Seven Eighth Realm Techniques, Chen Du Delves Deep into the Heavenly Master Realm
As night deepened, Chen Du closed the door and headed deeper into Longhu Mountain.
The place he chose this time was Celestial Master Cliff, a forbidden area in the back mountains.
This cliff is hidden deep in the clouds and mist all year round. It is said that the first Celestial Master once secluded himself here for ninety-nine days, attained enlightenment, and ascended to heaven.
The cliff face is covered with faint engravings worn away by time, resembling characters or talismans, but even after generations of disciples of the Celestial Masters' Mansion have looked at them, they have been unable to decipher them.
Later, few people came here anymore, and it gradually became a forbidden area.
Chen Du stood at the foot of the cliff, looked up, and activated his talent [Become a God on the Spot].
This time, Celestial Master Cliff did not emit golden light like the Ancestral Hall, nor did it unleash a flurry of lightning like the Thunder Altar; it simply came back to life in utter silence.
Those mottled engravings, like ink stains soaked in water, rose one by one from the stone wall, turning into wisps of extremely faint white mist, silently gathering towards Chen Du.
The misty light carried an ancient and vast charm, like the first breath at the beginning of time.
Chen Du knew that this place was once the place where the Celestial Master attained enlightenment. The "Dao traces" left behind by the first Celestial Master when he ascended to heaven were faint, but they were purer than any other power.
He activated [The World as a Book] again, and the misty light, as if guided by an invisible pen, slowly condensed into a scroll in his sea of consciousness.
A moment later, it was rolled up, unfolded, and revealed to be a very short scripture.
Though few in number, each word was precious. After reading only a few sentences, Chen Du felt as if his soul had been lifted to an extremely high place by a giant hand.
This method is called the "Grand Pure Heavenly Master Dao-Subduing True Scripture".
More profound than the Golden Light Mantra, more profound than the Divine Sky Thunder Method, when cultivated to its deepest level, it can use the Celestial Master to suppress the four directions, not by force, but by using the Dao to suppress the Dao!
The method itself is short, but it requires extremely profound Dao Resonance and the Daoist intent of the Celestial Master to activate.
Chen Du only glanced at it once, but he already knew that this was the profound content related to the [Celestial Master] Divine Status in the Eighth Realm!
He took a step back, bowed very lightly towards the cliff face, and then turned and left.
A mountain breeze blew down from the cliff, carrying with it wisps of lingering mist.
[You begin to comprehend the "Grand Pure Heavenly Master Dao-Subduing True Scripture". This scripture is different from all the methods you have obtained before. This method does not cultivate strength, Qi Refining, gather thunder, or condense elixir. It cultivates the "Dao" itself.]
As you slowly touch the scriptures with the Divine Status of the Heavenly Master Realm, you feel that every word is like a mountain and every sentence is like a river.
You no longer read with your eyes, but "listen" with the rhythm of the Celestial Master's Dao Resonance, listening to the echoes of the Great Dao left behind by the First Celestial Master between the lines.
[You gradually realize that the Eighth Realm, the Heavenly Master Realm, is believed by Celestial Master world to be about Thunder Method, golden light, and incense offerings. But this scripture tells you that it is about using the Dao to suppress the Dao, using the Dao to suppress demons, and using the Dao to calm the mind. Celestial Master doesn't act unless absolutely necessary, but when they do, they use their own Dao to suppress the opponent's Dao, leaving the opponent with no way to make a move before they even have a chance to attack.]
[You begin the first stage of this scripture's practice: Body Suppression. You purify your body with the intent of the Celestial Master's Way, and your aura becomes increasingly restrained. Standing before others, you appear like a genuine, ordinary Daoist priest, without revealing your strength. Yet, only you know the power hidden within this body.]
[Second Level: Suppressing Power. You have learned to spread your Dao intent. The Golden Light Mantra, the Five Thunders Orthodox Method, the Dragon-Tiger Sword Dao Seven-Star Dipper-Stepping —all killing techniques are now under the control of this Dao intent, no longer fighting independently. When you strike, the entire Heavenly Master Position will press down on your opponent, as if the Celestial Master himself were present, as if the Dao Ancestor were looking down upon you.]
[Third level: Suppressing the Enemy, you evolve Heavenly Master Realm expert of equal strength within your sea of consciousness and use the Dao-Suppressing True Scripture to fight the enemy.]
You discover that the most terrifying aspect of this scripture is that it can use your own path to "suppress" the other person's path.
