Chapter 548: Attending the Gathering in the Peach Blossom Spring (13)

"Where is this place?"

Ren Yidao's expression was hesitant; he slowly looked around, unable to say anything for a moment.

"..."

After a long while, he finally regained his senses, looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, and asked blankly:

"Where on earth is this place?"

He looked at the nine suns and three moons in the sky above his head, his mouth twitching slightly, and muttered to himself: "This, is this right?"

"This isn't right!"

The sky had nine suns and three moons, the sun and moon shining together, illuminating the firmament.

Looking at the surrounding environment, there were magnificent towers and jade pavilions, carved beams and painted rafters, wreathed in immortal mist, with an ethereal immortal atmosphere—a scene of the Heavenly Palace.

Immortal music lingered in his ears, and throughout the entire world, inexplicable chanting echoed faintly, as if countless people were simultaneously reciting different Immortal Scriptures; just listening to it was enough to make one nearly enter a state of Asking Dao.

The place was bustling with figures, not lonely at all. From time to time, one could see young talents with prominent horns and features riding clouds and mist, flying past in groups. As they conversed, lotus flowers bloomed in the void, and as they sped along, they cast faint golden light toward the rear.

A place of outstanding people and divine spirits, a Heavenly Human Realm.

Ren Yidao was silent.

He put away his bewildered expression and suppressed the shock in his heart.

"No, I mean... where did this bring me?"

This was not the Central Divine Continent.

At the very least, this was definitely not the Zhongzhou of the time period Ren Yidao remembered being in!

"Did I dream back to the ancient times? Again?"

Because he had experienced that once before, Ren Yidao did not feel panicked at this moment, only feeling a bit of emotion about whether this was happening a bit too frequently.

He raised his hand to touch the Divine Path Bell disguised as a bell ornament hanging on his wrist, his brows moved slightly, and his whole person relaxed a little.

The bell was still there.

However, it had fallen silent and gave Ren Yidao no response at all, but it was not unusable; forcing it to activate should be no problem.

It was just that the three master and disciples hidden inside had no reaction at all, which made him give up the thought of pulling Haha out to act as a thug.

"It seems that now, it is only me."

Within a few breaths, he quickly adjusted his state of mind, and the temperament of Ren Yidao also changed quietly in this short instant.

He no longer suppressed the Merit Power on his body; a golden ring instantly lit up behind him, and a golden Lotus Platform with nine petals appeared beneath his feet, looking even more astonishing than those few people from before.

A serene smile hung on the corners of his mouth, his eyes lowered slightly, filled with pity and compassion for all living beings in this world.

To anyone who looked, this was a great benevolent person who cultivated merit and good karma.

Ren Yidao did not deliberately hide himself; his bit of strength was not enough to be seen in this ancient Zhongzhou, and sneaking around would only make it easier to be discovered.

The greatest hermit hides in the city.

If he really wanted to disguise himself, deliberately hiding his head and showing his tail would be inferior; it was better to choose the "dark under the lamp" tactic.

After finishing his disguise, Ren Yidao swaggered off on his Lotus Platform, chasing after the three people he had seen earlier.

The moment Ren Yidao revealed his merit, the three people in front also sensed it, slowed their pace, looked back at the unfamiliar face, and seeing him chasing after them, they simply stopped to wait.

After Ren Yidao caught up, before he could speak, one of them nodded kindly and took the initiative to ask: "This fellow Daoist, are you also going to attend the gathering?"

"Attend the gathering?" Ren Yidao was stunned for a moment, then feigned realization: "Are the three of you as well?"

Ren Yidao naturally knew nothing about the gathering, but that did not prevent him from pretending that he understood.

Ren Yidao did not deny it, nor did he admit it, but his statement and expression made the three of them naturally assume that he was also someone attending the gathering.

Seeing that Ren Yidao was a fellow traveler, the remaining two also smiled and took the initiative to invite him.

"Exactly, we met on the road, and we have already gained quite a lot during the time we have traveled together."

"Hehe, this banquet was meant for us to exchange and lecture on scriptures; we just happened to come early secretly."

"The three of us also met halfway; wouldn't you like to join us, fellow Daoist?"

Through a simple exchange, Ren Yidao figured out the relationship between these three; they were actually not familiar with each other at all, all having met on the road.

That was great.

Since everyone was not familiar, why not include him.

"How could Ren refuse? Naturally, I will go together." Ren Yidao smiled and nodded; there was simply no reason to refuse.

Perhaps because of the Merit Golden Light revealed on Ren Yidao, these three had no suspicion of him at all.

Cultivators of merit naturally have a layer of favorability bonus, which can save a lot of trouble when meeting for the first time.

If it were a Demon cultivator covered in Sin Karma due to heinous crimes, would you see if these three would still be so friendly?

The four of them chatted for a few sentences, reported their names to each other, and then traveled together, soon beginning to talk.

These three actually had different directions of cultivation: physical body, Dao Technique, and spiritual power; the three each cultivated one, and they said they were exchanging, but they were really just exchanging.

Each said a little of their own methods, letting different thoughts collide, mostly hoping to draw inferences from other instances and find some inspiration from other Dao paths.

If one method is mastered, all methods are mastered; such exchanges were indeed somewhat useful, but in the end, they could not compare to the in-depth exchanges of those on the same path.

And coincidentally, Ren Yidao knew a little bit of everything.

