After taking a look at the Starseizer world, the giant yellow bear brought Zhou Tong to a secret room that Daoist Threelives had left behind.
This secret room was extremely well hidden. No one knew what was inside, and there were extremely powerful seals on it. Only the Fifth Cycle of the [Starseizing Hand] could break through them.
At present, Zhou Tong's [Starseizing Hand] was only at the Fourth Cycle. He had yet to meet the requirements to open it.
"The [Starseizing Hand] requires far too much Five Elements essence. I wonder when you'll be able to gather it all!" The giant yellow bear was rather disappointed as well. He sighed and said, "Although you are already an Empyrean God and possess the Starseizer major world, things like Essence of the Five Elements are truly hard to come by. Even a Daofather would find it hard to gather enough Essence of the Five Elements to train in the Fifth Cycle of the Starseizing Hand."
"Don't overthink it. Although Five Elements essence is hard to come by, the Three Realms are about to descend into chaos again. What's there to worry about not being able to gather enough?" Zhou Tong said leisurely. "But before that, I'd better go see Chi Ming Daozu first."
"The Three Realms are about to descend into chaos again? Right. Let's go see Chi Ming Daozu first and get the final scroll of the [Diagram of the Nine Heavens] of Chi Ming. "The giant yellow bear was startled at first, but then he nodded in agreement with Zhou Tong's opinion.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Xiamang Xun's Primaltwin found Zhou Tong.
"Fellow Daoist Tribulation Flame, Master invites you. Please follow me!" Xiamang Xun went straight to the point.
Zhou Tong nodded, then followed Xiamang Xun's Primaltwin to the peak of Raindragon Godmountain. There was a teleportation array there that wasn't too large. It was only ten meters in diameter, but it was far more complex than the enormous teleportation arrays halfway up the mountain.
"This is the teleportation array that leads to Master's Dao Rite Temple!" Xiamang Xun gave an introduction, then stepped into the teleportation array with Zhou Tong. With a flash of light, the two of them disappeared from the Grand Xia.
The teleportation array moved quickly and Zhou Tong felt his surroundings changing. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived atop a massive mountain.
The place where the two of them were at was incomparably spacious. As far as the eye could see, the ground floor could be seen at a glance. There was no doubt that this was a huge mountain, and they could clearly see the many palaces on the mountain peak.
Behind the two of them was a solitary peak that was a thousand meters tall.
"This is Master's dojo. We came here through a teleportation formation, so we went straight to the top of the mountain. The palaces below are basically the residences of my senior brothers and some nominal disciples. The only place higher than this is Master's place! "As he spoke, Xiamang Xun glanced at the mountain peak behind him, then laughed.
Grand Xia didn't have such a big mountain. Even in Shrouding Heaven World, he didn't see such a big mountain. For a time, Zhou Tong also looked around curiously.
"This entire mountain is a magic treasure. It is far more powerful than my Divine Mount Raindragon and Skylight Palace." Xiamang Xun saw that Zhou Tong seemed to be curious about the mountain peak and immediately laughed, "But Master is waiting for you up there. Let's talk as we walk!"
"This is Master's dojo. From here on out, flying is not allowed." Xiamang Xun added.
Zhou Tong nodded and followed Xiamang Xun to the top of the mountain.
There were no palaces at the top of the mountain, only the most ordinary and ordinary things. A green-haired old man sat cross-legged on a large boulder. Beside the boulder was an old pine tree.
"Master, Empyrean God Zhou Tong has arrived!" Xiamang Xun said.
Chi Ming Daozu opened his eyes and looked at Zhou Tong, then said to Xiamang Xun, "You go back first. Zhou Tong can stay."
"Yes, disciple will take his leave!" Xiamang Xun respectfully withdrew.
At this moment, only Zhou Tong and Chi Ming Daozu were left at the top of the mountain.
Neither of them said anything. Daofather Crimsonbright just stared quietly at Zhou Tong, while Zhou Tong's gaze was similarly calm as he stared quietly back at Daofather Crimsonbright.
