Chapter 216: 【Discussing the Dao Over Wine, the Formless Sword】(First update, seeking...)

Yan Zhe hid for three years before arranging for Yuanbai to come out and do things.

He pondered for a moment, and in the end, he still decided to choose someone of the Lu Family bloodline to be the successor of the Treasure Mirror.

Yuanbai was merely a transition.

The karma of the Treasure Mirror was too great; ordinary people could not bear it, and he dared not entrust it to a Great Luo Golden Immortal at all.

Ordinary Profound Immortals could not bear the karma, and after much thought, among all the potential hosts he could choose from, only the Lu Clan Immortal Clan, which possessed the bloodline of an Immortal Venerable's disciple at this time, could bear it.

It did not matter that Song Wuming had no Spirit Root, nor did it matter that his bloodline was thin; Lu Runping had indeed left behind a contingency.

That was a drop of his essence blood.

This was essence blood that contained a Supernatural Power imprint.

Back then, that Lu Guanyou, who possessed twenty-eight innate Supernatural Powers, was conceived and born by relying on essence blood.

Therefore, theoretically, as long as the Lu Family bloodline perfectly fused with this drop of essence blood, there would be a very high probability of obtaining a Supernatural Power imprint, thereby directly mastering certain Supernatural Powers without having to rely on Supernatural Power Dao Seeds.

Although the power would be much weaker and there would be deficiencies in understanding, it was completely sufficient as a foundation leading to the Dao.

Dao Seeds could not continue to be produced, otherwise, they would definitely be discovered.

But as long as one became the host of the Treasure Mirror, all Supernatural Powers could be released through the Treasure Mirror, which was equivalent to directly possessing a foundation of combat power at the Profound Immortal level.

Yan Zhe was not in a hurry either.

Whether it was Lu Guanyou or Lingming Zhenxian, they both needed time to grow.

If he wanted to use the destiny of these two to suppress the karma of the Lu Clan Immortal Clan, then he needed to wait for them to grow up.

Song Wuming had enough time to grow; although it was said that the faster he grew, the better, the timing was not yet right, and everything would be in vain.

What was most important for him right now was sufficient tempering.

Beihuang Yu, Yi Jian Shan.

Chen Sanqing looked at the pair of an old man and a youth before him; he sensed the existence of a Dao Seed within the White Ape. After reaching the level of a Land Immortal, one basically had a certain ability to sense those who possessed Dao Seeds within a certain distance.

A combination of a demon cultivator and a human was still relatively rare; he looked at Yuanbai in surprise and spoke:

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. I do not know why you have graced us with your presence?"

Yuanbai smiled and said:

"I heard that Yi Jian Shan has a couple of Sword Immortals; the husband uses the Shadow-Splitting Sword, formless and traceless, and the wife uses the Mountain-Crushing Sword, grand and imposing. My disciple here has achieved a small success in the sword Dao, so I brought him to seek instruction from you seniors, to temper his mind and prevent him from being arrogant.

Please forgive any intrusion."

Zhao Shanyue looked at Yuanbai and suddenly asked:

"Is fellow Daoist the White Ape Sword Immortal of the Cangli Mountain Range?"

Yuanbai nodded and smiled:

"Thanks to the kindness of fellow practitioners, I have received such a flattering title. I truly do not deserve the name of Sword Immortal; I have merely had a small realization on the path of the sword."

"Haha! A visit from the White Ape Sword Immortal is truly a great joy. Sparring and seeking instruction is fine, but we must first drink a round of wine."

Chen Sanqing laughed.

Yuanbai took out a jar and said with a smile:

"It just so happens that I have some spirit wine brewed with Spirit Fruit here, which I can offer for you to taste."

The four of them found a spot to sit under a large willow tree, with stone stools and a stone table.

Zhao Shanyue picked up the wine jar, set out bowls, and poured wine for the four of them. Chen Sanqing picked up a large bowl and drank it in one gulp.

"Good wine! It can actually sublimate spiritual power and purify the mind and spirit; this bowl of wine is worth a fortune! However, your disciple is a bit strange; there is no Dao Foundation in his body, not even spiritual power. If you wanted him to cultivate, this bowl of wine would be enough for him to achieve a Golden Core, but it is a pity that now, as spiritual power enters his body, it all runs right back out."

