Chapter 106: Seventh Grade of the Immortal Dao

Dragon Gate World.

Accompanied by the surging of violent Spiritual Qi.

The Dragon Gate, which had been continuously spewing springs at the very center, suddenly began to tremble slightly.

The Dragon Head upon it seemed to come alive, and deep within its originally stone eyes, a touch of gold was stained.

A faint pressure emerged from the body of the Dragon Gate.

"Who is it..."

"Who is so bold!"

"Daring to covet the Spirit Rhyme of this realm..."

A heavy voice came from the Dragon Gate.

This spirit of the Dragon Gate was rapidly awakening.

In an instant, the living beings in the nine pools beneath it became as if crazed, leaping wildly and climbing toward the very top of the Dragon Gate.

A dragon!

They felt the aura of a dragon!

The figure branded deep within their bloodlines was currently awakening before them.

Although it was only an object of inheritance, not a True Dragon.

It was still enough to drive them into a frenzy.

Do you not see.

A golden dragon traveling through the East Sea.

Without drawing a sword, it could make the entire East Sea submit and be used at its command.

The legend of such a superior being had already been branded deep into the bloodlines of living creatures.

The dragon is their king!

"It's ruined..."

"The Dragon Gate has awakened!"

On the fishing platform, Baize suddenly opened his eyes.

A trace of cold sweat also appeared on the Token he was clutching in his hand.

"Fellow Daoist, oh fellow Daoist!"

"You should stop while you're ahead!"

"If you go any further, the Dragon Gate will truly be enraged!"

Baize quickly sent a message to Li Xiang.

Warning Li Xiang to leave this place immediately.

The Spirit Rhyme here was all painstakingly collected by the Dragon Gate.

It is one thing to absorb a little to cultivate your own cultivation base, that is nothing to speak of.

But to crazily extract Spiritual Qi like you are doing, as if you are about to drain the Dragon Gate World dry.

If the Dragon Gate is enraged to the extreme, it might just take action to suppress you here to guard the gate.

——

At the center of the vortex.

Li Xiang closed his eyes.

The Spirit Rhyme around his body grew increasingly dense, and like a black hole, he was crazily absorbing Spiritual Qi.

At this moment, his Spirit Platform was already as bright as day, with a full one thousand perfect Full Attribute Immortal Lights crisscrossing.

The Spirit Platform had also expanded nearly tenfold, and the Immortal Light carried upon it was increasingly brilliant.

Li Xiang did not know what the level of other immortal cultivators was at his stage.

But as far as his own current feelings were concerned.

This powerful strength gave him an indescribable confidence.

The power carried by one of his Immortal Lights was nearly ten times that of his peers, and the number of Immortal Lights he carried was far greater than his peers.

If one were to discuss the foundation of Immortal Light alone.

I am afraid that even if one hundred cultivators of the same level compared their stored Spirit Rhyme with his, they would not have as much as he did.

The two sides were almost no longer life forms of the same level; although they were both cultivating immortality, the concept of their cultivation was far too different.

The Spiritual Qi required for him just to break through was enough to almost drain the entire small world dry.

How could his peers compare themselves to him?

I am afraid only the legendary Ancient Gods and Demons, the Innate Gods.

And the great figures like the Emperor and Xuanyuan that Baize once mentioned, could only fight him when at the same realm.

"One thousand Immortal Lights, it seems, is the perfection."

"If I go any further, my body will not be able to withstand it and will collapse on its own."

"Is this the limit of a living being?"

Li Xiang looked at the thousand Immortal Lights within his Spirit Platform and muttered to himself.

Just like the Martial Dao.

After the condensed special power reaches one thousand, one cannot go any further.

To go further is to die and have one's Dao dissipate.

This is like a chasm before all living beings, which no one can leap over.

"Forget it."

"Stop thinking about it."

"A thousand strands of Immortal Light must be unparalleled throughout the ages."

"At worst, if I truly catch a glimpse of the forbidden zones of life in the future, I will find another opportunity to recultivate the Immortal Dao then; there is no need to rush at this moment."

Having made up his mind, Li Xiang stopped thinking about it.

Instead, he turned to manipulate the Immortal Light on his Spirit Platform, preparing to condense it into a single strand of Divine Light.

This was the key to breaking through to the Seventh Grade.

After reaching the limit of what the Spirit Platform could bear, one must condense all the Immortal Light into a single strand of Divine Light, swallow it into the Divine Soul, and use the Divine Soul to nurture it.

This is both tempering the Divine Light and simultaneously changing the essence of one's own Divine Soul.

It allows the Spirit Rhyme, legal principles, and the Dao rules contained within the Spirit Rhyme of heaven and earth to melt into the Divine Soul, changing the essence of the Divine Soul bit by bit.

This makes it carry a trace of the characteristics of the Dao.

It realizes a leap in the level of life.

Only then can one cultivate further.

With this Divine Light reinforcing the Divine Soul, a cultivator's Divine Soul can briefly leave the Spirit Platform and walk between mountains and rivers in the form of a soul, without worrying about being harmed by gale winds, yin malevolence, or the fire of the great sun.

The Song Ming he had seen in the past had once attached his Divine Soul to someone else's body.

Setting aside idle talk, the storm of the great vortex suddenly slowed and stopped.

Rolling Spiritual Qi surged, tumbling within the Dragon Gate along the rotating momentum, kicking up one small storm after another.

Yet within this storm, there was one place that remained very peaceful.

Li Xiang sat cross-legged in the midst of it, his Spirit Rhyme restrained, and an indescribable aura emerged from his body.

Although it was still his original appearance and his original attire.

