Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 490: Chapter 490: You Have a Profound Buddha’s Destiny

Even so, in the millennium that followed, despite his steady climb to the throne of a True Monarch and his attainment of a Sword Dao Golden Core, the label "outsider from a Small World Heaven" was never completely shed.

Within the Wansheng Sword Sect, certain deep-rooted, ancient factions of True Monarchs never truly overcame their alienation and ostracism of him.

If not for the devastating losses of the war between the Three Sects, the Wansheng Sword Sect would not have faced such a talent shortage, desperate to replenish its ranks with top-tier combatants. Furthermore, had Lv Chunyang’s own talent and comprehension not been so astounding as to turn the heads of the entire Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, suggesting he might even shatter the fetters of the Sword Dao, it never would have been his turn to rise to power, regardless of his Fruit Position.

Outsiders only saw his glamorous status. How could they know of the turbulent undercurrents beneath the surface?

’Back when I first attained my Golden Core Fruit Position, even with perfect timing, location, and harmony, it made no difference. I still couldn’t overcome it.’

Listening to Lv Chunyang’s calm narration, Xu Yunfan felt a chill in his heart. He now had a much deeper understanding of the Ancestral Master’s predicament within the Wansheng Sword Sect as an "outsider from a Small World Heaven."

Just then, Lv Chunyang’s tone shifted, taking on a hint of playful candor.

"Staying with the Primordial Sect... that’s actually not a bad place for you to be."

He picked up the deep purple Nine-Orifice Gourd at his waist, uncorked it, and took a drink. A faint smile touched his lips. "The world may call the Primordial Sect a Demon Sect, but its creed—’the capable rise, the weak fall’—points directly to the core of the Great Dao, and it is brutally effective. If not for the fact that the ’Pure Yang Infinite: All Things Silent’ Fruit Position I attained back then was a perfect match for one of the Wansheng Sword Sect’s Sword Dao Golden Cores, placing me firmly within its lineage and making a change impossible, I sometimes think I would have thrown my lot in with the Primordial Sect myself, just to have some peace and quiet."

His words sounded like a casual jest, but they held a sliver of genuine feeling. Xu Yunfan, who was intimately familiar with the Primordial Sect’s methods, was left speechless, his surprise mounting.

There was a reason the Primordial Demon Sect was known as a Demon Sect. That Lv Chunyang could say such a thing proved he was a man without inhibitions.

Hearing Lv Chunyang’s candid, even somewhat heretical, admission, the anxiety that had been weighing on Xu Yunfan’s heart finally eased.

The Ancestral Master Chunyang before him was clearly not one of those stubborn pedants who, hating evil as they would a personal enemy, blindly labeled the Primordial Sect as demonic and called for its destruction.

On the contrary, the pragmatism and lack of inhibitions conveyed in his words revealed a profound wisdom that saw through worldly affairs and pierced superficial appearances. Xu Yunfan was not only filled with admiration but also felt a deep sense of relief.

’This isn’t just any powerful backer,’ Xu Yunfan thought. ’This is a colossal, indestructible, brilliantly shining golden backer, standing at the very pinnacle of the Sword Dao!’

The internal politics of the Wansheng Sword Sect were complex. The deep-rooted, old-guard factions indeed felt a sense of alienation toward this True Monarch from a "Small World Heaven," and often treated him with disdain and exclusion.

However, no matter how resentful those long-established True Monarch Clans were, in the end, they had no choice but to "hold their noses" and acknowledge his status.

Ultimately, it all boiled down to one thing: Lv Chunyang’s terrifying strength.

In the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, Sword Cultivators were renowned for their ferocious offensive power, which was considered second to none.

An ordinary True Monarch of Sword Dao was already terrifying enough, but this Ancestral Master Chunyang had, within his own vast and boundless Dao Born Sword Realm, comprehended and condensed more than ten terrifying forms of Sword Intent, each honed to its absolute peak: Red Sun, Cold Moon, Gale, Sky Splitter, Thick Earth, and No Return, among others!

Who would dare show the slightest contempt for a Golden Core True Monarch who wielded such world-shaking power, as if he held the ultimate Law of the Sword Dao itself? Even if they had their complaints, who would dare voice them?

His very presence, seated here, was the embodiment of the ultimate cutting edge of the Sword Dao—enough to silence all dissent.

