Chapter 124 - 113: A Sexagenary Cycle, Dao Entry in a Day

Outside the Celestial Master Hall.

A deathly silence.

The cultivators from every sect gazed at the young Celestial Master before them, feeling as if they were looking at the resplendent heavens—impossible to stare at directly!

They had thought a world-shaking battle was about to erupt.

But they never expected the fight to be over the moment it began.

’Is this the power of the young Celestial Master?’

’Could it be... he’s already ascended to the Dao Realm?!’

Doubt rose in everyone’s hearts.

After all, this Tianyong Zi wasn’t just some random nobody.

He was at the peak of the Saint Realm!

Yet he’d been kicked off Dragon Tiger Mountain like a dead dog, unable to block even a single move.

Among the cultivators present, quite a few were also in the Saint Realm.

They asked themselves if they could have blocked that one move from the young Celestial Master.

The answer was self-evident.

Impossible!

Even if they used every technique at their disposal, the outcome would likely be no better than Tianyong Zi’s.

All at once, their gazes toward Wang Xiao became exceptionally respectful.

There was even a hint of awe mixed in.

Although in the eyes of ordinary people, cultivators roamed freely between Heaven and Earth.

But living between Heaven and Earth, who could truly be free?!

The Cultivation Realm was far crueler than the Mortal Realm. Here, strength truly earned respect!

And so, after witnessing Wang Xiao’s power, these cultivators obediently lowered their heads and submitted, daring not to act presumptuously again.

’He’s gotten even stronger!’

Zhang Yunchuan and the other Zhenrens and High-level Practitioners of Dragon Tiger Mountain saw how cleanly and decisively Wang Xiao had dealt with Tianyong Zi.

While shaken to their core, they couldn’t help but feel a sliver of relief.

With Wang Xiao’s current strength, breaking through to the Dao Realm before the great calamity of Heaven and Earth was practically a certainty.

When that time came, their Dragon Tiger Mountain would gain the protection of a Dao Realm expert.

Their chances of surviving the great calamity of Heaven and Earth would be greatly enhanced!

’I was looking for a chance to establish my authority, but I didn’t expect someone to jump out on their own. It seems the matter of the Hundred Scriptures Melting will be much simpler now.’

Wang Xiao mused to himself.

Although he hadn’t broken through to the Dao Realm during his five years of travel,

his exchanges with the major Daoist Sects and his time teaching Ji Chuchu to cultivate had made his control over Gang Qi all the more natural and perfect.

The stage of Five Viscera Concealed God had long since become completely integrated.

His strength had more than doubled compared to back then!

With his current power, he could even trade a few blows with an ordinary Dao Realm expert.

Let alone someone in the Saint Realm!

Wang Xiao looked at the cultivators from the various sects and schools, his voice reaching everyone’s ears:

"Thank you, fellow Daoists, for traveling thousands of miles to attend the Grand Celestial Sacrifice of my Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"I have gathered you all here today for two reasons. First, for us to exchange knowledge, test what we have learned, and advance together."

"Second, of course, is for the great calamity of Heaven and Earth that will arrive in seventy years."

He paused.

Then he continued:

"I wonder, have any of you thought of a plan to deal with it?"

He had already noticed that of all the sects and schools present, apart from branches like Linlang Academy and Bodhi Temple,

every single one that came was a sect without a Dao Realm expert presiding over it.

In the great calamity of Heaven and Earth, these sects were destined to become cannon fodder.

They would be targeted first by the Celestial Demons and utterly destroyed!

Hearing this, the Daoists from the various sects revealed looks of deep worry.

When the great calamity of Heaven and Earth begins, all those beneath the Dao Realm are but ants!

Without a Dao Realm expert to protect them, their sects could not escape the fate of annihilation!

Some had even quietly prepared an escape route, hoping to join other sects that had Dao Realm experts.

But this approach naturally had its own problems.

When the time came, Celestial Demons would emerge, hundreds of ghosts would walk in daylight, and countless Demon Fiends would rampage across the world.

