After Zhang Tao left, the battle King started to guard Shanghai.
After the battle King had taken over Magic City, Jiang Chao had also started cultivating in mcmau. This time, the battle King had obtained a Sky Gold lotus and three golden body fruits from Fang ping for him, all in preparation for him to enter rank-8.
With pudgy Jiang around, things would be much easier.
……
In the underground tunnel.
Zhan Wang felt that he had been very busy recently.
He was busy forging hundred King coins, busy helping Fang ping modify his rank-9 battleaxe, and transforming it into a saber.
He was not only busy with these things. The three origin path martial artists from mcmau also came to him frequently to ask him some questions.
These battle-Kings also knew each other. They were resurrected warriors who had been living in star suppression city.
The battle-King was actually a little surprised that the three of them had reached the ninth stage origin Dao realm so quickly.
He was not done here when Fang ping came to get closer again.
Now that he saw Fang ping, even the Wargod felt his head throb.
This kid had a lot of things to do!
She had to come to him for a chat no matter what. He was very busy, okay?
However, this time, Fang ping had come to find the Wargod not for Magic City, but for himself.
In the underground hall, Fang Ping's face was full of smiles. He brought chubby Jiang with him. Chubby Jiang was like a door-banging brick. When they reached the underground hall, Fang ping left chubby Jiang aside and went to play by himself.
Ignoring Jiang Chao's resentful gaze, Fang ping sat down opposite the Wargod and said respectfully,""Senior, Fang Ping's visit this time is actually to ask some questions about martial arts cultivation.
You're very knowledgeable, and I think I'll gain a lot from your advice. "
"Speak," he said.
Warlord was making hundred King coins while waiting for Lu Li to ask. This kid had a lot of questions. He didn't want to stay in Shanghai anymore. Star suppression city was much more peaceful.
"First, regarding the issue of rank-8 breaking through to rank-9.
"The rank-9 is divided into the weak rank-9 and the origin path rank-9. In my opinion, the weak rank-9 and the rank-8 don't seem to have any difference.
Then, how was this distinction made?
What's the difference between them?"
Warlord shook his head."You can ask those rank-9s about these things. Most of them should know. It seems like you don't pay attention to the class."
After giving Fang ping a blow, the Wargod said,"The biggest difference between a rank-9 and a rank-8 is the comprehension of the origin Dao! The difference between them was naturally in the comprehension of the origin Dao!
A weak rank-9 was only relative. Rank-9 was actually a transformation!
There are thousands of origin Dao in the world, but no one can say for sure how many martial Dao paths there are. The Dao that everyone walks on is different. "
The battle King smiled and continued,"let's talk about the catacombs 'King Lord. What path does the king Lord cultivate?" The Dao of all people! In fact, there were humans who walked this path as well, but the people path that each of them walked out of ... Even though it was called the people path, it was actually different.
"There are so many different martial arts paths. How should I continue when I reach peak rank-8?
The so-called rank-9 was actually a transformation of one's body.
First of all, you have to know what path you want to take, determine your own path, and lay your Foundation.
The essence Dao was invisible and intangible. It was not a Dao that existed, but unknown Dao.
You need to walk this path yourself, build it, and repair it. "
"The so-called weak rank-9 and the origin path rank-9 are actually both rank-9. The difference is that the weak rank-9 is the type that has just laid the foundation. They have not yet walked out and have not taken the first step!
That was the difference between a rank-8 and a weak rank-9.
When a martial artist determined which path he wanted to take and dug the first shovel, he would have a general idea of the direction of his martial arts path.
Of course, this is just a general direction. What we mean by comprehending the origin Dao is that we have truly taken the first step. "
When Fang ping heard this, he generally understood what he meant. He said,"In other words, the difference between a rank-8 and a weaker rank-9 is actually based on the foundation and confirmation of the path?
"As for the weak rank-9 and the origin Dao rank-9, is it because one has yet to take the first step while the other has already taken the first step and is beginning to advance?"
"You can understand it that way."
"What exactly is the Dao of essence?"
Fang ping still could not understand. He frowned slightly and said, "I'm already at the eighth-grade seventh-refined metal. By right, at my level, many people should have already reached the ninth-grade.
"As for me, I actually don't feel any signs of rank-9 at all ..."
Zhan Wang didn't find it strange at all. He smiled and said,""How long have you been in contact with martial arts? Do you really understand the martial Dao? Many geniuses were also stuck at this stage. Of course, no one was as fast as you.
