Chapter 809: Chapter 31: Tao Discourse at the Immortal Pool
“Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets all things.”
“Heaven gives birth to all things to nurture humanity, yet humanity has nothing to repay Heaven.”
“Natural Dao, carries virtue and enriches things. My heart’s Dao encompasses the universe, attests to the heavenly vault, reaches the Nine Netherworlds above, descends to the Yellow Springs below!”
“The sea takes in a hundred rivers, only then does it become vast; a cliff stands aloof, absence of desires makes it firm. My heart is like the bright moon, it can illuminate a corner of heaven and earth…”
“The Dao of the spirit, the Dao of emotions; human beings possess emotions, hence there is the Tao of Sentiment.”
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Zhou Yan ascended the Immortal Pond Divine Platform, sharing his series of insights from the Sword Burial Ancestor Star and after becoming Lei Yan King, condensing them into the most basic words, narrating them bit by bit.
Moreover, Zhou Yan pinpointed the corresponding flaws in the scriptures of various Great Sects and corrected and compensated for the shortcomings on the spot.
Initially, many cultivators were indifferent, among them some cultivators from Ancient Immortal Lands had a faint mocking smile on their faces, seemingly with a mind to watch the joke, the arrogance written all over their faces.
But afterward, as Zhou Yan gradually preached the Dao, they gradually shed their pride and arrogance, began to think, and immerse themselves in those unknown realizations.
From dismissive, disdain to gradually become engrossed in it, aligning their thoughts with Zhou Yan, eventually becoming fascinated with this path that shook the spirit and soul, the scene of preaching became incredibly serene and sacred.
No one spoke, everyone held a heart of reverence, respect.
Everyone was spontaneously guarding the peace here.
Time, in the Dao sound of such Enlightenment, gradually passed by.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed, and during these five days, Zhou Yan continuously preached the Dao without stopping.
Every Great Sect, he pointed out mistakes and omissions, causing the sect’s cultivators to immediately realize, thereby gaining sudden enlightenment, advancing in cultivation.
And although the remaining cultivators did not understand the sects’ secret teachings and Daoist methods, they too could grasp the essence, thereby growing in experience and gaining much.
“Dao, for ordinary people, is the path. The path is underfoot, to step on it is to embark on a journey.”
“Su Shu says: Dao is what people tread, making all things unaware of where it originates.”
“A hundred men have a moat, a moat has a path above; a thousand men have a trench, a trench has a Dao above; ten thousand men have a river, a river has a path above. The Dao of ordinary people, the path they walk; the Dao of cultivators, the foundation of cultivation.”
“Therefore, the Great Dao has three thousand, all paths lead to the same goal.”
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Ultimately, Zhou Yan made a summary, transmitting a small part of his insights on Dao, and pointed out corrections for the hidden flaws of some Ancient Immortal Lands’ sects’ immortal techniques, patiently answering their questions and doubts.
Everything now formally concluded in Perfection.
Even those with hearts of disruption were absorbed into this preaching, losing any illicit intentions.
This was akin to a baptism of spirit and soul, after preaching, Zhou Yan felt the respect of all cultivators under the Immortal Pond Divine Platform.
If there was any doubt before, it has all vanished now.
Meanwhile, during the preaching, Zhou Yan synthesized his own insights, through understanding, he further improved himself, re-achieving Enlightenment, compensating and healing the physical soul connection deficiencies of this world.
Not only that, due to the preaching, many cultivators were wholly invested, Zhou Yan also saw and sensed many cultivators’ spiritual activities through the Nine Orifice Exquisite Heart, thereby uncovering many secrets.
In the memories of some ancient cultivators, touched by the preaching regarding Lee Ran, Zhou Yan captured and realized – they had no memory of Lee Ran’s Sky-breaking departure.
It was like Pangu creating Heaven and Nuwa creating humans, much of Lee Ran’s affairs were merely confined to legend, and similarly unclear.
However, subconsciously, they avoided this name, avoided this person.
As for the reason, Zhou Yan sensed the memories of several old Taoists in a row but failed to find an answer.
After preaching, the people still immersed in the aftermath of the Dao sound, Zhou Yan took the opportunity to organize his thoughts, and in his heart deduced this scene regarding brother Lee Ran.
“Although my ability cannot wholly access their memories like Soul Search, the soul sensing technique of the Nine Orifice Exquisite Heart can discover all secrets hidden deep within their hearts. In these ancient cultivators’ memories, the memory of ‘Lee Ran’ is more like a True Void performance of an illusion, why is this?”
Even an ordinary person, even if they could access their memories, could not determine what is amiss. But Zhou Yan has comprehended thirty-six methods, eighteen styles of transformable divinity, and is well-understood with Killing Spirit Divine Dao and True Void Heavenly Prohibition, hence, Zhou Yan found inconsistency within these people’s memories regarding ‘Lee Ran’.
It was as if he was a person conjured out of thin air, extremely peculiar.
Due to these matters, Zhou Yan intentionally extended the preaching time, spending a full five days, during the preaching sensed nearly all ancient cultivators regarding Lee Ran’s memories, the result was almost universally consistent.
This result also left Zhou Yan somewhat stunned in his heart.