After a long while, Chi Ming Daozu laughed, "Good temperament, good courage! You are so young, but this is your first time meeting Daozu, and yet you are not nervous at all. Your heart is as calm as still water. This is unlike those cultivators who cultivate the Dao of Fire! "
Cultivators that cultivated in the Dao of Fire were mostly people whose nature was like raging fire, passionate and surging. There were very few cultivators like Zhou Tong who couldn't see anything on the surface.
"To be able to cultivate my Diagram of Chi Ming's Nine Heavens to the Empyrean God realm in twenty years, you are truly amazing." Chi Ming Daozu continued, "When Xiamang first reported to me, I thought that you would be stuck at the Return to Void realm for at least a hundred years."
"I had wanted to spend a hundred years polishing your temperament and Dao Heart. Who would have thought that in just ten years, you would be able to cultivate to such a level."
"Pure Yang Golden Lightning, a perfect divine body. You are far, far ahead of the other Empyrean Gods. It won't be difficult for you to break through to the True God realm in the future." Chi Ming Daozu praised.
"Daozu, you praise me too much. It was just a coincidence!" Zhou Tong said.
"You don't have to be so humble. How can there be such a thing as coincidence in the Dao of Cultivation? You were able to become a peak Empyrean God in less than twenty years. This has never happened since the Primordial Era. In terms of cultivation speed, you can be ranked number one! " Chi Ming Daozu smiled. "You've already reached such a level. If I were to ask you to take me on as a disciple, it would seem as though I'm stingy and trying to take advantage of you."
"I can give you the final scroll of the Diagram of Chi Ming's Nine Heavens. In fact, I can even give you the second half of the [Torch Dragon's Eye] that you acquired from Xiamang." Chi Ming Daozu was silent for a moment, then looked towards Zhou Tong. "All I want is for you to swear an oath to the Dao of the Heavens and promise me one thing."
"What is it?" Zhou Tong asked.
Chi Ming Daozu said, "You have only trained for a short period of time. Perhaps you don't yet know that the Three Realms are currently in turmoil. Before you were born, the Six Paths of Reincarnation were attacked and destroyed. The future will definitely be filled with many troubles."
As he spoke, Chi Ming Daozu gave Zhou Tong a rough summary of what had happened. But of course, he only told Zhou Tong what the Empyrean Gods and True Immortals knew. As for what the True God Daozu knew, he didn't tell Zhou Tong about it.
After explaining the general situation to Daofather Crimsonbright, Daofather Crimsonbright said, "So long as you swear an oath that if a war breaks out, you will stand by my side … then I can give you all of the things you lack right now."
"Based on what I know, upon reaching the True God or Daozu level, the backlash from an oath to the Dao of the Heavens is extremely hard to deal with. Aren't you afraid that I'll go back on my word?" Zhou Tong looked towards Chi Ming Daozu.
Oaths to the Dao of the Heavens were binding to anyone below the World God or Chaos Immortal level. However, upon reaching the True God Daozu level of power, one would be able to withstand the backlash from an oath to the Dao of the Heavens. All one would need to do was pay a certain price.
"You can withstand the backlash from an oath to the Dao of the Heavens, but can you truly deceive your own heart? Do you really think that breaking an oath won't require you to pay any price at all? You walk the path of the Dao of Fire, not the Dao of Deception or the Dao of Theft! If you truly don't care about your Dao-heart and break an oath, there's nothing I can do about it. "Chi Ming Daozu said.
"The more talented a cultivator is, the more they value their words and actions. Words and actions become one. If you are willing to stain your own flawless Dao-heart and ruin your own future, then there's nothing more to be said. "
Zhou Tong was startled. He hadn't expected Chi Ming Daozu to say something like this.
However, when he thought about it, it made sense. If he hadn't trained in the Dao of Fire, but rather in the Dao of Poison or the Dao of Illusions, Chi Ming Daozu probably wouldn't have been so easy to talk to.
"Thank you for your advice, Daozu. I'm willing to make an oath!" Zhou Tong didn't say much and immediately made an oath.
After making the oath, Chi Ming Daozu nodded. Then, he took out two jade slips and handed them to Zhou Tong. He said, "These are the last scroll of Chi Ming's Diagram of Nine Heavens and the second part of the Torch Dragon's Eye."
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