You've really exceeded everyone's expectations. In two years, you've reached the eighth grade and seventh refined!
It's been more than two years. You don't even have time to cultivate, so how can you have time to think about this?
The Dao of origin ... Is something that is very difficult to explain to you. "
Zhan Wang pondered for a while and said,"from the perspective of strength growth, the origin Dao is an amplifier for strength. However, this power amplifier is something you made yourself!"
Different people would create different amplifiers, and the effect would be different.
"You can't make it because you don't understand the principle and structure of the amplifier.
When you understand it, you can naturally create your own amplifier, and this ... Requires enlightenment!"
Zhan Wang pondered for a while and said,""Let's talk about your Vice-Chancellor. We actually don't know what Wu kuishan's origin path is. However, he could roughly guess that it was a kind of love, a kind of care, a kind of protection ...
This was actually a kind of power, the power of the subconscious.
He loved his wife and his daughter, so he wanted to protect her. He wanted to discover and develop her potential.
"His daughter died and his wife wanted revenge. So, in order to protect his wife and avenge his daughter, this is not the power of hatred, but the power of protection ..."
Fang ping laughed,"so incredible?"
"Yes, it's just that incredible!"
The battle King laughed,"the origin Dao is actually very mysterious!" As for martial arts, once one cultivated to rank-8, their physical body would be developed to the extreme! After rank-8, humans 'practice of martial arts was on another level.
From rank-1 to rank-8, everyone was developing what existed, developing the potential that originally belonged to humans!
"Your powerful golden body and physical body are actually abilities that belong to you. You just didn't develop them and hid them.
"After reaching rank-8, it's a new beginning. It's a bit mysterious at this point. You're strengthening yourself on another level."
"Then how should I comprehend the essence Dao?"
Fang ping said doubtfully,"I don't even know what the origin Dao is. In other words, I don't know a thing about how to build this amplifier. Now that you're asking me to build it, I think I'm almost unable to do it."
"You don't have enough experience and knowledge. That's why you have such doubts."
Battle King laughed,"the others are mostly the accumulation of time. The accumulation of time." They've seen and experienced a lot ... And I'm not talking about just fighting.
Local customs, life experiences, the deaths of his wife and children, the passage of time ...
These were all accumulated.
You don't have any of that, so you don't understand. "
"As for you, it's best if you find some fallen origin Dao experts like rose City governor. If there are any remnants of the origin, you can try to observe it.
What was it like to observe the structure of others?
"However, such opportunities are too rare. Even if it were us, we might not be able to leave behind the other party's origin Dao even if we kill a rank-9.
If you learn from your mistakes, it will be much easier for you to construct your own essence Dao.
Of course, there's a problem ..."
"It's not that you can't copy, follow, or even copy," the battle King said in a deep voice."But that's not your own thing. You can't be the strongest! You copied someone else's Dao, but you still didn't understand it.
Then you might become the second person, but you can't be yourself!
Powerhouses all walked their own paths, to the deepest part, to the end!
They knew how to continue down this path, what they needed, and what was most suitable for them. At this time, they could become strong.
And those martial artists who walk the path of others will never become the strongest. At most, they will be the second person!"
Fang ping nodded."Then, if I take the strong points of thousands of schools and study the DAOs of hundreds of origin Dao powerhouses, analyze their strengths and weaknesses, discard the dregs, and create my own origin Dao, will I be even stronger?"
Battle King laughed again,"first of all, no one in the hundreds will give you this chance!
Second, how can you be sure that what you are getting rid of is the waste and not the essence?
"Number three, take the best of the best. It's easy to say, but the more you see, the more choices you have. At that time, you'll get lost and confused."
"If there are hundreds of origin Dao in front of you, and each of them seems to lead you to the strongest point, what will you choose?" Do you have the confidence that the path you've built will be longer than others?
The more one looked at it, the more confused one would be. The flowers were mesmerizing, and at this moment, it was a test of one's determination and courage!
If you fuse with it, you might end up with a weird looking creature. Why did you attach the dog's head to the cat's body?"
"But ..." The battle King continued,"if you exclude these premises, in fact, if you really have the opportunity to observe hundreds of great DAOs, someone can teach you."
"Zhang Tao!" Zhan Wang laughed.
"Why is Zhang Tao so strong? His Dao was the unifying Dao! It's somewhat similar to what you said. "
"Of course!" Battle King laughed."It's said that all paths are one. There's only one final path!" "We actually agree with this saying, but the roads are still separated before the end.
