Chapter 687: Chapter 687: Hidden Big Shot?
In the blink of an eye, another few thousand years had passed.

Qin Changqing had completely adapted to the rhythm of an Immortal’s life,

Of course, his life, compared to that of a regular Immortal, was more colorful and varied.

The time he spent cultivating was not much, generally just when he was absorbing cultivation base, it would take some time.

With rewards of millions of years of cultivation base, now, absorbing once would take decades.

Most importantly, these rewards contained an enhancement for the Dao fruit.

The enhancement of the Dao fruit required the gathering of the Dao of Heaven and Earth, this couldn’t be rushed.

But compared to other Immortals, it was already countless times faster.

So much so that on the day of Qin Changqing’s 50,000th birthday, Qin Changqing formally reached the peak of Great Luo.

“Peak!”

After reaching the peak of Great Luo, feeling the strength within himself, Qin Changqing revealed a smile.

Peak of Great Luo is the true peak.

All aspects of power had reached their strongest.

Above the peak of Great Luo there was still Great Luo Perfection, but Great Luo Perfection only meant that the power accumulated was sufficient, more power, one could begin attempting to become a Semi-Saint.

In terms of combat power, there is no big difference from the peak of Great Luo.

That is, Qin Changqing had now reached the moment of his strongest combat power within the realm of Great Luo.

This was the strongest in his own combat power, not compared with others.

If it were a comparison, Qin Changqing would have long been far stronger than other Great Luos.

“Good heavens, it truly makes it easy to merge with the Dao!”

After reaching the peak of Great Luo, Qin Changqing attempted to merge with the heavenly Dao, to replace the Tianxin with his own heart.

This is a necessary step for those wishing to become a saint.

To successfully prove the Dao, one must feel the Dao, to merge with the heavenly Dao.

This is not a simple comprehension of the Dao, but to experience with oneself, as if transforming oneself into the heavenly Dao to feel its vastness.

This attempt startled Qin Changqing into breaking out in a cold sweat.

That feeling was indeed incomparable.

In that moment, Qin Changqing seemed to become the heavenly Dao, his perspective infinitely vast, as if the entirety of the Immortal World was beneath his gaze.

Such a wonderful feeling, even to a Great Luo, could feel like a kind of sublimation.

But…

If one couldn’t stop at that moment, then it was completely over.

If one merged with the heavenly Dao for too long and couldn’t retreat, then all was lost.

It didn’t matter if it was Great Luo, a Semi-Saint, or a Quasi-Saint—being assimilated by the heavenly Dao meant the end.

Qin Changqing successfully stopped and then gained what he needed.

“Is this what a Pseudo-Saint is?”

This was indeed a Pseudo-Saint.

Pseudo-Saint is not a realm, but a short-term ability to exert strength comparable to that of a Semi-Saint.

As long as one has undergone a single feeling of the Dao, merged with the heavenly Dao, successfully retreated, and can clearly obtain a strand of Dao origin to inject into the Dao fruit to form a Dao mark, it could be achieved.

However, Dao marks are not permanent; they diminish with each use.

Generally, after a Great Luo’s first attempt at feeling the Dao and obtaining Dao origin, it’s enough for them to display less than half an hour’s worth of Pseudo-Saint strength.

This refers to the total time; a Great Luo could use it in divided sessions.

After all, once the Dao mark is used up, it’s gone.

And it would grow weaker with each use.

Once gone, a Great Luo could only risk attempting to feel the Dao again.

Qin Changqing this time, obtained sufficient Dao origin to last several hours.

In any case, with this surge to the peak of Great Luo, Qin Changqing’s strength had also taken a qualitative leap.

“Just one more section to go.”

Only one section was left of the Moon God’s Ninth Tone.

The Moon God’s Ninth Tone is indeed more difficult.

In terms of matching with one’s realm, the Moon God’s Seventh Tone could lead a Golden Immortal straight to Great Luo.

The Moon God’s Eighth Tone, then aids a Great Luo in comprehending the Dao.

The Moon God’s Ninth Tone, is greatly beneficial even to those at the peak of Great Luo.

This tone is extremely complex.

Just the first half given by the Moon God is more than all the previous eight tones combined.

At its most basic, once the first half is played, the duration of the tone would last for several years.

These Taoist Rhymes, as a rule, last longer the farther on they go.

Even for Qin Changqing, with the aid of the System, it took so many years.

After all, this is different from comprehending the Dao.

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Understanding the Dao merely requires you to perceive it.

Just like singing a song, once you can sing it, that’s all there is to it.

But what about writing a song?

Of course, understanding the Dao is infinitely more difficult than singing a song by countless billions of times, but the principle is the same.

Otherwise, why would the Flowers Celestial Master, a Quasi-Saint, find creating the Taoist Rhyme so challenging?

Seeing that the Moon God’s Ninth Tone was only lacking one section, Qin Changqing also buried his head and continued to compose.

A thousand years later, he finally conquered it.

“It is done, but it should still need some refinement.”

Seeing it was done, Qin Changqing took the Dao Score of this tone and went to the Moon Immortal World.

This was not his first visit; over the years, he would come here periodically to discuss the Moon God’s Ninth Tone with the Moon God.

The entrance to the Moon Immortal World was located atop a waning moon.

This was a true waning moon, crescent in shape, like a sickle.

When Qin Changqing appeared, several female immortals revealed themselves.

“Immortal Master Qin Changqing.”

The female immortals’ eyes lit up upon seeing Qin Changqing.

They all recognized Qin Changqing.

“Please enter, Immortal Master.”

The female immortals directly activated the Teleportation Array.

Qin Changqing nodded slightly to them and stepped inside.

After passing through a Teleportation Array, Qin Changqing was directly transported to the moon where the Moon God resided.

As soon as Qin Changqing appeared, Gao Yue showed herself.

“You are here. The Moon God left home a hundred years ago and won’t return for some more years,” Gao Yue said.

“Where did she go?” Qin Changqing asked curiously.

“The Moon God likely went to Guixu, where there are some ancient moons. She went to collect lunar soil from them to create more moons,” Gao Yue explained.

I see.

Qin Changqing took out the Dao Score and handed it to Gao Yue.

“This is the Ninth Tone. When the Moon God returns, please hand it to her,” Qin Changqing said.

Upon hearing Qin Changqing’s words, a joyful expression emerged on Gao Yue’s face.

“Has the Ninth Tone been created?” she took it from him.

“Thank you. I will definitely give it to her when she returns,” she said.

“There are still some imperfections that we can discuss when she’s back,” Qin Changqing said.

“Mm,” Gao Yue nodded lightly.

Qin Changqing said, “Then I will take my leave now.”

“Wait,” Gao Yue called out to him at that moment.

Qin Changqing turned around and saw Gao Yue handing him a delicate jade pendant.

“This moonstone is for you,” she said.

Moonstone?

Qin Changqing took it, finding the moonstone quite beautiful, but couldn’t discern its purpose.

“Thank you,” Qin Changqing did not refuse.

Gao Yue’s identity, on the other hand, was mysterious, as Qin Changqing, on this visit in his true form, was unable to ascertain her true cultivation level.

With Qin Changqing’s current strength, not even a Semi-Saint could hide their power from him.

Could it be that this girl was an even more formidable hidden power than the Moon God?

But what didn’t make sense was if she really was such a hidden power, why would she always stay above the moon? Every time Qin Changqing came, she seemed to be there.

These questions could only be investigated after the Moon God’s return.

After leaving the Moon Immortal World, Qin Changqing once again sent Spiritual Liquid and Elixir Fluid to the Ancient Emperor.

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