Chapter 415

Prime Clear Shenxiao Region, Dubhe Peak.

Bells rang, and Immortal Qi lingered. Over five hundred new disciples entered the Heaven Receiving Hall excitedly and joyfully, preparing to formally join Penglai.

Being able to stand out from the tens of thousands of humans, half-demons, and even demons participating in the Penglai Dharma Assembly, how could these young cultivators not feel a little high-spirited and smug?

Shi Yixing was in a good mood, and his many days of worries were swept away. Moreover, his good friends Liu Ziyi, Liu Yueting, and Yunyao had all successfully passed, and were just around him. How could he not be happy? However, due to the solemn atmosphere within the Heaven Receiving Hall, they didn't dare to use secret sound transmission techniques, nor did they dare to whisper to each other.

They sized each other up, and as their gazes met, they all saw the joy in each other's eyes, as well as their sincere blessings. This was especially so for Liu Ziyi, Liu Yueting, and Yunyao. They had originally thought that Shi Yixing's aptitude was slightly lacking and would be eliminated, but who knew that after the temperament test, Shi Yixing would be ranked in the top three, directly joining the sect.

"As expected, Penglai values temperament the most!"

"This place has the bearing of a great Immortal sect!"

"As expected of a top-notch sect!"

All sorts of thoughts grew in their hearts, until a thirty-year-old man in a black Daoist robe stood up in front of the Heaven Receiving Hall, and said loudly, "Patriarch Hall, invite the statues of the patriarchs!"

Shi Yixing and the others immediately puffed out their chests and raised their heads, standing quietly. Clear light shone in front of them, and purple and green lotuses flew around. Four tall jade statues appeared out of nowhere.

Shi Yixing and the others looked carefully, and saw that one of the jade statues was a beautiful woman in a purple dress. She had shapely eyebrows and phoenix-like eyes, and exuded a dignified aura. Another was a white-haired, ruddy old man wearing a Taichi Daoist robe and a Seven Stars Crown. Another was a Daoist dressed in hemp garments and straw shoes, looking casual and carefree, and the last was a young man in a plain green robe.

The black-robed Jindan Grandmaster pointed at the jade statue of the woman, and said, "This is the beginning of our sect's legacy, the Jade Clear Shenxiao Daoist Lord. All new outer-sect disciples, kneel and kowtow!"

"So this is the Daolord Shenxiao who is known as the number one person under Daozu."

Although Shi Yixing, Liu Yueting, and the others had heard a lot about Lord Daoist Shenxiao, it was their first time seeing him in person.

They did not dare to look at him for too long and respectfully bowed three times and kowtowed nine times.

Then, Jindan Grandmaster, who was wearing a black Daoist robe, pointed at the white-haired, ruddy old man and said, "This is our sect's founder, Patriarch Song. All new outer disciples, please kowtow to him!"

When the new disciples were done bowing, he pointed at Daoist Priest Qing Yun and said, "This is our sect's first Heaven Immortal True Monarch, Ancestor Xu. All new outer sect disciples, continue bowing!"

The initiation ceremony was dull and simple, but Shi Yixing and the others didn't find it boring. Instead, they listened to the introduction with great interest and bowed respectfully.

Finally, Jindan Grandmaster, who was wearing a black Daoist robe, pointed at the handsome young man and said, "This is the Grand Heavenly Dao Monarch, Patriarch Shi, who brought glory to our sect. All new outer sect disciples, please kowtow to him!"

"This is the Grand Heavenly Dao Monarch who became a half-step Golden Immortal in ten thousand years?!"

"This is the rare swordsmanship genius, the Grand Heavenly Dao Monarch of all worlds, Jian Han?!"

He achieved Dao more than ten thousand years ago, and his life was extremely legendary. His stories were spread across all worlds, and he was the model that countless cultivators yearned for and urged themselves to forge ahead.

Recalling the various experiences of their predecessors, Shi Yixing, Liu Yueting, Liu Ziyi, Yunyao, and the others solemnly bowed and kowtowed nine times with great reverence.

Under the influence of the atmosphere, they suddenly felt as if they had truly stepped onto the long path of cultivation.

…

Phecda Peak, inside Shi Xuan's cave abode.

In the quiet room, Shi Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged on a cattail hassock, suddenly flew out of his Primordial Spirit. It changed constantly, but it was abnormally heavy.

This phenomenon flew up and bloomed like fireworks. The dark black light shone and sucked in the stone table, cloud bed, bookshelf, and other items, along with their own restrictions.

