Mountain and Sea Realm, Frigid Northern Heaven Abyss, Plentiful Heaven Continent.
Zou Xuan had just finished his night of cultivation. He pushed open the door of his Immortal's cave and looked up to see the misty mountains that lay in the middle of a winding river after the rain. Occasionally, the cries of cranes could be heard, and when the hazy clouds moved slowly, light would shine down. It was like a painting of mountains and rivers.
After looking at it for a long time, he sighed.
The scenery of the Plentiful Heaven Continent was something he could never get tired of. However, in this vast area, he was the only Daoist Cultivator, and there were no other Daoists. It was a very lonely place.
Although he could be considered a disciple of the Qincang Sect, he had inherited the Daoist teachings of the Yuxiao school, which had long since been destroyed. Furthermore, there were only a few people who had inherited them.
Other than the fact that they had taken the same Daoist teachings as the Patriarch, there was no master-disciple relationship between them. Even when a Master was reincarnated, the Qincang School would receive him, and there was no need for a disciple to do so.
Not only that, but all divine abilities and cultivation techniques had to be reported to the Qincang School before they could be cultivated.
Because of this, there was no longer a close connection between the transmission of techniques between the Seniors and Juniors. Therefore, it was impossible for the Sect to expand.
He understood why this was done, and felt that it was the right thing to do.
After gaining a deeper understanding of the Daoist magic of the Sect, he felt that as long as there was an outstanding disciple who was determined to revive the Daoist teachings, then the Sect could be revived. That would not be a good thing for the Sect.
However, this sort of attitude from the sect affected the disciples beneath them. As time passed, this place became a remote place that no one was willing to approach, causing him to seem as if he was an exiled person. Even when he went out to visit his friends, those fellow disciples would treat him extremely coldly, and this truly caused him to feel helpless.
Just as he was feeling lost, a servant hurried over. "Master, there's a guest outside. He says he's an old acquaintance of yours."
"Old acquaintance?"
Zou Xuan was surprised. He had no idea who it was that would come to visit him. He asked about the person's appearance, but the servant couldn't give him any details. Realizing that this person was no ordinary person, he said, "Invite him over."
The servant accepted the order and left. Not long after, a young Daoist wearing a black robe walked over.
Zou Xuan felt that the person who came was extremely familiar. When he looked at him again, the memories of his previous life surged into his mind. Not only that, even his body had returned to the time before his Dao foundation was damaged in his previous life.
At this moment, he seemed to have woken up from a long dream.
He unfolded his sleeves, looked at himself, and then looked in front of him. He said in surprise, "Junior Brother, is that you?"
Zhang Yan smiled and cupped his hands. "Senior Brother Zhou, long time no see."
Zhou Chongju sized him up and nodded repeatedly. "It really is Junior Brother!" He didn't feel the slightest bit uncomfortable because of the change in Zhang Yan's identity. He stepped aside and said, "Junior Brother, come in and have a seat. You and I haven't seen each other for a long time. Today is the right time to catch up."
Zhang Yan also nodded and said, "Senior Brother, please come in."
The servant was a little puzzled. He remembered that his master had been cultivating for a hundred years. Other than a disciple who was sent by the sect to learn, he had always been cultivating alone. When did he have a Junior Brother? However, the two seemed to be familiar with each other. As a servant, he didn't dare to ask too much.
Zhou Chongju and Zhang Yan sat in the inner room and ordered the servant to serve tea. At this moment, he looked at the people and things in front of him. In a trance, he seemed to have returned to the fishing boat at Qincang School. For a moment, he was filled with emotions.
Zhang Yan said, "Senior Brother, are you used to living here?"
Zhou Chongju smiled and said, "In the past, I still had some complaints, but Just Now that my memories have returned, I feel that it's not bad. This place is quiet, very suitable for me. If I were to refine pills here, no one would come and disturb me."
Just Now, he was clear that the arrangements in the sect were actually according to the intention of his original body before he was reincarnated. It was just that this body's temperament was not compatible. But now, there was naturally no such problem.
According to the time in the mortal world, the two could be considered to have not seen each other for thousands of years. They both talked about what happened after they parted.
Unknowingly, the sky darkened.
Zhou Chongju said, "Junior Brother, now that you have reached the peak of Dao, there is nothing in the Great Dao that can be hidden from you. However, I have a question. I wonder what happened to the Taoist who taught us?"
Zhang Yan smiled but didn't answer. Instead, he stood up and said, "Senior Brother, it's time for me to go."
Zhou Chongju also stood up and said, "Junior Brother, where are you going?"
Zhang Yan looked into the distance and said, "Searching for Dao."
Zhou Chongju was slightly surprised and said, "With Junior Brother's current ability, are you still going to search for Dao?"
Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "On the path of Dao, there is no end."
Zhou Chongju thought for a while and slowly nodded. At the same time, he sighed.
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Senior Brother, don't be melancholy. If you want to see me in the future, you can come to the Azure Sky Hall to find me."
Zhou Chongju was startled, then he also smiled and said, "Then I won't keep Junior Brother here today."
After Zhang Yan bowed, he waved his sleeves and left. He flew into the sky and got further and further away until he disappeared into the sky with the clouds.
Zhou Chongju stood there and watched Zhang Yan's figure disappear into the world.
