It was precisely because he possessed such power that Dugu Zangtian and Qin Shuang embarked on a journey to find "Old Heaven."
Over the past few decades, the master and disciple duo, Dugu Zangtian and Qin Shuang, had traveled through the Divine Wind Empire, the Myriad Beasts Empire, the Destiny Sacred Hall, and the Dragon Domain.
Ultimately, they lost track of "Old Heaven" and temporarily settled in a small mountain village within the Dragon Domain.
During these years, Dugu Zangtian found his soulmate in this small mountain village, and three years ago, Dugu Zangtian's son was born.
To ensure he wouldn't forget his original intention, Dugu Zangtian named his son "Sky Slaughter," meaning to kill "Heaven."
Qin Shuang and Dugu Zangtian cultivated in the mountains behind the small village. Typically, it was Dugu Zangtian's wife, Ye Qing, who called the master and disciple for meals.
Don't let Ye Qing's gentle demeanor fool you; in reality, Ye Qing's cultivation talent was no weaker than Dugu Zangtian's.
Otherwise, Dugu Zangtian wouldn't have taken an interest in her.
After all, Dugu Zangtian was a man destined to bury "Old Heaven." If the wife he sought wasn't strong enough to resist Old Heaven's arrangements and ended up fading into obscurity, Dugu Zangtian would have gone mad.
Residing in the Dragon Domain, Ye Qing naturally cultivated the Law of Dragon.
Currently, Ye Qing had completed the Dragonization of her limbs and reached the Saint Realm stage.
Given time, she might break through the shackles of the Emperor level and transform into a dragon.
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For body cultivators, the strength of a single secret realm was difficult to directly correlate with the mainstream law levels.
How strong they were could only be determined through a fight.
However, cultivators of a single secret realm could possess Emperor-level combat power after completing one cycle of cultivation within that realm.
Take the Sea of Energy Secret Realm, for instance. From opening up the Sea of Energy, causing it to surge with an endless life spring, to building a Divine Bridge upon the life spring, leading directly to the Other Shore.
Under normal circumstances, reaching the "Other Shore" realm would grant Emperor-level strength.
Upon reaching the peak of cultivating the Five Aggregates Divine within the Dao Palace, one could possess five ultimate Saint Realm avatars. When merged, they would also possess Emperor-level combat power.
The Four Extremities were similar. Although the Four Extremities referred to the limbs, other parts of the body would also be tempered, with the limbs being relatively stronger.
In the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, the spine was tempered. With each segment tempered, one's vital energy and blood would surge, and after tempering the spine into a great dragon, the strength of the vital energy and blood would not be inferior to the laws of ordinary Emperor-level experts.
In the Immortal Platform Secret Realm, by building a nine-layered Immortal Platform, one could also achieve Emperor-level Spiritual Sense.
Upon completing the cultivation of a secret realm, body cultivators had two choices.
The first was the path most single secret realm cultivators took.
They would restart the cultivation of that same secret realm.
The difficulty of the second cycle of secret realm cultivation was ten times greater than the first.
Naturally, after completing the second cycle of secret realm cultivation, their strength would also increase tenfold.
This meant that body cultivators who completed the second cycle of secret realm cultivation were comparable to Ancient Emperors.
Those who completed the third cycle of cultivation were comparable to Emperor level.
Beyond that, each additional completed cycle of cultivation would increase their strength tenfold.
It would take nine cycles of secret realm cultivation to reach the peak of the Emperor level.
Completing the tenth cycle of cultivation would allow one to rival a Quasi Heavenly Emperor possessing a Dao Fruit.
However, up to this point, the strongest body cultivator had only completed three cycles of cultivation, comparable to Emperor level.
The second path for body cultivators was to abandon delving deeper into a single secret realm and instead cultivate a second secret realm as a secondary focus.
However, doing so, while it could compensate for some of their weaknesses, meant that the strength gained from cultivating a second and third secret realm was less than half of what a single secret realm cultivation cycle provided.
For example, if one primarily cultivated the Dao Palace and secondarily cultivated the other four secret realms, their ultimate achievement would only be comparable to the weakest Emperor-level experts.
However, the strongest single secret realm cultivators currently were also around Emperor level, making it unclear who was superior between the two.
But all of this had been shattered by the man named "Dugu Zangtian."
Based on the joint research of Dugu Zangtian and Qin Shuang, they believed that the body's Five Great Secret Realms were not isolated but possessed certain connections.
After years of research, Dugu Zangtian, with Qin Shuang's assistance, had achieved the perfect connection between the Sea of Energy Secret Realm and the Dao Palace Secret Realm, allowing multiple secret realms to perfectly unleash their power.
Due to his powerful physique, Dugu Zangtian directly reached the Ancient Emperor realm after completing the cultivation of the Sea of Energy Secret Realm.
Generally, the "Other Shore" of the Sea of Energy Secret Realm was the passage that connected the body to heaven and earth, allowing one to borrow the power of various laws from heaven and earth to empower themselves, imbuing every action with immense might.
However, Dugu Zangtian's Other Shore in the Sea of Energy Secret Realm did not choose to open the connection between himself and heaven and earth; instead, it directly connected to his internal organs.
Dugu Zangtian intended to use his vast life spring to nurture his five internal organs directly through the Divine Bridge.
These internal organs, nurtured by Dugu Zangtian's own life spring, might break through the limits of the Five Aggregates Divine, nurturing five internal organs that surpassed the Emperor level.
At that time, Dugu Zangtian would reach the Emperor realm.
