Shan Hai's goal is to completely control a "Tao", so as to transcend the Tao and the sea and achieve the status of a prince.
So what is the prince's goal?
In other words, what is the path of spiritual practice for a prince?
Looking up at the desolate and silent starry sky above Daohai, Shen Qian came to a clear understanding in his heart that this was the prince's pursuit.
He didn't know what was hidden in that ancient starry sky, but he had a strong desire to get there.
That starry sky has some kind of temptation that Shen Qian can't resist, and it is constantly attracting Shen Qian.
But...how to get up there?
Shen Qian tried to move his steps and jumped into the air.
But a strong pressure suddenly came from all around, and he seemed to have suddenly fallen into a quagmire, unable to move even an inch.
Shen Qian probably understood.
He still needs a "road", or a ladder to climb up.
The practice of princes is mostly the process of laying this staircase.
It's just that Shen Qian's avatar became a prince entirely because of the "Hundred Herbs Classic" left by Emperor Yan Shennong. He copied the path that Emperor Yan took, but there was only half of the "Hundred Herbs Classic".
In other words, this half of the "Baicao Jing" can just support Shen Qian to become a great alchemist of destiny and step into the threshold of a prince.
But Shen Qian had no idea what was going to happen next.
The warrior stage trains the body, the mountain and sea stage enlightens the Tao, what about the prince?
What did the prince rely on to pave this directionless road?
When Shen Qian was at a loss, the already silent "Hundred Herbs" scroll suddenly flickered, and a mysterious aura enveloped Shen Qian, or more accurately, Shen Qian's clone.
Caught off guard, Shen Qian's consciousness sank almost instantly, and an uncontrollable thought full of evil and greed emerged from Shen Qian's mind.
Faintly, Shen Qian saw a staircase paved with strange bricks and stones.
It seemed that as long as he was willing to walk up the stairs, he could touch the starry sky in a very short time.
Just when Shen Qian couldn't help but want to step out, his eyes suddenly became cold. As Shen Qian's eyes returned to normal, he woke up in an instant.
The system went online without any warning, allowing Shen Qian to escape the influence of the mysterious aura!
At this time, Shen Qian's clone, who was standing on the herb-shaped jade platform, had unknowingly taken a step forward.
Cold sweat soaked Shen Qian's back, and he controlled his clone and slowly retracted his steps.
Everything disappeared without a trace, as if it was just Shen Qian's hallucination.
But Shen Qian knew exactly what happened.
The mysterious aura just now is the remaining self-awareness of the "Baicao Jing" that was once out of control!
When Emperor Yan Shennong handed over the "Hundred Herbs Classic" to Shen Qian, he warned Shen Qian that although he seemed to have control of the "Hundred Herbs Classic", there were still residual memories of the "Hundred Herbs Classic".
It was just that when Shen Qian's clone broke through before, the "Baicao Jing" showed no abnormalities and the whole process went extremely smoothly, which made Shen Qian relax his vigilance.
It wasn't until Shen Qian was looking up at the starry sky just now that the self-awareness of "Baicao Jing" suddenly awakened, and even affected Shen Qian's mind.
If he guessed correctly, the stairs that appeared when his consciousness sank should be the path laid out by Emperor Yan in order to explore the ultimate secret of refining medicine.
Just as Emperor Yan was following this path, his "Tao" also began to get out of control.
Later, it was "Baicao Jing" that pushed him forward.
By the time Emperor Yan realized something was wrong, it would probably be difficult to look back, so he later teamed up with Empress Houtu to destroy the "Baicao Jing" in the Netherworld.
And Emperor Yan did not hesitate to use his own soul to personally suppress the "Hundred Herbs Classic" for thousands of years.
From now on, there will no longer be a great alchemist with a destiny in the world.
Today, although Shen Qian successfully broke through the prince with the help of "Hundred Herbs Classic", it was undoubtedly equivalent to opening Pandora's box.
He knew that if he followed the path shown in the "Hundred Herbs Classic", he might be able to reach an extremely high level in a very short time and become a strong person among the princes.
But... whether that is the path he wants to take, or the path that the "Hundred Herbs Classic" wants to take, is open to debate.
Shen Qian shook his head. He did not expect that with his current ambition, he would be affected by the "Hundred Herbs Classic" in an instant.
