The Heavenly Master Divine Seal Recognizes Its Master, Gaining a Ninth-Realm Standing

"What... what should we do?" Zhao Qingxuan paced anxiously, "The strange phenomenon just dissipated, and the divine seal is gone! Did someone steal it in the chaos? The Celestial Masters' Mansion's millennia-old foundation is going to be ruined in our hands!"

"Quickly! Seal off the mountain gate! Search! We must find it!" Sun Xuanzhao was about to rush out of the hall to summon his disciples.

But amidst the chaos in the hall, Zhou Xuanzhen suddenly smiled.

He first chuckled softly, then his laughter grew louder and louder, until finally he burst into loud laughter, his hair and beard trembling, as if he were laughing out all the pent-up frustration of the past years.

The several immortals exchanged bewildered glances, all thinking that the lord of the manor had lost his mind due to extreme anger.

"Lord of the Manor!"

Zhang Shouyi exclaimed anxiously, "The Divine Seal is lost! How can you still be laughing!"

Zhou Xuanzhen laughed for a while before slowly falling silent.

He raised his head and looked at the empty jade platform. There was no pain of loss in his eyes; instead, they were bright as if two flames were burning within them.

He said slowly, "Lost? No, the divine seal wasn't lost; it went to where it was meant to go."

The people present were stunned.

Zhou Xuanzhen continued, "Let me ask you, how many years has this divine seal been in my Celestial Masters' Mansion since the first Celestial Master? Several thousand years."

For thousands of years, who has been surrounding it? It's you, it's me, it's all those so-called Celestial Masters throughout history who were all talk and no action and had no real talent.

The divine seal had been surrounded by this pedantic and mediocre aura for far too long. As a naturally born spiritual being, how could it willingly remain submerged in the hands of such people? It left on its own today, not because it was stolen, but because it had finally found someone it was willing to follow.

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and fell silent.

On the jade platform, only a piece of yellow silk remained, gently fluttering in the night breeze outside the palace, as if whispering.

The Heavenly Master Divine Seal recognized its master and departed.

The heavens Celestial Masters' Mansion may truly be about to change.

Chen Du sat in the room, the Celestial Heavenly Master Divine Seal lying quietly in his palm.

The golden light had completely receded, no longer displaying the magnificent spectacle of ten thousand feet in the Patriarch Hall.

Only the fine lines on the seal surface still flow slowly like living things, as if another small world is hidden within the seal.

"Truly a divine object."

He sighed softly.

Just now, the divine seal recognized its master.

In that instant, he felt as if the Heavenly Master Position Rank within him was being pulled by something, causing it to tremble involuntarily.

Once everything had calmed down, he discovered that there was another Divine Status hidden deep within the divine seal.

That was a Divine Status that was more ancient, more vast, and more unfathomable than the [Celestial Master] Divine Status he had currently condensed.

It lies quietly in the deepest part of the divine seal, like a sun sinking in a chaotic sea, its height far exceeding his Heavenly Master Position Rank.

Chen Du understood instantly. This must be the Heavenly Master Position Rank the first Celestial Master condensed before his ascension, at the Ninth Realm of the Grand Celestial Master Realm.

It is a whole level higher than the Heavenly Master Position Rank of the Eighth Realm. If

If Chen Du's current Divine Status is like a dragon that has just leaped out of the abyss, then this Divine Status is that of an emperor who rules over the nine heavens and governs the world.

The difference between the two is like that between a firefly and the bright moon, or a river and a sea of stars.

This Divine Status is officially called "Orthodox Unity Clear Source Celestial Master Position".

Chen Du simply recited those words in his mind, and he felt as if his soul was being permeated by some invisible Dao.

Zhengyi is the root of the orthodox Daoism, and Qingyuan is the source of clarity and purity for all things.

This Divine Status was formed by the First Celestial Master through his supreme wisdom and great magical power, condensing his life's Dao Divine Status during his ascension and transcendence.

It represents not only power, but also the true inheritance of the title "Celestial Master".

With this Divine Status in place, the Heavenly Master Divine Seal will forever remain the supreme sacred object of the Celestial Masters' Mansion.

He slowly put away the divine seal, hiding it close to his skin. The image of the Orthodox Unity Clear Source Celestial Master Position also left a projection in his mind.

Chen Du wasn't in a hurry to integrate, or rather, he wasn't qualified yet.

But at least he knows which path he wants to take in the future.

The Eighth Realm is not the end.

The Ninth Realm, the Grand Heavenly Master —that is the true pinnacle of this world.

Chen Du did not wait any longer. He sat down cross-legged, placed the Heavenly Master Divine Seal in front of him, gently pressed his palm against the seal, and closed his eyes to concentrate.

At the very moment the divine seal connected with his mind, he once again activated his two great talents: [Become a God on the Spot] and [The World as a Book].

This time, there was no resistance like before, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Deep within the divine seal, the [Orthodox Unity Pure Source Celestial Master Seat] stirred slightly, actually releasing the layers of restrictions on its own initiative.