There were seven steps between the Emperor realm and the Quasi Heavenly Emperor.
Each step ascended increased strength tenfold.
Upon ascending the seventh step, strength would increase a hundredfold, making him comparable to a Quasi Heavenly Emperor with a Dao Fruit.
After completing the cultivation of the Dao Palace, he used the power of the Five Aggregates Divine to temper his limbs and skull, completing the cultivation of the Four Extremities realm.
In this realm, both Dugu Zangtian and Qin Shuang anticipated that his power would reach at least the second step of Emperor level.
When the spine opens into a dragon, the Sacred Body's golden blood will undergo an ultimate transformation, returning to its source and turning bright red.
At this stage, one could be considered to have reached Great Accomplishment with the Sacred Body, possessing immense vital energy and an ultimate physique, wielding power close to the fifth step.
The great dragon directly connects to the Immortal Platform. After building the nine heavens of the Immortal Platform, the physical body becomes a harmonious whole, with vital energy and spirit in perfect balance, comparable to a Quasi Heavenly Emperor.
Currently, Dugu Zangtian had already begun cultivating the Five Aggregates Divine, making his strength a notch above Qin Shuang's.
Upon sensing his son Dugu Shitian's arrival, he concluded his current cultivation session.
Dugu Zangtian needed to familiarize himself with his strength changes, while Qin Shuang's every battle against a strong opponent accelerated the refinement of "Jin Qi" within his body.
Typically, a high-intensity battle could be equivalent to over a year of solitary cultivation.
"Hahaha, Zangtian, you've completely surpassed me."
After being repelled by Dugu Zangtian, Qin Shuang smiled and flew back to the shore.
Qin Shuang felt immense pride in being surpassed by the child he had taught.
For a teacher, this was the greatest honor.
"Not at all, Teacher, I still have a long way to go compared to you."
Although he was currently stronger than Teacher Qin Shuang, the more Dugu Zangtian discussed with him, the more he felt that Teacher Qin Shuang's "Body Tempering Stance" and powerful "Jin Qi" were as simple as the Great Dao itself, seemingly without limits.
If not for the threat of "Old Heaven" constantly gnawing at his throat, Dugu Zangtian would not have abandoned the infinitely potential Body Tempering Stance.
No!
The thought had barely surfaced in Dugu Zangtian's mind before he instantly discarded it.
Although, from a rational perspective, cultivating the Body Tempering Stance alongside Teacher Qin Shuang was a path to the heavens.
However, through years of arranging and resisting "Old Heaven," Dugu Zangtian had developed a mindset of "I am special."
Among the majority who were arranged by Old Heaven, living their lives unconsciously according to its plan, only he could resist "Old Heaven" and achieve considerable victories.
Teacher Qin Shuang had not left his side, and everywhere he had spoken of was a taboo for Old Heaven.
Dugu Zangtian believed that he now possessed the strength to contend with Old Heaven.
After all, Teacher Qin Shuang had previously killed a minion of "Old Heaven," and his current strength already surpassed Teacher Qin Shuang's.
In other words, his strength might be sufficient to defeat "Old Heaven," fulfilling the meaning of his name and burying "Old Heaven."
It was precisely this kind of "arrogance" that made Dugu Zangtian want to forge a cultivation method superior to Teacher Qin Shuang's.
But unfortunately, even the perfect sequence and combination of secret realm cultivation were perfected with Teacher Qin Shuang's help.
This shattered the arrogance that had not yet fully developed within Dugu Zangtian's heart.
"Father, Grand-Teacher, it's time to eat."
Dugu Shitian looked at his father and grand-teacher with sparkling eyes, his small gaze filled with adoration.
Being able to establish a village in such a remote location and sustain it spoke volumes of the small mountain village's strength and luck.
In this mountain village, those with great strength were the most revered.
Without a doubt, his father and grand-teacher's strength made them the strongest in the village.
Even when compared to people in those great cities, they were incredibly powerful existences.
"Oh? Shitian, are you here to call us for a meal today?"
Qin Shuang chuckled as he picked up Dugu Shitian, playfully teasing the little one, "Aren't you afraid of being snatched away by a Great Grey Wolf?"
The Great Grey Wolf was a ferocious beast larger and stronger than ordinary wolves.
"Hmph, I'm not scared at all."
Three-year-old Dugu Shitian clenched his small fists, "If that kind of fellow dares to come over, I'll knock him flying with one punch!"
"Hahahaha..."
Hearing Dugu Shitian's innocent yet serious words, Qin Shuang and Dugu Zangtian couldn't help but burst into laughter.
No matter how one looked at it, the Great Grey Wolf was a ferocious beast stronger than an ordinary wolf. Although it was only a Level One beast, for a three-year-old child, it was an insurmountable terrifying overlord.
Of course, neither Qin Shuang nor Dugu Zangtian would dampen Dugu Shitian's enthusiasm.
In another three years, when Dugu Shitian could begin cultivating, it wouldn't take long for him to be able to tear a Great Grey Wolf apart with his bare hands.
"That's right, that's right, for Wan Mi Shitian, a Great Grey Wolf is just a minor character that can be swatted away anytime."
"Hehe."
Seeing that both his father and grand-teacher believed him, Dugu Shitian also smiled happily.
As expected, his father and grand-teacher were the best. Unlike his mother, no matter what he said, she wouldn't believe him.
Only after he actually knocked a Great Grey Wolf flying and carried it to his mother to see did she finally believe him.
"Come on, let's go home and eat."
"Mhm, mhm, let's eat."
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