Chapter 689: The Dao Is Not Transmitted Twice, The True Succession Sequence, The Invitation Of The Floating Method (II)

"A first-grade Jin Dan? Yellow Ape?"

Li Yuan picked up the Tongshi Orb and listened to his account.

In the four years since entering the sect, Li Yuan had grown quite familiar with Fayin Fayin Tongzi, and the latter, whenever he came across something new, was happy to share it with him.

"This man is a true Dao-seed."

In the quiet bamboo grove, Fayin Fayin Tongzi's divine sense spun rapidly; as he spoke, he also flipped through the disciple registry:

"Yellow Ape entered the sect only forty or fifty years earlier than that Yu big-beard. When he entered, he had already achieved perfect Unity, cultivated Mu Xing Fa, and with a third-grade aptitude, was barely placed in the auditing rank.

Although he came from the Tai Shan Xuan Gate of the Bei Dou Fa Jie, he did not seek provisions from them. Instead, relying on the stipend he received upon entry, he bought a scroll of the Black Emperor Dark Ape True Form Diagram…"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi paused briefly:

"This man had remarkable perseverance. Starting from the Dark Ape True Form Diagram, he switched to cultivating the Xiu Gen Ben Fa. Over the next four hundred-plus years, he exchanged scroll after scroll of True Form Diagrams and their corresponding spells, and somehow pieced together half a volume of the Black Emperor Dark Abyss Scripture…

And using this as a foundation, he forcibly forged the Nine Heavens of the Divine Palace!"

"Third-grade aptitude?"

Li Yuan could hear the admiration in Fayin Fayin Tongzi's voice, and his own heart gave a start.

A third-grade aptitude, simultaneously cultivating nine types of Zhong Pin Fa, and in just four hundred years he forged a first-grade Jin Dan?

That speed…

"Can you guess which other great scripture he also cultivates?"

The Green Emperor Longevity Scripture!

Li Yuan thought of that azure dragon, but before he could answer, Fayin Fayin Tongzi could no longer hold back and blurted out the answer:

"The Green Emperor Longevity Scripture!"

"Using Yi Shui Fa to nourish Mu Xing Fa, he cultivated part of the Green Emperor Longevity Scripture, and has already been planting divine trees for over three hundred years. When he forged his first-grade Da Dan, he burned wood into fire, forcibly pushing his own aptitude up to the sixth-grade limit!"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi was quite stirred:

"A third-grade aptitude forging a first-grade Da Dan, and pushing his own aptitude to the Zhao Zhao Tianxing limit!"

"Changing one's innate talent, a third-grade aptitude forging a first-grade Longhu Longhu Dadan—Senior Brother Yellow Ape is indeed a true Dao-seed."

Recalling the two previous battles, Li Yuan felt deeply shaken within.

He had already sensed that this Senior Brother Yellow Ape was no ordinary figure; looking again now, he feared he had still underestimated him by far.

His own ability to successively change his aptitude came from the Weapon Registry; this man surely also carried some great fortune on his person…

"This man has the heart of a true-succession disciple!"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi's words carried much admiration, for his own aptitude was not high, and he knew well the hardships of cultivation.

"Which disciple of Mount Mount Dongxuan doesn't have the heart of a true-succession disciple?"

Li Yuan did not find it strange.

"It's different. After receiving his inner-disciple stipend, he went to the Scripture Pavilion and at the first opportunity used his inner-disciple privilege to exchange for the 'Central Extreme Yellow Emperor Thick Earth Scripture'!"

"Mm?"

Turning the thought over in his mind, Li Yuan had already grasped the meaning behind Fayin Fayin Tongzi's words.

It was not to tell him that Yellow Ape had accumulated six Da Gong over four hundred years, but rather…

'This one aspires to the Primordial Five Extremes Dao.'

Mount Mount Dongxuan has twelve great Daos, corresponding to twelve true-succession seats. In theory, each sect-level Gong Fa can only be passed down to one person per generation.