As the light changed, the dark black turned into a faint black, and these items were repelled.

Yin and Yang changed, and the magnetism was born!

Shi Xuan kept the phenomenon that manifested from the Magnetism Great Dao back into his Primordial Spirit and turned into the Shangqing Yuyu Great Yin and Yang Auspicious Cloud.

It shook violently, and the Black and White Light shone brightly. The slightly difficult circulation immediately became smooth, and a mysterious change occurred.

The auspicious cloud circulated rapidly, but Shi Xuan did not stop it. Instead, he focused on comprehending it.

The Intent of Creation rose, the Intent of Division was revealed, and the Intent of Turning All Things into Chaos was restrained.

Two Polarities, Four Symbols, Magnetism, Light and Darkness, Eight Trigrams, and a total of 196 illusory Postcelestial Great Dao lit up in the spreading Intent of Derivation.

Gradually, the true meaning of the Shangqing Yuyu Great Yin and Yang Auspicious Cloud became closer and closer to the Yin-Yang Great Dao. Its circulation also became more and more like the circulation of the Yin-Yang Great Dao itself.

The lit illusory Postcelestial Great Yin and Yang Auspicious Cloud was absorbed into the Shangqing Yuyu Great Yin and Yang Great Dao.

When the Chaos Hole Great Dao was absorbed, the auspicious cloud first condensed and turned into a seed-like object that did not have any spirituality.

Following that, this seed-like object rapidly expanded into a black and white auspicious cloud. A boundless, grand, simple, and transcendent feeling arose spontaneously.

The moment one saw this auspicious cloud that circulated black and white, it was as if one saw the Yin-Yang Great Dao itself. It was as if it had descended and manifested, perfect and flawless, and mysterious.

This was the foundation of Dao Integration!

However, this perfection seemed cold, as if it was lacking something inexplicable and crucial.

Shi Xuan quietly comprehended the Shangqing Yuyu Great Yin and Yang Auspicious Cloud that had a perfect Dao foundation. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and sighed with satisfaction, "Finally, my Dao foundation has been perfected."

As for Shi Xuan's supreme divine power, the moment his Dao foundation was perfected, it had automatically risen to the third realm. The power of the Taiji Diagram and the Yin and Yang Qi Bottle had increased again. He had actually attained perfection in the true meaning of the Taiji Great Dao and the Karma Great Dao respectively!

The Taiji Diagram and the Yin and Yang Qi Bottle were two Natal Numinous Treasures that were derived from Yin and Yang and combined with other Connate Great Dao. They were what Yu Yu relied on to cultivate the Taiji Great Dao and the Karma Great Dao.

The reason why Shi Xuan was able to perfect his Dao foundation in just over ten thousand years was mainly due to the "Eye of All Souls in the Myriad Heavens and Realms" that Wu Dao Mountain Man had given him back then. He had found most of the single Lost Dao Chaos that he needed in the chaotic primordial world.

Although Shi Xuan later decided to rely on himself to see the true meaning instead of merging with the origin to make up for the lack of sharpening caused by this, with these single Lost Dao Chaos for Shi Xuan's reference and understanding, he was still more than ten times faster than normal.

If not for this, no matter how powerful Shi Xuan was, he would need at least a hundred thousand years to perfect his Dao foundation.

"Not bad, only one step away from the Heretic Dao Development." Lady Yu, who was sitting opposite him, smiled and said, "Shi Xuan, your Dao foundation is extremely solid and perfect. It's very good that you can achieve this in just ten thousand years."

When one's Dao foundation was perfected, the various auspicious clouds that were cultivated by the Yin and Yang Cultivation Methods of various sects were essentially the same. They were equivalent to a complete and miniaturized Great Dao of Yin and Yang, but it seemed to lack the same key inexplicable thing.

As the saying goes, different roads lead to the same destination, and all roads lead to the Great Dao!

However, due to the difference in the fundamental supernatural powers of each sect and their emphasis was different, it was reflected in the auspicious clouds that were slightly different. For example, Shi Xuan's Yin Yang Chaotic Divine Light was created by Daoist Yu Yu, who was in the Dao Integration of Yin and Yang. It contained the profoundness of the Great Dao of Yin and Yang, which could only be understood by the Dao Integration. Compared to the fundamental supernatural powers of other Yin and Yang Cultivation Methods, it was slightly better and could break through anything.