Xu Yunfan now realized with utter clarity what an astonishing, heaven-defying stroke of fortune it was to not only meet this Ancestral Master but to have him offer his help.

’A Great True Monarch at the Mid-Stage Golden Core, soon to reach the Late Stage!’

One old and one young, they spoke for a long time under the boundless starlight of the Pure Yang Cave Heaven, discussing old tales of the Taoist Sect and insights from their cultivation.

Xu Yunfan answered respectfully, recounting his own experiences. Lv Chunyang would occasionally offer a comment, each one brief and concise, yet striking at the very heart of the Great Dao’s mysteries. Xu Yunfan benefited immensely, feeling as though a fog had been lifted from his mind. Many concepts that had previously stumped him were casually illuminated by the Ancestral Master, giving him a newfound sense of confidence and clarity.

Most importantly, Xu Yunfan glanced at his Attribute Panel.

Even though Lv Chunyang had only spoken a few occasional sentences, the Skill Level for his True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture, Profound Capital Eight Sceneries Celestial Refining Creation Cloud Scripture, and Wansheng Sword Transformation Technique were flooding his Attribute Panel with notifications.

Seeing Xu Yunfan lost in thought, Lv Chunyang assumed he was contemplating the principles they had just discussed. Sitting on his cattail cushion, he raised an eyebrow, took a sip from the deep purple Nine-Orifice Gourd at his waist, and spoke in a distant tone that seemed to see through all things.

"The Wansheng Sword Transformation Technique is said to have been personally left behind by that Daoist Lord. It is the very foundation of the Sword Dao in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm.

"Do you know why, in this realm, Sword Intent reigns magnificent and supreme, while the True Intents of all other weapons—sabers, spears, even axes, halberds, hooks, and forks—have all fallen silent, to the point of vanishing completely?"

Without waiting for Xu Yunfan’s reply, a sardonic, all-knowing smile touched Lv Chunyang’s lips, as if he had grasped the very Origin of the world. He then gave the cruel, decisive answer, born of the Daoist Lord’s power:

"Because the Daoist Lord, with his supreme power, was the first to deduce, forge, and give concrete Manifestation to the True Intent of the ’Sword’ from within the chaos of the Ten Thousand Laws.

"Once Sword Intent was established, it became a magnificent pillar of the Great Dao’s Law, seizing the positions of ’first mover’ and ’sovereign’ in this world’s evolution.

"From that moment on, the Daos of all other weapons were like sparks falling into a world-ending ocean, suppressed and assimilated by the vast Sword Dao. They were silenced for all eternity, with no chance to ever sprout and manifest in the world again."

After a long moment, Lv Chunyang set down his gourd. His gaze, both gentle and sharp, fell upon Xu Yunfan once more, and the atmosphere shifted.

"The idle chatter is over."

Lv Chunyang’s voice remained calm, but it carried a solemn weight, a sense of insight into fate, that pressed down on Xu Yunfan like an invisible mountain, making his heart tremble.

"You have been firmly targeted by the Puchen Pure Land’s ’Guiding Buddha Lamp’ and branded by its karma. This is a fateful entanglement that will pursue you relentlessly. It is nearly impossible to escape."

He raised an eyebrow, his gaze seeming to pierce through the walls of the Grotto Heaven to land upon the chaotic and distant Eastern Wilderness. "This is a grand chess game laid by the World Honored One Tathagata. An existence on the Daoist Lord Level such as him sees you as an indispensable piece in his scheme. The Eastern Wilderness... I’m afraid that no matter how unwilling you are, you must go there."

At this, even the Golden Core True Monarch revealed a hint of helplessness and took another drink from the deep purple Nine-Orifice Gourd at his waist.

’I’m only at the Golden Core realm,’ he thought. ’As for the schemes of a Nascent Soul Daoist Lord... things are fine here in the Southern Continent, the Wansheng Sword Sect’s territory. After all, our own Sword Dao’s Daoist Lord is here. Even if the World Honored One Tathagata is shameless enough to show up in a newbie village decked out in full divine armor just to show off, he’d still have to think twice. But once I’m outside the Southern Continent, it’s a different story.’

"The True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture from the Divine Martial Realm may be a Great Dao inheritance that leads directly to the Golden Core, but the true essence of this Profound Skill, when traced back to its source, is derived from the even more ancient and profound foundational Buddhist Dharma of the Puchen Pure Land."

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