This is also why Yu Yu Wangxian is universally recognized as a quasi-true-succession disciple—because upon entering the sect, he had already comprehended the Qian Yang Infinite Dao, laying the foundation for true succession.

"Many thanks for the reminder, Immortal Child."

Li Yuan's heart stirred slightly as he noted this point, cupped his hands, and gave thanks.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi pretended not to understand and smoothly changed the subject: "Right, you were asking earlier about methods for forging the Divine Palace—are you preparing to forge yours?"

"I've already forged the Divine Palace."

Li Yuan did not conceal it.

"Mm?!"

In the quiet bamboo grove, Fayin Fayin Tongzi, who had been reclining against a large rock, suddenly sat bolt upright:

"You've already forged the Divine Palace?! What palace-forging method did you choose… let me take a look myself…"

With a thought, he connected to the Grand Luo Registry. Fayin Fayin Tongzi opened the disciple registry and discovered that Li Yuan's information had already been accessed by over a dozen people. After a brief consideration, he opened it.

"Five Extremes Temple?"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi's heart gave a jolt: "That was far too reckless of you. You didn't spend a few more years comprehending—if the temple-forging had failed, you'd have suffered a severe depletion of vital energy!"

After scolding him once, he did some quick calculations in his mind and couldn't help clicking his tongue.

This kid had only entered the sect four years ago, yet his cultivation had broken through again and again, and he was already at the first heaven of the Divine Palace.

'I wonder which one is faster—him or that Yu big-beard?'

As this thought flashed through his mind, Fayin Fayin Tongzi instinctively tried to access Yu Yu Wangxian's information, but was blocked.

This meant that, within the Grand Luo Registry, Yu Yu Wangxian already held the access permissions of a true-succession disciple.

"Many thanks for Immortal Child's concern."

Li Yuan did not argue back. He chatted a few more sentences with Fayin Fayin Tongzi before closing the Tongshi Orb.

"A first-grade Da Dan!"

Sorting through the information he had just obtained, Li Yuan could not help feeling a certain urgency within.

Unlike Gu Shan Xuan Sheng, although Yellow Ape had not yet cultivated any great scripture, he had already taken the first step toward ascending to true succession, and it was possible he could receive the transmission of the Primordial Five Extremes Dao.

"Floating Mystery, Wondrously Clear; Void, Still, True, and Harmonious; Bright Wisdom, Perfectly Penetrating. Mount Mount Dongxuan takes a thousand years as one generation—if this generation fails to receive the Dao transmission, one must wait for the next…"

Li Yuan calculated silently within.

The "Master Fuyuan" generation has been passed down for over eight hundred years, with less than two hundred years remaining. Huang Yuan may not even be able to forge a Dharma Realm — most likely he's competing for the next generation's True Inheritance seat?

But in a hundred-plus years, he still wasn't confident he could forge a first-rate Dharma Realm…

"Fayin Fayin Tongzi probably thought the same…"

A thought stirring in his heart, Li Yuan opened the Communication Sphere and raised his hand to send over an application.

He had to first take a look at this Senior Brother Huang Yuan's caliber…

……

A Level 409 cave-heaven minor world.

This was a not-so-large minor cave-heaven, with few hills and many plains within. When the wind blew, waves of grain rolled, and it was clearly planted with boundless varieties of spiritual rice.

At first glance, it looked like a spiritual-plant cave-heaven.

In a patch of spiritual field, a youth of slender build and plain features lightly formed a hand seal, summoning a raincloud stretching a thousand li. Before long, spiritual rain poured down, nourishing the spiritual field.

"In another three years, this Black Essence spiritual rice will be ripe. By then, aside from my daily needs, selling the rest should fetch a few Mei Shang Pin divine runes."

Bathed in the spiritual rain, feeling the vigorous vitality of the spiritual field, Huang Yuan sighed softly in his heart:

"I was impulsive — shouldn't have bought that Yellow Emperor Thick Earth Scripture outright. Three hundred years of savings gone in a flash; Da Gong isn't easy to come by… The stipend of an inner disciple alone isn't nearly enough!"

