Chapter 586 The Path to Sainthood

Li An's statement that the traitor was in Hanxing City, not here, brought a silent sigh of relief to most of the soldiers.However, his slow vision remained open, his gaze rapidly scanning the entire area, searching for any clues. Mo Xiaosao, hidden in the darkness, was also keeping a close watch.Li An had now captured a spy, but he hadn't revealed his hand.Because he harbored a plan that defied common sense, even bordering on treason.Having studied military strategy for so long, Li An believed this plan could become a reality in the future, a sharp blade piercing through the demon realm.Then, he skillfully and naturally chatted and drank with everyone, building rapport.Everyone recounted the scene with great enthusiasm.Li An, descending from the sky like a king in the night, caused the meteorite to explode in the center of the enemy ranks. The shockwaves of black flames instantly engulfed the enemy formation, and the wails and roars of the demon realm echoed throughout the universe. Human soldiers, seeing this, immediately drew their swords and charged.This collision shattered the enemy's morale and created a uniquely Li An-esque sense of oppression.His presence was like an indestructible black wall, enough to instill despair in any demon.The words of worship grew increasingly exaggerated, but Li An simply smiled and nodded."I'll go and tally up the spoils." War is incredibly expensive, but if fought well, it can be extremely profitable.The profit comes from the enemy's corpses.The corpses of fourth-tier ancient gods can be crafted into indestructible ancient god leather armor.The corpses of the demons below, at the upper three realms, naturally also have their uses.Humans can directly process the demon corpses, ultimately refining them into pure source energy.The higher the demon's realm, the more source energy can be extracted.2300 demon corpses—the profits are enormous.Li An was completely indifferent to this wealth, not greedy at all, distributing it all to his subordinates.He only cared about the power within his Qi Circulation Bead.After a few rounds of drinks, Li An, feeling refreshed and sober, went to the underground training ground.People's joys and sorrows are not always shared.Li An didn't even dwell on the scenes of his rampage tonight, because such things were too simple and had extremely limited impact.But the name Li An should be used to change the course of the entire war, not just the outcome of a single theater.The best way to do this was to improve his own strength.Li An knew very well where his combat power was limited, roughly equivalent to a normal first-level Celestial God.After all, he was only at the eighth realm, his Dao Soul hadn't condensed, and he was still halfway there in many things.He needed to wait for his body to process the energy to advance his realm.He wasn't lacking in resources; he was constantly absorbing pure spiritual energy and elements through the One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones technique.This couldn't be rushed.Li An focused his attention on the unification of the three realms.With Liu Dahu absent, he dared not activate it.He'd still die even if he tried now; his physical strength wasn't enough. He needed to reach 550, and currently he only had 458 points—far too low.Physical ascension to sainthood was the only path.Therefore, Li An planned to use all the luck in his Luck Bead to walk the path to sainthood.As for his Dao Soul, Zhuge Tianming had already discussed this with him privately.His Dao Soul was special; he shouldn't forcibly enhance it using any means.Furthermore, Zhuge Tianming had helped Li An clarify this matter.The condensation of the Heavenly Dao Soul consisted of two parts.One was within one's own heart.The other was the influence on the external world.Only by combining the internal and external could this power be fully condensed.Li An was already invincible in his time; he had no inner doubts. He was the god of this generation.However, the external world hadn't fully accepted this.Zhuge Tianming's creation of the stage for the duel with the Underworld Emperor was also a test of his Heavenly Dao Soul.But ultimately, even though Li An publicly killed the Underworld Emperor, the outside world didn't fully accept him or regard him as—God.Therefore, Li An had to prove himself in a much larger war.This was the only path he could take.The Dao Fruit realm, physical sainthood.This was Li An's next goal.Previously, Liu Dahu had already given him the formula for the gate to physical sainthood.Using the Qi Luck Bead was truly a science.The initial gate to physical sainthood had a specific formula.However, the formula didn't contain numbers, only the names of different substances—special materials, resources.Liufeng Iron, Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Tree Branches, Heavenly Pure Water, and so on… By infusing Qi Luck into these materials in different proportions, the fundamental substances within the materials would guide the Qi Luck in a certain way.All things share a common origin, coming from Heaven, and Qi Luck is no exception.The very primal energy within the substances resonates with the Qi Luck, causing changes, ultimately rearranging the order and reforging it into something new.According to celestial theory,this new thing can be everything.Luck is the universal key, capable of forging everything.Things have different levels, just like the realms of life itself.In the celestial formula for using luck, physical ascension to sainthood is the lowest level, the first-order formula.Initial formation, first order, minor formation, second order, major formation, third order, perfection, fourth order formula.Currently, humanity can only decipher the first-order formula.But people's biggest worry isn't the inability to decipher higher-order formulas, but rather that those formulas don't exist in the mortal realm.Higher-order formulas require higher-order materials for guidance and reforging; if these materials don't exist in the mortal realm, then the formulas naturally don't exist.However, human power is limitless.Liu Dahu has been extremely busy lately because he's trying to use his talent for the recombination of all things to achieve something in a sense—creation.Or rather, creating something from nothing.I'm recombinating existing matter; perhaps I can construct something we didn't originally exist.The workload is terrifying.Therefore, Li An wouldn't be able to contact his elder brother for the time being, and the fusion of his talent runes would have to be postponed.Thinking this, Li An had completed the final first step of the formula for achieving physical sainthood.He carefully channeled his luck into the last batch of materials.Finally, all the materials dissolved, turning into white light and merging again.A palm-sized rectangular outline became increasingly clear in the incandescent light.Li An activated his martial intent.Black flames surged into the doorway!Li An had been eagerly anticipating the scene inside, but upon stepping inside, he realized that everything was far more fantastical than he had imagined.Opening his eyes, he was surrounded by endless blackness, so dark he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face; even elemental light couldn't illuminate this world.Then, an excruciating pain as if it would tear his entire body apart assaulted him.A thousand cuts, ten thousand needles piercing his heart, flesh and blood mangled, bones separating.In this absolute darkness, Li An looked up, as if enjoying it.Indeed, the trials of this path to physical ascension are incredibly painful.But Li An has persevered.Back then, facing Qi Wuguang, his spirit was torn apart.The evil thoughts of the eighteen levels of hell.The evil thoughts of Yu Jingnian.The torment of the Supreme Will, and so on…These experiences converge into a simple answer.Why is it not painful?Because my pain is greater than yours.