Chapter 652: Chapter 56: Taotie Transformation, Chaos Corrosion

After refining the Taotie as his incarnation, Lu Chengfeng gained the fourth Heaven-Reaching Transformation, and his Tao Cultivation also rose accordingly.

The Taotie is a Heavenly Path Incarnation, an undying existence. Though it was once killed by an extremely terrifying entity in ancient times, it would reappear in the world before long.

Its power ebbs and flows like the tide and is not constant. The more chaotic the Three Realms become, the more living beings it devours, and the stronger it grows.

At its peak, the Taotie can swallow Great Saints of the Demon Race, Celestial Venerates of the Human Race, and Innate Divine Demons.

After Lu Chengfeng refined it as his incarnation, the first sensation he felt was not the strength of the Taotie, but pressure.

What is the Heavenly Path Incarnation? The Taotie itself is the Spirituality manifestation of the Path of Devouring, unless the Three Realms collapse, it remains eternally undying.

When Lu Chengfeng refined it, he first felt the endless torrent of the Heavenly Path. The Heavenly Path is emotionless, the Heavenly Path is selfless. Refining the Taotie equates to Unity of Heaven and Man, equates to Tao Transformation.

Lu Chengfeng faced the most terrifying danger of Tao Transformation ever recorded. He was constantly being baptized and washed by the torrent of the Heavenly Path, like a leaf boat in a surging river, at risk of being destroyed at any moment.

One moment of carelessness would turn him into a puppet of the Heavenly Path, becoming a Divine Being with no will or thought.

At this moment, he was clad in a golden robe, with a bright pearl shining on his forehead, and the shadow of a Fierce Beast Taotie behind him devouring heaven and earth, a fearsome aura rampaging in all directions, causing the indomitable Heaven and Earth Essence Qi to be devoured.

Luo Suyi watched him, her forehead lined with worry.

"Husband, are you alright?"

"Rest assured, there is no major concern for now," Lu Chengfeng gently patted Luo Suyi’s hand, his voice calm and steady.

Su Hongxiu, watching their intimacy before her, felt a sense of indescribable awkwardness in her heart, snorted coldly, and said, "You better not be careless, I do not want to become a widow..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she realized her mistake, her face stiffening slightly, awkwardly shifting the topic, "The torrent and baptism of the Heavenly Path are not so easy to endure."

"Since the dawn of time, those who have comprehended their own Great Tao and cultivated to the Twelfth Layer include countless Immortals and Buddhas."

"But those who can open the heavens and prove the Path Celestial Venerate are sparingly few."

"Not because those Twelfth Layer great powers lack profound Tao Cultivation, but because they do not dare."

At this point, Su Hongxiu’s tone grew somber, "The so-called Celestial Venerate requires merging one’s Great Tao with the Heavenly Dao, becoming a part of the Heavenly Dao, opening the heavens amid chaos, expanding the Three Realms."

"To become a Celestial Venerate, cultivating one’s Tao Cultivation to the Twelfth Layer is merely a fundamental condition."

"The second is to cultivate one’s Mental Realm to the state of indestructibility."

Lu Chengfeng quietly listened to Su Hongxiu’s guidance, despite her poor tone, she was genuinely concerned, which prompted her to voluntarily share such secrets with him.

The path to achieving Celestial Venerate, in any major faction, is genuinely a closely guarded secret that cannot be accessed without being an absolute core and making monumental contributions.

Yet, Su Hongxiu at this moment disclosed her insights towards becoming a Path Celestial Venerate without reservation.

The higher one’s cultivation and strength, the more one understands the vastness of the Heavenly Dao and the mysteries of Creation.

Heaven and Earth are heartless, treating all things as straw dogs.

The Heavenly Dao is emotionless, adhering to the rules of the Tao since ancient times.

Be it the sunrise and moonset, the rotation of the seasons, or all living beings, Immortals and Buddhas, all are under the dominion of the Heavenly Dao.

Immortals are closer to the heavens, which allows them to leverage the power of Heaven and Earth, possessing supreme power.

But this power does not come without a cost.

This cost is Tao Transformation.

Immortals are closer to the Heavenly Dao, but no matter how powerful they are, they are still human. Facing the enduring, all-encompassing Great Tao that transcends ancient and future, they inevitably become influenced.

After the Path of Divine Power, Immortals can utilize the Tao Embryo to wield the might of Heaven and Earth. However, the Great Tao of Heaven and Earth also affects them gradually through the Tao Embryo, making them increasingly indifferent and emotionless, ultimately eradicating all emotions and desires, becoming puppet-like.

In the end, when the Tao Embryo and Immortal Body become wholly assimilated with Heaven and Earth, they become part of the Great Tao of Heaven and Earth.

Though maintaining human form, they lose all individual will, becoming puppets adhering to the Heavenly Dao.

They are essentially no different from the thunder, rain, flames, and mountains within Heaven and Earth.

This Heavenly Dao puppet is a Divine Being.

The saying "Raise your head three feet to find deities" has been true since the dawn of time to this day, signifying uncountable Immortals and Buddhas being assimilated by Heaven and Earth, becoming emotionless and perceptionless Divine Beings. This is the calamity of Immortals, Tao Transformation.

In reality, the danger of Tao Transformation persists throughout the entirety of cultivation.

"The Mental Realm consists of seven layers, including Mingxin, Seeing Nature, Unity, Observing the Heavens, Tongyou, Nether Union, and indestructibility," Su Hongxiu said, as a Dharma Form manifested above her head.

It was a Winged Fire Snake, with scales of blazing red, seemingly crafted by the Creation of Heavenly Dao, with each line on its body bearing profound mysteries, those uninformed would see it as seeing the Tao.

Anyone with some insight could understand a range of Martial Arts and secret techniques just by observing this Dharma Form, and through visualization, refine their mind and comprehend the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

The Dharma Form is the manifestation of one’s own Great Tao.