There was, however, an aura of being transcendent beyond the world, an aura of eternal existence throughout the ages.

"Condense!"

Following the fall of Li Xiang's voice.

On the Spirit Platform.

A thousand strands of Immortal Light began to rush rapidly toward a certain direction.

The brilliant light even pierced through the Spirit Platform and shone outside.

Reflected in the outside world, it was the birth of various strange phenomena.

This was the collision of Spirit Rhyme with Spirit Rhyme.

In an instant, the small vortexes that were churning outside also gradually stopped.

Seemingly influenced by the Spirit Rhyme, the Spirit Rhyme within them actually condensed individually, transforming into the shapes of one strange beast after another.

Cold Cicada, White Tiger, Heavenly Wolf...

One phantom image after another, bearing the Dao Rhyme, condensed in the surroundings.

It looked extremely magnificent in scale.

What was more, around Li Xiang's body, there even appeared the changes of the four seasons' rotation.

Spring breeze, summer rain, autumn chill, winter snow.

Four diametrically opposed fields emerged.

Merely the collision of Spirit Rhyme during a breakthrough had triggered such numerous strange phenomena.

Using Spirit Rhyme to interfere with heaven and earth is the most basic principle of divine abilities.

At this moment, Li Xiang had not yet condensed the Divine Light, but the leaking Spirit Rhyme had already produced various mysteries.

One can see the power of this breakthrough.

Compared to the Martial Dao and the Confucian Dao, the cultivation of the Immortal Dao is more mysterious; every step taken brings unexpected surprises.

This process was not long.

After about a few breaths.

Li Xiang saw a pure white Divine Light drifting down onto his Spirit Platform, slowly landing on the Spirit Platform, looking extremely eye-catching.

There was no expected riot of Spirit Rhyme, nor did a failure to condense occur.

His comprehension was superb, and his control over these Immortal Lights far exceeded what others could imagine.

Very smoothly, this Immortal Light condensed into a strand of Divine Light.

The Divine Light was mysterious; as it landed on the Spirit Platform, Li Xiang himself felt a bit of heaviness, pressing on the Spirit Platform until it felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Rise!"

A light command.

He saw the Divine Light float up and fly toward him, as smooth as his own arm.

A meeting of minds.

Li Xiang raised his hand and pointed at the Divine Light.

That Divine Light followed Li Xiang's Divine Soul, winding around Li Xiang's arm like a swimming dragon, flicked its tail, and disappeared, landing at the very center of his Divine Soul.

Instantly, an indescribable sense of comfort spread from his Divine Soul.

A cool, bright, gentle, and ceaseless comfort.

Various Spirit Rhymes began to nourish the Divine Soul, changing the characteristics of the Divine Soul bit by bit.

Those Spirit Rhymes condensed within the Divine Light were changing the Divine Soul itself; this unique feeling made Li Xiang feel so comfortable he almost couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Now, I take back what I said."

"How can playing games be as happy as cultivating immortality..."

Steadying his state of mind, Li Xiang stood up.

He opened his eyes.

The entire world became much brighter in his eyes.

In the sky, the many Spirit Rhymes became increasingly affectionate toward him; he only had to look up to see the traces of them swimming.

Seventh Grade of the Immortal Dao!

Even within an Immortal Sect, reaching this realm of cultivation allows one to descend the mountain and travel, counting as a true cultivator.

Riding the clouds and driving the mist, crossing mountains and rivers.

With a flick of a finger, a flying sword can take a life from a thousand miles away.

When the mood strikes, various divine abilities manifest, manipulating the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha, and the Dao Rhymes of the Five Elements.

Only after cultivating a breath of Divine Light can one be considered to have caught a first glimpse of the Immortal Gate and perceived various mysteries.

"I am truly grateful to Fellow Daoist Ze today."

"I should properly thank him in the future."

"But speaking of which, it is truly worthy of being a Perfect-level encounter; I learned ancient secrets, ate the human delicacy Fish Dragon Meat, and found a suitable place to break through my cultivation."

"System, remember to remind me next time I obtain a Perfect Token."

Li Xiang shook his head, complaining slightly.

This is what an immortal hero life should be!

That business of not having enough to eat for three years in the Southern Wilderness—what kind of damn immortal hero life is that!

Pure dark history.

The world of the Immortal Dao in his mind should be about riding swords through the sky, slaying demons and eliminating devils, witnessing various strange legends, seeking the Dao for longevity, making a few friends, drinking and having fun, playing chess, and singing songs.

Wouldn't such a life be satisfying?

With this thought in mind.

Li Xiang suddenly brought out the Divine Light he had cultivated and began to try to interfere with the surrounding Spirit Rhymes using the Divine Light.

He let these Spirit Rhymes concentrate under his feet, supporting them into a patch of cloud and mist.

He lifted himself up.

As the Spirit Rhymes scattered, the effect was very obvious.

In just an instant, Li Xiang felt his body floating up lightly.

Under the interference of the Divine Light, he stepped onto the clouds, and with a clear thought, he flew directly upward.

He headed toward the depths of the sky.

Surrounded by a clear breeze, accompanied by colorful clouds.

The entire Dragon Gate small world appeared before his eyes.

But suddenly.

An indescribable illusion welled up in Li Xiang's heart.

It seemed, perhaps.

Some existence was staring at him?

He looked up, and at the center of the small world, where the Dragon Gate Nine Pools were, a pair of pale golden eyes appeared out of thin air in the sky, looking at him with great displeasure.

"What is this?"

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

The Token vibrated.

Only then did Li Xiang withdraw his focus to look at the message on it.

A simple and clear piece of advice appeared.

"Fellow Daoist! Run!"

(End of chapter)