If we take one or two of them, there's hope for us to reach the end.
As for Zhang Tao, he had also taken a path ... But that fellow had not taken a path in the ordinary sense.
His unifying Dao is actually a Dao that keeps comprehending new DAOs and integrating them into his own Dao!"
Seeing that Fang ping did not quite understand, the Wargod organized his words and said,""Let's put it this way, he's actually walking a Dao that eliminates all other Dao paths! He had comprehended a new Dao. As soon as he started, he broke this Dao and integrated it into his own primordial regression Dao. Or rather, he had integrated the primordial regression Dao into this new Dao.
Whoever was stronger would exist!
Whoever was stronger would be able to walk to the end!
He's constantly eliminating other paths, and in the end, he's only left with one path. But doing this ... Is far too difficult!"
"There's a limit to one's energy," Zhan Wang sighed."It's difficult for a martial artist to walk one path in his life, and he has to walk countless paths! How difficult was it to nurture Gu from countless DAOs and leave the strongest one behind!
If we had the time, we would rather walk a second path. Two paths, walking down both together, it would be easier than him.
"Just like us, when we meet two young Tigers, we may go and train them together, thinking that we can finally train two fierce Tigers!
"As for Zhang Tao, he'll let the two tiger cubs fight each other and let the strong devour the weak. He feels that he'll be able to nurture them to become even stronger this way ..."
Fang ping understood. He rubbed his chin and said,"If you say so, I think the Minister's Dao is indeed very strong. Raising two tigers required a huge amount of resources, and it was impossible to gather all the resources to raise one.
However ... It still depended on the upper limit.
If the upper limits were the same, then it would be better to train two tigers. In the end, two tigers would definitely be stronger than one.
It's hard to say which one is better ..."
The Wargod nodded. Just as he finished, Fang ping said,"But the Minister's spiritual power is so strong. I don't think there's a problem with him leaving. What do you think, senior?"
Zhan Wang was speechless, but he quickly shook his head and said,""You don't understand! He looked powerful, but that was built on the foundation of his true talent! If he didn't walk the Dao of convergence and instead walked the Dao of others, he might have already walked two or three great Dao!"
"It's very difficult." The battle King sighed."Many people find it difficult to comprehend a Dao in their entire lives. But Zhang Tao ... He comprehended the origin Dao with ease! If you've seen him in action, you can actually see a book ..."
"I've seen it before. A crystal book appeared when he made a move!"Fang ping said quickly.
"Lofty ambitions!"
The battle King sighed again,'words are actually the manifestation of a Dao path! For example, Heavenly King Zhen's Dao, one of them was the 'Zhen' word. My Dao path manifestation was the 'break' word, while the Yang family's Dao was the 'kill' word.
And what was Zhang Tao trying to do?
Ten thousand DAOs return to one!
Li Changsheng's myriad DAOs return to one was to abandon all other paths and only take one!
His 10,000 DAOs return to one was a Dao that could truly devour 10000 DAOs and merge all Dao paths into his return to one Dao!
When he made a book, a few pages meant a few DAOs. If one day, his book became 10000 pages, then it would be 10000 DAOs returning to one!
However, how difficult was this path?
"He's actually already comprehended a few of them. Of course, they're just scratching the surface. He's not going too deep, only dabbling in them. That's what you call the path of a weak rank-9.
With a rough outline, he will integrate his own Dao of convergence ..."
Fang Ping's eyes flickered as he said,"this Dao ... I think it suits me!" Senior, how many paths has the department head taken? I think he has three, right?"
"I'm not sure. If he doesn't use his full strength, who knows how many he has walked out of."
Fang ping mumbled,"I'll use these embryonic DAOs to feed my own DAOs and strengthen myself! Needless to say, the Minister had his own ideas, but it was indeed difficult for him to do this!
Even if he was extremely talented and comprehended the embryonic form of a Dao every year, it had only been less than twenty years.
"I'll just count him as 20. Using 20 embryonic DAOs to feed his own DAOs is already so terrifying. What if he comprehends a Dao a day and then feeds it?
Was he more powerful than him?
It was too difficult for him to walk this Dao!
The Dao of returning to one ... Interesting. "
Zhan Wang looked at him as if he was an idiot. What are you talking about?
One Dao a day?
Do you take me for an idiot, or do you take yourself for an idiot?
