Over the South Sea, a dim light flashed, and Yangmei stood in the air, looking at the small island before him.
"This should be the place. The opportunity points directly to the Great Dao—truly extraordinary. I simply do not know what opportunity it is."
As he slowly approached the island, a few things appeared out of thin air in his mind.
"I need to use an alias before I can enter the island. Strange, truly strange!"
Still, the Great Dao would certainly not play tricks when it came to opportunities.
So he simply stood outside the island, cupped his hands, and said,
"Could the fellow Daoist here reveal himself?"
Cheng Yue had been cultivating. Hearing those words, he put away the book in his hand.
Yet the cover of the book bore the three words Black Purity Transmission.
He wiped the odd grin from his face and looked outside.
"I've hidden myself this deeply, and someone still managed to find me. No, someday I should find a mountain, dig a cave, and hide inside it. That would be safer."
After saying that, he walked out of the palace. Standing outside, he looked up and saw yet another old man.
Thinking of the previous old man, Cheng Yue immediately felt irritated.
"Grand Unity Heaven, Grand Unity Heaven... Where am I supposed to find that damned Grand Unity Heaven? This is truly bizarre."
After saying that, he felt rather helpless.
Over these past several thousand years, he had studied the Daoist Canon a little.
It mentioned Grand Unity Heaven. Upon ascending there, one would transform and attain the realm of a Grand Unity Immortal.
But this Grand Unity Heaven was clearly the Heavenly Court. At present, the Demon Race had yet to arise, and the Heavenly Court had yet to appear.
Where was he supposed to find Grand Unity Heaven?
That was why he had been reading miscellaneous books whenever he had nothing else to do. There was nothing he could do about waiting.
He could only wait. Even after cultivating to the Taiyi realm, he would need to wait until the Heavenly Court was established and Grand Unity Heaven appeared. Only then would he have the chance to take a look.
Looking again at the old man overhead, Cheng Yue felt somewhat doubtful, unsure what the other man had come for.
"Could he be spouting nonsense like the last one?"
As he pondered, another voice came from above.
"Fellow Daoist, I am Yang Liu. Seeing that a Daoist abode has been established here, I happened to pass by and wished to rest for a while."
When Cheng Yue heard the voice again, he finally relaxed.
He had never heard the name Yang Liu, which naturally put him at ease.
At least this man was not babbling nonsense like the previous old man.
So he opened the grand formation around the Daoist abode.
Seeing the formation around the Daoist abode open, Yangmei entered with a smile.
While standing outside, he had discovered that the island possessed a Hunyuan-level grand formation. He had not dared to intrude, which was why he had announced his identity.
After entering, he stood there and looked at Cheng Yue before him.
After examining him carefully, Yangmei could not discern his depth. He was already a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Yet even so, he could not see through the man before him. This person was likely a Great Power.
A Great Power who had walked ahead of him.
With such cultivation, he could not rashly offend him.
So he directly said,
"Greetings, Senior. This junior is Yang Liu."
Cheng Yue also looked at the old Daoist. He was quite courteous, and the aura around him was at the peak of the Mystic Immortal realm. If he advanced one more step, he would become a Golden Immortal like Cheng Yue.
Cheng Yue could not truly accept being called Senior. He had merely entered the Golden Immortal realm through luck.
"You need not call me Senior. Address me as fellow Daoist."
After saying that, he glanced at his great hall and said,
"Please."
Seeing Cheng Yue act this way, Yangmei felt somewhat flattered and immediately returned the gesture.
"Fellow Daoist, please go first."
Cheng Yue said nothing more. He nodded and walked into the hall.
After entering the great hall, Cheng Yue took the seat of honor, while Yangmei sat below him.
Then Yangmei looked at Cheng Yue and said,
"Fellow Daoist, you have such refined tastes, establishing a Daoist abode in this place."
Cheng Yue waved his hand.
"It can hardly be called a Daoist abode. It is merely a place to settle down and survive. I live here only for some peace and quiet."
Peace and quiet?
Thinking of the depths of chaos, that dim and directionless place, Yangmei could not help but sigh inwardly.
The Primordial World was naturally far more colorful.
"Indeed. Fellow Daoist, why do we not discuss the Dao?"
Cheng Yue sighed inwardly, then shook his head. He had no desire at all to preach the Dao now.
It was not for any other reason, only because it was boring.
The cultivation method he practiced had brought him to his current cultivation entirely through following the Daoist Canon.
As for comprehending the Dao, he had not done anything particularly special.
If he preached the Dao, he would inevitably expose his shortcomings. It was better not to.
Seeing him shake his head, Yangmei sighed slightly.
If he could discuss the Dao with such a Great Power, he might have a chance to take another step forward.
But judging by the situation, the other man was unwilling to preach the Dao.
With a faint sigh, he buried his many chaotic thoughts in his heart.
Then he changed the subject and asked,
"Fellow Daoist, do you have any understanding of Primordial Limitless?"
Primordial Limitless?
This had been mentioned in the Daoist Canon. Its meaning should have been common knowledge among cultivators.
Why was this man asking about it now?
Still, its name somewhat resembled the realm above Primordial Unity Grand Unity.
The realm of the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
He did not know how long he would need to cultivate before reaching such a realm.
With a sigh, he began to speak.
"Primordial means that vital energy has yet to divide, chaos is one, and it is the beginning of vital energy! Vital energy is born within chaos, within brightness and beyond darkness... Mysterious energy is born in emptiness, vital energy is born in the void, and initial energy is born from nothing. Thus, one gives rise to two, two gives rise to three, and three gives rise to all things. All things carry yin and embrace yang—this is the Supreme Ultimate... The three are born from the origin of the three energies, existing at the beginning of vital energy, reaching the utmost of the limitless. This is Primordial Limitless."
Though the explanation was not long, it explained Primordial Limitless.
With a casual motion, Cheng Yue gathered a stream of clear qi in his hand and turned it into a teapot.
Then he conjured two cups.
He placed one before Yangmei and could not help saying,
"Fellow Daoist, I have no fine Spiritual Root tea here. Serving plain water is rather discourteous."
Cheng Yue understood social etiquette well. He had originally intended to pour tea for the other man.
But the moment Yang Liu entered, he began asking questions, and Cheng Yue had nearly forgotten about it.
Meanwhile, Yangmei was frowning.
Primordial Limitless, embracing yin and bearing yang—many insights suddenly arose in his heart.
Hearing Cheng Yue's voice beside him, he came back to himself and immediately felt somewhat apologetic.
"Fellow Daoist, your Dao is profound. I seemed to have gained some insight and lost myself in thought for a moment. Please forgive me."
Cheng Yue waved his hand.
"It is nothing."
Looking at this old man, Cheng Yue found him much more agreeable. He was worlds apart from the previous old man.
That man had immediately wanted to bind their lives and deaths together. It was utterly detestable. Did he think Cheng Yue was Bo Ke'er from Seer?
No, someone capable of trying to cling to a Sage like that was not merely Bo Ke'er. He was practically Shiny Bo Ke'er.
Still, Daoist Yang Liu before him was much better. He was merely overly polite, which Cheng Yue found a little troublesome.
At the very least, he was far more pleasing to the eye.
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