They would very likely be dragged out to serve as cannon fodder.

So, these people had come to the Grand Celestial Sacrifice hoping to see if they could find another path to survival.

"Sigh... once the great calamity of Heaven and Earth begins, sects like ours without a Dao Realm expert can only pray for good fortune."

"Indeed. Rather than joining another sect with a Dao Realm expert, it’s better to live and die with our own Daoist Sect. At least we can preserve our good name."

"If it really comes to the great calamity, our only choice will be to force a breakthrough and see if we can reach the Dao Realm!"

"Does Master Wang have any wise insights?"

Wang Xiao listened quietly to the words of the various Daoist Sect Zhenrens.

After a moment, he finally spoke, "I have a Cultivation Technique here that should be of some help to those of you in the Saint Realm. You may take a look."

He waved his hand.

In that instant, bursts of golden light shone forth, forming into characters in mid-air.

These characters resembled draconic scrolls and phoenix seals, each sentence brimming with profound principles.

This was the Cultivation Technique for the Saint Realm that Wang Xiao had analyzed and compiled over the years.

It simplified many extraneous details, pointing directly to the Great Dao.

Some of the Saint Realm cultivators before him were just one step away from breaking through to the Dao Realm.

This Cultivation Technique might just help them take that final step.

The eyes of the cultivators at the peak of the Saint Realm narrowed slightly as they gazed at the text in mid-air.

They could tell that this text was extremely profound.

It far surpassed any Magic Technique leading to the Dao Realm they had previously cultivated.

They never thought that the Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain before them would simply allow them to view it like this.

"Thank you, Zhenren, for bestowing this Technique!"

"Mysterious and profound, the Door of All Wonders... this ’Carefree Heaven and Earth Dao’ is truly extraordinary."

"In seventy years, perhaps I can rely on this Technique to break through to the Dao Realm!"

The group of peak Saint Realm cultivators grew more and more excited as they read the text before them.

They felt that this trip was not in vain!

Wang Xiao smiled faintly.

"The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth should be comprehended and cultivated by all. How could I possibly hoard it for myself? It is enough that this Technique is useful to you, my fellow Daoists."

He paused.

Then he continued:

"Of course, for the Daoist Sects that are unable to produce a Dao Realm expert before the great calamity arrives, you may bring your sects to my Dragon Tiger Mountain for refuge. If I manage to break through to the Dao Realm by then, I will naturally offer some protection and promise not to use any of you fellow Daoists as cannon fodder."

Hearing this, the cultivators from the Daoist Sects couldn’t help but look suspicious.

This Master Wang had just bestowed a Technique upon them and now promised them shelter.

They didn’t know what he was really up to.

They didn’t believe this Master Wang would be so kind-hearted as to take such a great risk to help people he barely knew.

A cultivator couldn’t help but ask:

"Master Wang, as the saying goes, ’one does not accept rewards for no merit.’ If you have any requests, please state them clearly. If it is within our power, we will naturally do our best."

Seeing the time was right, Wang Xiao didn’t keep them in suspense any longer and said:

"First, I ask you all to remain on Dragon Tiger Mountain for half a year. I would like to discuss the Dao with you all."

"Second, all of you hail from various places across the Ten States. I have a map here, and I hope you can dispatch people to keep an eye on the locations marked on it. If you discover anyone acting strangely at these marked locations, please bring them to Dragon Tiger Mountain."

He waved his hand, and a map of the Celestial Demon Sealed Lands appeared in the hands of each Daoist.

In the past five years, he had traveled all over the Celestial Demon Sealed Lands, but unfortunately, he had not found anyone else like Ji Chuchu who possessed a Celestial Demon Bloodline.

However, he was certain that as the great calamity of Heaven and Earth drew nearer,

the aura of these Celestial Demons would grow increasingly intense.

Those with the Celestial Demon Bloodline would naturally be drawn to the Celestial Demon Sealed Lands, just as Ji Chuchu had been.