Even if it encountered the Daoist Lord of the Heretic Dao Development, it could also break through his defense.

Similar to this was the Five-colored Divine Light.

These were the supreme supernatural powers that only the disciples of the Connate Daozu had, the most powerful supreme supernatural powers!

Shi Xuan chuckled, "Although my Dao foundation is perfected very quickly, it can't be compared to you, who has already proved the Heretic Dao Development."

After Lady Yu became a half-step Golden Immortal again, she only took ten thousand years to perfect her Dao foundation. A few years ago, she suddenly proved the Heretic Dao Development after a sermon.

The Heretic Dao Development did not have any signs or anomalies, and Shi Xuan, who was also in the sect, did not notice it at all.

Therefore, Shi Xuan was even more curious about the Heretic Dao Development. Unfortunately, this kind of thing could only be truly understood when he himself witnessed it.

"This barrier has nothing to do with the Great Dao that I'm cultivating. I'm walking the old path again, so it's naturally very fast." Lady Yu waved her hand indifferently, and then said solemnly, "Moreover, I believe that Shi Xuan, you should have already felt the difficulty of proving the Heretic Dao Development now."

Shi Xuan nodded. All these years, he relied on himself to prove the true meaning and perfect his Dao foundation. It could be considered as a great training, and the cultivation of his Dao Heart had also slowly increased. However, when his Dao foundation was close to perfection, Shi Xuan found that his Dao Heart cultivation had stagnated, and his cultivation was stuck at two million years, unable to break through.

"Yes, when you reach the realm of half-step Golden Immortal's Dao foundation, your Dao Heart is almost perfect and flawless, clean and clear, without a speck of dust. Whether it's entering the mortal world again, communicating with Daoists of the same level, or listening to Golden Immortals and Masters of Creation, it would be difficult for it to have any effect on your Dao Heart, and naturally, you would not be able to prove the Heretic Dao Development."

Lady Yu revealed a trace of a smile, "It's best that you can feel it yourself. Back then, Teacher Yu Yu said that when you reach this step, you either have to spend a long time to cleanse your mind, and after millions of years, or even billions of years, you will suddenly be enlightened and see everything in silence, and prove the Heretic Dao Development, or you have to have a great opportunity or the pressure of great danger."

Shi Xuan understood what kind of great danger Lady Yu was referring to. It had to be at least the threat of the Daoists of the Heretic Dao Development, and it would be best if it was at the level of Daozu. With such a danger, the slightest mistake would result in death, and all traces would be erased. So, he said, "But the opportunity is rare and illusory. Waiting for it may be longer than billions of years, and I believe that all half-step Golden Immortals will not choose this path unless they have no other choice."

"Yes, watching others fusing the Dao is also one of the opportunities. However, no one has fused the Dao for hundreds of thousands of years in the Myriad Heavens and Realms. Therefore, after the Buddhist Great Wish Technique came out, many half-step Golden Immortals with perfect Dao foundation chose this technique. They made a very difficult and dangerous Great Wish. Once the Great Wish is completed, they can immediately witness the External Dao Development." Lady Yu said slowly, seemingly hinting at something, "But this method has a great side effect, and it's best not to choose it unless there is no other way."

Shi Xuan suddenly smiled and said, "Speaking of making a Grand Wish, Daoist Zhu, the Fire and Water Daoist, made a Grand Wish to prove the Heretic Dao Development after he entrusted the Great Dao of Fire and perfected his Dao foundation. A few days ago, he sent a letter, saying that when he was completing the Grand Wish, he encountered a conflict with the Grand Wish and invited me to help him. "

When completing the Grand Wish, one could only rely on oneself or the Daoist who owed him a favor. If one relied on the sect, the Grand Wish would fail.

"Yes, when you were in seclusion, I also received an invitation. Daoist Lord Purple Cloud experienced the failure of the Dao Comprehension Mountain Man, and after ten thousand years of seclusion, he is preparing to break through to the Dao Unification sixty years later. So, he invited all half-step Golden Immortals to attend the ceremony. Hehe, he has a flamboyant nature, and he actually invited people to attend such a thing. However, if he succeeds, it would be a great opportunity. It's just that it's best not to entrust such things to others. "

Lady Yu mentioned something else and then glanced at Shi Xuan, "There's a hidden meaning in your words just now. Could it be that the opponent that Daoist Lord Fire and Water encountered has some karma with you?"

Shi Xuan smiled, "It's Daoist Lord Cheng Kong under the Nirvana Daoist."