Chapter 563: Nirvana Rebirth, A New Chapter of Harmony

Yunyou Zhenren turned to Lin Xuan and said, "Little Friend Xuan, this old Daoist will stay behind to cover your retreat; you must leave here immediately. Remember, the ideals of the Reform Alliance cannot be broken; they must be passed on."

"Senior Zhenren, we cannot leave you behind!" Lin Xuan said resolutely.

"This is an order!" Yunyou Zhenren said sternly, "Fairy Xiao Yuan is still waiting for your treatment; do not let her down!"

The eight Nascent Soul Stage Ancestors did not dare to strike rashly upon seeing Yunyou Zhenren appear. Although they held the numerical advantage, facing a Transformation Stage powerhouse meant the outcome remained unpredictable.

"Old scoundrel Yunyou, so what if you have broken through to the Transformation Stage?" Taixuan Laozu said through gritted teeth, "The eight of us joining forces, it is not certain we cannot fight you!"

"Since that is the case, then come and try!" Yunyou Zhenren let out a long whistle, and his entire person rushed toward the eight Ancestors like a war god descending to the world.

"Eight Trigrams Palm—Universe Shift!"

Yunyou Zhenren struck out with a palm, and space began to twist violently. The eight Ancestors discovered that they had been shifted to different spatial positions, unable to coordinate any longer.

"Scatter them! Muerxiu, activate the teleportation array!" Lin Xuan shouted.

Muerxiu endured the pain, using all his strength to unfold the Void Path, opening a teleportation Dharma Array within the cave. But just at this moment, Jianchi Laozu of Wanjian Valley broke through Yunyou Zhenren's blockade and slashed a sword toward the teleportation array.

"Want to leave? It's not that easy!" Jianchi Laozu's sword light was like an inverted galaxy, its power terrifying.

Seeing that the teleportation array was about to be destroyed, Yunyou Zhenren suddenly appeared before the sword light, using his own body to take the blow head-on.

"Pfft!" Yunyou Zhenren spat out a mouthful of blood, but the teleportation array was preserved.

"Senior Zhenren!" Lin Xuan's eyes filled with tears, but Yunyou Zhenren had already signaled him with his eyes to leave quickly.

"Remember this old Daoist's words, the ideals of the Reform Alliance cannot be broken!" Yunyou Zhenren said with difficulty, then turned to face the eight Ancestors, "Even if this old Daoist dies today, I will make you pay the price!"

"Eight Trigrams Palm Ultimate Technique—Heaven and Earth Return to Origin!"

Yunyou Zhenren burned his own source life force, launching his strongest attack. The terrifying power erupted in Youming Gu like a nuclear explosion, and the entire valley began to collapse.

Taking this opportunity, Lin Xuan, Muerxiu, and Qingfengzi rushed into the teleportation array and vanished into a sheet of white light.

When the dust settled, Youming Gu was unrecognizable. Yunyou Zhenren and the eight Nascent Soul Stage Ancestors had all vanished into a massive spatial rift, their fates unknown.

This battle shook the entire Cultivation World. An anonymous Transformation Stage powerhouse had perished together with eight Nascent Soul Stage Ancestors to protect the successors of the Reform Alliance. This news swept through the entire Cultivation World like a storm, causing everyone to re-examine the power of the Reform Alliance.

When the three of them stumbled out of the teleportation array, everyone who could come had already gathered inside the Medical Hall of Harmony Academy. Xingchenzi, Shuiyun Xianzi, Qian Laotou, and representatives from various sects were anxiously awaiting their return.

"Xuan'er!" Xingchenzi's heart tightened upon seeing the three of them covered in blood, "How are you? Where is the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Grass?"

Lin Xuan could not spare the time to explain the dangers on the road and hurriedly took out the spirit grass emitting nine-colored light: "Old Qian, quickly! Is Xiao Yuan still saveable?"

Qian Laotou took the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Grass and examined it carefully, a light of pleasant surprise flashing in his eyes: "A thousand-year-old Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Grass! Excellent, Fairy Xiao Yuan can be saved!"

At this time, Xiao Yuan lay on the bed, her face still pale as paper, and the black poison veins had already spread near her heart. Her breath was extremely weak, as if it could be cut off at any moment.

"We cannot delay any longer," Qian Laotou immediately began to process the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Grass, "Everyone step back, I need to concentrate fully on refining the antidote."

Qian Laotou's technique was extremely skillful; he carefully processed every leaf of the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Grass, then combined it with other auxiliary medicinal materials to begin refining the detoxifying Pill. Throughout the process, the nine-colored light emitted by the spirit grass swirled within the Medical Hall, dreamlike and illusory.

One hour later, a Pill emitting a rich medicinal fragrance was refined. Qian Laotou carefully fed the Pill to Xiao Yuan, then began to circulate his spirit power to help the medicinal effects disperse.

A miraculous thing happened. The Pill melted upon entering her mouth, turning into a gentle, warm current flowing through Xiao Yuan's body. Those originally hideous and terrifying black poison veins began to slowly recede, and Xiao Yuan's complexion gradually regained some ruddiness.

"It's working!" Shuiyun Xianzi said excitedly, "The toxins are being neutralized!"

About half an hour later, Xiao Yuan's poison veins had completely vanished, and her breathing had become steady. However, she still showed no signs of waking, as if she had fallen into some special state.

"What is going on?" Lin Xuan asked worriedly.

Qian Laotou checked her carefully and said in surprise: "Strange, Fairy Xiao Yuan's toxins have indeed been completely cleared, but her spirit power circulation is presenting an extremely special state. She seems to be experiencing some kind of epiphany."

At this moment, Xiao Yuan's consciousness was undergoing an unprecedented transformation in the spiritual world.

In the near-death experience, she re-examined her own cultivation path and life philosophy. The threat of death gave her a deeper understanding of life and a brand-new perception of the concept of "Accepting Imperfection."

"So that's how it is..." Xiao Yuan in the spiritual world realized with a start, "I always thought 'Accepting Imperfection' meant tolerating the flaws of others, but the true meaning goes far beyond that. True perfection is not the absence of flaws, but the ability to accept and transform flaws into strength."

"Everyone has flaws, including myself. But it is precisely these flaws that make us unique existences. The purpose of cultivation is not to eliminate flaws, but to learn to coexist harmoniously with them, and even transform them into the driving force for moving forward."

This breakthrough in philosophy opened up a new cultivation realm for her like a sudden enlightenment. Her cultivation, which had been stagnant at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, began to loosen, and a brand-new power awakened within her body.

In the real world, Xiao Yuan's body began to emit a soft white light. This light carried a special charm, making everyone who felt it peaceful in heart, as if all worries and anxieties had been smoothed away.

"This is... Dao Rhyme!" Xingchenzi said in shock, "Xiao Yuan has actually comprehended Dao Rhyme under these circumstances!"

An even more miraculous thing happened. Following the breakthrough in Xiao Yuan's philosophy, omens began to appear between heaven and earth. The originally clear sky suddenly gathered auspicious clouds, and the Spirit Qi for a hundred miles around began to converge toward Harmony Academy.

"Boom—"

Bursts of thunder came from the sky, but this was not ordinary thunder; it was the response of heaven and earth to a cultivator's breakthrough. The entire Qinglong Peak was surrounded by this vortex of Spirit Qi, and the dense Spirit Qi was almost about to liquefy.