Zhang Tao had not been a Paragon for many years, much less 20. Even if he had started making such preparations when he was rank-9, he had comprehended the embryonic form of 10 DAOs after so many years ... That was no longer human.
That guy was too terrifying!
Was it possible for a human to comprehend a new Dao in one or two years?
Fang ping, on the other hand, was thinking even more!
Fang ping did not care what the Wargod thought. He rubbed his chin and said,"The department head's Dao of returning to one has really given me a lot of inspiration, but there's one more thing that I'm not too sure about.
Did he already have the unifying Dao, or was it just a combination of other Dao paths?
If he already had it, then what was his Foundation?
Strengthening the main branch and allowing the other branches to provide nutrients for the main branch is probably the Minister's idea. If I were to walk the Dao of returning to oneness, what would my main branch be?"
Fang ping fell into deep thought. After all that was said and done, he still had to prepare a main path for himself to walk on.
The other origin DAOs were just a form of filling ... In fact, in Fang Ping's understanding, when his main road had no way forward, he would dig out the soil and stones from other roads to fill his main road and lay it all the way.
To others, this might be difficult, but to him ... It might not be!
If the system could allow him to comprehend the paths of others, perhaps he could also walk many different paths.
However, they were too scattered, and each path required a large amount of energy to walk. It was better to tear apart the other small paths and integrate them into the great Dao, making the foundation of the great Dao more stable.
"Old Zhang's path might be right! However, he didn't have the chance to go any further, because he didn't have my ability. "
Fang ping suspected that if old Zhang had the system's ability, he might have really created a few hundred DAOs and integrated them into his body.
Even if they were both embryonic Dao paths, they would probably be much stronger than they were now.
"It's a pity that you won't have the chance. "
Fang ping shook his head. 'Forget it. Since you can't walk on, I'll walk on your behalf. I want to walk the Dao of unifying!'
"Unifying Dao...I'll first determine my main Dao, then comprehend other DAOs and merge them into the main Dao. One step a day, I'll be able to walk longer than old Zhang in a few days!"
Fang ping suddenly laughed, grinning from ear to ear.
At that time, he would also use the Dao of returning to one to hit old Zhang. If he flipped through a few pages ... He would flip through hundreds or thousands of pages. Would he collapse?
"I don't need to use books. This is self-reflection, so I have to think about what I can use to reflect it."
Fang ping was not thinking blindly. He was already at rank-8 seventh-refined, and by right, rank-9 was just around the corner. It was time for him to think about rank-9.
If the eighth and ninth refinements were difficult for him, he would be able to advance to the ninth grade after comprehending the origin Dao. It was a two-way choice.
……
After getting a general idea of the origin Dao, Fang ping did not continue asking.
"Breaking through rank-9 from rank-8 is the first question. I'd like to ask a few more questions.
"Second, how many rank-9 powerhouses are there in Sino nation?
I've seen some experts in the defensive Sea Mountain, and they were all rank-9s. There might also be rank-9s in some realms.
"Senior, there are more than 48 rank-9s in Sino nation. Can you tell me the exact number?"
"It's not a secret ..."
"It's normal for some people not to be on the list,"battle King said with a smile. After all, the list had only been out for a few years. Many people had not shown their faces at all, and the list would not record them unless they appeared in the outside world and were known by others.
There are currently 48 people on the rankings. In truth, in the mountain of the defensive Sea region, there are probably ..."
Warlord did some calculations and quickly said,"there are still about 15 rank-9s holding the fort. Sino nation has opened 24 catacombs passageways. Some of them are unguarded. The paragons are there for a long time."
However, some of the absolute peaks were not there for long periods of time, so they needed someone to keep an eye on them.
There should be about 15 people, the difference is not big. I haven't been to some areas for a long time, so I don't know the specific situation now.
In addition, there are eight boundary lands. The Chen family's have been taken away by you, and the Yang family's people in the heavenly South are almost all dead.
No human had entered the Magic City catacombs, and neither had the first Grotto-heaven ... It was the place that the old man from the Li family was guarding.
There's no one from the Jiang family in Nanjiang, where I'm guarding.
In other words, there are still four boundary regions that are being studied by the juniors of the other families in star suppression city. I'm not sure how many people there are.
"However, there are still two to three rank-9s in one place. If there are four, about 10 people."