At this moment, the wind and clouds moved. A young cultivator descended from the clouds and came close to him. He bowed and said, "Greetings, Mister."
He was a little confused. Mister seemed to have changed his appearance and aura today, but he just knew that this person was still the same person. He looked in the direction that Zhang Yan left and said, "So there is a visitor today, who is it?"
Zhou Chongju didn't hide anything and said, "It's Hall Master Du Zhen."
"Hall Master Du Zhen?"
The young cultivator thought for a while, "Hall Master Ning? Or Hall Master Luo who just returned? Or … "
He suddenly thought of a person. His eyes widened and his heart beat wildly. He couldn't help but look in the direction that Zhang Yan disappeared. "It can't be that person, right?"
After Zhang Yan left, he crossed countless realms in an instant and came to the top of a snow-covered mountain. He looked at the azure seawater and the pure and flawless sky in the distance.
At this moment, he was looking at these things from the perspective of a person. If he didn't immerse himself in the world, he naturally wouldn't be able to appreciate these things. The Omnipotent Realm was both a person who entered the world and a person who adhered to the Dao. The two did not contradict each other.
After he sat on the position of Dao Master, all the Great Virtues were pushed out from the absolute silence by him. The heavens were also reorganized. However, he didn't interfere with the specific changes and let the rules of the Dao settle on their own. It was no different from before.
In the memories of the Daoist cultivators in the universe, there was no such thing as the heavens becoming one. They only knew that in the final battle, the Spirit of Creation was destroyed by him, the only Great Virtue that survived. All living beings were safe from then on. Now, in the universe, no matter if one was a human cultivator or a different species, as long as they walked on the path of Dao, they would be worshiped by the Dao Master's memorial tablet.
Although he was the master of the Dao, he was a person who sought Dao and not someone who wanted to be the master of Dao. It was not his wish to be restrained here. His path of seeking Dao would not stop because of this. It was just that this "Dao" was no longer that "Dao".
However, the Omnipotent Realm could go far and close to people. Therefore, even if he wanted to climb higher, as the Omnipotent Realm, he would still stay here. Only as a person who sought Dao, he would go to an even higher realm.
However, the person who sought Dao still had to wait, wait for the most suitable time to arrive.
Above the waves at the foot of the mountain, a fishing boat floated by. A young man and a young girl were standing at the bow of the boat. Now that everyone was cultivating Qi, the young girl's eyesight was especially good. When she was wiping her sweat, she unintentionally looked up and exclaimed, "Big brother, look, there seems to be someone on the snowy peak."
The young man glanced over, but did not see anything. He said in a bad mood, "Where is there anyone? That is Mount Finality. The Daoist in the monastery said that the mountain is tens of thousands of feet high.
The young girl pouted and said, "Are celestials not human?" She suddenly looked at the young man and said seriously, "Big brother, when we go back, I want to learn Dao."
The man was silent for a while before he said, "Okay, the Daoist in the monastery said that I don't have the talent. Why don't I give it a try?"
When the young girl heard him agree, she cheered and said with longing, "When I learn Dao, I can also be like the sisters of the Qiu family. I can go out to sea and fish by myself, and my parents can rest at home. They don't have to go out and work."
The young man could not help but smile. This was not a foolish idea. Now, even an ordinary person would have the opportunity to learn Taoist techniques. People like them who fished for a living would only need a small boat to go out tens of thousands of miles to fish and play in the waves. This was something that they had never dared to imagine in the past.
Zhang Yan stood on the peak of the mountain, so he naturally heard the conversation very clearly. He smiled, then turned around and said, "My two friends are here."
Dan Yi and Huan Tong were standing far away. When they saw him looking over, they hurriedly cupped their fists.
Dan Yi took a step forward and said, "Should I address you as Daoist Master?"
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you don't need to test me. I am still me, and I haven't changed because of Dao. This Heaven is not a heartless Heaven, but a Heaven with emotions."
Dan Yi and Huan Tong both heaved a sigh of relief. Even though the Heavenly Order placed great emphasis on logic, as Soul Refinement cultivators, they too saw the final convergence of the Great Dao. They knew that this was the work of the Spirit of Creation, and they were worried that it would still be the Spirit of Creation that appeared in the end.
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Since the two of you came looking for me, you must have something to say. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it."
Dan Yi cupped his fists and said, "Dare I ask Master, after Bu Xu Heaven was created, the first three eras were when the Human Dao flourished. In the future, there might be demons and monsters that came to replace me. Now that the Heavens have merged, dare I ask Master, can the Human Dao continue to flourish?"
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Whether the Human Dao flourishes or not, it's not up to me to decide, it's up to the Human Dao itself."
Dan Yi was deep in thought. He bowed again and took a step back.
Zhang Yan looked at Huan Tong and said, "Fellow Daoist, do you have any questions?"
Huan Tong solemnly cupped his fists at Zhang Yan and said with a solemn expression, "Dare I ask Master, if everyone in this world can obtain Dao, and everyone can live forever, will the Great Dao still accommodate the Human Dao?"
Zhang Yan looked up and said, "There's always a Heaven beyond the Heavens, and a World beyond the Heavens. The Great Dao can allow people to live forever, but it can't allow people to see longevity as the end. The path of Dao is endless, and there are endless changes.
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