The next moment, a vast and boundless Dao Resonance poured out from the seal, like the accumulated incense and Daoist intent of ten thousand years surging forth all at once.

The Dao Resonance passed through Chen Du's palm and surged into his sea of consciousness, almost causing his soul to swell.

A thought struck him, and he began to write, using his mind as a pen and the Dao Resonance as ink.

The Dao Resonance surged, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, eventually condensing into an ancient, mottled scroll that quietly floated in his sea of consciousness.

On the book cover, a few words were cast like gold: Celestial Master Status: Nine Realms Returning to Truth.

Chen Du slowly exhaled. This book was different from the cultivation techniques and pill formulas he had obtained before.

Its content does not involve specific cultivation methods, but directly points to the fundamental path from the Heavenly Master Realm to the Ninth Realm, which is the Divine Status.

The book reveals its secrets at the very beginning: the Eighth Realm and Ninth Realms, and the shared cultivation of the Heavenly Master Position Rank.

Those who Heavenly Master Realm Divine Status is achieved through the condensation of laws and the attainment of the Dao through scriptures. They "borrow" the position of Celestial Master from Heaven and Earth through their own learning.

The Grand Heavenly Master of the Ninth Realm truly "transforms" this Divine Status into his own, combining the inner and outer paths, taking himself as the source, and forming his own unique style.

This step is called "Divine Status realization".

The book broke down "how to elevate Divine Status to the Ninth Realm" in great detail.

The essence of Divine Status, the roots of the Celestial Master's Way, the refinement of Dao Resonance, the tempering of incense offerings, the selection of methods, and the tempering of one's character—each step has a traceable path, yet each step is more difficult than the last.

Chen Du had only read a few pages when he felt as if he were standing at the foot of a ladder to heaven with no end in sight, yet each step of that ladder was undeniably there. He felt both awe and excitement.

The first generation's inheritance within this divine seal did not disappoint him.

If he continues to cultivate according to this book, he will have the potential to truly enter the Ninth Realm of the Heavenly Master Position Rank.

He opened his eyes, carefully put away the Heavenly Master Divine Seal, then closed his eyes again and deeply engraved the contents of the book into his soul.

As night deepened, a mountain breeze gently tapped against the windowpane. Yet, Chen Du felt no sleepiness whatsoever.

Celestial Master Realm

Deep within the Myriad Demon Forest, the demonic aura is as dark as ink, lingering year-round.

An extremely ancient and profound aura slowly rose from the deepest part of the forest.

Those Demon Race crawling in the forest, whether they had gained sentience or not, all involuntarily lowered their bodies, not daring to even raise their heads.

Deep within the Myriad Demon Forest, a being that had slept for countless years finally opened its eyes.

Those were a pair of dark golden vertical pupils, like two ancient lamps rising from the ground.

Its body was half-buried beneath the mountain of bones, covered entirely in black and red scales, each the size of a human head, and engraved with wind-eroded demonic patterns.

It shifted its body, like a mountain slowly turning over.

Immediately afterwards, a very faint golden sword mark on its chest suddenly lit up, as if it had been touched by some power.

That was the Celestial Master Sword Seal planted by the previous Celestial Master himself, which suppressed it for hundreds of years, preventing its demonic power from recovering.

But at that moment, the golden light on the sword imprint flickered violently, then shattered into countless golden dust particles, dissipating into the demonic aura.

Once the restraints were removed, its aura surged wildly like a flood bursting its banks.

A demonic aura surged into the sky, stirring up the celestial phenomena within a radius of hundreds of miles.

Dark clouds rolled in, and the blood moon appeared and disappeared. People from the small sects and cities outside the Myriad Demon Forest felt a chill run down their spines, as if some natural enemy had awakened.

This demon was none other than the infamous "Blood Pagoda Demon Ancestor" of yesteryear.

It appeared out of nowhere, leading tens of thousands of Demon Race to massacre cities and destroy countries, devouring millions of people.

Later, the previous Celestial Master personally descended the mountain and fought him for seven days and seven nights before finally using the Celestial Master Sword Seal to severely wound and seal him away.

Everyone thought it was dead. But it wasn't.

It simply slithered into the depths of the Myriad Demon Forest like an old snake, spending hundreds of years slowly gnawing away at the sword mark.

Now, it has finally returned.

"Damn old Daoist..." The enormous demonic body slowly rose from the mountain of bones, its dark golden eyes filled with deep-seated hatred. "I cannot kill you with my own hands to avenge you, then let your disciples and their descendants pay for your life."

It slowly lowered its head and looked down at its feet.

Moonlight peeked through the demonic clouds, illuminating the nauseating sight of mountains and seas of bones.

Human bones, animal bones, and demon bones lay layer upon layer, covering the entire forest floor, a stark white expanse stretching into the depths of darkness.

The wind seeped through the bones, making a whistling sound, like the weeping of countless dead souls.

The Blood Pagoda Demon Ancestor grinned, revealing a row of fine, sharp teeth.

It had been starving for far too long, and the Celestial Master’s Mansion of Mount Longhu was the first mouthful of blood it would devour upon its return to the world.