Chapter 2535: The Heart That Encompasses Everything

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zhang Ruochen desired Hoth’s properties. Zhang Ruochen wanted to use this place as a way out and an excuse to look for Mu Lingxi.

Zhang Ruochen had no choice. His identity was too sensitive, and he had too many enemies in the Infernal Court. The Adjudication Division saw him as a potential threat that would overturn the Fane of Destiny in the future. They wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

With the protection of Wargod Bloodximius, Zhang Ruochen was still full of killing intent.

If it was like what Madam Nixuan said, there would be great changes in heaven and earth. If anything happened to Wargod Bloodximius, who could protect Zhang Ruochen?

At that time, if Zhang Ruochen had not become a god, he would still be a Supreme Saint. He would not be able to hold his own. If he stayed with the Xue Jue Family, he would be harming the Xue Jue Family.

Even A crafty rabbit has three burrows. If Zhang Ruochen did not leave a way out for himself, wouldn’t he be worse than a crafty rabbit?

As for the two big shots, Fukurokuju and Luo Yan, Zhang Ruochen had never placed his hopes on them.

Just like Zhang Ruochen himself, what he really valued was at least someone with the cultivation and talent of Lord Xia Yu. At the very least, he could not be lower than Xue Tu.

Even ordinary gods like Fukurokuju and Luo Yan might not be able to catch their eyes.

Who does Zhang Ruochen think he is?

Like a talented half-saint in front of Zhang Ruochen, Zhang Ruochen only admired him and helped him when they met.

Therefore, in Zhang Ruochen’s opinion, the reason why Fukurokuju bestowed him with the marriage was more to win over Wargod Bloodximius than Zhang Ruochen.

Luo Yan agreed to the marriage because the identity and strength of the great chief, Wargod Bloodximius of the Bloodysky Clan, was a big part of it.

Zhang Ruochen’s talent and the identity of the Intergold Tiger’s guide were also bargaining chips.

However, if Zhang Ruochen was not the grandson of Wargod Bloodximius, he suspected he could not be the Intergold Tiger’s guide.

How could the prominent figures of the Infernal Court give such an opportunity to Zhang Ruochen?

Everything Zhang Ruochen had in the Infernal Court was based on the full support of Wargod Bloodximius. If something really happened to Wargod Bloodximius, who else could Zhang Ruochen rely on?

“I can only rely on myself.”

Zhang Ruochen sat in the Sevenstar Imperial Palace with 18 Six-Tribulation Ghost Lords carrying him and swaggering into the Royal City of Hundred Clans.

Before this, Zhang Ruochen had negotiated with Madam Nixuan and finally reached a consensus.

The properties of the Xue Jue family on Hoth still belonged to Zhang Ruochen. However, these properties had to be managed by cultivators appointed by Madam Nixuan. Zhang Ruochen could only profit from them.

It was equivalent to calling a truce between the two of them.

Zhang Ruochen thought that because Blackie was the Hoth Emperor’s son, if he really wanted to take the back road of Hoth in the future, he could at the very least allow it to acknowledge a father. Wouldn’t that be unimpeded?

There was no need to fight to the death with Madam Nixuan.

After parting with Madam Nixuan, Zhang Ruochen immediately went through the wormhole to the Royal City of Hundred Clans.

Sitting in the Sevenstar Imperial Palace, Zhang Ruochen recalled all kinds of things he had experienced after coming to the Infernal Court. He couldn’t help but be immersed in the thoughts of all kinds of cultivators he had met.

There was Wargod Bloodximius, who treated him as his closest relative and tried his best to protect him.

There was the devious and ruthless Asurendra Samay.

There was Yan Wushen, who was both a friend and a foe.

Pan Ruo was intertwined with love and hatred and couldn’t cut off the entanglement between her past life and this life.

There was the charming and eccentric Luo Sha, who unconventionally did things but fell in love with Zhang Ruochen.

There was the cunning and cruel Lan Ying and the honest and open Xing Luo.

There was Que, who focused on cultivation, and Bai Qing’er, who hid in the shadows and played with all the cultivators in the world.

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These cultivators could not be judged simply by “Good” or “Bad”.

Everyone had their own stand and thoughts. Some became Zhang Ruochen’s enemies, some became his friends, and some became his family.

Some were just passersby in life.

Zhang Ruochen had always fought against the things he despised.

For example, the Immortal Vampires sucked blood, the Rakshasas devoured humans, the Asuras massacred all life, and the dead spirits destroyed the world.

Zhang Ruochen had been dissatisfied with the Blood Empress and was hostile to Kong Lanyou. He had cut off his ties with Huang Yanchen and was at odds with Chi Yao.

What was the line between right and wrong?

When he broke through the Shackle of Desire and reached the Great Perfection stage of the Hundred-Shackle Realm, Zhang Ruochen repeatedly experienced the things that had happened in the past. He had seen many things he could not let go of before. His mind had changed quite a bit, and he was on the verge of epiphany.