Battle King thought for a moment and said,"also, there are actually a few weak rank-9s there at the king's battlefield. I didn't count them in. There are about four or five of them." They would stay there for a long time. Unless they had officially taken the first step in the Dao of origin, they would not leave.
That was almost 15 people!
Including those from Mount Yuhai, there should be around 30 of them. "
"That's it," warlord said with a smile."There's still about 30 people left. Adding on to the 50 people we have now, Sino nation should have around 80 rank-9 martial artists."
He then added,"excluding Zhang Tao's group of five, there are still about 80 people left!" There are five or six people from the government who did not make it to the list, but that should be enough to fill in their spots. "
"Around 80 people!"
Hearing this, Fang ping sighed."Now I really understand the strength of Sino nation. It's a little stronger than I thought. Based on this power...It won't be a big problem to pacify a few catacombs."
Zhan Wang laughed,"pacify the catacombs?" "Actually, we've always been controlling the scale of our war with the catacombs 'Outlands. It can't be too big. If it's too big, that'll be a disaster for mankind!
"Attacking the catacombs is to let them know that we're not weak, to let them understand our desire to fight!
Of course, the most important thing was still to seize resources.
This was the true meaning of the existence of Wars in other regions!
"On the other hand, the purpose of the catacombs is to train our troops on one hand, and to suppress us on the other, so that our strength will not grow too fast.
In fact, some of the catacombs 'passageways could have been opened a long time ago. Why had they not been opened all this while, and instead opened so frequently now?
They're not giving us time to complete the opening of the 108 passageways as soon as possible and completely open the barrier between the two worlds. "
"I understand,"
Fang ping continued."I still have a third question. It's also my last one. Have humans ... Found a new planet that's suitable for our survival?"
Battle King chuckled and shook his head."No. It's not that simple." "Many years ago, someone mentioned that we should stop fighting and find a new place to live. Aren't the catacombs going to invade earth?
We'll just leave!
If he couldn't win, then he would leave!
However, after so many years, there had been Paragon experts who had left earth to explore the universe, but they had found nothing in the end.
This was actually good. If there was really a way out, there might not be such a situation now.
"It's because there's no way out that we can fight against the catacombs together. Because earth is lost, we're just rootless duckweed.
"Given the situation in the catacombs, ordinary people might really have a way out ... But there are dozens of absolute beginning stage powerhouses. If it were you, would you dare to put these people whose country has been destroyed and whose people are so powerful that you could take their heads at any time at your doorstep?
When that time comes, even if we suffer heavy losses and retreat to a region, we will still be surrounded and killed. "
Zhan Wang laughed."That's good. But you don't have to say. Although you haven't found a place to live, all the countries are still working together to create the last way out. Maybe a few years later, you young people will really wander in the universe.
At that time, whether you live or die will depend on your luck.
Perhaps after wandering for a few hundred years, you'll find a new place to live. At this level, it'll be hard to die even after a few hundred years. "
Fang ping chuckled and said,"I'm not going to wander around. Why would I lock myself in the space capsule every day?" "If I've been living in a black box for hundreds of years, I'd rather stay. The catacombs people might not be able to find me."
Fang ping had also finished asking his questions. After he was done, he said,"Senior, in the middle of this month, I'll be preparing to go to Magic city's catacombs. I'll have to trouble you to send me there."
"Alright, it's just as well. Your divine weapon has been modified ..."
The Wargod tossed a long saber to Fang ping and chuckled. "Don't use magic weapons like ordinary weapons. Don't waste rank-9 magic weapons.
This divine weapon came from a giant crocodile beast, and it was not weak when it was alive.
"If you use it properly, at the crucial moment, when the giant crocodile transforms, it will also have the combat power of a weak rank-9. Of course, it depends on your control of the divine weapon and the mentality you need to provide.
A weak rank-9's combat strength was the true use of a divine weapon. At a critical moment, the divine weapon could be used to block disasters, block people, besiege, escape ... It was a great weapon.
A weak rank-9 could hold off a powerhouse of the origin Dao for a long time.
Don't always treat God weapons like alloy weapons, you can raise them like pets. "
Fang ping understood and smiled."I know. It's just that I've improved too quickly, so I don't have much time to control all this. After all, you know, senior, it's only been two years, and I'm almost rank-9. The rank-7 and 8 divine weapons from before are of limited use to me now ..."
Battle King was speechless for a moment. After a while, he said,""Alright, you can go back first. Don't come to my place if there's nothing important!"
He suddenly had the urge to hit someone!