Chapter Fifty-One: Crystal of Consciousness

  Boom

  Ye Qing only felt a vast and majestic confluence of spatial laws and destructive laws that suddenly descended from the void of the universe, piercing through him and linking to the primordial spirit in the sea of consciousness. The originally unclear primordial spirit rapidly solidified under this magnificent confluence of laws, becoming much clearer.

  Ye Qing's spiritual power was attached to the two laws of space and destruction, stretching infinitely into the cosmic void. As he felt his understanding of the laws deepening, Ye Qing fell into a profound state under the guidance of the mysterious laws of space and destruction.

  The spiritual power in the sea of knowledge, under the tempering of the law's force, becomes more and more refined. As the spiritual power is tempered and grows, Ye Qing's consciousness expands wildly, becoming vast and boundless, like the universe itself.

  As time passed, the power of the law that descended from the void grew stronger, and the energy body of the consciousness node in the sea of recognition became more and more refined. Slowly, the triangular framework's consciousness node reached a critical point.

  Boom

  A consciousness node condensed from the vast spiritual power suddenly collapsed in the middle, forming a black hole that frantically absorbed the spiritual energy within the consciousness node. When the spiritual energy within the consciousness node was completely absorbed by the black hole, the black hole frantically absorbed the spiritual energy supporting the sea of consciousness.

  Only in the sea of consciousness, countless spatial fissures appear and disappear quickly. The originally solid consciousness sea is becoming more and more unstable under the black hole's frantic absorption, facing destruction at any time.

  The Sea of Consciousness is the most important place for a cultivator. If the Sea of Consciousness shatters, it can lead to becoming a useless person at best, and having one's soul scattered at worst. The importance of the Sea of Consciousness to a cultivator is self-evident. However, Ye Qing's Sea of Consciousness is currently facing the danger of shattering under the black hole's frantic absorption. Unfortunately, Ye Qing is currently immersed in the Space and Destruction Laws, and has not even realized the danger he is in.

  When Ye Qing's consciousness merged with the spatial and destructive laws, above Ye Qing, dark clouds gathered, infinite lightning was attracted by the power of the law, gathering in the air above Ye Qing, constantly bursting out, thick purple lightning bolts darted through the dark clouds like a swimming snake.

  Everyone was shocked to see the massive law storm suddenly descend from the void and pierce through Ye Qing's body. The crowd consisted of experts above the quasi-saint realm, not idiots, and some even reached the sub-saint realm. They all sensed the law and seized this rare opportunity to increase their cultivation.

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble......"

  At the moment when Ye Qing was pierced by the torrent of laws that descended from the void of the universe, the remaining five powerful beings also fell into a profound epiphany under the traction of their vital energy. Soon after, five vast torrents of laws descended one after another from the void of the universe, piercing through the bodies of Luo Hou and Hong Jun, among others. Countless purple lightning bolts shot out from the void, darting around the few individuals.

  Feeling the crazy growth of aura on the six people, Chuang Shi and Huang Tian, who were standing by and watching the battle, felt extremely unquiet in their hearts. They couldn't help but think that just a moment ago, the six people were only slightly stronger than themselves, but now they had been left far behind. The two men's state of mind was somewhat complicated. Although they also gained some insight, they hadn't reached the point of breakthrough yet. However, soon they withdrew their minds and concentrated on comprehending the laws, seizing this rare opportunity to take their cultivation to a higher level.

  The onlookers were shocked, never expecting that after the Knife Emperor's breakthrough, these few would also break through one after another. They looked at the six people wrapped in the huge law with reverent eyes, and from now on, the pattern of the Honghuang universe will be dominated by these six. A new era is about to arrive.

  Ye Qing's sea of consciousness finally collapsed under the crazy absorption of the black hole, and countless spiritual forces produced by the shattered sea of consciousness rushed towards the black hole in an unstoppable and terrifying suction.

  Although the sea of consciousness collapsed, Ye Qing did not become a useless person or lose his soul like he imagined. The collapse of the sea of consciousness seemed to have no effect on Ye Qing at all. He was still immersed in the mysterious space and the law of destruction, as if he had not realized the collapse in the sea of consciousness.

  After absorbing all the spiritual energy produced by shattering the sea of consciousness, a black hole is formed.

  Boom

  A vast spiritual energy emerged from the black hole, a silent sea of consciousness rippled like water waves, and in a deafening roar like the universe's first opening, the black hole that had absorbed infinite spiritual power suddenly burst forth as if it had reached its limit. A new sea of consciousness, even more vast than the original unbroken one, rapidly emerged within Ye Qing's mind. At the center of this sea of consciousness, where the black hole had exploded, a grain-sized transparent crystal particle appeared.

  This grain-sized transparent crystal particle is the condensation of Ye Qing's vast and unparalleled spiritual power, and Ye Qing's spiritual strength has finally taken another step forward to reach a solid state. Don't think that this crystal particle condensed from spiritual power is small, so underestimate its power. The spiritual power contained in this crystal particle is three times that before the breakthrough, which can be seen from the magnitude of the spiritual power contained in this grain-sized crystal.

  When Ye Qing's spiritual power condensed into crystal particles, Ye Qing's consciousness finally broke free from the endless space and the law of destruction. His consciousness returned to his physical body, and this realization brought him enormous gains. Not only did he gain a deeper understanding of the laws of space and destruction, but more importantly, this epiphany triggered the descent of the eternal cosmic law that had always existed. Under the refinement of the law's torrent, Ye Qing's already incredibly powerful body was further transformed and strengthened. This transformation, under the power of the law, even refined his skeleton, which was difficult to refine, and even his bone marrow was transformed and refined by the power of the law.

