deltrittennovels Chapter 290 The True Meaning of the Ninth Order
Chapter 290 The True Meaning of the Ninth Order
Dao traces are the dividing line between "ordinary eighth rank" and "top eighth rank", and also the only ladder to "ninth rank".
When a cultivator accumulates a certain number of Dao traces, which is 12 million, it can trigger a resonance between heaven and earth, allowing them to communicate with the great laws of the universe.
Taking this opportunity, one can reach the pinnacle of human cultivation and achieve the legendary Ninth-Order Mahayana Realm!
Twelve million Dao traces...
This is an astronomical figure that could drive anyone to despair.
According to the Five Elements Sword Saint's memories, even the most brilliant geniuses would need at least tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands of years, to hone their skills and create twelve million Dao traces.
However, there are shortcuts to take.
That is to use rare and precious materials to deepen one's understanding of the Great Dao, or to consume longevity-enhancing treasures to increase one's lifespan, thereby gaining more time to refine one's Dao traces.
Of course, there is also the fastest shortcut, which is to enhance one's own comprehension or directly enter a state of enlightenment.
A single profound enlightenment is equivalent to thousands of years of arduous cultivation, capable of instantly condensing thousands upon thousands of Dao traces!
Upon hearing this, Lin Hanzhou's eyes lit up instantly.
A sudden realization?
Isn't this his forte?
He's a man with the golden talent of "Inevitable Enlightenment"!
He can have a free epiphany every fifty years, and there is even a chance of triggering it exceptionally.
"It seems that the path to the ninth level is not as difficult as I imagined."
A confident smile appeared on Lin Hanzhou's lips.
However, although there is a shortcut, there is still a crucial issue that he needs to carefully consider.
That is—the choice of the first complete road.
According to the Five Elements Sword Saint's experience, the first complete Great Dao that a cultivator forges is of paramount importance!
It will directly determine a cultivator's future cultivation direction and fighting style.
More importantly, some major roads are "exclusive".
For example, if you choose "Water Avenue" as the first avenue.
After you attain enlightenment, your body will be filled with a rich water element.
At this point, if you then refine the "Path of Fire"...
There are only two possible outcomes: either the water and fire are incompatible, the internal Dao clashes, and the body explodes and the person dies.
Either you achieve twice the result with half the effort, or your fire Dao trace will be suppressed by the water source, greatly reducing its power, or you may not even be able to condense it at all!
Therefore, under normal circumstances, cultivators can only choose other Great Paths that are complementary and mutually reinforcing to the First Great Path.
For example, if you choose water, you can choose wood later, because water nourishes wood, or ice, which is a variant of water.
But you absolutely cannot choose fire or earth, because they are incompatible.
This also means that the path of most ninth-tier cultivators is locked from the moment it is chosen.
Of course, there are countless great paths in this world, and there are certainly more than just these. There is also a very special kind of great path.
They are "attributeless paths" that do not contain any elemental attributes other than the conventional elemental paths such as metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!
For example: the Great Way of Power, the Great Way of Speed, the Great Way of the Soul...
The advantage of these avenues is that they are like a blank sheet of paper, or a universal adhesive, and they will hardly conflict with any other avenues!
If you cultivate the Great Way of Power, you can still cultivate Fire, Water, and even Thunder.
Not only will they not clash, but they can also amplify the power of these elements with absolute force.
This is the compatibility of the "Attributeless Great Dao".
Of course, the drawbacks of this type of road are also obvious.
These great paths are often relatively weak in the early stages, lacking the destructive power of elemental attacks, and are more tedious and boring to cultivate.
Choosing it as the primary path can easily lead to cultivators having insufficient combat power in the early stages, making them easy targets for easy defeats.
However, among these many "attributeless paths", there are a few supermodels!
They do not conflict with other major paths, and they are strong in the early stages and even stronger in the later stages.
For example, time, space, cause and effect, fate, reincarnation, etc...
These avenues are also known as the "Highest Avenues".
Mastering any one of these techniques, even just the basics, is enough to dominate among those of the same level and kill enemies of higher levels as easily as drinking water!
If it could be perfected, it would be an invincible symbol in the world.
However, the difficulty of navigating these paths increases exponentially.
They are too obscure, too profound, too ethereal!
Let alone twelve million Dao traces, even just to get started and condense the first Dao trace requires immense luck and comprehension.
In the era of the Five Elements Sword Saint, even the most powerful ninth-tier experts rarely dared to touch these forbidden areas.
Most people honestly choose elements, or more practical paths like swordsmanship or knife fighting.
"Time...space...cause and effect..."
Lin Hanzhou muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming with an unprecedented fire of ambition.
For others, this is an insurmountable barrier.
But for someone with so many talents, this is the path he should take.
He possesses the talent of "inevitable enlightenment," making him seem born to cultivate this supreme path.
Moreover, he also possesses the system's ability to travel between different worlds, giving him an abundance of time.
Lin Hanzhou took a deep breath, having already made up his mind.
"If we're going to play, let's go big!"
"Those low-end 'Five Elements' stuff aren't even worth fixing, not even for a dog!"
"If I'm going to cultivate, I'll cultivate the strongest one."
"Let's choose Space as the first supreme path!"
This wasn't a choice he made without any basis; rather, the Path of Space was indeed the most suitable path for him at present.
He has experience in opening up the inner world and his familiarity with the laws of space is definitely higher than that of the other Great Daos.
In addition, with the essential techniques of a seventh-level cultivator such as "spatial tearing" and "spatial sealing," this is undoubtedly the path he is most proficient in and most confident in at present!
After figuring out his future development path, Lin Hanzhou didn't rush to look at the Five Elements Sword Saint's [Great Dao Enlightenment].
It wasn't that he was afraid of being influenced by the other person's insights, but rather that he had more important things to do right now.
Lin Hanzhou put away the completely refined Five Elements Life and Death Sword and turned his gaze to the deepest part of the Demon Abyss, the place where the Five Elements Sword Saint had come from.
After obtaining all of the other party's memories, he realized why he had felt a strong sense of crisis during this process.
The reason is simple: the Five Elements Sword Saint's formation exists within it.
This formation is a ninth-order Five Elements Killing Formation. Even after millions of years, with less than one percent of its power remaining, it is still enough to suppress him.