To gather enough Shan Gong to exchange for the other great scriptures, the stipend was far from sufficient, but Da Gong was too hard to obtain. Even after over four hundred years since joining the sect, he'd only managed to save up six Da Gong.

For these six Da Gong, he'd nearly died several times in those interdimensional planes.

"Fortunately, a first-grade Longhu Longhu Dadan has already been formed, and my innate talent has transformed. Though my realm is at the bottom among inner disciples, I do at least qualify to go earn Da Gong now!"

Strolling through the spiritual field, Huang Yuan pondered how to obtain cultivation resources.

The temptation of forging a first-grade Longhu Elixir was too great — so much so that once he found the opportunity, he didn't dare hesitate in the slightest. But after advancing, he felt he shouldn't have advanced so early.

Once the Longhu Longhu Dadan was formed, he could no longer compete for the Bei Dou Fa Jie domain's Combat Star Ranking. As for the Moon Ranking, even having forged a first-grade Longhu Longhu Dadan, he didn't think he could compete against those powerhouses at the peak of the Dharma Realm.

"That first place on the Bei Dou Fa Jie domain's Combat Star Ranking — I've held it for ninety years. By the rules, I can only hold it for ten more years, but it's not that much of a pity."

Returning to his cave dwelling outside the spiritual field, Huang Yuan let out a long breath. Just as he was about to begin Xing Gong to refine his methods, the Communication Sphere suddenly trembled lightly.

Hum~

White flowing light wove before his eyes; in less than an instant, it had already reflected the image of a Daoist in white.

"Senior Brother Master Fuyuan!"

Huang Yuan bowed in salute.

"You've forged the Longhu Longhu Dadan?"

That white-robed Daoist's brow lifted slightly. Even through the light screen, Huang Yuan felt a chill at his brow, as if pressed against by a divine blade.

Daoist Master Fuyuan, one of the five current True Inheritors of Mount Mount Dongxuan, cultivated the Mysterious Mysterious Two-Yi Dao, and refined the "Demon-Slaying Immortal-Slaughtering Sword."

"Reporting to Senior Brother, I forged it a few days ago — fortunate success."

Huang Yuan bowed slightly, his voice calm.

The reason he forged the Jin Dan without any hesitation was also somewhat related to this True Inheritance senior brother — all six Da Gong he'd earned in the past came from him.

But regarding that previous mission, he couldn't refuse it yet truly didn't want to accept it.

"Then congratulations, Junior Brother, on achieving the Longhu Longhu Dadan — True Inheritance is within sight!"

Daoist Master Fuyuan gave him a deep look, and the light image had already dissipated.

"Mm?"

Huang Yuan was about to put away the Communication Sphere when he suddenly sensed that the senior brother had sent another spiritual-sense message. Frowning slightly, he opened it.

He saw flowing light weave together, transforming into various characters descending:

【Li Yuan (Inner Disciple)】

【Talent: God-Demon】

【Divine Endowment: Supreme-Supreme】

【Fundamental Methods: Green Emperor Longevity Scripture, Kun Peng True Form Diagram, Qing Long True Form Diagram, Fire Phoenix True Form Diagram, Qian Jin Bai Hu True Form Diagram…】

【…received the Guiding Divine Fire, entered the sect at about thirty and immediately became an inner disciple, achieved Unity in his first year, completed Unity in about two years, refined De Shang Pin Fa magic power, practiced four De Shang Pin Fa arts…】

【Extremely likely to inherit the Primordial Five Extremes Dao, ranked sixth in the current True Inheritance sequence, second only to Yu Yu Wangxian, Yuan Han, Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen, and five others…】

Silence!

The cave dwelling was so silent a pin drop could be heard; only the woven light images flowed before his eyes.

"Just over four years since entering the sect, and already the sixth inner disciple… truly terrifying, truly awe-inspiring!"

After a long while, Huang Yuan closed the Communication Sphere, but the light images he'd just seen lingered long in his eyes.

