Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 430: Chapter 430: The Celestial Dao of This World

This Supreme Grandmaster of the Ninth Realm, who had once single-handedly suppressed the turmoil of the Thirty-Six Peaks, now had to silently recite the Heart Calming Scripture and circulate his True Qi through three Grand Circulations just to steady his Heart and Spirit.

He could clearly feel that the disciple before him, who once needed his protection, no longer circulated Martial Arts True Qi. Instead, a mysterious and profound power, something far closer to the Origin of heaven and earth, flowed around him.

Its quality was far, far superior to that of True Qi.

’Xu Yunfan has definitely broken through the Land Immortal Realm and stepped onto the Immortal Path!’

Xu Yunfan nodded with a smile, a simple gesture that nonetheless caused the "Daoist Natural Law" plaque hanging in the hall to suddenly flare with golden light.

He glanced at it, but just as he was about to look away, his expression shifted. He turned his head for a closer look.

’This aura of Daoist Natural Law...’

Xu Yunfan’s brow furrowed slightly, his Divine Sense spreading out like ripples.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit had long since been refined into one, and their memory should be flawless. There was no reason for this sense of vagueness.

Yet the Dao Rhyme currently circulating on the plaque felt familiar, as if viewed through a thin mist.

He suddenly recalled seeing a tattered Battle Banner in the Jiazi Vault of the Profound Celestial Pavilion, part of the Primordial Sect in the Taihua Realm. It had this same residual aura.

’But the origin isn’t here. It seems... I’ve discovered something extraordinary.’

As he pondered, several young disciples nearby could no longer withstand the True Martial pressure suffusing the air. They had to grab onto the hall’s pillars to remain standing.

They discovered to their horror that the Powerful Qi they had painstakingly cultivated for years was reversing its flow within their bodies, as if actively recoiling from the aura of that being.

Hearing the commotion, Xu Yunfan quickly returned to his senses. He looked at the shocked yet overjoyed Bi Yuan and smiled.

"Master!"

Bi Yuan felt a wave of relief. He asked with concern, "How have you been?"

"Quite well. I had some fortunate encounters in the Taihua Realm and have finally settled down."

Xu Yunfan spoke casually, smiling as he said, "I have now successfully reached Foundation Establishment. I am with the Primordial Sect in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm and have earned the right to establish my own peak. Once things were relatively stable, I came back."

Bi Yuan’s throat bobbed.

As the Daoist Sect Leader, and with Xu Yunfan having previously interrogated disciples of the Primordial Demon Sect, Bi Yuan was well aware of the significance of "establishing a peak" within the Upper Realm Sects.

It meant that this disciple, who once needed his protection, was now the master of his own peak, capable of truly commanding the Destiny of an entire region.

"Fortunate encounters?" Bi Yuan’s voice was tinged with emotion. "You’ve been gone from the Divine Martial Realm for merely three years..."

’Three years?’

Xu Yunfan subconsciously made a few calculations on his fingers, his eyebrows arching slightly.

’It seems the flow of time in the Divine Martial Realm differs from that of the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm. No wonder the time between each visit from the Primordial Sect disciples isn’t very long.’

"Master, do you still remember what you said when you sent me away?"

Xu Yunfan put away the Token and stood with his hands clasped behind his back. "After learning that the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm held the true Immortal Dao, a path to break free of all shackles, you said that the Divine Martial Realm was a dried-up well, and that I, the frog within it, had to jump out and see the true expanse of heaven and earth."

A faint smile couldn’t help but spread across Bi Yuan’s face upon hearing this.

Of course he remembered. It was the conversation they’d had atop Qingwei Mountain on the eve of Xu Yunfan’s departure.

"It seems..." Bi Yuan took a deep breath, struggling to calm the turbulent qi and blood in his chest. Even with his mental fortitude, he couldn’t suppress the burgeoning thoughts in his mind. He chuckled. "You, the frog, have not only jumped out of the well, but you’ve also transformed into a dragon."

"A dragon? Master, you jest."

Xu Yunfan shook his head and chuckled softly, the image of a coiling tortoise and snake flickering in his eyes. He gently stroked the hilt of his True Martial Sword, and the blade instantly bloomed with a hazy, cyan Profound Light. Vague phantoms of a tortoise and snake swam along its edge.