After changing paths with the Intergold Tiger, he realized he lacked a spirit when he wanted to create his own technique.

In Bai Qing’er’s Nightmare of the Seven Souls, Zhang Ruochen’s heart was tempered and improved again.

Talking to the Dragon Lord let Zhang Ruochen know that what he lacked was the Path.

The Path that belonged to him.

What was a Path?

To Que, Path was himself. Only he was in the world, and all external things were oblivion.

It was Que who had found his own Path. That was why Bai Qing’er had evaluated that Zhang Ruochen’s state of mind was inferior to Que’s. She even believed that Zhang Ruochen would die on this road if he could not condense the Grade One Saintwill.

Wuma Jiuxing’s Path was the saber in his hand, so he could enter the divinity of the Path of Saber.

Lan Ying’s Path was to transform into a vessel spirit and become one with the Sword of Asura. In the future, it would become a supreme Divine Artifact that could cut down everything in the world. He was the sword, and the sword was him. Therefore, he could reach the peak and cultivate the Heaven Sword Soul when he broke through the Thousand-Koan Realm.

Zhang Ruochen had too many obstacles in his life. The biggest obstacle was hatred.

Hatred was the root of all suffering.

The word hatred gave birth to Zhang Ruochen’s inner demon. It made him live in pain. Sometimes, he was extreme in his actions. Sometimes, he was even at a loss. He didn’t know where the road ahead was and where the future was.

Because of the word ‘hate’, he had made too many enemies.

Sometimes, he would even treat those with potential as enemies. In the end, they became a nemesis.

Enemies might have a reason to die, but why did they have to make enemies for him?

Was there really a conflict in the world that couldn’t be resolved?

Who didn’t want to have one less enemy and one more friend?

After meeting Madam Nixuan, Zhang Ruochen was deeply touched.

Before he went to Hoth, he regarded Madam Nixuan as an enemy. He even thought of fighting them to the death. First, it was a conflict of interests. Second, it was revenge for his mother and Lord Ming.

However, he had never thought that Madam Nixuan was the wife of Wargod Bloodximius.

Did Wargod Bloodximius want his wife’s relationship with his daughter and grandson to deteriorate further?

At that time, what should he do?

Was Madam Nixuan really so hateful that they had to die?

Sending Lord Ming and the Blood Empress to Kunlun was indeed dangerous. However, in the eyes of the cultivators of the Infernal Court, Kunlun was a broken world, no different from a dead world.

Wargod Bloodximius’s intention was to keep them away from the family and pave the way for her son to become the heir, not to send them to their deaths.

She had her own selfish motives and mistakes, but she also paid the price.

As a disciple of the Xue Jue family, should Zhang Ruochen really sow discord between them? Why had he not thought about resolving the hatred between Madam Nixuan and the Blood Empress and realizing the common prosperity and harmony of the family?

Perhaps this was what Wargod Bloodximius wanted to see the most.

Now that the Blood Empress had become a god, she might not hate Madam Nixuan so much. She probably didn’t want to make things difficult for Wargod Bloodximius, so she let Madam Nixuan go.

Suppose Zhang Ruochen was willing to show up, and Madam Nixuan was willing to pay the price and apologize sincerely. In that case, this conflict could be easily resolved.

Zhang Ruochen, who was sitting cross-legged, read out a sentence:

“The sea can contain all rivers and everything. This is my Path, and this is my spirit! To restore the world’s order, there must be a heart vast enough to accommodate everything.

“My body can not accommodate this universe, but my heart can.

“The good and the bad are all in the world.

“Pure and evil are all in the world of mortals.”

“Who said that being a pure cultivator like Que and Lan Ying is the right Path? No, that’s just a small Path. Encompassing all is the true Major Path.”

“Dragon Lord, I understand what you’re saying!”

Zhang Ruochen laughed, and all his doubts disappeared.

Man, Earth, Heaven, and Path.

For I am abstracted from the world, nature from the Path, and the Path from what lies beneath abstraction.

What was nature?

Nature was everything in the world.

The key to the Grade One Saintwill was the word “one”.

“One” didn’t mean “single”; it meant “everything”.

To condense the Grade One Saintwill, Zhang Ruochen had to include everything in the world.

Zhang Ruochen already had the foundation to include everything in the world. The Five-element Chaotic Body, the Master of Time and Space identity, the vision to reshape the order of heaven and earth, and the heart encompassing everything.

Zhang Ruochen and Yan Wushen stood on the top of the mountain. They wanted to ascend to the sky, but no road was under their feet.

Yan Wushen chose to give up everything to make it easier to ascend to the sky.

The path Zhang Ruochen had found now was to step on everything in the world and reach the sky.

Yan Wushen was destined to be unable to cultivate the true Grade One Saintwill. At most, he would be able to grasp the true meaning of the Grade One Saintwill. The path Zhang Ruochen was walking on was the correct path.

However, this path was challenging.

