Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 450: Chapter 450: The 10-Year Agreement

Elder Ni’s eyes blazed with a mixture of reverence and fanaticism.

He was thinking of what Xu Yunfan had said: the more people who cultivated the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture, the more prosperous the Dharma Lineage’s Destiny would become. When that time came, not only would the True Martial Format itself rise with the tide, but it would even open up several more positions for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Elder Ni’s gaze burned as he stared at the summit of True Martial Peak. If he had the chance to forge a Dao Foundation, he naturally wanted to achieve the Divine Martial Format as well.

A sharp glint flashed through his murky eyes, as if he could already see himself robed in the star patterns of the Black Tortoise.

If he dared to dream even bigger, he imagined using a Divine Martial Dao Foundation to revitalize his aging body. Perhaps he could even make a gamble for the Golden Core Dao before his lifespan ran out.

The most shocked of all was the Maiyi Old Taoist. He had been on the cliff’s edge practicing the Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting, but now he was violently jolted from his state of "sitting in oblivion, forgetting the self."

For the first time, a flicker of astonishment crossed the old Taoist’s placid, emotionless face.

After all, it was the first time he had ever witnessed the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth being drawn in with such wild, voracious momentum.

The gazes of the onlookers met across the distance, and they all saw the shock in each other’s eyes.

It was not unusual for a Foundation Establishment Daoist Master to command the Power of Heaven and Earth. However, to simultaneously draw upon such disparate Dao Rhymes as Star Power, Sword Intent, Wu Earth, and other profound spiritualities was simply unheard of!

The Eight Sceneries of Profound Capital, which refined all manner of profound mysteries, would naturally draw attention.

Fortunately, the hundred-mile radius around True Martial Peak was all under his control, and it was protected by the Hidden Star Concealing Moon Array, which Xu Yunfan had personally laid down and continuously upgraded.

「Five years later, on the first day of spring」

A clear, long cry suddenly echoed from the summit of True Martial Peak.

Xu Yunfan’s True Martial Magical Power surged around him. The sound wave, like a dragon’s roar in the highest heavens, sent the sea of clouds within a ten-mile radius churning and rolling back.

That cry contained the demon-subduing Dao Rhyme of True Martial Demon Subduing, the sharp aura of the Wansheng Sword Intent, the thunderous might of the Cyan Dragon Thunder Bead, and the profound transformations of the Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi.

Under the impact of these multiple Dao Rhymes, the nine layers of clouds were torn apart layer by layer like thin silk, revealing the azure sky.

The new disciples on True Martial Peak looked up in horror to see a figure treading on the clouds, ascending straight up. As his robes fluttered, brilliant lights from all directions swirled and interwove around his body.

’That was a bit too flashy.’ Xu Yunfan quickly retracted his aura. He glanced at the Hidden Star Concealing Moon Array he had deployed and saw that it was still operating without issue, which set his mind at ease.

’You have achieved initial mastery of the Profound Capital Eight Sceneries Celestial Refining Creation Cloud Scripture.’

Seeing the message flash in the notification bar of the Attribute Panel in his vision, Xu Yunfan couldn’t help but reveal a smile.

The Cultivation path of the Eight Sceneries of Profound Capital was far more difficult than he had imagined. Xu Yunfan had spent five whole years just to barely condense each of the Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi into form.

During that time, he had experienced countless explosions from clashing Cloud Qi and endured the agony of Spiritual Power backlash time and again. The days and nights spent in his Quiet Chamber repeatedly deducing Cloud Qi combinations, the frustration of falling short at the last moment due to minute errors in control—these were hardships not meant for outsiders’ ears.

Every attempt to merge the Kan Water Cloud and the Li Fire Cloud required him to split his Heart and Spirit into hundreds of strands, precisely controlling every node of Spiritual Power like a seamstress threading a needle.

The slightest carelessness would result in the Cloud Qi exploding and leaving his Grotto-residence in shambles.

In those five years, he had lost count of how many Daoist robes he had to replace or how many times he had to repair his destroyed Artifact Refining Platform.

At his most desperate, he once spent seven days and seven nights in the Linn Character State, experimenting with all eighty-six thousand possible combinations of the Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi one by one.

By the time he exited the Linn Character State, blood was trickling from his seven orifices. But it was precisely this nearly obsessive, arduous Cultivation that allowed him, after countless failures, to finally grasp that elusive thread of profound balance.

Only then did he finally achieve initial mastery. With the pent-up frustration in his chest released all at once, he couldn’t help but roar at the sky.