Really, just a little bit. (Gestures)

After less than half an hour of exchange, Daoist Ren, who had dabbled in every path and not shallowly, successfully conquered the three with his profound background knowledge, gaining respect that was more genuine than the friendliness from before.

"Daoist Ren is a great talent, your talent is truly astonishing! You have actually dabbled in all three paths; your elders must have great confidence in you to let you be so bold."

"Hehe, it is just a coincidence; on one hand, I explored it myself, and on the other hand, my teachers do not actively interfere."

"Haha! Daoist is worthy of being a Dao Cultivator, you are truly humble."

The three of them laughed, and Ren Yidao shook his head modestly, not being arrogant.

He really did not feel that there was anything difficult about cultivating all three paths.

This is absolutely not a humblebrag!

Isn't it just doing this, then doing that, and finally doing this!

What is difficult about it?

Just as the few were chatting along the way, and the three still felt unfulfilled, they arrived at their final destination.

Ren Yidao had been observing his surroundings while chatting along the way, and had long since calculated the location where the few were.

"This place, it should not be far from Xian Fa Lin." Ren Yidao calculated silently, but upon arriving at the place, it was not the Xian Fa Lin he had expected, but a peach forest with murmuring water and blooming flowers.

There were already many young talents in the forest, and everyone sat directly on the ground, with several people sitting in circles and chatting.

Some people even played a game similar to floating wine cups on a winding stream, but after getting the wine cup, they did not recite poetry, but stood up to perform martial arts, displaying moves that made Ren Yidao's brows twitch slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, you have finally come, I have waited for you for a long time."

"Come, come, come, Old Zhang, you finally made it, I can't beat them, hurry and come help me!"

"Young Master Yang, come over here."

After arriving at the destination, the other three were all called away by their respective friends, leaving only Ren Yidao alone without being invited by anyone, and he could only stand there all by himself.

That year at eighteen, at the school dance, standing there like a nobody...

Such a thing, of course, does not exist.

It was just that there were no acquaintances, how could that stump Ren Yidao?

It doesn't matter if we aren't familiar now, after we chat, everyone will be familiar.

Ren Yidao looked around casually, and then... he directly chose a small group that was discussing scriptures and mixed into it.

Very simple.

Put your butt down there, squeeze in a little with others, and that counts as joining.

For a social butterfly who could be called a master of socializing, mixing into a loose party was not a difficult task.

A piece of cake.

Relying on his amazing social skills and handsome appearance, he quickly became familiar with several proud sons and noble daughters, and soon relied on his rich knowledge and unique insights to integrate into this small team... even if no one knew his background.

But it didn't matter, this was originally a gathering for heaven-gifted geniuses from all over, there was no need to understand each other's identities at all, everything was in the colliding Dao.

And after becoming familiar here, Ren Yidao directly picked up his wine cup and went to the next small group, and then the next...

In less than half a day, he had completely made a familiar face with everyone present; not to say they definitely knew him, but they certainly had an impression of him.

From beginning to end, no one doubted Ren Yidao's qualifications to be here.

Even when asked about his identity and he would not answer, only smiling and shaking his head in silence, others would very understandingly express their comprehension.

Although his cultivation was weaker than everyone else's and he had not broken through to the Heaven Realm, no one dared to underestimate him, and everyone treated him with great respect.

Because his perception of the Dao was deeper, and his insights into various knowledge were very unique, often making others suddenly enlightened with just a few words.

Later on, when Ren Yidao's status was completely secure, he even jokingly asked people: "May I ask? Everyone, don't you think my strength is somewhat unqualified?"

Then, he was roasted.

"Fellow Daoist, saying this, are you deliberately showing off to us?" A young girl with bright eyes and white teeth rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily: "If you aren't qualified, then there are few people here who are!"

"Oh? Why say that? I feel that I am still quite ordinary?" Ren Yidao was like a playboy deliberately teasing the girl into anger, his feigned look of surprise making many people laugh.

"If you ask me, which one of you here isn't stronger than me?"

The smiles on everyone's faces vanished and all shifted to Ren Yidao's face; they began to denounce his shamelessness together.

"You, you are actually so shameless!"

"Fellow Daoist Ren, you... this palace must say, this palace has never seen someone as thick-skinned and shameless as you."

"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist Ren said it well! I toast you a cup!"

Under the collective attack, Ren Yidao retreated in defeat, bitterly smiling as he raised his hands and cupped his fists at the crowd, barely calming the "public anger."

When this farce gradually subsided, someone raised a wine cup to toast Ren Yidao and sighed: "Although I feel that you are probably playing the fool, waiting for us to praise you, if you really have no self-awareness, then I can only say your heart is truly too big."

"Fellow Daoist has the unique aura of having practiced the 'Ten Thousand Generations Art', do you think we are unable to perceive it?"

'Ten Thousand Generations Art'?

What is that?

Ren Yidao maintained the smile on his face, but his heart was full of muttering.

What, what, what, what is all this talk!

"And it is estimated that you have already mastered two parts, only missing the final part to be able to completely connect them, merge the three bodies, and become the new Ten Thousand Generations Walker."

That person stared at Ren Yidao, sizing him up, and shook his head with a mix of envy and emotion, saying: "Fellow Daoist Ren, you truly have such great ambition."

Merge the three bodies... oh!

You are talking about this!