While Others are Leveling Up, I Alone Will Cultivate Until Mahayana Before Making My Move Chapter 1517 - 533: The Appearance of Hongmeng Purple Qi, Proving the Dao with Strength!
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A final introspective question was posed to Su Xing by the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
Su Xing felt a chill in his heart upon hearing those words.
He understood the gravity of what the Hongmeng Purple Qi was implying.
Indeed!
The Hongmeng Purple Qi is a supreme treasure that stands unmatched, something even time itself struggles to duplicate!
This meant that despite possessing a simulator, Su Xing was granted only a single shot at this!
Once this specific strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi is consumed, it will disappear across all infinite timelines and dimensions...
Su Xing would never be presented with another opening!
This reality was the reason Su Xing had refrained from attempting this until this very moment!
“Indeed, there is only one chance...”
Su Xing whispered, his eyes filled with an unprecedented resolve as he addressed the shadow before him:
“I have been ready for a long time!”
“Today is the day I shall prove the Dao!”
The moment Su Xing finished speaking, the Hongmeng Purple Qi ceased its questioning. It transformed into a streak of violet radiance and surged directly into Su Xing’s body.
Simultaneously, the ultimate trial of the Ten Tribulations of the Saint—
The Immeasurable Tribulation!
It had officially begun!
Across the Ninth Layer of Heaven and the entirety of the Pangu Great World, the world itself seemed to turn upside down!
Centering on Zhou Mountain, countless ripples of mysterious energy expanded, covering an area so vast it rivaled half of a Great Domain.
“The Immeasurable Kalpa... to prove the Dao and achieve Sainthood without facing a typical Heavenly Tribulation...”
“Is it merely about shattering the final shackle?”
As the Hongmeng Purple Qi merged with his form, a sudden epiphany struck Su Xing’s heart.
The last veil of mist obstructing his path to the Saint realm was finally lifted.
In the Ancient Era, there were only three paths available to the myriad immortals who sought to prove the Dao and become Saints.
The first path was merit-based sanctification!
This so-called merit does not refer to simple acts of kindness or accumulating virtue; if that were the case, every cultivator in ancient times would have simply tried to be a good person!
True merit-based sanctification involves performing a deed of such cosmic significance that the heavens and earth grant their approval, bestowing the chance for sanctification.
The most renowned Merit Saint is said to be Wa, the mother of the Human Race.
However, after the Great World was torn asunder by the Dao, the Heavenly Dao became incomplete, rendering this method impossible!
Aside from merit, the only remaining paths were proving the Dao by force and becoming a Saint by slaying the three corpses.
The latter was the route most frequently pursued by the Great Luo of later eras.
In strict terms, slaying the three corpses is simply a more calculated version of proving the Dao by force.
What does it mean to become a Saint through slaying the three corpses?
One must slay the corpses of good, evil, and self, while also severing the ties of the past, future, and present!
Essentially, slaying one corpse grants unmatched magical power; slaying two allows one to reach the Eighth Realm Great Dao; and slaying all three allows one to prove the Dao and become a Saint!
Qing Yunzi had nearly succeeded in a reverse slaying of the three corpses.
During his prime, Qing Yunzi held the Law and Magical Power of a Sage, yet he lacked the actual status of a Saint.
But after falling victim to a Heart Demon and being consumed by his Evil Corpse, he was left with only a Half-Saint Cultivation Level. Technically, he remained at the Great Luo level...
The path Su Xing chose, however, was the most arduous yet most prestigious way to reach sainthood!
Proving the Dao by force means physically shattering the chains of the heavens and the Great Dao itself!
Once you achieve sainthood this way, you transcend the world. The magical power you possess, the Dao you understand, and the laws you have cultivated belong entirely to you, free from any external restraint.
It is the path to sainthood with the greatest potential!
Because of this, the Ten Tribulations of the Saint are the most brutal trials of all...
Su Xing had already survived nine tribulations, leaving only the final Immeasurable Kalpa before him.
“So, what exactly does this Immeasurable Kalpa entail?”
A heavy weight still pressed upon Su Xing’s heart.
The Hongmeng Purple Qi, a singular existence across all of time and space...
The opportunity would only come once!
As the Immeasurable Kalpa truly descended upon him, Su Xing finally understood its nature!
Su Xing sat in a cross-legged position atop the peak of Zhou Mountain.
At first, a light breeze brushed past, but it was quickly followed by an immense, crushing pressure.
This weight began like a light drizzle, merely uncomfortable.
Then it turned into a violent downpour, impossible to evade...
Finally, it was as if the heavens and earth were collapsing; he was fighting against the entire world!
That was it!
He was combating the whole world!
Su Xing finally grasped the essence of the Immeasurable Kalpa!
It is the act of challenging the entire world with nothing but one’s own strength!
To stand against a world possessing a complete Heavenly Dao and a world will.
During this struggle against the world, the agony of the previous nine tribulations would wash over Su Xing repeatedly, intensified tenfold!
Amidst such excruciating pain, Su Xing found it difficult to even manifest half of his true power...
While meditating with his eyes shut, Su Xing’s brow furrowed as he felt a shift in the atmosphere.
He looked toward the heavens and muttered:
“I see, so this is the Immeasurable Kalpa?”
“To use the strength of a single person to defy the complete Heavenly Dao and the world... to finally break the shackles and achieve one's own supreme power... to ultimately prove the Dao by force!”
“No wonder they say proving the Dao by force is impossible in the future... they say the paths to sainthood have disappeared!”
Su Xing sighed softly, shaking his head.
The core problem is that after the Dao shattered the world, there was no longer a complete Great Dao left!
With an incomplete world, how could anyone prove the Dao by force?
“Only here in the Ninth Layer of Heaven... in a time before the Great Dao shattered the world, is there a chance to try!”
“The chance is only once... but there were those who proved the Dao by force in ancient times!”
“If they could do it, why can't I?”
In that moment, a fierce fire ignited in Su Xing’s eyes, and a wave of unbreakable conviction rose within him!
He would pit his own strength against the entirety of the Pangu Great World!
The intensity of this trial far exceeded any tribulation Su Xing had ever faced...
The most obvious sign was the suffocating pressure coming from all directions, attempting to crush Su Xing’s spine and force him down.
The collective will of the Pangu Great World seemed to scream a single command: Kneel!
Yet, Su Xing refused to bend!
In any other moment, Su Xing might have chosen to give in.
But not today!
Because there was only one chance...
If he failed now, he would never again be able to touch the Saint’s Realm!
Thus, Su Xing looked up at the sky and slowly rose from his cross-legged position.
A lone figure stood at the summit of Zhou Mountain, staring unflinchingly at the endless Nine Heavens.
Su Xing was observing the very Heavenly Dao of this world!
Through his silent stance, Su Xing was declaring his absolute resolve to prove the Dao and become a Saint to the heavens!
Rumble!
The moment Su Xing matched his strength against the world, a thunderclap exploded!
It was a bolt from the blue, a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao’s fury.
This was the Heavenly Dao, the ultimate will of the world!
No living thing between heaven and earth should be able to challenge it, look directly at it, or dare to surpass it!
Hearing the thunder and feeling the rage of the world, Su Xing’s lips curled into a smile, and he began to laugh loudly.
He finally understood why the Dao wanted to destroy this world!
Because heaven and earth are heartless, viewing all living things as mere straw dogs!
The world has never truly cared for any creature within it...
The Dao was dissatisfied, and so the Dao sought to break everything apart!