He now understood why characters in web novels always roared at the sky the moment they came out of seclusion.

After being cooped up for so long, to finally achieve a breakthrough felt like the sky clearing after a storm. It was only natural to want to let out a few roars to vent that pent-up energy.

「Time flowed like water. The true qualitative change occurred in the deep winter of the tenth year.」

When Xu Yunfan superimposed the Three-Headed Six-Armed Dharma Aspect of his Divine Martial Dao Foundation with the Turtle and Snake True Form recorded in the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture, the Spiritual Qi across the entire True Martial Peak suddenly stagnated.

Amidst the churning sea of clouds on the summit, an unprecedented True Martial Dharma Aspect rose from the ground.

Its fundamental form was that of the Profound Celestial God, clad in Profound Armor etched with the pattern of the Big Dipper. It stood upon a Spirit Platform with a Turtle and Snake Coiled, and behind its head floated the True Martial Beidou Wheel, its seven stars shining brilliantly.

This Dharma Aspect was also fused with the baleful appearance of a three-headed, six-armed being. Its main head had eyes wide with fury, and the Celestial Eye on its forehead shot out a Demon-Subduing Golden Light.

The left head’s eyes were closed in concentration, a Linn Character Dao Pattern appearing between its brows. The right head was in a state of enlightenment, its lips moving as if chanting the True Words of the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture.

Its six arms each wielded a Divine Weapon. The front pair of arms formed the True Martial Demon Suppression Seal, and phantoms of a turtle and snake in its palms breathed Star Power in and out.

The middle left arm held the Profound Iron Heavy Sword, its blade wreathed in Cyan Dragon Thunder Patterns. The middle right arm swung the Shaking Mountain Hammer, upon whose head the Big Dipper constellations flowed. The rear left arm held an inverted Heaven-Piercing Halberd, its tip crackling with intertwined Thunder Fire.

Most astonishing of all was the faint Grotto Heaven Illusion that appeared behind the Dharma Aspect.

The moment the Dharma Aspect fully manifested, the Spiritual Qi from the entire True Martial Peak surged toward it like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, creating a vacuum of Spiritual Qi visible to the naked eye!

"Junior Brother, this is..."

Daoist Master Hundred Peaks, who had just arrived, felt his pupils shrink.

His first sight was of the unprecedented Dharma Aspect hovering over the summit. Its body was covered in a Turtle Shell, its arms wrapped in snake scales. Its three heads displayed expressions of fury, tranquility, and enlightenment, while its six arms were either forming seals or holding weapons. It stood upon a churning sea of the Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi.

"Thank you for your guidance back then, Senior Brother."

Having retracted his power, Xu Yunfan’s aura was completely contained. Only the occasional glint of golden light in the depths of his eyes revealed his progress.

He was just one step away from entering the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment realm.

To go from Early-Stage Foundation Establishment to the verge of the Middle Stage in a mere fifteen years—such a Cultivation speed was truly astonishing.

With a somewhat complicated expression, Daoist Master Hundred Peaks handed over a Jade Scroll. "A message has come from Cold Crow Pass. The previous Guardian Envoy has sent an urgent summons."

Xu Yunfan cupped his hands and smiled. "Don’t worry, Senior Brother. Since I have already agreed to this matter, I will naturally honor my promise and go."

Daoist Master Hundred Peaks nodded slightly, a trace of relief in his eyes. "Cold Crow Pass is dangerous, but it is also a place of opportunity. Junior Brother, you must be careful on this journey..."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother. Please look after True Martial Peak for me. I’ll be on my way."

Before his voice had even faded, Xu Yunfan had already formed a hand seal and taken flight, his Divine Martial Dao Foundation erupting with power.

A streak of profound, cyan Escape Light shot into the sky, carving a brilliant trajectory above True Martial Peak.

Within the Escape Light, the form of a Turtle and Snake Coiled could be faintly seen, further buoyed by the Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi. Its speed was so fast that it streaked past several mountain peaks in the blink of an eye.

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Cold Crow Pass was located at the border of the Primordial Sect’s territory, a strategic and treacherous pass at the intersection of the Three Sects.

Looking down from his Escape Light, Xu Yunfan saw a formidable fortress of black stone standing majestically among the distant mountains. Beside it snaked the Nether River, its Black Water still holding countless resentful souls submerged within, never to be reborn for all eternity.

Even a member of the Demon Dao, upon seeing this, would have to secretly admit that these were indeed the methods of their own kind.

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