At the end of the spiritual-sense message, Daoist Master Fuyuan had also listed his own sequence ranking — having forged a first-grade Jin Dan, he himself ranked twenty-first among current inner disciples.

But he didn't find it strange.

God-Demon grade talent, Supreme-Supreme divine endowment, comprehended the Green Emperor Longevity Scripture immediately upon entering the sect, achieved Unity completion and refined De Shang Pin Fa magic power in less than three years — forging a Divine Palace would likely take at most ten years.

Compared to such a world-shaking prodigy, he truly found it hard to summon any heart for comparison…

"This pace of progress is no longer inferior to Yu Yu Wangxian, is it?"

Huang Yuan understood Daoist Master Fuyuan's meaning, yet couldn't stop his emotions churning.

But what he thought of wasn't only Li Yuan — there was also that Junior Brother Yu, who had entered the sect forty-five years later than him, yet was now on the verge of forging the Dharma Heaven.

The first-grade Longhu Longhu Dadan he'd bitterly sought for over four hundred years, and only achieved by luck after obtaining an opportunity — Yu Yu Wangxian had already achieved it within twenty-some years of entering the sect.

"Hoo!"

After a long while, Huang Yuan calmed his mind. Just as he was about to refine his methods, the Communication Sphere trembled lightly again. He glanced at it and couldn't help but be startled.

"Junior Brother Li Yuan, congratulations, Senior Brother, on becoming an inner disciple…"

"Li Yuan?"

……

Whooo~

In the bamboo tower, the light and shadow gradually dispersed.

"A true Dao seed indeed!"

Toying with the communication orb, Li Yuan sorted through his conversation with Huang Yuan, a slight ripple stirring in his heart.

In their first exchange, both were very cautious, but between the lines he could more or less tell that this Senior Brother Huang Yuan was indeed a true Dao seed of cultivation.

What surprised him was that this Senior Brother Huang Yuan spoke with great care, as if he himself were the senior brother and Li Yuan the junior.

"He doesn't seem the type to play tricks in the dark, but one conversation isn't enough to jump to conclusions. Let's wait and see."

Li Yuan's heart eased a little.

He had always been a true Dao seed who cultivated single-mindedly, and along the way his relations with his fellow disciples had been quite harmonious; naturally he was unwilling to start disputes with his senior brothers.

This had nothing to do with his being the lowest in realm and shallowest in methods.

"Mount Mount Dongxuan does not forbid contention, but it does forbid fellow disciples slaying one another. Given Master Master Fufa's realm, few tricks could likely be hidden from him."

"I wonder when Master Master Fufa will come out of seclusion."

Li Yuan's thoughts drifted; he quite wanted to see for himself the 'Dao-Comprehension Tea' that a bunch of inner disciples kept mentioning.

"Buzz~"

At that moment, the communication orb trembled again.

"Master Master Fuyuan?"

Sensing that a true disciple was looking for him, Li Yuan's heart gave a jolt, but he did not hesitate and chose to accept.

"Buzz~" In the next instant, light and shadow wove before him, sketching out a white-robed Daoist sitting quietly by a cliff, behind him a sea of clouds rolled on, wondrous scenes interweaving, as if he were refining a technique.

"Li Yuan greets Senior Brother Master Fuyuan!"

Li Yuan bowed, and the intelligence on this true disciple surfaced in his mind.

One of only two among the five great true disciples who cultivated the 'Demon-Refining Sword,' he had attained the Dao a little over two hundred years ago; intelligence on him was scarce—this was something Li Yuan had heard from Fayin Fayin Tongzi.

"I've long heard a brilliant little junior brother has joined the mountain; now that I see you, you truly are dashing and handsome, with extraordinary innate gifts!"

In the light and shadow, Master Master Fuyuan opened with praise.

"Senior Brother overpraises."

Li Yuan observed the rites with great respect.

"To have cultivated the Five Extremes Temple in just four years of entering the sect—such innate gifts are already no less than this senior brother's. Why be so modest, Junior Brother Li?"

Master Master Fuyuan smiled.