And the remnants of the "Hundred Herbs Classic" are so powerful that even with the abilities of Emperor Yan and the Fu Lord of Netherworld, they can't completely eliminate them. Naturally, there is nothing Shen Qian can do.
However, the cultivation path of Shen Qian's avatar is now tied to the "Hundred Herbs Classic". If he wants to move forward, he can only continue to comprehend the "Hundred Herbs Classic" and take the initiative to fill in the missing parts.
Before he could not completely suppress the evil thoughts of "Baicao Jing", Shen Qian did not dare to try again.
He didn't want to turn into a monster who had lost his sense of self.
"In order to avoid losing control, the clone can only temporarily stop practicing."
Shen Qian frowned. Although he was helpless, compared to his current state, his traumatized mental strength was somewhat lagging behind.
In addition, he still has a lot of confusion about the realm of princes.
For example, he always felt that although he had broken through the princes and his clone's strength was indeed powerful, there seemed to be something missing.
And these confusions may only be answered when we see Big Lao Gao again.
However, Shen Qian made a new discovery.
When he broke through the mountains and seas before, although Shen Qian could physically enter the Dao Sea, he could only stay for a short time.
But the clone, with the dignity of a prince, will no longer be rejected by the Dao Sea. As long as he thinks deeply, he can enter the Dao Sea again at any time.
As Shen Qian's clone left Dao Hai and returned to the world of spirit witches, Dao Hai also disappeared.
Shen Qian's clone waved his hand, and the countless green fires still burning between heaven and earth were instantly extinguished.
This is the power of the prince. With a wave of his hand, the formation that once troubled Shen Qian disappeared without a trace.
However, Shen Qian tried to sense it, and found that the domain range of this clone was only about a kilometer, which was much worse than Shen Qian's original body who used the Time Conch.
After controlling the clone for a while, and having a basic grasp of the clone's strength, Shen Qian allowed the clone to hide temporarily.
Otherwise, in the face of questions from Lin Sanmo and others, the identity of this clone that suddenly appeared would be difficult to explain.
Although there are many shortcomings, no matter what, the initial goal was finally achieved. Having a clone that has begun to show the strength of a prince is equivalent to having another powerful trump card.
"It's time to really go back..."
Shen Qian exhaled a breath of turbid air. Although he was extremely tired inside, it was not the time to relax yet.
After all, this nine-day battle has not really ended yet.
At this time, as the commotion between heaven and earth subsided, Lin Sanmo and others who had hid in the distance also rushed towards this side.
Shen Qian put away the Shennong Cauldron before they arrived, and the world became empty again, with only the void that could not be closed after being torn apart, as if it was still telling something.
"Shen Qian, are you okay?"
Before he even got close, Qu Bai asked loudly, "What happened just now?"
The eyes of Bai Fei and others were also a little suspicious. Although they were far away, there was really a lot of movement on Shen Qian's side.
At this time, they found nothing around, only a strong smell of herbs remained in the air, and they were naturally doubtful.
"I made some noise just now in order to completely crack this formation, but it's okay now."
Shen Qian shook his head, smiled, and said with a smile.
"But……"
Mu Ziyan seemed to want to ask something else, but was interrupted by Cao Yi next to him.
"It's good since everything is fine." Cao Yi answered, "But now the question is, how do we get out of here?"
Everyone was a little confused.
The world of spirit witches has been extinguished in Shen Qian's description, and the "door" has long since collapsed. Naturally, no one has the ability to travel through dimensions in the flesh.
"Lin Sanmo, I remember you also have this kind of secret key, right?"
Shen Qian, who had gone through everything, did not give in. He took out his three secret keys and said, "If the rest of you have them, take them out too."
"Putting the secret keys together can lead directly to the final secret realm of the Nine Kings, and we can get out of trouble."
Listening to Shen Qian's simple explanation, although everyone was confused, those who had the secret key took out their own secret key.
Lin Sanmo had one, Bai Fei and Qu Bai also had one each, plus Shen Qian's three, making up six secret keys.
Shen Qian searched again on the broken ground, and found the last three keys as expected.
These three secret keys should all come from Fang Fan, and respectively correspond to the secret keys originally hidden in the seventh to ninth heaven battlefields.
But Shen Qian still doesn't know how Fang Fan obtained the secret key to the battlefield of the third heaven in advance.
