come, come, come!"

A white-haired youth with a very young face walked in briskly. He looked even younger than Ji Jingqiu, but his actual age exceeded several thousand years. He was the junior of the Great Red Sky Lord, named Lu Tong.

Lu Tong looked at Ji Jingqiu with sparkling eyes and spread out a map in front of him, grinning and saying:

"I've finally found this map in my senior brother's secret treasury. Take good care of it. If there are no surprises, you should be able to locate two strands of Mountain and Water Spirit Mechanism of more than nine feet from the coordinates on this map."

Hearing Master Lu's words, Ji Jingqiu was also pleasantly surprised— he hadn't expected him to actually find it.

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