  In the vast universe, only a few top-level cultivation methods involve the refinement of bones and bone marrow. Most cultivation methods do not have specialized methods for refining bones and bone marrow. Of course, Ye Qing's Jie Mo Dao, Luo Hui's Bu Mie Mo Gong, Hong Jun's Tian Dao Xuan Gong, etc., all have methods for refining bones and bone marrow. Among these cultivation methods, Ye Qing's Jie Mo Dao has the best method for refining bones. The Jie Mo Dao is a method that Ye Qing developed through his understanding of physics in his past life, using vibration to refine the bones. This method is extremely effective and fast.

  It can be said that the bodies of Ye Qing, Luo Yu, Hong Jun, Yang Mei, Qing Tian, and Hun Dun have been tempered by the power of the law, making them comparable to those in the holy realm. However, the six people's bodies are not on the same level. The three who mainly cultivate their physical bodies, Ye Qing, Luo Yu, and Hun Dun, are much stronger than Hong Jun, Yang Mei, and Qing Tian. Among them, Ye Qing's body is the strongest, followed by Luo Yu, and then Hun Dun.

  However, these six people represent the two main cultivation directions of Honghuang, which can be divided into Wu Xiu and Fa Xiu. Wu Xiu is the cultivation of oneself, condensing one's will, and then comprehending the laws, like Ye Qing, Luo Hou, and Hun Dun, who can all be said to be Wu Xiu. On the other hand, Hong Jun, Yang Mei, and Qing Tian can be said to be representatives of Fa Xiu. Fa Xiu is the condensation of the yuan Shen, thereby using the yuan Shen to comprehend the laws. There is also another cultivation direction, which is the method of cultivating the divine way, like Chuang Shi, who cultivates the divine way. The divine way is the condensation of the divine framework, thereby using the divine framework to comprehend the laws.

  Wuxiu's combat power is relatively strong, Fashu can use the power of heaven and earth to fight, Shendao also uses the power of heaven and earth to fight, it can be said that these three methods have their own advantages and disadvantages.

  Wu Xiu emphasizes transcending the self and the universe, while Fa Xiu emphasizes merging with the universe to achieve a state where the self is the universe, and the universe is my boundary. The Tao is the law that condenses the universe, thereby achieving a state where the law is me, and I am the law. Ultimately, both are condensed into the original spirit, refining the world to achieve an indestructible state.

  When Ye Qing returned to his body, he found that his cultivation had already reached the late stage of quasi-sainthood, only one step away from reaching the peak of quasi-sainthood. Moreover, his yuanling was much more condensed than that of a mid-stage quasi-saint. What surprised Ye Qing even more was that his sea of consciousness had expanded greatly, and the countless spiritual power-condensed consciousness nodes were nowhere to be seen, replaced by a single transparent crystal the size of a grain of rice.

  The appearance of this crystal, Ye Qing found that his spiritual power had increased by nearly three times, and the deductive ability of the consciousness node did not disappear. Moreover, the appearance of this crystal made Ye Qing's ability to deduce laws much stronger.

  Ye Qing called this crystal evolved from the node of consciousness "Consciousness Crystal". After seeing the crystal, Ye Qing also found that under the tempering of the law, his already strong body had become even stronger. Under spiritual force scanning, Ye Qing discovered that not only the five internal organs had been tempered and strengthened by the law, but even the most difficult to temper bones and bone marrow had been tempered into a crystal clear state. At a glance, it was obvious that the skeleton had been significantly strengthened under the tempering of the law's power.

  Feeling the powerful force in his body, Ye Qing only felt that with just a light punch, he could shatter the void. The boundary sometimes has only one step difference, but the actual strength is different by thousands of times. After reaching the late stage of the quasi-saint realm, his physical body was comparable to that of a strong saint, not only had his power increased several times, but also meant that Ye Qing had taken another step closer to the undying and indestructible saint realm.

  The holy realm is an unattainable state for the vast majority of quasi-saints and saints. The gap between quasi-saints and saints, as well as that between saints and the holy realm, are two deep chasms that block the existence of most quasi-saints and saints.

  Many quasi-saints cultivate for billions of years to reach the peak of the 12th heaven, but no matter how hard they try, they cannot advance to the realm of quasi-sainthood. They work diligently, yet are unable to progress, and this gap is difficult to bridge. This requires not only talent, effort, and luck, but also opportunity. Of course, generally speaking, as long as your luck is sufficient, you will have opportunities.

  Although the concept of Qi Yun is elusive, it truly exists. Generally speaking, Qi Yun refers to one's luck or fortune, which is generated by the most inscrutable destiny laws. Some people have good luck, while others have bad luck, and this is what is meant by Qi Yun.

  The aura in the Desolate World can be suppressed by a pre-heavenly treasure, and some top-notch pre-heavenly spiritual treasures can also suppress the aura. Of course, it doesn't mean that just because you have an aura, others can't kill you - it's just that your luck is slightly better. If a powerful being wants to kill you, then even if you have a great aura, it won't be of any use. However, it also doesn't mean that you will definitely die; if your aura is strong and prosperous, there's a possibility that a passing powerful being might just happen to save you.

  Killing off the arrogant ones does not necessarily result in heavenly punishment, it just wastes some fortune. Of course, the stronger one's cultivation is, the more fortune they have. When one's cultivation exceeds a certain limit, whether or not they have fortune becomes irrelevant. That realm is beyond what any fortune can constrain.