If Lee Ran truly is an illusion conjured up, only existing in a derivation of True Void Heavenly Prohibition, then where does that brother originate from?
Over so many years, always guarding, aiding my growth, that master brother, that Lee Ran, who could he be?
The situation became increasingly complex, Zhou Yan after back-and-forth deducing and calculating, still couldn’t reach even half a pure conclusion.
After a long time, the cultivators below the Divine Platform gradually started to awaken from their state of enlightenment, and the scene began to liven up. Zhou Yan temporarily abandoned all the derivations.
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“Fellow Daoist Zhou Yan, please wait.”
After Zhou Yan descended from the Immortal Pond Divine Platform, only Hua Qiudao accompanied him, as only Hua Qiudao knew that ‘Zhou Yan’ was planning to leave silently.
At this time, as the two had just taken a few steps from the Divine Platform, the Kunlun Fairy, Qin Ruyu, had already followed again and spoke softly.
“Kunlun Jade Immortal, have you decided?”
Hua Qiudao hesitantly asked.
“Yes, if there’s a chance to leave, I won’t hesitate at all. I’ve wanted to step out of this Ancestor Land for a long time and visit the Outer Star Domain. I’ve already entrusted all matters of Kunlun Jade Void Land to those outstanding younger cultivators.”
The Kunlun Fairy, Qin Ruyu, replied firmly.
“Since you are determined, very well, help me gather these people. Some cultivators have not completed their enlightenment and are still in a state of sudden enlightenment. I need to handle some matters first before I can return.
When the time comes, if I can return and help relieve you of Heavenly Pivot Ancient Town, I will take you with me.”
Zhou Yan pondered and said.
“Disciple Ruyu, pays respect to Master.”
Qin Ruyu’s beautiful eyes suddenly brightened, and she immediately bowed, knowing that the matter already held more than fifty percent hope.
Because if Zhou Yan could not find a way to resolve the Heavenly Pivot Ancient Town, naturally, Zhou Yan would also be unable to leave Earth. Qin Ruyu understood this extremely well.
Zhou Yan, seeing Qin Ruyu’s deep devotion to cultivation and her sincere eyes filled with hope, felt a little reluctant to refuse and said, “Well, I’ll do my best. You can stand up now.”
“Disciple thanks Master.”
Qin Ruyu bowed again, extremely respectful, joyful.
Zhou Yan nodded, then waved his hand, and suddenly there appeared the projected images of seventeen young male and female cultivators in the void.
“These are the ones. I don’t know who they are, but they are more suited to the deeply profound inheritance of the Tao. I will pass on to them the Dao of Emperor Xuan Yuan, so you should inform them ahead of time. If any are unwilling, you may let them leave at their wish.”
Zhou Yan said.
This time nearly all the cultivators in the cultivation world assembled, and after sensing for five days and nights, Zhou Yan identified seventeen talents suitable for imparting the deeper Dao.
These seventeen gave Zhou Yan a feeling less intense than that of Feng Yunxi, but now, having practiced the thirty-six techniques, he could discern the falsehood of Feng Yunxi’s bloodline, while these cultivators, although lacking Feng Yunxi’s earth-shaking blood talent, possessed a profound authenticity, adhering to the inheritance needs indicated by Xuanyuan Ancestor, possessing the pure Emperor Blood Aura of Xuan Yuan.
Or rather, the pure Emperor Blood Aura of Fu Xi.
However, only two among them were Fu Xi Clan members, while the rest were the outstanding talents from various hidden Immortal Lands.
“So these are the people, Master, rest assured, Ruyu will surely accomplish this task. They are true talents who will undoubtedly seize such an opportunity firmly.”
Qin Ruyu immediately said respectfully.
Zhou Yan nodded, about to leave when suddenly his body froze, his gaze becoming extremely sharp as he stared into the distance.
“Tsk tsk, who would’ve thought, now that all the cultivators of the Chinese cultivation world have gathered here, we can catch them all at once without having to travel around.”
A black-armored knight, holding a pitch-black knight’s lance, suddenly appeared in the void, as if riding the waves, looking down on everyone from above.
This knight exuded a strong sense of telekinetic power, as if endowed with halos of numerous deities, enveloped in an immensely vast aura.
“Qi Eater God.”
At this moment, upon seeing this knight, Zhou Yan immediately sensed a majestic aura of the ‘Qi Eater God.’
He instantly knew that the knight’s strength was extraordinary, far beyond what Zhou Yan could contend with.
“This person, I’m afraid, only a strong individual in the Sword God Realm can slay.”
“Lord Watson, these insignificant ants and worms, why not let this subordinate take action instead?”
Beside the knight, suddenly appeared ripples in the void, revealing a large group of black, brown, and white-skinned men and women with dense hair, most of the men clad in steel-like armor, while the women wore revealing attire, only covering some sensitive areas with armor imbued with divine power, leaving the rest exposed.
“Hamantton, eliminate all these people, leave no survivors.”
“Thirty-six Iron Riders, trample this humble land, destroy all the evil spirits in anticipation of the Saint’s glory.”
The armored knight, holding a long lance, pointed at Zhou Yan and the others, his gaze indifferent as he spoke.
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