Chapter 446: A New Mission

As Duan Fengyun soared into the sky, Yuwen Tuo, who had been lying on the bed drunk, suddenly opened his eyes.

Yuwen Tuo said with a calm expression:

"Big brother, until we meet again!"

As Duan Fengyun's good brother, how could Yuwen Tuo not know Duan Fengyun's thoughts?

Since Duan Fengyun wanted to leave quietly, he, as a brother, certainly had to fulfill that wish.

After Duan Fengyun soared into the sky and stood in mid-air, he shouted:

"Martial Dao Gate, you can come out for me now.

It is time for me to leave this place."

In an instant, the familiar Martial Dao Gate appeared before Duan Fengyun's eyes.

The voice of the Martial Dao Gate rang out:

"Duan Fengyun, congratulations on completing the mission of this world, and your strength can finally be considered passable now!"

Hearing the words of the Martial Dao Gate, Duan Fengyun did not take it as a compliment; his current strength was actually only considered passable in the eyes of the Martial Dao Gate?

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This made Duan Fengyun a bit hard to accept.

Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"Martial Dao Gate, you say my strength is passable, then tell me what kind of strength is considered powerful."

The Martial Dao Gate laughed:

"Fine, then listen as I explain the division of strength levels to you.

Before you finished Refining the Dragon Essence, your strength could only be counted as a Martial Artist; after you refined the Dragon Essence, you could be considered a Pseudo-Immortal, and now your strength can be considered an Immortal General.

The path of cultivation begins with the Martial Dao: Martial Artist, Martial Master, Pseudo-Immortal, Immortal, and Immortal General.

After Immortal General, there is Immortal King, then God General, God King, God Emperor, and finally the legendary Dao God!

Each realm is divided into early, middle, high, peak, and perfection stages.

You are currently only at the peak of the Immortal General realm.

So tell me, can your current strength be considered passable?"

After hearing the words of the Martial Dao Gate, Duan Fengyun was greatly shocked; he had not expected that his realm had only reached Immortal General, and that there were still so many realms behind Immortal General.

Duan Fengyun continued to ask:

"Then what realm is my master at now?

And what is the realm my master spoke of, the one that can stir the River of Time?"

The Martial Dao Gate looked at Duan Fengyun, worried that if it answered Duan Fengyun's question now, Duan Fengyun would be unable to accept it and collapse.

However, looking at Duan Fengyun's firm gaze, the Martial Dao Gate believed that this guy would surely be able to accept it.

The Martial Dao Gate said:

"Your master, Xuanyuan Huangdi, is currently at the middle stage of the God Emperor realm.

As for the ability your master mentioned to stir the River of Time, that is the realm all practitioners yearn for: Dao God!

Legend has it that a Dao God possesses the ability to reach the heavens and penetrate the earth, capable of stirring the River of Time and bringing the dead back to the world of the living.

But no one has ever reached the realm of Dao God, and it is unknown whether this matter is true or false."

After hearing the words of the Martial Dao Gate, Duan Fengyun was indeed stunned.

The ideal he had been chasing with all his heart was, in the end, so far out of reach.

"Dao God!"

A realm that all practitioners yearn for but no one has ever reached; he actually needed to reach this realm to resurrect Youruo and the others.

Duan Fengyun did not know in what year or month he would be able to reach this distant Dao God realm; perhaps it was more likely he would die on the path of cultivation.

Xuanyuan Huangdi was gifted, and even after thousands of years, he was only at the middle stage of the God Emperor realm.

One can imagine how difficult and pathless this road to becoming a Dao God is. For a moment, Duan Fengyun was lost.

Duan Fengyun did not know if he would succeed; Dao God sounded like a very distant thing.

In this instant, Duan Fengyun's once-unshakable Dao Heart actually began to falter; his Heart Demon had arrived.

Seeing this, the Martial Dao Gate shouted:

"Duan Fengyun, are you such a person who gives up so easily?

Have you not thought about your family, your brothers? Are you just going to give up on them like this?"

At this moment, with the Heart Demon having entered his body, how could Duan Fengyun still listen to the words of the Martial Dao Gate? His eyes were bloodshot, and his aura fluctuated wildly.

The situation had reached a point that was difficult for the Martial Dao Gate to control.

Just as the Martial Dao Gate did not know what to do, a golden light appeared.

Xuanyuan Huangdi arrived before Duan Fengyun, stroked Duan Fengyun's head, and said:

"Silly child, I know that you find it hard to accept this massive chasm for the moment.

But your master has confidence in you; your talent is much better than mine was back then, and you will surely be able to catch up to my realm very soon.

Silly child, wake up at once!"

Following Xuanyuan Huangdi's loud shout, Duan Fengyun finally woke up.

Seeing Xuanyuan Huangdi before him, Duan Fengyun immediately bowed:

"Greetings, Master!"

Xuanyuan Huangdi nodded and smiled:

"Disciple, you did very well this time.

Even I did not expect that you would be able to reach such a degree, using the God-Slaying Level Slash Heaven Sword Art to slay the Demon Lord and seal the Demon Realm."

"You have now far surpassed your master back in the day; you have not brought shame upon your master!"

If he had not heard the explanation from the Martial Dao Gate, facing the praise of Xuanyuan Huangdi, Duan Fengyun would definitely have removed one of the three trees of abc in his heart.

But after learning that his own strength was actually so meager, how could Duan Fengyun still be in the mood?

Duan Fengyun mocked himself:

"Master, please do not praise me anymore.