If the opponent's Dao is inferior to yours, you'll find it difficult to even make a move; if their Dao is equal to yours, you'll be gradually forced into a disadvantageous position by this scripture.
[After repeated contemplation, you finally mastered the scripture to a minor degree, and the [Celestial Master] Divine Status within your body became increasingly stable, allowing you to utilize it further.]
You stand up, and you feel that the sky is still the same sky, the mountains are still the same mountains, but when you look at the Celestial Masters' Mansion again, you have a completely different state of mind.
After Chen Du finished comprehending the Dao-Suppressing True Scripture, a large number of panel prompts popped up in front of him:
[Divine Revelation Reading - Martial Arts Creation Experience Points +1]
[Divine Revelation Reading - Martial Arts Creation Experience Points +1]
[Divine Revelation Reading - Martial Arts Creation Experience Points +1]
[Divine Revelation Reading - Martial Arts Creation Experience Points +1]
[Become a God on the Spot / Become a Saint on the Spot Experience Points +1]
[The World as a Book, Dao Resonance as a Book Experience Points +1]
[Current progress: Become a Saint on the Spot Lv4 (11/32) → Become a Saint on the Spot Lv4 (12/32)]
[The effect of Become a Saint on the Spot is enhanced. Wherever there is a residual accumulation of power, you can transform the power left over from the past five thousand years into Power of Dao Resonance and manifest it! Furthermore, it can be transformed into the raw materials for everything in this world.]
[Current progress: Dao Resonance as a Book Lv4 (12/32) → Dao Resonance as a Book Lv4 (13/32)]
[The Dao Resonance as a Book; you can transform the manifested Dao Resonance into a profound and mysterious manual of this world once every 20 days! Furthermore, you can delve deeper into the mysteries of this world.]
Clearly, as his strength increases, his two innate skills upgrade, and his understanding of the [Celestial Master] Divine Status deepens, he will be able to obtain even more profound secrets that lead directly to the Great Dao of this world!
Chen Du did not rush to seek new opportunities, but began to carefully review the cultivation techniques he had acquired over the years.
From the Golden Light Mantra in the Ancestral Hall to the Divine Firmament Five Thunders Orthodox Method in the Thunder Altar, and then to Cinnabar Glow Separate Courtyard, Heavenly Script Cliff, Ascension Platform, Myriad Laws Rock, and Celestial Master Cliff... Over the course of twenty years, he traveled through most of Longhu Mountain and searched through almost all the long-lost Daoist methods of the Celestial Masters' Mansion.
He now possesses dozens of secret manuals of all kinds.
Most of them are the true teachings left by the Celestial Masters of Celestial Master’s Mansion of Mount Longhu. If placed in the outside world, any of them would be enough to establish a sect and make countless cultivators fight tooth and nail for them.
What he truly needed to study and comprehend were those seven techniques that led to the Eighth Realm.
These seven manuals are: the Supreme Ten Directions Five Thunder Golden Light Fire Cloud Orthodox Golden Light Mantra, the Supreme Purple Divine Sky Five Thunders Slaying Evil Orthodox Method Mantra, the Supreme Pure Feather Ascension and Ascension Heavenly Celestial Master's Treasure Scripture, the Five Directions Prison Suppression Cave Profound Great Method Dragon-Tiger Heavenly Script Seven-Turn Divine Art, the Divine Firmament Nine Extinction Purple Extreme True Thunder Great Method, and the recently obtained Grand Pure Heavenly Master Dao-Subduing True Scripture.
The Golden Light Mantra is for defense, the Five Thunders Orthodox Method is for offense, the Feathered Immortal Scripture Ascension Manual cultivates the Celestial Master's body, the Prison-Subduing Great Method restrains the demonic path, the Seven-Turn Divine Art tempers the physical body and soul, and the Ninefold Annihilation True Thunder is the ultimate killing technique.
The Dao-Suppressing True Scripture governs all laws, using the Way to suppress the Way.
The seven cultivation methods each have their own strengths and complement each other, covering almost all aspects needed by the Heavenly Master Realm cultivator.
Chen Du lined them up in his sea of consciousness, like seven independent Daoist scriptures.
He wasn't in a hurry to master all of them. Some techniques required time, some required a specific opportunity, and some needed to be combined with other methods to unleash their full power.
But at least, he now has a clear direction.
These seven Eighth Realm cultivation techniques are enough for him to cultivate peacefully for a while.
Once he has mastered all seven techniques, his Heavenly Master Realm cultivation will likely advance even further.
By then, Peak Stage the Eighth Realm wouldn't be out of the question.