"A True Dragon is a True Spirit of heaven and earth. Even a Golden Core True Monarch must show it deference. With my meager Daoist Cultivation, dealing with the likes of a Flood Dragon is one thing, but a True Dragon? I wouldn’t dare claim such a title."

Bi Yuan sighed. "Still, that’s far better than being loaches in this little pond of ours."

After a pause, Bi Yuan looked Xu Yunfan up and down, his voice full of concern. "You... you’ve suffered."

A warmth spread through Xu Yunfan’s heart. He smiled. "I wouldn’t call it suffering. There were just a few setbacks. On the whole, things went quite smoothly."

As he spoke, he made a pressing motion with his hand, and a ray of azure light shot into the space between Bi Yuan’s eyebrows.

"This is...?"

Bi Yuan shuddered, feeling a profound scripture materialize within his Purple Mansion.

"The True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture," Xu Yunfan said softly. "The path I now cultivate is enough for you, Master, to break through the shackles of the Ninth Realm."

In the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, every path of Cultivation has its pioneers.

Once a Cultivator achieves the Foundation Establishment Realm, if their descendants in cultivation practice their True Scripture, they will, through a mystical connection, bolster the pioneer’s path. The more who practice it, the more stable the pioneer’s Dao Foundation becomes, and the smoother their own journey of Cultivation will be.

For this very reason, without exception, all Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters establish their own peaks to transmit their teachings and gather disciples.

This is done both to carry on their teachings and to forge the foundation of their own Dharma Lineage.

This is a consensus among the Cultivators of the Taihua Realm and a necessary step after reaching Foundation Establishment.

This is precisely why, upon reaching Foundation Establishment, every single Foundation Establishment Daoist Master will establish a peak, pass on their methods, and create their own Dharma Lineage.

With more people cultivating the path, the capacity for more to reach Foundation Establishment naturally increases.

At this thought, Xu Yunfan couldn’t help but recall the person in the Bodhi Pure Land he had sensed through a resonance of auras—someone else who was Cultivating True Martial Demon Suppression Scripture.

’They must have been concealed by the actions of a True Monarch before. Otherwise, how could I have only sensed them after taking hold of the True Martial Sword?’

’Insidious. Far too insidious.’

’But the Primordial Sect was one move ahead and managed to acquire the True Martial Sword.’

’A conflict between the two sides is inevitable. There is bound to be a life-or-death struggle in the future.’

’Now, with True Martial Peak, the True Martial Sword, and the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture enhanced by the Attribute Panel, if I establish my own Dharma Lineage, the destinies of my followers won’t be usurped by another.’

Bi Yuan’s hands trembled slightly.

He had been cultivating for nearly three Jiazi, stuck at the "Unity of God and Dao" state within the Martial Arts Nine Realms for almost twenty years. This Scripture was like a beacon in the darkness, illuminating the path ahead.

"You..."

"Master."

Xu Yunfan cut him off, his gaze suddenly turning profound. "The heavens of the Divine Martial Realm... are about to change."

The very instant he uttered these words, a deafening clap of thunder exploded from the clear sky outside the hall.

Bi Yuan jerked his head up, only to see the once crystal-clear sky suddenly change color.

The vast, clear sky seemed to be torn asunder by an invisible hand; as Cloud Qi billowed, several claps of thunder suddenly rang out.

’The heavens’ wrath?’

’Not quite.’

Xu Yunfan gave it a casual glance before looking away. ’What I’m doing will naturally displease the Celestial Dao of the Divine Martial Realm. In response, it’s only natural for an Anomaly to appear.’

’But I am a native of the Divine Martial Realm and have the merit of slaying an otherworldly demon. The Celestial Dao is just an unconscious, functioning entity; there’s nothing it can do to me.’

"This time, I’ve returned..."

When Xu Yunfan finished explaining his purpose for returning, Bi Yuan’s heart surged with emotion. Of course, he was more than willing.

What member of the Taoist Sect, having reached his level, wouldn’t want to take another step forward and seek the Longevity Dao Fruit?

In an instant, Bi Yuan made his decision. "Good! Excellent! I will ring the great bell of the Taoist Sect at once and call the Ninth Realm Elders out of seclusion. We will see who is willing to go with you!"

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