“The sea embraces all rivers and everything.” How could it be easy?

The former needed an infinite mind to accommodate everything in the world.

The latter needed an infinite mind to have everything in Zhang Ruochen’s heart.

Even the saints with the highest moral character might be unable to do it.

How could Zhang Ruochen be allowed to accept all in life when he was on the edge of life and death?

Zhang Ruochen would accept everything he protected, not evildoers who destroyed everything. He would view the world with the greatest kindness and change the world.

Perhaps one day, Zhang Ruochen would be invincible in the world and could live according to his own wishes. Then, he would truly be able to encompass all.

Of course, at this moment, Zhang Ruochen’s heart of Path had been set, and he had achieved an unprecedented breakthrough.

The strength of Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual power instantly broke through to the 67th level.

Then it rose to the 68th level.

Zhang Ruochen broke through two levels in a row.

Of course, it wasn’t because Zhang Ruochen had improved his state of mind that he could make such a significant breakthrough.

It was because Zhang Ruochen had refined the Heart of the Divine Tree long ago and obtained the knowledge of the Divine Sky-connecting Tree’s first Yuanhui period. This knowledge had never been completely transformed and integrated.

Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual power suddenly soared after his state of mind was integrated after enduring the trial of the Shackle of Desire and the tempering of the Nightmare of the Seven Souls.

Zhang Ruochen sensed it and manifested the Realm-frame of Truth.

Suddenly, the Royal City of Hundred Clans cultivators looked up at the sky.

In the daytime, the stars were shining in the sky.

Some gods sensed that the stars in the starry sky had been affected by something. Suddenly, the light surged, and even the trajectory of the stars changed slightly.

…

Celestial Court, the Celestial Domain of Truth.

The divine light of the Fane of Truth suddenly shone brightly. It exuded a brilliant radiance like a sea of stars, covering thousands of miles.

The Supreme Saints in the fane were all alarmed. They all rushed to where the fane’s lord was in seclusion. They kowtowed and asked, wanting to know what had happened.

The Lord of Fane of Truth did not go to the Jadeite Realm. Instead, he stayed in the Celestial Court.

The Lord of Fane of Truth came out from his closed-door cultivation. He waved his sleeve and berated, “It’s just a little anomaly. It’s nothing serious. Attend to your duties.”

After the Supreme Saints left, the Lord of Fane of Truth looked out into the sky. It was as if he could see what was happening billions of miles away. He muttered to himself, “This little traitor cultivated the Realm-frame of Truth—Boundless Universe in the Supreme Saint realm. It caused the Fane of Truth to manifest an anomaly. He’s the only one since ancient times. Is it because he possesses the Heart of Truth, or does this kid have unprecedented abilities?”

The Lord of Fane of Truth was a little angry. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Following that, he pulled out Xiang Chunan, who was in closed-door cultivation, and gave him a fierce beating.

The poor Xiang Chunan did not even know why he was being beaten. He was beaten until he could not even get up from the ground. His eyes were blank as he collapsed to the ground. He grabbed the soil on the ground with both hands and looked at the sky. His seven apertures were bleeding.

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The Six Heavenly Tomes of the Fane of Destiny were stored in the Destiny Tower of the Divination Division.

The Head Overseer of the Divination Division, Xu Rulai, shuttled between the bookshelves in the tower and sorted out all kinds of tomes.

Suddenly, Xu Rulai sensed something. He looked at the area where the Six Heavenly Tomes were located in the center of the Destiny Tower and let out a soft gasp.

With just a thought, he stood next to one of the Six Heavenly Tomes, the Tome of the Divines. He observed the changes in the rankings and said, “It changed again. And it increased so much in one go.”

His gaze fell on the name “Zhang Ruochen.”.

Zhang Ruochen’s ranking on the Tome of the Divines had changed twice.

Last time, when Zhang Ruochen had broken through the Shackle of Desire, he had changed from 87th place to 21st place.

This time, he directly rose to the second-class area.

Entering the second-class area meant that the probability of Zhang Ruochen becoming a god had exceeded 40%.

The probability of a cultivator becoming a god was between 10% and 20%.

No wonder Xu Rulai was alarmed. A Yuanhui-level genius ranked third-class in the Tome of the Divines was enough to make all the cultivators laugh. Even the gods didn’t think highly of Zhang Ruochen.

If the changes in the Tome of the Divines were to spread, it would definitely cause a massive disturbance.

Some people would definitely be happy.

However, those gods who had once looked down on Zhang Ruochen and did not take a liking to him would probably take action immediately and kill him.

“So you’ve entered the second-class. Zhang Ruochen, Zhang Ruochen, what changes have happened to you?”

Xu Rulai touched his chin and thought of something. He turned to look at the other two Heavenly Tomes, the Deva Path Tome and the Tome of God-Defying. He found Zhang Ruochen’s name on the Tome of God-Defying.

“His name didn’t appear in the Deva Path Tome, but the Tome of God-Defying. This is troublesome!”