"Senior Brother…"

Just as Li Yuan was about to reply, he felt the communication orb tremble again; he glanced at it and was instantly taken aback.

"Junior Brother Li?"

Master Master Fuyuan looked over.

"To answer Senior Brother Master Fuyuan, it is Senior Brother Master Fufa looking for me."

Li Yuan spoke the truth, though he was somewhat startled and doubtful; he rarely added inner or true disciples on his own initiative, yet in such a short span two had come.

"Eldest Senior Brother?"

Master Master Fuyuan's gaze sharpened slightly, but he had already risen to his feet: "Junior Brother, go ahead and answer."

"Yes!"

Li Yuan naturally went along with it; with a light tap, another stretch of light and shadow wove itself out in the bamboo tower—and it was precisely Master Master Fufa.

The latter sat cross-legged in a ruined temple, behind him a headless divine statue, and the Demon-Refining Immortal-Trapping Sword lay across his knees, humming softly.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Master Fufa!"

"Greetings, Eldest Senior Brother!"

Li Yuan and the other both bowed in unison.

"Mm."

Master Master Fufa responded, his gaze falling on Master Master Fuyuan:

"Junior Brother didn't even return to Huishan for the last sermon—what brings you free today? Could it be you've found traces of the 'Gate of Myriad Wonders'?"

"When has the Gate of Myriad Wonders ever been easy to find?"

Master Master Fuyuan smiled and said: "Since Eldest Senior Brother has business with Junior Brother Li, this junior brother won't intrude."

"Mm."

Master Master Fufa neither agreed nor disagreed; once Master Fuyuan had cut off the light and shadow, he turned to look at Li Yuan:

"The Five Extremes Temple is an extremely superior method for forging the Divine Palace, but it is rather obscure and difficult, and demands a great deal of the physical body. That you achieved it in one go surprised even me."

"Just luck."

Li Yuan's mind searched through what he knew about the 'Gate of Myriad Wonders'; finding nothing, he hurriedly bowed and replied.

"Excessive humility only makes one look as if there's deceit in one's heart."

Master Master Fufa glanced at him; seeing that the latter's tone was stiff yet his deference unchanged, he couldn't be bothered to correct him and said:

"The Gate of Myriad Wonders is a supreme treasure of our Great Luo Heaven; it was lost in the old days when Opening Gui Xu was opened. Your Senior Brother Master Fuyuan has been searching for this treasure for many years. If he seeks you out, it may well be related to this matter."

"A supreme treasure of Great Luo Heaven?"

The moment Li Yuan heard the words 'supreme treasure,' his thirst for knowledge flared up at once; then, hearing that Master Master Fuyuan's seeking him might be related to this, his heart immediately cooled down.

"This… this junior brother's cultivation is shallow; in such a great matter, I'm afraid I can't be of much help, can I?"

"Not necessarily."

Master Master Fufa lightly stroked the Demon-Refining Immortal-Trapping Sword and spoke calmly: "Opening Gui Xu contains everything under heaven, all-inclusive. Among them there is a kind of deadly ground imbued with creation's favor, which often places extremely stringent demands on those who enter."

Like the Demon-Refining Ground that Yu Yu Xuanji had sought him out about earlier?

Li Yuan's heart stirred.

"For instance, the 'Sword God Tomb' I'm headed to later—you can enter, but I cannot…"

"Huh?"

Master Master Fufa shifted topics so smoothly that Li Yuan almost couldn't catch up.

"You mean…"

Li Yuan's expression turned slightly bitter.

"The Sword God Tomb—nine epochs ago, the place where two Dao Sovereign–level sword Dao experts perished. Within it lie all manner of profound marvels: the sword Dao inheritances of those two Dao Sovereigns, Dao Treasures, Divine Treasures,

as well as numerous upper-grade and supreme-grade Divine Patterns."

Master Master Fufa, knowing him to be cautious, offered a few words of explanation:

"This place only permits cultivators below the Third Realm to enter. Once your Divine Palace reaches the Ninth Heaven, you may try entering—most likely, you'll only get this one chance."

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for the guidance."