According to some ancient records,

during past great calamities of Heaven and Earth, these people with Celestial Demon Bloodlines were similarly influenced by their blood, slaughtering living beings and causing considerable turmoil.

If he could find these people with Celestial Demon Bloodlines, Wang Xiao could use them to enter the Celestial Demon Sealed Lands.

This would also count as preparing in advance to achieve the Ninth Limit Breaking!

Relying on Wang Xiao alone, or even the power of Dragon Tiger Mountain, it would naturally be impossible to find all these people.

Therefore, he needed the help of all the Daoist Sects in the world!

Everyone looked at the locations marked on the map.

Although they didn’t quite understand the reason, it wouldn’t be too difficult to just dispatch people to stand guard at these places.

After some thought, the Zhenrens of the Daoist Sects all readily agreed; none dared to refuse.

Let alone Master Wang’s power, just based on him bestowing the Technique and promising to protect them, it was worth their effort to do this for Master Wang!

"In that case, my thanks to you all."

Wang Xiao cupped his hands in a salute.

Next, as was customary, he performed a sacrifice to the Daoist Venerable, then began to exchange knowledge and spar with the Daoists from the various sects and schools.

Five to six hundred Daoist Sects possessed an immense number of Daoist Techniques.

For Wang Xiao, however, this was a case of the more, the merrier.

Formulas, Techniques, Canons, Scriptures, and Daos... even the lowest-tier Formula had its own profundities.

「Half a year later.」

Wang Xiao had sparred and discussed the Dao with all the numerous cultivators from the various sects and schools.

At this moment, he had now mastered nearly a thousand different Daoist Techniques!

However, these Daoist Techniques were still extremely disorganized and had not yet formed a coherent system.

Now, what he needed to do was perform the Hundred Scriptures Melting and forge his own path to the Dao Realm!

After arranging all matters, Wang Xiao immediately announced he was entering seclusion, forbidding anyone from disturbing him.

’The "Great Treasury True Method," the "Black Prison Divine Refining Scripture," the "Bodhi Celestial Human Scripture," the "Supreme Dao Scripture," the "Cosmic Celestial Scripture," the "Heaven-Opening As You Wish Dao," the "Primordial Qi Dao"...’

’I wonder if these Daoist Techniques can help me take that final step and achieve the Dao Realm!’

The scriptures and Daoist Techniques from every sect and school surfaced in Wang Xiao’s mind one by one.

Through analysis, these Daoist Techniques were all deconstructed and began to be endlessly rearranged and combined as he searched for a Limit Breaking Technique that suited him.

Unconsciously, Wang Xiao sank into a state of Meditation.

He became oblivious to the outside world, completely immersed in the Hundred Scriptures Melting.

As his understanding of the Daoist Techniques deepened day by day,

the Five Elements Cycle achieved by his Five Viscera also became increasingly fluid.

’So that’s how it is... No, that’s not right. It’s still not enough!’

’The Gang Qi shouldn’t circulate like this, or the meridians will be affected!’

’Can the Five Viscera be rearranged to achieve an even more perfect effect?!’

Wang Xiao deduced with abandon, constantly overthrowing his previous hypotheses, all to find the perfect path to Limit Breaking!

The ages passed, and time flew by.

A sixty-year cycle passed by in silence.

Inside a cave residence on Dragon Tiger Mountain.

At a certain moment, Wang Xiao, who was sitting cross-legged on a cattail mat, suddenly opened his eyes and laughed heartily, proclaiming:

"My Dao is complete!"

As his voice fell,

a brilliant light shone forth from within his body.

In mid-air, it transformed into a Tai Chi Yin Yang Five Elements Diagram.

The Tai Chi Diagram rotated slowly, seeming to encompass all the principles of the world!

Within it, a Nascent Soul seemed to be sitting cross-legged, perfectly still.

After sixty years of silent meditation.

Today, he had finally achieved Dao Entry!