Upon hearing this, Yuanbai smiled: "Realizing the Dao does not require spiritual power as a foundation. I want him to realize the Dao; when he truly understands the Great Dao, that will be the moment he ascends to immortality. Spiritual power is only an auxiliary; the Great Dao is the fundamental."

"We have no way of knowing what you seek, fellow Daoist, so let us just wait and see how he achieves his success."

Zhao Shanyue said, then poured wine for them again, and then they gradually began to talk about the matter of Dao Seeds.

To this day, Chen Sanqing and Zhao Shanyue naturally had long since learned that their so-called enemies from back then did not exist; it was merely a deviation in memory. What was hidden behind it, they did not know, but that was not important.

Chen Sanqing obtained the Supernatural Power 【Split-Form Illusion】, and Zhao Shanyue obtained the Supernatural Power 【Submerged Abyss and Earth Escape】; these two Supernatural Powers helped them achieve their current cultivation.

So, regardless of the reason, they had suffered no losses; on the contrary, they had gained immensely.

Through this conversation, the two seemed to understand the identity of that person from back then.

Over these years, they had also learned quite a bit about the Lu Family, but they did not expose it.

A few years ago, the Lu Clan Immortal Clan suddenly perished; this event had quite an impact on them, and they did not want to know what karma was involved.

The more one knows, the faster one dies.

But this did not prevent the two of them from becoming friends with Yuanbai.

All three were Sword Cultivators at the Land Immortal level, and they were the kind who had reached the Land Immortal level long ago, possessing a profound understanding of the sword Dao.

A round of discussing the Dao made Song Wuming, who was listening on the side, feel that he had gained a lot.

They talked for three days and three nights, and only then did they let Song Wuming and Zhao Shanyue engage in a sword Dao contest. Calling it a contest, it was actually more of Zhao Shanyue's guidance for Song Wuming.

Everyone's sword Dao is different; it is formed by synthesizing one's own personality and other perceptions.

Sword Dao is not a pure mastery of swordsmanship; it is more like a fusion of Great Dao realization and swordsmanship, using the form of the sword to carry various perceptions.

But Song Wuming's sword Dao was a pure path of swordsmanship; what he mastered was applicable to all sword Daos.

Previously, he had mastered Yuanbai's 'Heaven-Opening Sword Dao'. Later, Yuanbai took him to spar with two sword Dao cultivators one after another, and he also learned the sword Daos that those two practiced. Now, while sparring with Zhao Shanyue, he was mastering the other party's sword Dao.

Zhao Shanyue soon discovered this and spoke:

"Your imitation, in the end, is not as pure as the sword Dao obtained by someone who truly realizes this sword Dao. It is difficult to reach the level of great accomplishment in a single path, right?"

Song Wuming replied:

"This is my sword Dao. My sword Dao lies in encompassing everything, formless and without appearance, not confined to any one kind of sword Dao. Senior, look, is this still your sword Dao?"

Before his voice had faded, his sword intent, which had originally been like Mount Tai pressing down, suddenly added a layer of sharp sword radiance, as if a great mountain had suddenly turned into a cliff. The previous attack relied on a crushing momentum, but now it was using that momentum to amplify a cutting sharpness.

Zhao Shanyue and Song Wuming fought; because Song Wuming was imitating Zhao Shanyue, it was like two mountains colliding, the sword Dao heavy and powerful.

Yet now, Song Wuming used the mountain as an axe to hack out a blade, which directly caused Zhao Shanyue's Sword Intent to collapse and shatter!

Chen Sanqing, who was watching the battle from the side, saw his wife actually lose to a little brat in one move, and instead of getting angry, he laughed:

"Haha! A fine Formless and Imageless Sword; then let my Shadowless Sword meet yours!"

Thanks to book friend 【Wu Shi Ji Wei Wu Zhong】 for the 5000-point coin tip.

Thanks to book friend 【Yong Heng Ji Li】 for the 500-point coin tip.