Li Yuan committed this matter to memory.

"Among them is one item of great use to me. If you can retrieve it for me, I'll grant you a Grand Scripture!"

Master Master Fufa added.

"A Grand Scripture?!"

"What… what thing could be worth that many merits?"

Li Yuan's heart jolted—that was six or seven hundred merits.

At that price, even if the bounty were on the Venomous Dragon God, there'd be someone bold enough to take it!

"We'll discuss this matter once your Divine Palace reaches the Ninth Heaven."

Master Master Fufa said no more, and instead asked whether he'd encountered any doubts while cultivating the Demon Refining Art.

Li Yuan gathered his focus and posed his questions one by one.

At first, it was only about the Demon Refining Art, but later it extended to the Five Extremes Temple, the Divine Palace's Ninth Heaven, the selection and combination of magical arts with Gu Gu Shentong, the forging of Jin Dan, Dharma Rings, Dharma Aspects…

Li Yuan fired off all his questions in one go, leaving Master Master Fufa not knowing whether to laugh or cry, yet he still answered each one in turn.

A single conversation dragged on for two full days.

"Enough."

Two days later at dusk, just as Li Yuan was about to ask about Holy Extremity–grade Dharma Aspects, Master Master Fufa seemed to sense something and raised his eyes to look beyond the ruined temple:

"Someone's come calling. We'll talk later."

"Yes!"

Li Yuan naturally nodded repeatedly, yet his gaze couldn't help but drift toward the light-shadow. In the instant the light-shadow flickered out, he saw beyond the ancient temple.

Darkness surged like a tide; within it, a terrifying figure of unknown origin advanced at a slow pace. Even glimpsing it once through the Cognition Sphere, Li Yuan felt his vitality being stripped away.

"What the hell is that thing?"

Closing the Cognition Sphere, Li Yuan's forehead broke out in cold sweat. The moment his mind recalled that darkness, the figure seemed to show signs of descending across the void.

"No wonder every generation has true lineage disciples of the Weeping Heaven Dao Sect falling—whatever hellish places are they going to…"

Wiping away his cold sweat, Li Yuan suddenly gained some insight into certain pieces of intelligence he'd heard earlier when listening to many voices.

Perhaps the battles between the Weeping Heaven Dao Sect and the many alien dimensions deep within the Returning Ruins had never ceased.

……

In the months following the forging of the Five Extremes Temple, Li Yuan's essence, qi, and spirit continued to grow unceasingly. Thanks to this, the speed at which he circulated his arts and refined his methods also increased greatly.

At the Second Realm, even with daily consumption of spirit pills, he could only forge one Kun Peng magic power every seven days; as for Qing Di Fa magic power, it took nearly three months to forge even one.

After advancing to the Third Realm, aided by spirit pills, he could forge one Kun Peng magic power every three days, and Qing Di Fa magic power required only a little over a month to forge one.

Naturally, Li Yuan chose to weaken the Water Art and strengthen the Wood Art.

While maintaining the base of eighty-one strands of Kun Peng magic power, every four strands of Kun Peng magic power he forged would be transformed into one strand of Qing Di Fa magic power.

"Hah!"

"Inhale!"

On the Qi-Gathering Platform, Li Yuan closed his eyes and entered meditation. Wisps of heaven and earth spiritual energy enveloped the entirety of Dashan. Occasionally, demons would tear through the void to arrive, only to be slain by the Dao Soldiers.

As the days of demon refining wore on, the twelve White Bone Human Demons' baleful aura grew greatly. Though they hadn't yet advanced to the Fourth Realm, they were several times stronger than before.

The Gourd Dao Soldiers' growth was even greater—each had already nurtured three strands of Gourd Sword Qi. When unleashed together in concert with the twelve White Bone Human Demons, they had already slain Third Realm demons.

"Buzz~"

Li Yuan observed his inner self.

Eighty-one strands of Kun Peng magic power drifted slowly through the acupoints around his body; within his dantian, twenty-seven strands of Qing Di Fa magic power spun round and round, drawing in heaven and earth spiritual energy to strengthen themselves.