But considering that the other party can do anything in the seventh heaven gate, it is normal to collect the remaining secret keys in advance to pave the way for him. Shen Qian is too lazy to take care of it at this time.
The nine secret keys were put together to form a strange ancient character similar to "天". As the light refracted, a light gate suddenly appeared in the mid-air.
"Let's go, you can go directly to the Nine Kings Secret Realm through the portal."
Shen Qian greeted everyone, stepped into the portal first, and disappeared.
The remaining people looked at each other, but were not in a hurry to leave.
"Cao Yi, why did you stop me just now?"
Shen Qian had already left, and Mu Ziyan, who had no scruples, finally couldn't help asking, "Don't you think everything is too strange?"
"You must have felt the terrifying aura that only belonged to the princes just now, right?"
Everyone was silent.
When Shen Qian was refining the clone just now, although they kept Shen Qian's instructions in mind and no one came over to check rashly, it didn't mean that they really didn't notice anything.
In fact, everyone here is a human being.
Even though the distance was far away, everyone not only felt the coming aura of Daohai, but also felt an extremely shocking sense of oppression in some brief moments.
Lin Sanmo and others were either disciples or descendants of top princes, so they were naturally very familiar with the feeling of oppression.
Prince!
But why would a prince suddenly appear here?
Even if you don't think about it deeply, you can still feel the mystery in it.
"From the moment you entered this world of spirit witches and met Shen Qian again, don't you think Shen Qian has changed as a different person?"
Mu Ziyan continued to express the doubts in his heart, "He was like a prophet who could predict the unknown. He revealed the conspiracy between the Spirit Witch Clan and Fang Fan in one breath, and how did he know that these secret keys lead to the Nine Kings Secret Realm... …”
"Mu Ziyan, we all know what you said."
Cao Yi shook his head and said, "But we have made an agreement just now. If Shen Qian is unwilling to say anything after questioning, we will not pursue it any further. Shen Qian's tone just now has said everything, so why do you have to break the casserole and ask for the truth? "
"Yes, everyone has their own secrets. No matter what, Shen Qian did not harm us and even saved our lives. This is the truth, isn't it?"
Qu Bai agreed.
"It really doesn't matter."
Bai Fei didn't know what he was thinking of, and his tone was a little low, "The important thing is that his strength is probably more terrifying than what we have seen... If the aura that seems to be a prince is really related to him."
"Yeah, that's the point."
Sha Bi smiled bitterly, "I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it. This is the first time in my life that I feel inferior in front of a peer."
"To be precise, he is a few years younger than us."
Cao Yi sighed.
"Mediocrity bothers itself."
Lin Sanmo, who had been silent until now, suddenly snorted coldly, "Now that you've seen it, just run after him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Sanmo ignored the stunned crowd and strode into the portal with his sword in hand.
Everyone looked at each other for a long time before Qu Bai chuckled and said, "Yeah, just catch up. Is it possible that we are useless?"
After thinking about something, Qu Bai shook his head and stepped into the portal.
"The days to come may become interesting."
Sha Bi chuckled and followed.
"Cao Yi, let's go to that secret realm you mentioned once... next month." Bai Fei, who was still staying in place, suddenly said calmly.
"Are you crazy? That secret realm is..."
Before Cao Yi, whose face changed, could finish speaking, Bai Fei, who was carrying a long sword, had already disappeared behind the light door.
"Damn, do you really need to work so hard?"
Cao Yi cursed on the spot, but seemed to have made some kind of decision, "Damn it, forget it, if you don't give it a try, you will really fall behind..."
Cursing Cao Yi also strode into the light door.
Mu Ziyan, who was still a little unresponsive, was left standing there blankly, suddenly feeling out of place.
Among this group of people, she seemed to be the only one paying attention to those doubtful points, while in the eyes of the others, only Shen Qian's back figure had walked out an unknown distance.
Mu Ziyan suddenly remembered that when she was talking to her teacher Qian Huanbo a long time ago, Qian Huanbo once sighed and said that within ten years, she would not be able to keep up with Lin Sanmo and Bai Fei.
Mu Ziyan was still unconvinced at that time, but at this moment, she seemed to understand something.
"Could it be...that this is why the teachers think that I am inferior to them?"
Mu Ziyan, who muttered to herself, gritted her teeth and quickly stepped into the portal.