My meager strength is simply not worth looking at in front of you; if you were to make a move, the Demon Realm would have been wiped out long ago.

It is just that you gave me an opportunity to gain experience."

Watching the deeply discouraged Duan Fengyun, Xuanyuan Huangdi feigned anger and said:

"Duan Fengyun, do you think my strength was something I had from birth?

The most important thing for everyone is not the final result of their success, but the process they take toward success.

If you want to reach the heavens in a single step, then forgive me for taking the wrong disciple.

Only what one has experienced and obtained through effort is truly one's own; do you understand, foolish child?"

Xuanyuan Huangdi's words were like a thunderbolt in Duan Fengyun's mind; under the repeated rebukes of Xuanyuan Huangdi, Duan Fengyun finally sobered up.

That's right, human effort is the decisive factor; as long as he has worked hard, even if he does not reach the ideal result in the end, he has already given his all, so he will not have regrets.

If he had given up from the very beginning, then he would certainly only live on in disappointment and cowardice.

After thinking it through, light reappeared in Duan Fengyun's eyes; Duan Fengyun bowed deeply to Xuanyuan Huangdi and said:

"Disciple thanks Master for the rebuke; disciple was almost influenced by the Heart Demon and led astray."

Seeing that Duan Fengyun had finally awakened, Xuanyuan Huangdi nodded with satisfaction; he had not misjudged the person after all.

Xuanyuan Huangdi thought for a moment, raised his hand, and struck a golden light into Duan Fengyun's head; a book, the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon," immediately appeared in Duan Fengyun's mind.

Xuanyuan Huangdi spoke up:

"The 'Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' is the cultivation method of my Xuanyuan lineage; it can only be practiced after reaching the Immortal realm.

You have now reached the Immortal General Realm; with the assistance of this cultivation method, your cultivation will grow even more rapidly."

Hearing this, Duan Fengyun was wild with joy and said:

"Thank you, Master, thank you, Master."

Xuanyuan Huangdi waved his hand and said:

"No need, consider this a reward for completing this mission.

I now have another mission for you; if you complete this mission, you should be able to stay by my side and assist me.

It is just that this mission will be extremely dangerous; with your strength as an Immortal General, it is not enough to be seen in that world. I wonder if you are willing to go!"

After hearing Xuanyuan Huangdi's words, Duan Fengyun did not even think and said directly:

"Disciple is willing; only with crises can disciple have a sense of urgency, and only then can disciple's potential be further forced out."

Xuanyuan Huangdi laughed loudly:

"Good, worthy of being my good disciple.

The Martial Dao Gate will tell you your next mission; I will be going first."

As the words fell, Xuanyuan Huangdi disappeared directly before Duan Fengyun's eyes.

Worthy of being a God Emperor, coming in a rush and leaving in a rush.

After Xuanyuan Huangdi left, Duan Fengyun turned his eyes toward the Martial Dao Gate and said:

"Speak, what mission has Master arranged for me this time!"

The Martial Dao Gate spoke up:

"Duan Fengyun, before that, I will ask you a question: do you know the story of Liu Chenxiang splitting the mountain to save his mother?"

Duan Fengyun nodded and said:

"Of course I know; when I was in the Human Realm, this story was on everyone's lips.

Legend has it that Liu Chenxiang's mother, Sanshengmu, fell in love with the mortal Liu Yanchang and gave birth to Liu Chenxiang.

But Immortals and mortals are separated; after Wangmu and the Jade Emperor learned of the affair between Sanshengmu and Liu Yanchang, they were furious.

Wangmu even had Sanshengmu's brother, Erlang Shen, capture Sanshengmu and suppress her beneath Huashan.

Erlang Shen is also a deity who is very disgusted with the regulations regarding Immortals; he also spends his days trying to find ways to change the outdated Heavenly Law.

Therefore, Erlang Shen wanted to use this opportunity to motivate Liu Chenxiang, allowing him to promote the change of the New Heavenly Law while splitting the mountain to save his mother."

Duan Fengyun spoke eloquently about the story of Chenxiang saving his mother; the one he admired most was actually not the protagonist Liu Chenxiang, but that long-suffering uncle, Yang Jian, who went easy on him.

It could be said that on the surface, it was Liu Chenxiang who completed the birth of the New Heavenly Law, but in reality, it was Yang Jian who facilitated this result.

Without Yang Jian's secret protection and encouragement, Liu Chenxiang would have died somewhere long ago.

When Duan Fengyun thought of this, he suddenly thought of something.

Duan Fengyun glared at the Martial Dao Gate and said:

"You aren't telling me to go to the world of the Lotus Lantern, are you?"

The Martial Dao Gate replied:

"Correct, your next mission is to go to the world of the Lotus Lantern, learn the Earthly Seventy-Two Transformations, consume the Immortal Pill, and finally obtain the recognition of the Heaven Opening Divine Axe.

Duan Fengyun, you will soon be able to meet the gods and Buddhas of the heavens.

But you must never reveal the fact that you are a disciple of Xuanyuan Huangdi.

How about it, Duan Fengyun, do you have confidence?"

The Martial Dao Gate had expected Duan Fengyun to be extremely worried, but it did not expect to see a look of excitement on Duan Fengyun's face.

When Duan Fengyun thought that he would soon be able to meet Sun Wukong, Erlang Shen, and others from the myths and legends, his heart was incomparably excited.

Thinking again of immortal arts like the Tiangang Thirty-six Transformations and the Earthly Seventy-Two Transformations, Duan Fengyun was already drooling with greed.