Faint, indistinct green light, like countless root tendrils, spread from his dantian throughout his entire body, finally reaching every pore, breathing in and out the heaven and earth spiritual energy.

This was the Zhong De Jing Fa Jie of the third layer of the Qing Emperor Longevity Scripture.

The body becoming a tree grants the ability to breathe in and out heaven and earth spiritual energy. Though the speed couldn't compare to circulating arts and refining methods, it allowed Li Yuan to remain at peak condition at all times.

"Crack!"

When Li Yuan finished his practice, a vicious Snake Demon was sliced in two by Gourd Sword Qi, and the twelve White Bone Human Demons skillfully skinned and deboned it.

Off to the side, various demon corpses had already piled into a small mound.

After advancing to the Third Realm, the number of demons Li Yuan refined daily also surged—at the very least, he could draw over a hundred demons of various types each day.

"My mastery of the Demon Refining Art still isn't skilled enough—only one Third Realm Snake Demon. Fortunately, the number of First Realm demons appearing has also decreased…"

Li Yuan raised his hand and tossed the small-mountain pile of demon remains into the Mud Pellet, letting the Nine Infants and the Burning-Heart Ape drive the Divine Furnace to refine them, then extracting the various energies to feed the many spirit aspects and the Mysterious Vine Tree.

"Roar!"

At this moment, a dragon's cry rang out from the neighboring mountain.

Li Yuan followed the sound and looked, only to see wisps of mist flowing and intertwining, with a mirage dragon swimming and leaping within the fog, occasionally letting out joyful long cries.

As its body moved, the mist kept shifting as well—sometimes transforming into all manner of beasts, sometimes into dharma treasures, sometimes into mountains, rivers, trees, and grass.

"Hoo!"

Before long, the mist dispersed, and the little mirage baby broke out of seclusion, arriving with a face full of joy:

"Li Yuan, Li Yuan!"

"I've refined mirage dragon magic power!"

"Congratulations!"

Li Yuan smiled and offered his felicitations, instructing Li Yi to go prepare spirit cuisine to celebrate for her.

……

Early the next morning, the little mother dragon had already strapped on the white-skinned gourd, wrapped herself in Nine Smoke Gauze, and left the minor grotto-heaven to gather the various divine runes for refining the White Bone Demon Mountain.

After Li Yuan finished his meal, he opened the Cognition Sphere and entered the Combat Hall.

Over the past four months, the Five Extremes Temple had already initially stabilized, and his ability to fight and cast spells had greatly improved through over a hundred bouts with the Yellow Ape.

"Time to charge the Combat Leaderboard."

Light and shadow intertwined into a starry sky. Li Yuan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion and, as usual, first activated the Grand Void Divine Realm to illuminate his current cultivation.

【Eighty Thousand Li (Second-Tier Combatant)】

【Realm: Divine Palace Six Heavens】

【Race: Human】

【Physique:??】

【Fundamental Arts: Green Emperor Longevity Scripture, Kun Peng True Form Diagram……】

"Six Heavens?"

Releasing the Turtle Breath Concealment and letting the Grand Void Divine Realm shine upon him, Li Yuan couldn't help but pause when he saw this.

"Does it judge cultivation purely by the amount of spirit forms?"

His cultivation had been diligent. Over the past four months, the true forms of the Azure Dragon and Fire Phoenix had also been initially achieved, but the only one that could truly be called complete was the Kun Peng True Form.

Could this count as Six Heavens?

"This is only for reference then."

Li Yuan frowned slightly, but didn't think this was the limit of the Grand Void Mirror—most likely because being too detailed would make cultivators feel uneasy?

Musing to himself, he continued reading downward.

During these four months, by day he practiced Xing Gong, refining dharma and demons; by night he visualized the True Form Diagrams, using the Yellow Ape as a mirror to hone his various spells.

Compared to his magic power, his progress in spells was also considerable, which naturally benefited from the nourishment of the Five Extremes Temple.

(End of this chapter)