Chapter 863: Internal Troubles, External Threats

“Bai Yu Zhen.”

Li Rui murmured.

Who else in the world could achieve dual certification? Naturally, it was Daojun Shuangquan.

To achieve dual certification, Daojun Shuangquan had meticulously planned for three hundred years, and now he had finally succeeded.

Moreover, Daojun Shuangquan’s second Dao Fruit was none other than the Dao Fruit of Zhuge Ming—Bai Yu Zhen—who had already scattered his Dao and undergone reincarnation in Bai Yu Jing.

All along,

Bai Yu Zhen had mostly been certified by Daojun of Bai Yu Jing.

Now it had changed hands.

For cultivators of Bai Yu Jing, the emotions were especially complex.

“In his later years, Ancestor Zhuge wasn’t in seclusion—he was secretly transferring his Dao Fruit to Daojun Shuangquan.”

Li Rui had long suspected this; now, seeing the Dao Fruit Daojun Shuangquan had certified, his suspicions were confirmed.

Had Zhuge Ming not done this, dual certification might still have been uncertain.

But this effectively severed the last possibility, which is why Zhuge Ming scattered his Dao earlier than expected.

Back then,

Daojun Shuangquan had assisted Jiang Lin in achieving Dao on the Ascension Platform—that was the reward Zhuge Ming had promised.

Had Zhuge Ming reneged,

Daojun Shuangquan was no one to be trifled with—he would have brought endless trouble to Bai Yu Jing.

So Zhuge Ming chose not to leave his successors with such burdens.

Unexpectedly,

Daojun Shuangquan had indeed certified Bai Yu Zhen, becoming the first Daojun in ten thousand years to achieve dual certification.

With this second Dao Fruit and centuries of accumulated foundation,

Daojun Shuangquan would surely secure a place among the top five on the Immortal Roster, becoming one of the most supreme beings in the entire cultivation world.

The cultivation world now had another top-tier powerhouse.

“Daojun Shuangquan’s dual certification may be good for Bai Yu Jing.”

He pondered inwardly.

Daojun value karmic ties most; by certifying Bai Yu Zhen, Daojun Shuangquan had formed a great karmic bond with Bai Yu Jing. Though he could not be fully pulled to Bai Yu Jing’s side, he would not stand in opposition either.

Perhaps Zhuge Ming’s transmission of the Dao had also carried this intention.

“Thus the Sage always excels in saving people, so no one is abandoned; always excels in saving things, so nothing is abandoned—this is called inheriting clarity. Therefore, the good person is the teacher of the ungood; the ungood person is the resource of the good. If one does not honor the teacher or cherish the resource, even wisdom becomes great delusion. This is the essential mystery.”

In the room,

Li Rui practiced the Hunyuan Wanda Method.

After more than a decade of cultivation, he had finally touched the threshold of the Xi Ming Wheel.

The seventh Wheel of Dao Evolution is known as Great Completion.

In the cultivation world, Body Integration Great Completion is also called Great True Lord; its power represents a tremendous leap compared to an ordinary True Lord.

Therefore, every Great True Lord is a treasure to any sect.

Previously, he had used the Six-Sign Dao Tree to eliminate a Great True Lord of the Shen Xu Immortal Dynasty, which had enraged the Shen Xu Emperor himself. Though the Immortal Court had concealed the aura and prevented investigation, Shen Xu still used the inquiry as pretext to station troops in the northeast.

This alone showed the weight of a Great True Lord.

“At most three to five years, I should reach Great Completion.”

Li Rui mused inwardly.

He had not yet gained the chance to ascend to Daojun, yet he was already nearing Great Completion.

And it would be dual-certified Great Completion.

Even surpassing Daojun Shuangquan in his prime.

As far as he knew, Daojun Shuangquan had first achieved Great Completion in one Dao, then later completed the second after becoming a Daojun.

Doing so,

naturally had advantages.

Namely, it greatly increased the possibility of dual-certification.

While he was meditating,

suddenly—

A commotion erupted outside the house.

Li Rui stepped out and saw Pei Yao leading a group back to the courtyard, his face grim.

“What happened?”

Pei Yao said grimly: “Another mad demonic cultivator. Taihuazhou has truly become a den of chaos.”

Ever since the Three Sects of Bai Yu Jing withdrew from the world,

Taihuazhou had become known to outsiders as the Demon Province.

And the reputation was deserved.